Memorial Day Down The Shore Has Been Different This Year Due To COVID-19

A NICE DAY AT THE SHORE.A LOT OF BEACHGOERS WRAPPINGUP THEIR LONG WEEKEND AFTERENJOYING SOME FUN IN THE SUN.IT WILL BE HAS BEEN BUSY DOWNDOWNTHE SHORE.ALICEA REID JOINS US LIVE FROMWILDWOOD.TODAY IS ABOUT HONORING THEMEN AND WOMEN WHO LOST THEIRLIVES WHILE SERVING OURCOUNTRY AND WE DID RUN INTO ANUMBER OF VETERANS THAT WEREOUT AND ABOUT.ALSO OUT TODAY, ARE FAMILIESAND BRACING THE UNOFFICIALSTART TO SUMMER AND HERE ONTHE WILDWOOD BOARDWALK THEREARE A LOT OF PEOPLE DOING JUSTTHAT.BIRTHDAYS ARE BEING CELEBRATEDBY YOUNG AND OLD AND OTHERSARE JUST OUT ENJOYING THE DAY.BUT THIS IS NOTHING LIKEEVERYONE HAS OVER SEEN BEFORE.IT'S USUALLY NECK TO NECK BUTFOR THIS MEMORIAL DAY THERE'SDEFINITELY ENOUGH ROOM FOREVERYONE TO PRACTICE SOCIALDISTANCING.RIDES ARE STILL CLOSED.SOME BUSINESSES REMAINSHUTTERED AND EVEN THE ONESTHAT ARE OPENED AREN'T GETTINGTHE FOOT TRAFFIC THEY'RE USEDTO.THIS IS USUALLY ONE OF THEBUSIEST WEEKENDS OF THE YEARFOR A LOT OF THESE RESTAURANTSAND IN THE END THE CORONAVIRUSPANDEMIC COULD BE ECONOMICALLYDEVASTATING FOR THEM.WHO WOULD HAVE THOUGHTWE'RE HERE I WAS MASKS, THERESTAURANTS CLOSED, IT'SJUST -- YOU CAN'T SEE YOURPARENTS OR SOME PEOPLE WITHTHEIR GRANDPARENTS.IT'S HARD.LIKE IT'S DEVASTATING YOUKNOW.IT'S OVERWHELMING, IT'SOVERWHELMING.TO SEAT BOARDWALK SO EMPTY ANDTHE RIDE CLOSED AND STORESCLOSED, IT'S JUST...YOU DON'T HAVE YOUR STAFFBACK.IT'S JUST HARD.Reporter: THERE IS ENOUGHFOOT TRAFFIC FOR BUSINESSESHERE THAT WILL DRIVE THEBUSINESSES.