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Shooter at Houston megachurch had lengthy criminal history including weapons charges, police say - AR-15 had 'Palestine' sticker, anti-Semitic writings recovered, police say; Kirby breaks down what’s happening in Eagle Pass, Texas // Was Palestine never not free? Kirby breaks down some of the history of the region // Was Biden not senile when he originally took those documents? // Maple Valley pot shop hit by thieves 4 times in 5 months // Is Taylor Swift a CIA operative at a fixed Super Bowl? // Legislative Republicans successfully protected the public from massive property tax and rental increases in Legislative Democrats' SB 5770 -the bill is dead! // 15-year-old shot and killed in Burien Sunday // Timed to Abraham Lincoln’s 125th birthday, Apple reveals a behind-the-scenes look of the widely anticipated true crime limited series “Manhunt” // Kirby gives advice on political campaign financing and how to avoid scams // Is Washington still able to be saved?

* Super Bowl 58's wild finish * the political fall-out of Pres. Biden avoiding a Super Bowl Sunday news interview * the one political ad during the Super Bowl * IDF rescues two Hamas hostages in a raid in Rafah * WA Democrats want to ban octopus farming before it even starts * a gentle suggestion for the Super Bowl half-time show producers * WA taxpayers win a big victory over the weekend in Olympia Legislature * KVI listeners helped with the Legislative victory * Bellevue Police intercept a suspected under-age sex trafficker from Federal Way * Seattle property taxes are 5th highest of any metro area in America * the astonishing legal rationale of not charging Pres. Joe Biden with mis-handling classified documents *

Is today the worst day of Joe Biden's presidency? As Biden responds to special counsel report on handling of classified documents // Apparently, the Stranger is fighting with KING 5 about their story about Minimum Wage for Gig Workers backfiring, blames corporations // Chuck Schumer plans congressional Kiev trip after anticipated approval of Ukraine war funds and Tucker Carlson interviewed Russian President Vladimir Putin // The View host Sunny Hostin who wants to force YOU to pay slavery reparations, despite finding out she’s the descendant of slave-owners // GUEST: Brandi Kruse joins Ari with an update on the insanity going on in Olympia during the legislative session // Since it's possible Gavin Newsom is going to be the Democrat nominee, look back at that time he got owned by Ron DeSantis on TV // New Allegations Against Boeing and Alaska Airlines. Attorney Mark Lindquist joins Ari to talk about how the Boeing 737 Max 9 “was a ticking bomb” // Fake News Friday, Lars Unleashed and does Joe Biden have a Hilary Clinton problem?

* Supreme Court hearing for Colorado blocking Trump on ballot does not go well for Colorado * political tongues are wagging about last night's Pres. Biden press conference * Puyallup Republican State Senator exposes government tax collection greed * it was a bad week for Pres. Biden * "battle royal" in Olympia Legislature over bill that would increase property taxes by counties under the auspice of paying for more first responders, police and fire * GUEST: Republican Senate Leader John Braun says SB 5770 will increase rents and mortgages for all Washingtonians * Democratic US Senator says the quiet part out loud about illegal aliens and the Democratic Party * economist, Steve Moore, examines the special counsel decision to NOT charge Pres. Biden with mishandling classified documents * GUEST: Sharyl Attkisson reports on the political twist in American language like "homeless" people being re-named "unhoused" and the word "taxes" being avoided in favor of "revenues" and how that impacts our political discourse *

No charges for Biden after Special Counsel probe into improper handling of classified documents - too senile to be prosecuted, apparently // SODO businesses threatened by persistent RV encampments despite safety promises // SCOTUS hears arguments on removing Trump from Colorado ballot // Tucker Carlson's interview with Vladimir Putin to air on Thursday evening // WA Dems move to drastically increase property taxes // Commissioner Rene Gonzalez stops using TriMet after allegedly being ‘accosted’ on MAX train // A therapist walked away from her job in mental health because she refused to approve gender transitions for teens. Tamara Pietzke joins Ari to tell her story // Join 570 KVI for the annual Alexander’s Hope Valentine’s Day Dash in support of organ donation awareness and the screening of youth for undiagnosed heart conditions in Redmond on Saturday, February 10, 2024! Bella Chaffey joins Ari to discuss the details // Mount Baker preschool begs Seattle to remove nearby encampment

* the willful ignorance of Seattle housing activists who want to impose a millionaire payroll tax for more subsidized affordable housing, flawed logic from a Seattle environmental writer and podcaster is so endemic of the political left--especially in Seattle--who don't understand basic economics, its been a helluva (embarrassing) week for Pres. Biden, "None Of The Above" has a big day at the Nevada primary, GUEST: Seattle City Attorney Ann Davison tackles the city's graffiti and organized retail theft problems, GUEST: US Senate candidate and ER doctor, Raul Garcia M.D. gives his plan to address both the demand side and supply side of the fentanyl crisis that incumbent Maria Cantwell has failed to fix, the double-digit enrollment drops in Bellevue schools after COVID restrictions and social justice activism in the classroom, US Rep. AOC says we need unlimited illegal immigration to keep Social Security solvent, GUEST: Alexander's Hope charity fun run organizer Bella Chaffey, invites KVI listeners to join in Bellevue this Saturday *

Senate tanks immigration, foreign aid spending package after GOP backlash against border provisions // Seattle ordinance intended to help app delivery workers is 'hurting' them // Nikki Haley loses Nevada primary to 'None of These Candidates' // Recording Academy CEO honors Oct 7 Nova music festival victims at 2024 Grammys // Bellevue residents slam officials for letting Hamas supporters take over streets // Portland struggles with increasing retail thefts // Rep. Travis Couture files bill to protect kids from fentanyl. He joins Ari to discuss the details // Kent Mayor Dana Ralph joins Ari to talk about two pieces of legislation after testifying for them // House Republicans speak out against bill to allow incarcerated murderers and rapists to serve as jurors, vote, run for office. Rep. Greg Cheney joins Ari to discuss the details

* Democrats join Republicans in unanimous votes on two 'get tough' crime bills in the WA Legislature * 4 month Gaza ceasefire proposed but all of the proposals which tend to reward Hamas hostilities * UW professor says Seattle Times climate agenda story is "fear mongering" * public vs. private school comparison in Bellevue WA * unstable soil will delay Sound Transit Light Rail opening in Federal Way by two more years to 2026 * numerous auto industry reports show how car makers are backing away from EVs in favor of hybrids which are more affordable * Black small business owners candidly say they were better off economically under Trump than Biden * the selective enforcement of law breaking by WA's Top Cop: AG Bob Ferguson *

City of Seattle will pay for 3-week hotel stay for Venezuelan refugees // Washington State Patrol to recommend charges against anti-Israel activists that blocked Seattle freeway // Joe Biden tells crowd he recently met with a French president who died in 1996 // Actress Gina Carano sues Disney for wrongful termination and 'millions in lost income' // Ari torches the Seattle Times over hit pieces over initiatives // Gavin Newsom is sending 120 California Highway Patrol officers to Oakland to crack down on 'alarming' crime surge // Congressman Adam Smith (D) joined the show to discuss if the US should continue funding UNRWA after a bombshell report revealed that 10% of the organization were Hamas members // Michigan jury finds school shooter's mother, Jennifer Crumbley guilty of involuntary manslaughter // BREAKING: 4 Republicans Vote Against Impeaching DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas // 35th District lawmakers frustrated after majority refuses to hear vital bill on sexually violent predators. Rep. Dan Griffey joins Ari to discuss the details

* RIP Toby Keith at 62 and his concert impact on the Tacoma area* the latest political agenda launched by The Seattle Times * Jeff Bezos reportedly selling $8+ billion of Amazon stock and the timing of the transaction should send a message to WA Democrats * Senate 'immigration' bill is cratering as Republicans withdraw support * Clallam Co. crashed car suspects flee when police arrive and leave behind two toddlers in the crashed vehicle * WSP refers criminal charges for six Gaza ceasefire protesters who blocked I-5 in Seattle * economics from people who don't understand economics * GUEST: UW Professor Cliff Mass says he's getting tired of setting the record straight about bogus and over-stated claims about Cascade snow pack and climate change agendas * solution for Seattle's on-going graffiti problems *