Protesters Take To Philadelphia Streets Demanding Businesses Around City Reopen

Chantee Lans reports.

AND WELCOME BACK TO CBS-3AT 4:00 I'M UKEE WASHINGTON.THE REOPENING DEBATE CONTINUESTO RAGE ACROSS THE NATION ANDHERE AT HOME.HORNS HONKING.PROTESTERS HIT THE STREETSTODAY NEAR PHILADELPHIA CITYHALL CALLING FOR SHUT DOWN TOBE LIFTED AND FOR PHILADELPHIATO OPEN UP NOW.CHANTEE LANS JOINS WITH USTHEIR MESSAGE FOR LAWMAKERS,CHANTEE.REPORTER: UKEE EARLIER THISAFTERNOON, GOVERNOR TOM WOLFSAYS THE GO AHEAD FOR 13ADDITIONAL COUNTIES ON TOP OFTHE 24 ACROSS PENNSYLVANIATHAT IS ALREADY ALLOWED TOBEGIN REOPENING BUT THAT ISNOT THE CASE HERE INPHILADELPHIA.THAT IS WHY PROTESTERS SAYTHEY ARE RALLYING.AMID THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC,PROTESTERS TAKE TO THE STREETSNEAR PHILADELPHIA CITY HALL TOSEND A STRONG MESSAGE TO CITYAND STATE LEADERS ABOUTREOPENING BUSINESSES AMID THEFIGHT AGAINST COVID-19.RIGHT NOW WE HAVE NOTHING.REPORTER: VICTORDELLABARBER IS THE GROUP THATIS ONE OF THE MULTIPLE TAKINGA STAN AGAINST GOVERNOR TOMWOLF AND STAY AT HOME ORDERSWHICH PROHIBIT BUSINESSOPENING IN THE REGION.MUCH OF THE WESTERN HALF OFTHE STATE GOT SIGNALS TO MOVETO THE YELLOW PHASE OFREOPENING, HERE INPHILADELPHIA IT REMAINS IN THERED.GOVERNOR'S STAY AT HOME ORDERHAVE BEEN EXTENDED ANOTHERMONTH UNTIL JUNE 4TH.EVERY SINGLE LEVEL IT ISWRONG.THE COLLATERAL DAMAGE IS FARWORSE THEN WHAT HAS BEENHAPPENING.REPORTER: PENNSYLVANIAHEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THIS IS AAREA THAT WOULD BE LAST IN THESTATE TO REOPEN EVEN ASPHILADELPHIA OFFICIALS POINTTO ENCOURAGING TREND IN THEFIGHT BEGINS COVID-19.BUSINESS OWNER DARRYL DORSEYHAD TO CLOSE HIS CENTER CITYRESTAURANT AND LOUNGE, ABOUTTWO MONTHS AGO, ALMOST ALL 18OF HIS EMPLOYEES ARE OUT OFWORK.I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT ISTHE SOLUTION.IT IS A CATCH 22.WE WANT TO GET BACK OPEN BUTPEOPLE JUST WANT TO COME BACK.REPORTER: THE WORST JOBLOSS IN U.S. HISTORY, 20 AND AHALF MILLION JOBS WERE LOST INAPRIL AS UNEMPLOYMENT RATESOARED TO 14.7 PERCENT, ANDTHAT IS THE HIGHEST RATE SINCETHE GREAT DEPRESSION.PEOPLE NEED TO GET BACK TOWORK AND WE CANNOT JUST SIT,COLLECT CHECKS AND LET THEECONOMY TANK.REPORTER: WE REACHED OUT TOMAYOR JIM KENNEY FOR COMMENT.HIS OFFICE RELEASED ASTATEMENT READING IN PARTWHILE WE RESPECT THESEINDIVIDUALS RIGHTS TO PROTEST,IT IS STILL THE POSITION OFTHE MAYOR KENNEY AND THEADMINISTRATION THAT OURDECISIONS WILL BE BASED ONPUBLIC HEALTH GUIDANCE.WE WILL NOT SACRIFICE LIVESFOR THE SAKE OF REOPENING.REPORTING LIVE, FROMPHILADELPHIA, NEAR CITY HALL,