New Jersey To Come Together Wednesday For Star-Studded Live Event

New Jersey's First Lady Tammy Murphy joined CBS3@4 to talk more about the fundraiser.

REPORTER: BUCKS COUNTY HAS1900 COVID-19 CASES AND 90DEATHS.WELL, NEW JERSEY IS ON THEFRONT LINES OF THIS PANDEMIC,THERE ARE MORE THAN 88,000CASES OF THE CORONAVIRUS INTHE GARDEN STATE AND IT ISTIME TO COME TOGETHER.THAT IS THE IDEA BEHIND JERSEYFOR JERSEY A STAR STUDDED LIVEENTERTAINMENT EVENT THAT ISTAKING PLACE ON WEDNESDAY.NEW JERSEY'S FIRST LADY TAMMYMURPHY HELPED TO ORGANIZE THEFUNDRAISER.THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOINGTHIS.THERE ARE SOME REALLY GREATPEOPLE PARTICIPATING.WE HAVE GOT SPRINGSTEEN, TONYBENNET, JOHN BON JOVI, AND YOUHAVE NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS.I DO, I DO INDEED.THE TWO GREAT THINGS HAVEHAPPENED TODAY AND THANK YOUFOR HAVING ME.FIRST OF ALL, I AM HERE TOTELL YOU THAT THE REMAININGMEMBERS OF THE FOUNTAINS OFWAYNE WILL REUNITE FOR THEIRFIRST LIVE PERFORMANCE INSEVEN YEARS TO PLAY A TRIBUTETO SONG WRITER BASIS AND VOCALLIST ADAM SCHLESINGER WHO PASSADD WAY EARLIER THIS MONTH.CHRIS COLLINSWOOD, JOAN IPORTER AND BRIAN YOUNG WILL BEJOINED BY ACCLAIMEDSINGER/SONG WRITER AND NEWJERSIAN SHANNON VAN NETAN WHOWILL FILL IN THE BASE ANDVOCALS.THAT IS ONE EXCITINGANNOUNCEMENT TO DAY.AND SECONDLY, A SPECIAL THANKTO YOU HQ TRIVIA WHO HASPARTNERED WITH US TO EXTENDTHE BROADCAST EFFORTS, WITH ASPECIAL NEW JERSEY PANDEMICRELIEF FUN, SHOW AT 9:00 P.M.EASTERN TIME THAT SAME NIGHT.SO WEDNESDAY NIGHT, AND HQISING TO GO DONATE ONE DOLLARPER PLAYER TO JOIN THE LIVEBROADCAST.THAT IS REALLY EXCITING ANDTHAT CAN HELP MORE PEOPLEACROSS NEW JERSEY.THAT IS SO GREAT.NEW JERSEY WE HAVE BEENRECOVERING, IT HAS BEEN HIT SOHARD AS YOU WELL KNOW.YOU STARTED THE NEW JERSEYPANDEMIC RELIEF FUND.HOW WILL MONEY FROM THIS GO TOHELP RESIDENTS.SURE, TO BE HONEST WITH YOUWE HAVE MADE A NUMBER OFGRANTS TO DATE, I THINK WEHAVE FORMED THIS ORGANIZATION,FOUR WEEKS AGO AND LAST WEEKWE HAVE ANNOUNCED THAT 108GRANTS ACROSS PANTRIES ANDSHELTERS ACROSS NEW JERSEY IN21 COUNTIES AND THAT WAS TOSURE YOU HAVE THE FOOD NETWORKIN NEXT 30 DAYS.JUDGE US TODAY OR YESTERDAY WEHAVE ANNOUNCED OUR SECONDROUND OF GRANTS THAT IS GOINGTO GO TO ANOTHER 18 FOODPANTRIES AS WELL AS TO OURFOUR REGIONAL HEALTH HUBS ANDCATHOLIC CHARITIES IN NEWARKTO PROVIDE TESTING, CARE, ANDOPPORTUNITIES FOR SELFQUARANTINE TO SOME OF OUR MOSTVULNERABLE POPULATION AS CROSSNEW JERSEY.YOU KNOW IT IS PHENOMENAL,EVERYONE KEEPS SAYING THEYWANT TO HELP.WHEN YOU REACHED OUT TO SOMEOF THE PEOPLE PARTICIPATING ONTHIS ON WEDNESDAY WHAT WASTHEIR RESPONSE LIKE.UNIVERSALLY EVERYBODYWANTED TO HELP.I DON'T THINK ONE PERSON HASSAID NO.WOW.IT JUST GOES TO PROVEJERSEY PRIDE WE ARE HERE FORONE ANOTHER AND THESE PEOPLEARE SERIOUSLY INTERESTED INHELPING AND MAKING SURE THATEVERYBODY ISING TO GO BRINGTHEIR TALENTS LITERALLY TO THETABLE TO BENEFIT THOSE INNEED.MRS. MURPHY, YOU ARE DOINGA PHENOMENAL JOB.MR. MURPHY THE GOVERNOR ISDOING A PHENOMENAL JOB.THANK YOU FOR ALL THAW AREDOING AND WE WILL BE WATCHING.THANK YOU SO MUCH.STAY SAFE.-- KAY, BYE-BYE.YOU CAN WATCH JERSEY FORJERSEY THIS WEDNESDAY NIGHTRIGHT HERE ON CBS-3.BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, JOHNSTEWART, TONY BENNET, JOHN BONJOVI DANNY DEVITO, CHRIS ROCK,HAWES I, KELLY RIP ARE ANDFORMER PENN STATER AND GIANTSRUNNING BACK SAQUON BARKLEYALL TAKING PART RAISING MONEYFOR THE NEW JERSEY PANDEMICRELIEF FUN LIVE WEDNESDAYNIGHT AT 7:00 O'CLOCK RIGHT