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"1000 FM 977 stay connected, stay informed. Good afternoon Northwest News time 1202. I'm Taylor Van Sykes. Some breaking news now on Lake Sammamish. That's where the Bellevue Fire Department says crews have been called to a float plane crash. We don't have much in the way of detail right now, but the Seattle Times is reporting that there are two patients as they're calling it. We have a reporter headed in that direction. We'll bring you more as we get it. Again this involving an apparent float plane crash in Lake Sammamish. The Seattle Police Officers Guild is speaking out after a viral video an shows officer appearing to joke about the death of a woman hit by a police vehicle. SPOG, the police officers says guild, the video captures only one side of the conversation and likes full context. Meanwhile, activists came together yesterday holding a rally to express their outrage. COMA4's Hannah Knowles reports. Gather voices. People of all ages marching in solidarity for 23 -year -old Janavi Kandula. The Seattle Office of Police Accountability has launched an investigation into the comments, but no one with the city or the police department has answered the question. Why was the video released more than a month after the office was notified and a complaint was filed? It's not acceptable. These people need to be fired. We need justice. In the body camera footage, you can hear the detective laughing and joking, making comments about the value of her life to Seattle Police Field President Mike Solon. Yeah, just write a check. $11 ,000. She was 26 anyway. She had limited value. The investigation into the death of Manny Ellis is reopened. Ellis died in the custody of Tacoma police following his arrest in March of 2020. His death was ruled a outside several months later. The investigation has been reopened at the request of the Attorney General's office, which asked the state patrol to serve a search warrant on a cellular device. That device might contain pertinent evidence. for the arrest. Three police officers are charged with manslaughter for Ellis' death. Two of them are also charged with second -degree murder. Jury selection is scheduled to begin on Monday. KOMO4's Mary Naum coming up after traffic and weather. Seattle Rep goes Latino. I'm Corwin Haake, new artistic director shares his heritage. 1204, traffic every 10 minutes on the four is from the High Performance Homes Public Center and here's Tama Fulton. Well good afternoon, good news in Seattle that earlier crash that was jamming up the southbound five express lanes before Mercer Street. That's now been cleared away and those express lanes have now been changed. They're fully open going in the northbound direction. Also in Seattle we have a crash northbound on 99 from the West Seattle Bridge eastbound on the West Seattle Bridge that ramped to northbound have a crash of 99 completely blocked now with emergency crews on the scene. Also in Seattle a crash of Rainier Avenue South near the 8th Avenue South is causing some slowing coming through the Newcastle area into Renton southbound 405 as you see in some brake lights as well as traveling northbound on 405 as you leave the rented area into Newcastle southbound 5 is pretty heavy coming into the from the U District into downtown Seattle and starting to see some slowing through the federal way area southbound 5 as you head from about highway 18 in towards 5 our next Northwest traffic at 1214 and this this report sponsored by beacon plumbing their plumbers are on time and tidy and their work is guaranteed stop freaking call beacon at 1 -800 -FREAKIN or go to beaconplumbing .net our forecast sponsored our forecast sponsored by Northwest Crawl Space Services
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"Cloudy skies it's 65 degrees at 116 FM 777 your information station sponsored by Muckleshoot Casino Bill O 'Neill is at the editors desk I'm Taylor Van Sykes now our headlines are following from our 24 -7 news center President Biden says we need more than just thoughts and prayers to combat gun violence he was speaking at the University of in Hartford Connecticut a year since the safer communities act became law he called the gun safety legislation the most significant in 30 years but that it's just the first step in making Americans safer and the man at the center of the Pentagon Papers leak in the 1970s has died Daniel Ellsberg has died at the age of 92 after announcing he had been diagnosed with inoperable pancreatic cancer in March Ellsberg photocopied a Defense Department study in 1969 that showed the US government knew early on that the Vietnam War could not be one it's 117 extreme storms continue to hit the south in Perryton Texas at least three people dead and dozens more injured after a large tornado tore through leaving the town without power and the local hospital running on generators this whole area is just wild we've got trailer on fire we've got multiple trailers destroyed mountains of debris down power lines and flattened buildings S can be a county Florida one person died after a tornado ripped through the area also a tornado was spotted in
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"Should have put her in some gun safety courses have done something, but she had her phone right next to her and she couldn't call 9-1-1 so a coward in one hunter that went out in picked his little opponent that was girls. Ben mogan is Maddie Logan's dad. He told NBC News, he wants justice, but doesn't want any of this focus to be on accused killer Brian coburger. I want people to remember Maddie, he has just being in love, loving, caring, just beautiful person who everybody just misses so much and that we're just all so proud of. Trial is tentatively set for October 2nd, though likely to be pushed out and prosecutors have 60 days from Monday's arraignment to announce if they plan to seek the death penalty. Carling Johnson, northwest news radio. Federal charges are filed against two men after police seized half a million pills in Everett since northwest news radio's Taylor van Sykes explains the pills were laced with fentanyl. The bus happened last week in the Everett Herald reports, the two men were charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and possession with intent to distribute plus firearms charges. It stems from a 2022 investigation in which federal and scandal county agencies used an undercover informant to buy drugs and in return the feds are going to give special consideration to that informant's own pending charges. As a result of the bust, a child was put into CPS custody, in addition to the fentanyl, agents say they also seized almost three kilos of cocaine, more than a quarter $1 million in cash, a drug sniffing dog named Sully needed naloxone after coming in contact with the drugs. Northwest news radio. Blood banks are issuing a call for donations heading into the Memorial Day holiday weekend. The time between Memorial Day and Labor Day has been called the 100 deadliest days. Accidents related to travel, accidents related to otherwise fund activities and rise in violence. Doctor Kirsten alcorn is a chief medical officer at blood works northwest. A lot of people are taking vacations when they're not at home and not in their normal routines. We see both donations Trump off. Donations of all types, but groupo were told sees the highest demand. Or O negative are always in very high demand because group O is compatible with everybody. People over 55 are the most loyal blood donors, but as they grow older, attracting younger donors has been a challenge. What we see in the literature is that folks who get into a habit of doing it tend to continue through all their life. To me, demand, blood works northwest is going to have 13 donor centers open on Memorial Day. John libertini, northwest news radio. Still to come, mom, what's for breakfast? I'm Brian Calvert. Imagine having Julio
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"Daniel penny's prosecution is only just beginning with his initial appearance here at Manhattan criminal court, prosecutors said they will present the case next to a grand jury to try and secure an indictment at that point and he would have the opportunity to enter a plea to a charge of second degree manslaughter. The FDA today approved a once a day pill to treat moderate to severe hot flashes during menopause that drug, vosa, marks the first treatment of its kind and is hormone free for women. Twitter's Elon Musk named former ad chief Linda yakir as new CEO of the social media platform. She's expected to take the helm in a matter of weeks. You're listening to ABC News. News radio 1000 FM 97 7, stay connected, stay informed. Good afternoon, it's 1202, I'm Taylor van Sykes, now our top story smart 24/7 news center. It's on all our minds this week and isn't it how hot it's gonna be more from kuma force Theron's on. Unusually hot temperatures for may will have many parts of western Washington baking in 90 plus degree heat that has some people already buying AC units. Dozens of local cities and community groups will have cooling centers. Community centers, libraries, and some churches will be opening their doors to keep people safe. King County metro says it's not waving fares during the heat event, but it has told bus drivers to give anyone a trip to a cooling center even if they don't have the fair to pay. If your house doesn't have AC, it could quickly become dangerously hot for vulnerable people and come a force coronavirus spoke with people rushing to hardware stories trying to find a way to beat the heat. Darren hartwell went
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"Testing facility in Arizona. The purpose of my trip is to review our operations and to see our planning for the end of title 42 in action. Leaders in the area said any more support from the federal government, the ABC's J O'Brien has more on what's ahead. It's estimated by customs and border protection that at the end of title 42 daily interactions between CBP agents and migrants will surge by an estimated 10,000 to 13,000 a day. And the immigration system isn't necessarily built for this in the sense that they haven't confronted this issue for the last few years. After a down week Wall Street search today closing up more than 540 points after the April Johns report showed a better than expected 253,000 jobs added last month, ABC's Alexis Christopher says this may lead to a change in the Federal Reserve's tactics to fight inflation. While he did get the tenth interest rate hike in a row, they signaled they may be pausing now because there are other things they need to consider. The debt ceiling crisis that could be a showdown in Washington. So there are lots of things that banking turmoils. There are lots of things that still have huge question marks. The fed sort of wants to see how that all plays out. World Health Organization said today, COVID-19 no longer represents a global health emergency, the WHO's Michael Ryan said we fully expect that this virus will continue to translate. And this is the history of pandemics. If we look at it took decades for the final trolls of the pandemic virus of 1918 to disappear. And CDC director doctor Rochelle Walensky is leaving her position at the end of next month. You're listening to ABC News. News radio 1000 FM 97 7, stay connected, stay informed. Good afternoon, it's one O two. I'm Taylor van Sykes with our top stories from our 24/7 news center. 6 weeks after a King County sheriff's deputy was shot at a Ballard department building while attempting to serve an eviction notice, it was finally released from the hospital today, detective David easterly has been with the sheriff's office for 25 years and spent weeks in the ICU at harborview, the round barely missing his bulletproof vest, causing severe internal injuries. I'm not going to make it without crying. So I just want to say thank you. The day of a shot, I understand there were so many people out here lined up. Strangers, people I know, people love me, and people I didn't know love me. Willing to give me blood. A
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"In Seattle, northwest news times, 6 35. It's pretty normal to see cat videos on Twitter. It's not every day that video is from the Ukrainian defense minister. Yesterday Alexei resnikoff tweeted a video that smashed up imagery of Ukrainian soldiers operating American Bradley vehicles alongside cats attacking bears and ending with a thank you message to the American people. This comes ahead of an expected Ukrainian counteroffensive and amid reports of a spike in Russian combat deaths. Dan lamothe covering this for The Washington Post. He spoke with northwest news radios Taylor van Sykes. The messaging is all there, Ukraine is ready to press ahead, but how bad are things already for Russian forces, according to The White House. It's a rough picture. We're looking at something in the order of about 20,000 Russian combat fatalities since December and obviously the war goes back 14 months. So added all together and dead and wounded, were likely looking at about a quarter million Russian soldiers dead and wounded in the last 14 months. And what about Ukraine's numbers? How bad is their casualty count? Those numbers are also pretty horrific. Tens of thousands certainly dead more than that wounded. The best number that we've seen is something on the order of more than a 100,000 dead and wounded. We've spoken a number of times Dan about how that official number that comes out of Russia is almost never going to match up with what NATO countries or Ukraine estimates are going to be. Is there any confirmation at this point from the Russian government that things are going poorly for them? Certainly not on the order of anything resembling reality. That they put their number in the dozens for the town of bakhmut and kind of compared their effort to the Battle of the Bulge from World War II and in reality they are putting Russian soldiers in Russian convicts in particular. They've actually taken to use in Russian convicts out of prison and directing them to charge through the center of this town back mode. And that has really run up the casualty number in particular. I think one of the phrases you used in your report was something like throwing flesh at this effort. Yes, that was actually the words of John Kirby, one of the spokesman at The White House. As of now, the expected Ukrainian counteroffensive, it hasn't started yet, but if and when it does, what's the expectation? Is it going to radically shift the map? I think in terms of effectiveness, that's to be seen. What Ukraine has now that they didn't have a year ago. Is a great, great additional number of American and European combat vehicles. Bradley fighting vehicles, armored vehicles, European tanks, and they've assembled this into something resembling 9 additional armored brigades of soldiers. Whether or not they're effective, I think it remains to be seen, but they've been receiving training. And they've been kind of working up to this point. The question now becomes where does Ukraine prioritize what do they attempt to take back the Russian currently possesses? And how effective is Ukraine at doing so and holding it after? Dan Le Mans with us on northwest news radio from The Washington Post. His piece online at Washington Post is where you can find out all about the upcoming expected offensive and why Mahmoud is so important despite seemingly unimportant, strategic location in the country. You can find out a lot more online at Washington Post dot com. That's northwest news radios Taylor van Sykes. Meantime, Russia is now claiming that Ukraine launched two drones above the Kremlin in Moscow in an attempt to harm president Vladimir Putin. It reportedly happened in the overnight hours Putin was not at the Kremlin at the time. We get more from ABC's Patrick REvil in London. If this was the
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"Inslee signing three pieces of legislation, including a statewide ban on assault style weapons. There is no reason for their use in the state of Washington No one needs an AR-15 to protect your family You only need it to kill other families. And for that reason we are taking action today. The band covers more than 50 gun models of assault style weapons. Singer Ed Sheeran in Manhattan federal court today, he testified in a copyright infringement trial against him. That suit is says he owes profits from thinking out loud to the estate of Marvin Gaye for similarities to Marvin Gaye's song. Let's get it on. President Biden officially announced his reelection bid for 2024 asking Americans for four more years. The president also remembering Harry Belafonte who died today calling him a great American. The groundbreaking singer actor and civil rights activists was 96 years old. Michelle Franz and ABC News. News radio 1000 FM 97 7, stay connected, stay informed. Good afternoon, northwest new time, one 31. I'm Taylor van Sykes, now our top stories from our 24/7 news center. There is a special election in a number of areas today, including King County. On the ballot for King County voters proposition one, a $1.25 billion levee over the next 9 years. If past the money would be used to fund 5 walk in clinics to help people with mental health and drug addiction needs. And increase bed space. It would cost the average taxpayer about $10 a month. This is separate from the nearly $12 billion the regional homelessness authority wants over 5 years. But supporters say they need both big asks to sold the ongoing crisis The plan is sponsored by three King County council members and past unanimously out of committee. Is
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"Healthcare cost transparency board from transparency into enforcement in a more punitive nature. Graham said doctors and hospitals are dealing with the same price increases that patients are seeing, so more time is needed to study the issue before punishing providers. Trial begins today for the man accused of killing one protester and injuring another in 2020 on July 4th of 2020 to which khalidi allegedly crashed into a crowd of social justice demonstrators on I 5 in Seattle. At the time of the crash, the state patrol had blocked traffic to protect drivers and protesters from one another. Some are Taylor was killed and the aslav was seriously injured. It's 18 years in prison for the man who shot four people in an Everett apartment complex in 2019, more from northwest news radio's Taylor van seiss. Moses malachi brewer pleaded guilty to first degree assault charges in snohomish county superior court. The everet Harold reports the plea deal we'll see charges dropped in relation to the other three shooting victims, brewer shot a man in the back of the neck, unprovoked during a drug deal in November of 2019 and fled the area, but was arrested the next month, in Houston. While the victims survived the shooting, Khalil Cobb was paralyzed and suffered brain injuries, prosecutors say their case suffered from witnesses who had inconsistent testimony and some refused to cooperate at all. Taylor van Sykes, northwest news radio. Why are so many prisoners dying inside Washington jails? Well, a new report says inmate deaths have been on the rise here for years, and the state could be doing a much better job investigating them. A Seattle times report finds that the Washington state ranks fourth among all states for deaths behind bars two years ago, Washington passed a law passing requiring better investigation of inmate deaths, but compliance has been spotty. The Lakewood city council approved a public camping ban more from coma four's Michelle Esteban. The ordinance fans overnight camping on public property, including libraries, bodies, of water, parks, streets, and sidewalks, violations would result in a misdemeanor with a maximum fine of a $1000 and 90 days in jail. Cities and can to call my
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"Fall. From the very beginning, when we made this announcement, our team here in DoD working with the army working with the Ukrainians were looking at ways that we could expedite this process. Spokesman Brigadier general Patrick Reiner says they're going to refurbish existing tanks instead of building new ones. There's no indication for president Trump will be indicted today by a New York grand jury as he said he would. But it's a big topic of conversation at a GOP lawmaker summit in Florida. Drive down here, at least from all of the Republicans who are supposed to be gathered behind closed doors talking about policy. That has shifted and they're just talking about Donald Trump. They say that they don't want any protests or calls for violence in any way, but at the same time, a defending everything that the former president has said and posted on the social media platform. ABC's Katherine folders, big day for the big board the Dow closed up 316 points today. ABC News. News radio 1000 FM 97 7, stay connected, stay informed. Good afternoon, it's one 31. I'm Taylor van Sykes, now our top stories from our 24/7 news center. I can kind of share deputy remains in intensive care after they were shot at a ballot apartment yesterday. He remains in critical condition here at Seattle's harborview medical center where he was taken into surgery yesterday after an exchange of gunfire at an apartment on northwest 54th street. He and two other deputies with King County had gone to the apartment to serve an eviction noticed, and that situation quickly escalated to gunfire. The deputy that was injured was shot in the upper torso where the bullet somehow missed the best, and it was a entrance and exit
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"Of Ukraine. I never thought we'd see a war like this happening in Europe in my lifetime. And America is at its best when it's done with its European partners to defend freedom and democracy. In Ohio, governor Mike dewine visiting east Palestine to make sure clean up from the toxic derailment is on track. He says Norfolk Southern should be expected to compensate any negative effects incurred from the crash, including future medical expenses and possible loss in land value. We expect Norfolk Southern to be accountable for that and to fill that whatever that gap is so that the school can continue on. It does not suffer because of this train wreck. The Justice Department and securities regulators are now investigating the collapse of Silicon Valley bank, ABC's hearing kurzgesagt has more. The investigations into Silicon Valley banks collapse by the Justice Department and the Securities and Exchange Commission are just beginning and we're told it's not immediately clear whether crimes or violations have been committed. The California based bank was taken over last week after customers tried to withdraw more than $40 billion. The SEC will no doubt examine the accuracy of SVB recent financial disclosures while federal prosecutors in Washington and San Francisco will determine whether there's evidence a crime occurred. And bank stocks are leading the Dow lower, which is down 441 points right now. You're listening to ABC News. News radio 1000 FM 97 7, stay connected, stay informed. Good afternoon, northwest newstime, 1202. I'm Taylor van Sykes with our top stories from our 24/7 news center. A $35 per month cap on
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"It. A majority of students at wellesley college, a private liberal arts college for women, have supported a referendum calling for opening admission to all non binary and transgender applicants right now wellesley allows admission to people who identify as women, despite the referendum, school officials say they have no immediate plans to change the policy. You're listening to ABC News. News radio 1000 FM 97 7, stay connected, stay informed. Good afternoon, northwest news time, two O two, I'm Taylor van Sykes. Our top stories from our 24/7 news center. A measure that would allow cities and counties to have more of a say and how sales and use taxes are dispersed is moving ahead in the state legislature. The idea is to give individual communities more flexibility in funding mental and behavioral health programs. Carlene Johnson has details. Cities and counties would have more flexibility in how sales and use taxes are dedicated under a bill that is gaining momentum in the state legislature. The goal is to allow localized jurisdictions to meet needs related to homelessness, addiction, and mental health issues. Juliana Rowe with the Washington state association of counties testified in support of the measure. We love the ability for flexibility with these funds. When you're passing these bills, you think you're limiting it to the correct thing and as you look down the road, maybe you need to expand it a little bit to make the funds more usable for whatever you need it for. The Bill says programs, the cities and counties could use the money for, could include treatment services, case management, transportation, and housing. Carlene Johnson, northwest news, radio. Tuesday was the day the downtown Seattle association gave their annual state of downtown address. And in it, the association expressed their frustration. The mayor Bruce harrell, who was also there in attendance. Chris Daniels reports. DSA
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"Courthouse. The Trump side blatantly sees politics here. We talked to his criminal defense attorney Joe tech of pina on Good Morning America this morning. He said Trump has no plans to come and testify before the grand jury before any charging decision is made. Checked out of the hospital, headed for inpatient rehab, Senate Republican leader McConnell after that fall. Chuck sievertson, ABC News. News radio 1000 FM 97 7, stay connected, stay informed. Good afternoon with my snooze time two 31. I'm Taylor van Sykes. Now our top stories from our 24/7 news center, the sudden meltdown of Santa Clara based, Silicon Valley bank, was an existential threat to local tech startups, dependent on venture capital. Now those startups are anxious to know what happens next. More on this from northwest news radios core one hake. Some local companies may be breathing a sigh of relief now that the federal deposit insurance corporation has said it will protect all depositors with Silicon Valley bank, the Bay Area bank that abruptly melted down late last week. This is a crisis that no one saw coming. No one. John cook is cofounder of locally based tech news site geek wire on the geek wire podcast he points out Silicon Valley bank handles over 50% of the nation's venture backed startups. Frankly, in the Seattle area, where we're based, the number is far, far higher. Startups are the engine of tech innovation, but our slow to show profits, making them dependent on venture capital after regulators shut down Silicon Valley bank, the FDIC seized its assets. Now the question for some startups is whether they'll be able to access their money in time to pay their employees. Corwin hake, northwest, news radio, a lawsuit filed by an impoverished school district calls on the state to pay up when local taxpayers won't. Brent Freeman, superintendent of the wakaya company school district, filed the suit. He says the 2012 state Supreme Court mccleary decision should compel the state to pay for school building upgrades. Those improvements are typically funded by local bond measures, but Freeman tells the Seattle times voters in his district have not passed a school bond in 22 years. Two thirds of the way through the 105 day legislative session, state lawmakers are finding some common ground, but several partisan issues did not make it past last week's deadline. Blast Wednesday marked the final day for legislators to pass bills from the chamber they originated in, meaning most bills that didn't receive a vote on the floor will no longer be considered this session. That includes the rap act, which would have overhauled the state's recycling system. It was sponsored by democratic representative Liz berry. This is a monumental opportunity to take over a $1 million of consumer packaging that's going to the landfill and turn that into valuable commodities, but it never came up for a full House vote. Despite support from both sides of proposal to lower the breathalyzer threshold to convict someone for drunk driving to .05, did not get a chamber vote. Several other bills remain on the path to becoming law, including legislation to reshape the state's handling of domestic violence and removing the statute of limitations for child sex abuse civil cases. Northwest news radio is currently Johnson reports a controversial wealth, tax bill, championed by Democrats, is still alive. Coming up. Another retailer moves to eliminate plastic bags
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"Manhattan federal court jury unable to reach a unanimous sentencing decision for any of the 9 death eligible counts say follow sai pal faced in connection with the 2017 ISIS inspired terror attack that killed 8 people in a popular New York bike path It means Saipan will spend life in prison without the possibility of release, both coast bracing for big winter storms. The northeast and New England expecting to be hit with a nor'easter while Californians will experience yet another atmospheric river. Depositors had failed Silicon Valley bank and signature bank will be made whole to do that. President Biden announcing the government will tap into FDIC deposit insurance up to $250,000 for deposits larger than that. No losses will be borne by the taxpayers. Instead, the money will come from the fees that banks pay into the deposit insurance fund. Former president Trump's ex lawyer Michael Cohen testifying before a grand jury today. That's hearing evidence about Trump's role in a hush money payment. Dave packer, ABC News. News radio 1000 FM 97 7, stay connected, stay informed. Good afternoon, it's one 31. I'm Taylor van Sykes, now our top stories from our 24/7 news center. If education is the state's paramount funding responsibility, why are many rural school buildings falling apart? That's what many administrators would like to know, and one of those administrators is actually suing the state of Washington, more from northwest news radios, corwin Hague. The primary concern is outdated buildings in disrepair at best compromising students educational opportunities and at worst putting them at physical risk. The underlying issue is school infrastructure funding via local voter approved bond and the 60% approval threshold required to approve such bonds. At some point, you need to invest in that school. Kevin joma is facilities and operations director at Clark county's battleground school district. Just envision putting a pipe ridge on a 50 year old pipe that's marginal. Now you've gone from nuisance leak to a gusher. In the impoverished wakaya comes school district voters have not passed a bond issue in 22 years. Superintendent Brent Freeman has filed a lawsuit against the state, challenging bond funding. He claims the 2012 state Supreme Court mccleary decision prioritizing school funding should apply to buildings and infrastructure in court documents obtained by the Seattle times, attorneys for the states say mccleary does not compel the state to fund wakai comes construction costs. Corwin hake, northwest, news radio, a new preschool, funded by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has opened an Everett details from northwest news radios. Jeff pojo. The unique feature of the Bezos academy is that it is free. The building opened in Everett station last week and the school itself operates on a montessori inspired curriculum, according to the Everett Harold. The school doesn't pay rent on the city owned property instead operating under an agreement to renovate and improve the facility. Many of the spots are reserved for low to middle income families and admission is determined by a lottery. At the moment, all 54 seats at the Bezos academy are taken, but families can apply to a wait list to be notified when one becomes available. Jeff pozole, northwest news radio, a Florida man is charged with stealing more than $430,000 worth of king crab from a stanwood company and transporting the seafood across the country. According to charges, filed in U.S. district court in Seattle, 51 year old David souville faces three counts of interstate transportation of stolen property. The crabs were stolen at north star cold storage. That's a stanwood company that also ships frozen products. The Everett Herald reports that the owner discovered the scam while trying to clear up a billing error, court records show that Sue Bill, who has a criminal record, was arrested in South
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"Asking for $5 million bail for the man accused of shooting at King County sheriff's deputy over the weekend. And sports the Seahawks are rewarding quarterback Gino Smith after a career season signing him to a three year contract reportedly worth $105 million. It's now four 46. Every year hundreds of millions of items are sold every year claiming to be healthy. The healthy choice brand itself sells 200 million meals per year. But what is healthy even mean these days in the FDA wants to update the definition. Laura Riley is covering it for The Washington Post and spoke with our Taylor van Sykes. Laura, as it stands today, what does it mean if my food claims to be healthy? And are there in fact rules that keep, say, pop tarts from using that buzzword on their box? There are indeed. So foods have to have a certain amount of the good stuff and a certain lack of the bad stuff. So it has to have nutrients of desire. The fruits and veg and dairy products that we are supposed to be eating. Meaningful amount of those. And then their new proposed limit is on saturated fat, sodium, and added sugar. So that added sugars piece is the first time the FDA has kind of weighed in on limiting that. And so if we use that example of healthy choice, for example, they've got so much money invested in that brand. What would they have to do to make their chicken parmer or whatever able to still hold that healthy choice label? Well, con Agra the parent company basically said, we can't do it. We can't make food that people want to buy and eat, and adhere to these rules. So we may just pivot and get rid of this healthy choice brand and do something else entirely. And a lot of the food industry kind of came back to the FDA in the form of comments and letters saying we can't make the food that people find craveable and adhere to these especially those added sugar limits. So at this point, you know, there's sugar in everything. It's not just in the drinks that sodas in the juices and pasta sauces and salad dressings and bagels and it's kind of name anything. They have added sugars. So this is probably going to drive a lot of food companies to reformulate and possibly to reformulate with high intensity sweeteners, non nutritive sweeteners into sub out some of those added sugars. I'm wondering how hard you had to dig to find a food producer that was happy about the proposed changes. I didn't find any actually. So even organizations that you think, you know, why do they care? You know, American cheese society basically pushed back and said, you know, the word healthy shouldn't be applied to a single food. You know, it's more of a lifestyle. It's how you're eating it with whom you're eating. It's the portion size. It's all these other things kind of fit together to make a healthy lifestyle. And that it's a little specious to point to this food right here and say, this is a healthy food, especially if the way they get over that line is by being fortified or highly processed and supplemented with vitamins and those kinds of things. Is that really healthy? The jury's out. And for that matter, does anybody really notice the word healthy on their foods? What would it do to your own shopping habits? You can read much more online at Washington Post dot com from food business reporter, Laura O'Reilly. And that's Taylor van sais. It's now four 49. It increase in social security would mean would not mean a big property tax hike for seniors and disabled veterans on a bill that just passed the state Senate. Around 5 or 6000 veterans and elderly washingtonians would lose their property tax exemption because of the cost of living rays. Senator Emily rattles says her legislation, Bill 57 32, aims to prevent that. This body has focused quite a bit of our time to champion policies to ensure that our neighbors get the assistance that they need to combat the rising housing costs to ensure that we are targeting tax relief to
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"And then he was planning on heading back to the U.S., but he was shot. And we know his funeral will be held tomorrow in Tel Aviv ABC's Ines de la cuetara in Jerusalem. Voters in Chicago are at the polls to determine whether mayor Lori Lightfoot will get another term in office there are 9 candidates if no one gets 50% of the vote, the top two will compete in a runoff in April. You're listening to ABC News. News radio 1000 FM 97 7, stay connected, stay informed. Good afternoon, it's two O two. I'm Taylor van Sykes with our top stories. New data from the Washington Department of Health confirms a national trend that finds maternal mortality rates continue to exceed rates in other high income countries. Northwest news radio's carlene Johnson reports. In Washington, there were 224 pregnancy associated deaths from 2014 to 2020. That is 32 a year, according to just released statistics from the Washington Department of Health, the experts say most of these deaths up to 80% were preventable with proper medical care and life adjustments. Doctor Wendy McDonald and o-b-gyn in Chicago sees similar disturbing numbers and says high blood pressure and related issues are the main component. Normal blood pressure, pre pregnancy is actually below one 30 over 80. So we think of one 40 over 90 is high blood pressure, which is the technical diagnosis in pregnancy, but even above one 30 over 80 prior to pregnancy is considered high. Here in Washington, the report cited leading underlying causes of pregnancy related deaths as behavioral health conditions like suicide and addiction issues, purling Johnson northwest news radio. Hearing aids, fertility services, and expanded breast cancer treatment would be included in all affordable healthcare plans in Washington state under a bill now close to becoming law. The decision of what should be covered is a complicated one. Stephanie Simpson, speaking in favor of Senate Bill 53 38, it would expand the list of essential ACA benefits from ten to 15. A statehouse committee heard the bill for the first time today, it has already passed the state Senate. A push to get free breakfast and lunch for every public school student in Washington state fails, but a revised plan to provide meals for some younger students is still alive in Olympia. This proposal awaits a vote on
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"And Georgia where Ukrainians fled in the initial months of war. In the U.S., state secretary Antony Blinken briefed UN Security Council members and warned China is considering supplying weapons to Russia, The White House says Iran may be too. Lincoln says the international community must stand together. We all recognize that if we abandon Ukraine, we abandon the UN charter itself, and the principles and rules that make all countries safer and more secure. The U.S. announced a new $2 billion long-term aid package to help Ukraine recover. New filings in the investigation into the January 6th attack and efforts to overturn the presidential election, ABC News has learned special counsel Jack Smith filed a motion with a federal judge to compel testimony from former vice president Mike Pence. That filing follows an executive privilege challenge to smith's grand jury subpoena from former president Trump's legal team, the judge is expected to ask attorneys for both sides to file responses to that special counsel request, which could take weeks or until the judge renders a decision. Justin Finch, ABC News Washington. Pence has indicated he'll also challenge that subpoena. Stocks ending down today on new data showing inflation rose in January. You're listening to ABC News News radio 1000 FM 97 7, stay connected, stay informed. Good afternoon, it's two O two. I'm Taylor van Sykes with our top stories from our 24/7 news center. It could take a constitutional amendment to fully fund statewide anti poverty programs. We get the update from northwest news radio's corps when hake. Sponsors of House joint resolution 42 O four proposed allowing funds held for the purpose of reducing persistent poverty to be invested in commercially traded stocks and bonds. That requires an amendment to the state constitution because that document only allows the state to invest in no risk securities. Cliff cawthon with habitat for humanity favors the amendment as a way. To allow our young people to be able to buy homes in the future, to be able to fight stability. Since 1968, the state has occasionally amended the constitution to allow corporate investments prior beneficiaries include public pension or retirement funds, and funds held in trust for those with developmental disabilities. Because it is, after all, a change in the state's founding document, the voting public would have the final say. Corwin hake, northwest, news radio, a proposal to require gun makers and sellers to ensure their products don't cause harm in criminal hands, is moving closer to the state Senate floor, more from northwest news radio's Ryan Harris. Senate Bill 50 78 would also allow you to sue firearms companies if they fail to follow the law and their guns or other products are used illegally and cause harm Vancouver Republican senator Linda Wilson says the bill is unconstitutional and would reduce sales which would mean revenue lost by the state fish and wildlife department. Much of the funding that goes to department of fish and wildlife to support environmental and conservation programs and work with wildlife management and habitat protections go directly to that account from the sale of these items. Democrat Jamie Peterson of Seattle says this bill would not undermine a person's right to bear arms. This is a call to the firearms industry to help respect and enforce our existing laws about background checks, prohibited purchasers. The bill was voted forward to the rules committee from ways and means, so one more yes vote sends it to the Senate floor. Ryan Harris northwest news radio. Northwest news time two O four, and coming up after traffic and weather. It might soon cost you a lot more to ride a certain ferry. I'm Jeff poge la details on the way. Now to the high performance homes traffic center, here's Kimi Klein. In Seattle, we have a stalled vehicle on north and I 5 approaching the Seneca accident is blocking that left lane that leads to the exit so it's causing some drivers to swerve around it and it's causing some backups on the main line from to surround the Michigan curve into downtown Seattle. Even south on 5 though is pretty slow at this point from 85th all the way through the downtown Seattle cord and we're starting to fill in in spots around Everett. Not only on the Boeing freeway, but also on northbound 5 north of the Boeing freeway towards marine view drive. North and four O 5 is a little sluggish in canyon park passing state route 5 two 7 while south four O 5 is busy out of Bellevue from southeast off and on up the Kennedy Dell hill. In fact, around south center, both directions of four O 5 are seeing some slowing right around the west valley highway, so is south on I 5 up the south center hill and some minor crowding in rent in north one 6 7, approaching four O 5. Now south one 6 7 filling in between ellingson road and jovita boulevard in east mount highway 18 is busy in auburn approaching auburn away. Your next northwest traffic at two 14. Our forecast sponsored by northwest crawlspace services, here's Kristen. Hope you're staying warm today and that the sunshine is making the cold a bit more tolerable this afternoon. Tonight's temperatures do bottom out in the 20s, not quite as cold as this morning, but still within record territory, we'll notice a gradual increase in the clouds tomorrow at ahead of the next round of lowland snow. Yeah, the next storm is able to tap into this lingering chill, producing a quick one to two inches of slushy snow across the lowlands Sunday morning, whereas Seattle Cassini less than a half inch, the foothills could get close to two to four inches in the cascades easily a foot by the end of the weekend. In the Commodore weather center, meteorologist Kristen Clarke. Clear skies in Seattle right
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"News too, now that the closing bell is wrong. The Ohio train derailment in east Palestine continues along with growing concern. Today, former president Donald Trump visited the site Former president Trump getting a campaign style welcome to east palestin, Ohio, then blaming the Biden administration for not helping Ohio recover when it actually has, and then bringing some of his own aid. We're bringing thousands of bottle of water Trump water, actually. Most of it. The former president also criticizing President Biden for attending the NATO summit instead of coming to Ohio. Andy field ABC News. ABC News has learned former president Trump's daughter Ivanka Trump and her husband Jared Kushner have been subpoenaed by the special counsel investigating the January 6th attack and efforts by the former president and allies to overturn the election. Nearly 1500 flights have been canceled so far today due to major storms hitting California, the Midwest and New England, Los Angeles could see snow for the first time in years. Michelle Franz and ABC News. News radio 1000 FM 97 7 stay connected, stay informed. Good afternoon, it's one 31. I'm Taylor van Sykes with our top stories. School, without enough recess is not good for young kids. That's according to backers of legislation that would guarantee younger students at least half hour, a half hour of recess every day. Northwest news radio's core when Hank reports at the bill has now passed the state Senate. In a 28 to 21 vote, the Senate has passed a bill to ensure primary school kids get at least a half hour recess daily. The legislation follows up on a survey finding a third of Washington primary schools provide only 16 to 30 minutes of resent a day. State senator Mark mullet is a Democrat for misses Claus. We want at least 30 minutes of recess and we want to do that on days when you're in school the entire day. Republican senator Perry Dozier from Walla Walla county is unsure, he speaks of a conversation he had with a rural school superintendent and he goes, I don't know how I'm going to find enough hours for instructional. According to the bill schools must meet the 30 minute recess requirement except on shortened days, such as scheduled half days, or whether delayed days. Corwin hake, northwest, news radio. Tribal casinos will continue to be the only place in Washington state Tibet on sporting events now that a federal judge has tossed out a lawsuit. Eric Pearson owns several card room statewide, and he filed the suit hoping to overturn a state law that says only tribes can run sports books. We need sports betting to protect the jobs we have. Without this amenity, it's one less reason to come to our facility and one more reason to go to a tribal one. U.S. district chief judge, David sedillo, has dismissed the suit, ruling the change would undermine tribal sovereignty. The city of Everett is considering the purchase of two prefabricated public bathrooms for their downtown core, more from northwest news radios Jeff bodalla. The steel box is roughly 6 feet wide, ten feet long and 8 feet high would be placed near the cope Gillette theater on wetmore and the ever park garage on hoyt. The total cost would be about $315,000, not including installation, according to the Everett Herald. Now the money comes from the federal American rescue plan act passed in the wake of the economic downturn following the pandemic. Seattle experimented with similar public restrooms, but they became havens for drug dealing and other crimes. The manufacture of this particular design says it is vandalism resistant. The effort city council will vote on the plan at its meeting later tonight at 6 30. In Everett, Jeff pojo and northwest news radio, northwest news time, one 34. Traffic every ten minutes on the fours from the high performance homes traffic center back to Kimi Klein. East of Mount Vernon, we still have a collision on highway 9 just south of beaver Lake road. It sounds like it's just blocking the northbound direction now though. The rest of the freeways are actually pretty quiet right now, but we're seeing some unusual traffic on eastbound 16 around purdy drive sounds like there's some road work happening in that general area. I 5, though, with looking well Tacoma, JBL lamb and Olympia, no major delays along one 6 7, maybe some light crowding on the east side on south and four O 5 mostly right at the Kennedy Dell hill, otherwise not too bad around there, and we're wide open across Washington on both of our floating bridges I 5 is still in really good shape too, getting into and out of downtown Seattle