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  • tonight Maur TSA officers air testing positive for the novel Corona virus, and the union, which represents nearly 50,000 of them, says the TSA is not doing enough to protect them ever.

  • Kelly is the union's president.

  • They want the work very patriotic employees, and they just want to do their job and do it safely.

  • The TSA, confirming eight of their officers, have tested positive for Covert 19 that number doubling within the last four days as Maur testing becomes available.

  • The TSA says all employees these officers might have come into contact with over the past two weeks are also quarantine.

  • I think that is important that the American public understand what, uh, these tears also facing right now they are free you No, no, no one knows.

  • You know the extent of this virus.

  • No one really understand it.

  • So everyone is a little shaken by it.

  • At issue, Kelly says, masks the agency is not even providing any form of mask for the tears old.

  • So if they would provide the in 95 mask, I think it would help curtail the spread of this virus, the TSA telling ABC News.

  • It follows OSHA and CDC guidance related to personal protection, and at this time, neither have recommended and 95 respirator this'll As the airline industry battles an economic typhoon, the trade organization representing the major U S Airlines requesting a more than $50 billion bailout from Congress, the group warns that without action, major airlines could be bankrupt by the end of the year.

  • Sarah Nelson heads up one of the biggest unions representing flight attendants.

  • We've been concerned about our families, and we have been working very hard to make sure that we have the tools and the resource is to be able to keep people safe.

  • But this has gone to a place where it's out of our hands, and it reminds us of another time when our jobs and our security was taken out of our hands.

  • Yes, so many people, right?

  • They're worried about their jobs.

  • Meanwhile, for now, Ah, lot of these TSA workers, they're actually bringing their own mass, and Lindsay were told that the TSA is telling them to do what we're all being told to do, which is wash your hands, don't touch your right.

  • And meanwhile, many people wondering, Are the airlines gonna get that bailout.

  • Yeah, that's such a big question right now.

  • The president did say today and yesterday that U S airlines would be getting help from the U.

  • S.

  • Government.

  • But the White House has not mentioned any specifics just yet.

  • So we're still waiting to see, but no doubt about it, that is.

  • The big question is what's gonna happen with the airlines they opened.

  • Ain't has always a pleasure to have you on the show.

  • Thank you.

  • Thank you.

  • Hi, everyone.

  • George Stephanopoulos here.

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tonight Maur TSA officers air testing positive for the novel Corona virus, and the union, which represents nearly 50,000 of them, says the TSA is not doing enough to protect them ever.

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