Seattle’s Morning News w/ Charlie Harger & Manda Factor

Andy Wappler from Puget Sound Energy on Seattle natural gas policy // Chris Sullivan's Chokepoint -- closing lanes this weekend to fix a Revive I-5 mistake // Jim Downs, author of Sick from Freedom // Hanna Scott on new protections for Seattle hotel workers // Dose of Kindness -- a request for beer money turns into thousands of dollars for sick kids // Sports Insider Danny O'Neil, aka Coach Carroll's injury report translator // David Fahrenthold live on the Medal of Freedom/ the president's tax filings

Jill Schlesinger on rising gas prices/ positive retail sales numbers // Paging Dr. Cohen -- how old is too old to be president? // Marshall Allen from ProPublica on investigating health insurance fraud // Dose of Kindness -- a St Louis mom who makes meals for all the kids in the neighborhood // Sports Insider Danny O'Neil on the Seahawks' win/ Drew Brees' injury // Major Mike Lyons live on the Saudi oil attacks

Larry Delaney, new president of the Washington Education Association // Feliks Banel, All Over the Map -- the Vancouver Airport Boeing factory // Hanna Scott on Seattle and KingCo plans to deal with prolific offenders // Dose of Kindness - 7 year old spends his birthday money on supplies for hurricane survivors // Sports Insider Danny O'Neil on jersey number superstition/ the 2019 Steelers // Seattle U Prof John Kirkwood on the anti-trust investigations into Google // Ask Ali - how to break a bad habit

Chris Sullivan's Chokepoint -- the 520 Bridge project is about to ramp back up // Hanna Scott explains how Mayor Jenny Durkan intends to recruit and retain qualified police officers // Dose of Kindness -- a thoughtful way to shut down some bullies // Sports Insider Danny O'Neil on streaking at sporting events/ Russell Wilson's penalty awareness // Ibram X. Kendi, author of How to Be an Anti-Racist // Rachel Belle on "The String Project," a global photography art piece

Feliks Banel on efforts to preserve the UW "Boys in the Boat" boathouse // Volusia County FL Sheriff Mike Chitwood, on his zero-tolerance policy for online threats // Hanna Scott on training drivers and hotel workers to recognize the signs the signs of human trafficking // Jillian Raftery tours the Northwest Detention Center // Dose of Kindness -- a 17-year-old starts a "no birthday left behind" program // Sports Insider Danny O'Neil on sexual assault and insider training in the NFL // Rachel Belle on LPs overtaking CDs in sales

Aaron Granillo on the danger of suicide among wildland firefighters once they survive the season // Hanna Scott previewing the state Supreme Court case over car tabs // Matthew Gardner, Windermere Chief Economist, with the August local housing trends // Dose of Kindness -- the University of Tennessee turns the tables on a 4th grader's bullies // Sports Insider Danny O'Neil on Gardner Minshew's success/ questions about the Seahawks' secondary // David Fahrenthold on investigating the Trump Organization/ the Camp David Taliban talks // Chris Sullivan's Chokepoint -- here come the hybrid ferries

Jill Schlesinger on back-to-school finances/ trade war update // Paging Dr. Cohen -- is natural gas dangerous? // Hanna Scott on plans to end the violence against indigenous women // Dose of Kindness -- Steve Hartman's feature on an unabashed do-gooder // Sports Insider Danny O'Neil on those lucky Seahawks // Hanna Scott explains the Affirmative Action measure on our November ballot // Sean Carroll, CalTech physicist, explains quantum entanglement

Seattle City Councilmember Lorena Gonzales on restricting PAC money in city races // Feliks Banel, All Over the Map -- who's the Mary that Marysville is named for? // Tom Tangney's review of It Chapter 2 // Dose of Kindness -- Steve Hartman's piece on community love for a boy who can't leave his home // Sports Insider Danny O'Neil previewing the Seahawks home opener // Ask Ali -- dealing with phobias // Rachel Belle checks out Momosan, the new Morimoto restaurant

Chris Sullivan's Chokepoint -- calling out ferry line cutters // Steve Morgan from the University of British Columbia on Canadian vs American drug prices // Dose of Kindness -- David Begnaud on selflessness in the face of disaster in the Bahamas // Sports Insider Danny O'Neil on the range of feelings that arise from the ESPN Body Issue // Hanna Scott on Tacoma's "Safe Stations" program, offering addicts help at fire stations // Former CIA chief Mike Morell on fighting the Taliban/ domestic CIA analysis // Rachel Belle introduces us to the non-profit Urban Art Works

Feliks Banel on Communist Party activity in Seattle in the 1950s // Darren Adam in London on the Parliamentary Brexit chaos // Blake Richetta and Jay Oman on developing a solar powered apartment building // Dose of Kindness -- Steve Hartman's feature on little green army men (and women) // Sports Insider Danny O'Neil on the Seahawks starters/ the Jadaveon Clowney buzz // Jillian Raftery with the FBI warning about school threat hoaxes // Hanna Scott on school safety in regards to new WA gun laws