and can the federal government do anything to fix it? the transportation secretary is our guest. this is what we re watching at this hour. thank you so much for being here. i m kate bolduan. there are several developing stories we re tracking at this hour. first and foremost, 1 in 100 year flood bringing dallas to a stand fill with more than 9 inches of rain falling in 24 hours. at least one person was killed when her car was swept away by some of the floodwaters. and the threat is not over yet. and in a cnn and washington post exclusive, a whistle-blower complaint from a former top twitter employee claims the social media giant has major security problems that poses a threat to users, company shareholders and national security. and former president donald trump is suing the u.s. government over the fbi search of his home two weeks ago now. his legal team wants an independent third party appointed to review the materials seized by the feds. let s begin with this major wea
focusing on the elaborate effort by then president trump to pressure state officials to overturn the 2020 presidential election. plus the latest on the bipartisan group of senators negotiating new gun legislation in a moment we ll speak with chris coons of delaware on just how close senators are on a final bill. also ahead, we re keeping an eye on wall street as stock futures soared overnight following a brutal week. we ll get a live report from cnbc. and it is primary day for several states across the country which means kornacki is camped out at the big board. he s angry. and i ll tell you what, jonathan lemire, we have a big race today in alabama. you have donald trump who of course always had a prerogative of changing his mind when it looks like his first election is on the way to losing. he chose mo brooks who was there on january 6 trying to whip up the masses to attack the capitol or so some people believe. on the other side, one of richard shelby s staff members.
first time anywhere in the country where voters cast ballots on abortion rights since the supreme court overturned roe v wade in june. the republican primary for governor of arizona too close to call this morning. right now lake leads robson by about 10,000 votes. mark finchem is projected to win the republican nomination to oversee voting arizona as s secretary of state. in the senate primary, blake masters also endorsed by the future president is projected to win the nomination in arizona. in michigan, nbc news projects tudor dixon has won the republican nomination for the state s governor. the former conservative media personality won an endorsement from president trump just last week and faces off against gretchen whitmer in november. also in michigan, nbc news projects john gibbs the winner in the republican primary for the state s third congressional district. he is the trump endorsed challenger to republican congresswoman peter meyer. in missouri, the state attorney
i was telling my friend to not talk. [speaking spanish] she cried a lot. according to the cdc, guns are now the leading cause of death among children than adolescents in america. it jumps a 30% between 2019 and 2020. according to the washington post, more than 311,000 students have experienced gun violence at school since columbine, in 1999. of course, republicans are suggesting to keep the schools as virtual prisons to deal with this problem. we need serious funding to upgrade our schools. this is to install bulletproof doors and locking classroom doors ultimately. as we all know, what s stops, armed, that guys, is armed good guys. i hate to break it to cancun crews there but that the armed guys were not much help. the police admit to a stunning string of failures. 19 police officers waited in the hallway for nearly an hour as these children were trapped with a gunman, before even attempting to breach the classroom. why the hesitation? one lieutenant saying that they
of bills, one of which provides an extra $28 million in funding for the fda that s mainly for staffing issues, oversight into preventing future formula shortages. elizabeth cohen joins us with much more on what is now more or less military operation to get more baby formula to the united states. it really is, john, that s a good way to describe it. who would have thought that it would come to this in the united states. let s take a look at some more details for what you and erica just described. so the defense production act, the government directs formula ingredients, inn gred yents that go into formula, to go to formula manufacturers first. in other words, not to other things first. also the fda making it easier to import formula to the u.s., something that has really not been done very much at all. also, operation fly formula, the department of defense helps expedite formula imports by using commercial planes that have contracts with the dod. also, the fda and abbott a