National Day of Service, Poverty, and the Labor Movement

12:00 p.m.

Volunteers for America

Governor Chris Gregoire is at Qwest Field today to mark the first National Day of Service and Remembrance.

Invading Skagit Bay

Scientists funded by the U.S. Navy are studying the shallows of Skagit Bay. The Navy is supporting the work in part to learn how it might invade similar estuaries on the other side of the North Pacific.

Luxury Shopping in the Recession

Tomorrow is the grand opening of The Bravern, a luxury shopping complex in Bellevue anchored by the region's first Neiman Marcus.

12:20 p.m.

Poverty

Poverty is up according to a researcher at the West Coast Poverty Center at the University of Washington. We take a closer look at the problem of poverty in King County and Washington state – and at efforts to solve it.

Seattle Swine Flu Vaccine Trials

U.S. health officials hope to have millions of doses of the swine flu vaccine available this fall. Drug manufacturers are racing against the clock to produce them. We'll go behind the scenes of a federally sponsored clinical trial happening in eight cities, including Seattle.

12:40 p.m.

Future of the Labor Movement

A new Gallup poll finds support for labor unions at its lowest level since 1936. What's the future for American labor?