Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney Says Reopening Won't Happen If People Continue Large Groups

Howard Monroe reports.

MUNICIPAL HEALTH DEPARTMENTS.PENNSYLVANIA REPORTED 13ADDITIONAL COVID-19 DEATHSTODAY.PHILADELPHIA IS GETTINGCLOSER TO REOPENING.JUNE 5TH IS THE TARGET DATEFOR MANY SERVICES ANDBUSINESSES TO OPEN THEIR DOORSONCE AGAIN.HOWEVER, MAYOR KENNEY SAIDTODAY THAT THAT WON'T HAPPENIF PEOPLE CONTINUE TO GATHERIN LARGE GROUPS.THIS VIDEO IS CAUSING CONCERNAND FRUSTRATION AMONG CITYLEADERS.HOWARD MONROE IS INRITTENHOUSE SQUARE WITH THEVERY LATEST.HI, GOOD AFTERNOON JESSICA.THE SQUARE HAS A GOOD AMOUNTOF PEOPLE IN IT TODAY ENJOYINGTHE NICE WEATHER.GIVEN THE CURRENT HEALTHCRISIS THAT'S NOT NECESSARILYA GOOD THING.CITY OFFICIALS ARE ASKING YOUTO KEEP YOUR DISTANCE AND WEARA MASK.WE WILL CONTINUE TO BE ABLETO REASON WITH PEOPLE.THERE'S GOING TO BE FOLKS INOUR SOCIETY THAT ARE GOING TOIGNORE IT AND THEY'RE GOING TODO WHAT THEY WANT TO DO.Reporter: FRUSTRATIONFROM PHILADELPHIA MAYOR JIMKENNEY TOWARDS THE HUNDREDS OFPEOPLE WHO WERE CAUGHTGATHERING IN BREWERYTOWNMONDAY EVENING.THIS GATHERING HAPPENED IN AVACANT LOT AT THE INTERSECTIONOF 28TH STREET AND CECIL B.MOORE AVENUE.THERE WERE ABOUT 250 PEOPLEAND A DJ.THE EVENT WAS PLANNED OVERSOCIAL MEDIA.ONE PERSON WAS ARRESTED FORDISORDERLY CONDUCT.THE MAYOR SAID LARGEGATHERINGS LIKE THIS ANDELSEWHERE COULD RESULT INKEEPING THE CITY IN AN EVENLONGER PROLONGED SHUTDOWN.THEY'RE DEDICATED TOPUTTING US BACK IN THE REDSTATE AS OPPOSED TO YELLOW.I MEAN, AGAIN, GOD FORBID ANDI'M SAYING THIS WITH ALLPRAYERFULNESS, THAT EVENTHOUGH THESE FOLKS ARE DOINGWHAT THEY'RE DOING, THAT WECAN DRIVE DOWN THESE NUMBERS,GET BACK INTO SOME NORMALCYBUT IF WE DON'T GET THERE IT'SGOING TO BE THEIR FAULT.Reporter: THERE APPEARSTO BE RELIEF IN SIGHT.BEGINNING IMMEDIATELYRESTAURANTS CAN ACCEPTIN-PERSON TAKEOUT ORDERS.PREVIOUSLY ORDERS HAD TO BEMADE ONLINE OR OVER THE PHONE.RESTAURANTS ARE ONLY ALLOWEDTO HAVE 10 CUSTOMERS IN LINEAT ONE TIME AND CUSTOMERS MUSTWEAR A MASK.THIS IS WHAT I CONSIDER TOBE THE FIRST STEP TOWARDS ANEW NORMAL HERE.IF ALL OF OUR MEMBERS CONTINUETO BE GOOD -- NUMBERS CONTINUETO BE GOOD WE EXPECTPHILADELPHIA WILL GO TO WHATGOVERNOR WOLF HAS CALLED AYELLOW PHASE JUNE 5TH.Reporter: NOW, IT ISIMPORTANT TO NOTE THATJUNE 5TH IS A TARGET DATE.IT IS NOT SET IN STONE.TODAY I'LL SPEAK WITH THEPHILADELPHIA CITY COUNCILPRESIDENT.HE SAID THAT IF PEOPLECONTINUE TO GATHER IN LARGEGROUPS WITHOUT WEARING MASKS,