Philadelphia Officials Warning About Economic Toll Coronavirus Pandemic Is Taking On City's Finances

Natasha Brown reports.

DELAWARE HAS MORE THAN 3400CASES, 100 PEOPLE IN THE STATEHAVE DIED, BECAUSE OF THEVIRUS.PENNSYLVANIA WILL STARTREOPENING PROCESS NEXT MONTHBUT IT WILL BE SOMETIME BEFORETHAT PROCESS EXTENDS INTO OURAREA.AS NATASHA BROWN REPORTSPHILADELPHIA OFFICIALS AREWARNING ABOUT THE ECONOMICTOLL THAT THE PANDEMIC'STAKING ON THE CITIES FINANCES.REPORT REPORT PENNSYLVANIAGOVERNOR TOM WOLF IS LOOKINGTO BEGIN REOPENING PARTS OFTHE STATE ON MY EIGHTH BUTFIRST WAVE OF THE BUSINESSREOPENINGS WILL BEGIN WITHCONSTRUCTION SITES A WEEKEARLIER.STATE AND CITY OFFICIALS AREWORKING CLOSELY TOGETHER TOORCHESTRATE A SAFE PLAN OFACTION ON THIS SITES.WE ARE REVIEWING THEGOVERNOR'S DIRECTIONS,UNDERSTANDING HOW, WHATENFORCEMENT, WHAT STAFF WEWITH NEED TO OPERATION ALLEYEDCONSTRUCTION GOING FORWARD.THE LONGER WE ARE SHUT DOWNAND IN THE BUSINESS COMMUNITYTHE WORST THE OUTCOME WOULDBE.WE HAVE TO BE DISCIPLINEREPORT REPORT ONE MONTH IN TOSTAY AT HOME ORDERS ANDBUSINESS SHUT DOWNPHILADELPHIA IS REELINGFINANCIALLY.MAYOR KENNEY PROPOSING AREVISED BUDGET TO ADDRESS THECOVID-19 CRISIS NEXT WEEK.THERE IS A GLIMMER OF HOPE ASHEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THEY ARECEILING A LEVELING OFF OFCORONAVIRUS CASES BUT IN SIGNOF A PEAK JUST YET.DON'T KNOW IF YOU PASSEDTHE PEAK UNTIL YOU CAN BE PASTIT AND LOOK BACK NUMBERS OFTHE CASES ARE LOWER THEN THEYWERE A WEEK AGO OR TWO WEEKSAGO.REPORTER: DENSELY POPULATEDPHILADELPHIA SHOWS HIGHESTNUMBER OF THE POSITIVE CASESWITH MORE THAN 11,000 TO DATEAND HUNDREDS OF NEW CASESREPORTED EVERY DAY.STATE OFFICIALS CAN STILL NOTGIVE A DEFINITIVE TIME LINE ONWHEN THIS CITY WOULD MOVE INTOTHE REOPENING STAGE.IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO ME FORME TO GIVE YOU SPECIFICINCIDENT.DOCTOR FAUCI SAID VIRUSDETERMINES TIME LANE WE DON'TDETERMINE TIME LINE.WE DON'T KNOW WHEN IT WILLOPEN BUT POSITIVE OPTIMISTIC