seven heroes -- michael smith, dick scobee, judith resnick, ronald mcnair, ellison onizuka, gregory jarvis, and christa mcauliffe. we mourn their loss as a nation together. robert: christa enjoyed teaching very much like i think most of us who were selected in the teacher in space program. we were all enthusiastic about educating our students and developing in them a real thirst for knowledge. christa was originally from framingham, massachusetts, and she was a social studies teacher who had conquered high school for several years before the teacher in space program got announced. and the opportunity to fly in space and do something unique in education and to teach students all over the world, the excitement of space exploration appealed to her as it did to me, as a science teacher. the opportunity to fly in space. president reagan: today i am directing nasa to begin a search in all of our elementary and secondary schools and to choose as the first citizen passenger in the history of our space program one of america's finest, a teacher. robert: the teacher in space program was a program fi

we ask our correspondents if jarvis or not his days are numbered. the united kingdom is once again at odds with the rest of europe this time over the coronavirus pandemic in u.k. has sent a mandatory 14 day quarantine for all international arrivals just as other countries are easing their travel restrictions. and brilliance to bundesliga teams thrash out their across time football rivalry in an empty stadium had to hammer only on highlights later in the show. pablo foley s welcome to the program brazil's embattled president. is under fire after the release of a video that shows him ranting about his inability to replace known foursome and officials the clip was released as part of a probe into allegations that both are not of trying to interfere in investigations into his songs but it comes as brazil reels from the coronavirus crisis it's poised to overtake. russia is the 2nd most affected country in the world and i don't has being dismissive of the virus is dangerous while hospitals in many cities are overwhelmed well over 20000 people have died ma

across the country they're spending the final days of their high school careers at home reporter jarvis haren shows us how one community in tennessee made sure their seniors still got a proper sendoff. >>it's not exactly how seniors envision their high school experience coming to a close, but they're accepting the new >>a school is it's a living organism and he in the end we create memories that last a lifetime here and a lot of those big managers capstone moments have been taken away seniors across sullivan county schools coming together one last time staff members letting him know their mind. >>we've had to modify those and come up with things like this that we can still do to show our appreciation to our students. >>it will be light from sold in south organized a parade route down entrance of the screen. we will have a graduation ceremony. not every journey in life has a storybook ending but seniors and staff agree what they've been through the last 2 months will make them stronger other certainly resilient and all that they >>they taking this in we have been communicating with them

we will have more with your "gma first look" i'm rebecca jarvis, abc news, new york. >>> live sports are slowly starting to come back. four pga golfers played a round on sunday to raise funds for covid-19 relief. nascar returned to the track in a historic manner, no fans. >> pace car is in. green flag. nascar is back. >> drivers were not allowed on the track until the race began. besides no spectators, drivers were not able to practice or test their car on the track at all beforehand. >>> steph curry's epic mini golf competition returns to abc7 this week. holy moley. executive producer of the show. abc7 sports anchor chris alvarez caught up with the san francisco native who will be on the first episode. >> totally fun, ridiculous experience. and, you know, i can't wait till i'm 70 years old and describing this insane mini golf tournament and my kids will think i totally lost it. >> you can watch the new season of "holey moley" thursday at 9:00 p.m. did you see what they put that man through? >> he went through it. >> not the giant rubber duckies. >> why not? >> why not? >>> we are co

reopening of disney world stain1tcluding esd employees, social distancing, and temperature and health a jarvis talking with ceo bob chapek. >> in order to go to full speed, you've got to start somewhere and we're going to start from the beginning and we're going to be very responsible in doing it. >> the debate being face by so many companies. eva, we've heard from so many americans who want to go back to work, and new york's governor meeting with the president about how to carefully restart the economy in new york. >> reporter: that's right, david. the two talked about how to super charge that reopening here in new york. which was the hardest hit. and the governor not mincing words. pre w need help from washington. david? >> eva, thank you. >>> we should note tonight, we have been gathering the stories of the lives lost since the pandemic began. in a moment, on this evening when we mark 100,000 lives lost, we'll pay tribute to them and their families. that's coming up here. but there were other major developments as well, after the death of an unarmed african-american in minneapolis, we've ob

drew died in a car accident when jarvis was 8 years old.hter, a brain scientist herself, says his commitment to being the best lives on. >> he held us all to a very high standard of excellence. what we understood from him is that we could achieve, we should achieve, and we would achieve. >> what is his impact on modern medicine? >> his impact on modern medicine is almost immeasurable. it's monumental. and that process of separating rid blood vessels from plasma is what we are still using right now in this moment to support patients who are trying to recover. >> and he educated and motivated two generations worth of black physicians in this country. so many people now say, you know, we need more of his kind of go-get-it and excellence in the process of motivating everyone in the field of medicine because we have so much hitting us. >> michelle, what a great story. thank you for sharing. i had never heard the story before. i love your familial connection, as well. that always makes it even more special for all of us. >>> we've got more ahead

rebecca jarvis joins us with more on that. good morning, rebecca. >> reporter: good morning, amy. a really tough time for a number of retailers and the people who were formerly employed by them and abc news has learned that j. crew could file for bankruptcy as early as this weekend. the preppy retailer founded in 1983 through its catalog business had been in trouble and struggling with changing consumer tastes even before the coronavirus pandemic. but that has really created an issue for the business. with businesses across the country and store locations grinding to a halt, that soaring unemployment has just been for this company, a nail in the coffin. it has also been a major struggle for a number of retailers, including jcpenney and neiman-marcus, who are also behind on debt payments, and analysts believe that at a minimum retailers across the board are going to have to decrease their presence. they will have fewer stores on the other side of this, amy. >> yeah, so, rebecca, what does that mean for consumers out there? >> reporter: well, ultimately for consumers it does mean yo

our chief business correspondent rebecca jarvis is tracking the very latest and, rebecca, several big companies are letting a staggering number of their employees go. >> reporter: good morning, michael. another 2.1 americans filed for unemployment benefits last week. more than 40 million americans have lost their jobs over the course of the pandemic and crisis. overnight we learned from companies that are planning additional lay offs including american airlines which says they will lay off 30% of management and administrative workforce. boeing is going to cut 10% of its workforce. amtrak said they'll need to cut 20% of their workforce. perhaps the most optimistic aspect of the report are the number of americans filing continued claims for unemployment. that means people who have been laid off and need more help from the government. that number decreased ford the first time since this pandemic began by about 4 million. meaning people are going back to work as many states re-open. the question still is how many americans who have been laid off because of this crisis returned to work? mi

rebecca jarvis back with those details. than $133 million worth of masks, but what might be more surprising is the huge increase in searches for bread and bread making. they have seen that go up 140%, and that means it's good to be a baker on etsy. it's known for crafts and unique customized gifts, but now homebound consumers are flocking to etsy for things they need. suzanne mcminn, an artisan baker, owns the shop chickens in the road on etsy and says she was worried at first when quarantine hit. >> i didn't think people would be spending money but i just didn't think about the fact that food is comfort. right now people want biscuits. >> reporter: her biscuits, scones and mixes are such a hit she's waking up at 2:00 a.m. seven days a week, working 15 hours a day just to keep up. >> the last two months it's been off the charts, like christmas on steroids every day. >> reporter: the marketplace is being led primarily by female entrepreneurs. according to etsy, about 85% of sellers are women and 95% are working from home. et

here's rejecta jarvis. >> reporter: it's known for crafts, but now consumers are flocking to etsy fors they need. baker, owns the shop "chickens in the road" and says she was worried at first when quarantine hit. >> i didn't think people would be spending money, i just didn't think about the fact that food is comfort. so right now people want biscuits. >> reporter: her biscuits and mixes are such a hit, she's waking up 2:00 a.m., working 15-hour days just to keep up. >> it's been off the charts. like christmas on steroids every day. >> reporter: the marketplace is being led primarily by female entrepreneurs. about 85% of sellers are women, and 95% are working from home. alifeline for small business. what have you seen o pdec >> there's bee an explosion of demand. you can find so many things you need and support a local business, as well. it's such a great opportunity for small bakies who have been so hard hit to move on to etsy and find buyers who are really passionate about their product. >> i think, spencer, i can just mind meld with you. you're thinking heavens to etsy. [ laughter

rebecca jarvis spoke to the company's ceo. josh silverman says it is a lifeline for small businesses. >> an explosion of demand on etsy. you can find so many things you need and support a local business, as well p. such a great opportunity for small bakeries who have been so hard hit by the crisis to move on to etsy and then find buyers who are actually really passionate about their product. >> etsy says they require bakers to follow very strict guidelines for the states that they're in. >>> steph curry's epic mini golf competition holey moley returns this week. executive producer of the show which is entering its second season. abc7 sports anchor chris alvarez caught up with the san francisco native who will appear on the first episode. >> it was a totally fun, ridiculous experience. and, you know, i can't wait until i'm 70 years old and describing this insane mini golf tournament and my kids are going to think i totally lost it. >> oh. >> yep. yes. you can watch the new season of my favorite name show on tv "holey moley" rig

. for chris and claire jarvis and their boys, dylan and tobym for chris and claire jarvis and their boysr's face. stay in touch. stay in touch and pass on virtual hugs. this is chris at work, filmed by one of his colleagues. it's hard being away from my family for such a long period but it's a sacrifice we've all been willing to make to keep the hospitals free. this is the pa rt keep the hospitals free. this is the part where he slept. this is my pod, it had everything i've needed to survive. tv in the corner, tea and coffee behind me, i bathroom there with a shower and everything. three teams of six are locked away inside the powerstation for six weeks at a time. a bit like being in an onshore oil red. there a socially distant canteen and tv lounge, and when there's downtime, teams can even go outside and play a bit of cricket. that's me finished, final shift after six weeks and i'm looking forward to going home this evening to see the family, i've missed them a lot. after 1.5 months, chris was able to come home and his family was delighted to him. quite emotional really, makes you real

our rebecca jarvis talking with ceo bob chapek. >> in order to go full speed, you have to start somewheree'll start from the beginning. we're going to be very responsible doing it. >> reporter: president trump and new york governor cuomo met. the two talked about how to supercharge the opening here in new york, which was the hardest hit, governor cuomo saying he did not mince words, telling the president he needs help from washington. eva pilgrim, abc news, new york. >> all right, eva, thank you. >>> nevada's governor has given the okay for hotel casinos and resorts to reopen one week from today with strict new safety measures. those include mandatory temperature checks for all visitors where they arrive. all employees must wear masks. visitors will be strongly encouraged to do so. casinos will be cutting occupancy limits in half, and strict social distancing rules will be enforced. >>> los angeles county has issued a detailed school reopening plan for next fall which will impose several and severe restrictions on teachers and students. guidelines include staggered school days, 16-person

rebecca jarvis has their story. >> reporter: this morning, the diaz family of chatworth, california,n. >> being home with kids 24/7 is a blessing and also a super challenge. >> reporter: her husband james previously busy with his own video company covering live events. then the pandemic hit. >> the worry is how do i feed my family and get back to work if i can't get back to work? >> one day his business was thriving and the next it was at zero. >> reporter: james is self-employed so he isn't eligible for unemployment. he says he's applied for a small business loan, but hasn't heard back. >> thankfully we did have some money in savings, but that only goes so far. >> reporter: the family under stress to move elsewhere to save on living expenses. >> it really just sets our minds running and we wake up in the middle of the night. >> i feel like sometimes we are living the worst case scenario. >> reporter: financial, expert rachel cruze says don't make decisions out of fear. >> when you make digs on fear alone, you're adding in the emotion and make some really bad decisions. so what you h

so our rebecca jarvis joins us with the latest on all that. good morning, rebecca. >> reporter: good morning, robin. that's right, jobs are the additional casualty of this pandemic crisis across the country and the fed chair is now warning if washington does not act with additional stimulus the impacts of this economic decline will be long lasting. overnight an urgent warning from federal reserve chair jerome powell. >> the scope and speed of this downturn are without modern precedent significantly worse than any recession since world war ii. >> reporter: just this morning a new report showing an additional 2.98 million americans filed new claims for unemployment benefits last week bringing the total number of workers who lost their job in just two months to more than 36 million. powell calling on the white house and congress to do more. >> additional fiscal support could be costly but worth it if it helps avoid long-term damage and leaves us with a stronger recovery. >> reporter: the desperation growing for people like monique howard in north

work with that record-setting unemployment, it's the worst job market of our lifetime and rebecca jarvisbs and how to find them. good morning, rebecca. i know a lot of people are eager to hear what you have to say. >> reporter: very eager, good morning to you, michael. these so-called new collar jobs are high quality companies that are hiring and you don't need a four-year college degree to get them but you do need the right training and now ibm is offering that for free. this morning with millions of americans unemployed from restaurants to retail, the question on so many minds, what now? >> there's a lot of worries right now. i haven't received any more unemployment payments. it's starting to get pretty tight. >> reporter: enter ginni rometty, former ceo, now executive chairman of ibm. she says the future is new collar jobs like cloud computing technicians, cybersecurity analysts and i.t. roles and they don't require a four-year college degree. >> whether you were a barista, in retail, you can learn these skills and have a really good job in companies like ours. >> reporter: this week

rebecca jarvis joins us now with more.hat's right. this is all part of the new normal. twitter's ceo and founder, jack dorsey telling his employees that, if your job function allows for it and you want it, you can work from home forever. a number of major companies have now told their employees that at least for the rest of this year, they can expect to work from home if, again, their job function allows for it. companies -- major tech companies like facebook and google, we've also gotten a look at what it might be like when people begin to return to those offices from cushman & wakefield. they have their six-feet office that spreads people in their cubicles out more distance from each other, at least six feet. you can expect sneeze guards between the cubicles and cues along the floor to tell you which direction you're heading in and a lot of color coding to let you know as an employee where you go. but, robin, of course, there are a lot of people out there who cannot work from home and the estimate is only about 37% of am

rebecca jarvis joins us with that story. good morning, rebecca. >> reporter: good morning, robin. an important milestone, not only for disney but also when you think about it, for any major events where we would be spending time with a lot of people -- concerts, ball games, being inside a big stadium. essentially this is a look at the future and how we could do that safely. overnight the walt disney company, the parent company of abc news, announcing the re-opening of shanghai disney, the first theme park to open its doors since the global pandemic struck. >> we and our government partners shanghai shendi group plan to open shanghai disney land on may 11th. >> reporter: the announcement coming as disney parks have been hit hard by the virus. >> this devastating pandemic is like nothing most of us have ever experienced in our lifetime. >> reporter: now the company will welcome guests to return to their shanghai location next week in a phased re-opening with a focus on safety, offering clues as to how disney may open their other parks in the future. some precautions being taken incl

thank you very much for talking to us, doctor sarah jarvis. rate rising to 24%. one in four people lost theirjobs in the country between march and april, hitting daily wage earners and those from poorer sections of society hardest. from delhi, the bbc‘s arunoday mukharji reports. every day the covid—19 outbreak brings a new challenge for india's working class. 90% of the workforce is employed in the informal sector. with 18 million entrepreneurs shutting down their operations, daily wage labourers have no certainty on whether there will be jobs to go back to. translation: we're helpless. we can't send money home. by taking ourjobs away, they're snatching away food from our mouths. unable to wait out the lockdown and in desperation to get home, an overcrowded truck or a journey on foot are the only options. 122 million workers have lost theirjobs since march and the international labour organization has warned that nearly 400 million workers are at risk of being pushed deeper into poverty during this crisis. even lower incomejobs like pinky's a

dr sarahjarvis, dr sarah jarvis, thank you. dr sarahjarvis, thank you. enjoy your weekend.eturn behind closed doors injuly, and believes it has the controls and measures in place to do it safely, but britain's former world champion amir khan has warned it'll be "very dangerous" for the sport to restart then, and says he won't risk getting back in the ring until the pandemic is over. having no fans, having it anti— stadium, it will be like walking into a sparring session. i can't really see that working, in my opinion. i can't see the big names, especially, doing that. unless that is ridiculous money from the tv company on the table. even if there is big money, like, iwouldn't company on the table. even if there is big money, like, i wouldn't be able to do it because i need to be found based there. but time when you hit someone with a shot, the split will come onto you, this what will fall onto you, ijust will come onto you, this what will fall onto you, i just feel like will come onto you, this what will fall onto you, ijust feel like it is going to be very dangerous. i hav

let's speak to dr sarah jarvis in west london. good morning, drjarvis. how are you? we always ask.f year. there is going to be an impact, isn't there? because the quarantine measures are restrictive. do you mean a quarantine measures coming into the country? 14 days, yes. i think it is very sensible, frankly, and i'm quite disappointed it wasn't brought in earlier. i sort of understand the government saying, well, there were a lot of cases circulating in the uk, it wasn't going to make a lot of difference bringing things into the country. now, people have looked at other measures, for instance, people have looked at taking temperatures as you come in. the problem is that some people don't have a temperature. if people would coronavirus to have a temperature, they often only have it for a brief period during their illness. and of course people who are presymptomatic, who have been affected but don't have symptoms yet, will not have a temperature. if you take the test, the same thing applies. it is only positive during applies. it is only positive during a certain window. there is th