What’s Trending: Democrats are trying to blame LA fires on climate change, but are quickly being exposed for their unpreparedness and incompetence in leadership. More and more small businesses are closing their doors as the minimum wage increases again. // LongForm: GUEST: UW Atmospheric Sciences professor Cliff Mass explains the conditions making the LA fires worse and how climate change has nothing to do with what’s happening. // Quick Hit: ICE Director Lechleitner: Under Our Current Resources, We Can’t Increase the Number of Deportations

What’s Trending: Education leaders and parents are urging the State to address the school funding crisis, but who put them in this spot in the first place? A 51 year old man is recovering after being attacked with a sword in the CID. Democrats are trying to blame the LA fires on climate change, but are quickly being exposed for their incompetence in how they’ve handled the situation. // Big Local: A man released from jail allegedly beat a Tacoma man to death with an air compressor on the day of his release. A small business in Lakewood was broken into for the second time in the past six months. And an Olympia father hopes his son’s overdose will serve as a cautionary tale for other parents. // You Pick the Topic: Jason goes through the newest products from CES 2025 and the lineup for Emerald City Comic Con 2025.

Washington Democrats have introduced a new law that would prohibit child care employers and other families from reporting illegal immigrants to the government. Commuters are facing an uptick in congestion as Amazon employees return to in-person work. Egg prices are skyrocketing due to the bird flu. // At least 6 people are confirmed dead after the Los Angeles county fires. Democrats are trying to blame the fires on climate change, and LA mayor Karen Bass refused to answer questions from reporters upon her return from Ghana. // The Seattle Times is suing the City of Seattle and SPD for putting public records requests on hold for extended periods.

What’s Trending: Mayor Harrell says Seattle police staffing levels are improving as more officers join the force, but it turns out the numbers aren’t as glamorous as they want you to believe. REI announced a round of layoffs in a desperate attempt to break even in 2024. And the Washington Post will cut back on about 4% of their workforce. // GUEST: Rep. Michael Baumgartner (R-Spokane) breaks down the debate on one big bill versus several smaller ones to pass the Trump agenda, plus he celebrates the passage of the Laken Riley Act and weighs in on whether or not we should acquire Greenland // Quick Hits: City of Tacoma is considering lifting the ban on psychedelics.

What’s Trending: Seattle homeless man arrested again in a park allegedly trying to dig for gold. Port of Seattle plans to use a new technology that will fine drivers who park on the side of the roadway at the airport. The left-wing media is already laying the groundwork to twist the positives in the economy cause by Trump and credit them to Biden. // Big Local: Suspect dead after dragging a police officer with their car during a routine traffic stop. The car crashed into Marysville Costco and burst into a ball of flames, the officer sustained minor injuries. Edmonds is seeking community input in their search for a new police chief. New Pierce County Sheriff Keith Swank has vowed to clean up streets, solve homelessness, and tackle violent crime with new strategies. And a woman in Marysville loses over $13,000 to a scam. // You Pick the Topic: New laws in Vietnam will reward citizens for reporting traffic offenders.

What’s Trending: WA Courts department is mandating staff watch a radical white supremacy documentary bashing the US. The Justice department announced today that they will be releasing one of the volumes written by Jack Smith on the Trump election denial case. According to the CDC, Washinton saw a 2,232% increase in whooping cough cases in 2024. // All of a sudden buying Greenland has become a hot topic, but Jason explains why it is a lot less far fetched of an idea than most people think it is. And Canadian politicians aren’t taking kindly to Trump’s trolling. // A neurosurgeon weighs in on the Surgeon General’s new alcohol warning. And Costco will no longer be providing communal coffee grinders for customer use in their stores.

What’s Trending: After lying about his military service, Dem. Representative Clyde Shavers is pushing an AI transparency bill to repair his image. The Mayor’s new “20 year housing plan” is ill-prepared and sparking outrage from many Seattle residents. Trump has vowed to ‘make the FBI great again’ after they have lost the trust of the American people. // LongForm: GUEST: Dave Workman (Second Amendment Foundation) on the latest anti-gun bill making life harder for CCL holders. // Quick Hit: Trump vows “All hell will break loose” if American hostages are not released by Hamas before arrives in office.

What’s Trending: What the Transit Union is trying to do to make sure Sean Yim, the bus driver who was stabbed on the job, didn’t die in vain. Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced today that the media conglomerate will be making major changes as it pertains to their fact-checking and censorship policies and practices. US Fish and Wildlife is issuing a $20,000 reward for information about each of three recent wolf poachings in Washington State. // Big Local: KREM in Spokane published a story trying to help the NAACP of Spokane find individuals in alleged KKK attire, but there seems to be more to the story that we’re not being told. Meanwhile, Mercer Island leaders condemn racist vandalism at middle school. And a Seattle Times article vilifies the city of Everett over homeless cleanup. // The new Surgeon General warning on alcohol has Americans in a tizzy. Jason breaks down what the warning really means and the real health effects caused by consuming alcohol.