Local Businesses Struggling To Stay Open As Nationwide Social Distancing Guidelines Extended

Matt Petrillo reports.

PROBLEMS IN OTHER AREAS.IN WASHINGTON NICOLEKILLIAN FOR CBS3 "EYEWITNESSNEWS".PHILADELPHIA HAS THE 890CONFIRMED CASES OF VIRUS ANDEVERY PASSING DAY LOOKS DIREFOR BUSINESSES."EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORT MATTPETRILLO IS IN ENTER CITY WITHMORE.WITH APRIL 1 AROUND THECORNER AAND RENT DUE SOMEBUSINESSES ARE PACK UP ANDLEAVING FOR GOOD.INSIDE CITY NAILS AT 17TH ANDARCH IN CENTER CITY IT'S EMSIXTHE LONG TIME NAIL SALONAPPEARS TO BE CLOSING UP SHOTSHOT.

NEARBY AN CHESTNUTSTORE FRONT HAVE BARE WALLSINSIDE AND PARTS OF SUBURBS ASIMILAR STORY.WE'RE SEEING ECONOMYPRESSURE.THE LAST COUPLE WEEKS ISDIFFICULTY CONSULT FOR ANTHONYPIZZERIA IT'S SELLING AT HOMEPIZZA KITS LIKE THESE.ANYTHING TO KEPT KIDS BUSYAT HOME RIGHT NOW.MAURICE SAYS HE'S ABLE TOMAKE APRIL REPRESENT FOR THEPIZZA ASHOP BUT IS NOT SUREHOW MUCH LONGER HE'LL BE ABLETO KEEP HIS DOORS OPEN BEYONDTHAT.THE UNCERTAINLY NEXT MONTHWHO KNOWS HOW WORSE IT WILLGET AND OBVIOUSLY BUSINESS ISNOT NORMAL.HE WANTS TONE COURAGE FOAMKEEP EATING OUT AND SUPPORTING