Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day today and we start an impeachment trial tomorrow, Seattle Congresswoman endorses Sen. Bernie Sanders for president, Senate Judiciary chair lambastes House Democrats two days before Trump's Senate trial, a House impeachment manager is asked about last week's Speaker Pelosi 'pen ceremony' after she signed articles of impeachment,

SB LIV match-up is set with lots of intriguing angles, Kansas City finally returns to Super Bowl after 50 year drought, Mexican authorities are interdicting immigrant caravans before they reach US border, a KVI caller asks if House impeachment manager Adam Schiff could be called as a witness during the Senate trial phase (or if he's immune from testimony as a manager).

Carlson talks about his visit to the Barrett-Jackson auto auction/show in AZ, the divide among Seattle liberals about Seattle schools 'gifted' student program being terminated because its 'exclusionary', what happens when the focus is on race/gender instead of the individual's success, new US aircraft carrier to be named after African American navy cook who became a hero at Pearl Harbor

GUEST: St. Sen. Tim Sheldon proposes a bill subjecting dilapidated homeless RVs and homeless campers to same feces/sewer standards or 'point source discharge permits' as everybody else, Sheldon's bill is SB 6283, apparently environmental groups have been silent about supporting him or reaching him about the bill he pre-filed, Sheldon says its not politically correct to question the "Seattle response" to homelessness.

Consistent critic of House impeachment of Trump--Alan Dershowitz--is now part of Trump's legal team to represent him at tomorrow's Senate trial start,

GUEST--gun rights and 2nd Amendment supporter, news columnist, and North Bend resident, Dave Workman, talks about two big gun rights rallies starting with today's event in Charlotte VA, Workman says the VA gun rights rally being inflamed by political partisans, meanwhile 2nd Amendment supporters gather today in Olympia to oppose a bill that would limit gun magazines to 10 rounds, Joe Biden is playing the electability card against socialists Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren.

How the civil rights issues of today are fought compared to the time of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King's civil-rights leadership before his sickening assassination, the distinction is about Christian love, how a black man found grace at an Aryan Nations rally in Spokane in 1982, why love was at the heart of civil rights matters for Rev. Dr. King, men hate each other because they fear each other and they fear each other because they dont' know each other, how politics in America today works in the opposite direction and part of that is related to politics on college campuses today.

David Boze in for John Carlson: Snowmageddon 2020 expires, Seattle police officer fired over posts on Instagram feed, the irony of an Ohio (Democratic) elected official's daughter being arrested at a Trump rally, adding some perspective to yesterday's GAO report about White House OMB withholding foreign funding from Ukraine, the GAO found the Obama White House violated the law seven times, Cascade snow pack looking good now, GUEST: WPC's Todd Myers discusses a statewide plastic grocery bag ban which passed the State Senate earlier this week.

Two impeachment stories to start the hour, snowfall depth dispute emerges between Idaho jewelry store and insurance company currently on the hook to refund $500,000 in customer purchases, GUEST: economist Steve Moore, explains China trade deal "Phase 1" and USMCA, anti-Trump media gloss over both trade-related stories to talk about impeachment, GUEST: host of Full Measure, Sharyl Attkisson delves into a new report about wildfire prevention relying on electrical black-outs to keep fires from spreading.

Senators oath before impeachment trial reminds us of an Animal House movie scene, WA Legislature new bill would weed out sexual offenders from getting hired at higher education schools in state, Presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg facing renewed scrutiny about employees' sexual harassment concerns/complaints, best selling novelist Stephen King says diversity is more important than a good story in movies, Democratic US Senator completely forgets 8 years of Pres. Obama's term and uncorks a whopper about yesterday's GAO report on Trump's OMB and Ukraine aid,

Olympia Legislature's obsession with raising taxes, a major book store retailer is closing in downtown Seattle, new report says left-wing Democrats may not vote in 2020 election if Bernie Sanders isn't nominated, Arizona Congresswoman calls CNN reporter 'liberal-hack' and media personalities demand apology.

David Boze in for John Carlson: social justice is now infiltrating public school sex ed curriculum, AUDIO: hot mic captures verbal exchange when Sen. Warren wouldn't shake Sen. Sanders hand after debate,

the Elizabeth Warren allegation against Bernie Sanders about a woman not being able to win the presidency is reminiscent of the WA State Senator--Mona Das--and her allegation that fellow Senate Democrats are racists, Gov. Inslee keeps pushing for 'low carbon fuel standard' for his climate change agenda and one new state senator could be a factor in the LCFS passing this time.

GUEST: Dr. Sara Bartell criticizes new proposed public school sexual education curriculum that she feels is too inappropriate and invasive for elementary school ages, the proposed curriculum will be debated this week in the WA Legislature, a new plot twist for the impeachment proceedings,

GUEST: Affordable Fuel WA, spokeswoman , Dana Bieber, talks about the State Legislature debating a new version of a gas tax hike being billed as a "Low Carbon Fuel Standard", the LCFS would be another regressive tax, why California's example of this LCFS tax should prompt WA to avoid the same mistake, won't meet state policy goals regarding carbon emissions, if it doesn't work in CA (the 5th largest economy in the world) why do Democrats think it will work in WA?

Seattle's socialist/Marxist city council woman's new push for an 'anti-Amazon' tax, State Senate quickly passes a statewide plastic grocery bag ban, evaluating the left-wing criticism of Pres. Trump's comments earlier this week about energy efficient light bulbs and dishwashers, the hot-mic moment between Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders,

breaking news: WA St. Supreme Court rules that Gov. Jay Inslee violated rules when he unilaterally imposed a portion of his cap-and-trade plan that the Legislature didn't pass,

GUEST: Washington Policy Center's governmental reform director, Jason Mercier, talks about hot Legislative issues in Olympia like the pursuit of a capital gains tax and adds this political nugget: the WA State Senate didn't have time to debate amendments on a bill that would ban plastic grocery bags statewide but they did have time to pass two bills on an official state dinosaur and an official state clam. Why San Francisco is the Bill Clinton of cities.

More trouble for one-time Presidential candidate Michael Avenatti, Democratic lawmakers in Olympia are now trying to exempt the birth dates of public employees from being disclosed under transparency laws, this new exemption bill stems from a recent State Supreme Court ruling regarding union members who can opt out of paying union dues, two Seattle bands miss out on the Rock Hall of Fame induction, seven bands/performers are inducted so we evaluate the merits of those that made it (from Hip Hop legends to lesser known but influential alternative bands and one classic rock band).

Warning about glaciers at Montana's famed Glacier National Park turns out to be wildly wrong, State Legislative politics guessing game, of WA 49 Legislative districts what % are bi-partisan right now?

Legal scholar Jonathon Turley weighs in on Speaker Pelosi's hypocritical refusal to transmit articles of impeachment to the Senate, calls the now 25 day delay a "blunder of the first order", further scrutiny of the WA Congressman who reversed course after urging Pelosi to send the articles to the Senate, Bernie Sanders first place polling, Bernie Sanders is at the front of the pack for Democrats right now, why the 2020 American election could look like last month's British election.

Snow fall hits and misses areas of Puget Sound basin, KOMO's Corwin Haeck reports LIVE from Woodinville-Duval Road (Duvall totaling 9" of snow so far), Highway 2 shutdown at Skykomish WA because of downed trees and snow, Pres. Trump tweets to Iranian people in Farsi, rock music percussionist Neal Peart (the band Rush) dies at age 67 of brain cancer,

GUEST: National Weather Service forecaster Mike McFarland says snow fall is tapering off but what's on the ground will freeze tonight and in to tomorrow.

Seahawks try to scramble back from 18-point deficit but lose playoff game to Green Bay, why controversial Republican St. Rep. Matt Shea should stay in the Legislature until Spokane Valley voters decide otherwise.

Neil Peart tribute after acclaimed Rush drummer dies of brain cancer, a Q13 anchor erroneously reports SF 49ers lost their playoff game, Seahawks season ends after a furious comeback scramble falls short, Speaker Pelosi finally admits she's forced to transmit the articles of impeachment, Duval tweet makes funny joke about ruining sledding areas,

GUEST: Sen. Hans Zeiger (R-Puyallup) talks about today's start of the 2020 Legislative session and top priority of addressing homelessness, starting the push toward tax relief at the state level because the state's tax collections keep exceeding projections, tax relief should start with the car tabs issue.

GUEST: KOMO's Abby Acone for an update today's weather picture and tonight's freezing temps, Iranian people are protesting against their leaders after some of them confessed to the accidental missile launch that hit and killed 176 people on-board a Ukrainian jet over Tehran last week, one protest involved Iranians shouting 'death' to the top Mullah (Ayatolah Ali Khamenei),

Seattle Times column about property crime stats is deceptive, make sure you join KVI for the Feb. 4th "Steak of The Union" dinner event at Daniel's Broiler in Bellevue, a Carlson review of the new movie "1917" about an urgent mission in WWI, the 1968 Mustang made famous in the movie Bullitt by Steve McQueen just sold for a record price of $3.4 million .

Gov. Jay Inslee and $30 car tabs sponsor have a contentious stand-off at an Olympia press conference, Inslee makes a wise-crack about Tim Eyman stealing a chair in the middle of the press availability, the surly comment by Inslee relates to new statewide polling that shows his approval rating is dropping as he enters the 2020 election campaign, it looks like Inslee's egotistical Presidential campaign has damaged his approval rating in WA, 33% of WA voters think homelessness is the biggest priority for the WA Legislature (which begins its next session on Monday), a Republican State Senator says its time to end the fee (currently known as The Discovery Pass) you're required to pay to enter any state park, how one Ohio city is learning from their mistakes about homelessness.