lockdown in itself a joyful occasion but they couldn't share it with anyone or get any help because anna christina and her husband my teen along with the children had to go into quarantine they was a suspected case of covert 19 in their circle of friends. they were there in the bottle so it was terrible for us because the grandmothers couldn't come. and fathers all my brothers no one could come in the baby it was really tough. now 7 months later the world looks very different the borders between europe and its neighbors are still closed but the small country is so far doing well with less than a 100 deaths and only a few 1000 cases overall although infections have now risen sharply again schools and universities closed for a few weeks in the spring it was the same for shops but now the streets are busy again many people voluntarily wear masks in public there's still a need for caution but there's also an obvious sense of relief that things are not worse than they are the mood is also upbeat at the pastor research institute when the pandemic started in march they were able to respond immediately wi

christina's parents divorc when she was a baby. she grewhe up in suburban dalla with her dad, mark. her stepmom anna. and a brother and sister. but she remained close to her mom, johnny mcelroy. >> she's the love of my life, the apple of my eye, my heartbeat. she's my everything. >> reporter: it was almost like christina had two moms, and later when jonni married ronnie, two dads. and lots of friends.s. sydney robertson has known christina since they were 3 years old. >> her personality was definitely ten times bigger than she was.e and she'd get so small but she gives the biggest hugs. and she will not let you go. >> reporter: kelly lange met christina just after high school.ep >> she was this animated, smart, beautiful fashionista. she was quirky, and it drew people in no matter who you were. >> reporter: and all her life, christina was drawn to two boys. >> she knew these two guys, logan and hunter, since third grade. >> reporter: hunter foster, logan prendergast and christina. >> the three musketeers. you know, and they knew everything about her. >> reporter: logan and christina went from buddies to high school sweethearts

anna werner reports. >> reporter: just how far will someone go to find a playstation 5 video gaming console? ask mom christina wants one for her son. >> i tried going to stores and waited in long lines. it's just been -- it's impossible. >> reporter: she even set up a twitter account to track announcements of new online sales. but rushing to buy one -- >> as soon as i clicked on it, it was sold out already. i don't even know how that's possible. >> reporter: the playstation 5 and xbox series x are in high demand. compounding the problem? shipping delays. many are sitting on ships like these, shipped from china and waiting for two days to be unloaded at the overflowing port of los angeles. this man is the port's director. >> the manufacturers overseas all the way to the port, everyone's backed up, can't keep up with the orders. the ships can only take so much cargo. >> 86% of the world's toys are made in china. >> reporter: industry expert richard gottlieb consults with experts around the world. >> we've been having trouble having containers in to ship from china. that's due to the fact there was a sudden surg

truly incredible panel of judges, i served with christina henriquez, rebecca mckay and keaton patterson. we also had the endless and relentless support of annational book foundation and though i think all of them. fiction is and always has been and always will be my first love both as a writer and reader. i love it so very much. one of the greatest gifts of this process was having to read books i might not ordinarily know about or gravitate toward. this year the committee and i read a lot of books. i mean, a lot. those books were incredible, epic novels, intricately crafted short stories, we read about love and marriage and war and devastation, we read stories that were serious and stories that were moving and. >> if you published fiction this year please know your words were loved, respected, and enjoyed. this is been an impossible year and almost every way. we are dealing with a pandemic in the political climate that is somehow both terrifying and absurd. i'm in awe of the art writers are producing under such challenging circumstances. we spend not nearly enough time talking about what we accomplished despite the challenges. it's hard to w