Screaming Trees lead singer dies at 57.  Woman spent 9 days trapped in a vehicle that was impounded in Kent. Smoke shop owner fed up with crime outside his business. // Putin’s chess game. // Jason Rantz fill-in, Victoria Taft, joins the show.  Congressional candidate apologizes for being intoxicated at Valentine’s Day sleepover.  Victoria previews what’s coming up on the afternoon show. Crime rates spiked in places that were pushing to defund the police.

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Pit bulls, that came from a property with squatters, attack a woman in Auburn.  Invasion of Ukraine continues. British PM Boris Johnson announces sanctions on banks and oligarchs. // Russian invasion of Ukraine is incremental, not exactly blitzkrieg.  Mike Pompeo says he respects Putin and that he’s a savvy leader. // King County firing deputies over vaccine mandate.

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Grunge singer Mark Lanegan dead at age 57. Gavin Newsom sent Bryan a pre-paid VISA.  It’s frigid February with temperatures in the 20s around the Puget Sound.  Woman spent 9 days trapped in a vehicle impound.  West Seattle bridge repair delays.  39 King County deputies fired over vaccine mandate. U.S. House candidate sorry for intoxication during sleepover.//  Shooting at 3rd and Pike highlights other problems in Seattle, including flea market for stolen goods. // Biden announces sanctions in light of Russia’s aggression in eastern Ukraine. 

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Reporter covers Ukraine-Russia conflict in 6 different languages.  Russians actually shooting at targets in Eastern Ukraine.  Few witnesses in shooting on 3rd ave. and Pine Street.   Man fights back with a hammer after home break-in. // Many homeless encampments cleared but not in front of Seattle City Hall.  Five adults were found dead in a Colorado apartment, narcotics found. // Putin says Ukraine has big nuclear ambitions.  CDC left out a big age group when it came to information on vaccines and boosters. 

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How Biden and Obama helped get us to this point with Russia.  Putin has been making his case for war for some time now.  Kamala Harris’ word salad at the Munich Security Conference. // Crash on Interstate 84 leaves massive car pileup.  Seattle Police Guild’s Mike Solan goes on FOX & FRIENDS and talks about crime in Seattle and cop shortages.  Seattle Mayor wants to go on a hiring spree for law enforcement but he hasn’t addressed why cops left in the first place. // Netflix releases documentary about Boeing 737 MAX. 

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Some snow around the Puget Sound this morning.  Bryan tried to do a nice thing for Producer Greg on his wedding anniversary.  Russia’s military on the move.  Women’s National Soccer settles for millions in lawsuit. // Putin held a meeting with his top brass and the outcome was predetermined. Germany announces it’s halting certification of Nord Stream 2 pipeline. // Eastern Ukraine sees increase in Russian forces as Putin moves westward. Dmitry Medvedev taunts Germany. France turned nuclear so they wouldn’t be dependent on other countries. 

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Washington will be the last state in the US to remove the indoor mask mandate, Belarus has remained the most soviet state outside of Russia and has kept close ties to Russia, Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko says he will never step down from office if the west continues its way of life as they are, claims he will deploy nuclear weapons to deter any enemy that comes up against him, //  Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell announced his plan and funding to end the homelessness problem in Seattle within one year, it might be a new wave in public transit if the bill passes to not require public transportation to ask for proof of payment to ride, //  President Biden will speak later today to discus the Ukraine-Russia crisis, Victoria Taft joins Bryan to talk about her stint filling in for Jason Rantz and the Democratic freak-out about the polls across all offices

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There are now 2 independent republics in Ukraine, Sec. of State Blinken laid out Putin’s playbook yesterday and how Russia will try to create a pretext to invade, Russia is to hold nuclear missile tests and drills tomorrow around Ukraine, King County will remove their law for bicycle rides to have to wear a helmet, // A burglar hit a 73- year old man in the head with a hammer when trying to rob his house and property, the victim ran to his neighbor for help, he provided him with a gun, police are saying to not take matters into your own hands, so let it happen and hopefully you survive is the translation, //  Los Angeles County man was arrested 3 times in one day and was released 2 times before his third arrest, one for trespassing, one for breaking into an apartment, Seattle man slashed a bartender for being asked to see his vaccination card and was released on bail after attack

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There was almost a NASCAR race track put in Moses Lake, the left does not get the support from the majority of the NASCAR community which is the origin of “Let’s Go Brandon”, more drama in Olympic skating and skiing, Eileen Gu has won another gold medal for the Ski Halfpipe Freestyle, Gov. Jay Inslee has announced that March 21st is the date to remove the indoor and school mask mandates, // King County has a policy for the driver to abandon their bus if there is a drug using rider refuses to leave the bus, we have heard “we plan to end homelessness” so many times and have not seen any results of these words, there was a 10 year plan back in the mid 2000’s and the problem has gotten worse since that plan, // Mayor Bruce Harrell along with many private funders raise money for the goal to have fewer that 30 people without a home in one year in the city of Seattle, this money might as well be thrown in a hole, many plans that were heavily funded have not solved the issue

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King County metro says they’ll do something about ubiquitous drug paraphernalia on buses. Blinken speaks to U.N. about the Russia-Ukraine situation. // Governor Inslee to speak today on pandemic mandates. Tacoma has a new police chief who is tasked with helping curb record number of homicides in the past 2 years. // Murder charges filed in 1994 King County cold case.  In any discussion about the death penalty we should amplify voices of crime victims and their families. 

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