Board of education is extending that waiver of graduation requirements John lobert ini explains The waivers being extended for students impacted by the pandemic Braver should have done throughout any class that has been affected by the pandemic Than to Drake is director of careers and college readiness The most common subject area that was made was at least social studies in many ways Some students did receive a waiver in that The state board of education is extending the emergency graduation program to the classes of 2023 and 24 I'm a student graduated about 70,000 each year This year and next students can waive two course credits but that's being reduced to one credit for the class of 2024 board chair Bill kalapa We're not entirely done with COVID It's still going to have some impacts as we try to adjust to what that even looks like This doesn't impact private schools John libertini northwest news radio Another outbreak of bird flu this time in pierce county the Department of Agriculture says they're already working to quarantine the flock but everyone across the state should be cautious We know it says waterfowl flyby they're dropping fecal contamination and you have to think that every dropping that hits the ground likely has highly pathogenic avian influenza in it That is state veterinarian doctor amber idol who says if you find a dead bird go to the department of fish and wildlife's website to report it so far no human cases have been linked to this outbreak And auburn police officer accused of killing a man in inner bay in a crash last month goes before a judge Molly Shen reports 33 year old Michael Smith has entered not guilty pleas Poor papers say Smith had two drinks at a Mariners game on April 24th Hours later Smith hit a cab along Alaskan way and tried to fight with the driver He took off without giving any information Minutes later officers say smith's car hit and killed 65 year old Clifford Jones who was on the sidewalk Smith is now charged with DUI vehicular homicide and hit and run Smith remains free on $200,000 bond and also remains on administrative leave with the auburn police department his trial is scheduled for July Northwest news time is 7 ten It's time to head over to the Beacon plumbing sports desk right now Seattle storm and the Phoenix mercury are getting underway That game is just starting Bill Schwartz explains how a Philly grand salami bit the Mariners Philadelphia the city with cheesesteak sandwiches but here in Seattle a T mobile park a large baseball food item was the undoing of Seattle starter Logan Gilbert swung on belted Down the left field line hooking at the pole It is gone It's a Grand Slam for Reese Hoskins There's the call on WIP radio Philadelphia Logan Gilbert fanned 9 batters which says the walks cost him dearly in the fourth Oh the walks mostly Two walks there Falling behind guys were pretty much the whole game I was getting ahead But even then I think I got the two strikes on a couple.