Q2 Montana this Morning top stories with Victoria Hill 2-22-22

>> FROM MTN NEWS, THIS IS. MONTANA THIS MORNING. GOOD TUESDAY MORNING AS WE COME UP ON THE 5.30, I'M VICTORIA HILL. TO MONTANA THIS MORNING AND GOOD., >> MORNING TO OUR FRIEND. MILLER HERE WHO IS GOING TOBE, THAT IT'S IT'S COLD OUT THERE RIGHT NOW. BUT THE COLD AIR, REALLY IS SINKING INTO. THAT 'S GOING TO BE THE BIG WEATHER STORY TODAY. WIND CHILLS UP TO. 35. DON'T THAT IS REALLY CHILLY. AND GO ODNEWS IS THE DAYS LIKE THIS. IT'S INDOOR RECESS FOR THE THAT'S THAT'S, ALL THAT. GO OFF OF THE FEELS LIKE TEMPERATURE AND AS LONG. AS IT DOES THE ROW OR ABOVE, FEELS LIKE THEY GO OUTSIDE,. WHICH I'M A BIG WIN, BEEN, I'D BE LIK E., >> HAD RECESSED FOR ME. YEAH, YES, I'LL TELL YOU. AND. YESTERY,DA WHEN EVEN THE. COLDEST DAY YESTERDAY I WAS. OUTSIDE SCRAPING THE SNOW OFF, OFY MMY WRESTLING INJURY. STARTED TAKING HOME. I NEED COMPLETELY LOCKED UPN OME. OH, MY GOD HAD TO CRAWL INTO THE CAR LI KETHE HEATER GOING BEFORE KEY. I MEAN, WOW, I AM.. YES, I'M THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES YET THESE COLD. TEMPERATURES DO ALL SORTS STRANGE THINGS TO NOW, YOU, KNOW HOW TO TELL A FORECAST IF IT LOCKS UP. YEAH. ONE FOR. EXACTLY RIGHT. TAKE A LOOK., SOME TEMPERATURES OUT THERE. RIGHT NOW HERE IN BILLINGS. WE DO HAVE SOME SNOW COVERED, ROADS, SLICK ROADS AS WELL. SO PLEASE BE CAREFUL. AND BELOW FEELS LIKE 22 BELOW RIGHT NOW. ATTHE AIRPORT, WINDS OUT OF THE NORTHEAST AT ABOUT 5 MILES, AN HOUR. YOU CAN SEE A LOT OF THE AREA BELOW 0 WITH THE ACTUAL TEMPERATURES RIGHT NOW. LOOK AT THOSE WIND CHILLS, ALREADY. 22 BELOW AGAIN HERE. AND NOW YELLOWSTONE COUNTY, 32, BELOW IN LIVINGSTON FEELS LIKE 24 BELOW IN LEWISTOWN. 26. BELOW IN MILE CITY 6 BELOW IN, SHERIDAN. SO THAT'S REALLY GOING TO BE THE BIG STORY TOY DATHROUGH TONIGHT. THOSE. DEADLY WIND CHILLS. WE TALK ABOUT KEEPING OURSELVES NICE, AND WARM. BE SURE TO TAKE CARE. OF YOUR LIFE. STOCK AND BRING IN THE PETS. IT'S JUST GOING TO BE DANGEROUSLY COLD OUT THERE. BUT WE DO HAVE A WARM-UP COMI. NGBUT WHEN WE'LL. HAVE DETAILS OF THE FULL. FORECAST COMING UP FOR YOU., >> WE BEGIN THIS MORNING WITH NEWLY RELEASED VIDEO WHICH IS, SHUTTING LIGHT ON DETAILS, SURROUNDING AN INDECINT INVOLVING 2 OFF-DUTY LAW. ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS LAST. MONTH THAT LEFT ONE MAN IN THE. HOSPITAL WITH LIFE-THREATENING, INJURIES. HE'S USED. CASEY. CONL ONHAS MORE BILLINGS POLICE OFFICER MATT FRANCK IN. YELLOWSTONE COUNTY ERSHIFF'S, DEPUTY BRANDON SMART CAME OUT. OF THIS DOOR AT THE GRANDSTAND. SPORTS B ARAND CASINO. >> AROUND 12:45AM, ON. SATURD. AYJANUARY 15TH MOMENTS, LATER. 24 YEAR-OLD LOUIS DELGADO DROVE DOWN THIS. ALLEYWAY IN THE PARKING LOT AND YELLED AT THE 2 LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL AND A, 3RD MAN TOO. GET THE F OUT OF. THE WAY. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT WAS ALL CAUGHT ON THIS SECURITY CAMA ER, >> THAT SMART YOU CAN HEAR IN. THE BACKGROUND AND DARK PANTS, AND A DARK JACKET. FRANK IS. THE MAN IN THE HAT AT 12:47AM. FRANK KICKS IN THIS SUV, PASSING BY AND SAYS BETTER. SLOW DOWN AFTER IT PASSES.. >> A MINUTE LATER, DELGADO'S, CAR PULLS FORWARD. HE GE OUT. OF THE WAY THEY RESPO. ND, >> FRANK THROWS HIS KNEE AT. DELGADO'S DOOR WHICH CAUSES DELGADO TO STOP. ACCORDING TO. HIS ATTORNEY DELGADO, THEN PULLED OUT A GUN IN. SELF-DEFENSE. FEARING THE 3, MEN WERE GOING TO HARM. ONE OF. THE MEN SAYS, ARE YOU GOING TO PULL A GUN? I'VE GOT ONE TO. THEN AS SOON AS THEY SEE THE, GUN. FRANKEN, SMART LUNGE, FORWARD INTO THEWINDOW. SMT AR, THROWS MULTIPLE PUNCHES WHILE, FRANK APPEARS TO ATTEMPT TO. NEUTRALIZE DELGADO. THE 3RD MAN WALKS AROUND THE FRONT OF. THE CAR AND TELLS DELGADO'S, PASSENGER TO GET O. UTREALLY.. THE PASSENGER LEAVES WITHOUT. INCIDENT. SECONDS LATER. SMART. POLES BACK AS THOUGH HE'S BEEN HIT IN THE FACE WITH. SOMETHING. THIS IS WHAT. BILLINGS POLICE CHIEF RICH. SAINT JOHN SAID AT A PRESS CONFERENCE LATER THAT SATURD. AY. >> THE DEPUTY WAS HIT IN THE, FACE WITH SOMETHIN G.WITH IT, WHICH IS WHAT WE BELIEVE TO BE, A BULLET FRAGMENT. >> THERE IS NO FLASH OR. AUDIBLE GUNSHOT AND VIDEO INSTEAD, IT'S BELIEVED A HIT, SMART WITH THE OF HIS GUN., FRANK THEN BEGINS TO AGGRESSIVELY PUNCH AT DELGADO. AND THE 3RD MAN ENTERS THE R CA. IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE 3 MEN STRUGGLE FOR 30 SECONDS. UNTIL FRANK GETS THE DRIVER. OPEN DELGADO, THEN STEPS ON THE GAS AND DRIVES AWAY WITH. THE 3RD MAN IN T HEPASSENGER, SEAT. THE CAR GOES TO THE EDGE.

OF THE PARKING T LOSTOPS AND, THE MAN GETS OUT AS FRANK RUNS, AFTER HIM, A LARGE GROUP COMES. OUT TO CHECK ON SMART ABOUT 3, AND A HALF MINUTES LATER. DELGADO PULLS BACK INTO THE. PARKING LOT AND THE GROUP RU NS SMART, THEN TEMPS TO CHASED, AFTER THE CAR. BUT IS T'HOW BACK MULTIPLE ON DUTY POLICE CARS ARE THEN SEEN PULLING UP. ON GRAND IN THE BACKGROUND. DELGADO TURNS WEST UP GRAND, AGAIN AND SPEEDS OFF A SHORT. . PURSUIT ENDS 4 BLOCKS AWAY IN. FRONT OF ALBERTSONS AFTER, DELGADO HIT A LIGHT POLE AND FLIPPED THE CAR ON TOITS ROOF.. >> HE WAS TRANSPORTED TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL WITH. LIFE-THREATENING INJURIES. BUT DID SURVIVE. THE REPORT OUT IS, THAT WE'VEOT GSOMEBODY SHOT.. >> AND THAT'S THAT'S THE WAY ARE WHY WE RESPONDED THE WAY, THAT WE DI D.AND IF THAT WAS NOT THE CASE, THAT THIS IS A, BIG MIX-UP AND WE DON'T NEED, TO FLEE THE PLACE. >> WE REACHED OUTOT BILLINGS POLICE CHIEF RICH SAINT JOHN,. ABOUT THE VIDEO. HE HAD THIS. SAY, QUOTE, I AM AWARE OF, THE VIDEO OF THIS INCIDENT AND, REALIZE WHAT IS DEPICTED. IT IS CONCERNING AS A DEPARTMENT WE HOLD OUR OFFICERS TO A HIGH STANDARD BOTH ON A NDOFF DUTY, AS SUCH. WE REVIEW ALL ACTIONS. IN LIGHT OF DEPARTME NTVALUES AND CONDUCT A MANDATE OF ALL DEPARTMENT MEMBERS. FRANK WAS. PLACED ON ADMINISTRATIVE LEAVE, ON JANUARY 19TH, BUT HE'S BACK. ON ACTIVE DUTY IN AN, ADMINISTRATIVE DE SKPOSITION.. >> SMART WAS NEVER TAKEN OUT, OF SERVICE. WE REACHED OUT TO. DELGADO WITH HIS ATTORNEY, LINDEN WHO BOTH DECLINED TO, COMMENT PENDING LITIGATION.. THEY ARE PLANNING TO FILE A, LAWSUIT AGAINST BOTH OFFICERS.. CASEY CONLON MTN NEWS, >> THANK YOU VERY MUCH, CASEY. MAJOR NEWS OUT OF UKRAINE.. VLADIMIR PUTIN HAS DIRECTED TROOPS TO ENTER THE COUNTRY.. THE RUSSIAN PRESIDENT'S, RECOGNIZED THE INDEPENDENCE OF, 2 SEPARATIST REGIONS IN EASTERN UKRAINANE D SAID HE'S. SENDING THE MILITARY IN FOR. WHAT HE CALLED PEACE KEEPING. OPERATIONS. PRESIDENT JOE, BIDEN IS RESPONDING WITH NEW SANCTIONS. HE SIGN EDAN EXECUTIVE ORDER LATE LAST, NIGHT PROHIBITING INVESTMENT, ADE AND FINANCING BY AMERICAN FIRMS AND THOSE 2. UKRAINIAN PROVINCE IS THE, WHITE HOUSE SAID THE, ADMINISTRATION IS ALSO WORKING, WITH ALLIES IN NATO PARTNERS TO CONSERID OTHER SANCTIONS, THAT MIGHT BE NECESSARY. THE. U.S. SECRETARY OF STE ATIS MEETING WITH UKRAINE'S FOREIGN. MINISTER TODAY IN WASHINGTON. THE ONGOING TENSIONS ARE. CAUSING OIL PRICES TO SOAR THE PRICE OF S.U. CRUDE PAST $94, PER BARREL EARLY THIS MORNG.IN OIL PRICES ARE NOW UP MORE, THAN 20% SO FAR THIS YEAR AND. MORE THAN 80% SINCE THE START OFLAST YEAR. EXPERTS SAY TIGHT SUPPLY HAS ALSO BEEN A. FACTOR BUT SAY THE CONFLICT IN UKRAINE COULD RESULT IN OIL, PRICES SURGING TO MORE THAN, $110 PER BARREL. RUSSIA WAS. THE LARGEST SUPPLIER OF, NATURAL GAS AND OIL TO THE, EUROPEAN UNION LAST YE. AR, STARTING TODAY, MASKS ARE NO. LONGER REQUIRED AT THE MSU.. BILLINGS CAMPUS. THE COLLEGE IS DROPPING. THE REQUIREMENT IS COVID-19. CASES CONTINUE TO. FALL. MEANWHILE, AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA,. OFFICIALS SAY THE'RE LIKELY. JUST DS AYAWAY FROM ENDING THE, COLLEGE'S MASK MANDATE SINCE. FEBRUARY. FIRST POSITIVE COVID. TEST ON CAMPUS HAVE DROPPED A, FULL 90%. OFFICIALS SAY STUDENTS ARE READY FOR A. LITTLE BIT OF NORMALCY., >> AS WE WELCOME NEWS THAT DECISIONS MADE, WE'LL STILL. PROVIDE. AND 95 MAS FKSOR ANY, EMPLOYEES OR STUDENTS SO THEY CAN KEEP THEMSELVES PROTECTED.. BUT TIULMATELY IT'S TIME TO, TURN THAT DOWN BACK DOWN AND. LISTEN. SOME INDICATIONS THAT. THE CASELOAD FELL., AND>> IN CASE YOU'RE. WONDERING, MASKS ARE NOT. REQUIRED. A MONTANA STATE IN, BOZEMAN CODE OF COVID CASES, CONTINUE TO TREND DOWNWARD IN MONTANA. THAT'S ESPECIALLY, TRUE. HERE TO BREAK DOWN THE MOST RECE NTNUMBERS AS OUR DREW LUTZ. GOOD MORNING,, ANDREA. HEY, VICTORIA WILL. OVERAL L.YEAH, THE UNITED STATES AS CASES OF COVID THAT. ARE GOING DO WNAND IT'S A MUCH, NEEDED RELIEF FOR A PANDEMIC. THAT'S OBVIOUSLY SPANNED A , COUPLE OF YEARS. >> SO HERE'S THE BREAKDOWN. MONTANA'S DAILY CASE AVERAGE, IS SITTINGT A7.17. THAT'S, ACCORDING TO DATA COLLECTED, FROM THE CDC AND REPORTED BY THE NEW YORK TIMES.. HOSPITALIZATIONS ARE ALSO DO WN. IN MONTANA. SUMNER 39% IN THE, LAST 14 DAYS. DEATHS IN OUR, STATE DUE TO COVID ARE USUAY LL. GAINING A DAILY AVERAGE ABOUT 5. THAT'S ALSO DOWN. OVERALL., MONTANA IS MARRYING MUCH OF. THE COUNTRY WITH THOSE CASES. THAT CONTINUE TO TRD EN.

DOWNWARD. WELL, OFFICIALS SAY. THIS DOWNWARD TREND IS DUE TO, VACCINATION RATES AND THAT 73 AIR 73% OF AMERICANS, I SHOULD. SAY, ARE NOW IMMUNE TO THE OMICRON VARIANT. THAT NUMBER IS EXPECTED TOINCREASE TO 80%, BY MID MARCH. SO AGAIN,, NUMBERS WILL BE GOING DOWN.. BUT LI KEMUCH OF THE COUNTRY,. MOST THAT HIKE IN CASES IN, EARLY FEBRUA RYTHAT SPIKE IS, NOW HEADING BACK DOWN, GIVING, MANY STATES LIKE MONTANA, SOME, RELIEF FROM THE VIRUS. AND. THIS ALSO IS PROPELLING THOSE LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT S,, UNIVERSITIES LIKE THAT, OR YOU, JUST SAID 2 LIFT THOSE BASQUE, MANDATES AND HOPEFULLY GET BACK TO A LITTLE BIT OF NORMALCY, RIGHT? YEAH, HOPE I. HOPE IS BREACH. YES. THANK YOU. SO MUCH FOR HER. GOOD. YEAH.. IN OTHER NEWS, A WYOMING. FAMILY IS TRYI NGTO MAKE SENSE, OF THE TRAGIC CAR CRASH THAT. CLAIMED THE LIVES OF TEENAGE SIBLINGS. PAYTON AND PHOENIX HACKENBERG.. >> LAST WEEK THE SISR TEAND BROTHER WERE ON THEIR WAY TO SCHOOL WHEN THEY HIT AN ICY PATCH OF ROAD EA STTO POWELL, THE CAR THEY WERE IN CROSS. THE CENTERLINE CRASHING INTO, AN ONCOMING VEHICLE. THE, KNICKS AND PAYTON ARE SURVIVED BY THEIR MOTHER IN 2 OLDER. SIBLINGS. THE FAMILY SAYS. FAITH IS HELPING THEM THROUGH. THE GRIEVING PROCE. SS >> BUT THOSE 2 TOGETHER OR, ABSOLUTE BEST FRIENDS. AND SO. IN A WAY AND TAKE COMFORT, KNOWING THAT THEY WENT. TOGETH. ER >> THE HACKENBERG SAY THEY ARE, BLOWN AWAY BY THE OUTPOURING OF SUPPORT FROM THE POLLEN, LEVEL COMMUNITIES. MORE TH AN 700 PEOPLE TURNED OUT FOR THE. FUNERAL LAST WEEKEND AND MANY MORE WATCHED ONLINE. JURY IS, DELIBERATING IN THE FEDERAL , HATE CRIME TRIAL OF 3 MEN. ALREADY FOUND GUILTY OF, KILLING JOGGER AHMAUD ARBERY. IN GEORGIA. THE FEDERAL CASE, HINGES ON WHETHER TRAVIS AND. GREGY ORMCMICHAEL AND WILLIAM RODDIE BRYAN WERE DRIVEN BY RACIAL ASSUMPTIONS. RACIAL, RESENTMENT AND RACIAL ANGER. THE FEDERAL CASE CARRIES A, MAXIMUM LIFE SENTENCE. BUT THE, 3 MEN HAVE ALREADY BEEN, SENTENCED TO LIFE IN THE STATE. TRIAL. NOW FOR SOME NEWS ABOUT THE FUTURE OF THE SUPREME. COURT INTERVIEWS FOR PRESIDENT, BIDEN'S NOMINEE ARE UNDER WAY. THE PRESIDENT YSSA HE WILL, SELECT AN AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMAN TO SERVE ON THE HIGH. COURT BY THE END OF THE MONTH.. YOU MAY BE IRRITABLE, ANXIOUS. OR JUST NOT FEELG INRIGHT THIS. TIME OF YEAR. THOSE COULD ALL, BE SIGNS OF SEASONAL, DEPRESSION. WESPOKE TO A LICENSED CLINICAL COUNSELOR,, JULIE TROSPER WHO SAYS MENTAL, HEALTH IS ON THE DECLINE IN, MONTANA AND EVEN ACROSS THE NATION. R HEBIGGEST SUGGESTION. TAKE VITAMIN D TROSPER SAYS, BETWEEN THE MONTHS OF OCTOBER. D ANMARCH TAKES AN EXTRA DOSE. AS A PREVENTATIVE MEASURE. SHE, SAYS THERE'S A SCIENCE BEHIND. WHY WINTER CAN BE TOUGH ON ALL. OF US. >> MONTANA CONCERT SO SHORT IN. OUR WINTERS ARE HARSH. AND SO. WE HAVE A T LOMORE DARK TIMES.. AND SO BECAUSE OF THAT, YOU. KNOW, IT AFFECTS OUR MILITANT. IN RATES. WE PRODUCE MORE, MELATONIN, ONE THAT STARTS. SO WEGET SLEEPY IT AFFECTS OUR, SEROTONIN. WE GET TH ATSOME TO. SO MOST MONTANANS HAVE LOW VITAMIN D THAT CAN ALSO HELP US WITH SEASONAL DEPRESSION., >> YOU CAN BE ON THE LOOKOUT. FOR FRIENDS AND LOVED ONES WHO. MAY ALSO DBEEALING WITH. SEASONAL DEPRESSIONS. SOME SYMPTOMS INCLUDE FATIGUE,, HOPELESSNESS, AND SOCIAL WITHDRAWAL. MONTANA, ORGANIZATION ISWORKING TO MAKE SURE WE MAINTAIN HEALTHY RIVERS LAKES AND STREAMS ALL ACROSS THE STATES. A PROGRAM. CALLED MONITORING MONTANA WATERS WANTS TO FUND EVERYDAY, PEOPLE TO TEST BODIES OF WATER IN THEIR AREA. WILSON,, THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO ANY. GROUP WILLING TO COLLECT. SAMPLES TO SEND OFF TO THE. DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL, QUALITY. ORGANIZERS SAY EASTERN MONTANA IS A TOP PRIORI TY. >> THE LIMITED STAFF MEMBERS,, THE DEQ CAN ONLY VISIT SO MANY, WATER BODIES YEAR. SO HAVING, PEOPLE THAT ARE WILLING TO I VOLUNTEER THEIR TIME AND, ENERGY AND CARE ABOUT THE. RESOURCE AND COLLECT THE SAMPLES MAKES A HUGE DIFFERENCE.. >> THE DEADLINE TO APPLY FOR. THE FUNDING IS COMING RIGHT UP. ON MARCH. 1ST, YOU CAN DO THAT ON THE FLATHEAD LAKE BIO, STATION WEBSITE. THANK YOU SO. MUCH FOR BEING HERE WITH US ON. THIS TUESDAY IN WATCHING.. BILLINGS ONLY LOCAL MORNING, NEWSCAST. COMING UP, MONTANA, KID USED TO CRAWL UP THE WALLS. DRIVING HIS MOTHER CRAZY. BUT. WHAT WAS ONCE A NEW IS NOW A SHOT AT GLORY. WE'LL EXPLAIN. THE TIME IS NOW 5.42, STAY. WITH . US