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good to have you with us. well, it is memorial day in the united states and many americans have already been marking the holiday weekend outdoors even as the death toll from the coronavirus nears 100,000. and scenes like these are only heightening concerns. a large crowd packed this busy street in daytona beach, florida, where a man apparently making a music video threw money from a car. as you can see, no social distancing and no masks. and in missouri, more alarming images, this time of a giant pool party. again, no visible masks and no social distancing with people packed together. another case of not following the safety advice of medical
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experts who warn the virus can spread among people in close proximity. >> you don't know who's infected so we really want to be clear all the time that social distancing is absolutely critical. and if you can't social distance and you're outside, you must wear a mask. >> meantime, churches in the u.s. have slowly started to reopen. days after president donald trump called them essential. and while some people attended sunday mass wearing face masks, mr. trump was seen spending the day on the golf course in virginia without a mask. well, myrtle beach, south carolina, one of many places in the u.s. where crowds gather for the holiday weekend, even as state health authorities announced that coronavirus numbers hit 10,000 for the first time. the pandemic did not seem to be on peoples' minds. natasha chen talked to beeach goers and has the latest.
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>> reporter: people are for the most part practicing social distancing by keeping apart from the next party. the city manager tells me for the most part this weekend has been extremely peaceful with the exception of a shooting incident overnight saturday into sunday in about the same spot where another shooting happened the previous weekend. so, some of that behavior prompted the city to form a resolution and an executive order giving police a bit more authority to do things such as shutting down businesses from 11:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. if they need to. now, in general masks are recommended by the governor, by the city. i keep mine on when i'm not on camera, especially when i'm interviewing people. but otherwise we do not see anyone wearing them. here is what some beach goers said to me about that. >> you wouldn't know a pandemic was going on by looking at the beach today. you just wouldn't because even during other summers, people are about this spread out that they are today. it's about the same. people usually don't sit that
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close to each other. they give each other a little bit of space. >> yes, there is some people wearing masks but i'm not wearing one. i should have a mask but i don't have a mask on right now. >> since i've been here honestly no. you're the first mask honestly i've seen if i'm being honest. everyone here is kind of letting it fly. >> another indicator things feel normal here, a lot of people heading to the restaurants that so desperately need the tourism dollars right now. there are so many people that the city staff went out to regulate that 50% capacity, they had to tell a couple of restaurants to show some patrons out the door for exceeding that limit. natasha chen, cnn, myrtle beach, south carolina. joining me now is dr. sanjay matthew. he's a primary care physician and a public health specialist. thank you, doctor, for being with us. >> good day to you, rosemary. >> in the u.s., this holiday weekend crowds gathered on
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beaches and at pools across the country clearly not keeping their social distance and not wearing masks even though health experts urged caution. what was your reaction when you saw some of those images? >> i was disappointed, rosemary. you know, ultimately we talk about this so much on air everywhere i'm sure all over the world, just not on cnn. masks are key. it's not about not having fun. i mentioned this earlier today. that's not what this is all about. this is about having fun responsibly while wearing a mask and maintaining six feet. if you look at those images that we saw of the beaches and people walking on the streets, it didn't give me the impression that they were six feet away. and i definitely did not see a lot of masks. >> yeah, when we look at -- we're looking at that aerial shot there of daytona beach in florida, just extraordinary images of people very close together and not sticking with the social distancing or the
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wearing of masks. and white house coronavirus coordinator dr. deborah birx called on everyone to wear masks out of respect for each other. and polls suggest that most americans do agree with her, but others are either ignoring or defying those guidelines. why is it such an affront apparent already some of these americans to wear a mask including president trump who seems to think perhaps it's a sign of weakness? >> yeah, rosemary, right on the nail. sign of weakness. and that exactly is what this is not. it's really trying to make sure that you protect other people. you know, if you look at the whole story behind the mask just to be fair officially the cdc was hesitant to say that you needed to wear a mask. it wasn't your fault we didn't have the science behind it. few weeks later we are absolutely sure that a simple measure of wearing an inexpensive mask, a cotton mask, can really prevent the infection
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from spreading. and i think it's important for people to know that really if you're going make a decision to not wear a mask, unfortunately you're not only making a decision for yourself, you're making a decision for other people as well that want to be healthy. >> that's a very key point, isn't it? what was your reaction to president trump pushing for churches and other houses of worship to open over this memorial holiday weekend and threatening to override any state that prevents that from happening? and then dr. birx review of the 35% of those infected with the coronavirus are asymptomatic. but then minutes after that, she said anyone who knows their sick will clearly avoid going to church. i mean, that's going to be difficult if you don't know that you're sick, right? so, what did you think of those mixed messages that were being given out by president trump and dr. birx? >> you know, we're always taught in public health that a simple
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clear message is way more effective when you say that over and over consistently. listen, you know, ultimately, rosemary, we all need to go back to a new normal. those are the two buzz words now. what is that new norm snl well, that new normal really means being very strategic about the places that you're visiting. so, for instance, the other day i was giving the example of a grocery store. people are running around you and you may not have as much control. if you look at a church setting, as long as people are not congregating in the lobby and when you're seated you're sitting six feet apart wearing a mask, i think that it is possible -- i mean, a lot of churches are hurting and i can see why they want their members to get back to church. i think things can be done. even one simple thing could be making sure that you made the offering online so that that basket is not passed down the pew. simple things can be done to make it possible. >> yeah, that is critical, isn't
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it? and, you know, some of the faith leaders are going slowly. they do want to take it slowly. others not so much. doctor, i wanted to ask you this because now we're learning that the centers for disease control and 11 states have been counting antibody tests in with diagnostic testing for covid-19 which clearly would inflate the numbers showing the level of testing. what's your response to this revelation? >> very disturbing. ultimately if you think about it, one of the measures of the metrics about whether we are ready to open up a state is that downward trend of cases for two weeks. so, if you're mixing the result of an antibody test which reveals previous infection and you're mixing that with a covid-19 or a viral test which means a current infection, yes, you're inflating the numbers and almost giving people that impression that testing is available and that you're ready to open. and then really quickly as well,
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it's really important that we know people that are positive because if you test positive for a covid-19 infection, that means that you are potentially infectious and that you can transmit that virus unknowingly. >> dr. sanjay matthews. thank you so much for joining us. we do appreciate it and everything that you do. thank you so much. >> thank you, rosemary. well, u.s. president donald trump is restricting travel from brazil to the united states to anyone who's been in the south american country in the last two weeks. the white house says the move is aimed at slowing the coronavirus pandemic. in an email to cnn, the brazilian foreign ministry says the two nations are collaborating in the fight against covid-19. brazil is now the country with the second most cases worldwide behind the u.s. cnn's nick paton walsh has more. >> reporter: brazil pretty clearly now the second most impacted country in the world by
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coronavirus after figures emerged late on saturday night that seemed to be responded to by the united states, the most impacted country in terms of confirmed cases, by banning entry into the u.s. for those from brazil or those who have been to brazil in the last 14 days. it seems a bid to try to prevent the infection from here from getting into the united states and contributing to its spread inside the u.s. but this piece of bad news for brazilians comes on a day on which their president has a game being seen near crowds of supporters not wearing a mask. an unexpected rally in brasilia. he landed wearing a mask and later filmed at one point by a cabinet member and lawmakers greeting supporters. these are common displays by the president of his support in the
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government and is often used to suggest that he is comfortable amongst other individuals, that masks aren't necessarily essential despite the growing catastrophe inside brazil itself. bolsinaro's statement was always it was a little flu, coronavirus, or a cold. his latest modified language talks about the fight against it being a war. that was more to justify the use of the drug hydroxychloroquine which has in some studies been proven to actually be harmful to individuals and yet to be proven to be beneficial in the fight against coronavirus. but brazil still it seems a week to two weeks away from its peak and its political leadership giving very defiant signals themselves, the main figure, bolsonaro, not wearing a mask this day. nick paton walsh, cnn, brazil. >> you just saw supporters of the brazilian president. but his critic also showed up. this videos shows him being
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heckled. mr. bolsinaro was going for a hot dog and soda when protesters started banging pots and heckling him. some could be heard calling the president a killer and trash. british prime minister boris johnson is still defending his senior adviser, dominic cummings, this as cummings faces allegations he twice broke the country's lockdown rules by traveling. he denies the allegations and says he isn't stepping down. but that's not enough for many people facing a lockdown cummings helped design. here he is being heckled in london. >> my mum is terrified. my dad had three shoulder operations and she wouldn't even let him walk in the garden, won't let him git in the bench. >> would you recommend the castle for a day out?
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>> and cnn joins me now from london. good to see you. so, pressure clearly building over cummings two lockdown breaches. one rule for him, another for the rest of britain. what's the latest on this? >> this all stems of course from the initial friday report that dominic cummings and his wife while they were both fallen ill with coronavirus drove more than 250 miles away to self-isolate closer to family who could help them take care of their young son when they fell ill. but this comes at a time when the government advice that dominic cummings helped craft the pig message. people interpreted it as don't leave your house, don't travel if you're feeling unwell, and don't leave your house if you have coronavirus symptoms for at least 7 days. but since this has come out, dominic co dominic comeummings has been defiant. the criticism has been mounting all weekend.
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even members of boris johnson's conservative party, members of parliament have been tweeting that dominic cummings needs to step down because it sends the wrong message, that there's one rule for the country and another rule for the political elite. boris johnson defended dominic cummings and said he was not planneding on firing him. again, that has not stopped the criticism. this morning the daily mail one of the best selling newspapers in the uk clear in its cover saying that dominic cummings needed to go. >> there does appear to be a double standard, doesn't there. so, how likely is it that cummings can withstand this mounting pressure? >> well, it is unique to see how he has been able to withstand it because just a few weeks ago there was a scientific government adviser who he himself stepped down after it was revealed he visit aid girlfriend while in lockdown. this girlfriend was in the same city, not even needing to travel. the government adviser was not
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suffering from coronavirus. you have to keep in mind the political calculations here. perhaps downing street wants to see if they can wait this out. dominic cummings is important to downing street. also keep this in mind, boris johnson does have an election coming up, he just won so they can wait this out. others are saying they are spending precious political capital at a time when they need the government to be working with them to be adhering to the lockdown rules. if they see a senior adviser is traveling at a time when they should not be, that cannot help this public health crisis. >> we'll watch to see the outcome of this. many thanks to you. hong kong police clashed with protesters marching against a controversial new security law. the bill is the biggest threat to civil liberties in decades. plus the israeli prime
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>> hong kong police fired tear gas and arrested at least 180 protesters saturday in clashes. thousands of people marched against a controversial new security law proposed by china. multiple departments are welcoming the mainland's proposal which is the biggest threat to the autonomy and civil liberties since the handover from british control. china's rubber stamp parliament is said to vote on the security law later this week. cnn's steven jong reports on chinese lawmakers discussing the law. >> reporter: china's delegates of the national peoples' congress spend monday morning behind closed doors to deliver the law. np clrks is largely carry money
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y'all but the leadership has decided to act now because they're losing patient with the hong kong local authorities. hong kong government tried to introduce a similar bill in 1993 but it was met with protests and they shelved it. the beijing government is getting increasingly frustrated with this process and they're also seeing hong kong becoming a bags. involvement of external forces including governments like the u.s. government according to beijing. that's why they say it is urgent and necessary to act from beijing to bypass this process in hong kong and to enact this law directly from the central government. there are of course political calculations as well with the u.s. and other countries
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preoccupied with the pandemic. beijing is probably expecting weaker international push back and even if there are backlashes from washington given how bad relations are really hitting rock bottom right now, ramming this bill through right now is really probably a better option since things cannot get any worse. this is a sign of president xi jinping's increasing confidence as he cares less about potential international rebuke. and this kind of attitude reflected increasingly in how diplomats conduct themselves around the world with many of them including spokespeople are having a war of words with foreign counterparts especially u.s. officials on a range of issues. these diplomats have been called -- have been described by state media as wolf warriors based on the chinese blockbuster movie. i asked the foreign minister
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about this, is this kind of approach and rhetoric the new norm for chinese diplomacy. he did not address the question directly but says china never picks a fight or bullies other but will push back against insults to defend its national honor and dignity. this kind of nationalistic theme playing very well here domestically with the chinese audience. steven jiang, cnn beijing. benjamin netanyahu has become the first israeli prime minister to stand trial. he's facing corruption charges in three separate cases including charges of bribery, fraud, and breach of trust. the prime minister says it's part of a political coupe against him. israel's prime minister calls it a political coupe, came out of
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day one of his trial and where does the process go? >> day one here is largely technical. yes, there's a part where the judges asked the prime minister or the defendant in this case does he understand the charges against him. that's the only time netanyahu spoke acknowledging he knows the charges. the rest of the hearing is about evidence, scheduling hearings, what's confidential and what's not confidential. there wasn't much else in term of -- there wasn't anything in fact in erm thes of witnesses. that's far down the road. and the next court date isn't until late july, and netanyahu is not expected to be there. it was a dramatic, perhaps even surreal day in israel as the leader of the country stood to face trial and sat for the first time in the defendant's chair. prime minister benjamin netanyahu entered room 317 jerusalem district court. he stood defiantly, refusing to sit in the defendant's chair
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until the camera was removed from the courtroom. inside, he told the three judge panel he understands the charges against him, bribery, fraud, and breach of trust, but said little else during the hearing. he fired his first shot before the hearing began. >> translator: elements in the police and prosecution have aligned be the left wing press in order to stitch up hallucinatory and false cases against me with the aim of toppling a strong prime minister from the right. >> the criminal trial is just beginning, expected to take years. but the court of public opinion, or at least its rival halves, decided long ago. >> it's not allowed and we are grateful about everything he's doing. >> duelling protests faced off outside, those demonstrating in support of netanyahu, those demonstrating against. no matter the outcome, half the country will feel their side
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lost. senior members of netanyahu's likud party came to support the head of state. they stood behind him as he attacked the media and the judicial system. >> i hear it from so many citizens telling me be strong, we don't buy that nonsense. we all understand they stitched up a case against you. elements in the police, the prosecution, the media are trying to commit a government coupe against the will of the people. >> right before the hearing, netanyahu held the government's first cabinet meeting where he spoke about coronavirus and the budget, showing it's business as usual. his coalition partner and former rival who swore never to serve under an indicted politician didn't mention it either. this is the new normal, a prime minister on trial. at this point, the best political offense is the coalition agreement with benny gantz, the the head of the blue and white party. gantz who had swore never to
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serve under an indicted prime minister is now doing just that and in terms of the attacks against netanyahu and the judicial system and the investigative side, gantz came to his defense saying netanyahu has the presumption of innocence until proven guilty and that he has faith in the investigative process and the court system. it didn't compare to the attacks me saw from netanyahu and those closest to him. rosemary. >> all right. thank you so much, oren lieberman joining us live from jerusalem. spain's two largest cities have been under strict coronavirus restrictions for weeks. now madrid and barcelona move to the next phase and relax some of those rules. we will go live to madrid. plus muslims across the globe are celebrating, many amid strict confinement measures. but there are fears some festivities could lead to a spike in coronavirus cases.
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welcome back to "cnn news room." i'm rosemary church. muslims around the world are celebrating eid al-fitr, the three day holiday. traditionally whole communities turn out, but with fears of potential surges of coronavirus, many countries have reimposed strict confinement measures. good to see you, sam. so, in the midst of this pandemic, how subdued have eid celebrations been so far?
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and what of the concerns and fears and the restrictions? >> well, i think it's been a remarkable contrast between the reaction of much of the islamic world at this very important period of time, the eid celebrations, marking the end of a month of fasting ar, a time w the pressure on governments, authoritarian or not, would and was to ease the lockdown. but the experience actually of the ramadan period where people, even in countries such as this where i am, the united arab imrats, but also in neighboring saudi arabia, people met illegally effectively outside of mosques for the postprayers and the evening meal, the evening prayers after the evening meal breaking the ramadan fast every night. and in the uae and particularly saudi arabia there was observed during the month of may a
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significant increase, in other words a second wave of infections that have been blamed on these meetings and gathering around prayer groups. so, in saudi arabia, in jordan, here in the united arab emirates, over the eid celebration period. in saudi arabia a three-day total curfew, the opposite of celebration, with mecca and the famous square area normally absolutely rammed with worshippers, a token presence of officials from the local authorities there praying to mark eid. elsewhere in indonesia, 225 million people also banned largely from mosques. only pakistan really the outlier in this. the prime minister there saying during the month of ramadan and eid the people should avoid going to public gatherings. but off the pressures on him in terms of being a largely secular
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leader in a muslim nation, he did allow a degree of meeting there. and the fear is there will be an even faster uptick in countries like pakistan, rosemary. >> sam, many thanks. well, the pope blessed the faithful in st. peter's square in the vatican for the first time in months on sunday. the pontiff looked over the crowd from a window high above the area. and as you can see the crowd left plenty of space between themselves. the reopening comes as the number of people actively infected with the coronavirus keeps falling in italy. and spain's two largest cities are now joining the rest of the country in easing more coronavirus restrictions. madrid and barcelona have been held back in phase zero of spain's reopening plan until now, and al goodman is in madrid. he joins us now live to explain. so, how is this all going to
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work, al? >> hi, rosemary. well, the scene behind me here, something so ordinary as having a coffee outdoors at an outdoor table has become something extraordinary because for ten weeks this has not happened here in madrid and in barcelona due to the confinement measures from coronavirus. and now this days, these measures being lifted for the regions around madrid and barcelona so that people can go out for the first time they can meet with people, up to ten people who are not living with them. they can go out to an outdoor terrace. this is the first one in my neighborhood we've found. these two young women said they don't usually come out to get coffee this early but they decided to try because they didn't think they could get a table. they're spaced out. just about half the country is on phase one which also allowed stores to be open, smaller
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stores to be open. and the other half of the country is on a more advanced level called phase two which allows for meeting with 15 people outdoors and indoors, shopping centers to stay hope, but masks are required across the country in all public places. that's why i have unwith on because people are passing by less than two meters or six feet away. the whole point is if the country opens up, they expect to be ready for international visitors, tourism in july. they're trying to avoid at all costs a second wave. the first wave was so hard on this country that they don't want to go through that experience again. rosemary. >> totally understand that. it's critical. al goodman reporting there live from madrid, many thanks. domestic flights are resuming across india. that's as the noufb new cases of coronavirus reached a new high sunday. the world health organization reported more than 6,700 new cases in a 24-hour period. india imposed strict lockdown
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measures in late march but began easing some restrictions earlier this month. india's government allows its 28 states to set their own rules. and some wanted to limit the number of flights. the civil aviation minister said the resumption of flights was the result of a day of hard negotiations. reports on the precautions being taken. >> reporter: most spots in india have reopened after two months in lockdown. one domestic air services resumed 1/3 of its operate lg. new standard procedures are strictly implemented to encourage contactless travel. on arrival at the airport terminals self-service kiosks will help printing boarding passes and luggage tags. these measures have been
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introduced to prevent covid-19 infections. >> we'll have about 45,000, 50,000 passengers in terms of departure and arrival is the level you're looking at. >> reporter: only security personnel will check documents behind glass shields. thermal scanners have been placed at the entrance to detect any activity cases of coronavirus. efforts are also on to avoid any contact with airline staff behind counters, checking bags to be dropped off in designated areas. after clearing security where self-distancing will be given priority, travellers will be guided to the waiting lounge where a distance between seats will be maintained. strict guidelines have also been issued over ticket pricing and cabin crew. >> the cabin crew will be required to be in full
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protective gear, full protective suit. >> while the list of safety precautions have been announced, keeping the middle seats in flights vacant isn't one of thethe them. full flights are still allowed to operate. >> middle seats should be kept vacant. it only helps to distance. it doesn't harm. >> please respect social distancing while you're at the airport. >> at a time when india is witnessing a consistent rise in the number of covid-19 cases, the government of india has taken a bold step with its decision to reopen the skies for domestic travel. is this a risk worth taking? we'll be watching. >> and you're watching "cnn newsroom" live from our global headquarters here in atlanta. coming up next, the white house issues a dire warning on
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right now, the world's largest economy, the united states, is suffering from massive unemployment. 43 states hit record high numbers for people out of work last month. the national unemployment average is hovering around 15%. in an interview with cnn on sunday, a senior white house adviser painted an even more dire picture to come. >> you think unemployment is going to be even higher? >> yeah, it's going to be quite a bit higher. and there was some technical things that kind of messed up on an economics lecture we would go into them. it could be if they fix the numbers and fix the thing they mischaracterized last time that you'll end up with a number north of 20% in may. >> i want to underscore what you're saying. as the president is on the ballot in november, you think there could be double digit unemployment still. >> yes, unemployment will be
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something that moves back slower. i think it could be better than that, but you're going to be starting at a number in the 20s and working your way down. so of course you could still not be back to full employment by september or october. if there were a vaccine in july i would be way more optimistic about it. >> despite that forecast, the white house's top economic adviser larry kudlow doesn't think it make sense to extend more help to those who have lost their jobs. take a listen. >> i think we've learned in the last recession, the so-called great recession, that increasing and extending unemployment benefits are disinsent tifs to work. i would rather people went back to work. >> well, some of america's best known companies have been declaring bankruptcy amid the sudden and massive economic downturn. just before the weekend car rental firm hertz became arguably the highest profile bankruptcy of the covid-19 crisis. it's amid the latest in a string
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of well known american brands like j.c. penney and neiman marcus to file for bankruptcy this work. let's bring in anna stewart to break this down for us. good to see you. white house economic adviser predicts unemployment north of 20% in may, but his colleague larry kudlow doesn't think that means additional help should be given to those out of work. how will that play with the unemployed? >> well, rosemary, i think the reason unemployed are worried that they could soon be. those comments from larry kudlow will feel somewhat tone death. since mid-march, over 38 million people have filed for initial unemployment aid in the united states. that equates to around a quarter of the work force just to give you an idea of how huge this issue is. some states are reopening. some people are going back to work. there is some hope from analysts and economies that we'll see hiring in the back half of the
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second quarter. however, will businesses and industries be returning to normal any time soon? for so many that is an absolute no. revenues won't return to normal for months. plus it could be years for travel or tourism. businesses are under pressure. some will go under. job cuts. the fear of job cuts, people will spend less. you get to see how a recession becomes so entrenched and prolonged. >> as you mentioned some businesses will go under and hertz is filing for bankruptcy along with other big name companies. what will be the likely impact of this? >> well, hertz is a really interesting one, rosemary. i mean, they weren't in possibly the best financial position go into this crisis. they've had pressure from uber. 2/3 of their revenue is generated from airports so you can imagine the immediate huge
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impact that the pandemic has had on their revenues. so, they're looking to restructure. they've announced job cuts of 12,000, 4,000 on furlough. they hope to see it through. they hope the restructure will work. many other businesses are in a similar position. it's crucial there is a way for some of these businesses to survive in some form, some sustainable form post-pandemic, maybe some sort of slimmed down operation because you've got to see it in the wider economy. car rental companies contribute 20% of cars in the united states. a company like this is crucial, the employment of people in the car making business, the car supplying business, and right through the economy. so, each week that we get this news you've got to start thinking of the really big, big picture, and it is a very worrying one. >> it is. and meantime, larry kudlow saying no help for those unemployed, they can go back to work. if there are not jobs there, it's difficult to do that. anna stewart joining us live from london.
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many thanks. an earthquake hit new zealand while the prime minister was live on television, but jacinda ardern managed to keep her cool. >> the last thing we need is another -- we're just having a bit of an earthquake here, right? quite a decent shake here. if you see things moving behind me, the beehive moves a little more than most. yep, no, it's just stopped. >> okay. so, she has to be just about the coolest leader in the world. the beehive she mentioned there is new zealand parliament building. the capital was shaken by the 5.8 magnitude quake but no reports of damage or injuries. sports fans have been eeg r for live competition to return and now a few of the all time greats have teamed up and teed off to raise money for pandemic relief efforts.
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$20 million for coronavirus relief efforts sunday. tiger woods and peyton manning defeated phil mickelson and tom brady in the champions for charity golf match. world of sports patrick snell has the highlights. ♪ >> reporter: it may have been wet and rainy, no caddies, no spectators, golf as we know it now. instead though, four global superstars who simply refuse to have their spirits dampened. there were cart counts, old rivals reacquainted, all mic'd up, and most definitely not holding back. >> i had the coffee, i've got to activate the calves and step on one. come on, baby. >> man does have some calves. >> yes, ladies and gentlemen, this is what i have to listen to every time we play. >> there were also enticing challeng challenges from the commentary booth. the match champions for charity
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and all in support of covid-19 relief. nba legend charles barkley. >> tom, because you're miy man, $50,000 if you hit the green. >> chuck, you saved yourself $50,000. >> you know, tom, that was -- i should have just said if you could just keep it on the planet. >> on that occasion, brady playing with phil mickelson was well off the green. meantime, his long time nfl rival, the now retired peyton manning was partnering with tiger woods. manning gleefully draining a 25 footer much to the masters champion are's delight as woods shared personal insights after further back issues earlier in the year. >> it's been nice to be home and train each and every day and get some treatment on it. get into a routine basically. i didn't have to play for a while, trying to peak for
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augusta and trying to get ready for that. and obviously with this pandemic and everything that's happened we've all been, you know, very careful and have had to stay at home. and it's been good in that regard. i've been able to spend a lot of time with my kids which has been awesome. >> what followed was extraordinary. brady a six-time super bowl champion, he and mickelson three down, but the legendary quarterback with this response, holing out at the fairway after some apparent ribbing from that man barkley. >> wow. >> hey, t, hey, hey, hey, man. >> chuck, chuck, shut your mouth, shuck. >> that shot alone earning an extra $100,000 courtesy of a donation from four-time major champion brooks koepka. a majesticbird but came a humbling fall from grace for the buccaneers star. >> did you change pants?
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>> i split my pants. so much torque in that swing. >> this would be a close fought one up victory for woods and manning. a temporary distraction from the devastating global pandemic. >> there's plenty of fun out there on the court at times but there was also real power and purpose to sunday in south florida. and now four global sporting icons who can say they've played they're part in helping to raise $20 million for covid-19 relief efforts. patrick snell, cnn, atlanta. >> best story of the day. thanks for watching. i'm rosemary church. i'll be back with another hour of "cnn newsroom" right after this short break. do stay with us. through ancestry i learned so much about my grandparents that i never knew. i'm a lawyer now, but i had no idea that my grandfather was a federal judge in guatemala.
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