THANK YOU. 532 AND YOU'VE HEARD THE SAYING A FREE RIDE. WELL ALL THIS WEEK, THAT IS A LITERAL TERM FOR ANYBODY TAKING NEW JERSEY TRANSIT. THE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM IS WAIVING FARES FOR ALL OF ITS MODES OF TRANSPORTATION. AND WHAT A SUMMER IT HAS BEEN. NEW JERSEY REPORTER ANTHONY JOHNSON LIVE IN HOBOKEN WITH THE DETAILS OF THIS PROGRAM. ANTHONY >> HEY, GOOD MORNING MIKE. GOOD MORNING EVERYBODY. THEY ARE CALLING THIS A FARE HOLIDAY. IT COMES IN THIS WEEK AS WE LEAD TOWARD THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND. SO A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE ON VACATION AND THEY MAY NOT BE ABLE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE FREE RIDES. BUT THOSE WHO ARE OUT HERE THIS MORNING EARLY ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO RIDING FOR FREE. THE GOVERNOR CALLED THIS A BIG THANK YOU TO ALL THE LOYAL CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH ALL OF THE DELAYS AND CANCELLATIONS THIS PAST SUMMER. THOSE WHO PURCHASED MONTHLY PASSES FOR AUGUST WILL GET A DISCOUNT WEATHER FOR THE MONTH OF SEPTEMBER. THE ISSUE WITH SERVICE REALLY DOMINATED THE HEADLINES DURING THE MONTH OF JUNE, WHEN THERE WERE EQUIPMENT PROBLEMS THAT SEEMED TO PLAGUE THE ENTIRE SYSTEM ON A WEEKLY BASIS. MANY OF THE PROBLEMS WERE ON THE NORTHEAST CORRIDOR, WHERE TRAINS GOT STUCK ON THE HUDSON RIVER TUNNELS AND SOME TRAINS EVEN SHUTTING DOWN WHILE PASSENGERS WERE ON BOARD WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING. NEW JERSEY TRANSIT INCREASED FARES BY 15% JUST ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO, AND MANY RIDERS WERE UPSET BY THE INCREASE WHILE STILL BEARING THE BRUNT OF ALL OF THE SERVICE PROBLEMS. BUT THIS MORNING WE HAD A CHANCE TO TALK TO A COUPLE OF CUSTOMERS HERE AT THE HOBOKEN STATION, AND THEY'RE HAPPY THAT THEY'RE GOING TO GET A FREE RIDE FOR AT LEAST THE NEXT WEEK. >> IT SAVES A LOT OF MONEY. AND, AT THE END THAT CAN GO A LONG WAY TO HELP THE CHILDREN. I HAVE FOUR KIDS, SO THAT'S A GOOD THING. >> YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. AND THOSE FOUR KIDS WILL PROBABLY GET LUNCH A COUPLE OF MORE TIMES THIS WEEK WITH THE MONEY. THAT GENTLEMAN SAID HE'S GOING TO BE SAVING ONCE AGAIN. THIS FARE HOLIDAY STARTS TODAY. IT WILL GO UNTIL THE 2ND OF SEPTEMBER. SO ALL THE WAY LEADING UP TO THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY, DURING THE MONTH OF JUNE. NEW JERSEY TRANSIT. THEIR PERFORMANCE AS FAR AS BEING ON TIME WAS AT 69%. USUALLY THE SYSTEM RUNS AT ABOUT 80%. THAT IS THE LATEST LIVE FROM