Portland OR's mayor admits he originally told city police to stand down at beginning of nightly riots/protests, the mayor's bogus catch-22 about apprehending the violent nightly rioters hiding among the larger crowd of protesters, one easy fix the mayor could impose but ignores: a curfew, how the left lied about the police/LEO presence triggering their vandalism/destruction.

Anti-police mob destroys more businesses and attacks Seattle police precinct in response to Jacob Blake shooting by WI police, the Eastern WA city trying to recruit police officers from Seattle, last night's opening to the RNC and the star power of Nikki Haley and Tim Scott, BREAKING: father of Jacob Blake says his son is paralyzed from waist down, Detroit police chief says he won't allow protests to turn in to Seattle/CHOP, how Detroit officials are giving Seattle officials a blue print to keep the city safer, the RNC speech opening lines from US Sen. Tim Scott, how Scott was lifted up by his community growing up, (add a better point) KVI's Lars Larson digs into the moments leading up to the shooting of Jacob Blake in Kenosha WI.

The delicate diplomacy of the Conway household and their combined decision to quit their political jobs to focus on their teen child(ren), Kellyanne says she's leaving the White House advisory job to be "more mama, less drama", the 15 yr old daughter is complaining about both parents publicly, the daughter is demanding to emancipate herself as a minor child, two main takeaways from this parental/career decision; Joe Biden says he will shutdown the US economy to save lives regarding COVID/the flu this fall, why Biden's comments are alarming on two fronts, Biden pushing political science, not medical science.

the decision by two DC power brokers to focus on family instead of political jobs, a police shooting in WI of a black man spurs rioting and vandalism, downtown Seattle E-bike retail outlet moving out because of the on-going crime/violence, why one downtown shop owner is missing the point about the political cause to all this crime and violence, school teacher tries to bust 5th grader on school video conference for having BB gun in his room, tonight's Republican convention involves a message from St. Louis homeowners who defended home with guns, notice that rioting was never once mentioned at last week's Democratic Convention, KVI's Lars Larson says news media simply can't provide fair coverage of anti-police antagonizers continuing to assault Portland, Seattle mayor vetoes city council cuts to police budget.

on this date 20 yrs ago, police show up at 5th graders home after teacher sees something they don't like on student's video cam during distance learning, mother of Trayvon Martin loses very close FL political election to a candidate who is decidedly more supportive of police, GUEST: Seattle resident and organizer of recall campaign against city council woman Kshama Sawant, Ernie Lou, says he was fired from his job for starting the campaign, how he thinks Sawants supporters were connected to his firing, how a Seattle judge's decision will determine the fate of this recall effort, update to the Kenosha WI police shooting of a black man (hospitalized in critical condition) and the WI governor's immediate criticism of police.

Republican Convention starts tonight via remote video feeds, GUEST: National Review's John Fund, says last week's Democratic Convention spent 4 nights avoiding several subjects, with Trump trailing in some polls what needs to happen this week to reverse that?, it starts with a 2nd term agenda,

Lake Cushman near Hoodsport WA was inundated with people recreating causing all kinds of logistical and traffic problems, new medical journal report says COVID-19 was in Seattle in late December (2019), FDA approves therapeutic COVID-19 treatment involving blood plasma, local landlord arrested for murdering two tenants and dumping their bodies in West Seattle , Karl Rove gives Trump some tips on how to focus and improve his public criticisms of all mail-in voting, part of his rationale involves the words of the WA Secretary of State, Kim Wyman.

Kirby Wilbur is back from Texas and back in the saddle! John and Kirby discuss their highlights of the Democratic National Convention and how can Joe Biden appeal to moderates? Plus a preview of next week's Republican National Convention and they'd like to see

John Carlson talks about the performance of Joe Biden at the Democratic National Convention, the blistering attack aimed at President Trump by Michael Bloomberg, the latest on the wildfires in California and the Goodyear controversy. This hour-is violence worse now than it was in the 1960's? John and Lars debate that topic and well as the nightly protests in Portland plus Economist Steve Moore on the 10 million jobs needed to 'fix' the economy. John's tribute to the late Slade Gorton, protesters in Portland and a big thank you to KVI listeners for raising money for googles for Seattle Police.

Carlson gives an update on the man who was violently assaulted in Downtown Portland on Sunday is out of the hospital and recovering, but is still badly hurt. Sweden’s top infectious disease expert has resisted recommending face masks for the general population — arguing it’s “very dangerous” if people believe the coverings alone will stop the spread of the coronavirus.

Kirby talks about the DNC, Covid-19 with Dr, Raul Garcia and we get an update on the fundraiser for police goggles.

The big news out of the Democratic National Convention where Jill Biden made a big speech last night, stories of the day and we learn what the President has been up to as we look into his tweets, plus Lars Larson joins John for a few minutes. John's guests this hour include Ernie Lou- a long time Capitol Hill resident who has had enough of Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant and has filed a petition to recall her from the position, and we hear from Sherry Skager with the Seattle Police Foundation. A tough day in baseball, the Democratic Convention rolls on and we get the latest on how Seattle Police are feeling about the recent unrest and the political climate of Seattle.

John shares some tidbits from the Democratic National Convention that started last night, plus he and Lars discuss the elevating violence that is happening in Portland. John Carlson interviews Peter Schweizer author of "Profiles in Corruption" and they talk about the recent pick for Vice President Kamala Harris, plus our guest is Sherry Skager from the Seattle Police Foundation. John's guest this hour is Peter Schweizer-he is the President of Government Accountability Institute and a best-selling author. He is a partner in the Washington, D.C. firm Oval Office Writers which provides speech writing and communications services for corporate executives and political figures. From 2008-9 he was a consultant to the Office of Presidential Speech writing in the White House. He has also served as a member of the Ultra terrorism Study Group at the U.S. government’s Sandia National Laboratory and is a former consultant to NBC News.