New Jersey Gov. Murphy Warns He Will Close Parks If He Sees People Violating Social Distancing This Weekend

Kimberly Davis reports.

POLICE NEVER STOPPED ARRESTINGTHOSE WANTED FOR VIOLENT CRIMESLIKE MURDER.AT SUNRISE NEW JERSEYANS WILLBE ABLE TO RETURN TO PARKS ANDGOAL COURSES BUT GUIDELINES TOFOLLOW AS KIMBERLY CAVES REPORTSTHE GOVERNOR IS URGING EVERYONETO FOLLOW THE RULES AND THEREWILL BE EXTRA EYES OUT THERE TOMAKE SURE.STARTING SATURDAY MORNING NEWJERSEY RESIDENTS WILL BE ABLE TOVENTURE INTO PARKS AND GOLFCOURSES AGAIN.BUT GOVERNOR PHIL MURPHY WARNSRESIDENTS IF THEY BEGIN TOCONGREGATE, EVERYTHING WILL BESHUT DOWN AGAIN.CAMDEN COUNTY OFFICIALS SAY THEYHAVE MEASURE IN PLACE TO MAKESURE THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN.THIS WEEKEND WILL BE A HUGETEST FOR ALL OF US.AS TO WHETHER OR NOT WE STAY ONTHIS TRAJECTORY.AS WE REOPEN OUR PARKS AND ASSOME OF YOU HEAD BACK TO THEGOLF COURSE, SOCIAL DISTANCINGIS GOING TO BE THE WATCH WORD.WE WILL BE CLOSELY MONITORINGACTIONS ACROSS THE ENTIREWEEKEND.GOVERNOR PHIL MURPHY ISSTARTING TO EASE SOMERESTRICTIONS ON NEW JERSEYSTAY-AT-HOME ORDER.THIS WEEKEND RESIDENTS WILL HEADOUT TO THE GREEN TO ENJOY GOLFCOURSES AND OTHERS WILL GET SOMEFRESH AIR AT STATE AND COUNTYPARKS.BUT GOVERNOR MURPHY CAUTIONEDRESIDENTS DURING A NEWSCONFERENCE FRIDAY AFTERNOON.BUT IF WE SEE WHAT WE SAW ANDTHIS WAS EXTREMELY TROUBLINGOVER THE FIRST WEEKEND IN APRIL,WE HAD GOOD WEATHER, AND WECLOSED THE PARKS AFTER THAT.WE SAW A LOT OF THE SO-CALLEDKNUCKLE HEAD BEHAVIOR WITHPEOPLE IGNORING SOCIALDISTANCING.AND IF WE SEE THAT AGAIN WE WILLNOT HESITATE AND I DON'T SAYTHIS WITH ANY JOY, TO RECLOSETHE PARKS.I SINCERELY DO NOT WANT TO DOTHAT.22 PARKS IN CAMDEN COUNTYWERE SHUT DOWN AS A RESULT OFCONGREGATING IN APRIL.CAMDEN COUNTY FREEHOLDER, JEFFGNASH SAYS HE BELIEVES THINGSWILL BE DIFFERENT THIS TIMEAROUND.WE WILL HAVE INSTRUCTED SIGNSTO REMIND PEOPLE THAT THEY DONEED TO BE RESPONSIBLE, TO DOSOCIAL DISTANCING, AND TO WEARMASKS.Reporter: DOG PARKS ANDPLAYGROUNDS WILL REMAIN CLOSED.GNASH SAYS PARK AMBASSADORS WILLBE OUT PATROLLING THE PARKS TOMAKE SURE RESIDENTS ARE SOCIALTHERE WILL BE PEOPLE THEREOFFERING INSTRUCTION, FOR PEOPLEWHO WILL BE USING THE PARKS.AND WE BELIEVE THAT WITH THE USEOF THE PARK AMBASSADORS WE'RENOT GOING TO HAVE ANY ISSUESWITH OUR RESIDENTS.Reporter: AS RESTRICTIONS AREEASING IN THE GARDEN STATE,COUNTY LEADERS ARE ASKINGRESIDENTS TO CONTINUE BEINGRESPONSIBLE.THE WILDWOOD CREST BEACH WILLALSO REOPEN ON SATURDAY.YOU WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO SUNBATHE, BUT YOU CAN EXERCISE ASLONG AS YOU RESPECT SOCIAL