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Murders continue to climb--up 16%--in WA for 2022 compared to 2021. KVI's John Carlson examines the newly released 2022 crime stats released by the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs. 2022 resulted in the highest number of WA murders since data has been collected going back to 1980, police staffing across WA went down in 2022 as the state population rose by nearly 100K people, how Seattle politicians and Gov. Jay Inslee are connected to this steady rise in violent crime and property crime across WA.

The Wall Street Journal reports that your turkey sandwich today is drastically different and full of more calories than it was a generation ago in America. Also, the surprising stats regarding the MLB All-Star Game Home Run Derby last night at T-Mobile Park in Seattle.

When is the optimal time for Biden to drop out of the race? // Law enforcement agencies across the region are working together to maximize public safety during the MLB All-Star Week in Seattle // Biden says he is sending cluster bombs to Ukraine because they are 'running out of ammunition' // Left-wing media seethes over success of anti-child trafficking film Sound of Freedom // Murders, violent crimes hit all-time highs in Washington in 2022, crime report says // GUEST: David Hunt from Hunt Auctions joins Ari to talk about the fantastic Babe Ruth pieces in this years MLB All Star Game live auction on display at Lumen Field Event Center // GUEST: Todd Myers returns with a follow up on our great debate about gas prices here in Washington // Ari and Mike review Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One // GUEST: Representative JT Wilcox

Ari and Mike have an early review of Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One, In Theatres Jul 12, 2023

In Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) and his IMF team embark on their most dangerous mission yet: To track down a terrifying new weapon that threatens all of humanity before it falls into the wrong hands. With control of the future and the fate of the world at stake, and dark forces from Ethan's past closing in, a deadly race around the globe begins. Confronted by a mysterious, all-powerful enemy, Ethan is forced to consider that nothing can matter more than his mission – not even the lives of those he cares about most.

6am hour -- new 2022 crime stats for WA are being released later today, candid talk about inherent advantatges from a South Korean trans athlete, a new poll says Black Americans support the SCOTUS ruling to halt racial preferences in university admissions, remains of a US WWII naval pilot finally recovered after 6 independent investigations to find him in Pacific Ocean.

7am hour -- GUEST: WA initiative sponsor and organizer Brian Heywood is launching a "6 pack" of initiatives for signature gathering, for more info on the petitions go to www.LetsGoWA.com", a "freedom fest" event is being planned in late July for the Redmond WA area, KVI's interview with newly confirmed WA gubernatorial candidate Dave Reichert and the "opportunities" Reichert sees to win over Democratic voters, the priceless political reaction from a US Senate Republican over the reported cocaine found inside the White House.

8am hour -- the push back on non-binary nomenclature for women's sexual organs coming from a cancer care charity, "erasure of female language" is "loathsome", a compare and contrast of political Trojan horses in Seattle/WA politics,

a trans role-model from South Korea that should be admired for recent comments after a competitive bicycle race, complaining about recent SCOTUS ruling on forgiving student loan debt backfires badly for a high-profile NY attorney , new movie "Sounds of Freedom" grosses $40 million in first week at the box office.

GUEST: WA initiative sponsor and organizer Brian Heywood reports that new polling in heavily Democratic Puget Sound counties are getting 65-80% support--like the WA police pursuit law reforms, the "sneaky tax" on carbon approved by Gov. Jay Inslee, the effort to repeal Inslee's LTC payroll tax program, an initiative that gives parents information about what their children are being taught or told about sexual/gender identity, for more information go to the campaign website: "letsgowa.com", a July 29th "freedom fest" in Redmond WA is being planned with more specifics to be announced shortly.

Cocaine found in the White House was in a different location than previously reported, sources say; Federal prosecutors are filing charges against a Kirkland man found with twenty-thousand fentanyl pills and other drugs in his car in the parking lot of Seattle's Cleveland High School // GUEST: Dawn Land with R 101 to reverse SB5599 law on preventing parents from knowing about gender affirming decisions and/or medical care by minor child // GUEST: Lars Larson // Ketanji Brown Jackson made 'mathematically absurd claim' on Black newborns; All-Star Week is underway in Seattle and yesterday city crews mobilized to finish cleaning streets in SODO next to the stadiums. Now, the area is cleared and "no-parking" signs are up. But there are concerns on whether or not it will stay this way // Seattle hosts MLB All-Star events with affordable fan experiences at Capital One Play Ball Park; Some former Seattle Mariners have taken on the role of "ambassadors” for the game, including seven time All-Star, Edgar Martinez and A group of local little league baseball players and their families got a special preview of some of the All-Star Game festivities // Payrolls rose by 209,000 in June, less than expected, as jobs growth wobbles GUEST: Steve Moore joins John to discuss // Shootings and drive-bys have been terrorizing a neighborhood in South Seattle... and the people who live there say it's only getting worse // EXCLUSIVE: John is joined by candidate for Washington State governor, Dave Reichert and candidate for US Senate, Dr. Raul Garcia to talk about their respective platforms and why Washington state deserves better // UPS workers threaten a strike after contract talks break down // Where are King County’s homeless residents from? GUEST: Mike Solan, President Seattle Police Officers Guild joins John to discuss he details

EXCLUSIVE: John is joined by candidate for Washington State governor, Dave Reichert and candidate for US Senate, Dr. Raul Garcia to talk about their respective platforms and why Washington state deserves better

GUEST: Dawn Land with R 101 to reverse SB5599 law on preventing parents from knowing about gender affirming decisions and/or medical care by minor child. For more information, go to Reject5599.com

Where are King County’s homeless residents from? GUEST: Mike Solan, President Seattle Police Officers Guild joins John to discuss he details