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

Microsoft President Brad Smith live on the 500-Million-dollar housing pledge // Hanna Scott on a measure in Olympia to provide longterm care for the elderly // Colleen O'Brien's dose of kindness -- feeding furloughed federal workers // Sports Insider Danny O'Neil on Edgar Martinez's last shot at Cooperstown // Don DeSantis, tax whisperer, on whether now might be a good time to cheat on your taxes (it's not) // Seattle U. Prof John Kirkman on monopolies in 2019 // Chris Sullivan's Chokepoint -- so far, so good in the post-Viaduct era

Feliks Banel makes his case for naming the new tunnel after Paul Thiry // Hanna Scott on legislation to abandon Daylight Saving clock changes/ firearms training for lawmakers // Colleen O'Brien's dose of kindness -- helping strangers in a snowstorm // Sports Insider Danny O'Neil on playing hurt vs. playing injured // Bill Rehkopf live on the State of the Union/ the Barr hearings // Casey Newton from The Verge on the spread of fake news, via the elderly // Hanna Scott on the "human composting" measure in Olympia

Rep. Denny Heck on the various investigations into the president and his campaign // Hanna Scott on evolution of WA police use of force laws // Chris Sullivan's Chokepoint -- plans for various "what if?" scenarios before the new 99 tunnel opens // Colleen O'Brien's dose of kindness -- more selfless people helping furloughed federal workers // Sports Insider Danny O'Neil on the NFL playoffs/ the passing of Mel Stottlemyer // Hanna Scott on using cameras to enforce bus lanes // David Fahrenthold live on the government shutdown/ the William Barr hearings

Hanna Scott on the backlog of untested rape kits in our state crime labs // Paging Dr. Cohen -- salt vs your heart // Jill Schlesinger on the partial government shutdown's effects on the economy // Colleen O'Brien's dose of kindness -- feeding the furloughed workers // Sports Insider Danny O'Neil on replacing Sebastian Janikowski/ the Heisman winner's professional options // Jay Willis, Seattle-based GQ writer, on firearms training for teachers // Hanna Scott on legislation to modernize our state crime labs

Jason McGill, Inslee policy advisor, on a WA public health option // Hanna Scott on 2019 legislative priorities -- education, homelessness, taxes // Tom Tangney's Critics Choice ballot // Colleen O'Brien's dose of kindness -- Adrianna Diaz's "transplant buddies" feature // Sports Insider Danny O'Neil on a football weekend without Seahawks // Maj Mike Lyons live on the complicated situation in Syria // Margaret Brennan on what's happening during the government shutdown

Don DeSantis, tax whisperer, on 2019 tax reforms/ the shutdown's effects on the IRS // Hanna Scott on making it easier for schools to get money though bonds // Chris Sullivan's Chokepoint -- post-viaduct traffic enforcement // Colleen O'Brien's dose of kindness -- discounts for federal workers affected by the shutdown // Sports Insider Danny O'Neil on the return of Dustin Ackley/ Russell Wilson going to the Pro Bowl // Carolyn Ossorio on her visit to a homeless camp // Mike Lewis on the NHL Commissioner's visit to Seattle

Feliks Banel on the day in 1922 when Vancouver BC switched sides of the road for drivers // Hanna Scott on legislation in Olympia to enact a statewide plastic straw ban // Seattle U. Law Prof Deborah Ahrens on vacating pot convictions // Colleen O'Brien's dose of kindness -- escape a life of homelessness, then help others do the same // Sports Insider Danny O'Neil on the bill in Olympia to allow college athletes to get paid // Rep Pramila Jayapal live // Rep Adam Smith live

Hanna Scott on election reform bills in Olympia, including a tax return requirement for candidates // Chris Sullivan's Chokepoint -- rail options for the viaduct shutdown // Jeff Gilbert live at CES on new automotive technology // Matthew Gardner, Windermere chief economist, on the latest local housing report // Colleen O'Brien's dose of kindness -- thousands of kind letters to strangers // Sports Insider Danny O'Neil on Clemson v Alabama/ Pete Carroll's end-of-season comments // David Fahrenthold live on the government shutdown/ the president's address

Paging Dr. Cohen -- lying to your doctor // Hanna Scott on the new laws regarding hospitals publishing their prices // Colleen O'Brien's dose of kindness -- some extremely generous Twelves at the Seahawks game in Dallas // Sports Insider Danny O'Neil on the end of the Seahawks' season // Tracy Taylor, Dave Ross, and Chris Sullivan on preparing for the Viaduct closure // Steven Portnoy live on the government shutdown

Brock Huard on how this Seahawks post-season feels different from others // Hanna Scott with more new legislation in Olympia, on vaccines, dogs, and naloxone // Margaret Brennan on the new Congress and the government shutdown // Tom Tangney's Top Ten movies of 2018 // Colleen O'Brien's dose of kindness -- Shelby Miller's feature on clearing lunch debt // Sports Insider Danny O'Neil previewing the 'Hawks-Cowboys game