May 21, 2025 • 5 mins
The Senate removed a bill towards cash tips for restaurant workers. More Metro trains will be using automated controls. New LGBTQ, the rainbow road mural will be coming to DC.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
From the city that changes the world. Peers Rose with
three things you need to.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
Know for you Wednesday, Rose, whatch you got for us?
Speaker 1 (00:08):
Okay, so this is pretty exciting.
Speaker 3 (00:10):
Yesterday, the Senate unanimously pass a body partisan bill that
removes federal income tax on tips for service workers. So
if you are a server, bartender, hairdresser, so this act
allows a tax deduction of up to twenty five thousand
dollars for cash tips, but workers, you.
Speaker 1 (00:26):
Still have to report tips to your employers.
Speaker 3 (00:29):
But the Senate passed it quickly by unanimous consent, which
basically means that one senator asked for a unanimous consent
agreement and unless another senator objected, then it just passed automatically.
Speaker 1 (00:40):
So pretty cool.
Speaker 3 (00:42):
So more Metro trains will begin using automatic controls this week.
The agency said the Yellow and Green lines will begin
automated train operations on Friday. So the Washington Metro Safety
Commission recently approved the switch after blocking the changeover for
several months. Metro officials say that the use of ATO
improved safety because it eliminates potential human error.
Speaker 1 (01:02):
And if your first thought after I said that was.
Speaker 3 (01:03):
Okay, well what about the overruns that apparently is a
reliability issue, not a safety issue, and that's according to
the Metro's general manager and CEO. They are taking the
overrun seriously, but it's it's quote, not a safety issue.
So there were thirty station overruns on the Red Line
in April, which I guess amounts to like ninety nine
point nine percent reliability rate.
Speaker 1 (01:25):
But there's always a human operator in the.
Speaker 3 (01:28):
Cabin, so that's what they're saying. As has been on
the Red Line, a human operator or a human operator
will still be in the cabin. Automation won't be used
during bad weather, single tracking, and when track work is
being performed.
Speaker 1 (01:43):
So just giving you that heads up.
Speaker 3 (01:46):
And a new LGBTQ mural is coming to the nation's capital.
Speaker 1 (01:50):
The Rainbow Road mural is.
Speaker 3 (01:51):
Going to be on display on fifteenth Street northwest, stretching
all the way from O Street up to V Street,
and this is in time for World Pride obviously that
is coming to count The lead artist has a mission
to quote bring joint color and creativity into the community
and the mirror also has a like safety component for families.
So more than one hundred volunteers are helping to visually
(02:12):
separate the space between parked cars and the bike lane.
So pretty cool, I Rose, those are the three things
you need.
Speaker 1 (02:18):
To know for to day.
Speaker 2 (02:19):
Thank you, Rose, You're welcome.
Speaker 4 (02:20):
A couple of years ago, we brought this company that
launched for their whole business was they would book a
trip for you. It's like a surprise trip, so you
could choose like what your budget was here if you
want to do a road trip, I want to do
a train or plane, then like you would how far
you want to go, how many days you have, and
basically they would give you information like we're I can
tell you where you're going, but your need to have
(02:41):
this type of clothes, here's the weather, YadA YadA, that
you show up to the airport and they give you
like the slipny go.
Speaker 2 (02:46):
I can never do that. My anxiety'd be far too much.
Speaker 1 (02:48):
It would be so exciting.
Speaker 4 (02:50):
The next phase of this, there's now a company, let's
see book a private jet to Europe without knowing the
exact locations.
Speaker 1 (02:57):
Yeah, I mean there is that, yeah, private jet.
Speaker 2 (03:00):
Yeah.
Speaker 4 (03:00):
So the Chapman Freeborn is the company. I guess, so
they're kind of doing a similar thing. It's a new
blind booking program designed for American travelers head to Europe
only where they go in Europe as anyone's guest and
tell it's time to actually take off. Okay, So it
gets travelers a chance to fly with private jet, which
is that'd be pretty sick. They're saying that the average
(03:21):
cost is only thirty five hundred, which okay.
Speaker 2 (03:23):
For a private jet. Those a lot of money. Yes,
but that's like if you filled up with you in
like six of your friends. Is that round trip? But
that's what it seems to be. Yes.
Speaker 4 (03:32):
So to get on the phone, need to choose your
departure airport in Europe, select a theme, which the companies
said could be anything from ro mantic escape to a
cultural city, beach halliday, YadA, YadA, and then he submit
a quest for one way flight or sorry is one
way flight?
Speaker 2 (03:46):
Sorry? So they have to put the fight back for
up to six passengers.
Speaker 3 (03:49):
Wait, hold on, you said you have to pick a
departure airport in Europe.
Speaker 1 (03:53):
So is this for only people in Europe?
Speaker 4 (03:55):
No, I mean I think the ideas you fly over there.
And then because that was in people in talking to
the morning show there, I was explaining to them that
like travel in the United States, like for US, the
United States is bigger than Europe. Yeah, it's like a
two hour flight. I could be in Florida in two
hours from England. You can be to Italy in two hours.
Am I try and explain like that dynamic of like
how travels a little bit different in the US. That's
(04:17):
what you guys, aren't his culture. It's like, well, no,
our country is bigger. So it's like my Italy is Florida.
Speaker 5 (04:24):
Well that's like this guy that moved here from England
and he was the one that was like, oh, one
hundred people from England versus the hundred people from the US.
Speaker 2 (04:34):
Because he how to admit that he didn't realize.
Speaker 5 (04:36):
Hey, when we say, like it's on culture over here,
he's like, no, I didn't realize.
Speaker 2 (04:40):
Like you drive anywhere, it's totally different. Yeah, each states.
That's that's what he said.
Speaker 4 (04:45):
Yeah, So then they say those interesting to hear back
from a passenger flight broker who will go over a
few details that are the dates, the party report, number
of passengers, YadA, YadA. Then they'll reveal the city and
you're on your way. Okay, I I don't know, I
mean I think.
Speaker 2 (05:00):
Sorry, sorry, I'm confused.
Speaker 5 (05:02):
So you have to fly to Europe and then you
get the private jet already in Europe and then you Okay,
I think that's too expensive for me.
Speaker 4 (05:07):
Well, I mean the idea is like private jet travel
in Europe's like private jet travel here.
Speaker 2 (05:11):
Yeah, that kind of like a thought. That makes sense.
That's a lot of money to be spontaneous.
Speaker 5 (05:16):
That's just that's just a lot of money that I
feel like you can especially on the West Coast, there's
like that basically Uber like for private jets that everybody uses,
but mostly on the West Coast.
Speaker 4 (05:26):
They had Uber when I was in England and Uber
playing That's pretty sick, yeah, which I looked at it
just to like see and I was like this is interesting,
and I start getting ads.
Speaker 2 (05:34):
I'm like, hey, you guys know important.
Speaker 1 (05:37):
Intern John in your morning show. True iHeartRadio.
From the city that changes the world. Peers Rose with
three things you need to.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
Know for you Wednesday, Rose, whatch you got for us?
Speaker 1 (00:08):
Okay, so this is pretty exciting.
Speaker 3 (00:10):
Yesterday, the Senate unanimously pass a body partisan bill that
removes federal income tax on tips for service workers. So
if you are a server, bartender, hairdresser, so this act
allows a tax deduction of up to twenty five thousand
dollars for cash tips, but workers, you.
Speaker 1 (00:26):
Still have to report tips to your employers.
Speaker 3 (00:29):
But the Senate passed it quickly by unanimous consent, which
basically means that one senator asked for a unanimous consent
agreement and unless another senator objected, then it just passed automatically.
Speaker 1 (00:40):
So pretty cool.
Speaker 3 (00:42):
So more Metro trains will begin using automatic controls this week.
The agency said the Yellow and Green lines will begin
automated train operations on Friday. So the Washington Metro Safety
Commission recently approved the switch after blocking the changeover for
several months. Metro officials say that the use of ATO
improved safety because it eliminates potential human error.
Speaker 1 (01:02):
And if your first thought after I said that was.
Speaker 3 (01:03):
Okay, well what about the overruns that apparently is a
reliability issue, not a safety issue, and that's according to
the Metro's general manager and CEO. They are taking the
overrun seriously, but it's it's quote, not a safety issue.
So there were thirty station overruns on the Red Line
in April, which I guess amounts to like ninety nine
point nine percent reliability rate.
Speaker 1 (01:25):
But there's always a human operator in the.
Speaker 3 (01:28):
Cabin, so that's what they're saying. As has been on
the Red Line, a human operator or a human operator
will still be in the cabin. Automation won't be used
during bad weather, single tracking, and when track work is
being performed.
Speaker 1 (01:43):
So just giving you that heads up.
Speaker 3 (01:46):
And a new LGBTQ mural is coming to the nation's capital.
Speaker 1 (01:50):
The Rainbow Road mural is.
Speaker 3 (01:51):
Going to be on display on fifteenth Street northwest, stretching
all the way from O Street up to V Street,
and this is in time for World Pride obviously that
is coming to count The lead artist has a mission
to quote bring joint color and creativity into the community
and the mirror also has a like safety component for families.
So more than one hundred volunteers are helping to visually
(02:12):
separate the space between parked cars and the bike lane.
So pretty cool, I Rose, those are the three things
you need.
Speaker 1 (02:18):
To know for to day.
Speaker 2 (02:19):
Thank you, Rose, You're welcome.
Speaker 4 (02:20):
A couple of years ago, we brought this company that
launched for their whole business was they would book a
trip for you. It's like a surprise trip, so you
could choose like what your budget was here if you
want to do a road trip, I want to do
a train or plane, then like you would how far
you want to go, how many days you have, and
basically they would give you information like we're I can
tell you where you're going, but your need to have
(02:41):
this type of clothes, here's the weather, YadA YadA, that
you show up to the airport and they give you
like the slipny go.
Speaker 2 (02:46):
I can never do that. My anxiety'd be far too much.
Speaker 1 (02:48):
It would be so exciting.
Speaker 4 (02:50):
The next phase of this, there's now a company, let's
see book a private jet to Europe without knowing the
exact locations.
Speaker 1 (02:57):
Yeah, I mean there is that, yeah, private jet.
Speaker 2 (03:00):
Yeah.
Speaker 4 (03:00):
So the Chapman Freeborn is the company. I guess, so
they're kind of doing a similar thing. It's a new
blind booking program designed for American travelers head to Europe
only where they go in Europe as anyone's guest and
tell it's time to actually take off. Okay, So it
gets travelers a chance to fly with private jet, which
is that'd be pretty sick. They're saying that the average
(03:21):
cost is only thirty five hundred, which okay.
Speaker 2 (03:23):
For a private jet. Those a lot of money. Yes,
but that's like if you filled up with you in
like six of your friends. Is that round trip? But
that's what it seems to be. Yes.
Speaker 4 (03:32):
So to get on the phone, need to choose your
departure airport in Europe, select a theme, which the companies
said could be anything from ro mantic escape to a
cultural city, beach halliday, YadA, YadA, and then he submit
a quest for one way flight or sorry is one
way flight?
Speaker 2 (03:46):
Sorry? So they have to put the fight back for
up to six passengers.
Speaker 3 (03:49):
Wait, hold on, you said you have to pick a
departure airport in Europe.
Speaker 1 (03:53):
So is this for only people in Europe?
Speaker 4 (03:55):
No, I mean I think the ideas you fly over there.
And then because that was in people in talking to
the morning show there, I was explaining to them that
like travel in the United States, like for US, the
United States is bigger than Europe. Yeah, it's like a
two hour flight. I could be in Florida in two
hours from England. You can be to Italy in two hours.
Am I try and explain like that dynamic of like
how travels a little bit different in the US. That's
(04:17):
what you guys, aren't his culture. It's like, well, no,
our country is bigger. So it's like my Italy is Florida.
Speaker 5 (04:24):
Well that's like this guy that moved here from England
and he was the one that was like, oh, one
hundred people from England versus the hundred people from the US.
Speaker 2 (04:34):
Because he how to admit that he didn't realize.
Speaker 5 (04:36):
Hey, when we say, like it's on culture over here,
he's like, no, I didn't realize.
Speaker 2 (04:40):
Like you drive anywhere, it's totally different. Yeah, each states.
That's that's what he said.
Speaker 4 (04:45):
Yeah, So then they say those interesting to hear back
from a passenger flight broker who will go over a
few details that are the dates, the party report, number
of passengers, YadA, YadA. Then they'll reveal the city and
you're on your way. Okay, I I don't know, I
mean I think.
Speaker 2 (05:00):
Sorry, sorry, I'm confused.
Speaker 5 (05:02):
So you have to fly to Europe and then you
get the private jet already in Europe and then you Okay,
I think that's too expensive for me.
Speaker 4 (05:07):
Well, I mean the idea is like private jet travel
in Europe's like private jet travel here.
Speaker 2 (05:11):
Yeah, that kind of like a thought. That makes sense.
That's a lot of money to be spontaneous.
Speaker 5 (05:16):
That's just that's just a lot of money that I
feel like you can especially on the West Coast, there's
like that basically Uber like for private jets that everybody uses,
but mostly on the West Coast.
Speaker 4 (05:26):
They had Uber when I was in England and Uber
playing That's pretty sick, yeah, which I looked at it
just to like see and I was like this is interesting,
and I start getting ads.
Speaker 2 (05:34):
I'm like, hey, you guys know important.
Speaker 1 (05:37):
Intern John in your morning show. True iHeartRadio.
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