Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney Says City Will Need More Funding From Federal Government

Philadelphia is reporting 518 new cases of COVID-19.

LIVE FROM NORTH PHILADELPHIA,DAN KOOB FOR CBS-3 "EYEWITNESSNEWS".TODAY MAYOR KENNEY SAYSPHILADELPHIA IS EXPECT TO GORECEIVE 276 MILLION-DOLLAR INFEDERAL FUNDING, TO DEAL WITHTHE PANDEMIC BUT THAT MOREWILL BE NEEDED FROMWASHINGTON.AS THANKFUL AS WE ARE TO BEELIGIBLE FOR THIS ASSISTANCEWE NEED MORE ACTION FROMCONGRESS AND THE WHITE HOUSETO HELP US AND OTHER CITIESAND STATES.BECAUSE OF THESE COSTS ANDBECAUSE OF THE ECONOMIC DOWNTURN RESULTING FROM THE STAYAT HOME ORDER PHILADELPHIA ANDOTHER CITIES ARE STARING AT ATREMENDOUSLY DIRE ECONOMICOUTLOOK.WITH TAX REVENUE DROPPING WEARE FACING POTENTIAL OFDRASTIC CUTS IN CITY SERVICESAND WE HEPP NEW FEDERAL AIDCOULD HELP US AVOID SOME OFTHOSE CUTS.PHILADELPHIA IS REPORTING518 NEW CASES OF THE VIRUS ANDOFFICIALS SAY THE NUMBER OFTHE NEW CASES IS PLATEAUING,