Now from Times Square, here's what you need to know.

We gotta talk about this new plan by the federal government to try and fight this bird flu outbreak,

try to bring down those cost of eggs. What do we know about it?

So bird flu has many epidemiologists and scientists are calling this a pandemic among animals as it continues to be a moving target,

very difficult to

contain. Up to 150 million poultry birds have been called or killed to try to contain

this virus. And unfortunately, as I said, it's still difficult. So this new plan is a billion

dollar plan to invest in trying to curtail those numbers. It starts with number one, making sure

that there's stronger biosecurity measures.

Over $500 million expected to be invested.

This is an extension of a pilot program started under the Biden administration to send inspectors to farms to help test and try to understand where these outbreaks are occurring.

400 million increased financial relief in poultry farms to poultry farms. This adds to the over billion dollars that have been provided to poultry farmers in the past three years during this outbreak,

and $100 million in research for vaccines.

Now, in the past, specifically 2014, culling or killing poultry birds have been able to contain these outbreaks,

but unfortunately today that is very different, so we will have to see how these effects change and hopefully reduce

these numbers and save some birds and reduce these prices.

But what about if you are able to find eggs, right? Are they safe to eat? Is everything

okay? Yes. Yes. Eggs are safe to eat. They are sanitized before they leave the farm.

There is little to no risk of being or contaminated or having that exposure. You have to though make sure that you're following food safety guidelines. That includes cooking your meats to the appropriate temperatures, poultry 160 degrees or higher, meat 165 degrees or higher, avoiding avoiding, avoiding

avoiding not just for the risk of bird blue, from a variety of other infections that

you want to make sure that you're avoiding, and just making sure you're being mindful.

Unfortunately, these egg prices will likely continue to rise until this is contained, but basic

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