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dispatch audio about a child trapped in the middle of the massacre in uvalde, texas. cnn has not been able to confirm this audio clip. it was first reported by abc news. >> its unclear when the message was relayed, but according to the texas public safety director there were at least eight 911 calls from at least two callers inside robb elementary. >> we have a child on the line. >> he is in a room full of victims. >> at least 19 officers were just on the other side of the door of that...

and the boy who was shot, but survived by playing dead. mireya villareal on the ground in uvalde. also breaking tonight, the deadly tragedy unfolding on this memorial day weekend. five people feared dead after two boats collided on a river in georgia. helicopters rushing to the scene, and what we just learned about the search. the growing shortage of baby formula. an estimated 70% of the u.s. supply now out of stock. emergency shipments coming in from as far away as australia. fi...

ease the nationwide baby formula shortage thats left parents scrambling to feed their kids. the white house and private companies say they are now working to get more of that formula into the hands of parents. >> yeah. throughout the pandemic you know stores struggled to keep shelves stocked with a lot of popular brands, but this recall in february and then continued supply issues had really pushed parents to the breaking point. manufacturers say it may be weeks, potentially even month...

to the gas pumps. just as a new report finds 2/3 of americans are living paycheck to paycheck. and parents, they cant even find baby formula. president biden is taking zero responsibility for record high inflation. instead blaming the pandemic and russian president putin. while claiming that he is actually helping americans. >> do you take any responsibility for inflation in this country? do you take any responsibility for your policies? >> i think our policies helped, not hurt. >> kay...

1.25 million cans fromli expect. more than 2 million from kendal nutricare in the uk. the biden administration also invoking the defense protection act for a third time, instructing american companies to boost supply. and on wednesday, the first lady greeting a second emergency shipment of specialized formula, part of "operation ply formula." for families and health officials, more help cannot come soon enough. >> yesterday i got 20 calls from mothers. that was just yesterday. >> marial letters ...

Website hhs.gov slash formula made there to assist parents frankly their quest trying to find baby formula in their area. there you can see it on the screen as well. the white house says theyre working with manufacturers, trying to up the product on the shelves. now, the fda says they will have more on that next week in terms of announcement on how theyre trying to streamline the process. then theyve also done other frankly more limited steps, really trying to mitigate the problem. they imported...

Actually put forward a plan to end the sequester and to take a balanced approach. when you go after wic programs and student loans and housing and employment programs, when you go after breast cancer and cervical cancer screenings, it sure does feel like a war and the republicans want to keep it there. >> well, congresswoman, you say that we havent done much work this year. somebody is doing a job on us. congresswoman, thank you for your time tonight. >> good to be with you. >> ahead, inside pre...

For african-americans and people of color and frankly for all americans. and then i think he has to deal with the sustainability of social programs which in government programs which disproportionately impact african-americans. as we had this debt ceiling conversation about whether we raise it or not, there are large implications here. >> let me ask you about this because we are in the middle of this huge fight, medicare, medicaid, social security, all these kinds of entitlement programs are bei...

Distinction -- >> hold on a second. the white house said they did make an agreement on the money. they say that they had settled last night in the meeting at the white house, on $35 billion. joe? >> and democrats are saying, look, joe, democrats are trying to pull the cuts from other places. lets remember that while republicans are trying to pull the rug out from under women with planned parenthood, theyre also cutting things like wic programs which help low income women and health care centers ...