corwin believes for his duck farm a vaccine is the only way out of the crisis.s billion dollar strategy enough? >> no. i know our biosecurity, it's not perfect but it's darned good. this virus is so in the wildlife, endemic. without viral protection, we're not going to get rid of it. >> reporter: his last hope now, 3,700 ducklings, hatched out of the eggs laid before the outbreak. >> would this be more valuable as property? sure it would be. i don't care to be rich. i just want to be a duck farmer. >> reporter: erin mclaughlin, new york. >>> when we come back, there's good news at cocktail hour, an award-winning distillery with a deeply personal family mission. family mission. u're over 45 and still haven't screened forolon cancer! we all knew. this is like the third year she's turned 44... mmmmok. i wasn't ready! drink all that prep?! cancel brunch plans?! ask for cologuard®. it's a one-of-a-kind way to screen for colon cancer that's effective and non-invasive. no prep and you use it at home. false positive and negative results may occur. those at high risk sho

corwin believes for his duck farm, a vaccine is the only way out of this crisis.he government's billion dollar strategy enough? no. i know what our biosecurity is here, and i'm not saying it's perfect, but it's pretty darn good. this virus is so in the wildlife. it's so endemic without some type of viral protection, we're not going to get rid of it. corwin's last hope, now 3700 ducklings, hatched last week out of eggs laid before the outbreak on his farm. with this, 140 acres, be more valuable as property. i'm sure it would be. you know, i don't care to be rich. i just want to be a duck farmer. erin mclaughlin, nbc news, long island, new york. back here locally, oakland city leaders say the impending closure of four fire stations is on pause for now. three other oakland fire stations already have closed. they are expected to reopen in june. and it's all because of a massive budget deficit. in response, the city of oakland implemented a hiring freeze, canceled two police academies, and introduced the brownout of multiple fire stations, which means a pause on hiring