cristina alesci joining me. they just reopened on monday. what is going on? it is kate, can you hear me? i think we lost -- i think we lost her. we'll try to get back to her in one second. but let's look to the airline industry. as the airline industry is looking to make a comeback amid devastating losses from the pandemic, some of the biggest companies are making moves to try and reassure customers that it is safe to fly once again. just as there are hints demand is on the way back. cnn aviation correspondent pete mountain has the latest. what are you hearing from the airlines. >> reporter: airlines are getting a bit of a glimmer of hope even though this is typically the start of a very busy summer travel season for them. the transportation security administration said the number of folks traveling through america's airports are ticking up slightly but still only about 10% of the norm. so airlines are in a race to prove that they are the safest carrier to fly on. i want to walk you through a few different policies that airlines have. united made a big announ

cnn's cristina alesci is following all of this for us. stood out to you in this economic, you know, data this week? >> those are some really grim economic headlines, fred, for sure. but when you go beyond the headlines, there are three major trends that i'm watching. one, the american worker continues to bear the brunt of the pain here when we talk about those 36 million americans. we are talking about, for the most part, people who rely on a weekly paycheck for their income. we're not talking about people who rely on investments for their income. more disturbing than that, the most vulnerable seem to be the most hit here. 40% of households making less than $40,000 a year have lost a job. so it is no surprise that we continue to see the pain across the board and retail sales plummet to the worst since the government started tracking this data. now what economists are saying, what my sources are telling me is that we may have reached what's called peak pain so things may get better from here and that is certainly something that the trump a

cnn's cristina alesci has more. >> reporter: brianna, shopping at apple stores is going to be a dramaticallyferent experience as the company moves to reopen 500 stores around the world. customers are going to be required to wear masks and get their temperatures checked. so far, the company has reopened 100 stores around the world with these changes and others including more frequent decleaning and limiting the people in the store. the company also said in a statement on sunday it will begin curbside dropoff and pick-up in certain locations and a company executive warned that it won't hesitate to close stores down again if the local conditions warrant. apple, like many other companies, saying it learned from reopening in china and applying those lessons around the world. the company saying that stores there have been successfully opened for months now. brianna? >> cristina, thank you so much for that report. >>> i'm brianna keilar. this is cnn's special live coverage of the coronavirus pandemic. we begin with news on the vaccine front. there is a breakthrough for potentially today, some very

. >> reporter: i'm cristina alesci in new york. >> if you don't get contact tracing right, then there'sk that the virus continues to spread. >> reporter: a team at johns hopkins school of public health, they want to find others who may have been in contact with the nation using that app. >> it's really the best defense that we have right now against covid-19. >> reporter: that defense is backed by $10.5 million from former new york mayor michael bloomberg. >> reporter: i'm alex marquardt where they have announced a convention center in the heart of the capital into a field hospital for the covid-19 patients. they have installed more than 400 beds, 100 of which will be ready this week. the mayor says with the city's hospitals at 70% capacity, she hopes to never have to use the convention center calling it an insurance policy. >> reporter: i'm erica hill in new york where this state's phased reopening will begin on friday. meantime, in neighboring connecticut officials clarifying comments made about summer camps. they can open on june 29th, but only day camps, no overnight camps. groups n

. >>> i'm cristina alesci in new york. hotels in the u.s.continue to see occupancy rise and that is welcome news for the industry, especially because the numbers continue to creep up week after week. of course, this is all relative because only 1/3 of hotel rooms were occupied across the country for the week ending may 16th. that is 54% below the same week the year before and a very important message for the industry. revenue per available room was down a staggering 74%. now the industry group that publishes this data noted that weekend occupancy in places that you can drive to with attractions like beaches and national parks, that rate continues at a healthy clip. >> thank you so much to all of our reporters for updates. >>> days after reopening, ford has been forced to temporarily close two of its plants after workers tested positive for covid-19. the closures show how hard it is to run factories while complying with enhanced safety measures. one chicago plant closed tuesday and reopened in less than 24 hours. ford's dearborn, michigan, pl

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. >> reporter: i'm cristina alesci in new york. gut punch, disaster. are the words that flooded my email box this morning when the april retail sales hit. some context here. this is a realtime trek on health of the u.s. economy, the u.s. consumer and we have not seen a decline like this 16.4% since the government started tracking data back in 1992. the nosedive was widespread but the hardest hit, not surprisingly, clothing and accessories. sales in that category were down 90%. bottom line here, consumer isn't willing to spend on much more than essentials at this point. >> reporter: i'm in miami, president donald trump's mar-a-lago resort saying the club will reopen this weekend with restrictions as added protocols like restrooms sanitized at least every hour. sanitizing stations will be added to the pool deck. social distancing guidelines will be strictly enforced and tables will be set at least 6 feet apart. this is only a partial reopening so the main residents, the spa, the gym and the tennis courts will remain closed. it's unclear when the presiden

. >> i'm cristina alesci in new york.e store is going to be dramatically different as the company moves to reopen 500 locations that it closed worldwide as a result fortunate coronavirus pandemic. the company saying that customers are going to have to wear masks and get their temperature checked. the company has reopened locations worldwide with these changes as well as others, like more frequent deep cleaning and limiting the amount of people in the store. the company also saying that it's going to provide dropoff and pickup curbside service at certain locations. and a company executive also warned that it will not hesitate to close down locations. it local conditions warrant. >> thanks to our correspondents around the country. >>> meanwhile, governors from new york, california, and texas announcing that professional sports can resume in the near future. when, you ask? that's next. rely on the experts at 1800petmeds for the same medications as the vet, but up to 30 percent less with fast free shipping. visit petmeds.com