advisers about what that means for him next. this morning many americans are on edge over the economy, coping with the rising cost of food and other goods including high gas prices. the average price for regular gas sits at $4.98. aggravation over traveling extended to the airport this weekend. folks facing a nightmare, to us of flights canceled. on sunday alone, yesterday, nearly 1,000 flights were canceled as airlines struggle with increased demand, bad weather and staffing shortages. the white house trying to tackle concerns about the economy and inflation as americans begin to feel the fallout from the federal reserve raising interest rates. janet yellen touting optimism, echoing president biden by saying a recession is not inevitable and even suggesting that a federal gas tax holiday is worth considering. joining us now nbc news white house correspondent and nbc news correspondent at newark liberty airport, the dean of the clinton school of public service at the unive
primary election that pits his candidate against donald trump s. good morning. and welcome to way too early. on this monday, may 23rd. i m jonathan lemire. president biden says the u.s. military will defend taiwan, if china invades its island neighbor. speaking in tokyo this morning at a joint news conference, with japan s new prime minister, the president addressed the growing tensions in eastern asia. you didn t want to get involved in the ukraine conflict militarily, for obvious reasons, are you willing to get involved militarily to defend taiwan if it comes to that? yes. you are? that s the commitment we made. shortly after that news conference, the white house seemingly tried to clarify the president s remarks. writing in a statement, quote, the president reiterated our commitment to peace and stability across the taiwan strait. and to provide taiwan with the military means to defend itself. different than military involvement perhaps. and on the island, we
shooter. that s coming up as well. we want to begin the without breaking news on the infant formula shortage. the issue so severe that new york city mayor eric adams says now declared a state of emergency. adams assigned and executive order that allows the city s consumer protection agency to go after price gouging related to the shortage. but some relief it may be up pallets of new baby formula around the united states. the first landed a short time ago in indianapolis. that military transport loaded with enough formula to feed 9000 babies in 18,000 toddlers for a week. just a week. the shipping was these first successful mission operation fly formula and more is on the way. the importance suspected to fill immediate gaps in this u.s. stockpile. while also by the way buying time for domestic manufacturers to ramp up their production. joining me now is nbc s meghan official who s in indianapolis and stephanie stanton in tampa florida. megan let, me just with you on this one
msnbc political analyst elise georgia jordan. reporter: let s have a show of hands. who is going to vote in the primary? everyone s going to vote in the primary. who is going to vote for brian kemp? i m undecided. i m undecided, too. is anyone definitely going to vote for david perdue? i m more leaning that way. reporter: why are you leaning that way? because perdue is a true businessman and we need somebody who knows how to run a business and i think if he had that ability, you can run a state because a state is a business. despite an enthusiastic support are here and there, purdue has been all but abandoned by trump. according to several republicans who have spoken to him, he is ready to wash his hands of the georgia primary and distance himself from perdue before the votes are even counted. instead donald trump appears to be focused on his candidate in the too close to call republican senate primary in pennsylvania. tv s dr. oz is holding on to a razor th
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