Media Barber Shop Reopens In Defiance Of Pennsylvania Shut Down Order

The owner says she has gone to great lengths to keep people safe.

CBS3 "EYEWITNESS NEWS".RIGHT NOW AT NOON,BUSINESSES ACROSS THE REGION AREREOPENING.SOME OF THEM LEGALLY OTHERS AREOPENING THEY'RE DOORS AGAINSTTHE GOVERNOR'S ORDERS.GOOD AFTERNOON, I'M JANELLEBURRELL.WELCOME TO CBS3 AT NOON NOW ALSOSTREAMING LIVE ON CBSN PHILLY.FIRST IT WAS A GYM IN SOUTHJERSEY.NOW A BARBERSHOP IN DELAWARECOUNTY IS DEFYING THE SHUTDOWNORDERS.GIANNI'S MEDIA BARBERSHOP INMEDIA OPENED THIS MORNING AND WESPOKE WITNESS OWNER WHO SAYS SHEHAS GONE TO GREAT LENGTHS TOKEEP PEOPLE SAFE.PARTITIONS ARE NOW UP BETWEENSTATIONS AND UV LIGHTS ARE INDRAWERS TO HELP WITH SANITATION.STAFF MEMBERS THEY ARE WEARINGMASKS AND HAVE FACE SHIELDS ANDCHANGES APRONS WITH EACH CLIENT.CUSTOMERS MEANWHILE ARE ALSOHAVING THEIR TEMPERATURE TAKENBEFORE COMING IN EACH WILL GET ANEW CAPE AND THE WAITING ROOM ISNOW CLOSED.I HAVE STAFF MEMBERS THATNEED TO EAT.THEY NEED TO PAY THEIR BILLS.THE BILLS KEEP PILING UP.AND, YOU KNOW, LIKE MY BILLSKEEP PILING UP.I'M STILL PAYING ALL THE BILLSFOR THIS BUILDING.I'M STILL PAYING ALL MY BILLS ATMY HOUSE, YOU KNOW, MY SAVINGSTHAT I'VE BEEN SAVING FOR YEARSIS JUST DWINDLING AWAY.I FEEL LIKE I CAN CONTROL THEENVIRONMENT IN HERE.AND I CAN'T CONTROL THEENVIRONMENT AT WALMART SO WHAT'STHE DIFFERENCE?GOVERNOR WOLF HAS SAID THATBUSINESSES THAT REOPENED BEFOREORDERS ARE LIFTED ARE ENGAGING