3Things You Need To Know: Metro Green Line

United Airlines grounded flights last night due to an outage. Over 1k flights were affected last night. Metro update on the Green Line that will go in effect this weekend. Mayland Tax free weekend starts this weekend.  

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
From the city that changes the world. Pears rose with
three things you need to know. It's not me saying
it's me. Read the texts okay.

Speaker 2 (00:11):
So, the United Airlines grounded flights nationwide last night due
to a technology problem with their weight and balanced computer system,
which seems pretty important when you're flying an airplane. The
outage started shortly after six pm and lasted several hours.
Even though the issue was fixed, over a thousand flights
were delayed and more than forty were canceled. That's according

(00:32):
to flightwear So. The airline said safety obviously was their
type top priority, and they were covering meals and hotels
for affected customers. United confirmed the issue was not caused
by a cyber attack. Not clear exactly what caused the problem,
but it was resolved late last night. However, there are
still going to be disruptions into today with some flights,

(00:53):
so just make sure you're double checking if you are
flying United. So weekend commutes on the Green Line might
be acted for the next two weeks. In DC, the
Green Line station began its closures starting August second at
Branch Avenue to Lynna Naylor, we talked about those for
two weekends on August night through the tenth and August
sixteenth through the seventeen. The closure are extended to Southern

(01:14):
Avenue and Congress Heights. These are part of the Phase.

Speaker 1 (01:19):
Two on the Green Line major construction.

Speaker 2 (01:21):
And I will probably remind you of this tomorrow because
shoppers in Maryland will get to save a little bit
money because tax free weekend starts on Sunday.

Speaker 1 (01:30):
Look at that, which is very nice.

Speaker 2 (01:32):
So the state sales tax is waved on purchases of
clothing foot where under one hundred dollars, so back to
school shopping, which is really nice. Also, tax will be
waived on the first forty dollars of a book bag
or backpack purchase, and that tax holiday will end on
August sixteenth. I wrote, those are the three things you need.

Speaker 1 (01:50):
To know for today. Thank you, Rose, You're welcome. Se
Saulsbury we Go.

Speaker 3 (01:54):
Woman sets man's house on fire because he owed her
seven dollars. YEP named that Janis arrested after she intentially
started a fire at a man's house because you dre
the money. The man said Janis was quote someone he'd
known for several years. Didn't say how though, solitary. Yeah,
she had shut up at his place July third, and

(02:14):
quote became upset after demanding seven dollars.

Speaker 1 (02:17):
She claimed he owed her, They argued, she left.

Speaker 3 (02:21):
She never turned a few minutes later with a bottled gasoline,
poured it on the front door, lit it on fire,
and then sped off on a bicycle.

Speaker 1 (02:29):
Oh my god, girl, thankfully the guy noticed the fire. Yeah,
I mean what? Yeah?

Speaker 3 (02:36):
Was they open out before the authorities arrived. She's facing
a sluid charges including first and second degree arson, malicious burning,
reckless endangerment, and destruction of property. The guy did not
say why she thought he owed her seven dollars. Girl,
that's gonna cost you so much more than seven dollars. Yeah,
but the bicycle getaway, as we've seen with the bank
robbery in this very building, is the way to go,

(02:57):
way to go because people wouldn't expect it.

Speaker 1 (02:59):
So seven dollars though, yeah, worth it? I don't. I
don't think so. No. So imagine again being that lawyer
and being that case where it's like, okay.

Speaker 2 (03:09):
Seven dollars, Stan has come on and I would have
given you seven dollars. Sury, do you intern John in
your morning show?

Speaker 1 (03:16):
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