nation's restaurant industry. the online reservation company open table reports that stay at home orders will drive 25% of all restaurants out of business. the national restaurant association says its members lost more than $30 billion in sales in march and $50 billion in april. devastating news for the nearly 10 million americans who work in the food service industry. >>> now to parking. it is precious in san francisco. there could be even less of it as businesses prepare to reopen. in north beach, the business association has voted unanimously to move all parking on upper grand avenue between columbus and filbert street to give businesses more room to do business. >> reporter: keeping your distance while picking up to go orders isn't easy in san francisco's north beach. the need to spread out has city leaders looking at closing streets in commercial corridors. >> they will need more space and the city and county of san francisco has every reason to turn space over to those restaurants. >> reporter: the north beach emergency situation voted to close upper grant street during business hours. as businesses are allowed to reopen, restaurants, bars and artists will need more

nation's governors are allowing business in some form to open back up. restaurants crippled by the crisis. by some estimates losing over $225 billion due to the pandemic. the national restaurant association estimating 8 million layoffs. two-thirds of all the jobs lost in march were in food service. >> we're on life support right now. >> while the stimulus packages have included relief for restaurants there was a sharp outdry that big chains were benefitting over moms and pops. now although some allow dining in, it's with capacity restrictions. from the small businesses battling to hold on to the beloved southern chain that's an economic bellwether, and the workers impacted the most. >> i could never imagine that come may i still wouldn't be working. >> we're opening up a completely different restaurant, with very, very limited resources and huge unknowns. >> since opening in 2018, pacific standard time has garnered a lot of fanfare. the 8200 square foot eatery has an open kitchen floor plan, complete with wood burning fire ovens. >> people were breaking bread together and sharing food and really feeling like a family and community. >> reporter: when the pandemic hit, what did that do to

leland: somebody from the national restaurant association coming up a little later to talk about theailout and the issues down in georgia. steve harrigan, thank you. gillian. >> as those infection number continue to climb, healthcare workers face unique stresses, babattling covid-19 on the frontlines. many are facing long hours, combined with pay cuts and in some areas limited resources including ppe. joining us to discuss the psychological toll all of this takes on our nation's healthcare workers, is family physician, dr. mary kreb. she has personal experience battling coronavirus. i want to ask you first about where you were. we see a lot of data, a lot of numbers that seek to highlight the disparity that covid is having in terms of impacts on poor and wealthy communities. but tell us what that experience feels like and looks like on the ground in real life. >> well, i work in lebanon, ohio, it's a rural area. we take care of poor, we take care of people without insurance, medicaid. it's been unlike anything fells my career. it's been so challenging to try to keep everyone safe. we

over the past two months, and the national restaurant association says 8 million people who work in restaurantsave been laid off or furloughed. he says that he hopes the free meals will give the workers some relief, during these tough times. >> we all go through the struggles, when you struggle with other people, it seems like you are a family. >> volunteers, free meals are given out between 4:00 and 6:00, people are asked to provide a paystub as a proof of employment within the restaurant industry. >>> do you know someone who is making a difference in, and providing coping your community? we want you to nominate your local hero, email your story with photos or a video of that person, to my hero, and we will highlight some of the stories. >>> we follow breaking news in nevada, where a magnitude 6.4 earthquake hit less than an hour ago, we will tell you where in the bay area people felt shaking. >> we don't want to open the floodgates that, but, we want to make sure that our business is successful. >> the new patchwork of rules and, as counties prepare to reopen, while others keep waiting. >> if

over the past two months the national restaurant association says 8 million people who work at restaurants, have been laid off or furloughed. the chef hopes the free meals will provide some comfort during this difficult time. >> we all go through the struggles, right? when you struggle with other people it kind of builds you stronger in the family. >> reporter: with the help of volunteers the meals are given out wednesdays through sundays from 4 to 6 p.m. people are asked to provide a paystub as proof of employment with the restaurant industry. >>> coming up, the safety modifications that are being rolled out at oakland international airport. also, four people killed in a horrible car crash in the south bay. what chp is saying about the cause. >>> new at 11, a peaceful resolution to intense standoff in san francisco. sheriff's deputies responded to the travel lodge at market and valencia at about 3:40 this afternoon. an employee there is that a man had locked himself in a bathroom picked the man said he had a gun and he wanted to be shot and killed by police. crisis negotiators were called

nation's restaurant industry. the online reservation company open table reports that stay-at-home orders will drive one in four restaurants out of business. the national restaurant association says its members lost more than $30 billion in sales during march, 300 built m >>> parking is precious in san francisco as you know but there could be even less of it as businesses prepare to reopen. the north beach business association has voted unanimously to remove all parking on upper grant avenue between columbus and fill bert street. the idea is to give stores and restaurants more room to do business. nbc bay area's jean elle has more. >> reporter: keeping your distance while picking up to-go orders isn't easy in san francisco's north beach. the need to spread out has city leaders looking into closing streets in commercial corridors. >> they're going to need more space, and the city andof san f reason to turn space over to those restaurants. >> reporter: the north beach merchants association voted last night to promote closing grant street during business hours. as businesses are allowed to reopen, restaurants, bars, and artists will need more room to serve customers. >> to use

over the past two months the national restaurant association says 8 million people who work at restaurantsave been either laid off or furloughed, he says he hopes the free meals will give them some relief during these tough times. >> we all go through struggles, right? when you struggle with other people it built you stronger. >> with the help of volunteers, the meals are given out wednesday through sundays from 4 to 6 pm. if you are a restaurant worker and would like email, you have to show a paystub as proof you work in the restaurant industry. >>> the big earthquake strikes nevada and is felt here. we will tell you where the epicenter was and describe strong aftershocks. more and more businesses are beginning to reopen in sonoma county, changes made today and what people can expect. as more counties reopened mass transit is readying for an influx of writers. assume they will see an increase in riders and what they are doing to avoid overcrowding. >> from ktvu fox 2, this is mornings on 2. >> friday still mean something. good morning to you. >> welcome to friday, may 15, did you feel tha

we have gone out of our way to follow all guidelines, everything put out by national restaurant association of wisconsin, cdc, we have scanners, testing for all of our employees, going through all the health checks, the hardest part is trying to keep regulars at the bar socially distance to properly and it took a bit to get used to but we are doing it. rob: thank you for your time, appreciate it. >> we've heard rumors of a biden michelle obama ticket but how about biden right? the new player from a key obama administrative official lobbying for a return to the white house. rob: online shopping the only way to go, the only item retailers are having trouble keeping in stock. the biggest week in television is here. now through may 17, enjoy free access to the best shows and movies from favorites like hbo, showtime, starz and for the first time ever, hulu and peacock! watch the show starring that guy you saw in that other thing... you know the one. or the series this kid on reddit says is "legit," punch emoji, explosion emoji. even the one with the actor people say looks just like your boss. an

restaurants closing and millions of employees without jobs i started a program with the national restaurant associationtional program, leaf fund started raising money, up to $2.5 million, and putting out $500 grants. >> jimmy: holy moly. >> almost $23 million in last three weeks. >> jimmy: that's amazing. >> it is amazing >> jimmy: it's a bummer, not just chefs and owners but everyone who works there, servers, it's a real bummer. >> see what you've got going on. >> jimmy: ground beef. >> looking great, buddy. now grab -- you've got the creamy cheese, grab the hard cheese and sprinkle it over the top. you have more shredded >> jimmy: yeah >> throw into oven, 350 or broil, melt the hard cheese. >> jimmy: takes five minutes to melt it all down >> you've already got it hot with the cheese that's hot on there. that's also good that would be -- >> hang on >> jimmy: cheers, boys >> that's good it's nice to get the layer of jaeger down before you get nachos in. >> jimmy: then beans and olives and all this stuff >> great >> cilantro and onions. >> anything that burns hot, toss it on last beans, i would have sai

>>tonight the national restaurant association says it has lost 3 decades worth of jobs in just the last 2 months. the nation's eating and drinking establishments lost more than 5.5 million jobs in april alone. and restaurant employment has fallen to its lowest level since 1989 because of the pandemic on friday the bureau of labor statistics reported the national unemployment rate hovering near 15% and climbing while the overall employment figures are bad the losses in the food and drink business are particularly staggering. the national restaurant industry is now asking congress for targeted relief for its industry and employees us army is now offering a million contract to a tech company that can develop. >>wearable sensors that detect covid-19 the army's asking for proposals that include existing technology. that's according to a memo sent out through a medical association. the sensor here would be worn on the body possibly on the wrist. >>or on a watch maybe a shirt part of a belt. the army just once the device to be able to indicate if the. >>person wearing it is having any difficul

they're all closed and the national restaurant association says the industry has lost $80 billion indemic. >>> if you're looking for testing, santa clara county is testing -- it's going to expand to nonessential workers with -- excuse me, this is for essential workers with no symptoms. this includes first responders, health care workers as well as grocery store workers. the focus will be in the hot spots in san jose, mountain view, and southern parts of the county. appointments are available through the county's website. the county's goal is to do 4,000 of those tests per day by>>> ane getting out and about, muni ramping up service on its most popular san francisco bus lines. starting tomorrow muni stays a handful of lines will run with more frequency in part because they are becoming overcrowded. this includes the third street bus line. the vanness, geary and mission lines. light rail service is still down. riders are required to wear those facial coverings. >>> not just buses, marcus, but a live look at sfo with are her travel may be turning the corner. the tsa reported more than 2

. >> the national restaurant association estimates that 15 to 20% of restaurants won't survive. despite the overall growing business outlook, the majority people that we talked to say they are trying to remain optimistic. bret. >> bret: matt finn in chicago. thank you. let's get some inside information from one of president trump's top economic advisors. kevin joins us from the white house. thanks for being here. i want to start where we leave off with matt about small businesses. the ppp program, the second tranche of money. is it true it's about 60% burn through as of today? >> burn through is kind of a harsh word but yes, it is going through at a rate about like that and i think at last count that i heard, it was about 3.8 million loans gone out. the vast majority was 70% have been less than 50,000 which means that it's going to small businesses. i think the ppp program is working really well right now. it's getting money out there but you're right, the burn rate that you're seeing, it could well be that it has to be renewed at some point in the near future. >> bret: we talke

on behalf of the national restaurant association, thank you for convening this meeting of these industry leaders on this important subject. , normallyst with you i would spend a lot of time telling you about this industry. what has been clear the last several months is that you get it. your administration gets it. ourknow everything about world famous chefs, our esteemed independence, our beloved grants. i am proud to say that for 100 years the national restaurant association has represented all restaurants. they play a key role in our society and our food chain. i have the opportunity that i get to speak to restaurant tours every single day -- restaurant eurs. our restaurants are desperate. at a time in which we cannot provide comfort to the communities we serve. , it hasmany restaurants crippled us. before today's news, we did not opening until later this year. programs like the paycheck protection program are incredible. thank you secretary mnuchin for this program which is going to benefit millions of small companies throughout this country. a ivankapreciate trump's dedication to our

. >>> the national restaurant association says 8 million people who work at restaurants have been laid off or furlough due to the coronavirus pandemic. that means about two out of three people working at restaurants are currently out of a job. ktvu's amber lee shows us how a chef in oakland is providing free meals to some of those unemployed workers. >> reporter: a cooking for others, chef nelson her mons passion. he is preparing take-out orders at his restaurant. >> we love what we do. we love serving people. we love making people smile. >> reporter: at the same time, he is preparing free meals to give away to restaurant workers who lost their jobs due to the shelter in place order. with of the helpful volunteers, herman tells me he's been doing this since the beginning people, it builds you into a stronger family. >> reporter: unemployed restaurant workers can walk up and get the meals or do curbside pickup. >> we have meatball subs. >> reporter: this restaurant worker tells us she has relied on these meals for more than a month. >> things like this are keeping us afloat. >> reporter

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. >>> the national restaurant association says 8 million people who work in restaurants have been eitheraid off or furloughed during the covid-19 pandemic. this means about two out of three people who work at a restaurant are currently out of a job. ktvu's amber lee shows us how one chef in oakland is providing free meals to some of those unemployed restaurant workers. >> reporter: cooking for others, as shelf herman hernan's passion. he's repairing take-out orders at his restaurant in downtown oakland. >> we love what we do, we love serving people, we love making people smile. >> reporter: at the same time, he's preparing free meals to give away to restaurant workers who lost their jobs due to the shelter in place order. with the help of volunteers, herman tells me he's been doing this since the beginning of april. >> we all go through struggles. when you struggle with other people, it builds a stronger and two-family. >> reporter: unemployed restaurant workers can walk up and get the meals, or do curbside pickup. this restaurant worker tells us she has relied on these meals for more th

. >>> the national restaurant association says 1 million people who work at restaurants have now when you are laid off or furloughed because of the coronavirus pandemic. essentially that means that two out of every three people who work at a restaurant are now out of a job. you at 10, wpde's amber lee shows us how a chef in oakland is giving free meals to some of those workers who are without a job. >> reporter: the chef tells me that he wants to help restaurant workers because even before the pandemic they didn't make much money. only helps the free meals will give them some relief during this difficult time. cooking for others, chef nelson her months passion. he is preparing taken orders at his restaurant, polymer kitchen and bar in downtown oakland. >> we love what we do, serving people and making them smile. >> reporter: at the same time he is preparing free meals to give away to restaurant workers who lost their jobs due to the shelter in place order. with the help of volunteers, he tells me he's been doing this since the beginning of april. >> we all go through struggles, right?

the national restaurant association put out a study showing 100,000 small businesses will close permanentlymay be on the low end here. how close are we, do you see us being to a cliff right now in terms of the small businesses maybe never coming back? >> right. well, i don't think we've gone off the cliff yet, john. but i think we can see it from here. that number, 100,000 businesses closing for good is going to continue to rise along with our infection rate and our fatality rate. that is because, you know, small businesses largely operate like families. paycheck to paycheck. they don't have large reserves of capital. they've now gone two months without revenue, some of them, and they are not going to be able to survive that. some will. about 4.2 million businesses got a paycheck protection program loans. they will likely be able to survive or some got commercial loans. some had a reserve of money. some were able to adjust their business models. think of a sit-down restaurant that became a take-out restaurant. a very large number of small businesses in our country are at risk now and that i

the national restaurant association says that more than three decades of jobs in the industry have been in two months, more than 8 million hospitality employees laid off or furloughed. chef thomas keller had to close his restaurants and lay off nearly all of his 1200 employees. he spoke to the president about it yesterday at the white house. he, of course, is also the only american born chef to hold multiple three star ratings from michelin. he joins us now. it is so good to have you, not only on behalf of your employees but on behalf of the entire restaurant industry. we have been talking about this, thomas, since the beginning of the crisis when you were on my podcast. and it just has gotten so much worse. so if we could just begin with the ppp loans, because you guys had a plea to the white house which sounded to me like you were saying these loans are not going to cut it for our workers and our industry. >> well, thank you, poppy. it good to be back here. we were very grateful to the president and congress for really taking this issue very seriously. so the meeting at the white hous

a survey by the national restaurant association found in april, restaurant sales were down by 78% onith the industry on track to lose $50 billion in just one month. our next guest has felt this directly. shake shack founder danny meyer has been one of the most well-known names in restaurants. he just joined the governor's task force to reopen new york after he saw his own businesses take a massive hit. in february, gabrielle stallman had eight thriving restaurants in new york city. now just two months later, he's at risk of losing absolutely everything. the two men join me now. danny, restaurants are starting to reopen in some states. you're on the task force to reopen new york. what does it look like? it's no surprise that revenue is down 78%. we asked our restaurants to close. but reopening at 25% or 50% capacity, can that do anything? can restaurants stay alive? >> not for full service restaurants, it won't. for fast, casual, fine casual, quick service restaurants where dining in the restaurant is -- takeout and delivery are also just fine, those are going to be the first to come

the national restaurant association estimates that the industry could lose almost a quarter trillionrs this year. it had been on track, at least by the forecast, to make something like 900 something billion dollars this year. not take out delivery help, but apps take their cut, so do grocery apps. what do you see as the solution, at least, for some of this? >> we are potentially -- i underscore the word potentially -- looking at a restaurant extinction event if two things don't happen. number one, payroll protection plan needs to be backstopped or extended in such a way so that restaurants that are currently closed now can use their p.p.p. money when they open. the second thing that needs to happen, as a founding member of the independent restaurant coalition and people can go to save restaurants.com and see our platforms, we're calling on congress as of april 29th to establish a restaurant stabilization program so that restaurants across the country, independent ones, can use those monies to hold onto their business, pay their employees, pay their rent, pay their insurance, pay thei

the national restaurant association predicted the industry may have lost around $80 billion in sales 's number spiking to $240 billion by the end of the year. so what will recovery for restaurants look like post covid-19? with me now is derrick thompson, a staff writer for "the atlantic." this has been just absolutely devastating for restaurants. there are some states that are allowing folks back into restaurants with measures in place. but how sustainable is all of that? >> well, the trouble with sustainability here is that when it comes to people going to restaurants, this is not something that the government can control. the government doesn't have this door over it where the restaurants are closed versus they are open. policy is made with the participation of individuals. if people don't want to go to restaurants because they think they're too dangerous, they're not going to go if their open or closed. what i'm worried about is two things. the next few weeks getting through the next few weeks and make shurg we continue to bend the curve down as previous guests have talked about. b

i know the national restaurant association is trying to work with congress to modify some of the stipulations so it works the way it was intended to >> i've heard the same from other businesses, not just the restaurants, as well but the idea that after june 30th you have to bring all your employees back and it's very much unclear as to whether your business is going to be there. roger, unfortunately we're out of time but appreciate you joining us >> thank you >>> good morning, everybody. welcome to "squawk alley" i'm carl quintanilla with jon fortt and morgan brennan interesting market day we've been going between the red and green. we're currently holding onto some gains despite the miserable number out of adp, 20.2 million jobs lost in april looking at commentary from disney and gm on various stages of reopening in shanghai, here in north america and the nasdaq continues to confound some of the bears as it is less than 1% from going positive for the year. >> it's actually pretty incredible and speaks to how defensive those megacap tech names have been viewed to be by investors in the market

in fact, according to a survey by the national restaurant association, 3% of restaurant owners and operators say that they already had to close their doors and about 11% more anticipate soon having to do so. that would be about 100,000 restaurants closing their doors. we know that just last week, mgm resorts put out a note to its employees saying that they had hoped to reopen and be back in business this summer that's looking more and more unlikely so they cannot guarantee that all of those workers that they had to furlough, that they'll able to return to work anytime in the foreseeable future. and kelly, in some cases, they can't even predict or guarantee workers that will be able to come back to their jobs by the end of the year. >> yeah, not a lot to liken this so you did, though, find some areas that are seeing job creation what are they? >> so, kelly, it looks like for every ten jobs lost due to covid-19, three jobs were created. so some of those are jobs we've talked about extensively on cnbc so those are the jobs at the walmarts, at the amazons, instacart, lowe's, for example, dollar

the national restaurant association represents more than 500,000 restaurant businesses and says the changeetop service to a grocery marketplace could save many locally owned spots. >> your average restaurant only has about 16 days of cash on hand. most restaurants have been virtually closed for almost 45 days right now. so what this allows us to do is get one more small revenue stream in for a lot of restaurants. that could be the difference between staying open and closing the doors. >> reporter: many are making the shift from panera and tendergreens to mom and pop restaurants around the country. >> we turned our sit-down deli into a grocery market. pastas, breads, fruits, vegetables. >> trying to build other revenue streams such as ingredients from our own menus. veggies, breads. >> we have baby wipes, vegetable, fruit. we got bleach. >> reporter: this shuttered restaurant tutu's in lafayette, california, they've always had a deli case and some pre-made food. now it's everything from t-bones to tp. >> this community has really stood by us through this whole thing. >> reporter: this is no

restaurant sales have fallen to their lowest level in 15 years according to the national restaurant associationtart to reopen. a look now at how they use everything from costumes to musical performances to keep customers happy. >> in rural maine at 290 main street, families can get a discount when they pick up an order but only if they are dressed for the weekly costume contest. >> so take it from me and enjoy tonight. >> reporter: out in oklahoma city at hamilton's superette and lounge the owner promotes the kitchen special dressed as his alter ego, lobster boy. >> what makes that so good? there's lonster in it. >> reporter: as virginia opened res tranch restaurants at 50% capacity the opener uses mannequins to make customers feel a little less likely. down in greenville, south carolina. proprior tie mike frazier came up with something that really struck a chord with the community, musical deliveries, for a $10 fee local musicians who once performed on stage at the acoustic cafe will drop off your dinner with a serenade on the side ♪ bring it on home to me >> one of the few businesses that our

the national restaurant association says that this industry has been hit with 8 million layoffs and furloughst some $80 billion, robin. >> oh, that is hard to hear. but we need to hear that. all right, t.j., thank you. >>> and now only on "gma," we're joined by starbucks president and ceo kevin johnson. mr. johnson, you've been so good to join us in recent months and we really do appreciate this, especially given what t.j. just said and what george said also about the vast number of your stores opening again. how do you respond to some people who may feel with the rise in projections is this too soon to go that fast? >> well, robin, we've managed through this covid-19 crisis in over 82 countries around the world and we've used three simple principles to guide every decision we've made. first, we prioritize the health and the well-being of our starbucks partners and customers we serve. we support our government and politicians as they work to contain the virus and show up in a positive way in the communities we serve. those three simple principles have guided us every step of the way and as we

we just kind of been writing it along with cdc and national restaurant association and, coming throughou know, for the employees because this is a big family. you have to understand, we started this business in 1976. i've been here since, you know, i've been here over 40 years. so this is a big, big family. you're concerned on the health side from the zarda family and your restaurant workers and you're also concerned on the economic side. so it has unfolded through time and we feel like the ppp loan and some of the things that have happened have help us negotiate that. neil: well, i wish you well, terry. i'm sure all of this will come back. apparently you're known for some delicious stuff. that will follow you regardless. be well my friend, good health to you and your workers and customers. >> thanks, neil. thanks for having me. neil: all right. same here. we're getting word out of south korea right now it is indeed confirming a new series of case clusters around seoul, particularly around seoul nightclubs, an interesting development here. it comes the same day we learned that india an

started out with the guidelines from the cdc, from the white house, from the georgia restaurant association. nationalant association. we put in a lot of guidelines on our own to ensure the safety of our employees, our guests to make sure we build their confidence quickly when they come back in to see us and dine in with us in our restaurants. we are thrilled to do it. >> what percentage of your staff wanted to come back and did come back? >> we took this on a case by case basis every restaurant we operate. in volunteers first. a lot of people pleased and wanted to come back quickly and get back together. we are about 35 to 40% of our team is back. remember, we are not taking care of all of our guests. there is limited capacity. georgia has guidelines 10 per 100 square feet right now. very limited in our capacity. we are about 35 to 45%, exengsd depending on the silz of one of our restaurants. we are taking that day by day. the good news is for us, we have actually increased our sales of over he a low number of just to go and curbside and delivery of about 30% first few weeks opening up which for sauc

the national restaurant association said that the industry shed 5.5 million jobs in april.iping out three decades worth of job growth. so the big question is, what will happen to those jobs when economies start to reopen? here at o'leary's pub house they opened up just under six years ago and wanted to become a neighborhood pub where people could gather, relax, and talk to one another. of course that goes against right now the stay-at-home orders in place in new jersey. so right now customers can't walk through the doors to pick up food. this place is completely changed their business model. and so now customers will come over here to a takeout window to pick up their food, they could call ahead and pick it up or order through one of those delivery apps, uber eats, door dash, grub hub. now those places all charge a commission. so that they could pay the delivery drivers. but the mayor here in jersey city signed an executive order capping that commission at 10% to try to help the small businesses. and the owner here said that is welcome news because some of the apps are char

you know, i know the national restaurant association is pushing hard it is just not designed to work, if the ppp money would have gotten into employers hands immediately, the first few days after the legislation passed, then i think it really would have served its purpose. now, again, there's just so many issues for small businesses, whether it's a safety standard, whether it's not being able to limit your payroll to 75%, whether it's not being able to open again and the eight-week clock is ticking in terms of forgiveness. whether you're employees are making more money on unemployment and they don't want you to ask for them to bring you back, so there's even an updated guideline now from the sba or treasury, i forget which, saying if you're an employer and you send a letter to a potential employee offering them employment back, they don't count against your 75% there's a moving target. in terms of forgiveness for the amount, that's become a moving targ target we have to make it so small businesses understand what's required of them and that the treasury understands what's happening f

them, trade associations who lobby employers including the chamber of commerce, the restaurant association, the national federation of independent business are pushing for legal immunity for a wide range of court worker protections such as minimum wage, overtime and paid leave rights. recognizing how fearlessly workers are fielting to protect themselves, including strikes and walking off the job to protest unsafe conditions now is the time for congress to join together with workeshes and demand a just recovery from this pandemic that brings up all people, and others who are suffering such devastating consequences of covid-19. if congress wants to help businesses, particularly small businesses, it is the best it can do is demanding that osha do its job. congress should pass the every worker protection act and mandate that osha issue strong and clear and enforceable standards so that employers must follow those. this action would give much needed tool to hold employers accountable and give employers equally needed to know how to best protect workers an consumers. worker health is public health. our interc

netherlands restaurant association is warning many businesses will collapse even if restriction is eased soon restaurants will stay closed until at least may the 19th. workers in the u.k.'s national health service are being hailed a super heroes as they battle europe's worst drought a virus outbreak and now a new artwork by banksy is also paying tribute the painting by the secret of a street artist was unveiled at university hospital southampton on wednesday called game changer it shows a boy playing with a nurse superhero toy with figures of batman and spiderman in a rubbish bin the painting will be displayed at the hospital until the u.k.'s lockdown has lifted and will then be auctioned to raise money for n.h.s. charities. sudanese authorities say at least 30 people have been killed in tribal clashes between arabs and non arabs it took place in the south darfur province where the local government has now imposed around the clock curfew deploying more troops to stabilize the situation tensions between the 2 sides state back to the darfur conflict in 2003. you know some nations report says around a 1000 mercenaries from russia's wagner group operating in libya to support the warl

associated press is reporting the trump administration shelved a document created by the nation's top disease investigators with step by step advise to local authorities on how and when to reopen restaurants and other public places during these still raging coronavirus outbreaks. the 17-page report by centers for disease control and prevention team was supposed to be published last friday but agency scientists were told the guidance would never see the light of day. according to a cdc official. melissa roue is an intensive care nurse in los angeles. >> what we've been finding with the patients with the covid-19 is nothing is ever the same or similar. some of these people require higher doses of medication that we're not used to so we're finding ourselves having to stay in a room to adequately sedated them to make sure it's even safe enough to flip them on to their belly. and a lot of time their blood pressure will drop pretty quickly, so we're staying in the room to make sure that it's acceptable before we walk out because the idea is to stabilize them, do whatever you can before you walk out of that room because we won't be able to run back in. >> leading off our discussion tonight it's