Border wall bargaining, rifle-proof vests, Chuck E. Cheese's new look: Your Wednesday morning roundup

Good morning! Here is a look at the top headlines as we start the day. [Good morning! Here is a look at the top headlines as we start the day.] January 10,  2018 By Tara Bryant Good morning! Here is a look at the top headlines as we start the day. 🌤️ Weather: [Breezy with clouds giving way to sun](. High: 62 degrees. Wind: S 15-25 mph. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [here](. [President Donald Trump speaks with Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., during a meeting with lawmakers on immigration policy Tuesday in Washington. (Evan Vucci/The Associated Press)]( President Donald Trump speaks with Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., during a meeting with lawmakers on immigration policy Tuesday in Washington. (Evan Vucci/The Associated Press) Politics Trump pushes key lawmakers for border wall in exchange for 'Dreamer' protection Facing a looming deadline for a must-pass spending bill, President Donald Trump said Tuesday that once Congress commits to building a wall along half the Mexican border, [he'd be happy to turn attention to a "comprehensive" overhaul of immigration laws](. The president reiterated in the televised, bipartisan meeting that he would insist on construction of a border wall and other security measures as part of any agreement over the fate of 800,000 young people at risk for deportation, after scrapping last fall an Obama-era executive order protecting immigrants brought to the country illegally as children. As for his long-promised border wall, he emphasized that it doesn't have to be built in areas where mountains and other terrain make it unnecessary, "but we do need a wall for a fairly good portion." Under the White House's plan pitched to lawmakers last week, just over half the border would have a barrier. Courts: Late Tuesday night, a federal judge [temporarily blocked the Trump administration's decision to end a program protecting young immigrants from deportation](. Texas Legislature: Rep. Donna Howard, Rep. Ina Minjarez, Sen. Joan Huffman and former Sen. Wendy Davis [talked about sexual harassment at the Texas Capitol]( on Tuesday morning. Editorial: Here's who The Dallas Morning News editorial board [recommends in the March 2018 Democratic primaries](. SPECIAL OFFER [special offer unlimited digital access]( Texas Governor Greg Abbott speaks to Dallas Police Chief U. Renee Hall before a press conference to announce the grant funding for rifle-proof vests for Texas police officers at Dallas Police Association Headquarters on Tuesday. (Rose Baca/Staff Photographer)  Police Dallas officers get $1.75 million in state funding to pay for rifle-resistant vests [Dallas police will receive a $1.75 million grant to help pay for rifle-resistant vests]( — protection that some say could have saved lives on July 7, 2016. The Dallas Police Department is one of 453 law enforcement agencies around the state getting a share of $25 million in grant money — approved last year by the Legislature and signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott, who visited Dallas Tuesday to announce the funding. "Thank God for this bill," Dallas Police Association president Michael Mata said. "Officers can't afford, a lot of times, to have that type of equipment." Justice: Dallas County [wants to free low-risk women from jail](. Transportation: [Texas taxpayers were billed for trips the transportation commissioner took]( while advocating for auto dealers, The Texas Tribune reports. Iris Thomas blows up balloons for her grandson's second birthday party at a Chuck E. Cheese's location in Arlington. (2017 File Photo/The Dallas Morning News)  Restaurants A better mousetrap: Chuck E. Cheese's looks to lure next generation with dance floor, updated menu Tom Leverton is trying to teach an old mouse new tricks. Since July 2014, Leverton has been chief executive of Irving-based CEC Entertainment, parent of the Chuck E. Cheese's kid-themed chain of restaurants/indoor theme parks. Last year, Leverton was busy making the brand more appealing to kids and the parents who tote them around. [The chain has revamped some of its nearly 600-plus locations]( to make room for an interactive light-up dance floor. That has meant removing the signature animatronic animal bands that have inspired TV and video game parodies, along with some childhood anxiety, since the earliest days of the brand. The company has also updated the menu to be more chef-driven and has launched a test to take its new menu on the road, via delivery from GrubHub, Door Dash, and starting this month, UberEats. Business: [American Airlines has picked Lands' End]( to replace the uniforms that employees said made them sick. Technology: [Amazon's Alexa will be integrated into Toyota and Lexus models]( this year. Jobs: [Tenet says it expects 700 more job cuts]( as it pushes to reduce debt. Advertisement (David Woo/Staff Photographer) Photo of the Morning Nora Rubi, 19, (from left) Ana Cartagena, 13, Jose’s sister, Norma Ochoa, grandmother of Jose Cruz, and Julio Cartagena, Jose’s brother, console one another after former Farmers Branch police officer [Ken Johnson was sentenced to 10 years in prison for the murder of Jose Cruz]( on Tuesday at the Frank Crowley Courts building. Around The Site - Public health: With 18 people dead from the flu in Dallas County, health officials say [North Texas may not have seen the worst of the deadly season yet](. - Natural disaster: The death toll from [flash flooding and mudslides in Southern California has climbed to 13](. - Dallas Cowboys: [Want Jason Garrett fired?]( Here's what needs to happen for your wish to come true, according to staff writer David Moore. - Opinion: [Trump is right to bully America's enemies](, writes contributor Gary Abernathy. - Cooking: [Shake Shack's new cookbook gives a shoutout to Texas barbecue]( with the Lockhart Link burger recipe. Finally... The Sex Pistols came to Dallas 40 years ago this week and bled all over the snow City columnist Robert Wilonsky looks back on a night some in Dallas will never forget: The anniversary of Dallas' Most Infamous Concert Ever will come and go Wednesday night without fanfare. I'm not even sure the lights will be on at the Longhorn Ballroom, restored but not yet restocked with live music. Perhaps we should meet in the parking lot, beneath the bull and re-creation of the iconic marquee from that night, and crank up "Anarchy in the U.K." while pouring one out for poor ol' Sid Vicious. I was all of 9 [on Jan. 10, 1978, when the Sex Pistols pulled into Dallas]( on a snowbound Tuesday and bled all over it — Sid, anyway, the world's worst bass player having been punched in the nose by a female groupie who'd driven here from California just to take her best shot. All I remember from that surreal night are the TV reporters who broke into prime-time programming to report live from the spectacle of white dopes on punk descending upon the Corinth Street honky-tonk for Johnny Rotten, Sid Vicious and their imported freak show rumored to be drenched in spittle, blood and other bodily fluids. The impression was everlasting. AdVERTISEMENT 👋 That's all for this morning! 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