right now. thank you very much. afternoon. i m martha maccallum and this is the story. coming up clay travis is here. ari fleischer senator tom cotton consistently on the shortlist for trump spee p. we ll ask him about that and a lot more. but first breaking moments ago kathryn princess of wales announcing she will make her first public appearance tomorrow since this shocking news back in march that she had cancer. it has taken us time to explain everything to george charlotte, in a way that s appropriate for them and to reassure them that i m going to be okay. as i said to them i am well and getting stronger every day by focusing on the things that will help me heal. in my mind body and spirit. we remember that day. that was a big surprise. she has just done it again with this message much more positive and this photo released on social media. beautiful photo taken at windsor. she says she will attend tomorrow the celebration of king charles official birthday. though
Daisy Rodriguez of Hartford takes the bus across town for her jobs full-time on weekdays, part-time on weekends as a patient care assistant. She was paying $63 for a 31-day bus pass.
But the state’s fare-free bus program, which began on April 1, has been a godsend. She said the money she saves can go towards the higher costs of groceries and other necessities.
She noted that before the program began, “Sometimes you don’t have the money for the bus fare, and you have to walk.”
It’s hard to find a bus rider who doesn’t share her good opinion of the program.
“There’s no question customers are really enjoying it, and benefitting from it,” said Doug Holcomb, general manager of the Greater Bridgeport Transit Authority.