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And intervene as early as possible. >> reporter: and with christmas just days away, health officials urging americans to take the early and relentless spread of respiratory viruses seriously, as hospitals across the country cope with a crush of patients. >> out's not just a covid problem. we're dealing with covid, the flu, rsv. and other issues that we get normally at this time of the year. >> reporter: and with covid cases and hospitalizations spiking 40% since thanksgiving, doctors concerned about an upswing after christmas. advising people to pack rapid tests and test before gathering, even...

Pharmaceuticals. the green energy spending, which you've seen what the biden administration energy policy has done to the united states of america's economy. it's crushed our economy. gas prices at the pump are killing people in tennessee. we commute in tennessee. the inflation goes through everything that has to be transported. and it has had global impact. it's inadvertently funded putin's war in ukraine. so the energy policies have to be reexamined. i'm very surprised that we see this on the table again. >> neil: we'll keep you posted. big haggerty in tennessee. in the capitol, they have a ...

>> concerning. >> babies cannot get nutrition. >> john: we'll talk with a mom who is struggling to feed her little one. >> after update from a plant that manufacturers baby formula about the shortage that has so many concerned. grady is live in sturgis, michigan to kick off the new coverage of hour two when is the formula going to get back on the shelves? >> gillian, the problem is we don't know and that's because this plant is still closed and the f.d.a. has not said when it's going to give abbott the go ahead to restart production. once it does get the go ahead, though, abbott says it can re...

Digital tools so impressive, you just can't stop. what would you like the power to do? >> it's kind of a nightmare to be honest with you. but honestly, i have no guidance, just hoping and praying i can get more nutramigen. it's nerve wracking. >> john: just one of the parents desperate for help during the nationwide baby formula shortage. now calling on the biden administration to take action. bring in florida republican senator rick scott. the president will be talking with retailers in the next few minutes, you were a healthcare executive in your former life. what's your take on what's going...

What we do know, this is a problem that's gets worse. nationwide, the out of stock rate is now at 43%. texas, tennessee, arizona, nevada, hit the hardest. abbott says it's flying in formula from europe to make up for the shut down here. other formula makers say they are ramping up production as well. >> it's not as easy as it sounds. cannot turn it up to 11 and produce more formula. these are precise manufacturing mechanisms. secondly, make sure that if the abbott products can come back on the market, that they are safe and effective. >> so once the factory restarts, it will take, abbott says,...