BE IN UNIFORM BUT TRAVELING IN
UNMARKED CARS, MARCIA KRAMER,
CBS 2 NEWS.
THE PANDEMIC IS A CONCERN
THIS WEEKEND AS MANY GATHER FOR
BACKYARD BARBECUES, THE WHITE
HOUSE TASK FORCE URGING
AMERICANS TO MASK UP AND KEEP
YOUR DISTANCE.
LISA ROZNER LIVE FROM MONMOUTH
COUNTY.
Reporter: WE ARE IN THE
BACKYARD OF THE RUIZ FAMILY AND
YOU CAN SEE JEANETTE AND
ALFREDO.
TO HAVE A POOL AND PLENTY OF
SPACE TO KEEP A DISTANCE LIKE
SO MANY AMERICANS, THEY ARE
PREPARING TO HOST FAMILY THIS
WEEKEND BUT WITH CAUTION AT THE
ADVICE OF HEALTH OFFICIALS.
FAMILIES SPENT THE DAY STOCKING
UP ON FOOD AND DRINKS, SOME
GOING ALL OUT TO HOST THE LAST
HOLIDAY WEEKEND OF THE SUMMER
BUT THE CORONAVIRUS TASK FORCE
DR. BIRX SAYS STILL WEAR YOUR
MASK AND SOCIALLY DISTANCE.
AT ALL TIMES, INCLUDING WITH
FAMILY THAT YOU MAY NOT HAVE
SEEN.
CROWDED NEIGHBORHOOD EVENTS
LIKE BARBECUES ARE ONE OF THE
PRIMARY SPREADERS.
AS WE GO ON THE OTHER SIDE
OF LABOR DAY AND ENTER INTO THE
FALL WE WANT TO GO INTO THAT
WITH A RUNNING START.
EVEN DWAYNE JOHNSON WHO
RECENTLY TESTED POSITIVE FOR
COVID-19 OFFERING THIS.
IF YOU ARE HAVING FRIENDS
AND FAMILY OVER, YOU KNOW THEM
AND YOU TRUST THEM, YOU STILL
NEVER KNOW.
SO, TAKE AN AGGRESSIVE MEASURE.
HE SUGGESTS HAVING GUESTS
GET TESTED BEFORE HAND.
I FEEL LIKE WE ALL HAD IT
ALREADY.
AS LONG AS YOU HAVE A
FACEMASK AND EVERYBODY IS
CONSIDERATE, I FEEL THAT'S WHAT
WE ALL SHOULD DO.
NEW YORK CITY MAYOR BILL DE
BLASIO SAYS CROWDS ARE BEING
DISCOURAGED WHERE THE WEST
INDIAN PARADE IS USUALLY HELD
BUT IT WAS CANCELED DUE TO THE
CORONAVIRUS, THE LEGAL LIMIT ON
OUTDOOR GATHERINGS IS 50 PEOPLE
IN NEW YORK AND IN NEW JERSEY
500 PEOPLE.
THE OUTDOOR NUMBERS, FRANKLY
THE REALITY IS NOT NEARLY THE
CONCERN AS THE INDOOR.
JEANETTE RUIZ PLANNING TO
HOST A DOZEN GUESTS OUTSIDE
THIS WEEKEND.
IT'S HARD TO BE AWAY FROM
YOUR FAMILY AND YOUR DEAR
FRIENDS.
Reporter: THAT'S WHY, AS YOU
CAN SEE HERE IN THE BACKYARD
SHE HAS CHAIRS SPREAD OUT SO
SHE CAN HAVE LOVED ONES COME
OVER.
OFFICIALS REMIND IF YOU'RE
TRAVELING TO A STATE WITH A
HIGH NUMBER OF CASES THIS
WEEKEND WE PREPARE TO
QUARANTINE FOR TWO WEEKS.
