A huge agreement has been reached between the Trump Administration and u. S. Airlines for a bailout package in the billions included in the 2 trillion dollars stimulus package signed on march 27th was about 25000000000 dollars for the Airline Industry but until now the Treasury Department in the airlines had not come to an agreement on exactly how or under what conditions the airlines would receive that money now they greenman which came together late tuesday includes warrants that could lead to the federal government owning equity stakes in the companies and requirements that 30 percent of the assistance would have to be paid back now according to treasury secretary Kerry Stephen minucci and the airlines that will receive the funding include Alaska Airlines Allegiant Airlines American Airlines Delta Airlines Frontier Airlines Hawaiian Airlines jet blue united sky west and Southwest Airlines now conversations continue with airlines regarding their. Potential participation no thats of c
Chairman heinicke all right. We have a quorum. Obviously, these are unique times, as we could say. Given the Public Health recommendations issued by the department of Public Health and Governor Newsom and mayor breed have lifted the attendance of Board Members by telephone, directors rubke and torres will be participating by phone at my request. Caroline and others in the room here to assist with our City Attorney deputy City Attorney, susan cleavelandknowles. We will say, at the end, get through this together. I will ask Board Members to mute their phones. It sounds great right now, but if you want to speak, unmute the phones and let us know. For this meeting, we would like public to participate remotely about writing a question and contacting us electronically. Thank you for honoring this request. Going forward, we urge the public to write the board at mtaboard sfmta. Gov or calling 4154464470. That information is also on our website if you need that. We usually ask for speaker cards
Younger people, it is a huge issue. Announcer share your experiences dealing with the coronavirus pandemic and ask. Xperts your questions join our live conversation every morning on washington journal which starts at 7 00 and week nights at 8 00 p. M. Eastern for washington journal primetime. Georgia Governor Brian Kemp held a briefing yesterday in update on give an the states efforts to handle the coronavirus pandemic. He took questions on the states hospital Equipment Shortage and enforcement of the stay at home order. Good afternoon, everyone. I apologize were running a few minutes late. Being you so much for with us today. As usual, i have the Public Health commissioner, dr. Kathleen toomey, adjunct georgia tom carden, Emergency Management and Homeland Security director homer brison, all the people operating under the direction standing leaders behind me are truly remarkable. Including them. Theyve been working, as you imagine, long hours, with very little sleep. All those t to tha
Chairman heinicke all right. Good morning good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. I will call this meeting of the San Francisco m. T. A. To arrested. I will read some preliminary rules after the roll is called. Call the roll. [roll call] clerk thank you. You have a quorum. Chairman heinicke all right. We have a quorum. Obviously, these are unique times, as we could say. Given the Public Health recommendations issued by the department of Public Health and Governor Newsom and mayor breed have lifted the attendance of Board Members by telephone, directors rubke and torres will be participating by phone at my request. Caroline and others in the room here to assist with our City Attorney deputy City Attorney, susan cleavelandknowles. We will say, at the end, get through this together. I will ask Board Members to mute their phones. It sounds great right now, but if you want to speak, unmute the phones and let us know. For this meeting, we would like public to participate remotely about writing
With the pandemic. Governor larry hogan is joining us from annapolis. And we will talk with the mayor of seattle, washington. First we will talk with an Infectious Disease specialist from Boston University school of medicine and Public Health, and we want to hear from you. Open. One lines are if you are a medical professional, we would love to hear from you. Send us a tweet and we will read it. Or on facebook. Good tuesday evening. We will walk through the numbers from Johns Hopkins university, indicating there were 785 deaths in the single day in the u. S. The total confirmed cases around the world, 855,000, more than 42,000 deaths in the u. S. , leading the world with well over 180 6000 cases of coronavirus. Is dr. Us in boston benjamin linus, an Infectious Disease physician and a professor of medicine in epidemiology at the Boston School of Public Health. Thank you for being with us. Let me begin with the numbers that again, between 100,000, 240,000 potential deaths in the u. S. Alo