but at night seattle becomes a completely different city. since amazon's arrival with its numerous hires of senior executives, rents and seattle have been rising by 10 percent each year. ah, the poorest can no longer find housing even if they have a job. in here, 30 percent of the homeless population is employed at city hall, seattle's younger city, counsellor theresa mosquito made housing the priority of mandate me we saw about 600 percent increase in how and homelessness. and we saw twice the amount of people who are living in our v's become homeless. that number is immense. you can see the crisis of poverty and homelessness on the street. however, here in seattle, we have a higher rate of homelessness per capita than city like los angeles, which is a call for action. and it's imperative that we do something. we have a 1000 people who are moving to this region a week, which means that we're not building housing. the costs of housing increases people who were and otherwise affordable rental units really have nowhere to go. they're falling i

in total 20 percent of seattle's downtown area is occupied by amazon. ah, in the last 2 years, 40000 new executives from around the world have joined the ranks of the american giant often young and very well paid. they can take full advantage of the amazon way of life and can preview much of the company's innovations. lockers where you can pick up your packages at any time or amazon, go supermarkets, where no check out is required for customers. enter with their smartphone and the computer automatically charges their account to welcome these new comers. luxurious buildings are constantly being constructed. thanks to amazon. seattle has become a favorite city for the american executive class. mm. but at night seattle becomes a completely different city since amazon's arrival with its numerous hires of senior executives, rents and seattle have been rising by 10 percent each year. ah, the poorest can no longer find housing, even if they have a job. me. here. 30 percent of the homeless population is employed at city hall, seattle's younger city, counsellor

at the time, we were in seattle working on a documentary about homelessness. embedded with the king country-seattle public health director, we kept our cameras rolling as officials grappled with the onset of the deadly virus. ♪ stevie: we've got thick blankets. we got a sleeping bag. i think it was what? uh, yeah. 36 out. and i mean, i was fairly warm back there. were you warm, kiddo? alexa: kinda. stevie: kinda. casey: merry christmas. stevie: since i've been out of work, this has all been really hard. trying to put gas in the car, trying to feed my daughter. people feel that homeless people are junkies and alcoholics, and i'm none of those. there's a lot of us out there that are just trying to get stable and on our feet so that we can live a normal life. >> seattle has a housing and homelessness crisis, and a lot of it really is tied up in the success we've had here. with the run-up in rents, folks have been squeezed out of housing and ended up on the streets. stevie: i love you. i feel like i'm failing as a -- failing my daughter. i feel like i'm failing

signs and sounds like seattle. now coming if it was some marxist academic writing that i could it be less startling, but it's coming from a business reporter. so it's just kind of a stunning judgment on the business world. do you think corporate america has lost its way? i i am a business report. it's a big question for a business reporter, but i'm business reporter who has seen the story over time and i've seen how it ends when i moved to seattle in 1998, and i was eager to meet you know, these great engineers that boeing was lionized and books like built to last and in search of excellence, but that was also this period of shareholder primacy that the business roundtable at the time said to clared as part of its corporate governance statement that the first duty of any shareholders, and that'll as long as you take care of profits employees communities the customers they can take care of themselves and fill condit was a chairman of the business roundtable and more recently. you're seeing that shift the business ro

. >> tonight's world premiere video from the seattle band nirvana. "smells like teen spirit." ♪ load up on guns bring your friends ♪ ♪ it's fun to lose and to ♪ >> it was like the musical kennedy assassination of our time. everybody who was alive then can tell you the moment they heard that song. because nothing like that existed to that point. it was really transcendent. ♪ when the light's out it's less dangerous ♪ ♪ here we are now entertain us ♪ >> here we are now, entertain us. it sounded like a threat. it sounded like a different generation coming in saying, what do you have for us? what are you going to do for us? ♪ got to find a way, a better way, a way to live ♪ >> the so-called slackers, generation x, they were not being paid attention to. and this pressure was building up, especially in the music industry, for something that actually spoke to them. >> this is the first american generation that will make less than their parents will. it's a tough time to grow up in. and i think the band and kurt cobain in particular refle

many by the way were in seattle or i should say seattle had many. new york city had zero. and the reason is that you had to prove to the federal government that you were producing goods for the war and you did not have enough labor to do it. and so what we are doing is looking at newspapers at the time and we are finding the addresses of where these were. and then we will be able to have using the most amazing methods we will be able to take the 1940 census to figure out which individuals were probably affected by these who were between three, or two and five and six years old. and then we can actually track them over time to today versus individuals who were similar but did not have access to these nurseries. >> wow, that sounds absolutely fascinating. i look forward to maybe meeting you back here in a couple of years to have a conversation about that work once you've had a chance to complete it. it has been an absolute joy to speak with you this evening. i'm going to hold up your book, career and family. those who have not had a chance to read this yet, highly encourage

seattle, last place seattle, rolls up and won it 3-2. sharks lost three of the last four. back to the top, a rough night for the golden state warriors and i can not tell you how many sportscasts where i walk inside and i said, yeah, i got this. walk in the park and then oh, boy, it is a train wreck and a struggle just to get through it. that is the kind of the night the warriors had. >> it is inspiring and helpful for the rest of us mere mortals to see the great not have great nights, you know what? everybody had bad days, you get over it. the sun will shine the next day. it will be okay. >> that is right. that is right. better that the warriors do it now instead of when it really counts later in the season. >> totally. get the bad days out of the way. we all have them. it is okay. >>> bizarre theft, how a man made off with a full size guitar hidden in his pants >>hall of fame defensive back darrell green. >>hi, i'm here with a winning play for your home team. keep your playing field safe by removing any old, unwanted, and unneeded opioid medication. the best defensive str

here is dennis murphy with secrets in seattle. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> seattle was raw after a week of early winter rain. a woman lost had been found in the tangle of the blackberries. a naked body a small tattoo on the back a necklace and signs of strangulation. the detective sent a patch of trees and undergrowth under the seattle airports runways. they would soon be proved correct. nine days to find her the answer is where. another seven years i had to answer all questions of homicides. who, and why? but we have to go back. before the crime scene photos of the medical examiners findings, before she became those chilly words, the victim. to find the dearly loved person named nikki. nikki pietz, wife and daughter, sister and friend. >> she seemed to be able to uplift people in ways that none of us knew how to do. >> she had a way to make you smile. she had a way to let you know that everything was going to be okay. >> gayle was her mother. >> nicki was sunshine. she was the kind of person that when she walked in a room, the room lit up. >> gayle raised nicki and her sister tanya in the suburbs of s

a lot more than anyone else is getting in seattle. at the same time they're giving overpriced condos to drug addicts with stunning views of puget sound, seattle allocated just $10 million total for its small business stabilization fund trying to keep family businesses from going bankrupt during the covid walked down. the city prior orders cannot be you lavish money on the most antisocial parasites in our society in than you punish americans who work. got it? it's not just seattle, the latest city budget infant francisco $667 million for something called the department of homelessness and supportive housing. yet at the very same time, san francisco's department of children, youth, and families gets less than half that amount. city program designed to help low income families pay its college tuition gets to $60 million total. that's about 2 percent of what the homeless get. so if san francisco it makes sense, in fact it pays to get high on the sidewalk. don't bother to get an education , nobody cares. that is the message from the safety

and it's hardly just seattle. the latest city budget in san francisco proposes spending six hundred and sixty seven million dollars on something called the apartment of homelessness and supportive housing. and yet at the very same time, san francisco's department of children, youth and families gets less than half that amount. a city program designed to help low income families pay college tuition gets to sixty million total. that's about two percent of what the homeless get. so in san francisco it makes sense. in fact, it pays to get high on the sidewalk. don't bother because education nobody cares. that's the message from the city couldn't be clearer in austin, texas, the city's budget for homelessness assistance with sixty million dollars last year at the very same time, the city of austin spent just three point five dollars million in new loans for struggling small businesses and only seven million dollars for quote mission critical infrastructure and deferred maintenance at city facilities like the things tha

it was there in seattle that she had a nancy sized idea. in 1998 she started a book club that embrace the whole population of the city. a program called if all of seattle read the same book, exemplifies the breath of nancy's vision and the depth of her face and the power of literature. that program is replicated in every state of america and around the world. a program based on the idea that people reading in a public place to talk about a book could learn to appreciate the book and each other. i believe she once said there is an opportunity for reading and discussion to help make the world a better place. what could be more necessary at a moment when our society feels fractured and libraries find themselves in the culture wars. at a time when too many people are on alarmed that a book may disturb their hundred them. i read to enlarge my horizon to gain wisdom to experience judy. to understand myself better and further pure wonderment of it all. in 2004, nancy retired from her post as executive director of the washington center for books. n

., new york, chicago, and seattle the airlines warned that would lead to massive delays, diversions and cancellations as soon as wednesday. >> the faa has to go airport by airport, runway by runway and do an analysis to clear these runways at airports so that we can safely fly. >> reporter: but the cell phone industry, which already delayed the rollout twice and says 5g is safe at&t today took aim at the faa saying we ar frustrated by the faa's inability to do what nearly 40 countries have done, which is to safely deploy 5g technology without disrupting aviation services. >> the bottom line is we've got to get this done safely, and right now every indication is it's not been tested, and it is not safe for a full rollout. >> tom, you have been reporting on this story now for weeks. this has a real kicking the can down the road feel how does this get resolved >> reporter: well, we don't really know. it could take weeks. it could take months the bottom line, the faa has to look at every single plane and determine whether its altimeter could be vulnerable to 5g it's already cleared 45% of t

second, after seattle tied it, untied with a second goal. last play seattle rose up and won 3-2. sharks lost three of the last four but the stunner everybody is talking about is the warriors and how they can let indiana pacers come in and do that. well, no time to dwell on it. it's the rockets at chase center tonight. that's enough. we'll see you later. >>> we are moving on. 4:57. still ahead on kpix5 and streaming on cbsn bay area, major strategy shift at the oakland police department starting tomorrow. >>> remember we learn about covid-19, the more questions we have. the biggest question now, what's next? what will covid bring in six months, a year? if you're feeling anxious about the future, you're not alone. calhope offers free covid-19 emotional support. call 833-317-4673, or live chat at calhope.org today. this is elodia. she's a recording artist. 1 of 10 million people that comcast has connected to affordable internet in the last 10 years. and this is emmanuel, a future recording artist, and one of the millions of students we're connecting throughout the next 10. through p

he criminalized seattle covid-19 mutual aid seattle and the seattle people's party. currently director of inclusion and for content in marketing at netflix darnell l. moore is a media maker educator and writer focused on marginal identity youth development and other social justice issues in the us and abroad prolific writer. darnell has been published in various media outlets including the new york times book review the guardian huffington post ebony and many more and in 2018. he published the memoir no ashes in the fire. cornell's new book becoming abolitionists police protests and the pursuit of freedom is the subject of this evening's discussion. please join me in welcoming nikita oliver darnell, elmore and derrica purnell. wow. wow. derek and nikita higher hello. hello how to you both? um, listen, i i know nikita and i are going to go back and forth with some questions for you dereka, but i wanted to start by one thinking seattle town hall for hosting this conversation for hosting you such such an honor to be here supporting you my friend and sister and i just go

some school districts like seattle and washington, d.c., are delying their return in order to distribute rapid tests. in richmond, california, the long line of cars picking up at-home tests was a good sign for teacher lisa weaver. >> it's peace of mind so that we all can feel safe back in the classroom. >> reporter: former fda commissioner dr. scott gottlieb says that while omicron seems to cause less severe illness in adults, it may hit young children harder than previous variants. >> this is a milder form of the coronavirus. it appears to be more of an upper airway disease than lower airway disease. that's good for most americans. the one group that may be a problem is very young children, toddlers who have trouble with upper airway infections. >> reporter: that's what dr. michael daignault is seeing in his emergency room. >> a lot of the croup-like illness, bronchial illness caused by this omicron variant which is not a walk in the park for kids. >> reporter: gottlieb says the national surge in cases is likely to continue into february. and there has been so much debate over the cdc's

in seattle. jacare alexis ktvu, fox two news. we certainly hope so, jake. thank you. proposed vaccine mandate for students and look at president biden's first year in office coming up after the break we'll catch up with the issue is host alex michaelson for a p oh, wow, barbara corcoran! good morning. sorry, we don't need any business help now. we're gigillionaires. what? we're gigillionaires now. i don't get it we have at&t business fiber with hyper-gig speeds. but i just... so thanks, but, we're doing great. i'm so happy for you! but i'm just here for my order. oh. entre-pin-eurs? yeah, my bowling team. i like it there's money in puns. do business like a gigillionaire at&t business fiber, now with speeds up to 5-gigs. limited availability and pediatrician richard pan proposed legislation to mandate the covid vaccine for all students to attend in person classes about the question is, is this a policy backed by science or a step too far? that's the big debate coming up this weekend on our political show. the issue is host alex michaelson joins us now for a preview. he

what are people in seattle saying about this? it is a liberal city that elected soft on crime lawmakers. have you noticed public sentiment at all changing? >> jason: there has definitely been an attempt to course correct. first time in 30 plus years issue the city elected a republican to citywide office, in this case, seattle city attorney ann davidson got elected. part of the reason is out of control crime. some is petty stuff, normally misdemeanor goes to the city attorney n. this case, it is going to the prosecuor around how often this person is accused of doing such things. there is course correction going on, whether or not the politicians on council, which lean far to the left, will allow ann davidson to do her job, we have seen resistant and pushback. >> carley: jason, you are a smart guy and thought about this. what philosophy drives the d.a.s to think putting criminals back on the streets will make things better? >> jason: we've constantly heard them say and this is not just seattle, it is across the country, that the cr

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jason, you being in seattle, chris, you are in philly. people are voting for this. the like the attorney ran on reducing the caseload for resisting arrest and fare evasion. >> the first thing people have to realize is there are a lot of code words that get used. when they talk about reform, they are talk about dismantling systems of oppression. people need to start pushing back. we have seen some course correction. let's talk about the new mayor who at least on policing should be a lot better. in seattle we put in place a republican, the first time a republican put into office citywide in over three decades. people are starting to wake up. we just have to continue it. >> i hate to be the one to bring this up. but we are talking about philadelphia, and the 2020 election. while i know the democrats are still popular by vote in philadelphia, i question the way we count votes around here. i can't believe someone as criminal as larry krasner. i will always question the way we count votes the the around h, dan. dan: a lot of people are asking the same questions. coming up

in focus now, seattle radio talk show host jason rantz. jason, you and i often talk about the nexus of politics and where we are with the crime. i want to stay there for just a second because i think it's important to recognize that, in a city that is cobalt blue like new york city, they will give something a try with this former republican and now democrat mayor. we will have to see if it works. there's a lot of high hopes for him. i am in jersey, i didn't just watching it like you are paying your quick thought on that? >> i think it's important to pay attention to what results actually come of the talk. we hear from mayor adams what he plans to deal, and i actually have to do it. more importantly, has to have lawmakers that are supportive of it and don't try to sabotage. leverage your mayors across country like mayor lightfoot, mayor breed in san francisco saying, "i can't believe this is happening," pretending they aren't the ones responsible for the rise in crime. and they say they are going to take action. now you actually have to tak

jason, you being in seattle, chris, you are in philly. people are voting for this. the like thehe attorney ran on reducing the caseload for resisting arrest and fare evasion. >> the first thing people have to realize is there are a lot of code words that get used. when they talk about reform, they are talk about dismantling systems of oppression. people need to start pushing back. we have seen some course correction. let's talk about the new mayor who at least on policing should be a lot better. in seattle we put in place a republican, the first time a republican put into office citywide in over three decades. people are starting to wake up. we just have to continue it. >> i hate to be the one to bring this up. but we are talking about philadelphia, and the 2020 election. while i know the democrats are still popular by vote in philadelphia, i question the way we count votes around here. i can't believe someone as criminal as larry krasner. i will always question the way we count votes the around here, dan. dan: a lot of people are asking the same questions. coming u

jason, you being in seattle, chris, you are in philly. people are voting for this. the like thehe attorney ran on reducing the caseload for resisting arrest and fare evasion. >> the first thing people have to realize is there are a lot of code words that get used. when they talk about reform, they are talk about dismantling systems of oppression. people need to start pushing back. we have seen some course correction. let's talk about the new mayor who at least on policing should be a lot better. in seattle we put in place a republican, the first time a republican put into office citywide in over three decades. people are starting to wake up. we just have to continue it. >> i hate to be the one to bring this up. but we are talking about philadelphia, and the 2020 election. while i know the democrats are still popular by vote in philadelphia, i question the way we count votes around here. i can't believe someone as criminal as larry krasner. i will always question the way we count votes the around here, dan. dan: a lot of people are asking the same questions. coming u

the heart of the storm system is coming into seattle and oregon. will be on the southern fringes it makes its way into the bay area. this is the thick fog and drizzle we have this going to dissipate. we will see it dissipate. there are various forecast models that we use some are little faster in some are little slower. this is one of the slower 1s. holding off on the rain until the sun comes up on friday morning. this is a little bit more optimistic for tomorrow's commute. keeping the bulk of that rain away from san francisco. there other forecast models that are not quite as optimistic. and i will show that at 5:30 p.m. i would expect some extra time needed for your morning commute. this is going to be light activity, it's not going to rain everywhere, it's a last good chance of widespread rain for the next several days. must of it will wind down early in the afternoon and we could see a decrease in cloud cover by friday afternoon. and that's going to continue, there will be fog redeveloping and even that should dissipate by saturday. and lots of

with our story begins in 1094 in seattle suburb jeff bezos, a 30 something wall street expatriate creates amazon in its garage. huh . and jeff basis and what are your, what is your claim to fame and the founder of amazon dot com. where did you get an idea for amazon dot com? well, 3 years ago, i was in new york city where he for quantitative hedge fund. when it came across the startling statistic, the web usage was great in 2300 percent a year. so i decided i would try and find a business plan that made sense in the context that grow with in the beginning they were only 3. 1 of the things it was really happening in seattle of that time was grudge so, so you had nevada and pearl jam and all like on a music. so there were plaid shirts on on every one. paul davis is one of the programmers who developed amazon's very 1st website. at amazon itself was out in a suburb dut really was very far from the city and clubs and any kind of obscene that that might be happening. there were basically 2 programmers working harder. writing code. busy and jeff, working hard on, on the sort of business he side

seattle public schools responded in a statement saying, quote, seattle public schools welcomes student voice. we know that some students, families and staff have concerns about being in school as covid-19 cases surge and we are listening. sps will not compromise the health and safety of students and staff. with me now, one of the organizers of that protest. mia is a senior. let's start with what compelled you to organize this sickout. >> well, school is not safe right now. we have students missing, we have educators sick. they're out of the building. and the uproar of cases with covid have just increased every single day and we wanted to see change, me and the other students in my community, we wanted to see change in our education and this is a way to start, to walk out to let them know that we're here and we want to make changes and we want to see changes. >> specifically what do you and your fellow protesters want to see? >> we want to go remote until school is safe to be back in person. we want to have mental health resources for the experiences we've been facing with covid and bey

seattle fire crews rescued sammy the dog, after a devastating land slide. surviving off rain water when rescuers heard a whimper and pulled her out. fall though news app on your cell phone or tv. i'm tom hanson, cbs news, new york. >>> this is the cbs overnight news. >>> good evening and thank you for joining us. we start tonight with very significant decisions by the u.s. supreme court. a mixed pair of rulings that will directly impact nearly 100 million americans. they say the biden administration does not have the authority to impose a vaccine or test rule on private companies. but does have the ability to mandate covid shots for most health workers. president biden says he was disappointed by the decision to, quote, block commonsense rules. but the keeping of rules for doctors, nourishes and others will save lives. this comes as the u.s. is facing a surge in cases and records hospitalizations. as we come on the air, nearly 63% of americans are fully vaccinated. meg oliver joins us with the latest developments. >> reporter: the news comes as president bi

twin crises hitting seattle particularly hard in the new year. speaking to our man in the pacific northwest, jason rantz for tonight's lightning round, welcome back. i want to start here because we have a target, this target in seattle said we are having shoplifters every 10 minutes. you went there and took your own video i think we're going to play a little bit of that so people can see what you found when you got there. there is a gentleman who appears to be losing his pants and also taking some items at a security guard who looks to be an off-duty cop, what the heck? >> i know, literally within 20 steps into this target, i witnessed this first instance in which you can tell this guy is taking gatorade and other items including household cleaner which i'm assuming was mixer for the gatorade. he was stopped immediately by this off-duty officer and i spoke to him afterwards and they said it's happening every 10 minutes. he was not kidding. i walked upstairs to the second floor of this target and i checked the time-stamp of the second video i took