Were 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 hotticket 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 americas Top Public Health officials, dr. Anthony fauci testified at a house hearing thursday that america has failed. But in an interview with abcs linsey davis, he clarified what he meant by failed. So you testified today that the u. S. Testing system is currently failing and were not set up for universal testing. Whos responsible for this failure . I dont think its anyone thats 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
Safety advocates say theyre fed up. That hit was,eaction when i saw here we go again. Weve had two pedestrians killed in redwood city in the last month, two cyclists killed. A little bit further south. They wrote a letter demanding san mateoucounty take action. The only way to solve these problems is much more investment and safe street infrastructure. They also filed a condition at e represents a rather dangerous hazard. And this group of two. E the driver responsible might live nearby for that reason. Weve been out here every day leafleting. The Highway Patrol has returneduto the scene, knocking on doors. Were hoping to find in or that someone else will. We want this guy to face the he did and for what he failed to do. The victim in this case has been released from the hospital and is road to recovery. Chp is handling the case, and theyuask that anyone them. Greg or julie. Hopefully this leads to some mateo county and thank youn well, new at five tonight. Seven people were hurt when
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Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Supporting social entrepreneurs and their solutions to the worlds most pressing problems skollfoundation. Org. The lemelson foundation. Committed to improving lives through invention, in the u. S. And developing countries. On the web at lemelson. Org. Supported by the john d. And catherine t. Macarthur foundation. Committed to building a more just, verdant and peaceful world. More information at macfound. Org and with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff new appeals today, to do more for puerto rico. The island is still reeling from its worst storm in a century, and there are calls to cut red tape and get more relief on the ground quickly. John yang has the story. Yang a full week after Hurricane Maria
We begin with puerto rico in crisis. The governor says maria is likely the biggest hurricane catastrophe in u. S. History. Most redents have now power an many no water. Millions of pounds of supplies have arrived to the island but sitting in port. Many experts say damage could top 100 million. Reporter the crisis in puerto rico growing more dire by the hour. Its been hell absolute hell. Reporter more than a week after the storm ravaged the territory lnl 4 have electricity and a half drinkable water and 80 of Tell Communications down. I want to talk to them. The governor sounding the alarm. This is the single biggest major catastrophe in puerto rico. Reporter the relief effort being delayed. Vital aid stranded at the countrys main port. Food, water medical supplies sitting in ships. Shortage of truckers make it impossible to deliver the aid. Donations being turned away. Dozens of trailers with more than 100,000 pounds of water and supplies now on hold because theres no way to get the do