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Three people dead, four others injured, following a mass shooting at the Bite of Seattle Food Festival. Officers responded and addressed one of the shooters. That person gave up and was taken into custody. There was another person that we believe that was also involved that fled the scene. And officers began an active search for that person. That's Tyrone Davis, but Seattle Police, an active search is still on for the second suspect. Still very hot today for the Denver area temperatures in the mid-90s. Airs Fox 31 meteorologist Liz McGiffon. By about 3 to 5 o'clock that we start to get a few showers, a couple thunderstorms, especially across those higher elevations. Denver could quickly be in the midst of a few showers as well. We'll have scattered thunderstorms for the Denver area pretty much all week with most today, tomorrow and Wednesday. The Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance mourning the loss of one of their camels. The Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance says the six-year-old camel was one of the favorites of the zoo community. Hagrid was born in 2020 and part of a species that's on the international endangered list. Died Tuesday with a gastrointestinal issue. Hagrid arrived at the zoo six years ago with his habitat mate sprout. The Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance called Hagrid an ambassador for his species. Steve Mark, K-O-A. And there have been some major developments concerning the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. As you know, this is a character I've wanted to play for a very long time. Thank you. Thank you. During a panel at San Diego Comic-Con, it was announced that Ryan Gosling is going to be joining the MCU as the hero, Ghost Writer. A ghostwriter film is slated to release in 2008, directed by Sean Levy. Next, it was revealed that a third Black Panther film is in development, with Ryan Coogler returning as director. David Johnson has been cast as the New Black Panther, the son of the character, played by the late Chandwick Boseman. I'm Mark Nefield. You're up to Dayton, Colorado's morning news. From the Common Spirit Health, K-O-A news desk, I'm Tina Kotek on K-O-A. Kerry Mack, joining us with the latest check of business and money news as the U.S. will begin a phased opening of the country's southern cattle ports. This decision by the Department of Agriculture on Friday will allow a limited amount of cattle to be imported from Mexico after the ports were closed in May to control the spread of a new world screw warm outbreak. The USDA will reopen the livestock port in Douglas, Arizona, on August 24th. Other ports will also reopen, depending on Mexico's compliance with the Joint Action Plan. The USDA has tracked 42 confirmed cases of the flesh-eating parasite, mostly in Texas since the... of the outbreak on June 3rd. And the jackpots for the mega millions and powerball lotteries continue to grow.

Nearly one and a half billion dollars will be up for grabs this week. Saturday night's Powerball drawing failed to produce a big winner, so an estimated 633 million bucks is on the line for Monday night. Meanwhile, Tuesday's megamillion's jackpot jumped to 800 million bucks since no tickets matched all six numbers in Friday's drawing. Just go buy a ticket. Somebody's got to win. Might as well be you. Hey, or me. I'm Lisa Carton. Shyam Frontier Days wrapped up on Sunday with thousands of people flooding to the daddy of them all for a week and a half of rodeos, concerts, and summer fun. These crowds not only generate revenue for the actual event, but they also boost the local economy. Lisa Murphy, a former Miss Rodeo, Wyoming, former Frontier Days board member and chairperson says the massive event generates revenue for nearby businesses as well. And our businesses are open. You know, my family is here from Idaho. I've been taking them around the community. We went to some of the antique shops yesterday, and they were open, and a lot of people were enjoying those. Murphy goes on to say, while this is a largely volunteer-run event, all of the revenue generated from Chey and Frontier Days goes back into the infrastructure of the park and the local community. They're open and enjoying the tourism that Chey and Frontier Days brings to our community. It's lovely. You're up to day on the latest business and money news. Carrie Mack, K-O-A. Let's take a look at your early Monday morning drive. We head to the K-OA Traffic Center and say good morning to you. Happy Monday. We are off and running in pretty good shape. We do have that lingering paving operation on C470 at Ken Carroll. It's westbound lanes. They should be wrapping up here before too long. It slows you down a little bit, but kind of a hazard through there. Just be extra careful. Now, we do have a closure out east on I-70. This occurred yesterday. It's because the road started buckling. This is I-70, a stretch eastbound around Bennett and Strasbourg. What they're doing is they're taking traffic off and actually literally running them through Bennett along U.S. 36 and then back on to I-70. So that's going to be a problem. Westbound is open, but eastbound if you're heading out onto the planes. Everything else good, wide open air almost everywhere, I-25 included. We'll keep you advised. Jonathan Steele on K.A. 8.m. and 94.1 FM.

The Rockies ran into Kryptonites Sunday in Milwaukee. Simple as that. It's in the form of Brewer's pitcher Jacob Mizorowski. Mizorowski gets Hunter Goodman. And another strikeout. 11Ks. He strikes out the side for the third time. Mizorowski strikes out 11 of the first 12 Rockies hitters he faces. Goes five allows only one hit and one run. Brewer's relievers, relievers, finished off the Rockies of the rest of the way, giving up only one other run. Carrig reaching for an off-speed pitch, sends it in the air to left field. Truro is there, and that's the game. The Brewers win the finale and take the series. Final score, Milwaukee 11, and the Rockies 2. Jack Corrigan here on K-O-A, it's on the San Diego to play the Padres on Tuesday. Sunday was Hall of Fame Day in Cooperstown. Three new inductees, Carlos Beltran, Andrew Jay Jones, and Jeff Kent. I was here long before me. It's going to be long after I sit back down. But standing up here with these guys sitting behind me, I've never felt. More humbled and more grateful in my entire life. Kent is the first second baseman to join the Hall of Fame since Craig Biggio of the Astros in 2015. San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan seriously injured in a car crash. He broke his nose, three ribs, his hand, needed over 40 stitches in his face and suffered a severe concussion in the wreck on July 14th. Shanahan's vehicle collided with another SUV near his home in Northern California. In the nation's capital, Denver Summit FC playing the Washington Spirit, Summit loses 1-0. There was a second half penalty kick that was called, then he raced, that could have made a difference in the game. From the Common Spirit Health, K-OA News desk, I'm Steve Mark on the radio home of the Rockies, Broncos, and buffs, and KOA sports this afternoon at 3. Colorado's morning news. KOA News Time 517. One person dead, four others injured after a lightning strike on Mount Blue Sky. The Clear Creek County Sheriff's Office was called to the summit of the 14 or around 1.30 yesterday afternoon. A teen was killed. Another hiker airlifted to the hospital. Three others suffered minor injuries. An investigation underway after a body was found in a tunnel under I-25 in Adams County. Firefighters responded to smoke in the tunnel under the bridge at I-25 and 70th Avenue Saturday morning. That's when they located. it's still working to identify the victim and determine the cause of death. A pause in the strikes between the U.S. and Iran. The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations says President Trump wants to give peace talks with Tehran some space. Iran claims it will also halt attacks as long as the United States does the same. President Trump has been considering launching a new, quote, massive strike if Tehran does not make a deal. That's Fox's Rich Hudson. Meanwhile, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is heading to Washington today to meet with President Trump.

And after eight years of construction and over 25 years of planning, a new bridge between Detroit and Canada's opening today. The Gordi Howe International Bridge boasts more lanes and more scanner technology than the 96-year-old Ambassador Bridge. Coming up with troubles plague both political parties. We'll take a look in just a minute. Taking a look at your early Monday morning drive first with Jonathan Steele in the K-OA traffic center. Yeah, still pretty quiet. Not allowed to contend with. That's paving operation down on C-4. 70 at King Carroll. It may slow you down just a little bit. If you're heading up along the foothills, looks great. No problem on I-70, U.S. 6, or any of those routes right now. Even the mountain roads are in good shape, too. Now, we do have the good buildup up north, I-25, starting to see a little bit of traffic, I-76-270, all the way out to east, of course, with the road damage that occurred over the weekend. They had to close a portion of I-70 eastbound, Bennett to Strasbourg. They're detouring traffic basically on 36 out there, so it's going to... to be a major inconvenience. Not seeing any delays related to that at this point. Jonathan Steele on K-A-850am and 94-1 FM. Hey, it's Ryan Sechrest here, and I have discovered a fun to escape from the daily grind Chumba Casino. Chumba Casino. Chumba Casino-Kus. These days, it's getting harder and harder to trust what you're seeing. Who made it? Is it real? But with iHeart, everything you hear is guaranteed human. That's why 78% of listeners trust their favorite radio hosts product recommendations. And if you own or manage a business here or need to drive sales, that trust goes a long way in creating your future customers. Make iHeartMedia a part of your 2026 plan today. Visit iHeartadvertising.com. Again, that's iHeartadvertising.com. Fair warning. Bring home one Minky Couture blanket, and suddenly everyone in the house will claim it as theirs. That's the Minky Couture difference. 17 years ago, Minky Couture created the original luxury Minky blanket. And ever since, we've been bringing comfort, connection, and softness to families everywhere. Crafted with premium quality and thoughtfully designed styles, our blankets are made for real-life cozy moments, from movie nights and afternoon naps to slow mornings at home. Shop now at minky couture.com. That's m-I-N-K-Y-C-O-U-R-E dot com and discover why Minky quickly becomes everyone's favorite blanket. Happy birthday, America. It's time to celebrate and play your favorite Las Vegas casino games by American-owned SpinQuest.com. What's better than fireworks than American Pie? Hitting a blackjack in the palm of your hand, and you won't lose your fingers. Over a thousand games, including slots and live dealers. And $30 point packs are on sale for 10. SpinQuest.com. Buy American players for American players.

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and that they're a party of the coastal elites of Berkeley and Cambridge, not of middle America. And these Democratic Socialists, particularly because many of them were elected in New York, which increases their visibility because of the media companies that are centered in that city, this has handed Republicans a weapon they did not expect. And so... This is some good news for Republicans as well, and Trump is very effective at utilizing that weapon. So both parties, as we head into these final 100 days, are struggling with certain problems. It's really hard to say, but when you look at average American voters, do you think that they are debating, well, do I even vote at all if I don't like a Democratic socialist? Do I not support a Republican if he or she is endorsed by President Trump? Do you think people are almost getting jaded or just deciding, well, maybe I don't support either? Well, that's a very good point. And this is always a problem, particularly in off-year elections. You know, when you have a presidential election on the top of the ballot, many folks who are not deeply interested in politics don't pay a lot of attention, are drawn into the campaign because of the pervasiveness of presidential politics, and particularly when you have a magnetic candidate like Trump, like Ronald Reagan, who motivate a lot of folks who don't normally vote. And so in many ways, the biggest problem, particularly facing Republicans, is not that their core voters are going to somehow turn into Democrats and that they're somehow going to abandon the Republican Party. Their biggest risk is they're not going to vote at all. And you're right to point that out. Turnout becomes an incredibly important issue. And as you have these, you know, in the latest Gallup poll, 44% of Americans said the economy was poor. Only 22% said it was good. And then a new study out just this week showed about one out of five Republican voters. Listless was the word they used and potentially not voting. Very few of those people are actually going to go vote Democratic. But if they stay home, this is the biggest threat to Republicans. And Democrats have some of the same problem, but they're more energized because of Trump. It's not that they're energized by some great love for the Democratic Party. That's not what's happening in this election. The core factor is that Democrats can galvanize their voters simply by saying.

let's get rid of Trump or let's hamper Trump, let's cripple Trump in his last two years. Republicans don't have the same motivation. So the question of turnout is absolutely critical. ABC News, political analyst at Steve John Roberts. Jonathan Steele joining us with a look at our early Monday morning drive in the K-Wa Traffic Center. Yep, looking good so far. Not much going on. Of course, that paving operation on C470 tends to slow traffic a little bit, but they'll be wrapping up before too long. I'm sure we'll start to see some slowdowns up Clear Creek Canyon. Probably in the 6 o'clock hour that starts up near Tunnel 1, west of Golden. So far, it's a pretty fast track. I-25 southbound, the ramp getting on to eastbound 2.7. with it down to one lane, it always does tend to back up. That's one of the first delays we usually see every morning there. But everything else is good. 225 is wide open. If you're heading to the airport on Peña, about 15 minutes from I-70 to the terminal. Jonathan Steele on K.O.A. 8.50 a.m. and 94.1 FM. K-O-A news time 530. Gina Gondack on Colorado's morning news, 8.50 a.m., 94-1 FM, and on the I-Hurt radio app. Fox 31 pinpoint weather. Still hot, not as hot is what we saw over the weekend, but still warm. High temperature will be in the low to mid-90s this afternoon. Good chance of some thunderstorms as well. Overnight low will be in the upper 60s and the 90s stick around for much of this week with some rain chances. ramping up come Wednesday. Currently partly cloudy skies and 77 in Denver. Three people dead, two injures. following a crash in Weld County. It happened Saturday night at West Weld County Road 80 at Weld County Road 39 east of old. Colorado State Patrol says a Chevy Tahoe was traveling at a high rate of speed and veered off the road into a ditch. The driver and four passengers ejected from the car. Three were from Eaton, one from Greeley. The driver was from Wyoming. Steve Mark, K-O-A. Now the Eaton school district says the three who died and one of those injured were 2025. graduates of Eaton High School. A new fire in Douglas County forcing some evacuations a few miles southwest of Sedalia. Joe White with the sheriff's office says the county is the only one in the state with a helotac firefighting chopper. That helicopter is super important right now as it's getting up there and it's getting in those really risky areas. More than 20 homes have been under evacuation orders. The fire, though, is only about three acres. Lightning struck and killed a person in Clear Creek County. It happened Sunday afternoon on Mount Blue Sky, the former Mount Evans up above Idaho Springs. First responders from multiple agencies were called to the 14ers summit around 120. A teenager was killed and another hiker airlifted to the hospital. Three others had minor injuries. David Kail, K-O-A. A family in Erie, mourning the loss of a man killed when his plane crashed in a lake in Iowa.

64-year-old Dennis Elkins crashed near Sioux City Friday night. Elkins left Wisconsin after an aviation event. When his family didn't hear from him, his aircraft was then tracked to his last known location near the town of Lawton just outside of Sioux City. The FAA and NTSB are now investigating the cause of the crash. The Denver Public School Board holding a special meeting this morning with the superintendent, Dr. Alex Marrero. The meeting is in response to an email Dr. Marrero sent the board last month, and it was obtained by Education Publication Chalkbeat. Marrero claims that members are overstepping their authority and are too involved in administrative matters. The DPS School Board has a policy governance model, which sets goals for the superintendent to reach, but the model doesn't direct the superintendent on how to reach them. Marrero could deem a change in governance as a termination of contract, and if he's terminated without cause, he's owed a year of his salary, about 350,000. Rob Dawson, K-O-A. A shooting between two people leaving multiple victims injured and three dead at the site of the Seattle Food Festival. Right now we believe that we have no outstanding threat to the community. We do have one suspect that is being interviewed. We've recovered two guns. It's one of the thing to note, one of the four victims that was taken to the hospital was a toddler. That's Tyrone Davis with the Seattle Police Department. An active search is still ongoing for the second suspect. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heading to Washington today to meet with President Trump. The Prime Minister visits come during a period of calm between the U.S. and Iran. We heard from the ambassador for the U.S. to the U.N. Mike Walls go on several Sunday shows yesterday, talking about how this pause, which he acknowledged is happening, is to give some diplomacy a chance. But there's also this reporting out from the New York Times that suggests that one of the reasons that the U.S. has stood down from some of its attacks were because of this depleting. stockpile of Patriot Interceptor missiles that are so crucial to warding off and protecting U.S. personnel and assets in this part of the world from those Iranian drone attacks. That's ABC's Matt Rivers and Jim Jordan on the Start Here podcast. Roughly 80% respondents to a new survey believe the U.S. bombardment of Iran has been more of a struggle after nearly five months than the Trump administration expected. In a new CBS News UGov poll, Trump and Israeli Prime Minister of Benjamin Netanyahu launched the campaign in late February, Trump predicted that it would be taking four to six weeks to dismantle Iran's nuclear and ballistic missile programs. A federal judge in Virginia ordering the FDA to review restrictions on a drug used to terminate early pregnancies. Three states filing a lawsuit in 2023 after the agency placed restrictions on the drug Miffiphristone. The ruling states the FDA's actions were unlawful and say a more thorough review must be conducted. A federal judge in Hawaii issued a similar ruling in October calling the restrictions arbitrary.

Our hot stretch continues in the Denver area today, the record 98 degrees set back in 1964. The one thing that could keep us a few degrees shy of that 98 degree mark? Well, it's going to be the increasing cloud cover that builds in throughout the afternoon, followed by a few showers and thunderstorms. That's Fox 31's meteorologist Liz McGiffin. Denver has a good chance of some afternoon thunderstorms today, tomorrow and Wednesday. The Odyssey leaked online over the weekend. A high-quality bootleg copy of the film was posted on X, viewed by millions after a tweet went viral. A post on X reading, someone uploaded the Odyssey full movie on X, can you believe it, caused a storm of views on a post from a now suspended account. The post included a high-quality version of the film and reached more than 2 million views within 2.5 hours. The streaming film was eventually replaced with a takedown notice, and the account was suspended. spending. And the Smashing Pumpkins will be honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The alternative rock band among 32 entertainers selected for next year's Walk of Fame class. The group formed back in 1988 and underwent several lineup changes before their reunion in 2006. Other recording artists include the Ramones, Lil Wayne, Carol G, David Getta, and Wayland Jennings posthumously. From the Common Spirit Health, K-O-A news desk, I'm Tina Kotek on K-O-A. Let's check the latest business and money news with Carrie Mac this morning as fuel prices are creeping up again. This comes as the U.S. launched strikes against Iran for almost two weeks. Oil industry analyst Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg survey predicts a pause in the strikes won't do much to bring the prices down. We also have strong rhetoric on both sides, predicting all-out war, dirty war, et cetera, et cetera. And so the oil market is again threatened the supply. coming out of the region are again deemed in danger. She's expecting gas in the U.S. may go up by as much as 20 cents a gallon in the coming weeks. The latest round of strikes were triggered by Iran launching new attacks against ships passing through the street of Hormuz. President Donald Trump has threatened consequences if they continue those attacks. Jaguar Land Rovers were calling over 15,000 vehicles to fix a possible defective rearview camera. Federal regulators say insufficient drain holes could cause water damage and block the camera view when reversing. It impacts the 2021 through 2025 Land Rover Discovery models. Owners can take their vehicle to the dealership for a free replacement. Officials say over 100 claims have been filed so far. No injuries or other related damages have been reported. I'm Lisa Carton. A longtime shoe store on Denver's 16th Street Mall is closing its doors after more than two decades in business. Soul Street Shoes, located inside the Denver Pavilions, will shut down for good in August. Owner Zach Monks tells the Denver Business Journal the store has lost an average of $20,000 a year to theft and says declining business and crime ultimately forced the decision. Monks also claims the downtown Denver Business Improvement District hasn't done enough to support businesses. A claim the organization disputes.

There are no plans to relocate the store or continue operations online. You're up today on the latest business and money news. Carrie Mack, K-O-A. Let's go now to the K-OA Traffic Center with the check of your drive. Here's Jonathan Steele. Here we're seeing a few folks hit the streets here early this morning. There is a bit of a tie-up developing southbound 25. It's the ramp to eastbound 270. It's down to one lane. It's a pretty long ramp there, but it's actually backed up now on the I-25. So we definitely have an increase in volume coming out of North Glen and Thornton, and that will be a bit of a delay straight ahead of you if you're continuing on I-25 into downtown. We're still good on speeds as well as to and from the town. center. C470 still some lingering paving going on near Ken Carroll. That tends to slow a little bit down there on that southwest corner, and it is westbound only. And then we have a closure on I-70 out to the east. It's all because the road started buckling. I believe that was yesterday. This is around Bennett and Strasbourg. It's the eastbound lanes completely closed, so they are detouring traffic onto Highway 36 and then eventually back on to I-70. Jonathan Steele on at K-Wa-8 at 9401. have. The Rockies won the first game of their series in Milwaukee on Friday, lost Saturday, had hopes of taking the series Sunday, but not a chance by Brewers pitcher Jacob Mizorowski. One ball, two strikes on McCarthy. Got him. Another strikeout for the Mizz. Number nine, got him with a fastball. Mizorowski strikes out 12 in five innings. The Brewers do break through in the fifth with the bat of Cole Carrig. 2-2, the count on Carrig. Two-out, three-nothing Milwaukee here in the fifth. Swinging a drive down the left side, and it is fair as it bounces. into the bullpen area for a home run. Jack Corrigan here on K-O-A, Carrig's fifth, but not nearly enough to hold off the Brewers who win 11 to 2. Rockies are up next Tuesday night in San Diego. The Hall of Fame has three new members, Jeff Kent, Carlos Beltran, and Andrew Jay Jones, who thanked his late father, Henry Jay Jones, who himself was a respected player in the Netherlands. We did it. I know that you. I know you're looking down on me now and with a big smile. And I love it. I love you very much. The San Francisco 49ers revealed some jarring news over the weekend. Head coach Kyle Shanahan, who got a lot of his chops here in Denver, seriously hurt in a car accident on July 14th, suffered a broken nose, three broken ribs, a broken hand, 40 stitches on his face, and a concussion. Somehow he will be able to participate in training camp on a limited basis. Denver Summit FC was on the pitch Sunday night in D.C.

Back keeps to Lex, puts it back in the middle, bubbled, loose off the crossbar. Denver loses to Washington 1-0. From the Common Spirit Health, K-O-A news desk, I'm Steve Mark on the radio home of the Rockies, Broncos, and buffs, and K-O-A sports this afternoon at 3. Colorado's morning news. K-O-A news time 546. About a dozen structures threatened West Australia as crews are working to contain a new wildfire that sparked over the weekend. The Penley Fire just outside of the Nelson Ranch open space is only about three acres, but an evacuation order was issued for residents within a two-mile radius. The West Douglas Fire Station 132. About 125 firefighters are battling the blaze. Meanwhile, the Aspen Acres fire southwest of Pueblo is now at 64% containment after burning close to 102,000. acres. On Saturday, all evacuation orders in the area were lifted. Over 800 structures have been destroyed in Pueblo and Custer counties. And we now know that a fourth firefighter has died from his injuries suffered during the Snyder fire near the Colorado, Utah border. 43-year-old Nathan Matthews of Lincoln, Nebraska, died on Friday nearly a month after the crew was caught in a burnover and overtaken by the flames. Federal officials are still investigating that incident. And Paramount agreeing to delay its merger with Warner Brothers' discovery well into next year until the court decides whether the deal violates antitrust laws. The multi-billion dollar deal would combine two of Hollywood's five biggest film distributors and two of the five major cable. channel companies. However, a coalition of states led by Democratic attorneys general filed a lawsuit arguing that the merger would substantially lessen competition or create a monopoly. The deal is now paused until either the court issues are ruling until or until June 1st of 2027, whichever comes first. A vision of universal child care. We'll hear from Denver Mayor Mike Johnson coming up next. Taking a look at your early Monday morning drive first in the K-OA traffic center. Here's Jonathan Steele. We're seeing some slowdowns developing, as I mentioned, southbound 25 to eastbound 270. The ramp is backed up on die 25, which in turn is starting to slow. Coming in from the Thornton Parkway, not a real big delay at this point. 270 is getting busier, both directions out of Commerce City. And eastbound 70, the ramp to Pena is starting to jam a little bit. opens open up all the way into the terminal. Now further east, I-70 is completely shut down because of road damage. This is in the area of Bennett and Strasbourg. It's eastbound only, westbound still looking good out there. We're not seeing any delays related to that. And down on the southwest corner of the city there on C470. Still have some lane restrictions. Cones are up blocking some lanes around Kipling and all the way out towards Ken Carroll. It's all part of that paving operation. Jonathan Steele on K.8.8.50 a.m. and 94-1 FM. Ready to put a little spin on. on your day, then check out Chumba Casino's new online social casino game, Ryan Seacrest, 10K Ways. It's free and packed with 10,000 ways to play. Only at ChambaCasino. No purchase necessary. VGW Group, voidware prohibited by law. CTs and Cs, 21 plus, sponsored by Chumpa Casino. These days, it's getting harder and harder to trust what you're seeing. Who made it? Is it real?

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a universal subsidy, but it's a way to make the system affordable for everyone. So you guarantee that everyone has access. And just one quick follow-up. So how much have you thought about sort of the big picture here, how much it will cost, how many years you can cover how big the subsidies will be? Like, how far along is this in the financial modeling? Well, the financial modeling is not that far along yet, because our first question is actually what kind of care to people want. So I think it's naive for us to assume now that everyone just says, hey, I need Monday, Friday, 8 to 3. And I want my kid to be in a licensed care spot next to my work. You might have folks that say, I only want three days a week because my mom covers two days a week. I work three night shifts. I need Wednesday, Friday, Sunday evenings, or I need weekends, but not weekdays. I think our first question is what kind of system does do Denver residents want us to build? And once they tell us what they want that to look like, we'll try testing and piloting that design, and then we'll see if that design works, and then we'll do the financials on what it costs. But we don't want to presume a one-size-fits-all system here until we hear from residents on what the actual needs are they have and what the gaps are. So I assume these proposed listening sessions will really be the getting the ball rolling and deciding what this universal child care plan would look like. And have you had any type of polling of where you think Denver residents may stand right now on a universal child care program? We haven't done any polling on it. I've definitely heard from folks all around the city. And what we know is this is the most expensive thing that every Denver family pays for if you have kids other than your rent. You know, we have people paying $25,000 for a child care slot. We have... 30,000 kids who need care and we have 4,000 slots currently. So it's not just that people can't afford it, it's that they literally can't get it. We have moms who can't go back to work at all because they can't find child care. And if you're paying 50 grand for two kids, it might not be worth going back to work sometimes. And so I think we know how real the need is. I think we want to figure out how to build the right design that serves that need and build it the right way. Making other people pay for something doesn't mean it's free. And so whatever this ends up costing the money is going to have to come from somewhere. So do you imagine, again, whether this ends up being an enormous thing or a more modest thing, do you imagine the money coming out of existing revenue streams or do you think there will need to be a new revenue stream, a new sales tax, a new something? I think there, T Ross, it depends how we design it. Like, there are a lot of places that do this where they are employer-sponsored, right? We have some employers right now that run child care facilities out of their workplace, and they help carry a percentage of that cost, and it's a benefit to their employees. So there could be a scenario where employers part of it. There could be a scenario where we have, you know, regional partnerships. There could be a scenario. We use existing dollars, federal dollars. They call it. you know, blending and braiding because there are so many different revenue sources at federal, state, and local level that support early childhood, but they're very hard to access for a parent. You've got to apply 17 different places. So our goal is let's get all the resources we have in one place and then see what the gap is and then see who could fill it. But I think that we don't have any assumptions on what that would cost or who would pay for it at this stage. We think that's all to be listened to.

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