Peace Arch Park in Blaine WA has become the gathering spot for people divided by the US/Canada border closure due to COVID, Canucks and Americans are gathering at this park for meals, weddings and conjugal visits; there's now a place in WA that motorists drive on the left side of the road, the I-5 freeway interchange is known as the 'diverging diamond'.

direct deposit $600 federal relief checks hit bank accounts starting today, big rally in Lewis County for restaurants defying Gov. Inslee's ban on indoor dining, statistically bans on indoor dining don't reduce COVID counts (just look at southern Cal.), DEVELOPING: US Senate Majority Leader agrees to play ball with Trump on $2000 relief checks and a change to the divisive "Section 230" protecting social media platforms, guess who just bumped Barack Obama from 'most admired man in America' poll?, Republicans polled say they want Trump to continue to lead the Republican Party, the poll looks bad for 'never Trump' Republicans, how this poll involving Republicans frames the 2024 Presidential election.

still no resolution to the takeover of a Fife motel by a group of 40 homeless people and homeless activists, the utterly asinine statement from the activist group about why they targeted this Fife motel,

the city of Fife's statement on this stand-off reads like something from the Seattle City Council, what would the Fife mayor do if this takeover was on her property?, Nikki Haley makes a great closing argument in Georgia to motivate voters before big election in two US Senate races, GUEST: WPC's Todd Myers urges listeners to donate to a charity that will counter the socialist policies of local elected officials.

DEVELOPING: looks like US Senate will move forward on bill in next 3 days to boost relief to Americans by $1400, this new bill announced by Mitch McConnell will also address two items on Trump's latest wish list, an anarchist group is upset that anarchy is happening in response to Fife motel takeover occupation by homeless activist group,

why is Seattle reporting the highest level of sad people in America?, shouldn't Seattle residents be happy that Biden's the next president?, perhaps this polling from US Census data about Seattle is related to two items about vocal liberals, KVI callers share their theories about why US Census data says Seattleites are the saddest people in America.

John Carlson is back!, last week's KVI tie for "the greatest Christmas song of all-time", why Pres. Trump had a rough Christmas week, a Washington sheriff is pushing back against Gov. Jay Inslee's virus restrictions on businesses--particularly restaurants, Tacoma homeless activists and 40 homeless people refuse to leave a Fife WA motel, why the activists' call for free shelter rings hollow, why this appears to be a bad publicity stunt, a KVI caller suggests a solution for the Seattle/Tacoma homeless (aka drug) problem.

the Christmas morning explosion of an RV in downtown Nashville TN remains shrouded in mystery, no suicide note or manifesto from the RV owner ID'd as dead at the scene, one theory about paranoia by the RV owner is being discarded, the real estate transaction made by the dead man also sparks more questions than answers, the pressure building on Trump to drop his rhetoric about Republicans blocking the certification of the Electoral College next month, so how are you celebrating New Year's Eve around the Seattle area...?

Tacoma homeless activists are squatting in a Fife motel room, GUEST: Shawn Randhawa, owner of the Travelodge Motel in Fife on Pacific Highway South, says this protest all started on Christmas Eve day, the group of 40 people involves about 25 activists and 15 actual homeless people, Randhawa says he's being held hostage by this group, according to Randhawa the Fife mayor is completely absent during this crisis, the former Beatle band member who just hit #1 on the sales chart for the first time in 31 years.

we listen to a new track from the #1 CD/album in the country by a former Beatle, RIP to Seattle radio legend Dick Curtis who DJ'd on KJR, Curtis then became a veteran newscaster on KVI radio, Curtis and Pat O'Day worked closely promoting rock concerts after their radio connection, Curtis's role in the advent of FM music stations, a microcosm of Seattle's expensive cost of living crops up on Alki Beach in West Seattle as preservationists try to stall/delay an 18-unit condo development, a Fife WA motel owner talks to KVI about being caught in this publicity stunt by a Tacoma homeless/housing protest, protests and court rulings expected today about restaurants defying Gov. Jay Inslee's shutdown requirements during the pandemic.

Kirby Wilbur in for John Carlson: the Christmas morning RV explosion in downtown Nashville TN now is connected to the RV's owner, the possible theory that the RV owner was paranoid about 5G cellular service, the warning message and odd song selection that played from a loudspeaker on the RV, praising the police officers who warned people and evacuated them near the RV before the explosion destroyed numerous buildings, NIH infectious disease expert Dr. Anthony Fauci exposed for purely guessing about vaccinations and herd immunity, Fauci obviously trying to manipulate the public, this Fauci manipulation further damages credibility of public health experts (to wit: just look at the politically motivated decisions to shut down K-12 public schools in most states), the first of several 2020 COVID song parodies you'll hear on this morning's show.

Trump finally signs COVID relief bill and Omnibus spending bill that he criticized for a week, so what comes next regarding Trump's (and Democrats) criticisms of the spending package?, the Defense spending bill that Trump vetoed now takes center stage.

Rest In Peace to rocker Leslie West who crafted one of the most thunderous guitar riffs in music history, a copycat attack in Tennessee involving a box truck thankfully ends without catastrophe, another 2020 COVID parody song + would you want to be awoken during brain surgery?, a medical team's decision to try this on a brain surgery patient prompts the question, real estate website tracks the cities people are leaving because housing is soooo expensive, (gives out phone number to tease calls) KVI callers share their stories about what's driving them out of the Seattle area (or WA altogether).

the taxpayer funded $5 million loan under the Congressional PPP to a pro-sports franchise worth an estimated $650 million, the PPP loan story underscores the dilemma of taxpayer funded sports stadia, even on Christmas Day the city of Chicago can't avoid murderous shootings that dog the city, an electoral college idea to elect the WA governor.

GUEST: Dr. Alex Berezow "Real Science" segment talks about new report on the relatively low amount of COVID infections connected to Seattle homeless encampments and homeless people, a plan is floated to require a "COVID passport" if you want to travel internationally in 2021, the 'COVID passport' raises privacy questions, environmentalists suggesting people eat their Christmas tree instead of composting it.

Pres. Trump commutes sentences of some notable Beltway names but his pardons of several women didn't get nearly the attention from the anti-Trump mainstream news media, other pardons involve an 89-year-old man for distilling moonshine in 1952, a man convicted for selling marijuana, and two other pardons were former US Border Patrol agents for assaulting a suspected major marijuana smuggler; some words from a one-time Trump medical advisor Scott Atlas, Atlas lists three realities about the COVID-19 pandemic that are ignored by major news media.

Pres. Trump abruptly disagrees with Congressional COVID deal, Trump's objection seems to put him in agreement with Speaker Nancy Pelosi, why there are some things to like and many things not to like with this COVID/Omnibus spending bill, if Trump vetoes this combo-bill will it get worse or better?, Pierce County Council approves a sales tax hike for mental health and behavioral health services, Seattle Public Schools training session appears to have violated 1964 Civil Rights Act, the explanation in an exclusive KVI interview with Chris Rufo, WA COVID infections finally plateau after several weeks of growing tests but the accuracy of the stats is still in question, teachers unions are still resisting most attempts to return students to in-class learning, Inslee relaxes restrictions on religious/church gatherings after a 9th Circuit Court ruling.

KVI listeners are invited to help determine The Best Christmas Song of All-Time on today's show, yesterday's oil train car derailment in Custer WA near Canadian border, the recent arrest of two women in Whatcom County for attempting/conspiring to derail train cars, there was another train derailment in Montesano WA on Monday and the natural causes suspected in that derailment,

GUEST: economist Steve Moore says he agrees with Trump's objection on latest spending bill being way to expensive, meanwhile the Congressional bill provides for 247 miles of border wall--but not US border wall, its border wall between Syria and Jordan!, why Trump should veto this combo bill.

last chance to make nominations for this hour's vote on The Best Christmas Song of All-Time, Trump plays the pork-barrel Congressional spending against both Republicans and Democrats regarding more COVID relief money for Americans, (embed/link the video) the possible scenarios for Trump's request for 3X more value in direct payments to Americans, did SF mayor have sour grapes over not being picked to replace Kamala Harris as Senator?, a (Congressional) Squad member is upset with Joe Biden for his latest comments about immigration and border issues, KVI listeners crown the Best Christmas Song Of All-Time and the voting goes down to the wire.

The president of the Seattle teachers union pens an op-ed to say its too soon to open schools, despite the litany of data to the contrary (from prestigious medical journals and even the World Health Organization) the teacher's union president plays the predictable cards of racial injustice and offers a pathetic excuse about being tired handling all the student classroom activities remotely, in the comments section to the op-ed a nurse treating COVID patients for several months demolishes the union president's lament; also Legislative Democrats in Olympia are beginning to formulate a plan to release even more state prison inmates in the name of COVID infection, how many more dangerous offenders to Democrats plan to turn loose on WA streets?

Help us decide the worst Christmas song of all time, Congress finally passes $908 billion COVID bill and its over 5500 pages, no lawmaker could have possibly read this bill before it passed last night, the dysfunctional way Republicans and Democrats in Congress negotiated and passed a spending bill, how a late 1970s Star Wars Christmas special spawned one of the worst Christmas songs of all time, deeper scrutiny of the $908 billion Congressional COVID relief plan approved last night, what you can expect as it relates to a $600 treasury payment or extended unemployment. Some contenders for worst Christmas song of all time, burglaries and property crime are up 70% in one Seattle neighborhood lately, two small business owners that were hit are finding out the reality of Seattle city attorney's approach to criminals, addressing the bogus claim of some Cal Anderson Park activists who were arrested Sunday in Seattle, the climate change agendas of Joe Biden and Jay Inslee, how Inslee might push harder on climate change issues now that he's not being selected for a spot in Biden's cabinet. GUEST: political writer, documentary film maker, Seattle political watch-dog, Chris Rufo, reveals another whistleblower report about a Seattle School District training session regarding race and systemic racism, this time he’s caught the Seattle schools bullying white teachers at a Zoom seminar for committing “spirit murder” of young black students; CNN reporter calls out Speaker Pelosi for avoiding and refusing to answer his question on big COVID relief bill, the worst Christmas song nominees, the three finalists are Paul McCartney, John Denver and Wham!, and the KVI listeners vote on The Worst Christmas Song of All Time.

China's connection to Beltway politicians is under the microscope, a lot of American politicians have lucrative business dealings in China right now, Seattle was the saddest city in the US in November, the declaration comes from new census survey half of Seattle area adults were dealing with some level of depression, a KVI listener alerts John Carlson to a test question about socialism given to her child by a local teacher, the teacher's possible answers to the socialism test question aren't very accurate or honest.

a (Crystal Mountain) ski recap, a preview of tomorrow and Wednesday's Christmas song competition as determined by KVI listeners, another round of arrests at Seattle's Cal Anderson Park last night after Friday's major sweep of an un-sanctioned homeless camp, the astronomy behind tonight's Christmas Star 'conjunction': an internationally recognized astronomer and author of the Nat Geo Space Encyclopedia, David Aguilar, tells KVI about Saturn and Jupiter's conjunction, how the Magi followed the Bethlehem Star and why its the brightest tonight as its been in 800 years; Congress finally approves $908 billion COVID relief bill, so who will it actually help amid the pandemic economic restrictions?

deciphering the media coverage of this US gov't computer hacking known as 'Solar Wind', how Fortune 500 companies were also hacked in this attack, Pres. Trump portraying China--and not Russia--as the hackers, a 3rd party software security site was the portal to this breach, the final audit report says WA unemployment agency lacked protections to stop the biggest theft in state history, the $300 million hacking of the WA Employment Security Department, one of the biggest Marxists in Seattle pens an absurd column about homelessness and the economic lockdown from the virus pandemic in WA.

GUEST: KOMO News meteorologist, Kristin Clark, describes what you need to know to see tonight's Christmas or Bethlehem star in the night sky, also what areas of Puget Sound can expect some wet snowfall this afternoon/evening; the lead singer of Heart--Ann Wilson--has some unique things to say about politics and diversity after moving from Seattle to northern Florida, she calls Seattle "a progressive bubble", she has a simple remedy for America's obvious political divide, meanwhile Joe Biden rounds out his environmental team and Gov. Jay Inslee looks like he didn't even get a sniff from Biden.

GUEST: Bellevue mom, organizing group calling for K-12 schools to re-open for in-class learning, Moya Skillman, talks about Saturday's 're-open schools rally' in Issaquah, why Tacoma schools are ready to bring students back to class room in 2 more weeks but Seattle schools won't be ready for 3 more months, this all comes down to vocal parents and the teacher unions, Gov. Inslee last week touted 'data' to open the schools that was originally compiled on Nov. 5th (so why did Inslee wait 5 weeks to proclaim its time to re-open schools?), DEVELOPING: out-going US AG Bill Barr will not appoint special counsel to investigate Hunter Biden e-mail situation, a Tacoma 'housing for all' group shows their ignorance in Friday publicity stunt and tweet,

GUEST: Yakima ER doctor, Raul Garcia M.D., rejoins the show to talk about a teacher's union objections to re-opening K-12 schools; the passing of a Seattle TV legend--Bob Newman--famous as the TV sidekick of Julius Pierpoint (J.P.) Patches, Newman portrayed "Gertrude" among other fantastical characters on the kids TV show.