NJ Gov. Phil Murphy Orders Public Schools To Be Closed Until At Least May 15

Cleve Bryan reports.

HELPING PEOPLE WHO NEED THEHELP.REPORTER: HOWARD MONROE FORCBS-3 "EYEWITNESS NEWS".GOVERNOR PHIL MURPHY SAYSTHAT NEW JERSEY'S IN THE REDTOY RETURN TO NORMALCY.TODAY HE ORDERED NEW JERSEYSTUDENTS TO CONTINUE LEARNINGFROM HOME."EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORTERCLEVE BRYAN JOINS US FROMWASHINGTON TOWNSHIP WITH THEDETAILS, CLEVE.REPORTER: UKEE, THE ITCONTINUES TO GROW AND GROW ASFEWER PEOPLE ARE GOING IN THEHOSPITALS AND MORE ARERECOVERING.STILL, HEALTH OFFICIALS ARENOT COMFORTABLE JUST YET WITHSENDING KIDS BACK TO SCHOOL.EARL TORE DAY GOVERNORANNOUNCED THERE ARE 362 NEWCOVID-19 FATALITIES, AND THEDEATH TOLL NOW STAND AT MORETHAN 3500, OFFICIALS SAY THATIS MORE THEN NEW JERSEY LIVESLOST IN WORLD WAR ONE BUTNUMBER OF THE PEOPLEHOSPITALIZED BY COVID-19 ISACTUALLY DOWN AND DISCHARGERATE FOR RECOVERED PEOPLE ISUP TODAY TODAY UP MORE THAN 10 PERCENT.DESPITE POSITIVE DEVELOPMENTSGOVERNOR MURPHY IS EXTENDINGSCHOOL CLOSURE MANDATE UNTILAT LEAST MAY 15TH.THEY WANT FOUR MORE WEEKS TOSEE MORE PROGRESS AND BETTERPREPARED FOR STUDENTS FORSTUDENTS AND TEACH TOURSREUNITE IN PERSON W4 CHILDREN,OF HIS OWN HE FEELS PARENTSPAIN DURING THIS TIME.WHETHER IT IS RELATED TOSPORTS, ACADEMICS, SEEINGTHEIR FRIEND, GRADUATIONCEREMONIES, I HAVE NOTHING BUTCOMPLETE SYMPATHY.PLEASE KNOW THAT WE'RE NOT INANYWAY, SHAPE OR FORM TRYINGTO BE DOCTOR KNOW HERE.NOTHING WOULD GIVE ME MORE JOYTHEN TO SAY WE'RE READY TO GOBUT WE'RE JUST IN THE THERE.IF WE ALL CONTINUE TO STAY THECOURSE FOR THE NEXT FOUR WEEKSI GUESS MAY 15TH IS FOUR WEEKSFROM TOMORROW, WE MAY WELLHAVE A DIFFERENT MESSAGE ATTHAT POINT.REPORTER: COMING UP LATERON "EYEWITNESS NEWS" HOWCASINO CONTINUE TO BE HAMMEREDAND THEIR WORKERS DURINGCOVID-19 SHUT DOWN.