to reopen today. what this means for the nationwide shortage and how soon could formula be back on the shelf. i have been told that this person did not have a motivation. new details on the school massacre in uvalde, texas. whether classes will ever be held at the school again. two former trump officials won t be charged for stonewalling the january 6th committee. we have reaction from committee members ahead of next week s high profile hearing. you have to have fun in summertime. and on the road again. decades-high inflation not stopping millions from traveling this summer. how people are getting creative, changing travel habits to salvage their vacations. plus the show goes on despite the queen s absence. the platinum jubilee celebrations under way today. newsroom starts right now. we are so grateful to see you on this saturday, june 4th. welcome, i m christi paul. great to be with you, i m boris sanchez. you re live in the cnn newsroom. we re lookin
thank you both. remember the baby formula plant at the center of the nationwide shortage? it is expected to reopen today. abbott says the sturgis plant will reopen. a dangerous bacteria in the building caused the plant to close down. cnn s polo sandoval is with us now. polo, the good news, the plant is going to be back up and running, that doesn t mean that store shelves will even be able to fill with formula even this week. reporter: that s right, it may be some time before that formula makes it to the shelves here, christi and boris. the plant behind me has cited time and time again by government and industry officials as the reason we re experiencing this nationwide baby formula shortage for months
procedures after that recall in february including upgrading some of their equipment at this particular plant here and even changing their protocols as well to make sure parents are assured that the formula being produced here is in fact going to be safe. it s also important to remind viewers that production here is resuming after the federal government, namely the department of health and human services, announced the office of the inspector general will be reviewing the fda actions back in february when the recall was issued specifically about the formula manufactured at the plant here in sturgis, guys. polo sandoval, good to know, thank you so much. we want to pivot now to uvalde, texas where there is growing frustration among parents and families after that shooting at robb elementary school. a meeting of the uvalde school board ended last night with some pretty upset people, no real answers as to what is next for the school. but the superintendent did announce students would
now. company officials are making it clear it will take some time before the product being manufactured today will actually make it to store shelves. and they will be prioritizing the kinds of formula they will be producing starting today including hypo allergenic formula for babies with special needs. after it goes through the normal inspection process, they expect it to make it onto store shelves on or about june 20th, two weeks away. after that they ll broaden manufacturing to include similac formula, to address more general needs of parents across the country. again, it s going to be a slow revving up process. as of the last update from abbott nutrition, they say manufacturing is expected to begin at this plant in sturgis, michigan, starting today. the company making clear they ve made multiple changes after they reviewed their protocols and