what they don't have on the shelves today, they may still not have the on shelves tonight. >> and that's the "overnight news" for this tuesday. for some of you, the news continues. t broadst center in los angeles. >>> it's tuesday, march 17th, 2020. this is the "cbs morning news". tightening restrictions to stop the spread of the coronavirus, cities across the country taking drastic measures. now the government is recommending limiting groups to no more than ten people. what's next? >>> are we prepared as coronavirus cases grow, so will the need for hospital beds. also a potential vaccine is already being tested on humans. >>> and campaign concerns. tuesday contests are being affected by the outbreak where polls will be temporarily polls will be temporarily closed. captioning funded by cbs >>> m

go intoa they see empty shelves whenever they go into a supermarket. thing at the moment is to try and keep those shelves stocked and it's quite to restrict people to only a few items, that kind of measure, but if the shelves were constantly stocked, what would then happen is the people wouldn't panic buy. there is an interesting element of human psychology. we have been told by experts and government officials that the supply chain is fine, there is absolutely loads of food there, but as soon as you see those images, some people stockpile as you say. so what is actually happening is that people are now going to supermarkets and spending 50% more than they would normally do at this time of the year, they span £1 billion filling up their fridges and larders over the next three weeks. that would value 65,000 ventilators, for instance stop yeah. jo, let's stick with the sunday express front page. and the picture on the right—hand side of the queen there and the small headline, queen will boost the nation's morale with 0stle tv speech. what's going on ther

they are trying to ensure shelves do not go empty trying to ensure shelves do not go e m pty early tryinglves do not go empty early in the morning and to achieve that, they are putting item limits on certain goods. it is important everybody respects that. more food arrives every day. there is no shortage of food production. the crucial thing is we need people to come down and buy only what they need and think of others when they purchase. john craig, sky news. has more pressure being put on supermarkets by the decision to close pubs, cafe is and restaurants? and a medical question if i may, we have broadcast in the past hour an interview with a leading ear, nose and throat consultant, who has revealed new symptoms for the covid—19. a loss of smell or taste, i am symptoms for the covid—19. a loss of smell or taste, iam not symptoms for the covid—19. a loss of smell or taste, i am not sure if you are familiar with this. he said two of his senior colleagues suffer from this. he is concerned about the risk to seniorfront line this. he is concerned about the risk to senior front line medics. t

i went to are empty shelves as well.ntral london today and there was a fear. there is no plaster, no pasta sauce, you html, that has gone completely. it is mother's day tomorrow but there we re is mother's day tomorrow but there were a lot of mother's day flowers. it isa were a lot of mother's day flowers. it is a really sad situation, but one of the side—effects of the outbreak we are having is that people are not going to see their pa rents. people are not going to see their parents. an elderly lady was in tea rs. parents. an elderly lady was in tears. she lives with her sister and her husband and she has not been able to get the things that she needs. she has been going everyday to the shop but she just can't find the things that she needs for her family. we have heard from the government today that there is enough food to go around, but people really need to stop panic buying. we will see if people take that message on board. what else at the government doing? they have come up with a few different ideas. they are ea

empty shelves? >> reporter: oh, a lot of empty shelves. more than we've been seeing.w, friday grocers say it really ramped up and it's gotten a little bit worse every day, especially here tonight. this one is actually restricting its hours. they're only going to be open from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. so that they can actually restock some of those shelves. and it's coming as a surprise to some shoppers being turned away at the door. they're going to be restocking staples like bread, milk, frozen food. other safeways have reduced their hours as well. many walmarts are doing the same thing. if you like trader joe's, they are typically open at 9:00 to 9:00, but they're only going to be open from 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. not only just to give their employees a little bit of a break but so they can restock those shelves. janelle. >> they've been very busy. so how often do they restock their shelves? a couple times a week or every day? >> reporter: it's a good question. we've been asking that. we get different answers every store we go to. typically you go on a tuesday morning

are circulating on the internet suggesting a crisis that doesn't really exist and the shelves today are usually fully restocked by the next morning the government says there's no reason for panic buying now to keep there are enough supplies and shelves to be restocked but it's quite a challenge to install a sold out one way to solve this problem would be to ease regulations regarding working on sundays on talks about. supermarkets are also urging customers to show more solidarity and imposing quantity limits on certain items like flour and toilet paper tourist attractions like north shore and stein castle are closed the same goes for theatres and museums several cities have introduced strict preventive measures such as limiting events to no more than 50 people and requiring the closure of night clubs and bars. the berlin zoo was busy on saturday just like any other sunny day. is an issue invite everything is so spread out here you can keep your distance from strangers we took the kids outside to enjoy the nice weather fewer people are making their way to german airports the last pla

so they can have time to stock their shelves. they can't keep up with the pace. shoppers talked about trying three different stores yesterday just looking for basics, eggs, bread, milk, from costco to target to safeway, shelves were empty. stores were trying to stock their own shelves when the shelter in place went in effect. >> no chicken at all. they don't have eggs. no orange juice. >> reporter: the california grocers association is asking people slow down their buying, and they say grocers cannot keep up with the demand and cannot stock the shelves fast enough, and they want everybody to relax, and safeway is hiring and they have 2,000 openings for northern california, and we do see employees inside working hard, and i saw a delivery truck pull in within the hour, and safeway is working hard to get more on the shelves for you today. >> thank you, f for that update. >>> the shelter in place does not stop you from going for a walk outside, and one of the biggest concerns is how to get around when the bay area shutsdown. >> empty bart trains leaving room for soc

shelves are stocked typically every night. with the supply chain screeching to a halt, shelves might stay bear. >> farmers aren't going get their work done. truckers aren't going to be able the ship the food. store shelves aren't going to be able to be >> reporter: nick vyas is an expert on global supply chain. is this biggest economic interruption? >> when dust settle, we will look back as major catastrophic event. >> reporter: but economists seem to agree, there will be a recovery, a distant hope, brought nearer by the latest instagram update from hollywood's most relatable man, tom hanks, still in isolation after contracting the virus in australia. hanks encouraging fans to "the advice of experts and taking care of ourselves" and in a wink to his hit movie "a league of their own," reminding folks -- there's no crying in baseball. >> matt gutman joins you live. matt, we want to get back to the graphic you and i showed earlier this week why officials are trying to slow this down, why the president declared a national emergenc

it is getting onto the shelves. what else is the government been able to do?vernment for help. the government are allowing supermarkets to work more closely together, easing those competition rules. also lorries will be able to deliver to supermarkets throughout the night and earlier in the morning. previously they have not been able to do that to avoid disruption for nearby residents but this is an extreme situation and it is more important to have enough food and essential items on the shelves. thank you, charlotte. the headlines on bbc news: more beds, ventilators and thousands of extra staff will be made available from next week after a deal between nhs england and the nation's independent hospitals. another 56 people with coronavirus have died in the uk, bringing the total of deaths in the country to 233. the death toll in italy has seen another dramatic rise. nearly 800 hundred people have died in the last 2a hours from coronavirus — the highest total anywhere in the world since the outbreak began. sport and, for a full round—up from the bbc sport centre

many of the stores the shelves were just cleared out today. in that store you might have seen us during the interviews. social distancing ourselves from some of the interviewers. trying to do our part to keep six feet from other people around us. >> thanks. a bay area food chain is creating a senior shopping hour. the market will open from 8 to 9:00 a.m. to help the at risk customers. everything will have just been cleaned and less crowded. it will open for everyone else at 9:00. >> panic buying at cannabis dispensaries. look at the long lines. the city ordered all dispensaries to close tomorrow. they are not considered essential. the order applies to delivery as well. oakland harbor side says delivery is in high demand and increasing staffing. >> we have an interalktive map of current cases in the bay area and country. one of many resources always available to you. >> what is it like to be tested for coronavirus? one san francisco family tels their story. >> we have seen it all with the low pressure system from rain to snow to thunder and hai

many of the stores the shelves were just cleared out today. in that store you might have seen us during the interviews. social distancing ourselves from some of the interviewers. trying to do our part to keep six feet from other people around us. >> thanks. a bay area food chain is creating a senior shopping hour. the market will open from 8 to 9:00 a.m. to help the at risk customers. everything will have just been cleaned and less crowded. it will open for everyone else at 9:00. >> panic buying at cannabis dispensaries. look at the long lines. the city ordered all dispensaries to close tomorrow. they are not considered essential. the order applies to delivery as well. oakland harbor side says delivery is in high demand and increasing staffing. >> we have an interalktive map of current cases in the bay area and country. one of many resources always available to you. >> what is it like to be tested for coronavirus? one san francisco family tels their story. >> we have seen it all with the low pressure system from rain to snow to thunder and hai

a cool car shop has stripped the shelves in stores in south all countries in preparation for potential self isolation from coronavirus. plus the tea and grease fire accusations at each child as the situation wasn't out of the shadow water allowing tens of thousands of refugees to attempt to get into the e.u. . 247 live from the russian capital this is our team international where if you are in the wild back to keep me company. well let's jump in a lot of u.s. election focus right now is on how the democratic party choice is pretty much down to white men in the seventy's but hawaii congresswoman tulsi is still in the race she won 2 delegates in american samoa and so makes it through to the next democratic debates but the party executive wants to shift the goalposts on that. explains. the democratic party's machine has been widely exposed for playing favorites when it comes to presidential candidates the latest example of this is the treatment of tulsa gabbert as a result of these super tuesday vote tulsi gabbert gained a delegate and was thus eligible to appear in the televised debate s

. >>> store shelves across this country empty tonight. disney world, disneyland, universal theme parks, all closed. the masters suspended. the boston marathon postponed. it all follows the nba, the nhl, the ncaa tournament called off. >>> tonight news coming in from tom hanks and his wife rita wilson after testing positive. >>> overseas tonight, the race to get home. americans trying to catch final flights before the midnight deadline before the president's 30-day travel ban from europe. but the president says it will not affect americans. >>> the new toll from italy tonight. and to the north in canada this evening, word from canadian prime minster justin trudeau after his wife tests positive. >>> and dr. jen ashton and your questions tonight. when should you get tested and how? why are we so behind? and what if you have underlying health conditions? >>> good evening. and it's great to have you with us here. we have just about made it through another week together, but on this friday night there are major new developments involving the co

, or what's not on store shelves in some cases. some retailers seeing a run on many of the basics tom costello has more on that. >> reporter: across the country, sporadic reports tonight of store shelves emptying out, as americans stock up to hunker down, from bottled water to toilet paper to disinfecting wipes. >> the kind of things that will help you sanitize, they're flying off the shelves >> reporter: should the coronavirus grow into a pandemic, homeland security say have a two-week supply of food on hand. >> the items like to disappear from the shelves, number one is going to be bottled water, canned foods of all kinds, frozen foods that have a short list of ingredients. >> reporter: the virus' spread has forced the cancellations of trade shows and meetings and a global energy conference in houston and major science gathering in denver. the miami school district is preparing 250,000 laptops and tablets for students to work from home in case the virus forces some schools to close. >> we know it's not ideal but it would provide

warnings that are still on shelves at target walmart. and pet smart. and it's the middle of it somewhat frustrating because we haven't been able to find a problem with the product we say yes there are certain animals we believe are strong evidence and. we don't look at the product and we've tested for numerous things and we haven't been able to find anything that would suggest that this product right here there's a problem with sometimes toxic ingredients are a combination of things sometimes a toxic ingredient you know is when you mix this with that and then that creates the problem so if you're looking for just one thing it's hard to know what that is joining me every day on the alex salmond and i'll be speaking to. i'm sure i'll see of. the corona virus now officially declared a pandemic the world faces the additional of an oil market collapse this comes at a time when demand for crude was already. calling this the ultimate perfect storm. place guess. we're not ones up. the definitions you know i'm back in the. south. saying in the city yes it did.

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. >>> empty store shelves nationwide what businesses are doing to boost supplies and what you need for home. >>> and the music that unites us. the tenor serenading from an italian balcony. ♪ the american students singing for broadway stars. ♪ up where they run u where they stay all day in the sun ♪ >> how the world is coming together while most are being kept apart. >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with jose diaz-balart. >>> good evening i'm peter alexander in for jose tonight daily life the way we know it is on hold americans still trying to figure out how to cope with the coronavirus pandemic the white house announcing aggressive new plans expanding the travel ban to cover foreign passengers flying here from the u.k. and ireland. and tonight president trump says while he is not showing any symptoms he's been tested for the virus and is now awaiting the results. our team is fanned out around the country and the world. and we begin with nbc's erin mclaughlin in los angeles >> reporter: tonight the president's task force announcing new restrictions at a surprise saturday press c

again the pet food as well as human food is a risk more than 60000000 packages were taken off store shelves last month because they apparently contained wheat gluten that was tainted with the chemical melamine veterinarian offices are getting flooded with phone calls from concerned that oh to the people on the other end of the phone sound worried yes very very yes no official estimates on exactly how many have died so far but hundreds of cats have suffered my strong belief is that they were intentionally delaying the recall happened because they thought they were purchasing a certain protein product called wheat gluten that has actually a pretty high protein count when in fact they were buying wheat flour that had been laced with acid and melamine in order to pass it off as weak when the way they test protein sources is to do this to tell check the level of hydrogen in it and both sign eric acid and melamine have high levels of hydrogen so they just would inject the wheat flour with this these poisons and then pass it off as we couldn't and the reason they were doing that is that we couldn'

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inside, empty shelves are common, so sight. shelves are common, so this afternoon a plea from the government, don't buy more than you need. be responsible when you shop and think of others. buying more than you need means that others may be left without and it is making life more difficult for those front line workers, such as doctors and nurses and nhs support staff who are working so hard in such difficult circumstances. you just need to stop it. people like dawn, the critical care nurse who found shelves empty after 48 hours of work. we should all be ashamed that that has to happen, it is unacceptable. these are the very people we will all need to look after perhaps us or our loved ones in the weeks ahead. there is thought to be £1 billion more food in people's houses now compared to three weeks ago. the reasons, though, aren't always simple. my mum's 90 so she cannot come on her own, so how does it work? when i come i look like i'm the person who is nicking the stuff from the old people, when, actually, my mum can't come ou

warnings that are still on shelves at target walmart. and pet smart and it's the middle east somewhat frustrating because. we haven't been able to find a problem with the product we say yes there are certain animals we believe there's strong evidence associated with it but we don't look at the product and we've tested for numerous things and we haven't been able to find anything that would suggest that this product right here there's a problem with sometimes toxic ingredients are a combination of things sometimes a toxic ingredient is when you mix this with that and then that creates the problem so if you're looking for just one thing it's hard to know what that is. joining me every thursday on the alex salmond show and i'll be speaking to us of the world of politics sports business i'm show business i'll see you then. you are no offense but you no longer a young woman in fact you are one of the last living survivors of the nazi else asked i'm aware of it. all you know. you can never forget they're going now auschwitz was really like to

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a pool so calm shoppers stripped the shelves in stores in several countries in preparation for potential self isolation from coronavirus. turkey and greece fi accusations at each other as the situation was our border with allowing tens of thousands of refugees to attempt to get into the in. the whistle blows confront the wild chemical weapons watchdog to demand aid. after being granted through following their investigation open alleged attack in syria. it's 9 am here this friday morning and moscow a very woman everyone. called lots of stories for you so let's get stuck in another 2000 cases of corona virus around the wild have been confirmed in just the past day in many countries people are stripping stores bad leaving empty shelves as they stock up on essential should they need to self isolate in a strain the media has been accused of whipping up hysteria part of which has seen supermarkets and limit the amount of toilet paper customers can buy. stripped bare is a straw is prepare for a pandemic take a look at this we went out to take a look for ourselves yesterday and there wasn't a to

see toilet paper and hand t sanitizer back on the shelves on a regular basis in the not too distance future as e onti >>se waiv the curfew for nighttime delivery to ensure they keep shelves well stocked. meanwhile, 24 hour safeway stores now close overnight in order for shelves to be restocked an for deep cleaning. >>> there is a new push to stop evictions statewide during the coronavirus pandemic. kpix5's anne makovec is working from home today following this developing story. anne? >> reporter: yeah michelle, several big cities are in the process of putting a moratorium on eviction. some by emergency action. but, other cities are running into red tape when they try to do this. in part, because some of them require meetings at a time when people are told to stay home. >> we need to make sure to stop the evictions so of thcr >>or citybe who re this video calling on go stop evictions statewide. the governor signed an executive order allowing citing to pass ordinances to halt evictions but the burden is still on the cities to pass them eight lawmakers wrote a letter to governor newsom

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shelves were bare and cleared shelves.>> people are giving people a lot of room in the store. we are trying to figure out more efficient ways to serve safely but we have cut some of the services like we won't be doing sandwiches this week . we will pick up again on monday maybe for curbside only.>> a similar scene in san francisco's inner richmond de smet. shelves were looking pretty full tonight. the store had plenty of red, cheese and produce and snacks.>>> thousands of students rely on schools for two meals a day. the district and county food bank are making sure the kids don't go hungry while classes are out. today volunteers at garfield elementary handed out two breakfast and two lunches along with the bag of groceries. on monday, they had 4000 meals headed out for 800 families.>>> bay area school district or handing out meals can we have a map showing the locations on the schedules on kpix.com. >>> clinical trials are underway on a pair of drugs that doctors hope could help treat the coronavirus . , today, president donald trump announced two medications have been identi

we te getting itthe shelves quickly.t's going off the shelves as a quickl it's comingout. >> consumers say i'm trying to reduce the time. i'm supposed to be social distancing. ly buy a month itead ooing every week. what's wrong with that approach? >> we do hav pple buying a h's worth of grows rhys. and we ask people to buy what you need for this week, a week and a half. take care of yourself and that will allow us to catch up. allow us to get restocked. andhat helps your neighbor, right? your neighbor is looking ifer the same thing youe looking for. give us time. buy what you need now. we'll have product on the shelves very seen. >> we have to take care of eac other. what about ripple effects? food chain is disrupted, the longer this goes on can it be hard tore resupply the shelves? >> f the p mostt, most of the food is produced domestically and regionally and locally. we have a strong supply chain. that supply chain has a lot of redone dan sysce in p we've been working with the government, both federal, state and local

cleaning supplies are flying off the shelves. irlene and her kids grabbed what they could find. >> it's hard not to feel that i have to prepare. but i'm being sensible about it. >> reporter: hand sanitizer is nearly impossible to find. this ace store took heat last week for selling hand sanitizer for $5.99. the store said they paid a high price for it themselves. >> if we can find it and get it for our customers, we're going to try to do that. >> it was right there. >> reporter: this woman of walnut creek says someone broke into her cars last week, rifling through her belongings but only take being ha taking hand chargers and sanitizer and wipes. >> i thought it was crazy. even police officers were rolling their eyes. coronavirus has even criminals going crazy. >> reporter: and we're back here live where you can see shopping carts are available. but earlier today there weren't any. that's because the store was at capacity, and they weren't letting anybody in. we are seeing shoppers with masks on. this costco is out of bottled wat

inside, too, empty shelves are common.on, a plea from the government — don't buy more than you need. be responsible and don't buy more than you need. it is making life more difficult for those frontline workers such as oui’ those frontline workers such as our daughters are nurses and anyjust our daughters are nurses and any just support staff who are working so hard in such difficult circumstances. you just need to stop it! people like dawn, the critical care nurse who found shelves empty after a0 hours of work. nurse who found shelves empty after 40 hours of work. it is unacceptable. these are the very people we will all need, to look after us or our loved ones in the weeks ahead. there is thought to be £1 billion of food in peoples' houses now compared to three weeks ago. the reasons though, aren't a lwa ys the reasons though, aren't always simple. my mum is 90 committee says she can't come on her own, so how does that work? if i come in, i look like i'm the person who is taking stock from the old people in my mum can't

shelves to people's homes?ery important to note that we have significant resilience in our food supply chain, in that food manufacturers are used to coping with increases in demand, not the least every year during christmas. there isn't a shortage of food. the challenge that we've had is getting food to shelves in time when people have been purchasing more. that is why we have taken steps, including setting aside delivery curfews so that lorries can run around the clock, relaxing driver hours, to ensure the deliveries can take place more frequently, and we are in discussion with other governments colleagues in mhclg around other support that we will deliver locally to get food to those who are self isolating. wa nt want a rival people are worried about food and how they will feed their families, especially if they are self isolating or have had their income slashed on statutory sick pay or losing theirjob, but there are millions already in a food poverty. this is now an immediate family emergency for many of th

a call for calm as shoppers stripped the shelves in stores in several countries in preparation for potential self isolation from coronavirus. police fire accusations at each other as the situation was. what are allowing tens of thousands of refugees to attempt to get into the e.u. . to whistleblowers confront the world chemical weapons watchdog to demolish a hearing after being branded a rogue for doing their investigation open alleged attack in syria. one with a pair of top inspection team leaders both with impeccable record both featured bentley from the western. had never set foot wrong suddenly go rogue. bring you your news 247 this is our national expert joining me as we talk through the biggest stories of the day so far i'm not sure we're just going to start with the developing one that's come in from afghanistan where gunmen have opened fire at a memorial ceremony in the capital kabul and that was attended by presidential challenger abdullah abdullah he escaped unhurt but around 18 others have been wounded unconfirmed reports say that all fatalities no group has yet admitted to carryi

look calm as shoppers strip the shelves in stores in several countries in preparation for potential self isolation from coronavirus. tough response accusations at each other now the situation was a clash. with one crowd allowing tens of thousands of refugees to attempt to get into the e.u. . on whistleblowers confront the wild chemical weapons watchdog to demand that hearing of being run to run following their best occasion open elections in syria. why would a pair of the top inspection team leaders both with impeccable record both incidentally from the west and group background who have never set a foot wrong suddenly go broke. bringing your global news story every hour of the day this is our national company . or we've got lots let's get stuck in and out the 2000 cases of corona virus around the wild have been confirmed in just the past day here in russia medical services are on a lot 8 especially in key cities where rifles from the most affected nations are required to self isolate for 2 weeks one of the other facts being seen worldwide as shoppers emptying shelves to stock up on esse

call for karma shoppers strip the shelves inch thin stores in several countries in preparation for potential self isolation from coronavirus. turkey and greece by accusations at each other as the situation worsens at their shared border without correct allowing tens of thousands of refugees to attempt to get into the e.u. . and whistleblowers confront the world's chemical weapons watchdog to demand a fair hearing after being branded rogue following their investigation of the alleged plot in syria. why would a pair of the top inspection team leaders both with impeccable records both incidentally from the west group background who have never set a foot wrong suddenly go rogue. was welcome to you it's friday the 6th of march and you're watching r.t. international with me becky aaron and we start this hour with breaking news from tunisia in north africa where local media reports in the capital say that a suicide bomber has blown himself up near the united states embassy now the casualties are known about at this stage it's reported that the bomber was on a motorcycle and was wearing a suicide be

kit be harder the longer it goes on to resupply the shelves?for the most part, most food is produced domestically and regionally and locally. so we have asu stronly chain that has a lot of redundancies, in pla we feel confident about that. we have been working with federal, state and local government to ensure thatoc y store, food manufacturers are what are cured able to be essential workers, and we can get them to the plants and the stores and making sure products are getting through to consumers. >> i wanted to ask you about news i read in vermont and minnesota. they said everyone who works in the grocy store is now an energy worker, eligible for free childcare so they can go out and do their jobs. should that be a happeniross the country? >> it is happening in different areas and states. every state is differet it's been wonderful to see government rallying around thed food sector pport the front line workers who do an amazing job in the stores no our members, our industry is working with their state re'srnments to ensure the more benefits c

shelves to peoples homes?t to note that we have significant resilience in our food supply chain and that food manufacturing is used to coping with increasing the demand every year during christmas. there is no shortage of food, the challenge that we have had is getting food to shelves and times where people have been purchasing more. that is what we have taken steps, including setting aside delivery curfews so they can run around the clock, relaxing driver hours to ensure the drivers deliveries can take place more frequently and we are discussing other support that we can deliver locally to get through to those who are self isolating. and other residential settings have been let down by the wholesale food supplies and are told by supermarkets that they're being treated just like any of the consumer. two chickens doesn't go along way if you only have 136 residents to feed. can the prime minister look these settings? i'm happy to look into the issue that he raised, but also noting that there has been an increase

the book shop could strip the shelves in stores in several countries and preparation for the potential self isolation from coronavirus. grease fire accusations at each other as the situation was. with one crime now in tens of thousands of refugees to attempt to get into the e.u. . and whistleblowers come from the wild chemical weapons watchdog to demand a hearing after being granted drug following baird best known for the legit attack in syria. bring you the latest news every hour of the day this is our team's national a very warm welcome from everyone here and most are. well let's jump straight in another 2000 cases of coronavirus of round the wild have been confirmed in just the pos day here in russia medical services especially and key cities where arrivals from the most affected nations are required to self isolate for 2 weeks one of the other facts of course being seen worldwide a shop has emptying shelves to stock up on his son charles and australia for example the media has been accused of whipping up hysteria with some stalls rushing toilet paper off to a rush of panic buying.

packages of toilet paper and water, flying off the shelves.ertain in demand items like some cleaners, to one per person. we even found hand sanitizer, one bottle per shopper. at costco in san leandro, lying stretched out the door, people panic buying in the event they are first to stay home for an instant it. of time. psychologists say many are shopping out of anxiety, they would rather have too much of something than not enough. >> there has been a lot of footage of people carrying out massive quantities of toilet paper and then people think to themselves, what would life be like if i did not have toilet paper? it is just not good. >> reporter: in walnut creek, elissa harrington, ktvu fox two news. >>> a bay area safeway is cutting back on its hours. a viewer sent us this photo from the alameda safeway on otis drive. the store says it has cut back on its regular hours and will only be open from 6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. it is usually open 24 hours. the store says the shorter hours are to make sure employees have time to restock those shelves. >

empty shelves and long lines as the coronavirus plays ou at the grocery stores. here is jo ling kent. >> reporter: as coronavirus fears grow, so do the lines at the grocery store. as shoppers rush to this costco near las vegas, hundreds waited outside to stock up on supplies at this new york grocery store, customers stood for two hours to check out. aisles usually chalked full of toilet paper, paper towels, cold medicine and pasta now lay bare with nothing left. >> showed up today and it's just chaos. >> reporter: grocery stores are trying to keep up with demand. kroger, the largest chain in the country, says its working to restock shelves while rationing some items so everyone can have access to the items they need. target, walmart and costco imposing similar limits and starting sunday, some retailers opening up their parking lots for drive through coronavirus testing. >> we're focused on a common competitor, and that's defeating the spread of the coronavirus. >> reporter: for those avoiding stores and parking lots, online shopping isn't necessarily easier order

the shelves are pretty bare. still able to get, like, olive oil. >> reporter: the toilet paper aisle was also empty. many are shopping out of a sense of anxiety. a need to do something to act in the face raph threat. >> when we see other people doing things. it makes us feel like we should do it. another reason is because i think for a lot of people, they think to themselves i'd rather be wrong about buying too much than be wrong about not having enough. >> reporter: consumer psychologists are saying consumers will generally see a low downside to buying durable goods compared to a relatively high risk of not buying. >> there's been a lot of footage of people carrying out massive quantities of toilet paper. and people think to themselves what would life be like if i didn't have toilet paper? >> reporter: clearly a lot of people out shopping right now. a trader joe's employee told me one interesting fact. one of the reasons we might be seeing so many empty shelves. because there are so many customers coming in, sto

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