Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf Tours Damage After Weekend Of Violence, Looting In Philadelphia

Alecia Reid reports.

MANY BUSINESSES HOPING TOSURVIVE WEEKS OF COVID-19CLOSURES SET BACK EVEN MOREAFTER THEIR PROPERTIES WERERANSACKED BY CROWDS THISWEEKEND.NOW THE QUESTION IS HOW WILLTHEY RECOVER AND CAN THEYRECOVER?

ALICEA REID SURVEYEDTHE DAMAGE PENNSYLVANIAGOVERNOR TOM WOLF SHOWED UP TOSEE THAT DESTRUCTIONFIRSTHAND.ALICEA.Reporter: THAT'S RIGHT,JESS.A NUMBER OF BUSINESSES THATSAW THAT LOOTING OVER THEWEEKEND, NOW THOSE OWNERS NOWHAVE TO START FROM SCRATCH.I'M PART OF THE COMMUNITY.I'M A PART OF THE COMMUNITY.Reporter: PHILADELPHIAMAYOR JIM KENNEY COULDN'T GETA WORD IN AS ANGRY NEIGHBORSSCREAMED ON.THAT'S COMMUNITY.Reporter: A NUMBER OFBUSINESSES WERE VANDALIZEDINCLUDING THE SHOP RITE OFPARKSIDE AND ALL THE STORES INTHE SHOPPING CENTER.WE KNOW THAT THE POLICECOULD NOT HAVE STOPPED THISBUT WE THINK IT WOULD HAVEBEEN MINIMIZED IF WE HAD HADSOME POLICE PRESENCE.Reporter: GOVERNOR TOMWOLF VISITED THE STORE TODAYAND LISTENED TO NEIGHBORCONCERNS.PLACE WHERE YOU BUY FOOD,PHARMACEUTICALS, WHERE YOUCASH CHECKS.THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM.Reporter: THE OWNER TELLSME LOOTERS RAVAGED THE STOREFOR 15 HOURS STRAIGHT TAKINGWHATEVER THEY WANTED FROM THEPHARMACY, LIQUOR DEPARTMENTAND CASH REGISTER.THOSE ARE COMMUNITIES OFCOLOR AND COMMUNITIES THATPEOPLE DON'T HAVE A LOT OFMONEY AND NEED THOSE STORESAND SO THE SADDEST PART OFTHIS IS IS THAT THIS LOOTINGHAS AFFECTED PEOPLE OF COLORTHE MOST AND THE LACK OFPOLICE PROTECTION IN THOSESTORES IS NOT -- IT'S NOTRIGHT.Reporter: IN THE END,IT'S THE COMMUNITY THAT WILLFEEL THE LONG TERM EFFECTS OFLOOTING.ESPECIALLY THE POOR ELDERLYPEOPLE THAT DON'T HAVE BANKACCOUNTS.THIS WEEK THEY RECEIVED THEIRINCOME.THEY LIVE CHECK TO CHECK.THEY CANNOT GO TO A CHECKCASHING PLACE BECAUSE THECHECK CASHING PLACE HAS BEENVANDALIZED.ALICIA READ CBS3 "EYEWITNESSALICEA REID CBS3 "EYEWITNESSNEWS."ANTICIPATED THIS WEEKEND'SLOOTING BOARDED UP AHEAD OFTIME.FOR OTHER STORES, THEY'RE NOTSO LUCKY AND SUFFERED ACOMPLETE LOSS.REPORTING FROM SPRING GARDEN,