the center of our galaxy the first image of it ever captured. announcer: this is “nbc nightly news with lester holt good evening, everyone the nationwide shortage of infant formula is growing more acute tonight, leaving more parents in a desperate hunt for the nutrition their babies need. with the percentage of out of stock product climbing, president biden is vowing to step in, meeting today with industry leaders and announcing a series of measures to increase supplies. the white house vowing to cut the red tape. saying the use of the defense production act to increase formula availability is on the table. a tool most recently used to speed up delivery of covid related health supplies tonight, the shortage being felt across the country, but the crisis has become especially urgent for certain vulnerable groups of children jo ling kent has late details. reporter: tonight, the biden white house under growing pressure to act, with millions of families unable to get infa
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