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donald trump is not willing to show up on the debate stage. >> chaos follows him and we can't have a country this disarray. >> taking their shot, ron desantis and nikki haley trying to take down the frontrunner donald trump on live tv. and plus phoning it in, trump warns iowa supporters not to sit back next week over speaker phone. and joe biden heads to battleground pennsylvania today to set the tone for his 2024 re-election bid. good morning, happy friday. we made it. it is 5:00 a.m. in washington and 4:00 a.m. in des moines where ron desantis and nikki haley each made their ca...

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. fierce fighting in ukraine. the russians gaining ground in the east. will the u.s. give ukraine longer...

Potential icing across the carolinas for the system as well. that will be very impactful and yet another storm next week tuesday and wednesday for the east coast. so very active pattern setting up. >> our weatherman, derek van dam, have a wonderful weekend. thank you. i'll let you know what goes on here. see you soon. ron desantis and nikki haley taking questions from iowa voters on issues like abortion, immigration and of course donald trump. the big takeaways from last night's town halls is up next. and president biden hoping to channel george washington near valley forge today.

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Folks well. i'm sure they'll get through this. holy toledo. thank you. >> thank you, neil. >> neil: thank you. let's get a read on this. joe bastardi. we've had more than 500 tornados this year. they can be all sizes. what is going on? >> we've had a persistent pattern of cold air in the western and northern united states and as the heat in the southeast. it's a classic setup. you could see it two or three weeks ago this pattern setting up. may is the tornado month. it's like september and the hurricane season. the reason that happens is the mid and upper levels of the atmosphere are still col...