airlines. maria: so where are we in that? an exclusive interview this week, deltaian gave me his thoughts on the state of the airline industried today. when will we start seeing traffic once again? >> i agree with what steve said. we need to get our, the economy reopened. one of the challenges we have in the airline space is that no one flies on that airplane just to fly in an airplane: they need to have someplace to go. so they need to have the resorts open, the casinos open, the hotels, the restaurants. people need to know what to expect when they get to their destination. what i'm hearing from travelers constantly, particularly those that are out traveling, and we still have a meaningful number of people who are traveling, is that there are very impressed with our cleaning standards, with the quality of service that we're providing. they don't have someplace to go when they get there, so so they need to understand what's going to be on the other side of their trip. they need businesses to be reopened, they need those casinos to be in place. we're working as a tr

carrier slumps off to billionaire warren buffett's box a half away dumped its stakes in the sector delta airlines american airlines and united airlines fell more than 8 percent of the buffet told reporters reporters the world has changed for the industry well for more than add to our financial market correspondent dns court to in new york where the sun is out i can see yes is buffett's move the final blow for u.s. carriers. well it's sunny but also a pretty stormy day as you might to tell and you see the skyline all part of the skyline of manhattan in the background and there are no planes flying over the city it's the case so usual so obviously the industry is still in a deep crisis mode and nobody really knows what's going to happen in the near future let's just last week we heard from american airlines for example that they had a quarterly loss of more than $2000000000.00 there's talk that maybe the government might jump in maybe taking a stake in some of the struggling airlines and the reaction on wall street was quite obvious the shares prices already had been under heavy pressure and that s

covid-19 starting next week delta is suspending services in several markets that out more than one delta airline and since delta also flies out of sfo. they have you know chosen to suspend flights from oakland. delta is also suspending flights from hollywood burbank airport and long beach but keeping service at la x the airline says it well customer volume is significantly reduce these changes will allow their front-line employees too minimize their risk while continuing to work. this is going into effect on wednesday may 13th and delta says that it will reach out to all customers with impacted travel plans. and tonight, we know some health care workers on the front lines of the pandemic are going to be getting free vacations american airlines says it is teaming up with hyatt hotels to donate trips to workers. >>at new york's elmhurst hospital you may recall that's the hospital in queens that was just decimated earlier more than 4,000. doctors nurses assistants are all eligible for vacations there. 3 day stays at locations in the u.s. and the caribbean this is assuming of course they want to get

that is required already at frontier airlines, jetblue, united airlines, delta air lines, american airlines in the next few days. delta air lines, american airlines in the next few days. that is really a key component here, and really important. there are still efforts by the airlines to put proper procedures in place to make sure that we are disinfecting the aircraft and disinfecting different areas in the airport. airlines have already put social distancing policies in place, but those are not consistent on the airplanes themselves. so it is much better than it was a few weeks ago. take stepsl need to to be able to say that it is absolutely safe to fly. i think that we are in a better place where we can try to protect you. if you get to a gate and the airplane is full, and it is an airline that has not mandated the masks, that is a little concerning at this point. but we are taking steps to make it better. news,a story from ky w flight attendant union wants covid-19 airline safety rules. sara, you are talking about the airlines taking action. theould like to see osha, department of transp

meanwhile the struggling airline industry delta airlines saying it will retire all 18 of its flagship long haul boeing 777 jetliners as it races to cut costs and delta says it expects international travel to return only slowly most of its planes are parked on runways and it says that when demand does come back it's going to look to smaller more fuel efficient airliners made by boeing's european rival air bus to serve those major international routes. or at let's bring in our wall street correspondent yens korda in new york. let's start with these job numbers out of the u.s. is the pressure growing on u.s. states to reopen faster with all these people now out of work. i'm quite certain that the pressure will increase and you have to look at the situation of those single and households and people who lost their jobs we do not have a similar social safety net as you have it in germany for instance or in other countries programs like short work for example do not exist here in the united states so clearly there is a lot of pressure to bring those shops spec and that is only possible if we

paola: delta airline, dijo que suspenderÁ sus vuelos a la ciudad de auckland. s empleados pueden seguir trabajando desde casa todo el aÑo como medida de prevenciÓn desde el mes de marzo, los trabajadores de facebook, han realizado tele trabajos para evitar posibles contagios. en las vegas, este fin de semana sÓlo pudieron abrir los negocios permitidos en la primera fase y con estrictas restricciones, los casinos deben permanecer cerrados la industria del turismo y las apuestas ya perdiÓ 270,000 empleos. reportera: entre todos los atractivos de las vegas nevada, la pandemia del coronavirus a congelado su economÍa. por ahora la reapertura del boulevard de las vegas se desconoce. mÁs de 260 muertos en el estado. >> ahorita nosotros sabemos que podemos ver el virus en nuestra comunidad, tambiÉn es lento, sÓlo la comunidad tiene que tener paciencia, porque no sÓlo sabemos que lo mÁs importante es nuestra salud. reportera: primero se analizarÁ el volumen de casos de coronavirus para determinar si es seguro continuar con los pasos de reapertura, para los que estÁn en c

some big news about your summer vacation, delta airlines looking to get more jets in the air. >> royalaribbean may take away a cruise ship favorite, tourism adapts to the new normal. principal is by your side. we're working hard to answer your questions. like helping you understand what the recently passed economic package can mean for you. we're more than a financial company. we're a "together we can get through anything" company. now, more than ever. rob: in fl teams could reopen facilities as early as today, some can only open a permitted under state and local regulations and go through infection control training. even then coaches and players can't go unless they are having medical treatments. roger goodell says the limits are an important step in showing the league can be asked safe and to loosen them in a short time. jillian: the mlb could look different of it comes back for the 2020 season. teams may put heart advertisements over empty seats. owners are looking for a way to make up for lost ticket sales, it may be a key to reaching a deal with the players union which rejected a

delta airlines adding flights as the country reopens. ceo of delta is here ed and find out when he expects to see domestic and international travel bouncing back. measures to keep passengers safe and boeing prediction that major airline will go out of business by the fall. demand for car products risen 500%. hard to find on store shelves at 8:30 a.m. clorox ceo, how they are trying to meet demand nor 5% dividend increase and what the future of the business holds. clorox this morning. newly declassified e-mail from susan rice showed she tried to protect then president obama and blames james comey for withholding russia-related intelligence from flynn and the trump team. this as flynn's lawyers take case to the next level. mornings with maria is life right now. ♪ ♪ we have earnings beat right out of the gate, lowes with quarterly earnings, let's go the cheryl casone with the numbers. cheryl: stock up almost and a half percent right now. they came in at buck 77, so substantial earnings beat for the company, 8.3 billion, they came at 19.68 bi

delta airlines says it will begin flying some major routes again in june a welcome announcements for its employees and one that follows similar plans from ryan air and air france to reboot their operations of a pandemic and the travel bans that have gone with that have pushed the airline industry to the brink stakes for restart are high but expectations should not be. grounded this could be any airport around the globe passenger flights are down by up to 90 percent since the coronavirus pandemic struck and stopped travel in its tracks airlines are facing billions of euros in losses and need to lower costs that means layoffs the international air transport association estimates that millions of air travel related jobs are tryst in europe alone spain could be worst hit at $750000.00 jobs that include suppliers ranging from shuttle services to caterers the country depends on tourism in britain over $400000.00 jobs in the sector our trysts it's a similar picture in germany france and italy which could also see hundreds of thousands of job losses we are not expecting for example the level

. >>> delta airlines say more of the planes will be taking to the skies with fewer passengers d. thairline says it will resume flying several major routes next month including some caribbean and transatlantic destinations. delta will keep its planes at no more than 60% full through july. >>> americans say they're unlikely to fly even after restrictions are lifted. this is according to a recent survey but airlines are working to lower the risk of people getting sick while traveling. chris van clef got a rare behind the scenes look at what united is doing. >> we're on our way back to denver. >> the friendly skies that ofl standard preflight temperature check. arriving at washington dallas fliers find a much emptier terminal, kiosk, and stepped up cleaning. online outrage over this overcrowded slight alerting passengers if they're on a flight with 70% or more of the seats sold. the vast majority are less than half full. >> everyone has a different sense of what is considered uncomfortable. we're inventing a play book for cleaning and keeping things safe every day. >> before boarding

forward due to the covid-19 virus. >> yes and we are seeing airlines consolidate likely solid delta airlines pulling out sending people to sfo. is that the trend all across the country where airlines are just waiting until their flights are full and then moving to different airports to accommodate fuller planes? >> yes. i think they will try to figure out anything they can, certainly bailout is a part of this component. we have seen the president talk about that. we know southwest which is based out of oakland got $6.2 billion in bailout which allow them to get access to the capital markets to bring in more money. so you will see an evolution and maybe even major changes across the board in terms of consolidation and the way we fly. >> it will be a long time before things get back to normal if they ever do. it is getting to be that time of year again when fire danger increases. governor newsom was talking about it and same we are already seeing a big increase in the number of wildfires this year compared to last year. how do you think the coronavirus pandemic will affect the states ability t

>>delta airlines is looking into voluntary employee departure programs in order to downsize staff. unced today by this fall it will have about 7,000 more pilots senate needs an internal memo says delta is closing its pilot based in cincinnati. it's also permanently grounding all of its boeing triple 7 jets. those are used for the long international flights about a 3rd of delta's employees are already on unpaid leave. in the future delta says it will be a smaller airline with fewer employees southwest airlines is offering major discounts as it struggles to fill seats between may 26th and august 31st, one-way fares will start at $49 southwest says it will also double frequent flyer points during that time. face masks are already required inside now oakland airport is taking more steps to reduce the risk of spreading coronavirus airport has created what it called a resiliency task force the goal is to examine how the airport should adjust to the ongoing pandemic. >>in addition there are plexiglas shields at ticket counters boarding gays and at customs and border protection for internat

delta airlines saying it will keep planes no more than 60% full through at least july. delta will add more flights than demand would justify to make that happen. delta said it will limit first class seating to 50% in the main cabin through june. previously announced it was resuming flights next month. pier 1 imports will start closing retail operations as soon as reasonably possible. once stores are able to reopen, pier 1 filed for chapter 11 in february. plans to sell inventory and assets including its online business. it is still serving customers through its website and filling and shipping orders. kari, over to you. >>> thank you, rahel. we are taking a look at a clear, dry start to the day but still a slight chance of rain. i'll track that up next. >>> and of course we're tracking the rain. we're here for you and we're open. wow. i'm an original. one of a kind. you feel me? love ya'. oop! you look cute! better than you? pop my 100% all-white-meat classic or spicy popcorn chicken combo for just $5.99. my new bite-sized, crispy popcorn chicken is so irresistible you'l

i'm a flight attendant for delta airlines. >> reporter: for micah kennedy, who recently celebrated hisng. >> i'm ready to get to work. first things first, got to look the part. >> reporter: his typical routine amid the covid-19 crisis has been turned upside down. >> i've laid out my too- go bag and everything else i need. my watch, badge, i.d. that's all normal. but these days i also bring a bag of wipes in case i need to wipe down any surfaces. and face masks. also here i have plenty of saha sanitizer as well as gloves. >> reporter: while maka is still clocking in the flight attendants union tells us 40 now employees are currently on a voluntary furlough. over the past few weeks over 500 flight taendants have tested positive for coronavirus. seven have died. >> we just went through security. got my crew behind me here. and there's hardly anyone in the airport. >> reporter: even though thousands of flights have been canceled since the beginning of the pandemic, flight attendants must be on board any plane that does take off. >> down we go. >> reporter: service on board has been cut sho

you were right we're talking about you know southwest airlines down 7 percent american airlines delta airlines and united airlines all down 8 percent so it had a huge effect on the stock of those 4 different companies you know with when warren buffett says he's pulling out it's bad news but we should mention that we're above it's been down on the airlines for a lot of years you know in back in 2007 he talked about how they were terrible invest but he didn't like them then a few years later he decided to get involved with the airlines he bought stake in 4 of them because he saw that they were consolidating and getting back to normal so it's kind of interesting that he's down on them again at the moment when they really probably don't need to be kicked all right so he's a little hot and cold there so if they did do a lot of things right like he says why did buffett jump out jump ship entirely. well that's a good question i mean especially when listen i think we could have a lot of debates about whether or not airlines have done things right warren buffett thinks that they were running their busi

then later, my exclusive interview with the ceo of delta airlines on how long he expects the recoverystates are reopening in some phases. all that coming up. but first, playing hardball with

airline thing. american said they are locking rose through the end of may, delta said no middle seats through the end of june. and their capping capacity. all kinds of images showing people on packed planes. masks are now mandatory on all major airlines. that empty middle seat , it's about 18 inches , it's better than nothing. it's not 6 feet. it is a tough trade off. if airlines have to block middle seats for a long time to come, beyond the point where people are traveling that would increase airfares. the question is how much good does it do? obviously safety first. personally i would rather be on a plane with the fewer people. and i'd rather an empty seat even if it's not 100% protection. spygate is going to look and feel very different the next time we travel. aviation industry expert seth kaplan, thank you for coming on. take care. >>> delta airlines announced that they are retiring the boeing 777 fleet due to the impact on the travel demand. a sign that they do not expect international travel to return quickly. delta says that they will have 7002 beanie pilots coming up this fall. >>> tesla has

it's one of ten airports that delta airlines is temporarily halting service from. arting wednesday, delta plans to cut flights through at least september. delta says not enough people are traveling. that's the bottom line. they gave some examples. during the first three weeks of april, delta says between 1 and 14 passengers daily flew each way from the ten airports affected. >>> well, dining on the street. san jose is among the many local cities considering sidewalk and streetside seatings for restaurants. today the city rolled out a proposal to allow businesses, not just restaurants, to set up tables on city sidewalks, parking lots, and other public places. they call the program alfresco. it could be key for smaller eateries who are expected to see their seating cut in half by the new six-foot social distancing rules. >> that's what we need from our city government. we need them to help us get the ball rolling, get the economy rolling, get our employees back on track to get them to start supporting their families. >> the city health department still needs to approv

. >>> delta airlines says it is suspending service at several u.s. rports, including oakland international. that's starting on wednesday. flights that passengers had booked in or out of oakland will be moved to sfo, delta says the move will allow more of its employees to follow local health guidelines and stay home. delta also says it's possible service to oakland could resume in september or later. >>> three quarters of 1 million workers are at risk of losing their jobs from when the federal bailout money runs out in october. that includes pilots, flight attendants, mechanics, ticket agent, and baggage handlers. several airlines have already asked workers to take and terry leaves of absence. about 100,000 from the four largest airlines already have united airlines is also taking drastic steps in the coronavirus pandemic keeping people from traveling. the airline announced it is cutting 90% of its flight. that will be felt around the country, but especially in its hub airports including sfo there will be cuts at company headquarters, too. there are pl

same with delta airlines, boosting flights next month.ll have more personal space. 60% on acarrier sees route, that will trigger them to add more planes. they are expected to bring 250 flights next month, and possibly 300 in july. all u.s. aviation remains to look uncertain. maybe the final blow for the superjumbo. the carrier will accept three aircraft next month, but says it does not want the remaining five. the two sides are locked in talks. airbus has a fleet of 115 currently. goldman sachs reopening eight offices in new york, paris, madrid. butf is invited to return, only if they want to. the paris office will reopen next week, and safety measures put in place including masks and social distancing. jp morgan seeing a different workplace when they return post corona. personal licenses are sealed inboxes for common use, and strict cleaning protocols will .e put in place many people will be working on different floors with strict measures in place to prevent any contagion. haslinda: let's look where we are in terms of the markets. asia

at&t are third they had $1.2 million worth of corporate insiders delta airlines amid all of the trouble. and one director seeing value in buying up to $600,000 worth of shares and holdings there those are the top companies seeing the most insider buying this week insiders have been pretty spot on of the 15 stocks we have tracked in the last three weeks, they have the median gain of 15%. that is 3% more than the s&p 500 which had a 12% gain in april, the best month since 1987. back to washington and the developing story we are monitoring over the government's small business relief program. there are new reports this morning that the justice department is starting to see early starts of possible fraud has found issues with both approved and rejected applications the doj has reached out to small business association and the 15 to 20 business processors on the program with the focus on banks. they declined to comment and the doj did not return a request for comments as a new survey sheds light on the cost of opening compared to the true health care costs. we have more on that side of the st

they're now requiring passengers to wear face masks, united delta and american airlines all announcing the change on thursday. this new policy begins on monday for united and delta and then on the 11th of may for american airlines united says it will be providing free masks to all of its passengers. jetblue and frontier of already made similar policy changes. for the first time this year's little league world series and the championship tournaments will not happen the little league world series since been held every year every august since 1947 never ever canceled until now. >>organizers say travel restrictions will make it just too tough to hold qualifying tournaments for international teams and to try to bring those teams from overseas safely to the u.s. events however hold free fingers crossed will happen next year has already making plans for 2021 missing those little kids out there. this fall. well weeks of covid-19 quarantine have not stopped many of us from finding ways to try and make a difference in some good news. emily schmidt shows us how younger older and somewhere in betw

delta airline airport and since delta also flies out of sfo. the airline has chosen to suspend its flights from oakland at least temporarily delta is also suspending flights from burbank and long beach but keeping service at la x. the airline says well customer volume has significantly reduced these changes will allow their front-line employees to minimize their risk. well continuing to work. this is going to affect on wednesday may 13th delta says it will reach out to all customers with impacted travel plant tesla will close its headquarters in fremont along with other programs throughout the state and move its operations to texas. >>and the bad immediately that is according to company ceo and founder elon musk kron four's felipe to call reports that musk is also threatening a lawsuit against alameda county. upset that a shelter-in-place order in alameda county has been extended through may tesla ceo elon musk publicized his frustrations on twitter saturday morning stating quote. >>tesla is filing a lawsuit against alameda county immediately. t

delta airlines providing a hinge there may be an increase in travel demand. flights from new york to paris. this quarter,s passenger capacity will be 85% below last year's. one third of small businesses in the u.s. have stopped operating. fail in11% expect to the next three months according to a survey from facebook. shepoke with facebook plus -- c.o.o.. >> one of the numbers that jumps out at me is more than half of small business centers do not expect they will be able to rehire employees they have laid off within a reasonable period of time. that means the challenges cut out for us. the majority of facebook's advertisers are small businesses. tom: thank you. people been talking with across the medical community with a focus on the johns hopkins university school of nursing. joins us now. what i noticed is less of an emergency. somehow inside the hospitals, i would guess that is not true. 3-4ain the distinction from weeks ago when the streets were screaming with sirens, ambulances were lined up outside emergency rooms versus what you are doing now? have the

delta airlines is to retire all its biggest plans by the end of the year and is warning of over staffingronavirus cripples air travel. delta will stop using its boeing 777. on the 330 planes. australia -- due by the end of friday with administrators saying discussions with high-quality parties -- our business reporter joins us now. who are among the possible buyers here? >> it is certainly a diverse field that virgin australia has drawn. we have potential at least. brookfield asset management. canadian investment group. we have an indian billionaire. we have a couple of private equity groups. even the queen of the state it may offer a guarantee. it has drawn 20 possible acquirers. that will be whittled down to serious bidders and put money on the table today. strong interest seems a bit surprising. >> it does. this is the industry perhaps hardest hit by the coronavirus. virgin australia and others collapse under the weight of a near halt in passenger revenue. it is interesting that the collapsed asset, for seven straight years, even before the virus is drawing on its interest. if you loo

the airline stocks right now, united, american, delta, jetblue, spirit, you name it, down 7% to 10% i'm sure phil lebeau and the group will have much more on the airline stocks throughout the day. it is not just red arrows here you have red arrows in europe as well the majority of asia is closed, by the way, for a holiday. in case you're wondering where those numbers are. maybe thankly so julianna tatelbaum in london with more on some of the top stories and the european trade to kick off their week as well >> good morning, brian european markets are trading firmly lower this morning. the ftse 100 holding up bhes down just about 0.6% the uk market was the only market here trading on friday. we're seeing a bit of a catch-up trade for the rest of europe markets here were closed on friday to celebrate labor day. we're catching up to the losses that you saw on wall street at the end of last week the german index down nearly 4%. in france the cac 40 underperforming broader europe, down nearly 5% in italy, as the economy begins to reopen today, manufacturing plants getting back open, that inde

these layoffs despite the fact that funds are meant to pay for salaries, delta airlines, we are seeingore and more, to create space on airplanes, passengers can social distance, the policy began april 13th and the premium seats as well. >> to verify for united it will just be a loan, not free money as they cut workers. let's talk about national nurses week beginning with pretty good things. carley: it is national nurses week from may 6th to may 12th and there are a lot accounting for healthcare heroes copper in free burritos and glazed donuts, that is today. mcdonald's serving meals for a while, outback steakhouse offering first responders, 10% off the entire bill and starbucks offering free coffee all month. many of these can say thank you to these healthcare workers risking their lives for all of us. >> the left floating a solution to ease the nation's economic pain. some democrats wants to give most americans $2,000 a month every month until the pandemic is over. think of the cost of that. peter morici says the best thing to do is embed job creation. jillian: what is coming up on "f

delta airlines is to retire all its biggest planes by the end of the year and is morning of huge overing when it comes to pilots. delta. using its 18 boeing 777's and says it will have seven more pilots than needed by the fourth quarter. it will now rely on more efficient airbus three 50's and 330 planes to service the long haul group. in apple's annual responsibility report, apple says it will help redesign floorplans where needed and will also consider staggered shifts. coming up next, we will be discussing the ongoing tensions between australia and china. this is bloomberg. ♪ emily: we are just getting some breaking news when it comes to senate majority leader mitch mcconnell speaking in a television interview in the u.s. interestingly, responding to some of the pressure being put down by the fed chair jay powell when he spoke yesterday about the idea that the government is going to need to do more fiscal stimulus. that we haven't reached the final chapter when it comes to fiscal stimulus. they said the republican senate majority is very much in jim. they are not prepared to put a

. >>> here is a look at delta airlines. they announced canceling several major rounds. passengers will be no more than 60% full. they plan to add roughly 100 more daily flights in june versus may and its overall schedule is expected to be 85% smaller compared to last year but on friday, tsa reported to have screened over 250,000 travelers, which is the first time the number has surpassed that amount since march 24th. >>> glassdoor has slashed hundreds of jobs. the company specializes in helping people find the right job. they say laid off 300 people, 81 of them worked in marin. the pandemic is being blamed for that decision. >>> in a memo, the ceo said we saw a negative double-digit percentage impact in traffic and direct sales and self- service. there was no improvement in april and employers have dramatically reduced including it is not clear when this will recover. >>> mobile payment giant square says its employees will now work from home permanently. they want offices to reopen. they got word from the company via email saying we want employees to be able to work whe

delta airlines also announcing its measures that is taking during the coronavirus pandemic. ine is adding new plexiglas shields that check in and departure gate around the country to employ employee to protect employees and passengers. it is also using electrostatic sprayer to sanitize the planes. and they were first used on flights from asia to the united states. they will now be on all flights. expect to see some of the lowest gas prices in 17 years. right now the national average is $1.92. it is the first time the national average has been below two dollars a gallon. here the bay area the average is closer to three dollars a gallon. the low prices, as demand for gas has fallen the lowest level in 50 years. that may mean a lot of the families go back to the old- fashioned road trip this summer. that can help all those little businesses and restaurants along the way on that road trip. that is a look at your dollars and cents. >>> pam, thank you. have a wonderful memorial day weekend. it occurs to me that on this day last year everyone was snaking out of the office a little b

this is something that they have believed there are 3 or 4 biggest airlines southwest delta united airlines among them they've all received major bailouts most of that in grants as i said but the u.s. government is actually taking parts stake as well just very minor though so it's not going to be the same stake you're seeing here in germany. thank you very much. turkey's economy was facing hard times well before the pandemic now is in crisis mode business has plummeted and the value of the national national currency the lira has fallen much of turkey's debt is in foreign currency and that means it's getting a lot more expensive to pay down. to tell owner definition to much now has to drink his tea alone. the once bustling streets in istanbul's world famous hooten ahmed neighborhood are empty and the mussels will tell has been closed since mid march. to resume season here kicks off in march and then we usually have some very busy months until november but so far we were only able to make 10 percent of all your early earnings if it goes on like this will have a loss of 90 percent. and it's no

mean as i mention in the us this is something that they have believed there 3 or 4 biggest airlines southwest delta united airlines among them they've all received major bailouts most of that in grants as i said but the u.s. government is actually taking parts steak as well just very minor though so it's not going to be the same steak you're seeing here in germany. thank you very much. greek police have been accused of beating up the migrants and illegally deporting them back to turkey reports that security forces physically assaulted migrants emerged earlier this year when thousands gathered in border areas after turkey encouraged them to travel to europe but not in w. and other investigative reporters have been able to confirm some stories of abuse and illegal the potations after tracking down victims in turkey they allege police arrested them without a warrant and forced them on 2 boats back to turkey. now schmidt says one of the co-authors of that report and joins us now from the greek city of saloniki florian what have you been hearing from the migrants who say they've been beaten by police .

delta airlines says it is adding flights to make sure that planes are at no more than 60% capacity.tblue is restricting use of middle seats through the july 4th holiday and united has announced it is partnering with clorox and the cleveland clinic to guide its health practices. those who fly have to put up with new security procedures. the transportation security administration says it is designed to cut down on touch points for passengers and its employees. almost 600 have tested positive for coronavirus and six have died. a source tells cnn the tsa is considering temperature checks at security, a move that the industry is pushing for. cnn, washington. >>> hello again everyone. thank you so much for joining me. i'm fredricka whitfield. this memorial day weekend is looking very different than usual as the u.s. grapples with the coronavirus pandemic.

starting today delta airlines is suspending its flights to and from oakland. due to the unprecedented drop in passenger travel. passenger volume at airports around the country is down more than 90% compared to a year ago. >> the city is considering allowing restaurant owners to set up tables on sidewalks, streets, and even in parking lots for outdoor dining the cities rules and open government committee is considering that idea today. the proposal will then go to the full city council for possible approval coming up later this month. >>> >> santana row is bustling with activity once again but not from the shoppers who are going to restaurants or stores there. instead, large construction project that was stalled during the outbreak has now resumed. ktvu jesse drains is now live with more. jesse. >> >> reporter: the west santana project is an office building where the parking garage at the bottom for. it's not the kind of thing that would get a whole lot of fanfare. as we know these are not normal times. this project could offer a glimmer of better economic time