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In news today, Seattle police are staffing up ahead of a rally against the policies of Donald Trump tomorrow.

The events expected to draw tens of thousands of people to Seattle's Capitol

Hill neighborhood. Demonstrators are then expected to march to Seattle Center. It's the third ever

nationwide day of protest under the banner, No Kings. Tyrone Davis is an assistant chief at the Seattle

Police Department, and he says police are working with organizers to help

the event go smoothly. So we're going to do what we can to help make sure that everyone is safe.

And one of the things we're going to do is have a bunch of personnel on hand, ready to deal with

any issues that may rise up. But if that doesn't happen, you know, great, that's our goal, right?

A counter-demonstration is planned at the state capital in Olympia. The Washington State

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