kharkiv where forces tell us the fight is far from over. plus georgia s high stakes primary fight. good morning, aviators. big screen blockbuster, hollywood banks on tom cruise for a box office rebound. and later watch out gardeners, jumping worms and it s not a joke. it s like a night crawler on steroids. this is the cbs weekend news this is the cbs weekend news from new york, with jericka duncan. > duncan: dood evening, we thank you for joining us on this sunday. tonight a welcome site for parents panicked by a critical nationwide shortage of baby formula. the first shipments arrived in the u.s. from europe, part of what is called operation fly formula. it is a biden administration initiative that aims to quickly increase supplies of the vital food source. 132 palates of specialty formula were unloaded from u.s. air force cargo jets today in indianapolis. it is enough for more than half a million baby bottles. it will be inspected and fast tracked for
press to win over voters ahead of tuesday s primary. we have the latest on the race there. and cooler temperatures moving in after a wave of record highs. what to expect as we close out the weekend. we re thrilled that you re starting your week with us. it is sunday, may 22nd, amara, great to be with you. it has been great to be with you this weekend. we begin with operation fly formula. the response to a nationwide shortage of infant formula right here in the u.s. the first military flight carrying an emergency baby formula shipment from overseas is headed to the united states right now. the master sergeant overseeing the shipment told his staff, we re literally saving babies. meantime, the ceo of a formula manufacturer is apologizing to, quote, every family we have let down. for weeks parents have been scrambling to find formula to feed their babies. cnn correspondent polo sandoval joining us live now from indianapolis where the formula shipment is headed. hey the
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prices and soaring air fare, what to know before the busy summer travel season kicks off. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening with a nationwide shortage of baby formula testing parents who are desperate to safely feed their infants, there may be better news to report tonight. a day after the white house announced major new steps to speed supplies of formula, a clearly impatient congressional panel pressed the head of the fda as to when the formula shortage will ease dr. robert calif facing a bipartisan grilling telling lawmakers within days it will be better, but a few weeks until we re back to normal. we ve just learned the first flights carrying formula from overseas could start as soon as this weekend kristen welker has more. reporter: lester, good evening with millions of american families still desperately scrambling to find food for their babies, there was bipartisan outrage on capitol hill today, directed at the biden administrati
i would be dealing with. but many frustrated parents like 25 year old georgia mom all ason allday whose 4 month old has a milk allergy wants better more long-term solutions. we can t import from other countries, we have to help ourselves. this shortage started in february after abbott labs, the largest formula manufacturer in the u.s. closed its plant due to a safety recall. yesterday in an op ed for the washington post, the company s c.e.o. vowed to fix the problem. saying we re sorry to every family we have letdown. but the biden administration is also bearing some of the blame. we will continue to work as the president has instructed us to look for every opportunity to increase supply. with november mid ferms approaching a cbs news poll finds 63 percent of americans describe the state of the country as uneasy or worrying. and two thirds believe president biden is slow to react to important events.