journalist. and elon musk sends twitter stock into a frenzy regarding his multi-billion takeover of the company. live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom, with dkim brunhuber. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy says more than a thousand towns and villages have been taken from the russian forces and that the russians are paying a heavy price for their aggression. translator: today we can report on 200 downed military aircraft. russia has not lost so many aircraft in any war in decades, and russia has lost almost 27,000 soldiers. ukraine also says russian troops continue to retreat from around the city of kharkiv in the north. further south, ukraine claim it is successfully blocked a russian advance at a key river in the donbas, that it destroyed 70 armed vehicles, including tanks. about 30 tanks were left stranded after make bing the crossing. the pentagon says secretary lloyd austin again appealed for a cease-fire and to keep the lines of communication open
baby formula shortage that s left families scrambling to feed their children. throughout the pandemic, stores are trugling to keep the shelves stocked. the white house is considering several actions aimed at easing the critical shortage now that manufacturers say it may be weeks or months, before supply s at full capacity. potentially months. that s a scary thought for some parents that are going to extraordinary lengths just to get the food their babies need. if they have it in stock. it s another full-time job. i m up with him and searching for formula. starting every week. i start with the similac website. after that i go to target. after that, i go to meijer, walmart. she is on a hunt for baby formula across the nation. this is thought-provoking and worrisome. when i get to work in the morning, i m looking for formula. we re sitting on the couch, we re looking for formula. i haven t found any in about three weeks. reporter: she has supply for three wee
leave after living for weeks under the city s strict lockdown. russia is seeing red over finland s announcement that it plans to apply for nato membership. former president dmitri medvedev said russia would seriously strengthen ground, naval and air defenses on its western border. they are calling finland s decision a radical change in policy as well as a treaty violation. finland declared neutrality at the end of world war ii. but the brutality of putin s war in ukraine has left many feeling vulnerable. for now, finland says there are no direct threats from russia and all is quiet on their 800-mile long shared border. in this kind of situation, of course you have to be prepared for all kinds of threats. we don t speck anything but we are prepared for everything. nato members have been quick to support finland s decision but the chief of staff said it shows nato s double standards. we are very happy for our friends in finland, and of course, it is absolutely logical s
shelves last week than the week before. when cnn pressed the white house on what federal agency had answers or who worried parents should call if they can t find baby formula, this was the white house response. we would certainly encourage any parent who has concerns about their child s health or well-being to call their doctor or pediatrician. peter pitts is joining us. good morning, sir, so nice to see you. we ve seen recalls of formula before, but this is really a perfect storm because at the same time you already had a really tangled supply chain. tell us what is happening here and who is responsible. that is a great question because it really isn t a supply chain issue like gasoline. this is an issue because the baby formula business is a consolidated industry. there aren t a lot of players here. so when you take abbott out, not surprisingly, you have shortages. who is to blame? i think the blame is placed squarely on abbott which is the company, fda inspected th
So, you know, they are seeing him as a good ally in this fight. Also, you know, echoing the message we heard from joe biden in that Rare Oval Office address. You know, i think those lines of communication remain open, but i think this is something that Mitch Mcconnell just believes in a similar fashion to joe biden, and theyre happy to have someone from the other party be a spokesperson and advocate for this significant aid package. All right. Well see what happens in the capitol today. White house reporter for the Washington Post, tyler pager, thank you, as always. Thanks to all of you for getting up Way Too Early on this tuesday morning. Morning joe starts right now. Welcome to morning joe. It is 6 00 on the east coast, oz yau take a live look at washington, d. C. It is tuesday, october 24th. This morning, for the first time, were hearing from a hostage freed by hamas. Well play for you comments from one of the elderly women released yesterday by the Terrorist Group. Meanwhile, the e