A newly exonerated Kyle Rittenhouse has given his first interview to Tucker Carlson and in it, he states that he is not a racist person and supports BLM. Meanwhile, his lawyer is not impressed GOP reps offering him internships. Following a Diane Sawyer interview with two of the Turpin siblings, an outside investigation is being launched into Riverside Co. CPS about whether or not it protected the siblings while they were in the care of the county. Fresno is back in national news after a 15-year-old was shot by uninvited guests who turned up at a Sweet 16 party hosted at a local Air BNB. A court has awarded the Friends of Oceano Dunes over $121k for attorney's fees and court costs in its fight against the San Luis Obispo County Air Pollution Control Board over its implementation of a dust rule. 

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Congressman David Valadao (CA-21) joins the show to discuss the Biden Administration's failure to respond to requests for support in the valley's fight for water. 

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Kicking it off with the Buzz Question about how folks are doing vs. 10 months ago. At least 5 are dead and 40 wounded in Wisconsin after an SUV plowed through participants and crowds gathered for the annual Christmas parade on Sunday. Congressman David Valadao (CA-21) joins the show to discuss the Biden Administration's failure to respond to requests for support in the valley's fight for water. Fresno Co. is bracing for a possible winter surge of COVID-19 cases as folks gather for the holidays, vaccination rates slow and local hospitals continue to function above capacity. 

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Political analyst and Hickory Project Ambassador, Jim Verros joins the show. More on Hoffa. The US briefly had its first female president as President Biden enacted section 3 of the 25th amendment transferring power to VP Kamala Harris while he was under anesthesia for a routine colonoscopy. Frozen vials found in the back of a freezer at a vaccine research facility labeled "smallpox" were in fact, not smallpox. 

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Trending Topics at 5 o'clock. Tiger King, season two is coming Netflix and one of its stars isn't thrilled about it... or talking to the cops about her missing husband. A rare first printing of the US Constitution has sold for $43.2m. A birth was caught on a Ring camera in Vacaville. A moment on Marilyn Manson.  

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CA State Sen. Andres Borgeas joins the show to discuss US/China relations in 2021. Five were arrested in Fresno after getting busted for stealing perfume from Ulta stores. A man in Auburn faces charges of organized retail theft after being suspected of stealing more than $33k in baby formula. 

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Welcome to COVID Free Friday! Kicking it off with the Buzz Question about the IRS hiring 87k new agents. Kyle Rittenhouse has been found not guilty of all charges in the Kenosha shootings after 3.5 days of jury deliberations. 45 years later, the search for Jimmy Hoffa continues. The FBI is now looking at land near a former New Jersey landfill after an alleged deathbed confession. Hiring options with Fresno PD and China Peak. 

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Trending Topics at 5 o'clock. An Amber Alert that was triggered by a suspected abduction of a 15-year-old was a prank. Thanksgiving breaks are going to be extended for selection districts in six states as "mental health days." A mom handles business when she busts a peeping tom. Nearly half of the holiday products for Victoria's Secret are stuck in transit.  

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San Francisco's DA, who faces a recall vote in June, has filed 128 charges against a woman who is accused of stealing more than $40k in merchandise from a single Target. Jury deliberations will continue tomorrow after a third day of meeting in the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse and a second mistrial request by his defense team has been denied by the judge. Listeners comment. 

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TJ Cox is officially out of the running for a rematch against Congressman David Valadao in 2022 and has instead endorsed Democratic candidate Rudy Salas of Bakersfield. In preparation of the holidays, the Central Valley Blue Star Moms have prepared 400 care packages to send to military folks who won't be home for the holidays. Congressman Paul Gosar of AZ has been censured and removed from his committee assignments as punishment for his sharing of an edited anime that depicted him engaged in violence against Biden and AOC. 

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