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Hey, good morning. It's Patricia Murphy. It's Thursday. This is Seattle now. We're just more

than 100 days into President Donald Trump's second administration, legal challenges are starting to pile

up as the president moves quickly to make good on some of his campaign promises. In a minute,

we'll hear how law students at the University of Washington are interpreting this unprecedented time.

But first, let's get you caught up.

It's May Day. There's a big rally and march in Seattle for labor and immigrant rights. Organizers include labor unions and advocacy groups like One America.

Among their goals to shut down the Northwest Ice Processing Center,

the rally begins at noon

at Cal Anderson Park on Capitol Hill.

A march to downtown begins at one.

Hey, library patrons, library staff are taking a training day today.

As a result, all 27 branches of the library will be out of commission for just the day.

You don't need to worry about

your library returns, but if you're a stickler for a due date, those book drops are open,

and all locations will reopen with regular hours starting Friday. Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell

...