department of agriculture. could you have ever imagined finding yourself in this position after taking on that agreement? >> no. everything is in writing. everything is signed. you are stressed out. you are on edge. it has a toll on you. >> reporter: president trump signed executive orders pausing federal funding for review. including the inflation reduction act, the climate initiative passed during the biden administration. that has grant money built in for farmers to conserve soil, water, and energy. >> i can't get any answers. >> reporter: farmers who overwhelmingly supported trump in november are voicing confusion and concern. >> i have done a bunch of the work. paid for the material. paid for the labor. >> it's going to reach into every state and every community nationwide. that's how far the reach of the department of agriculture is. >> reporter: a usda spokesperson says the secretary is aware farmers have been waiting on payments during this government review. is working to make determinations as quickly

department of agriculture found a second strain of bird flu in a u.s. dairy and in a number of cows there. the new strain was discovered in nevada last friday through a milk testing program. it's the same strain linked to a person who died in louisiana. it's the same strain and that has previously only been detected in birds and people who had contact with the infected birds. >> because it's been transmitted so rapidly among cows. the worry is that that new strain that caused people to get sicker when they got it might be more easily transmitted. >> there have been 957 confirmed cattle infections in 16 states. >> in california this week. health officials confirmed bird flu in a backyard poultry flock in san mateo county. 32 dairy farms across the state have tested positive for bird flu in the last 30 days. there are at least 38 confirmed human cases in california. have we close out this deep dive the way we began with the consequence of the outbreak that all of us are feeling. if you're hoping to get your break on egg prices, don't expect one anytime so

department of agriculture found a second strain of bird flu in a u.s.here. the new strain was discovered in nevada last friday through a milk testing program. it's the same strain linked to a person who died in louisiana. it's the same strain and that has previously only been detected in birds and people who had contact with the infected birds. >> because it's been transmitted so rapidly among cows. the worry is that that new strain that caused people to get sicker when they got it might be more easily transmitted. >> there have been 957 confirmed cattle infections in 16 states. >> in california this week. health officials confirmed bird flu in a backyard poultry flock in san mateo county. 32 dairy farms across the state have tested positive for bird flu in the last 30 days. there are at least 38 confirmed human cases in california. have we close out this deep dive the way we began with the consequence of the outbreak that all of us are feeling. if you're hoping to get your break on egg prices, don't expect one anytime soon. >> i wish i could give peopl

oregon's department of agriculture reports two house cats tested positive for bird flu after eating thehe owners of those cats decided to humanely euthanized their cats because their illness was so severe. another person in oregon had to put down two of her cats after they contracted the virus as well. >> a freezer full of food that's probably contaminated until monday. she just couldn't even walk into her litter box anymore. and by tuesday morning, i had my home euthanasia person watching me cry. hold her. >> health officials warn cat owners don't feed your pets raw meat or raw milk. our time is now. 525 new studies show that maintaining a positive relationship is a key to living longer, but stress in the relationship could have the reverse effects. stress is often linked to health concerns like anxiety, fatigue and insomnia, but it could also lead to the same problem for the people around you. one professor we talked to says relationship stress could be considered a top priority because of the potential risk. >> stressed spouses not only have an increased risk for divorce, but also fo

in fact, i'm told that house republicans on the agriculture committee were particularly alarmed by some of these cuts and layoffs at the us departmentn fact, they privately warned the trump administration that this could not only hurt the government's response to trying to contain the spread of the bird flu, but it also could hurt their ability to bring down the cost of eggs. and, of course, that was a key campaign promise from president donald trump. now, obviously, the trump administration is working to rectify some of these cuts and layoffs at the usda, but there is still some frustration in gop circles over just how rushed and messy this doge effort has been. i want to read for you what don bacon, a member of the house agriculture committee, told me about the doge team. he said they need to be more cautious. there's an old saying, measure twice, twice, cut once. well, they are measuring once and having to cut twice. some of this stuff, they're going to have to return back. i just wish they'd make a better decision up front. remember, alex, this is not the first time that the trump administration has had to reverse course or admi

the clerk: department of agriculture, brooke rollins of texas to be secretary. the presiding officer: the question occurs on the nomination. is there a sufficient second? there appears to be. the clerk will call the roll. vote: the clerk: ms. alsobrooks. ms. baldwin. mr. banks. mr. barrasso. the clerk: mr. bennet. mrs. blackburn. mr. blumenthal. thank them, a few guess and i appreciate the opportunity to introduceok them. my awesome mom right here about the oldest christian legislature in texas history helen raise my teachers me by herself in that small town. i know a lot of you. my incredible husband we met the first week of our freshman year at texas and in 1990, 35 years ago and four incredible children, luke, jake, anna and are here with me. lucas the oldest, raise your hand, listen to your mother. [laughter] he is a sophomore at texas and then. sleep and core of cadets and left at 1:30 a.m. last night to drive all night be here this morning so i'm grateful to him and my other incredible children even though they are all teens, it is the joint and most impor

will you work with me to ensure the department of agriculture needs the same small business set-aside challenge that dod has so successfully done but in this case the department of agriculture giving small mills the access they need. will you work with me to make sure those important sba issues are addressed at the department of agriculture? ms. loeffler: i appreciate our conversation about your timber business. i think if confirmed, i would look forward to working with secretary rawlins to ensure we have a collaborative relationship. i understand there was previously an mou with the department of agriculture and i hope we can collaborate to help small businesses as well. sen. cantwell: thank you. let's just carry that on. one of the reasons we want this infrastructure is if you think about reducing the fuel we need, and some of the ideas like cost laminated timber, you need to have mills in those regions. to get the mills you have to have the agreement you will get them some supply. now look at the disaster we just saw in california and we realized the situation is we already knew th

department of transportation says it is now working to place barriers inside the tunnel as a temporary solution for traffic. what led to the crash remains under investigation. in the state of oregon, the department ofiá agricultureced that two house cats died after contracting bird flu after eating the same brand of raw pet food, the department of ag says the cats contracted the virus after eating a contaminated batch of olympia based wild coast raw free range chicken formula. due to the severity of the illness, the owners decided to humanely euthanized both cats. one woman in a different county says she's devastated after two of her own cats died due to the virus. >> i have a freezer full of food until monday. she just couldn't even walk into her litter box anymore. and by tuesday morning, i had my home euthanasia person watching me cry. hold her. >> for now, the oregon department of agriculture is advising that pet animals pet owners do not feed animals undercooked or raw meat, and raw milk. a flying fairy could soon become a reality for some commuters in washington. the seattle times reporting artemis technologies is partnering with delta marine to build passenger only boats with hydrofoils. those are underwa

. >> john: we head to a wisconsin rm to >> john: according to the department of agriculture more thancountry's farmworkers are undocumented. in tonight's "in depth," camilo montoya-galvez traveled to a dairy farm in wisconsin to report on the tension between cheap labor and the trump administration's immigration crackdown. >> reporter: down this road in waumandee, wisconsin, population 500, lies john rosenow's farm. he's a fifth-generation farmer who owns more than 900 acres and more than 600 dairy cows. >> takes one person for every 40, 45 cows. >> reporter: and who is doing all this work? >> i would say 90% is done by immigrants. >> reporter: immigrants like kevin, who was born in central mexico and crossed the u.s. border illegally when he was 18. now 21, kevin is among the 11 million undocumented migrants living in the u.s. more than 10,000 of them work on wisconsin dairy farms. what kind of work do you do here on the farm? >> [speaking spanish] >> reporter: you feed the cows and you clean the barns. kevin, who did not provide his last name during our interview, says he often work

it bird flu vaccine now is conditional approval from the department of agriculture. it's happening as avian flu continues to wipe out poultry flocks, driving up the price of eggs. the company behind this vaccine says it's been working with government officials and says the vaccination of commercial poultry. it's up to national. authorities. coming up here, one education department and its office is planning to lay off workers. >> and after the break, women taking a step towards law enforcement by the chp is for routing were females to the forest. >> for fans who cannot get inside chase center. the fun literally was overflowing into the shops and businesses around thrive city. hundreds of people were celebrating the fact that the bay area hosted the nba all-star weekend to kron four's jack moment has more. >> hundreds of people were piling in to thrive city on sunday to celebrate the final day of the nba all-star weekend. it also gave many folks who call san francisco home a chance to show off to the world what their city and also the bay area as a whole. >> celebratio

of health and human services andhe house will work on several bills. in another bill that would require the agriculture and interior departments to alte the use of new aerial wildlands fireghng technology. and politico hosts a discussion tiffs and u.s. trade policy. and senate lawmakers will hold confirmation votes for doug collins to be secretary of veterans affairs and pam bdi to be attorney general. and it 10:30 eastern, the senate judiciary committee will hola proposal to permanently classify fentanyl as a schedule one drug. these events also stream live on the free c-span now video app and online at c-span.org >> democracy, it is not just an idea but a process shaped by leaders elected to the highest offices and entrusted to a select few of guarding his basic principles. it is were a nation's chores -- course is charted. this is your government at work. this is c-span, giving you your democracy unfiltered. >> scholars and analysts participated in a discussion on the state of america in which they talk about a bipartisan report finding the u.s. saw gains in the economy and education but lagged behind in mental health, inequality, trust in institutions

a bird flu vaccine now has conditional approval from the department of agriculture. ng as avian flu. bird flu continues to wipe out chickens and driving up the price of eggs. the company behind the vaccine says it's been working with government officials. they say the vaccination of commercial poultry is up to national regulators. so they're pushing hard to get fully approved. >> a 36 and uber doordash are about to square off in bird technology's the parent company of uber eats is suing doordash over anti-competitive practices. the lawsuit alleges that doordash is threatening to force higher costs on restaurants that also offer uber eats for delivery. uber filed this lawsuit after hearing for restaurant owners told uber they felt pressured by doordash. doordash says the law should suit has no merit. and that uber is just unable to offer merchants, are consumers a better delivery choices? >> it's 37 is a time san francisco celebrated the year of the snake on saturday with its huge parade. you can see just how cold are full and likely that event was, you know, that para

department of agriculture. >> local park officials want you to be aware of possible toxic mushrooms thate been popping up in growing in the rainy season. the east bay regional park district says that the death cap mushroom and the western destroying angel mushrooms can be found anywhere where there are oak tree roots. so they're all over the place. these mushrooms. they can be deadly to humans if and animals too. so they warn keep your eyes on your pets when you go to the parks as well. >> keep an eye on the skies. the next 24 hours. we've got quite the winter storm that's about to be impacting the bay area. today is going to be dry during daytime hours. that includes your morning in the bulk of your evening commute. although rainfall will start to near us around 06:00pm. so don't be dilly dally around, get home and get all settled in before that rain gets here. you can see right now that we are looking at those clear crystal clear skies across the bay area last night. we did see some light shower activity just barely skirting right past the day, mostly at the peninsula. even a little bi

just last night the department of agriculture admitted it's trying to get back workers who were accidentally fired. veterinarians and animal health technicians working to prevents the spread of bird flu. >> one of the biggest functions of the doge team is just making sure that the presidential executive orders are actually carried out. >> reporter: tuesday president trump signed executive orders directing his administration to find ways to reduce the cost of in vitro fertilization, and another to rein in independent government agencies like the federal trade commission. further extending the power of the white house. another major priority for the white house is immigration. overnight two u.s. officials told cbs news the trump administration has put a hold on immigration applications under biden-era programs for migrants in latin america as well as ukraine. the white house is blaming fraud and security concerns on this issue. >> all right, jarred hill. thanks for joining us. >>> a new twist in the criminal case against new york city mayor eric adams. a federal judge is scheduled to meet with

a bird flu vaccine now has conditional approval from the department of agriculture. ng as the avian flu bird flu continues to wipe out. flocks of poultry, driving up egg prices. the company behind the vaccine says it's been working with government officials and that the vaccine vaccination of commercial poultry is up to national regulatory authorities will see if they give the green light. >> 6.36 right now and san francisco celebrated the year of the snake over the weekend on saturday. they had this big parade. lot of colors there. lot of energy and excitement. it's. >> the largest celebration of chinese culture outside of asia. kron four's. lindsey ford brings us some of the sights and sounds. >> crowds packed along san francisco's market street on saturday to celebrate the year of the snake. >> the annual chinese new year parade featured a marching band dragons and people walking on stilts wearing colorful garments. >> san francisco's officials also took part in the event. families like the one of amelia, like great arriving hours early for a prime time viewing spo

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a bird flu vaccine now has conditional approval from the department of agriculture. d flu continues to wipe out millions of chickens driving up the price of eggs. the company behind the vaccine says it's been working with government officials for a while now to get this vaccine to market. they say the vaccination of commercial poultry, though, is up to national regulators. so we'll see what they have to say. >> it's 7, 36 2 food delivery competitors are squaring off in burr, the parent company of uber eats uber technology. they're suing doordash over what they see as anti-competitive practices. doordash is accused of threatening to force higher costs on restaurants, which also offer uber eats. uber reportedly filed this suit after hearing for restaurant owners who felt pressured by doordash doordash argues that this lawsuit has no merit and that uber is unable to offer merchants or consumers better delivery choices. so the battle between uber and doordash k? >> well, let's turn our attention to san francisco and the fact that it's celebrated the year of the snake over

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at the department of agriculture, it's a 19% of the branch that performs food safety inspections. comes to air safety, about one-third of the tsa may be impacted. so far, 2,000 probationary workers at nih have lost their jobs. >> reporter: what does the public stand to lose with these widespread layoffs? >> we are important and we do important work. we are impactful. if you have questions or concerns about federal workers, ask one. >> john: what does katie do now? >> reporter: she says she can't afford to move back to alabama after shelling out so much money to move here to the d.c. area so she's focused on looking for a new job. but she points out how daunting that is considering there are now thousands of federal workers in the same boat who are competing for those positions. >> maurice: you showed us how many probationary workers are potentially vulnerable. do we have any sense of any of them ending up like katie? how many that could amount to? >> to. >> reporter: just because they are probationary workers does not mean they will automatically be fired. depending on the agency,

a bird flu vaccine and now has conditional approval from the department of agriculture. it's happening as avian flu continues to wipe out flocks of poultry, driving up egg prices. the company behind the vaccine says it's been working with government officials and they say the vaccination of commercial poultry is up to the national regulators. will 2 food delivery competitors are set to square off in court. uber technologies. the parent company of uber eats is suing doordash over what it says are anti-competitive practices in the lawsuit. doordash is accused of threatening to force higher costs on restaurants that offer uber eats delivery. uber reportedly filed the suit after hearing from restaurant owners who felt pressured by doordash doordash argues the lawsuit has no merit and that uber is unable to offer merchants or consumers better delivery choices. mexico's government is preparing a lawsuit now against google and other big tech companies, which are now showing gulf of america on their apps. mexico's president argues that it creates confusion because the map shows

earlier this week, the department of agriculture says a second strain of bird flu, often associated withild birds, was found in dairy cattle in nevada. this outbreak of bird flu has forced poultry farms to cull their chickens, impacting their egg supply, causing shortages and higher prices at the grocery store. in pennsylvania, 100,000 eggs worth $40,000 stolen from pete and gerry's organic eggs. the ceo of the company, speaking exclusively to gma, saying the company has beefed up security. >> so we are putting additional measures in place, its additional security on the ground. it's making sure that we're just we have better lighting in our facilities, maybe some additional cameras. >> the motive, police say, could be the extreme increased price of eggs. someone may have thought they could sell them. experts have warned that as the virus spreads among animals, the likelihood of more human cases increases. but the cdc says the risk to the general public remains low and there is no evidence of human to human spread at this time. alexis christoforous, abc news, new york. >> a stray cat was

department of agriculture issued conditional approval for a vaccine to protect chickens from the bird. >>> the man accused of shooting and killing unitedhealthcare ceo brian thompson on the streets of manhattan made his first court appearance since december. 26-year-old luigi mangione was in state court in manhattan where he previously pleaded not guilty to murder and terrorism charges. mangione wore a bulletproof vest as prosecutors laid out the evidence today. the judge gave the defense until april to respond. the hearing drew dozens of supporters of mangione and protesters frustrated with the american healthcare system. cbs news legal analyst jessica levinson says if this does go to trial, attorneys will look for jurors that can be impartial even if they've heard of the case. >> what we're looking for is people who can walk into that jury box and then later into the deliberation room and say here's the applicable law. here are the facts that were presented to me. i'm going to make a decision only based on that. >> so in the meantime mangione is held in a federal jail in brooklyn wh

as a matter of fact, in the department of agriculture, when you go to my plate, you see that we have 20% protein, 30% vegetables. we have to make a major change and we have to change snap back to what it was. but it is going to be difficult because now the people can buy any foods. i don't understand why we ever did that or why the public health officials did not stand up and scream and prevent that from happening. host: let's get a response. guest: we really thank deborah for her work and advocacy. you are right. we did stand up and scream in many quarters. i remember when michelle obama was trying to improve the quality of school lunches. we got a lot of pushback by that. big food is a major political force. i know that president trump has said he wants to make americans healthy again. that is something that i think everyone in this country can get behind. we need to use it in a science-driven way and that means we have to take on big food. if we can do that, tobacco and getting people more physically active, get the salt out of our diet, we will be a lot healthier. we tried to get

department of agriculture shows more than 20 million egg-laying chickens died last quarter from the virus. the average price of a dozen large grade a eggs was $4.15 in december, up from 3.65 just one month earlier and that is taking a toll on everyday americans along with restaurant owners. >> oh, your breakfast restaurants and stuff will be feeling the brunt of that and probably i'd say the rest of this year. >> reporter: but the logistics of raising chickens at home with sometimes be tough to crack and getting started isn't cheap. costs vary from about 200 to $2,000 just for the coop, not to mention chicken rules vary by region. add on feed, waterers, and that priceless tlc, most egg lovers will keep scrambling to get their weekly dozen from the local store. >> according to the cdc, there have been fewer than 70 confirmed cases of the bird flu in humans in the last year. the vast majority were farm workers who came in close contact with animals infected by a strain of bird flu that spilled over the dairy cows in late 2023. >>> health officials are raising the alarm as the winter marks t

the department of agriculture says it is working to swiftly rectify the firing of several employees working on bird flu outbreak. they are considered frontline safety workers. >> kelly o'donnell, thanks. >>> president trump's hiring freeze has stalled the onboarding process across federal firefighting agencies, raising concerns for next season and some warn that could have deadly consequences. jacob soboroff explains. >> reporter: the danger of wildfire couldn't have been any lower when we visited here in the middle of a winter storm last week. that's why this firefighting captain wanted to bring us to southwest washington, where he fought the tunnel 5 fire in the summer of 2023. this isn't national forest? why do you respond here? >> we're a part of our nation's promise to the public to respond to wildfire emergencies. >> reporter: that promise might be getting harder to keep. as president trump's hiring freeze has seasonal firefighters in limbo when onboarding for the next fire season should have started. by the time you made it here, this house was in flames? >> in the process of burning

. >> department of agriculture spent more than $1 billion compensating farmers for birds that had to kill and with so many hens already lost and even with the outbreak under control the agency predicts the cost of eggs will go up another 20% this year. >>> up next the alarming news about tiny particles of plastic getting into our brains, what to know, next. it also reduced flare-ups. breztri won't replace a rescue inhaler... for sudden breathing problems. it inot for asthma. tell your doctor if you have a heart condition or high blood pressure before taking it. don't take breztri more than prescribed. breztri may increase your risk of thrush, pneumonia, and ososteoporos. call your doctor if worsened breathing, chest pain, mouth or tongue swelling ...problems urinating vision changes, or eye pain occur. ask your doctor about breztri. a chewy order is on the way for radar — who knows that sounds means... kibble... squeaky toy... ...and birdseed. delivered fast — at prices everyone loves. for low prices. for life with pets, there's chewy when you really need to sleep. you reach for the r

but san mateo county's department of agriculture's advising backyard poultry owners to watch out for signs of bird flu in their flocks. they say you should take appropriate measures like washing your hands before and after handling your birds and disinfect your footwear to reduce the risk of spreading bird flu. >> police shooting in richmond has resulted in the death of a person who police say was wanted for a probation violation warrant connected to domestic violence charges. this is video here from the citizen app. the richmond police department says the shooting happened last night off carlson boulevard on union pacific railroad tracks. they say the suspect was shot and killed after more than 30 minute standoff. it's not clear what specifically cause police to use deadly force. the contra costa county da's office is investigating the shooting district attorney rob bonta says the doj is investigating. has released new statistics showing crime on bart dropped 17% last year compared to 2023. they say specifically violent crime rates dropped 11%. bart says along with officers, they als

reporter: hochul says she took this action out of an abundance of caution after the state department of agriculture detected seven cases of avian flu during routine inspections at live bird markets in new york city. no human cases of avian influenza have been diagnosed in new york state. >> these are just simply measured, common sense steps that will curb the spread of bird flu. >> reporter: the markets will be closed for at least five days. during that time, no poultry can be delivered, and all unaffected markets must sell the remaining inventory, clean, disinfect the premises, and undergo a state inspection before they can reopen. >> we have been vigilant and will remain vigilant so new yorkers can go about their lives with peace of mind. >> reporter: now that you have heard that there are these cases -- >> i am so -- >> reporter: you are worried? besides complying with the order, for some shop owners and employees the governor's abundance of caution also means doing their own damage control. [speaking spanish] no? this is a similar reaction we have gotten from several places, whether we have cal

the department of agriculture says it is working to swiftly rectify the firing of several employees working on the bird flu outbreak who are considered frontline public safety workers. >> all right, kelly, thank you. >>> and mr. trump is, again, causing controversy by seeming to blame ukraine for being invaded by russia. speaking at mar-a-lago, the president referred to ukrainian complaints that they're not included in peace talks in saudi arabia. >> i think i have the power to end this war. and i think it's going very well. but today i heard oh, well, we weren't invited. you've been there for three years. you should have ended it. you should have never started it. you could have made a deal. >> i think that comment had a lot of people scratching heads. what's the latest to come out of saudi arabia. >> reporter: the meeting was as much about the optics, at least for the russian side as it was about concrete results. the u.s. and russia a agreedagr saudi saudi to begin ending the war in ukraine. secretary of state rubio did say this was just the beginning of the conversation and that more wo

department of energy, suddenly told they are out of a job. >> last night, i got an email around 9:00 p.m. saying that my position was terminated. >> reporter: in greensboro, georgia, carly worked at the department of agriculture. >> i saw the subject of it, and i kind of screamed. i didn't think it was real at first, so i reread it like three times and then kind of started crying. because -- yeah, i was relying on this job. my husband and i just purchased this house in december, and now we're not really sure what we're going to do. >> reporter: in a meeting at the office of personnel management, some employees were told to, quote, gather your personal belongings and exit the premises. abc news obtaining this audio. >> you will receive your termination notice via email shortly, and it will include the reason for termination. as a result, your employment with the office of personnel management will end today. >> reporter: the layoffs across at least a dozen departments and agencies all part of an effort to cut government costs. >> [ crowd chanting ] elon musk has got to go. >> reporter: -- spearheaded by elon musk, who told an international conference that whole agencies would have to go. >> we do need to delet

reporter: hochul says she took this action out of an abundance of caution after the state department of agricultureed in new york state. >> these are just simply measured common sense steps that will curb the spread of bird flu. >> reporter: the markets will be closed for at least five days. during that time no poultry can be delivered and all unaffected markets must sell the remaining inventory, clean, disinfect the premises and undergo a state inspection before they can reopen. >> we have been vigilant and will remain vigilant so new yorkers can go about their lives with peace of mind. >> but now that you've heard that there are these cases -- >> i am so worried. >> you're worried. >> reporter: besides complying with the order for some shop owners and employees the governor's abundance of caution also means doing their own damage control. [ speaking in a global language ] this is a similar reaction we've gotten from several places whether we've called or shown up. they don't want to talk about it and they don't want to give the impression that it is their business that is impacted. this this case

>> well, the department of agriculture policy had been to kill those chickens, as you know. 'll watch for the details of that. >> sure. >> but let's get back to something the president said. higher interest rates are part of that battle against inflation that the federal reserve has been waging, but this past week, the president called for interest rates to be lowered. why does he think that will lower your grocery prices? >> well, first of all, i want to say that i just this weekend have arranged to begin once again regular lunches with jay powell at the federal reserve. we have a long relationship, and i'm going to go over there with him and the other governors and talk about our views about what's going on and listen to him. i think that -- jay's going to -- he's an independent person. the fed independence is respected, and the president's opinion also can be heard. he's the president of the united states. but if we get inflation under control, then that takes the pressure off the fed. and one way to tell whether markets think are we getting inflation under control is to l

department of agriculture has detected a second strain of bird flu in dairy cattle that previously hadeen seen in cows. so far, the number of cows infected has not had the same kind of impact as the number of birds infected, but that could happen. nearly 70 people in the u.s. have contracted bird flu, most of them farm workers. infectious disease specialist doctor peter chin-hong says at least two humans have contracted that second strain just detected in dairy cattle. this particular strain, although there's no evidence that it's going to get into humans that easily, is capable of causing more serious disease, at least in the two cases that we know about. but, he adds, there is no evidence bird flu can be spread human to human, but urged people not to drink raw milk and to get their flu shots. you don't want bird flu to exchange genes with human flu. in san jose. jocelyn moran, nbc, bay area news. well, new at 11. a mountain lion warning on the cal campus. the university has sent out a warning saying someone saw what they believed to be a mountain lion cub on a trail near canyon road

of $8. a dozen and lawmakers say there's one main reason for the steep price is the bird flu continues to ravage agriculture across the country. the u.s. departmentagriculture reports farms across the country have had to kill more than 40 million birds. mostly egg-laying chickens since december to limit the spread of the bird flu virus. only get between 5 and 10% of what are >> i've never seen it like that before. democrats and republicans want to help all poultry farmers recover so grocery stores and their customers are not left empty handed when avian influenza says detected on a farm. >> farm is quarantining. and the birds are taken out of production. but purdue university professor job a lock to says all farms within a certain distance of an outbreak must pause operations. >> and right now, only those farms with positive tests than their flocks receive federal dollars from the usda for support. while lawmakers debate legislation to change that we're looking at every possible scenario. newly sworn-in agriculture secretary brooke rollins says to expect a response to the bird flu from the trump administration soon in washington. i'm jessi tenure

department of agriculture has a very strict rules in order to protect the u.s. gg industry, which is already dealing with an ongoing outbreak of avian flu. so if you're traveling abroad and you're hoping to bring in eggs, they will be confiscated. if you don't declare them, you could also be fined up to $10,000. i also looked up because we had a question this morning whether you could bring in cooked eggs like a hard boiled egg to eat during your travel. those are no, no as well. well, starting today, expectant families in hayward will have one less option. saint rose hospital, temporarily closing its family birthing center. but the closure could last up to 18 months. hospital first made that announcecement las fall, saying thatll 17 beds would close, allowing room to reimagine the use for that unit. the hospital also says it currently sees, on average, less than one birth per day. well, it is almost the last song of the night for a popular south bay roller rink, but the owner is still hopeful about charting a new path. san jose's aloha fun center started six yea

but san mateo county's department of agriculture's advising backyard poultry owners. watch for signs of bird flu. in your stop in your flocks. excuse me. they say you should also take appropriate measures like washing your hands before and after handling your birds and disinfect your footwear to reduce the risk of spreading bird flu. in the north bay, there are still road closures across sonoma county tonight all following yesterday's storm. officials warning drivers not to drive through any flood waters. kron four's terisa stasio continues. our team coverage from force bill. i'm theresa i'm here in force bill. just offer river road. you can see behind me how this road is closed. >> that is because of the high water in this area is just one of several roadways closed >> cleaning up and getting ready. tell me what was it like yesterday? well, it was a lot of fun. i love it. when mother nature, let's lose like that. it's pretty entertaining. big waters and yeah. like yeah, it's used to live in the mountains. a kind of ken, this to a snow day. brian porter is owner of rus

department of agriculture is trying to rehire officials that were fired over the weekend. the agency saying it accidtly fired employees who were working on the bird flu outbreak. the administration has also been working to reinstate some nuclear safety employees who were fired last week. jessica? >> all right, alice, thank you. >>> meanwhile, president trump's hiring freeze is now stalling the onboarding process across federal firefighting agencies, raising new concerns for next season. nbc's jacob soboroff explains. >> reporter: the danger of wildfire couldn't have been any lower when we visited the columbia river gorge in the middle of a winter storm last week. but that's exactly why u.s. forest service captain wanted to bring us to washington where he fought a fire in the summer of 2023. this isn't a national forest, is it? >> no, it's not. >> reporter: why do you guys show up and fight fire here? >> we're part of the promise to the public to respond to wildfire emergencies. >> reporter: that promise might be getting harder to keep. as president trump's hiring freeze ha

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