illegally annexed in 2014. similar to crimea, u.s. officials believe that russia will soon host bass sham referendum in kherson, which has been occupied since the early days of the war. to the bottom of your map. pressure continues attacks on nearby nikolai of, a key strategic city which has been under siege since the start of the war, yet remains under ukrainian control. a u.s. official sideways that russian continues to pose no threat of a man of salt on odessa, by either land or sea. intense artillery fighting continues in the donbas, notably near the towns of severodonetsk and is ian. yet despite him with a monthlong campaign, russia has advanced since previously held territory which continues to be extremely slow with little success, according to u.s. officials. all the while suffering, quote, significantly high level of troop and equipment losses. according to uk ministry. it has been said that russia has lost one third of the combat force in under 90 days. the uk defen
shooter. that s coming up as well. we want to begin the without breaking news on the infant formula shortage. the issue so severe that new york city mayor eric adams says now declared a state of emergency. adams assigned and executive order that allows the city s consumer protection agency to go after price gouging related to the shortage. but some relief it may be up pallets of new baby formula around the united states. the first landed a short time ago in indianapolis. that military transport loaded with enough formula to feed 9000 babies in 18,000 toddlers for a week. just a week. the shipping was these first successful mission operation fly formula and more is on the way. the importance suspected to fill immediate gaps in this u.s. stockpile. while also by the way buying time for domestic manufacturers to ramp up their production. joining me now is nbc s meghan official who s in indianapolis and stephanie stanton in tampa florida. megan let, me just with you on this one
like most times in trump world, his endorsement of purdue boils down to loyalty. backing only those who follow line. the washington post says that reality this way, angry that camp refused to help him overturn the election results in a key battleground state, trump set out to topple it, he called him a turn corked, a coward, and a complete in total disaster. he pumped two point $6 million from his political action committee and efforts to unseat camp, far more than the former president has spent any other race. that is just because he loves you today, it doesn t mean guarantee he will still love you tomorrow. after millions of dollars and trump cash, trump seems to be given perdue the cold shoulder. sources tell nbc news, trump believes perdue is running a lackluster campaign, as of today he has no plans to in georgia before tuesday s contest. given we know how much trump loves making phone calls to georgia, he will voted in tomorrow, holding a tele-alley for supporters u
including as punishment in a psych ward full of criminals. so i was too worried about, you know, who was in the cell with me to actually sleep. you thought they might kill you? yeah, i thought that was a possibility. more from my exclusive interview with trevor reed, the u.s. marine veteran who is finally thankfully home. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we start with our money lead and renewed fears of an economic recession as the markets closed moments ago. the dow finishing flat after a day mostly in the red. what s sounding alarm bells now is this is the eighth straight week of losses for the dow. that s the longest weekly losing streak since 1923. the s&p 500 and nasdaq also taking hits fueled by investors getting increasingly spooked about how high inflation is, messing with the u.s. economy. matt egan is live in new york for us. viewers are likely to see the words bull and bear market tossed around a lot. what does this mean in terms oour money, our sa
on capitol hill, the fda commissioner pushing back. he was taken to task about whether the fda didn t move quickly enough. the united states was facing a supply chain stress before the recall that began in february. the pandemic, war in ukraine and labor supply issues have all had an impact. the fact is, food safety is not a priority. whomever looked at that report felt there was no need to respond at all from october to february, until there was a recall. that is a dereliction of duty in my view. before heading on his trip to asia, the president hosting leaders of finland and sweden at the white house as he backs their bid to join nato in defiance of vladimir putin and opposition from nato member turkey s president erdogan. in the face of aggression, nato has not grown weaker or more divided. it has grown stronger, more united. with finland and sweden s decision to request membership in nato, it will be enhanced for all time. this as ukrainian soldiers who surren