Good morning and thanks for joining us. Im darya folsom and breaking news, the wall street journal reports over. Is closing one of its downtown San Francisco offices and laying off about 500 people who work there. The journal reports uber ceo made the announcement in an email. This morning, 2 employees uber says its in response to the coronavirus pandemic in all 3,000 people are being laid off in this latest round in the company is going to shut down 45 offices, worldwide. Experts say that uber is cutting about a quarter of its workforce. This month. So now we know how the bay area will be affected. Other news this morning, San Francisco, san mateo and marin counties are entering phase 2 reopening their businesses today that means Retail Stores and Small Businesses doing business with Curbside Pickup napa solano and sonoma counties are already in phase 2. In the east bay alameda and Contra Costa County they are still in large part lockdown but Health Officials say theyre going to make
Palestinian territories in the west bank. We begin in brazil where theres a political backlash to president jaya both scenarios handling of the Coronavirus Crisis the Health Minister has handed in his resignation of the less than a month in the job nelson teach follows his predecessor who had publicly criticized both the narrow decision to allow the reopening of gyms and beauty parlors brazil is a center of latin americas corona Virus Outbreak with close 215000 deaths it registered a record 15305 new cases on friday thats the highest in a day a lot took the total number of infections to over 218000 but the president is pushing state governors to ease lock downs and reopen the economy where john holdren is monitoring developments across latin america and joins us live now from mexico city john so this is the 2nd Health Minister to resign during the pandemic what more do we know about his reasons for stepping down. When say public why he had stepped down but its believed that he was agai
Exploited in facing discrimination chiles Haitian Community is left feeling more vulnerable as fears circulate about corona virus infections. Israels new Coalition Government is being sworn in very shortly the Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former rival benny gantz agreed last month to share the leadership it marks an end to more than a year and a half of failed elections diplomatic deal making and political paralysis harry force it is our correspondent keeping a close eye on this joining us live this hour from west jerusalem so harry 2 men Work Together for the good of the country. Well thats a question that has yet to be tested to its fullest it is an extremely strange agreement that they have drawn up at least in terms of a little israeli political history it is a huge government in those terms 36. 00 ministries all swelled to they will be evenly divided between the 2 some of the ministries being created to try to satisfy the demands for jobs on both sides includes such t
Exploiters and now facing discrimination chippies Haitian Community finds itself under attack as infection spread there also. A lot of them are even pretending to be insured. Former u. S. President barack obama once again criticizes his successes administration for its response to the coronavirus operate. And to believe in a cousin of syrias president says hes been ordered to quit his mobile phone empire and a growing rift among the ruling elite. After more than a year and a half of inconclusive elections diplomatic deal making and political paralysis a new Israeli Government has been sworn in long time Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and this political vibe. Benny gantz agreed to share power spend 18 months being in charge her force that reports from western. Even after 3 inconclusive elections and being charged in 3 Corruption Cases Benjamin Netanyahu has shown once again that hes going nowhere we thought we would with our house of great responsibility binny gains and i decided to
From man hours into vulnerable indigenous reserves. Churches in greece reopened their doors to the faithful after shouting in march. And americas newest Military Branch the space force launches its 1st mission. And after 3 failed election is repeated attempts to make a deal and more than a year of stalemate a new Israeli Government has finally been sworn in and on time Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his political rival benny gantz agreed to share power each will spend 18 months in charge or a force that reports from west jerusalem. Even after 3 inconclusive elections and being charged in 3 Corruption Cases Benjamin Netanyahu has shown once again that hes going nowhere moved off of the old hours of great responsibility binny gains and i decided to form a unity government and avoid a few of the really how far how did the division and distrust remain evident in this unity deal now who in his former rival benny gantz have written into it all kinds of guards against betrayal sworn in