Pennsylvania Senate Passes Bill To Reopen Businesses If They Follow CDC Guidelines

Matt Petrillo reports.

BECAUSE THERE IS HELP THAT ISAVAILABLE.HOWARD MONROE, CBS-3, "EYEWITNESS NEWS."AND PENNSYLVANIA IS ONESTEP CLOSER TO RE-OPENING THESTATE'S STRUGGLING ECONOMY,AFTER THE STATE SENATEAPPROVED BILL TO DO JUST THAT,THE CONTROVERSIAL BILL PASSEDBY A CLOSE VOTE FEW MOMENTSAGO BUT NOT WITHOUT HUGE PUSH-BACK FROM DEMOCRATICLEGISLATORS.MATT PETRILLO BREAKS IT ALLDOWN FOR US LIVE IN CENTERCITY RIGHT NOW, HI, MATT.HEY, JESS, THAT VOTE WASSPLIT RIGHT DOWN PARTY LINES.NOW, BEFORE YOU HEAR FROM SOMEOF THOSE ELECTED OFFICIALS, IWANT YOU TO FIRST MEET A SMALLBUSINESS OWNER, NAMED DENISE.BURY, VERY EMOTIONALEXPOSURE.DENISE OWNS FLOWERINGS, ETCETERA, BY DENISE HERE INNORTHERN LIBERTIES STILLTAKING ORDERS ON LINE, ANDOVER THE PHONE, BUT DUE TOGOVERNOR WOLF'S NON-ESSENTIALBUSINESS SHUTDOWN, IT ISMISSING OUT ON CRUCIAL WALK INSALES.EAST WE ARE HAVE BEEN ANICE HOLIDAY, A LOT OF PEOPLEWOULD WANT FLOWERS FOR THEIRTABLES.THE SHUTDOWN DOESN'T MAKESENSE TO HER SINCE GROCERYSTORES CAN STILL SELL FLOWERSTO ANYONE WALKING IN.AND WITH NEARLY 1.4 MILLIONPENNSYLVANIANS ON UNEMPLOYMENT, REPUBLICANLAWMAKERS IN HARRISBURG AGREE.WE'RE RISKING A GREATDEPRESSION.THE REALITY HERE IS THAT WENEED TO DO SOMETHING FOR THEECONOMY.PENNSYLVANIANS, REPUBLICANSENATORS, DEBATE ADD BILLWEDNESDAY, THAT WOULDESSENTIALLY REOPEN ALLBUSINESSES, ACROSS THECOMMONWEALTH, IF THEY AGREE TOFOLLOW CDC GUIDELINES LIKESOCIAL DISTANCING.BUT DEMOCRATS SAY IT IS TOOEARLY TO REOPEN BUSINESSES.THE FACT THERE ARE PEOPLEDYING, LITERALLY DYING, INORDER TO JUST SORT OF THROW AHALF BAKED PROCESS IN PLACE,JUST GROSSLY IRRESPONSIBLE.AND WE CHECKED IN WITHGOVERNOR TOM WOLF'S OFFICE TOSEE WHETHER OR NOT HE SUPPORTSIN BILL.WE HAVE THAT ANSWER COMING UPON "EYEWITNESS NEWS" AT 5:00.