the gfs model and this keeps higher pressure closer to the uk with low pressure moving down towards iberiaier. so there is big differences. what both computer models show is it turning cooler. but there is a lot of uncertainty about how and when the weather is going to break down. and it's possible that the gfs is right and it stays drier for longer. we'll see. goodbye. life under lockdown is tough — the government acknowledges restrictions are difficult for everyone as it grapples with plans for an exit strategy. with some parts of society reopening, ministers announce measures to help some of the country's most vulnerable trapped at home. the prime minister reveals the extent of his experience of the virus, saying he was so ill that a statement announcing his death was prepared. another blow to british business, as rolls—royce says it may have to cut as many as 8,000 jobs. a trial begins to see if blood plasma from people who've recovered from coronavirus could help treat sick patients. and spain embraces the start of a return to normal as lockdowns

is also seeing gains, the operator of british airways and iberia.mberg business flash for you. top corporate stories from the terminal. shelvingd renault are their merger plans of according to reuters. they instead want to fix their alliance and work to recover from the corona virus pandemic. both carmakers will announce restructuring plans this week reportedly. the companies are planning substantial cost cuts that could hit tens of thousands of jobs. sanofi is selling a stake in about $13worth billion. the companies will continue to collaborate on drug research but sanofi will have more ability to invest in other issues like cancer. the largest public equity offering in the health care industry. is starting its own venture capital fund. side hundreds of millions of dollars to invest in fintech companies. the swiss wealth manager will make investments in dozens of company. declined to discuss specifics. let us get into some hicks with chris ralph, st. james p lace. think -- what you are you most excited about when you get up in the morning these day

they can undercut iberia and the other long-haul carriers. massive distortion of and it isition something that the european union should not be allowing to go ahead. more on the airlines, tune in this evening with30 for leadership life david rubenstein and united ceo oscar munoz. walmart and home depot reporting tomorrow. cutting dividends and seeking emergency financing in their fight for survival. jordan, amazon set a really high bar just a couple of weeks ago. can companies like walmart keep up? jordan: great point. the two groups when it comes to the pandemic, the essential retailers like walmart and target, and everyone else. walmart and target today great job, also home depot, the places selling home goods. it will be interesting to see just how well retailers who had to close their stores did this quarter? romaine: what about the department stores? we've already seen a couple of bankruptcies already. are you expecting more? department stores got hit hard. they were one of those non-essential retailers. stores were very important to the

not that kind of industry, otherwise you would italia, you al would not have a british airways and iberiatries need to have their national airlines for security, economic, and employment reasons. anyhey are not receiving you can government money. ryanair is the biggest airline in europe. we can survive through this pandemic. yes, we are receiving the same payroll support, but that is enough. we do not have to have multibillion subsidies showered upon us. i think there is a bigger issue. you have the german government bailing out the tons a, the -- sa, the dutchufthan government bailing out klm, and they are lecturing other companies, you all have to play by the rules. germans are rich, 55% of state aid. it is the german government who lectures every other european union member about complain with the rules. ity break the rules when suits them. people flying across europe in low-cost carriers. it is always late and expensive. romaine: you were listening to michael o'leary, the ceo of ryanair. some breaking nose. -- breaking news. the trading floor in chicago, they say they plan to reopen o

france even in germany reports show we certainly touch them and temperatures and he still high in iberia this won't change very much in the next 24 hours the weekend still looks like the west the spit will be the same if anything the cooler is moving further west vienna is not looking good for crosswise in fact we take you through sunday monday and tuesday 14 degrees does improve to 21 and there abouts but you got some the storm over showers at least for the 1st 2 days in the forecast that's all happening in the european play which we just don't much going on in the military nerve few showers around still in tunisia less so the dow geria or morocco less than there were you on shore breeze isn't making much difference attention tripoli it's 31 here which beats kyra. after more than a decade of civil war life remains a challenge in sierra leone. we follow the citizens of this war torn nation as they push their limits. for survival. risking it with sierra leone. on al-jazeera. hello don the top stories on al-jazeera within the last few minutes the us president has described the crackdown in

in france even in germany reports show we certainly touch them and temperatures at least a high in iberia this won't change very much in the next 24 hours the weekend still looks like the west the spit will be the same if anything the cooler is moving further west vienna is not looking good for crosswise in fact we take you through sunday monday and tuesday 14 degrees does improve to 21 on there abouts but you've got some storms over showers at least the 1st 2 days in the forecasts that'll happen in the european play which means that don't much going on in the mediterranean or a few showers around still in tunisia less so geria or morocco less than there were the on shore breeze isn't making much difference attention tripoli it's $31.00 here which beats kyra. frank assessments tourism but the income stream is dead in the water what's been the result seen poaching go up quite significantly informed opinions there has been a very aggressive political rhetoric that has become very normal in israeli society in-depth analysis of the day's global headlines it's time for new policy to say countr

madrid represents a disappointment if you happen to be no iberia. but to walk 120 degrees rain for friday and saturday were the best day on sunday now what happens in spain and portugal quite often curls off into iraq or friday's no exception and i'm sure strong wind cloud and ryan seemed like to disappoint you even robots in 1000 degrees whereas tripoli's in other band of hot weather 43 degrees. from. frank assessments why is italy struggling to cope with the number of coronavirus failure to take really aggressive action with them behind her and in-depth analysis of the day's global headlines inside story on al-jazeera. save humanity i really really not getting any. way. welcome back you're watching on to 0 means hole romney a reminder of our top stories thailand has announced it will be reopening department stores shopping centers and food courts as it winds down its restrictions international flights are still bound however straining the country's vital tourism industry and china's economy is showing signs of gradual improvement after a slow down

longssively distort the haul flows into europe for the next number of years because they can undercut ba, iberiall the others that are not receiving illegal state aid. it is a massive distortion of the competition between europe, and it is something that the european union should not be allowed to go ahead. francine: that was michael o'leary, the chief executive ryanair -- of ryanair. itsing comes under fire for initial handling of the outbreak. the world health organization. that is coming up next, and this is bloomberg. ♪ francine: economics, finance, politics. this is "bloomberg surveillance." let's discuss the latest on the coronavirus response. the decision-making body of the w.h.o., the world health assembly, meets today for the first time since the pandemic took hold. getting criticism for its initial handling of the outbreak. the u.s. is pushing for a probe into the origins of the outbreak. thank you for joining us. that start with whether the virus was man-made. is there evidence of that and how would change -- how would that change the meeting? rik: all the evidence we have so far poin

billion is to massively distort the long haul flows into europe because they can undercut ba and iberia of the other long-haul carriers who are not receiving illegal state aid. it is a massive distortion of the competition between europe and it is something the european union should not be allowing to go ahead. o'leary, the ceo of ryanair in his usual form, making his point strongly. let's bring in another voice in the conversation. associate director of research and managing director at citigroup joining us. he covers these european airlines. do you agree with what michael is saying? do you get a sense his point that the fact that lufthansa and air france will just use the firepower they now have to basically end up consolidating the european aviation sector in stateshat will result in having a very big say on how carriers are run? mark: thanks for the opportunity. michael is always a hard man to follow on tv. to answer your question, ryanair remains a longer-term winner in the sector. they have the scale and the cost base and they will be a lead consolidator of the sector over time. t

of the existing may record temperature madrid represents a disappointment if you happen to be no iberia. but to walk 120 degrees rain for fridays as they were the best day on sunday. now what happens in spain and portugal quite often curls off into rocker fraud is no exception and i'm sure strong wind clowder writing seems like to support your evening robots in 1000 degrees whereas tripoli's in the other band of hot weather 43 degrees. they say to merely know someone you must walk a mile in their shoes. follow in their footsteps stay forge their way in the water. al-jazeera shares these personal journeys. inspiring stories of people persevering on their chosen pocked witness documentaries on al-jazeera. when the news breaks over the night of the dumping of garbage in the river by the government has wrecked our lives when people need to be hugged and the story needs to be told to many coming to this place in the only chance they have to eat at least once a day with exclusive interviews and indent to points for obvious reasons so the world battles of potential new can demick will bring yo

in france even in germany reports show we certainly touched them and temp is only still high in iberia this won't change very much in the next 24 hours we can still look west east but we the say if anything the cooler is moving further west vienna is not looking good for crosswise in fact we take you through sunday monday and tuesday 14 degrees does improve to 21 and there abouts but you've got some storms over showers at least the 1st 2 days in the forecast that's all happening in european play which means there's not much going on in the military nerve few showers around still in tunisia less so area or more rock or less than there were the on shore breeze isn't making much difference attention tripoli it's $31.00 here which beats kyra. water scarcity has become a major global issue the demand is going straight up and the supply is going straight down turning an essential natural resource into a commodity traded for profit just because it's lawyer doesn't mean it's cannot be priced what about the guy that can afford it and in that case tell these water in a new 2 part series al-jazee

of course, they are together under the iag umbrella, british airways and iberia.joining us. i want to point out as well, we were looking at video there of my number two favorite airport in the world, berlin table. my number one favorite airport was temple half, which has been turned into a kite flying park. the berlin airport looks like it will be shut possibly for good as well now. e dwindling.rts ar and crossingo one our fingers that ber will open some point in this millennium. we are minutes away from the open of stock trading. we will bring you some of your stocks to watch, including bnp paribas. the bank expects full-year profit to drop as much as 20%. we spoke to the cfo earlier. this is bloomberg. ♪ ♪ welcome back to "bloomberg markets: european open." over five minutes to go into the start of the european equity trading date. let's get your stocks that we are watching. we start and for that we go to annmarie hordern. let's focus in on the oil sector. we heard about cutbacks in dividends from shell. today, we hear from total. what do they have to say? >> go

y, otherwise, you wouldn't oronavirus a deutsche lufthansa, a british airways a iberia.or economic reasons and employment reasons. but 's a good point completely untrue. --y are not [inaudible] through survive this. we don't need to have ultibillion subsidies showered upon us. i think there is a bigger issue. here you have the german government bailing out lufthansa and other bail-outs to the tune of $10 billion.r $12 they are good northern european countries. the german government ho lectures the e.u. complying with the rules. there is enough -- all the people are flying in carriers, easy jets others, it's probably wice the size [inaudible] >> us that michael o'leary, ad-lib uick programming note. am coanchoring the european market close with bonnie quinn all week and we do a pretty fantastic job so tuning in ommend for that. now, let's get back to the stimulus effort across the continent. french president macron has unveiled measures aimed at country's s industry.g car drawing manufacturing back to local factories. he called the $8 billion package a historic plan to co

let me ask about the aviation sector including iberia.ing any other support for the sector as we see from other european governments? min. calvino: as we see every rt sectorir transfepo is one of the industry most directly impacted. thatmes as no surprise some of the airlines will need funding and way see all of the different governments trying to provide different sorts of support. ist we have so far done issue public guarantees and supported different credit lines that are being issued by the banks in spain and we will pursue this policy of supporting the airlines so they can cushion the very hard blow coming from the pandemic. matt: if you are going to take such extreme measures to save somenes, especially may be that were not very well prepared for a crisis to begin with, why do you not take a stake in those airlines? don't you think that taxpayers deserve a piece of the business if you are going to bail it out? min. calvino: two issues. the airlines were in a different health situation before the crisis broke. some airlines were are