families can t buy baby formula. bill: 40% of brands are out of stock nationwide. one republican lawmaker saying she is hearing from border agents who say their facilities have entire pallets of formula set aside for illegal immigrants crossing the border. these agents themselves have families and they have family members that can t get this baby formula in the stores. in texas and arizona, new mexico. the richest nation in the world and we re scrounging around for baby formula? the formula crisis is just one of many disasters facing biden s administration. americans scrounging for gasoline money as inflation is running at nearly a 40-year high. today the average price hitting yet another all time high, $4.43. bill: crime is another concern. the president will meet with police chiefs and mayors today to talk about it in cities across the country see a staggering rise in homicides. let s go to the white house where peter doocy is reporting live from the north lawn. w
no press conferences, get the usda and fda to get formula. they went to the white house in february rear saying it was a problem. we re three months down the line now. could we have figured this out in the last 90 days? absolutely. we re hype ventilating on masks and mandates and focus on the virus, which is important but not enough focus on something like this that is hugely important. masking infants in new york city but no formula. dagen: they re trying to make sure that every customer can at least get their hands on some formula. that s a fair point and i m glad you made that point. i m okay with that. the problem is panic buying and going on tremendously now. one family gets all the similac in the store and another family gets none. cvs has no choice. dagen: one more quick thing. abbott said after a thorough review there is no evidence to link our product to the infant