into the costco -- >> reporter: lines snaking around the building before dawn. stores across the country running out of basic items like toilet paper and water. the stop & shop grocery chain announcing new early shopping hours for customers 60 and over. facing questions at the white house, president trump made clear that they are not looking at a nationwide quarantine at this point. but he did say they are evaluating so-called hot spots, hard-hit areas across the country, to see if any additional restrictions could be required. whit johnson, abc news, new york. >> our thanks to whit there. >>> across the country, hospitals and health care workers are facing a critical shortage of personal protective equipment. >> pretty concerning. the items in short supply include, get this, masks, eye shields, gloves, gowns and face shields. the fda says masks not intended for medical use can be made available to health care workers. that agency is also working on ways to conserve supplies. this as two emergency room doctors in new jersey and washington state have tested posit

. >> reporter: in maryland today trucks loaded with supplies headed to a slammed costco the same in florida. pinched public stores getting resupplied in california the north gate gonzalez market, one of many shops opening early for older shoppers 65 and up. >> we're going to have exclusive for seniors. >> reporter: and tonight at an aldi, there is enough toilet paper. how do you feel about finding toilet paper >> pretty good about that. >> reporter: at a time when coronavirus has put so many people out of work, grocers say they're now hiring thousands of employees to meet the unusual demand lester >> well, that's some good news, kerry, thank you >>> america's schools are also grinding to a halt nearly every state has closed some or all of their schools impacting some 30 million children more than half the nation's students, many of whom rely on schools for their meals. here is rehema ellis. >> reporter: across the country, long lines at america's schools offering unprecedented relief during the shutdown. >> this does help to have a little food. >> reporter: for the most vulnerable children,

the pain is coming. >>> coronavirus fears are keeping costcos busy. a long line formed outside the costco in sana clarita. the run on items has been going on for days. costco is just one chain limiting the number of key items keep customer is allowed to buy to prevent hoarding. walgreens is also putting a cap on high-demand items. >> one thing they was looking for is the toilet paper. they didn't have any. i wanted to get toilet paper. but they're out. >> we're getting lots of water. we have five in our household. just in case. >> we need soap. it's gotten crazy with the corona, so. >> costco customers may have noticed no more free food samples. costco stopped giving out samples last week. >>> disneyland is the latest to announce closures in response to the outbreaks. the theme park will shut down disneyland park and disney california adventure park starting saturday. they will remain closed through the end of the month. the company says the decision was made after reviewing governor newsom's new deadlines that limit gaernthings of more than 2 gathers

. >>> we're back now with long, long lines outside of a costco in santa clarita, california. a surge of shoppers flooded the store on thursday with hundreds of people lining up. now similar scenes have played out across the country as the coronavirus outbreak spreads. the hot-ticket item for many? toilet paper. stores have been forced to place purchasing limits on some items. >>> adding to the call for america to increase its capacity for coronavirus testing is one of america's top public health officials, dr. anthony fauci testified at a house hearing thursday that america has failed. >> but in an interview with abc's linsey davis, he clarified what he meant by failed. >> so you testified today that the u.s. testing system is currently failing and we're not set up for universal testing. who's responsible for this failure? >> i don't think it's anyone that's responsible. what i was referring to is the system as it was originally designed was really designed for a patient to doctor relationship in which the cdc would make a test, give it to the public health authorities in a p

to try to get into the costco here in the city. >> reporter: lines snaking around the building before dawn. stores running out of basic items like toilet paper and water. the stop and shop grocery chain announcing new early shopping hours for customers 60 and over. at u.s. airports, chaos as americans rush home. after travel bans on european countries. passengers waiting hours, shoulder to shoulder for medical screenings. >> i definitely felt unsafe. if the government is telling me to stay in groups of less than 50 and keep social distancing, that was the opposite. >> reporter: but departures areas around the country eerily empty. >> look at this! there's just nobody here at the airport. >> whit, the president and these new guidelines. dr. fauci saying this is guidance for the next 15 days, then they will reassess. and the president was asked if he was considering a nationwide quarantine. >> reporter: david, he made clear at this point they are not looking at a quarantine. but they are evaluating hot spots or hard-hit areas to see if additional restrictions would be required. >> whit,

this video was taken at costco in san francisco. >> wal-marts their hours. >> reporter: amid the growing coronavirus pandemic people streaming to their local stores where they're finding long lines just to get in. >> it was quite crowded, and we had to wait outside for about 20 minutes before they let us in. >> reporter: experts are calling it fear contagion, and those fears pushing people to panic buy. >> there's no water bleach, clauorox wipes. >> reporter: health experts say shoppers should concentrate on items part of a healthy diet but also stock up on staples. >> you get the rice, the beans, the spaghetti, things like that, peanut butter. if you have all that on hand you don't have to make as many trips to the grocery and be in touch with other people. >> two super market chains, public and north carolina based announcing they will be closing all locations early each evening to concentrate on cleaning and restocking store shelves. if you want to avoid stores altogether the cdc is suggesting other ways of getting groceries such as through delivery services. >> you can ask the delive

. >> and, coming up in the 7:00 hour what costco is doing. we'll tell you about the new shopping time for senior citizens and when stores will be closing during the week. >>> welcome back to mornings on 2. time now is 6:45. and unfortunately the number of coronavirus cases around the world is continuing to rise. johns hopkins university reports the total number of confirmed cases is now more than 788,000. the u.s. has more than 164,000 cases and 3,100 deaths. italy has at least more than 100,000 cases but has the most deaths at 100,000 cases. experts say strict measures to combat the coronavirus pandemic may be paying off though. health officials say italy and spain should soon be stabilizing. france has now become the fourth country to surpass 3,400 deaths. major cities already having orders in place have some people heading to their country homes in hopes of avoiding the virus. . >> translator: there's no need to panic. we're not panicking. we're just minimizing the likelihood of getting infected in a mathematical way. >> to get down in the

and i certainly went out to costco last thursday and fortunately already had enough toilet paper and i bought plenty of supplies. so, it is natural for us to, during crisis, to go inward and to protect ourselves and to protect our family. and i think, you know, this is a great opportunity for us to kind of wake up and to step out of that a little bit and start thinking about others and having concern for others and what they're going through at this time. i really hope this is a wake up call for our country to enact what we need to take care of people. we need universal health care. we need paid time off. we need paid sick leave. there's -- there's so much that needs to change that i'm very hopeful that we'll wake up to this and we'll start making some big changes after this. >> any change that comes in society necessarily starts with the feeling that you have put on display for the audience tonight which is you make a decision to care about somebody other than yourself. so, jennifer, i wish you well. i hope it is uneventful and yet very helpful to researchers in giving us a better w

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meantime, people have begun lining up before 3:00 in the morning at a costco in southern california. while you may see few empty shelves, costco's ceo says the flow of goods into the stores is strong. >>> meantime, in today, they talked about an effort by the california grocers association to have stores voluntarily limit panic buying. but if that doesn't show results in a month, he is ready to introduce an ordinance to make it law. >> if they cannot regulate and it is not working amongst all stores, then we need to see what we can do to implement something county wide. >> the ordinance would limit purchases of some items to just four. he adds that when one bay area county starts a safety campaign, others are likely to join in. >>> still ahead, a couple is ready to get married at beautiful san francisco city hall. but now those plans are on hold. what happens to their marriage license, which is about to expire. >>> and, no, those are not coyotes. what had a north bay community howling last night. >>> and i'm meteorologist drew. we are in and out of the showers today and tracking more

valejo saturday moing the line wrapping around the store shoppers lining up with cards at the haard costco around one in the afternoon people braved the elements some wearing mas to prevent any type of what did you stock upon today. >>among the news at home. >>up next we visited the haber target where employees sa people lined up hours before thestore opened and wiped out shelves carrying disinfectant products with thlimit of one item per person same rule applies to bottled water in concord trader joe's has been busier than thholidays, according to worker the store ran out of toilet paper anpaper towels whole ods in fremont paper goods were also out including alcohol and cleaning supplies. >>after talki to a number of ste managers and workers the best timto do your shopping seems to be first thing in th morning. we're shipments are likely to come in and shoppers are welcome to call the store ahead of time. >>we're here in fremont gayle >>the coronavirus outbreak is causing most scol districts in the bay area to cancel classes today, santa ra city schools and san ramon valley unified school

it was very light as far as the people that were there i was also at costco and stop and shop and it was literally the busiest i have ever seen the costco i was in and it's never busy at the end of february. it's very normal end of february you're supposed to be able to drive in and park. there's supposed to be shopping carts. there was neither. i had to drive around the parking lot until somebody pulled out to park that's never happened to me including at christmas and thanksgiving. >> the west coast to the east coast people were out and stocking up. they want to make sure that they stock up in case there's supply issues down the road. >> evercleaning product out of the aisle gone but it was the same story at costco they were buying rice. packaged rice at such a rate that the people were stocking the store. >> does this actually matter >> i don't think this is a few days you're going to see this go on for a long time. 60 million pop in america came down with the swine flu over a one year period. 275,000 of them got hospitalized and 12,000 or 13,000 of them died this thing may not lo

at the costco in novato, yes, they are still seeing lines. >> and the biggest message we have is don't panic. we have product. >> call the local grocery store and find out when the slow-times are. if you see a crowded aisle. skip it or wait for people to leave. if possible, have one person in the family, handle the grocery shopping. so there's less people in the store. pick long lasting food so you can limit your shopping trips. and don't forget, to thank the grocery employees. >> and that's what keeps me pumped up and motivated. i feel like hey, i'm giving back to my community and we are all going get through this. >> and medical experts warn against using cash when you pay, if you can, uses a credit card or a debt card and don't forget to wipe that down as well. that was the latest here. nbc bay area news. >> where would we be without all the people at the store. thank you. a new temporary shelter for the homeless in the city, about an hour ago, the mayor announced they would open up a center for the homeless. it's an effort to continue social distancing in shelters. mayor said that

marissa, she works at the costco in vallejo and she says i watch you all the time. i wanted to cash my rebate check and she says, hey, i know you. she was very kind. so, we do have a cooler pattern finally kicking in. it's long overdue as you know. and what about rain. it sure looks like it. the forecast model. the n adamm just came in and it has 19/100. let's see if it holds that. this is the european model. it does look like some rain. and, then, next week we'll see where it all sets up. could be central and southern california more than us. today, it's all about the fog bank. i'll say. it just flew back overnight and now it's making a good surge here because the wind has turned on shore. so we have 40s and 50s on the temps. that system to the north will be the source we hope of some rain for us early saturday morning. we need it. i know it's saturday morning. you probably have some plans. that's the way it's looking right no and the way things have gone we 0 could sure use it. we want to end this dry stretch. we really do. there's your saturday morning. the rain

small businesses open if we come out of this, there will be three retailers, amazon, walmart and cost costco that is something that the government cannot afford to have happen if it comes out that those are the three, can you imagine, david, what it means for this country to have three retailers? >> no. no it would not be a good thing in so many different ways, jim. you're right, they're dominant already. and certainly cementing that dominance conceivably given the highly unusual conditions in which we find ourselves. carl, we have an opening bell. over to you. >> david, let's get to the bell. final day of trading at the new york stock exchange for the week before they go all electronic. tom green is the vp of building operations at the nyse the global head of capital markets at the nasdaq there. in terms of today's activity, oil has been swirly today as the russians say we don't need anyone to intervene in our saudi relations after the president said yesterday that there was opportunity perhaps -- it's hard to know what he meant in terms of restoring some stability to oil. >> it is interest

a line wrapping around the building at this costco in washington state. and in northern california, empty shelves as people stock up on things like wipes, toilet paper, and water. health and human services secretary alex azar promising to expand testing. >> we're ramping up testing. we now have 75,000 tests available out there in the united states. over the next week, that will expand radically. >> kaylee joins us outside the nursing home. health officials could be dealing with a bigger problem in washington? >> reporter: that's right, tom. researchers in washington tell us their analysis of samples of the virus strongly suggest there has been the virus spreading for six weeks in this state. authorities have shut down a high school after a student tested positive there. and tonight, two newly confirmed cases in california. tom? >> kaylee, thank you. >>> next to the growing travel danger as coronavirus cases jump. americans urged to cancel or reconsider travel plans to europe and asia. the louvre shut down. 130 new cases in that country and a nearly 80% in

walmart is big winner with larger retailers like costco. i want to focus on costco for a second. that is one of the s&p 500 winners. why? you have the expectation that people are still stockpiling. so they are going to costco to by. pictures of huge lines in costco optimism towards end of the day, that traders, investors, believe, policymakers, central banks will come through to mitigate any type of impact from the coronavirus on the global economy. back to you guys. melissa: kristina, thank thank . oil snapping a six-day losing streak. let's go to phil flynn with more on that. phil. >> it sure did. kristina said you never want to fight the fed or all the central banks across the globe. oil prices are responding to a big move back up on the stock market. even signs of demand destruction, even though it has been historic may have not been as bad as we originally thought. there is a lot of talk about opec. they're the central bank of oil. they like to tell themselves that's what they are and there is a lot of rumors swirling around about a production cut. the meeting goes on the 5t

>>and be from cisco location of ran out of paper towels while viewers at costco locations in the east and south they say the store's round of disinfectant wipes and hand sanitizer pretty crowded today a lot of people buying this. >>the central the >>a lot of people had toilet paper. >>and bottled water and the carts meanwhile, this is what some of the shelves look like at other stores like walgreens and target in san francisco viewers across the bay area also sent us their photos. this is what one of the target stores looks like in sunnyvale and here's a walmart in pleasanton and a safeway in marion, some stores even posting signs like this cool hardware in san francisco. and this rite aid in oakland alerting customers at the stores out of masks and hand sanitizer it's spreading. >>i wore my mask, well i was shocked. i saw a lot of people wearing masks to many people are still wearing masks and looking for supplies. the cdc and us surgeon general say they won't help on saturday. the us surgeon general tweeted quote seriously people stop buying masks, they're not effective in preventin

a line wrapping around the building at this costco in washington state. and in northern california, empty shelves as shoppers stock up on wipes, toilet paper, and water. health and human services secretary alex azar promising to expand testing. we're told seven residents of this nursing home just outside seattle are exhibiting symptoms of the virus and they're in isolation. a high school in everett, washington, has been shut down after a student tested positive there. kaylee hartung, abc news, washington. >> our thanks to kaylee there. the trump administration is working to assure americans that the threat of the virus is low. the white house says testing kits are being distributed to local officials and more on the way. >> the administration has also implemented the highest travel advisory to regions like italy and south korea, which have been seeing widespread virus outbreaks. people headed to the u.s. are being screened. the president said in a tweet sunday they will also be screened when they arrive in america. >> in paris the famous louvre museum was

>>pam we're here at the costco in concord it's much calmer than it was earlier but we saw hundreds of shoppers coming out here today pushing out shopping carts with lots of groceries toilet paper and all of the things that they need. >>supermarket mad dash continues at stores all across the bay area, hundreds of shopping carts filled with groceries were pushed out of the costco in concord shoppers say they needed to stock up. >>for the weeks ahead 7 a sparkling water biggs a some veggies and spinach and just some healthy food had see ceac in that's shovels shrimp. >>the items shoppers say were essential before beginning a 3 week stay at home order issued by bay area health officials the news sending shoppers in the east bay into a panic many trying to get toilet paper meat produce and water. much of it selling out through scary that's why we're trying to hurry up and get into the house because he never seen anything like this are anything never happen like this. these pictures show empty store shelves at a safeway in san ramon, the pasta and bread virtually wiped out. a mother of 4 br

i've never seen anything like it at costco. i don't understand it, it's not an earthquake. >> reporter: abc 7 news spoke with a doctor you know night. she said the general population should stay calm. >> people in the general population shouldn't wear masks to protect themselves from covid-19 unless you're instructed to do so by a health care worker. good general rules for the general population is not to panic with current coronavirus. >> lauren martinez, abc 7 news. >>> that appeal to stop buying masks put out by the attorney general. they are running out of them that health officials don't have enough to use. we fwho you have a lot of questions about coronavirus and full guides and tips on what you need to know is on the website. a running tab ofal have to do i abc7news.com. >>> now to your voice, your vote. happening today democratic candidate bernie sanders will be in san jose for a rally ahead of super tuesday. his campaign says sanders has seen an out pouring of support in california particularly among young and latino v

. >> i panicked because i went to costco, there's no water. >> reporter: these are various costcos and a line just as long outside a store in brooklyn. at this public supermarket in ft. lauderdale they were doing double takes over this, seeing a shopper who was either kidding or taking the coronavirus fears very seriously, dressed head to toe in a hazmat suit while getting supplies at the grocery store. >> the end of the line for the toilet paper and paper towels is right here. >> reporter: coast to coast, even hawaii, stores that were recently filled with bottled water, baby wipes, and toilet paper empty. >> we saw the masks first. hand sanitizer went a little after. people are nervous about the potential spread. >> reporter: one consumer research firm says sales of dried beans are up 10%. thermometers up 47%. hand sanitizer 73%. none of those numbers take into account sales from the last week and a half. on their website, kroger announced they will be limiting the number of sanitization cold and flu-related products to five each per order. >> i think that's really good that they're l

shoppers at a costco in burbank were stocking up and not surprised to learn their restrictions were tightening. >> i was sort of expecting it after seeing what was happening in san francisco. >> i think it's good. it's good. we should do that. we should take care of ourselves. >> i've been expecting it, waiting for it, and i think it's the right thing to do. i'm a nurse. i think that's what we have to do. >> okay. so about an hour from now, governor newsom is telling all californians to stay at home. los angeles city officials had issued a safer at home health order basically meaning the same thing. >> we've been sheltering at home for a few days now, but beginning at midnight, napa county will also follow suit. nbc bay area's cheryl hurd is in napa for us in this final hour, cheryl, before the order kicks in. >> reporter: raj, when we got here earlier today, we saw a lot of signs like these. some of them saying "closed until further notice." a lot of businesses i noticed closed early. it seems as though people here in napa are ready to hunker down. >> i don't think fear and panic is going to

, we talked about rate cuts and the effect on people who are much more worried about stocking up at costco than interest rates. it's available on apple podcast, spotify, wherever you get your podcasts. >>> up next, roaming in the fields in golden gate park. bison. some new ones. on display. bek >>> a mysterious death in pacifica, a body of a woman washed ashore on lind marr beach. it's not clear how she died. they're asking anyone with information to contact police. >>> a stunning wildlife photo. a bald eagle was photographed about 45 miles south of palm springs. born in captivity, hatched at this san francisco zoo 20 years ago. when it was three weeks old it was placed in the nest of a wild eagle, part success story two decades later. >>> from birds to big beasts. even though they're youngsters, they've taken up residence at golden gate park. check it out. a moving van released them friday with their, whoa, year ling bison. >> they were originally brought t >> you're welcome. you' you're welcome. >> there are some increasing chances in that extended forecast. this is just weird. we're in

people have been seeing scenes like these at bay area costco stores and other stores. a manager tells us it was the busiest day in his store's history. >> a pandemic certainly sets off an alarm bell because we're human about wanting to survive. >> reporter: look at this tweet from a southern california sheriff's department. please don't call 911 because people are cutting in front of you in line at the store. it ties up valuable resources. the therapist recommends knowing what you do need from a trusted source. the department of homeland security recommends ahead of a pandemic you get a two week supply of food and water, prescription and over-the-counter medication and copies of your health records. i want to know what you're experiencing where you live. join the conversation on facebook. >>> making it in the bay even harder with the coronavirus outbreak. city leaders will consider a proposal to protect people from eviction. in the meantime san francisco assemblyman is proposing his own plan. it would temporarily ban evictions and foreclosures who just can't pay the bi

. >>> costco is hitting shoppers in the pocketbook. it will not return supplies liks bottled water, rice and toilet paper. new limits on what can be bought along with the new rules for returns should hopefully put a real dent in hoarding. >>> coming up next, the seven things you need to know today. >> as we head outside to break, let's see what we're looking at. beauty. i love it. it's nice to see the bay bridge from that exploratorium cam when we face adversity, we find a way through it. it autak of eh he we're offering chevy owners services anddata. if you need a new chevy, interest-free financing for 84 months - with deferred payments for 120 days on many of our most popular models. you may even shop online and take delivery at home. it's just our way of doing our part... >>> all right. it is 6:55. if your justecharles has tested positive for the coronavirus. a spokesman for his official royal residencece clarence hous said the 71-year-old is showing mild symptoms and is now self-isolating at a royal estate in scotland. >>> congress

seeking anything that resembled their normal routine, like this farmer's market in san mateo, or the costco in south san francisco, where the line was long with shoppers keeping their distance from one another. >> we're going to see what's open and not open and make the best of it, right? >> reporter: but tourists jesse and lotte from the netherlands couldn't find anything open in san francisco's famous fisherman's wharf, most businesses and restaurants jefferson street was deserted. chrissy field was a different , but not all. >> as you see, there's not that much shelter in place. it's beautiful, more people out than last year at the same time. >> interesting enough it seems like people are spacing themselves cautiously, and walking around people. >> reporter: the health department has posted these signs about social distancing as a reminder. the sfpd taking it a step further. >> your actions could save a life. >> reporter: this public service announcement spells it out. >> if you do go outside, maintain social distance, please try to stay at least six feet away from each other. >> reporte

huge crowds at costco. this is the store on monument boulevard in concord. people loading up packs of water bottles here off of a pallet and putting them right in their containers to take them out, their carts. they ran out of toilet paper within 30 minutes on the shelves. no toilet paper in sight. >> i've been searching for almost two weeks. finally got some today. finally. >>> an aide to the brazilian president tested positive for coronavirus just days after attending an event with president trump at mar-a-lago over the weekend. the brazilian president's communication director has tested positive. he posted this photo of him standing next to president trump at the eventuringesenisit tth u. president trump, though, says he's not concerned. >> we'll finding out what happens. i guess they're being tested right now. let's put it this way, i'm not concerned. >> the brazilian government says they are monitoring president in boe's health. >>> and canadian prime minister justin trudeau is self-isolating over coronavirus fears because his wife began showing mild fl

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you hear things like costco shelves are empty on the west coast. hearing same things out of new jersey and new york f you get the fear factor percolating through the u.s. economy where people will stay in, you will have a bigger hit to services which is exactly what we've seen come out of china. we need to really take notice of that and be prepared for that. neil: you know, danielle, what i worry about, i know central banks lower interest rates, as you remind me, we don't have a lot of arrows in the quiver, they can also flood the world with cash for won't of a better expression. that is apparently a bigger problem than many appreciate, especially people reluctant in accounts with getting margin calls, there is a shortage of cash around. how serious is that? >> neil, we're going to find out. as you look at overnight rate is determined by the federal reserve, it is almost one full percentage point above where the, where the 10-year yield is today. in other words, last year when we were talking about rate cuts we were talking about them in 25 basis p

at a costco in washington state, lines of shoppers were seen stocking up on necessities like wipes, toilet paper and water. public health officials reassuring americans that 80% of cases of coronavirus are mild, and citing the number of cases they're calling for calm. >> we now have 75,000 tests available out there in the united states, and over the next week that will expand radically. >> reporter: the elderly and anyone with a weakened immune system is at high risk for the virus, health care officials and first responders are finding themselves in a vulnerable situation. a quarter of the 100 firefighters here in the city of kirkland are under exposed to the virus. none of them are showing symptoms. they're being closely monitored. amy? >> kaylee hartung, thank you so much. the coronavirus could affect march madness, the annual college basketball tournament. the national college players association saying in a statement, there should be a, quote, serious discussion about holding the games without fans in the stands. the ncaa says it is monitoring the coronavirus spread with the cdc and lo

if not there target. >> many costcos say they are out of the same items. >> people are going to feel a little more threatened and scared. >> the risk of getting coronavirus in the bay area remains very low and there is no need to panic. >> it is not to be scared but instead be prepared. wash your hands well. cover your mouth. and if you are truly sick stay at home. if you need to, go and see the doctor. >> the supervisor here said they will have more rice, morni. but he anticipates once again customers will clean them out. >>> crews remain on the scene of a massive fire at a strawberry farm in monterey county. it began with a traffic accident. >> thick black smoke seen for miles saturday. that heart of it destruction of dozens of rolls of plastic used in strawberry fields. >> you shouldn't run toward it. you should run the opposite way, but it is more where my husband used to work and we wanted to see it. >> officials say their curiosity could have led to a health risk. >> fumes from burning plastic can be toxic. >> it is like they thought the air show was happening. they had 200 car

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so costco is the best choice to try. >> toilet paper. and food. sanitizer, there is nothing here in target. >> and the shelves were indeed bare for paper goods, cleaning supplies and cold medicine. >> i think this has started to hit. >> it looks like right now people are nervous and so they buy things they're nervous about. >> reporter: robert chapman teaches in the san jose state school of business and said worrying about what we have during the coronavirus pandemic is understandable but, he said, we don't really need that much toilet paper and even if shelves quickly empty every morning there is still more product on the way. >> the main thing to realize is that for most products the supply chain is working just fine now. food production is just fine. paper goods production is just fine. >> reporter: so buy what you need, and try not to get caught up in the fear. >> and i was determined not to get caught up in it but then you can't help it when everybody else is grabbing things off the shelves. >> reporter: i spoke to representatives from a coup

. >> costco has seen huge crowds for weeks this is what it looked like it red wood city. hours are changing, warehouses will close at 6:30 p.m. on weekday, gas stations at 7:00, weekend hours won't change. 8:00 a.m. hour for 60 or older and people with physical impair thes. >> grocery delivery service instacart are planning a massive strike tomorrow. the company needs to have have e pay, equipment, and hazard pay. and with sick pay. >> i am playing russian go inta grocery store. >> instacart tells abc news that health and safety of shoppers, and customers is their first priority. they are looking to add 300,0000 employees. >> how life has changed for him. >> the past two nights. we are making so many changes to the business every day. we are trying to be ahead of this. even right now, our transactions in the cafe are completely touchless now. we put in place measures like, in the caface, we joke, we call it black glove service, we have gloves in every size for every employee, we all wear gloves throughout the workday. we are staying positive. our team is positive. we are

kennedy, i was watching the story -- tons of people in costco they posted everywhere that the store is being emptied. costco stock, going up. >> same with some of the vaccine stocks that i've been looking at over the past week. in this weekend. in no vo, novak's , mo dari nowkhah, all these stocks , they are going up because they are working feverishly to create vaccines, but now you have a lot of people out there with a lot of money. the week after christmas when you go to saks. >> you're like i missed out run up and apple last time, my bill i will get in on that. there were a number of factors driving down stocks last time around that things have been bid up way too high, we had gone up with no down. traders were itching for a correction. they were concerned about a socialist at the top of the democratic ticket and i said before coronavirus here on this couch that if bernie virus dominick sanders got the nomination, you would see that. that's a riskier world. now we are kind of bouncing back. what do you think about the long-term economic impact? because that's different than the sto

>> maybe like holidays are the busiest time for costco, thanksgiving and christmas nothing compares to that. like nothing. we are sale selling way more than we ever do. january through april is a slow month and it is not slow. >> reporter: i was also what a walnut creek safeway earlier this morning. i want to show you some pictures from inside that store. some shelves nearly empty. pasta and pasta sauce running very low. a lot of people looking for bottled water. children's medicine was almost entirely sold out. also, lots of soap and different leaners also sold out. military surplus stores also seeing a rise in demand, people have been buying things like camping supplies and survival gear. also seeing a big surge in gun dealers. ammunition sales have gone up too. i want to show you what is happening here in the parking lot. we are seeing a lot of cars bumper to bumper looking for parking spots. one man drove past us earlier this morning before the store even opened. he rolled down his window and said what is going on? the employee who i spoke with earlier told me things really started

cases, l hawaii, where residents are flocking to stores to buy health supplies or these shoppers at a costco in honolulu braved long lines to buy toilet pap. at the white house, president trump sought to allay any fears. he also met with pharmaceutical companies. >> we are working hard to expedite the process of developing a vaccine. we are moving with maximum speed to develop therapies so we can help people recover as quickly as possible. lisa: the number of virus-related deaths around the world has topped 30, with infections confirmed in more than 60 countries. there was some good news out of china. the mber of new infections there dropped to its lowest level in six weeks. more than 2500 patients were released from hospitals in the city of wuhan. in switzerland, the head of the world health organization warned that focus must move elsewhere. >> in the last 24 hours, there were almost nine times more cases reported outsidehi than inside china. lisa: south korea now has more than half the total number of cases reported outsidehina. italy's infections surged 5 over 24 hours to well over 1500h

these shoppers at a costco in honolulu braved long lines toto buet paper and paper towels. at the white house, president trump sought to allay any fears. he also met with pharmaceutical companies this afternoon. >> we've asked them to doing in terms of a vaccine. we're alsooving with maximum speed to develop therapies so as quickly as possible.ecover >> th >> desjardins: the number of virus-related deaths around the world has now topped 3,000, wifi infections ced in more than 60 countries. there was some good news today out of china, the original epicenter of the outbreak. the number of new infections there dropped to its lowest level in six weeks. and more than 2500 patients were released from hospitals in the w city of wuhare the virus first emerged. s tzerland today, the head of the world health organization warned that focus must now move elsewhere. >> in the last 24 hours, there were almost nine times more ses reported outside chi than inside ina. >> desjardins: south k tea now has mon half the total number of cases reported outside china, with over 4000 infections. me

jedediah: i heard that with respect to water at costco and other places. you can't walk out of here with 30 cases of water then it prevents other people from getting water they may need. nicole: early on president trump said price gouging. we saw it happening already on amazon. to get a thing of clorox wipes got $30 when they're usually 3 to $5. jedediah: little purell bottles exorbitant as well. pete: i mentioned i had a neighbor who is a fireman outside trying to keep calm outside of one of these stores, so just a reminder. be good to your fellow neighbor here in this moment. we are all going through it together. instead of going to a doctor's office. can you talk to a doctor online. what are the advantages of tele health. we discuss that coming up next. you can almost sense it... the bite, when it's about to happen... everything fades away... except you... the fish... and the rod... and when the strike happens... you'll be ready... because it's hookset season... so come in for the best deals on all your fishing essentials during the spring fishing class

crowded stores it's more than just supermarkets, instacart has relationships with wholesalers like costco, pharmacists like cvs. now thousands of workers could walk out on the job this morning. this morning a food and supply life line is about to be shut off. instacart employs 200,000 independent contractors and some are threatening to sit on the delivery sidelines unless they get additional hazard pay of $5 per trip and basic protective gear like hand sanitizer and masks. >> a lot of us are literally making the decision between, you know, our health and our financial security right now. >> one man who just quit his instacart job writing on twitter, #instacart strike on monday instacart attempting to strike break by offering bonuses of $25. no last week the company plans to beef up its workforce with 300,000 people instacart declined to comment on specifics but in a statement said they are immensely grateful for the work of their employees offering bonuses ranging from $25 to $200, more than a month of sick leave, and soon hand sanitizer manufactured just for their shoppers. >> honestly d

walgreens, dollar general, costco, all of these companies hiring, saying look, we understand these are tough times. if you have lost your work temporarily, a paycheck is better than no paycheck. give us a call. in walmart's case, they will get your application and get you working within 24 hours. normally that process would last about two weeks. shipping and delivery, online learning companies doing very well right now. as we have just seen, grocery stores, delivery services, remote meeting and communication companies, zoom, we have all heard about zoom. lot of people are zooming. they are hiring, as are slack and microsoft teams. there's a lot of economic activity, if you like, on that side of things but really, what it does is speak to the bigger picture, people are stuck, often at home, being told to stay at home but they don't have any money and while congress sits around and argues with each other, each passing hour, each passing day means more stress and anxiety for a large number of people in this country. neil: brilliantly put, my friend. very very true. ashley webster followin

costco temporarily suspending food samples over the coronavirus. business insider reporting the move is out of precaution and that nobody has gotten sick. and the south by southwest music festival is canceled amid the virus outbreak. city officials in austin, texas called off the festival one week before the scheduled start. 100,000 music fans were expected to attend. >>> all right. the coronavirus is causing a shortage of hand sanitizer across the country. panic, everyone. if you can't buy it, maybe you can make it. >> don't panic. lifestyle expert lee is here. >> we're going to make hand sanitizer. i didn't make up the recipe myself. so i actually got it from the vitaminshop.com. they are a great resource for cold and flu season. i'm not like being a chemist at home. this is actually how to make it. >> you're going to put hand sanitizer companies out of business. the two main ingredients is rubbing alcohol, 91% or higher. a lot of them are 70%. and then to that you're going to add -- that's two-thirds cup. then you add one-third cup of aloe vera

i didn't even bother going to costco, brian, because i can't even face costco on a regular day, so -- >> jane, you're the only -- just you and i talking here and i'll say something that i'll probably get in trouble thing and the whole toilet paper hoarding thing, i don't get, if things go really south and you've got to shower i'm just saying if things really were -- you know what i mean >> well, the thing is how much do you need? and the bottled water -- >> people are fighting over toilet paper >> the coronavirus -- i know the coronavirus isn't going to force them to turn off the water as far as we know, but -- by the way, they're making plenty of toilet paper at the procter & gamble plant in oxnard where they're working extra shifts supply is not a problem, but there are these hiccups as everyone goes up and hoards and they're rationing toilet paper purchases. >> i just had to say it and i know you would appreciate it, jane >> one farmer recommended -- one farmer recommended corn cobs, old fashioned. >> old school. >> jane, thank you very much jump in the pool behind you and clean yo

we hit the walmart, costco, and safeway. safeway has got to be the winner. they were packed full of items. that may be the best opportunity to go in if you need to. reporting from south san jose, dustin dorsey, abc7 news. >>> dustin goes back at 6:41 and you'll see everything wiped out. that's the place. >> probably they go there for their groceries where costco, they go for supplies. >> to be honest, i've been washing my hands. i've not been stregss out. >> i'm bought extra groceries. >> land washing i. >> i do that a lot. my wife is stocking up on bulk item not in a panic mode but to be on the safe snide we try to anyway because of our earthquake kit. >> i'm was at costco and one of the store managers looked like the stampede. the past two days have been unbelievable. never seen anything like it. working hard. >> some people are taking advantage of the outbreak and trying to milwaukee a profit. governor newsom tweeted a screen sought from amazon. hand sanitizer through third party sellers well available over retail price am 24-pack, over $400. on ebay some

the costco relationship or vsp is relative low knew so it hasn't done something like go become in the history of vsp. at some point as more and more pressure came for vsp to consider a and that's what led to the alignment with the costco organization several years ago. perhaps eight to 10 years ago. because of costco buying power relative to the buying power of a typical vsp lower cost than a typical network provider so vsp constructed the frame allowances this way in order to close low a loin the total percentage of available frames that are available through a non costco network provider at or below the frame allowance to then be similar to the percentage of costco provided frames add or below that allowance and so for instance, based on information that it provided to me, probably this $80 allowance provides the ability for someone to purchase perhaps north of 60% of the frames available at costco with no cost sharing beyond the frame allowance and i don't have the specific figure but it just, that's a round about estimate and that is similar to an estimate now granted it may vary

>>the parking lot and inside the costco in coma today who is packed telling a saturday or sunday there. yeah, real man house as a matter of fact conferees maureen kelly talk to those has been a trying to fill their pantries at the local big box stores with the central's like toilet paper in an aseptic wipes and. >>found empty shelves. what are you buying today basically i was looking for like hand sanitizers things to wash your hands with clean. the house with rhonda williams filled her car with the items she was able to find around lunchtime inside the coma target, they're pretty low or nonexistent on. >>cough and cold medication and pain medication and they'll have their ha looking for one this is the aisle where they keep the toilet paper which you can see has been wipeout. there were several areas which had mostly empty shelves inside although an employee tells e. >>trucks come in every morning soth can restock their shelves but high-demand items like antiseptic wipes at t p get snatched up quickly. one man emptying his shopping carts as he came today because he wants to avoid comi

in a few moments, we will hear from rival costco. costco at the moment is down 1.5%. most likely we are going to hear them talk about the impact i think of the coronavirus on its business. kristina, i would imagine this is good impact, right? kristina: i feel like everybody has been using this story in financial media, lines at costco around the country as people stock up on toilet paper and hand sanitizer. i really hope your family member is not going to actually make their own, by the way. but a key metric we are going to be looking for with the earnings after the bell is same store sales. this is sales open at stores for more than a year. expecting a little bit of growth. they are expecting 6.5% growth. see if that's been hit by any type of the virus. earnings per share, expecting $2.06, on revenue of $38.2 billion. costco overall has been doing quite well versus the broader market, up 8% over the year. as we take a look at some of the research, i was trying to check before going on air, there's a lot of buy ratings, bullish analysts on costco. i guess it's going t

perhaps they're heading to the costco the groceries year is because a lot of people are making a run for the supply us yeah, a lot more on that part of story to a little bit. thank you very much real quick note the dmv is also going to stay open. >>but the department is telling you to avoid going to their offices for the next 60 days unless it's absolutely necessary. most renewals can be done online or through the mail lot of their services can be done online to double check that first, but there are a couple reasons why you would need to go there in person and that includes things like small og issues and recent transfers of vehicles. the dmv is also asking law enforcement to use their discretion when they're in forcing expired registration licenses because they know a lot of people may not be willing to travel out to get that stuff done during this coronavirus outbreak. so far though unclear how local law enforcement is going to comply or handle that dmv request. >>what about over can you can't go to the restaurant so you're going to have to order and so over eats is responding to