ALL RIGHT. SO WE’RE A BIT UNDER THERE. THANK YOU. HERE ARE NINE THINGS TO KNOW AS YOU HEAD OUT THE DOOR THIS MORNING. NEW EFFORTS ARE IN THE WORKS TO KEEP THE ROYALS IN MISSOURI. CLAY COUNTY COMMISSIONER JERRY NOLTE PLANS TO GO TO JEFF CITY TODAY TO PROMOTE BRINGING A BALLPARK TO NORTH KANSAS CITY. KANSAS CITY MAYOR QUINTON LUCAS SAYS DISCUSSIONS ARE ALSO MAKING PROGRESS WHEN IT COMES TO THE ROYALS BUILDING AT WASHINGTON SQUARE PARK, SOUTH OF DOWNTOWN. WE CANNOT LOSE SIGHT OF THE PREVENTATIVE WORK THAT HAS TO BE DONE TO STOP THE CRIME BEFORE IT EVEN HAS A CHANCE TO OCCUR. JACKSON COUNTY PROSECUTOR MELISSA JOHNSON SAYS THAT HER OFFICE IS CRACKING DOWN ON CRIME DURING A SOUTH KANSAS CITY ALLIANCE MEETING LAST NIGHT. SHE TALKED ABOUT ADDRESSING THE HOMICIDE RATE, ILLEGAL ACTIVITIES ON THE ROADWAYS WITH ATVS AND MUCH MORE. HER MESSAGE TO THE COMMUNITY. THEY’RE WORKING TO KEEP YOU SAFE. LENEXA CITY LEADERS WILL GET AN UPDATE ON A PILOT PROGRAM MEANT TO HELP FIRST RESPONDERS WITH DRONES. GIVE THEM A GOOD FIRST LOOK AT THE SCENE. IN AN EVENT OF A FIRE OR CRASH. LET’S SAY CITY COUNCIL WILL HEAR THE FINDINGS AND DECIDE ON THE FUTURE OF THE PROGRAM TONIGHT. WELL, THE LATEST INSTALLMENT IN THE JACKSON COUNTY PROPERTY TAX SAGA IS HERE. THE COUNTY IS APPEALING A JUDGE’S RULING THAT IT HAS TO COMPLY WITH AN ORDER TO CAP 2023 PROPERTY ASSESSMENT INCREASES AT 15%. THE COUNTY WANTS TO OVERTURN THE MISSOURI STATE TAX COMMISSIONER’S ORDER, WHICH IT CLAIMS THE COMMISSION OVERSTEPPED ITS AUTHORITY. WELL, APRIL’S INFLATION REPORT IS DUE OUT TODAY. IT WILL GIVE EXPERTS A VIEW OF JUST HOW THE ECONOMY HAS HANDLED THE RECENT TRADE WAR AND WHAT THE UPCOMING MONTHS COULD LOOK LIKE. NOW, THIS COMES AS A 90 DAY TRUCE ON TARIFFS WITH THE U.S. AND CHINA IS IN EFFECT. PRESIDENT TRUMP IS OVERSEAS FOR HIS FIRST INTERNATIONAL TRIP OF HIS SECOND TERM. HE ARRIVED IN SAUDI ARABIA THIS MORNING. AFTER THAT, HE’LL GO TO QATAR. FRESH OFF THE NEWS THAT HE WANTS TO ACCEPT A $400 MILLION LUXURY JET FROM THAT COUNTRY’S GOVERNMENT. THE MOVE HAS SPARKED LEGAL CONCERNS AND WORRIES OVER ETHICS AND NATIONAL SECURITY. THE KANSAS CITY CHIEFS WILL BE HOME AND AT WORK FOR CHRISTMAS. THE TEAM ANNOUNCED THAT IT WILL HOST THE DENVER BRONCOS FOR CHRISTMAS NIGHT GAME. THIS IS THE THIRD STRAIGHT SEASON THE CHIEFS HAVE PLAYED ON CHRISTMAS. MORE GAMES ARE SET TO BE ANNOUNCED TODAY FOR THE LEAGUE, INCLUDING ALL INTERNATIONAL GAMES. THE CHIEFS FULL SCHEDULE WILL BE RELEASED TOMORROW. OU BELTED RIGHT FIELD. WELL, HE DIDN’T GO THE OPPOSITE FIELD, BUT HE GIVES THE ROYALS A ONE NOTHING LEAD. TAKE IT KANSAS CITY ROYALS OFFENSIVE OUTBREAK IN THE SECOND AND THIRD INNINGS LAST NIGHT AGAINST THE HOUSTON ASTROS. EARN A WIN FOR THE BOYS IN BLUE. ROYALS AND ASTROS ARE BACK AT IT AGAIN TONIGHT IN HOUSTON. FIRST PITCH SET FOR 710. WELL, THE FIRST ROUND OF CELEBRITY GUESTS FOR BIG SLICK HAS BEEN ANNOUNCED. KENAN THOMPSON, BLUE SPRINGS NATIVE DAVID COOK, FORTUNE FEIMSTER AND JOHNNY KNOXVILLE ARE JOINING THE FUN AT THE END OF THE MONTH AND MORE. MORE CELEBRITIES WILL BE ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK FOR THE FUNDRAISING EVENT. OF COURSE, THIS IS FOR CHILDREN’