As to a partnership between the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund and the u.s. Military service members like Major Steve Taylor are being treated with a more than 90 percent success rate intrepid about what was good for me and I'm out of there because they have were on the run up there and they were all lead to new findings about the operation of the brain for more visit Fallen Heroes Fund dad or . Seattle jail and at the end of it 20 minutes of nonstop news starts now coming up Senator Murray's vote against a bill called the Born Alive Act generates a backlash from pro-life groups and calling Jonson their planned protest today I doubt a.b.c. At 9 o'clock. From a.b.c. News. I'm Scott Goldberg 16 states have now filed lawsuits challenging President Trump's emergency declaration to build a border wall and the president is now responding on Twitter writing the states are mostly led by who he calls open border Democrats A.B.C.'s chief White House correspondent Jonathan Karl says the administration is prepared for a battle when the president announced a national emergency he said quote I didn't need to do this at that press conference the president also made it clear he expected to get a legal challenge this even expects to lose in the lower courts but the White House does believe they have a good chance of prevailing when this goes all the way up to the Supreme Court this afternoon the president's expected to move forward with his plans to establish a Space Force president trying today will sign a new directive aimed at formally establishing a new space focus military branch the president had originally said the Space Force would work as its own branch on par with the status of the Air Force Army and Navy but the directive he'll sign today would set up the Space Force as an extension of the Air Force a move aimed at winning over skeptics in Congress Karen Travers a.b.c. News the White House the president's longtime political advisor Roger Stone has been summoned to court because of a controversial Instagram post Roger Stone told a.b.c. News he will be present for the hearing at. Ordered after the judge handling his criminal case brought by the special counsel questioned whether the terms of his bail should be revoked she said a Thursday hearing and told Stone to show up after stone posted on social media a picture of Judge Amy Berman Jackson with a cross hairs on the upper corner stone apologized in a letter filed with the court that conceded the image was improper and should not have been posed at A.B.C.'s Erin Kotecki Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders has entered the 2020 race for president. Bernie Sanders I'm running for president the 77 year old made the announcement in a new video this morning he's the 12th Democrat to officially declare almost week the Dow is up 35 points you're listening to a.b.c. News stay connected stay informed Komo News good morning to you welcome to a Tuesday 9 o 2 clouds and 38 in downtown Seattle and Tom all over the top stories come out 247 news center glad to have you with us this morning now the critics say New York City of how to Amazon away from building a 2nd headquarters their voices are rising against Amazon's other h.q. To near Washington d.c. We'll get the update from Costco would take in Arlington County Virginia protesters complain the Amazon effect is already visible they say rising property values and increased costs are already displacing some families community activists Roshan Abraham spoke to our sister station w j l a in Washington d.c. If you look at Seattle and any other place Amazon's ban there has always been skyrocketing home prices and rent prices part of an opposition group called for us not Amazon now asking the Arlington County board to vote down $23000000.00 in incentives Amazon will reportedly get to build in Northern Virginia the group wants the board to redirect that money toward County residents at risk of being displaced a county board member says the Amazon incentives are a small price to pay to attract $25000.00 new jobs Corwin hake Komo News time on all 3 pro-life groups holding protests today. Outside the Seattle district office of Democratic Senator Patty Murray they're upset about her opposition to what's called the ball born alive abortion survivors actor's comes calling Johnson earlier this month Nebraska senator Republican Ben Sasse offered legislation called the Born Alive Act So if a woman is having a late term abortion and the infant is still alive after that procedure a doctor must do everything to keep the baby alive the measure was offered by unanimous consent meaning even just one senator objecting would nix the measure and Senator Patty Murray was that low no vote this is a gross misinterpretation of the actual language of the bill then a subpoena asked to be considered and therefore I am checked met lamb with students for life is organized today's rally against Senator Murray at the federal building in Seattle Why wouldn't every single person out for it every time even if it's even if it's just repaired it at I mean I would think that's actually a pretty easy vote for anyone we have reached out to Senator Murray for comment a spokeswoman tells us they're traveling today but they'll try to accommodate our request $330.00 is the planned rally time Carly Johnson come on news straight ahead to new options on your commute I'm Brian Calvert with what could be a couple of time savers I'm Frank Lindsay nearly a month later a body found near cougar is identified here it's time to say good morning and forecast now let's check that out when. He's got the latest on what you'd expect looking for an increase in the cloud cover throughout much of the morning and through the afternoon we're going with those showers now it is going to stay wet tonight and into tomorrow but as we forecast to the middle of the work week a partial clearing is coming our way basically on Thursday before serious disturbances keeping things went on Friday and into the weekend I'm going to your day I'm settling in a coma Weather Center currently 38 and cloudy downtown at 9 o 6 says 20 minutes of nonstop news continues affordable housing one of the major topics for Seattle marriage Jenny Durkan today as she gives her state of the city address America says Seattle needs to really rethink its efforts on providing places for people to live that they can actually afford last year this city passed and then promptly repealed a head tax designed to help solve its homeless crisis so where will the money come from for the mayor's new initiative today she says she really wants to move forward with housing it for water for low income seniors veterans and families transit is another priority for the mare today she points to how it helps manage congestion especially after we just saw how many people turn to transit during the shutdown this morning she's also talking about a new initiative coming this summer she says to get transit cards into the hands of the homeless the mayor says she would like to see about 1500 homeless people get cards in order to help them get around that's come as Denise Whitaker some members of the King County Council will receive an update this morning on the county's response to the homeless problem during the recent winter storm a hearing will be held before the council's housing and human. Meantime Seattle announced last night a plastic keep some emergency shelters open at least until February 22nd as both in anticipation of more cold weather and a beefed up effort to reach more homeless people to offer them services and a pathway to permanent housing motto The man found dead near the town of Cougar Washington last month has been identified come up Franklin the reports according to the longview Daily News The body found on January 24th was that of Brian Bogle of Newburgh Oregon the Khamenei and county sheriff's office says he died of homicidal violence but detectives did not release any specifics investigators say they do not believe there is any current threat to the community deputies are asking anyone who was in the 8 cave or marble mountain areas around January 23rd and who saw anything suspicious to give them a call Frank Lenzie with the federal government's legalizing of hemp wellness products including the element c b d are showing up in local stores but as couples arrogance reports using them could still put local members of the military in trouble state health officials say c.b.d. Infused drinks can sometimes contain t.h.c. The psycho active ingredient in marijuana you can't get high from it but it's possible it could show up in a drug test the u.s. Department of Defense list businesses that sell these health products as a warning to service members however the kit stepson got a copy of the d.o.d. List and while 5 Pierce County businesses are mentioned none in Kit's ep County are other than stores that sell actual marijuana products the kits that public health district is awaiting guidance from the f.d.a. And how to regulate the increasing popularity of c.b.d. Products or accounts Komo News a long term sustainability study on the kids at fairgrounds recommends transferring management to a new nonprofit organization and the hiring of a c.e.o. Other recommendations made tickets at county commissioners include shortening the length of the fair and rodeo to save money the addition of new programs and safety improvements the kids have Sun reports the Pharisees approximately 70 $4000.00 visitors each year a couple of new options awaiting you on the freeway this way come of our joins us with that why. One but 2 new ramps is 1st ramp is part of the new tunnel underneath downtown Seattle drivers northbound on 99 now have an option to leave the highway just before the tunnel as this Department of Transportation video points out here you can choose a bear left to stay on 99 through the new tunnel or turn right to get to downtown an Alaskan Way Now once you use the ramp and get off the freeway you can continue forward to Alaskan Way or turn right to 1st Avenue and the stadiums the 2nd ramp it will open later on this week it was supposed to open today but there's been a weather delay this is that new fly over that completes 40 miles of a jovial lanes between the piers county line and Linwood the ramp where 167 meets I 405 in Renton connects the toll lanes of both freeways seamlessly and is expected to cut down on congestion at one of the busiest intersections in the state Brian Calvert Como new colors are not intended to check at the Harley exterior sports desk Mariners continue workouts and Peoria getting set for their Cactus League opener and may set 2 days from now skipper Scott service yesterday said Alex Smith who is expected to be the starter and Setterfield came to camp nursing a sore arm yet he. You know you're down if you do that you can get out to the drills for the next couple days so. Get him moving around get him out there is anxious feel that if you come to a new club you want to go to a good start and feel like you're part of it right away but. Seattle plays Oakland open cactus league play Thursday latest a.p. Men's basketball poll shows Duke at number one Gonzaga Number 2 the Huskies still lurking outside the top 25 with a chance to make up some ground in Morrow as a host to Utah and a Pac 12 match up at Alaska Airlines Arena Well I pray game coverage for you at $730.00 and 8 o'clock to promote like sports it's headed 40 pass each hour on the home of the Huskies traffic and weather just 3 minutes away it's 911 I disagree but over the Pledge of Allegiance led to the arrest of a Florida student a mother of a young boy is speaking out after her 11 year old son was charged with a misdemeanor. For refusing to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance according to charging documents the 6th grader at a middle school just east of Tampa Florida wouldn't stand telling a substitute teacher he thinks the flag of this country is racist the substitute then confronted the boy that exchange outraging the boy's mother Dick you're a Taliban tool mark my son go back to his home where he was confused he was like What do you mean Africa since a year after that the confrontation continued with the substitute calling the schools a student resource officer to the classroom the boy initially refused to leave the s.r.o. Claims the child was crying saying I'm going to beat that teacher and I'm going to get all of you fired the boy's mother denies those claims that he was truly a lying he was the one that is of the wrong way he's a victim ultimately the 11 year old was charged with misdemeanors including resisting an officer without violence the school district reportedly says students are not required to stand for the pledge but the substitute didn't know about that policy the district is now looking into how teachers or trained and won't allow that substitute to teach at the school again this summer it seemed to him Look look at the impact it has had on my son and the school district says it respects students right to freedom of expression and that the substitute won't be teaching in any of the district schools again School officials say it was the officer who decided to arrest that student and that no school Fishelson requested that they press charges a.b.c. Today Norman at the site of one of the world's greatest natural wonders he said she said is developing over a potential health risk that thousands of people might have been exposed to A.B.C.'s Jim Ryan says details come from a self described whistleblower the e-mail what Out to the 27000 employees of the National Park Service earlier this month if you've been to the Grand Canyon museum collection building since 2000 you want to be exposed to elevated levels of radiation Elshtain Stevenson the safety health and wellness manager says 34. 5 gallon buckets of your radio or have been stored in that building since 2000 person at the Grand Canyon says an investigation is underway that the buckets have been removed Stevenson says he's been stonewalled in his attempt to alert the public and a.b.c. News the Oscars are Sunday in the race for the Best Picture Well it's wide open usually by this time we have a pretty good idea of what film or films are the front runner for best picture of the Oscars and that's because usually one of them is won a couple of the Guild Awards but not the 1st. One the top prize in the Producers Guild Black Panthers the Screen Actors Guild Roma the Directors Guild the editors and Rhapsody for best drama and the favorite for best comedy and the Writers' Guild singled out 8th grade for Best Original Screenplay and can you ever forgive me for adapted in other words not one consensus winner among the guilds and that's never happened before which means no one really knows what film will win best picture The 24 hour news station news. Of the editor's. Federal judge orders Roger Stone to appear in court to address an Instagram post photo of the judge with what appears to be the crosshairs of a gun Judge Amy Berman Jackson said today Stoll must prove why his bail shouldn't be revoked and why she shouldn't institute a full gag order in his case Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders says the policies he advocated for in his 2016 Democratic presidential bid. By the Democratic Party and he's running for the White House again Sanders is an enthusiastic progressive who embraces proposals ranging from Medicare for all to free college tuition couple whose time 917 we have a warning if you're trying to find the best deal for some of your favorite brands if you find an online deal it seems too good to be true obviously and unfortunately it probably is we've got our friend David Cohen with the Better Business Bureau with us joining us for ways to fake sales scam how do these schemes work too good to be true I think we see it all the time this is a familiar scan but I think the new twist is it's getting more and more sophisticated and we're starting to see a spike of reports on b.b.b. Scam trackers so these online social media ads that we've all been exposed. 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In the address bar to make it look like you're actually on a legitimate website so we encourage people to go to the actual company website not the one that you click on but go to the actual company web site just do a google search and then navigate through there and see if you can find the same ads same sales same price exactly right it's not there then you know it's not me not the real deal all right more information at the b.b.b. Or yeah b.b.b. Dot org And always use a credit card when make those purchases because you can always dispute the charges later so never use those Green Dot money cards and wire money Tom bad idea Good stuff thanks again David we'll talk to you soon thanks David Quinlan with the Better Business Bureau Venezuela's later Bush is back at the latest Trump remarks they are your world headlines from a.b.c. News President Maduro Through translator own state. Trump wants to ban ideologies political diversity and one Stamkos the unique thinking of the white supremacists in the White House knows Venezuela will continue to diversify ideas Venezuela will continue to be multicolored Madero says Trump thinks he has the power to give orders to the Venezuelan armed forces under the shadow of brags that hundreds says it plans to close its car factory in western England in 2021 with the potential loss of 3500 jobs n.p.r. Is upgrading its overcrowded mass transit system with brand new subway cars trams and buses in a campaign meant to show that leader Kim Jong un is raising the country's standard of living I'm some Rivers said the a.b.c. News Foreign then ask a loan 20 ta to check in to propel insurance business update desk as you heard Tom Rivers mention how to make it off makes it official by announcing it will close in western England factory Here's more from A.B.C.'s Michelle Franzen Honda is set to shutter a plant in Swindon in western England where the Japanese automaker makes its civic model that could potentially affect 3500 jobs the latest blow to business comes as the u.k. Is slated to leave the European Union on March 29th British prime minister Theresa May is trying to negotiate better terms of that deal North Swindon parliament member Justin Tomlinson says the decision is quote based on global trends and not threats that the plant would close by 2022 Michelle Franzen a.b.c. News right now are up across the board on Wall Street the Dow is up 30 $4.00 and $3.00 quarters to $2519.00 The Nasdaq up $25.00 and a half sitting at $7497.00 s. 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A day of protests across the country over president trumps national emergency declaration Friday come as Keith Eldridge has more from Olympia a group calling itself Olympia undivided upset with the president's declaration of an emergency when Congress wouldn't pay for the wall there is no national emergency other than the crisis trumpets created himself that said there are. A coward Army Master Sergeant Terry Hansen said she just had to be here when we learned when we learned walls and fences and barbed wire go or are you ready to stand up for the rule of law in our country Her attorney general Bob Ferguson says they knew this was coming and are ready to file suit against the Trump administration as soon as it's clear which projects in the state will be affected by diverting money from here to building the wall as he impacts the projects here in the state of Washington we have 4 words for him see you in court. See you. And he believes is he some kind of Emperor that could just willy nilly make a decision violating the clear expressed intent of the Congress I believe it is Richard all showed up to show his support for the president's actions is not at the border so much to say after the border crossing. To disappear on documents to our country. A lot of bad things happen. Which come on or go on whose time now $927.00 strangers save a woman from a burning car Louisiana the woman was literally moments away from being completely engulfed in flames in that car Byron lives across the street a lot of people were screaming but I couldn't really hear that because it was just how it gets on the vision thing just run over the car and try to help to get this lady out Byron along with 3 other good Samaritans who rushed to help the woman whose car was quickly being old. 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Deputy director Andrew McCabe is talking about his time with the agency he says he doesn't know why the president acted as an agent of Russia during the 2016 election but says the American people may say you know I will have complete faith in the conclusions that they draw I think those conclusions should be shared with the American public in the absolute broadest way possible and gave speaking on A.B.C.'s The View the president has accused McCabe of lying and plotting something treasonous with Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein the president is slamming the 16 states that are suing over his declaration of a national emergency to build his border wall at a tweet he said the group is quote led mostly by open border Democrats and the radical left He's also expected to sign an order today authorizing a new department of the military under the Air Force this space force a senior administration official says they don't expect the start up cost to exceed $100000000.00 almost treat stocks are trading slightly higher today I'm Scott Goldberg a.b.c. News Como news $19077.00 Good morning once again I 31 thank you so much for making us a part of your day whatever you may be up to work or play it's currently 40 and cloudy downtown Washington's presidential primary would get bumped up a full 2 months early enough to make a difference supporters say under a bill that working its way through Olympia more from couples calling take by the time Washington held its May 26th. In presidential primary enough delegates had already been chosen for each major candidate that the Washington vote had no impact on the nominations state senator Sam Hunt says it gets even worse in 2020 when the primary calendar adds a new multistate Super Tuesday again well before our states may primary 4 we have 8 states including California and Texas doing a presidential primary before we do then and so for his bill moves up the primary date to March saying the earlier date will give state voters a voice and also encourage national candidates to campaign here both Democrats and Republicans in the state legislature seem to be on board with the change the bill has passed out of the state Senate and now the House gets to weigh in with a hearing set for today Corwin hake Komo News whether the primaries moved or not the next time you fill out about it you might consider paying closer attention to your handwriting as we hear from the most Brian Calvert Have you looked at your signature lately my signature has become more lax over the years so I'm writing really kind of like you know like button my eyes and it will tend to really scribble a why is a nice legible and consistent signature important for one your own personal and financial security and then there's when you cast that vote King County Elections Director Julie wise 75820 it's a phone in the midterm general election for 2008 we're not able to be accepted because the secretary did not match the signature of the file that vote or she says many of those signatures were the same name on the ballot it just that the signature had somehow changed we go above and beyond I think trying to contact people because we really really want to count your ballot your signature plays a vital role in personal identification which is scary because cursive writing is no longer required in many schools Brian Calvert Como news 16 year olds could vote in Oregon under a plan unveiled in the legislature this Statesman Journal reports several state lawmakers are introducing a bill that would ask voters to amend the Oregon Constitution to lower the. Adding age from 18 to 16 if the bill passes the question will go to voters in the 2020 general election the proposal will make Oregon the 1st in the nation to lower the statewide voting age to 16 years old a similar bill introduced here in Washington did not pass a ban wanted for a murder here in western Washington was caught in Portland yesterday police found Thomas Cooper Jr at a 24 Hour Fitness this man witnessed the arrest right away. From direction on the right of me behind me all the way from the left is transformed to investigators believe Cooper was involved in a homicide in Lakewood he's now being held on firearms charges and out of state warrants coming up I'm Carlene Johnson a little girl's note to Santa Claus now evidence against the man she says for an increase in the cloud cover through the day today and it's over the showers and some of the showers could be heavy at times into the afternoon hours. It around that out with highs in the low to mid forty's now we could see some scattered snow at times no major accumulations likely but the threat is out there early tomorrow morning meanwhile mostly cloudy skies and some rain continue for your Wednesday afternoon we're clear on Thursday I'm stuffed Wayne in the coming weather center all right right now we had up to Arlington we got supplies guys 36 down to Olympia cloudy and 38 and right now at Sea-Tac Airport 40 under cloudy skies at 936 demonstrators attacked president drops immigration policies and mocked his emergency declaration at a rally in Seattle last night to. See that. One person dressed up as a caricature of the president in a prisoner's outfit and others called it criminal to the clear national emergency just to get around congressional opposition to a border war 899. Talked about the wall as a whole genocidal edge to this rhetoric however President Trump says the country faces a crisis along the southern border declaring a national emergency could give him the leverage to start expanding border wall couples dome Arena reporting for volunteer park people rallied outside of the state capitol yesterday calling on lawmakers to pass a law requiring public schools to offer sex education is that it requires schools to report on the sex education they're providing so we can guarantee that every student has the same access to education for guard list of their zip code for restrictive policies in their school district right now a bill requiring sex education to be considered in a Senate committee would also allow parents to opt their child out of the class over the next few weeks you have a marriage any Durkin's office will take a closer look at the city's response during the back to back winter storm the mayor will meet with cabinet officials and other leaders across the region for employees on how the city performs that will include a look at plowing day icing and other snow removal the mayor's office says the goal is to keep improving the city's winter response scums Kelly Cuban's a convicted sex offender behind bars once again and once a. When accused of raping a child comes calling Johnson a 10 year old victim wrote a letter to Santa Claus and she hated her mother's ex-boyfriend and what she wanted for Christmas was for Santa to kill him a call was made to child protective services someone noticed the girl acting strangely she told the Holmes County sheriff's detective that the 36 year old man who watched Turner brothers while her mom was at work had raped her several times in November and December they were here reports the man was arrested last month now charged in snow Homesh County Superior Court with 1st degree rape of a child 1st degree child molestation and failing to register as a sex offender his sex crimes go back decades in 1970 he was a juvenile found guilty of incest in 2009 3rd degree child rape for which he served 5 years and he failed to register as a sex offender in Everett after leaving can attest County he's now jailed on a half $1000000.00 bail Carlene Johnson Come on use a backlog of untested rape kits in our state is growing but a new bill in the lumpia may solve that problem couple's good Cohen reports Leah Griffin is on a mission to help survivors nearly 5 years after she was sexually assaulted and her rape kit wasn't even tested as a survivor it's devastating to go through this process and realize that there's no chance of getting justice right now there are more than 10000 untested rape kits in Washington and the numbers growing because state patrol can't keep up and that's an injustice but Lee is sees potential progress in Olympia how still a live in $66.00 would create a Survivor Bill of Rights that among other things would require all rape kits be tested within $45.00 days right now that can take more than a year that's called gave Cohen reporting we'll have a check on sports coming up one of the big free agents in baseball finally agreeing to a deal we'll tell you about that next. 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