Philadelphia On Track To Enter Green Phase Of Pennsylvania's Reopening Plan On July 3

Stephanie Stahl reports.

IT'S A BIG WIN FOR SO-CALLEDDREAMERS BUT A BLOW TO THE TRUMPADMINISTRATION.THIS IS EYEWITNESS NEWS AT 5,AND WE ARE STREAMING LIVE ON"CBSN PHILLY," GOOD EVENING,EVERYONE I'M UKEE WASHINGTON.AND I'M JESSICA KARTALIJA.WE BEGIN AT 5:00 WITH BIGNEWS IN PHILADELPHIA'SCORONAVIRUS ROAD TO RECOVERY, ANEW PHASE OF REOPENING IN THECITY WILL BEGIN NEXT FRIDAY,JUNE 26TH.THE MAYOR AND HEALTHCOMMISSIONER TODAY OUTLINEDPLANS FOR LIFTING RESTRICTIONSAS CASES OF COVID-19 CONTINUE ASYOU HEARD TO GO DOWN IN THECITY.HEALTH REPORTER STEPHANIE STAHLHAS DETAILS ABOUT PLAIN THANPLANS FOR REOPENING, STEF.HOW ABOUT THAT WAITING FORTHIS UKEE.PHILADELPHIA OFFICIALS TODAYSAID THE EARLIEST THE CITY CANMOVE INTO THE GREEN PHASE WOULDBE JULY 3 UNDERSTAND TWO WEEKS.BUT THEY ARE MAKING A NUMBER OFEXEMPTIONS TO ALLOW THINGS LIKEPOOLS AND SALONS TO OPEN NEXTFRIDAY.DECLARING PHILADELPHIA INTHE GREEN PHASE DOES MEAN THATNOT ALL ACTIVITIES CAN RESTART.IN ANNOUNCING PLANS FORREOPENING WITH CARE, MAYORKENNEY SAID IT ALL DEPENDS ONCOVID-19 RATES CONTINUING TODECLINE.AS A RESULT OF PEOPLEFOLLOWING STAY AT HOME ORDERS.THE PEOPLE OF PHILADELPHIADIDN'T JUST FLATTEN THE CURVE,YOU SUPPRESSED THE VIRUS.AND IN THE PROCESS SAVEDTHOUSANDS OF LIVES.Reporter: ON JUNE 26TH HERE'SWHAT THE CITY IS PLANNING ONREOPENING: POOLS AND SWIMCLUBS, ZOOS, OUTSIDE ONLY.SALONS, BARBERS, SPAS AND INDOORGATHERINGS UP TO 25 PEOPLE.EACH ACTIVITY WILL COME WITHVERY SPECIFIC GUIDANCE, OUR SAFEMODE GUIDANCE AND A SAFETYCHECKLIST.THOSE SAFETY MEASURES INCLUDETHINGS LIKE: MASKS, DISTANCING,LIMITING PEOPLE, CHECKINGSYMPTOMS, CLEANING AND HYGIENE.I WANT TO REMIND EVERYONETHAT OUR ACTIONS EACH DAY WILLDETERMINE WHETHER WE ARE INDEEDABLE TO TAKE THAT NEXT STEP.Reporter: ON JULY 3RD WHENTHE CITY OFFICIALLY MOVES TO THEGREEN PHASE, OUTDOOR SPORTS WILLBE ALLOWED TO RESUME.ALSO OPENING, GYMS, INDOOREXERCISES CLASSES, SCHOOLS ANDCOLLEGES, MUSEUMS AND LIBRARIES,INDOOR SHOPPING MALLS,RESTAURANTS, INDOORS WITHLIMITATIONS AND OUTDOOR EVENTSUP TO 50 PEOPLE.MANY PEOPLE SEEM TO THINKTHAT GREEN MEANS GO.GREEN THEREFORE MEANS EVERYTHINGIS ALLOWED.GREEN DOES NOT MEAN THAT EVERYACTIVITY IS ALLOWED.AND GREEN IN PHILADELPHIA WILLBE MORE RESTRICTIVE P BE GREENIN THE REST OF PENNSYLVANIA.BOTH AND WHEN ACTIVITIES AREALLOWED AND HOW THEY MUST TAKEPLACE.Reporter: NOW, ACTIVITIESTHAT WILL NOT BE ALLOWED TO OPENIN PHILADELPHIA JULY 3RDINCLUDE: THEATERS, CASINOS,LARGE INDOOR SOCIAL ANDRELIGIOUS GATHERINGS.NOW, THIS ONLY APPLIES TOPHILADELPHIA.THE SURROUNDING COUNTIES AND NEWJERSEY HAVE DIFFERENT DATES FORLIFTING RESTRICTIONS.SO IF YOU ARE CONFUSED ABOUT