back to you, cheryl. cheryl: edward lawrence, thank you for that report.ne next especially if there is no more ppp? let's bring in robert wolf to talk about this. robert, you have in your background at ubs, are the perfect person to ask. >> thank you. cheryl: ppp mnuchin saying this is it. what do you make of that? >> i think they're wrong. i think the program should have been a trillion to start, not two phases of 350 less plus. it only is getting to approximately eight to 10% of small businesses. that is not nearly enough. the key to small business is wage and credit continuity. when we're ready for the recovery, these small businesses are ready to go. the missing piece, what no one is talking about, we have 80 million people that work in small businesses, that if you just look at the labor force statistics. it is about 50%. that doesn't include all the other tangential parts to small businesses. so we're seeing the impact that has taken place, as you mentioned, cheryl, earlier. if you look at jobless claims, they're roughly, what, 30 million in six week

hey, cheryl. cheryl: thank you, neil. i'm cheryl casone in for charles payne. this is "making money." stocks are searching for direction as more states moving towards reopening. the president striking an optimistic tone today. and investors are waiting on earnings from the biggest companies in technology. we are going to have all the latest on all of this coming straight up. as you can see, dow up 66. also this, senate majority leader mitch mcconnell in a showdown with state leaders over a federal bailout. who will win? who should win? i'm asking kristin tate in just five minutes from now. >>> oxford university says it may be ready to put a vaccine on the market this fall. that would be months ahead of schedule. i will get one doctor's opinion coming up. all that, a lot more on making money. the president holding a news conference a short time ago. they went over everything from the virus to the u.s. economy. blake burman has the latest. hey, blake. reporter: cheryl, i'm told the white house will invoke the defense production act to make sure meat processors wi

cheryl: okay.arter, yeah, how are you binge watching with a baby at home who just turned one, by the way. >> she just turned one last week so we had a zoom party and i wonder if that's even safe. but i'm doing it because she goes to bed at 7:30 and i need to escape for just a couple hours each day and it gave me the per expect excuse. -- perfect excuse. i want to know what's going to happen to fashion trends as a result of all of this. there's a big trend toward help leopard and animal prints and i wonder if people will say i don't want to look like carole. cheryl: i would dress up in cat attire but i'm a cat person. thank you very much. we've got a lot more coming up. wyoming senator john barrasso is going to weigh in as congress fights for a fourth round of stimulus. that's in the next hour. and jobless claims, "mornings with maria," we'll be wright back. ...so we can spend a bit today, knowing we're prepared for tomorrow. wow, do you think you overdid it maybe? overdid what? well planned, well i

cheryl. cheryl: blake burman life for us out of washington. blake, thank you very much.at markets again. we are really soaring. we're five minutes away from fed chair jerome powell. he will answer questions. that could move the markets. bring in danielle dimartino booth and jeff saut and ken mahoney. greathave you joining the conversation. ken to you, powell said in the statement, whatever it takes what do you want to hear from him when he starts to answer questions? >> along the same line. we used ba cook -- bazooka and i used thesaurus can we use cannon? cheryl: cannon is okay. >> it is about companies being able to go to markets to borrow. last week we heard delta saying we need $100 million a day, that is burn rate. bring it down to 50 million. when we talk about credit facilities and how will dealt delta and other stricken airlines to raise capital? we're talking about flushing money into higher risk assets, making sure bond market works that the corporations can go there to borrow and be able to conduct business. >> is for now. that is why they took the unprecedent

cheryl casone has more. cheryl.l: yeah, good morning, dagen and, yeah, grim numbers here there. are close to 162,000 cases of coronavirus in new york, that is almost 10,000 more cases than the next closest country, which would be spain. the death toll in new york eclipsing 7,000 yesterday. but there is hope. new york has hit or at least is near the peak, thanks to social distancing and the drop in hospitalizations. that's according to health experts like dr. anthony fauci. we should add, in fact, nationally more than 26,000 patients have recovered. meanwhile, officials are debating when and how the u.s. economy can safely reopen. the president's top economic advisors say they hope it can happen in the next four to eight weeks but vice president mike pence says they must be major advancements before doing so like testing and treatments being made available across the country and guidelines from the cdc on how businesses can actually safely operate. well, back across the pond, british prime minister boris johnson on t

cheryl casone with details now. cheryl. cheryl: that's right, maria.57 economists surveyed no one is safe in the second round. on the chopping block, white collar workers like lawyers and advertising professionals, all of this in the wall street journal this morning. we may see layoffs for government workers, members of the media, those in healthcare that are not working on the front lines of the pandemic. these economists predicting another 14 million americans will lose their jobs in the coming months. that would send unemployment to a record 13% by june. they also warn the longer shutdowns, the bigger the second wave could become. airbnb has secured a $1 billion loan to help it survive the sudden drop in demand for travel. the new round of funding comes days after the company closed on another $1 billion debt deal. airbnb had planned to go public this year. and finally, maria, one new jersey rock star turned an online kindergarten class into one these kids will never forget. >> we have extra time for family and days of having fun, even though it's k

cheryl casone in for charles payne. cheryl: i'm share. casone. in for charles payne this is "making money." signs that people are ready to get back to work. we'll hear in moments from labor secretary eugene scalia. former house speaker newt gingrich will join us later on in the program. it is underway. people have a sneak peek how the coronavirus is affecting them. we'll have all-star analysis. a warning from the imf this morning, that the world could suffer the worst recession since the great depression. one of my favorite economists with her take and more. and charles payne in a few moments. this is "making money." ♪ cheryl: and i believe we've got charles payne standing by from his studio. charles, good afternoon to you, sir? >> good afternoon to you, cheryl. i really appreciate you kicking off the show for me. it is a huge show in fact. the white house slightly shifting in fact, just moments ago on the coronavirus policy. putting much greater emphasis getting economy up and running. they're not only ones. a lot of people want to see that happ

cheryl casone with those details now, cheryl. cheryl: good morning to you. korea launched missiles during the sea of japan with military aircraft also appearing to be involved in this drill, however, this isn't the first time the country has been conducting spectacular exercises for weeks. today launch ahead of south korea's planned elections. the census started back in january but field operations suspended in march and bureau says they need more time. the new deadline next spring. the decision does still need congressional approval. well, more help is on the way for small businesses impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. the small business administration is allowing paypal, square and intutt to participate in protection program. a lot of the businesses don't have existing relationships with larger traditional banks and unable to apply for those loans. companies, maria, have been pushing for this. they say they can get money to small businesses a lot faster than bigger banks. maria, back to you. maria: all right, cheryl, thank you. well, the first coronaviru

cheryl pardo was only passenger on the d.c. to boston flight. says getting the upgrade lifted her spirits. she did get that preous moment with mom and family. >>> group of florida firefighters reached out to coworkern with aerial ladder extended, social distanced outside hospital room, held signs reading get well soon and your new firehouse. said this is only kind of love you can get from the brother and sisterhood at the fire house. >> i think it was little more than six feet. >> might have been, florida sunshine there. didn't see it here today, drew. >>> depending on where you were earlier today, either soaked with rain or lot of cloud cover in the sky. watching a front move west to south. live doppler 7 is showing where much of the rain is focused, east bay, light inhe peninsula. slowly sinking south. start to see more rain fill in south bay next couple of hours. bigger picture, live doppler 7 along with satellite, tracking storm number one moving into northern california, rain locally, snow in the sierra. behind this, a second cold front mov

cheryl casone with details there. cheryl. cheryl: that's right, maria. good morning again. yesterday, michael atkinson said he was, quote, disappointed and sad owne saddee president's decision. the watchdog alerted congress about president trump's phone call with the leader of ukraine last summer. atkinson was reportedly being investigated by republican members of the house intelligence committee. texas congressman john ratcliffe, a member of the committee, spoke out about atkinson's testimony back in january in an interview with you on sunday morning futures. >> the house managers kept putting up charts, talking about 17 witnesses. but there were 18. the 18th was the inspector general of the intelligence community, michael atkinson. he was the second witness interviewed on october 4th. i was there. it was the one transcript out of 18 that hasn't been released. it's a 179 page transcript. you can bet if that transcript was helpful to adam schiff and the democrats and harmful to president trump, everyone would have seen it by now. cheryl: well, atkinson said that he stand by

cheryl. >> i didn't know that. [laughter] thank you very much. have a great weekend. nobody go to that yet, we got a lot coming up in the next hour right here on foxbusiness. let's look, "wall street" wrapping up a volatile week slightly higher. two week lending history, thanks to historically crude week in the oil pass. looking at the dow now, we are so we gained momentum in the last half hour or so. nasdaq up by 101, they were just talking about technology. that is nasdaq. market gaining ground after the president signed the $484 billion tumulus bill into law, this provides billions in aid to small businesses, hospitals and a lot more small loans to start rolling out monday. he said he wants to help the oil and gas industry. one company is in the middle of the pandemic is biomed, this is the nation's biggest independent reducer of ventilators. we are going to talk exclusively the ceo of companies lifesaving equipment being used in the cova 19th battle. last night nfl draft, not without its usual fans, we both tell you how they are raising money to end the coronaviru

cheryl, thank you very much. cheryl casone. >>> closing bell, we are nine minutes away.e are still down about 256 points for the dow, s&p is losing 28. on this last trading day of april. speaking of a, as in april, the a-team, amazon and apple, both set to tell all on the coronavirus quarter. their earnings are coming up after the bell. up next, consumer technology association ceo gary shapiro on the essential role tech is playing in all our lives and who not only will be standing but standing tall when the pan ddem dust settles. don't go away. announcer: wash your hands... avoid sick people... and touching your face. there are everyday actions to help prevent the spread of respiratory diseases. visit cdc.gov/covid19. brought to you by the national association of broadcasters and this station. . . . . every financial plan needs a cfp® professional -- confident financial plans, calming financial plans, complete financial plans. they're all possible with a cfp® professional. find yours at letsmakeaplan.org. . . . . liz: less than five minutes away from the close of the ses

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[laughter] maria: thank you, cheryl. cheryl: yeah, we are. maria: cheryl casone, thank you.ng a look at immigration this morning specifically president trump's executive order to temporarily ban certain immigration to curve job competition while many are critical of this move, immigration study groups think more action should have been taken. joining me right now u.s. customs and border protecting acting commissioner mark morgan, great to see you, thank you very much for being here. mark: you bet. maria: so we should point out some of the exemptions here because the president's executive order does not affect people coming into the united states on nonimmigrant visits including tourists and business travelers, doesn't affect workers such as farm laborers entering the u.s., doctors, healthcare nurses are also exempt. give us your take on what the impact of this will be. >> well, maria, that's a great question. first and foremost. let's keep in mind that the president, one of his major goals and priorities is to protect the american people. it's been since the first day of his

cheryl, thank you very much. bring in wealth enhancement group senior vice president nicole webb. nicole, just give us a quick assessment, we have a minute to go in the show, i want to just tap into your expertise. how are you handling this, what your clients are saying to you and what you are saying to your clients. >> yeah. you know, charles, it's good to see you and good to see you are doing well. when i look at the enthusiasm in the markets, the conversations we are having with our clients is they feel like they have an element of control. their choice is to stay home, do the right thing, that's what's driving the market down and they look at that as an opportunity because on the far side of this, when they have the transparency to go back to their new normal, their normal lives, they will go right back to where they were before this moment so as we drive towards that transparency and that clarity around antibody testing and future vaccinations -- charles: got to leave it there, nicole. got to leave it there.

cheryl casone with the numbers, cheryl. cheryl: that's right, maria, good morning.far as earnings per share they did miss by 3 cents, e mates was 8 cents, they came in at 5 cents. revenue story is interesting, estimate 22.1 billion but revenue 20.5 billion, still that's down about 8% year over year as you can see the stock is up half a percent not a big move in the premarket on ge but they are talking about what i think is interesting here the financial impact of the coronavirus to their aviation business and they did see rapid decline in global commercial aviation demand and in particular for the month of march. also, the aviation business, the commercial aviation business, revenues at 6.9 billion, down about 13%, so aviation orders as well down, revenues from the commercial aviation business orders commercial aviation business obviously those were negatives and that's certainly, they are also talking about cost cutting, maria, they are targeting more than 2 billion in operational costs, cost-cutting and 3 billion to preserve some cash and as i send it back, do i w

it was a sweltering august night, hottest of the year, when cheryl deedham got a strange call from herad, jack jessee. >> i was getting ready for bed and my phone rings and it's my dad on the phone. >> what time was this? >> 9:20. >> reporter: he was worried about his wife sandra. she was missing. >> he thought she may have got in an accident or something. >> reporter: she'd run to this nearby mall on a quick errand, said cheryl's dad, but was gone so long. would cheryl please find her, asked her dad. >> went through there, the lucky's, the burger king where she was supposed to be, walmart, back 15 minutes later. >> reporter: when she went back into her dad's house she found -- >> one of the worst sights i've ever seen in my life. he was laying facedown on the floor in a pool of blood. it was horrible. >> what did you think happened? >> i thought he had fallen because he had a big gash in the back of his head. i went to the kitchen phone and called 911. >> reporter: when she rolled him over, she could see wounds all across his chest. he'd been stabbed many times. >> every time i starte

nbc bay area's cheryl hurd joins us in emeryville this evening with the details. cheryl?> reporter: well, i spoke with this woman today. her name is jenny kip. she is white. her son is black. now, she wanted to make it clear that she is not speaking on behalf of the black community. she is speaking out because she's the mother of an african-american son. and her media post today is getting a lot of attention. >> something that's supposed to be increasing the safety of everyone actually has the chance of decreasing his safety. >> reporter: jennymea, asking h neighbors not to be scared of black people in masks. >> especially as a white parent with a black child, i have no idea what to tell about my child to keep him safe. >> reporter: and for that reason, kipp feels many black men in america don't feel safe in their neighborhoods, especially when you wear a homemade mask. that, she says, could end badly for her son. >> i'm more concerned about him being misinterpreted by, you know, seemingly well-meaning white neighbors who misinterpret who he is and what he's doing. >> rep

in hayward, cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >> so difficult for all those families. thank you, cheryl. >>> following the outbreaks, new screening procedures are now in place at nursing homes in three bay area counties. facilities in contra costa, alameda, and sonoma counties will screen all staff and visitors for temperature and symptoms. this is in addition to a strict mask to facilities' patients and residents. outbreaks have been reported in several cities including orinda, pleasant hill, and as we just saw cheryl there in hayward. >>> one of san francisco's largest homeless shelters is empty tonight after a major outbreak. on friday, 70 people from the m.s.c. south shelter tested positive. the shelter is at fifth and bryant. today, though, that number climbed to 91. the shelter empty now. all of its residents moved to hotel rooms over the weekend. city leaders say there are now more than 400 unhoused people that have been moved into hotels. >> it is life or death. we are doing okay, but, again, as you can see, especially with our shelters, the numbers can increas

cheryl casone with details. cheryl. cheryl: that's right, maria.ise here but the number was a big surprise. nearly 16 million customers joined netflix in the first quarter. that is more than double what the expectation was for this quarterly report. the biggest gain by the way in the 13 year history of netflix as people stay home during the coronavirus pandemic. we also learned 64 million people watched tiger king including dagen mcdowell. let's take a look at the stock in the premarket right now. it is down almost 1% as you can see. on the call the company said they see viewership and growth falling as lockdown orders are lifted around the world. that's a little piece of why you're seeing pressure on netflix right now. now it's down more than 1%. an italian firm has two concepts that may make flying a little bit less anxiety ridden especially if social distancing is the new normal in the future. italy unveiled two concepts for aircraft seating post-coronavirus. one design has three seats in a row but the middle seat is situated in the opposite dir

reporting live in castro valley i'm cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >> thanks so much, cheryl.he number of infections at a pleasant hill nursing home has gone. you. the carlton senior living center reports 16 people have tested positive. of those 16 cases five are patients and 11 are staff members. in orinda the state is promising to help staff a 47-bed senior care facility. nearly two dozen staff and 26 people who live there are sick. one of them has died. >>> well, janelle, the numbers will go up tomorrow, but as of tonight the bay area, you can see here, 4,200 reported cases in santa clara county alone there are nearly 1,400 cases. governor newsom releasing new numbers that show we are not close to being done with this fight. our shelter at home might come to an end in many weeks but this virus will be part of our lives through the year at least. now, here are the reportsed cases statewide. nearly 17,000. you see the number 16,957. about 2,700 people have been hospital aislese hospitalized. and of those hospitazations yo see the number there, the third number on your screen,

cheryl, thank you. cheryl: you bet.ria: we are gearing up to restart the economy in a slow and rolling fashion. some states are easing restrictions on stay at home orders, allowing businesses such as salons, gym, restaurants to open as long as they follow cdc guidelines. joining me now is starwood capital group chairman and ceo, barry sternlicht. hope you're safe and strong. thanks for joining me. >> thanks, maria. good to be with you this morning. it's been a long time. maria: it has. and i want to ask you about your expectations for a recovery. you've got your hands in so many businesses and have a great vantage point in understanding how things might change. what are your exec stations for a recover -- expectations for a recovery and a reopening. >> it's all about the pace of the reopening and i'm glad we're getting on with it, frankly. i think i've been quoted as saying we should open the economy, i really believe first we should take care of the people who are most at risk, elderly and people with preconditions. th

cheryl casone with those details now, cheryl. cheryl: u.s.reasury secretary steven mnuchin said that social security recipients do not have to file simple tax returns to receive payments. the clarification from the secretary coming after the irs ingested that social security beneficiaries would need to file a simple return if they want it to receive the money, well, now they don't have to. well, more am done workers walked off the job, a dozen employees staged protest at warehouse outside of detroit yesterday. one of the coworkers tested positive for coronavirus. second demonstration in the u.s. this week. well, president trump is going to meet with oil company ceo's tomorrow at the white house. the president expected to discuss ways his administration can help the industry survive a plunge in oil prices from covid-19 outbreak amid big glut in supply companies, that's being reported in the wall street journal. oil prices are down nearly 70% this year sending the average price of gas down to 1.97 a gallon that's according to aaa oil. a little

what else do you have for us, cheryl? cheryl: you know what? i have winners and losers.t to the winners. you've got chevron is actually one of the winners that we're looking at on the dow right now. also taking a look at pfizer, that stock is one of the winners for the week. and again, just looking at the week right now. also wal-mart another dow winner. some of the losers, boeing, american express, so there you go, those are the three right there. and you can see right there in middle raytheon technologies down about 18%. now, let's go over to the s&p 500 and take a look at what we've got there because there's several names we're watching. let's start with the winners, devin energy, their ceo supposedly is in that white house meeting. you have halliburton and you have diamondback energy right now. we're watching those. to the losers on the s&p, take a look at carnival corporation, a stock you have highlighted several times on your show. that stock for the week down 40%. also live nation and kohl's down 34%. kohl's announced this week they were going to obviously close m

cheryl casone with those details, cheryl. cheryl: good morning, maria.oe biden says that he would name michelle obama in running mate in a heart beat in interview, biden called michelle brilliant but he added she doesn't she that she would want to live anywhere near the white house ever again. meanwhile his campaign is celebrating its best month of fundraising yet, biden's team reached $46 million in march. struggled to bring cash for must of the campaign but fundraising has spiked in the last couple of months. shares of ibm were under pressure, premarket trading after they reported miss on revenue stock down 4 and a half percent right now. drop in revenue for the first quarter and withdrew annual forecast due to the coronavirus. something that we may see many companies frankly do during this reporting season. the revenue miss coming as ibm's new ceo is working to generate more sales from cloud computing on the call he said unprecedented times it was not the time to declare that they have any clarity. well, celebrity miami power alex rodrÍguez and jennif

cheryl: yeah.cause i think you mentioned this earlier, when the market really started to go south end of february, beginning of march, it was of course the fight between the saudis and russians. i was just looking at a jefftal issue of storage. when you have this glut of oil out there, you have president trump talking about opening up the spr so domestic oil companies can store their crude, that brings up what companies are available and out there, maybe investment companies, that are involved in the storage business. do you start to see tankers start to really rally up and start to really, you know, take that crude and contain it. maybe that's your rainy day storage. look, remember, this is a futures contract. oil is a futures contract we are looking at which means the price of oil right now is different from what the future price prediction is going to be. you mentioned equities in the market. we just had halliburton earnings come out before the bell this morning. as we start to move into the maj

cheryl, thank you very much.hile, folks the world health organization responding to president trump after saying that he is considering cutting funding for them. >> if you don't want many more body bags, then you refrain from politicizing it. the unity of your country will be very important to defeat this dangerous virus. charles: you know, folks that is pretty rich coming from dr. tedros of the world health organization. in this country, many people are not saying should we cut back but how much should we cut back? bring in from the hudson institute, michael pillsbury, senior fellow there. michael, been too long. glad you're here for all this. i did research, from 2010 to 2017 we paid into, into the world health organization budget $2.8 billion. 1.9 billion was voluntary. we did that to help the world. 48% of the money was spent in africa. a large part spent in southeast asia, other parts of the world that are desperate. we went way beyond the call of duty. it is pretty transparent since this coronavirus has occ

cheryl casone with the details, cheryl. cheryl: that's right, maria, good morning to you. 51-year-old gabriel killed 16 people including a police officer in nova scotia, driving a car that appeared to be law enforcement vehicle. here it is on the screen. suspected of attacking victims in their home. the deadly rampage and 12 hours later following police chase. it is not yet known what the motive was for this horrific attack. joe biden continued on path to be democratic nominee for president winning the wyoming democratic caucus, the former vice president received 72% to have vote which was done entirely by mail. biden is the party's presumptive nominee. the emphasis on creating and watching live gaming streams. the app is only available for android devices for now. take a look at facebook shares, stock down 1 and a half percent ahead of the opening bell. finally, maria, a bit of bright news in new york amid the pandemic for disappointed pride to be. governor an crew cuomo to sign executive order to allow couples to fire for

in markets, cheryl.t we hope good morning 23 countries did agree to cut theerl 10 million barrels a day starting may 1, president trump to help get a deal done end aguiar between saudi arabia and russia a little bit of jifrp three-quarters of one percent prices you go plupgd following sharp drop in demand to pandemic. >> chains stepping up to help proefldz on frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic hilton going to donate one million hotel rooms to doctors, nurses paramedics emergency medical about technicians through end of may marriott donating 10 million dollars hotel space for health care workers. he have focusing on hardest hit of the country new york, new jersey new orleans washington allowing customers to use work place to donate coronavirus efforts, 80% hotel rooms nationwide empty, due to this outbreak. >> well he will the air force thunderbird showing support for those fighting on frontlines coronavirus pandemic. yeah thunderbirds on saturday is a tribute to health care workers first responders e

cheryl casone with details now. cheryl.at's right, marie y it's a day many out of work have been dreading, the first day of the month and that means that the rent is due. some say the federal government has already taken action to protect renters with bans one vickss being put in place. some for a few weeks, others for the duration of the coronavirus state of emergency. the federal government is issuing a 120 day moratorium on evictions from federal subsidized housing. well, xerox dropping its bid to acquire hp. the company blaming the coronavirus outbreak for ending the $35 billion offer. hp has said that xerox's proposal under-valued the company. hostile takeover was backed by carl eikan. comedian larry david is urging people to curb the time they are spending outside. >> i basically want to address the idiots out there, you're socializing too close. it's not good. the problem is, you're passing up a fantastic opportunity, a once in a lifetime opportunity to stay in the house, sit on the couch, and watch tv. go home. watc

cheryl? >> reporter: well, raj, a lot of volunteers are hoping for a lot of activity here at the village theater in downtown danville. this is where people can drop off donations for ppe. while people are hopefully coming to this location, there are folks all over the bay area doing what they can to help keep health workers safe. joshua and kas pents are doctors whore finding themselves onhe front line lping patients who are battng the ronavirus. now they've found way to hp save their parents'lives. >> we know they'reoing important work, and we're reay proudf them. >> we just started off wanng to protect our parents really, and makinface shields i a good way to do that. >> reporter: they know that there's a shortage o e, so they staed working oa y to increase suly. th start making thelastic face shids themselves. they quickly discovered other groups are already doing t sa thin so they collaborate with community vunteer who are actlly ming the shies. >> it was a shock to hear that there wasn'

cheryl?> reporter: raj, there are dozens and dozens of doctors, nurses, and therapists who put their lives on the line every day here during this pandemic. but there's one therapist we met tonight through her father-in-law, who wants you to know about her sacrifices. >> i think my biggest thing is i don't know what's going to happen. >> reporter: that might be heather moore's biggest fear, but that doesn't stop her from coming to john muir hospital every day to help keep coronavirus patients alive. >> it's exhausting. >> reporter: as a respiratory therapist for the past four years, moore is taking on a challenge she thought she'd never have to face. >> we're learning as we go day by day and making the necessary adjustments. >> reporter: adjustments where there is no playbook. re respirators are at a premium. >> i know we're preserving them as best we can right now but it's always going to be a fear because we don't know how long this is going to go on. >> reporter: she is hoping time will win

reporting live in orinda, i'm cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >> thank you, cheryl, for that update.>> cruise ship passengers stranded at sea for weeks landed at sfo tonight. the cdc says they are healthy people from holland america's cruise ship in florida. their voyage took a frightening turn when passengers on board tested positive for the virus and some died. jean elle is live at sfo where she talked to passengers now on their way home. jean? >> reporter: janelle, 250 cruise passengers landed here at sfo tonight. the cdc says they were all screened and did not have symptoms of coronavirus before they got on that airplane in florida today. the passengers we talked to tonight say after days of uncertainty about when ty bener masks, passengers who were isolated on the cruise ship arrive at sfo. >> we're here. we're safe. but i never had any worry about my life at all. >> reporter: judy lazarus said when passengers starting getting sick while on board in south america, the captain did a good job isolating people. >> we were safer on the cruise ship than we were on land because we onl

cheryl casone with those details. cheryl: that's right.ers chesapeake energy held talks with creditors about a possible $1 billion loan to support the company's operations if it files for bankruptcy. the covid-19 pandemic along with a price war between the saudis and the russians has hammered the energy market. large parts of the global economy forced to shut don down. the stock is lower in the premarket. consistenconocophillips, stock n more than 23% right now. they had an earnings beat, 45-cents versus the 23-cent estimate but obviously the oil and gas, natural gas and both of those are big pieces of their business on exploration, there's conocophillips, up more than 1 and-a-half percent in the premarket. my apologies. conocophillips beating on earnings per share, $14 billion in liquid aity they've got on standby. trying to preserve cash as a company. the coronavirus pandemic taking a financial toll on the nfl. the commissioner roger goodell announcing staff furloughs, salary reductions and cuts to the pension program. goodgoodell taking

in danville, cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >> cheryl, thank you. >>> new at 11:00, nearly 1,800 covid-19 tests all came back negative for people living in a small town in marin county. the marin i.j. is reporting that last monday, ucsf researchers oversaw the free drive-through testing in bolinas. we've been reporting on this as well. the idea came from two local businessmen who organized the study through donations. it cost an estimated $400,000. marin county's public health chief credits the swift decision to implement the stay-at-home order for all those negative tests. >>> here's a look at the numbers. 160 new cases reported in the bay area in the last 24 hours. almost 50 of those cases are in san francisco. you can see the numbers here by counties. the city, san francisco, the total there is 32 more cases. >>> here's a glimpse of how our local businesses are doing. the bay area business council asked 178 ceos how long they could keep their companies afloat. almost 80%, 78% of them say that the shelter at home order must be lifted within a year for them to survive. let's break it

in palo alto, cheryl hurd, nbc bay area news. >> cheryl, thank you. >>> new at 11:00, beginning next week, jetblue employees and passengers will be required to wear face masks or face coverings on all flights. jetblue becomes the first major airline to do this. also today american airlines and delta said their employees will now wear masks, but passengers won't be required. air travel in the u.s., by the way, is down 95% from a year ago during the pandemic. >>> with the demand for gasoline continuing to sink, an east bay refinery today shut down or idled its operation. the marathon plant in martinez can turn more than 100,000 barrels of oil into gasoline and diesel fuel daily. that kind of output isn't needed during this pandemic. marathon petroleum says it will resume normal operations once demand for gas ramps up again. since the demand for fuel worldwide is way down, oil tankers are now anchored along our coastlines. this includes the san francisco bay, l.a. and long beach, even singapore. they're seeing more tankers than usual anchored in the waters because there's no place to st

on, cheryl. >> reporter: that's right, jessica.omething good usually comes out of something bad. but now that we're in the middle of a fight with this deadly virus people are coming up with ways to bring the community together. park street in downtown alameda, empty. businesses usually open, growin. [ cheers and applause ] >> i'm just clapping for all the people out there, the health care providers who are vieprovig essential services. >> also people who work in grocery stores as well. >> reporter: at 7:00 p.m. people in alameda have been asked by city leaders to come outside and clap for one minute. to show their gratitude for people on the front line of this pandemic. >> being in isolation is something that i think a lot of people are struggling with. >> reporter: and to help people feel like they're not alone some are putting teddy bears on their windowsills so people walking by will feel like they're a part of the community. >> it's a sweet thing to do for kids. you know, there's not a lot of activities right now, and it just g

here's nbc bay area's cheryl hurd. >> hi, ducky. hi, ducky. >> reporter: cynthia whitsett has lived in this santa rosa home with her son and mom for three years, rng their eggs. she makes just enough money to take care of her family. >> money's tight, and i'm concerned about, you know, making sure that my family has enough to eat. >> reporter: like every month when rent comes due she went to her bank account to pay. but right before she handed $1,500 over to her landlord she got a phone call. he told her to subtract 500 bucks from her rent. >> i was surprised. it was a great surprise. but i wasn't really surprised that he would do something like that. he's just a really, really good person. >> reporter: cynthia's landlord wants to remain anonymous you about he spoke to me by phone and he told me why he shared his stimulus check with all 13 of his tenants. >> we actually rented a couple of stories in the paper about other landlords that had given their tenants a break. >> reporter: he and his wife knew they were getting a $3,400 coro

there i want to bring cheryl casone, cheryl? >> those were his exact words last night. u.s.ave been working as you know with moderna to develop a vaccine. human trials begin march 16th. he seems pretty bullish about it, we could have vaccine in production in 12 months. that is at earliest but that is fast in fda land. additionally dr. deborah birx is reaching out to companies and universities to work on rapid testing. we have smartest minds out there trying to find vaccines and trippets for covid-19. also on vaccines, brittish american tobacco, believe it or not make lucky strike and dunhill cigarettes be they are working on a vaccines. they found a anti-body that fights covid-19. they're using genetically modified tobacco plants. they may show progress. we'll see. the company came up with a drug that treated ebola a few years ago. they have a u.s. decision that works on this type of thing. that is something to watch from that company. there is a new study from the new york institute of technology that look at countries that have mandatory tuberculosis vaccines in place. the

nbc bay area's cheryl hurd talked with a local economist about what's going on. cheryl? >> reporter: well, restaurants, gas stations all trying to keep their heads above water during this pandemic. but as you can see, the airport is empty even though there's a lot of flight deals out there. the big question is how long will the deals last? it's an eerie sight here at oakland international airport. the coronavirus is keeping everyone grounded at home even though flying these days is very cheap. >> i like the price, but i understand the circumstances that we're in. >> reporter: this pandemic is forcing airlines to drop some of their prices. >> the real price discounts are being offered by industries that have been hard hit by the virus. travel, tourism. these companies are doing what they can to maintain some sort of revenue flow, and that's why you're seeing the deals. >> reporter: the deals are everywhere. car dealerships are offering online shopping with zero financing. restaurants are working to lure people in with discounts when drive-through and walkup menus are the

cheryl? >> reporter: it is mandatory that you wear a face covering here in contra costa county while in public. this weekend law enforcement will be out in force here at this regional park, making sure that people follow the rules. if you want to enjoy the open space regional parks offer during this pandemic, the signs are up. you must cover your face. >> i'm just going to follow the rules. >> mm-hmm. >> and play it safe. >> i have my mask in the car, and then before i get out of the car, i put the mask on. >> reporter: a ritual park officials will continue to enforce this weekend. >> we were the first, the bay area, across the nation to start bending the curve with the shelter in place order. and we are now flattening the curve, and what we want to do now is crush it. >> reporter: there will be increased patrols throughout all the parks, making sure people maintain social distancing. no picnics, no gatherings. hiking and exercise are all welcome with a mask or some sort of face covering. >>

cheryl casone, what's happening now? cheryl: i have been watching the sector all day and there is this new group of the airline industry making its voice heard at the highest levels, flight attendant union leaders, very concerned that the conditions by which the government would agree to loan money to the airlines would actually hurt the airlines in the end and therefore, kill airline jobs in the long run. they sent this letter today to treasury secretary mnuchin. they are pointing to the possibility and they say this to the secretary, that because he could authorize the government to possibly take an equity stake in the airlines, we talked about this a lot, they say that's a poison pill that would cost them their jobs. that is the opposite, obviously, of what the agreement was intended for. now, the question is, by the way, speaking of downgrades, a lot of airlines were downgraded today. jetblue, southwest, american, delta, united, all on your screen, all of those stocks are down, in particular look at delta and look at

cheryl casone with more on that right now. cheryl, good morning to you.gain, maria. president trump made the promise that americans will be first in line for new jobs now that toward is in place. >> we want americans to have the jobs. we want americans to have the healthcare. we want to take care of our citizens first. we have to. it's for 60 days. at the end of 60 days or maybe even during 60 days i'll extend it or not and maybe change it. i might modify it. cheryl: the ban applies to green card applicants currently overseas. credit suisse is setting aside $584 million to cover potential loan losses from the coronavirus pandemic. the move is coming as the bank reports a 75% increase in its first quarter net profit. it did warn that the economic impact from the covid-19 outbreak is still difficult to assess. stock in the premarket down about 2%. well, the head of pg&e stepping down after only 14 months on the job. bill johnson was brought in last april to help steer the company out of bankruptcy. but the utility announced yesterday he will retire on jun.

cheryl casone with the details. cheryl. cheryl: that's right, maria. good morning again.orts that kim jong un is gravely ill or possibly dead started circulating after he missed his grandfather's birthday earlier this month. president trump suggested that he knows the health status of the north korean dictator. >> i can't tell you exactly. yes, i do have a very good idea but i can't talk about it now. i hope he's fine. i do know how he's doing relatively speaking. we will see -- you'll probably be hearing in the not too distant future. cheryl: north korean media claim the leader is alive and well. more clouds ahead for boeing. ceo david calhoon told shareholders yesterday it may be years before air travel returns to levels seen before the coronavirus pandemic. production of boeing 737 dream liner is going to resume in south carolina with most workers back on the job by may 4th. there will be signs to enforce social distancing and employees will be asked to wear face masks along with stepped up cleaning of the facility. boeing reports earnings tomorrow. the stock is up by

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nbc bay area's cheryl hurd joins us from napa with more on the cheryl. gut not ter: napa county is requiring face coverings. six bay area counties are making that mandatory. even though some of the rules here are being loosened a bit, the stay-at-home orders are still in full effect. downtown napa remains a ghost town tonight. but in other parts of the city there are signs of life in the middle of this coronavirus crisis. this is my one-bedroom, one-bathroom. >> reporter: realtor eileen ramirez hasn't been showing property like this since the stay-at-home order was put in place. >> giving them a half hour window, one person, so they can come and view the unit. >> reporter: under the new guidelines she can now physically show a home with two people following at a distance. napa county has become the first in the bay area to loosen some of the rules when it comes to sheltering at home. >> some of the outdoor activities such as allowing golf with physical distancing protocols. >> reporter: the county is also permitting all construction, drive-in religious s

i want to cheryl casone, cheryl.he meeting to get underway in about 5 minutes or so and does the united states limit the amount of oil imported from other countries, however, the group may push back against that idea which has been floated by republican lawmakers to the white house earlier this week. executives from exxon, chevron, devin energy and philips 66 among others are scheduled to attend the meeting. in a letter to the white house american petroleum institute wrote, imposing supply constraints would jeopardize competitiveness of refining. the group will argue there's different type of crude. demand has fallen off the cliff with the coronavirus and it's not just gasoline, think of jet fuel, marine fuel. taking a look at oil, though, send it back to you, charles, we have been watching the contract all week, close to 20-dollar mark. we continue to watch oil and we will see if any developments come out of the white house. back to you. charles: thank you very much, cheryl, certainly the industry is banking on it.

cheryl casone with more details and we heard from the ceo of smith foods yesterday, cheryl.e was on talking about the exact issue, maria. now we've gotten new news on the company. plants will be closed for cleaning after more than 500 workers tested positive for covid-19 there. ceo did discuss the problem with you yesterday. >> issue is if these harvest facilities don't run, we simply can't convert the abundance into food. it's that simple. cheryl: ken sullivan telling you that meat processing plants should avoid shutting down to avoid meat shortage. well, california has become the first state to give money to undocumented immigrants who did not qualify for relief from the stimulus package. governor newsom said that 125 million-dollar fund is being set up with taxpayer money and help from several charities. $500 will be given to up to 150,000 immigrants according to newsom. republican lawmakers in that state slamming this move. they say the funds should be put towards other needs. well, united airlines is warning employees to brace for job cuts just one day after the company

. >> cheryl hurd joins us now with this tragic outbreak. cheryl? >> reporter: well, here is our new normal. i am wearing a mask for the first time on air. we are right across the street from the facility. the wind is blowing, so i'm doing so out of an abundance of caution. but there is a lot of concern here at gateway care and rehab center. according to the county health department, 24 staff and 35 residents have tested positive for covid-19. out of the 35 residents, six have passed away. there is a surge of people who tested positive for the virus at the east bay post acute facility. we believe that is in castro valley. 17 staff there and 9 residents tested positive. no one at that facility has died. but back here in hayward, we spoke with a man outside who is concerned about his grandmother. she has lived at this facility for two years. >> i was able to go up to the window. she was there. she's good. she's good. but just a little upset that no one called us from the family. we have to find out from a news alert. and evidently they're still not ta

and homelessness, as cheryl mentioned earlier we were able to reduce better and homelessness by half.etween 2010 and 2016 because we found it unconscionable that veterans were out in the street. if we similarly found it unconscionable that in america today have on any given night more than 100,000 kids homeless we could reduce that i have. we could eliminate but we could dramatically reduce it with somecommendation of vouchers , shelters, priority, etc. and so again, it comes down to political will and instead the president's budget proposes putting housing programs. >> what do you say to those that say, you're sayingraise my taxes which isn't going to help me . it helps somebody else out. why can't they figure itout for themselves ? >> it easier to make that argument about adults. in the case of these kids these kids have not made any bad choices, they haven't been responsible . they are homeless is about ovarian lottery you mentioned earlier and we know in the case of those homeless children that if we don't pay , were going to end up paying at the backend many times over so if you