Photos of bare grocery refrigerator cases and tales of egg prices gone wild have been rampant on social media this winter. The scenes aren’t manufactured drama. The U.S. Department of Agriculture noted last week that some grocery stores have been limiting the number of cartons customers can buy and hanging signs announcing shortages where cartons of eggs would normally be stacked.

WBZ-TV's Mike Sullivan spoke with one Boston restaurant owner who says egg prices have doubled. President Biden stood next to Gov. Gavin Newsom and pledged full federal support as fires burned through Los Angeles County.