4:30 p.m. news meeting, Thursday 5/12

Coming up on Page One tomorrow:

-Attorney General Rob McKenna says the state will wait for the FBI to complete its review before investigating Jim West. Also, three state staffers who were close to the mayor will not be participating in any investigation. (Staff)

-The Pentagon is expected to announce base closures tomorrow morning, but reporter Jim Camden is working on getting ahold of the list tonight. We’ll let you know right away if Fairchild or Mountain Home will be on the list.

-Ann Prideaux quietly celebrated her 50th year as a court reporter. The 70-year-old says she’s still having fun and has no interest in retirement. (John Craig)

-Car bombings in Iraq today have killed 21 people and injured 90.

-The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has taken the unusual step of advancing John Bolton’s nomination to be U.N. ambassador to the Senate without recommendation.

-A decision will be made later on the sixth story - Washington Rep. Dave Reichert chivalrously got on one knee to return the shoe that Re. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) lost when the Capitol was evacuated yesterday. Also, the federal government is likely to recommend flu shots for all Americans within five years.