we will bring all of the resources of the federal government to bear on this case. this is the number one priority of the department of justice and i can assure the citizens of this community that anything that we can do at the federal level with this case will be done and justice will be served for the victims. just on the hate crime issue as well, i ve already asked our hate crime task force, the new york state hate crime task force to be investigating as well. so it is being treated absolutely as a hate crime. and i ve been in touch with officials in washington and at the white house on the issue, what we re doing here so aggressively. so i appreciate the fbi s engagement as well. thank you, everyone. our coverage of the breaking news out of western new york continues this hour. police say an 18-year-old man dressed in tactical gear and protective armor opened fire at a grocery store in buffalo, just hours ago, killing ten people and wounding three others. police say
military aid and humanitarian aid for ukraine, bringing america s support for the effort to nearly 54 billion with no other country having that large of a financial or military or humanitarian commitment, it s expected to pass the senate early next week before heading to the president s desk for signing. that bill along with leaks from the biden administration in recent days seems to underscore just how embroiled the united states has become in the war in ukraine. on may 4th, new york times reported senior american officials said the u.s. provided intelligence that allowed ukrainians to take out as many as 12 russian generals. the next day, an nbc report cited anonymous u.s. officials u.s. intel also helped ukraine sink the flagship of the moskva. there s growing concern the aid the u.s. is providing ukraine could trigger all-out conflict with russia. my next guest re-enforced that fear in a recent column the new york times, they suggest we are no longer in an indirect war
visit sends a strong signal, bipartisan support for ukraine. it s not clear whether the meeting took place today nor whether the delegation is actually still there in kyiv. this is the second visit by a group of u.s. lawmakers in two weeks time. cnn correspondents are covering the latest developments. what are you learnin ing about s delegation to ukraine? i was to emphasize what you said which is we re still getting a lot of details about this visit from mitch mcconnell, john cornyn. we re not sure if they are still in kyiv, still meeting with zelensyy. it s likely this took place already. pelosi led a delegation two weeks ago to ukraine. this is happening as the senate is trying to pass a bipartisan bill. the problem here, noticeably missing from this delegation is senator rand paul, republican from kentucky is holding up this legislation while senate minority leader mitch mcconnell and chuck schumer have worked with their party and most of the party in support. senator
they are in response to a leaked draft opinion revealing a majority of justices poised to strike down roe versus wade. if over turned, constitutional protections for abortion rights will be eliminated in 26 states, likely. we have reporters covering this in several key cities today. joe johns is live for us in the nation s capitol. let s begin in the nation s cap capital. the d.c. rally is near the washington monument and it will kick off at about noontime and people will start making their way to capitol hill outside the u.s. supreme court. reporter: that s right, fred. the point, obviously, the message they are trying to send is there is strong support for upholding roe v wade even though the court appears to be poised, if you will, to strike it down. what we re told here is that they are expecting about 17,000 people in the nation s capital for this event but that certainly could be affected by the weather. rain is in forecast. a coalition of organizations is throwing th
to desperation for millions of parents nationwide as a shortage of baby formula has so many scrambling for ways to try to feed their children. coast to coast store shelves are showing up em pi. more than 40% of formula is out of stock across the country. eight states and d.c. particularly hard hit, reporting more than half of formula in those locations is out of stock. this crisis has been building for months due to pandemic supply issues as well as the closure of a major production plant in february. a lot going on here. the formula shortage is the latest pressing issue that s facing the biden white house, which is also very clearly under growing pressure to also fight inflation and the sky-high gas prices that we continue to track. let s start with cnn s arlette saenz live at the white house for us this hour. arlette, what is the white house saying and doing about the shortage and this crisis? reporter: kate, this baby formula shortage is causing anxiety for so many am