Deadline Time For Businesses Looking To Stay Open During Pennsylvania Shutdown

Alexandria Hoff reports.

BOEING SAID IT WILL USE THATTIME TO CLEAN ITS BUILDINGS ANDEMPLOYEES WILL BE PAID DURINGTHE SHUTDOWN.DEADLINE TIME FORNON-ESSENTIAL BUSINESSES LOOKINGFOR A LIFE LINE DURINGPENNSYLVANIA'S VIRUS SHUTDOWN.WAIVER APPLICATION RESIST DUBAI5:00 P.M.

TOMORROW.ALEXANDRIA HOFF IS IN UPPERDARBY WITH A BUSINESS THAT HASALREADY RECEIVED THE DECISION BYTHE STATE.ON MARCH 19TH, GOVERNOR WOLFORDERED THAT ALL NON-LIFESUSTAINING BUSINESSES WOULDESSENTIALLY HAVE TO CLOSE DOWNTHEIR BRICK AND MORTAROPERATIONS.NOW SINCE THEN ABOUT 34,000BUSINESSES ACROSS THECOMMONWEALTH HAVE REQUESTED AWAIVER TO CONTINUE TO OPERATE.BREATHE A LITTLE LIFE ANDHAPPINESS NO PEOPLE'S SGLOOIFSTHIS FLORIST IN UPPER DARBY HASBEEN IN BUSINESS FOR OVER 110YEARS.WE HAVE BIG SIGNS ON DOOR.WE'RE NOT GOING TO LET ANYBODYIN, NO MATTER WHAT.THEIR DOORS MAY BE CLOSED BUTCHRIS CAN STILL OPERATE HISFAMILY BUSINESS THANKS TO SEVERA WAIVER FROM THE STATE ANDSHIFTING TO DELIVERY ONLY.THERE'S LIKE GRAY AREAS.THE WHOLE THING IS SO CHAOTIC.HE SAYS WHEN IT CAME TO THEACTUAL WAIVER THE TRADEORGANIZATION HE BELONGS TO THESOCIETY OF AMERICAN FLORISTSHANDLED MOST OF THE ON LINEAPPLICATION PROCESS.TO THE EXTENT BUSINESSES ARENOT PROVIDING AN ESSENTIALSERVICE THEY NEED TO BE CLOSED.Reporter: AS OF TUESDAY THISWEEK 123 WARNINGS WERE GIVEN OUTBY STATE POLICE TO BUSINESSESTHAT VIOLATED THE SHUTDOWNORDER.NO CITATIONS HAVE BEEN ISSUED ASOF YET.IN ORDER TO FILE FOR ANEXEMPTION TO THE SHUTDOWN YOUR