A conversation about bad driving and how speed kills, we talk about the Oscars and oh no-weather forecasters are calling for more snow? KOMO Meteorologist Shannon O'Donnell gives us the latest report.

Kirby talks about a story involving how King County Metro is planning on dealing with people that don't pay, we re-live the "Miracle on the Ice" and Cahrles Barkley calling out Jessie Smollett is the funniest thing we have heard all day.

The Marxist who talks to trees, the phones erupt with Friday callers covering a wide variety of topics and we hear from Dean at the Union Gospel Mission-who has turned his life around and now helps others to do the same.

During Friday's exclusive podcast, John talks about radical Left Wing initiatives, including heath care reform that would make employer-provided heath care coverage illegal and the "Green New Deal". We also discuss theWashington Youth Academy.

8 am Hour - -'Empire' producers cut Jussie Smollett from this season's last episodes and John explains how to write his character out of the show. It's the 39th anniversary of the Miracle on Ice and a caller shares his story about calling the State Legislative offices about the death penalty bill. GUEST:Thomas Meyer,Food & Water Action Regional Organizing Manager. He discusses his statement aboutGov. Inslee, saying Climate Leaders Don’t Frack.

7am Hour - -Statue vandals seem to have mistaken WWII hero for Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee, museum officials say. The attempted dismantling of Three Strikes is under way -Early release a possibility for inmates in Washington Senate bill. A last minute change to the bill (SB 5819) was made taking out aggravated murder as one of the crimes eligible for consideration. Call the Washington State Legislature to have your voice be heard:1-800-562-6000.

6am Hour - - Guess what happened 39 years ago today? Hint: "DO YOU BELIEVE IN MIRACLES??!!!! " Charles Barkley Leaves Shaq Begging Him To Stop As He Hilariously Targets Smollett. Big Mike has your Twitter 20 and the long-awaited(? ) Space Jam 2 has a release date, and President Trump on the Witch Hunt. WOW. Bernie Sanders won't call for Maduro to step down,Does Not Recognize Juan Guaidó As Venezuela’s Leader. Lars Larson talks about rent control in Oregon.

Kirby talks gun laws and the topic comes around to the ISIS bride who wants to come back after leaving and discovering it was not all she expected it to be, plus Tama and Dr. B.

A listener who is not a big fan of Kirby wants to launch a campaign to get him off the air, we learn the old name of Auburn and how Mike Rowe made a comment and made a book hit #2 on the New York Times Best seller list.

Kirby was one of the first people to comment on the Smollet story and say that something was not quite right, a crazy guy that threatens everyone and Dr. B talks about paper straws and lightbulbs.

Well, Crazy Bernie is running again! But will the impact that Bernie Sanders has had on the Democratic party actually help Donald Trump? John Carlson unpacks that and more in this exclusive podcast!

8am Hour - - GUEST: Tim Eyman. We get the latest on the #ChairGate fiasco and Tim joins us to tell his side of the story. John plays some excerpts from Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson's briefing regarding the arrest of Empire actor Jussie Smollett. Our listeners sound off on the topics of the day, including the latest on Hoda Muthana, the Alabama woman who joined ISIS, but now wants to return to the US, and chronic absenteeism in schools.

7am Hour - - Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson gives a live briefing regarding the arrest of Empire actor Jussie Smollett. We broadcast the live press conference and get John's commentary. Big Mike talks about the new "flyover ramp" connecting 405 and 167 and how it might not be a great benefit for commuters after all. GUEST:State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Chris Reykdal.

6am Hour - -Horror! Concrete chunks hurled at passing cars, damaging three windshields. Bill Gates slams unreliable wind & solar energy and actually sounds like a grown-up. Big Mike has your Twitter 20 and the latest from the President on technology and takes a subtle jab at China. Plus the wall is under construction!

5pm topics: More on theTim Eyman Office Depot chair theft allegation, Black History Month, Good Guy with a Gun, more on the Jessie Smallette story, and talks about 34 year old Navy SEAL, doctor and astronaut Jonathan Kim.

4pm topics: the Supreme court civil asset forfeiture decision, $13 million meth bust on the boarder, This Day in History and and CosmologistD'Arcy Harrison joins Kirby with the latest on theproposed legislation that could be harmful to her industry.

Tim Eyman joins Kirby to give his side of the Office Depot chair theft allegation, Kirby gets the latest fromJasmine Donovan, Executive Vice-President Dick’s Drive-In, on their latest restaurant possibly being bulldozed by Sound Transit , also the newest edition of Good Guy with a Gun.

John turns his attention back to the Opioid crisis and the topic of "safe" injection sites as the Tri-Cities experimental syringe exchange is losing its Pasco home.

8am Hour - - John recaps the story of David Hansen, theCoeur d'Alene teenager who made $35,000 plowing Seattle streets. Have you ever been hassled or targeted for wearing a red "Make America Great Again" (MAGA) hat? The phones ring off the hook and John takes your calls and stories. GUEST: Washington State Republican ChairmanCaleb Heimlich.

7a Hour - - Tim Eyman is in some trouble after taking a chair from an office supply store and John talks about the latest in the Andrew McCabe fiasco. Big Mike has your Twitter 20 and Lightsaber dueling is now an actual sport in France (this, after President Trump signed orders to create the Space Force). The topic of "safe" injection sites is back in the news and have you been targeted or hassled for wearing a MAGA hat? We open the phone lines and hear your stories!

6am Hour - - Will there be more snow in the forecast? ACoeur d’Alene teen made $35,000 in four days plowing snow during the recent Seattle Snowpocalypse - it's a great American story of ingenuity and entrepreneurial spirit! Big Mike has your Twitter 20, in which the President lashes out at the media, supporting the Covington kids' lawsuit against the Washington Post and declares the New York Times "ENEMY OF THE PEOPLE! "

Kirby shares a citizen test and plans to take it, his guest this hour is none other than Steve Forbes-who talks about his PBS special "In money we trust" and weighs in on other economic and social issues.

An epic meltdown on the trading floor from when Obama was in office as we walk down memory lane, Dr Alex Berezow on how both pro-vaccine and anti-vaccine websites are tied to Russia.

GUEST:King Co. Library Communications Director (spokesperson) Julie Acteson. She talks to John Carlson about recent security security concerns at the Bellevue Public Library.

8am Hour -- 90% of the Venezuelan population lives in poverty in one of the most oil-rich countries in the world. John replays excerpts from President Trump's speech as an indictment on Socialism and we take phone phone calls from listeners who were especially inspired. GUEST:St. Sen. Steve Hobbs.

7am Hour - - Did the President have a Constitutional right to declare a national emergency at the southern border? John shares his insight on that as well as his thoughts on the ongoing Jussie Smollett debacle. Big Mike has the Twitter 20, talking about last night's "supermoon", John Wayne's 1971 Playboy interview draws heat has resurfaced, and a new exit has opened on the newly revised highway 99. CBS’s Lara Logan calls the media ‘Mostly Liberal’ in a scorching podcast Interview.

6am Hour - - Are you ready to "feel the Bern" again? Crazy Bernie Sanders is running for President... again. OMG! Donald Trump delivers greatest speech on liberty since Reagan and slams "Tyrannical Socialist Government" Of Venezuela. Big Mike talks about what President Trump is tweeting about during the Twitter 20, including the economy and the Fast Train. The Jussie Smollett cases just keeps getting stranger and stranger as more information surfaces.

Kirby shares a controversial Facebook post and that really gets the phones ringing as KVI listeners share their opinions on the President's decision and building the wall.

Kirby's guest is JT Wilcox -James Truman "J. T. " Wilcox III is an American politician of the Republican Party. He is a member of the Washington House of Representatives, representing the 2nd district. In "This Day in History" we learn why the statue given out at the Academy Awards is called an "Oscar".

7am hour -- GUEST: St. Sen. Steve O'Ban -- legislation to keep violent criminals out of Adult Family Homes, what listeners should know after a Tacoma St. Senator refused a KVI interview to talk about her bills to water-down the "Three Strikes, You're Out" law, Paul Allen's submarine exploration team finds another key WWII sunken US Navy ship, Federal Way is getting closer to deciding what to do with the former Weyerhauser HQ that drivers see from I-5, GUEST: St. Sen.

The big news today was the signing of the bill by President Trump and everyone wants to give their take on what is happening with the wall, a crazy story about Tim Eyeman breaks in the news Shark Tank is coming to town.

Our guest this hour is Stephanie from The Union Gospel Mission-she was homeless for a year and now has turned her life around, callers want to talk about the Wall and we hear from Steve Forbes about his new show on PBS called "In money we trust" more details are available here: www. inmoneywetrust. org.

Explaining the seemingly bizarre convergence of Hillary Clinton, Kamala Harris, Mt. Everest and marijuana; it all comes back to politicians' continuing impulse(s) to lie to create perceived public support, why is the WA State Senator who wants to under-cut The Three Strikes You're Out law ducking a Carlson show interview?

8am hour -- Continuing LIVE coverage of Trump's emergency declaration press conference, the racially motivated attack claim by actor Jussie Smollett is compromised by new part of investigation, GUEST: CIS legal policy analyst/fellow Andrew "Art" Arthur rejoins the show to analyze Trump's announcement and the legal fight that has been promised by Democrats, GUEST: Sharyl Attkisson airs two stories this weekend that KVI listener will find compelling.

7am HOUR -- GUEST: Center for Immigration studies legal policy analyst, Andrew Arthur, explains why we need to know about Section 224 and border security as Pres. Trump is poised to declare national emergency to fund a border wall, a Democratic State Rep. from SeaTac WA wants to protect homeless people from being swept out of areas they trespass, Amazon stuns NY and pulls out of planned HQ2, AOC shows her brilliant accounting skills in her reaction to the Amazon HQ2 news,

6am hour -- Trump emergency declaration expected in one hour, Jussie Smollet update complicates his claim about being attacked by pro-Trump thugs in Chicago at 2am, the battle begins over snow make up days for Puget Sound school districts, Alan Dershowitz vs.

Clint Johnson is a non-fiction writer and historian living in the mountains of North Carolina with his wife and pets. He is a journalism graduate of the University of Florida. He has written for scores of newspapers, magazines and trade publications. Since 1996 Clint has written more than a dozen non-fiction books including his latest: TIN CANS & GREYHOUNDS.

Kirby talks about the podcasts we have posted online and why they are interesting, callers weigh in on the snow vs rain debate and Dr. Alex Berezow talks about how bad Diet Coke is for you.

We hear from a local auto body shop owner about how the homeless camps have impacted his business, we learn about the origin of the name of the band the B-52's Max Nelson- Director of Labor Policy at the Freedom Foundation on the lawsuit they filed today.

The winter storms and Kirby prays for rain, updates on the McCabe story and Dr. Alex Berezow talks about a promising study out of Mexico where scientists think they have a cure for HPV.

Security concerns are sparked after men found cleaning knives and possibly selling drugs at the Bellevue WA library branch, some Puget Sound libraries have been magnets for misbehavior and crime in recent years, these cases serve as a warning for Bellevue leaders as King County seems to tolerate this drug vagrancy behavior in Seattle.

8am hour -- remembering the lives lost 1 year ago at MSD HS in Parkland FL, the security lessons and concerns to know from the mass murder that killed 17, an Everett WA grandma calls 911 to report her grandson with a school shooting plot, should the grandson receive a lighter sentence now or throw the book at him?

6am hour -- National Guard deployed to East King County for snow access and clearing, Seattle City Councilman faces the music and announces he won't run for re-election, Gov. Inslee tries to justify an income tax because of the homeless crisis that Seattle Democrats have perpetuated, some useful background on southern US border wall and fencing,

7am hour -- Valentine's musical tribute, the attempt in the WA Legislature to undermine Three Strikes you're out, El Nino weather is just ahead for the NW but it will be a weak El Nino system,TV actor Jussie Smollett vents frustration about people not believing that he was attacked in allegedly racially motivated beating in Chicago two weeks ago, why Smollett is forgetting about the "E" word, Gov.

Dr. Warren Farrell has been chosen by the Financial Times as one of the world’s top 100 thought leaders, and by the Center for World Spirituality (in 2011) as one of the world’s spiritual leaders. His books are published in over 50 countries, and in 15 languages. His latest book is "The Boy Crisis".

Average Americans defending their 2nd Amendment rights, Seattle City Councilmember Mike O'Brien says he is not running again and why grandiose schemes like "Medicare for all" are flawed.

The problems with Airbus vs Boeing, we hear about the struggle to get out of neighborhoods with tons of snow and are Americans really falling behind on their car payments?

An issue close to John Carlson's heart: the 'Three Strikes, You're Out' law; a Democratic State Senator from Tacoma wants to under cut the Three Strikes law for anyone convicted to life in prison without possibility of parole, the very narrow escape hatch that was written in to the Three Strikes law, why the accountability was incorporated into the escape hatch for some Three Strike offenders, a story about a Three Strikes offender who--behind bars--warned fellow inmates to to avoid his fate.

7am hour -- CA's uber liberal governor just canceled the high speed rail line between SF and LA after it doubled in cost to $64 billion, the CA decision on canceling high speed rail should give a boost to reining in Sound Transit 3's $54 billion price tag, TX. Sen.

6am hour -- Senate Committee says no proof of Trump/Russian collusion and even Democrats have to concede the conclusion, MSNBC airs report that committee found no proof of Trump/Russian collusion, Bethel School District (near Spanaway) $443 million bond is passing after 1st round of tabulations,

The sad state of affairs for the Venezuelan people-some have turned to selling themselves to feed their families, Washington Policy Center's Jason Mercier on how Governor Inslee is using the snow events to drum up more taxes and This Day in History.

Kirby laments about the snow and vows to never complain about the rain again (we shall see! ) we learn from Dr. Alex Berezow during our "Real Science" segment and callers recommend great cars for driving in snow.

An 88-year-old man who fired a gun in a confrontation on a Seattle bus will now have an extreme protection order against him to prevent him from getting any more firearms. Also, Miami college students decide they don't like the Green New Deal after the find out what it will do in 10 years.

8am hour -- GUEST: publisher, author and former Republican US presidential candidate, Steve Forbes, analyzes last night's announced Congressional deal on border security to avoid another gov't shutdown, why Trump should consider accepting this deal, why a trade deal next month (or two) with China will benefit Trump presidency even more, what to do with the deficit and the national debt,GUEST: the energy editor at DailyCaller. com, Michael Bastach reports that Gov.

We open the phone lines up to get your weather reports. Kirby talks about Elizabeth Warren and white privilege. The insect population is plummeting! Let's talk about the Democrats - do you know thatBeto O'Rourke wasn't his birth name? Do you know why it was changed? And why do Dems think that Socialism is "biblical"? Is it just envy for the rich?

More on the circus in Virginia plus This Day in History, including celebrating Whitney Houston and the anniversary ofGarry Kasparov beating chess computer Deep Blue. Kirby replays the latest weather update from KOMO 4 Meteorologist Abby Acone and talks about the latest with Empire actorJussie Smollett; did he turn his phone over to cops?

Two great guests this hour: KOMO 4 Meteorologist Abby Acone gives us an update on the snowy weather and Traffic Queen Tama Fulton talks about the impacts on the evening commute. Are the Democrats imploding? Kirby shares a few different examples about how they are. Kirby also talks about what people perceive to be shirking tax returns and a lesson in economics with stores being out of snow shovels and ice melt. And is it an end of an era?

Trump's approval rating hits a two year high this morning according to new data, some possible reasons for this incremental increase for Trump, a. ) the temporary end of the gov't shutdown, b. ) strong State Of The Union address, c. ) his ability to communicate with most Americans rather than the Beltway insiders; American optimism about personal finances hits 16 year high and approaches the all-time US high during the Dot-com Boom.

8am hour -- GUEST: UW Atmospheric Sciences professor, Cliff Mass, says around 1pm today the warm front hits central Puget Sound and that means rain tonight, the on-going political chess match involving the VA governor's 1984 yearbook black face controversy. NY Sen. Gillibrand vows to end private health insurance, the faux drafts of the controversial Green New Deal that were released in the days before last week's official announcement by AOC.

7am hour -- two Democratic Congresswomen faced with anti-Semitism for their inflammatory comments about Israel/Jews, the nanny state could take on a whole new meaning in WA with new proposed legislative bill, GUEST: St. Sen. Shelly Short talks about the "Welcome to Washington Baby Act"(SB 5683 and HB 1771 ) which appears to be a ruse for state officials to check your home for firearms, Mike Rowe points the way to get a good job and avoid a mountain of student-loan debt.

6am hour -- most snow in one week in the last 70 years around Puget Sound, keep an eye on Amy Klobuchar 2020 Presidential campaign, extremism of the Green New Deal exposed in FAQ sheets and AOC has to back pedal, which brings us to Gov. Inslee's new push for high speed rail between Vanc. BC and Seattle, MN Senator Amy Klobuchar announces 2020 Presidential campaign, Seattle transplant comically rips Seattleites for their over-reaction to snow, NY Sen.

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Kirby talks about the crisis in Venezuela with listeners, shares his DNA test findings and gets a snowstorm update from KOMO News Meteorologist Abby Acone.

Kirby talks about the Green New Deal, does the latest edition of History Mystery and Brian Chandler from the Union Gospel joins Kirby to discuss the options for the homeless during the cold weather.

Kirby talks about the snow that started falling in the Seattle area around noon, takes listeners suggestions on what to do while stuck in your house, and discusses the second woman accusing Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax of sexual assault.

The Green New Deal and the unrealistic ambition of freshman socialist/Democratic Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the myopic mania of Democrats to tax the wealthy, what the socialist/Democrats (like Kshama Sawant in Seattle along with new Congressional members) don't comprehend about the wealthy shielding their taxable income/assets, how excessive (local) government spending provides tax shelters for the wealthy due to the necessity of tax-free municipal bonds.

8am hour -- UW sophomore died from pulmonary embolism which led to her fall on campus, Jeff Bezos goes public with e-mail extortion attempt by National Enquirer publisher, RIP to a humanitarian (and baseball) legend Frank Robinson, AOC in her own words is even more convoluted as she tries to lobby for the Green New Deal, the Green New Deal also promises to take care of you if you don't want to work, lots of Flintstones memes popping up in response to AOC's Green New Deal.

7am hour -- GUEST: Spokane Co. Sheriff, Ozzie Knezovich, discusses the legal (and constitutional) gray area of I-1639, snow is already falling in Snohomish County, shoppers in King County cleared out a lot of grocery store shelves in advance of today's snow, its not as bad as the New Coke blunder (from the 1980s) but Diet Coke is being ridiculed for an in-flight marketing move with Delta Airlines,

6am hour -- snow preparation and precaution, update on the surprising death of a UW sophomore walking on campus, the Green New Deal is both funny and sad, Alexandria Ocasio Cortez's (AOC) justification for Green New Deal is hypocritical and she proves it on radio,#GreenNewDisaster emerging as an antidote on Twitter to AOC Green New Deal, EVs might be great in warmer climes but how will they replace fossil fuel vehicles in the frigid mid-west winters?

Kirby talks with David P. Goldman-he is president of Macrostrategy LLC, a financial consulting firm. He writes the "Spengler" column for Asia Times Online and the "Spengler" blog at PJ Media, and is the author of How Civilizations Die (and Why Islam is Dying Too) (Regnery).

We have the local weather 'expert' Cliff Mass join us to talk snow-he is a professor of Atmospheric Sciences at the University of Washington and Kirby's guest this hour is Lorraine Varela part of the staff behind "Unplanned"- a 2019 American film written and directed by Chuck Konzelman and Cary Solomon, based on the autobiographical book of the same name by Abby Johnson.

Kirby shares a crazy story about how people want to replace planes with trains, KOMO Meteorologist Scott Sistek stops by to give an update on the snow storm we are expecting and in Real Science with Dr. B-the possible population crisis.

New poll from Crosscut. com shows how Seattle city council incumbents are in trouble, the city council's disapproval rating is high and trust levels are low, what this means for reasonable political change in Seattle. Also, Ann Coulter advice for Trump on his approach to border security, don't make it political, make it about security.

8am hour -- Michelle Obama and music legend Bob Seger may be unhappy with Tacoma weather this weekend, Spokane Co. 's Sheriff says he's received a death threat over his reaction to gun control law I-1639, (Senators) Cory Booker vs. Ted Cruz on Constitutional knowledge, a UW sophomore dies after a freak accident falling near Drumheller Fountain.

7am hour -- an important warning about lakes and ponds amid the current Puget Sound cold snap and looming snow, a life lesson about economics and compassion involving a restaurant sandwich shop. GUEST: WPC Todd Myers addresses continuing fracking complaints from NW enviros and then he uncovers the disturbing response a UW whale researcher gave him about trying to save orca whales, an Elizabeth Warren (musical) Update.

6am hour -- Michelle Obama's big Tacoma Dome book event is in jeopardy because of pending snow fall tomorrow, a UW student dies after a horrible fall on campus, what is going on in Virginia?

Stories about Reagan and a mystery is solved by one of our listeners, we are all waiting to hear more about a possible huge snow storm and we learn about average Americans that defend themselves.

With the latest information on the 405/167 tolls our guest this hour isMariya Frost-the Director of the Coles Center for Transportation at Washington Policy Center.

7am hour -- Trump slams socialism while discussing Venezuela in State Of The Union speech, some Democratic responses from Stacey Abrams (sounding a lot like Bernie Sanders), new CNN poll is almost identical to last hour's CBS poll showing how big the approval rating is for Trump's SOTU speech, according to a WaPo reporter Speaker Pelosi was grinding her teeth during SOTU last night,

6am hour -- President Trump urges Congress and America to choose greatness,serious snow is in the forecast for Friday into Saturday,CBS News poll shows a lot of support for Trump's speech and his plan on border security, let's get to the Trump speech highlights like legal immigration and border security, Gov.

A 100 mile per hour chase ends in a standoff with police and makes a mess of traffic in the sound end, strict anti abortion laws possible for a certain state and Dr B discusses how the world might actually run out of people.

Kirby's guest is Tyler Merritt the CEO of Nine Line clothing-he talks about how their ad was rejected from the Super bowl and Kirby ponders what will be discussed during the State of the Union tonight.

We get an update on the incoming cold and wintry weather from KOMO Reporter Ryan Harris, Kent Mayor Dana ralph joins us to discuss zoning and the issues between Sound Transit and Dick's Drive in and Dr. Alex Berezow gives us the latest from the world of science.