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>> FROM MTN NEWS THAT SAYS MONTANA THIS MORNING. >> GOOD MORNING AND WELCOME BACK TO MONTANA THIS MORNING. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR JOINING US ON THIS FRIDAY. AUGUST 1ST TIME, HAILEY MONACO HERE WITH MILLER ROBSON. GOOD MORNING. MILLION MORNING HALEY. HAPPY FRIDAY. TGIF, EVERYONE. FIRST DAY OF CRAZY AND YEAH. WELL, PRETTY TYPICAL WEATHER WE’RE LOOKING FOR FOR THE NEXT 7 DAYS TO TAKE A STEP BACK IN TIME AGAIN, JUST TAKE IT OUT OF THE SUNRISE THIS MORNING. LOOK AT THAT BEAUTIFUL TACTIC LIKE A PAINTING IN THE SKY YESTERDAY. HIGH HIT 85. SO LITTLE BIT BELOW THE NORM. BUT WE’RE GOING TO TRY TO GET BACK TO SEASONAL OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. SOME AREAS MAY EVEN HAVE A CHANCE TO SEE SOME 90’S OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS ARE LOW. 61 YESTERDAY, RIGHT ON TARGET. >> TOP GUEST YESTERDAY AT THE AIRPORT. 27 MILES AN HOUR. NO MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION HERE IN BILLINGS YESERDAY. BUT WE DID HAVE SOME STORMS ROLL THROUGH. I KNOW LIVINGSTON HAD A GUST OF 62 MILES AN HOUR, SPRINGDALE GUST TO 55 NORTHERN GARFIELD COUNTY HAD REPORTS OF GOLF BALL-SIZED HAIL AND BROADWATER COUNTY OUTSIDE OF OUR VIEWING AREA. BUT AROUND FIVE-THIRTY LAST NIGHT, LAW ENFORCEMENT SAID THEY HAD THE POSSIBILITY OF A FUNNEL CLOUD BEING WITNESS TO. NO, NOT WEATHER HIT THE GROUND UP. A VERY INTERESTING AND UNFORTUNATELY, WE ARE STILL IN THIS UNSTABLE PATTERN. SO WE STILL HAVE A CHANCE TO SEE SOME SEVERE WEATHER TODAY FOR THE MONTH WHERE THE HOLE. BUT FOR THE YEAR WE’RE LOOKING REALLY GOOD. LATEST DROUGHT MONITOR WILL SHOW YOU THAT LATER ON THIS DO HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF RAIN DOWN ON THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE STATE DOWN TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF WYOMING. TEMPERATURES THS MORNING, WE’RE IN THE ANYWHERE FROM 40 50 TO 60’S WEST TO EAST. RIGHT NOW HERE IN BILLINGS WERE SITTING AT 63 DEGREES. SO THE TEMPERATURES DROPPED ABOUT 6 DEGREES SINCE WE CAME ON THE AIR WINDS OUT OF SOUTHWEST AT ABOUT 10 MILES AN HOUR. HUMIDITY AT ABOUT 58%. SO PRETTY SEASONAL WITH OUR TEMPERATURES MOVING FORWARD. A CHANCE OF SEVERE STORMS THIS AFTERNOON THIS EVENING. KIND OF A BROKEN RECORD SAYING THAT OVER AND OVER AGAIN, WE’RE IN THAT PATTERN WILL TALK ABOUT THAT FOR YOU COMING THANKS, MILLER. >> WE BEGIN THIS MORNING WITH A 16 YEAR-OLD BOY WHO HAS BEEN ARRESTED AFTER ALLEGEDLY MAKING SHOOTING PLANS AGAINST A SCHOOL AND CHURCH BILLINGS. POLICE RESPONDED YESTERDAY MORNING AROUND 7.30, TO THE 3200 BLOCK OF ROSEBUD DRIVE FOR SUSPICIOUS CALL ONCE ARRIVING ON SCENE OFFICERS AND DETECTIVES WERE ABLE TO LOCATE THE TEEN AND DETERMINED THAT THE THREATS WERE CREDIBLE. IT IS NOT CLEAR WHICH SCHOOL IN WHICH CHURCH WHERE THE TARGETS OF THE THREATS, BUT POLICE DO SAY BOTH ARE IN THE BILLINGS AREA. THE 16 YEAR-OLD SUSPECT IS FACING A POSSIBLE CHARGE OF FELONY INTIMIDATION AND IS BEING HELD AT YOUTH SERVICES. A NORMAL AFTERNOON QUICKLY TURNED FRIGHTENING FOR BILLINGS MOTHER AND SHE’S NOW SENDING A WARNING TO ALL PARENTS AND HER YOUNG SON WAS RIDING HIS BIKE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN HE SAYS A VAN APPROACHED WITH A MAN INSIDE THAT HE DID NOT KNOW THE BOY RAN INSIDE, BUT THE SEEN SENT FEAR INTO HIS MOTHER THINKING HOW DIFFERENTLY IT COULD HAVE TURNED OUT HANNAH PEDEFERRI HAS MORE ON THIS SCARY SITUATION. >> 6. >> MASON SHELTON IS JUST LIKE ANY OTHER 9 YEAR-OLD SON HIS BIKE RIGHT OUTSIDE THE HOUSE. NATHAN LIFE THAT HAD IF HE COULD GO OUTSIDE LIGHTED BY PLAY AROUND YOU’RE NOT A PROBLEM. BUT WHAT HAPPENED WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON HAD THIS BILLINGS MOM FRANTIC. THAT’S BECAUSE A MAN ASKED HER SON FOR HELP AND WAS IN THEIR DRIVEWAY ASKING MASON FOR DIRECTIONS. STAG CAN SHOW MORE POOR. >> TINY PENA PARK AT THE TIME HIS MOM, AMBER YOUNG, WAS WAITING FOR GROCERIES TO BE DELIVERED AT VEHICLE. >> AND THEN DARK BLUE VAN AN UNKNOWN GUY AND MY FRIEND STANDING NEXT TO IT WHEN SHE SAW HER SON, SHE SPRANG INTO ACTION TO GO GET MY SHOES. I CAN GO TALK TO THE SKY. >> BY THE TIME I GOT MY SHOOTING GOT OUTSIDE. THE GUY HAD SPED AROUND THE CORNER DOWN AT THE END MY WHOLE HERE, AMBER, THEM BEGAN ASKING HER SON ALL KINDS OF QUESTIONS. THIS GUY DID A FINE TODAY. ANY BETTER. >> SHE SAYS SHE STARTED THINKING ABOUT WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED >> BUT IMMEDIATELY PUT ME IN MY MIND COME A TIME. PICK MY CHILD LIKE WHAT THEY DID, TAKE THEM WHAT THEY TRIED TO FORCE COME IN THE VEHICLE. WHERE WOULD MY CHILD SHE CALLED THE POLICE TO LET THEM KNOW WHAT HAPPENED AND THEN REMINDED HER SON WHY HE NEEDS TO BE CAREFUL WITH STRANGERS. >> MUCH IF YOU WANT TO HELP AND BE A NICE PERSON, IT CAN GO SOUTH. BAILEY’S KNOWINGLY NOW THE MOTHER TAKING AN EXTRA STEP FOR SAFETY THAT WE’RE GOING TO GET SECURITY 5TH AND EXPRESSING GRATITUDE THAT IT DIDN’T TURN OUT DIFFERENTLY. HE >> HARMED. >> THAT WITH VERY SCARY SITUATION COULD HAVE GOT VERY BILLINGS, HANNAH PEDEFERRI MTN NEWS. >> HANNAH, THANK YOU. SEVERAL BILLINGS RESTAURANTS IN DOWNTOWN HAVE CLOSED SINCE THE PANDEMIC CAN WITH THE FAMOUS PRIME STEAKHOUSE BUFFALO BLOCK. NOW BEING THE NEWEST ONE TO ANNOUNCE A FINAL DAY OF AUGUST. 30TH. THE RESTAURANT HAS BEEN OPEN SINCE 2019 AFTER THE WRECKS CLOSED IN 2017. THE RESTAURANT IS OWNED BY THE LARSON FAMILY WHO SAY THEY WERE INSPIRED BY THE ATMOSPHERE OF DOWNTOWN BILLINGS. >> I ALWAYS THOUGHT IT WOULD BE NICE TOO. HAVE A GOOD. REALLY TOP AND STATE CALLS BILLINGS. IT WAS A LITTLE BIT BIGGER PROJECTS AND WE THOUGHT WE DID IT. WE DID IT FIRST PLACE. IT’S LOT AWAY. AND THEY’RE JUST WE WANTED TO BE THE FIRST PLACE. >> THE FAMILY SAYS THEY ARE SHUTTING DOWN DUE TO FINANCIAL REASONS. THE MAGIC CITY IS TURNING INTO THE MUSIC CITY. DOZENS OF YOUNG MUSICIANS FROM ALL OVER THE STATE. GET READY FOR THIS YEAR’S MONTANA YOUTH SYMPHONY PERFORMANCE IN BILLINGS AND MTN 7 WE’LL ITS IN TALKS TO 2 MUSICIANS LEADING THEIR GROUPS IN THE ORCHESTRA. >> I WITNESSED ROSIE WISE HAS BEEN PLAYING SINCE SHE WAS 3 YEARS OLD. >> THE STORY GOES THAT MY FATHER LEARNED ABOUT THIS. THIS THANKFUL TO METHOD AND IT’S LIKE ALL OF YOU COOL. AND THAT HERE, YOU KNOW, YESTERDAY, REALLY OUR KIDS. AND THEN HE HEARD THAT YOU SHOULD START YOUR TO. AND SO THEN HE WAS LIKE, OH, NO, ALREADY TOO LATE RIGHT TO IT. BUT WE GOT STARTED IN A 3 AND AND YEAH, THAT’S I TOOK OFF WITH IT. WISE HAVE A LONG LIST OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDING PLAYING IN THE NATIONAL YOUTH ORCHESTRA. >> WHERE JOSHUA BELL WAS A SOLO BLAST. I JOKED THAT THAT WAS LIKE THE PEAK OFY CAREER WHEN I WAS BUT YOU CAN ADD ANOTHER ACCOMPLISHMENT TO THE LIST AT THE AGE OF 28. SHE IS NOW THE CONCERTMASTER FOR THIS YEAR’S MONTANA YOUTH SYMPHONY, WHICH WILL BE PERFORMING ON 60 MUSICIANS. IT’S THE LARGEST GROUP, THE YOUTH SYMPHONY HAS EVER FEATURED. EVEN THOUGH WHITES RESIDES IN BOISE, IDAHO, SHE CONSIDERS BILLINGS HER HOMETOWN. I BOUGHT A YEAR AGO. I MOVED TO BOISE. >> BUT I STILL PLAY WITH DOING SOMETHING. I’M JUST BECAUSE A MASTER OF THE BANKS THING. SO ONCE A MONTH I FLY OVER FROM BOISE WHILE THE CONCERT WILL BE HELD IN BILLINGS MUSICIANS COME FROM ALL OVER THE STATE TO BE A PART OF IT. >> INCLUDING ONE SOLOIST FROM HELENA >> CHARLES SNOWMEN WON HIS DIVISION IN THE BIENNIAL YOUNG ARTIST COMPETITION IN JANUARY, WHICH LED HIM TO GETTING SELECTED FOR A TONE. SYMPHONY. >> NERVE WRACKING SOMETIMES, BUT IT’S A BEAUTIFUL PIECE AND I CAN’T WAIT TO PERFORM CHARLES STILLMAN HAS PLAYED THE CELLO FOR ALMOST 10 YEARS SINCE HE WAS IN 4TH GRADE. I JUST FELL IN LOVE AND LOVE THE CELLO. I LOVED EVERYTHING ABOUT SYMPHONY MUSIC JUST INSPIRED ME SO MUCH. HE SAYS PLAYING ALONGSIDE HIS AMBITIOUS PEERS, WHICH RANGE FROM AGES 16 TO 30. >> HAS BEEN AN INCREDIBLE EXPERIENCE. IT’S REALLY, REALLY INSPIRING TO PERFORM WITH. >> PEOPLE WHO HAVE ALREADY GONE OFF TO COLLEGE PEOPLE THAT ARE STILL IN HIGH SCHOOL, PEOPLE THAT ARE EVEN IN GRADUATE SCHOOL. >> IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO WATCH THESE 2 MUSICIANS PERFORM ON SUNDAY WITH THE SYMPHONY, YOU CAN FIND DETAILS ABOUT TICKETS ON KTVQ.COM IN BILLINGS. VANESSA, WILLARD, MTN NEWS. >> VANESSA, THANK YOU FOR YOUR REPORTING. TURNING TO WASHINGTON THIS MORNING, IT’S A FULL DAY FOR THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION. WHITE HOUSE REPRESENTATIVES ARE SURVEYING THE HUMANITARIAN CRISIS IN GAZA. MEANWHILE, PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP UNVEILED NEW TARIFFS HIS AUGUST FIRST TRADE NEGOTIATION DEADLINE HAS COME AND GONE NOW ON AUGUST, 7TH. THE U.S. IS PREPARING TO SLAP HIGHER TARIFFS ON DOZENS OF COUNTRIES YET TO MAKE A DEAL. JARED HILL HAS THE LATEST. >> THE WHITE HOUSE, PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP IS PUSHING THE TRADE WAR TO NEW HEIGHTS MAKING OUR COUNTRY A VERY RICH AND RESPECTED AGAIN SOON. 50 1% TARIFFS ON GOODS FROM BRAZIL, A 20% TAX ON TAIWANESE PRODUCTS. AND WITH A NEW EXECUTIVE ORDER, HIGHER TARIFFS WILL KICK IN ON THURSDAY FOR DOZENS OF NATIONS THAT HAVE YET TO STRIKE A NEW TRADE AGREEMENT WITH THE U.S. ARGUING TRADE DEFICITS POSE AN UNUSUAL AND EXTRAORDINARY THREAT TO NATIONAL SECURITY ACCLAIM. A NUMBER OF SMALL BUSINESSES ARE CHALLENGING IN THE COURTS. CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS ARE POUNCING. SO WHAT IS THIS CHAOS? OUR BUSINESSES ARE SMALL BUSINESSES ARE MEDIUM SIZED. BUSINESSES ARE LARGE. BUSINESSES NEED SOME DEGREE OF CERTAINTY. NEW TARIFFS ON MEXICO AND CHINA ON HOLD. >> BUT CANADA CAUGHT IN THE CROSSHAIRS. THE WHITE HOUSE HIKING LEVEES TO 35% ON GOODS. NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXISTING U.S. MEXICO AND CANADA TRADE DEAL. THE PRESIDENT YESTERDAY SUGGESTED CANADA’S DECISION TO RECOGNIZE PALESTINIAN STATEHOOD COULD HAMPER OR TALKS. CANADA’S PRIME MINISTER WROTE HE WAS DISAPPOINTED. MEANWHILE, TODAY A WHITE HOUSE DELEGATION IS VISITING GAZA TO ASSESS THE WORSENING HUMANITARIAN CRISIS FIRSTHAND. THE SPECIAL ENVOY AND AMBASSADOR WILL BRIEF THE PRESIDENT IMMEDIATELY AFTER THEIR VISIT TO APPROVE A FINAL PLAN FOR FOOD. >> AND A DISTRIBUTION INTO THE REGION IN GAZA. PALESTINIAN SCRAPED THROUGH DIRT BATTLING FOR FOOD AS ISRAELI MILITARY OFFICIALS TELL CBS NEWS THERE IS NO STARVATION IN GAZA. JARED HILL, CBS NEWS. >> THE WHITE HOUSE SAYS THE U.S. DELEGATION HAD A PRODUCTIVE MEETING WITH ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU YESTERDAY FO