Philadelphia Suburban Malls Back In Business As COVID-19 Restrictions Loosen

Alecia Reid reports.

ENFORCED BY POLICE, IT'S MOREOF A PRECAUTIONARY MOVE.UKEE.STEPHANIE THANK YOU FORTHAT.LOTS OF PEOPLE WERE READYWITH MASKS IN THE PHILADELPHIASUBURBS AS THEY TRANSITION TOTHE GREENERY OPENING PHASE."EYEWITNESS NEWS" REPORTERALICEA REID WENT TO THE WILLOWGROVE MALL.Reporter: PHILADELPHIASUBURBAN MALLS BACK INBUSINESS AM LOOKING AT THISPARKING LOT I'D SAY PEOPLEHAVE BEEN WAITING PATIENTLY.WE DON'T WANT TO TALK.WE JUST WANT TO GO IN.Reporter: OR MAYBE NOT SOMUCH.MASKS ARE MANDATORY.PART OF THE NEW RESTRICTIONSAND PROTOCOLS BEFORE YOU SHOP.SOCIAL DISTANCING ALSO INEFFECT AS EACH STORE MANAGESTHE NUMBER OF CUSTOMERSINSIDE.HAND SANITIZER.KEEP IT COMING.Reporter: SHOPPERS AREADJUSTING TO THE NEW RULES.THANK YOU.Reporter: NOW THAT PEOPLEARE BACK IN THEIR HAPPY PLACE.A BUNCH OF SALES.I WAS -- I JUST WANTED TO GETTHEM BEFORE THEY SOLD OUT.Reporter: IT'S ALSO ATIME TO RECONNECT.♪♪ REUNITED AND IT FEELS SOGOOD ♪♪WE HAVEN'T BEEN LIKEOUTSIDE OF OUR HOUSE INFOREVER AND WE LIKE NEED TO BESOMEWHERE SO LIKE IT'S BETTERTHAN JUST STAYING AT HOME.Reporter:Reporter: THE FOURPENNSYLVANIA MALLS REOPENINGTODAY, WILLOW GROVE PARK,PLYMOUTH MEETING MALL,SPRINGFIELD MALL AND EXTONSQUARE.GIVE EMPLOYEES THE OPPORTUNITYTO GET BACK TO WORK.I'M LOOKING FORWARD TO GOGET SOME SNEAKERS.Reporter: THROUGHOUTPENNSYLVANIA AND NEW JERSEY,PREIT PROPERTIES EMPLOY OVER15,000 PEOPLE.THAT'S A LOT OF JOBS READY TOBE REFILLED.MOST OF THEM HAVE BEENBROUGHT BACK AND THERE'S GOINGTO BE SOME STORES THAT ARELOOKING, YOU KNOW, FOR NEWHIRES AND EVERYTHING.♪♪Reporter: THERE ARE OTHERADJUSTMENTS HAPPENING HERE ATTHE MALL UNFORTUNATELY FORCHILDREN, THE CAROUSEL WILL BEOUT OF SERVICE UNTILMANAGEMENT CAN FIGURE OUT AWAY THAT THEY CAN RIDE WHILESOCIAL DISTANCING.