christi paul. president biden meets with the president of south korea, to strengthen their alliance. back at home, his domestic challenges are mounting. one of them includes the baby formula shortage. we have parents this morning that share their story as they struggle to find a supply for their premature baby. and the january 6th committee zeros in on a gop congressman over a tour he gave of the capital complex the day before the insurrection. plus, a scorcher of a weekend. over 35 million people bracing for record hot temperatures. we re going to break down your forecast and tell you what you can expect. we begin with a crucial overseas trip for president biden. the president in seoul, south korea, on a visit aimed at shoring up u.s. alliances and strengthening economic ties. mr. biden arrived at the state dinner in seoul just moments ago, giving a toast. this is his first trip to asia as president. he met with south korea s newly elected president yoon suk-yeol e
learning new details about his life. welcome to new day . it is saturday, may 21st. we re thrilled that you are starting your weekend with us. good morning, amara. good morning to you, boris. thank you, everyone, for joining us today. with he begin with the nationwide plight, testing the most basic function of parents. the ability to feed their child. the baby formula shortage is throwing the white house into crisis mode as parents face empty shelves. the situation is so severe, not only has the president invoked a war-time measure to increase production, but now a military plane will be used to carry formula from overseas. the defense department ordered the first flights to leave this weekend from germany. and just this morning, president biden signing a new bill into law in response to the severe shortage. it allows the waiver of certain program requirements in the special nutrition program for women, infant and children, also known as wic. they are trying to expla
strongest to severe will hold off until the afternoon and continue into the evening hours. once that front moves through, you really see a big drop off in temperatures. new york going from 91 sunday to 65 on tuesday. oh, yeah, that s a big swing. allison chinchar, thank you for that. the next hour of new day starts now. good morning and welcome to your new day . i m boris sanchez. i m amara walker in for christi paul. families scrambling to find baby formula amid a shortage. plus, president biden is making a critical trip overseas, meeting with his south korean counterpart amid tensions with north korea and china. we re going to take you live to se seoul next. nearly two years after george floyd s death, we are