Optimism Growing For Jersey Shore Business Owners As Towns Begin Reopening

Howard Monroe reports.

BEAUTIFUL EVENING IT IS INPHILADELPHIA UKEE, BACK OVERTO YOU.THANKS FOR THAT WE WILL SEENEW A BIT.NOT QUITE SUMMER BUT FEELSLIKE IT WITH THE SUNSHINE ATNEW JERSEY SHORE.YOU CAN SEE VIEW FROM OUR LIVESKY SCAN FROM CAPE MAY WITHMANY LOCK DOWN RESTRICTIONSEASED BEACHES ARE BACK INBUSINESS.HOWARD MONROE EXPLAINS WHAT TOEXPECT THIS WEEKEND.REPORTER: PEOPLE WERECLEARLY READY TO GET BACK OUTHERE DOWN THE NEW JERSEY SHOREWHILE MANY BUSINESSES ARECLOSED BOARDWALK HERE IN OCEANCITY IS PACKED WITH PEOPLE,MANY MAYORS UP AND DOWN NEWJERSEY SHORE SAY THEY HAVE NOTBEEN THIS HELL BENTONREOPENING SINCE AFTER SUPERSTORM SAN I HIT.GOOD POSITIVE START TO WHATAPPEARS TO BE A GLUMMY SEASON.REPORTER: POSITIVE SIGNSDOWN NEW JERSEY SHORE BEACHESAND BOARDWALKS SET TO REOPENTHIS WEEKEND.MANY REOPENING FOR FIRST TIMESINCE MID-MARCH N OCEAN CITYTHE BEACHES AREN'T SUPPOSED TOREOPEN UNTIL SATURDAY BUTBOARDWALK OPENED FOR PEOPLE TOWALK, JOG AND GET TAKE OUTORDER FROM RESTAURANTS.WHILE THEY ARE ASKING PEOPLETO MAINTAIN SOCIAL DISTANCING"EYEWITNESS NEWS" NOTICED MANYPEOPLE NOT FOLLOWINGGUIDELINES.FURTHER DOWN THE SHORE INWILDWOOD CREST MAYOR CABRERASAID WHILE THEY ARE OFF TO ASLOW START OPTIMISM ISGROWING.PUSH SEASON TOWARDS THE ENDOF THE SUMMER INSTEAD OFHAVING THAT IN THE BEGINNINGOF THE SEASON.REPORTER: AS OF 6:00 A.M.FRIDAY MORNING, BEACH GOERSWERE ALLOWED TO SIT AND SUNBATHING BUT SWIMMING NOTPERMITTED UNTIL NEXT SATURDAYWHEN LIFE GUARD RETURN TODUTY.HOTELS AND SHORT TERM RENTALSREMAIN UNAVAILABLE UNTILJUNE 1.MANY RETAIL SHOPS REMAINCLOSE.GET BIKE OUT THERE.WE HAVE BIKERS.JUST A SHAME.YOU CANNOT RENT.REPORTER: TO HELP WITH MANYSMALL BUSINESSES IN THE STATEFORCED TO CLOSE STATELEGISLATURE NEARLY UNOMINOUSLYPASSED 100 MILLION-DOLLAR INFOR GIVEABLE LOANS.THERE WILL NEFF BE ENOUGHMONEY ABOUT YOU WE HAVE TOTHROW AS MUCH MONEY AS WE CANAT THESE SMALL BUSINESSES.THEY ARE TOO IMPORTANT TO OURECONOMY.MANY ASKING TO ADHERE TOTHE CDC SOCIAL DISTANCINGGOVERNOR MURPHY HAS THREATTONED RECLOSE BOARDWALKS ANDBEACH FESS THEY ARE ANY