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he asked for support on behalf of food bills has sent to congress and he said should virtually eliminate poverty as a source of malnutrition. >> 2,000 delegates to the conference streamed into a washington hotel. they included corporation executives, welfare mothers, labor leaders, doctors, young social activists and mexican americans and bureaucrats. some lobbied for ideas to end hunger. the conversation was opened by president nixon. he said now is the time to do something for the es...

well bring you the latest from seoul, south korea. this weekend the first flights will take off to bring baby formula from the united states to europe as millions of families continue to scramble to feed their children. at the border, a pandemic-era policy set to expire as immigrants and asylum seekers continue to risk everything to cross the border. we will take you live to texas. and well speak to congresswoman norma torres about whether conditioning is making progress on legislation...

6th committee to testify. what we know about that. and burn bits. senators just announced a bipartisan bill to help veterans exposed to the toxic pits that have been linked to cancer. an iraq war veteran explains what this means for those that served. we will, though, start in seoul, the first stop on the presidents trip to asia. and white house correspondent carol lee is with us. and im joined by geoff bennett. this is his first stop. whats he done so far? and talk to me about the n...

abroad could start arriving this weekend. after the president used emergency powers to try to solve this formula crisis. amid the conflicted messaging, the white house is in the midst of a staff shakeup. john kirby is now headed to the white house joining the national security council. the latest from ukraine where the donbas region in the east is, quote, completely destroyed and resembling hell according to president zelenskyy. this as ukraine is about to get nearly $60 billion mo...

for two editions we ask questions about what sort of qualities and attributes to make them more or less supportive for a candidate for congress. it is clear what issues they like to lead the way. for republicans the most favor l terrain is the economy and inflation. increasing oil production. thats popular and republicans know this. because its all over the campaign advertising. >> joe biden and steve are spending like drunken sailors. i wont raise taxes. >> bidens bad decisions are co...

retail ceos say they are getting crushed by rising prices. were live in london with a look at the impact on global markets. and a stand still on the battlefield as russias offensive appears to have stalled. could ukraine have the upper hand to regain territory? we are live in lviv with the latest. >> live from cnn center, this is "cnn newsroom." with rosemary church. >> good to have you with us. well, the high profile u.s. republican senate race in the key swing state of pennsylvania...

who has the upper hand. >> we can see victory ahead and it is all because of you, so thank you, pennsylvania. >> increased forest fires in the u.s., leaving of corals in the oceans. >> time is running out. live from london, this is "cnn newsroom" with max foster. >> it is thursday, may 19, 9:00 a.m. here in london, 4:00 a.m. in new york and washington. investors on wall street will be waking up after reporting the worst trading day in nearly two years, all eyes on the u.s. markets to...

>> on capitol hill, the fda commissioner pushing back. he was taken to task about whether the fda didnt move quickly enough. >> the united states was facing a supply chain stress before the recall that began in february. the pandemic, war in ukraine and labor supply issues have all had an impact. >> the fact is, food safety is not a priority. whomever looked at that report felt there was no need to respond at all from october to february, until there was a recall. that is a dereliction...

capitol hill as well. they passed $28 million in emergency funding to boost formula supply. thats on the way to the senate. other lawmakers are pitching solutions as well. you think we need a strategic formula reserve, right? they are moving now but this problem has been bubbling for months on a contamination issue shutting down a key plan for formula back in february. robert califf testified this morning that he hopes the plant will be back online in two weeks. practically speaking re...

he invoked the federal production act. that will compel suppliers and manufacturers to boost production and ingredient suppliers will have to deliver to formula companies first before any other customer. president biden is also directing military aircraft and commercial airlines to import formula from abroad, something the fda has long stood in the way of. currently the fda bans most foreign infant formula, not because of health concerns about labelling issues. in the face of this cris...