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kenneth mouton abc news, los angeles. jonathan: coming up next for us. maine's first lady.hy is she waiting tables this summer? we have the answer coming up for you next. brianne: a call to reduce 500 positions at metro. in the last hour the reaction we're getting from the union representing metro employees. coming up. jonathan: covering metro tonight we are in phase two of the metro safetrack. now there is w brianne carter is joining us live from northwest washington with details. brianne? brianne: well, jonathan, this is the memo. it follows what we have heard so much from the general manager paul wiedefeld about safety, reliability and fiscal responsibility. now it says 500 positions will be eliminated. the question tonight how many people who currently have a job with metro will be without one? amid a major maintenance overhaul, metro's top leaders now plan to eliminate hundreds of jobs. >> i think the message is that metro is very serious. paul and myself are very serious about streamlining the organization. brianne: in this memo, paul wiedefeld says 500 positions will