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Army is threatening to disperse. since thursday night, an army crackdown has been attempted. they tried to lock down the main protest area, which is a shopping region in the middle of bangkok, a inn a high end shopping mall. that has led to the red shirts in response trying to stop the army encroach on this area. and they set up a new rally zone impromptu on a highway close to where some of the more serious clashes are taking place over the past couple of days. i was there a couple of hours ago and after a bit of gun fire, many of the protests were running down the road and alt streetlights we...

It seems like there's a bit of panic buying. >> like a hurricane, buying in the states. you don't know if the stores are going to be open tomorrow. >> reporter: beyond the perimeter of the protest area, the violence and anarchy is spreading. and thailand's image as a holiday paradise is going up in spoke. dan rivers, cnn, bangkok. and now back in this country, they're calling it a ray of relief for the gulf. amid the fear and anxiety about that massive oil leak, coastal residents have something to smile about today. we'll hear from big sam's funky nation, just one of the performers at a bene...