6am hour -- Biden Administration can't provide the public a number of (American) evacuees in Afghanistan, almost everything Biden has personally said publicly about Afghanistan has turned out to be false, the impact on American foreign allies, tributes remember percussionist Charlie Watts as the heart beat of The Rolling Stones, Operation: Pushback story about going maskless at an event in Eastern WA (after Inslee's new mandate), a high-ranking Democrat endorses a Republican in CA governor recall race, Oregon's governor imposes a mask mandate on OUTDOOR gatherings. 7am hour -- two US Congressmen with prior military service quietly fly to Kabul to see what's going on in Afghanistan for themselves, a KVI caller shares a mask mandate at work story, a drummer's insight on the musical career of Charlie Watts, keeping an eye on lock down liberals, examples of Western Washington leaders now cowering about COVID infections compared to a long list of pediatricians summer 2020 saying they were happy to send their kids back to school when NO vaccines were available, Eatonville school district hot water over ankle monitors for student-athletes. the ignominious exit from the Biden Administration of WA's disgraced and former Employment Security Director, 8am -- SCOTUS reinstates the Trump Administration "remain in Mexico" policy, the legal ruling is a rebuke to the Biden Administration, the pure idiocy of WA transportation tolling officials who just decided to hike bridge/tunnel toll rates, despite lots of public input opposing the toll hikes the WSTC approved increases, State Auditor Pat McCarthy report on shady deal by Seattle City Council to the Black Brilliance Project to the tune of $3 million in political patronage, Biden Administration vague/opaque answers about Afghanistan, the early years and musical start of self-taught Rolling Stones drummer, Charlie Watts, who died yesterday at age 80.

6am hour -- unusually cool weather hits Western AND Eastern WA, "we are (now) being asked to behave like we did before (COVID) vaccinations happened", among the vaccinated there are no major spikes in infections, news media inaccurately portraying that we are all at equal risk right now, the hysteria of the elites yet again, Biden calls for vaccine mandates by companies which could backfire with even more worker shortages than we already have, lock down in Australia is so bad it inspired this board game meme, look at the paperwork required to get a religious exemption in WA to the COVID vaccine, scrutinizing the requirements of WA's paperwork to claim religious exemption , Biden has 24 hours to decide if he's extending US forces staying in Afghanistan to evacuate Americans. 7am hour -- surly response from Biden spokeswoman (Jen Psaki) to question that Americans are "stranded" in Afghanistan, a Good News story about a 97-year-old American WWII veteran reuniting with three Italian children he almost shot in 1944, owner of a popular Seattle coffee house chain abruptly shuts down one shop based on crime and homeless problems, the owner says care for the homeless has to be balanced with care for business atmosphere in Seattle, KVI callers sound off on this business owner's comments/decision, one caller conveys a story about a homeless person sleeping in a car in Marysville recently. 8am hour -- the convergence of local/national media on COVID infection hysteria and medical/public health demand for masking/vax mandates, it shows that medical experts make no distinction between mitigation before or after vaccines became available, an opera about climate change is debuting soon in LA (and we don't mean Louisiana), an update on a Skagit County military vet trying to bring an Afghan interpreter that he worked with in 2008 to the US to avoid Taliban persecution, a King County official joins KVI to defend the plans in motion for a Redmond hotel converted into a homeless housing and supportive service site, Jeopardy! producers announce who will be temporary host for the next three weeks.

6am hour -- today begins Gov. Inslee's latest mask mandate, how many unmasked people were at the Seahawks home exhibition game Saturday night?, meanwhile TX Gov is now testing COVID negative, a group of Anti-fa in Portland attacks a female photographer, KVI's interview with the King County official responsible for the Redmond hotel being transformed into permanent housing facility for homeless, a debate over Seattle exporting homeless problems to suburbs like Redmond, more info about the violent behavior by Anti-fa in Portland over the weekend. 7am hour -- ABC News report staunchly refutes Biden Administration claims that things are under control in Afghanistan, added to that a White House reporter presses Biden on waning public opinion about Afghanistan, ISIS activity discovered in Afghanistan and ISIS and Taliban are not entirely friendly to each other, Gov. Jay Inslee's conflicting words about new mask mandate starting today, social justice warriors take umbrage with a Poulsbo WA church that schedules speaker opposing CRT, homeless campers are now preventing student athlete cross-country runners from practicing at a Seattle park, another example of the division over offering Seattle homeless a shelter space but the offer(s) being rejected, shelter space keeps going up but street homeless isn't appearing to go down, why there are 4 factors for this failure to decrease street homelessness. 8am hour -- a Sammamish WA 12-year-old pitches the first no-hitter in 41 years at the Little League World Series, a Seattle firefighter faces losing her job because she's not going to get a COVID vaccination, the female firefighter is 26 yrs old and says she's not anti-vaccine but she's worried about it impacting her ability to bear children, should she be fired for prioritizing her prospects for motherhood?, KVI callers sound off on the Seattle firefighter's story, one caller disagrees with the woman's decision and another caller asks why the ACLU isn't defending her right to choose for herself and her reproductivity.

6am hour -- reconciling the dire COVID infection news reports with some of the actual stats, its a good thing the Kabul airport isn't located in Seattle or Portland, turning the vax mandates on the 'lockdown liberals' heads..., the two latest Afghanistan stories via Washington DC are very disheartening from a leadership standpoint, newly discovered e-mails show Seattle mayor's office knew text messages would be deleted from her smartphone contradicting several of her previous statements. 7am hour -- Taliban take-over in Afghanistan and the US going out of its way to vet refugees and asylum seekers from Afghanistan, happy birthday to rock music legend Robert Plant, a Seattle ER doctor asks unvaccinated COVID+ patients why they didn't get vaccinated in the first place, GUEST: economist Steve Moore reveals an un-expected story about meeting a 1970s singer-songwriter who turns out to be a political conservative, the disheartening reaction to Biden's military cabinet officials so far, KVI host Ari Hoffman exposes Seattle's parking double-standards between homeless RVs/cars and neighbors who were financially fined for blocking parking to discourage homeless from parking vehicles in their neighborhood. 8am hour -- a new initiative seeks to force a statewide vote on payroll tax mandate in WA for Long Term Care insurance, the group Restore Washington has filed the initiative , click here for the link to petitions, the Biden Administration throws a major life line to Sound Transit for ST3 funding, KVI callers dig into the confusing and poorly written Long Term Care payroll tax law that goes into effect in Jan. 2022, cancel culture appears to have hit the newly selected Jeopardy! TV game show host taking over for Alex Trebek.

6am hour -- the paradox for estimated 15,000 Americans in Afghanistan wanting to evacuate the country, Pres. Biden agitated in his only news interview so far about Afghanistan fiasco, what happened to Gov. Inslee winning the Super Bowl of COVID ?, hospital workers behaving badly in Everett, KVI callers sound off on Afghanistan, the distinction of who the US needs to help in Afghanistan, Inslee's new vaxx mandate underscores the importance of local control when it comes to schools and educational parameters. 7am hour -- GUEST: former Republican St. Rep. from Wenatchee, Cary Condotta, announces his group (RestoreWashington.org) is coordinating a statewide initiative to force a public vote on the Long Term Care insurance tax (going into effect next month), WA already has one of the highest payroll taxes in the nation, RestoreWashington needs to collect 350,000 signatures by December to force a public vote; evidence that the White House press corps is skeptical of Pres. Biden; GUEST: Yakima ER doctor, Raul Garcia M.D., responds to Gov. Inslee vaccine mandate for all public and private school staff, plus Inslee's indoor mask mandate going into effect on Monday, Garcia calls the current 4th wave a "pandemic of the unvaccinated", says he's had one case in last week of a vaccinated patient being COVID+ with mild symptoms. 8am hour -- GUEST: Everett WA business owner concerned about drug addicted homelessness, Gary Watts, rejoins KVI to talk about the city's changes after instituting a "no sit, no lie" ordinance for street homeless people, Watts says some of Everett's homeless problems are improving recently, he cites the Smith Avenue corridor as an example of of the city's problems, now comes the burning question: what to do with the drug addicted homeless who refuse city services and drug rehab, Watts currently employs a formerly homeless mom of two, a socialist on social media points out how flawed network news coverage is these days, the Redmond WA mayor finally speaks to a news reporter about the upset neighbors near a planned homeless hotel in the quiet city, the logistics at WA hospitals if Gov. Inslee fires health workers who decline to get a COVID vaccine in October, the lack of checks and balances on Inslee's emergency powers.

6am hour -- GUEST: KVI's Kirby Wilbur was at a gathering with the vaccinated TX governor the night before the governor tested positive for COVID, how one of Kirby's social media posts spurred a journalist inquiry about meeting the TX governor, a KVI talk show host delivers pitch-perfect response to Taliban press conference after question about women's rights in Afghanistan, Britain's Army Chief says give the Taliban a chance but is the military leader being too optimistic, amid questions about kindler/gentler Taliban crop up a new report says Taliban opened fire killing three people in Jalalabad, Republican US Senator says Biden gave Taliban a terrorist victory, how/why did Biden ignore warnings about withdrawal, ex-VP Mike Pence clarifies Trump plan for US withdrawal in Afghanistan. 7am hour -- frustrated Redmond neighbors sound off to city officials about planned homeless hotel, Redmond neighbors pack city council hearing to voice their public safety concerns, GUEST: SafeEastside.com, Kan Qiu, the difference between a drug injection site and a safe injection site, compare Redmond's mayor regarding this homeless hotel to how Bellevue held numerous meetings regarding a men's shelter proposal, 1 out of 3 hospital workers are not vaccinated according to new stats, will government imposed vaxx mandates make employee shortages (i.e. hospitals) even worse than they already are?, several Monroe (WA) prison units being closed down by Gov. Inslee who is reducing prison capacity by almost 24%, Inslee's prison decision comes as many violent crimes are going up. 8am hour -- a major journalism award for KOMO TV's Eric Johnson in his "Eric's Heroes" reporting, ex-VP Mike Pence explains the Trump conditions for US withdrawal from Afghanistan, even Obama's Sec. of State Leon Panetta questions what the Biden Administration just did in Afghanistan, CA Democrat proposes 4-day work week, neighbors in Redmond pack a city council hearing demanding answers about a hotel converted to a homeless shelter, Redmond residents profess fear that it will import Seattle's homeless and public safety problems to their city, a KVI caller says 5 schools are near the current homeless hotel site, KVI's Kirby Wilbur has a very memorable dinner with the Texas governor.

6am hour -- the bedlam in Afghanistan, the packed USAF C-17 transport jet that hauled out over 600 Afghans and landed at a US base in Qatar, a US military vet who fought in Afghanistan is appalled at what he heard Pres. Biden say yesterday, listen to Biden's Afghanistan comments from July 8th this year, the continuing double-talk abouta Redmond WA hotel purchased by King County as a homeless shelter, another example of WA new law restricting what police can do in using force to confront a knife-wielding DV suspect in Cowlitz County. 7am hour -- GUEST: Dr. Ed Schweitzer, founder of Schweitzer Engineering Labs in Pullman WA is opposing the Gov. Inslee long term care mandatory insurance law going into effect this year,if you want insurance "you don't call Olympia", some advice for business owners and employers; the body of a missing hiker caught in a freak snow storm nearly 2 years ago was finally found by friends searching for her in Skagit County, Redmond neighbors are frustrated and demanding answers about Silver Cloud Hotel purchased for homeless shelter, GUEST: organizer of SafeEastside.com, Kan Qiu, tells KVI why the neighbors are concerned that homeless people put into the former hotel may bring their Seattle drug habits to Redmond, fierce criticism so far of the Redmond mayor and the KC Executive Dow Constantine for allowing this homeless shelter; some context to the latest COVID numbers. 8am hour -- GUEST: US Army Sgt. (retired), Steven Kettle (from Burlington WA), he managed interpreters for US Army in 2008 while deployed in Afghanistan, he's trying to bring Afghans to the US who assisted US military out of fear that Taliban will target these interpreters (and family) for assisting the US, the Biden Admin. has only cleared about 1200 of 80,000+ Afghans seeking safety and asylum in the US from the Taliban; King Co. still hasn't dispersed state and federal money to renters who haven't paid landlords their rent, the reverse racism that "anti-racists" try to get away with, CNN's Jake Tapper grills US Sec. of State over withdrawal mistakes in Afghanistan, Biden's Sec. of State sounds like "Baghdad Bob", the 2014 news story that vindicates the comments of a Republican US Congressman about on solar panels killing birds.

6am -- Ari Hoffman in for John Carlson -- the dual crisis of Afghanistan's president fleeing to Tajikistan as Taliban forces take control of highly prominent territory, the painfully wrong statements just two months ago by Biden and his Sec. of State about how Afghanistan is stable, how Afghanistan looks a lot like Saigon 1975, these two videos are taking center stage in the Afghanistan story this morning, Seattle's 'street czar' is out after one year on the job, what did Seattle get for its 6-figure salary for the 'street czar' as shootings and murders increased?, the 'street czar' contract shows how non-profits are cashing in on Seattle taxpayer money, an object lesson from the cancellation of Ballard's "SeaFood Fest" annual celebration in Seattle, several questions emerge after White House releases pic of Pres. Biden in conference room at Camp David to show he's in charge on the Afghanistan issue. 7AM-- Ari Hoffman in for John Carlson -- An Afghan man from Kent WA who attends UW is trying to secure his wife and three children's evacuation back to the US, the WA battle over employer vaxx mandates and losing your unemployment bennies, DEVELOPING: King County corrections releasing more jail inmates in name of preventing COVID spread inside the jail, 650 King Co. jail inmates released in total, the response to a Seattle Police tweet about a possible murder investigation sums up perfectly the flaw in American big cities right now, Australia's lock down to thwart COVID delta variant apparently isn't working, why forest policy (in WA, OR and CA [and probably Canada]) is fueling such bad wildfires, the Anti-fa vs. anti-maskers confrontation gets ugly in Los Angeles, the Taliban has a Twitter account but Donald Trump does not (That's it. That's the radio segment). 8am hour -- Air Hoffman in for John Carlson. A US Air Force Reserve cargo jet team from JBLM in Tacoma has been flying Afghans and Americans out of Afghanistan today, Anthony Blinken in June said Taliban couldn't take over the country within a three day time span and yet that's exactly what happened over the weekend just two months later, the ethical questions involving a CA Democratic US Rep. who donated campaign money to his elite alma mater just before his son was accepted as a university freshman, the Friday news dump involves a Martha's Vineyard COVID update after 74 cases crop off after Barack Obama's "sophisticated" birthday gathering, over 200 COVID+ cases after Chicago's Lollapolloza concert but neither are "super spreader" events while the Sturgis motorcycle rally is labeled as such, the looming possibility that WA schools may revert back to on-line learning instead of in-class learning in two weeks because of COVID cases, JUST IN: Pres. Biden to address the nation at 12:45p PDT today about Taliban problems in Afghanistan, Biden and American self-interest, the Reuters news story that perfectly encapsulates how the US should have known the Taliban was on the verge of taking control in Afghanistan.

6am hour -- Taliban is having a field day in Afghanistan as US/NATO forces near end of withdrawal, KOMO News uncovers two disturbing acts by King County officials after investigating a story about KC Courthouse public safety concerns, a CRT update from frequent KVI guest Chris Rufo, WA Supreme Court muddies the problems of homeless living in cars/RVs with new ruling about Seattle man living in his truck, MLB's Iowa corn field "Field of Dreams" game has a moment when game ends in walk-off home-run, some thoughts about lying and politics (involving Biden, Inslee, Trump and Clinton(s), Texas Legislature finally passes its voter integrity law despite Democrats who fled the state attempting to filibuster it/block it, another example of the WA Supreme Court substituting legal opinion for political opinion. 7am hour -- GUEST: military and strategic affairs analyst, retired US Army Lt. Col. , Ralph Peters, talks to KVI about the Taliban quickly retaking cities/regions in Afghanistan as US/NATO forces withdraw, the three strategic mistakes the US made in Afghanistan that were made in Vietnam, how Afghanistan shows that "will to win" is the most important factor, how General David Petraeus fought (and lost) a politically correct war. Can anyone decipher what VP Kamala Harris just said about the Biden economy?, the law signed 40 years ago today that changed world economics forever, GUEST: economist Steve Moore, was involved in crafting that law and says it prompted other nations to pass similar laws, Moore says China will be laughing all the way to the bank if Congressional Democrats pass their $3.5 trillion budget unveiled this week, what Seattle faces after losing a WA State Supreme Court ruling involving a homeless man living in his truck. 8am hour -- some legal insight on yesterday's St. Supreme Court ruling on a Seattle homeless man living in his truck, how the latest ruling regarding the homeless man spurs more questions than answers about what cities will be allowed to do to deter homelessness, meanwhile listen to the Seattle homeless outreach organizer who says "this is not a sweep", did the US military fail in Afghanistan or did the Afghan government fail in Afghanistan?, has pervasive corruption in the Afghan government allowed the Taliban to quickly take hold of numerous areas as US/NATO troops near the end of their withdrawal, GUEST: KVI host of US Phenomenon, Mario Magana joins the show to talk with Carlson.

6am hour -- continuing confusion over new state law aimed at restricting police use of force, the latest chapter comes from mental health care nurses in Tacoma, why there's a "big stall" by Democrats in Olympia and Gov. Inslee on this police use of force law, Tacoma politicians are calling for more police officers on patrol as city faces an array of spikes, look at Seattle Police responses times (1 hour for burglary calls) right now, Oregon's Governor manages to reduce the relative value of a high school diploma. 7:05am -- GUEST: -WaFd bank CEO Brent Beardall on inflation, impact on consumers (struggling businesses and families) what's causing and driving inflation right now is the result of the excessive government "stimulus" (aka relief money), two follow-ups to yesterday's picture of what appears to be a homeless person inside the ticketing are of SeaTac Airport, a KVI caller sounds off on the call for more Tacoma Police, the unique legacy from 50 years ago of legendary college football coach Bobby Bowden who just passed away last weekend, an African-American mom confronts her child's elementary school principal after the principal literally segregated the young students by the color of their skin. 8am GUEST: National Review columnist (author and election law expert) John Fund tackles the latest info on the recall of California Gov. Gavin Newsome, how ballot harvesting may become Gavin Newsome's new friend, how the Latino vote may bring back a level of conservatism to Cali., why so many people are saying "Ya Basta!" in Spanish in California; a Seattle liberal can't comprehend why folks with BLM signs in their yard would also have a "Recall Sawant" sign in their yard, Andrew Yang's really dumb conclusions about new $3.5 trillion budget proposal by Congressional Democrats, GUEST: Steilacoom mayor, Dick Muri, on AirBnB and VRBO rental ban, how neighbors' complaints led to a crackdown on people renting out their homes on AirBnB and VRBO, the criteria for home owners to continue renting out part of their homes/houses for vacation rentals, a 16-year-old is arrested for the shooting murder of a 16-year-old in Puyallup, BREAKING: WA Supreme Court rules in favor of homeless man living in truck who sought legal protection from Seattle in the state's Homestead Act.