tom: i am glad you mentioned southwest airlines and air france as well having a lot of issues. this is chengdu the panda, hiding out from the dog. we have a great hour coming up and the data check is appropriate because it is an up data check. bill ackman making a huge splash and weay going long, have savita subramanian with us perfectly timed. have now a lock up we -- not the lockup, the halts on the spx with futures up big. francine: it is a similar situation in europe. european equities are gaining some 5%. unclear exactly what they are looking at. there was a huge selloff last year -- last week. maybe they are looking at wuhan

the net result of it has been southwest airlines suspending -- announced suspending its flights into midway airport because of this tower situation. when i spoke to the head of the federal aviation administration, he told me there was a similar challenge at another major airport. i'm afraid we haven't heard the last of it. it's an indication of what happens when someone tests positive in a work atmosphere that is a critical part of our economy and the safety of our nation. so our hope is -- fingers crossed -- that this tower may resume its activities in the early part of next week. but we want to make sure when we do that all the employees are going to be safe in their workplace. we are also laboring in illinois as many states are with the problem of not adequate testing. we just don't know the extent of the infection. i mentioned the numbers reported yesterday but that is based on a very small sample of tests that are being taken. we still have not received the test kits and those that we have, some of them cannot be used because they don't have the necessary reagent or chemical tha

where southwest and alaska airlines arrives and departing. a spokesperson says the first employee to test positive last worked at the airport about 15 days ago. now, an additional 42 tsa employees have been quarantined. the santa clara county public health department would not tell us when the infected employees worked here. which is frustrating some passengers. >> certainly, any nondisclosure is not good for the public. >> the lack of information is also greating several congressional and local leaders, including congresswoman, and the san jose mayor, both are now calling for tsa to release vital information about the three employees who tested positive for covid-19, including exactly where they were posted and their shift time. >> reporter: even though 42 tsa employees remain quarantined tonight, the security checkpoints are still open. now, santa clara county public health department just released a statement a few minutes ago, saying that it does not recommend the closure of the airport. but what it does recommend, that anyone who has sev

southwest airline officials say planes are only 20% filled.'s also making voluntary leave offers to employees. they're also grounding planes and making additional route reductions including cancelling all of the flights to hawaii from san jose, sacramento, and san diego. >>> big changes out there. they continue. changes in the weather, i think, a little bit as well because we had a little bit of surprise rain and hail. some more sun, steve? >> it wasn't a surprise to some. >> not you. >> i know what you mean. thunderstorms pop up today. it looks rnoon. the atmosphere, there's a lot of the lift santa rosa's in it 32. that's cold enough. that's where north. san jose's 38. livermore's still 40. a mix of sun and clouds today, a little quieter. and the weekend, we'll get then, early next week is looking quieter and a little warmer. it's just too little too late. we've had a nice march. slim to none. and slim's already gone fishing. it looks like the best case scenario will probably be somewhere around here. that dry february really hurt. 20s for a

. >>> i want to show you a photo taken by a southwest airlines employee of their plane on its way tola guardia airport. doctors, health care workers made the heart gesture with their hands and this photo has now gone viral. >>> people everywhere are applauding those involved in the pandemic, and last night in san francisco, some workers did a major shout out called get loud for heroes. >> and they did. they made noise from their windows, their porches, balconies and front yards out on the streets. organizers set aside two full minutes just for clapping, cheering, banging on pots and pans. a very emotional celebration of the health care workers and first responders. >> as awful as this is, the fact that we can have a sense of community as we live day by day hoping to get through this pandemic. i guess it's overwhelming gratitude is what i'd call it. >> now, this is organized by the united educators of san francisco and they're hoping that neighborhoods everywhere will make this a nightly ritual. >>> another bay area woman is calling effort to make those much- needed surgical found a sim

plans on and hopefully, we'll get that behind us quickly. >> gary kelly, chairman and ceo of southwest airlines. a strange time, guys, as everybody is dealing with dramatic bookings. kelly, back to you >> we appreciate it. phil lebeau with southwest ceo gary kelly >>> now, as we continue to seat effects of people not traveling not going to malls or crowded places look at shares of starbucks down 25% today nearly 25% from a 52-week high the company is trying to reopen stores in china. having to put in big rules, including staying far away from consumers even getting your temperature taken at the entrance brett, welcome, starbucks actually reassured the market early on when it said it was moving to open its shanghai stores maybe giving people the sense that we're returning to normal how prolonged is the effect of a company likely to feel in china, any sign of kind of an end there? and are they feeling the impact here in the u.s. >> right now, we have a lot of news flow that's out there, as a result, it's hard to get a gauge for what is the real and what is the new normal right now, i think you're

. >>> southwest airlines gate agent has tested positive for coronavirus. last worked at oakland international airport on sunday. dan noyes has been investigating what if anything has been done to warn passengers who may have had contact with the agent. >> reporter: some employees are worried about the spread of coronavirus at oakland international after gate agent who worked sunday tested positive. showed me pictures of terminal two, workers doing a deep clean. worked gate 23, it's cordoned off. and 25, 26 and 27. and used bathroom at terminal two baggage claim. southwest tells me the cleaning was performed in accordance to the guidelines frm worker said he's been told to go heavy on the hydrogen peroxide. >> not going to touch anything, going to walk in the door and sit down. i'm sure southwest and airport have done everything in for that. >> reporter: but others do have concerns. one flight attendant messaged me, we're worried about him and other employees who worked with him. here's hoping everybody else is okay. he tested positive at this gate. few pas

southwest airlines today issued a revenue warning, saying it's already seeing significant declines in demand paired with an increase in cancellations. you can see right now that american airlines is down 11.5%. 11.25%, rather. delta down 6.5%. luv, i just want to say because it moved off the screen, southwest down 3% right now as united and jetblue also cut flights. >>> to ibm and walmart. they are severely curtailing employee travel at this hour. the retailing giant, walmart, is down about 1.5%. it has canceled its u.s. customer conference scheduled in dallas next week. ibm which is down 3.75% has suspended participation in all external events with more than 1,000 attendees. we remind you, south by southwest has 400,000 at least from last year. we are watching this closely. as i said, as of right now, the austin health department, public health department, is telling me for now, it's on but they are supposed to have a press conference monday. >>> to the markets. they are cratering after a spectacular jump just yesterday. remember that? 24 hours ago. investors woke up today jittery ab

close many stores around the world due to the coronavirus so upping the online component. >>> southwest airliney flights by the end of the week. the largest carrier canceling 1500 flights a day. the new cancellations begin friday. that makes up almost 40% of southwest daily flights in a message to employees, the ceo says the airline is "the fight of our lives to protect the company and operations amid the current crisis". the airlines among the industries expected to get help in a stimulus plan. instaca rt plans to hire 3, 500 shoppers to meet the demand for grocery deliveries. millions of people are staying home, the company needs more shoppers to buy and pick up items for customers. other companies offering to pick up or deliver services are also seeing an increase in demand. safeway and its workers have reached an agreement on protections for grocery store workers during the coronavirus pandemic. terms of the deal include flexible schedule to accommodate child care, up to two weeks of pay for those who contract the virus and quarantine and $2 an hour appreciation pay premium for two weeks. a

this is from southwest airlines plane in denver. earlier this week, the airline encouraging passengers to bring their own hand sanitizers as a personal precaution. >> our lives have changed, pam. >> completely. it's very weird. >>> time is 4:38. we're going back to sal castaneda. we're going to get you to where you need to go. how do things look now, sal? >> they look better. . >>> especially this morning on interstate 880. traffic is moving well through berkeley and getting through the oakland area. we're also looking at the bay bridge toll plaza which has a little bit of a backup in some of the cash lanes and traffic on interstate 880 is okay as you have been driving through. there have been no issues on state highway 92. and the east bay commute and so is the north bay commute. they're all off to a good start. let's bring steve paulson in with today's weather. >>> thank you. today will be cooler. the big news will be the weekend into probably the middle of next week as the cooler weather will settle in. the breeze will pick up. r

they told us all three worked here screening passengers at terminal b which is southwest and alaska airlines and that all three worked the night shift. now, local political leaders are demanding answers from the tsa. unng hh riknowing erson with an

. >>> coming up tonight on abc 7 news at 6:00, a southwest airlines gate agent at oakland internationalitive for coronavirus president. what if anything has been done to alert passengers who may have had contact. >>> also, 7 on your side sorts out the stimulus package. many of you will get money. michael finney shows you how much and when it actually might arrive. >>> we're going to take you inside a museum that's now closed for a look at a new exhibit that may never be seen by the public. all coming up tonight on abc 7 news at 6:00. >>> finally tonight, one of the many professional musicians using technology to stay in touch with fans during this pandemic. ♪ ♪ >>> drew pug used zoom to play for a group of people in the bay area this week. >> it's part of a new normal. in this case one friend pay to support joe and share the experience with everyone as joe self-isolated. >> joe said he thinks it will be a long time before people return to normal. >> i don't think people are going to have an appetite to go out and congregate for a very long time. >> if that's the case, a sobering thought

contends the actual number is three screeners who tested positive worked at terminal b child the southwest airlines and alaska airlines. it is unknown what kind of contact they would have had with the public. the south bay congressional delegation and local elected leaders called on the tsa to release vital information about the three screeners including where they worked exactly what times they worked and what days. meantime the santa clara county department of public health is also weighing in saying it is not recommending the airport be shut down or quarantined off. but they do say people should take some extra precautions. we have a quote this as we continue to recommend that persons at higher risk of severe illness from trent to avoid all air travel and that businesses cancel nonessential travel. we have seen a lot of travelers today taking extra precautions wearing masks and gloves and things like that. >>> stay with kpix 5 for your coverage on coronavirus. what you need to know to stay safe can all be found on kpix.com. >>> still ahead it is all about the elbow bombs. and foot shakes. the ne

but the ceo of southwest airlines, listen to this. the ceo of southwest airlines says this is a more serious challenge for the airline industry than 9/11. and you may recall, 9/11 dealt a real power punch, if you will, to the entire airline industry. they struggled for a long time to recover from that. and part of the problem here is they simply don't know when this might begin to ease up. when might they see that they'll have demand return? it looks like it's unlikely during spring break and now, american airlines canceling some flights into the summer travel season because they are expecting the summer travel season will be impacted by all of this. it's the fear of the unknown, and the fear that this virus is spreading so quickly. and, of course, for older americans, especially. anybody 60 and older, they face more of a risk as the cdc has said. and that's one reason why some health experts have suggested that they stay closer to home right now during this kind of an emergency, guys. >> yeah, and to the point of it spreading, we jus

the infected screeners work the night shift in terminal b screening passengers on alaska and southwest airlines. >>they were taken off the job february 26, some screeners are wearing masks and gloves in the facility is being routinely deep clean. it's not clear if or how many passengers may have come into contact with the infected screeners but they too are worried about close contact with the traveling public says bauer yes when we first heard about this and we had employees that wore the masks they we had some that were allowed to wear the mask as they were very worried are they had allergies are they had more other underlying causes that may make them more susceptible. >>so yeah they were much more worried about that alvin cup action. than they were about their fellow statement released late this afternoon by the county health department acknowledging and that to them it reads in part that an elevated risk of exposure to call that 19 given the number of people passing through from different airport locations. >>the risk is likely greater for airport workers who spend long periods of time in

reporter: the three screeners who tested positive worked at the terminal b facility which houses southwest airlines and alaska airlines. it is unknown what kind of contact they would have had with the public. the south bay congressional delegation and local elected leaders called on the tsa to release the more in vital information about the screeners including where they worked and what days they work and what times. the tsa said it has it will continue to clean all the affected areas according to the guidelines set forth by the centers for disease control. the santa clara county department of public health weighed in this afternoon. saying it does not recommend closing the airport. because of the damage that could cause. they continue to issue statements and have one here. we continue to recommend that persons at higher risk of severe illness from trent to avoid all air travel and that businesses cancel nonessential travel. things still very fluid for the moment at minetta san jose. i noticed a lot of travelers who are boarding the airplanes are taking extra precautions. a lot of people wearing ma

the year china eastern down 21 percent in a report to the securities and exchange commission southwest airlines estimates its 1st quarter 2020 operating revenues to be negatively impacted dropping its 1st quarter revenue between 20300000000 dollars earlier this week president trump met with airline industry c.e.o.'s putting a positive spin and noting the positive impact on people staying home and in the country in a certain way you can see and hear about it. and there are certain extent to automatically shut down but it's affecting the airline business. as you would a lot of people are staying in the country and they're shopping using our hotels in this country so from that standpoint i think probably has a positive impact not only is leisure travel now cancelled but some business travel as well where some of the world's largest conferences have been postponed or even canceled including st petersburg economic forum on the world's biggest mobile phone show mobile world congress in barcelona the 2020 summer olympics in tokyo japan could be next i'm watchful. of an engineer so i'm a little more co

consider the $737.00 max it was happening already a friend of mine is a flight attendant or southwest airlines in the u.s. and she told me that things were already bad getting flights getting on flights as a flight attendant's with the 737 max problem now you can imagine if there's going to be a halt in domestic traffic so the flight crews the pilots we're talking about massive layoffs g.m. ford i believe that we're talking $150000.00 workers in their plants alone from suspending production in europe it is a crisis that you know we haven't seen anything like it before that's for sure even if there's always stephen thank you very much. well u.k. prime minister boris johnson now says that schools will close in britain on friday of this week in an attempt to stem the spread of the corona virus the death toll in the united kingdom has topped 100 and johnson says the tougher measures tougher measures may be necessary we live in a land of liberty is you know and. it's one of the great features of our lives that we don't tend to impose those sorts of restrictions on people in this in this country but

the infected screeners work the night shift in terminal b screening passengers on alaska and southwest airlines. >>they were taken off the job february 26, some screeners are wearing masks and gloves in the facility is being routinely deep clean. it's not clear if or how many passengers may have come into contact with the infected screeners but they too are worried about close contact with the traveling public says bauer yes when we first heard about this and we had employees that wore the masks they we had some that were allowed to wear the mask as they were very worried are they had allergies are they had more other underlying causes that may make them more susceptible. >>so yeah they were much more worried about that alvin cup action. than they were about their fellow employees in san jose rob fladeboe kron 4 news. >>well nurses throughout the say they're calling for more training and protective gear to protect themselves and also patients so in valais whole nearly 2 dozen nurses rallied outside of kaiser permanente this demonstration was married at other hospitals in oakland martina santa c

southwest airlines just announced it's canceling 1500 daily flights. >>> meanwhile new concerns at the tsa. at least 36 tsa workers have tested positive for the virus raising questions about staffing levels going forward. >> 1,800 people on a cruise ship heading to florida right now have no idea if anyone on the ship is infected. but dozens of passengers are sick with flu-like symptoms. the holland america ship left argentina nearly three weeks ago with no virus tests on board. passengers haven't been off that ship in ten days. >> we boarded the cruise on march 7th. there was only one case of the virus in brazil and one case in buenos aires. so we really had no concerns about joining the ship. so far we haven't had any guidance as to what we'll do when we dock because they don't know if it's flu-like symptoms or coronavirus. >> it's due to arrive in ft. lauderdale monday. >>> 55 million students across the country are out of school but one university has made a surprising decision to re-open campus. abc's kimberly brooks is here with that story. kimberly, good morning. >> reporter: goo

transports, the big component driving it down now hitting bear market levels, it's the airlines whether it's talking about southwest or american, united, they're all down today a substantial% tanl a substantial%% tanl and therefore you're seeing schedule cuts from many of the airlines you mentioned the potential global cost impact let me state this again how much it's changed since february 12th back then, international trans association said it's $30 billion. today, they upped it to 113 billion. potentially. that's the potential impact. earlier today here in washington, we had a chance to catch up with stan deal, who runs boeing commercial airplanes and we put the question to him as airlines are dealing with this fall off in orders and the financial hit, will it impact future orders? here's what he had to say. >> right now, it's a short-term effect airlines are taking response putting airplanes on the ground and watching the situation long-term though, we see the demand will still p there. >> we think revenue's going to fall off in if first quarter i was talking with gary kelly, the ceo of southwest airlines. he s

for now well chris christie a companies that binge on stock buybacks for example boeing and southwest airlines they're now seeking taxpayer bailouts just to keep them alive now is this going to cause more restrictions in the future for these buybacks. that's actually why the future has dipped overnight because all the investors were afraid that there will be futures punishments for these companies but now according to the current text that they've been chewed up there is no incremental punishment aimed at these companies repurchasing their stocks so what that means is with the trillions injected into this cut economy everyone will essentially benefit from the fed's liquidity not just the companies directly receiving the government loan so basically currently as it stands when all this is over if there is no new legislation issued the record number of buybacks will explode even higher as every single company will do everything in their power to recover pre-crisis levels that's been a bipartisan issue of these buyback so we'll see what happened in the near future because i'm sure that will be af

terminal b is the terminal for alaska airlines and southwest airlines. we just received a statement from the santa county public health department which says it does not recommend closing the airport. reporting live at sjc, nbc bay area news. >> thank you. >>> we continue to see the number of coronavirus cases rise here in the bay area. look at this map. in fact, we updated it today. six more cases were reported so that brings the total to 15 cases. santa clara county continues to be the hardest hit. about an hour ago they announced three more cases bringing the total to 48. this is one of the biggest trouble spots in the country. >>> first bay asked and now they're ordering, san francisco banning any event where 1,000 or more people will gather to try to contain the spread of the coronavirus. minutes after that announcements, the warrior's became the first nba team to say they will play games with no fans in the stands. the warriors aren't the only ones making changes. a look at what is a new reality of the city's order. >> reporter: san francisco says

i stayed that because of a problem at the control tower, southwest airlines had suspended their flights. it turns out that they have substantially curtailed their the flights but have not suspended all their flights. the earlier press report has been amended by the papers. and i wanted to make my statement on the floor clear. quorum -- that the quorum call be lifted. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. van hollen: thank you, mr. president. thank you for presiding today and to all who are here at this moment of extreme challenge for our country and for the world, and we must rise to the occasion and unite to fight a common enemy, covid-19, also known as the coronavirus, and what we're witnessing, mr. president, is americans from all backgrounds and all walks of life doing that around the country, coming together and uniting not physically close but spiritually close to one another as we work our way through this crisis. in my state of maryland, people are doing exactly that. our health care workers on the front lines, whether they be nurses, whether they be people working in cl

they're slashing flights domestically and internationally, ceos of southwest airlines and executives united are taking pay cuts. we know airlines are going to be parking their aircrafts faster than they would otherwise. airlines were already dealing with difficulty after the boeing crisis last year. as i have been talking to people the point of comparison they made was to 9/11 of the fear fact factor happening around traveling. >> rachel siegel, thank you. >>> yesterday president trump hinted of what could be a corner stone of that plan. >> i am discussing a possible payroll tax cut or relief, very substantial relief that's a big number and we'll be talking about hourly wage, earners are getting help. >> all right, after taking steep losses yesterday, you see the dow today, up about 380 points. that's a welcome site after some of what we have been watching. we have washington post congressional reporter and cnn's analyst, rachel bates is here with us. what's the president is planning? >> we don't know how large or general it is going to be. we'll see how long he'll pose on this. detai

overriding long term concerns and i don't know anybody who's not touched by this i personally fly southwest airlines twice a week so i was unsurprised to get this e-mail it reads we spend between 6 and 7 hours cleaning each aircraft every night and as of march for we have enhanced our overnight cleaning procedures typically we use an e.p.a. approved hospital grade disinfectant in the lavatories and interior cabin cleaner in the cabin and now they're expanding the use of the hospital grade disinfectant throughout the year craft and it's going to be used in the cabin elements on the flight deck and in the lavatory and they say that this goes beyond the standard c.d.c. guidelines i'm sure we're getting all kinds of notices like this from businesses that we interact with mark how much do is surance is like this help emotionally. what you know at 1st blush it's nice to hear they're cleaning extra and taking extra precautions but it's the onslaught of information it's the the the language that is that is coming off of the t.v. and in each of the images that we see people walking around the surgical gloves

there is a lot and not just by the hour but by the minute >> southwest airlines has withdrawn its guidancematic declines in bookings it will soon reduce flight schedules, reducing capacity by 0% from april and june several fast food restaurants. several customers are encouraging food to go mcdonalds is closing dining rooms at company-owned restaurants and asks other owners to take the same steps. the kentucky derby announced the 146th run will be delayed. it was scheduled to take place the first sunday in may. nascar is postponing all events until may 3. back over to you, no >>> cities and states take extreme measures, hospitals are bracing for the worst. in new york city alone, existing facilities could be overrun. joining me now largest physician-led private health care network in the u.s thank you for joining us >> thank you for having me >> are we ready? if this balloons and stretches out into august as president trump said as being predicted right now? is the hospital system here ready for it >> this is an unprecedented health care crisis the situation is extraordinary we are a large

of a who's who of ceos from within the airline world, as the leaders of american airlines, southwest airlinesunited airlines, jetblue and others were there. they said in that meeting that they have been trying to make sure that they are upping the sanitary standards on their aircraft. of course that leads to the question that so many are asking right now, is it safe to fly. that was the question that was put before president trump. watch here. >> i think where these people are flying, it's safe to fly. large portions of the world, are very safe to fly. we don't want to say anything other than that. we have closed down certain sections of the world frankly and they have sort of automatically closed them also. they understand that and they understand it better perhaps than anybody. yes, it's safe. reporter: now, at that meeting as well, i asked president trump what he makes of the market rebound that we have seen today at the corner of wall and broad, whether or not he believes this is just a reaction, sigh of relief from traders as they now see that it is joe biden, not bernie sanders, who is

tom: i am glad you mentioned southwest airlines and air france as well having a lot of issues. the panda, hiding out from the dog. we have a great hour coming up and the data check is appropriate because it is an up data check. bill ackman making a huge splash and weay going long, have savita subramanian with us perfectly timed. have now a lock up we -- not the lockup, the halts on the spx with futures up big. francine: it is a similar situation in europe. european equities are gaining some 5%. unclear exactly what they are looking at. there was a huge selloff last year -- last week. maybe they are looking at wuhan getting back on its feet. i wanted to bring you other things, vix not as elevated as yesterday. sell more thanpe forecast in march. the economy is taking a battering not seen in decades because of the severe restrictions on business and households desperately trying to contain a pandemic that killed more than 17,000 people worldwide. you see demand plugging at a record pace, confidence dropping. we need to find a way of fixing both as much as possible, the economy an

. >> abc 7 news i-team confirmed a southwest airlines gate agent tested positive for coronavirus andt oakland international airport. we have been investigating what if anything has been done to warn passengers that may have had contact with that agent. >> some somewhat airlines employees are worried about the spread of coronavirus at oakland international after a gate agent that worked sunday tested positive. workers doing a deep clean. the airport said the agent worked at gate 23, 25, 26, 27 and used the bathroom at the terminal 2 baggage claim. an enhanced cleaning of the gate area was performed in accordance with applicable guidelines and shut down and cleaned the bathroom. veteran southwest flight attendant is not worried. >> i am not going to touch anything. i am going to walk in the door and sit down on the plane. i am sure southwest and the airport has done everything they are supposed to do to take care of that. >> other employees that do not want to go on camera do have concerns. one flight attendant messaged me we are all worried of him and as well as the other employees th

this is from a southwest airlines plane in denver earlier this week. encouraging passengers to bring their own hand sanitizers as a personal precaution. >> sanitizer is like gold. >> it's crazy. many people you don't like the fragrance kinds and purell. >> sal, we made our own at home. if you take aloe vera gel and the 99% alcohol. it doesn't smell as bad. >> you can also just wash your hands with soap and water. >> do that a lot. >>> we do have a crash on the way to the san mateo bridge and that would be causing slow traffic now for kind of a long way. all the way back to 880. that is westbound 92 before the toll plaza. so give yourself plenty of extra time. but the best thing is if you can, avoid using the san mateo bridge. the dumbarton bridge looks so good. on a day like today, you do have other options. you do have the commute on 237 which looks good if you want to get across and, also, you have the bay bridge. if you can avoid the san mateo bridge for now until they clear that crash it will be better. once they clear it, traffic volume out there

of course, you have southwest airlines cutting its revenue forecast. that stuck down by nearly 4%. analyst at bernstein cutting his price target on a number of u.s. carriers, again because of the virus. american airlines was one of them, down by nearly 9% now. also downgraded at bank of america. plus, you have the association for global airlines saying they face a $113 billion hit potentially because a passenger slow down. we also have to pay attention to the bond market because we are seeing very dramatic moves there as well. the u.s. 10 year yield down by another 12 basis points today. -- if you take market, youe bond are seeing the twos-tens curve steepen, signaling investors are expecting some more coming from the fed. vonnie: thank you. a programming reminder, later today we are speaking with della said president robert kaplan. that is at 5:30 eastern time. meanwhile, stay tuned to "bloomberg markets." we will have the hp ceo to talk this iraq's deal leader this hour -- to talk of the xerox deal later this hour. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ vonnie: live from new york, i'm vonnie qui

plane and went to new york to try to assist with the coronavirus crisis in that city and state southwest airlines says 29 health care professionals from the atlanta area boarded a southwest plane and headed to laguardia this is actually on friday and according to the airline the health workers wanted to do their part to help. >>those in need of new york state as we've been reporting certainly has been hit hard by the pandemic hospitals there really dealing with thousands of confirmed cases and more than a 1000 deaths the a flight crew joined to help workers and other passengers have this photo was you can see there they held up their hands in the shape of a heart. >>and now for a final check at your 4 zone forecast in the bay area great shot of the beautiful san francisco skyline in temperatures as you head out the door whites front 50's and we're going to remain in the low 50's for the bay area's shoreline specifically in cities like downtown san francisco, oakland and hayward and mid to upper 40's as you make your way in london wake-up planner forecast is going to show a few degrees of warming

southwest airlines ceo says the outbreak is delivering a gut punch to the airline industry. he says this isn't economic in the sense people want to travel but can't afford to. we could discount prices tomorrow and it wouldn't do any good. costco has had its sales rise due to panic shopping. and again u.s. futures down a little bit right now, but we have a jobs report coming up so everything could change in a few hours. >> which seems like basically the theme of the last three weeks. >> election year unpredictable is here to stay. >>> and president trump is backing away from his promise not to cut social security and medicare. at a fox news town hall in pennsylvania last night the president said entitlements are -- appears are on the chopping block. >> if you don't call trumping an entitlement -- >> we'll be cutting but we'll also have growth like you've never had before. >> we will be cutting, a sentence that launches a 1,000 democratic campaign ads. democratic front-runner joe biden was quick to respond tweelt, quote, here's the deal, folks, social security is on the ballot

. >> southwest airlines is canceling 1500 flights aday, the cancel aigs begin friday and make up 40%ights. the message to employees is, the fight for our lives to protect the company and operations over the crisis. >> cvs and wall greens need to add employees during the coronavirus pandemic. they are encouraging laid off workers interest hotels and restaurants to apply. they are also advertising various benefits for their workers including child care and bonuses for employee working during the pandemic. >> two big names in the alcohol industry are the latest to change production to make hand sanitizer. anheuser busch and titos vodka are going to make habd sanitizer during the upcoming weeks. >> coming up, the last refuge to help cope with the stress of covid-19 and the warning from the mayor of san francisco about people who refuse to rack social distancing. >>> coming up, tensions at home can be running high, to help manage anxiety we are going to talk to a family therapist next. >> we have more coming up on ktvu news right after the break . >>> in san francisco, the mayor warned th