Well, sure, two years ago i offered legislation to allow kids to ride free on the metrobus. Oh, the buses are working. Yes. This year, we expanded the program to allow kids to ride free on metro rail. I think many people dont realize this, but we are an urban environment. We have only a school bus that serves a small number of our kids. Every other child, either walks to school or catches Public Transit or is dropped off by a parent. For some children, theyre leaving their neighborhood to go to school so they had to pay to get to school. Parents were spending at least 30 a month, kids were riding the bus and even more if they were riding the train. Kids ride free on metrobus has been hugely successful in helping families. Bottom line cost into the month. Thats 30 a month they could put towards extracurricular activities, books for their kids, Electronic Devices that help with learning. So we want that money to stay in the home. So our school bus is a metrobus. And the rail helps with t
So youll want to make sure that you throw some salt down try to melt this a little bit. Right now we have temperatures below freezi were not seeing any melting. As the sun comes out maybe things will start to improve. But right now, its very treacherous treacherous. Megan mcgrath, news 4. Today mayor bowser will discuss whether the city could have prevented the disappearance of 8yearold d. C. Girl. Are a relish sha rudd went missing one year ago this at the time of her disappearance, she was living in a d. C. Homeless shelter with her mother and siblings. She was last seen with a janitor who was later found dead. Her family and friends held a special service yesterday. Worshippers gathered around her mother to pray and ask for answers. In the name of jesus, give us some answers. The fbi is offering an award of up to 25,000 for information leading to the whereabouts of relisha rudd. Want to get you caught up on the weather headlines. Tom kierein here now with more on the weird start to