New Jersey Delays Resumption Of Indoor Dining

Kimberly Davis reports.

MEMBER OF THE AIR FORCE IS HOMEIN TIME FOR THE 4TH.BUT FIRST TONIGHT, A BIGPOSTPONEMENT IN NEW JERSEY'SREOPENING PLAN.INDOOR DINING IS ON HOLDINDEFINITELILY.HELLO EVERYONE I'M UKEEWASHINGTON.JESS IS OFF TONIGHT.GOVERNOR MURPHY'S ANNOUNCEMENTIS A MAJOR BLOW NOT ONLY TORESTAURANT OWNERS AND WORKERSBUT ALSO CASINOS.EYEWITNESS NEWS REPORTERKIMBERLY DAVIS IS INCOLLINGSWOOD IS EXPLAIN THEREASONS BEHIND THE GOVERNOR'SDECISION.KIMBERLY.Reporter: UKEE, OF COURSE,RESTAURANT OWNERS AREDISAPPOINTED WITH THE GOVERNOR'SGOVERNOR PHIL MURPHY MADE THEDECISION AFTER SEEING REPORTS OFOVERCROWDING, PEOPLE NOTRESPECTING SOCIAL DISTANCING,AND FEW PEOPLE WEARING MASKS.INSIDE NEW JERSEY RESTAURANTS.TODAY WE MUST HIT PAUSE ONTHE RESUMPTION OF INDOOR DINING.IT WAS AN ANNOUNCEMENT THATCAUGHT RESTAURANTS BY SURPRISE.DINING ESTABLISHMENTS WEREGEARING UP TO SERVE CUSTOMERSINDOORS THIS THURSDAY.BUT IT IS BEEN PUT ON HOLD.THE NATIONAL SITUATIONCOMPOUNDED BY INSTANCES OFKNUCKLE HEAD BEHAVIOR HERE ATHOME, ARE REQUIRING US TO HITPAUSE ON THE RESTART OF INDOORDINING FOR THE FORESEEABLEFUTURE.HOW YOU DOING?Reporter: THE OWNER OF BEEELECTRODEMARINO OF COLLINGSWOODSAYS THE GOVERNOR'S ANNOUNCEMENTCAUGHT HIM OFF GUARD.VERY DISAPPOINTING, OBVIOUSLYTHOUGH IT'S FOR THE GREATER GOODOF HEALTH, AND YOU KNOW WE'REALL FOR THAT.Reporter: SO JAMES MA BEEN OHSAYS IT'S FOR THE GREATER GOOD.IT DOES COME WITH CHALLENGES.WHEN WE GOT THE NEWS THATTHERE WAS GOING TO BE AREOPENING, WE STARTED TAKINGRESERVATIONS SO NOW WE'LL HAVETO DEAL WITH HOW WE'LL PLAN ONOUT ON CANCELING THESERESERVATIONS.Reporter: RESTAURANTS ARE NOWMAKING THE NECESSARY ADJUSTMENTTOES IN COMPLIANCE WITH THEGOVERNOR'S MANDATES.OUR REVENUES ARE OFF.BUT ALL ENTREPRENEURS AREENTREPRENEURS BECAUSE THEY LEARNHOW TO ADJUST.Reporter: BEVERAGES WOULD NOTBE ALLOWED ON ANY CASINO GAMINGFLOORS.ONCE THEY DO REOPEN ON THURSDAYAS WELL AS THE INDOOR BARS.BORGATA IN ATLANTIC CITY SAYS ITWILL NOT REOPEN ON THURSDAY LIVE