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gerry: finally, ms.you published a book, just come out in paperbackment you changed the time a little bit, it's about your life story, essentially. you worked with president obama very, very closely, and then worked in the white house. there's one message that you get over for people trying to learn from what you've learned what is it? what comes across in the book? >> well, i think part of the message i was trying to deliver in the book is that, look, it's not what happens to you, it's what you do about it. i had a very deliberate plan, a ten-year plan that i was off and running on, and as it turned out, it crumbled. so what do you do when your plans don't go that way. i think a lot of us are facing that right now. no one expected to be in the middle of a pandemic. how are you prepared to move forward, do you surround yourself with good people, and are you willing to take calculated risks? i found my voice in local government, gerry, working for the mayor for the city of chicago, and i learned how to ad

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so this is gerry addressing ary crowd at an event. >> gerry in jackie for co- headlining an event. super fun i would not have known that other than jackie kept her diary in very good order. [laughter] women have long contributed to the advancement of science this is no different she said imploring everyone there to contribute to the best of their god-given abilities. having been a professional pilot for many years i feel i could best contribute to space research in the area of astronaut testing and training. to prove that women have the capabilities of actively participating in the spaceflights i had the privilege of undergoing three cases of astronaut testing. she didn't really. [laughter] she had been appointed and nasa consultant she erroneously told the gathered crowd paired but she said, i am the most un- consulted consultant in any government agency today. i'm certainly not a feminist nor do i want to be a space age harriet beecher stowe. i certainly do not wish to be a harewood a marcher but would willingly give my life to this purpose and counted a blessing to have served m

hi, marcus, gerri. >> gerri, nice to meet you. [horn honks] this is the whole kitchen?> this is the entire kitchen. >> this kitchen is tiny. i'm shocked by the size of this kitchen and the lack of equipment in there. i don't know how she even cooks anything, let alone contribute to the $500,000 coming out of her department. be nice if you had more space. >> it would be great to have more space. that's the biggest problem we have. when we're plating at night and a full bar of 75 people, it's really hard. it's tight. [car alarm chirps] >> just hearing from some of the other team members about the place, i think the biggest thing is there is no leader. >> no. >> no? when i was called to come here, i think they assumed that i would just come in and just write a check. >> yeah. [laughs] >> and the reality of it is, is that i am not convinced yet. >> are you the grim reaper, or--[laughs] >> me? >> yeah. >> sometimes. i don't really know where the leadership is. i don't know who the owners really are. >> if there's changes to be made and sacrifice to be made, we're willing. >>

cheryl: gerri willis, great report, gerri. good to see you, ma'am.hank you. >>> let's take a look at oil right now. the contract closed a few moments ago, four minutes ago, excuse me. look at this. oil jumped more than 8 1/2% on the day. it is still moving. it is above $27. why is this important? we haven't seen oil up 27 bucks since april third. oil was almost near zero at one point, a month or so ago. look at oil. big day for oil. pushing energy companies higher. one of the things helping the dow be real strong right now. we'll keep our eye on the markets for you. >>> we have this story. the fbi seizing the phone of long-time republican senator richard burr as they investigate an insider trading scandal involving him and coronavirus-related stocks. >>> aoc, she's back, she is firing back at bill gates, saying if billionaires really wanted to donate to coronavirus relief, they should pay their taxes. we'll be right back. get real-time insights in your customized view of the market. it's smarter trading technology for smarter trading decisions. fidel

gerri willis has details. gerri?r: melissa, that's right, for most of april and may, if businesses couldn't make rent, landlords couldn't kick them out. all of that now changing. listen. businesses are feeling the squeeze especially retailers on sondland lords can start kicking out businesses like in arizona and california. eviction is not the first choice of many landlords who want to keep the retailers in place. starbucks now negotiating with landlords asking for concessions. that is not a story we would think we hear before the pandemic. yum! brands, parent of kfc and taco bell, quote, need support from their landlords. hertz announcing they will defer all rents for six months. for their part the real estate companys landlords are not doing so hot themselves. home to bloomberg and amazon collected just 90% of office rents and 53% of retail rents last month. their rental revenues are down 24 million forethat month. simon properties, the big maul operator and develop says won't disclose which tenants are failing to

gerri willis is covering the story now. gerri, good morning to you. gerri: good morning, maria.ospective college freshmen are considering as the covid-19 pandemic threatens student health. listen. >> so it's definitely disappointing and just caused great anxiety and stress, not knowing if i could attend in class in the fall. >> she worked so hard for so many years to achieve. gerri: accepted as a freshman at nc state and her mom, and they aren't alone. experts tell fox business that 25% of college freshmen may opt to stay home. that would be 725,000 students compared to a typical 40,000 that take a gap year. and the experience different, too. no way to tour europe during a pandemic. olivia plans to work. all of this as decision day, june 1st this year, looming with college administrators watching for record summer melt, their term for shrinking class sizes. >> admissions offices are going to be working overtime to stay in touch with students, asking questions about if we were to take you off the wait list, do you think you would come and be willing to engage quite directly. >> c

something gerri willis is looking into for us. she joins us with the latest on the story. gerri.that's right. let me show you exactly where these prices are going up and by how much. the biggest spike, meat and eggs up 4.5%. that is inside four weeks. that is a month. fruits and vegetables up nearly 2%. breakfast cereal prices are soaring, the biggest increase on record. the record goes back to 1919, yikes!. overall the increases mark the highest month to month jump boeing back to 1974. question, why is this happening? listen. >> america is seeing supply and demand inaction right now. the demand for beef is high. right now coming up on memorial day, this is the new toilet paper. the supply has decreased because the plants have been hit with the covid-19 virus, and they're down to 70% of their normal capacity. reporter: of course this couldn't come at a worse time for consumers. an estimated 36 million of have lost jobs in the coronavirus and those higher prices will stretch tight budgets even higher. if you're experiencing sticker shock, there are a few things you can do. first g

gerry sicard is 100 years old, he lives in stratford, connecticut. even that 100 years old, he decided to get together with his daughter judy, and start making masks. we all have the stories from our states. just focus it started selling masks and giving them out to people who needed them. gerry gave much of his neighbors, he sent some to the correctional center, gave into former students, and then when folks learned gerry was good at making mass, call and make them on order. these are stories that could frankly fill up the whole day from each one of our states. while my constituents in connecticut who are as generous as that would have undertaken those actions regardless of the effectiveness of the response from the government, their actions are all the more important, given the failures of their federal government to do the right thing by them. i want to spend a few minutes today, talking about the trump administration's response to the crisis we are facing pretty foro going to be here in washington i think it's important for us to talk about what

gerri willis is live in massachusetts with the details. gerri?ter: hey there, melissa, that's right. good news for barbecuers out there. got to tell you last week we talked about 4.5% increase in beef prices in the stores. just this week the opposite is happening. according to the department of agriculture in fact prices were down 15% at the wholesale level. six days in a row prices come down. hopefully that filters down to consumers very soon. the owner of this fine institution, guaido's in the berskshires. what he is expecting for sales this weekend? >> 600, 700 customers, i would say. that is the most. we find people are buying more. we'll have long, long lines outside. i think they're excited. you know the weather is beautiful. they want to get outside. everybody wants to get outside. everybody is wanting to be barbecuing. reporter: before i let you go, melissa, i just want to tell you, this institution locally owned and operated. two brothers start the it. they had it for 40 years. if you're here buying you might want to pick up some hotdogs

gerri: that's right, neil. what many prospective college freshmen are considering as the covid-19 pandemic is making people fearful for college students' health. listen. >> so it's definitely disappointing and just caused great anxiety and stress, not knowing if i could attend in class in the fall. >> she worked so hard for so many years to achieve. gerri: that's olivia, accepted as a freshman at nc state, and her mom, layne. and they aren't alone. experts telling fox business that 25% of college freshmen may opt to stay home. that would be 725 students compared to a typical 40,000 that take a gap year. and the experience, different, too. no way to tour europe during a pandemic. olivia plans to work. all of this as decision day, june 1st this year, looming with college administrators watching for record summer melt, their term for shrinking class sizes. happens go that's good news for students that didn't get into their first choice schools but for others like olivia, taking a gap year makes the most sense. >>

biggest tragedies in this crisis is the fact that so many of the elderly have been left to die alone gerri can can you chime in here i mean is it fair is it even working has it been necessary. well i agree with the previous speaker the key issue is when as a conflicts arise where there are competing imperatives the approaches have out as one mitigate how do you manage moderate not going to resolve. the issue of how do you protect the older person and if you can't protect them then their autonomy is at risk because of the infection it turns out that older adults are not in congregate living situations nursing homes other long term care facilities but those who are aging in place in their own residences. they may be actually doing better psychologically than younger people do so much more custom to being on the bow and older adults have a bit of a psychological advantage as well as that they live through so much that they tend to have interestingly a little bit more of an optimistic outlook i also agree with the multi morbidity and the frailty that puts the older person at risk and for my ol

gerry adams there. what is the overall significance of this? what is your assessment? over the last half century will continue, though he will not be able to say that mackie will now be able to say that mackie will now be able to say that mackie will now be able to say he has a clear record. as far as the wider implications go, many hundreds of people were interned during that period here in the 19705, during that period here in the 1970s, mainly people from the nationalist community, but also loyalist paramilitary suspects, you can imagine they will be looking carefully now at this judgment by the supreme court and gerry adams himself has said he thinks the government should identify others who were interned unlawfully and look at how what they could do in order to give them redress. chris, in belfast, thank you very much for now. from early in the coronavirus outbreak in wuhan, china has faced criticism of its handling of the pandemic, particularly — as we've seen this week — from the united states. now china's diplomats are fighting back, with a new and aggressive c

gerri willis has more for us. >> dana, that's right. let me show you exactly a much these prices are going up. the biggest price is up 4.5%, fruits and veggies up nearly 2% and even breakfast cereal is soaring, the biggest increase on record and that goes all the way back to 1919. overall these increases mark the highest month-to-month jump going back to 1974. the big question, why is this happening? listen. >> america is seeing supply and demand in action right now. the demand for beef is high. right now coming up on memorial day this is the new toilet paper. the supply has decreased because the plants have been hit with the covid-19 virus and they are down to 70% of their normal capacity. >> and of course this couldn't come at a worse time for consumers, an estimated 36 million of us have lost jobs amid the coronavirus and thus higher prices will stretch budgets even tighter. now if you are experiencing sticker shock there are a few things you can do. number one, go to the source. go to a local farmer for produce and consider places l

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