airport and appreciate use cargo on the way, a fedex plane chartered from germany left more than five hours ago scheduled to touchdown here just before 1:30 eastern time. it is the third operation fly formula flight to land in the u.s. and it s carrying 110,000 pounds of nestle baby formula, translating into 1.6 million eight-ounce bottles or 63,000 cans. today s flight is greeted by the hhs secretary and dignitaries. all the plane s precious cargo will be distributed across the country to help replenish the bare store shelves. this will provide nutrition for some of our sickest babies in texas and texas children s and relieve some of that stress for our families. driving force remember behind the shortage was a major
reporter: one of nearly 70 chirp now hospitalized at texas children s, a new record high for the nation s largest pediatric hospital. in just the last two weeks hospitalizations here have increased more than four fold. most not eligible from toddlers to teen. brains are mashed potatoes. we began november 29. me and my daughter tested positive for covid. reporter: amy woodruff s daughter has been intubated and in an induesed coma for nearly a month. she also gave birth nearly three weeks ago. she knows none of it. she had a c-section in amarillo on december 9th to a beautiful little baby girl, three pounds, 6 ounces. who she has not seen yet. she has not seen and she was
children hospitalized at texas children s, a new record high for the largest pediatric hospital. in just the last two weeks, hospitalizations here have increased more than four fold. most unvaccinated or not eligible for vaccines from toddlers to teens. our covid journey began i don t know my days, we began november 29th. me and my daughter both tested positive for covid. her daughter haley has been intubated in an induced coma for nearly a month and she also gave birth three weeks ago. she knows none of it. had an c-section in amarillo on december 9th to a beautiful little baby girl, 3 pounds, 6 ounces. she has not seen yet? she has not seen, and she was covid negative praise jesus. reporter: haley was moved to
houston for advanced care, still unaware her 3 week old daughter is 900 miles away in the intensive care unit. what will you tell her when you can speak to her? i don t want to think about it. that s my little girl being away from her little girl. my heart bleeds for her. reporter: the omicron variant not ripping through the lone star state. texas children s preparing for even more sick kids as covid-19 cases skyrocket. what is your sense for what the next few weeks are going to hold? i think that the bar for resilience just keeps moving. you think that i don t know how we could do this again and then we keep doing it again. reporter: as texas children s readies for a fourth coronavirus wave. already its e.r. is seeing a