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This is Seattle now. I'm Paige Browning.

Coming up, the Trump administration has been issuing denials for disaster relief.

We'll look at how that's playing out for Washington State.

But first, here's our roundup of today's top stories.

It's Wednesday, May 7th.

Starting with the big protest at UW this week. Now the Trump administration

says it'll, quote, review the University of Washington's response to a Monday protest in support

of Palestinians. Scott Greenstone has more. The federal task force to combat anti-Semitism

applauded UW's swift arrests and condemnation of protesters who occupied a school building for several hours on Monday.

The protesters barricaded the doors of the engineering building and smashed lab equipment, doing potentially a million dollars in property damage, the university says.

Federal officials say they want to see Udub follow up with, quote, enforcement actions and policy changes. A university

spokesperson said they've referred 34 protesters charges to King County prosecutors. The protesters

think UDub should be condemning the police. Organizers said on Facebook

that officers threw demonstrators downstairs and slammed their bodies to the ground,

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