>> OKLAHOMA'S LEGISLATIVE OFFICE OF FISCAL TRANSPARENCY, OR "LOFT," TAKES ISSUE WITH $3 BILLION IN STATE SPENDING.

>> ADDITIONALLY, OVER THE LAST DECADE, OMES DID NOT REFER AGENCY VIOLATIONS OF THE CENTRAL PURCHASING ACT TO THE STATE AUDITOR OR ATTORNEY GENERAL.

>> OKLAHOMA REPUPLICANS COME TO THE DEFENSE OF DONALD TRUMP FOLLOWING HIS ARREST AND ARRAIGNMENT ON 34 FELONY CHARGES.

>> TO ME, IT'S VERY, VERY POLITICAL.

IT'S DISAPPOINTING.

NO -- NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW, BUT I THINK PEOPLE CAN SEE RIGHT THROUGH THIS.

>> OUR YEAR-LONG SERIES ON THE HISTORY OF OKLAHOMA'S BLACK FRONTIER TOWNS CONTINUES IN SUMMIT.

>> NOBODY WAS EVER HUNGRY; PEOPLE HAD GARDENS; THEY SHARED WITH OTHER PEOPLE.

NO MATTER HOW POOR PEOPLE WERE, THEY DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THEY WERE POOR.

>> THE OKLAHOMA COUNTRY JAIL TRUST RESPONDS TO A DAMNING GRAND JURY REPORT.

>> THERE ARE WAYS FOR THIS TO WORK, BUT FIRST YOU FOLKS HAVE TO ADMIT YOU HAVE BEEN ABSOLUTE FAILURES.

>> VOUCHERS?

TAX CREDITS?

WHAT FORM, IF ANY, WILL EXPANDED SCHOOL CHOICE LEGISLATION TAKE IF PASSED?

>> I WANT THEM TO PASS A GREAT BILL FOR OUR STUDENTS IN OKLAHOMA FOR ALL ASPECTS OF SCHOOL, WHETHER ITS PRIVATE, PUBLIC, OR CHARTER.

>> THE OKLAHOMA NATONAL GUARD TRAINS FOR A SECURITY DEPLOYMENT TO EAST AFRICA.

DO -- I WANNA DO COOL-GUYS STUFF.

” AND THEY SAID, “YOU KNOW WHAT?

” “MORTARS ARE COOL, ” SO I FIGURED I'D GIVE IT A SHOT.

>> THOSE STORIES, AND MORE, NEXT ON THE “OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT ”!

HELLO, EVERYONE, AND WELCOME TO THE "OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT."

I'M RICH LENZ.

THE LEGISLATIVE OFFICE OF FISCAL TRANSPARENCY, OR "LOFT," RELEASED A REPORT ON THURSDAY THAT CLAIMS THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND ENTERPRISE SERVICES, OR O-M-E-S, FAILED TO FOLLOW PROPER PROCEDURE IN ACCOUNTING FOR MORE THAN $3 BILLION IN STATE SPENDING.

THE PROBLEM STEMS FROM STATE AGENCIES USING CERTAIN EXEMPTIONS TO GO AROUND THE PROCESS THROUGH OMES CENTRAL PURCHASING DIVISION, WHICH MEANS THE VAST MAJORITY OF SPENDING HAS BEEN DONE WITHOUT ANY OVERSIGHT.

>> ALSO, WITHIN THE PAST TEN YEARS, CENTRAL PURCHASING HAS NEVER EXERCISED ITS AUTHORITY TO EITHER REDUCE AN AGENCY'S PURCHASING LIMITS OR SUSPEND ITS USE OF PURCHASE CARDS.

ADDITIONALLY, OVER THE LAST DECADE, OMES DID NOT REFER AGENCY VIOLATIONS OF THE CENTRAL PURCHASING ACT TO THE STATE AUDITOR OR ATTORNEY GENERAL.

>> WE OFTEN DON'T KNOW NECESSARILY EVEN WHEN AN AGENCY IS EMBARKING ON AN EXEMPTION.

WE LOVE THE IDEA THAT IN ONE OF THESE FINDINGS OF -- WHERE EVEN IF YOU ARE GOING TO USE AN EXEMPTION, THAT YOU MUST REPORT IT.

>> I HAVEN'T SEEN THE LOFT REPORT, BUT I THINK BACK IN MARCH, WE SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE -- I SIGNED AN EXECUTIVE ORDER TO REALLY ENCOURAGE THE LEGISLATURE TO FIX THESE -- ALL THESE EXEMPTIONS.

SO, IN OTHER WORDS, I BELIEVE THAT EVERY SINGLE CONTRACT SHOULD HAVE AN RFP, AND IT SHOULD BE AN OPEN BIDDING PROCESS.

>> GOVERNOR STITT ALSO WEIGHED IN ON THE OTHER BIG STORY DOMINATING THE HEADLINES THIS WEEK.

AND THAT WOULD BE THE ARREST AND ARRAIGNMENT OF FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP, A FIRST IN THE 247-YEAR HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES.

THE STUNNING MOMENT CAME TUESDAY IN NEW YORK CITY, WITH OUR NATION'S 45TH PRESIDENT PLEADING NOT GUILTY TO 34 FELONY CHARGES OF FALSIFYING BUSINESS RECORDS.

AFTER THE HEARING, TRUMP RETURNED TO HIS HOME IN FLORIDA, WHERE HE LASHED OUT AT PROSECUTOR ALVIN BRAGG, SAYING THE CASE AGAINST HIM IS POLITICALLY MOTIVATED.

THUS FAR, MOST OF OKLAHOMA'S ALL-REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION HAVE AGREED, AND GOVERNOR STITT SAID THIS IN DEFENSE OF THE FORMER PRESIDENT.

>> "IT'S -- TO ME, IT'S VERY, VERY POLITICAL.

IT'S DISAPPOINTING.

NO -- NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW, BUT I THINK PEOPLE CAN SEE RIGHT THROUGH THIS.

AND YOU'VE GOT -- YOU'VE GOT DA'S IN NEW YORK THAT REFUSE TO PROSECUTE OR REFUSE TO BRING CHARGES, AND NOW YOU HAVE THIS NEW DA THAT'S BRINGING CHARGES ON THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED -- FORMER PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, AND IT JUST -- IT JUST DOESN'T SMELL RIGHT.

I THINK THAT, YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID LAST WEEK, THIS IS -- THIS IS STALIN-ESQUE TYPE BEHAVIOR."

>> REACTION FROM THE OTHER SIDE OF THE AISLE HAS BEEN VERY DIFFERENT, WITH MOST DEMOCRATIC LAWMAKERS SAYING THE CASE IS LEGITIMATE; NO PERSON IS ABOVE THE LAW; AND THAT TRUMP WILL HAVE HIS DAY IN COURT.

THIS IS THE STORY THAT EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT AND OPINIONS ARE STARK AND UNCOMPROMISING.

COMING UP LATER IN THIS NEWSCAST, OUR WEEKLY "IN-DEPTH" CONVERSATION WILL FOCUS ON REACTION FROM PARTY LEADERS HERE IN OKLAHOMA.

HERE'S A PREVIEW WITH MODERATOR REECE WETZEL >> BECAUSE I BELIEVE THAT -- THAT ARREST SIGNALS THAT NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW.

YOU KNOW, PART OF ME WANTS TO BE EXCITED ABOUT IT, BUT WE -- HE HAS A RIGHT TO DECIDE -- YOU KNOW, FIGHT FOR HIS PROOF THAT HE'S INNOCENT, WHICH I DON'T BELIEVE THAT HE IS, BUT HE HAS A RIGHT TO GO THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCESS.

AND SO I'M ANXIOUS WAITING FOR THAT TO GET OVER, BUT RELIEVED THAT -- THAT THIS IS SETTING US BACK ON TRACK, AMERICA BACK ON TRACK.

>> THIS IS HISTORIC.

THIS HAS NEVER BEEN DONE BEFORE.

AND THIS IS EVEN A FEDERAL COURT.

A U.S. ATTORNEY LOOKED AT THIS, DID FILE CHARGES, THE FORMER DA, DEMOCRAT DA, LOOKED AT IT, DID FILE CHARGES, BUT I GUESS SHE'S RIGHT.

CAMPAIGN PROMISE, CAMPAIGN KEPT.

BUT IS THAT JUSTICE?

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

WITH MORE ON THE OTHER ITEMS UP FOR DISCUSSION IN THE HOUSE AND SENATE CHAMBERS THIS WEEK-- HERE'S CAPITOL CORRESPONDENT JASON DOYLE AND QUORUM CALL PUBLISHER SHAWN ASHLEY.

>> WELL, SHAWN, LET'S GET STARTED WITH THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OPINION, GENTNER DRUMMOND ISSUED IT LAST WEEK, CONCERNING THOSE RULES THAT THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION ADOPTED RECENTLY ON LIBRARY CONTENT AND PARENTAL RIGHTS.

SO, WHAT DOES THE OPINION SAY AND WHAT IMPACT IS IT GONNA HAVE?

>> WELL, THE OPINION SAYS THAT AN AGENCY BOARD COMMISSION MUST HAVE SPECIFIC AUTHORIZATION FROM THE LEGISLATURE IN ORDER TO PASS ADMINISTRATIVE RULES GOVERNING A PARTICULAR TOPIC.

AND WHAT HE SUGGESTS IN THIS CASE IS THAT THE BOARD OF EDUCATION DID NOT HAVE THAT AUTHORIZATION.

IN THIS INSTANCE, WHAT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S SAYING IS THAT THEY DIDN'T HAVE EITHER ONE OF THOSE.

NOW, IN TERMS OF THE RULES THEMSELVES, THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SAYS, ANY RULES PASSED WITHOUT THAT AUTHORIZATION WOULD BE NO ONE VOID.

NOW THE LEGISLATURE IS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW PROCESS.

THESE RULES SHOULD BE SUBMITTED TO THE LEGISLATURE FOR APPROVAL OR DISAPPROVAL.

WE DON'T YET KNOW, IN LIGHT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OPINION, WHAT THE LEGISLATURE WILL DO, IF THEY WILL DISAPPROVE THEM BECAUSE OF THAT OPINION, OR IF THEY MAY NOT EVEN ACCEPT THEM AS A RESULT OF THE OPINION.

>> THE HOUSE JUST PASSED A SENATE BILL, WHICH IMPACTS OUR NAME, IMAGE, AND LIKENESS LAW.

WHAT'S IN THE BILL AND HOW IS IT GOING TO AFFECT ATHLETES?

>> WHAT THEY ARE ATTEMPTING TO DO WITH THIS BILL IS TO UPDATE OKLAHOMA'S LAW TO REFLECT THINGS THAT ASSOCIATIONS LIKE THE NCAA HAVE IMPLEMENTED AND WHEN COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ARE DOING TO COMPLY WITH THOSE REGULATIONS.

NOW ON THURSDAY, THE SENATE WHERE THE BILL ORIGINATED, REJECTED HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO THAT MEASURE.

SO WHAT WILL HAPPEN NOW IS THAT THE BILL WILL GO TO CONFERENCE COMMITTEE WHERE THEY WILL TRY TO WORK OUT THE FINAL LANGUAGE.

CHANCES ARE THERE WERE PROBABLY SOME ISSUES THAT THEY'VE DISCOVERED SINCE THE HOUSE PASSED THE BILL EARLIER IN THE WEEK, AND THEY'RE NOW GONNA FIX THOSE SO THAT THE BILL CAN ONCE AGAIN PASS THE SENATE AND THEN THE HOUSE AND BE SENT TO THE GOVERNOR.

>> THE SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE THIS WEEK DEALT WITH FELONY SENTENCING, AND A BILL PASSED THAT COMMITTEE.

BUT THE BILL'S AUTHOR SAYS THE JOB ISN'T QUITE DONE YET.

WHAT DID -- WHAT IS THAT LAWMAKER MEAN?

>> YEAH, THIS IS A RATHER INTERESTING SITUATION.

SEVERAL YEARS AGO, THE LEGISLATURE CREATED THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE RECLASSIFICATION TASK FORCE, WHICH PRODUCED A SERIES OF RECOMMENDATIONS ON HOW CRIMES IN OKLAHOMA SHOULD BE CLASSIFIED OR GROUPED TOGETHER, AND THEN THE PENALTIES THAT WOULD BE ASSOCIATED WITH THOSE CLASSIFICATIONS.

NOW, IN 2022, THAT BILL DID NOT MAKE ITS WAY ALL THE WAY THROUGH THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

AS A RESULT, SENATOR DAVE RADER HAS WORKED WITH STAKEHOLDERS, DISTRICT ATTORNEYS, JUDGES, AS WELL AS CRIMINAL JUSTICE REFORM ADVOCATES TO COME UP WITH AN IMPROVED VERSION OF THAT BILL.

NOW, THE BILL THAT WENT BEFORE THE SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE THIS WEEK CLASSIFIES ALL OF OKLAHOMA'S FELONY CRIMES INTO A SERIES OF GROUPS.

WHAT'S LACKING ARE THE PUNISHMENTS, AND THAT'S WHERE THE STAKEHOLDERS HAVE YET TO COME TOGETHER IN AN AGREEMENT.

>> THE HOUSE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE ALSO DID SOME WORK THIS WEEK FOCUSING ON OUR STRANGULATION LAWS.

WHAT ARE LAWMAKERS TRYING TO ACCOMPLISH THERE?

>> YES, A 2022 OKLAHOMA COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS DECISION NOTED THAT THERE WERE SOME PROBLEMS WITH THE STRANGULATION STATUTE.

SO, THE BILL THAT PASSED THROUGH THE HOUSE -- JUDICIARY CRIMINAL COMMITTEE REMOVES THE, THE REQUIREMENT OF STRANGULATION WITH INTENT TO COMMIT GREAT BODILY HARM, LEADING ADJUSTMENT STRANGULATION.

NOW, ONE OF THE DEBATES DURING THE MEETING WAS WHETHER THAT -- WHETHER THAT REMOVED THE CRIMINAL INTENT ASPECT OF THE CRIMINAL STATUTE, AND BRIAN BOLES, THE AUTHOR OF THE BILL, AS WELL AS THE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE, RANDY WORTHEN, AND THE VICE CHAIR OF THE COMMITTEE POINTED OUT THAT CRIMINAL INTENT IS A SEPARATE MATTER VERSUS INTENT TO DO GREAT BODILY HARM.

AND THEY FELT THAT THE STATUTE WOULD NOT BE UNDERCUT BY REMOVING THAT LANGUAGE.

>> SHAWN ASHLEY, PUBLISHER OF QUORUM CALL, AS ALWAYS, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

>> YOU'RE VERY WELCOME.

>> OUR YEAR-LONG SERIES OF REPORTS ON OKLAHOMA'S BLACK FRONTIER TOWNS CONTINUES THIS WEEK WITH A TRIP TO SUMMIT IN MUSKOGEE COUNTY.

FOUNDED IN THE 1920'S, IT'S ACTUALLY ONE OF THE NEWER HISTORIC BLACK TOWNS, AND OWES ITS EXISTENCE TO A MAN FROM TEXAS.

REPORTER STEVE SHAW JOINS US WITH THE FASCINATING HISTORY OF SUMMIT, OKLAHOMA.

STEVE?

>> RICH, THE STORY OF THE TOWN OF SUMMIT IN MUSKOGEE COUNTY READS LIKE OTHER HISTORIC BLACK TOWNS THAT SPRANG UP AROUND CENTRAL AND EASTERN OKLAHOMA IN THE EARLY 1900'S, LARGELY BECAUSE OF AGRICULTURE.

>> THIS WAS THE CENTER OF COMMERCE IN SUMMIT.

77-YEAR-OLD Dr. WILBUR THOMAS IS STANDING IN FRONT OF AN OLD BUILDING THAT USED TO BE A BUSINESS THAT DECADES AGO WAS THE TOWN OF SUMMIT'S ONLY GROCERY STORE.

>> DOWN TO MY FAR LEFT WAS THE COTTON GIN.

AND THEY HAD A LIVERY STABLE WHERE PEOPLE COULD BRING THEIR LIVESTOCK, YOU KNOW, FOR THE HORSES AND THE MACHINERY.

♪ >> THE TOWN OF SUMMIT, SIX MILES SOUTHWEST OF MUSKOGEE, GOT ITS NAME FROM LORE THAT IT WAS THE HIGHEST POINT BETWEEN THE ARKANSAS AND NORTH CANADIAN RIVERS ON THE MKT RAILWAY.

IT RAN PARALLEL TO TOWN.

IN ITS GLORY, WELL OVER A THOUSAND PEOPLE CALLED SUMMIT HOME.

NOW THERE'S ABOUT A HUNDRED.

THERE USED TO BE AN MKT TRAIN STATION AND GREYHOUND BUS STATION NEXT TO THE GROCERY STORE AND THEY HAD A POST OFFICE, TOO.

>> AND, YOU KNOW, WE TALKED ABOUT THE COOPERATION BETWEEN THE RESIDENTS OF SUMMIT.

THERE USED TO BE A BENCH OVER THERE BY THE STORE.

FOR US THAT DIDN'T HAVE A CAR, WE'D COME DOWN AND SIT ON THE BENCH AND WAIT FOR A NEIGHBOR TO COME BY AND CATCH A RIGHT TO MUSKOGEE WITH A NEIGHBOR.

>> Reporter: SUMMIT'S STORY BEGAN IN 1922 WHEN REVEREND L.W.

THOMAS, WHO HAD MADE A FORTUNE IN OIL IN MEXIA, TEXAS H ARRIVED IN JULY OF THAT YEAR.

(WRITE) >> TEXAS -- 310 MILES TO THE SOUTH -- ARRIVED IN JULY OF THAT YEAR.

THOMAS BOUGHT NEARLY 600 ACRES OF LAND WITH A VISION OF TRANSFORMING SUMMIT NOW GO BACK TO B-ROLL INTO A PROUD ALL-BLACK TOWN, WHERE BLACK AMERICANS WOULD FLOURISH AND BE FREE OF PREJUDICE.

>> BONNIE THOMAS CARTER IS REVEREND L.W.

THOMAS' GRANDAUGHTER.

SHE SAYS HER GRANDFATHER AND OTHER BLACKS WHO'D STRUCK OIL AROUND MEXIA, WERE ACTUALLY FORCED TO LEAVE TEXAS.

>> THE STORY GOES THAT SOME OF THE WHITES DID NOT LIKE ALL OF THESE BLACK GUYS BEING ABLE TO DRIVE THESE CARS AND HAVING ALL OF THIS MONEY AND STUFF, SO THEY WERE BASICALLY RUN OUT OF MEXIA, RUN OUT OF TEXAS.

THEY HAD TO LEAVE.

HE GATHERED UP HIS FAMILY AND LEFT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.

>> THIS IS THE HOME REVERAND THOMAS BUILT, AND HIS FAMILY THRIVED IN, FOR GENERATIONS, JUST UP THE HILL FROM THAT OLD GROCERY STORE.

>> HE WANTED TO CREATE A THRIVING SOCIETY FOR BLACKS WHERE THEY WOULDN'T BE RUN OUT, WHERE WE COULD SUSTAIN OURSELVES.

>> SCHUYLER CARTER IS A P-H-D CANDIDATE AND HISTORIAN, AND BONNIE THOMAS CARTER'S DAUGHTER, WHICH MAKES HER REVEREND L.W.

THOMAS' GREAT GRANDAUGHTER.

>> HE WAS AN URBAN PLANNER BEFORE WE WERE USING THAT TERM AS A PROFESSION.

HE WAS REALLY COMMUNITY MINDED, AND ALSO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE COMMUNITY.

HE WAS REALLY TALENTED IN GETTING IT ORGANIZED AND BRINGING THESE BUSINESSES AND KNOWING WHAT THE COMMUNITY NEEDED TO BE SELF-SUSTAINING.

>> THE BACKBONE OF ALL BLACK TOWNS IN THE 1920'S, 30'S, 40'S, AND BEYOND WAS AGRICULTURE.AND HARD WORK.

>> AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT DIDN'T TAKE A LOT OF MONEY TO START GROWING CROPS AND EVERYTHING.

WE KNEW WHAT WE WERE DOING, AND WERE GOOD AT IT."

>> OH, IT WAS BEAUTIFUL.

>> NORMA JEAN TUCKER WAS BORN IN SUMMIT IN 1939.

>> NOBODY WAS EVER HUNGRY.

PEOPLE HAD GARDENS.

THEY SHARED WITH OTHER PEOPLE.

NO MATTER HOW POOR PEOPLE WERE, THEY DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THEY WERE POOR.

WE ALWAYS HAD ENOUGH TO EAT.

AND WHEN ANYBODY KILLED A COW OR CALF OR HOG, THEY SHARED WITH THE NEIGHBORS.

>> VERNICE BEASLEY FRAZIER WAS BORN THERE IN 1942 TO PARENTS WHO EMBRACED THEIR CHALLENGES, WHICH INCLUDED ELEVEN CHILDREN.

>> ELEVEN.

SHE HAD ELEVEN KIDS.

AND BOTH OF YOUR PARENTS WERE DEAF?

BOTH PARENTS WERE DEAF-MUTES.

THAT SPEAKS TO THE COMMUNITY, YEAH.

YES, IT DOES BECAUSE THAT COMES IN WITH EVERYBODY HELPING WITH EACH OTHER.

EVERYBODY HELPS OUT WITH YOUR KIDS.

>> AT 90 YEARS YOUNG, WALLACE OWENS IS THE OLDEST-LIVING SUMMIT NATIVE.

FOR THE LAST 18 YEARS, HE'S OPERATED OWENS ART PLACE MUSEUM IN GUTHRIE.

WALLACE EARNED HIS ART DEGREE FROM LANGSTON UNIVERSITY AFTER BEING DISCHARGED FROM THE KOREAN, WAR WAY BACK IN THE DAY.

>> WELL, THE SECRET TO LIVING A LONG LIFE IS GET PLENTY OF REST, EAT WELL, DO THE RIGHT THING, AND LOVE YOUR NEIGHBORS, YEAH.

♪ >> IN 1965 SUMMIT, NATIVE GLENN GARDNER'S AUNT WAS THE FIRST BLACK TEACHER IN MUSKOGEE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

HE WOULD GO ON TO A LONG CAREER AS A TEACHER AND ADMINISTRATOR THERE AS WELL.

>> I HAVE TWO KIDS.

THEY AR TO ME THE YOUNG KIDS COMING UP THEY WANT TO GET SOMETHING FOR THEY WANT TO GET SOMETHING FOR NOTHING.

IT DIDN'T WORK LIKE THAT WHEN I WAS COMING UP.

YOU WORK HARD AND REAP THE BENEFITS OF IT.

>> REMEMBER WILBUR THOMAS?

HE KNEW SOMETHING ABOUT HARD WORK.

THOMAS GRADUATED FROM OKLAHOMA STATE'S ARMY ROTC PROGRAM IN 1968 WITH A DEGREE IN AGRICULTURE.

THEN, AS A SECOND LIEUTENANT, WAS THRUST INTO THE VIETNAM WAR.

>> I DIDN'T GET HURT.

GOT SHOT AT AND LOST MY ROOMATE THAT DIDN'T COME BACK.

BUT I FEEL BLESSED I WAS ABLE TO SURVIVE IT.

>> DR. THOMAS IS AN AMERICAN HERO AND MUSKOGEE COUNTY ICON.

AFTER VIETNAM, WHERE HE WAS AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR AND THE AIR MEDAL, WILBUR WORKED FOR MANY YEARS FOR THE UNITED STATES' AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

HE EARNED MASTER'S AND DOCTORAL DEGREES IN INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURE AND WORKED IN WEST AFRICA FOR ANOTHER TWO DECADES.

HE'S A FORMER LANGSTON UNIVERSITY PROVOST OFFICER BASED IN TULSA.

HE ALSO UNDERSTANDS THE KEY REASON WHY ALL-BLACK BLACK TOWNM LIKE SUMMIT EVENTUALLY WANED.

>> THE LARGE FARMS AROUND THE COUNTRY KIND OF WIPED OUT THE SMALLER FARMERS, AND THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED TO US IN SUMMIT IN THE MID TO LATE 1950'S.

I THINK THARGES KIND OF WHAT HAPPENED TO A LOT OF ALL BLACK TOWNS WAS INDUSTRIALIZED AGRICULTURE.

YES, INDUSTRIALIZED AGRICULTURE STUFFED US OUT AND THEN OUT MIGRATION.

>> THOMAS AND JOHN BEASLEY GREW UP TOGETHER.

>> ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS, WE CAME UP FROM HERE.

I WAS PROUD OF HIM WHEN HE WENT TO COLLEGE GOT A MASTER'S GOT A DOCTOR'S.

HEY, LIWASN'T ONE OF THOSE PEOPLE, BUT I WAS PROUD OF THE PEOPLE WHO ACCOMPLISHED THOSE THINGS.

>> WINAM,UR STILL PLANTS A GARD EACH YEAR NEXT TO FIRST BABTIST CHURCH IN SUMMIPBU >> I'LL BE STARTING NEXT WEEK!

I'LL START TILLING AND THEN BY MID-FEBRUARY, I NEL PLANT IRISH UNDOTATOES, I NEL PLANT ONIONS, MUSTARD GREENS AND COLLARD GREENS BECAUSE THOSE ARE COOL SEASON CROPS.

>> AND HE GIVES IT ALL AWAY.

THE CIRCLE OF LIFE.

>> FOR SEVERAL DECADES, ONE OF THE HUBS OF ACTIVITY HERE IN SUMMIT WAS ST. THOMAS PRIMITIVE BAPTIST CHUDEN H. ♪ REVEREND L.W.

THOMAS BUILT THE CHURCH, JUST LIKE HE BUILT THE TOWN 100 YEARS AGO.

SPBU THOMAS PRPTHITIVE BAPTIST M ONE OF THREE CHURCHES THAT THRIVED DURING SUMMIT'S HEY DAY.

AFTER AN EARTHQ HKE SEVEN YEARS AGO, THE BUILDING FELL INTO DISREPAIR.

IRGES UNSOUND AND DANGEROUS AND HAS STOOD EMPTY FOR THREE YEARS.

MICHAEL BAKER'S OLDER BROTHER REVEREND EARL BAKER PRESIDED OVER ST. THOMAS PRIMITIVE BAPTIST.

MICHAEL SAYS THIS CHURCH WAS ONCE THE TOWN'S HEARTBEAT.

>> MATER CHURCH, WE WOULD GET OUT OF CHURCH AND GET OUR SHOTGUNS OUT OF OUR CARS AND TRUCKS AND WALK DOWN THERE THROUGH THE FIELD AND GO RABBIT HUNTING FOR DINNER.

AND WHATEVER WE KILLED, WE TOOK HOME.

AND MY MOM COOKED IT AND THAT WAS OUR DINNER MEAL.

>>THOSE WERE THE DAYS.

GOOD DAYS.

>> BAKER SAYS HIS BROTHER HAS BEEN DEALING WITH SERIOUS HEALTH ISSUES.

FOR A WHILE, CHURCH SERVICES WERE HELD IN THE KIRD DOOR, BUT THAT ENDED WITH THE PANDEMIC THREE YEARS AGO.

A MODEST ATTEMPT AT RESTORING THE CHUDEN H BEGAN TWO YEARS AG TWO SHOT -- ME AND RENO UNTIL SEVERAL MONTHS AGIC SCOTT RENO HEARD ABOUT IPBU >> LIJUST FELT LED OF THE LORD TO COME TALK TO HIM ABOUT IT.

AND COME OUT TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON, AND I KNEW THAT I COULD HELP.

I KNEW I WAS SUPPOSED TO HELRD RENO IS A 1974 GRAD HTE OF JOHN MARSHALL HIGH SCHOOL IN OKLAHOMA.

HE'S A RETIRED DEVELOPER AND GOLF PRIC AND HE NOW LEADS THE EFFORT TO RESTORE THE CHURCH.

>> WELL, LET ME PUT IT LIKED THIS, THE ES.

ERIOR WALLS ARE I GREAT SHAPE.

EVERYTHING ELSE NEEDS TO GO.

>> SUMMIT'S A NICE PLACE.

THE POPULATION HAS DWINDLED DOWN, BUT LIKE SCOTT SAID EARLIER, THE CHURCH IS THE FOUNDATION.

THE FOUNDATION IS CRACKED, WHICH IS THE CHURCH, AND LIBELIEVE ONCE THE CHURCH GETS GOING AGAIN, SUMMIT WILL START TO STRIVE AND BECOME THE SUMMIT OF OLD.

>> SO, YOU EVER SEE IT COMING BACK?

OH, ALL OF THE TIME, ALL OF THE TPTHE.

I DON'T SEE IT AS THE WAY IT IS, BUT I THINK IT COULD BE A REHABILITATIOBOU A REVELATION O WHAT COULD BE.

>> FUNDRAISING EFFORTS ARE ONGOING FOR THE RESTORATION OF SPBU THOMAS PRPTHITIVE BAPTIST CHURCH.

RICH.

>> STEVE, WONDERFUL STORY.

THIS WEFIRS THE "OKLAHOMA COUNT JAIL TRUST" MET FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THE RELEASE OF A 15-PAGE REPORT FROM A MULTI-COUNTRY GRAND JURY THAT WAS HIGHLY CRITICAL OF THEIR PERFORMANCE.

THERE ARE SUPPORTERS WITH STRONG OPINIONS ON BOTH SIDES OF THIS ISSUE-- AND, THOSE OPINIONS WERE VOICED DURING MONDAY'S MEETING.

>> NO ONE HAS SKILL, TALENT, OR EDUCATION TO RUN THE P INCOOUP TING YOU, SHERIFF.

THE LEVELS OF ACRIMONY AT THESE MEETINGS WITH THE OKLAHOMA IONSCOUNTY JAIL TCHURCHST IS UN.

IONS>> YOU SUCK AT THIS.

BRING IN THE PROFESSIONALS.

SHAWN CUMMINGS IS A SH,CESS ALL LONGTPTHE OKLAHOMA CITY RESTAURATEUR AND A MEMBER OF THE PEOPL 19S COUNCIL FOR JUSTICE RGH SORM.

IONSTHAT GROUP TOOK AIM AT THE NINE-MEMBER JAIL TRUST AFTER IONSTHEY TOOK OVER OPERATION OF IONSCOUNTY JAIL IN JULY OF 2020 >> THERE ARE WAYS FOR THIS TO WORK.

YOU HAVE BEEN FAILURES.

>> Reporter: THE JAIL HAS BEEN PLAGUED BY DEATHS AND THE JAIL IONSIS FRA AND GHT WITH THE IONSPROLIFERATION OF ILLEGAL DR >> FACTS ARE STUBBORN THINGS.

THARGES IT.

WE MUST GO WITH THE FACTS WITH NOT WITH OUR SUPERSTITION, NOT WITH OUR -- WHAT OUR FRIENDS IONSWANT OR ANYTHING ELSE.

LOOK AT THE EVIDENCE, LOOK AT THE MATH.

IT IS CLEAR MORE PEOPLE DIE AND IONSHAVE DIED UNDER THEIR LEADERSHIP, ON AVERAGE, THAN IN THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

WE NEED ACCOUNS WIBILITY, NOT A IONSCORPORATE STRUCTURE RUNNING THIS.

>> Reporter: A RSTEORT AE VELD IONSALARM ERES FHEREHEREHERE!

IONS -- REVEALED FINDINGS THAT ILLEGAL GANG MEMBERS HAVE BEEN IONSHIRED AS G HRDS IN THE P THE GRAND JURY ALSO SUGGESTED THAT THE JAIL TRUST, WHICH IS COO IONSTURN JAIL OPERATIONS OVER T OKLAHOMA COUNTY SHERIFF TOMMY JOHNSON WHO SITS ON THE JAIL TCHURCHST.

>> I WANT TO DO ALL I CAN FOR THE JAIL TRUST.

I WANT TO PAY THE EMPLOYEES IONSEVERADSHING THEY DESERVE AN MY EMPLOYEES EVERYTHING THEY DESERVE.

I THINK BEING REALISTIC IN - >> NE-MEMER JIL TST ASHERIFF JO TELLS O.E.T.A.

HE'S WILLING TO FACE ALL THE RESPONSIBILITY, BUT HIS ALL> RIANCE IS WITH THE JAI TRUST.

FOR DECADES, OPERATED BY THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

IT WAS ALSO A PERIOD OF TIME THAT INCLUDED OTHER STATE AND FEDERAL INVESTIGATIONS INTO THE IONSSHERIFF'S OPERATING OF THE FACILITY.

>> THE UNDERLYING CONSTANT IONSTHRO AND GH ALL OF THIS IS E IONSTHAN TAHEE DECADES AGO, OKLA COUNTY BUILT A SUB-STANDARD, UNDER ALNDED JAIL THAT HAS FAILD THE COUNTY AT EVERY TURN, ACCORDING TO CRITICS.

>> WE ARG3 > IN - >> NE-MEMER JIL T: TPTH IS EXEC IONSDIRECTOR OF THE OKLAHOMA CO CRIMINAL ADVISORY COUNCIL.

H 19S AN ATTOINGS EY.

H 19S BEEN MONITORING THE JAIL SINCE IT WAS BUILT.

HE SAYS HE WASN'T SURPRISED AT IONSTHE GRAND JU F'S FINDINpo.

>> THE GRAND JURY PROCESS IS SUPPOSED TO BE INVE >> THINGS AREN'T BETTER BUT THEY DEFLECT.

>> Reporter: ONE THING BOTH SIDES IN THE DISPUTE AGREE ON IS THAT BRANDY GARDNER, THE WOMAN THE JAIL TRUST HIRED LAST DECEMBER IS DOING A GOOD JOB OF RESTORING ORDER.

IT'S A DAUNTING CHALLENGE.

CONSIDERING THERE'S AN EVERYDAY AVERAGE OF 1,528 JAIL DETAINES AND MORE THAN 1100 REPORT THEY LACK A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR GED AND MANY DEAL WITH SOME SORT OF MENTAL ILLNESS.

I WOULD LIKE TO GET OUR STAFF TO $45,000 A YEAR.

>> Reporter: THE REALITY IS, STARTING GUARD PAY AT THE JAIL IS JUST OVER $37,000, AND THAT MAY NOT CHANGE ANYTIME SOON.

GUARDSNER SAYS SHE'S MAKING HEADWAY IN ELIMINATING UNWANTED STAFF MEMBERS AND THE ILLEGAL DRUGS THAT HAVE PERMEATED THIS OUTDATED FACILITY FOR YEARS.

A NEW JAIL PAID FOR BY A $260 MILLION BOND THAT COUNTY VOTERS APPROVED LAST SUMMER IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN THREE YEARS, AND IT WILL INCLUDE A MENTAL HEALTH WING, SOMETHING THE PRESENT JAIL SORELY LACKS.

>> WE HAVE PERSONNEL IN PLACE THAT ARE MAKING THE RIGHT DECISIONS, MOVING IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

EVERYONE IS AGREEMENT THAT BRANDI GARDNER SHOULD CONTINUE.

THE SHIP IS SLOWLY MOVING AND BEING POINTED IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

THIS ISN'T THE TIME TO ABANDON THAT AND GO BACK TO WHAT WE KNOW DID NOT WORK.

TAYLOR JACKSON HAS MORE ON THE COMPETING VIEWS IN THE OKLAHOMA HOUSE, SENATE AND GOVERNOR'S OFFICE.

>> Reporter: LAST WEEK, THE SENATE PASSED AN EDUCATION PACKAGE THAT INCLUDES A TAX CREDIT FOR HOMESCHOOL AND PRIVATE SCHOOL PARENTS.

BUT SOME LAWMAKERS ARE CONCERNED THAT THIS COULD HURT PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

>> THANK YOU.

>> Reporter: GOVERNOR STITT AND STATE SUPERINTENDENT WERE JOINED BY SUPPORTERS IN THE SOUTH STEPS OF THE STATE CAPITOL TO SUPPORT HOUSE BILL 1935 WEEK, CREATING THE OKLAHOMA PARENTAL CHOICETAX CREDIT ACT, GIVING TAX CUTS TO PARENTS WHO HOMESCHOOL OR SEND THEIR CHILDREN TO PRIVATE SCHOOL.

>> NOT EVERY KID LEARNS THE EXACT SAME WAY.

EVERY CHILD DESERVES A QUALITY EDUCATION THAT FITS THEIR UNIQUE NEEDS REGARDLESS OF THEIR ZIP CODE OR BACKGROUNDS.

>> Reporter: THE TAX CREDIT DOES NOT PULL MONEY FROM THE APPROPRIATED PUBLICATION FUND BUT INSTEAD WILL ALLOW PARENTS TO USE THEIR OWN MONEY BEFORE THEY FILE FOR CREDIT FROM THE STATE.

>> THE STATE WILL RECOGNIZE UP TO $5,000 EDUCATIONAL COSTS PAID TO A PRIVATE SCHOOL.

>> Reporter: MANY DEMOCRATIC LEADERS HAVE CONCERNS.

SENATOR CARRI HICKS SAYS OKLAHOMA HAS INVESTED A LOT OF MONEY INTO PRIVATE EDUCATION.

>> OKLAHOMA HAS OUTSPENT ALL OF OUR SURROUNDING STATES WHEN IT COMES TO PUBLIC DOLLARS BEING INVESTIGATED IN PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS.

I'LL SAY THAT AGAIN.

WE'RE NUMBER ONE BY A LOT.

WE HAVE INCREASED OUR PUBLIC FUNDING FOR PRIVATE SCHOOLS TENFOLD.

>> Reporter: HICKS SAYS THE BILL LACKS TRANSPARENCY.

>> WHEN WE HANDS THAT MONEY OVER TO PRIVATE INSTITUTION, THEY'RE NOT BOUND OR HELD BY THOSE SAME RULES.

SO, I THINK MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS THAT IF IT'S PUBLIC DOLLARS, IT DESERVES PUBLIC TRANSPARENCY AND THE LEGISLATURE IS YIELDING THAT PUBLIC TRANSPARENCY.

>> Reporter: LAST THURSDAY, THE SENATE APPROVED A $700 MILLION EDUCATION PACKAGE THAT INCLUDES AN AMENDED HOUSE BILL 1935 AND HOUSE BILL 2775 WHICH APPROPRIATES $500 MILLION TO PUBLIC EDUCATION WITH 30 MILLION TO CREATE THE REWARDING EXCELLENT EDUCATORS GRANT PROGRAM.

I WANT THEM TO PASS A GREAT BILL FOR OUR STUDENTS IN OKLAHOMA, FOR ALL ASPECTS OF SCHOOL, WHETHER IT'S PRIVATE, PUBLIC, OR CHARTER, WE NEED MOVEMENT, AND WE NEED TO ACT NOW.

>> PARENTS IN RURAL OKLAHOMA ARE NOT SUPPORTIVE OF THIS TYPE OF POLICY.

>> Reporter: PARENT ERIKA WRIGHT IS THE FOUNDER OF THE OKLAHOMA RURAL SCHOOL COALITION SAYS SOME PARENTS ARE TORN.

>> ON THE HOUSE SIDE, THEY PUT IN A TRIGGER, KIND OF A FLOOR, TO PROTECT RURAL SCHOOLS AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS FROM, HEY, IF THIS TAX CREDIT SIDE GOES SOUTH AND DEPLETES FUNDING IT WON'T COME OUT OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOL.

THAT WAS GREAT, BUT THE HOUSE TOOK IT OUT.

>> Reporter: AS IT'S A GREAT INVESTMENT IN OKLAHOMA SCHOOLS, SIMILAR BILLS IN OTHER STATES HAVEN'T BEEN SUCCESSFUL.

>> IF FEDERAL FUNDING TAKES A HIT BECAUSE THE STATE DEPARTMENT DOESN'T ACT ON THOSE GRANTS, THAT'S A HUGE CHUNK OF MONEY THAT SCHOOLS ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BACKFILL.

I AM CONCERNED ABOUT HOW WE WILL DO THAT WHEN WE'RE SPENDING ALL OF THIS MONEY OVER HERE.

THAT'S BASED OFF ESTIMATES THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE TRUE BECAUSE WE TRULY DON'T KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL APPLY FOR THOSE CREDITS.

>> Reporter: WRIGHT HOPES THE SENATE AND HOUSE WILL FIND A COMPROMISE.

>> I THINK BOTH SIDES HAVE THEIR HEELS DUG IN, IT SEEMS TO ME, AND I THINK BOTH SETS OF LEGISLATORS HAVE THEIR IDEA ABOUT WHAT IT NEEDS TO LOOK LIKE, AND IT DOESN'T SEEM TO ME THAT, UM, THERE'S A LOT OF COMPROMISE GOING ON RIGHT NOW.

AND I REALLY WISH WE COULD SEE MORE OF THAT.

>> Reporter: BOTH THE GOVERNOR AND FIRST LADY SARAH STITT, SAY THEY WANT STUDENTS FROM DIFFERENT ECONOMIC BACKGROUNDS TO HAVE THE SAME UNDERSTAND THE.

>> WHAT ABOUT THE PEOPLE WHO WILL NEVER LIVE OUT OF THEIR ZIP CODE AND NEVER HAVE THAT HUNT.

THEY WANT OPPORTUNITY FOR THEIR CHILDREN.

>> Reporter: BUT SOME QUESTION IF THE BILL WILL HELP OKLAHOMANS WHO LIVE IN UNDERPRIVILEGED AREAS.

>> I DON'T BELIEVE THIS WILL INCREASE ACCESS FOR CERTAIN FAMILIES; THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO APPEAL TO.

IN FACT, I THINK IT WILL ACTUALLY WORSEN CONDITIONS FOR THOSE UNDERSERVED COMMUNITIES.

>> Reporter: THEY'RE CONCERNED ABOUT THE RIFT BETWEEN SOME LAWMAKERS AND THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.

HE'S A MEMBER OF THE O.E.T.A.

BOARD, RYAN WALTERS.

>> WE DON'T HAVE A CSO.

HE'S REFUSING TO APPEAR BEFORE THE HOUSE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.

>> Reporter: SPEAKER McCALL, WHO DID NOT WANT THE SENATE TO MAKE AMENDMENTS TO THE HOUSE BILL AND 1935 SAID IN A STATEMENT THAT READ IN PART: THE SENATE HAS TOUTED THEIR PLANS AS HAVING A MORE SIGNIFICANT TEACHER PAY RAISE THAN THE HOUSE PLAN.

WHEN, IN FACT, THEIR PLAN ONLY PROVIDES FULL OR PARTIAL RAISES FOR SOME.

PRESIDENT PRO TEM GREG TREAT CALLED SPEAKER McCALL TO END THE POLITICAL GAMES IN A STATE THAT READ IN PART: FOR HIM TO CONTINUE TO SPREAD MISINFORMATION IS DISINGENUOUS AT BALANCE SHEET.

-- AT BEST.

HE KNOWS THE SENATE PLAN IS BETTER.

HE KNEW HUR -- OUR CHAMBER TOOK A MORE THOUGHTFUL APPROACH.

BULLYING MEMBERS OF MY CAUCUS AND MY SENATE COLLEAGUES WILL NOT BE TOLERATED.

BOTH SUPPORTERS AND.

>> THANK YOU.

MORE THAN A THOUSAND OKLAHOMA NATIONAL GUARD MEN AND WOMEN ARE CURRENTLY TRAINING FOR DEPLOYMENT TO EAST AFRICA THIS MONTH AND REPORTER JOEL FILOMENO WAS INVITED TO JOIN MEMBERS OF THE TEAM AS THEY CONDUCTED DRILLS IN FORT RILEY, KANSAS.

>> BLACK HAWK AND AIRCREW PROVIDES OUR TRANSPORTATION TO FORT RILEY KANSAS, 90th TROOP COMMAND.

THIS WILL JOIN A REGIMENT NEXT YEAR.

THIS YEAR, THEIR MISSION IS US, THE MEDIA.

>> BASICALLY, IF IT'S NOT PUMPING, WE SHOULD HAVE ENOUGH GAS.

>> Reporter: THING REGIMENT NEAR COMPLETION OF THEIR PRE-MOBILIZATION TRAINING TO AFRICA.

>> THIS TRAINING IS SETTING THE FOUNDATION FOR THEIR SUCCESS AS WE GO FORWARD, BUILDING BLOCKS HERE, STARTING FROM THE INDIVIDUAL LEVEL, UP TO THE COLLECTIVE LEVEL TRAINING.

>> Reporter: LIEUTENANT COLONEL COMMANDS THE DEPLOYING TROOPS ON THIS PEACEKEEPING MISSION TO AFRICA.

THE BRIGADE DEPLOYED THREE TIMES IN THE LAST 12 YEARS.

DURING THE COMBINED JOINT TASKS FOR MISSION IN THE HORN OF AFRICA, THE BRIGADE WILL PARENT WITH OTHER MILITARY BRANCHES FROM AROUND THE GLOBE.

>> THE PREPARATIONS OUT HERE WILL DIRECTLY GO TO AFFECT US IN AFRICA.

I'M GOING TO SPECIFICALLY WITH A MORTAR PLATOON.

WE'LL BE THERE TO PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR THE FORCES ON THE GROUND.

>> Reporter: THIS WILL BE A FIRST DEPLOYMENT FOR SERGEANT JACKSON, AN OKLAHOMA CITY NATIVE AND COMBAT MEDIC.

>> WHEN YOU GET TO THE PRE-MOBILIZATION PROCESS, IT KICKS IN.

IT'S EXCITING.

THERE ARE NERVES, YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY IT BEING THE FIRST DEPLOYMENT AND EVERYTHING.

IT'S A GREAT -- GREAT ORGANIZATION.

IT'S DONE ME NOTHING BUT GOOD.

IT'S HELPED ME OUT EDUCATION-WISE, FINANCIAL, ALL THAT GOOD STUFF.

IT'S A GREAT ORGANIZATION TO BE A PART OF, FOR SURE.

I'VE GOT A SENSE OF SOMETHING BIGGER THAN MYSELF.

I'VE ALWAYS ENJOYED HELPING PEOPLE.

>> Reporter: MORTAR DRILLS AND TROOP FORMATION EXERCISES ARE CONDUCTED AT FORT RILEY KANSAS.

FORT RILEY WAS BEST ABLE TO MEET THE RESOURCE REQUIREMENTS.

THE SERGEANT FROM GUTHRIE, OKLAHOMA IS ONE OF MANY DEPLOYING FOR THE FIRST TIME.

>> I'VE BEEN WANTING TO BE IN THE MILITARY SINCE I WAS PRETTILING, AS LONG AS I CAN REMEMBER.

I WENT TO THE OFFICE AND SAID, HEY, I WANT TO DO COOL GUY STUFF.

MORTARS ARE COOL.

I FIGURED I'D GIVE IT A SHOT.

HERE I AM NOW, SEVEN YEARS LATER.

>> Reporter: VETERANS KEEP A SHARP EYE ON FOR THE FIRST-TIMERS.

>> MY FIRST DEPLOYMENT, I DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING TO EXPECT.

IT WAS A PRETTY GOOD DEPLOYMENT.

WE TRADE THE LOCAL FORCES OUT THERE, AND IT'S GREAT TO SEE OUR TRAINING BEING USED TO THIS DAY.

THIS SECOND DEPLOYMENT, IT'S LESS NERVES.

I'M TRYING TO BE IN THE LEADERSHIP ROLE.

>> Reporter: CAPTAIN KALIN FROM OKLAHOMA SUPERVISES THE MORTAR DRILLS.

SHE SPOKE.

>> THE DRILLS OUT HERE ARE PREPARING THE MORTAR SECTION FOR DRILLS FOR OPERATIONS THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE IN THE HORN OF AFRICA.

WE WILL BE AT MOST SITES THROUGHOUT THE HORN OF AFRICA, THREE DIFFERENT COUNTRIES.

>> Reporter: DEFENDING ALLIES AND U.S.

INTERESTS IN THE REGION PUTS THEM IN CONFLICT WITH AL SHABAZZ.

THEY WILL LIGHT UP THE SKY.

BEING ABLE TO DO THESE DRILLS FIRED RAPIDLY OR IN SUCCESSION ON THEIR COMMAND, WE'LL BE ABLE TO PREPARE THEM HERE WITH THE TRAINING TO EXECUTE IN A TIMELY MANNER TO AFFECT OTHER OPERATIONS.

>> Reporter: IN ADDITION TO PROVIDE SECURITY, SOLDIERS WILL ALSO OFFER HUMANITARIAN HELP TO A REGION PLAGUED BY DROUGHT CAUSED BY CLIMATE CHANGE.

>> IT'S A FAMILY THING FOR ME.

I JOINED THE OKLAHOMA NATIONAL GUARD STRAIGHT OUT OF THE COLLEGE, COMMISSIONED THERE, I WANTED TO FOLLOW MY FAMILY'S SERVE STEPS.

MY DAD IS NAVY, GRAPH AIR FORCE AND ALL THE BACK.

I CHOSE THE NATIONAL GUARD SO I COULD SERVE THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.

>> Reporter: THE CONFLICT MAKES THIS TRAINING ESSENTIAL PREPARATION FOR DEPLOYMENT.

>> FOR THE PEOPLE BACK IN OKLAHOMA, IT'S IMPORTANT THEY KNOW THERE ARE SOLDIERS STILL SERVING, AND THEY'RE SERVING OVERSEAS.

IT'S QUITE A BIT SACRIFICE.

>> Reporter: THE BATTALION IS EXPECTED TO SERVE IN EAST AFRICA FOR 12 MONTHS BUT THAT'S SUBJECT TO CHANGE BASED ON CONDITIONS ON THE GROUND.

>> OKLAHOMANS ALWAYS ANSWER THE CALL WHEN IT COMES IN.

EVERY TIME, WITHOUT FAIL.

AND I COULDN'T BE MORE PROUD OF THEM.

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

>> GOOD REPORT.

WE WELCOME JOEL TO OUR TEAM.

TIME TO RECAP THE BIZ.

>> TIME TO RECAP THE WEEK'S ECONOMIC NEWS.

HERE'S JASON DOYLE WITH THE "OKLAHOMA BUSINESS REVIEW."

>> WHILE THE ELECTRIC VEHICLE START-UP MANUFACTUER CANOO IS STILL SETTING UP MANUFACTURING FACILITIES IN OKLAHOMA AND OTHER STATES.

THE COMPANY REPORTED A NET LOSS OF $487.7 MILLION IN 2022.

THAT COMPARES TO A LOSS OF 346.8 MILLION IN 2021.

LAST YEAR, CANOO DEVELIERED ITS FIRST VEHCILE TO THE U.S. ARMY, HAS LANDED AN EPA RATING FOR ONE OF ITS VEHICLES, AND SIGNED AN EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT FOR EV'S IN SAUDI ARABIA.

LOOKING FORWARD, CANOO EXPECTS OPERATING EXPENSES THIS YEAR TO BE IN THE RANGE OF 55 TO 70 MILLION DOLLARS, WITH CAPITAL EXPENDITURES RANGING FROM 30 MILLION TO 45 MILLION DOLLARS.

FORMER OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY RUNNING BACK CHUBA HUBBARD IS THE LEAD PLANTIFF IN A CLASS-ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST THE NCAA AND THE POWER FIVE CONFERENCES.

THE CASE INVOLVES THE RESTRICTION OF EDUCATION-RELATED COMPENSATION FOR PAST STUDENT ATHELTES.

THE LAWFIRM HANDLING THE CASE CONTENDS A PREVIOUS U.S. SUPREME COURT CASE LIFTED THE RESTRICTION ON STUDENT ATHELTES RECEIVING THE COMPENSATION, SO PAST DIVISION I ATHELTES SHOULD BE ENTITLED TO RECEIVE PAST PAYMENTS AND DAMAGES.

DIVISION I SCHOOLS ARE NOW PAYING CURRENT ATHELTES UP TO NEARLY SIX-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN ACADEMIC OR GRADUATION INCENTIVES.

OKLAHOMA-CITY-BASED RILEY PERMIAN HAS CLOSED ITS DEAL TO PURCHASE OIL AND NATURAL GAS ASSETS IN NEW MEXICO FROM PECOS OIL AND GAS.

IT COST RILEY PERMIAN $330 MILLION FOR THE ACQUISITION.

TO MAKE IT HAPPEN, THE COMPANY ISSUED 200 MILLION IN NEW SENIOR UNSECURED NOTES, AND BORROWED FROM AN EXISTING REVOLVING CREDIT LINE.

JASON DOYLE., THE “OKLAHOMA BUSINESS REVIEW.

” >> THANK YOU, JASON.

THE ENTIRE COUNTRY WITNESSED HISTORY UNFOLD THIS WEEK AS A FORMER PRESIDENT WAS ARRAIGNED ON FELONY CRIMINAL CHARGES IN NEW YORK CITY.

THAT'S THE FOCUS OF THIS WEEK'S IN-DEPTH DISCUSSION WITH MODERATOR REECE WETZEL.

>> THANK YOU, RICH.

TODAY WE ARE JOINED WE ARE JOINED BY THREE GUESTS REGARDING THE ARREST AND ARRAIGNMENT OF FORMER PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP.

ALICIA ANDREWS, CHAD ALEXANDER, REPUBLICAN STRATEGIST AND A FORMER OKLAHOMA REPUBLICAN PARTY CHAIRMAN AND JOINING US VIA ZOOM, PROFESSOR JAMES DAVENPORT FROM ROSE STATE COLLEGE.

HOW IS EVERYONE DOING TODAY?

>> WELL.

>> VERY GOOD.

>> WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE EVERYONE HERE.

ALICIA, WHAT WAS YOUR REACTION OBTUSE AS FROM PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP WAS ARRESTED?

>> I HAD A RUSH OF EMOTIONS.

FIRST AND FOREMOST, IT WAS RELIEF.

I BELIEVE THAT THAT ARREST SIGNALS NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW.

UM, YOU KNOW, PART OF ME WANTS TO BE EXCITED ABOUT IT BUT HE HAS A RIGHT TO FIGHT FOR HIS -- PROOF THAT HE'S INNOCENT, WHICH I DON'T BELIEVE HE IS, BUT HE HAS A RIGHT TO GO THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCESS.

I'M ANXIOUS WAITING FOR THAT TO GET OVER BUT RELIEVED THIS IS SETTING AMERICA BACK ON TRACK.

>> CHAD, DO YOU FEEL THIS IS A LEGITIMATE PROSECUTION.

>> HE SAID IT WAS A STATE MISDEMEANOR.

IT DOESN'T GIVE YOU THE FEDERAL CRIME THAT WAS COMMITTED.

I'M REALLY WORRIED ABOUT THIS FOR THE COUNTRY.

I THINK THIS IS A REALLY BAD PRECEDENT.

THEY WILL TRY TO GET ON THE NATIONAL SCENE.

I'M WORRIED WHERE WE'RE GOING AS A COUNTRY FOR A TIT-FOR-TAT.

WELL, CARTER DIDN'T HAVE ONE.

REAGAN DID.

WE'VE ONLY HAD TWO PRESIDENTS NOW WITH SPECIAL COUNSELS THAT HAVEN'T HAD ONE.

I'M AFRAID WE'RE GOING TO GO DOWN THE SAME ROAD HERE AND THIS COUNTRY IS ALREADY SO POLITICALLY DIVIDED THIS WILL THROW MORE FUEL ON THE FIRE.

ON THE DAY OF THE INDICTMENT, THE 9th CIRCUIT COURT RULED HE WOULD GET MONEY.

>> ALICIA, DO YOU HAVE A RESPONSE TO THAT?

>> I DO.

YOU KNOW, CHAD SAID THAT NOW ALL THE PRESIDENTS HAVE THE SPECIAL COUNSELS.

HERE'S THE REALITY: WE ARE MOVING INTO A WORLD OF ACCOUNTABILITY.

YOU KNOW, BACK IN THE DAY, IN CONNECTED'S DAY, GENTLEMEN'S AGREEMENT THAT WE DIDN'T PROSECUTE THINGS THAT HAPPENED IN POLITICS.

THAT'S MADE US JADED.

WE NEED TO PROSECUTE EVERYONE EQUALLY.

>> NO ONE IS ABOVE THE LAW, BUT NO ONE IS BELOW THE LAW.

NONE OF US SITTING HERE SEVEN YEARS AGO WOULD HAVE A D.A.

LOOKING AT A MISDEMEANOR AND MAKE IT A FELONY.

IF HE WERE NOT THE 45th PRESIDENT OR INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL FIGURE, THIS WOULDN'T BE HAPPENING.

>> IN SOME CIRCUMSTANCES, PEOPLE ARE SAYING, YOU KNOW, HE WASN'T HANDCUFFED OR MUG SHOTTED.

IS THAT A CASE OF BEING ABOVE THE LAW?

>> NO.

YOU HAVE THE SECRET SERVICE THERE WHO ARE SURRENDERING HIM.

HE COULDN'T CAUSE DANGER TO ANYBODY IF THE COURTHOUSE.

DO YOU NEED A MUG SHOT OF HIM?

EVERYBODY IN AMERICA KNOWS WHAT HE LOOKS LIKE.

>> WANT TO TURN TO PROFESSOR DAVENPORT.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A FAIR TRIAL.

PRESIDENT TRUMP SAYS HE CAN'T GET A FAIR TRIAL IN MANHATTAN AND REQUESTED IT BE MOVED TO STATEN ISLAND.

DO YOU BELIEVE THAT'S A REASONABLE ARGUMENT?

>> I THINK THE JUDGE WILL CONSIDER THAT LINE OF ARGUMENT.

I DON'T KNOW THAT TRUMP WILL WIN THAT ARGUMENT, AT THE END OF THE DAY.

THERE HAS TO BE SOME PRETTY GOOD, STRONG GROUNDS.

NOW, IF I CAN DIGRESS A LITTLE BIT AND GO BACK TO THE TWO ARGUMENTS THAT YOU'RE HEARING HERE, WHICH ARE, OF COURSE, WE WANT TO HOLD PEOPLE ACCOUNTABLE AND THIS IS A POLITICAL PROSECUTION.

AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE THE -- THE -- THE CASE THAT THOSE TWO THINGS ARE NOT NECESSARILY MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE, RIGHT?

IT'S NO SECRET THE MANHATTAN D.A.

CAMPAIGNED FOR THAT OFFICE, AND PART OF THEIR CAMPAIGN WAS THAT THEY WERE GOING TO PROSECUTE DONALD TRUMP.

AND WHEN THEY GOT INTO OFFICE, THEY BEGAN TO PROCEED IN THAT VEIN.

THAT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN TRUMP DID NOT COMMIT THE CRIME AND PUNISHMENT.

AND SO -- NOW -- SO, I THINK WE NEED TO BE CAREFUL ABOUT LOOKING AT THIS AS THOUGH IT'S EITHER ONE OR THE OTHER.

IT REALLY CAN BE BOTH.

BUT AS FAR AS MOVING THAT TRIAL TO A DIFFERENT JURISDICTION, UM, TRUMP'S ATTORNEYS ARE GOING TO HAVE TO MAKE THE CASE NOT JUST THAT THE D.A.

IS SOMEHOW BIASED, RIGHT.

BECAUSE A JUDGE COULD FIND THAT THAT WOULD BE THE CASE AND JUST ASSIGN A DIFFERENT PROSECUTOR.

TO MOVE IT OUT OF MANHATTAN, THEY NEED TO SHOW THAT THE JURY POOL WOULD BE SO TAINTED THAT HE COULDN'T GET A FAIR TRIAL BECAUSE OF THAT.

I DON'T KNOW THE STRENGTH OF THAT ARGUMENT AT THIS POINT IN TIME, BUT THEY'LL CERTAINLY HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE IT.

AND I THINK A JUDGE WILL LISTEN IT TO IT, CONSIDER IT, AND THEN MAKE A DECISION BASED ON WHAT THEY BELIEVE TO BE THE FACTS.

>> ALICIA, I WANT TURN TO YOU.

PROFESSOR DAVENPORT BRINGS UP A GOOD POINT, DEMOCRATS DID RUN ON THIS MESSAGE THAT WE'RE GOING TO GET DONALD TRUMP.

DOES THAT HURT THE DEMOCRATS INTO THE 2024 ELECTION.

PEOPLE ARE KEEP AN EYE ON AND MAKING SURE THE DEMOCRATS ARE NOT SHOOTING THEMSELVES IN THE FOOT WITH THIS PROSECUTION.

>> SO, THEY RAN ON PROSECUTING DONALD TRUMP.

AND THE REALITY IS, THAT'S NOT TAKING DOWN DONALD TRUMP, THAT'S PROSECUTING.

AS I SAID EARLIER, THE FORMER PRESIDENT HAS THE OPPORTUNITY TO DEFEND HIMSELF, AND, YOU KNOW, POLITICIANS HAVE TO FOLLOW THROUGH WITH WHAT THEY SAY THEY'RE GONNA DO.

AND HE PROMISED THE FOLKS THAT THAT WAS HE WAS GOING TO DO.

THEY VOTED FOR HIM, AND HE NEEDED TO FOLLOW THROUGH ON THAT.

I WANTED TO PIGGYBACK ON WHAT THE PROFESSOR SAID, WHETHER IT'S IN MANHATTAN OR STATEN ISLAND, HE'S STILL THE FORMER PRESIDENT.

EVERYBODY KNOWS WHO HE IS.

EVERYONE HAS AN OPINION.

I DON'T KNOW HOW MOVING IT FROM ONE PART OF NEW YORK TO ANOTHER PART OF NEW YORK WILL REALLY CHANGE VERY MUCH.

>> IF EVERYONE KNOWS WHO HE IS, HOW DO YOU GET A FAIR TRIAL?

>> I THINK IT'S A VERY DIFFICULT THING.

I WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED IF IT ENDED UP GOING TO TRIAL AND THE LEGAL OPINIONS FROM ALAN DERSHOWITZ.

THEY SAY IT'S A WEAK CASE.

WE'RE TAKING A PRESIDENT TO COURT WHO IS ALSO A PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE.

THEY WANT TO GO TO TRIAL IN JANUARY OF 2023, RIGHT WHEN WE'RE GETTING READY FOR THE ELECTION.

I THINK THIS VERY MUCH IS GOING TO BE INVOLVED IN -- I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE OUTCOME WILL BE.

BUT I THINK IT WILL BE VERY RELEVANT TO THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.

>> LET'S LOOK FORWARD TO 2024.

DOES THIS UNITE THE REPUBLICAN PARTY?

>> OH, I THINK IT UNITES THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.

YOU HAVE A LOT OF REPUBLICANS THAT LIKE TRUMP'S POLICIES BUT THEY DID NOT WANT TO GET BACK IN BECAUSE IT WAS NON-STOP DONALD TRUMP COVERAGE.

THEY LIKE HIS POLICIES BUT NOT HIS BAGGAGE.

BUT THIS ACTUALLY, WHICH I NEVER THOUGHT COULD POSSIBLY HAPPEN, MAKES DONALD TRUMP LOOK LIKE A VICTIM.

HE IS THE LAST PERSON IN THE WORLD WHO I THINK WOULD LOOK LIKE A VICTIM.

BUT HE DOES.

THE U.S. ATTORNEY LOOKED AT THIS, DIDN'T FILE CHARGES.

THE FORMER DEMOCRAT D.A.

LOOKED AT IT AND DIDN'T FILE CHARGES.

I GUESS SHE'S RIGHT.

CAMPAIGN PROMISED, CAMPAIGN KEPT.

>> IS THAT JUSTICE?

>> IS THAT JUSTICE AS THE CASE GOES ON.

I MEAN, THAT'S REALLY THE THING.

HE'S NOT CONVICTED AT THIS MOMENT.

IT'S JUSTICE IF, YOU KNOW, AT THE END OF THE DAY, HE'S PROVEN GUILTY, UM, PROVEN INNOCENT, WHICH I DON'T THINK IS A POSSIBILITY.

PROVEN GUILTY, THAT IS WHAT JUSTICE IS.

>> PROFESSOR DAVENPORT, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE COUNTS.

DO YOU THINK ANY COUNTS HOLD WEIGHT?

WHEN YOU LOOK AT THEM, YOU KNOW, PRESIDENT ASIDE, IF YOU WERE TO LOOK AT THIS AS A REGULAR CASE, WHAT DO YOU SEE?

>> WELL, I THINK -- I THINK CHAD IS CORRECT IN THAT -- OF THE -- OF THE THREE OR SO POTENTIAL LEGAL ENTANGLEMENTS THAT TRUMP MIGHT FIND HIMSELF IN, PARTICULARLY IF YOU COMPARE THIS TO, SAY, THE CHARGES OUT OF GEORGIA MIGHT LOOK LIKE POTENTIALLY OR I THINK THE OTHER PLACE IS IN ARIZONA, I'M NOT QUITE SURE ABOUT THAT.

BUT THIS IS REGARDED, BY PEOPLE PRETTY MUCH ACROSS THE AISLE, AS THE WEAKEST OF THE CASES, RIGHT?

AND THAT IS MAINLY DUE TO THE APPROACH THAT THE D.A.

IS TAKING IN TRYING TO DO THESE.

SO, NEW YORK, UM, HAS -- HAS LAWS THAT -- THAT BASICALLY SAY YOU CAN'T GIVE MONEY TO AFFECT STATE ELECTIONS, BUT THIS WASN'T A STATE ELECTION.

IT WAS A FEDERAL ELECTION.

SO THEY HAVE TO TIE THIS TO A FEDERAL CRIME, AS WAS MENTIONED.

THEY'VE ATTEMPTED TO DO THAT.

BUT IT'S NOT CLEAR THAT THE WAY THE D.A.

HAS ATTEMPTED TO DO THIS WILL HOLD UP IN COURT.

NOW, I AGREE THAT THE WAY THIS IS RESOLVED IS THROUGH THE PROCESS, RIGHT.

THE D.A.

HAS -- HAS TAKEN WHAT -- WHAT MANY BELIEVE IS A NOVEL APPROACH TO THIS PARTICULAR PROSECUTION, ONE THAT HASN'T BEEN TRIED OR TESTED IN THE COURTS BEFORE.

TRUMP WILL GET HIS DAY IN COURT.

IT MAY COME SOONER THAN LATER.

I'M SURE THE TRUMP, BECAUSE OF THIS APPROACH, WILL ATTEMPT TO GET THE CHARGES DISMISSED QUICKLY AND THIS WILL BE THE FIRST REAL TEST AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THESE CHARGES HOLD THE KIND OF WATER THAT SOME PEOPLE THINK THEY MIGHT.

IF THE JUDGE DOESN'T DISMISS THEM OUTRIGHT AND THEY GO TO TRIAL, THEN THERE'S THE POTENTIAL THAT SOMETHING MIGHT STUCK.

BUT TRUMP WILL ALWAYS HAVE APPEALS, AND HIS APPEALS WON'T BE LIMITED JUST TO THE STATE COURTS OF NEW YORK, BUT COULD POTENTIALLY LAND HIM IN FEDERAL COURTS.

AND THEN IT'S ANYBODY'S BALL GAME AT THAT POINT.

SO, IT FEELS LIKE A LOT OF US ARE GETTING AHEAD OF THE GAME.

WE'RE GETTING TOO EXCITED.

OH, FINALLY, HE WILL BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE.

OR WE'RE SAYING, OH, THIS IS POLITICS AND THERE'S NOTHING TO THIS.

I THINK ALL OF THAT WILL BEAR OUT AS THIS PROCESS MOVES FORWARD.

AND, YOU KNOW, AS I SAID, OF THE CASES THAT HE IS CURRENTLY POTENTIALLY GOING TO BE INVOLVED IN, THIS ONE SEEMS TO BE THE WEAKEST ON THE MERITS.

THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT HE COULDN'T BE CONVICTED, BUT IT MEANS THAT I THINK THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY HERE IN NEW YORK IS GOING TO HAVE A MUCH TOUGHER GO AT PROVING THAT TRUMP COMMITTED THESE CRIMES THAN SAY, PERHAPS, IN SOME OF THESE OTHER JURISDICTIONS.

>> I WANT TO GO TO ALICIA HERE.

YOU WERE SHAKING YOUR HEAD SEVERAL TIMES WHEN HE WAS SAYING SOME OF THESE THINGS.

DO YOU THINK THIS CASE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE ONES IN GEORGIA OR D.C. OR MAYBE THE ONES WITH THE PRESIDENTIAL RECORDS?

>> I TAKE ISSUE WITH THE QUESTION.

WHEN I HEAR THIS IS THE WEAKEST CASE, I -- I -- IT RAISES MY HACKELS BECAUSE IT'S A CASE.

IT'S A CASE.

HE HAS SEVERAL JURISDICTIONS THAT ARE LOOKING TO CHARGE HIM.

AND SO DO WE NOT DO THIS ONE BECAUSE IT'S THE WEAKEST?

IT'S A CRIME.

WE NEED TO CHARGE ALL THE CRIMES.

I THINK THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES BEING CREDIBLY CHARGED WITH MULTIPLE CRIMES IN MULTIPLE JURISDICTIONS AND WEIGHING WHICH ONE WE SHOULD CHARGE HIM AGAINST IS -- IT'S BAD FAITH.

>> OKAY.

>> IF I COULD -- IF I COULD INTERJECT JUST FOR A SECOND.

WE NEVER CHARGE ALL THE CRIMES, RIGHT.

DISTRICT ATTORNEYS HAVE LIMITED RESOURCES.

THEY HAVE TO PRIORITIZE CASES, AND IN THE PRIORITIZATION OF THOSE CASES, ONE OF THE FACTORS THEY HAVE TO CONSIDER IS HOW STRONG OF A CASE DO WE HAVE?

AND HOW LIKELY ARE WE TO WIN?

>> I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE CRIME IS.

IT SAYS A MISDEMEANOR, TURNING IT TO A FELONY BECAUSE HE BROKE A FEDERAL LAW.

NOWHERE IN THE INDICTMENT DOES IT GIVE THE STATUTE OF THE FEDERAL LAW.

THE COMMISSION ALREADY RULED AND SAID IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A VIOLATION IF HE WOULD HAVE PAID THE MONEY FROM THE CAMPAIGN.

IT CAN'T BE THAT.

WE'VE ALREADY HAD A BIPARTISAN RULING.

I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE FEDERAL CRIME IS BECAUSE IT'S NOT LISTED IN THE INDICTMENT IT DOESN'T CITE WHAT FEDERAL STATUTE OR CRIME THAT THIS STATE CRIMES TIES INTO A FELONY SO THEY GET PAST THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS WHICH EXPIRED IN 2019.

>> THANK YOU, EVERYONE.

I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE PROFESSOR, CHAD ALEXANDER, AND ALICIA ANDREWS.

>> MY PLEASURE.

>> THANK YOU.

>> THANK YOU.

>> REECE, THANK YOU.

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