Western New York given the green light to reopen Tuesday under Phase One

Western New York given the green light to reopen Tuesday under Phase Onelll

GOOD EVENING ONCEAGAIN.IT'S A MAJORMILESTONE IN THISPANDEMIC.WESTERN NEW YORKFINALLY MOVESFORWARDTOMORROW...ENTERING PHASE ONEOF THE REOPENINGPROCESS.THAT'S THE STORY OFBUFFALO..

GETTINGKNOCKED DOWN..CHANGING THEECONOMY.

ALRIGHTBUT WE'RE GOING TOGET BACK UP BECAUSEWE ARE STRONGENOUGH.

AND WE AREGOING TO LEARN FROMIT BECAUSE WE ARSMART ENOUGH.THE WESTERN NEWYORK REGION FINALLYCHECKED OFF THEFINAL BOX ON THESTATE'S REOPENINGGUIDE TODAY.GOVERNOR CUOMOMADE THATANNOUNCEMENT ATROSWELL PARK INBUFFALO... SAYINGTHE LEADERS HEREWERE ABLE TO ADDENOUGH CONTACTTRACERS TO BEGINREOPENING.AND THE REOPENINGPROCESS BEGINSTOMORROW... WHENWESTERN NEW YORKCAN ENTER PHASEONE.THAT MEANS ACONSTRUCTION,MANUFACTURING,LIMITED RETAIL ....ANDAGRICULTURE CANBEGIN TO OPERATEAGAIN.7 EYEWITNESS NEWSSENIOR REPORTEREILEEN BUCKLEY ISTAKING A CLOSELOOK AT WHAT PHASEONE WILL LOOK LIKE INWESTERN NEW YORK.SHE LEADS OFF OURTEAM COVERAGE LIVEFROM DOWNTOWNBUFFALO.TODAY THEGOVERNOR CAME TOBUFFALOANNOUNCINGWESTERN NEW YORKWILL REOPENTOMORROW...BUT THERE ARLIMITATIONS IN PHASEONE...IT'S NOT A SIMPLEFLIP OF THE SWITCH'FOR BUSINESSESTHAT CANREOPEN...BUT IT IS ASTART TO OUR NEWNORMAL...GOV.

"IT'S BEEN ALONG, PAINFUL PERIOD.BUT WE START TOREOPEN TOMORROW."GOVERNOR CUOMOAPPEARING ATROSWELL PARKANNOUNCING THATWESTERN NEW YOHAS REACHED THENEEDED METRICS TOREOPEN TOMORROW.MELISSA DEROSA - ATOP AID TO THEGOVERNOR - SAYSTHE REGION HAS METTHE THREE DAYROLLING AVERAGEFORHOSPITALIZATIONSAND HOSPITALDEATHS..DEROSA: "SO IN THISINSTANCE FORWNY...IT'S ON THATROLLINGAVERAGE.AND THEROLLING AVERAGE OFTHE LAST THREE DAYSTHEHOSPITALIZATIONS ISACTUALLY NEGATIVESIX.ON THE THREEDAY ROLLING AVERAGEAND THE DEATHS ISTWO."AND THERE ARE NOWMORE THAN 500CONTRACT TRACERSHIRED AND READY FORTRAINING.FOR THOSEBUSINESSES - LIKECONSTRUCTION ANDCURBSIDE RETAIL TOREOPEN - THEY MUSTFILL OUT THISINFORMATION ON THESTATE'SWEBSITE...ANDFOLLOW GUIDELINESFOR KEEPINGEMPLOYEES ANDCUSTOMERS SAFE...BUT ERIE COUNTYEXECUTIVE MARKPOLONCARZ SAYS THEPLAN DOES NOTNEED GOVERNMENTAPPROVAL.APPROVED...POLONCARZ.

"SOEVERY BUSINESS THATFALLS UNDER PHASEONE HAS TO HAVE APLAN ON DAY ONE INPLACE.OTHER WISETHEY CAN'TOPEN.THEY DO NOTHAVE TO FILE IT WITHNEW YORKSTATE.THEY DO HAVETO KEEP IN ON SITE."I ASKED THGOVERNOR WHO WILLMAKE SUREBUSINESSES AREFOLLOWING THERULES...GOV.

"YOU HAPUBLIC HEALTHPEOPLE WHO WILL BEDOING THEENFORCEMENTSOME LOCALITIES USEPOLICE TO DO THEENFORCEMENT - THAT'SUP TO THE LOCALGOVERNMENTS...ALSO IBELIEVE NEW YORKERSSHOULD ENFORCE IT.

"BOTH ERIE COUNTYEXECUTIVPOLONCARZ ANDBUFFALO MAYORBYRON BROWN SAYTHE WILL ENFORCETHE RULES...MAYOR BROWN SATHEY JUST A MINISTER-- WHOM HE WOULDNOT NAME - FROMOPENING HIS CHURCHFOR WORSHIP...MAYOR BROWN.

"WETOLD THAT MINISTERHE WOULD BARRESTED IF HE DID INFACT VIOLATE THELAW..WE TALKED TOHIM.TALKED HIMTHROUGH IT.IT DIDNOT OCCUR.BE WEARE PREPARED TOENFORCE THE LAW."HOUSES OF WORSHIPFALL UNDER THE LASTPHASE FOUR STAGE -BECAUSE THEY ARECONSIDERED UNDERMASSGATHERINGS...SUCHAS SPORTS...THERE'S NOINDICATION WHENPHASE TWO WILLHAPPEN - THATWOULD ALLOWBUSINESSES LIKEBARBER SHOPS ANDHAIR SALONS TOREOPEN -- BUT THECOUNTY EXECUTIVESAYS THOSEBUSINESS OWNERSSHOULD BEGIN RIGHTNOW ON THEIRREOPEN PLANSBECAUSE WITHOUT IT -THEY WILL NOT BEABLE TO REOPEN...LIVE IN DOWNTOWNBUFFALO, EILEENBUCKLEY, 7 EWN.ALRIGHT THANKSEILEEN