convinced this kind of crisis can be avoided again down the road. senator kirsten gillibrand live on capitol hill. in just a minute. also this hour, new details in pennsylvania, one candidate pulling in big money since election day. while the count continues on the gop senate race. and new reporting from team nbc on the fallout on that. look at this, more on wall street, the dow pretty flat. the economy is headed towards the r word recession. here in the next hour, the head of the economic council live from the white house. i m hallie jackson in washington. we ll start in washington with the latest over the crisis on infant formula. let s bring in kristen welker and sala kapur. sala, let me start with you, about the recall that has led to the shortage talk about the response from lawmakers because some of them did not seem satisfied with the answers he gave. reporter: no, some certainly weren t, halle, the commissioner in the hot seat with the growing response abo
reporter: and now, as it relates to what the senate vote that would have to come up to accept sweden and finland into the alliance a good guide, potentially that vote in the senate on that latest ukraine assistance package. 11 republican votes against it. two-thirds of the senate needs to get this through. it s also interesting to look at what the president is announcing today through the state department before they even sign this new assistance package into law, another $100 million in howitzer equipment as well as radar equipment being sent to ukraine to help put it in their hands quickly to continue to support their defensive efforts. erin, you are on the ground there in ukraine. you spent the morning, i think in a village that s been decimated just outside of kharkiv. tell us about. reporter: that s right, hallie, let me first give you a sense of what s happening right now, i m in the city of kharkiv which is the second largest city in ukraine, within the last 15