Seattle News Tonight for Tuesday, 11/3

Election day is here and people in Western Washington are making their voices heard. There's a lot on your ballot this Super Tuesday, including three controversial initiatives. We break down each side as voters will decide the fate of the millionaire's tax, parental rights, and trans athletes in school sports. One of the biggest national races is happening right here in Washington. Can incumbent Democrat Marie Gluesenkamp Perez hold on to her congressional seat against well-known state Republican John Braun? For the first time, Justice Department election monitors head to all 50 states, where you could see an election observer as you drop off your ballot. Thousands of people living without housing in our city is a moral and humanitarian crisis. And it also impacts the quality of life for everyone. Seattle's mayor vetoes a bill that would establish a permit program for unhoused people living in RVs. Her concerns about the legislation and why some city council members say the decision only deepens the distrust in City Hall. Hello, I'm David Rose. And I'm Hannah Kim. Those stories and more from Seattle and around the world. But first, today's top stories and breaking news with Fox 13's Sabira Rayford. FOX 13 is following breaking news in eastern Washington where two Spokane County deputies have reportedly been shot. According to KHQ, the deputies were shot while responding to a domestic violence call near the town of Spangler on U.S. Route 195. Now here is a look at the law enforcement presence right now from washout cameras from just about a few moments ago. KHQ reports one of the deputies was airlifted to Sacred Heart Medical Center in Spokane while the second victim was taken in patrol car. for treatment. We will continue to bring you updates as soon as we learn more. Well, turning now to the midterm election tonight, we have complete live team coverage of the races happening across western Washington and the country. Jennifer Dowling and A.J. Jannevelle are covering the contentious third congressional district race between Republican John Braun and incumbent Democrat Marie Glusenkamp-Perez. And Shira Matsuzawa has a closer look at some major initiatives on the ballot. But first, this is a live look outside the King King County Elections Headquarters in Renton and we are less than three hours away from the eight o'clock deadline as voters line up to drop off their ballots. And let's head inside and get a look at the inner workings at King County Election Headquarters. Well, many voters are keeping their eyes on the three statewide initiatives on the ballot. Fox 13's Shira Matsuzawa is live in Capitol Hill to break it all down for us. Well, Savira, we are here outside of Stoup Brewing. This is where the Washington Democratic Party will gather in just about 90 minutes or so. And you can bet that they'll be keeping a close eye on those three statewide initiatives, because as many people might know or suspect, They're urging folks, much of this party has been urging folks to vote no on the initiative. So let's break it all down for you. Initiative 001, also known as the Parents' Bill of Rights Initiative, expands parents' access to student records, including academic, medical issues, counseling, and disciplinary actions. It also expands the instructional materials parents can look at and lets them opt out of certain classroom activities like sex education. Opponents worry if 001 passes, vulnerable kids will be at risk, especially LGBTQ plus students who may only have school counselors or teachers to confide in and could face abuse or worse at home. If school staff is forced to reveal those conversations. Initiative 638 focuses on transgender participation in K through 12 sports. It would require all girls sports participants to verify their biological sex. Opponents, organized under the No Hate in Washington State campaign, argue that requiring medical documentation singles out young athletes. They say it creates financial, medical, and privacy barriers for all girls who want to play and discriminates against trans students and raises concerns about potentially invasive medical examinations. And lastly, I-645 would repeal the so-called millionaire's tax. Those urging folks to vote no say this would give a tax cut to millionaires while cutting billions in funding for education, health care, and child care. Now, of course, we will share those results for you as soon as they begin to trickle in. And we, of course, will also take you inside once that Washington Democratic Party begins. In Seattle, Shira Matz is out with Fox 13 News. I'll send it back to you. Shira, thank you. The District 3 race has been tight in southwest Washington throughout this election season between Republican John Braun and incumbent Democrat Marie Glusenkamp-Perez. Fox 13's Jennifer Dowling is in Chehalis, where Braun's watch party will be underway tonight. That's right. And setup has been underway all afternoon. The doors are opening at around seven o'clock for everyone to come in. And that's when we're expecting State Senator John Brown to arrive as well. Take a look at the setup here. You can see the flag is up and the podium is ready to receive guests and also the Senator. Fox 13 sat down with incumbent Democrat Marie Glusenkamp-Perez and State Senator John Brown to talk about some of the most pressing issues Washingtonians face in this district, with both candidates saying one of the biggest is is affordability, which We took a recent FOX 13 online poll and affordability also came out on top. Tariffs have also driven up costs. Both candidates say they'd like to see them used in a different way. I believe tariffs are a tool, but you don't flip a switch and rebuild domestic manufacturing or rebuild our mills. It has to be like a well thought out, well executed industrial policy, which I haven't seen. The top issue for folks without a question is affordability. I can bring a perspective that helps the administration understand where tariffs might be the right So two very different plans to tackle what's important to viewers here in Lewis County, where we are at, and beyond in Southwest Washington. So again, seven o'clock is when people are expected to arrive, and we'll be here and bring you all the coverage. Reporting live in Chehalis, Jennifer Dowling, Fox 13 News. Jennifer, thank you. Let's turn now to Fox 13's AJ Jenneville, live in Vancouver, as incumbent Democrat Marie Glusenkamp-Perez waits for the results. It's real. Let's talk about why this is such a big race, not just for our state, but the entire country and U. S. Congress right now. There is 214 Democrats to 218 Republicans. So in toss up areas and districts like this one, the votes really matter on the larger national scale. Historically, this district has swayed back and forth before Glusenkamp Perez took her seat. The previous representative was a Republican and had that spot For 12 years. So this area is known to go back and forth and depending on who comes out the victor tonight that could have an impact nationally. That being said, I got a chance to speak to incumbent who's in Camp Perez about all the attention this race is getting all of the money nationally that is getting funneled into this race because of the national impacts. And what she told me Sabira is that her focus is on the folks here in southwest Washington. I'm not a political strategist. That's not my job. My job is to represent Southwest Washington. And I'm hopeful that other places will see this and they will find a way out of this crazy polarization and find a body that is loyal to their communities and not to party bosses. We'll have the latest details throughout the entire night. Sabir. AJ, thank you. Let's turn now to meteorologist Claire Anderson. Looking outside this evening, Too bad, here's a look at your election evening forecast, partly cloudy skies, beautiful sunset currently. I'll show you in just a moment. Low 50s, mid 40s by eight o'clock, 10 o'clock in the mid 40s as well. So if you are heading out for election activities, you will see dry skies. Now looking out at the sunset this evening, really beautiful conditions. We're seeing those clearer conditions out there as well. So the temperatures are nice, cool. Also, here's a look, 52 degrees. Sun goes down at 449 this evening, so it is already officially set, but we're seeing those great sky colors out there tonight. Looking at temperatures, highs today topped out in the upper 50s for SeaTac, Seattle, and Tacoma, so several degrees above seasonal average. Through the rest of tonight, we are looking dry, actually clearing out a few showers to our east, but that is staying over on that side of the Cascades. Calm conditions for tonight. We do see a dry start to our day tomorrow. Showers return for the evening commute. Into Thursday morning, the Mariners have found their new manager. The team announced this morning that Jason Kanzler will become the 22nd manager in franchise history. Fox 13 sports reporter Alyssa Charlton-Smith joining us. Alyssa, what kind of experience does Kanzler bring to Seattle? Well, Sabira, Kanzler is now the second youngest skipper in Major League Baseball at 36, so his resume isn't very long. Most recently, he was the Chicago Cubs Director of Player Development, overseeing their farm system. Before that, Kanzler spent five seasons with the Houston Astros as a hitting coach, part of a team that earned their legitimate 2022 World Series. This is the third time President of Baseball Operations Jerry DiPoto has hired a Mariners manager. And like the other two, Kanzler does not come in with any. Any... Experience managing in Major League Baseball. In a statement released this morning, DePoto said, quote, our goal in this process was finding a manager with the ability to challenge all of us to improve. Jason has the mindset, expertise, communication skills and intensity to help create a championship standard in Seattle. And that is important. Kanzler played in the minor leagues from 2014 to 2015 and reached the high A level with the Minnesota Twins before retiring. Then became a high school physics and chemistry teacher. He's now tasked with creating some chemistry. within the Mariners clubhouse. They missed the playoffs this year after finishing 76 and 86. Sabira, Alyssa, thank you. And there's more news ahead with Fox 13's David Rose and Hannah K i m going to have to wait and see what happens. We are at a crucial point in time when your votes will shape both policy and cultural issues here in Washington. To break down all the key races and initiatives that are dominating the conversation, we have our FOX 13 political analyst, Democrat Sandeep Kaushik over here, and Republican Randy Pepple. All right, guys, let's get right to it. What is the voter turnout looking to be both here locally and nationally? Well, I mean, the voter turnout nationally is very much favoring the Democrats. Locally, because we don't register by party, all you can do is note how many returns are. The returns are higher than you would expect in the midterm. And the enthusiasm, unfortunately, from my party is all on the Democrat side. So early voting has been dominated by Democrats. I'm hearing the same thing. I was talking with someone this morning that was looking at who's turned out so far. Strong Democrats are turning out At a higher rate than we've seen in the last midterms, strong Republicans are about 7% less, strong Democrats about 8% more. So you're seeing the enthusiasm gap that Randy's talking about. So as you're alluding to, the numbers right now are shaping up to be higher than the last midterms, Brandi? Yes, it appears, I mean, I heard from two or three states as I was driving in that Their turnout is already higher before their polls have closed than it was in the last midterm. Yeah. And in Washington State, our early returns are running ahead of the last midterm amount as well. And we can't match them to party here, but- More turnout is not going to be good for Republicans. Yeah. Though I would say turnout here right now in Washington that we've seen so far, maybe a little bit ahead, but it's not way ahead. In some of these states that have hot Senate races around the country, those are the places where you're seeing a huge surge in turnout over what a typical midterm is. Here it's a little bit ahead of where it normally is, but not radically so. So we know many Washingtonians, of course, are motivated to vote, I'm assuming because of the three initiatives and a lot of big conversation there going on with those initiatives. And I've seen a bunch of campaign ads, right, in the last couple of days. And I'm thinking over here, okay, who do they think that they can sway with that in the last 48 hours? Are there actually people who are sitting there undecided on those three initiatives? The reality is that most of us are not weird, Political junkies, like myself, don't want to cast any aspersions. But most people don't think about this stuff. They're thinking about their kid's Halloween costume and the PTA conference this week. And they get the ballot and they want to vote. But that's why you have the drop off from a presidential to a midterm is because if there's not a presidential driving that discussion, people don't turn out. But this year, given the debate over the initiatives, that will help Republicans turn out who otherwise wouldn't be turning out over their candidates based on the early stuff we're seeing. All right, well, we've seen some steady lines at the ballot boxes here today. Sandeep, yesterday on Seattle News Tonight, you were confident that no side would win when it comes to I-645, which is the initiative to keep the millionaires taxed. Do you still feel that way? I do, though, again, I don't want to prejudge the voters here, you know, or jinx myself on this one. I am working on that campaign, right? And so I do think everything we've seen so far says that no will prevail, but we'll see. Yeah, and I just want some inside information. Since you are paid by that campaign and you're working actively, what has your strategy been the last, you know, twenty-four hours? Well, we've been continuing to just kind of execute and try to get people to turn out and vote, people on our side, and continuing to keep getting the message out there that... Because there are a lot of late deciders, right? You would think most people have decided by now, and most people have, but there's still a contingent, not insignificant contingent of people that... Fill out their ballot on that last day and they go to that drop box. So, you know, you just keep pushing till, you know, that final hour to try to get the word out. Get, you know, get out there on social media and say, you know, you know, vote no on 645. So we're just driving more business right out of Washington. She was scared. That would be my perspective. But the fact is that the the the no campaign has a strong base strategy. Of turning out Democrat voters and they're getting help in many other campaigns as well because that will allow them to prevail. If you have enough Republican voters turning out, the independents then become the deciding factor. And right now, the independents have been leaning towards, well, we're not against it yet. But it's that last 5%, 8% that will actually decide today what they're going to do because they didn't know what color socks they were putting on this morning. Good morning. They will decide a couple of these elections. Yeah, I will say this, you know, and I don't know, Randy may disagree with me on this, but in midterm elections like this one, ballot measure campaigns, like the ones we have on the ballot this year, typically don't. They don't drive that much turnout, they don't change the kind of baseline. These elections are really about, they've really become nationalized, they're really about in this case, a referendum on President Trump, right? And that's what the big motivator is on the Democratic side to come out and vote. It may be a kind of a drag on the Republican side right now, and that- That dynamic is probably more important than anything the initiatives themselves do in terms of pulling people. Yeah, so we're gonna be back, obviously we're gonna have three hours of live coverage. Randy and Sandeep, you guys will be back here with us to kind of break down all the big news. There's a lot to unpack for sure. Yeah, that's tonight from 8 to 11 o'clock, we'll get the first numbers about 8.15, and then we'll turn to you guys and see what you think about those. So thanks for being here, we appreciate it. Thank you. One of the initiatives we just spoke about with our political analysts is Initiative 638, or we wanted to talk about it, but they went too long. The Defending Equity in Interscholastic Sports Act. Its goal is to reverse the state's longstanding policy allowing transgender schools or transgender girls to play on school sports teams, matching their gender identity. We did talk at length on Seattle News Tonight yesterday about this and Seattle News Today. And Fox 13's Frankie Thompson explains what a yes or no vote could mean and where both sides stand. The debate over initiative 638 has drawn strong passion from the athletes, medical professionals, lawmakers and parents across Washington, even making national headlines. Now both sides are speaking louder as each day inches closer to November 3rd. There are a lot of us that fought for where we are today and we're not willing to go backwards. Thank you for attempting to protect our girls, but this is not how we do it. For nearly two decades, Washington state policy and the Washington Interscholastic Activities Association have allowed student athletes to participate on teams consistent with their gender identity. Under current law, routine sports physicals only require a medical professional's written clearance confirming a student is fit to play. I-638 would change those rules. While a no vote would maintain current anti-discrimination laws and existing athletic eligibility rules. A yes vote, according to the measure, means schools must prohibit biologically male students from competing with and against female students in designated girls sports. It would require any student wanting to join a girls team to submit verification of their biological sex from a health care provider as part of their routine sports physical. I-638 states that doctors can verify biological sex using three specific criteria, reproductive anatomy, genetic makeup, or endogenously produced testosterone levels. Protecting. Girl sports for girls doesn't mean boys and trans-identifying individuals can't be in sport. It just means sports needs to be segregated by biologic sex. Carol Brown supports 638, backed by Let's Go Washington. She's an Olympic bronze medalist who fought for sports access before Title IX existed. Brown says she believes this measure is necessary to maintain fairness and protect equal opportunity for female athletes. Before Title IX, I was not allowed to participate in sport in Illinois. So Title IX opened the doors, and I was able to walk through them to three Olympic teams. And that's why I'm not willing to go backwards and make today's girls fight the same battles again. A battle that has now spurred protests among current student athletes. Holly Burns is one of 13 girls on the Camas High School cross-country team gaining statewide attention for not competing against a trans runner on October 13th. Me and some other girls decided to walk off to protest the fairness of sports. And I just want to say I stand with those girls. I'm very proud of them for what they did. But not everyone supports Holly's protest and they're seeing the initiative differently. It shouldn't be about coming in first or second or third in a race. It should be about learning who you are and it should be about teams embracing each other. Opponents organized under the No Hate in WA State campaign argue that requiring medical documentation singles out young athletes. They say it creates financial, medical and privacy barriers for all girls who want to play. Kelsey Gellner, pediatric nurse and board member of the state's nurses association is deeply concerned. And hormone testing and DNA testing are very hard to get even if there is a medical reason and very hard to have insurance cover. So there is not a medical reason for those testings. So that would just open a can of worms that has never been done in Washington state. According to WIAA, out of more than 1.2 million public school students, only about 10 self-disclosed transgender girls participate in school sports each year. Gellner says existing school policies already allow administrators to handle participation thoughtfully on a case by case basis. All children should have access to play sports. We should not be putting up more barriers. If I-638 passes, the WIAA confirmed its executive board would update athletic rules to stay in compliance with state law. Well, that was Frankie Thompson reporting. Several millions of dollars have been donated to support I-638 and its campaign, while the Seattle Sports Commission joins dozens of local governments, school boards, medical associations, and civic groups in opposing the measure. Today, voters in Washington's most progressive district are picking between a state Democratic leader and a challenger to his left. State Senate Majority Leader Jamie Peterson, who's represented Seattle's 43rd district for nearly two decades, is running for re-election, while former legislative staffer Hannah Sabia Howell is challenging his seat. She's a renter and labor activist calling for a new generation of leadership to tackle affordability. One of the challenges across Washington is voter turnout and especially engaging people who have become increasingly disenchanted by or disillusioned with a politics that feels like it doesn't reflect us. It's always a challenge to be in touch with what 180,000 different people are feeling or wanting, right? Cuz there's a pretty wide range there. I have done my best and I I think the election results in the primary indicate that I'm not out of touch. Governor Bob Ferguson and Attorney General Nick Brown have endorsed Peterson. However, Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson endorsed Sabia Howell. National political attention is turning to southwest Washington, where Democrats are fighting to hold a congressional seat that Republicans want back. FOX 13's Lauren Donovan shows you how both candidates are battling over a district that prides itself on independence. Out of 435 seats in the US House, there's 18 that are left as a toss up. One of them right here in southwestern Washington. We have so few seats that are an actual toss up. And that just means that there's going to be more and more pressure on those seats and more money spent and more like mudslinging. Democrat incumbent Congresswoman Marie Gluesenkamp Perez fighting to hold District 3. Republican State Senator John Braun. Fighting to flip it back. It is a very tight race. It's historically been a tight race and I think it'll be that way right up to November. Before Perez turned the seat in 2022, Republicans had held it for 12 years. Though historically, the district has really bounced back and forth. Just historically been a pretty independent district. A district that was focused on things that matter to them, their families, their communities. And I think that's one of the great things about it is it gives you the chance to work somewhat independently. And that independence. That streak is central to the identity of both campaigns. We are historically a pretty independent people in Southwest Washington. We're far away from the big centers of power and we like it that way. We value our independence here. The auto shop owner from Washougal says her loyalty is to the people who live here, not members of her party out east in the other Washington. Do you see that is? I know where my loyalty is. I'm flying home to see my son and my husband in my community. You know, every three or four days. Braun is making much the same pitch. The Navy veteran from Centralia says voters want someone willing to put the communities hugging the Columbia first. At least for me, and I would say my work in the State Senate, we've been very focused on not on partisan issues, but on issues that matter to everybody, whether it's Republican or independent or Democrat. With national political figures now weighing in, each candidate is questioning just how independent the other really is. Trying to ride on the endorsement of the president, you know, that I've seen in my opponent. I think that speaks to... Who he believes he's gonna need to work for in DC. Braun has President Trump's endorsement, but says it doesn't define his campaign. I appreciate the President's support, but this is an independent district. It's a swing district. House Speaker Mike Johnson, he's also hit the campaign trail for Braun. Speaker was here a few weeks ago. We did a couple of events down in Vancouver, very strongly attended, a lot of excitement there and I appreciate the support from the Speaker. Two candidates both insisting they're more than the letter next to their name. We come from a culture that respects work and we respect people's skill in the trades and I think Being skeptical of both big business and big government and figuring out how do we recenter power around ordinary people. We're at a bit of a crossroads. I mean, we've seen both sides of the political spectrum kind of Kind of, you know, harden up a little bit. We've become a little bit more tribal than I would like to see our country. But I don't think that's so true in Southwest Washington. Starting today, State Patrol is planning a two-day chain enforcement emphasis on Snoqualmie Pass. WSP says they're doing it to both educate and enforce the need for drivers to make sure their car has enough traction for the passes. Commercial vehicles over 10,000 pounds are required to carry chains from November 1st to April 1st, regardless of weather conditions. After Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson vetoed a bill that would have required people living in RVs to get a permit, she is now sharing her answer to the issue. Mayor Wilson signed an executive order to have the city increase its outreach programs for people living in cars, RVs, and other vehicles. It also directs the city to respond to the impacts created in neighborhoods. So I'll be convening a working group that includes representatives from our city budget office, our human services department, the Seattle Police Department, Seattle Department of Transportation. Department of Finance and Administrative Services, Seattle Public Utilities, and community organizations that work directly with people living in RVs. Today, council members expressed disappointment in the veto of the bill and the mayor's executive order. Some council members call it just a copy and paste of the original legislation, making her veto unnecessary. The mayor's had all year. She's had 60 days, even since I introduced this bill in August. She's had 60 days to come up with an alternative plan. She told me she wouldn't veto the bill, and then she did. At this point, I can't trust her word. The city council originally passed the measure with a 6-3 vote. Those six votes could be enough to override Mayor Wilson's veto. The council has 5 to 30 days to decide whether to hold an override vote. Well, it's a first for Washington and the country. Today, the Department of Justice sent roughly 1,000 election monitors and observers across all 50 states. The DOJ has sent monitors for elections before, but this is the first time that they appeared in every state. The agency says the move is to ensure election integrity and transparency. The Justice Department sent monitors to two counties in Washington state, King and Yakima counties. Voters will decide the fate of Washington's new income tax and high earners. Governor Bob Ferguson signed the bill back in March, and now the survival of the so-called millionaire's tax hinges on tonight's election. And there's controversy over how it's being presented on the ballot, and this issue has divided the state Supreme Court. 63-46 established a 9.9% tax on household income over $1 million, with revenue set to hit state coffers starting in 2029. Supporters of the so-called millionaire's tax say it is a historic step to fix Washington's regressive tax code, providing some relief for families and small businesses, while funding services like health care, child care, and education. We are facing an affordability crisis. It is time. To change our state's outdated upside down tax system to serve the needs of Washingtonians today. Critics contend the new income tax violates the state constitution, drives away businesses and wealth, and opens the door for an income tax on all Washingtonians. The minute we ask people, do you think this is coming for you? It's overwhelmingly, they go, yeah, it's coming for me. Brian Haywood, founder of the political committee, Let's Go Washington, spearheaded the effort to bring this debate before voters. Initiative 645 would repeal the new income tax and prohibit future taxes on income. That's all explained in the November ballot, but it's this next sentence that prompted a legal challenge. That text reads, quote, this measure would decrease funding for public K through 12 education, higher education, including universities and community colleges, and human services, primarily healthcare. I would like the voters to know that that wording is not correct. Citizen activist Arthur West filed an emergency motion to block that sentence from appearing on ballots. West tells us he doesn't see this as a partisan issue and even supports a progressive income tax, but he claims that fiscal impact sentence is misleading. The legislature is the one that makes cuts to any program. The initiative process in this case merely impacts the general fund. Critics also argue it's untrue to say the initiative would decrease funding for services when that revenue doesn't even exist yet and won't come in until 2029. That fiscal impact statement, however, is required under a state law passed in 2022, describing the consequences of any initiative or referendum that affects state revenue. This law allows the Attorney General, after an initiative has been certified and And half a million people sign it. To, at the last minute, insert what is affected. In effect, a poison pill. The fiscal impact statement for I-645 was written by Attorney General Nick Brown's office. A spokesperson telling Fox 13, the law requires the AG's office write a neutral and accurate disclosure. That is what we did. The AG's office argued in court, there's nothing misleading about the statement because I-645 would substantially reduce revenue for the general fund, which would necessarily reduce funding for the services supported by the general fund. West's motion to block the Fiscal Impact Statement on I-645 was taken up by the State Supreme Court. It was a 4-4 split decision with one justice not ruling due to an illness. Four justices were in favor of blocking that sentence from the ballot. But without a majority opinion, the motion was denied. So the ballots are now printed with that contested sentence included. The polling firm DHM Research polled 800 Washingtonians on this initiative. Half of them were shown the fiscal disclosure, half of them were not. Among those who saw the fiscal statement, 57% wanted to keep the income tax, while 35% were in favor of repealing it. It was a much closer outcome among those who did not see the fiscal disclosure. 44% would keep the income tax, while 40% in favor of repealing it. So the absence of that one sentence taking a 22 point Point Gap down to four. We'll be right back. Good Tuesday evening, everyone. I'm meteorologist Claire Anderson in the Fox 13 Weather Center. Some nice sun breaks this afternoon. Hopefully able to enjoy it. We've got some changing weather ahead. More rain is in store. Now, it is going to be a dry start to our Wednesday. So get out for your walk early in the day because as we head into the evening hours, we start to see increasing rain along with wind, especially out along the coast and to the north interior. Now we are going to see Calmer day Thursday before a soggy end to the week on Friday. So tracking some more active systems into the weekend as well as even into next week. So we'll take the nicer days when we can get them. Temperatures today were really nice. Upper 50s for SeaTac, Seattle, 59, Tacoma, Olympia, even 60 out along the coast today. Several degrees above seasonal average. Now looking at our 24-hour temperature change, 5 to 10 degrees warmer today compared to yesterday. We started off November pretty chilly. Now, I do want to show you the next several afternoons. We're actually above average here for the next several days into Saturday, low 60s. Now, we do see that warm front moving through with a few showers with cooler temperatures or slightly cooler with more showers returning heading into early next week. Now, let's take a look. Doppler radar today. We do have big upper level low offshore bringing us a few more showers, especially. Tomorrow night with that next front moving through and a few showers have been kicking up with a low down towards California into southern parts of the Cascades into central Washington as well, but staying dry for western Washington. For tonight, we actually clear out allowing temperatures to drop into the overnight hours, a few hours, few areas of morning patchy fog to start the day, lunchtime. If you want to go for a walk, you can get a bike ride in, take the dog, go before. The evening commute because showers increase by five o'clock, especially the south sound rain returns scattered showers through the evening, high elevation mountain snow scattered showers Wednesday. Good news is we do get some dry breaks heading into Thursday, potentially a shower, a sprinkle mostly to mainly dry across western Washington. And then I'll show you Friday. Friday we see wet conditions to start the morning throughout the day as well. So Friday will be more of an indoor day. Looking at how much rain we're talking about late Wednesday into Thursday, not a whole lot, about a third of an inch for some of our higher spots. The system into Friday will definitely see more rainfall. Looking at snow level forecast, we do drop down Thursday night into Friday, mostly for those higher mountain peaks, not expected to have any major impacts on the passes. Winds, here's Wednesday morning. Notice as those showers increase, we see those gustier winds, so 20 to 25 miles per hour across the Puget Sound. Tonight, temperatures mid to low 30s, Olympia, Centralia. Valley of 42, Seattle, highs tomorrow in the upper 50s again, Tacoma, Bremerton, 55 for Everett, and your extended forecast, so stay mild with active weather here the next several days with plenty of scattered showers. Seahawks suffered their worst loss in nearly two years last night when the Chicago Bears visited Lumen Field. Where does that leave them in the division standings? Fox 13's Alyssa Charleston-Smith is here to break it all down. Alyssa? Well, David, what a rollercoaster of emotions for Seahawks fans. Last week, the confidence was sky high after a 17-point win over the Kansas City Chiefs. Then, last night, in another national game, the Chicago Bears put the hurt on the Seahawks, serving up a 17-point loss. Sam Darnold felt the Bears' defensive line from the jump. He had a 31% completion rate when pressured, which ranked third to last among QBs last week. It means they are two and a half games back of the San Francisco 49ers who lead the NFC West and tied with the LA Rams at four and four. Third down, the Seahawks were one of 11. Their longest run was 13 yards despite Zach Charbonnet and Jadarian Price returning from injury. JSN disappointed even though he had another 100 yard receiving night. I gotta watch the film, honestly, to really answer it and dive deep. I think, like I said, it goes back to executing third downs. Like I said, starting to drive, and we didn't do that. They host the Cardinals this Sunday. Major League Baseball's collective bargaining agreement expires December 1st. If players and owners cannot negotiate a new one, the 2027 season could be put on hold in a lockout. A big point of contention is the hard salary cap owners want and players do not want. Today, Commissioner Rob Manfred proposed to delay the cap until 2028 that season instead of starting it next year. This new proposal would also set the salary cap at $258.2 million. With the floor forcing teams to spend at least 180.2 million on their team's combined salaries. This year, the Mariners, for reference, spent about 153 million, according to Spotrac. Back to you. The National Science Foundation has awarded a grant to a local college to help its cyber security curriculum. Whatcom Community College accepted funding of around 6.7 million dollars to cover the school's cyber security technician program. That program is part of the National Cyber Security Training and Education Center. Whatcom's program is recognized as one of the best in the nation and competition to receive this grant is considered highly competitive. Programs like this prepare a workforce that can keep systems secure as AI continues to evolve. The grant will ensure funding through September of 2031. Okay, spooky season is officially over with Halloween in the rear view. What do you do with your pumpkin before it rots? We have some tips for you. Your first option is to compost it. You turn something old into something useful. If you live near a farm, feed that pumpkin to livestock. Both ways prevent your gourd from ending up in a landfill, or you could just take it out and smash it up with your friends and get rid of it. All right, thank you so much for joining us for Seattle News Tonight. You can watch us anytime on the Fox Local Connected TV app. Good for your TV and your cell phone. See you at 8.