here's abc's elizabeth schulze. >> reporter: tonight, american households and businesses are bracing to pay higher prices with president trump's sweeping tariffs set to hit nearly half of all imports that enter into the u.s. tariffs are fees paid by businesses to the u.s. government when products and materials cross the border. >> the u.s. importer has to write a check to the u.s. government. and what we saw in the 2018-2019 trade war is that that burden was shifted directly on to american buyers and their customers. so it is americans who have been shown over and over again to pay the burden of these tariffs. not foreigners. >> reporter: economists say the tariffs could cost american households on average up to $1500 extra per year. as businesses pass down higher costs. the first place consumers would feel the hit, in the grocery aisle. 47% of all imported vegetables come from mexico and canada. plus, 91% of avocados and 87% of tomatoes. >> you can't stockpile fresh tomatoes, fresh avocados so i imagine that in this particular segment of goods, we're going to see those cost increase

elizabeth schulze back with scam u. good morning, elizabeth. >> hey, george.ome quick cash. we decided to see what happens when you reply and it helped reveal how this is an innovative scam costing americans tens of millions of dollars every year. this morning we engage with alleged scammers, responding to those texts you no doubt received that read like this. hello. i'm a recruiter at a company. an unsolicited message from a recruiter at a company asking you to apply for a lucrative job. all you need is an internet connection. i say hi, i received your message. is this the online job? the response was immediate. the pay is pretty enticing. the alleged recruiter tells me i could earn $50 in two day, $1,000 in four days and nearly $11,000 in one month with commissions. simply by filling out online reviews. it takes one to two hours per day. sounds pretty doable. the recruiter asks for my current employer, name and age. and within minutes they reply saying i'm qualified for the job, pressuring me to complete training right away. you have 30 minutes of training t

here's elizabeth schulze. >> reporter: tonight, egg prices breaking records and set to sore even higher, as restaurants and grocery stores are forced to pay more to get eggs because of bird flu growing across the u.s. customers in grocery stores across the country shocked at what they've seen. >> when did eggs become $9.99? $10.29? $14.99 for eggs? >> reporter: it also comes as the famous breakfast chain waffle house announced they'll charge an extra 50 cents per egg until prices ease. >> price is outrageous. >> reporter: tonight, a remarkable scene. in pennsylvania, police say 100,000 eggs were stolen from a trailer at pete and jerry's organics. $40,000 worth of eggs. in the race to contain bird flu, egg producers have been forced to destroy 23 million birds in the last month. the owner of alexis' diner in troy, new york, says he's paying an extra $1,500 every week for eggs. >> it's ruining my bottom line. there is no bottom line. the bottom fell out. >> reporter: and many businesses are passing those higher costs onto customers. david, these bird flu outbreaks are really hitting acros

he says he supports the president, but told our elizabeth schulze, tariffs mean higher prices. if those tariffs go up -- >> yes. >> what does that mean for you as a business? >> well, listen, at the end of the day, we have to pass that along to a consumer. we have an overhead, we have to cover our expenses. we have employees, health insurance plans. >> reporter: the president also calling on the fed today to cut interest rates, but that's unlikely to happen any time soon. fed chair powell telling congress today he's not in a hurry to do that, as cutting interest rates can actually drive prices higher. today's report reinforcing just what a challenge it will be, david, to get inflation back to normal. david? >> david: rebecca jarvis right here in new york. rebecca, thank you. >>> tonight, the senate confirming one of president trump's most controversial nominees. tulsi gabbard has now been sworn in as director of national intelligence. and tonight, news robert f. kennedy jr. has passed a crucial hurdle on the eve of his confirmation vote. rachel scott up on the hill tonight. >>

elizabeth schulze is back with which industries have the strong job prospects. anuary. that was fewer than expected. does mark a slowdown of the 307,000 jobs back in december. so if you look at the industries where we're seeing big jobs gains, they're in health care, hospitality and state and local government. this report today won't yet capture job losses in the federal government that we've seen from the trump administration severe cost cutting steps. overall the jobs market is in solid shape, with unemployment at 4%, layoffs relatively low. but it is now taking workers longer to find a job than it was even just a couple months ago, george. >> george: okay, elizabeth. thank you very much. now the super bowl. michael's in new orleans. will reeve caught up with him. hey, will. >> will: sure did. good morning. i'm here with my friends from the eagle, from the chiefs. [ applause ] we are having a great time at our super bowl party here in new orleans. nobody knows the super bowl better than michael strahan, as a broadcaster, as a player, as a hall of fame ambassado

. >> elizabeth schulze, abc news, washington. >> they're unbelievable in their relentless i get thoseall the junk report. >> junk report. junk. exactly. all right. this is not a scam. we've got gorgeous spring like weather. >> it is too good to be true. >> goodness. >> meteorologist sandhya patel is here with a fabulous looking forecast. >> yeah, it. >> is going to be so nice outside this weekend that you're going to want to get outside. dan and kristen good evening everyone or good afternoon i should say. let's take a look at a live picture right now because it is absolutely beautiful. from our golden gate bridge camera. we have a gentle breeze out there. a lot of sun. as you can see. occasional high clouds. 69, in santa rosa. it is up to 64 in napa. upper 60s in places like concord and 65 degrees in livermore. seeing a beautiful view from our sutro tower camera as well. looking at san francisco 60 degrees. low 60s in oakland. you're a near 70 in san jose. redwood city, hayward. high pressur, controlling our weather. that's what's providing us with the mild weather. and that is going

elizabeth schulze has details and the potential impact on american consumers. od morning, elizabeth. >> reporter: good morning, robin. packages sent from china to the u.s. are getting caught up in confusion over president trump's new tariffs. the u.s. postal service said it will accept parcels from china and hong kong. overnight they said it was temporarily suspending parcels until further notice under these new executive orders. under that rule, packages worth less than $800 will be subject to tariffs. that's a big change. those two companies account for 30% of all low value packages that come into the u.s. every single day. did not have to pay tariffs up until now. so what does this mean for shoppers? you might end up waiting longer for deliveries. retailers could pass down higher prices. with tariffs up to 35% a $20 southwest shirt could end up costing you $27. many shipments come from private carrier, fedex, u.p.s., dhl. they haven't said if they're changing policy. george? >> george: all right, elizabeth. thank you very much. ginger is here. got a big storm

elizabeth schulze joins us with more. since president trump's inauguration. that is denting the fortune of ulon musk. his net worth $384 billion down $65 billion just since trump took office. after musk sat side by side with trump and his son, on x, he appeared to dismiss concerns that his political work is hurting tesla stock. we've been talking to tesla investors and some are blaming him for being mia at the company. others aren't so bullish but they're pointing to competition from cheaper chinese electric vehicles. some share holders did tell us they are alarmed about musk's potential conflict of interest, too. >> michael: there's more news this morning on his attempt to buy open ai. >> reporter: right. this is the latest twist in this public feud between elon musk and sam altman. in a new court filing this morning musk says he will withdraw his bid to buy open ai if it is prepared to preserve the charity's mission. last week musk made that unsolicited $97.4 billion offer to take control of open ai which is the nonprofi

elizabeth schulze is on wall street. good morning, elizabeth. >> reporter: good morning, robin.is set to open sharply lower this morning as investors and companies come to reality with these sweeping tariffs on china, mexico and canada. their scope is massive. president trump imposed about $400 billion worth of tariffs in his first term. this would hit $1.3 goods. consumers could pay the price. this morning american households and businesses are bracing for higher prices on nearly half of all goods imported into the u.s. >> from fresh fruits and vegetables from mexico, to maple syrup and vehicles from canada, to consumer electronics from china. lots of stuff in between. >> reporter: the tariffs mean businesses will pay the u.s. government a higher fee when their shipments enter at the border. economists warning trump will pass down the higher cost to consumers. >> the americans need to prepare for higher prices. >> reporter: within weeks prices could get more expensive in the grocery aisle with retailers can't stock pile. 47% of all imported vegetables come from mexico and canad

elizabeth schulze has more of what you need to know about. elizabeth. >> reporter: good morning, michael. when hims and hers showed off their weight loss drug calling it life changing and an affordable option for american consumers. critics say the ad was deceptive and left out critical safety information. >> this is the future of healthcare. >> reporter: an escalating controversy this morning over this super bowl ad from telehealth company hims and hers. >> the system wasn't built to help us. >> reporter: portraying a greedy american healthcare system and touting the company's weight loss drug as a less expensive alternative to medications like ozempic and wegovy. >> they're affordable, doctor trusted. >> reporter: him and hers drug is compounded meaning it mixes multiple drugs to create a tailor made medication so it isn't required to go through the fda's rigorous approval process. the maker of ozempic and wegovy firing back in a full page ad monday writing, do you really know what you're injecting into your body? two senators blasting hims

elizabeth schulze joins us from washington with details. some who are cheering this on and others who are scratching their heads. elizabeth? >> reporter: some excitement for sure. for almost four weeks you couldn't download tik tok from apple or google's app stores. but this morning it is back. it is available for software updates. if you got a new phone you can download tik tok. here's how we got here. just before the ban took effect january 19th, apple and google removed it from their stores under the law that they would face big fines. but president trump signed an executive order his first day in office saying that he won't enforce the law for 75 days. the companies now appear to have enough reassurance from the justice department that they are not at risk. tik tok only briefly shut itself down when the ban took effect so its millions of existing users have been able to go on this whole time. the goal is still to force the app to cut ties with its chinese owner because of national security risks. tik tok has until early april to find a b

elizabeth schulze has the story. >> reporter: egg prices are breaking records across the country.y are only set to go higher. egg suppliers grapple through the bird flu, it is quickly rippling through the supply chain, prompting some to even turn to theft. this morning as the price of eggs sky rocket, thieves are cashing in. in pennsylvania, 100,000 eggs worth $40,000 were stolen from pete and jerry's organic farm. authorities are investigating the incident saying with the extreme increased price of eggs someone may have thought they could sell them. this as a new type of bird flu has been detected in u.s. dairy cows. the usda finding the second strain in a nevada herd. >> that is a concern because it shows that there's persistent risk of bird flu in cows and to the people that work closely with them. >> reporter: it's the same version of the virus that killed a louisiana man in january, the first u.s. death attributed to bird flu. the bird flu outbreak is forcing poultry farms to cut their egg supply. >> why am i paying $7.99 for a dozen eggs? >> reporter: driving up prices and f