mia cerillo covered herself in her friend s blood, pretended to be dead so that she could survive. the hearing comes as pressure mounts on u.s. lawmakers to address a recent string of mass shootings. this afternoon the house will vote on a set of bills that would raise the minimum age to buy a semiautomatic weapon from 18 to 21, ban high capacity magazines and crack down on ghost gun purchases or guns that are not traceable. the bill is unlikely to garner republican support, but a different story is unfolding in the senate where the top democratic negotiator of a bipartisan package of gun bills says a deal could be reached by the end of this week. some issues on the table include addressing mental health, expanding background checks, providing incentives for states to implement red flag laws and strengthening school security. the calls for lawmakers to act got a boost on tuesday afternoon when actor matthew mcconaughey a uvalde native made an emotional plea from the white hou
biden administration on the defensive. plus, we re live at the cnn weather center. how climate change is destroying homes with extreme weather across the u.s. announcer: live from cnn center, this is cnn newsroom with kim brunhuber. ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy says more than 1,000 towns and villages have been retaken so far from russian forces. he says the russian military is paying heavy price for its aggression. translator: russia has lost almost 27,000 soldiers, many of them young conscripts. russia has lost more than 3,000 tanks, armored combat vehicles, a large number of conventional military vehicles, helicopters, drones and all of its prospects as a state. ukraine also says russian troops continue to retreat from around the city of kharkiv in the north. further south, ukraine claims it successfully blocked a russian advance at a key river in the donbas. ukraine says it destroyed more than 70 armored vehicles including tanks and multiple failed
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
on price gouging, as well. could you have done something quicker? if we were better mind readers, i guess we could have. we moved as quickly as the problem became apparent to us. we have to move with caution and speed. we have to make sure what we re getting is, in fact, first-rate product. that s why the fda has to go through the process. it could be a concern because it could be weeks or months before we re back up to capacity. i spoke with a physician about what options are available to you. one of the things we re seeing is the ddilution of form. a lot of the younger kids, the infants, they can t handle solids. it s important to talk to pediatricians. what are the options at the age your child is. can they move to other products to supplement the formula they would use? it s important to reach out to local resources. there s local resources that support parents and might be able to gain access. and reaching out to hospitals to find out if there s supplies of for
military aid and humanitarian aid for ukraine, bringing america s support for the effort to nearly 54 billion with no other country having that large of a financial or military or humanitarian commitment, it s expected to pass the senate early next week before heading to the president s desk for signing. that bill along with leaks from the biden administration in recent days seems to underscore just how embroiled the united states has become in the war in ukraine. on may 4th, new york times reported senior american officials said the u.s. provided intelligence that allowed ukrainians to take out as many as 12 russian generals. the next day, an nbc report cited anonymous u.s. officials u.s. intel also helped ukraine sink the flagship of the moskva. there s growing concern the aid the u.s. is providing ukraine could trigger all-out conflict with russia. my next guest re-enforced that fear in a recent column the new york times, they suggest we are no longer in an indirect war