A 24-year-old Bellevue WA domestic violence suspect attacks an ex-girlfriend then flees leading police on a high speed chase down I-405 to Renton before ending in South Seattle, the 24-year-old has 12 convictions for domestic violence dating back 7 years to when he was 17 yrs old, will the Seattle social justice warriors who advocate for protection of women in the #MeToo movement demand an exceptional sentence for this career criminal?

Also, a Republican U.S. Senator offers a differing perspective on the fate of the Kurds as Turkey moves military forces into Syria. Lastly, a story with a sense of humor to close the podcast.

Federal jury in Tacoma rules against two Olympia brothers who sued an Olympia cop for excessive force after a beer shoplifting crime turns into a foot chase and shoot-out, sanctuary policy in King County appears to have allowed an illegal alien to stay in the area and that person is now charged with murder in Bellevue, BREAKING: Trump's EU Ambassador with Seattle ties agrees to testify to House Democrats over whistle blower claim, GUEST: $30 car tabs (aka I-976) sponsor, Tim Eyman, talks about the first time $30 car tabs passed and the critics' predictions about shortfall in tax revenue failed to come true, Carlson asks about his negative profile possibly hurting I-976's chances of passing, sanctuary policy in King County appears to have allowed at least one murder suspect to stay in this country and avoid deportation.

GUEST: US Attorney for Western District (of) Washington, Brian Moran, talks about what will happen after the ruling by a Federal judge in Philadelphia which essentially approves of cities running heroin injection sites, a KVI listener lodges a vital and astute conclusion about the recent vaping ban and sanctuary cities, Sec. of State Mike Pompeo delivers some good answers about Turkey's battle against the Kurds and the Trump whistle blower regarding the Ukraine president phone call, GUEST: host of Full Measure, investigative reporter Sharyl Attkisson, talks about the e-cigs and vaping controversies.

Sanctuary policy in King County now connected to two new murder cases (one in Bellevue, one at the Green River near Auburn), a repeat Seattle criminal graduates to more serious crimes after city attorney Pete Holmes takes 9 months to file a charge, GUEST: KOMO's Bill Swartz UW Huskies tangle in the desert with the Arizona Wildcats at Tucson, football Friday predictions, Beto O'Rourke's latest political pandering in the name of same-sex marriage.

Two cast members of a new Netflix series, The Politician, join John Carlson. It's a fictional show about a high school student with political aspirations to be President of The United States. But first he has to navigate "the most treacherous political landscape of all: high school". The student wants to attend Harvard. The series blurs the lines between real world politics in Washington D.C. and the daily social structure of high school.

Actresses Rahne Jones and Lauren Dreyfus both take disparate paths leading up to their roles in The Politician. One is an acting veteran and the other is just beginning her acting career.

Seattle Schools superintendent condemns 'gifted' programs as being, you guessed it, racist; a junk'd RV shows up on the street of a Seattle City Council woman and immediately becomes a political lightning rod, Hollywood actor rips Ellen DeGeneres's defense of her comments about Pres. G.W. Bush, Democratic Congresswoman boo'ed at event after voicing support for Trump impeachment, NBA star James Harden bows down to China amid Hong Kong protester tweet controversy.

WA Health officials quickly move to ban flavored vaping products but notice when it comes to heroin they advocate a place for heroin users to privately inject more heroin, King County plan to give bus tickets out of town for homeless people to reunite with family gets its first public hearing, re-election not looking strong for Seattle socialist Kshama Sawant, Seattle Schools Superintendent calls gifted program for students "educational redlining".

Continuing coverage of the emerging campaign against school "gifted programs" for students, social justice warriors are calling to end such school curriculum programs, a Seattle newspaper columnist asks why not expand the programs if some students can't get in rather than ending the programs for everyone, notable liberal opinion journalist asks rhetorical question about impeachable offenses...

...so John Carlson gives an un-solicited answer, GUEST: Husky play-by-play voice Tony Castricone joins the show to assess the Huskies' strategy this weekend in their game against Arizona, liberal/activist Hollywood actor Mark Ruffalo condemns Ellen DeGeneres for her remarks about being kind to everybody in response to the anti-GW Bush sentiment she endured this week, a KVI caller wants to argue about Trump's decision to pull US military forces out of Syria.

Some quick reactions to news regarding the Trump legal team adding an influential member and the sad news about Bernie Sanders daughter-in-law, Hillary Clinton uncorks another whopper about the 2016 election, (gross news warning) there's a new criminal as the most prolific serial killer in America, the serial killer's photographic memory is adding attention to the crimes.

So much snow fall at Stevens Pass, comic actress/talk show host Ellen DeGeneres claps back at critics who slammed her for sitting next to a prominent Republican at an NFL game, Trump's new lawyer points out the numerous due process failures in the House Democrats pursuit of impeachment, two new KOMO stories that bolster the case that "Seattle Is Dying", two failing NW politicians that are both need to be recalled.

Venerable game show host Alex Trebek confronts the toll cancer treatment is having on his health to continue hosting Jeopardy, an eastside suburb has debuted as the #1 city in WA for household median income besting Seattle, three other cities have higher median household income than Seattle right now, a new example of 2020 Presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren's penchant for misleading voters about her career and background., this example has Warren using a male boss as the bogeyman in her perceived fate.

More consternation about Trump decision to withdraw US forces from northern Syria and possibly abandoning allies like the Kurdish people in that area near northern Iraq, if Democrats are truly interested in transparency they could do one thing related to Trump whistle blower(s), more compare and contrast for the Syria/Turkey decision, satire comedy legends South Park blister the NBA/China controversy over Hong Kong + Ted Cruz comment South Park's tweet.

A quick sidebar about the US Supreme Court dealing with cases that might not have reached their review in the past, another example of how Seattle's feckless politicians exacerbate homeless problems, look at this case study in north Seattle with a recurring RV shuffle, what Seattle could simply do to discourage this RV shuffle loophole. Also, does the 1964 Civil Rights Act apply to LGBTQ discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation?

Stanford stuns UW Huskies in football, surprise announcement that US forces are pulling back from Northern Syria, Seattle Times prints op-ed co-authored by John Carlson regarding Ref. 88 (I-1000) vote coming up on general ballot in November, here's the opposing view advocating for Affirmative Action and race-based preferences, conservative writer Mollie Hemingway addresses the two weekend news angles regarding Trump/Ukraine phone call inquiry, former Trump Ambassador to UN criticizes his decision on US withdraw from norther Syria.

Your first of three chances today to win $1000 on KVI, what is going on in Federal Way WA with 3 shootings (one fatal) in one week, two shootings involves teen victims, Trump loses a court ruling on his tax returns remaining private, a tweet supporting Hong Kong protesters sets off a diplomatic scramble for the NBA in China,

the controversy gets worse after seeing what the NBA tweeted in Chinese to placate Chinese officials, KVI callers sound off on the NBA GM's tweet supporting Hong Kong protesters,

Disappointing UW football game, the new Ukraine whistle blower plot-twist has shades of the Brett Kavanaugh playbook against Trump, a rebuttal to Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg, conservative writer Mollie Hemingway assesses the news media omissions in reporting on the Trump/whistle blower complaint, a first-person (and spoiler-alert free) account of the now record breaking movie "Joker" and why Democrats are upset about it, Seattle coffee shop apologizes after telling employees not to give day old pastries to be thrown out or givenaway to homeless because it might enable homelessness.