no daily COVID-19 deaths reported in King County yesterday for first time since March 8th, public health predictions about virus spikes have failed to materialize in GA (and Florida) during their nearly month-long re-opening, the doom sayers were wrong about GA, Gov. Inslee responds to tribal casino (partial) re-opening, media illiteracy and bias all wrapped up in the same environmental issue, a big (and ostensibly wealthy) OR school district is cutting teachers pay to 4 days and then allowing them to accept CARES Act money which counts against the US national debt.

if you thought 2-inch Asian giant hornets were bad wait until you hear about these 10lb lizards invading Georgia, hackers are fraudulently claiming WA unemployment off the names of people who are still employed, this morning's 6.4 earthquake near Nevada's Area 51 has social media buzzing, another celeb indicates he's ready to leave Cali because of restrictive & burdensome government,

GUEST: economist Steve Moore tees off on Speaker Pelosi's $3 trillion "pork" package getting a vote today, Moore thinks the massive spending plan will backfire on Pelosi/Democrats, the Olympia (WA) city council woman who still has her job but is refusing to pay rent per the current eviction restrictions, GUEST: host of Full Measure, Sharyl Attkisson, will air a no-spin look at hydroxychloroquine on Sunday's program.

Gov. Inslee shows that he's a hardliner when it comes to small business owners but a big softy when it comes to politically influential tribal nations, GUEST: R-90 campaign organizer, Mindie Wirth, says volunteers are increasing their intensity and network to collect signatures as restrictions remain in place, says 120 sites will conduct drive-through signing events, they have less than 3 weeks to submit the petitions, some wisdom from Ronald Reagan about knowing when you have public support, how Gov. Inslee is moving the goal posts on when its time to re-open the economy, Stanford University research on lethality of COVID-19 virus is a lot different than WHO estimates, those WHO estimates are still being cited by various public health officials to validate closures/restrictions, let's look at the stats for WA, new antibody testing shows virus hit WA (and the U.S.) in December--not January as previously believed.

GUEST: WPC's environmental policy director, Todd Myers, joins the show to refute and clarify recent reports claiming that air pollution is lower because of the 'stay home' virus restrictions and fewer people commuting, the data to look for is on particulate matter, part of this comes back to the Gov. Inslee pursuit of the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCF), National Review has posted Todd's new essay on this discrepancy of media reporting and relative pollution levels, an example of media deception on particulate matter from National Geographic, lastly: CNN decides to include and promote Swedish teen Greta Thunberg on a town hall panel about the virus pandemic (begging the question how does a climate activist get invited on CNN to discuss the virus pandemic?).

The first tribal casino to re-open in WA has a banner return to business, so what does Gov. Inslee think about the big crowd that showed up at the Arlington WA casino?, meanwhile Inslee finally announces a hiring freeze for gov't (8 weeks after most other businesses started their belt-tightening), are you willing to wait until July to get your hair cut ?

Joe Biden's 'rapid response' campaign director posts vicious tweet about CBS reporter, then deletes it:

the deleted tweet was aimed at a CBS reporter who posted the list of Obama Administration officials who unmasked Trump's incoming NSA, Michael Flynn:

Speaker Pelosi sounds like a 1970s TV ad justifying her new $3 trillion virus stimulus plan, deciphering yesterday's blockbuster revelation that Joe Biden requested unmasking of (Trump's incoming NSA) Michael Flynn, Inslee's cousin was selling PPE gear and contracted to sell it to the state, US Supreme Court hears about WA (and CO) faithless electors case.

GUEST: Port of Seattle police officer, Greg Anderson, on paid admin. leave for posting a video while in uniform inside his patrol vehicle, says his original video was inspired by law enforcement friends around the US, officers feel like "rock in a hard place" for making arrests that violate Constitutional protections, his video's been clicked about 50 million times, one NYPD officer tells Anderson fellow officers watched his message, why he's ready to lose his job over this social media post, how he was notified by administration about the social media violation.

Wisconsin State Supreme Court rules on a virus 'stay home' statewide order that has identical parallels to a WA case involving Gov. Jay Inslee, CNN buries its own poll about Trump vs. Biden because Biden is trailing in key swing states, another story that national media are ignoring because a Republican beat a Democrat (who outspent the winner) in a special Congressional election,

not a peep from Inslee or notable public health officials as Angel of The Winds Casino re-opens (with limited capacity) drawing a robust crowd in Snohomish County.

GUEST: former WA Attorney General, Rob McKenna, evaluates the Joe Biden/Michael Flynn revelation made yesterday, the top Obama Administration officials who unmasked Trump's incoming NSA , why so many Obama officials took part, McKenna says there doesn't appear to be a national security basis for requesting Flynn's phone call be revealed, Rep. Adam Schiff's connection to the 'un-maskers', how Obama's UN Ambassador lied before Congress about the un-masking, King County Executive pats himself on the back for funding night club owners, CNN includes Greta Thunberg on a virus pandemic town hall panel, REPLAY: Port of Seattle officer Greg Anderson, GUEST: Salvation Army Col. Bill Dickinson charity fundraiser for Sinclair Cares to help those hurt and caught in virus economic shutdown, some WA haristylists seem to be intent on delaying re-opening of salons and barber shops until July, turns out they're making more money collecting un-employment.

Dr. Anthony Fauci advises against re-opening college campuses for fall semester, which brings us to an example of media bias, how Liberty University has managed to keep its campus open for students as California decides to cancel on-campus higher ed for the foreseeable future, Karl Rove's latest column on Biden campaign and who Biden's picking for campaign staff, Biden doesn't seem to be stocking his campaign with Obama staffers.

Clarifying the claim that the longer 'we lock down' to stop the virus spread the more lives we'll save, hospital capacity is very healthy right now which undercuts the claim of the 'continue lock down' supporters, Dr. Anthony Fauci testifies to US Senate, Port of Seattle police officer put on admin. leave over Instagram video he posted (while in uniform in a patrol vehicle), Congressional Democrat who helped lead Trump impeachment case exposed in new documents, Port of Seattle police officer on administration leave for posting Instagram video questioning Constitutionality of enforcing 'stay home' and 'non-essential' business restrictions, but the officer made one mistake in posting the video, this debate on policing intensifies as we honor National Police Week, more of the back story to how KVI's Lars Larson first inquired about this officer's Instagram video.

Fitness gym in Arlington WA opens in defiance of Gov. Inslee's Phase 1 restrictions, the P-A Gym owner explains why he decided to re-open (and the precautions he's taking), do you trust people to do the safe and sane thing, why do you trust people to go to Home Depot but not the gym?, political correctness comes to virus stats in Central WA, health officials announce they won't classify ethnicity of virus test results just as the last batch of released stats shows a high infection rate for Latinos, exploring the basis for suppressing this ethnicity info, note: disproportionality doesn't equal racism. Note: the Wenatchee World reported that the health department reversed their decision on not reporting ethnic data for virus testing.

King County will mandate everyone wear face masks in public if you can't stay 6-feet apart, the face mask dilemma/confusion continues, a Starbucks story as their stores re-open but require on-line ordering, why the Carlson family plans to merge Mothers Day and Fathers Day this year, several cities and Tacoma and Bellevue are the latest to cancel 4th of July celebrations/fireworks, deconstructing Trump's blunt response to a reporter's question about virus testing becoming an international competition, yesterday's purported dust-up with a CBS reporter shows how disingenuous and duplicitous the WH press corps is, notice how the reporter tried to make it about herself rather than the Q&A.

Producer Phil in for John Carlson -- From Festivus to the Seattle Mariner's trade of Jay Buhner we eulogize actor Jerry Stiller from TV's "Seinfeld", Little Richard and Roy Horn also die over the weekend, virus pandemic is turning people in to cheap skates, Phil confesses he's been a cheap skate long before COVID, looking for good things that have happened as a result of all the changes we're making to avoid virus infection, realizing who true community heroes are now (not pro jocks or show biz celebrities), prioritizing our personal health in the future.

Record setting heat around Western WA, tennis courts are the new public enemy #1 in Seattle, Seattle Parks were packed but did people social distance?, Meet The Press's feeble apology for deceptively editing a video regarding the Michael Flynn case, Ferndale WA aluminum plant possible closure; national strategic/ security issues for maintaining aluminum production, the political alliance coming together to save the Alcoa Intalco plant.

GUEST: St. Rep. Drew MacEwan (R-Union) is the House Republicans #2 budget writer, he talks about the looming battle with Democrats to solve a projected $4 billion budget shortfall due to virus-related economic shutdown in WA, why he says there's no silver bullet to solving the coming budget mess, more accurate numbers to be released June 17th, Elon Musk blasts health officials in CA vowing to move his EV car maker out of state, a Sedro Wolley grandma arrested for defying statewide stay home order after urging people on Facebook to go to a city park, where the grandma went wrong in her effort to urge people to flex their freedom, new video emerges of Georgia man (Ahmaud Arbery) before he was shot to death in February, why this video might bolster the case against the two men charged in the Georgia man's murder.

GUEST: St. Sen. Tim Sheldon (D-Hoodsport), we laser in on why Gov. Inslee isn't reaching out to leaders on the county level to find out why they're ready to reopen Phase 2 (or maybe even 3), 32 of 39 WA counties are defined as rural yet only 5 counties are allowed to reopen as Phase 2, Sheldon says Inslee is "hard to read" on his restriction decisions for the virus response, a Seattle political activist is vowing no budget cuts as the local economy stalls with virus restrictions on jobs, Mother's Day celebrations get creative and different in 2020, what happens if July 4th vacations are kyboshed because of the virus? look at the cancellations of big local fireworks shows, some key differences between the Hong Kong Flu pandemic of '68-'69 and the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020, Tesla's CA plant opens for workers today but head honcho Elon Musk is vowing to move the 21st century car maker to a more business friendly state.

Producer Phil in for John Carlson. COVID restriction blocks the path of Seattle's new Amazon tax battle, why Gov. Inslee keeps turning up on CNN for interviews this week, if only Inslee could devote this type of attention and effort into stopping the homeless/drug problems across Western WA, Pres. Trump opens up about Michael Flynn case being dropped, Costco responds to trolls on Twitter.

John Carlson's interview with Victor Davis Hanson about how the mistaken reports about COVID-19 fuel the public frustration with continuing lock down requirements, KVI's Lars Larson explains how the FBI's case against Trump's National Security Advisor collapsed into exoneration.

WA now facing an estimated $3.8 billion budget shortfall due to virus economic restrictions (spoiler alert: it's going to get worse before it gets better), GUEST: political campaign strategist, co-founder of ShiftWA.com, GUEST: Randy Pepple talks about the loss of tax money and how that will impact elections for control of WA Legislature and Governor's race, why Republican candidates for Governor and Legislature can capitalize on previous over-spending by Democrats in this year's campaigns, is Gov. Inslee pulling the chain of a Snohomish barber shop owner or is Inslee about to play hardball?, how Inslee's upcoming union negotiations with state employees will impact the looming budget shortfall from the COVID crunch,

Entomologists say to cool it with the 'murder hornet' talk, GUEST: economist, Steve Moore; three Democratic State lawmakers from WA peninsula urge Inslee's office to allow Phase 2 opening, GUEST: host of Full Measure, Sharyl Attkisson examines the 'do as I say, not as I do' mentality of American politicians.

COVID derails the Amazon 2.0 tax play by Seattle's Kshama Sawant (temporarily), a cautionary tale about a Seattle adult care facility that was infection free for 6-weeks until things changed drastically in the last two weeks,

the first pro-sports event in America since the virus shutdown 2-months ago will happen tomorrow in Florida, no fans in attendance but the pay-per-view audience will tell us how thirsty sports fans are for new sports events, JBLM Air Force planes will perform fly-overs today around south Puget Sound to honor medical front liners fighting the virus, correcting a fake news story from Walla Walla WA, its time for the 80s starting today.