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WRAL's Leslie Moreno has more on how bars conducted business outdoors on Friday, the first day they were allowed to reopen under the state's plan in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

EVERY DAY STANDS AT 28. TONIGHT 921 PEOPLE ARE IN THE HOSPITAL. EARLIER THIS EVENING AT 5:00, NORTH CAROLINA OFFICIALLY MOVED IN TO PHASE THREE OF THE REOPENING PROCESS. WITH THAT BARS WERE ALLOWED TO REOPEN FOR OUTDOOR SEATING. WRAL LESLIE MORENO SHOWS US A BIG CROWD IN GLENWOOD SOUTH. >> Reporter: IT'S BEEN A BUSY NIGHT HERE ON GLENWOOD AVENUE. TAKE A LOOK BEHIND ME, THIS ARE LINES OF PEOPLE WAITING TO GET INTO SOME OF THESE BARS THAT ARE FINALLY OPENING TONIGHT AFTER OVER SIX MONTHS. A LOT OF THESE GOERS THAT WE SPOKE TO TONIGHT SAY THEY ARE WILLING TO ABIDE BY THE RULES AS LONG AS THEY CAN GET OUT OF THE HOUSE TO HAVE SOME DRINKS WITH SOME FRIENDS. >> Reporter: AFTER SIX MONTHS, MANY BARS ARE FINALLY ALLOWED TO REOPEN OUTSIDE UNDER GOVERNOR COOPER'S PHASE THREE PLAN. >> IT FEELS GOOD. >> Reporter: THIS IS HIS FIRST NIGHT OUT AT THE BAR SINCE MARCH. >> YOU KNOW, THERE IS, WELL, YOU'VE ALWAYS GOT THAT THOUGHT IN THE BACK OF YOUR MIND. BUT IT FEELS GOOD. THEY HAVE DONE A LOT INSIDE THE BARS THAT WILL SPLIT YOU OFF AND TO MAKE SURE PEOPLE ARE NOT STANDING ALL OVER EACH OTHER. >> Reporter: BARS HAVE DONE A GOOD JOB AT KEEPING PEOPLE DISTANT. SOME BARS HAVE EVEN A SET OF HAND SANITIZING STATIONS, HANDING OUT MASKS. >> TAKING A LOOK AROUND. I THINK EVERYBODY IS REALLY EXCITED TO BE OUT OF THE HOUSE, YOU KNOW, GOING BACK TO THEIR FAVORITE PLACES. >> Reporter: BUT WHAT ABOUT BARTENDERS WHO WILL HAVE THE MOST CONTACT WITH PEOPLE? DO THEY FEEL SAFE? >> AND I'M NOT TOO CONCERNED ABOUT IT, BUT WE WILL SEE HOW THINGS PLAY OUT. >> Reporter: HE IS WORKING BEHIND THE BAR TONIGHT WITH PLEXIGLASS, A MASK, AND HAND SANITIZERS ON HAND. >> PEOPLE ARE GETTING UP AND GOING AND KEEPING THEM CLEAN AND SEPARATE AND WE WILL CLEAN AROUND THE BUILDING. >> Reporter: THERE ARE SEVERAL BARS THAT CHOSE NOT TO OPEN TONIGHT WHERE A LOT OF THEM ARE TELLING US THEY DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO REOPEN TONIGHT, SO THEY DO PLAN ON OPENING UP

Phase 3 allows bars to reopen for business outdoors

For the first time since March, the Alamo Drafthouse, Silverspot Cinema and many other local theaters are screening movies.

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Bars, movie theaters and amusement parks opened -- with some restrictions -- on Friday night as North Carolina moves into the next phase of recovery.

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Phase 3 of the state's reopening plan kicked off for bars, movie theaters and amusement parks. Some bar owners said there is a challenge in opening up and serving drinks outdoors at a smaller capacity to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.

<p>NE &gt;&gt;&gt; MOVIE THEATERS, BARS AND THEME PARKS CAN OPEN NOW. WE E LIVE IN GLENWOOD SOUTH AND RALEIGH TO EXPLAIN WHY SOME BAR OWNERS SAY PHASE 3 WILL NOT MAKE MUCH OF A DIFFERENCE. &gt;&gt; IT IS POSSIBLE THAT SOME BARS MAY NOT REOPEN WITH THE NEW RESTRICTIONS THAT ARE STILL TIGHT IN MANY OPINIONS. THEY MAY ALSO DECIDE TO ASK THE OPEN SEATING HERE. THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO SERVE ALCOHOL INDOORS. THEY WILL OFFER UP A BIT CAPACITY OUTSIDE. SO MANY ARE WONDERING IF THAT WILL EVEN BE WORTH IT TO OPEN UP WITH THE LIMITED CAPACITY. 30% OF OUTDOOR CAPACITY IS HERE AND SEVERAL PEOPLE PER 100 FEET. WHATEVER IS LEAST. THE GOVERNOR SAID WEDNESDAY THAT THE CORONAVIRUS CASES ARE STABLE ENOUGH MOVING INTO THE NEXT DATE OF REOPENING BUSINESSES AND RESUMING ACTIVITIES DURING THE PANDEMIC. &gt;&gt; I'M A BIT AFRAID OF THAT. THE KIDS ARE NOT TOO WORRIED ABOUT IT. I THINK IT WILL PICK UP AGAIN. &gt;&gt; BARS WILL BE ABLE TO REOPEN WITH CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS STARTING AT 5:00 TONIGHT. MOVIE THEATERS AND AMUSEMENT PARKS AS WELL AT LIMITED CAPACITY. 30% HERE AND IF IT IS INSIDE THEY MUST REMAIN CLOSED.</p>

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