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Hey, good morning. I'm Patricia Murphy. It's Wednesday. This is Seattle now. Bruce Lee is an iconic

figure in Seattle lore. Before he became L.A.'s Kung Fu teacher to the stars, he was an 18-year-old

working at Ruby Chow's restaurant on the corner of

Broadway and Jefferson, attending the University of Washington and getting in fights at Dick's

drive-in. In a minute, we'll hear more about a new stage show that outlines this formative part

of his life. But first, let's get you caught up.

Seattle's gold medal-winning hockey players are coming back home. The Seattle Torrent are hosting a celebratory press conference at the Space Needle this afternoon to honor Hillary Knight,

Alex Carpenter, Hannah Bilka, and Kayla Barnes, who helped Team USA take gold in a thrilling

overtime win over Canada last week. Today's events will also be streamed live on the Torrent's

YouTube page. The Torrent will play their first post-Olympics game against Toronto Friday night

at 7 at Climate Pledge Arena.

State Democrats rejected Governor Bob Ferguson's plan to borrow a billion dollars to build

new hybrid electric ferries to shore up the state's aging fleet.

This week, the House and Senate announced their transportation spending plans.

Ferguson had been pushing to borrow a billion dollars against future gas tax

revenue to buy three new ferries. The Washington State Standard reports budget writers agree with the

goal of building new ferries but aren't ready to commit about how to pay for them. The proposed

budgets would also pause spending on converting diesel ferries to run on electricity.

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