ann thompson has the story >> reporter: cabin fever may be setting in >> i am a child of god what i amme school teacher. >> reporter: whether you have 500 square feet or 5,000, with everyone at home may not be enough ask "the tonight show" jimmy fallon >> rhumba rolled outfront door hasn't come back >> reporter: more empathy for robert kelley, bbc interview that went viral. clinical psy clinical si clinical psychologist. >> everybody loves each other but not used to spending this much time together >> reporter: set up dedicated work space, routine, and plenty of breaks. >> this is essentially the work setup. >> reporter: my brother jim, producer with nbc sports has work zones at home he's in loft, high school senior at island, wife lori, middle school teacher >> so much fun family with me >> clear communication, asking for boundaries, helpful to be specific of what you need. >> sounds of trying to work at home >> reporter: social media is outlet and resource. >> full-time working mom of four kids >> reporter: news producer and husband managing four young kids in new york apartment. >>

ann thompson has the story. >> reporter: by now, cabin fever may be setting in >> i am a child of god. what i am not is a home school teacher. >> reporter: whether you have 500 square feet or 5,000, with everyone at home, it may not be enough. just ask "the tonight show's" jimmy fallon. >> being stuck inside with the same people can be tough today our room about rolled out the front door and hasn't come back >> reporter: suddenly we all have more empathy for robert kelly whose 2017 bbc interview went valir dr. sue varma is a clinical psychiatrist. is it okay to feel overwhelmed? >> look, everybody is well intentioned we all care about each other in the family. everybody loves each other but we are not used to spending this much time together >> reporter: to survive she says set up a dedicated work space, keep to a routine similar to school or office and take plenty of breaks. >> this is essentially the work setup. >> reporter: my brother, jim, a producer with nbc sports, now has work zones at home. he's in a loft high school junior fiona at the kitschan island and wife lorie arc middl

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he sat down with anne thompson. >> will you notice when jack welch walked away? >> well, it is a grocery store and the new guy is running the family grocery store. >> reporter: he wrote several new york times best selling books and launched online university. >> we have to get people in the country about education and driving new growth. >> and who is better than him? >> and a pioneer transforming business from main street to wall street. >> how can i have regret? the kid from irish salem who ends up with the best job in the world and trying to make $10,000 to live on and i had a great run. >> joline kemp, nbc news. >> well, he made a lot more than $10,000. >> great run. >> and he had a $10,000 view behind you there, kari. >> it is nice. and as we are looking outside, we are enjoying the sunshine and something that we did not see much of over the weekend and especially in san francisco. as you are ready to head out, i wanted to show you this shot, and i love this live view and norstar where we had six inches of snow over the weekend and people are out enjoying it

ann thompson has more what you can do to keep calm. >> it will get worse >> suspending all travel. >>worse. >> reporter: america the anxious. >> the whole world i feel is shutting down right now. >> reporter: the unseen danger of coronavirus with invisible impact. >> i worry about the people in my life. >> i look at my 401k and i about have a heart attack. >> reporter: threatening our physical and mental health what makes this crisis different than others? >> with other crisis we knew there was a clear end point and the uncertainty is what's making this so scary. >> for those wit -- >> reporter: this psychiatrist says it's a triggering event for those with pre-existing conditions like anxiety. for others it fuels a loss of control. there seems to be a palpable sense of panic we see it in the panic buying in stores, one example. is this reasonable behavior? >> what we're finding is people feel that there is this sort of pervasive sense of danger and helplessness. >> reporter: even our traditional ways of coping and comforting are affected. many religious services suspended. large gathe

for "today," anne thompson, nbc news >> all right, hoda, for pats fans, that was the morning bummer howed i've got your morning boost. there is no doubt the true heroes in the coronavirus outbreak are the health care workers all over the world, doctors, nurses, emergency responders are being recognized for their hard work and courage in a very unique way take a look. that's called cheering that's called applause people in lockdown across europe, france, spain, italy, they are on their balconies applauding health care workers in a collective act of solidarity residents are organizing moments of gratitude through social media. i think -- you know what, i think we can all take a page from that. i feel like there are doctors and nurses everywhere. if you see one anywhere, in the grocery store, happen to be at the hospital, just a thank you, because they are putting their own lives on the line. they have got families at home i just feel like anyone who needs some love, it's our health care professionals. >> i agree wholeheartedly. we are so grateful for them right now. this is a time to tell

welch sat down with nbc's anne thompson in 2001. >> will ge notice when jack welch walk s away? >> it is a family grocery store. now, there is a new guy running the grocery store. >> reporter: his retirement was anything but. he wrote several "new york times" well-selling books. >> you have to get everyone in the country around innovation and driving new growth. >> i think i'm going to jane up, too. who is better than him? >> reporter: a pioneer who transformed business. >> a kid from salem, ending up with the greatest job in the world. trying to make $10,000 to live on. i had a great run. >> reporter: jo ling kent, nbc news. >> his wife said he died from renal failure. he was surrounded by his family and beloved dogs. the president tweeting this morning, there was no corporate leader like neutron jack. he was my friend and supporter. he will never be forgotten. craig? >> jo, thank you. >>> let us head over to mr. roker for a look at the west coast weather. what are we looking at? >> we have a few watches and warnings. high wind advisories. we have high surf advisories. we have

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ann fennelly. grisham writer-in-residence, megan abbott. pendarvis, you know. poet chiyuma elliott. wright thompsonovelist ace atkins. poet derek harriell is originally from milwaukee. crime novelist billy boyle from brooklyn. downstairs, currence's restaurant city grocery cranks out many delicious things. the man known as big bad chef, aka "johnny snack", is sending some of those goodies upstairs as there's nothing professional writers like more than free food. usually you put five writers in a room it's a ugly hell broth of envy, hatred. >> writer: we all hate tommy. >> writer 2: no, that goes without saying. >> tom: even me, i hate me the worst of all. >> jack pendarvis: around here anyway, the writers are really supportive of each other. for writers to argue would be like arguing over a piece of dirt. i mean, what are we fighting about? the stakes are so low, why would you be a jerk about it. >> anthony: if mississippi were a country and there were a national hero, uh, dead or alive, by consensus, statewide, who would -- who would the statue be of? >> wright thompson: elvis. >> anthony: really?

anne kirkpatrick last month. lynn ramirez reports these back yard homes can put w tra dollar homeowners. >> reporter: they call it a granny unit but there's nothing old-fashioned about this tiny moderate home. homeowner jeff thompsonhis prefabricated home was put in his back yard and made move- in ready in just 12 weeks. >> they drove it here and then craned the whole unit over the back yard and put it right on top of the foundation and finisheded the utilities and it's as easy as that. >> reporter: it's all part of a new program to streamline the back yard home permitting proetsz plus the quick one-top- shop start up. >> reporter: so this is a h . right now we're in the living room and the tv area. we're going to walk through the galley style kitchen where we have very nice mrienss and that leads you into the bedroom. it's a pretty nice size bedroom. there's two closets. there's a space for a dresser right here and over in this area we'll walk right into the restroom and in the restroom there's a very nice sized shower. it seems a lot bigger than 500 500 square feet but that's because of all of the windows on a home like this. >> it all cost the homeowner $200,000. >> it's quite achievable given the range of fina