GUEST: Kathleen Cooper is the spokesperson for WA Auditor, Pat McCarthy. Cooper discusses the audit of The Washington Employment Security Department (ESD) after a hacking scam resulted in the biggest theft in WA history--about $200 million in state taxpayer funds, Cooper explains the ESD audit and how the hacking scam was perpetrated along with the lack of transparency Auditor McCarthy's team encountered from the ESD, Carlson asks about two problems related to document access during the audit, is there still management interference going on?, why Auditor issued a letter about interference, State Lawmakers in Olympia have also indicated they weren't getting timely answers from the ESD and its commissioner, Suzi Levine.

Day Two of KVI's Carlson Classic Christmas Carole Competition featuring Andy Williams vs. Amy Grant, Salvation Army Toy Drive going on now!!, WA Sec. of State certifies election results despite complaints by losing gubernatorial candidate Loren Culp, a wrong way driver kills two on Highway 167 south of Auburn, the wrong-way driver drove 12 miles into on-coming traffic before the grisly wreck, Trump ties passage of the US Defense budget to ending Section 230 that shields social media platforms (like Twitter and Facebook) from being sued for user's questionable posts, WA Sec. of State Kim Wyman responds to a list of election questions and fraud concerns from gubernatorial candidate Loren Culp. GUEST: Bellevue parent turning activist, Moya Skillman, from the group "School Is Essential" tells KVI why K-12 students need to be back in school, she cites data from huge districts across the country, she adds that every day kids are kept home is hurting students academically, how the state/local teachers unions are impacting the school closures for COVID, the flawed defense of keeping schools closed. Why aren't hate crime charges being filed against a man in Seattle for tagging "kill cops" on Seattle's East Precinct last weekend?, what if someone spray painted "kill Jews" or "kill gays" in Seattle?, when free speech turns into illegal threats of violence, the abhorrent behavior of a pro-Trump former US Attorney regarding the Presidential election, a Georgia elections official condemns pro-Trump zealots for death and rape threats. GUEST: St. Sen. Doug Erickson (R-Ferndale) says if WA is still in lockdown next month the Republicans will request a plan for the Legislature to immediately deal with COVID relief for business owners, Ericksen says Inslee's declaration of the Legislature as non-essential is part of the problem right now, Ericksen warns about election fraud inherent on mail-in-ballots, to wit: no way to insure that the person on the voter roll was the one who actually/physically marked the ballot (we just trust its done authentically). Sadness at the news that esteemed economist Walter E. Williams has passed away at age 84, flat out bogus defense of why Seattle City Councilwoman Kshama Sawant is being recalled, two sterling examples of California politicians hypocritical/two-faced behavior regarding COVID restrictions on restaurants, the jaw-dropping story of a recent assassination on an Iranian nuclear scientist sounds like it could be ripped straight from the silver screen, Day Two of the KVI Carlson Classic Christmas Carole Competition results in a dominating win for Andy Williams.

The historic first for a female college football player that dominated sports media last weekend, why this looks more like a publicity stunt, the pros and cons of female athletes on the same field/court as the top male athletes.

A Trump vaccine official tells MSNBC all Americans should be vaccinated by June, Trump achieved three main goals (for battling COVID), remember when a former Obama Admin. official said America would need to be locked down into 2022 due to COVID?, another case of a two-faced politician violating her own restrictions to the public on COVID, FL governor tees off on people trying to close K-12 schools for COVID, Biden's pick for powerful OMB job has history of spouting bogus and debunked conspiracy theories, plus Biden's pick has never had any direct budgetary professional experience, Biden's pick of Neera Tanden shows how critical the two Georgia US Senate run-off elections are on January 5th, KVI's Lars details how extraordinary it is to get these COVID vaccines in less than 1 year. Several obvious election shenanigans emerging so far in January 5th Georgia run-off for two US Senate seats, legal scholar Jonathan Turley weighs in on these tactics right now from progressive (aka statist) Democrats, a Carlson crafted 3-part plan to make American elections more secure/accurate/trustworthy, the KVI morning team answers the above hypothetical question about COVID ending today, another news media double standard between Trump and Biden, a noted Republican is yielding his State Senate leadership position in Olympia to allow for more family time. GUEST: WA Sec. of State Kim Wyman talks about 2020 (in-state) general election and criticism from candidate Loren Culp, how to earn and prove the trust of election results, Carlson presents a list of claims by Culp's campaign for Wyman to answer, Wyman says no evidence has been produced by Culp or supporters to back any such claims of voter fraud, WA Gov. Jay Inslee unveils COVID alert smartphone app but KOMO viewers don't seem keen on using it, a KVI caller asks about Motor Voter law in WA and how that impacts voting, the debut of KVI's Carlson Classic Christmas Carole Competition: Jingle Bell Rock.

Biden's Thanksgiving gaffe that's comparable to Trump's 2016 "Two Corinthians" gaffe is getting zero news media attention right now, for being a life-long Catholic this Biden gaffe seems unconscionable,

Seattle nurse selected to Biden's "COVID-19 advisory board" appears to have been picked because of her union credentials more than her nursing credentials, Iran's top nuclear scientist was shot and killed by a remote controlled machine gun over the weekend, the assassination story emerging from outside Tehran sounds like it could be straight out of a movie plot.

a very Carlson Thanksgiving but why his mom decided not to attend the family gathering, on this date 21 years ago in Seattle (and how KVI was on the front lines of it),

GUEST: National Review columnist and election security/fraud author, John Fund, asks if Democrats will learn from their failures in California related to identity politics, how a CA mayoral race also embodies this disconnect between white elite liberals and everybody else, why Speaker Pelosi will have a difficult time managing the moderate and 'AOC' wings of the House; a Carlson family member has tested COVID+ and is quarantining to recover, the symptoms are strong like a flu and reminds people to take COVID seriously.

two problem areas for WA Gov. Jay Inslee, what the state auditor is saying about Inslee's ESD being robbed/hacked for $200 million in taxpayer money, the hollow defenses of the ESD director, now Democratic state lawmakers are demanding answers from the ESD director Suzi Levine, with student failure rates double the normal rate one WA school district is bringing back middle and high school students for in-class learning to help these struggling students.

GUEST: economist Steve Moore assess Joe Biden's possible choices for his economic team/cabinet, Moore says Biden's choices appear like an Obama 3rd team and a repeat of 2009-2016, why small businesses are a primary economic indicator right now and are most likely to struggle under a Biden administration , why one Republican Senator says one of Biden's selections is headed for a confirmation battle; Q13's Brandi Kruse delivers bad news to Inslee and Seattle's mayor, Carlson adds Seattle's City Attorney to Kruse's list.

the learning lesson from 21 years ago today in Seattle, today's Seattle leaders appear to be repeating the decisions of 1999, John's Hopkins U. study data uncovers some red flags about classifying COVID deaths, , consider the data for deaths by age group in 2020 compared to 2019, the data reveals that 2020 deaths might be improperly categorized and attributed to COVID when they weren't, after these conclusions JHU decided to delete this report.

A prediction about Christmas trees and house/yard decorations in 2020, one WA school district will bring students back in to class room after big spike in student failure rate, the decision underscores how teachers unions have kept schools closed and jeopardized student learning, the WA Auditor report about Gov. Inslee's Employment Security Department hacking theft exposes transparency problems.

Follow-up File: A Spokane gym owner now reports she's received death threats over her decision to remain open in defiance of Gov. Jay Inslee's shutdown of health clubs, the true irony of someone upset that a gym stays open to potentially allow virus spread would be threatened with death, the US Senate candidate in Georgia that says "racism is America's pre-existing condition", Biden voters say they may have reconsidered voting for him had they heard several unflattering or politically divisive stories about him or Kamala Harris, the polling indicates a lot of 'low information' voters lean Democrats, the polling also showcases how agenda-driven national media coverage is tilted to help Democrats.

A Les Nessman journalism tribute to start the show, Gov. Inslee says his 1-month tighter restrictions on COVID could be extended even longer, as Inslee makes that hint his state health officials are talking about rolling back standards allowing schools to open sooner rather than later, a KVI listener shares the impact of schools being closed on her children and its deleterious effects so far, a white UW Phd grad and associate professor is in hot water over 'white fragility' and earning a bigger paycheck than a black woman for the same job, the political left's 'war on Thanksgiving', as restaurant owners fear bankruptcy due to COVID restrictions notice that governments (local and federal) aren't laying off workers. GUEST: Yakima ER Dr. Raul Garcia M.D. gives a simple three step approach for handling COVID right now, it starts with PPE, also the death rate is not surging as COVID infections surge, why its important for people to stay away from hospitals if they don't have serious symptoms per COVID, his #1 recommendation for any Thanksgiving gathering, the LA Times has a headline that very (very) few media outlets are reporting, GUEST: KOMO News meteorologist Kristin Clark explains the optimal time for mountain pass travel today with heavy snowfall occurring; two books getting demands for censorship and the book critics are making hyperbolic claims about transphobia content, the political left resorting to name calling in effort to get retailers/publishers to cave in on offering the books. A new Ron Howard movie revolves around a conservative writer's life story growing up in Appalachia, why movie critics are bothered by this story about the rural poor, how Carlson intends to spend his Thanksgiving dinner with family, NY's Governor hypocritically contradicts all his talk telling the public not to travel or gather for Thanksgiving, a white UW professor known for best selling book on 'white fragility' has some explaining to do after collecting a bigger paycheck than a black woman for the same job, GUEST: Seattle Police Officers Guild President, Mike Solan, says he expects 200 officers to leave the Seattle force this year due to city council politics and anti-police activists, Solan adds he thinks the same number or more might leave the SPD next year too which will create a staffing crisis.

A third COVID-19 vaccine could produce herd immunity in the US by the Spring of 2021, infectious disease Dr. Anthony Fauci pushes back on NY Gov. for claiming the state must review any federally approved COVID vaccines, letter from a KVI listener about the human cost of shutting down schools for in-class learning, her words of advice to Gov. Jay Inlsee, how group sports activities helped her 1st grader as schools were shutdown.

GUEST: journalist for the Wall Street Journal and the author of the book “Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters”, Abigail Shrier, the irony of the ACLU attempting to ban her book from on-line retailers, her book critics don't refute the content/statistics she writes about they just want to suppress her message, Seattle political lunacy on full display in new idea from King Co. Prosecutor using taxpayer money to pay off crime victims, the Prosecutor's idea also involves allowing some criminals to avoid jail time and paying any victim restitution, even the crime victims in Seattle see through this shoddy plan. Answering a question that WA Republican candidate for governor Loren Culp asked on his Facebook page yesterday, Culp doesn't see the reality of the 2020 vote count, Culp received more votes than the last Republican to run for WA governor, how Culp can pivot from the negative into a positive (note: KVI invited Culp or his campaign manager on the air for an interview but both declined the offer), check out this list of fines against WA businesses for COVID/mask requirement violations, nearly 6 months after Gov. Inslee promised to do more to protect vulnerable populations from COVID the plan still hasn't been implemented, Inslee's conflicting messages about getting tested before any Thanksgiving gathering, how Inslee's using irrelevant data on his latest round of virus restrictions, Oregon's Kate "Police State" Brown. Another pro-Trump lawyer joins Sidney Powell in unsubstantiated claims about vote counts/tallies, these bogus claims take advantage of people's good faith determining vote fraud and it discredits conservativism, the Dow Jones stock index surpasses 30,000 for first time in history, what's the difference between King Co. Pros. Dan Satterberg and a public defender?, both are trying to keep criminals out of jail, notice that the Seattle crime victims aren't seduced by this free money plan by Satterberg.