What a Week to Review

Bill Radke reviews the week's news with DJ Wilson, publisher of the Washington State Wire, Allison Williams, deputy editor of the Seattle Met, and Omari Salisbury, founder of Converge Media.

On Wednesday Pro-Trump extremists broke into the DC Capitol, destroying property and delaying the electoral college count. Officials say at least five people died, and dozens of police officers were injured. Lawmakers from both parties condemned the attack. Hundreds of people also occupied the steps of the state Capitol on Wednesday, demanding the results of the November election be overturned. They then marched to the Governor's Mansion, where dozens made it past a gate and on to the lawn of the mansion. They did not make it into the building. Our panelists break down their thoughts on the attempted insurrection, the breach at the Governor's Mansion, and the response from police and lawmakers.

The coup wasn't the only thing that happened Wednesday. We also learned that Georgia has elected two Democrats for the US Senate, Raphael Warnock and John Ossoff. Washington's Senior US senator Patty Murray congratulated the new senators, saying "I can't wait to get things done". How will a democratic majority in the Senate change Washington politics?

Plus, this week Governor Inslee announced a new plan for eventually loosening Covid restrictions. It divides the state into regions, with every region starting in Phase 1 on Monday. When a region moves to Phase 2, restaurants and indoor fitness centers can open indoor dining at 25% capacity, sports competitions with limited spectators, and wedding and funeral ceremonies can increase their number of guests. But is this a good idea with a new, faster spreading strain of Covid making its way across the US? And what's the latest on Washington's vaccine rollout plan?

Finally, Amazon says it will spend more than $2 billion dollars on affordable housing in the Puget Sound area, as well as in Nashville, Tennessee and Arlington, Virginia. Who will get that funding, and is it enough? Plus, the Sound's now second largest employer behind Amazon, Boeing, was also in the news. This week the company agreed to pay more than $2.5 billion to settle a federal criminal investigation that accused the company of concealing information about its 737 Max plane. How significant is this for the company?