it's drawn the ire of outpaced giants like huber and lifton prompted lawsuits from truckers and other freelancers. there is mixed reactions from drivers. >> a worker is a worker the cost of labor is at any place, at any time, is minimum wage, and benefits, and anything other than that, is unacceptable. >> nobody's twisting their arm to do this, to create this business, to be an entrepreneur on the road. that is the way i look at it. >> reporter: patricia as part of the coalition behind the november ballot measure that would exempt app base companies. funded by over, left, and door dash. the group says if passed, it would also guarantee drivers more than minimum wage, healthcare contribution, and more. >> that is the fact that people are vulnerable. work for any -- just up all over them. >> reporter: a campaign fighting for better wages and benefits, they say the pandemic has highlighted the need for these companies and provide benefits to drivers. >> they are not only exempting themselves from the future, but they are exempting their past to do to the state of california, which means

. >>> huber said today they are cutting 3700 jobs. ktvu's jesse gary with more on the economic issues they are facing. >> reporter: less than a decade from the dizzying heights of an initial public offering, many tech service industry companies are now crashing back to earth hard. >> they are suffering like restaurants and other services are suffering right now. >> reporter: employees are especially taking it on the chin. expedia, huber, lyft yelp are all letting go of jobs. airbnb's cofounder says since we cannot afford to do everything we used to do , these cuts had to be mapped to be a more focused business. >> the fact that some technology companies need to lay people off, we can't avoid. >> reporter: san jose state strategic management professor doctor robert chapman says the current claimant reeks of the dreaded r word. >> so that's how recessions start, they start with vicious cycles and we are in one right now. >> reporter: the economy has cooled to the point of near frostbite, reigniting it will require consumer spending. the

grubhub jumps on the news of a take away by huber. they will diversify -- by uber.hey are trying to diversify from simple shery: car journeys. ,utures are under pressure extending losses from the regular session. it was a risk off a day, the dollar tumbled, treasuries rose. we had dr. fauci reiterating his warning against reopening the economy too soon. we had real estate financials weighing on the s&p 500 and it lost -- the losses are accelerating after trading. some people saying the virus outbreak and partial shutdowns would risk massive bankruptcies which could create a lasting scar on the u.s. economy. we have cpi numbers in the u.s. that fell the most on record in april. one .4%,il, wti down above $25 a barrel level, after touching the highest level in five weeks. we are seeing optimism in the oil markets with uptick on demand and saudi arabia's plans to cut production by an additional one million barrels a day. as i was saying, the top u.s. disease official warning against states reopening to quickly, telling a senate panel -- reopening too quickly. >> there

outside of digital services into the names that used to be the territory of government you don't see huberetting involved in counterterrorism at the moment microsoft is deeply involved in diplomacy you don't think of cisco as having a stake in the national treaty. this is the differentiation so what about other big international companies like coca-cola or mcdonald's that they don't open a counterterrorism department. facebook has a larger counter terrorism department and the state department it doesn't seem that strange that they would. this is a reason space of the list that qualify google amazon facebook and microsoft and tesl tesla. >> one of the things i look at in the book is not just how tech companies expand into governmental domains but real life as physical infrastructure and services this is something tesla and many sister companies are doing more than anyone else with solar city operations and partnerships to provide electricity now going to space with starling a lot of endeavors no longer looking at products and services like cars that are changing the way we think about publi

you don't see huber getting involved in counterterrorism yet or atthe moment .icrosoft is very deeply involved in diplomacy. you don't think of cisco as having a real stake in national treaties. so this is sort of the differentoccasion . and people have asked me what about other big international companies. you have coca-cola that operates globally and mcdonald's neither one ofthem or opening a counterterrorism department .facebook though as a larger counterterrorism department than the state department and it doesn't seem all that strange that they would so i think this is one of the reasons i thought it's worth paying attention to. >> the list of companies that qualify as net states is google, amazon, facebook. and microsoft and you anticipated my question, tesla. why tesla? >> one of the things i looked at in the book is not just how to companies are expanding intergovernmental domains but how they're extending into what i call in real life, physical infrastructure and services . and this is something that tesla and elon must and his many sister companies, te

huber shutting down its own food delivery service, uber eats, in seven countries where it has provednpopular. hertz is trying to stay out of bankruptcy. expectthat they do not demand to rebound in the next year. regulators will let struggling u.s. airlines stop flying to some cities where there is little demand. that is a change that could result in some locations being served by only one carrier. the the past two months, transportation department has received eight times the normal amount of complaints. that is your business flash update. hard to believe, but there are still people flying around these days. the pictures they are posting on social media are kind of stunning. people are wearing tasks and gloves, but the planes are as crowded as they seemed to be before covid-19. romaine: this is about managing expectations. when you look at comments on social media, it is all about the same. they thought they would be like one of 10 people on the plane, be able to spread out and be safe, then it is packed because there are only so many flights out there right now. only a coupleve hund

i try not to be huber stick about it, but in a sense i did because i was looking at people's garbage and if i didn't make something out of it it was getting thrown out. >> a question that i'm into, how much was spent on location in alaska? >> i went there four four times in a couple year stretch and it was weird because there was some libraries there i was using for sure and some people i worked with and i would track down people and have so much documentation it that point that i knew what they had been doing more than they did. to be on dirty with my papers, you got the call at 8:30 p.m. and some 86-year-old man, that was really disappointing. some of those conversations were good to get the atmosphere, what was like to live in anchorage, that stuff, i would say i have been reading about this guy and sounds like a dweeb, and they tell you some stories and okay, check, i got it and it was weird how little time i spent relative to that. and at one point i took a trip to walk around and for my own confidence to go to the places i was writing about even though they were totally differe

that's also where he dumped the stolen car, jumped in and huber, and crossed into maryland. the police are focusing the search on hagerstown, maryland, about 75 miles west of all tomorrow. peter manfredonia has been on the run now five days across four states and he still believed to be carrying a large duffel bag filled with guns he sold during his alleged rampage. on friday investigators say he was in wilmington can connecticut 25 miles northeast of hartford when he attacked two older men with a machete, killing one and seriously wounding the other. police say he then broke into the home of a 73-year-old man, and stole it to another location where he allegedly killed a 23-year-old male acquaintance and kidnapped the man's girlfriend. the suspect and the girlfriend then drove her car to the new jersey pennsylvania border where police say the woman escaped. peter manfredonia's family issued a statement saying they love him and they want him to surrender. the families tha family believee would give it peacefully in the connecticut state police offered this plea. >> we know th

. >> california are suing huber and lift saying they misclassified their drivers as independent contractors under the new labor law they offer protection and minimum wage such as unemployment insurance. by misclassified classifying the drivers as independent contractors, uber and lyft failed to pay state payroll tax. >> if you're filing today uber and lyft being unfair and unlawful advantage by inappropriately classifying massive numbers of californian drivers as independent contractors. as a result, the company avoided millions of dollars in obligation. >> millions of dollars for restitution in an paid wages and force the company to immediately classify their drivers as employees. >>> department of motor vehicles is reopening some of their officers. they told the chronicle today the agency plans to reopen 25 offices to begin with. the remainder of the offices will reopen within a month of the initial reopening. customers and staff will need to follow social distancing in the dmv will operate on an appointment only basis at purse. >>> frank, check this out. the fog comingthat perfect? good

huber ease grew more this year compared to a year ago.ith the changes the way people buy things people are expecting changes in the way people work. a lot of these gig economy jobs are born out of the 2008 recession. there was high unemployment then. we found out this morning there is even higher unemployment now. the founder of task rabid said she expects more people to take part in the gig economy. she knows about that gig economy because her company, task rabid help create it. >> we will see more entrepreneurs and more freelancing and more people go off on their own and provide the services on their own. >> she also said we needed new way to categorize the gig workers. they are not quite employees of companies. they are not quite contractors either, they are somewhere in between. the ceo of uber said the same thing his company and lyft are dealing with the lawsuit in california whether workers are considered full-time employees therefore entitled to health insurance benefits and other benefits. in chicago illinois, foxbusiness. >>> cor

enough work for front-line employees, your job is impacted and today will be your last working day with huber. the company defense actions say they did not want its global workforce to hear about the job cuts through the rumor mill. >>> starting next week on united airlines is making some changes, that is after a photo went viral showing a packed flight over the weekend. the tweet from the cardiologist certified that was almost full out of new york. he was one of 25 doctors that united was flying home for free. the airline will now start notifying pastors when the flights are full and that the rebook or get credit. >>> governments around the world are addressing the negative impact of the pandemic including more hunger and not enough employment numbers. in indonesia leaders want to provide free rice to the people who needed the most. locals want these rice dispensers call special atms. the finance manager says more than 2 million people have lost their jobs in six weeks. >>> a zoo in england took us armadillo out for a little stroll to meet some of the other animals. his name is gomez the arm

>>á huber has announced it's cutting áanother 3000 jobs. áclosing 45 offices.ptcy by june 30th toá qualify for $20,000 wild fire fund. á it's to help cover the cost of áfuture fires caused by equipmnt. á is equipment has set scores of á fires including the 2018 fire which áwas the deadliest in á state history. áit killed 85 people and á destroyed the town of paradise. while áthe world attention has á been trained on the coronavirus pandemicá, it's easy to forget that wildfire season in á california is around the ácorner. á a dry spring in northern caifornia áis leading a red á flag warning and flash flood warning.á potential ápower shutoffs coupled áwith existing stay at áhome orders. á all of this could be happening á while the state is facing a $54á billion deficit. we allá talking es áá they keep adding upnationstate. that also holds true with regard áto climate. á we heard rosemary talking about snow in tahoe him a we got flash áflood warning in tahoe aá flash flood warning in other places á we have red flag fire warnings áin central california, not too far

. >>> san francisco-based huber today announced it is cutting 3700 jobs, about 14% of its workforce. the company has imposed a hiring freeze and is offering 14 days of financial assistance to any drivers who have contracted the coronavirus or been placed in quarantine. the traveling restaurant industries have taken a big hit . tech and service companies are right behind them. >> they are suffering like restaurants and other services are suffering right now. >> the fact that some technology companies need to lay people off, we can't avoid. that's how recessions start, they get, they start with vicious cycles and we are in one right now. >> other bay area companies, including group on, lyft, and yelp are cutting jobs. airbnb is laying off about 25% of its workforce. >>> california has paid an estimated $7.8 billion in unemployment insurance because of the coronavirus. still, a lot of people trying to utilize the states and employment development department, so they haven't done anything. tonight reporter greg lee looks into issues dealing with the e.d.d.'s debit card . >> reporter: ima

>> yes i do, because huber already átold me that they are ágoing to follow the lead of ásome other companiesgraduating class has ábeen called to step in the áfuture with more purpose, vision, ápassion, and energy. áand hope. á>> during the ceremony, miley ácyrus also performed her song á "the climb". áhighlights are posted on instagram.á ástart is because of graduatingá seniors picked up their caps an ágowns today from hayward áhigh school with a little extr áfanfare. the ástudents were greeted by ácheering staff members, to ácelebrate their accomplishment áas they drove through campus t get átheir gear principal staffá say they are heartbroken they ácan't give students a ceremony that they deserve. so, áthey are trying to make it upto them as much as possible. >> it makes you feel grateful á because the school has been ávery supportive. the ástaff has been -- you know átrying the best to accommodate everyoneá means a lot that they are ádoing all of this for us. >> the high school is among ámany that is moving their ágraduation ceremonies online. áthe virtual ceremony scheduled to take plane

starting on monday, huber will limit the number of passengers and cars and begin using itself it acknowledged to verify that drivers are wearing masks. drivers will have a checklist to confirm that they don't have symptoms, sanitizer vehicle regularly and wash their hands. riders, drivers, and delivery workers and restaurants will also be able to report unsafe behavior, or lack of proper protocols for social distancing. >> keeping everyone safe means that everyone with proper precautions, not only to protect yourself, but to protect your driver and protect the next person who maybe getting into the car or after. we all have a role to play in keeping each other safe. >> uber is encouraging drivers and riders to cancel trips if they don't feel safe, or if a writer or drivers and wearing a mask. >> how to plan a high school graduation during a pandemic, see how schools are having to get creative during these unusual times. also ahead, meteorologist, kyla grogan is tracking the rain, she will show us how the weekend is shaking up. >>> thousands of students who face technical difficulties taking t

dave spahr shower he always makes a difference in the forecast with the humor and they the uplifting huberppreciate you dave. >>why i like bringing the rain here because we do need it and i what we'd encourage forecast is so you know it's it's all it's all good as they like to say i guess end if you missed the warm weather. well that's gone for right now so we have some cooler weather for this weekend. good morning, robin everybody here does on storm tracker for all the heavy rain off towards the east bay relatively ever compare to what we had couple more splotches expected still here's the breakdown priya 61 to 10:01pm 65. ultimate highs bay area wide be south of 70 coming up a bit later on we'll talk about that longer range forecast back to you. >>all right dave thanks a lot of this going take you to washington dc for a live look at the committee room where you're the doctor fauci will be testifying in the senate's coronavirus hearing that's coming up in just a matter of moments, we'll have it live for you coming up next. ♪ ♪ don't feel like wearing pants? okay who drank all the milk? en

holding its services in the region after 2 staff members were killed in recent clashes and let's join huber morgan from the sudanese capital of khartoum and say these a lot of cattle was on to an unusual in this part of the world but what more can you tell us about this let's run via. well nic this violence that broke out over the week and weekend on saturday and sunday between the morally and the lower tribes is more of an escalation of tensions between the 2 tribes it has been going on since february now we understand that it started in february when the morely accused some youth that they say from the lawnmower tribe attacking them and killing at least 10 people and burning villages and there has been a cycle of violence ever since in february and march there was no report of any violence in april but it seems to have escalated further with with what happened over the weekend and the government is saying that over 100 over 120 people have been killed and hundreds more have been wounded but they're saying that that is the initial death toll and they expect the number to go higher now this

john huber tapped when jeff sessions still ran doj to look into the origins of the russia investigationjohn durham has turned his probe into a criminal one. how intel committee, senate intel committee has looked into this and now we have chris wray looking at this. what are they looking for in. >> we also had u.s. attorney jensen who looked into this and he said it's pretty much done. so here's what's happening -- the fbi succeeds or fails on its kreblts. its credibility has been bashed by the white house and others now for three years. this is a time now for them to come up for air and christopher wray exercise the authorities he can, he has no authority over x employees whether it's comey, mccabe, strzok or page, he has to know whether practices can be improved, he needs to understand this in his own context and what we're seeing is, fbi inspections conducting an internal inquiry to help restore the public trust in the bureau that it can take care of its own business and it's nothing more and nothing less. this is an internal inquiry and if anything, be careful what you ask for you mi

pretty tough pill to swallow when you see such a major decline in the vision fund, largely led by huberework -- by uber and wework. alix: how do they raise capital? is it a vision fund ipo? sonali: it is funny you mention that. columnist raised that prospect, and i have been thinking about it. you really have to believe that the vision in the long term, and in the short-term, a lot of these companies are really vulnerable to economic decline. himself believes there will be more pain in the short-term, but they believe in the long-term vision of a bunch of unicorns. so like you said, raising money for another fund, that is very much off the table. but shoring up liquidity through the existing vision fund signifies that it might not be enough for softbank. alix: thanks very much. really appreciate that. coming up, lauren goodwin of new york life investments says the recovery may actually be dependent on policy. this is bloomberg. ♪ staying connected your way is easier than ever. you're just a tap away from personalized support on xfinity.com. get faster internet speeds with a click. order

some breaking news for you, huber is going to offer -- for you, uber is going to offer $75 million inhey say they could use some of this capital for potential foroses, but primarily working capital purchases. talking about returning from home, twitter can keep working from home. thousands of bankers have returned to their desks in asia's biggest financial hub, but it is a very different world. , andmasks, desks shields closed company cafeterias. hsbc says 30% of its staff can return in hong kong monday. is looking at fewer passenger rides in its elevators. all of that a preview of what awaits us here in new york. coming up, usn china. we will break it all down. this is bloomberg. ♪ these days staying connected is more important than ever. so we're working 24/7 to maintain a reliable network, to meet your growing internet needs. we're helping customers who are experiencing financial difficulties stay connected. we're increasing internet speeds for low income families in our internet essentials program. and delivering self-install kits to your door. nos comprometemos a mantenerte conect

there is a book coming out from the huber institution is backing this. edited by mary eberstadt called why i turned right and it's the story of a bunch of us and why we became right and it is a long story and i won't tell it but i'll give the shortversion . i was a radical leftist. very much in favor of some sort of marcus socialist thing in america. i got a job. i got a job paying hundred $50 a week. i was a messenger in new york , hundred $50 in new york a week was a lot of money as far as i wasconcerned, i was on the lower east side and i was very broke . we got paid every two weeks and i was lookingforward to that 300 bucks . and so was my landlord i may say. and my drug dealer. and a number of other people and i got my first paycheck and i netted out 178 or something. it was supposed to be $300 but after federal taxes and estate taxes, city tax, socialsecurity , care, retirement fund which i cared a lot about in those days and i said wait a minute. i've been advocating socialism. marxism. communism for years, screaming and yelling and demonstrating

there is a book coming out from the huber institution. >> .. >> i was a radical leftist, very much in favor of some sort of marxist socialist thing in america. i got a job. i got a job pain $150 a week and i was a messenger in new york, $150 a week was a lot of money as far as i was concerned. i was living in the lower east side and very broke. we got paid every two weeks. i was really looking forward to that $300. so was my landlord, i may say. and my drug dealer. [laughter] in a number of other people. i got my first paycheck and i netted out at 178. it was supposed to be $300. after federal tax and estate tax, city tax, social security, healthcare, retirement fund which i cared a lot about in those days and i said wait, wait i have been advocating socialism and marxism, communism for years screaming and yelling and demonstrating in the street and we already have it. they just took half my pay. what's going on here? i'm not rockefeller and they took half my pay. we have socialism but that's when i started to snap out of it. it took a while. >> someone else who made a switch and thei

opening bell rang this morning, crippled stock just about 24%, that's on the report and bloomberg that huberid for the company, the food delivery done well, the stocks have done well during this. taking a live look at the newark stock exchange, the index is headed higher that bell rang this morning, the dow and the nasdaq still hanging onto a very slight gain, the s&p 500 down about a quarter percent, the markets, economists, traders closely watching the reopening, the slow reopening of the economy to see how it goes. you might be surprised to hear who has laid off the most employees here in the bay area, during the pandemic. the state filing with the edd shows the warriors laid off more than 1700 part-time event staff in march. however the warriors spokesperson tells the chronicle that the employees will be back to work as soon as chase center is allowed to hold events again, affected workers can apply for unemployment and the team is providing supplemental relief grants and payments. back to cooper, it used zoom to make it difficult announcement, the company asked more than 3000 workers to

. >>> california is suing huber and lift, over bypassing new labor laws. they provide protections such as minimum wage and unemployment insurance, the state also claims by categorizing drivers as independent contractors, uber and lyft failed to pay state and federal taxes. >> inappropriately classifying massive numbers of california drivers as independent contractors, as a result, the company each avoided hundreds of millions of dollars in social safety net obligations. >> the lawsuit seeks millions of dollars in restitution for unpaid wages and requests the court force the companies to immediately classify drivers as employees. the company's have lost a lot of business during all of this just moments ago, uber announcing it is laying off drivers, recruiting team members . that's a look at your dollars and cents. >>> all right, pam, thank you. time is 7:52. steve joins us as well, talking about how weather is going to change a little bit. asking again about how this will affect people with bad allergy problems, like your son , gasia. >> race. >> wind is >>