Other nonessential businesses to shut their doors a Record Number of people have filed for unemployment the Labor Department reported a staggering 10000000 people filing for Unemployment Insurance in just the past 2 weeks that means almost all the jobs that were gained in the last 5 years just vanished lets take a look at the most hard hit states the highest number of unemployment claims the files were coming in from california at 870000 over on this side in new york those claims total about 360000. 00 now economists believe that the end of this crisis is not anywhere near the at and as the numbers are expected to continue to climb its estimated that about 20000000. 00 people will lose their jobs in the coming weeks but there is an increasing concern about how its impacting low income and minority communities and whether it will lead to an even deeper divide between the haves and have nots so. More on this lets go to our tease Rachel Blevins she is live in the news room with more to this rachel well manila as the dust related to the corona virus have soared past a lot of an 1000 in the United States early data is confirming the fear that minority communities are being hit the hardest when a new death related decoded 19 is reported in the u. S. The information given typically includes the age and gender of the deceased but the victims race and income status also play a key role and the latest data really shows an alarming trend in which minorities and specifically africanamericans are being impacted by the virus in cook county the 2nd most populated county in the u. S. Africanamericans make up 23 percent of the population but 58 percent of the coded 1000 deaths in the city of chicago africanamericans make up just 29 percent of the population and 70 percent of the coban 1000 deaths 81 percent of those individuals had Underlying Health conditions such as hypertension high Blood Pressure or diabetes similar statistics have emerged in michigan and North Carolina 2 of the few states publishing statistics that include race and in wisconsin reports are now revealing that africanamericans make up almost half of milwaukee countys 945. 00 cases and 81 percent of its 27. 00 despite the fact that the population is just 26 percent black there are concerns or cross the board for low income and minority populations in the United States as unemployment numbers continue to skyrocket by the we have levels the country hasnt seen since the Great Depression for those who are able to keep their jobs they are finding themselves on the front lines in the food and Service Industries with an increased risk of exposure to the virus a combination of low wages and lack of access to health care could make a coven 19 diagnosis devastating as a survey from the Federal Reserve found that almost 40 percent of American Adults dont have 400. 00 in cash. Savings or credit to cover an emergency but even though President Trump recently signed the largest economic stimulus bill in u. S. History which congress touted as holding the answers to concerns about health care and Unemployment Benefits many have warned that it does much more for big corporations and for the average american Human Rights Watch criticized the bill noting that while sick leave is included companies with more than 500. 00 employees are exempt and a report the organization went on to note low income communities are more likely to be exposed to the virus have higher mortality rates and suffer economically as a result in times of economic crisis these vulnerabilities will be more pronounced for marginal groups with nearly half of the u. S. Population classified as either boeing come or poor the concern of how the coronavirus pandemic will further cement the divide between the haves and the have nots is starting to become a reality reporting in the newsroom. A leaked memos from Amazon Corporate officials reveal a plan to discredit some fired workers these are those employees who have been protesting working conditions amid the coronaVirus Outbreak with a closer look at how the workers claims and whats being done to keep them safe heres our t. Correspondent natasha. Top amazon officials are at odds with employees who are protesting working conditions and now a leaked memo from a meeting with c. E. O. Jeff bezos himself along with others who make up corporate revealed specifics about a worker named Christian Smalls in a leaked memo and amazon general counsel reportedly called him quote not smart or to kill it and reportedly wanted to use him as part of a p. R. Strategy to make him the face of the entire Union Organizing movement its no secret that amazon has resisted efforts of organized labor for years smalls was let go last week after leading colleagues in a lunch hour protest in Staten Island new york over the companys response to the pandemic we dont have dont buy the deputy sheriff. Its dark crystal yeah you dont look like youre born youre down like we started this and walked it is strong but were told by senior he sees their deeds but we call the c. D. C. To get downstairs but amazon says smalls was fired for violating a Company Policy of a 14 day quarantine period after coming into contact with an employee who tested positive for the virus when specifically asked about the memo davids billow ski amazons general counsel said that his comments were quote personal and emotional and a statement he says i was frustrated and upset that an amazon employee would endanger the health and safety of other amazonian but repeatedly returning to the premises after having been warned to quarantine himself after exposure to virus cove at 19 i let my emotions draft my words and get the better of me but smalls doesnt stand alone in this fight workers in detroit michigan held a similar protest questioning the safety of their working conditions we need a job base those who take action known by jeff bezos a visit his facility to do something about the people coughing and sneezing as youre walking and its just something needs to be done i stand for everybody here beside me and i want these he does he want to be shut down immediately professional cleaning all we want for them lewis said the good enough for 2 weeks with pay what its like a deep cleaning bill and despite amazons general counsel claiming theyre brainstorming ideas on how to beat the chrono virus according to protesters the facilities are not abiding by the center for Disease Control interventions guidelines for coping 1000 Safety Standards youre not really doing social distancing theres about part is extended people in a building on a daily basis sometimes and some areas we are shoulder to shoulder. Ok be 6 feet away while the Staten Island facility remains open despite an employee testing positive for the corona virus small says hes writing Governor Andrew Cuomo hoping hell shut it down for an extensive cleaning reporting in los angeles natashas sweet r. T. Its rare to see the u. S. Government step in and tell big private companies how to treat their customers until now federal officials threw down the hammer on all u. S. Airlines telling them to refund their customers especially after airlines were given nearly 60000000000. 00 in the coronavirus aid package are different from jack is taking a deeper dive into this than the European Commission to about a day later they told airliners across europe to do the same right exactly manila because of the coronavirus Flight Cancellations now outweigh the number of people actually booking flights and Worldwide Airlines almost 35000000000. 00 in refunds and almost all of them have just been giving their customers vouchers and like you mentioned with the u. S. Airlines getting a big chunk of the coronavirus aid package surprisingly the bailout will have these companies barely breaking even so lets look at the breakdown here yes again airlines were given about 60000000000. 00 but only 25000000000. 00 is actually going to Passenger Airlines which all will be divided up so youre looking at almost 2000000000. 00 airline now the money is only to be used to keep their employees working through september and not putting any employee on furlough now to see exactly what airlines are dealing with when it comes to getting refunds we have jet blue as an example who released their numbers and march of last year youre looking at 22000000. 00 a day in ticket sales march of this year only 4000000. 00 and now in april theyre only making about a 1000000. 00 per day and how much do they owe its customers and refunds 2000000. 00 per day so airlines have been doing all they can including making some dodgy moves to preserve cash like changing their return policies over and over again putting in loopholes as to what flights actually can get refunded even delaying refunds for up to a year you also have some of its bosses for going their paycheck Like United Airlines c. E. O. And president and the c. E. O. Of Southwest Airlines saying that hell take a 7 percent pay cut but you can see all of them make well over 5000000. 00 a year so after getting more than 600. 00 customer complaints the department of transfer. Station ordered airlines to refund their customers if a flight is canceled or significantly delayed which also applies to government restrictions that will prohibit flying airlines have cut down drastically on the number of flights per day Like American Airlines with many of the airlines suspending service to new york which as we know is a major coronavirus hotspot airlines have also cut down their schedules and now middle a typical passenger airliner has about one in 10 seats filled in fair and just this morning because of all of this and many customers are are obviously really angry a customer is actually suing United Airlines hows that going to work out middle its actually a Class Action Lawsuit its a real david and goliath moment here for united and this could be the start unfortunately too many lawsuits against these airlines adding them even more debt now the man suing Jacob Rudolph hes a minnesota cop who says that he paid more than 1500. 00 back in january for 3 plane tickets and even after the department of transportation reminded airlines that they had to refund its customers rudolph says that they still didnt pay and only gave him travel credit within a year of the original travel date now a spokesperson for United Airlines declined to comment on the lawsuit except saying that united is proud of the role and Company Employees are playing during this crisis and they continue to operate in nearly every domestic destination reporting in washington fair and fronsac r. T. And elsewhere around the world japan has declared a month long state of emergency in tokyo and 5 other prefectures that continue to see the number of infections rise Prime Minister shinzo abbay has requested residents to stay at home and a practice social distancing this as the total confirmed cases there are nearly 4000. 00 japan is also set to roll out a trillion dollar stimulus package to protect their economy. And over to israel where a complete nationwide lockdown has been ordered during passover to control the outbreak there Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu has already. Restricted movement prior to the lockdown only allowing people to leave their homes to buy food or do other essential activities the lockdown would go into effect on tuesday afternoon and friday morning. And california is sending 500 state owned ventilators to other states and territory struggling to contain the corona Virus Outbreak the medical equipment is being shipped out to me about maryland delaware d. C. The northern Mariana Islands and oregon and Washington State also stepped in to send ventilators to the national stockpile. L. Speaking of ventilators take a look at this tesla shows off a bene later made out of electrical car parts their goal was to create a ventilator to help the medical industry without taking away more of their supplies so instead they used parts from their model threes display and infotainment system tesla along with General Motors and ford have signed on to manufacture ventilators during this pandemic. British Prime MinisterBoris Johnson is now receiving oxygen support in intensive care meanwhile questions are circulating as to who is going to govern while hes away or to discuss the later and forth h. Q. Rejoining him shares shocking updates regarding the future us 249 will be right back. Join me every thursday on the alex salmond show and ill be speaking to guest of the world of politics sports business im showbusiness ill see if that. Is your media a reflection of reality. In a world transformed. What will make you feel safe. Isolation for community. Are you going the right way or are you being led so. Direct. What is true what is faith. In a world corrupted you need to descend. To join us in the depths. Or a maybe in the shallows. My. World leaders sending their well wishes thoughts and prayers pouring in from across the globe as british Prime MinisterBoris Johnson lay in a london intensive care unit meanwhile as some heads of state look at mr johnson as a precautionary tale others are shirking the threat of coronavirus entirely here to weigh in on all of this former u. K. M. P. George Galloway George 1st ken what can you tell us of Boris Johnsons condition his office says hes using an oxygen tube but not of the ventilator can we believe those updates coming from his press office. Well when is an oxygen tube not a ventilator that would be my 1st question personally ive never heard of an oxygen tube and if hes in the intensive care unit which belatedly the British Government conceded in public that he was having earlier described this as russian edition formation which 5 hours late are they confirmed to be the truth if hes in intensive care why is he in intensive care if he isnt suffering from pneumonia and isnt on a ventilator and of course this is symbolically important because once youre on a ventilator well the chances of you pulling out of it alive are really dangerously small Something Like 8020 of the people who go on to a ventilator come are alive only 20 out of 100. 00 so its very watering indeed not least for his pregnant partner county simons who is extensively pregnant i think 6 months pregnant and herself has the coronavirus but also has wide our Family Friends and of course not least the country because he was elected to lead the country and now politically cannot do so from a hospital bed still less if he is in a ventilator saw theres a state of confusion as i told you yesterday theres also a discount on government sources tell the public because having you know what its like in life once youve caught someone out lying to you youre unlikely to wholeheartedly believe them next time even if they are telling you the truth and thats right there is always a little bit of skepticism when you hear whatever they say but george we know that a lot of people are not. Happy then that dominic rab was deputized by the Prime Minister to be his agent while hes unable to perform his duties so how long can this go on and what is the concern against having mr rabb play Prime Minister for the time being. Well on the last point 1st he is a new boy he has 12 months only of cabinet experience there are others in the cabinet with vastly more experience than and there are people in the cabinet been in the cabinet for a decade hes been in for 12 months is an unprepossessing character if i can put it kindly he does not convey any kind of style of leadership or of authority is a bit robotic a bit of an automaton a speak your weight machine and again there are other people in the cabinet much better communication than him the chancellor of the exchequer is also a new boy but much better as a communicator but there are others and its strange actually that he has had the baton passed to him i can only assume maybe im being unkind its because hes no threat to the Prime Ministers position nobody can see him as the elected Prime Minister nobody can see him as the elected leader of the governing party but just being might be why he got the gig but questions arise because hes now officially you see the deputy Prime Minister we have not so whose finger on the trigger for example god forbid if anyone had to reach for the Nuclear Button who would it be