This saturday. You are live in the cnn newsroom. Im ana cabrera in new york. Memorial day weekend looking in many places today as close to normal as a deadly Global Pandemic will allow. Governors and safety officials in every state right now have eased stayathome restrictions to some degree, allowing people to hit the beach, to have an outdoor barbecue, or to visit public parks. Some new york beaches opened today or yesterday as well as beaches in new jersey, delaware, and connecticut. Strict safety guidelines are in place, though, in connecticut, for example, some park officials will cap parking at 25 to try to keep crowds from getting too big. And this is the gulf of mexico, South Padre Island in texas. Crowds started arriving yesterday for the Holiday Weekend. Our affiliate there reporting large groups of people, ten or more, and very few people Wearing Masks. Also today, clear signs that this pandemic may be far from over. The governor of arkansas announcing that his state is alrea