Thurston Co. Sheriff questions 'no bail' for accused 18 yr old car thief
An 18-yr-old stolen car and high speed chase suspect is given no bail by a Thurston County judge after two chases just outside Olympia. The Thurston Co. Sheriff candidly criticizes the judge for the no bail decision on the 18-yr-old suspect from Puyallup. The one thing KING 5 omitted from this story about the 18-yr-old suspected stolen car thief.
Seattle “streets have become the new asylums”
GUEST: digital journalist and homeless industrial complex watchdog, Jonathan Choe, tracks the court case today of a stabbing suspect on Seattle light rail who stabbed an Asian passenger 20 times in unprovoked attack, passengers had to intervene to stop the stabbing on the light rail train near Beacon Hill, how Seattle "streets have become the new (mental health) asylums".
Vivek Ramaswamy's Presidential chances
The two whole sale changes Vivek Ramaswamy would make to federal bureaucracy if he wins the 2024 US Presidential election, how the 38-year-old Ramaswamy will shape the 2024 campaign even though he most likely won't win the nomination, how Ramaswamy's predilection for the Monroe Doctrine (foreign policy) will be impossible to uphold.
Blue Beetle Movie Review
Is the latest DCEU movie woke? Ari's review of Blue Beetle might surprise you.
August 21, 2023 show
6am -- M's and Julio Rodriguez are on a tear right now changing the MLB playoff landscape, Trump's statisically stronger right now in the presidential campaign than he was in 2020, a total of 1063 Canadian wildfires burning as of Friday, a chemical company CEO speaks bluntly about innovation/carbon emissions and the economy, NY Times editorial guest (from Portland OR) says she'll be asking all prospective dates if they believe in and support climate change.
7am hour -- GUEST: candidate for US Senate, Raul Garcia M.D., talks COVID and what you need to know heading in to the fall months, Seattle Mariner breaks 123 year-old record with hitting hot-streak last week, an example of human gullibility and social media, Chewelah WA neighbors show powerful appreciation for all volunteer fire-fighting department, Seattle fatal mass shooting at hookah lounge kills 3 and wounds 6 with disturbing lack of info about any suspects being arrested for the killings.
8am -- what's the upside to Trump participating in this week's Presidential candidate debate with fellow Republicans, liberals love to roast Trump over honesty problems but over-look many Democrats (like Inslee, Schiff, Abrams or Biden) who like just as much as Trump does, GUEST: attorney Anne Bremner explains the legal odyssey that struck down a Milton WA murder conviction and turned it into a plea deal instead after a 25-year-old woman was shot and killed by an enraged ex-boyfriend, the story of a 110-year-old "super Centenarian" who gives advice for how to live a long life "Speak your mind and don't hold your tongue".
KVI question: will COVID masks comeback in 2023?
KVI's John Carlson and candidate for US Senate in Washington, Raul Garcia M.D., discuss the possibility that mask mandates could return in fall or winter of 2023/24 if COVID cases rise.
“I put it on the prosecution”: Pierce Co. murder plea deal frustrates legal analyst
GUEST: attorney Anne Bremner examines the murder prosecution in Pierce Co. of defendant Joshua Ellis who is accused of killing a 25-year-old former girlfriend, Wendi Traynor, in her Milton apartment in 2017 but his 2nd degree murder conviction was thrown out on appeal over a reference by the prosecuting attorney to the O.J. Simpson trial during jury selection. Now, Bremner explains, instead of a new trial, the Pierce County Prosecutor's office is pursuing a plea deal with Ellis in the domestic violence murder.
August 18, 2023: Biden believes America comes last
Donald Trump chooses Tucker Carlson interview over GOP debate on Fox News // The guy who set the homeless encampment on fire on Mercer is let go with no charges filed // FOIA of whose cocaine in WH denied // Boycott on Target seems to be working as bud light shows signs of coming back // Top destination for bay area California exodus? Seattle WA // Portland is so bad their public safety manager doesn’t live there // How you can help the police department // Fake news Friday // Can’t enact America first policy if you can't win // Lars Unleashed!
August 18, 2023 show
6am hour -- Lahaina and Maui residents are venting frustration at how state and federal officials are handling the initial response and now relief efforts following the catastrophic wildfire last week, not a lot of faith in blue-collar Scranton Joe Biden right now, M's JRod plays the sports hero in dramatic fashion, Bellevue drivers beware: weekend closure of 5-mile stretch on I-405 for culvert/salmon habitat fixes, why the M's are getting hot at the right time of the season.
7am hour -- the musical statement from a West Virginia singer who has gone viral this week with his song about frustration on economics/politics in America, how the song is a dedication to Appalachia and heartland America, "when are we going to fight for what's right again?" asks Oliver Anthony, progressives bitter with Biden Admin. over kids' climate case lawsuit and the US Constitution, our KVI commercials must be working because Seattle's not the least air-conditioned city in America anymore, more business woes for San Francisco as a luxury department store announces a closing, the NE Seattle Little League team is on a roll right now at the LL World Series in PA.
8am hour -- a Sno. Co. Sheriff's deputy is honored for saving 2 people from a Marysville house fire in June, three examples of political pushback on woke agendas, Gov. Inslee sued by legal watchdog over SB5599 preventing parents from being told if their minor child is seeking gender affirming care, Gov. Jay Inslee is a "fire denier",
GUEST: Salvation Army's Patrick McGinn, explains how listeners can donate to Lahaina/Maui fire victims relief fund,
GUEST: Stewart Yerton with the Hawaii news website "CivilBeat.org", reporting that a Hawaii state official in Maui refused to release water for Lahaina area fire until it was too late.
How to donate to Lahaina/Maui fire victim relief fund
Salvation Army relief fundraiser for Lahaina and Maui fire victims. KVI's John Carlson interviews Patrick McGinn,
The Salvation Army Emergency Disaster Services Director of Northern California, who explains how donations can be made right now at https://hawaii.salvationarmy.org/