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>>> LAWMAKERS IN MORE THAN 40 STATES INCLUDING OKLAHOMA ARE CONSIDERING CHANGES TO THE VOTING LAWS.

>> IT'S A MODERNIZATION PROCESS, IT'S WORKING WELL IN OTHER STATES.

>> IN UNPRECEDENTED NUMBER OF WOMEN BREAKING THE XEFTH GLASS CEILING IN OKLAHOMA GOVERNMENT.

>> ACROSS THE BOARD, A LARGER NUMBER OF WOMEN SERVING THAN EVER BEFORE IN STATE HISTORY.

>> OKLAHOMA RELATORS FIGHTING BACK AGAINST THE SCAM THAT'S FOR PREVENL IN A RED HOT HOUSING MARKET.

>> WHAT CAN THE CONSUMERS DO TO PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM THESE VULTURES?

>> YEAH, YOU KNOW, IT'S -- THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS AT PLAY HERE.

>> STATE AUDITORS TRACKING THE MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE OF PPE.

>> THERE'S $20 MILLION OF PPE THAT NO ONE IS SURE EVER RECEIVED.

>> THOSE STORIES AND SEAN ASHLEY NEXT ON THE OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT.

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

VOTING LAWS AND VOTING RIGHTS ARE PART OF A NATIONAL DISCUSSION IN AMERICA RIGHT NOW.

43 STATES ARE CONSIDERING CHANGES TO THE CURRENT LAW, AND THEY HAVE BEEN CONTROVERSIAL.

AT THE SAME TIME, A SWEEPING ELECTION REFORM BILL THAT'S PASSED IN THE U.S. HOUSE ARE FACING STRONG REPUBLICAN OPPOSITION IN THE SENATE.

DEMOCRATS SAY IT'LL PROTECT AND EXPAND VOTING RIGHTS, REPUBLICANS SAY IT'S A POWER GRAB, WITH THAT BACKDROP, REPORTER EXAMINES WHAT OKLAHOMA LAWMAKERS ARE CONSIDERING IN THE FIRST SESSION OF THE 58TH LEGISLATURE.

>> DON'T EXPECT SWEEPING CHANGES FROM THE OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE THIS SESSION.

>> WE'RE FORTUNATE IN OKLAHOMA, WE DON'T HAVE ELECTION ISSUES.

WE DON'T HEAR OF PROBLEMS WITH THE STATEWIDE ELECTIONS, AND LOCAL, THAT'S A CREDIT TO THE STATE ELECTION BOARD, SECRETARY, AND THE LOCAL COUNTY BOARD SECRETARIES.

>> ONE OF THEM WOULD CHANGE THE DEADLINE TO MOVE THE DATE BACK.

>> TO MOVE IT FORWARD, 15 DAYS.

AND THAT'S A REQUEST FROM THE U.S.

POSTAL SERVICE TO ENSURE THEY GET MY REQUEST IN TIME, AND GET IT PROCESSED AND GET ME THE ABSENTEE BALLOT TIMELY.

>> ONE IS THE REASON FOR REJECTION WAS THAT THOSE BALLOTS CAME IN LATE.

SO, GIVING VOTERS MORE TIME ON THE ABSENTEE BALLOT IS A POSITIVE THING.

>> SENATE BILL 715 DOES THAT.

>> SOMETIMES YOU GET IN THE THINGS WE THINK WE KNOW WHAT SOMETHING MEANS, THERE'S A NEW WAY OF DOING THIS, AND WE DID NOT ANTICIPATE THAT.

PROBABLY HAVING A FIRM DEFINITION OF WHAT ELECTIONEERING IS HELPFUL.

>> TO TAKE PLACE 300 FEET AWAY FROM THE POLLING BOOTH.

>> WITH THE LAST ELECTION, WE HAD REALLY LONG LINES, IT WOULD BEGIN WITH THE END OF THE LINE.

THE LINE GOES TWO BLOCKS AWAY, THAT 300 FEET WHERE THE ELECTIONEERING IS PROBABILITIED, IT WOULD -- PROHIBITED IT WOULD GO FROM THERE.

>> CLOSE ATTENTION IS PAID TO THE FOR THE PEOPLE ACT OF 2021.

>> WE HAVE NO REASON TO CHANGE THE ELECTION LAWS.

IT SEEMS TO BE WORKING, PEOPLE WHO NEED TO REGISTER HAVE WAYS TO DO THAT.

WE HAVE NOT FOUND PROBLEMS, AND SO, AS FAR AS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT CONTROLLING THE ELECTION, I SEE NO NEED FOR THAT TO HAPPEN IN OKLAHOMA.

>> THEY ALLOW THE -- TO CROSS CHECK.

>> IT WOULD HELP THE EFFORT TO KEEP THE VOTER ROLES ACCURATE.

>> IT WOULD HELP CLEAN UP THE VOTER ROLES, WITH BEING ABLE TO ACCESS DEATH CERTIFICATES, MOTOR VEHICLE DATA BASES, VOLUNTARIES REGISTRATION SYSTEMS -- VOTER REGISTRATION SYSTEMS.

>> WE LIKE IT AND FEEL THAT IT WOULD STRENGTHEN OUR VOTING SYSTEMS HERE IN OKLAHOMA.

AND REALLY, MAKE LESS WORK FOR THE ELECTION BOARD.

>> SHE FEELS THAT SENATE BILL 712, THAT ALLOWS THE ELECTION BOARDS TO USE THE POLL BOOKS INSTEAD OF THE MASSIVE PAPER REGISTRIES IS A MOVE IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION.

>> LAST YEAR WE GOT FEEDBACK FROM VOTERS THEY WENT TO THE WRONG PLACE, AND THAT POLL LOCATION WAS NOT ABLE TO GIVE THEM THEIR CORRECT POLLING PLACE.

>> IF I DO SHOW UP AT THE WRONG PRECINCT, THAT TELLS ME THE PROPER PLACE TO GO VOTE.

THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S DONE I THINK IN OUR REGION, IN TEXAS AND MISSOURI AND NEW MEXICO.

>> IT ALLOWS FOR ANOTHER LAYER OF ACCOUNTABILITY.

>> THERE IS A BACKUP, TO ASSURE WE HAVE THAT -- >> WE WANT ACCURACY AND EFFICIENTLISY AND ACCOUNTABILITY.

THOSE TWO BRING THOSE TWO INTO PLAY.

>> VERY MUCH PART OF THE GOVERNOR'S BIG PUSH PUSH TO MODERN -- PUSH TO MODERNIZE, USE TECHNOLOGY MORE TO MAKE THINGS WORK BETTER, FASTER.

OUR ELECTION PROCESS HAS BEEN PRETTY MUCH RECOGNIZED AS ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT IN THE COUNTRY.

ANY REFORMS YOU'LL SEE ARE MAINLY ON THE LARGE END.

>>> THANK YOU.

A BILL DESIGNED TO BRING TRANSPARENCY TO HOW PHARMACIES SET THEIR DRUG PRICES IN OKLAHOMA HAS A -- THE PATIENT'S RIGHT TO FARMER CHOICE ACT.

-- PHARMACY CHOICE ACT.

CVS SAYS THE BILL WOULD COST PATIENTS MORE MONEY.

>> WE TOOK A SAMPLING IF YOU WILL, A REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLE OF OUR OWN CLIENTS IN OKLAHOMA OF HOW THIS BILL WOULD IMPACT THEM, AND IT WOULD RAISE MEMBER PATIENTLY COSTS IN THE MAIL ORDER ARENA BY 18%.

>> WE DON'T BELIEVE THAT AT ALL.

WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO WITH THE BILL IS TO BRING TRANSPARENCY, GIVE OUR LOCAL PHARMACISTS A FIGHTING CHANCE TO FIGHT AGAINST THE MEGALITHIC COMPANIES.

>> THE SENATE BILL IS SET FOR A HEARING ON THE HOUSE FLOOR AFTER PASSED BY THE COMMITTEE ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

>>> OKLAHOMA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONER SHANNON WANTS TO KNOW WHY IN NEEDING TO DISCUSS A ROAD PROJECT WITH THE CHICKASAW NATION WAS CANCELLED.

>> I WAS COMPLETELY BLIND SIDED BY IT, NO ONE NOTIFIED ME THERE WAS AN ISSUE EITHER WITH THE -- I WASN'T NOTIFIED -- >> THE DECISION TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE GOVERNOR'S OFFICE WITH TRAVEL AGREEMENTS IS PREDICATED ON ME, AND THE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT I HAVE THAT LINE OF COMMUNICATION OPEN.

BECAUSE AGAIN, THERE ARE DISCUSSIONS GOING ON THERE, I DON'T HAVE THE BENEFIT OF.

>> HE WOULD SHARE THE CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE GOVERNOR AT THE NEXT MEETING.

>>> MCINTYRE HAS RESSER RECOLLECTED THE BILL VETOED BY THE GOVERNOR LAST SESSION, WHAT'S HE TRYING TO DO AND HOW DID THE GOVERNOR REACT?

>> REPRESENTATIVE MCINTYRE IS REACTING TO THE OKLAHOMA HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY'S PLAN TO IMPLEMENT MANAGE CARE, WHAT THEY'RE CALLING SOONER SELECT IN THE MEDICAID PROGRAM.

HE'S ONE OF A NUMBER OF LEGISLATORS WHO HAVE EXPRESSED CONCERN OF THIS PROGRAM.

IN THE HOUSE PUBLIC HEALTH DEPARTMENT COMMITTEE WHAT HE DID WAS TO BRING BACK A PLAN PREPARED IN 2020, THAT DIRECTED THE HEALTH CARE AUTHORITY ITSELF TO OPERATE A MANAGED CARE PROGRAM.

THE BILL RECEIVED A DO PASS RECOMMENDATION, AND NOW GOES TO THE HOUSE FLOOR FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION.

GOVERNOR LASHED OUT, SAYING ALL IT DOES IS MAINTAIN WHAT'S CURRENTLY A BAD MEDICAID SYSTEM.

>> WE'LL GET A FULL SENATE THIS TIME IN THE SESSION VERY SOON, WHO'S TAKING OVER AS SENATOR DIRECT 22?

>> A REPUBLICAN SWORN IN ON WEDNESDAY, HE TAKES OVER FOR FORMER SENATOR BICE.

THE SEAT HAS BEEN VACANT SINCE THAT TIME.

>> A NEW DEVELOPMENT, 101 CHARTER SCHOOLS LEFT BOTH SIDES UNHAPPY, WHAT HAPPENED?

>> THE BOARD VOTED EARLIER THIS WEEK TO HOLD A TWO DAY HEARING IN MAY TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THE SCHOOL CAN ESSENTIALLY CONTINUE TO OPERATE IN THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA, ON A VIRTUAL BASIS.

SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, A PLAN WAS MADE TO HAVE THIS HERE, AND IT'S BEEN DELAYED AND DELAYED AND DELAYED.

ATTORNEYS FOR BOTH SIDES NOW COMPLAIN THAT TWO DAYS IS NOT ENOUGH.

THE CHARTER SCHOOL ITSELF SHOULD DEFEND THE CHARTER.

>> FOLLOWING UP ON A STORY OF ESTATE PARK FEES, THERE'S -- STATE PARK FEES, THERE'S MOVEMENT ON THE LEGISLATION TO ADDRESS THAT.

>> THERE ARE BILLS MOVING THROUGH BOTH CHAMBERS OF THE LEGISLATURE, THEY WANT TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE.

BOTH PIECES WOULD CREATE AN ANNUAL STATE PARK PASS.

LOCAL RESIDENTS COULD BUY A REDUCED PASS TO THEIR LOCAL PARK SO THEY CAN ATTEND IT MORE FREQUENTLY.

PARTICULARLY COMPARED TO OUT OF STATE VISITORS.

>> AS ALWAYS, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> YOU'RE VERY WELCOME.

>>> THANKS AS ALWAYS.

OUR ROLLING SEVEN DAY AVERAGE OF NEW COVID-19 CASES IS UP CONSIDERABLY THIS WEEK.

HOSPITALIZATIONS REMAIN UNCHANGED AT 203, AND THE DEATH RATE DROPPED BACK DOWN THIS WEEK, 101 DEATHS OVER THE LAST SEVEN DAYS.

WE HAD 150 A WEEK AGO.

UNFORTUNATELY, NOT ENOUGH OF THE SHOTS ARE GOING IN THE ARMS OF PRISON WORKERS AND INMATES IN OKLAHOMA.

WITH MORE ON THAT AND ANOTHER COVID-19 READILY ISSUE, THE DISAPPEARANCE OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT.

>>> LET'S BEGIN WITH YOU, $20.4 MILLION LOST IN PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT SPENDING.

>> IN A ROUTINE AUDIT ON STATE AGENCY SPENDING, AND BASICALLY THERE'S MORE THAN $20 MILLION OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT THAT NO ONE IS SURE WAS EVER RECEIVED.

OKLAHOMA WAS IN SUCH A RUSH AND SO DESPERATE TO GET THAT, THEY WERE USING WIRE TRANSFERS TO PAY FOR MATERIALS, WHICH THEY USUALLY DON'T DO.

THEY WERE PAYING VENDORS BEFORE IT SHIPPED, THAT'S NOT COMMON PRACTICE, NOT GOOD PRACTICE, NORMALLY THAT MONEY IS PAID OUT AFTER THEY RECEIVE THE MATERIAL.

>> WHAT'S HIS REACTION?

>> THE GOVERNOR THINKS THE STATE -- THANKS THE STATE AUDITOR, AND SAID THE STATE HEALTH DEPARTMENT WOULD IMPLEMENT ALL OF THE FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS.

IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF MONTHS WE'LL GET QUITE A BIT MORE INSIGHT OF HOW THAT ALL INVOLVED IS.

>> IS THERE ANY HOPE WE'LL SEE THE $20 MILLION?

>> THE HEALTH COMMISSIONER AT THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT SAID THEY WERE DOING THEIR OWN FORENSIC ANALYSIS TO SEE IF THEY COULD LOCATE THE PPE.

IT'S POSSIBLE THAT SOME OF IT WILL SHOW UP, BUT IT'S REALLY TOO EARLY TO SAY.

>> I THOUGHT THE OTHER INTERESTING STORY THIS WEEK, YOUR STORY CONCERNING THE FACT THAT BOTH PRISON PERSONNEL AND INMATES ARE SHOWING A GREAT RELUCTANCE OR STRONG RELUCTANCE TO GET VACCINATED.

>> 1500 STAFF AND INMATES EXPRESSED -- TO GET THE VACCINATION.

THE ISOLATED OUTBREAKS AMONG THE UNVACCINATED POPULATION, THAT INCLUDES PRISON.

THERE'LL BE CONCERNS WITH THE FACILITIES WHERE A LOT OF STAFF AND INMATES CHOSE NOT TO GET VACCINATED.

THE HERD MANDATE IMMUNITY -- IMMUNITY IS LIKELY REACHED -- SEVERAL STATE FACILITIES, WE HAVE SEE MASS OUTBREAKS WHERE 80% OF THE INMATE POPULATION TESTED POSITIVE.

THEY WOULD HAVE THE NATURAL IMMUNITY.

>> OBVIOUSLY, VACCINATIONS ARE NOT MANDATORY.

>> OKLAHOMA HAS CHOSEN NOT TO OFFER INCENTIVES TO GET VACCINATED.

BUT OTHER STATES ARE, NORTH CAROLINA, FOR EXAMPLE, FIVE DAYS OFF FOR ANY INMATE WHO CHOOSES TO GET VACCINATED.

>> THANKS SO MUCH, GREAT REPORTING.

>> THANK YOU.

>>> THE REAL ESTATE MARKET IS ON FIRE RIGHT NOW, WITH THE DEMAND FAR SURPASSING INVENTORY.

IT'S A SITUATION THAT INVITES FRAUD.

WE REPORT ON A SAVVY REAL ESTATE AGENT IN NEW YORK CITY, THAT TURNED THE TABLE ON AN ONLINE SCAM.

>> SHE'S BEEN A RELATOR FOR 25 YEARS, THREE WEEKS AGO HE LISTED THIS HOME FOR $187,500.

GLEN SAYS IT NORMALLY TAKES A FEW DAYS BEFORE BUYERS START CALLING.

THE NEXT MORNING HE GOT A CALL FROM A MAN WHO WAS STANDINGS IN THE FRONT YARD OF THAT HOME.

>> IF IT FEELS TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE, IT'S TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE.

>> HE WANTED TO KNOW IF IT WAS TRUE, THAT IT WAS FOR RENT FOR $600 A MONTH.

HE HAD SEEN THE PROPERTY ADVERTISED ON CRAIGSLIST FOR RENT.

GLEN ASKED FOR THE NUMBER.

>> I CALLED HIM, AND VERY INTERESTED IN THE HOUSE.

HE SAID, I HAVE A LOT OF PEOPLE INTERESTED, THE FIRST WHO GETS ME THE DEPOSIT, I'LL HOLD IT FOR THEM.

I NEED THE $600.

WELL, GUESS WHAT, I'M THE ONE THAT HAS IT LISTED.

HE GOES WHAT?

I HAVE IT LISTED TO SELL.

HE SAYS, I'M THE OWNER, AND I SAID, THAT'S TWO OF US, I FILED A REPORT WITH THE ISBI.

I FILED A POLICE REPORT.

>> HE TOLD THE FRAUDSTER HE WAS MEETING AN INVESTIGATOR AT THE PROCESS VERY SOON.

>> WOULD YOU LIKE TO MEET US OUT HERE?

CLICK.

>> I WOULDN'T SAY THE ACTORS ARE OUTSIDE THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA.

I DON'T THINK WE HAVE THAT PHENOMENON HERE.

WHETHER THEY LOOK, TALK LIKE OKLAHOMAENS, YOU STILL HAVE TO BE CAREFUL.

NOT ASSUME BECAUSE SOMEONE HAS AN SKAENT THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO -- ACCENT THAT THEY'RE TRYING TO SCAM YOU.

>> HIS OFFICE IS READY AND WILLING TO PROSECUTE THE SCAMS.

>> I TALKED TO POLICE, THEY SAID, YOU CAN FILE A REPORTED, IT'S KIND OF LOW ON THE PRIORITY, PLUS, IF THEY'RE OUT OF THE COUNTRY IT'S HARD FOR THEM TO DO ANYTHING.

>> SANDY SAYS THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO HER LAST YEAR, SHE LISTED A $340,000 HOME ONLINE FOR SALE.

THE SCAMMERS LISTED IT TO RENT FOR $1,000 LESS THAN SOMETHING LIKE THAT WOULD NORMALLY RENT FOR.

>> THE SECOND DAY ONE OF THE PEOPLE CALLED ME BACK AND SAID, THEY HAD TO RECEIVED AN -- THEY HAD RECEIVED AN E-MAIL FROM THE SCAMMERS SAYING, DON'T LISTEN TO THE RELATOR, THAT'S NOT TRUE, IT REALLY IS FOR RELENTS.

SEND YOUR -- RENT, I ASSURED HER THAT WAS NOT TRUE.

>> RICH SAYS IT HAPPENED WHEN HE LISTED A HOME IN NORMAN.

IN THAT CASE, THE DUPED RENTER SENT $1,600 DOWN THE DRAIN.

>> PLEASE, DO NOT SEND YOUR MONEY VIA WESTERN UNION.

THAT MONEY IS ALWAYS A SCAM.

I PERSONALLY HAVE A LOT OF RENTAL PROPERTIES, AND IF I'M RENTING A HOUSE TO YOU, I'M NOT ASKING YOU TO PUT MONEY IN MY BANK OR WESTERN UNION, I'M ASKING YOU TO PUT MONEY IN MY HAND.

>> ALL THREE SAY THE THING THAT'S DRIVING THIS, RIGHT NOW, INDUSTRY WIDE THERE'S A SHORTAGE OF HOMES FFR SALE, AND QUALITY HOUSES FOR RENT.

>> WHAT CAN CONSUMERS DO TO PROTECT THEMSELVES FROM THESE VULTURES?

>> THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS AT PLAY HERE.

>> CENTRAL OKLAHOMA BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU SAYS THE BBB HAS A SCAM TRACKER YOU CAN ACCESS ONLINE.

>> REAL TIME, IT'S UP AND LIVE FOR PEOPLE TO SEE.

ARE THEY SAYING SPECIFIC THINGS THAT ARE REPLICATED FROM ONE SCAM TO THE NEXT.

AND YOU CAN SEE THIS HAPPENING IN OKLAHOMA CITY, THE SURROUNDING METRO AREAS OR ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

A LOT OF TIMES THESE ARE JUST CALL CENTERS, THEY GOT UP AND RUNNING.

>> ATTORNEY GENERAL HUNTER SAYS RENTERS MUST BE WILLING TO DO THEIR HOMEWORK, AND SHOULD NEVER FEEL RUSHED.

>> IN THE BEST WAY, I DON'T WANT -- I BUY THINGS ON CRAIGSLIST MYSELF.

BUT THE MORE THAT YOU CAN DEAL WITH A WEB PLATFORM THAT'S CLEARLY BONEFIED AND ESTABLISHED, I'M NOT TRYING TO TAKE BUSINESS AWAY FROM ANYONE, YOU CAN'T BE TOO CAREFUL.

>>> THANKS.

>>> HOME BUILDING SUPPLIES IS ONE OF THE MANY OF ITEMS IN SHORT SUPPLY IN THE PANDEMIC.

LAUNCHED THE SUPPLY CHAIN OKLAHOMA PROGRAM.

IT'S A FREE ONLINE DATABASE FOR SUPPLIERS DEVELOPED BY THE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.

IT'S CALLED CONNECTS OKLAHOMA.

>>> THE HOSPITAL SAYS INSURANCE LIMITATIONS IN OKLAHOMA HAVE LED TO THE CLOSURE, THAT'S ESTIMATED TO IMPACT 400 EMPLOYEES AND 2,000 PATIENTS.

>>> MORE AND MORE WOMEN ARE BREAKING THE GLASS CEILING IN CORPORATE WORLD.

THERE'S 41 OF THEM UP FROM 33 IN 2019, AND THE SAME IS TRUE IN GOVERNMENT.

NATIONALLY THE FIRST FEMALE VICE PRESIDENT.

AND THE GOVERNOR'S APPOINTED UNPRECEDENTED NUMBER OF WOMEN TO POSITIONS OF INFLUENCE AND POWER.

>> MARCH WAS WOMEN'S HISTORY MONTH, AND RIGHT NOW, HISTORY IS MADE IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE GOVERNOR.

>> I'M IN A POSITION THAT'S VERY LAW ENFORCEMENT, VERY MALE.

TO BE RECOGNIZED TO BE A PART OF THAT SYSTEM, AND CHAMPION THEM LIKE ANYTHING IF I WAS PART OF IT FROM MY -- >> ANOTHER ONE, SUSAN WINCHESTER.

>> IN 1998 TOOK THE CHALLENGE AND WAS ELECTED, HAD THE OPPORTUNITIES TO SERVE FOR TEN YEARS.

YOU GET TO HELP SO MANY PEOPLE.

THAT'S WHAT HAD ME COME BACK TO HELP THE GOVERNOR WITH THIS CHALLENGE.

OR IT UP.

>> THE PRESIDENT OF POWER PACK, HELPING CONSERVATIVE WOMEN RUN FOR OFFICE AT STATE AND LOCAL LEVELS.

>> WITH THE EVOLVING NATURE OF TELEWORKING, WOMEN CAN SEE THEY CAN DO THINGS AND KEEP THEIR PROFESSION AT HOME AS WELL.

>> THE PROGRAM DIRECTOR FOR SALLY'S LIST, AN ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO RECRUITING PROGRESSIVE WOMEN TO RUN FOR OFFICE IN OKLAHOMA.

>> WE APPLAUD SO MANY OF THE REPUBLICAN LEADERS WHO ARE MAKING ACTIVE EFFORTS TO INCLUDE WOMEN AND WOMEN'S PERSPECTIVES AND THE CHALLENGE IN LEADERSHIP POSITIONS.

>> CURRENTLY, OKLAHOMA RANKS 48TH IN THE NATION WITH WOMEN IN THE STATE LEGISLATURE, WITH 20% OF THE LEGISLATORS BEING WOMEN.

COMPARED TO THE 52% OF THE STATE'S POPULATION IS FEMALE.

>> THIS IS A REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT.

WE NEED WOMEN BECAUSE THEY TAKE UP MORE THAN HALF OF THE POPULATION IN OKLAHOMA.

RECENT RESEARCH SHOWS WHEN WOMEN ARE IN OFFICE, THEY'RE THE MOST EFFECTIVE LEADERS IN CRISIS.

RESEARCH DONE A YEAR AGO, THAT HIGHLIGHTED WOMEN WHILE IN OFFICE ARE OFTEN THE ONES TO BRING HOME THE MOST PROJECTS TO THEIR DISTRICTS.

>> THERE'S NO LEGAL BARRIERS PREVENTING WOMEN FROM CLAIMING LEADERSHIP ROLES, MOST AGREE THE INTERNAL HURDLES STILL EXIST.

>> THERE ARE TONS OF ISSUES, AND WOMEN OF COLOR ESPECIALLY FACE MORE HURDLES THAN WHITE WOMEN LIKE ME.

BUT ONE OF THE BIGGEST IS IMPOSTER SYNDROME.

>> WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT?

>> IT'S AN EXPERIENCE OF A PERSON FEELING NOT QUALIFIED.

>> THE BIGGEST DIVIDE BETWEEN MEN AND WOMEN IN POWER IS NOT THE DIFFICULTY OF GETTING ELECTED BUT HAVING THE CONFIDENCE TO RUN IF THE FIRST PLACE.

>> WHAT THEY'VE DISCOVERED IS THE BIGGEST BARRIER TO ENTRY IS FINANCIAL FOR A LOT OF WOMEN.

OFTEN, THEY'RE RUNNING AGAINST AN INSTITUTION, PEOPLE WHO NEED TO PROTECT THEIR OWN INTEREST, THERE'S MONEY SURROUNDING THE INTEREST, AND THEY'RE JUMPING IN FOR THE FIRST TIME WITHOUT A RECORD IN POLITICS, THAT INSTITUTION NECESSARILY BEHIND HIM.

>> IT REPRESENTS REL PROGRESS, BUT THERE'S WORK TO DO.

>> WE ENCOURAGE AND SUPPORT WOMEN HOWEVER WE CAN, WHETHER WITH WORDS OR FINANCES, JUST SHOWING UP FOR THEM, THAT HELPS.

>>> THANKS.

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN ITS HISTORY, A WOMAN WILL BE PRESIDENT OF OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY.

THE NATIVE HAS SERVED IN THE -- ADMINISTRATION.

SHE'LL BE THE 19TH PRESIDENT OF OSU.

>>> AND THE UNIVERSITY OF TULSA ANNOUNCING THAT BRAD CARSON IS THE 21ST PRESIDENT ON JULY 1.

THE OKLAHOMA NATIVE IS A TWO TERM FORMER CONGRESSMAN, AND ALSO SERVED AS UNDERSECRETARY.

HE MOST RECENTLY TAUGHT AT THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA.

>>> HABITAT FOR HUMANITY HAS BEEN BUILDING AND RENOVATING HOUSING AROUND THE WORLD.

HERE IN OKLAHOMA, THEY'RE TWEAKING -- HOMES TO COMPLETE.

>> MEASURE IT, NAIL IT, AND PUT IT TOGETHER.

A NEW NEIGHBORHOOD IS SPRINGING UP IN NORTH TULSA.

$35 MILLION INITIATIVE THAT CAMERON WALKER SAYS BECAUSE OF AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS IN THE U.S., IS MUCH NEEDED.

>> WE KICK THAT OFF THIS PAST SATURDAY WITH A GROUND BREAKING IN A DEVELOPMENT CALLED PEACE POINT.

>> BUT UNLIKE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY HOMES OF THE PAST, THESE HOMES ARE BUILT BY SKILLED LABOR FOR A GOOD REASON.

>> WE HAVE TO SHIFT HOW WE DO BUSINESS.

WE'RE KNOWN AS A VOLUNTEER DRIVEN ORGANIZATION, WE LOVE OUR VOLUNTEERS, WE JUST DETERMINED IN ORDER TO BUILD 100 PLUS HOMES A YEAR, WE HAD TO CHANGE THINGS UP.

>> MORE HOMES, MEANS MORE HOMEOWNERS.

AND NEW HOMEOWNER IS EAGER TO MOVE IN.

>> I'M VERY EXCITED.

WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THIS FOR A LONG TIME.

BUT IT'S BEEN WORTH IT.

>> FOR SAMANTHA, HOMEOWNERSHIP IS NOT POSSIBLE WITHOUT THE HELP FROM HABITAT FOR HUMANITY.

>> SO MANY LOW INCOME HOMEOWNERS IN THE COUNTRY CAN'T ACCESS CREDIT IN THE TRADITIONAL WAY.

CREATE THE RELATIONSHIPS, OVER TIME TO BUILD EQUITY AND WEALTH.

>> JOSH MILLER SAYS IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT AND MAKING EACH FAMILY'S ECONOMIC TRAJECTORY, SUCCESSFUL.

>> PROVIDING HIGH QUALITY EXCLUSIVE HOUSING IS -- FOR STABLE, AND IT'S AN IMPORTANT PIECE OF REVITALIZING NEIGHBORHOODS.

AND HABITAT PROVIDES THAT HIGH QUALITY, AFFORDABLE MIXED INCOME ENCOLLUSIVE HOUSING THAT BUILDS WEALTH FOR FAMILIES.

>> THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND SAYS THE PROJECT IS A GOOD FETE FOR THEIR ORGANIZATION.

>> OVER THE LAST SIX YEARS, WE HAVE INVESTED OVER $9 MILLION, A LOT OF THAT WAS TO BUILD THE CAPACITY AND HELP THEM CREATE A BOOM TOWN DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, AND MOVE FROM AN ORGANIZATION THAT WAS BUILDING 20 TO 30 HOUSES A YEAR, SOMETHING MORE SUBSTANTIAL.

>> EVEN THOUGH NEW HOMEOWNERS ARE NOT HELPING BUILD THEIR HOME, THEY HAVE CLASSES TO ATTEND.

>> WE HAVE INCREASED THE AMOUNT OF INCLASS EDUCATION SIGNIFICANTLY.

WE HAVE BROADENED THE COURSE WORK, AND HOME IMPROVEMENT WORK.

WE WANT TO EQUIP OUR HOMEOWNERS FOR THE RESPONSIBILITY OF HOMEOWNERSHIP.

>> AND SHE'S THRILLED.

>> WE LEARN A LOT OF STUFF, A LOT OF GOOD STUFF.

I HAVE A HOME, NOW WHAT?

WE HAVE THE CLASSES, I LEARNED ABOUT LAWN CARE, AND HOW TO KEEP A TOILET STOP RUNNING.

A LOT OF INFORMATION WENT WITH THE PROCESS.

>> WITH 16 HABITAT HUMANITY PROGRAMS IN OKLAHOMA, THEY REVITALIZE COMMUNITIES AND PROVIDE MORE.

>> THE AMOUNT OF SALES TAX THE HOMEOWNERS ARE PUTTING IN THE COUNTY IS HUGE.

THAT DREKLY IMPACTS THE -- DIRECTING IMPACTS THE NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS, PROVIDE HOUSING, AND IMPROVE THE NEIGHBORHOOD AS A WHOLE.

IT'S AN IMPORTANT PIECE IN THE ECO SYSTEM IN THE CITY, WE CAN'T BUILD THEM FAST ENOUGH.

>> SHE THINKS THE HOUSES ARE PERFECT.

>> 100%, I WOULD HIGHLY RECOMMEND FOR SURE.

ESPECIALLY FOR SINGLE MOMS.

>> ONE HOUSE AT A TIME.

>> THANK YOU, CAMERON SAYS THEY PLAN ON BUILDING 55 HOUSES THIS YEAR, ALMOST DOUBLED THE HOMES IN THE PAST.

>>> THE OKLAHOMA HOUSE RECENTLY PASSED A RESOLUTION CONDEMNING THE VIOLENCE AND -- AGAINST THE ASIAN AMERICANS.

SUSAN CADOT WELCOMES LEADERS FROM BOTH COMMUNITIES TO DISCUSS THE PROBLEMS THEY FACE AND THE SOLUTIONS MIGHT BE GOING FORWARD.

>> THANK YOU, THIS IS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE, AND TIMELY, AND SADLY WE'VE BEEN ADDRESSING IT FOR QUITE A WHILE.

I HAVE A PANEL OF GUESTS HERE.

THE ISSUE OF RACISM, THE PROBLEM OF HATE ACROSS AMERICA, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE MY GUESTS TO YOU.

DR. -- WE HAVE QUINN, AND JORGE AND BRENDA, THEY'VE DONE EVERYTHING WITH TANGO CR.

AND ALL THE FOLKS IN THE COMMUNITY, THANKS FOR BEING WITH US.

>> THANK YOU.

>> WE'VE ALL AGREED FOR FIRST NAMES.

FIRST OF ALL, I'LL START WITH THE BACKGROUND, AND RAOUL -- >> STREET KID FROM CHICAGO, BORN FROM PUERTO RICO FAMILY.

MET MY WIFE THERE AT 11, COACH GAVE ME A BASKETBALL, AND CHANGED MY LIFE.

I BECAME AN EDUCATOR, AND WORKING WITH MINORITIES SINCE THEN.

>> YOU'VE BEEN DOING A LOT OF THAT WORK IN OKLAHOMA, CORRECT?

>> THAT'S CORRECT.

I DID LEAVE TWICE AND WENT TO DIFFERENT STATES TO WORK WITH SCHOOLS, THAT'S MY BACKGROUND, AND TROUBLE SCHOOLS AND DIVERSITY SCHOOLS.

>> GIVE US YOUR BACKGROUND.

>> MY MOM AND I IMMIGRANTS, AND I CAME TO THE UNITED STATES WHEN I WAS 4.

I WAS A REFUGEE, WE LEFT VIETNAM AND CAME HERE WITH NOTHING.

I'VE BEEN A RESIDENT OF OKLAHOMA FOR OVER 35 YEARS NOW.

WENT TO OU, AND A BACKGROUND IN -- RIGHT NOW I'M A SMALL BUSINESS OWNER.

>> YOU'RE PROPONENT OF THE ASIAN COMMUNITY HERE IN OKLAHOMA CITY, THAT'S RIGHT?

>> YES, MA'AM.

CURRENTLY THE PRESIDENT OF ASIAN DIRECT CULTURE ASSOCIATION.

>> THANK YOU.

AND YOU'RE BOTH SHARING A SCREEN TODAY, TELL ME ABOUT YOU GUYS?

>> WELL, I AM BRENDA, I AM THE DOCTOR OF MEXICAN IMMIGRANTS, I WAS BORN IN CALIFORNIA, IN LA, AND RAISED IN MY EARLY YEARS IN MEXICO, ACTUALLY.

AND LATER RETURNED TO CALIFORNIA, AND ENDED UP IN OKLAHOMA CITY.

NOW WE'RE HERE, WE FOUNDED TANGO PUBLIC RELATIONS, WE'RE SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS, LOVE WORKING WITH THE SPANISH COMMUNITY AND CONNECT THEM TO RESOURCES AND SERVICES.

>> YOU ARE CONNECTED WITH HISPANIC COMMUNITY, WITH BUILDING COMMUNITY HERE WITH EVERYONE IN OKLAHOMA, THAT'S RIGHT?

>> THAT'S CORRECT.

I WAS INTRODUCED TO A LOT OF PEOPLE, TO HELP MOVE AND SHAPE THE COMMUNITY, AND I'VE BEEN INVOLVED EVER SINCE.

I'M A NATIVE OF MEXICO, RAISED IN TEXAS, AND STUDIED COLLEGE HERE, AND I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN THE COMMUNITY EVER SINCE.

I MET THIS WONDERFUL LADY AND I'M MARRIED TO HER, AND NOW I LOVE LOVE OKLAHOMA.

>> WE'VE BEEN HERE FOR 31 YEARS NOW.

>> WHAT WAS YOUR EXPERIENCE LIKE THROUGH THE YEARS AS A MINORITY IN AMERICA, AND A MINORITY IN OKLAHOMA.

AMERICA IS SO DIFFERENT IN SO MANY PLACES.

IS OKLAHOMA DIFFERENT IN OTHER PLACES WHEN IT COMES TO RACISM OR NO?

>> IT'S A LOADED QUESTION, FIRST OF ALL, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT BEING A LATINO IN AMERICA.

THERE'S 20 SPANISH SPEAKING COUNTRIES, WE'RE A COLOR.

I'VE BEEN TEACHING CULTURAL STUDIES FOR YEARS.

WE GET APPLICATIONS WE'RE EITHER BLACK OR WHITE.

IN THE WINTER I'M WHITE, IN THE SUMMER I'M BLACK.

IT'S RIDICULOUS.

WE HAVE TO FIGHT EXISTENCE.

IN MY CASE, PUERTO RICO PEOPLE -- WE HAVE AFRICAN-AMERICANS ON MY DAD'S SIDE, AND MY MOM, CAME FROM SPAIN, YOU CAN IMAGINE THE MIX IN OUR FAMILY.

WHEN I COME TO OKLAHOMA, EVEN THOUGH BROUGHT UP IN THE EAST COAST EARLY, IN THE 60S, THAT'S HOW OLD I AM, THERE WAS NOT MUCH YOU BEING A LATINO.

HERE IN OKLAHOMA, IT'S DIFFERENT.

THE UNDERCULTURED RACISM, UNDERCULTURED BIAS, AND TO THE POINT OF SOME POINT, A LITTLE BIT OF BIGOTRY.

>> UNDERCULTURED, WHAT'S THAT?

>> IT'S DIFFERENT WHEN I'M IN SHORTS AND A NICE CAR RUNNING DOWN SOUTH SIDE WITH ALL MY JEWELRY, AND I'M STOPPED BECAUSE I LOOK LIKE I'M NOT FROM THIS COUNTRY.

WE FIGHT THIS IMAGE OF PROFILING YOU, FIRST ON LOOKS, AND THEN ONCE THEY REALIZE YOU MAY LATINO, AND THEN THEY WANT TO LISTEN TO YOU, TO SEE IF YOU'RE EDUCATED.

IF YOU HAVE AN ACCENT, MAYBE YOU'RE NOT EDUCATED.

IT'S A FIGHT BEFORE THEY REALIZE WHO YOU ARE.

THAT'S LIVING IN AMERICA.

>> QUINN ARE YOU HEARING ANY SIMILARITIES WITH THIS?

>> FIRST, MORE INCIDENTS GETTING REPORTED, FIRST, GROWING UP AS AN ASIAN AMERICAN, FIRST, YOU'RE AN IMMIGRANT IN THE COUNTRY.

AS FAR AS MYSELF, NOT REALLY FITTING THE MODE OF THE TRADITIONAL.

YOU HAVE THIS KIND OF -- (PLEASE STANDBY) >> THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TULSA HAS ISSUED A TORNADO WARNING FOR EAST CENTRAL CREEK COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA, SOUTHEASTERN TULSA COUNTY IN NORTHEASTERN OKLAHOMA UNTIL 8:30 P.M.. 7:41 P.M. CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME A -- MOVING NORTHEAST AT 40 MILES PER HOUR.

EXPECTED HAZARDS INCLUDE TORNADO.

THIS IS RADAR INDICATED THREAT ROTATION, THE FOLLOWING IMPACTS ARE EXPECTED, FLYING DEBRIS IS DANGEROUS TO THOSE WITHOUT SHELTER.

THOSE HOMES ARE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED, AND DAMAGE TO ROOFS, WINDOWS AND VEHICLE WILLS OCCUR.

DEGREE DAMAGE IS LIKELY, LOCATION INS THE PATH IS TULSA, BROKEN ARROW, KIEFER, MOUNDS, TAKE COVER NOW.

MOVE TO A BASEMENT OR AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A STURDY BUILDING.

AVOID WINDOWS, IF YOU'RE OUTDOORS IN A MOBILE HOME OR IN THE VEHICLE, MOVE TO THE CLOSEST SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER AND PROTECT YOURSELF FROM FLYING DEBRIS.

>> WAIT, WAIT.

MOVE AROUND, AND IT'S KIND OF DIFFERENT.

SEE THAT IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT FACES AND THE COMMUNITY NOW.

>> THOSE WHO DON'T SEE IT, THOSE TO WHOM IT DOESN'T HAPPEN, I'VE DONE A LOT OF INTERVIEWS ABOUT THIS TOPIC LATELY, I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S A SAD THING OR GAD THING, IT'S A REAL ISSUE.

YOU'RE DEEP IN THIS COMMUNITY, YOU'VE BEEN HERE 31 YEARS, IS THIS AN ISSUE YOU STILL FACE TODAY?

>> YES, YES IT IS.

I'VE EXPERIENCED JUST LOOKED AT DIFFERENTLY, BECAUSE OF MY FEATURES, BECAUSE I'M LATINO.

THE PRIOR ELECTION, WE SAW A LOT OF IT AT THE SCHOOLS WITH OUR DAUGHTER AND THE PEERS.

I TEACH MY DAUGHTER TO BE PROUD OF WHO SHE IS, TAKE CARE OF HER THICK EYEBROWS, AND PROUD OF WHO SHE REPRESENTS, THE CULTURE.

I KNOW THAT PEERS HAVE SAID SOMETHING ABOUT THE WAY SHE LOOKS.

IT'S ALMOST AS IF THEY WANT THEM TO BE EMBARRASSED OF WHO THEY ARE.

THIS WAS 2019 WHEN THIS HAPPENED.

FOR ME, THAT JUST SHOWS ME THAT WE HAVE PROBLEMS.

THEY'RE NOT RACISTS BY THEMSELVES, THIS COMES FROM HOME.

THERE'S DEEP DEEP THINGS HAPPENING IN THE HOME.

DEEP FEELINGS SHARED TO THESE CHILDREN, AND IN RETURN, THEY'RE SHARING THEM IN THE CLASSROOM AT SCHOOL WITH THEIR PEERS, AND IT'S UNFORTUNATE.

>> IT'S DIFFERENT FROM OTHER STATES, AND IN THAT, BEEN AROUND FOR MORE GENERATIONS THAN HERE IN OKLAHOMA.

CHANGE IS DIFFICULT ON BOTH ENDS.

THERE'S A LOT OF STRUGGLES AND CHALLENGES THAT ARE TAKING PLACE.

AND RACISM IS NOT LIKE MAYBE IN THE EARLY DAYS OF THIS COUNTRY, RACISM TAKES DIFFERENT SHAPE AND MANNER, IT'S ABOUT OPPORTUNITY, IT'S ABOUT -- JUST DIFFERENT THAT'S THE RACISM I FELT.

NO ONE MADE FUN OF MY HAIR, OR CULTURE, THEY DON'T MAKE FUN OF MY COLOR OR ACCENT, BUT SOMETIMES YOU DO FEEL THEY'RE WONDERING, WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

>> WHAT ABOUT POLITICAL EVENTS IMPACTING RACISM?

>> BACK ON RACISM, I WANT TO KEY IN ON SOMETHING THAT BRENDA SAID THAT'S IMPORTANT.

RACISM IS TAUGHT.

YOU'RE NOT BORN RACIST.

WE COULD STOP THIS, THIS TO ME IS A PANDEMIC.

WE ARE -- WE HAVE THIS PUNCH LINE OF ADVERSITY INCLUSION.

THERE CAN NOT BE DIVERSITY IF THERE'S NOT INCLUSION.

IF I DON'T INCLUDE ALL OF THE RACES AND ALL OF THE SUB CULTURES, THEN WE'LL BECOME A RACIST COMMUNITY.

WHAT MAKES THIS VIOLENCE IS WHEN YOU THINK THAT YOU'RE SUPERIOR TO SOMEBODY ELSE.

AND I THINK THAT'S THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION ABOUT POLITICS.

WHEN YOU GIVE PERMISSION AS A LEADER IN THIS COUNTRY THAT YOUR RACE IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN SOMEONE ELSE, AND THEY DON'T GIVE IT TO YOU, YOU TAKE IT, YOU INCITE VIOLENCE.

WE TREAT DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN OUR AGENCY, NOW THE WOMEN ARE SAYING, I'M NOT GOING TO GET BEAT UP ANYMORE.

I'LL STAND UP TO IT, AND THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW.

THE MINORITIES ARE SAYING, ENOUGH IS ENOUGH.

>>> WE HAVE TO STOP RIGHT HERE, BUT WE'LL BE BACK NEXT WEEK WITH OUR PANEL TO TALK MORE OF THE IMPORTANT ISSUES TO OKLAHOMA AND THE ENTIRE NATION.

>> WE GREATLY APPRECIATE THE CONVERSATION.

>>> THE BOWLING CHAMPIONSHIP IS TAKING PLACE OVER THREE WEEKENDS BEGINNING THIS SATURDAY AT HERITAGE LANES.

NEARLY 1,000 BOWLERS WILL BE COMPETING.

MOST PREFER TO HAVE THEIR OWN CUSTOM MADE BOWLING BALLS.

WHERE ARE THEY MADE?

WE STRIKE OUT TO HOPKINSVILLE, KENTUCKY TO CHECK OUT A BOWLING BALL FACTORY.

>> THE FEEL OF THROWING THAT PERFECT SHOT WHEN RELEASED, THE BALL GOES TO THE PINS HARD AND THE PINS CRUSH AND BLOW OFF THE RACK, THAT'S EXCITING.

>> THE LARGEST MANUFACTURER OF BOWLING BALLS IN THE WORLD.

>> BOWLING IS A SPORT YOU CAN JOIN AT ANY AGE, AND HAVE THE ABILITY TO BECOME A GOOD BOWLER.

>> WHEN I FIRST STARTED BOWLING, JUST TO GET A STRIKE IS AMAZING.

MY FIRST SUMMER, 120, I WASN'T VERY GOOD.

BUT 95% OF THE TIME I KNEW WHEN I TRUCK STOPPER.

-- STRUCK OR NOT.

>> IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO HAVE YOUR OWN BOWLING BALL.

YOU CAN GO AND PICK A BALL OFF THE RACK, BUT IT'S NOT CUSTOM FIT TO YOUR HAND.

HAVING YOUR OWN BALL AND FITS YOUR HANDS PROPERLY, MAKES THE GAME SO MUCH EASIER.

WE DESIGN BOWLING BALLS TO HELP BOWLERS GET BETTER.

>> BEING HERE IN HOPKINSVILLE IS REALLY IMPORTANT, WE'VE BEEN HERE FOR 51 YEARS NOW.

WE CAME THIS WAY BECAUSE IT WAS CLOSE TO THE RAILROAD, AND BETTER FOR SHIPPING, SHIPPING THE PRODUCT OR GETTING PRODUCT IN THAT THEY NEEDED TO USE IN MANUFACTURING.

KENTUCKY SEEMED LIKE A GOOD LOCATION.

OTHER TIMES WHEN I'M OUT AND ABOUT IN THE COMMUNITY AND I'LL SEE SOMEONE, AND I MENTION TO MY HUSBAND THEY WORK AT EBBONITE.

IT'S A NAME HERE.

>> WE HAVE FOUR DIFFERENT BRANDS.

TWO BRANDS ARE MORE OF A HIGHER END BRAND THAT ONLY MAKES HIGH PERFORMANCE PRODUCTS.

HAMMER AND TRACK.

THEY'RE DESIGNED FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE.

WE HAVE THE COLORFUL BALLS, AND WE HAVE A TIERED PRODUCT LINE FOR HOW MUCH PERFORMANCE YOU WANT.

>> YOU HAVE TO EVOLVE WITH THE SPORT.

I DIDN'T START BOWLING UNTIL I WAS 19, I WAS IN THE AIR FORCE IN GERMANY, THAT'S WHERE I STARTED TO BOWL.

THEY WERE A HUGE ADVANCEMENT TO RUBBER AND PLASTIC BEFORE THAT.

I BOWLED FOR FOUR YEARS, UNTIL THE REACTIVE -- BOWLING BALLS CAME OUT, AND THE CORES WERE SIMPLE BACK THEN, AND THEN LEARNING YOU COULD MAKE THE CORES HEAVIER IN THE MIDDLE, MAKE DIFFERENT SHAPES IN THE BALL, THEY PERFORMED MORE, AND PUTTING PIECES ON THE SIDE OF THE CORE, AND GETTING MORE PERFORMANCE.

WE HAVE EVOLVED CONSTANTLY TO BE THE LEADER IN PERFORMANCE AND TECHNOLOGY.

>> YOU DON'T HAVE TO START AT 5 OR 6 YEARS OLD.

YOU HAVE TO LEARN THE LANES CHANGE, WHICH BALL DO I USE, THERE'S DIFFERENT PORT CHALLENGE, THE LANE CONDITIONS ARE NEVER THE SAME, YOU HAVE TO BE SMART TO FIGURE OUT WHICH BALL TO USE.

HOW MUCH HOOK, AND ADJUST THEM AND BECOME THE BEST BOWLERS.

>> RIGHT NOW BOWLING IS ON AN UPSWING, WE HAVE A LOT OF YOUTH BOWLERS, HIGH SCHOOL, COLLEGIATE BOWLING.

IT'S NEVER BEEN BETTER TO HAVE COLLEGIATES FULL RIDE SCHOLARSHIP FOR BOWLING.

IF YOU'RE A GOOD FEMALE BOWLER OUT OF THE JUNIOR AND HIGH SCHOOL RANKS, THE FULL RIDE SCHOLARSHIPS ARE AMAZING.

>> WE CREATE A LOT OF JOBS FOR THE COMMUNITY, THERE'S GENERATIONS THAT THEIR KIDS HAVE WORKED HERE AND THAT KID'S GRANDPARENTS WORKED HERE.

AS A COMMUNITY IT MEANS A LOT TO HAVE A COMPANY HERE THAT MANY YEARS, THAT HAS THE EMPLOYEES THAT KNOW THEY HAVE SECURITY.

>>> ON THE NEXT EDITION OF THE OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT.

THEIR UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE ON WHAT'S RIGHT AND WRONG WITH THE MEDIA IN 2021.

>>> OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT IS HOSTING A VIRTUAL EVENT, A PARTIAL SCREENING THAT'LL DEBUT ON APRIL 20, WE'LL SPEAK WITH ONE OF THE DOCUMENTARY'S PRODUCERS AND EXPERTS ON CRITICAL JUSTICE REFORM HERE IN OKLAHOMA.

THE PROGRAM BEGINS AT 7 P.M.

IT'S FREE, BUT REGISTER BY VISITING OETA.TV.

>>> AND WE'LL LEAVE YOU TONIGHT WITH A BEHIND THE SCENE REHEARSAL OF THE LITTLE MERMAID.

FROM ALL OF US HERE ON THE OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT, STAY SAFE, STAY HEALTHY AND STAY TUNED TO OETA.

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