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Stew Leonard is taking the coronavirus pandemic seriously at all his supermarkets. He checked in to talk about the measures he's taken to ensure his employees and customers have a safe experience.

Stew declares that his team members and shoppers are safe at the store because of social distancing markers, plexiglass at each register, all Team Members wearing gloves/masks and much more.

Stew says grocery store workers are ESSENTIAL- he is giving an extra $2 per hour appreciation pay to hourly Team Members as a way of saying thanks.

Stew wants everyone to shop safely at the grocery store. He's put a video up at his website to show you how, check it out here: http://www.stewleonards.com/stewsdailynews/

You can also go to Stew's website above to apply for a job, which he says are available at all locations!

Stew has 7 supermarkets in the tri-state area, including supermarkets in Norwalk, Danbury, Farmingdale, Newington in Connecticut, Yonkers, East Meadow & Stew’s newest supermarket at the PARAMUS PARK MALL between the Garden State Parkway & Rt. 17 in Paramus! It’s an 80,000 sq. ft. location where Sears used to be!

Big show junior reporter Harvey Blanks usually reviews kids movies and TV shows, but this time he wanted to review his quarantine because as a 10 year old he has a lot to say about it!

We also learned today that the big show's own Scott Shannon still likes to ride his bike, and has gone out for a few rides since being quarantined! Lots of questions about this one....

Deborah Norville is anchoring Inside Edition from home and hasn't skipped a beat since her team was forced to work remotely.

She's making it a point to deliver news with a mostly positive approach, and making sure she can help people escape from the doom & gloom coronavirus coverage you get from most outlets.

Deborah is making homemade protective masks and showing us how we can do it from home! Go to WWW.DEBORAHNORVILLE.COM or the Inside Edition YouTube page and she will give you step by step directions!

Catch “Inside Edition” anchored by Deborah from her home weeknights at 7pm on CBS-2, TV's longest-running, top-rated and most-honored syndicated news magazine!

The pride of Garden City, Long Island! John Tesh has been through it all and is still here to talk about it.

Whether it’s being in a rival band against Billy Joel or being diagnosed with cancer and given less than two years to live, John Tesh recounts his remarkable life in his new book “John Tesh: Relentless - Unleashing a Life of Purpose, Grit, and Faith” which is available now at WWW.JOHNTESHRELENTLESS.COM or anywhere else you buy books online.

John also called to spread the word about a wonderful fundraiser he’s organized for front-line medical workers! He’s holding a 6 hour Facebook Live broadcast happening Friday, April 17th from 3-9pm on John's Facebook page – WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/JOHNTESH  

100% of the proceeds will be used to build care packages for healthcare providers working on the front lines fighting the coronavirus! He’s focusing on obtaining iPads for the LIJH hospitals out on Long Island that would greatly help nurses!

There’s always so much to talk about with Dr. Mehmet Oz, and the talk topics have grown exponentially since COVID-19 has changed our way of living.

Dr. Oz made it clear at the end of our latest interview that we need to make some tough decisions in order to save lives.

He suggests we keep the elderly isolated for one whole year to prevent more death, listen to his suggestion and much more valuable info in our latest Coronavirus discussion.

Be sure to check out the Dr. Oz show with new weekday episodes at 1pm on FOX-5.

TMZ boss Harvey Levin hustled in 6 short days to put together a comprehensive special - TMZ INVESTIGATES: TIGER KING – WHAT REALLY WENT DOWN? that aired last night on FOX.

Brad Blanks caught up with Harvey to talk about it and the big show reacts to the interview and the special.

Billy Gardell knows he’s a lucky man.

After a successful run as police officer Mike Biggs alongside Melissa McCarthy in “Mike and Molly,” he took a short sitcom break but got right back in the game when mega-producer Chuck Lorre called him up and said he had him in mind for a new, original comedy.

Chuck Lorre is of course the creator of all-time great shows like “The Big Bang Theory” and “Two and a Half Men.”

Fast forward to now, where Billy’s about to wrap up the season one finale of his comedy “BOB HEARTS ABISHOLA” – airing Monday, April 13th at 8:30PM on CBS-2. John Ratzenberger from “Cheers” guest stars in the finale!

Billy made it a point to start our interview by thanking everyone in New York for our strength and leadership during these uncertain times, thank you Billy!

John McConnell, Executive Vice President of Workhouse Media talent & content management agency checked in this morning to share his near-death experience with COVID-19.

In a matter of days, John went to a gathering feeling fine, to sitting in a hospital bed almost on a ventilator with his family told to make arrangements for his potential demise!

John shares how he thinks he contracted conronavirus, his symptoms and his recovery!

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Brad Blanks caught up with Rick Kirkham, the producer who shot all the Joe Exotic TV footage in the Tiger King Netflix series!

Rick, who now lives in Norway with his wife, is shown prominently in the docu-series, giving his perspective on Joe Exotic and filming in his wacky zoo. He tells Brad that everyone on the show was "crazy" and that Joe Exotic actually asked him if he would help kill Carole Baskin!

Rick is holding an Interactive Livestream he’s holding tomorrow afternoon, April 11th at 2pm where he promises never before seen Joe Exotic footage and a live Q&A!

For tickets into the virtual event, which are just $5, click here: https://allthingslive.inplayer.com/

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GRAMMY award winning composer, musical director and producer Jason Howland checked in this morning to share stories behind the incredible music video featuring 80 quarantined members from the worldwide cast of “Beautiful” performing "You've Got A Friend," a song written by Carole King.

The performance premiered on CBS This Morning earlier this week and has gone viral, Carole King makes an appearance at the end of the video!

All proceeds from the video benefit The Actor’s Fund, a non-profit that helps support actors and crew members in need.

Go to WWW.ACTORS FUND.ORG/BEAUTIFUL to make a donation.

Jason won the Grammy Award for “Best Musical Theater Album” in 2015 for his work producing the cast recording of Beautiful: The Carole King Musical.