MSNBC host further embarrasses himself in latest attempt to take down Trump, the MSNBC retraction comes after Trump White House threatens legal action, the confounding environmental protests over a Tacoma LNG plant that will reduce CO2 emissions, the difference between natural gas and LNG which are jointly reducing US CO2 emissions, Gov. Jay Inslee facing a lawsuit over reportedly scratching out 12-words that he didn't like in a bill that he eventually signed.

Labor Day traffic congestion reminders to save you time, how Burien business leaders and city leaders combined forces to get some reasonable results fixing homelessness, why is Burien able to do this but Seattle cannot?, BREAKING: new DOJ report says James Comey violated agency policies with Trump transcripts, Trump press secretary says CNN used quote out of context "weaponizing journalism", Carlson reaction to a column on the demise of Republican Party in WA, a quick example of how polls can be deceiving, where are all the Republicans going?, how two big statewide issues on the Nov. ballot this fall may lift Republican issues.

GUEST: WPC's Jason Mercier has been monitoring this emerging controversy involving Gov. Jay Inslee's decision to eliminate a 12-word sentence from a transportation bill he didn't like before officially signing it, the major precedent Inslee's one line veto could set if it gets to the state Supreme Court, also the latest twist in the legal appeal by Seattle to defend an income tax, Joe Biden's latest umbrella comment about racism and white men, how to improve the prospects for Republican election victories across WA, BREAKING: 6.3 earthquake off the coast of Bandon OR earlier this hour, Biden's racism stereotype, Snohomish County reduces the carbon footprint of obtaining a concealed pistol permit,

Turns out WA is high up on the list of states with best life expectancy, but life expectancy in the US is dropping because of opiods, several interesting angles about ethnic demographics and life expectancy in this new report, the backwards logic of Seattle's downtown tunnel tolling, the red flag behind the tolling start date on November 9, 2019.

Good news about the Carlson motorcycle (finally)!, addressing the continuing narrative that WA teachers are under paid, Seattle's new teacher salary contract deal prompts a small tirade from the show producer, the Carlson prediction about these unsustainable teacher salary contracts in Seattle and other districts, two new sound clips show how much Bernie Sanders prefers communists over capitalists, the hilarious satirical website story about the Portland OR police department, KVI's Lars Larson presents the story about an attack on a Portland OR man wearing a MAGA hat.

Why Elizabeth Warren's embrace of 'retail politics' makes her a threat to over-take Biden and Sanders for the 2020 nomination, Warren's strategy is similar to what catapulted Trump to victory, former US Defense Sec. Jim Mattis pens lengthy WSJ column explaining his frustration with American political climate, the difference between Trump, Obama and GW Bush on China; a conservative website is in Seattle federal court to appeal their lawsuit against Google/YouTube, Puyallup Tribe wants to block Liquified Nat'l Gas (LNG) plant in Tacoma, a fatal DUI case involving a driver high on meth.

The politics of Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) and a proposed plant in Tacoma, GUEST: WPC's Todd Myers explains the lack of science that opponents of an LNG plant in Tacoma have even though more LNG would dramatically reduce CO2 emissions which environmentalists are always damning for speeding climate change, the unintentionally funny results of a Swedish teen's latest climate crusade stunt,

GUEST: Prager U's Craig Strazzeri explains the censorship implications in their lawsuit against YouTube and parent company Alphabet, why conservative politics on YouTube end up in the website's restricted content, how their lawsuit ended up in Seattle, Bernie Sanders's sick and misguided defense of China addressing its people's poverty.

More reaction to NFL retirement of QB Andrew Luck, now another recent (and young) NFL retiree Rob Gronkowski is sounding off about Luck's decision, (edit out Minshew, start with "but I wanted to give you that update) , two JBLM soldiers and an Army nurse are honored for their swift, heroic help of injured Amtrak train passengers after massive derailment near DuPont WA in 2017.

One more thought about last week's Greenland/Denmark saga via a key Republican US Senator, karma catches Kennewick (WA) criminal, why fracking can be good. did you know the US has cut green house gas emissions more than any other Paris Climate Accord signee?, Kamala Harris is the figurative yo-yo in the presidential campaign, skewed news reports about The Amazon wildfires and the false impressions about impact on the rain forest.

How the Seattle Viaduct demolition is impacting ferry boat captains (and crew), another Seattle convicted felon caught with a stolen gun, NYT columnist tries to claim Seattle's making progress on homelessness/drugs, landmark opiod prescription drug lawsuit in Oklahoma could project to $37 billion in total judgments for other opiod prescription drug makers, several left leaning news outlets being targeted by unflattering or controversial social media posts, the vituperative news reporter who tried to show how easy it is to buy a gun at Wal-Mart gets denied her purchase (twice).

GUEST: tech guru Dave Parkhurst on the impact of 5G wireless connectivity, how much faster 5G will be for smart phone service, Democratic demographics about the big issue of "Medicare For All", the most clueless story about Seattle that Carlson's ever read, why Trump was right about Greenland.

The surprising retirement of NFL QB Andrew Luck, is an elite player retiring at 29 the future of the NFL?, the selfishness of fans who boo'ed Luck when the word spread about his career decision, is there any chance Luck can return to the NFL with more time to recuperate?

Also, a scheming journalist tries to show its easy to buy a gun at Wal-Mart and is denied, she finds out its not as easy to buy a rifle as she thought.

China's currency hits a 12-year low prompting Chinese leaders to negotiate on trade war and tariffs, China won't change unless the US creates and shares the short term economic pain, $18 million repair estimate spurs decision to demolish Tacoma catholic church with a damaged roof, a KVI caller points out the Democratic hypocrisy about all their social engineering (taxes on mass transit, affordable housing, carbon fuel, etc ) but then they freak-out when Pres. Trump imposes tariffs on China, KVI's Lars Larson on the cowardly Seattle elected and bureaucratic officials who refuse tough media interviews.

Carlson's first on-air reaction to Inslee quitting his presidential campaign, why climate change is not going to vault any Democrat to victory in 2020, Tacoma church to be torn down rather than rebuilt after $18 million repair estimate, even the Seattle Times says Inslee shouldn't run for a 3rd term as governor.

Elizabeth Warren uncorks a whopper about minimum wage during her Seattle speech and why she wants a 'living' wage, the Seattle crowd is obviously more excited about Warren's campaign than they ever were about Inslee, Bernie Sanders fans cheer the death of one of the Koch brothers, HBO's Bill Maher mocks the man's prostate cancer death, turns out Ruth Bader Ginsberg benefitted from one of the Koch brothers multi-million cancer treatment donations.

Why Carlson was off the air and out of town last week, China's currency loses value prompting leaders there to acquiesce on trade talks, recent Canadian and Australian elections based around climate change issues both fail but those stories get ignored while the current Amazon farming fires are dominating news coverage right now, addressing some of the hysteria around the current Amazon fires (hint: they're not in the actual rain forest) in South America, some analysis after Elizabeth Warren's Seattle rally and speech, her plan for a 'wealth' tax and why European countries shifted away from her concept a long time ago.

Kirby in for Carlson: good news/bad news more Seattle shootings late yesterday, SPD's use of a PSA video pleading to find a murder suspect from Capitol Hill, the latest incarnation of the 'no snitch' rule, a Bothell fruit stand update (as they , sports writer shows her anti-Trump bias, cat up for adoption goes viral, RIP David Koch the influential businessman and political donor, Koch brothers focused on economic issues more than anything, Jay Inslee now trying to secure more money for Planned Parenthood, liberal politicos (in Seattle, Olympia and SF, too) are changing the words descriptions for felons and criminals to make it more palatable,

San Francisco city prosecutor blatantly lies about trying to keep a violent assault suspect in jail, the SF case sounds like it could have originated in Seattle, why this failure of the San Francisco D.A. is instructive as we hear about mass shootings or other outrageous crime problems, a WSDOT program for the last 20 years has failed to provide what it promised, Seattle area drivers now stuck in traffic an average of 78 hours a year (almost two weeks of f/t work stuck in traffic), another Democratic 2020 Presidential hopeful says the primary has moved too far to the left giving Trump an advantage for re-election, after toxic masculinity ad fiasco Gillette has reversed fields, good news story about a guy who decides to try the radar gun speed throw at a minor league baseball game, KOMO's Carleen Johnson asks for your support on her cancer treatment/cure fundraiser she's doing tomorrow in Issaquah, we've just learned that another KOMO colleague has been diagnosed with breast cancer.

How Trump's claims about Greenland and Denmark this week relate to Richie Cunningham from TV's Happy Days fame, guess what happens when an Australian school bans smart phones for students, Seattle homeless sweeps are scheduled in 2 prominent areas, a KVI listener criticizes Kirby after Kirby criticized Trump's handling of the 'buy Greenland' saga, GUEST: fire fighter fill the boot fundraiser, Shawn Osborne, Snohomish Co. Fire District #4, two KVI callers wade in to the e-mail dispute about Kirby's criticism of Trump this morning. This Day In History stories, Trump tweets that he's ordering American companies to hereby find alternatives to doing business in China.

Kirby Wilbur in for John Carlson: Jay Inslee quits presidential race, what happens if Inslee wins again as governor in 2020 and a Democrat beats Trump?, UW and WSU football teams won't have to worry about possible 9am kick-off times (for now), new legal ruling says a single electoral college voter could now control the fate of the presidential determination in case of a tie, GUEST: Freedom Foundation's Ashley Varner says there's an SEIU (labor union) warning to the 2020 Democratic candidates about $15 minimum wage, more coverage of Inslee quiting the 2020 Presidential race, Portland's mayor resorts to free parking to attract downtown shoppers after Anti-Fa and homeless problems prompt shoppers to go elsewhere.

GUEST: Seattle business owner Mark Defaccio is urging city to help stop homeless RV parking carousel, Defaccio exposes several loopholes that mark it easier for homeless RV and car campers to skirt parking enforcement, trying to stifle our laughter about this Jay Inslee zinger

AOC fans are circulating a new batch of politicians depicted on Mt. Rushmore, why Inslee is particularly vulnerable as governor after his failed Presidential campaign, GUEST: Brown Bear Carwash Vice - President Lance Odermat invites driver's for free carwash today at their numerous Puget Sound locations.

GUEST: WashingtonExaminer.com's Julio Rosas per David Hogg's latest gun control shenanigans, This Day in History: the #1 song in the US 50 years ago, how Americans beat the Brits in the first America's Cup sailing race, tennis legend Althea Gibson began her career, MLB's strikeout king, and the tragedy of Ruby Ridge.

The fun and surprising connection that UW football coaching legend Don James has to economics, GUEST: KOMO's Carleen Johnson is trying to out-raise other KOMO colleagues for a cancer-research fundraiser event happening this Saturday on Lake Sammamish in Issaquah, Carleen's story shows why radio listeners (particularly KVI) are far more generous than TV viewers are!, a Seattle restaurant is shutting down citing high cost of doing business in Seattle, KVI listeners underscore two important points about Jay Inslee's failed presidential campaign, the cocaine and bananas story that has Woodinville and Federal Way WA buzzing.

another puzzling Joe Biden gaffe, Jill Biden's sales pitch to Democratic voters, 35% of student loans in the U.S. are delinquent right now, Good Gal With a Gun, please donate if you can to KOMO's Carleen Johnson cancer fundraiser as she stand-up paddle boards this Saturday, Seattle residents resigned that frequent shootings are sadly the new normal in the city, repeat criminal story in one of America's most liberal cities.