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Hey, good morning. I'm Zaki Hamid. It's Friday, and this is Seattle Now. This week, Washington

was rocked by what Governor Bob Ferguson is calling one of the worst natural disasters in state history,

but luckily, people are stepping up to help.

A West Seattle holiday light display is back on track after being knocked out by last year's

bomb cyclone, and The Stranger's December issue is full of complaints about Seattle.

We have some ideas.

Film critic Chase Hutchinson and Seattle

now producer Vaughn Jones are here to break down the week. But first, let's get you caught up.

Canadian tourism to Washington State is way, way down. That's according to a new report from

Congressional Democrats on the Joint Economic

Committee. It says border crossings dropped by nearly 25% during the first 10 months of 2025

compared to the same period last year. The report surveyed 60 businesses in Bellingham,

...