CAUCUS ARE OPPOSED TO A PROPOSED CIVIL RIGHTS CURRICULUM IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS?

>> I WOULD NOT TRUST THE SECRETARY OF STATE, RYAN WALTERS, TO HANDLE THAT CURRICULUM.

>> WILL CONVICTED KILLER RICHARD GLOSSIP BE GRANTED A NEW TRIAL BEFORE HIS SCHEDULED EXECUTION IN MAY?

>> YOU CAN'T TRUST THE FIRST TWO TRIALS THAT THIS GUY WENT THROUGH.

>> OKLAHOMA STATE AND TINKER AIR FORCE BASE TEAM UP TO IMPROVE THE READINESS OF THE UNITED STATES AIRFORCE.

>> SO HOPEFULLY, THIS NEW TECHNOLOGY WILL PROVE IT WITH OSU, WHICH IS AN OUTSTANDING TOP-NOTCH RESEARCH FACILITY, AND THESE P STANDARD CIVIL RIGHTS CURRICULUM FOCUSED ON THE WORK OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING HAS PASSED IN THE SENATE, BUT NOT EVERYONE AGREES HOUSE BILL 1397 IS A GOOD IDEA.

AND AS EDUCATION REPORTER TAELYR JACKSON TELL US, YOU MIGHT BE SURPRISED AT WHO IS OPPOSED TO THE LEGISLATION.

>> HOUSE BILL 1397 ADVANCED LAST WEEK WHEN THE SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE PASSED THE MEASURE REPRESENTATIVE MARK LEPAK, WHO AUTHORED THE BILL, SAYS HOUSE BILL 1397 WOULD MAKE AVAILABLE A CIVIL RIGHTS CURRICULUM THROUGH THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

>> IT'S A SEMESTER.

COURSE ONE IS GEARED TOWARDS THE SIXTH GRADE THAT CAN EITHER BE USED AS A STANDALONE COURSE OR AS AN ADDITIVE OR COMPLEMENTARY TO WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE.

>> THE CURRICULUM WOULD FOCUS ON THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT FROM 1954 TO 1968.

LEPAK SAYS THE COURSEWORK HAS ALREADY BEEN DEVELOPED.

>> AND I THOUGHT THAT THIS WAS AN OPPORTUNITY TO FLESH OUT WHAT'S IN SOME OF OUR STANDARDS.

WE COVER THE MARTIN LUTHER KING, THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT LETTER FOR BIRMINGHAM, SOME OF THOSE KINDS OF THINGS.

>> BUT SOME LAWMAKERS ARE OPPOSED TO THE BILL.

MEMBERS OF THE OKLAHOMA LEGISLATIVE BLACK CAUCUS SAY HOUSE BILL 1397 WATERS DOWN BLACK HISTORY BECAUSE IT FOCUES A SMALL PORTION OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ERA.

>> FIRST OF ALL, IT DOESN'T BEGIN IN THAT TIME PERIOD THAT SOMEONE ELSE IS TRYING TO TELL US.

THESE ARE THE AREAS THAT WE NEED TO FOCUS ON.

THERE WAS GREAT CIVIL RIGHTS WORK DONE BEFORE THAT TIME PERIOD AND THE CIVIL RIGHTS BATTLE.

THE FIGHT IS NOT OVER.

>> REPRESENTATIVE REGINA GOODWIN SAYS GIVING THE CURRICULUM TO THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION IS CONCERNING BECAUSE OF ITS NEW LEADERSHIP.

>> I WOULD NOT TRUST THE SECRETARY OF STATE, RYAN WALTERS, TO HANDLE THAT CURRICULUM.

DON'T TRUST THAT BECAUSE HE'S BEEN VERY CLEAR THAT HE DOES NOT WANT US TO LEARN ABOUT EQUITY.

HE DOES NOT WANT US TO TALK ABOUT CULTURE, YOU KNOW, DIVERSITY, ALL OF THOSE WORDS.

HE LITERALLY, TO SOME DEGREE, HAS HAD THAT STRICKEN FROM CURRICULUM THIS YEAR.

THOSE ARE HIS EFFORTS.

>> BUT REPRESENTATIVE LEPAK SAYS WALTERS IS AWARE OF THE CURRICULUM AND APPROVES OF THE COURSEWORK.

>> I HAVE TALKED WITH HIM ABOUT THIS.

AND ACTUALLY, HE LIKES THIS APPROACH, AS DID SUPERINTENDENT HOFMEISTER WHEN I TALKED WITH HER ABOUT IT A WHILE BACK.

>> GOODWIN WANTS STUDENTS TO UNDERSTAND THAT NON-VIOLENT PROTEST DOESN'T ALWAYS END IN PEACEFUL AGREEMENT.

>> YOU HAVE TO ASK YOURSELF WHY IS IT THAT SOMEONE WANTS TO SUPPOSEDLY TEACH OUR YOUTH THAT THEY NEED TO FOLLOW THE PHILOSOPHY OF DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING WHEN WE'RE BEING CHOKED OUT ON THE STREETS BEING SHOT IN A FOREHEAD, RIGHT?

WE'RE SEEING SOME FOLKS THAT JUST LITERALLY GET AWAY WITH MURDER IN 2023.

>> SENATOR CARRI HICKS QUESTIONED IF THE HOUSE BILL 1397 WOULD CONTRADICT HOUSE BILL 1775 DURING LAST WEEK'S SENATE EDUCATION COMMITTEE MEETING >> 1775 SPECIFICALLY SAID OR OUTLAWED THE PROHIBITION ON TEACHING THAT HATRED ON THE BASIS OF IMMUTABLE CHARACTERISTICS.

AND I'M READING NOW FROM THE LANGUAGE OF THE BILL, INCLUDING NOT JUST RACE OR ETHNICITY, BUT ALSO CHARACTERISTICS SUCH AS NATIONALITY, RELIGIOUS BELIEF, DISABILITY.

DO YOU FEEL THAT THAT WILL BE IN VIOLATION OF HOUSE 1775?

>> AS I RECALL, THE AUTHOR OF THAT BILL ON THE FLOOR IN THE SENATE REFERENCED SOME OF THE THINGS THAT I AM REFERRING TO IN THIS PARTICULAR BILL.

AND HE STATED THAT THESE ARE THE TYPE OF THINGS THAT WE NEED TO HAVE BEING TAUGHT IN OUR SCHOOLS.

AND SO, NO, I DON'T SEE ANY CONFLICT WHATSOEVER.

>> HICKS SAYS SINCE THE PASSAGE OF 1775, EDUCATORS HAVE FELT UNEASY WHEN IT COMES TO TEACHING HISTORY.

>> RIGHT NOW IN THE CLIMATE THAT WE FIND OURSELVES IN WHERE EDUCATORS FEEL VERY UNSURE OF WHETHER OR NOT THEY CAN ENGAGE KIDDOS IN CRITICAL CONVERSATIONS SURROUNDING RACE.

>> SINCE THE PASSAGE OF HOUSE BILL 1775, CONFUSION OVER THE LAW'S LANGUAGE CAUSED CONFUSION AMONGST MANY OKLAHOMANS IN AND OUT OF THE CLASSROOM.

>> I STILL THINK THERE ARE FOLKS THAT ARE -- THAT ARE MISREADING WHAT THE INTENT OF THAT WAS.

AND I THOUGHT, WELL, I DIDN'T INTEND IT THIS WAY, BUT THIS IS A COURSE THAT'S BUILT IN A WAY THAT MAYBE SHOWS YOU HOW YOU CAN TEACH DIFFICULT TOPICS AND FOCUS ON WHAT I'LL CALL THE RIGHT THINGS.

>> THE BILL'S SENATE AUTHOR, SENATOR BERGSTROM, HOPES THE CURRICULUM MIGHT HELP CREATE PEACE AMONG STUDENTS.

>> WE DESPERATELY NEED MORE PEACEMAKERS TODAY.

AS I SAID, I GREW UP IN THAT ERA.

I RECALL VERY WELL THE NEWS OF DR. KING'S ASSASSINATION AND HIS AFTERMATH.

IT WAS TERRIBLE.

IT TURNS OUT THOUGH, FORTUNATELY, I WAS DRAMATICALLY IMPACTED BY HIS WORDS AND BY HIS LEGACY AND I CONSIDER HIM A HERO.

>> THE BILL NOW WAITS TO BE HEARD ON THE SENATE FLOOR TAELYR JACKSON, THE “OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT.

” >> TAELYR, GREAT REPORTING.

THANK YOU.

>> GOVERNOR KEVIN STITT HAS REPLACED RYAN WALTERS AS HIS SECRETARY OF EDUCATION.

WALTERS WILL REMAIN IN HIS ELECTED ROLE AS STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.

THAT SURPRISING NEWS LEADS OFF OUR WEEKLY RECAP OF THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION WITH QUORUM CALL PUBLISHER, SHAWN ASHLEY.

>> WELL, SHAWN, WELL US ABOUT THE GOVERNOR'S CHOICE TO REPLACE WALTERS.

>> AN OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR WILL REPLACE WALTERS AS SECRETARY OF EDUCATION.

BOTH WALTERS AND STITT SAID SHE WOULD BE AN EXCELLENT MEMBER OF THE TEAM.

MANY MARCH, GREG TREAT RECEIVED A LETTER FROM ATTORNEY GENERAL GENTNER DRUMMOND THAT INDICATED THERE WAS A POTENTIAL CONSTITUTIONAL PROBLEM WITH RYAN WALTERS SERVING BOTH AS SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION AND SECRETARY OF EDUCATION.

THAT'S BECAUSE THE STATE CONSTITUTION PROHIBITS AN INDIVIDUAL FROM HOLDING TWO PUBLIC OFFICES, AND HE WOULD BE DOING SO, PARTICULARLY SINCE HE CHAIRS THE COMMISSION ON EDUCATIONAL EQUALITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

ONE OF HIS ROLES AS SECRETARY OF EDUCATION IS TO APPROVE CERTAIN EXPENDITURES FOR AGENCIES WITHIN HIS CABINET AREA.

ONE OF THOSE AGENCIES IS THE COMMISSION ON EDUCATIONAL EQUALITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

IN OTHER WORDS, HE WOULD BE, PERHAPS, INVOLVED IN DECIDING ON THOSE EXPENDITURES AND APPROVING THEM AND THEN APPROVING THEM AGAIN.

SO, WHAT HAS HAPPENED IS THE GOVERNOR HAS WITHDRAWN HIS NOMINATION AS SECRETARY AND MOVED FORWARD Dr. CURRY.

>> THAT WAS NOT THE ONLY SHAKE-UP IN THE STITT CABINET.

RUN DOWN THOSE FOR US.

>> HE CREATED TWO NEW POSITIONS, SECRETARY OF OPERATIONS AND GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY AND THE SECRETARY OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND ELIMINATED THE POSITION OF THE SECRETARY OF SCIENCE AND INNOVATION.

STATE CHIEF OPERATING JOHN SUTTER WILL TAKE ON THE ROLE OF OPERATIONS AND GOVERNMENT EFFICIENCY SECRETARY AND THE VETERINARY OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IS EXPECTED TO BE APPOINTED SOON AS A TASK FORCE THE GOVERNOR APPOINTED TO LOOK AT WORKFORCE ISSUES MAKES ITS RECOMMENDATIONS.

>> THE HOUSE THIS WEEK PROPOSED A BILL THAT WOULD PROVIDE A TAX CREDIT FOR PEOPLE TAKING CARE OF LOVED ONES IN THEIR HOME, A TAX CREDIT FOR CAREGIVERS.

HOW EXACTLY WILL THAT WORK?

>> YES, THE BILL IS CALLED FOR CARING FOR CAREGIVERS ACT.

WHAT IT DOES IS EXACTLY WHAT IT SAYS.

IT PROVIDES A TAX CREDIT FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE CARING FOR LOVED ONES WITHIN THEIR HOME.

IF WE SPEND MONEY IN THE PROCESS OF CARING FOR OUR LOVED ONES, WE COULD, THEN, CLAIM THOSE -- CLAIM THOSE EXPENDITURES ON OUR INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX AND ELIGIBLE UP TO A $2,000 TAX CREDIT AS A RESULT OF THAT.

IN THE CASES OF DEALING WITH MILITARY VETERANS, THAT COULD INCREASE TO $3,000.

THERE'S A CAP OF $1.5 MILLION OF TOTAL CREDITS.

THE BILL IS AWAITING CONSIDERATION BY STATE SENATE.

>> FINAL QUESTION FOR YOU.

THE SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE HAS APPROVED RAISING THE FEES TO PAY FOR NEXT-GENERATION 911.

WHAT IS THAT?

EXACTLY HOW WILL THAT BE PAID FOR?

>> NEXT-GENERATION 911 USES MODERN COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY IN ORDER TO RECEIVE EMERGENCY CALLS ON THE 911 SYSTEM.

TO HELP INDICATE WHERE AN INDIVIDUAL IS MAKING THAT 911 CALL FROM, RATHER THAN WHAT WE ARE USED TO WITH LAND LINES.

IN FACT, ONE OF THE ITEMS IDENTIFIED OR DEFINED WITHIN THE BILL IS WHAT A LAND LINE IS BECAUSE THEY'RE BECOMING ALMOST OBSOLETE TODAY.

THE FEE WOULD GO FROM 75 CENTS UP TO $1.25 TO TO PAY.

ALL OF US WHO USE LAND LINES AND CELL PHONES WOULD PAY THAT AND APPLY TO PRE-PAID CELL PHONE TRANSACTIONS AT $1.25 PER TRANSACTION.

OVER TIME, THAT MAIN, THEN, WOULD BE DISTRIBUTED IN ORDER TO IMPLEMENT THE SYSTEM.

>> SHAWN, AS ALWAYS, WE REALLY DO APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.

>> YOU'RE VERY WELCOME.

>> SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THE OKLAHOMA DELGATION WERE ON HAND TUESDAY IN OKLAHOMA CITY TO HELP CELEBRATE A MILESTONE MOMENT FOR THE KRATOS TECHNOLOGY COMPANY.

KRATOS, WHICH IS BASED IN SAN DIEGO, MANUFACTURES MILITARY DRONES AT ITS FACILITY HERE IN OKLAHOMA CITY.

THIS IS THE 100TH MQM-178 FIREJET UNMANNED DRONE PRODUCED BY KRATOS SINCE IT OPENED THIS PLANT IN 2018.

IT CURRENTLY EMPLOYS MORE THAN 160 PEOPLE, BUT EXPECTS TO GROW THAT NUMBER TO 500 AS DEMAND FOR THEIR PRODUCTS CONTINUES TO GROW.

>> AND TO HAVE BUILT, MANUFACTURED, PRODUCED, AND ABOUT TO DELIVER OUR 100TH COMPLETE AIRCRAFT.

AND REMEMBER, WE'RE THE FIRST COMPANY IN MANY, MANY YEARS -- THE LEADERSHIP COULD TELL US HOW MANY THAT'S BEEN, BUT IT'S MANY, MANY YEARS SINCE A COMPLETE AIRCRAFT HAS BEEN DEVELOPED AND PRODUCED AND SHIPPED OUT THE DOOR IN OKLAHOMA.

>> IT'S SO GREAT TO SEE A A -- A COMPANY IN OKLAHOMA LEADING THE WAY IN TECHNOLOGY.

THERE'S A REASON WHY WE'VE ALREADY PRODUCED A HUNDRED.

THE NUMBER'S JUST GONNA GO UP BECAUSE THEY'RE -- THEY'RE -- THEY'RE DEVELOPING RELEVANT AND ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY THAT IS ABLE AND CAPABLE OF BEING DEPLOYED ON THE BATTLEFIELD.

>> TO KNOW THAT THIS INCREDIBLE INNOVATION IS CREATED RIGHT HERE IN OKLAHOMA IS REALLY REMARKABLE.

AND WE GET TO HIGHLIGHT THAT, YOU KNOW, UAS AND COUNTER UAS RIGHT NOW ARE VERY BIG INDUSTRIES WITHIN THE STATE, WHETHER THAT'S BUILDING AND MANUFACTURING LIKE WE SEE HERE, OR PROGRAMMING SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS TO THESE AIRCRAFT.

KRATOS WILL SOON BEGIN MANUFACTURING A VERSION OF THE FIREJET DRONE WHICH WILL BE USED FOR MILITARY TACTICAL TRAINING.

>> TINKER AIR FORCE BASE AND OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY HAVE CREATED A UNIQUE PARTNERSHIP THAT WILL BENEFIT BOTH THE BASE AND THE SCHOOL AND IMPROVE THE READINESS OF THE UNITED STATES AIRFORCE.

STEVE SHAW JOINS US NOW TO EXPLAIN.

STEVE?

>> RICH, IT'S CALLED "COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT," OR CRADA.

IT'S A PARTNERSHIP BOTH SIDES SAY THAT IS DEVELOPING TECHNOLOGY THAT WILL IMPACT THE READINESS OF THE AIR FORCE.

>> AT RICHMOND HILL LABS, JUST OUTSIDE OSU'S CAMPUS, TWO GRADUATE STUDENTS WERE TESTING ROCKETS THIS PAST MONDAY.

>> IT'S AWESOME.

IT'S BEEN MY DREAM TO WORK ON THIS KIND OF STUFF SINCE I WAS 10 YEARS OLD.

>> Reporter: THE ROCKET ADVANCEMENT MANUFACTURING LAB -- >> AGAIN, WE'LL DO SMALL SCALE AND THEN SCALE IT UP TO SOMETHING MORE APPLIED.

>> Reporter: -- ARE DOING SOME REAL INTERESTING STUFF.

>> THESE GUYS HAVE DEVELOPED THEIR OWN DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEMS.

THEY'VE DESIGNED THEIR OWN ROCKET MOTOR.

>> Reporter: HE'S AN ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF MECHANICAL AND AEROSPACE ENGINEERING, WHO RETIRED FROM THE AIR FORCE SEVEN YEARS AGO.

IN STILLWATER, HE'S LIKE A LITTLE KID IN A CANDY STORE.

>> WHEN YOU HAVE AN AIRCRAFT TURBINE ENGINE, IT HAS HOT GASES GOING THROUGH THE TURBINE DRIVING THE COMPRESSOR.

>> Reporter: THEY'RE WORKING ON GROUNDBREAKING TECHNOLOGY AND COULD SAVE THE U.S. MILITARY TIME AND MONEY.

IS THERE ANYTHING MORE VALUABLE?

HERE'S YOUR STARTING POINT.

EVERY AIRCRAFT IS HELD TOGETHER BY THOUSANDS OF WHAT ARE CALLED FASTENERS.

THEY'RE MADE OUT OF METAL.

NORMALLY, THEY'RE INSTALLED AND REMOVED WITH A METAL DRILL.

ROUSER'S CREW IS WORKING ON WAYS TO SAFELY USE WHAT ARE CALLED e-DRILLS INSTEAD.

>> WHAT WE'RE WORKING ON HERE CURRENTLY IS WAYS TO REMOVE FASTENERS, WHICH CAN TAKE A LOT OF TIME AND THEY'RE IMPORTANT TO REMOVE CAREFULLY BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT TO REMOVE THEM AND LEAVE MECHANICAL DAMAGE OR HEAT-AFFECTED ZONES FROM A PROCESS -- THE REMOVAL PROCESS ITSELF.

>> Reporter: HERE'S WHAT REPLACING A FASTENER WITH AN e-DRILL LOOKS LIKE.

TINKER AIR FORCE BASE IS EXCITED BECAUSE e-DRILLS ARE NOT JUST MORE EFFICIENT, IT WOULD CUT DOWN GREATLY MARGINS FOR HUMAN ERROR.

>> IT DOES MEAN EVERYTHING.

AND SO, HOPEFUL, THIS NEW TECHNOLOGY, UM, WILL PROVE IT WITH OSU, WHO IS AN OUTSTANDING, TOP-NOTCH RESEARCH FACILITY, AND THESE PARTNERSHIPS MAY BE JUST THE BEGINNING.

>> THERE WAS SO MUCH EMPHASIS ON THE PRACTICAL IMPLEMENTATION, AND I THINK THAT'S WHERE OSU REALLY STANDS APART.

IS THAT THIS CULTURE THAT WE HAVE HERE FOR STUDENTS TO REALIZE THE CONSEQUENCES OF THEIR ENGINEERING DESIGN DECISIONS, RIGHT.

SO, ANY AEROSPACE PROGRAM IN THE COUNTRY IS GOING TO HAVE STUDENTS DOING DESIGN WORK, BUT SO MANY OF THEM WILL STOP ON THE PAPER DESIGN.

BUT THIS UNIVERSITY, THE CULTURE HERE, WE INSIST ON THE STUDENTS GOING ALL THE WAY THROUGH FABRICATION AND TESTING, AND THAT GIVES THE STUDENTS THE EXPERIENCE -- THE KIND OF LEARNING EXPERIENCE THEY NEED TO PREPARE FOR WORKLOAD LIKE AT TINKER AIR FORCE BASE.

>> Reporter: AND, BY THE WAY, TINKER IS THE LARGEST SINGLE-SITE EMPLOYER IN THE SOONER STATE.

TINKER EMPLOYS NEARLY 26,000 PEOPLE.

10,000 OF THOSE WORK HERE IN WHAT'S KNOWN AS THE OKLAHOMA CITY AIR LOGISTIC COMPLEX.

JUST TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF THE SCALE HERE, IT'S A MILE LONG, AND YOU COULD FIT 11 LARGE AIRCRAFT IN HERE.

>> OKLAHOMA STATE IS AN AWESOME UNIVERSITY.

I WENT THERE, SO I'M A LITTLE BIT BIASED.

WITH THEIR FOCUS ON AEROSPACE, BOTH IN THE STRUCTURAL SIDE AND THEN HOW THEY'RE STARTING UP WITH THEIR ENGINE FOCUS, IT'S THINGS THAT WILL BE VERY, VERY VITAL TO OUR FUTURE ENGINEERS THAT WE HIRE OUT OF THERE.

>> WE LIKE TO THINK THAT WE ARE HELPING INDUSTRY.

FOR US, THAT'S WHAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT, HELPING INDUSTRY AND THE DOD AND ALL THAT WE'RE DOING HERE, AS WELL AS DEVELOPING TALENT THAT CAN WORK FOR THE INDUSTRY AS WELL.

>> IT'S SO MUCH FUN.

IT'S STUFF YOU SEE ON TV.

>> Reporter: AND THEY MAKE A LOT OF NOISES.

>> OH, YES, LOTS OF NOISE, LOTS OF FUN, LOTS OF HOT-BURNING STUFF.

>> Reporter: HOW DO THE NEIGHBORS LIKE IT?

>> I THINK THEY'RE OKAY.

UBER CAME UP WITH AIR TAXIS.

>> Reporter: WHOA, WHOA, DID YOU JUST SAY UBER?

>> YES, I DID.

>> Reporter: FLYING AIR TAXI?

WHEN.

>> 10-15 YEARS.

>> Reporter: THIS CANNOT BE SAID ENOUGH.

TRADE SCHOOLS ALSO PLAY A MAJOR ROLE IN ACQUIRING TALENT HERE AT TINKER.

>> WE'RE ALSO ALWAYS HIRING SHEET METAL MECHANICS, WELDERS, PLASMA SPRAY OPERATORS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

THE TRADE SCHOOLS IN THE AREA ARE ALSO VERY, VERY IMPORTANT.

THEY'RE VITAL TO OUR HIRING PROCESS.

THEY'RE THE PEOPLE THAT ACTUALLY DO THE WRENCH-TURNING, AND -- AND WHEN THEY COME IN, SAY, FROM A CONVENIENCE STORE, WE HIRE THEM FROM WALMART OR SOMETHING, IT'S A LOT STEEPER LEARNING CURVE THAN IT IS WHEN WE HIRE SOMEBODY FROM THE LOCAL TRADE SCHOOL THAT'S BEEN WORKING TO LEARN FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS ABOUT HOW TO DO SHEET METAL REPAIR OR ENGINE REPAIR.

THOSE THINGS ARE VERY IMPORTANT.

IT HELPS US BE MORE EFFICIENT AND OUR TRAINING PROGRAMS, WE CAN GET THROUGH THEM MORE QUICKLY.

>> IN FACT, TINKER EMPLOYS MORE MECHANICS THAN ANYTHING ELSE.

SO, YOU DON'T HAVE TO HAVE GONE TO COLLEGE TO REALLY CONTRIBUTE TO WHAT THEY'VE GOT GOING ON OVER AT TINKER AIR FORCE BASE.

RICH.

>> GOOD POINT.

THANK YOU.

>> WITH THE MASS SHOOTING THAT CLAIMED 5 LIVES IN LOUISVILLE THIS WEEK, AND THE FALSE ALARM SWATTING INCIDENT AT OU LAST FRIDAY, WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE AN APPROPRIATE TIME TO DISCUSS ACTIVE-SHOOTER PREPARATIONS HERE IN OKLAHOMA.

WHAT SORT OF TRAINING TAKES PLACE TO TRY AND MAKE OUR SCHOOLS, BUSINESSES, STORES, AND CHURCHES SAFE FROM UNSTABLE PEOPLE WITH GUNS?

COMING UP LATER IN THIS NEWSCAST, THAT'S THE TOPIC OF OUR "IN-DEPTH" CONVERSATION WITH MODERATOR REECE WETZEL.

>> YOU -- THERE'S BEEN -- THERE'S BEEN AN EVOLUTION OF -- OF ACTIVE SHOOTERS.

THERE'S BEEN AN EVOLUTION OF KIND OF WHO THE THREATS ARE, WHAT THE THREATS ARE, AND WE'VE HAD TO, AS LAW ENFORCEMENT, EVOLVE OUR TACTICS AND -- AND TECHNIQUES AND TOOLS THAT WE USE WITH THAT EVOLUTION OF -- OF THREAT.

>> NOW, THERE'S STILL SOME THINGS, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO UNPACK.

THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT WE STILL ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO DEVELOP AND OVERCOME IN THOSE PARTICULAR SITUATIONS.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE CAN'T FORGET IS THE FACT THAT, YOU KNOW, OFFICERS ARE HUMAN.

AND GOING INTO A SITUATION LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO TRAIN TO DO THIS.

THE TRAINING THAT WE'VE HAD IN THE PAST HAD US SITTING, WAITING.

WE HAVE LEARNED SINCE COLUMBINE THAT WE NEED TO GO IN AND NEUTRALIZE THE THREAT.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU AS A HUMAN HAVE TO OVERCOME IS THE FACT THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE GOING INTO A SITUATION WHERE YOU COULD BE HURT OR KILLED.

>> THE REST OF THAT CONVERSATION COMING UP IN JUST A FEW MINUTES.

>> WHILE ATTORNEY GENERAL GENTNER DRUMMOND IS NOT CERTAIN CONVICTED KILLER, RICHARD GLOSSIP IS INNOCENT, HE DOES BELIEVE GLOSSIP, WHO IS SCHEDULED TO DIE ON MAY 18TH, DESERVES A NEW TRIAL.

THE QUESTION IS, WILL OKLAHOMA'S CRIMINAL COURT OF APPEALS AGREE?

AND WHEN WILL THEY DECIDE?

JASON DOYLE JOINS US WITH MORE ON A DECISION WHERE TIME IS LITERALLY OF THE ESSENCE.

JASON?

>> RICH, GLOSSIP'S SUPPORTERS AGREE.

TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE.

SO, THEY ARE HOPING A DECISION WILL COME BEFORE GLOSSIP HAS ANOTHER FINAL MEAL.

>> YOU CAN'T TRUST THE FIRST TWO TRIALS THIS GUY WENT THROUGH.

REPRESENTATIVE KEVIN McDUGLE SUPPORTS HIS ATTEMPT TO HAVE HIS CASE HEARD A THIRD TIME.

>> WE HAVE A GUY HARD ON CRIME.

FOR HIM TO DO THIS AFTER THE THIRD ATTORNEY GENERAL I'VE WORKED WITH IS JUST UNBELIEVABLE.

GLOSSIP WAS CONVICTED OF THE 1997 MURDER OF HOTEL OWNER BARRY VAN TREESE AND SENTENCED TO DEATH.

THE STATE'S TOP PROSECUTOR FELT HE HAD TO STEP IN BEFORE IT WAS TOO LATE.

IN HIS FILING, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SAID THE STATE HAS REACHED THE DIFFICULT CONCLUSION THAT JUSTICE REQUIRES SETTING ASIDE GLOSSIP'S CONVICTION AND REMAP REMANDING THE CASE TO DISTRICT COURT.

>> THERE WERE MISTAKES MADE OVER THE YEARS.

I'VE KEPT ASKING FOR THE STATE TO STAND UP DISTRICT COURT, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SAID, "THIS IS NOT TO SAY I BELIEVE HE IS INNOCENT.

HOWEVER, IT IS CRITICAL THAT OKLAHOMANS HAVE ABSOLUTE FAITH THAT THE DEATH PENALTY IS ADMINISTERED FAIRLY AND WITH CERTAINTY.

CONSIDERING EVERYTHING I KNOW ABOUT THIS CASE, I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT JUSTICE IS SERVED BY EXECUTING A MAN BASED ON THE TESTIMONY OF A COMPROMISED WITNESS."

>> IT'S A GREAT DEVELOPMENT AS FAR AS WE'RE CONCERNED.

THIS IS SOMETHING WE'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR FOR THE LAST EIGHT YEARS.

>> DON KNIGHT IS GLOSSIP'S CURRENT ATTORNEY.

>> IT IS A BIG DEAL THAT WE'VE HAD TWO DIFFERENT REVIEWS.

THE REED SMITH REVIEW WAS A HUGE REVIEW.

THEY SPENT 3000 HOURS REVIEWING THE -- EVERY BIT OF -- OF THE FILE.

AND GENTNER DRUMMOND -- THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S PERSON DID A GREAT JOB IN REVIEWING THE CASE IN THE PERIOD OF TIME THAT HE HAD.

>> KNIGHT SAYS THAT BOTH INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATIONS TURNED UP MISSING EVIDENCE.

>> THERE WAS A BOX OF VERY IMPORTANT EVIDENCE, INCLUDING THE SHOWER CURTAIN THAT WENT UP OVER THE WINDOW; THE DUCT TAPE USED TO TAPE IT UP THERE.

THOSE WOULD'VE HAD FINGERPRINTS FROM PERHAPS ANOTHER PERSON WHO WAS IN THE ROOM WITH JUSTIN SNEED.

WE'VE ALWAYS CONTENDED, WE HAVE WITNESSES WHO'VE TALKED TO SNEED WHO SAY THAT HE HAS TOLD THEM THAT THERE WAS A THIRD -- A THIRD PERSON IN THE ROOM WHEN HE KILLED BARRY VAN TREESE.

>> ALSO IN THAT EVIDENCE BOX THAT WAS DESTROYED WAS FINANCIAL PAPERS RELATED TO THE HOTEL.

THOSE PAPERS WOULD HAVE SHOWN THAT GLOSSIP WASN'T STEALING FROM THE OWNER, BARRY VAN TREESE.

>> THE STATE HAD ALWAYS CLAIMED THAT RICH WAS EMBEZZLING, AND WE FOUND EXPERTS THAT SAY THAT THERE WAS NO WAY HE COULD HAVE DONE THAT.

>> KNIGHT ALSO CONTENDS A GOOD LAWYER WOULD HAVE USED THE DESTRUCTION OF EVIDENCE BETWEEN GLOSSIP'S TWO TRIALS TO THE ADVANTAGE OF THEIR CLIENT.

>> IF RICH HAD HAD GOOD LAWYERS IN THE SECOND TRIAL, THEY WOULD'VE FILED A MOTION THAT COULD HAVE LED TO DISMISSAL OF THE CHARGES BEFORE THERE WAS EVEN A SECOND TRIAL, IF IN FACT THE COURT FOUND THAT THE BOX OF DOCUMENTS WAS DESTROYED PURPOSEFULLY.

>> QUESTIONS HAVE ARISEN CONCERNING THE VALIDITY OF TESTIMONY OF JUSTIN SNEED, WHO TOOK A DEAL TO AVOID THE DEATH PENATLY AND CLAIMED GLOSSIP HIRED HIM TO MURDER VAN TREESE.

>> THE GUY THAT IS -- DID COMMIT THE MURDER IS ACTUALLY SERVING A LIFE SENTENCE BECAUSE HE TESTIFIED AGAINST RICHARD GLOSSIP AND GOT A REDUCED SENTENCE FROM DEATH ROW TO LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE.

WHO WOULDN'T TAKE THAT DEAL?

>> BOTH MCDULGE AND KNIGHT KNOW THAT TIME IS NOT ON GLOSSIP'S SIDE AS HIS MAY 18TH EXECUTION DATE APPROACHES.

THEY HOPE THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS WILL ACT SOON.

>> WE CERTAINLY HOPE THAT WE GET A STAY OF EXECUTION.

WE STILL GOT A CLEMENCY HEARING DATE SET APRIL 26TH, AND, YOU KNOW, IT WOULD BE UNFAIR TO EVERYONE CONCERNED IF WE HAD TO GO FORWARD WITH A CLEMENCY HEARING FOR A CASE THAT VERY WELL MIGHT BE REMANDED FOR A NEW TRIAL.

>> MY REQUEST IS THEY GET IT DONE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE THIS GUY'S ALREADY SPENT 26 YEARS IN PRISON.

SO, THEY NEED TO -- TO ACT QUICKLY IN MY MIND, AND I'M JUST WAITING TO SEE NOW WHAT THE COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS HAS TO SAY.

>> FOR DRUMMOND'S PART, HE HASN'T FORGOTTEN THE VICTIM'S FAMILY.

MY HEART TRULY GOES OUT TO THE VAN TREESE FAMILY, WHO HAVE BEEN WAITING DECADES FOR A FINAL MEASURE OF JUSTICE.

THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF BARRY VAN TREESE HAVE BEEN IN PAIN FOR 26 YEARS, AND WHAT THEY HAVE LOST CANNOT BE RESTORED.

I HOPE AND PRAY THAT ONE DAY THEY WILL FIND PEACE.

>> SINCE STATEHOOD, OKLAHOMA HAS EXECUTED 200 DEATH-ROW INMATES.

TEN HAVE BEEN EXONERATED AND AVOIDED THE EXECUTION CHAMBER.

IF RICHARD GLOSSIP GETS HIS DEATH PENALTY OVERTURNED, HE'LL BE THE 11TH PERSON TO GET OFF OKLAHOMA'S DEATH ROW ALIVE.

>> JASON, THANK YOU.

>> U.S. ENERGY SECRETARY JENNIFER GRANHOLM VISITED OKLAHOMA LAST WEEK TO DISCUSS ENERGY POLICY WITH TRIBAL LEADERS AND ANNOUNCE NEW PARTNERSHIPS AND GRANT PROGRAMS SUPPORTED BY THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION.

JOEL FILOMENO HAS OUR REPORT.

>> UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA PRESIDENT HOSTED A ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION WITH JENNIFER GRANHOLM, DOUGLAS IMHOF AND TRIBAL LEADERS ON A NEW CLEAN ENERGY SOURCE THAT OKLAHOMA SHOULD UTILIZE.

>> WE ARE THRILLED TO DISCUSS GEOTHERMAL ENERGY AND THE IMPACT IT CAN HAVE ON THE PLANET.

>> Reporter: GEOTHERMAL ENERGY IS A RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE PRODUCED WITHIN THE EARTH'S CORE BY DRILLING WELLS THAT ARE TYPICALLY TWO MILES DEEP WITH WATER ELECTRICITY IS GENERATED.

>> THE GEOTHERMAL INDUSTRY HAS POTENTIAL TO BECOME A POWERHOUSE, NOT ONLY OF THE UNITED STATES GROWTH, BUT PARTICULAR BENEFITS FOR RURAL AND HARD-TO-REACH COMMUNITIES, INCLUDING TRIBAL NATIONS.

>> Reporter: THE SECOND GENTLEMAN AND SECRETARY GRANHOLM VISITED NORMAN.

THE TOUR INCLUDED VISITS TO BOTH RESEARCH CAMPUSES AT OU AND AT OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY.

>> THIS IS A REALLY EXCITING CONVERSATION FOR US BECAUSE OF THE RESPECT THAT THIS ADMINISTRATION HAS, BUT ALSO THE POTENTIAL THAT LIES THE -- THE NATION -- THE -- THE -- THE TERRITORY OF -- OF TRIBAL NATIONS FOR CLEAN ENERGY.

[APPLAUSE] >> Reporter: TRIBAL LEADERS ATTENDING THE ROUNDTABLE, WHICH WAS CLOSED OFF TO THE MEDIA, INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE CHEYENNE, ARAPAHOE TRIBES AND OTHERS.

WE REACHED OUT TO THE TRIBES FOR COMMENT BUT DID NOT RECEIVE A RESPONSE.

HOWEVER, IMHOF SAYS THEIR PARTICIPATION IS VITAL.

>> NATIVE COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE UNITED STATES ARE ON THE FRONTLINES OF THE CLIMATE CRISIS AND STRUGGLE TO ACCESS FOOTBALL AND RELIABLE ENERGY.

>> Reporter: THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT, SIGNED INTO LAW LAST AUGUST, PROVIDES $720 MILLION TO HELP TRIBAL LANDS AND NATIVE COMMUNITIES TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE ELECTRICITY AND A RELIABLE GEOTHERMAL SOURCE COULD BE THE ANSWER.

>> IT COULD POWER 65 MILLION HOMES, 44 TIMES THE AMOUNT OF HOMES HERE IN OKLAHOMA.

>> Reporter: THE ENERGY SECRETARY'S TOUR OF OKLAHOMA INCLUDED A STOP IN STILLWATER TO ANNOUNCE A $19 MILLION GRANT TO THE NEW GREAT PLAINS CENTER OF EXCELLENCE, WHICH WILL OPERATE WITHIN THE ALREADY-EXISTING OU INDUSTRIAL CENTER.

>> IT GIVES STUDENTS THIS HANDS-ON ABILITY TO SEE TECHNOLOGY IN ACTION, TO SEE HOW TO REDUCE CARBON EMISSIONS, PRICE OF ENERGY, REDUCE ENERGY USE ON SITE.

>> Reporter: GRANHOLM SAYS OSU'S ASSESSMENT CENTER IS ONE OF THE FIVE BEST IN THE NATION.

THE $19 MILLION IS EARMARKED TO FUND RESEARCH TO REDUCE ENERGY WASTE AND TO CUT COSTS.

>> AND, ON AVERAGE, BECAUSE OF THE GREAT TRAINING THAT IS BEING DONE THERE, THE BUSINESSES SAVE ABOUT $130,000 A YEAR, AND THE ASSESSMENTS ARE FOR FREE.

SO, THAT'S NUMBER ONE; IS THAT OKLAHOMA STATE HAS BECOME A CENTER OF EXCELLENCE FOR THE ENTIRE GREAT PLAINS REGION.

>> YOU KNOW, OKLAHOMA IS AN ALL THE ABOVE ENERGY APPROACH.

>> Reporter: THE GOVERNOR WAS ON HAND TO WELCOME THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION AND TOUT OKLAHOMA'S SELF-RELIANCE ON ALL FORMS OF ENERGY.

>> WE'RE SO PROUD OF OUR OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY.

WHAT MOST PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE IS WE'RE ALSO NUMBER TWO IN THE COUNTRY IN WIND ENERGY, AND WE PRODUCE ABOUT 65% MORE ENERGY THAN WE CONSUME.

WE'RE A NET EXPORTER.

>> WE WANT ALL THESE PRODUCTS MADE IN AMERICA STAMPED MADE IN AMERICA, USED HERE AND EXPORTED ELSEWHERE.

WE ALL THAT WIND THAT THE GOVERNOR WAS TALKING ABOUT, ALL THOSE TURBINES, WE WANT A MADE IN AMERICA.

WE WANT ALL THE PIECES WITH THE SUPPLY CHAINS MADE IN AMERICA.

>> Reporter: IN ADDITION TO THE MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR FUNDING FOR THE CENTER OF ALLISON, THE BIGS, THROUGH THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, GRANTED THE PAWNEE NATION A $2 MILLION GRANT FOR A RENEWABLE PROJECT.

>> THIS INITIATIVE, WHICH IS ABOUT INVESTING IN AMERICA, IS ONE PIECE OF A GRAND STRATEGY FOR US AS A COUNTRY TO BE ABLE TO GET BACK THE MANUFACTURING JOBS THAT WE HAVE LOST OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF DECADES.

>> Reporter: THE ADMINISTRATION'S GOAL IS TO ACHIEVE 100% CARBON-FREE ELECTRICITY BY 2035, AND A NET-ZERO EMISSIONS ECONOMY BY 2050, WITH 40% OF THE FEDERAL INVESTMENT BENEFITS GOING TO DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE U.S. >> YOU COULD SEE THE PASSION OF THE INSTRUCTORS, MANY WHO CAME BACK FROM THE PRIVATE SECTOR SO THEY COULD DO RESEARCH AND SHARE THIS PASSION, NOT ONLY FOR SCIENCE BUT FOR CHANGING THE WORLD.

>> Reporter: JOEL FILOMENO, THE "OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT."

>> JOEL, THANK YOU.

>> BY THE TIME THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND ROLLS AROUND IN LATE MAY, NEW RESTAURANTS ARE EXPECTED TO BE OPEN AT SIX OKLAHOMA STATE PARKS.

THE OKLAHOMA TOURISM AND RECRECATION DEPARTMENT HAS AWARDED THE CONTRACT TO OKLAHOMA CITY RESTAURANT AND CATERING COMPANY LA RATATOUILLE TO REPLACE SWADLEY'S AS THE RESTAURANT VENDOR.

UNLIKE THE PREVIOUS CONTROVERSIAL CONTRACT WITH SWADLEY'S, WHICH LED TO RESIGNATIONS AND INVESTIGATIONS, UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA WILL RECEIVE 13% OF ALL GROSS PROCEEDS FROM THE RESTAURANTS AND WILL NOT SUBSIDIZE THE COMPANIES OPERATING COST AT THE VENUES.

>> OUR AGENCY IS WORKING CLOSELY WITH THE GROUP TO FULLY DEVELOP A CONCEPT, A NAME OF THE RESTAURANTS, BUT AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE POSTERS BESIDE ME, THEY WILL BRING THE BEST OF THEIR BUSINESS COMBINED WITH AMERICAN FAVORITES OUR STATE KNOWS AND LOVES.

AND SECONDARY TO THE QUESTION OF WHEN ARE WE REOPENING THE RESTAURANTS, THE NEXT QUESTION I HAVE RECEIVED IS WILL THERE BE CHICKEN FRIED STEAK?

AND I HAVE IT ON AUTHORITY THAT THERE WILL BE CHICKEN FRIED STEAK.

THANKS GOODNESS.

>> AND WITH THE REST OF THE WEEK'S STATEWIDE ECONOMIC NEWS, JASON DOYLE RETURNS WITH THE "OKLAHOMA BUSINESS REVIEW."

>> OKLAHOMA-CITY-BASED PAYCOM SOFTWARE IS LAUNCHING A NEW HUMAN RESOURCES PRODUCT CALLED GLOBAL HCM.

IT IS AIMED AT COMPANIES WHICH HAVE SEVERAL LOCATIONS.

THE SOFTWARE COMES IN 15 LANGUAGES AND DIALECTS TO ALLOW INTERNATIONAL COMPANIES TO USE THE PRODUCT.

GLOBAL HCM ALSO INCLUDES PAYCOM'S EMPLOYEE SELF-SERVICE AND MANAGER-ON-THE-GO FEATURES.

THE PLATFORM HAS BEEN UNDER DEVELOPMENT THE PAST TWO YEARS.

>>> ELECTRIC VEHICLE START UP CANOO IS LEASING A MANUFACTURING FACILITY IN OKLAHOMA CITY.

THE COMPANY HAS SIGNED A DEAL TO INITIALLY OCCUPY NEARLY 500,000 SQUARE FEET WITH THE OPTION TO EXPAND.

DURING PHASE ONE, CANOO EXPECTS TO HIRE MORE THAN 500 EMPLOYEES AS THEY RAMP UP MANUFACTURING TEAMS.

THE SITE WILL SUPPORT FULL GENERAL AND FINAL VEHICLE ASSEMBLY AND IS CLOSE TO SEVERAL MODES OF TRANSPORT.

SWEDISH MANUFACTURER ROXTEC IS EXPANDING ITS NORTH AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS IN TULSA.

“THE TULSA WORLD ” REPORTS THE $9.4 MILLION EXPANSION WILL NEARLY DOUBLE THE SIZE OF ROXTEC'S OPERATIONS IN TULSA.

THE COMPANY PLANS TO EXPAND THE WORKFORCE AS WELL.

ROXTEC MAKES MODULAR-BASED CABLE AND PIPE SEALS, WHICH PROTECTS CABLING AND ELECTRIC LINES.

ROXTEC HAS BEEN AT ITS CURRENT TULSA LOCATION SINCE 1997.

>>> A NEW REPORT ON THE CANNABIS INDUSTRY IN THE U.S. SHOWS THAT OKLAHOMA CITY HAS THE MOST DISPENSARIES OF ANY U.S. CITY.

THAT FIGURE SHOWS 48.7 DISPENSARIES FOR EVERY 100,000 RESIDENTS.

THE NATIONAL AVERAGE IS 3.1 DISPENSARIES FOR EVERY 100,000 PEOPLE.

OKLAHOMA CITY ALSO HAS THE MOST PRESCRIBING DOCTORS PER CAPITA AT 2 PER 100,000.

THE NATIONAL AVERAGE IS THREE TENTHS PER 100,000.

OVERALL, OKLAHOMA CITY RANKS 18TH ON THE BEST CITIES FOR WEED LIST, WHILE PORTLAND, OREGON, TOOK THE TOP SPOT ON THE LIST.

THE REPORT IS A JOINT EFFORT BETWEEN CLEVER REAL ESTATE AND LEAFLY.

JASON DOYLE, THE “OKLAHOMA BUSINESS REVIEW.

” THANKS, JASON.

>> HOW PREPARED ARE OKLAHOMA'S SCHOOLS, BUSINESSES, STORES, AND CHURCHES FROM AN ACTIVE-SHOOTER SITUATION?

IN LIGHT OF RECENT EVENTS, IT'S A QUESTION WELL WORTH ASKING, AND IT'S THE TOPIC OF THIS WEEK'S "IN-DEPTH" DISCUSSION WITH MODERATOR REECE WETZEL AND HIS PANEL OF GUESTS.

REECE?

>> THANK YOU, RICH.

TODAY, WE HAVE TWO GUESTS JOINING US HERE ON THIS TOPIC THAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT UP ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT ACTIVE SHOOTER SITUATIONS, CHIEF NATE TARVER AND COMMISSION TIM TIPTON WITH THE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY.

CHIEF TARVER, TELL ME ABOUT YOUR INITIAL REACTION LAST FRIDAY NIGHT WHEN YOU HEARD THERE WAS AN ACTIVE SHOOTER WARNING ON CAMPUS.

>> WELL, I WAS ACTUALLY DRIVING BACK FROM AN EVENT IN NORMAN, DRIVING TOWARDS HOME, AND AN ALERT CAME OVER ON MY PHONE.

OF COURSE, WHEN I LOOKED AT IT INITIALLY, OKAY, IS THIS REAL?

I TRIED TO GET INFORMATION AS BEST AS I COULD.

AT THAT PARTICULAR TIME, THE INFORMATION WASN'T THERE.

SO, I IMMEDIATELY JUST TURNED AROUND AND HEADED BACK TO NORMAN.

IT WAS A SHOCK.

IT WAS A SHOCK.

BUT THE SHOCK SET INTO A MODE OF, WHAT'S NEXT?

>> AND WE'RE GOING TO GET INTO WHAT'S NEXT.

FIRST, I WANT TO GO OVER HERE TO COMMISSIONER TIPTON.

TELL US WHEN OHP GOT INVOLVED?

>> OF COURSE, WE GET THE NOTIFICATION AS WELL.

I WILL SAY THE NOTIFICATION SYSTEM WORKED THE WAY THAT IT SHOULD, AND MULTIPLE LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES GOT THAT NOTIFICATION.

WE HAVE A SYSTEM TO WHERE ONCE THAT NOTIFICATION GOES OUT, OUR COMMUNICATION SYSTEM SENDS IT OUT TO TROOPERS, WHETHER THEY'RE WORKING OR THEY'RE OFF.

SO, WE HAD TROOPERS RESPONDING THAT WERE ALREADY ON DUTY IN THE OKLAHOMA CITY METRO AREA, CLEVELAND COUNTY, AND THEN AS WELL AS TROOPERS WHO LIVE IN THE AREA THAT WERE OFF DUTY THAT -- THAT -- THAT WENT, YOU KNOW, ON DUTY AND -- AND HEADED THAT WAY.

>> WHAT'S THE SYSTEM THAT YOU USE TO NOTIFY EVERYONE?

IS OUPD ON THE SAME SYSTEM?

>> THE SYSTEM OU USES IS RAVE.

IT'S A SYSTEM THAT CAN BE OPTED IN.

IT'S THE STUDENT AND FACULTY AND STAFF, THEY'RE AUTOMATICALLY LOADED INTO THAT SYSTEM, THEN OUTSIDE, OUR OTHER PARTNERS CAN OPT IN.

THEN THE RAVE PANIC BUTTON IS ALSO THE SYSTEM THAT THE STATE LEGISLATOR APPROVED ABOUT THREE OR FOUR YEARS AGO.

SO, RAVE IS AVAILABLE TO EVERY SCHOOL -- K-12 SCHOOL IN THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA.

THE LEGISLATURE PAYS FOR THAT.

GOVERNMENT PAYS FOR THAT.

AT THE CAPITOL COMPLEX, THEY USE THE RAVE PANIC BUTTON APP AS WELL.

OU AND NORMAN HAD ALREADY BEEN ON THE SYSTEM FOR QUITE SOME TIME.

WE'VE -- WE'VE, THROUGH THE GOVERNOR'S INITIATIVE, WE'VE DONE A BIG PUSH TO GET THAT OUT TO EVERY SCHOOL SYSTEM.

SO, EARLIER THIS YEAR, WE WERE ABOUT 40% OF THE SCHOOLS WERE ACTIVELY USING RAVE.

I BELIEVE WE'RE OVER 98% SCHOOLS K-12, AS WELL AS DIFFERENT UNIVERSITIES THAT ARE USING IT.

>> OKAY.

THE TRAINING IS DIFFERENT PROBABLY FOR UNIVERSITIES COMPARED FOR K-12 SCHOOLS.

HOW DO YOU PREPARE FOR A SITUATION LIKE THIS?

WHEN YOU'RE IN A K-12 SCHOOL, IT'S MORE CONFINED, BUT YOU HAVE A MASSIVE CAMPUS TO COVER.

WHAT IS THAT TRAINING LIKE?

>> WE TRY TO GET ALL THE TRAINING OUT.

WE TALK ABOUT THE RAVE SYSTEM AND HOW THAT WORKS, THAT THEY'RE ALREADY LOADED INTO THE SYSTEM AND THEY HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THEIR PARENTS AND THEIR OTHER LOVED ONES SIGN IN ON THAT, SO THEY CAN GET THOSE ALERTS AS WELL.

WE ALSO HAVE A METHOD WHERE A -- A DEPARTMENT OR A GROUP CAN CONTACT THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND THEN WE WILL GO OUT TO THAT ENTITY OR TALK ABOUT HOW TO RESPOND.

>> COMMISSIONER TIPTON, WHAT ARE SOME OF THE TRAINING THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY HAS?

>> SO, ACTIVE SHOOTER TRAINING HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR A LONG TIME, OVER 20 YEARS.

THE CHIEF AND I, WE'VE PROBABLY ALL GONE THROUGH DIFFERENT ITERATIONS OF ACTIVE SHOOTER TRAINING.

YOU KNOW, AFTER THE MOST RECENT EVENT IN TEXAS, WE LOOK AT IT.

WERE WE SUSCEPTIBLE IN OKLAHOMA TO THE SAME TYPE OF RESPONSE FAILURES THAT HAPPENED IN UVALDE.

PART OF IT IS MAKING SURE EVERYBODY IS ON THE NOTIFICATION SYSTEM.

LAW ENFORCEMENT RESPONSE HAS TO BE IMMEDIATE, LIKE WE SAW AT OU THE OTHER NIGHT.

THE OTHER THING IS, WHAT CAN -- WHETHER IT'S STUDENTS OR TEACHERS, FACULTY, WHAT CAN THEY DO IN THE EVENT OF AN ACTIVE SHOOTER?

THEY'VE GOT TO HAVE OPTIONS.

AND -- AND THAT'S WHERE THE RUN, HIDE, FIGHT SYSTEM THAT WE -- WE -- WE'VE UTILIZED LSU, LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY, WHICH IS PART OF THE NCBRT, IT'S PART OF A CONSORTIUM OF TRAINING GROUPS THAT ARE FUNDED THROUGH FEDERAL HOMELAND SECURITY, AND OKLAHOMA HAS PARTNERED WITH LSU TO BRING THE LAW ENFORCEMENT RESPONSE TRAINING, AND WE CALL IT LASER, THAT'S THEIR PROGRAM, AS WELL AS RUN, HIDE, FIGHT.

RUN, HIDE, FIGHT IS THE COMPANION TRAINING FOR THE CIVILIAN SIDE FOR NOTIFYING LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THEN DOING SOMETHING THAT SLOWS THAT SHOOTER DOWN, CAUSES THEM TO NOT BE ABLE TO LOCATE AND -- AND -- AND KILL INNOCENT, YOU KNOW, VICTIMS.

SO, THAT'S WHAT RUN, HIDE, FIGHT DOES.

IT'S REALLY -- RUN, HIDE, FIGHT IS REALLY A MIND-SET TRAINING OF, DON'T PANIC.

YOU'VE GOT OPTIONS.

WE WILL HELP TEACH YOU THESE OPTIONS AND DECIDE AT THAT MOMENT WHICH IS YOUR BEST OPTION, RUN, HIDE, OR FIGHT?

AT THE SAME TIME, LAW ENFORCEMENT IS RESPONDING, APPLYING THESE LASER TECHNIQUES THAT ALL OF US KNOW.

THAT'S THE -- THAT'S WHAT YOU SAW THE OTHER NIGHT WAS, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE PROBLEMS IN -- IN -- IN SOME STATES IS THAT -- WHETHER IT'S A DEPUTY, A MUNICIPAL POLICE OFFICER, A CAMPUS POLICE OFFICER, A STATE TROOPER, WE WANT ALL OF THEM TO TRAIN THE EXACT SAME.

AND, YOU KNOW, LAST FRIDAY NIGHT WAS A GOOD EXAMPLE WHERE SOME -- SOME OU PD OFFICERS, NORMAN OFFICERS, STATE TROOPERS ALL ARRIVED AT THE SAME TIME, BUT THEY AS A TEAM MOVED?

-- MOVED IN.

YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE THE TRAINING IS IN ALIGNMENT WHERE THAT CAN HAPPEN SEAMLESSLY AND QUICKLY.

>> HOW DO YOU STAY ON TOP OF COMMUNICATION LIKE THAT?

HOW DO YOU MAKE SURE YOU'RE GETTING ACCURATE INFORMATION?

>> WELL, IN A SITUATION LIKE THAT, IT'S -- IT'S FAST-MOVING.

THE MAIN PART OF IT IS, AS COMMISSIONER TIPTON SAID, YOU KNOW, BEING TRAINED SIMILARLY.

IT GIVES AN ADVANTAGE OF WHEN THEY DEPLOY, WE PRETTY MUCH KNOW WHAT THE OTHERS ARE GOING TO DO.

WE KNOW WHAT THE MISSION IS.

AS FAR AS GENERAL COMMUNICATIONS, THAT'S WHERE WE HAVE TO RELY ON THE SYSTEM AND COME TO A UNIFIED COMMAND.

WE GATHER AND KEEP COMPONENTS FROM EACH LAW ENFORCEMENT ENTITY TO GET THERE.

I CAN'T TALK ON OHP RADIO, BUT IF I HAVE A TROOPER THERE, THEN THE MESSAGE CAN BE RELAYED AS NECESSARY.

IT'S PART OF TRAINING AND TRYING TO UNDERSTAND AND NOW.

IF I CAN ADD SOMETHING REGARDING RUN, HIDE, FIGHT, THE WHOLE PREMISE BEHIND THAT IS TO BE ABLE TO KNOW WHAT TO DO IN A SITUATION LIKE THAT.

WE WANT PEOPLE TO THINK ABOUT IT BEFORE IT HAPPENS.

IF YOU HAVE THAT MIND-SET OF CONTINUING TO THINK ABOUT, OKAY, IF THIS HAPPENS, HOW SHOULD I REACT?

THERE ARE DIFFERENT ITERATIONS OF THE RUN, HIDE, FIGHT.

SOME IS DENY, DEFEND AND MOVE, OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

THE PREMISE IS ALL THE SAME.

>> YEAH.

AND I KNOW THE RUN, HIDE, FIGHT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A TOPIC OF CONVERSATION AMONGST THE STUDENTS.

THEY WERE A LITTLE CAUGHT OFF GUARD WHEN THEY SAW THAT MESSAGE.

IS THAT A GOOD THING, THOUGH, TO BE ALERT WHEN THEY SEE THAT MESSAGE AND GO, OH, THIS IS REAL?

>> OH, YES, ABSOLUTELY, ABSOLUTELY.

>> ALL RIGHT.

WELL, NEXT WE WANT TO MOVE INTO WHAT HAPPENED IN LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.

THERE WAS AN ACTIVE SHOOTER AT THE BANK.

THE POLICE BODY CAMERA FOOTAGE WAS RELEASED.

WHAT WAS YOUR REACTION SEEING THAT FOOTAGE?

>> THERE'S BEEN AN EVOLUTION OF ACTIVE SHOOTERS, AN EVE -- EVOLUTION OF THE THREATS AND WE'VE HAD TO EVOLVE OUR TACTICS AND TECHNIQUES AND TOOLS THAT WE USE WITH THAT EVOLUTION OF THREAT.

IN LOUISVILLE, IT WAS A PRIVATE BUSINESS, YOU KNOW, AN AREA OF WORKPLACE -- MORE OF A WORKPLACE DISGRUNTLEMENT, WHATEVER, WITH A HOMICIDAL SUBJECT.

IF YOU LOOK AT IT VERSUS THE SCHOOL SHOOTING IN MEMPHIS THAT MOST RECENTLY HAPPENED, EVEN THOUGH THERE'S A DIFFERENT MOTIVE WHY THEY'RE GOING IN, THERE'S A COUPLE OF KEY POINTS WE PROBABLY WANT TO LOOK AT.

NUMBER ONE, WERE THERE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS THAT THIS PERSON WAS GOING TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT?

AND WHERE THERE FAILURES IN COMMUNICATION?

MOST ACTIVE SHOOTERS, MOST MASS SHOOTINGS, THE ASSAILANT EITHER TELLS SOMEBODY OR POSTS SOMETHING ON SOCIAL MEDIA AHEAD OF TIME.

OUR GOAL IS TO FIND THAT, HEAR THAT, GET A TIP OF THAT AND TAKE, YOU KNOW, ACTION AHEAD OF -- AHEAD OF TIME.

BOTH IN MEMPHIS AND LOUISVILLE, UNFORTUNATELY, THERE WERE SIGNS.

>> I KNOW HE HAD LEFT A KNOW.

>> JUST LIKE RUN, HIDE, FIGHT, WE WANT EVERY FACULTY MEMBER, STUDENT, CITIZEN TO UNDERSTAND THE PRINCIPLES OF RUN, HIDE, FIGHT, THE MIND-SET BEHIND RUN, HIDE, FIGHT AND BE EDUCATED ON, IF YOU HEAR SOMETHING OR SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING.

YOU KNOW, BOTH THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA OR INDIVIDUAL UNIVERSITIES, AND I KNOW OU ALREADY DOES THIS, BUT HAVE A MEANS WHERE THAT INFORMATION CAN BE SHARED WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT TO HOPEFULLY PREEMPT THAT TYPE OF EVENT.

ONCE IT DOES HAPPEN, THE IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION TO LAW ENFORCEMENT, THE IMMEDIATE ACTIONS OF THE CITIZENS, THE STAFF, THE FACULTY IN THE RUN, HIDE, FIGHT AND THE IMMEDIACY OF LAW ENFORCEMENT BEING ABLE TO GET THERE AND TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION AND NOT DELAY IN THEIR RESPONSE.

THAT'S WHERE ALL OF THOSE AREAS ARE MORE OF A HOLISTIC APPROACH.

SO, IT REALLY DOESN'T MATTER IF IT'S AT A SCHOOL OR BANK OR WHERE IT IS, IT'S STILL THAT HOLISTIC APPROACH.

>> THE PRINCIPALS ARE THE SAME IN TRAINING?

>> YES.

>> AND YOU WORK THROUGH THE SITUATIONS AS THOUGH THEY WERE THE SAME?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> THERE ARE STILL THINGS WE HAVE TO UNPACK.

THERE ARE THINGS WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO DEVELOP TWO OUTCOME IN THOSE SITUATIONS.

PEOPLE CAN'T FORGET THAT OFFICERS ARE HUMAN.

AND GOING INTO A SITUATION LIKE THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO TRAIN TO DO THIS.

THE TRAINING THAT WE'VE HAD IN THE PAST HAD US SITTING AND WAITING.

WE'VE LEARNED SINCE COLUMBINE THAT WE NEED TO GO IN AND NEUTRALIZE THE THREAT.

AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT YOU AS A HUMAN HAVE TO OVERCOME IS THE FACT THAT YOU KNOW YOU'RE GOING INTO A SITUATION WHERE YOU COULD BE HURT OR KILLED.

SO, THERE'S A FEAR FACTOR THAT PEOPLE HAVE TO OVERCOME.

PEOPLE FORGET ABOUT THAT.

SO, TRAINING IS A GOOD WAY OF DOING THAT AND UNDERSTANDING WHAT YOUR MISSION IS IS ANOTHER PART OF THAT.

SO, THERE'S COMPONENTS YOU CAN'T TOSS OUT OF THAT AND HOW ANY INDIVIDUAL IS GOING TO REACT TO THAT, THAT'S THE WHOLE REASON WHY TRAINING IS PARAMOUNT FOR US.

WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THOSE MOTIONS.

IT BECOMES MUSCLE MEMORY AFTER THAT.

>> TO JOIN IN ON THAT, YOU ASK ABOUT COMMUNICATION, AND COMMUNICATION IS VERY IMPORTANT, RIGHT, THAT WE -- THAT -- AMONGST INTERAGENCY AND ALL THE PARTNERS THAT WOULD SHOW UP.

BUT THE OTHER THING, AND THE CHIEF TALKED ABOUT THIS A MINUTE AGO, HE MENTIONED UNIFIED COMMAND.

SO, HAVING A TRAINED COMMAND STRUCTURE THAT ALL RESPONDERS KNOW ABOUT OR ARE TRAINED IN ALLEVIATES, YOU KNOW, THE POTENTIAL OF OFFICERS GETTING THERE AND REALLY NOT KNOWING WHO'S IN CHARGE.

THAT UNIFIED COMMAND THAT WAS ENTERED INTO IMMEDIATELY WHETHER BETWEEN NORMAN PD AND OU PD DEVISING A PLAN AND MOVING AHEAD.

HOPEFULLY, WE AVOID THE TRAGEDY LIKE WE SAW IN UVALDE OF INACTION.

WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE COMMAND MESSAGE IS SENT TO THE RESPONDERS AND THEY KNOW TO TAKE ACTION BASED ON THOSE PLANS.

>> WELL, COMMISSIONER TIM TIPTON AND NATE TARVER, THANK YOU BOTH FOR YOUR TIME AND EXPERTISE.

>> THANK YOU.

>> VERY, VERY INTERESTING.

>> THE RETURN OF “READ ACROSS OKLAHOMA" TO THE OKLAHOMA CITY ZOO WAS A BIG SUCCESS ON TUESDAY.

HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN RECEIVED A FREE BOOK, AND HUNDREDS MORE WERE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE ON-LINE FROM THEIR CLASSROOMS.

THE WEATHER WAS GREAT, AND THIS YEAR'S FEATURED BOOK WAS "THAT IS A HAT" BY TULSA AUTHOR BETTY CASEY.

DURING THE REGULAR SCHOOL YEAR, THIS PROGRAM DISTRIBUTES 1900 BOOKS EACH MONTH TO EARLY LEARNING CLASSROOMS.

>> SO, IT REALLY IS FOCUSED ON KINDERGARTNERS AND UNDER, AND WE HAVE SEVERAL SCHOOLS, OVER A THOUSAND STUDENTS FROM ACROSS THE STATE, ALL KINDERGARTNERS THAT ARE HERE TODAY TO REALLY LEARN ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF READING AND WORK ON THOSE EARLY LITERACY SKILLS.

SO, THEY HAVE ALL THE DIFFERENT LITERACY ACTIVITIES STATIONS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO, BUT THEN THEY HAVE THE FUN AND EXCITEMENT OF SEEING THE ZOOS, WILDLIFE, AND EXPLORING THE -- THE PARK.

SO, IT REALLY DOES MAKE FOR AN A VERY MEMORABLE DAY FOR THESE YOUNG LEARNERS.

>> I'M SO EXCITED.

MY DAUGHTER'S IN KINDERGARTEN, AND SHE'S SO EXCITED TO GET TO BE WITH HER FRIENDS AND TO SEE ALL THE ANIMALS AND TO MEET ALL THE AUTHORS AND SEE ALL THE BOOKS.

>> SO, I'M SO EXCITED TO GET TO BE A PART OF IT WITH HER.

>> ANOTHER GREAT PROGRAM IS UNDERWAY TO HELP OKLAHOMA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENTS.

AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT, 90% OF THE KIDS WHO ATTEND OKLAHOMA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS LIVE BELOW THE POVERTY LINE.

THE 2ND ANNUAL TEE-UP FOR OK CPS IS UNDERWAY.

THESE T-SHIRTS SELL FOR $25, AND THE MONEY RAISED WILL HELP FUND A VARIETY OF OPPORTUNITIES PROVIDED BY THE OKLAHOMA CITY PUBLIC SCHOOL FOUNDATION.

>> WE SUPPORT FOR TEACHERS IN THEIR CLASSROOMS TO RAISING MONEY FOR COATS FOR KIDS THAT DON'T HAVE THEM.

OTHERWISE.

WE RUN A READING AND LITERACY CAMPAIGN CALLED READ OKC, AND WE RUN A -- A DIVERSE TEACHER PIPELINE PROGRAM CALLED THE BILINGUAL AND DIVERSITY TEACHER PIPELINE PROGRAM.

>> BUT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT THE FOUNDATION REALLY IS ABLE TO SUPPORT US WITH IS THE COATS FOR KIDS.

IT SEEMS LIKE AN EASY TASK, BUT SOME OF OUR PARENTS AREN'T ABLE TO PROVIDE.

OR THEY'VE COME FROM A PLACE WHERE WE'RE MAINLY HISPANIC HERE, SO THEY COME FROM WARMER CLIMATES, AND THEY DON'T REALLY UNDERSTAND LIKE, I NEED A HEAVY JACKET FOR WINTER.

AND SO MAYBE THAT KIND OF CATCHES THEM BY SURPRISE.

>> MAYOR HOLT HAS ONE OF THE TEE'S AND EVERYONE IS ENCOURAGED TO WEAR THEM ON MAY 4TH TO SHOW SUPPORT FOR THE DISTRICT.

>> OUR CONTENT PARTNERS WITH OU'S "GAYLORD NEWS" JOURNALISM PROGRAM RETURN THIS WEEK WITH A REPORT ON A NEW EXHIBIT AT THE FIRST AMERICANS MUSEUM IN OKLAHOMA CITY.

STUDENT REPORTER JAY TOYEBO HAS MORE ON THE ART AND DEEP PURPOSE OF DRUMS FOR MEMBERS OF THE OSAGE NATION.

[DRUMMING] >> THE VOICES FROM THE DRUM EXHIBIT MAY LOOK LIKE ANOTHER ART EXHIBITION, BUT TO SOME, IT MEANS SO MUCH MORE THAN USING THE DRUM AS A CANVAS.

>> LOOKING AT THAT DRUM WITH A CERTAIN DEGREE OF RESPECT, I HAD TO REALLY BEGIN TO KIND OF START -- TO KIND OF THINK THROUGH, YOU KNOW, WHAT I WAS WANTING TO PAINT.

>> THE EXHIBIT, WHICH FEATURES THE OSAGE NATION, ALSO ENCAPSULATES WHAT THE DRUM MEANS TO THE TRIBE.

>> AS I WAS THINKING ABOUT THIS NOTION OF HOW THE DRUM BRING US TOGETHER AS OSAGE PEOPLE, AND, YOU KNOW, WE GATHER IN THE SUMMER.

THEN WE DANCE AT GRAY HORSE, WE MOVE TO HOMINY, THEN WE MOVE TO PAWHUSKA.

>> THE DRUM BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER AND IT ALSO BRINGS OUT SPIRITUALITY >> THE DRUM IS A HUMONGOUS EXPRESSION.

IT'S AN INSTRUMENT TO PRAISE GOD.

IT'S AN INSTRUMENT TO WORSHIP GOD.

>> THE DRUM NOT ONLY IS A REFLECTION OF BELIEFS, IT SYMBOLIZES THE NATURAL WORLD.

>> IT REFLECTS THE EAGLES, ALL THE ELKS, ALL THE ANIMALS OF THE EARTH.

IT REFLECTS ALL OF THAT, AND IT BRINGS IN LIKE, UH, GOD'S SPIRIT."

>> THE DRUM HAS A MUCH DEEPER MEANING TO THE DRUM MAKER.

IT IS MORE THAN WHAT MEETS THE EYE.

IT EVEN OFFERS A GLIMPSE AT THE OTHER SIDE.

>> THE SOUND, IT'S THE FREQUENCY OF HEAVEN THEY SAY.

THAT THESE DRUMS FROM THE OLD PEOPLE FROM WAY BACK, THAT GOD GAVE THEM THESE INSTRUMENTS.

>> THE DRUM IS NOT ONLY HISTORICALLY IMPORTANT TO THE OSAGE, IT ALSO IS A DISPLAY OF THE FIGHT BETWEEN GOOD AND EVIL.

>> THEY WERE WARRIORS, RIGHT?

WE COME FROM THE WARRIORS, THE MIGHTIEST WARRIORS ON EARTH RIGHT?

THEY HAD THESE DRUMS.

THEY WERE GIVEN THE DRUMS BY THE CREATOR, RIGHT?

TO DO WARFARE ON THE EARTH RIGHT?

AGAINST THE EVIL, RIGHT?

WE'VE BEEN FIGHTING EVIL ALL THIS TIME, RIGHT?"

>> THE DRUM IS NOT JUST AN INSTRUMENT.

>> THE DRUM IS NOT JUST AN INSTRUMENT.

RATHER, TO THE OSAGE PEOPLE, IT IS LIFE.

JAY TOYEBO, “OU NIGHTLY.

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STEVE SHAW REPORTS.

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