of bills, one of which provides an extra $28 million in funding for the fda that s mainly for staffing issues, oversight into preventing future formula shortages. elizabeth cohen joins us with much more on what is now more or less military operation to get more baby formula to the united states. it really is, john, that s a good way to describe it. who would have thought that it would come to this in the united states. let s take a look at some more details for what you and erica just described. so the defense production act, the government directs formula ingredients, inn gred yents that go into formula, to go to formula manufacturers first. in other words, not to other things first. also the fda making it easier to import formula to the u.s., something that has really not been done very much at all. also, operation fly formula, the department of defense helps expedite formula imports by using commercial planes that have contracts with the dod. also, the fda and abbott a
Of the United States and yetjust days from the inauguration, the rift between the President Elect and the Intelligence Services seems to be widening. The outgoing director of the cia has warned that mr trump doesnt fully understand russias actions, intentions or capabilities. John brennan added the President Elect should be very careful about lifting sanctions against moscow. In washington, preparations are well underway for the handover of power, as our correspondent laura bicker reports. The stage is set and rehearsals are underway for the moment when donald trump will take the oath of office. After a week of swirling controversies, this will be the day that matters but already figures have said they will not be there. That matters but already figures have said they will not be therem will be very difficult. I do see the President Elect as illegitimate president. John lewis is a respected and much loved civil rights icon. His words matter but donald trump attacked him on twitter. The
Weather a chilly morning gave way to a much warmer afternoon. Joggers went out for a run. Its time to grab those umbrellas. Rain on the way. That rain will start falling as much of you head back to work and school after the long weekend glenn hurricane schwartz has a look at our forecast. Those clouds have already moved into the area after that sunshine earlier in the day. Were starting to see some returns on the radar as well getting closer to reading and allentown and in lancaster county. This stuff not reaching the ground yet but as we go back farther to the west, there is more significant moisture west of pennsylvania and especially into the ohio valley and everything is moving in our direction so yes we do expect some rain as the night goes on. By 8 00 its just cloudy around here. The future cast we have a couple sprinkles possible before midnight and this area pink indicating chance of little bit of light freezing drizzle in northern parts of the area. By tomorrow morning its it
Reporter now this rally felt a lot like a lot of the Election Year Campaign Rallies we all lived through last year and when i asked somebody about that, yes, thats right. And thats because the fight against injustice never stops. Live in society hill. Nbc10 news. Pennsylvanias first lady francis attended a Martin Luther king junior event in philadelphia. She took part of the king day in service at injury regard college in north philly. Supported the Free Library Read by fourth literacy. Young people joined state and local leaders to spruce up the Bellevue Community center. The day started with the viewing of i have a dream speech and the group got to work helping with several service projects. Senators chris cons and tom harper were there. Hear the speech that Martin Luther king junior made at the high school in south philly in 1967. Plus well take you to the largest mlk event in our today and what people there say dr. King means to them. Down in delaware the new year is bringing a new
Periods of heavy rain from 4 00 to 7 00. The evening commute could be worse than the morning commute. And its not starting well, alexis. No, its not. We have a Traffic Alert in the Central Valley. Westbound 580, we have a crash at north flynn road. Five vehicles involved. We still have the far left lane blocked and westbound 580 tracy to dublin, we are up to 47 minutes. Well get to video from overnight in the richmond area. Hilltop drive, the eastbound onramp 280 is closed still this morning along with some closures on hilltop. If youre going to be traveling in that area, we still have an investigation underway. Police unfortunately found a body overnight and they are not sure if the person was hit by a vehicle or what the circumstances were. So that investigation is ongoing. As soon as we get an update and confirmation the roads are back open, well certainly let you know. A couple other crashes to get to as well, well have an update coming up in less than ten. Were tracking breaking n