ling: that's what i'm saying. i think the whole thing around inflation is something every government needs to address and take seriously. because of disproportionate impact on low income middle-class people, rich people don't care about inflation. people who can least afford it will be hit hard. it is a concern and a worry. i so believe largely the inflationary profession ash pressures have been caused largely by the supply chain disruptions and that will get adjusted. the timeline is a bit uncertain. i don't want to get into predictions but it's something we should watch out for. haslinda: the u.s. is a huge market and so is china. it seeing a slowdown braid when you look at the latest data, retail sales contracting 11%. what do you see in terms of the e-commerce industry? ling: overall retail sales are negative for china this year today. now overall from an e-commerce perspective it's really interesting. last year e-commerce outperformed general retail. this year, e-commerce year-to-date for china is around 3% v

it such a tough time right now. >> i know you'll stay on the story jo ling, thank you very much. good to have you >>> a fiery and destructive night along the picturesqu southern california coastline turned pricey homes to tender, as the west contends with a fire season like none other. miguel almaguer is there live tonight miguel >> reporter: lester, good evening this is the end result of the so-called coastal fire the blaze actually started just down the hill behind me and blew up the mountainside and destroyed about a dozen homes just in this neighborhood alone. while the damage is extensive, firefighters say it could have been much worse, and they say this is a preview of what could come all summer long. the fire fight here unfolded door to door. multimillion dollar estates in the gated hills outside laguna beach, devoured in minutes, as unstoppable flames tore through nearly two dozen homes. a relatively small blaze, the fire size was no indication of its fury >> seems like a war zone out here. >> reporter: raging off california's pristine coastline, the inferno was fanned by

tomorrow, as our jo ling kent follows the biden administration's urgent attempts to solve this crisis. >>> as we approach memorial day weekend, more skbhr people are bracing for high-gas prices. we found one place selling regular for almost 8 bucks a gallon. >>> to the murder mystery involving a world-class cyclist, who may have been killed as a part of an alleged love triangle. >>> and it's trump versus pence in the peach state primary as the former president and vp choose opposite candidates in the election "early today" starlets right now. >> good morning, i am erin o'hearn. >> glad you are with us, i'm frances rivera another planeload of specialty baby formula from abroad is expected to land at dulles washington airport tomorrow. the shipment will then be moved to pennsylvania by road for further distribution meanwhile, outrage is growing over private sellers online who offer formula at more than 300% the normal-store price new york city recently declared a state of emergency to crack down on price gouging. our jo ling kent has the latest onto crisis. >> reporter: when the first e

jo ling kent has the latest >> reporter: the baby formula shortage is getting worse. new data shows the national out of stock average rose to 45% last week. that's the highest level yet. >> you have a full cart look at this look at all this >> but i need it for my baby. >> look at the shelves >> reporter: this video posted to tiktok illustrating just part of the problem appearing to show one person at a target store stocking up. >> you don't think i need it for my baby, too? >> reporter: according to the white house the first flight bringing formula to the u.s. from abroad is expected to leave europe for plainfield, indiana, this weekend. landing in the u.s. soon will be the equivalent of 1.5 million a-ounc bottles of three types of formula from manufacturer nestle. these three were prioritized because they serve a medical purpose as they ar for babies with cow's milk protein allergies. once in the u.s. the formula will be distributed nationwide by a third party contracted by the department of health and human services, this as more babies with sensitivities are admit

about long-term health consequences tonight, parents and caregivers looking for guidance and answers jo ling kent is following the story. >> reporter: president biden today defending his administration's response to the formula crisis. >> we moved as quickly as the problem became apparent to us, and we have to move with caution as well as speed because we got to make sure what we're getting is, in fact, first rate product. >> reporter: the white house now vowing to allow more flexibility for low income families to obtain available formula. import additional formula from abroad. and continue increased production here at home today, the white house launching a new website aimed at answering parent questions. >> i think we're going to be making significant progress very shortly. >> reporter: that progress can't come soon enough for parents like stephanie jones. >> as of this morning, we were down to one can. that's when i got desperate and reached out to women on facebook. >> reporter: the 35-year-old is a first-time mom to 7-month-old daughter leila. what has it been like to find the formula y

a pickup for samples, that they will say -- sorry -- that they don't have any more. >> reporter: jo ling kent, nbc news, los angeles. >> a real struggle for a lot of americans >>> in ukraine, one of the longest and bloodiest battles of the war has ended. hundreds of ukrainian troops at that steel plant in mariupol have now surrendered. it's a major victory for russia which now controls the city. richard engel is in ukraine tonight. >> reporter: in the end, hunger and injuries won out over bravery. more than 200 ukrainian fighters bunkered down for weeks beneath the mariupol steel factory surrendered to russian troops they'd fought even though they were outnumbered and surrounded as russian troops bombed the city relentlessly destroying a theater where hundreds of children were sheltering and a maternity hospital the steel factory was their last hold-out, their alamo, but it couldn't last forever. the fighters, including many seriously wounded, were bused to a russian controlled enclave in ukraine ukraine's president zelenskyy said combat operations in mariupol are over for now "ukraine n

reserve is expected to raise interest rates tomorrow as many people are scaling back on spending jo ling kent tells us more >> reporter: sarah is exhausted by rising prices. >> it's been difficult. my grocery bills are getting larger. >> reporter: the single mom in yonkers, new york, started a new job after being laid off in the pandemic but with inflation at 8.5% and an 11-year-old son, what kind of changes have you had to make? >> we are having less meat less fresh vegetables because they are a little bit more expensive. >> reporter: in a new online politics in ten shoppers decided not to purchase an item because it was too sprenz or wait until the price went down. major brands are feeling the pain 1-800-flowers says customers are spending less on some bouquets. >> to consumers are tightening a little bit in those everyday just because occasions. >> reporter: are you bracing for plainflation to get worse >> we need to brace for it to get worse and prepare for that the last thing we want to do is have to pass costs on to the consumer. >> reporter: with an interest rate hike anticipated

jo ling kent has late details. >> reporter: when the first emergency aircraft for "operation fly formula" landed, it delivered a sign of hope, alongside growing nationwide panic. >> everything is empty. >> i don't know about y'all, but this is scary. >> reporter: aboard the c-17, more than 70,000 pounds of hypoallergenic formula, enough for 9,000 babies and 18,000 toddlers with cow's milk allergies, but just for one week. a drop in the bucket the formula will be sent out to families over the next two weeks through hospitals and pharmacies in new jersey, isabella gagliardi has been facing the shortage since january, before her son thomas was even born >> it was definitely a lot of relief where i was like, okay, something is happening here but i think it was still really frustrating because we've been talking about this for a really long time >> reporter: families are demanding more answers from the white house. today, the vice president saying -- >> our administration is working around the clock to ensure that there is enough safe baby formula available for all who need it. >> reporter: t

here is nbc's jo ling kent >> reporter: a welcome sight for anxious parents. a c-17 military aircraft hauling 78,000 pounds of formula landing in indianapolis amid the crippling formula shortage >> this shipment provides enough formula to take care of 9,000 babies and 18,000 toddlers for a week it's about a half a million eight-ounce doses. >> reporter: the plane took off from ramstein air base in germany. the first flight of the biden administration's operation fly formula. on board, hypoallergenic infant and junior formulas, meant for babies and toddlers with cow's milk allergies it will be distributed across the country in waves the first batch, which nestle the manufacturer says has already been tested will be sent to hospitals and health care providers in a couple of days. they'll dispense it to families who need it. the rest of the shipment will be tested and sent out in the next two weeks. another flight carrying more hypoallergenic formula from gerber expected to arrive in a few days and will be trucked to pennsylvania when will shelves be full again o

. >> reporter: i'm jo ling kent in austin, texas. sydney galvin has been on a desperate hunt for formula to feed her triplets >> these are babies. they shouldn't have to go through this. >> reporter: galvi depends on women, infants, children nutrition program or wic, for formula she is supposed to get nine cans for each baby per month with the benefit. but because of the shortage she can't find it. she's been forced to pay hundreds of dollars out of pocket for formula not covered by wic >> switching what you're feeding is not easy how are the babies doing? >> they weren't tolerating it very well at first. actually they had a lot of reflux and they were puking a lot of what they were eating up >> reporter: to fill the gaps, she has driven nearly a hour to mother's milk bank, the largest breast milk donor bank in the country. what's demand like for families that can't get formula? >> they have been calling on a steady basis. formula fed infants and families that can't find formula, that increased percentage is 300% those families are i

our jo ling kent reports from indianapolis >> reporter: a welcome sight for anxious parents. a c-17 military aircraft hauling 78,000 pounds of formula landing in indianapolis amid the tripling formula shortage. >> the shipment provides enough formula to take care of 9,000 babies and 18,000 toddlers for a week it's about a half a million eight-ounce doses. >> reporter: the plane took off from ramstein air base in germany. the first flight of operation buy formula. on board hypoallergenic formulas meant for babies and toddlers with cows milk allergies the first batch which nestle, the manufacturer says has already been tested, will be sent to hospitals and health care providers in a couple of days they'll dispense it to families that need it the rest nestle says will be tested and sent out in the next two weeks. another flight carrying more hypoallergenic formula from gerber is expected to arrive in a few days and will be trucked to pennsylvania. when will shelves be full again, or at least fuller >> well, i think that's a matter of weeks in part because of the sequencing of ev

prices cascade across virtually every corner of the economy and onto american kitchen tables, as jo ling kent explains. >> reporter: today president biden focusing on american farmers in his latest attempt to bring down food prices. >> right now, america is fighting on two fronts, at home it's inflation and rising prices abroad, it's helping ukrainians defend their democracy. >> reporter: in april inflation went up 8.3% compared to last year. the cost of rent, food, airfares, and new vehicles drove up prices the president visiting an illinois farm offering a new plan which in part expands crop insurance for farmers who harvest two crops in the same field. missouri mother of two megan feels it at the supermarket, with grocery prices u 11% in the last year >> you can see how things are moving, everything feels more expensive. >> reporter: she feels it on the road with gas prices soaring even higher. >> when you're at the pump, you're thinking, okay, when is it going to stop rolling, right? >> reporter: and she and her husband mark also feel it on their family farm where the cost of fertili

jo ling kent now with that story. >> reporter: tonight, possible signs of hope for millions of parents nationwide >> look at this. >> reporter: as the fda struck an agreement with abbott nutrition on next steps to reopen the formula factory in sturgis, michigan. abbott ceo saying we know millions of parents and caregivers depend on us, and we are deeply sorry the voluntary recall worsened the nationwide shortage. if the fda and a federal court give abbott the green light, it would take two weeks to reopen and another six to eight weeks to get formula on shelves the plant has been shuttered since february over bacteria possibly linked to infant illnesses abbott says there's no conclusive evidence linking that formula to those sicknesses. >> we're taking a number of measures, including getting all manufacturers to step up, getting the sturgis plant up and going. >> reporter: the months-long shortage hitting low income families disproportionately hard. >> we definitely go home with a little hole in our heart. >> reporter: after the white house proposed loosening restrictions last week, ma

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today as executives from top manufacturers were grilled on the ongoing shortage jo ling kent has more. >> reporter: anger over the formula shortage crisis erupting once again and then possibly a couple have died. >> reporter: the house committee. their plant was closed in february and they issued a voluntary recall over contamination. >> we are deeply sorry >> what i don't understand is why abbott didn't immediately approach these issues? >> representative, we prioritize safety and compliance in our plants and we're committed to do something and coming out of this event. >> yeah, for the record i'm not satisfied with his answer urs. >> let's say you had a next door neighbor that had leaks in the roof they had bacteria growing all over the kitchen and the floor, you probably wouldn't want to be eating in that kitchen the fda also facing blow back for acting too slowly. after receiving. how can that possibly -- >> let me just point out it was -- we're on record saying it took too long. >> the second shipment landed in dulles national airport. carrying hyper allergenic. >> i'm here today

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shelves this weekend. >> i'm here today to say to parents you aren't alone >> for "the news," i'm jo ling kent >>> and primary results are in it was a rough night for candidates who former president trump endorsed brian kemp beat trump backed david perdue in the republican primary. kemp will face stacey abrams in november. brad raffensperger, who famously refused the former president's call to find enough votes in the 2020 election also winning his gop primary. not all of trump's picks fell short. marjorie taylor green won the georgia house primary in her district herschel walker will face off against democrat raphael warnock in november. in alabama, the republican primary heading to a runoff in june mo brooks will face off against katie brit brooks lost donald trump's endorsement after he told the president to put the 2020 election behind him. pennsylvania's republican senate primary race between oz and mccormick triggered a mandatory recount. oz holds a paper thin lead in the tally. keep in mind oz is a celebrity doctor who former president trump endorsed mccormick is a former hedge fun

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joining me now, carol lee and jo ling kent. carol, first to you. this plan to tackle inflation, basically this is a political speech, i think everyone would agree. the white house is on defense. clearly a lot of politics this year from the president. we just saw that exchange over rick scott who called the president a lot of names. in his speech, the president referred to rick scott as being from wisconsin. clearly, he is not. he is from florida. carol, to you. >> that's right. the president -- this is the second time in the past week the president stepped out to the podium to take on senator scott and what the president is calling this extreme maga agenda. what we heard from the president today is his midterm election message. this is -- he talked about these two paths. that's how he is framing this for the american people as they head into the november election, saying there's the president's plan, which according to the president would lower taxes for the middle class and grow the economy for the middle class while the republican agenda, accordi

nbc's jo ling kent joins me with more on this. i know some retailers are limiting how much formula can be purchased. >> that's right, what we're seeing from cvs, walgreens, walmart and others, they're limiting how much you can buy. the national out-of-stock average is 40%. that continues to climb. what we're seeing across the board is a supply chain problem made worse by the fact that there is a recall with abbott nutrition which provides some of the most popular formula. they're scrambling across the board when it comes to different stores and facebook groups trying to get what they need to feet their babies. abbott nutrition, the reason this is having such a big effect is one of the largest facilities in sturgis, michigan is shut down. they told us they're working with the food and drug administration to restart operations at the sturgis, michigan facility. they had to conduct a recall back in january/february due to concerns about what was in the formula and health issues with several babies. as we look ahead, though, inflation

nbc news business and tech correspondent jo ling kent has more. >> with inflation skyrocketing, willie price tells us she is praying prices will come down soon. >> everything is high. everything is almost unaffordable. food is high. gas is high. electric bills went up. >> like the majority of americans she lives paycheck to paycheck and reality pushing the federal reserve to take action against raising interest rates, by half a percentage point, the biggest hike in 22 years. >> inflation is much too high and we understand the hardship it is causing. >> the fed's goal, slow down spending to bring inflation down which is soaring at 8.5%. a 40-year high. prices spiking across the board. from rent, to groceries, to gas. the national average for a gallon of regular is now $4.23. ten cents higher than just a week ago. >> i have not been able to do the complete fillup, because, you know, i'm on, basically, a fixed income. >> now, higher interest rates will make loans more expensive including auto loans and credit card debts and interest rates on mortgages hitting 5.41%. up from just under 3%

joining us now, business and tech correspondent jo ling kent. families will have to wait up to 10 weeks for new formula to hit the shelves? >> yeah, that sound in your voice rae reflects what so many parents are feeling across the country. it will take a while. according to the justice department, abbott has to overhaul its safety protocols before production can restart at that plant. a be bottom has to -- abbott has to bring in an independent expert to monitor what is going on there. and this is after the company's voluntary recall and closed the plant after serious bacterial infections in four ifants and two deaths. they said that there is no evidence to link their formulas to those ills inillnesses, but says that it is their number one priority to get babies and families the high quality formula that they need. but again, this is going to take some time up to two months, we're talking july maybe even august because the fda and a federal court have to approve the plant being reopened before that production can restart. meanwhile we're expectin

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here's nbc's jo ling kent. >> reporter: anger over the formula shortage crisis and recall erupting once again on capitol hill today >> you owe an apology to the parents of children who got sick and possibly a couple that have died >> reporter: the house oversight committee calling executives from three major manufacturers to face the public, including abbott their michigan plant was closed in february and abbott issued a voluntary recall over contamination concerns after four babies got sick including two who died >> we are deeply, deeply sorry >> reporter: the company has denied its formula is linked to the illnesses. >> what i don't understand is why abbott didn't immediately address these issues without having to be pelted by fda or anybody else >> representative, we prioritize safety and compliance in our plants, and we're committed to -- to doing so and getting better coming out of this event. >> chairman, for the record i'm not certified with the witness's answers. >> reporter: detailing disturbing conditions inside the abbott facility. >> let's say you have a next door neighbor w

here's jo ling kent. >> reporter: nationwide parents are desperate. the out of stock rate for baby formula skyrocketed to 70% last week. >> it is not a good feeling to be on edge at every moment. is my baby going to eat today? >> reporter: now both formula maker abbott and the fda are facing new scrutiny from congress abbott manufactures 40% of the formula in the u.s. the company's voluntary recall and closing of its michigan plant helped trigger the crisis a sign of trouble came last september in a report to the fda. an infant who became ill with a rare bacterial infection consumed formula made at the abbott plant. in october an abbott whistle-blower sent fda officials this 34-page document alleging that lax practices including regulatory violations were consistently overlooked and records were knowingly falsified on multiple occasions. in response abbott said this former employee was dismissed due to serious violations and since then has made evolving, new, and escalating allegations but the company says it will thorough investigate any allegations.

now the big question -- how soon will children who don't have allergies get access to new supplies jo ling kent has been reporting on the shortage all week and starts us off from indianapolis >> reporter: today, a welcome sight for anxious parents. a c-17 military aircraft hauling 78,000 pounds of formula landing in indianapolis amid the crippling formula shortage >> this shipment provides enough formula to take care of 9,000 babies and 18,000 toddlers for a week it's about a half million eight-ounce doses. >> reporter: the plane took off from ramstein air base in germany. the first flight of the biden administration's operation fly formula. on board, hypoallergenic infant and junior formulas, meant for babies and toddlers with cow's milk allergies it will be distributed across the country in waves. the first batch, which nestle the manufacturer says has already been tested will be sent to hospitals and health care providers in a couple of days they'll dispense it to families who need it the rest of the shipment will be tested and sent out in the next two weeks another flight carrying more

jo ling kent has that story. >> reporter: with inflation skyrocketing, willy price tells us she's praying prices will come down soon. >> everything is high. everything is almost unaffordable food is high the gas is high. electric bills went up. >> reporter: like the majority of americans, she now lives paycheck to paycheck these realities pushing the federal reserve to take action yet again today, raising interest rates by half a percentage point, the biggest hike in 22 years >> inflation is much too high, and we understand the hardship it is causing. >> reporter: the fed's goal, slow down spending to bring inflation down, which is soaring at 8.5%, a 40-year high prices spiking across the board from rent to groceries to gas today the national average for a gallon of regular now $4.23. 10 cents higher than just a week ago. >> i have not been able to do the complete fill-up because, you know, i'm on a basically like a fixed income. >> reporter: now higher interest rates will make loans more expensive including new auto loans and credit card debt interest rates on mortgages hitting 5.41%, up

nbc news business and tech correspondent jo ling kent's been covering this story for us. so jo, what's abbott saying about the shortage and the process to get things back -- this formula back on shelves? >> reporter: yeah, so fda is still waiting for abbott to be able to reopen. fda has to provide that approval. they have not done that yesterday. but if and when they do, then abbott can reopen. they say they can ramp up within two weeks and then it would take another six to eight weeks to get that formula onto shelves. obviously for children and babies who rely on the special metabolic formula for their metabolic disorders, that is not soon enough. they rely on that to sustain life. so it's a really scary situation for families, but we just got in what president biden has decided to do. he says he's going to take three steps to basically make it easier for families to get more formula. the first step he says he wants to cut the red tape to get more infant formula to store shelves quicker by adjusting some of the standards of the women, infants and children program. so man

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