Gig Harbor man shoots suspected burglar lurking at an elementary school, the shooting victim was discovered with two items that hurt his version of events, San Francisco initiates a basic income program for pregnant women, but only two specific racial demographics of women are allowed to qualify for this taxpayer funded money, the racial criteria patently run afoul of the US Constitution, the program criteria is reflected in recent comments by a Seattle city council woman regarding "defund police" firings.

Seattle judge rules recall effort against socialist city council woman can proceed, the recall petition organizer joins John Carlson to start next hour, will Pac-12 allow football now that the other major hold-out (the Big 10) reversed course to start play late next month?, a possible murder-suicide now connected to former CHOP home in Seattle, the murder-suicide appears to involve a man and woman who had been illegally camping in Cal Anderson Park.

Gov't officials conspired to cover up low COVID cases at bars/restaurants in one US city, this is another example of gov't officials blocking positive news about COVID-19 to control the public, meanwhile 100 bar owners are requesting Gov. Jay Inslee to lift the 10pm cutoff for serving customers because they say its crippling their income/sales, compare the Trump and Biden recent "town hall" forums and how each candidate is treated, the Trump town halls are obviously hostile and the Biden forums supply the questions in advance, Minneapolis city council now upset that crime is going up after the voted recently to dismantle police dept.

Seattle city councilwoman Kshama Sawant vows to appeal judge's ruling allowing recall effort against her to go forward, Sawant blames "right wing" opponents, GUEST: Sawant recall petition organizer, Ernie Lou, joins the show to talk about Sawant's claim that he's "right wing", Sawant being purely anti-Amazon and anti-business, why a judge needs to be involved in city of Seattle recall efforts, the judge approved evidence in 4 of 6 allegations against Sawant.

Happy Birthday to America's oldest living Marine and SHE turns 107 on Saturday, Kamala Harris's visit to a Venezuelan restaurant in Florida doesn't get the publicity she hoped to receive, the FLrestaurant story ties in with the continuing ideology on the political left of arbitrarily picking which laws you do and don't follow, Israel's never had better relations with its neighbors and never been more secure than it is today, so why did that happen under a Trump administration and not another presidential administration?, Gov. Jay Inslee's goodwill gesture to wildfire victims could subject him to a serious violation of the law.

why smokey Puget Sound air won't clear now until Saturday morning, one American school district proves why public schools are more about the adults than they are the children, federal charges against an Auburn WA man for illegally possessing two loaded handguns (oh and looting a Seattle store, too), KVI's first induction into the Seattle Dumbest Tweet Hall of Fame,

some examples for Brett Hamil on better images of Seattle to accurately reflect the city in 2020.

GUEST: documentary film maker and political news columnist, Chris Rufo, discusses the push back to gov't employee structured "critical race theory" training sessions, a disturbing report about city officials actively suppressing good news about COVID-19 silent from business owners and the public, the restrictions on a Chelan WA water park are a local example of this penchant for gov't officials to impose restrictions.

Shedding new light on the two Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies ambushed earlier this week, awe for how one female officer managed to survive after being shot in the jaw, a look at the real priorities of educators in one district during the virus pandemic, the story proves that public schools are not all about the children.

One final day of acute wildfire smoke with relief finally arriving tomorrow, John Carlson's brush with Antifa near The Space Needle yesterday, how this Antifa encounter is a pathetic new normal for Seattle, judge plays hardball with anti-police activists arrested in Lancaster PA, another reason why Gov. Inslee deserves to be voted out of office, A deeper dive into a Snohomish Co. jail inmate granted early COVID-19 release who ended up killing a man in an alleged heroin/DUI driving crash, this early jail release ruling turns Gov. Inslee's constant demand to wear a mask on its head, a forgotten musical hit to perfectly embody tomorrow's weather forecast, a high profile OR politician's top staffer was arrested for rioting in Portland.

Democrats try to turn wildfire crisis into a campaign issue as way to distract from the anti-police rioting, why are fires burning more acres now more than 20+ years ago, even CA governor admits their state could do better forest management to prevent bigger fires, guess who said "parts of the Arctic on fire"!?!

The war over what caused these wildfires, Gov. Jay Inslee doubling down on his "climate fires" claims, Inslee's selective embrace of science, Inslee attacks Pres. Trump over the wildfires cause, Trump hosts Israel and UAE leaders today to sign major peace deal, why the Israel/UAE peace deal is bigger than major media is telling you, how Trump's critics about moving US embassy to Jerusalem were so wrong about its impact on the peace process, the imam of the Grand Mosque in Mecca, Saudi Arabia has even hinted at normalizing relations with Israel, Kamala Harris inspires a new name for the KVI morning show.

After two Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies were ambushed and wounded in a shooting, a video surfaces of anti-police BLM supporters bragging about how they're going to the hospital to taunt the wounded officers in the ICU (warning: embeded video below contains unedited curse words and foul language,

after the ambush of the deputies a defacto mayor of a CA city posts an Instagram message applauding the shooting, the city manager ended up deleting the IG message, a new poll shows that law and order issues are top among voters regarding the Presidential campaign.

John Carlson returns from a chaotic motorcycle trip to the Wenatchee of Oregon, how the wildfire smoke almost trapped him in Oregon, two LA County Sheriff's deputies shot and wounded in ambush, the ambush is eerily similar to one in Seattle that killed a cop, Seahawks QB Russell Wilson sets a record in yesterday's opening win.

Signs crop up in Clackamas County, Oregon during wildfire evacuations warning looters to think twice about ransacking homes, GUEST: meteorologist and UW Atmospheric Sciences professor, Cliff Mass, tells us when the air quality will begin to improve in Puget Sound, Mass says OR wildfires were so bad because of wind direction not climate change as WA Gov. Jay Inslee claims, Mass refutes a pair of other claims about wildfires by an OR U.S.

recounting John Carlson's scramble to return home from a Central Oregon motorcycle road trip, Puget Sound must wait a few more days for wildfire smoke to clear out and improve the attrocious air quality, is Bob Woodward or Joe Biden running for President?,

Biden lets slip something during an on-line voter Q&A that begs the question of using a teleprompter, are you ready for Presidential debate moderator Joe Rogan?, the most pivotal State Senate race in WA could determine if the Olympia Legislature becomes the Seattle City Council, how two labor unions are pouring money into this State Senate race, what the incumbent should do if re-elected to send a message to the Democratic Party, why John Carlson has a new favorite NFL player (spoiler alert: who is not a Seahawk).

how you can win $500 today on KVI, a UW climate science professor says Gov. Inslee has it wrong about "climate fires" burning in Western Oregon and WA, the professor calls any climate-related correlation "very weak" to the latest regional wildfires, Amazon announces its hiring 100,000 in US and Canada less than 1 week after announcing another 33,000 US hires, why forest management can prevent some of the raging wildfires Western states have endured in recent years, the forest management restriction goes back to a Pres. Clinton decision at the end of his 2nd term, Mother Nature not clearing out the Puget Sound smokey skies today, why we'll have to wait 2 more days for any air quality improvement in Western WA, TV's Monday Night Football is changing themes for this year but what's the reason for the change of tune?

Kirby Wilbur in for John Carlson: 19 years ago the September 11th terrorist attacks in the US, Kirby was on the air when the first plane hit the WTC, the chilling shock when the 2nd plane crashed in to the WTC.

Expect smokey Western WA skies until sunrise Sunday, did racism really cause the pre-game booing at last night's NFL season kick-off in KC?, half of voters polled in 8 swing states think both Trump and Biden are mentally unfit to be president, this sheds light on the term 'voting for the lesser of 2 evils', at 6:45am PT Flight 77 hit the Pentagon on Sept. 11, a KVI caller compares the post-Sept. 11th unity in America to the current political climate of division based on race and politics, Abraham Lincoln's concern that America would be attacked from within, power poles are being cut down with chainsaws in Snohomish County.

GUEST: fellow Seattle radio host (and well known interior designer), Tami Michaels, was in a hotel across the street from the NY WTC on September 11th, 2001, she awoke that morning to an explosion, when she realized people were jumping out of the burning WTC because they were trapped, how her video recording that day was used in trials to convict the al-Qaeda planners like Khalid Sheik Muhammad, her memories of the first responders and how in 2001 people wore NYPD and NYFD shirts/hats in support.

WEA teacher's union president gives an astonishing answer about school kids losing valuable education time due to virus restrictions and distance learning, GUEST: KOMO's Carleen Johnson recalls her memories of being on-air with Kirby the morning of September 11th, 2001.

FBI now investigating Snohomish County power poles being cut down by someone with a chainsaw, gun rights restoration case involving man with felony conviction, how the anti-business attitude in Seattle politics could impact commercial and residential real estate, a previous DUI offender now arrested for another fatal crash in Snohomish County, Tweet from a twit involves woman who can't understand why fans were allowed to attend last night's NFL game in person, the possible responses to the political slogan "housing is a human right".

KVI callers sound off on Amazon's response to the decline of Seattle plus the Sept. 11th attacks, GUEST: local restaurant owner Kerri Lonnergan Dreke invites listeners to support a food bank drive starting Sunday, Lombardi's Italian Restaurant and Wine Bar will donate 10% of their sales next week to food banks in 3 north sound cities, why they're trying to give back right now as restaurants are still struggling.

Kirby Wilbur in for John Carlson: an early morning drive-by shooting turns into a freeway chase with cops from Lynnwood to North Seattle, one suspect in the drive by is still at large, sizeable progress fighting the Sumner Grade Fire, KVI fundraiser with Salvation Army for local and regional wildfire victims, FBI uses social media posts and security cam pictures to charge 20 yr old Edmonds man for lighting Seattle cop cars on fire, NY Post discovers the upscale lives of several young white people arrested in NYC recently for rioting-related crimes, deciphering the hysteria over the February recorded interview just leaked between Trump and author Bob Woodward about not panicking over COVID, the shortest political ad of the year is brilliant,

GUEST: KOMO's Carleen Johnson updates the progress and what happens next with the Sumner Grade Fire, what evacuated people can expect now, how some firefighters worked 30+ hours in a row in Sumner (and so far only 4 homes have been destroyed in this blaze), KVI's Lars Larson talks about the uncertainty for Oregon towns scorched and ravaged by wildfires and how some towns might not ever come back.

The COVID 19 stat(s) that nobody's talking about, busting this week's myth about a "super spreader" report on the Sturgis (S.D.) annual motorcycle rally last month, busting another myth about Speaker Pelosi and 2020 election meddling, a brushfire arsonist arrested in Puyallup as the Sumner Grade fire burns nearby,

should 538 U.S. Congressional members receive a pay raise?, a prolific funk R&B musician dies at age 68, Portland PD arrest 11 people in last night's planned riot/protests, unemployment claims remain steady, the economy continues to be shutdown by prominent Democrats, one key question for Trump about the leaked Bob Woodward virus/panic audio, a KVI caller who owns a hair salon talks about the impact of virus restrictions and closures.