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Hey, good morning. It's Zaki Hamid. It's Friday. And this is Seattle Now. This week, four Tesla

cyber trucks cut fire in a Soto storage lot over the weekend. School districts in Washington have been using an AI detection software to monitor students' online

activity outside of school, and keep an eye in your backpacks, Bellevue Police have recorded

five coyote attacks in the last week.

Geekwire reporter Kurt Schloser and Factal Editor Joviera are here to break down the week.

But first, let's get you caught up.

Veterans across the U.S. are planning marches today to protest the Trump administration.

It begins at noon in all 50 state capitals, including Olympia. National organizers

say they're protesting President Trump's cuts to the VA and other federal job losses for veterans.

VA officials say bureaucracy and inefficiencies are getting in the way of service to veterans.

Local organizers are also planning a march in Everett this afternoon.

Victor Steinbrook Park near Pike Place Market will reopen today after more than two years

of renovations. The project was set to finish last spring, but a dispute between the City's

Parks Department and the Market's Historical Commission delayed reopening. The conflict centered on the park's totem poles, which were removed for restoration.

According to the Seattle Times, the commission argued that the park couldn't open without them.

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