Rachel Abrams

Here's what else you need to know today. Four top New York City officials are resigning after the Justice Department moved to dismiss the corruption case against Mayor Eric Adams. The four officials oversee much of the city government, and their departure could further weaken Adams, who's resisting calls to resign.

Adams was indicted on federal bribery and fraud charges, which the DOJ sought to dismiss, arguing that the prosecution was politically motivated and was impeding Adams' ability to cooperate with President Trump's deportation agenda. And on Monday, a Delta Airlines flight carrying 80 people crashed, flipped over, and injured at least 18 people on board while it was trying to land in Toronto.

Adams was indicted on federal bribery and fraud charges, which the DOJ sought to dismiss, arguing that the prosecution was politically motivated and was impeding Adams' ability to cooperate with President Trump's deportation agenda. And on Monday, a Delta Airlines flight carrying 80 people crashed, flipped over, and injured at least 18 people on board while it was trying to land in Toronto.

The accident comes after a series of plane crashes over the last few weeks have stoked fears in passengers and raised broader concerns about aviation safety. Today's episode was produced by Mary Wilson and Michael Simon Johnson. It was edited by Lisa Chow and Larissa Anderson. Fact-checked by Susan Lee.

The accident comes after a series of plane crashes over the last few weeks have stoked fears in passengers and raised broader concerns about aviation safety. Today's episode was produced by Mary Wilson and Michael Simon Johnson. It was edited by Lisa Chow and Larissa Anderson. Fact-checked by Susan Lee.

Contains original music by Pat McCusker, Diane Wong, Marian Lozano, and Dan Powell, and was engineered by Chris Wood. Our theme music is by Jim Brunberg and Ben Landsberg of Wonderly. That's it for The Daily. I'm Rachel Abrams. See you tomorrow.

Contains original music by Pat McCusker, Diane Wong, Marian Lozano, and Dan Powell, and was engineered by Chris Wood. Our theme music is by Jim Brunberg and Ben Landsberg of Wonderly. That's it for The Daily. I'm Rachel Abrams. See you tomorrow.

From The New York Times, this is The Daily. I'm Rachel Abrams. Today, an outbreak of bird flu has been tearing through the nation's dairy farms and infecting more and more people. And now there are troubling signs that the United States might be closer to another pandemic, even as President Trump dismantles the country's public health system.

From The New York Times, this is The Daily. I'm Rachel Abrams. Today, an outbreak of bird flu has been tearing through the nation's dairy farms and infecting more and more people. And now there are troubling signs that the United States might be closer to another pandemic, even as President Trump dismantles the country's public health system.

My colleague Apoorva Mandavilli explains how the virus has changed and why our government might be ill-equipped to respond. It's Thursday, February 13th. Apoorva, hello. Hello. So the last time we talked about bird flu on the show, which was last April, our colleague Emily Anthes was raising a modest amount of concern about the virus.

My colleague Apoorva Mandavilli explains how the virus has changed and why our government might be ill-equipped to respond. It's Thursday, February 13th. Apoorva, hello. Hello. So the last time we talked about bird flu on the show, which was last April, our colleague Emily Anthes was raising a modest amount of concern about the virus.

She said it had been spreading pretty quickly and intensely in birds, and also it had started to show up in other animals. But at that point, it was not that much of a concern for people, but it could be soon. So since then, we've been checking in with you periodically just to ask, should we be worried now? And you've told us at various points, no, not yet.

She said it had been spreading pretty quickly and intensely in birds, and also it had started to show up in other animals. But at that point, it was not that much of a concern for people, but it could be soon. So since then, we've been checking in with you periodically just to ask, should we be worried now? And you've told us at various points, no, not yet.

But this week, you told us yes, which was a little alarming. So what is going on?

But this week, you told us yes, which was a little alarming. So what is going on?

But first, can we just understand bird flu a little bit better and why it's infecting all these different animals in addition to people?

But first, can we just understand bird flu a little bit better and why it's infecting all these different animals in addition to people?

Does that have anything to do with the egg situation that we're seeing? Like, I feel like every time I walk into a grocery store, there's a sign saying, you know, sorry, we don't have eggs and the shelves are bare.

Does that have anything to do with the egg situation that we're seeing? Like, I feel like every time I walk into a grocery store, there's a sign saying, you know, sorry, we don't have eggs and the shelves are bare.

You mentioned that we've seen it in mammals. Can you talk about cattle specifically? Obviously, agriculture is huge, and I'm wondering how that has been affected by all of this.