laughter are you a kfc man, then?” story! laughter are you a kfc man, then? i am absolutely not, but people have been knocking on the doors of kfc, demanding their fried chicken, people writing to their mps. neil cole said he had lots of complaints from constituents demanding that kfc is open. and the cold country is in uproar. —— the whole country. there are videos of people knocking on doors demanding to be let in for their fried chicken, all because dhl, the new delivery partner, can't get the warehouse working. it is just great to see that amidst all the chaos and change happening in the chaos and change happening in the uk, if you take away people's fried chicken, they get upset. the uk, if you take away people's fried chicken, they get upsetm seems extraordinary if your main function is to sell fried chicken, you can't find any chicken to sell. it is quite an oversight. there was a p pa re ntly it is quite an oversight. there was apparently quite a serious element, some of the workers at kfc, which operate as a franchise, they are on zero—hours co

kfc have blamed teething problems with the new delivery contract. they switched to dhl last week, who say operational issues have disrupted the supply. it's a chicken place, so they should have enough chicken. they should be able to store it. it's a big chain, so it does seem unbelievable, really. all the chicken... there's farmers, surely there should be enough chickens. we tried several outlets across bristol today but found no fingers being licked. almost every store closed. it's lunchtime. you'd expect these hatches to be really busy at this point but the kitchen is empty, the fryers switched off. chicken with fries, please. chicken with fries. it's a far cry from this. tonight, the company is encouraging staff to take holidays until it can meet the demand again. kfc says its own employees will be paid, but the large majority of restaurants are franchises. it just seems amazing. i thought everything was pretty much automated these days and as they use chicken, more's ordered. something has gone seriously wrong. the company says it's working flat

how could you run out of chicken at kfc? reporter: while this kfc is in the center of birmingham is open, it has a simited menu. ves chicken popcorn only. the chain says almost 600 remain closed around the country and it is not clear when they will be back open. kfc says it happened because it changed distributors. it used to use a south african-owned company. butha it recently ced to dhl, and that is why, it says, they've been having some problems. >> we saw this thr weeks ago. people last week were earning money and working on a goodan producproviding good customer service. today they are struggling to put food on the table for thewe families nex. when you look at the people working at kfc, theyall been sent home with no pay. reporter: dhl said that due to operational reasons, a number of deliveries in recent days have been incomplete. >> they have moved what looks like a relately uncomplicated supply chain to a more complicated one, and they have not pressure-testeit at all. for any organization to have done that seems bi

the poultry predicament is blamed on the lays by the kfc shipping company. customers don't care, they are just hangry. >> they should have chicken. they should be able to store it. >> the kfc crisis has led to some pretty funny tweets, like this one. police arrest the man responsible for chicken disaster, showing a picture of ronald mcdonald. >> isn't the ham burglar, he's the thief. >> and another tweet said kfc is working around the clock to fix the problem. >> they should fix that, though. kfc is pretty good, especially the crispy chicken. >> saved a few chickens in the meantime, though. >>> let's talk holidays, it may be months away. i know it's a long ways away but toy makers are gearing up. >> reporter diane king hall visited the toy fair. >> reporter: toyota of all kinds can be found at the toy -- toys of all kinds can be found at the toy fair in new york. >> one of the biggest trends you're going to see this year is everything that's gross. >> reporter: that includes the game snot it, where kids try to use snot glasses to pick up items. that's not gr

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kfc have blamed teething problems with the new delivery contract. they switched to dhl last week, who say operational issues have disrupted the supply. it's a chicken place, so they should have enough chicken. they should be able to store it. it's a big chain, so it does seem unbelievable, really. all the chicken... there's farmers, surely there should be enough chickens. we tried several outlets across bristol today but found no fingers being licked. almost every store closed. it's lunchtime. you'd expect these hatches to be really busy at this point but the kitchen is empty, the fryers switched off. chicken with fries, please. chicken with fries. it's a far cry from this. tonight, the company is encouraging staff to take holidays until it can meet the demand again. kfc says its own employees will be paid, but the large majority of restaurants are franchises. it just seems amazing. i thought everything was pretty much automated these days and as they use chicken, more's ordered. something has gone seriously wrong. the company says it's working flat

kfc said it had been let down by a company that took over its supply chain last week. that's all from me for now. stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk. theresa may has launched her year—long review of higher education funding in england, but has already ruled out completely scrapping tuition fees. the prime minister said she understood the "serious concerns" of students who struggle to afford the cost of studying for a degree. now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore. a changing of the guard at hsbc. willa a changing of the guard at hsbc. will a new a changing of the guard at hsbc. willa new leadership mean more profits for the banking giant? and richard branson tells the bbc about his plans to build the hyperloop train in india. its tuesday. good morning, asia. hello, world. glad you could join us. hsbc will have a new ceo taking the helm today after major restructuring turned its fortu nes major restructuring turned its fortunes around. uk—based lender reports full earnings and many will be watching for signs that the bank

absolutely unbelievable, how could you run out of chicken in a kfc?. of chicken in a kfc?. this kfc in the centre of birmingham is open but it has a limited menu. it serves only chicken popcorn. the chain says almost 600 remain closed around the country and it is not clear when they will be back open. kfc says it has happened because it has changed distributors. it used to use south african owned company bidvest to transport chicken but recently changed to dhl, and that is why they say they have had some teething problems. we saw this coming weeks ago, people last week were earning money, working on a good product, providing good customer service and today they will struggle to put food on the table. then looking at the people working in the 900 kfc stores, they have been sent home with no pay. dhl says due to operational reasons a number of deliveries in recent days have been incomplete. they moved what looked like a relatively uncomplicated supply chain to a more complicated one and they do not seem to have pressure tested it at all. for any organisation to do that seems

crisis at kfc — the fried chicken chain that's run out of chicken. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news, has will grigg fired wigan to another upset over manchester city and a place in the fa cup quarterfinals? good evening. there's to be a sweeping review of university funding in england in the light of growing concern about the affordability of tuition fees. the prime minister, who launched the review today, said she was not in favour of scrapping tuition fees, which is the policy supported by labour, but she acknowledged the "serious concerns" of students and their families, faced with what she admitted was "one of the most expensive systems of university tuition in the world." the review will take a year to complete, as our political editor laura kuenssberg reports from derby. it's not me learning, it'sjust me coping. i do believe education should be free. it's too much, basically. it's too much. big dreams but big debts. these derby first—years aren't paying fees upfront but expecting to owe nearly £40,000 when they're done. we are the next

when you've been promised kfc as a half—term treat but there is no chicken. the company says it is working flat out to rectify the problem. 0h! but for some that is little consolation. so, was there something of an overreaction, not just from customers, but from the bbc too? a twitter user describing himself as giacomo g casanova, thought so. "let me get this straight, you're endlessly histrionic re uk's child obesity problem, then devote a lengthy slot to a supply issue that shuts kfc stores. who cares? featuring unhappy kids and closing with one wailing as though it we re some national tragedy." and that's all from us. thank you for all of your comments this week. if you want to share your opinions on bbc news and current affairs, or even appear on the programme, you can call on 0370 010 6676, or e—mail newswatch@bbc.co.uk. you can find us on twitter @newswatchbbc. do have a look at our website. the address for that is bbc.co.uk/newswatch. that's all from us, i will be back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. goodbye. good eveni

kfc says it has happened because it has changed distributors. it used to use south african owned company bidvest two transported chicken but recently changed to dhl, and that is why they say they have had some teething problems. we saw this coming weeks ago, people last week we re coming weeks ago, people last week were earning money, working on a good product, providing good customer service and today they will struggle to put food on the table. then looking at the people working in the 900 kfc stores, they have been sent home with no pay. dhl says due to operational reasons a number of deliveries in recent days have been incomplete. they moved what looked like a relatively uncomplicated supply chain toa relatively uncomplicated supply chain to a more complicated one and they do not seem to have pressure tested it at all. for any organisation to do that seems bizarre at best. customers have complained and social media. the chain says some staff will still be paid but many of its outlets are franchises, so it is likely they will make losses. fry

only about 300 of kfc's 9s 00 uk locations are open today. kfc says that's because it didn't want to compromise quality. kfc-uk and ireland said the chicken crossed the road, just not to our restaurants and the colonel is working on it. >>> an interesting new study out this morning linking certain pregnancies to overweight babies. that's fergie you're looking at right there. let's take you outside to santa cruz for a live look at the beach. gorgeous and sunny. but very cold. meteorologist mike nicco has today's accuweather forecast ross has all the home trends for kitchen, living room and bedroom for a fraction of what you'd pay elsewhere. for the latest home trends, at big savings - you've gotta go to ross. it's just my eczema again,t. but it's fine. yeah, it's fine. you ok? eczema. it's fine. hey! hi! aren't you hot? eczema again? it's fine. i saw something the other day. eczema exposed. your eczema could be something called atopic dermatitis, which can be caused by inflammation under your skin. maybe you should ask your doctor? go to eczem

how can you run out of chicken in kfc! this kfc in the centre of birmingham is open but it has a limited menu. it serves only chicken popcorn. the chain says almost 600 remain closed around the country and it is not clear when they will be back open. kfc says it has happened because it has changed distributors. it used to use south african owned company bidvest to transport chicken but recently changed to dhl, and that is why they say they have had some teething problems. we saw this coming weeks ago, people last week were earning money, working on a good product, providing good customer service and today they will struggle to put food on the table. then looking at the people working in the 900 kfc stores, they have been sent home with no pay. dhl says due to operational reasons a number of deliveries in recent days have been incomplete. they moved what looked like a relatively uncomplicated supply chain to a more complicated one and they do not seem to have pressure tested it at all. for any organisation to do that seems

will they have a claim against kfc for not getting service? and many people in low—paid jobs have been told to go on holiday. that means no pay. thank you for your time, justin. it has been great to have your company. and yours as well. that is the briefing. have a really good day. we will see you soon. once again, ijust want to bring you up to date with how we see the weather developing right across the british isles in the coming day. i think there will be something of a transformation for many of us as early as today. a much brighter day for central and western parts compared to monday, simply because monday's weather front slowly, but surely is easing its way over towards the north sea, but not quite completing the job, and that's quite important because it gives leaden skies for tuesday. the last of the mild air trapped with that weather front slowly just becoming confined to the east. 0ut towards the west underneath clear skies, tuesday will start fairly cool. western scotland, northern ireland, parts of wales too. there could be a tou

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thrter: kfc have blamed teething problems he new delivery contract. dhl last week,o who said that operational issues have disrupted the supply. >> they should have enough chicken. they should be able to store it. it is a big chain. it seems unbelievable. l althe farmers, surely there is enough chicken. rtre: we tried several outlets across bristol today. but found no fingers being licked. almost every store closed. at lunchti would expect these hatches to be really busy at this point,ut the kitchenfr is empty, thrs switched off. -- friers switched off. .t is a far cry from this tonight the company is encouraging staff to take holiday until it can meet the demand again. kfc says its own empyees will be paid. the large majority of restaurants are franchises. everything was pretty m h automated these days. reporter: the company says it is workinflat out to rectify the problem. but to some, that is little consolation. scandalous! ew, what if you could cha time in a photograph? that is what a "national geographic" photographer wanted to find in his series.

it's the "c" in the whole kfc thing. more than half of the outlets in the uk have closed because they don't have chicken. the problem, they say, is due to a delivery glitch. >> no word when the restaurants will be restocked and re-opened. workers at the affected outlets are being encouraged to take some time off. >> oh, yeah. >> because you don't want someone to go to your restaurant and ask for some chicken at the kfc -- >> and not get that. that wouldn't be good. >>> all right, finally, a change is coming to your morning box of lucky charms. ♪ they're magically delicious so the cereal is getting a new marshmallow shape for the first time in ten years. >> yes, a unicorn is being added next month. general mills says kids decided on the new shape. the unicorn will replace the hourglass marshmallow that's been part of lucky charms and made it -- ♪ magically delicious t -- ♪ magically delicious my doctor recommended i switch to miralax.on, stimulant laxatives make your body go by forcefully stimulating the nerves in y

kfc apologized. dhl blamed operational issues. it's unclear when the stores will reopen. >>> and news for all you breakfast cereal fans. for the first time in ten years, general mills is adding a marshmallow to lucky charms. the magical unicorn marshmallow is replacing the hourglass. it features hues of bright purples and blues. it is the first-ever marshmallow to be inspired and created by kids. >> i don't know why the hourglass was a lucky clamor to begin with. >> i know. >> it shows that time is slipping away, depressing. yeah for unicorns. i'm into it. >> magically delicious. >> diane king hall at the new york stock exchange, thank you, diane. >> thank you. >>> still to come, a new battle is brewing. we'll take you to south korea where olympic athletes can drink to the latest creations on the bar scene. bar scene. like you do sometimes, grandpa? well, when you have copd, it can be hard to breathe. it can be hard to get air out, which can make it hard to get air in. so i talked to my doctor. she said... symbicort could help you

it should maybe be just is happening at kfc. it should maybe bejust kf is happening at kfc. it should maybe be just kf because they have run out of chicken! yes, out of 900 outlets that were close, 646 were not opened, compared to 575 yesterday. last week they said that they were swapping delivery providers. they had awarded the contract to dhl, which blamed operational issues for the supply disruption. any supply of the supply disruption. any supply of the crisis easing? this afternoon, at the uk headquarters of the company, a bbc producer was handed a statement saying we anticipate the number of closures will do just today, as the team works levels to try to clear the backlog. each day more deliveries are made, we expect the disruption to lesson by the end of the week. i have a tweet from the police in tower hamlets saying, please do not contact us about the kfc crisis. it is not a police matter this your favourite eatery is not supplying! perhaps they could beat kentucky fried coleslaw, but not checking, adages menu. new research shows that grey squirrels could have taken

kfc blamed delivery problems. a volcano eruptinged in indonesia, sending a plume of ashes three miles in the air. no injuries have been reported, but some flights may be rerouted. ash can destroy jet engines. carnival apologized today to passengers who had to put up with brawl after brawl on a south pacific cruise. this is just a taste of what they experienced. members of an extended family fought with other passengers and crew members constantly, we are told and after nine days of this the family was removed from the ship and the cruise continued in peace. at the nba all-star winter games, fergie went a different way with the national anthem. the reviews were not good. here's a bit of it. ♪ that our flag was still there. oh, oh, oh, say does that star-spangled banner ♪ >> glor: that went on for two and a half minutes. players and fans were not sure what to make of it. but today to her credit, the black-eyed peas star said, "i'm a risk taker artistically. clearly this version didn't strike the intended tone. i

. >> glor: and a chicken shortage at kfc? >> my reaction is angry, sad, and disappointed. >> and hungry? >> mmhmm, very hungry. this is the "cbs evening news" with jeff glor. >> glor: and this is our western edition. good evening. the man charged with murder in the parkland florida high school shooting was back in court today as funerals were held for some of the 17 victims. four of the 14 injured are still in the hospital tonight. we learned more today about the suspect's past and about the red flags that were missed. manuel bojorquez begins our coverage. manny? >> reporter: well, jeff, this p.t.a. vigil behind me is one of 25 that are happening across the state of florida tonight. today cbs news learned the suspect, nikolas cruz, purchased at least seven rifles over the last year. he was in court this afternoon. ijudge ruled that documents from a child welfare investigation about him should be unsealed. nikolas cruz avoided eye contact during this afternoon's hearing, silently staring down. it was his second time in court s

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. >> plus make no bones about it , chicken shortage at kfc. we will tell you where hundreds of restaurant had to be shutdown. >> and are these the toys your kids will want when christmas rolls around again? we'll take you to the new york toy fair to see the toy trends for 2018. stay with us. >> ♪ >> ♪ >> welcome back, con zoomer product safety commission filed complaints against this jogging stroller. they allege that certain models of the stroller contained design defect, which can cause the wheel to detach. consumers have reported various injuries, in children and adult, including cut, fractures and concussions. the cpsc authorized complaint after critics failed to recall or repair the strollers. >>> imagine kfc running out every tickets? closed hundreds cents of restaurants, kfc says the shortage occurred, and meantime blames operational issues, no word on how soon the restaurants will be back in business. >>> the annual new york toy fair is under way, the event kicks off saturday and runs through today. >> 30,000 adult are checking out

try kfc's new smoky mountain barbecue in a tenders basket. now just $4.99. kfc: it's finger lickin' good! ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: welcome back, everyone. president trump vowed to do everything in his power to fight the opioid epidemic, which takes the lives of 174 people each day ravaging, communities and ripping families apart. so what has trump actually done to tackle this issue and who's he putting in charge for this enormously important task? it's time for "the check-in." ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> seth: america has about 4% of the world's population but about 27% of the world's drug overdose deaths. for now, opioid addiction is one of those uniquely american problems like type 2 diabetes and adults wearing shirts with disney characters on them. [ laughter ] "honey, we're going to a fancy dinner." "that's why i'm wearing my scrooge mcduck." [ laughter ] now among other promises to fight the opioid epidemic, trump said he would increase funding to give resources to states that needed it the most right away. so how did that go? >> is the f

we're going to start with a huge round of aplauz for the kfc pr. after a horrible shortage that left hundreds of kfc stores closed. >> so -- >> it says fck on the bucket. and they say sorry. essentially apologizing to hundreds of restaurants for running out of chickens. >> they have to close thankful kfc restaurants. it was horrible. >> no one -- >> luckily there had was annot shortage in the u.s. >> and for our brothers and sisters across the pond, we've decided to enjoy some on their behalf. huge apologies to our customers. sorry about that. >> fck in the uk. wheel you continue that, we'll do something else that's sort of related. >>> what you smoke in vegas has to stay in vegas. so you know it's legal now to light up in nevada. at the mckaeren airport in loss investigates, they have these marijuana amnesty boxes where they urge people to drop off whatever residual pot they have so they don't get in to trouble when they get back home. they're not only getting that, they're getting other things strat been dropped off by people, prescription drugs

how have kfc handled it? they have tried to be quite positive and make light of it a bit, saying the chicken has crossed the road but not got to the shops, will that help them in the long—term? not got to the shops, will that help them in the long-term? like everything it will blow over reasonably quickly but the problem is at one point they said something like we won't do anything to compromise quality. there's been no question there is a quality issue, what you have is a supply chain issues. why would you put that in the public domain? if you gone five days with one of these stores closing, hundreds are closing around the country, where is the chicken right now? that's a good question. you would assume it's in a dhl warehouse getting more smelly as the days go by. i'm sure they will be keeping it fresh! i'm sure they won't be doing that. it will be sitting somewhere waiting for the delivery to happen. then the question is what happens when it is no longer of any use? then the costs come in, dhl and kfc, w

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about 800 of the 900 kfc locations in britain had to close at least for the day. some were able to reopen. company officials say the shortage was due to the delivery partner dhl. they were delayed because of operational issues. kfc says it is too early to say how long it will take to restore normal service. they still had mashed potatoes. >> the fried chicken story is making me hungry. >>> can an american woman find the podium in figure skating for the first time in 12 years? coy wire is live in pyeongchang next. is sh and i'm the founder of ugmonk. before shipstation it was crazy. it's great when you see a hundred orders come in, a hundred orders come in, but then you realize i've got a hundred orders i have to ship out. shipstation streamlined that wh the order data, the weights of , everything is seamlessly put into shipstation, so when we print the shipping ll everything's pretty much done. it's so much easier so now, we're ready, bring on t. shipstation. the number one ch of online sellers. go to shipstation.com/tv and get two months free. oh hi sweetie, i ju

—— to get her kfc. people have likely been calling the police saying they can't get kfc —— people have actually been calling the police. we only had one job, to deliver fried chicken, that's what they're saying. we had the chickens, we had the restaurants but couldn't match the two together. the angle is that it's going to continue. were just great to have a weekend without fried chicken —— we arejust just great to have a weekend without fried chicken —— we are just going to have a weekend without fried chicken. to the telegraph, the continuing row overjeremy corbyn and whether he's got questions to answer and the former mi6 says that he has. jeremy corbyn as i'm sure viewers remember, said earlier this week that was a man who created and it is a joke. jeremy corbyn said he certainly didn't betray his country as one senior tory alleged. we have sir richard saying hang on, it's a bit naive to imagine jeremy corbyn thinking this man was just a diplomat. he has been in contact with some of his

. >> britain's telegraph says the kfc's chicken shortage forces stores to close across the u.k. and some customers are not happy. >> it does seem unbelievable. all the chicken farmers, surely there are enough chickens. >> it's a chicken place, surely they have enough chicken. >> we want to get down and have food and can't do that today. >> my reaction is angry, sad and disappointed. >> trevor: british kfcs are out of chicken. finally, an international problem president trump can understand. he's going to be on the first plane out, like, we need to help these people middle east! don't worry britishers, this is a job i was born for! ( laughter ) by the way, was i the only person who thought it was weird that everyone who eats kfc in the u.k. is a kid? and on top of that they're so polite. even in britain a kid throwing a tantrum in a fast food place is, like, mother, i'm angry, sad and disappointed. truly, if i don't get my popcorn nuggets fort withi shall be forced to throw my body on the floor in protest. ahhh! ahhh! well, that's it, then, pip pip. cheeryo! ( laughter ) now, as

when you've been promised kfc as a half—term treat, but there is no chicken. the company says it's working flat out to rectify the problem. but for some, that is little consolation. so, was there something of an overreaction, notjust from customers, but from the bbc too? a twitter user describing himself as giacomo g casanova, thought so. and that's all from us. thank you for all of your comments this week. if you want to share your opinions on bbc news and current affairs, or even appear on the programme, you can call us on 0370 010 6676, or e—mail newswatch@bbc. co. uk. and do have a look at our website. the address for that is bbc.co.uk/newswatch. that's all from us, i will be back to hear your thoughts about bbc news coverage again next week. goodbye. hello there. the weekend is upon us and it should be a lovely one to get out and about, if you are appropriately dressed. the skies will often be blue, but underneath those blue skies it is going to feel chilly, particularly when we add in the strength of a biting cold easterly wind. now, we start saturday

they‘re saying that kfc and dhl should hold their hands up kfc and dhl should hold their hands up and apologised. actually they both have, because kfc have said, we feel sorry for those who lost their jobs at the other supplier but the decision was not taken lightly. and also dhl have created jobs. dhl have also dhl have created jobs. dhl have also said, we regret the interruption of supply. and we apologise, they‘re basically trying to sort it out. but it is an interesting back story of how a company that size could have such a big problem. a quick word about the results from lloyds? yes, their results from lloyds? yes, their results are out this morning and they are good but what is interesting is the fact that they are still setting aside money for ppi. £600 million set aside, 18 billion now they have had to compensate people, that is a mega number! dozens of students and parents from the florida high school where 17 teenagers and staff members were killed last week will march in the state capital, tallahassee, later, as part of a campaign to make schools safer. president trump

kfc says its unclear when the problems will be rectified. —— kfc says it's unclear when the problems will be rectified. staff are being encouraged to take holidays, but not being forced to do so. that is the situation. the social media giant facebook says it is to send postcards in the us mail in order to verify the location of people requesting to buy adverts related to us election candidates. the postcard would contain a code, which would be required to complete the booking. 13 russians have been charged with interfering in the 2016 presidential election. the indictment says they bought political advertising and set up groups on social media sites, including facebook. a mixed day forfinancial a mixed day for financial markets across asia will and a strong day on monday. hong kong opens today for the first time this week. in australia, bhp had come out with its results. they are down 37%. i will be back injust a moment. these other commodity prices. i will be back for the news briefing. —— these are the commodity prices. let's talk about the new research. 0ne let's talk about th

no injuries reported though. >>> a not so secret ingredient is missing from kfc. >> hundreds of kfc's in great britain have had to close. they don't have enough chicken. apparently it's a delivery issue. >> so kfc switched to dhl, but the company says it is experiencing operational issues. the result of that, more than half of the 900 uk kfcs are closed. no word on when the problem will be fixed. >> so you show up at some and they're like you can have a biscuit, mashed potatoes. >> they know they would have a riot on their hands. so just not opening the doors. we don't have chicken. we're not coming to work. >> some have gone so far as to black out the "c". >> workers are being encouraged to take some time off. so good time to take a vacation, guys. >>> speaking out, rae carruth played in the nfl but he's been in prison for nearly 20 years. what he's saying now. >>> and in the skinny, the fergie fallout. she as a message about her version of the national anthem. ♪ by the dawn's early light >> we're going to take a look at today's forecast. the dawn's early light ♪ >> we're going t

story, head to our website to find out how kfc apologized to customers. that's on nbc.com. >>> walmart will report fourth quarter results later today. the retailer topped earnings per share forecast for the last eight quarters but our next guest does not see strong earnings momentum at the company. bruno montane joins us u.s. viewers getting up now, real early birds, they may be tuning in and wondering about the whal maalmart earnings. what will the growing e-commerce efforts do for growth in terms of sales and margin? >> we think walmart is getting the transformation to e-commerce they're doing all the right changes. that will allow them to grow faster than people expect. however if you want to grow in e-commerce to do it profitably should not be the first concern, that should be what customers wanted and how to get it to people so we expect better than expected sales, but lower than expected profitability >> is this the amazon model of prioritizing growth over profit? >> that is a fair challenge. yes, there's a similarity. you first get the customer the

. >> lots of kfcs have no chicken right now. >> no! >>> yes. folks who want to kfc in britain and ireland didn't have a wing or a prayer. the restaurants were fresh out of chicken. kfc blamed delivery problems that made chicken scarcer than hen's teeth. >>> a volcano erupted in indonesia, sending plume of ash and rock three miles into the air. the mount was among the most active volcanos. no injuries reported. some flights may be rerouted. ash can destroy jet engines. carnival apologized today to passengers who had to put up with brawl after brawl on a south pacific cruz. this its just a taste of what they experienced. members of an extended family fought with other passengers and crew members constantly we're told after nine days of this. the family was removed from the ship. and the cruise continued in peace. >>> at nba all-star game last night. fergie went a different way with the national anthem. the reviews were not good. here is a bit of it. ♪ that our flag was still there ♪ ♪ 'o say >> it went on for 2:30. players and fans were not

we're going to start with a huge round of applause for the kfc pr. >> bravo! bravo! >> after a horrible shortage of chicken in the uk that left hundreds of kfc stores closed, the company is now come out with a hilarious new advertisement. >> it says fck on the bucket. and they say sorry. essentially apologizing to hundreds of restaurants for running out of chickens. >> they had to close half the kfc restaurants. >> it was a tragedy. >> it was horrible. >> no one in england -- >> luckily there was not a shortage of kfc in the u.s. you want original. >> yeah. in kindness to our brothers and sisters across the pond, we've decided to enjoy some on their behalf, since they can't. >> i wish i ate the bird. >> a chicken restaurant without chicken, it's not ideal. huge apologies to our customers. sorry about that. >> fck in the uk. while you continue that, we'll do something else that's sort of related. what you smoke in vegas has to stay in vegas, apparently. so you know it's legal now to light up in nevada. well, at the mccarran airport in las vegas, they now have marijuan

the franchisee is looking into this matter and will take swift and appropriate action. >>> kfc has run out of chicken in britain forcing the chain to close hundreds of restaurants there. it turns out the chain switched delivery companies to dhl and things didn't go so well. dhl blames operational issues. ♪ o say can you see by the dawn's early light ♪ >> well, everybody is talking about fergie's rendition of the national anthem last night and let's just say it hit a sour note with a lot of people out there. social media going wild with that performance. >> nicole brewer jones us with more on the back lash. >> the internet is outraged a lot of people talking about it. but is it for good reason. that's what we want to know tonight. fergie is by the way apologizing for jazzing up our country's sacred song. ♪ o say can you see >> reporter: it started out as your typical anthem, but some say fergie's rendition of the star expandeled banner took a wrong -- star spangled banner took a wrong turn. >> it could have been better. >> she was in the moment. she was feeling it. >> were you fee

. >> a kfc crisis. the fast food chain is forced to close when it runs out of a very important ingredient. >> ♪ this winter in the state with more ski mountains than any other, family fun reaches a new peak. so whether you're a speed demon or more of a snow angel, your winter chariot awaits. pick the best peak for your family getaway at iloveny.com new york state. it's all here. it's only here. >> time is now 6:43 and new this morning, a missing uber and lyft driver has been found alive in a los angeles hospital. joshua thiede vanished on february 11th. his abandoned nissan was recovered near hollywood yesterday afternoon. thiede's friends did not provide any further details on how he was located at the hospital or on what happened to him. the last time he or someone else used his phone, it was to call 911 the day after his disappearance. >> 900 kentucky fried chicken locations are closed in the united kingdom because they don't have any chicken. kfc blames the problem on the delivery service. dhl whi

kfc have blamed teething problems with the new delivery contract. they switched to dhl last week, who say operational issues have disrupted the supply. it's a chicken place, so they should have enough chicken. they should be able to store it. it's a big chain, so it does seem unbelievable, really. all the chicken... there's farmers, surely there should be enough chickens. we tried several outlets across bristol today but found no fingers being licked. almost every store closed. it's lunchtime. you'd expect these hatches to be really busy at this point but the kitchen is empty, the fryers switched off. chicken with fries, please. chicken with fries. it's a far cry from this. tonight, the company is encouraging staff to take holidays until it can meet the demand again. kfc says its own employees will be paid, but the large majority of restaurants are franchises. it just seems amazing. i thought everything was pretty much automated these days and as they use chicken, more's ordered. something has gone seriously wrong. the company says it's working flat

i knew it was chicken chaos at kfc. they have been forced to close unhads of outlets. we'll show you where this morning. >>> and judgmental parents. oh, yeah, ta got that. brothers threatening to fight with each other. taxidermy, why not. and they're on the final lap to find love. that's coming up on this skinny. it's tuesday, february 20th. >>> happy birthday to my nephew logan. >> oh, it's logan's birthday. very nice. i a 50/50 shot. >>> we're going to start this half hour on a serious note with the look of the mient said is different and most americans see inaction on the part of all olicks shootings and stwoo% say the president is not doing neph as well. >>> 58% believe tougher gun laws would have prevented the parkland shooting. >>> and we're getting stunning new details about it suspect while he attended classes there. >> and at the time he was atenting the special gun, warx terrorists and thinking of getting jimnts. but wup specialist called the profile of a mass killer. >> reporter: the 19-year-old accused of killing 17 people was led into the court room for pr