joining me now is joseph allen.is a professor of exposure science at the harvard school of public health. he's the author of a recent op-ed in the "washington post" titled "airplanes don't make you sick. really." and msnbc correspondent trymaine lee, who is also the host of the podcast "into america." the latest episode of "into america" takes a look at what's happening in the airline industry. trymaine, let me let you kick things off. what did you -- what have you felt like you've got your arms around when it comes to flying on an airplane right now? >> the big takeaway for me is i don't plan on flying anytime soon, chuck, quite frankly. infectious disease experts say that airlines and airplanes are the perfect environment for this stuff. but we should also be concerned about the actual economy. you talk about 200,000 flyers. that's compared to the 2.6 million a day just a year ago. and so while the airline, the airport, tsa is trying to make sure folks social distance every step along the way and even the airlines

thank you for coming on, joseph allen at harvard school of public health. we really appreciate you coming on. thank you. >> thank you for having me. >>> in bay area weather we've been dealing with the heat, we were talking about a cool down and we are right , low clouds and fog near the bay. toasty temperatures inland , just not as hot as yesterday , and that cooling trend will continue as we head into friday and beyond. this is a reminder where we were yesterday , 80s and 90s in livermore , you can see livermore is down to 90 degrees. it is still hot but most areas are down quite a bit. if you look at the current numbers we still have one hot spot near fairfield at 90 degrees. san jose at 80, oakland at 70 and san francisco checking in at 61 degrees. as far as a temperature change, a bunch of minus signs, everyone is cooling off especially in the north bay and down towards the santa clara valley. here's a high resolution satellite picking up clouds and fog offshore. we want to point out a little circulation, you can see this spinning near the coastline. as

earlier we talked with joseph allen, the director of the healthy buildings program at the school of publichealth. >> reporter: the way we've been talking in terms of recommendations is for people to stay smart. stay home especially if you feel sick, wear a mask when you're out, avoid large gatherings, refresh the indoor air, and 10 feet is better than six feet. >> nursing homes, prisons and meat packing plants should be receiving a targeted and comprehensive plan to limit the spread. >>> the search for missing teenager has ended tragically. the sheriff's office said that diego rivas was found dead in the russian river. he was a scene in the river last night at 10:00 p.m. he was with a friend , when the friend was called home he stayed behind. there were no signs of foul play. >>> police in san francisco arrested a man for trying to kidnap two boys from my car. this happened around the 7:00 last night near 17th and sanchez . family was sitting in the car when amanda reached through the back seat a window and try to grab two boys ages two years old and four years old. the boys were not hurt.

my next guest is harvard professor joseph allen.ington post" titled airplanes don't make you sick. really. he joins us now. joseph allen is the assistant professor at the harvard t.h. chan school of public health, also the deputy director at the harvard education and research center for occupational safety and health, and he is the author of the book "healthy buildings." great to have you, professor. so listen, i'm of the mind that i, absolutely, i'm of the mind that i won't feel completely safe on a plane until i know coronavirus is off it. you say that's not the biggest problem. >> i've done research on airplanes for over a decade now, and i'm lead author on a national academies report in 2013 looking at infectious disease transmission at an airport in an airplane. i understand people right away think the airplane an environment where they get sick, and the reality is that's not the case. the air in the airplane is quite good. and i'll put some numbers on this, but think about what happens at home. half the air in your house is re

joining us now is joseph allen an assistant professor of exposure assessment science at harvard university where he specializes in building safety and has studied health safety on planes. he is also the coauthor of the book "healthy buildings. joseph, we've seen airlines now promoting their cleaning regimens. united even announcing a partnership with clorox this week. would you feel comfortable flying right now? >> yes, absolutely. but i want to put this in context in this piece i wrote that talks about what is actually -- what are we concerned about on the airplane in terms of exposure pathways or routes of transmission for this virus? i worked with sanjay before and i really liked that story. in addition to contaminated surfaces we have to think about airborne transmission of the virus. i've researched air quality in airplanes for a long time. in 2013 i was a lead author on a national academies report looking at infectious disease mitigation in airports and on airplanes. turns out when you're seated on the airplane the air quality is quite good. in fact, it resembles what is used in hosp

a quarantine hit the docu series centers around joe exotic who you see here whose real name is joseph allendonado passage apparently he owned more than 200 big cats including tigers at his private zoo in oklahoma but exotic is now serving a 22 month prison sentence for animal abuse and for plotting to kill. carole baskin got to come up with the role will be a tv debut for cage who has won a string of accolades for his work in movies in. what happened to it carole baskin's has a breezy watch the stage. >>i tried to but i couldn't get into it. i think i need to give it another shot out there i tried to for 1520 minutes, it's it's way out there. nicholas cage not a good call. i love it a last look at the yeah, let's take a final check of your 4 zone forecast because we are tracking clear skies out there so perfect tomato or whether for all of these stargazers and ages and get a meteor shower tonight going to be shortly after midnight through tuesday morning before sunrise we could see 20 to 30 meteors per hour at its peak and that is remnants debris and rocks low from haley's comet the tempera

joseph allen, thank you as well.piece is in "the washington post". gentlemen, thanks as always. >>> in a half hour we are expecting a new record high in the number of people seeking jobless benefits in this country, possibly about 40 million. we will bring you the new report from the labor department as soon as it crosses. "morning joe" is back in one minute. ything. with benefiber, ything. you'll feel the power of gut health confidence every day. benefiber is a 100% natural prebiotic fiber. good morning mrs. johnson. benefiber. trust your gut. across america, business owners are figuring things out. finding new ways to serve customers... connect employees... and work with partners. comcast business is right there with you. with a network that helps give you speed, reliability and security. and enough bandwidth to handle all your connected devices. voice solutions like remote call forwarding and readable voicemail. and safe, convenient installation. when every connection counts, you can count on us. get the connectiv

joseph allen, assistant professor at harvard school of public health. thank you very much.y buildings." how indoor spaces drive performance in productivity. >>> let's turn now overseas. three weeks after iran eased lockdown restrictions and reopened, coronavirus cases have spiked in eight different provinces. according to government tallies, more than 7,000 people have died with about 122,000 infected. in the last 48 hours alone, iran has seen almost 5,000 new cases. joining us now, staff writer at the "new yorker," dexter fillkins. his new piece "the enemy is here. after decades of hostility with america, iteal khamenei faces threats from within his own country." good morning. good to see you. how serious is the problem of coronavirus in iran and what threat does it pose to the ayatollah. >> it's bad and it's especially bad for them because, you know, this is a regime that's made up almost entirely of elderly men. and who were, of course, especially vulnerable. what happened here was there were reports of this virus being in the country as early as december. and there were

allen, joining us live. alibaba reported earnings, beating estimates from pandemic related shopping but it logged its worst quarter on record by one measure. we will talk about that coming up next with josepha research firm. he will join us to debrief us. this is bloomberg. ♪ david: let's get you the latest business flash headlines. looking at lufthansa, nearing 10 million dollar bailout. germany's exit from the direct stake it would take in the airline with one report saying lufthansa would face a three-year deadline for repayment of any aid. berlin had hoped to make a final offer this week. the talks are dragging on. reliance industries has launched its online grocery portal across india with them aiming to operate in 200 cities currently in lockdown. they have run a pilot project around mumbai and are expanding. this takes the reliance chairman a step closer to challenging amazon and walmart's flipkart and the e-commerce market. naspers and a group backed by a german publisher are said to be among the suitors for ebay's classified advertising business. axel springer has teamed up with kkr4's offer. also joining the bidding. the unit could fetch between $8 billion and $10 billion. shares