right now, forget at the end of the tunnel, for gamestop.ad written off for dead so long ago because of everything going online and here they are again. you never know, right? liz claman, thank you. good to see you, as always. >>> let's take a look at the big board right now. i know you're missing this right now. look at these numbers. this is definitely "the claman countdown" because you have got some wild swings in the markets. can't miss this show. there's always something going on in this hour. 20 minutes to go, we are down 547. remember, though, the dow at its lowest point today was down 1,082. so we cut that in half. remember, again, the dow was up about 14% for the week so you know, keep this in perspective, folks. we had three days of gains. dow is out of bear market territory. >>> coming up, america's biggest metro areas on lockdown to help flatten the curve but will president trump force these city gates to open sooner than planned? charlie breaks it next on "the claman countdown." flexshares may look simple on the outside. but ins

get to gamestop to buy video games.i am intrigued by something you set about how you want to look at how companies survived the 2008 financial crisis and what they did to get a sense of how they might manage the current challenge. do you think there is going to be a delay in companies' succession plans and transition plans to new leadership? people who have been there since 2008 and can recall what happened, and companies will be reluctant to put younger people with new ideas in place until we are past the worst of it? david: scarlet, if i could get personal, this is my ninth bear market. i will see a couple more in my lifetime, i believe. there is a lot to be said for -- i was there in 2008. i was a value investor in years like 2000. i was there in 1987. i don't know if the makes me any better. in the stackslmer of situations, i certainly hope. you can connect that quite well to the ceo and cfo, who are seasoned allocators of capital, n see the shareholder to a better return as a result of it. --: i want to go back to

next until now gamestop stores have remained open arguing that they are essential business.he company is now changing its plans. and tracking cooler and drier weather for your microclimate monday forecast [car engine failing to start] [clicking of ignition] uh-- wha-- woof! eeh-- woof! wuh-- [silence] [engine roars to life] [dog howls] ♪ dramatic opera music swells from radio ♪ [howling continues] >>now saying it will not send athletes to the 2020 olympics in tokyo that he made the announcement on twitter this also applies to paralympic athletes. olympic organizers for the 2020 summer games say they're debating a postponement of the games but not a cancellation one consideration is the availability of tokyo venues at a later date. organizers are are also looking into whether or not the olympics can start in july as planned. but with a modified operational strategy. but they want to be fair to the athletes who spent years training for the games and to ticket holders who have already paid for their trips. japan's prime minister says postponement of the tokyo olympics would be

. >>> the executives of gamestop contend their company should be considered an essential business. they report dhooe told their managers to keep the stores open despite the local lockdowns. gamestop is best known for selling video games and home entertainment systems but the company claims it has several products that can help people work from home and connect with their co-workers. >>> and, tesla, by this coming monday will follow that shelter- in-place order. tesla officials met with fremont officials this week. however, tesla kept its factory open considering the company as essential business. 2,500 of tesla's 10,000 employees were told to keep coming to work and several told us they still were working in tight spaces. . >>> time is 6:18. with fewer people flying these days, the airlines are looking for other ways to make money and cut their costs. for example, american airlines will ground 55,000 flights in april because of travel restrictions and because there's a big drop in demand. american airlines will cut domestic flights by 30% next month. meantime, the airline is making

for gamestop they had a horrible holiday quarter.to stay hope while other stores were closing and they kept other stores were open, to fulfill online orders and pick them up curbside deliveries. we'll see if it helped sales. lululemon, people are staying at home wearing yoga pants that could be good for the company. stores are open in china even though closed in north america and europe. we'll see what lululemon says. cheryl. cheryl: lauren, thank you very much. lauren: could be next shoe to drop after jobless claims. earnings. cheryl: thank you very much. the dow up for the third day in a row. investors cheering the stimulus plan. today's countdown closer says if the covid-19 cure is out there for your portfolio, he has ideas. we call him the $2.6 billion man, ernesto ramos. good to have you when you have all the volatility, ernesto. what do you make of the volatility? >> markets are happy about both the monetary and fiscal stimulus in place. they are looking for the rest of the year to the rebound and we just want to be cautious ab

gamestop is known for selling video games and home entertainment systems.can help people work at home and connect with their coworkers. >>> tesla will shut down in fremont end of the damond after meeting with city officials yesterday. earlier this week, alameda county joined other bay area counties in calling for a shelter-in-place. but the tesla factory was open because tesla considered itself an essential business. 2500 of the company's 10,000 employees were told they should still show up to work. several of them told us they were working in tight quarters. tesla says that basic operations will continue to support vehicle service and battery charging infrastructure. >>> the shelter-in-place order is hitting some bay area workers harder than others. one works as a hairdresser in san leandro. she has been taking her children to work this week after the school closed. she says the order creates a stressful new challenge every day. >>> i have to bring them with me to work. [ child crying ] >> i don't know. it's going to be difficult. like now. >> i want to go