Because that, too,lk is going tg have a big impact on riders r going into the next year. Tt y the Budget Proposal that was released yesterday could mean cn slower service and slightlyervis higher fares. The budget blueprint basically has to closeas a 275 million5 o gap. That was left pretty much byy people leaving the system,tem, riders are not riding as much as as they used to. Now, the budget calls or a down seeing of the workforcehe r cutting a thousand more jobs reduce train schedules with s tr minutes peak and every 15 every minutes off peak and weekends. Wiedefeld says there will bel b less direct but more reliable. Ia also calling for higher faresfas from 10 to 15 cents on rail, bus fares also going up afare quarter for one way andeay express. Now, the proposed budget that b was released yesterday. Yesterd there is a process that it goes through. Hrough there will be public hearingsc e and the then the board will w have to vote on that budget in march. Back here for safe track 1
Virginia. In in maryland, its just pushingts into Frederick County marylandri and its onck the verge of pushing into Montgomery Countyto maryland so again, i give it about another half hour or s mor before were dealing with the rain here in d. C. And that tha morning commute is going to beno a mess. A mess. Back up to you guys and ills have another update in about a four minutes. All right, mike, well appreciate that. Apecia our other big story thiss morning, that dramatic sit int n on capitol hill. Ol h House Democrats are now engulfed in day two. Two while House Republicans have adjourned for the night. Ou democrats, though, are stillhous demanding a vote on gun reform. And fox5s Melanie Alnwicke is live outside the capitolit with the latest. At stale crowd outside as well, w mel . Me reporter a small crowdr wisdom and holly. Aol id say maybe a couple dozenpl d people. You can see some of them are tar just taking a break here onke on the lawn of the west front of the capitol while th