Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf Says He Will Give Economic Boost To Bars, Restaurants

Natasha Brown reports.

KNOW AND CAESARS JUNE 7TH.OCEAN WILL START TAKING ONLINEREGISTRATIONS STARTING JUNE15TH.IN PENNSYLVANIA DRINKS TO GO,GOVERNOR TOM WOLF SAID HE WILLGIVE ECONOMIC BOOST TO BARS ANDRESTAURANTS.NATASHA BROWN HAS THAT UPDATE.REPORTER: A BILL THAT WOULDALLOW SOME PENNSYLVANIABUSINESSES TO SELL MIXED DRINKSTO GO PASSED THE STATE SENATELAST WEEK AND NOW THE GOVERNORIS ON BOARD TO MAKE IT AREALITY.I DO PLAN TO SIGN IT.IT WAS PASSED I THINKUNANIMOUSLY IN BOTH CHAMBERS OFTHE GENERAL ASSEMBLY, SO I WILLSIGN THAT.PROPOSED BILL WOULD ALLOWTAVERNS AND LICENSED RESTAURANTSTO SELL COCKTAILS TO GO WITHLIMITATIONS FOR QUANTITY,CONTAINER AND TIME OF DAY.LEGISLATURES BELIEVE IT WILLTHROW A MUCH-NEEDED LIFELINE TOSTRUGGLING RESTAURANT INDUSTRYFEELING BRUNT OF MASS CLOSURESAND LIMITED OPERATIONS DURINGTHE COVID-19 CRISIS.I THINK IT'S FINE.PEOPLE WERE ABLE TO TAKE WINEOUT OF RESTAURANT ALONG WITHFOOD.HALF GALLON OF MARGARITAS,BLOODY MARY OR SOMETHING, IF ITHELPS BOTTOM LINE FOR STRUGGLINGRESTAURANTS IT'S FINE AS LONG ASTHE PEOPLE ARE 21 AND OVER I SEENO PROBLEM WITH IT.PROMISING NEWS FORRESTAURANTS COMES IN GOOD NEWSOF CORONAVIRUS CASE COUNT FORPHILADELPHIA.WHILE THE NUMBER OF POSITIVECASES REPORTED HAS REACHED20,000, HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY THEDAILY COUNTS ARE RAPIDLYDECLINING.NUMBERS SPIKED TO 20,000.RECOVERY.NUMBERS ENCOURAGING.SINCE THIS TIME YESTERDAY, WECONFIRMED 179 NEW CASES BRING USTO 21,000 SINCE THE BEGINNING OFEP DIM MICK.MONTH AGO REPORTING 500 NOWCASES A DAY.NOW REPORTING 200 CASES A DAY.GRADUAL EXPRESSION IN THEYELLOW ZONE APPEARS ON THEHORIZON, HOWEVER HEALTH EXPERTSSTOPPED SHORT OF ESTABLISHING ACLEAR TIMEFRAME.MOST PEOPLE IN PHILADELPHIAFOLLOWING RECOMMENDATIONS.SUCCESS WE'RE SEEING PART OF THECASE COUNT GOING DOWN EVERY DAYIS A SIGN THAT IT'S WORKING.