Gov. Murphy Signs Executive Order To Allow Curbside Pickup For Nonessential Businesses

Cleve Bryan reports.

STIMULUS BILL BY FRIDAY.THE SENATE IS NOT EXPECTED TOTAKE UP THAT BILL.AND NEW JERSEY, NEW WORKAROUND COULD ALLOW THOUSANDSOF SMALL BUSINESS TOSS FINALLYREOPEN., CLEVE BRYAN IS IN WASHINGTONTOWNSHIP, WITH WHAT WE'VELEARNED, HI, CLEVE!SAID RESTARTING NEW JERSEYECONOMY WOULD LOOK MORE LIKEDIMMER THAN LIGHT SWITCH, GOODWAY TO DESCRIBE THE INCREMENTAL CHANGES HE ANNOUNCED TODAY.GOVERNOR MURPHY YOU MENTIONEDSIGNING EXECUTIVE ORDER.THAT WILL ALLOW NON-ESSENTIALRETAILER TOES OFFER CURBSIDEPICK UP, FOR ORDERS PLACED INADVANCE.THE IDEA BEHIND, THAT HE SAYS,IS TO KEEP UP THE SPIRIT OFTHE STATE OF ORDERS, GO OUT,GET YOU WHAT NEED, AND GOHOME.THIS ORDER COULD ALLOWTHOUSANDS OF SMALL BUSINESSTOSS FINALLY REOPEN.SECONDLY THE STAPLE ALLOW NONECONSTRUCTION TO RESUME THENTHEREBY CONSTRUCTION WORKERSAND OTHER TRADE PROFESSIONALS,THEY CAN GET BACK TO WORK.BOTH ORDERS GO INTO EFFECTNEXT MONDAY MORNING, THESEDECISIONS ARE THE RESULT OFPOSITIVE SUSTAINED COVID-19DATA TRENDS, AND HE SAYS,THERE HAVE BEEN -- MAY BE MOREOPENINGS TO ANNOUNCE THIS WEEKINCLUDING ELECTIVE SURGERIES.I PROMISE YOU, NOT MOMENTBEFORE, AND I HOPE NOT MOMENTAFTER.AGAIN, WE WANT TO BE QUICK.BUT WE HAVE TO BE RIGHT.AND AGAIN, THERE IS NO LIGHTSWITCH WE CAN FLIP CAN ONLYSLOWLY RAISE THAT DIMMER THESUCCESS GIVES US CONFIDENCE WEWILL BE ABLE TO ANNOUNCE THEEND OF MORE RESTRICTIONS INTHE DAYS AND WEEKS AHEAD.SO STAY TUNED.COMING UP LATER ON"EYEWITNESS NEWS," FEDERAL AIDTO HELP WITH TESTING IN NEWJERSEY, AND WE ARE TALKINGHUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF