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Hey, good morning. It's Patricia Murphy. It's Thursday. This is Seattle now. Washington's

population of gray wolves is growing, but not enough to knock these apex predators off of the endangered

species list. Washington's Fish and Wildlife Commission made that decision last week to keep their

endangered status. In a minute, we'll talk with the University of Washington ecologist about what

that means for wolves and their continued recovery. But first, let's get you caught up.

The head of the state Democratic Party has urged Washington's delegates to nominate Kamala Harris,

now that President Biden has dropped out of the race.

The state's hundred or so delegates will meet today to talk about it. Washington

Democrats and Republicans have until August 20th to submit the names of their presidential

nominees to the Secretary of State. The Seattle Public Library is said to give its board an update

today about the path back to full service post-ransomware attack. The cybersecurity event over Memorial Day weekend

hobbled SPL, but bit by bit services have come back online. In a post yesterday, the library

said it expects that most, if not all, service will be restored in the next four to five weeks.

And it seems Barnes & Noble is looking to return to downtown Bellevue.

The bookseller left in 2022 after nearly three decades relocated to Crossroads Mall.

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