Hi, I'm Dan Premack and welcome to Axios Recap, presented by Facebook.

Today's Tuesday, June 16th.

Stocks are way up, former eBay executives are going down,

and we're focused on how the city of Seattle, an early coronavirus hotspot,

is navigating the possibility of a second wave.

These people have taken over a vast part, a major part, a very good part of a place called Seattle.

So by now you've probably heard that Seattle has a new neighborhood of sorts.

It's called Chas, the Capitol Hill Autonomous Zone, six city blocks, that's one part perpetual protest,

one part outdoor street fair.

Included inside of Chaz is a police precinct building that was abandoned and homes of lots of

Seattle residents who aren't necessarily part of what's happening right outside their doors.

All of this, of course, comes against the backdrop of COVID-19. Seattle, like most other U.S.

cities, large and small, is facing massive revenue

shortfalls from the shutdowns, meaning there are going to need to be major cuts. But the city

also needs to plan how to handle the possibility of new outbreaks and new safety measures when the

weather cools. It is the challenge facing American cities. President Trump has said that

Seattle leaders must evict Chas.

Of the country, he said he can't shut it down again and won't.

We'll dig into what really comes next with Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkin right after this.

We're joined now by Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkin.

Mayor, you in Seattle were one of the first cities in America to really start

shutdowns in terms of COVID well before a lot of other cities did, certainly long before the federal

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