all of it leading to long delays for new furniture, appliances, even clothes and toys. the pacific ocean looks like the l.a. freeways. it is jam packed. reporter: jonathan johnson is the ceo of overstock.com. they only sell what they have in stock, but the challenge is stocking their warehouses. i think it s for a time the new normal. i think we can expect this well into 2022. but no matter how jammed it all gets, the men and women here are working day and night to keep a key part of our economy up to speed. there s work to be done. we re 24/7. we get the fuel to the ships so they can get back underway. reporter: steve patterson, nbc news off the california coast. our thanks to steve patterson right there. yeah, we want to update everybody on a breaking news situation that we have been following this morning. that is out of minnesota, specifically st. paul. police there say there s been a shooting at a bar on west 7th street in that area, and they