it s not just for california, new york sports are also backed up. shipping costs are soaring and there aren t enough truck drivers to move products off the docks. the problem, asian manufacturing has slowed to a trickle during covid, now it s struggling to keep up with americas exploding consumer demands. jeanne chirac a, runs the port of los angeles. we re buying more products than ever before, whether they be online, pick up a store or a big box retailers, and the american importer is struggling to keep up with that demand. 95% of of artificial christmas trees come from china. now, there are scrambling to stop. up by your christmas trees now, before thanksgiving, because otherwise the shelves will be bare. retailers who ordered back in june may be ready for the holidays, but many won t. with a supply chain expected to remain bottlenecked well into 2022. tom costello, nbc news, los angeles. coming up, the announcement