New Jersey Officials Calling On FEMA For Help With More COVID-19 Testing Sites

Cleve Bryan reports.

WELL, IN NEW JERSEY, NEWCORONAVIRUS CASES SAW A BIGJUMP OVERNIGHT STATE OFFICIALSARE CALLING ON FEMA FOR HELPWITH MORE TESTING SITES.CLEVE BRYAN'S IN SOUTHINJURIES WHICH MORE FOR US, HITHERE CLEVE.REPORTER: A LOT OF THENUMBERS WE SAW ARE SPILL OVERFROM THE WEEK WENT COVID-19TESTING.GOVERNOR SAYS THEY HAVE DONNALOT TO EXPAND TESTING IN THESTATE BUT THEY NEED MORERESOURCES BEFORE THEY CAN EVENCONSIDER, REOPENING BUSINESSESIN SCHOOLS.WITH AMERICAN 68,000POSITIVE CASES OF COVID-19 AND2800 DEATHS, NEW JERSEYREMAINS IN THE MIDDLE OF THEHEALTH CARE CRISIS.THEY ARE TRYING TO ASSESS ANDTHEN LOOK PAST BUT BOTH OFTHOSE TASKS OF ONE THING INCOMMON.WE NEED MORE SUPPORT FORREPORTER: SO FAR THERE ARE66 PUBLIC TEST SITES IN THESTATE AND MORE COMING ON LINE.TUESDAY WE TOYED A NEW TESTSITE THE BLACKWOOD CAMPUS ATCAMDEN COUNTY COMMUNITYCOLLEGE THAT WILL OPEN UP ONWEDNESDAY ONLY FOR FIRSTRESPONDERS.WE SAW THE FIRST WALK UP TESTSITE TO TRENTON.WE KNOW THAT A LOT OFMEMBERS OF THE TRENTONCOMMUNITY JUST DON'T HAVEACCESS TO I CAR.REPORTER: WALK UP TEST SITEONLY TESTS PEOPLE BYAPPOINTMENT ONLY BUT THEY HELPADDRESS NEED FOR IMPOVERISHCOMMUNITIES WHICH ARE LEASTEQUIPPED TO HANDLE COVID-19.GOVERNOR MURPHY RAISED ISSUEOF TESTING DURING A PRIVATECONVERSATION TO US MORNINGWITH VICE-PRESIDENT MIKEPENCE.WE CANNOT BEGIN TO THINKABOUT REOPENING UNLESS THERESOURCE THAT IS WE GET INPARTICULAR, THE COOPERATION ORRESOURCES WE GET FROM THEFEDERAL GOVERNMENT ARE A LOTMORE ROBUST.REPORTER: MURPHY SAYS WHILEREGIONAL COUNCIL MID-ATLANTICIS STRATEGIESING REOPENINGBUSINESS IN THE COMING WEEKSAND MONTH HE DOES IN THEBELIEVE THEY SHOULD PRE SEEDWITHOUT COORDINATION WITHOUTPRESIDENT TRUMP.THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTINGFOR THAT BIG GORILLA IN THEROOM, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENTOF THE UNITED STATES OFAMERICA.AND SO, I CAN SAY WITH GREATCONFIDENCE WE NEED THEADMINISTRATION, WE NEED THEFEDERAL GOVERNMENT, AND FULLFORCE OF IT.REPORTER: AND AS THEGOVERNMENT OFFICIALS EYEREOPENING THEY SAY IMMEDIATENEED REMAIN CRITICAL CARECAPACITY AND HOSPITALS GETTINGPROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT FOR THOSEON THE FRONT LINE AND TAKINGCARE OF PEOPLE IN THE NURSINGHOMES WHERE THERE HAVE BEEN