>> NOBODY WANTS BIKE WEEK TO BE THE INCIDENT OF A MAJOR OUTBREAK. MONICA: THIS IS WHAT THE NATION’S OLDEST MOTORCYCLE RALLY USUALLY LOOKS LIKE, DRAWING TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY. BUT DURING A PANDEMIC, CITY AND STATE OFFICIALS ARE TRYING TO LIMIT CROWDS AND ENCOURAGE SOCIAL DISTANCING. THE CITY COUNCIL OPTING NOT TO ISSUE VENDOR PERMITS THIS YEAR, MEANING NO BEER TENTS OR MERCHANDISE BOOTHS. >> I THINK THEY UNDERSTAND THAT IF YOU HAVE VENDORS PACKING THE STREETS AND TOO MANY PEOPLE THERE THAT CAN’T SOCIALLY DISTANCE, IT’S GOING TO GO BAD. MONICA: GOVERNOR SUNUNU SAYS ALL BARS, RESTAURANTS, AND RETAIL MUST FOLLOW EXISTING STATE GUIDELINES FOR MASKS, CAPACITY LIMITS, AND SOCIAL DISTANCING, AND HE SAYS EVEN IN LARGE CROWDS THERE ARE WAYS TO LIMIT EXPOSURE, USING HAMPTON BEACH AS AN EXAMPLE. >> WE DON’T HAVE ANY EVIDENCE OF LARGE AMOUNTS OF OUTBREAK OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT FOR THOSE CROWDS THAT ARE PRACTICING SOCIAL DISTANCING WHEN THEY’RE OUTDOORS, EVEN THOUGH THERE’S THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE DOWN THERE AT HAMPTON BEACH. WE’VE REALLY OPENED IT UP SO YOU CAN MAINTAIN A LOT OF SPACING AND DEPENDING ON THE TIME OF DAY THAT YOU’RE THERE. MONICA: SUNUNU SAYS IF THERE ARE ANY COVID-19 ISSUES TIED TO LATE NIGHT BARS, WHETHER DURING MOTORCYCLE WEEK, IN HAMPTON BEACH, OR ELSEWHERE, HE WOULD HAVE NO ISSUE ADDING STIPULATIONS LIKE CURFEW