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And exactly how far would they go to keep covering up for donald trump? plus, the big backfire. yet another embarrassment for putin as his invasion into ukraine sparks one of the biggest expansions in nato's history. what this could mean for the future of putin's war. a frenzy for parents across the united states. panic buying and product recalls are not the only thing stifling america's baby formula supply. we will look into how the trade policies are intensifying the crisis. all of this and much more is coming up now. ♪ ♪ ♪ good saturday morning to you. i am katie fang. i want to take ...

>> no press conferences, get the usda and fda to get formula. >> they went to the white house in february rear saying it was a problem. we're three months down the line now. could we have figured this out in the last 90 days? >> absolutely. we're hype ventilating on masks and mandates and focus on the virus, which is important but not enough focus on something like this that is hugely important. masking infants in new york city but no formula. >> dagen: they're trying to make sure that every customer can at least get their hands on some formula. >> that's a fair point and i'm glad you made tha...

Exactly. that is something that could be a consideration. >> reporter: now, the white house has also been emphatic that one major problem that they are facing is hoarding and panic buying. essentially parents going out there and buying anything that they can get their hands on because they are worried that they may run out, and also some people who are buying up the supply that they see so they can sell it on maybe the black market for a lot more than the formula is typically worth. you might recall yesterday when we were asking white house press secretary jan psaki what exactly a parent shoul...

Potentially cause shortages and it didn't. obviously you don't want panic buying but don't want to leave parents with no options and no the aware a problem was happening. >> so for now, abbott is trying to produce more formula at other plants, and flying in product from ireland. and other producers are stepping up, 30% more than the plant shut down, gerber, 50% more than before the plant shut down. if you go to a grocery store or pharmacy across the country, in a lot of cases, parents are finding empty shelves, gillian. so, wow, waiting to find out when the factory will come back online. once ...

Becoming a mom, and then the shortage happens. >> safety recalls and panic buying. a shortage that is impacting parents across america. >> i went straight to costco and they did not have my formula, i went to target, i went to walmart, neither of them had it for formula. >> baby formula is increasingly hard to find on shelves or online. some parents like these in los angeles are looking to trade formula for diapers or making the decision instead to breast-feed if they are able to do so. >> it is okay to switch formulas, but what is important is to look at the fact that the formula -- see if yo...