Catching you up on what you need to know on May 19, 2022, with one of the former police officers involved in the murder of George Floyd pleading guilty, President Biden invoking the Defense Production Act to aid in the baby formula shortage, parents suing Apple for their child’s hearing loss due to its Airpods product, and more.

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Need2Know:Guilty Plea in Floyd Murder, Baby Formula Boost & Airpods Lawsuit

Meanwhile one of the four police officers charged in the death of George Floyd pleaded guilty Wednesday that to a charge of aiding and abetting second degree manslaughter. That in that 2020 assault. Now it's part of the plea deal. A more serious charge of aiding and abetting unintentional murder was dropped. The Minnesota attorney general saying in a statement quote, I'm pleased that thomas Lane has accepted responsibility for his role in Floyd's death. His acknowledgement that he did something wrong is an important step towards healing the wounds of the Floyd family, our community and the nation. And the court is recommending a sentence of three years for lane if convicted on the murder charge, he would have served 12. Meanwhile the world of politics waking up this morning, our aerial Hickson is live for us in our nation's capital, bringing us the biggest stories unfolding in our nation's capital this morning. Good morning Ariel, good morning baker will president biden on Wednesday evening announced he would use the Defense production act to help with the formula shortage. And so let's break that down what the G. P. A. Is and what it means for the shortage going forward. The defense production act is a Cold War era law that essentially lets the president order private companies to take action in the interest of national defense during times of national emergency. You may remember from earlier in the pandemic. Both biden and former president trump invoked the D. P. A. To boost production of things like PPE and vaccines. Operation fly formula as it's called aims to streamline the process of getting more formula into the country and onto shelves using the Defense Production Act. Now under the plan, government agencies can apply to use commercial aircraft that the pentagon owns to really start flying this formula into the U. S. From other countries. The Pentagon will also use its contract with air cargo lines to transport formula from abroad and bypassed normal air free routes to get formula into the country much more quickly. It's not super clear how quickly this will have an impact, but it's one of biden's most powerful tools to help end the crisis. Yeah. And then on the congressional front here, Ariel, the House passed a bill to address the formula shortage last night. How that might that potentially factor into this if the Senate passes it as well here. Well, many hill watchers and policy experts aren't expecting it to help that much in the near term. The bill gives the FDA an additional $28 million to help deal with the crisis and loosens restrictions on the kinds of formula that government programs can purchase and the additional funds will certainly help, but it still will take months for it to really have any serious impact on the situation and the average person. Absolutely aerial Hickson life force in our nation's capital, Ariel, thank you Hannah. Meanwhile, the former pharmaceutical head slammed for raising the cost of an HIV drug is out of prison after being found guilty of defrauding investors in two hedge funds and a former drug company martin Shkreli was released early from his seven year prison sentence, according to the U. S. Bureau of Prisons. Shkreli moved from a federal correctional facility in pennsylvania to the equivalent of a halfway house in new york state. His attorney said his client comme completed all programs necessary for a shortened prison sentence. The 39 year olds projected release date from federal custody is september 4th 14th in a facebook post, Shkreli shared a selfie from inside a vehicle commenting. Getting out of real prison is easier than getting out of twitter prison. Meanwhile, the texas family is now suing apple then after their child suffered hearing damage while wearing airpods, the parents are claiming that Apple's airpods pro rupture the eardrum of their 12 year old son back in 2020 while watching netflix on his iphone and using his airpods pro, an amber alert came through. So the lawsuit states that the airpods failed to reduce the alert volume to a safe level A. Level and that caused permanent hearing loss for the now 14 year old Apple has yet to respond to Cheddars requests for comment regarding this case in some big news out of the sports world. The U. S. Soccer federation agrees to pay its women's and men's teams equally. The federation says the deal will run through december of 2028 with the unions for both national teams, ending decades of often difficult negotiations Under the agreements, US Soccer will be the first federation that equalizes FIFA prize money for World Cups. Also under the deal, US Soccer will share part of its broadcast partner and sponsorship revenue with a 50 50 split between men's and women's soccer. The president of U. S. Soccer is calling it a truly historic moment that it is indeed. These are your needs to know stories for today. For easy access and the latest details. You need to stay informed and start your day in the nose. Yeah, absolutely. Scan that QR code you see right there on your screen. Senator Cheddars daily. Need to know newsletter every weekday morning. Need to know brings you the top news stories with a little bit of success.