mike carter-conneen john us us live where am look at the story -- with a look at the story from where students ride. mike: students and many others who use the metro rail station in rush hour will be impacted for some time. residents in the surrounding neighborhoods, national guardsman at the armory. though attending events at red wingsf.k. stadium would be forced to transfer or take shuttle buses. with the advancement of ride free many students depend on the metro. it's too early to say if the attendance was affect today but hundreds of her students travel through the armory station. but at the middle school a third of the teachers are riding metro rile. the councilmembers allen and jander whose constituents are most affected sent a letter to the interim general manager calling for the'll terntive solutions -- alternative solutions. >> we are concerned about the public safety. we know about the recent fire. we don't want to impede upon that. we have to accommodate commuters. mike: after last week's substation fire they have taken steps to ease congestion and there is no perfect solut