3Things You Need To Know: Boil Your Water in DC

Metro plans to return to automotive train operation. Boil water for several neighborhoods in NW DC. Baltimore is considered one of the most fun cities in the country.  

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:01):
From the city that changes the world peers Rose with
three things you need.

Speaker 3 (00:06):
To know for your Wednesday.

Speaker 2 (00:07):
Rose you got for us So, Metro plans to return
to automatic train operation.

Speaker 3 (00:12):
Metro hasn't used.

Speaker 2 (00:14):
The ATO, the autometic train operation in fifteen years, even
though it was designed to run on automation. Metro says
one of several advantages is a smoother stops at stations
and will notat of hopes to return to ATO to the.

Speaker 3 (00:26):
Red Line later this month.

Speaker 2 (00:28):
Things you should know a train operator will always be
in the cab, even with a computer in control. And
for Metro to return to ATO on the Red Line
later this month, it will need approval from the Washington
Metro Safety Role Commission, and it said it's reviewing Metro's
plan to return to ATO and should have a response
in the next week. And then after rolling out on
the Red Line, they're planning the other lines next year.

(00:51):
So just keeping you update on that. There is a
boiled water advisory in effect for several neighborhoods in Northeast DC.
Some DC Water customers reported loss of pressure early yesterday,
and then the utility quickly worked to isolate a leaking
water main. So just make sure you're keeping an eye
on that. Areas affected include River Terrace, Mayfair, Eastland Gardens.

Speaker 3 (01:11):
Anacostia Park, and Kenilworth and.

Speaker 2 (01:14):
Baltimore is considered one of the most fun cities in
the US.

Speaker 3 (01:20):
Which was like, that's so fun.

Speaker 2 (01:21):
It ranked seventy first on wallet Hub's latest list.

Speaker 3 (01:24):
Of the nation's most fun cities.

Speaker 2 (01:25):
Entertainment and recreation, nightlife and parties and costs were some
of the factors that were considered.

Speaker 3 (01:31):
Washington, d C.

Speaker 2 (01:32):
Ranked twentieth, which is nice, and then Columbia and Howard
came in at one hundred and sixtieth.

Speaker 3 (01:38):
I Rose, those are the three things she eached up
for the day. Thank you, Rose.

Speaker 1 (01:41):
You're welcome Intern John in your morning show True at iHeartRadio.