Phil Vandervort in for John Carlson: car jacker steals KOMO news SUV from in front of KOMO Plaza, news photographer escapes unharmed and suspect is finally arrested across town, two Seattle women are shot and wounded last night at Judkins Park--another case of crime in city parks, listen to the joyous Egyptian tugboat crew celebrate after re-floating stuck container ship in Suez Canal, several WA school districts say they need more time to reconfigure for 3-feet of social distancing rather than the 6-feet of distance they've been planning for 8 months, shouldn't it be easier to arrange classrooms with only 3-feet of distancing? An anti-Asian hate crime in Seattle...and the suspect apparently is pro-CHOP and anti-Trump. GUEST: St. Rep. Andrew Barkis, (R-Olympia) talks about the possible tax hike that could arrive with this week's House Democrats' unveiling of a transportation budget, Barkis says with LCFS and 'cap and trade' bills that would amount to gas/petroleum tax hikes the Democrats are running wild with tax and spend plans, KVI talk show host Dana Loesch checks the media bias related to a DC carjacking that turned fatal killing a Pakistani immigrant, the beautiful mystery of a baby grand piano randomly left in a field near North Bend, nobody seems to know who left this piano or why it was placed in this location in the shadow of Mt. Si. The peculiar logic of WA Democrats who passed a ban on open carry of firearms at (permitted) protests, the voter suppression inherent in the bill that Democrats just passed, a 21-year-old Edmonds WA man is going to prison for 3+ years for the incendiary devices that ignited Seattle Police cars in a May 2020 ugly protest, faux environmentalism...Seattle-style, GUEST: KOMO sports anchor and our diligent follower of all things college sports, Bill Swartz, talks about the Edmonds WA hoopster leading the Gonzaga men's basketball team, how the Gonzaga hoops team is flirting with 45 years of history this week; Phil gets the stink-eye from a bicylclist while driving, so did Phil actually do something wrong to the bicyclist?, did SNL prompt Biden Administration to clarify VP Harris's border crisis assignment?

Phil Vandervort in for John Carlson: weather smorgasbord across Western WA, mountain snow might mean skiing in May, some really good sales news for Boeing jets just announced, Pac-12+Gonzaga are half of the Elite Eight!, video by TX Senator at the border is going viral, Ted Cruz told to stop recording inside a detention facility, another example of the Biden Administration quashing journalists reporting at the border, an illegal alien captured at US border is wanted in Kennewick WA for child kidnapping.

Just In: blocked cargo ship finally floated in Suez Canal, Thurston Co. deputy stabbed, opens fire on attacker who turns out to be a convicted rapist with history of disabling his GPS monitor bracelet, a very storied Shelby Cobra muscle car sells at auction for $5.5 million,

KVI's Lars Larson points out the Biden Administration is off to a very weak start against China.

GUEST: KVI's Kirby Wilbur reports that Pres. Biden ("Neanderthal thinking") was wrong about TX governor ending statewide restrictions on COVID, Kirby reports after 3 weeks of no government restrictions that hospitalizations are not spiking, why masks are important but a lot of public health officials losing credibility, WA 4th wave prediction is it legit or is it political spin?, a WA Congressman is supporting a bill to allow legal residency (not citizenship) for illegal aliens working in the ag industry, Kirby assess if Republican US Senators will support the concept of legal residency.

A cautionary tale for Seattle from San Fran about socialist/Marxist leaders and private businesses trying to help the poor, an Everett WA restaurant owner tweaks the name of his business after pushback related to a Seinfeld TV episode, a closer look at the political spin in the newly passed Georgia voter ID law, the logic of a Tacoma WA protester demanding the Pierce County Sheriff resign.

your chance to win a "staycation" on Bainbridge Island, a pink boat stars in a climate protest stunt in Portland, the logic of the climate protest spokesperson, an unexpected zinger for defund police supporters during SNL's weekend update, the Ted Cruz video clip inside the border detention facility goes viral, the emerging lack of transparency in the Biden Administration, in Seattle you get fined for driving across the lower WSB in the day but there's no fine if you want to homeless camp at a city park, debut voyage today of fast foot ferry between Southworth and downtown Seattle waterfront, meet the newly minted $5.5 million Shelby Cobra that belonged to automotive icon Carroll Shelby (and a classic Corvette sells for $2.45 million) , the new example of voter suppression from the Washington Legislature in Olympia.

Phil Vandervort in for John Carlson: PNW skies light up with burning space junk streaking across the cloudless night, how Elon Musk is to blame for this surprising light show last night, the irony of the Democrats opposing the (Senate) filibuster but demanding 5-10 day waiting periods to buy a handgun, two gun control "Hot Takes" from 2nd Amendment supporters.

Six destructive COVID narratives now debunked by facts and science, the irony of Democrats condemning large gatherings during COVID are the ones inviting unaccompanied children across the US border to be housed in over-crowded facilities, KVI's Larson Larson tees off on the Biden press conference and the real world impacts of the Biden border policy.

KVI callers react to Biden's press conference and his citation of Jim Crow/Jim Eagle, politicians in Tacoma and Fife taking slightly different approaches to crack down on craze of car "sideshows" blocking intersections where drivers burn donuts and drift, one city now plans to impound cars for 15 weeks if caught in these "sideshows", (below is recent video from CA)

GUEST: economist, Steve Moore, talks about the compliant White House news media, the filibuster, tax increases to pay for Biden $3 trillion infrastructure plan, and the impact on gas and oil prices with the blockage of the Suez Canal by a beached cargo ship, GUEST: host of Full Measure, Sharyl Attkisson, reports that last year's stories about the Sturgis (So. Dakota) Motorcycle Rally as a COVID super-spreader event were fake news!

Passover this weekend marks the first major holiday with close gatherings since vaccinations began, one Jewish grandma declares "hugging will be on the menu" as her family gathers for seder, little league parents in Seattle are aghast at the homeless problems in the park where their young children are supposed to practice, the story of a homeless man camping in the baseball field dugout, Seattle officials give upset parents the run-around when they complain about the homeless problems, why Seattle should refund its parks levies because of the incessant homeless problems at parks, burning space debris and Ebola arrive in WA, Democrats seem convinced that the WA Supreme Court will find a way to validate their patently unconstitutional capital gains tax, FOLLOW-UP FILE: SF School Board VP posting derogatory statements about Asian-Americans, Disney again delays "Black Widow" movie.

the battle between WA Democrats and Republicans to remedy the loophole in the state drug possession law is heating up in Olympia, the most liberal federal appeals court in America rules that legal gun owners don't have a right to carry a gun outside their home, let's go to the Andrew Cuomo Scandal Desk for another update...

GUEST: AffordableFuelWA.com spokesman, Randy Pepple, his group is opposing the de-facto gas tax called a LCFS via the Democrats controlling the WA Legislature, non of this extra gas-tax money would go for transportation infrastructure, the most compelling reason to oppose the LCFS is that it will barely reduce CO2 emissions for the expensive price it will cost drivers, shoppers and businesses, testimony being held Saturday in the WA Legislature on this LCFS bill; KVI's Lars Larson revisits the important pandemic dichotomy that most government jobs were never locked down or restricted but so many private sector jobs were.

GUEST: attorney with Alliance Defending Freedom, Kristen Waggoner, wonders why did South Dakota's governor veto a bill that would prevent transgender students competing with/against biological girls in school sports, Waggoner disagrees with SD gov's veto, two weeks ago Gov. Kristi Noem indicated she'd sign the bill so what changed? TX Senator Ted Cruz delivers perfect response to reporter suggesting he wear a mask during a press gaggle (see video embeded below),

GUEST: former US Attorney for the Western District of Washington (Seattle), now a Seattle U. law professor, John McKay, advocates for drug treatment instead of jail for repeat criminal offenders with drug addiction history in WA, the key question becomes what do the courts/police do with the addicted criminal suspect that refuses to submit/cooperate with the court ordered drug treatment?

another jaw dropping 2nd Amendment ruling by the most over-turned US Appeals Court in the nation, why this case might be reversed by the US Supreme Court, how this latest case is connected to the landmark Heller decision from Wash. DC, Atlanta man arrested with cache of guns inside grocery store after Instacart worker calls 911 over the man's suspicious behavior, some simple responses to the Seattle sports start that complained about equal pay during Biden White House visit yesterday, consider gymnastics (or figure skating) fortune and fame for top US women compared to men, the de-facto gas tax that WA Democrats are trying to pass in the Legislature is up for a committee vote this Saturday, why the LCFS won't deliver the climate fighting results its supporters promise, slain police officer's father forgives Boulder grocery store mass murderer.

Very noticeable differences in how major news media cover last week's Atlanta mass murder shooting and this week's Boulder mass murder shooting, the Boulder suspect focus is on his recent rifle purchase and not his religious or social media background, examining the reports about the suspect being bullied in high school, pandemic prompts an emergency order from WA Insurance Commish about how companies charge you for property insurance, Seattle City Council committee votes against a significant defunding of Seattle Police budget, will WA Legislature actually approve funding to use Boeing 747 Supertanker to fight wildfires? GUEST: executive director of the Center for Immigration Studies, Mark Krikorian, discusses the current US/Mexico border policy problems, self reporting of minors crossing into the US (that may or may not be younger than 18), what should Republicans do about the border to impact the mid-term election vote?, Krikorian says "shine a light" to "prevent compliant (news) media" from burying the border story, how the US border crisis is like a game of musical chairs (involving 3rd party nationals), why Central American countries are the nexus of the US border problems. A deep dive on Portland's protest problem(s) and how activism is destroying the once promising city, good news on one COVID front in WA: daily deaths the last month are below 20 in WA meanwhile WA ranks 44th in the nation in getting children back into classroom for K-12 instruction, why the Democrats are no longer the party of education, West Virginia's approach on (income) taxes compared to WA. The inconvenient facts connected to Colorado mass murder suspect that most news outlets omit from their reporting this week, the stridently anti-Trump social media posts, the concerns expressed by the suspect's own family members about his use of guns and bitter attitude, Bernie Sanders makes some compelling comments about social media censorship, resignation calls begin by political activists in Pierce County regarding Sheriff Ed Troyer, a KOMO News report inaccurately portrays what happened on Troyer 911 call, the chilling effect for the general public deciding to call 911 when they see some thing suspicious.

Mass murder at Boulder CO supermarket with 10 dead and 1 suspect in custody but no word of motive, only murder victim ID'd is a Boulder police officer, eyewitness statements don't provide much info about possible motive, Seattle sports legend and basketball hall of famer, Elgin Baylor, passes away of natural causes at 86, How's this for a normally friendly news media assessment of Biden less than 100 days into his term?!, Pierce Co. Sheriff Ed Troyer tells KVI his reaction to the accusation of racial profiling after he confronted a car/driver acting suspiciously in his neighborhood, how the driver of the car could have altered the encounter and confrontation by disclosing his vocation, KVI's Lars Larson expects political opportunism following Boulder CO mass murder at grocery store, how the media should react/assess the almost certain Democratic calls for gun control laws, this duality of exploiting crime typifies the journalistic activism that has become all too familiar in the last 20 years. Some questionable journalism regarding Gov. Inslee's press conference yesterday, how a suspect's race was highlighted in one crime story but an accused attacker's race wasn't even mentioned in another story, racially inflammatory tweets about Asian-Americans emerge from a San Francisco school board VP, but the tweets come from a social justice warrior not a white supremacist. An example of COVID double talk in Seattle, the Pac-12 and Christian schools are stealing the show at the NCAA men's basketball tourney right now, GUEST: St. Sen. Mark Schoesler (R-Ritzville) says Democrats in WA Legislature are passing a gas tax under the guise of "cap and trade"; the eyewitness descriptions of yesterday's grocery store mass murder killing 10 people in Boulder CO. Just In: still no motive known in Boulder CO grocery store mass murder shooting that killed 10, suspect ID'd in 10 murders is 21 years old and may have been born outside the U.S., suspect is still hospitalized for a leg wound, Bernie Sanders is upset to learn that some companies made astronomical profits when government locked down and restricted most businesses during the pandemic. The most conservative White House news correspondent asks a tough question of Biden's spokesperson, planes flying unaccompanied minors back across US border to Mexico, several Christian schools are stealing headlines at the NCAA men's hoops tourney right now, KVI callers sound off on the Biden border fiasco and possible Biden $3 trillion infrastructure spending plan, the Boulder CO accused mass murder suspect (age 21) emigrated to US from Syria at age 3.

immediate tension between US and China at first high-level meeting of Biden Administration, Biden's DHS Sec. makes astonishing comment contradicting Biden's border comments less than 48 hours ago, Bellingham homeless activists plan to interrupt homeless camp sweep at a city park today,

earlier this week an 11-year-old girl was reportedly groped by a homeless person in this area of Bellingham, follow-up on Thurston County Commissioner supporting "racism is a public health crisis", former Bremerton HS coach loses latest court ruling on post-game prayer and indicates he'll appeal to US Supreme Court.

a murder suspect in Seattle is on the loose after a shooting that occurred at a gathering for at-risk youth in a church, Seattle Police say they know the suspect's identity and he remains on the loose but SPD aren't providing any name or picture to expedite a location and arrest, the bizarre story of an Everett restaurant owner with a penchant for provocative social media posts who names his new restaurant after a well-known Seinfeld TV show character, Cancel Culture and prior derogatory posts about Asians costs female black journalist described as a "rising star" her newest job.

GUEST: economist Steve Moore, how the teacher delays of in-class learning bolster the need for school choice laws, Florida's battle over CRT in K-12 schools, how the NAACP is opposing school choice measures and siding with teacher unions.

another tornado warning today for the WA coast near LaPush and Olympic National Park, border problems for Biden, the DHS Secretary contradicts what Biden said 48 hours earlier about the border; Everett WA restaurant named after irreverent Seinfeld episode, wokesters reaction to the restaurant name shows that sense of humor is being shamed, KVI callers sound off on the objections to this Everett restaurant name that the owner has now decided to change, GUEST: KOMO News meteorologist Kristin Clark explains this morning's tornado warnings along the WA coast.

the hate crime virtue signaling from SJWs before motive in the Atlanta mass murder of 6 women at massage businesses, how the 21 yr old Atlanta murder suspect would not face life in prison without parole in WA, a young Asian woman asks: where does 'Asian hate' start and stop?

a Democratic US Congressman speaks candidly and honestly about the human trafficking that is bringing a surge of minors to the US/Mexico border right now, tragic triple-fatality of Bainbridge Island high school girls in car crash prompts several questions, Seattle's roads/transportation failures despite monstrous levy and budget, compare the roads in Seattle's next door neighbors to the roads in Seattle.

Edmonds (WA) School District's political activism on school resource officers, 3% of students reported negative interaction with police and the district decided to end assignment of campus resource officers on campus, how the district ignored survey data that ran contrary to their socio-political goals, Biden's "special climate envoy" caught not wearing a mask on Boston to DC commercial flight, WA tax collections manage to rebound after 2020 projections showing $4-8 billion shortfalls, West Virginia school choice decision should be example for WA school choice options.

GUEST: political writer and documentary film maker, Chris Rufo, how Critical Race Theory in K-12 public schools in Florida is being opposed by FL governor, how the courts are the battleground for CRT, Rufo calls CRT a "toxic ideology", CRT school curriculum usually involves segregated (for students and teachers) programs, supporters of CRT say critics are afraid to debate it but the NYT hasn't accepted Rufo's offer.

GUEST: Thurston Co. Commissioner, Tye Menser, discusses the recent county declaration that racism is a public health crisis, Mesner compares the need to declare a crisis just like climate change, likens the county's declaration to the urgency of climate change, cites various public health statistics for Thurston Co. that disproportionately affects POC but seems to falsely cite a 9% mortality rate, the examples of racial animosity and bullying at Evergreen State College, the difference between equity and equality; the NYU professor who decries the "industrial outrage complex" being fomented on-campus and social media, the Atlanta mass murder at three massage spas immediately turns into a political and racial conflagration despite what police investigators are saying about the suspect, why waiting for evidence in an (murder) investigation is no longer the standard in American politics.

Two of the news media's biggest political darlings are now clinging to their jobs, Pres. Biden tells illegal aliens crossing in to US 'don't come now' but all indications are they're not listening, Biden reversed 3 Trump policies which are exacerbating the current surge crisis at the US/Mexico border, the Supreme Court of WA (SCOW) hears oral arguments on Seattle trying to impound cars of homeless people living inside them, the Seattle battle over who is best equipped to offer real solutions regarding un-sanctioned homeless camps--particularly in city parks. The Washington Post has been forced to admit they completely falsified a story about Pres. Trump from early January 2020, the patently false portrayal of Trump was then parroted by numerous national news media outlets furthering the damage against Trump, how the WaPo issued their correction is pathetic and barely notifies readers to their misconduct, weaponizing journalism against a political opponent; is this cronyism? Rest In Peace: actor Yaphet Kotto, who has a Tacoma connection, DUI cases of husband and wife arrested in different vehicles within an hour of each other, why newly announced Seattle mayoral candidate Bruce Harrell doesn't bring much leadership to his campaign, why Seattle needs focused anger right now to counter the prevailing blind rage at the city council, 2020 murder rate in US jumped 18%, is the pandemic or "defund police" movement more responsible for this murder rate increase (spoiler alert: Seattle's murder rate was up 60% in 2020)? The Supreme Court of Washington (SCOW) newest ruling overturns automatic life-without-parole sentences if the convicted killer is 19 or 20 yrs old because they're too young, GUEST: Kent WA attorney, Yvonne Ward, calls it a "convoluted" SCOW ruling, one of the cases over-turned involves a 19 yr old white supremacist who beat a black homeless man to death with a bat in Tacoma, the ruling "makes the law more subjective" according to Carlson; is cancel culture coming for LeBron James for buying a stake in the MLB Boston RedSox? Just In: Washington tax revenue projection now estimated at $1.9 billion, GUEST: St. Sen. Mark Schoesler says the latest revenue forecast means there's no need for any tax increases (i.e. capital gains tax), add in an extra $5 billion WA will receive from Biden's COVID relief bill; WaPo issues correction admitting that they horribly mis-portrayed a Pres. Trump phone call right around the time of the pivotal Georgia US Senate election run off, GUEST: Newsbusters.org managing editor, Curtis Houck, says WaPo essentially buried their correction of this grotesquely false story, there's no accountability for this egregious fake news by the WaPo, the list of news outlets that "independently confirmed" the fake source of the story.

We now find out that 6-feet for social distancing was merely a guessing game by US public health officials, nobody felt compelled to challenge or question US public health officials, nobody felt compelled to test or double-check the 6-foot distancing criteria, this flaw in the 6-foot distancing has prompted schools (like the Lake Washington School District) to keep students at home instead of returning to campus for class, Dr. Anthony Fauci's response to being wrong is appallingly casual; wife of pro boxing legend Marvelous Hagler clarifies his death wasn't related to COVID. Mississippi governor bans transgender boys from competing in high school girls sports, GUEST: Alliance Defending Freedom attorney, Matt Sharp, explains the legalities of this battle between the MS governor and the Biden Administration, Idaho has a law that could impact the fate of high school girls sports, how testosterone level testing will play into who gets to compete, says women's interests and religious liberty both play a role in this legal question, Federal Title IX was seen as equality for women so where are the feminists? more examples of how woke politics are alienating music and movie fans when it comes to award shows, consider the case of the 2020 movie "Hillbilly Elegy", one female band that might surprise you with their musicianship in an era of programmed music, a group of restaurant owners in Burien WA tries to get the city council to impose onerous restrictions on food trucks to protect their bottom line, the Washington Post admits that they misportrayed Pres. Trump's actions leading up to the Georgie US Senate election in January. King County (aka Seattle) politicians appear to be using taxpayer money for their political activism, GUEST: Seattle political blogger and watchdog, Stefan Sharkansky, filed an ethics complaint last night over what King County elections is doing, the grant money alleges a Seattle history of voter suppression but lacks evidence to corroborate that, the Seattle activists are reaching felons to register them to vote but not bothering to check with crime victims to see if they're registered to vote, an example from 2018 where taxpayer money went to groups actively campaigning on a ballot measure, the carefully crafted wording that allows this grant money to be used for political ends, will AG Bob Ferguson pursue this questionable electioneering as zealously as he did Tim Eyman? GUEST: founder/organizer of We Heart Seattle, Andrea Suarez, tells KVI her group's getting intimidated and bullied by activist groups that don't like them cleaning up garbage around un-sanctioned homeless camps, Seattle has a rule preventing city staff from getting within 20 feet of a tent, her group has helped 30 homeless people get into housing as their efforts evolved, then her efforts resulted in a confrontation at Capitol Hill's Miller Playfield, only in Seattle would you have a protest against a group trying to help homeless people, a Seattle city council woman has been supporting the groups that are targeting We Heart Seattle, Suarez calls her group a "disrupter" in a broken system. KOMO News exclusive shows undercover video of a Seattle 'black bloc' protest group, the video shows the strategic and tactical planning the agitators use in Seattle, the video was captured during Saturday night's vandalism and property damage where 13 'protesters' were arrested on the 1 year anniversary of the Breonna Taylor killing in Louisville KY, the 100 year old science that led to the 6-foot social distancing criteria that has now been questioned as being inaccurate, the outdated 6-foot distance resulted in many schools being closed resulting in academic struggles for so many students on distance learning.