now both WSU and UW will have new football coaches in 2020, Seattle Congresswoman says Trump "recklessly assassinated" Iranian general,

Trump tells OH rally that if he notified Congressional Democrats about drone strike they would have leaked it to news media, would Seattle Congresswoman call the Osama Bin Laden killing by Navy SEALS an "assassination"?

KVI caller responds to Democrats calling US drone strike an "assassination", GUEST: Brian The Movie Guy reviews new WWI drama "1917" and its incredible photography, snow predictions in the next few days for Western WA, Middle Eastern analyst (on CNN) praises Trump for handling of drone strike and Iran tensions in the last week, KVI's Lars Larson points out the important salary/wage news in the latest jobs report released this morning (oh and check out these pay raises for managers at one fast food chain).

Gov. Jay Inslee and left wing activists gather with two Port of Seattle Commissioners this morning demanding a Low Carbon Fuel Standard (tax) that would likely raise the gas tax by $.50 over a 5+ year span, a Vermont Democrat tries to bring attention to the political inclination to raise the age of doing anything to 21,.

GUEST: KOMO Meterologist Abby Acone explains the expected snow fall and cold temps looming in the next few days across Western WA and the Cascades, GUEST: economist Steve Moore explores the new info on wages/salaries in this morning's job report, GUEST: Sharyl Attkisson shares the latest about the case of her computer intrusion during the Obama Administration and her continuing legal effort to get answers about the case.

WA State Legislature convenes in Olympia starting Monday: what should happen with St. Rep. Matt Shea?, the 1934 case of an expelled state lawmaker is a good road map for what to do in 2020, Seattle City Council woman endorses white male for President

Seahawks could be playing in a snow bowl on Sunday at Green Bay, KVI callers sound off on the St. Rep. Matt Shea situation in the Legislature, KVI's Kirby Wilbur calls the show to clarify a mis-conception that a caller just made about the House Republican Leader and a recent floor vote on Sanctuary status.

Day 21 since Speaker Pelosi refused to send articles of impeachment to Senate, Sen. Mitch McConnell says he won't haggle over witnesses at Senate Trump trial, CNN host bluntly asks partisan CA Congressman "what world do you live in?" while discussing Trump impeachment process, Trump announces legal court (appeal) ruling that green lights border wall construction

CA Democratic Senator tells Pelosi if impeachment is urgent send over articles (and if it's not urgent, then don't send them)

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/477369-democratic-senators-growing-impatient-with-pelosi-on-impeachment

GUEST: aviation industry analyst with the Leeham Group, Scott Hamilton, assess the fatal Turkish Airlines crash moments after take off from Tehran, Iran; the abrupt end of airplane data when the plan was still at 7000+ feet altitude, despite this clue and no may day cockpit calls Hamilton says there are still too many unanswered question about the jet crash of the Boeing plane that killed all 176 on board.

GUEST: director of the Selective Service System, Don Benton, talks about the recent hoax over a US military draft, ICYMI the KVI caller who cried (and why he cried) when he heard Iranian Quds Force general was killed by US drone strike, Republican Senator vents frustration after hearing the classified briefing from Trump officials about justification for US drone strike on Iranian general, Bernie Sanders arrives in Seattle today, why a Bernie Sanders nomination for President would be the best opponent for Trump to win re-election, Senate Majority Leader says he won't haggle on impeachment witnesses, and more Senate Democrats are urging Speaker Pelosi to end her now 21 day refusal to transmit articles of impeachment.

Bernie Sanders says he might take private jet flights to keep campaigning if (and when) there's a Senate impeachment trial, did you know: the cancer death rate in America is now dropping and the drop is attributed to fewer cigarette smokers, Rep. Ilhan Omar says she's "ill" and has "PTSD" due to US/Iranian tensions.

Join KVI's John Carlson and Kirby Wilbur at "Steak of the Union" February 4th at Daniel's Broiler in Bellevue, a CNN host asks Democratic Congressman "what world are you living in?" about impeachment process, WA Congressman Adam Smith does abrupt about-face after urging Speaker Pelosi to deliver articles of impeachment to the Senate,

Two unanswered questions as a so-called 'Amazon' tax on big businesses in Seattle, the tax to pay for 'affordable housing' inches closer to debate by Seattle city council initiated by Kshama Sawant, should Seattle's mayor threaten a veto if the 'big business' tax is approved or should the anti-Amazon zealots send it to a city wide public vote?

Deciphering the proximate causes of Australia's massive wildfire, why a perfect storm of conditions are converging in this year's Australian catastrophe.

GUEST: military affairs analyst Ralph Peters says its a best case scenario so far after Iranian retaliatory strike failed to inflict much damage, background info on two bases targeted by Iranian missile strikes, HotAir.com blogger writes the Iranian missile retaliation appears to be a calculated mis-fire, (meanwhile Iranian State TV claims 80 American terrorists were killed in last night's missile launch), how deceased Iranian Quds Force general Qassem Soleimani spent his last day(s) in Baghdad meeting Shia (Iranian) militia(s), in 1995 Joe Biden was singing a completely different tune about Presidential powers related to targeting terrorists than he has been this week after the US drone strike that killed the Iranian Quds Force general.

GUEST: former KVI morning show host now at KFI in Los Angeles and podcast host of "Dark Secret Place", he's not California compliant, Bryan Suits. Oh and did we say he's a Gulf War and Iraq War veteran? Suits explains how he first heard of Iranian General Soleimani when he was deployed in Iraq in 2004 and 2005, how Soleimani wore out his welcome in Syria after coordinating fight against Islamic State, why Soleimani is not universally revered in Iran.

Seattle brainiac and trivia whiz Ken Jennings eeks out first night victory in Jeopardy All-Time Greatest contest, Elizabeth Warren resists answering about terrorist designation for dead Iranian Quds Force general, a KVI caller who served in Iraq and was wounded to the point of disability by an IED talks about his personal relief hearing that Iranian Quds Force general was killed by US drone strike.

snow is predicted tomorrow above 500 feet in Western WA and a chance of snow at sea-level now predicted for next Monday and Tuesday, CNN settles defamation lawsuit brought by Covington HS (Ohio) student for their coverage of MAGA hat confrontation with drummer that went viral in 2018,

Finland 's new Prime Minister wants 6 hour a day, 4 day work week.

Iran's President vows to kick all US forces out of the Iraq region,

LIVE COVERAGE: President Trump speaks about Iran tensions and last night's Iranian retaliatory missile strike on US military ops at two bases in Iraq, Trump lays out a preliminary case for why killing Iranian General (Soleimani) was urgent/necessary, after Trump's comments on Iran this morning the State of the Union (and KVI's Steak of the Union) is shaping up to be a massive event.

A repeat felon arrested for a Christmas Day attempted rape in Bellevue, the man arrested admits to the police he "will rape her", the male suspect is reportedly homeless and had prior arrest cases against him dropped in 2019, is this Bellevue story a sign that the city is becoming like Seattle and its city attorney--Pete Holmes--who is unwilling to fully enforce the law?

The only person with more blood on their hands in the Middle East than the now dead Iranian Quds Force general Qassem Suleimani is current Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad, what to make of former Trump adviser John Bolton testifying at any Senate impeachment trial, Tucker Carlson unveils first of a five part series on San Francisco that looks like it was inspired by the KOMO special, "Seattle Is Dying".

Bernie Sanders overlooks a lot of key info with his comments about US drone strike that killed Iranian general, with Sanders' answers about the drone strike it would be great to see him in a debate with Trump in October, Congressional Democrats are acting like they're Iran's lawyer defending the attack that slayed the Quds Force general, Seattle's US Attorney--Brian Moran--speaks out about the public safety dangers with city and state Sanctuary laws protecting illegal aliens (for the full KVI interview with Moran click here), Chelsea Clinton's made nearly $9 million in 8 years on the board of a lucrative investment group that makes Hunter Biden's Burisma compensation look scant.

A new report details the last days of Iranian Quds Force general Qassem Suleimani including his meeting with Iraqi militia leaders/allies in Baghdad, two Obama-era US Generals are applauding drone strike that killed Suleimani, why Trump should maintain Twitter silence on Suleimani,

GUEST: Bremerton resident pranked by friend with Trump/Pence sign, Kevin Chambers, talks about what happened after social media posts vowed to vandalize the sign or his house for it being posted in the first place.

A story from tolerant Seattle mocking the death of a father and 9-year-old daughter killed in a hunting accident, how the Seattle woman involved is desperately trying to hide her connections to a Seattle restaurant.

In epic face palm moment, Bernie Sanders compares US drone strike killing Iranian Quds Force general to Putin killing dissidents; new state law says your 13 year-old child's health care information is none of your business as a mom or a dad, the new law applies to reproductive health/mental health/domestic violence/gender issues/addiction, this progressive political writer was triggered (and exposed for having no sense of humor) by Ricky Gervais at the Golden Globes, Jane Fonda complains that kids are scared because they're suffering from "extinction illness",

some historical perspective on Fonda's hyperbolic climate concerns, a strategy tip for Trump's State of the Union speech next month, presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg says he doesn't know the facts about a recent church shooting but shoots his mouth off anyway, a Seattle woman on Twitter mocks the death of a 9-year-old child killed in a hunting accident.

Actress Rosanna Arquette gives predictably anti-Trump Golden Globes speech, why doesn't every American know the name Jack Wilson by now?, Time Magazine's decision to publicize a gun control advocate like Parkland FL high school graduate David Hogg compared to putting Jack Wilson on the cover, 2020 Presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg doesn't trust (legal and government registered) gun owners, Bloomberg's defiant comment about gun owners is another example of media bias and double-standards.

GUEST: Ralph Peters applauds Trump's decision to target and kill Iraqi General Qassem Suleimani, says it won't be WWIII, why Suleimani was so strategically significant for Iran and how serious are the Iranian threats of retaliation?, host of the Golden Globes--Ricky Gervais--roasts Hollywood's woke crowd, Seahawks continue their road game winning success in wild card playoff victory, next game for Seahawks is at Green Bay where they never win, Tom Hanks chokes up receiving his life time achievement award.

Examining the violent and widespread attacks formulated by now dead Iraqi military general Qassem Suleimani (killed last week by US drone strike in Iraq), NFL QB turned activist Colin Kaepernick pops off about inherent racism in General Suleimani drone strike killing, anti-Trump protesters in Seattle arrested for throwing gravel at cops and damaging a police car,

Trump sign starts as prank in Bremerton WA yard but transforms into free speech battle, neighborhood debate over code, KVI's Steak of the Union returns on February 4th at Daniel's Broiler in Bellevue so you can dine on a delicious steak dinner and watch Pres. Trump's State of the Union Speech, Iran claims they're putting an $80 million bounty on killing Pres. Trump, social media posts try to claim US Customs & Border Patrol are detaining Iranian-Americans at WA border with Canada.

Why US drone attack that killed Iraqi top military general (Qassem Suleimani) was long over-due, how to evaluate the threat matrix Iran is promising against US for Suleimani's killing, Michael Moore predicts doom and gloom after US kills Iraqi top military general, Golden Globes and the Hollywood crowd get skewered for politically correctness by host Ricky Gervais, one Gervais joke brings up the possible suicide and/or conspiracy theories about Jeffrey Epstein's death, CBS 60 Minutes report on disputed death of accused pedophile and child sex-ring trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, Epstein did try to kill himself once before, a forensic pathologist points out unusual fractures in a suicidal hanging, Carlson's rationale for why Epstein more than likely killed himself.

David Boze in for John Carlson. US drone strike kills top Iranian general at Baghdad Airport in Iraq, seeing the warning signs before last night's missile strike, the difficult shades of gray in military reprisals, not a new war but a continuation of the one we've been in, evaluating Joe Biden's response to Iranian general being killed, an ISIS author points out that Iran never thought the US would go after a military leader inside Baghdad

Sec. of State Mike Pompeo provides some perspective on the murderous attacks connected to now killed Iranian Revolutionary Guard general, Speaker Nancy Pelosi calls US drone strike on Iranian general 'provocative and disproportionate', KVI's Lars Larson points out how often Pres. Obama used drone strikes to attack terrorism/military targets.

Some political sarcasm to start the hour between Julian Castro and the latest Star Wars trilogy, Marvel Comics announces a transgender superhero, Amazon warns pair of employees who keep criticizing the company's environmental policy, former UK Ambassador to Iran says while Iran might retaliate (for fatal drone strike on Revolutionary Guard general) they don't want an all out war,

a longtime Republican foreign policy/national security diplomat hopes the General Suleimani killing begins regime change in Iran, consider what the drone strike against Iran means for the beligerence of North Korea's Kim Jong Un, the state's contract to assist foster children is in trouble, who will speak up for these vulnerable populations, the WEA is upset with mailers sent to teachers by a conservative group reminding teachers they can opt out of the union per the Janus decision. GUEST: Sharyl Attkisson is patroling the aquatic border for the US in the Caribbean Sea for human and drug traffickers.

Obama Administration said Iran was planning an attack on a Saudi official in Washington DC, actress Rose McGowan apologizes to Iran after US drone strike on top Iranian General, happy birthday to Swedish teen climate activist Greta Thunberg, what Sec. of State Pompeo said to justify the drone strike on the Iranian General, scam alert: a brilliant reminder if you write the year 2020 on a contract or a check so you don't get burned, a long time diet soda drinker sues over not losing weight for 13 years.

David Boze in for John Carlson...New Year's fireworks canceled at Seattle Space Needle but not in Tacoma according to David, CNN's New Year's Eve coverage was pretty sad, cars (and a semi-truck, too) are buried by tumbleweeds outside Richland WA (SR 240), BREAKING: presidential candidate Julian Castro ends his 2020 campaign polling at only 1.2%,

GUEST -- ABC News reporter Jim Ryan covers story of Idaho mom investigated for disappearance of her two underage children, the story evokes memories of Bellevue WA case of toddler Sky Metawala and the suspicions about his mother Julia Burikova, a news columnist stereotypes the six Ft. Worth TX church congregants who drew firearms on the attacker who fired a shotgun killing two in the sanctuary before being fatally shot, KVI's Lars Larson tees off on the Trump critics wondering if US embassy attack in Baghdad, Iraq will turn into a 'Benghazi'.

GUEST: Pembroke College professor at Oxford, Nicholas Cole, talks about the impeachment process and how founding fathers felt about the criteria for impeachment, HI Congresswoman and 2020 Presidential candidate goes surfing on New Year's Day...in NEW HAMPSHIRE, Seattle City Councilwoman renews her call for a 'big business (aka Amazon)' tax, Boze points out that the "Amazon/Big Business" tax comes as both the state and cities are enjoying higher than ever sales tax collections, Sawant suggests the 'Amazon' tax be put to a city-wide vote rather than a city council vote.

What, exactly, does Auld Lang Syne actually mean?, Seattle politicians renew push to tax big business and Amazon after last year's backlash by iron worker and construction union members, the possibility of a Seattle income tax despite judicial rulings (and the state constitution) against it, remember Spokane voters just voted to ban an income tax, Skagit Co. sues state over sustainable tree harvesting reductions, NYC mayor slams Domino's pizza for charging $30 a pizza on New Year's Eve in Times Square, state minimum wage is going up for 2020, minimum wage increase is prompting one Bellingham WA child care location to shutdown, a report on how global extreme poverty went down in the last decade, Pope Francis scolds woman with a slap on the hand as she grabbed him at crowded barricade line.