KVI's John Carlson examines the horrific downtown Seattle murder of 34-year-old Eina Kwon sitting in her car at a red light when she was shot and killed--randomly and unprovoked--by an assailant who approached her car. Kwon was 32-weeks pregnant, according to Seattle Police, and her unborn child was also killed as a result of the shooting. Carlson asks if Kwon's murder and the random, vile circumstances of the killer will be a turning point for Seattle city officials and voters finally getting serious about the area's crime and public safety problems.

6am hour -- Kirby Wilbur in for John Carlson: grand jury indicts Daniel Penny for the choke-hold death of Jordan Neely on board NYC subway train, the numerous red flags about Nealy's behavior and mental health that were never addressed, "this is an indictment of the system (that failed Nealy)", more evidence that COVID-19 originated and leaked from Wuhan Institute of Virology and it was made to be more transmissible/potent, the paternity problems of Hunter Biden, how the FBI has implicated itself in political bias favoring the Bidens.

7am hour -- Kirby Wilbur in for John Carlson: GUEST: former House Speaker, Newt Gingrich, new book "March to the Majority", identifying issues that unify the American people, what House Republicans need to do to win the argument with American voters, Gingrich says Trump indictment based on piercing lawyer/client privilege, the war on cars in June 2023, parents in jeopardy of criminal charges if they don't go along with a minor child's gender and/or medical decisions, Seattle judge's puzzling ruling on graffiti tagging law.

8am -- Kirby in for John: GUEST: digital journalist, Jonathan Choe, discusses the random, un-provoked shooting of a pregnant woman in Seattle, the murder suspect has been arrested and reportedly is a convicted felon (which begs the question of how a convicted felon got a gun), the confession the suspect made to SPD officers upon arrest, happy birthday Magna Carta!, Modelo is now America's #1 beer, why everyone should be celebrating Juneteenth, Juneteenth has been a state holiday in TX since 1938, some American revolution history as we approach July 2nd and July 4th.

KVI's Kirby Wilbur, substituting for John Carlson, interviews digital journalist and senior fellow at the Discovery Institute, Jonathan Choe, about this week's shocking murder of a pregnant Seattle woman by a random, unprovoked shooter. The murder suspect has been arrested and is reportedly from Illinois with a felony conviction but has a WA issued ID. The confession the suspect made to SPD officers upon arrest. The shooting victims are Pike Place neighborhood business owners. A court arraignment tomorrow in Seattle should provide more information about both the suspect and the random nature of the attack.

KVI's Kirby Wilbur interviews former U.S. House Speaker, Newt Gingrich, about his new book "March to the Majority" and how the 1994 Contract With America was conceived. How the CWA plays into current Republican Party elections and politics, identifying issues that unify the American people, political cycles and 2024 election opportunity, what House Republicans need to do to win the argument with American voters (values and interests of the American people), Gingrich says Trump indictment is based on piercing lawyer/client privilege.

KVI's Kirby Wilbur, hosting for John Carlson today, explains why everyone should celebrate Juneteenth. Why Juneteenth is vital American history and what it signifies. Juneteenth has been a state holiday in Texas since 1938.

Kirby Wilbur in for John Carlson. Kirby addresses the NYC grand jury indictment of Daniel Penny for the chokehold death of Jordan Neely on board a subway train on May 1, 2023. The numerous red flags about Jordan Neely's behavior and mental instability that were never addressed. The threats that Neely was making on board the subway train to other passengers.

6am hour -- Kirby Wilbur in for John Carlson: Happy 248th birthday to the US Army, three big prizes to win today in Carlson's Legendary Lyrics, appeals in the Trump trial on classified docs will likely push any resolution far beyond 2024 election and 2025 inauguration, a story about the medical world erasing women over LGBTQ issues, a Seattle repeat offender going back to jail following convictions after two previous notorious blind-side attacks on women, a Flag Day story about a 1999 KVI listener who was an American immigrant,

7am hour -- Kirby Wilbur in for John Carlson: America's dual trust factor erosion in government systems and news media, a fired Starbucks store manager awarded $25 million in damages after being fired for calling police in a viral 2018 racial encounter, A.I. helped create new Beatles song(s) to be released later this year, the timeline in question about Trump classified documents prior to Mar-A-Lago search and indictment, what to know about the "what about-ism" involving Trump's case and the classified doc cases involving Hillary Clinton and Joe Biden

8am hour -- GUEST: UW atmospheric sciences, Cliff Mass, just wrote an explanation about NYC/NE Seaboard smoke problems connected to Canadian wildfires, some tree species can't reproduce without fire, how forests grew dense over the last 100 years leading to pronounced forest fire problems, a brief history on forest management dating back to indigenous tribes, how logging and timber harvesting reduced forest fires; Seattle's big lie: they call it affordable but its really subsidized, its Flag Day so here's the key history of why the US Flag is the way it is (and was).

KVI's Kirby Wilbur, substituting for John Carlson, interviews UW Atmospheric Sciences professor, Cliff Mass, about the recent health concerns in New York City and the Northeastern seaboard over Canadian wildfire smoke. Mass just wrote an explanation about the Canadian wildfire smoke problems for the Wall Street Journal. He says some tree species can't reproduce without fire, how forests grew dense over the last 100 years leading to pronounced forest fire problems, a brief history on forest management dating back to indigenous tribes, how logging and timber harvesting reduced forest fires.

KVI's Kirby Wilbur, substituting for John Carlson, offers some key perspective about the erosion of public trust in government (elected officials), bureaucratic agencies (i.e. FBI) and news media (promoting political agendas over facts and real reporting). Kirby's advice stems from the reports that the FBI might have or know about phone recordings involving a Burisma oil company executive in Ukraine and money paid to then Vice-President, Joe Biden, between 2014 and 2016.

6am hour -- Kirby Wilbur in for John Carlson... some key context to today's 1st hearing for Donald Trump regarding classified documents criminal charge, the questions about Trump recorded on audio alleging he boasted of classified documents, why "we've got to take a deep breath" about the charges against Trump, why Democrats want America talking about Trump (and not the other Republican presidential candidates), WA Republicans favor Ron DeSantis by clear margin (and Tim Scott's tied with Trump in WA), Seattle ice cream shop owners of Molly Moon's now being hypocritical after prior complaints about armed police officers on Capitol Hill, the Lynnwood women's spa legal ruling will force the owners to allow transgender women (i.e. biological men) to be patrons, spa owners/supporters are organizing a protest on Saturday after the adverse legal ruling.

7am hour -- Kirby Wilbur in for John Carlson: there are drag queen shows but why no drag king shows?, why minors deserve protection from sexually oriented content/influence, look at how European nations are handling under-age trans issues like banning puberty blockers, object lessons about Canada's health care and the BC cancer patients being sent to Bellingham area for medical treatment, two examples of why (politically) blue cities in America are really struggling: first up...Wash. DC, the 36th anniversary of Ronald Reagan's big risk with the "Mr. Gorbachov, tear down this wall" speech in Berlin.

8am hour -- the story of how Kirby first became a Seattle (conservative) talk show host, the relentless political pursuit to punish Donald Trump "hunted mercilessly" but this case (classified docs) might prove differently, how the classified document case differs from the case brought by NY DA Alvin Bragg, how the trial in Miami could prove to be key rather than a trial in Washington DC for Trump, next week is a very notable prediction made 5 years ago by teen climate activist Greta Thunberg (spoiler alert: her prediction will not come true), the reason why "reality is conservative".