Protest In Favor Of Reopening Philadelphia Takes Place Friday

Chantee Lans reports.

CBS-3 EYEWITNESS NEWS.WE WILL BE WATCHING FORTHAT, THANK YOU.DELAWARE GOVERNOR JOHNCARNEY IS EXPECTED TO SAY MOREDURING HIS COVID-19 BRIEFINGAT 1:45.WE WILL CARRY THAT LIVE RIGHTHERE ON CBS-3.NOW TO THE LATEST ON THECORONAVIRUS A PROTEST IN FAVOROF THE REOPENING IS GETTINGUNDERWAY IN CENTER CITY.OUR CHANTEE LANS IS AT BROADAND SPRING GARDEN WITH MORE ONTHAT, CHANTEE.REPORTER: GOOD AFTERNOON.AS OF THIS MORNING 24 COUNTACE CROSS PENNSYLVANIA AREABLE TO START REOPENINGBUSINESSES, BUT THAT IS NOTTHE CASE HERE IN PHILADELPHIAAND THAT IS WHY THEY SAY THEYARE RALLYING.AMID THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMICPROTESTERS TAKE TO THE STREETSNEAR PHILADELPHIA CITY HALL TOSEND A STRONG MESSAGE TO CITYAND STATE LEADERS ABOUTREOPENING BUSINESSES, AMID AFIGHT AGAINST COVID-19.NOT COMPLETELY ABOUT ABEING TO NORMAL BUT THATCANNOT HAPPEN BUT WE NEEDSOMETHING.RIGHT NOW WE HAVE NOTHING.REPORTER: VICTOR DELL BASHARE IS CO CREATOR OF REOPENPHILADELPHIA HIS GROUP IS ONEOF THE MULTIPLE TAKING A STANOUTSIDE OF CITY HALL.GOVERNOR TOM WOLF LIFTED STAYAT HOME ORDER IN THE NORTHWESTAND CENTRAL PARTS OF THESTATE.HE IS ALLOWING RETAILERS ANDOTHER BUSINESS TOSS REOPENTHIS MORNING.BUT HERE IN PHILADELPHIA, THEGOVERNOR STAY AT HOME ORDERHAVE BEEN EXTENDED, AND UNTILJUNE 4TH.PENNSYLVANIA HEALTH OFFICIALSHAVE LONG SAID THAT THEDENSELY POPULATED AREA WOULDBE AMONG THE LAST IN THE STATETO REOPEN EVEN AS CITYOFFICIALS POINT TO ENCOURAGINGTREND IN THE FIGHT BEGINS THECORONAVIRUS.PROTESTS COME AMID REPORTS OFTHE WORST JOB LOSS IN U.S.HISTORY.TWENTY AND A HALF MILLION JOBSWERE LOST IN APRIL ASUNEMPLOYMENT RATE SORE TOSS14.7 PERCENT.IT IS HIGHEST RATE SINCE THEGREAT DEPRESSION.PEOPLE NEED TO GET BACK TOWORK.WE CANNOT JUST SIT AND COLLECTCHECKS AND LET THE ECONOMYTANK, WE HAVE A WHOLE FUTURETO THINK ABOUT.WE JUST CAN'T GO INTO ANOTHERREPORTER: WE HAVE REACHEDOUT TO MAYOR JIM KENNEY FORCOMMENT.WE ARE WAIT TO GO HEAR BACK.LIVE FROM PHILADELPHIA,