About this episode

This episode discusses underwhelming hotel bookings for the FIFA World Cup, a Good Morning America broadcast from a ferry, and the Seattle Stair Walkers community.

This week… Seattle hotels say bookings ahead of the FIFA World Cup are underwhelming. Good Morning America showed off our region's beauty by broadcasting from a ferry. And the Seattle Stair Walkers are finding community while doing an activity a lot of people hate. Arts reporter Jas Keimig and Factal Editor Joe Veyera are here to break down the week.

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