abc7 news anchor liz kreutz is live now to give us the big picture perspective of what this means. liz? hi, kristen. we ve been talking a lot about our local businesses and how they re doing, but these numbers out today give a really big picture look at the overall toll retail is taking right now because of this pandemic. we spoke to the president of mountain hardwear based in richmond to get his take on what all of this means moving forward. we ve all seen it, the crazy online discounts. 80% off ann taylor, 60% off j crew, macy s. while it might sound nice, something detrimental is happening to the retail business. but just how bad it is? what is the state of the retail industry right now? it s at a stand still. the president of richmond-based mountain happ hardwear. despite curbside pickup beginning this week in the bay area, even at places like rei which sales their products, he says he is not holding his breath. i don t see that changing anything significantly.
stephanie sierra has been tracking this for weeks and she joins us with the latest. stephanie? congress has single out quantum corporation, a data storage company based in san jose for refusing to return $10 million in federal funding. and as of today, it s not looking likely that will happen. if there is anybody out there that misuses this program, we will find you. this is house minority leader kevin mccarthy nearly a month ago. the congressman urging big public companies to return federal funding intended for small businesses. you will not want the reputation that you will soon get if you take advantage. but it appears that warning doesn t cushion quantum. the data storage giant someone of five u.s. companies singled out by a congressional select subcommittee that quantum return funds immediately and clearly pointed out the company that has a market value over $150 million doesn t meet the qualifications to be eligible for the help. it is possible that they wil
ktvu s jana katsuyama and some changes to the air travel industry. reporter: the tsa said that they have the highest level of passenger screenings in the entire time since they have the coronavirus travel restrictions and also, some good news today from sfo. they said they are expecting to see flights to europe resume. is a glimmer of good news, the tsa announced nationwide they screened 250,000 passengers a day, up from about 90,000 in mid april. and at sfo some airlines are resuming flights that have been shut down. starting on june 1st were going to resume flights to europe york reporter: swift airlines will be the first to restart with a few a week. this will be the first nonstop service from sfo to york we ve seen since april 1st. reporter: tourist destinations like venetian casino in las vegas are taking reservations starting june 1st or the nevada gaming control board is issuing guidelines for sanitation and social distancing. businesses are enticing people w
push up in the sierra nevada, but it looks like that is about it. i don t think there is much left here for clouds. they have cleared some to the north. 40s and 50s on the temperatures. everyone else in the 50s. so we will bump up, santa rosa 72 to 76. didn t do much for the city. there is just too much low clouds. but we will continue to move up to near average or slightly below. 40 in kenly, 40 in kelsey. so there are some cool readings. 45, so it feels a little cooler there, most locations are that way due to the cloud coverage. when the rain ends it will be a little warmer, we will focus on inland areas for today until the weekend. so, 60s and also 70s for your temps today. i will head over to sal now and see if there is anything new going on. i know he has been talking about the ultima pass. it is still backed up a little bit, steve. we do have some slowing here and there around the bay area, and the pass is one of the spots where you will actually see some slow traf
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