>>> DISRUPTIONS IN OKLAHOMA SUPPLY CHAIN PROVING TO BE A COSTLY PROBLEM FOR BUSINESSES, AND CONSUMERS.

>> I WAS PAYING LESS THAN $8 A SHEET LAST MARCH.

I'M NOW PAYING NORTH OF $50 A SHEET.

>> ONE BUSINESS THAT IS GROWING IN OKLAHOMA THE FILM INDUSTRY BRINGING MONEY, JOBS AND STARS TO OUR STATE.

>> WE WILL SEE $160 MILLION SPENT DIRECTLY INTO THE ECONOMY.

>> WHAT IS A MENTAL HEALTH DESERT AND WHY IS THE PROBLEM GETTING WORSE IN RURAL OKLAHOMA?

>> LOT OF THINGS CAN BE HAPPENING AT HOME THAT WE'RE NOT COMFORTABLE SAFE SPACES FOR KIDS.

IT CAN BE A SCARY TIME AND ANXIOUS TIME FOR THOSE CHILDREN.

>> HOW DO YOU MOVE $2 BILLION WORTH OF FINE ART?

THE ANSWER FOR ONE MUSEUM VERY CAREFULLY.

>> SO WHEN IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT IT WOULD BE A FULL DEMO AFTER THE INITIAL SHOCK, WE KIND OF JUST WENT INTO PLANNING MODE.

>> THOSE STORIES PLUS AN IN-DEPTH DISCUSSION ON ACES NEXT ON "OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT."

>>> HELLO AND WELCOME TO THE "OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT."

I'M JASON DOYLE.

SITTING IN THIS WEEK FOR RICH LENZ.

OKLAHOMA AND OTHER STATES ARE SCRAMBLING TO STEEL WITH AN UNPRECEDENTED DISRUPTION TO THE GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN AND THE AFTERMATH OF COVID-19.

IT'S A SITUATION THAT IS DRIVEN UP PRICES, IN SOME CASES MORE THAN 200%.

STEVE SHAW SPOKE TO BUSINESS OWNERS AND EXPERTS TO DISCOVER HOW THE SUPPLY CHAIN DISRUPTION IS IMPACTING OKLAHOMA.

>> MCROOF.US IS KNOWN FOR QUALITY ROOF REPAIR AND REPLACEMENT WORK THEY DO ALL OVER THE STATEMENT HERE IS THE COST OF DOING BUSINESS RIGHT NOW.

>> WE'RE LOOKING AT A SHEET OF ORIENTED STRAND BOARD, PEOPLE CALL IT OSB THAT WE USE FOR DECKING ROOF.

I WAS PAYING LESS THAN $8 A SHEET LAST MARCH.

I'M NOW PAYING NORTH OF $50 A SHEET, OKAY.

>> McROOF CHIEF SOLUTIONS OFFICER SAYS A LACK OF SUPPLY IS WHY PRICES ARE SO HIGH.

>> ASPHALT SHINGLE WORLD, THE TWO PRODUCTS THAT WE USE FROM A COMPANY CALLED CERTAINTEED, OUR SHINGLE I WAS PAYING $70 A SQUARE FOR, NOW PAYING $88 A SQUARE FOR THAT ARCHITECTURAL SINGLE.

>> TED WASHINGTON TEACHES GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN AT OKLAHOMA STATE, SCHOOL OF BUSINESS IN STILLWATER.

WASHINGTON SAYS THE DISRUPTION BEGAN WHEN CHINA LOCKED DOWN ITS MAJOR CITIES IN JANUARY OF LAST YEAR.

IT CASCADED EVERYWHERE FROM THERE.

>> WE HAD A SHORTAGE OF WORKERS AT THE BARGES, AT THE EXPORT LOCATIONS ON THEIR SIDE, AT THE IMPORT LOCATIONS ON OUR SIDE, THE EAST OR WEST COAST.

AND SO WE STARTED TO BACK UP THERE.

WHEN WE STARTED TO BACK UP ON BARGES, NOW YOU HAVE A SHORTAGE IN CONTAINERS.

ALL RIGHT.

BECAUSE TYPICALLY THE WAY THE SUPPLY CHAIN WORKS IS TAKE IT IN, UNLOAD QUICKLY, GET BACK OUT, AND WE CYCLE THOSE CONTAINERS.

WELL IF WE'RE NOT PROCESSING THEM IN TIMELY, YOU START TO HAVE THE BACKUP.

>> WASHINGTON SAYS THE TOP TEN PORTS ON OUR EAST AND WEST COAST HAVE 20 TO 30 CARGO SHIPS IN LINE TO GET IN RIGHT NOW.

EACH OF THOSE SHIPS HOLD 8,000, 53 TRACTOR TRAILER LOADS.

THROW IN THE FACT THE PROTEST FESS OR SAYS THE U.S. HAS A TRUCK DRIVERRER SHORTAGE OF 40 TO 50,000.

>> AND YOU TALK SMALL BUSINESSES, AND EVEN SOME LARGE BUSINESSES, PART OF THEM ARE STRUGGLING WITH DO I REALLY RAISE THE PRICE OF WAGES NOW KNOWING THIS SHOULD BE A SHORT-TERM PROBLEM.

ONCE YOU RAISE THAT WAGE, YOU GOT TO EAT THAT COST FROM THEN ON, AND DO YOU EAT IT AS A BUSINESS OWNER THAT IS ALREADY BEEN STRUGGLING OR DO YOU PASS IT OFF?

YOU HAVE TO PASS IT OFF.

>> THE FOOD SUPPLY, AND PRICES HAVE ALSO BEEN AFFECTED.

ON A DAILY BASIS.

PUBLIC WHOLESALE MARKET OPENED TWO YEARS AGO, NEAR THE SOCCER STADIUM IN OKLAHOMA CITY.

>> WE'RE OFFERING GROCERIES AT DEEP DISCOUNTED RATE.

>> THE WHOLESALE PARTNERS WITH THE NONPROFIT NEEDS FOUNDATION.

>> AND WHAT THIS DOES IS ALL THE FOOD THAT WE BUY, IF IT GOES A DAY OUT OF DATE, WE DON'T THROW IT AWAY, OKAY.

WE END UP MOVING IT TO THE FREE SECTION AND IF SOMEBODY COMES IN AND SHOPS THEY SPEND WHATEVER, 20, 30 OR $40, WE MATCH IT WITH WHAT WE CALL NEEDS NOTES AND THOSE NEEDS NOTES ARE JUST POINTS THAT YOU CAN USE TO GO GET THE FREE FOOD.

AND THEN IF YOU DON'T NEED THE FREE FOOD YOU CAN GIVE IT TO ANYBODY ON THE STREET.

>> THERE WAS A DISRUPTION, YOU KNOW.

BUT WE HAVE OVERCOME IT.

WE'VE WORKED AROUND IT TO MAKE IT FIT TO WHAT WE DO AND WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO IT INDEFINITELY.

>> WHEN THE PANDEMIC HIT, WESTERN INDUSTRIES IN SOUTH OKLAHOMA CITY USED STATE BOUNCE BACK FUNDS TO CRANK OUT MORE THAN A MILLION FACE SHIELDS.

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER BRANDON QUICK SAYS THEY TRANSITIONED BACK TO THEIR BREAD AND BUTTER PRODUCTS LIKE WOOD PALLETS AND MEDICAL SUPPLIES.

HE SAYS THE PRICE OF LUMBER RIGHT NOW IS UP MORE THAN 200% OVER LAST YEAR.

>> FORTUNATELY COMPARED TO A LOT OF COMPANIES WE HAVE CONTRACTS THAT ALLOW US TO GET RAW MATERIAL.

THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT THEY'RE CHEAP, SO YOU KNOW, SOME OF OUR COMPETITORS CAN'T PHYSICALLY GET RAW MATERIAL WHICH ALLOWED US TO GO AND CAPTURE MARKET SHARE FROM SOME OF THE COMPANIES THAT MAY NOT HAVE THE CONTRACTS IN PLACE.

IT IS A VERY EXPENSIVE.

LUMBER CONTINUES TO GO UP AND PLYWOOD IS UP 40% FROM LAST MONTH.

>> BIG PICTURE, PROFESSOR WASHINGTON SAYS BIG TICKET ITEMS LIKE NEW CARS AND HOMES ARE THINGS YOU SHOULD TRY TO AVOID BUYING IN THE NEXT YEAR IF YOU CAN.

>> I EXPECT WE'LL PROBABLY START TO SEE SOME RELIEF LATE SUMMER, BUT IT WILL BE WELL INTO THE FALL BEFORE WE REALLY GET TRULY BACK TO NORMAL.

>> WE HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DISTRIBUTORS WE RELY ON THAT THIS SITUATION AS FAR AS THE PRICE INCREASES, THE AVAILABILITY OF PRODUCT IS GOING TO CONTINUE BEYOND THE END OF THIS YEAR.

>> STEVE SHAW, THE "OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT."

>> PROFESSOR WASHINGTON SAYS LOCALLY FEBRUARY 100 YEAR ICE STORM COMPOUNDED THE RAW MATERIAL SHORTAGE.

>> ENROLLMENT FOR OKLAHOMA EXPANDED MEDICAID PROGRAM GOT UNDERWAY.

SO FAR OF NEARLY 215,000 OKLAHOMAMANS ESTIMATED TO BE ELIGIBLE, MORE THAN 100,000 HAVE SIGNED UP FOR THE PROGRAM AS OF JUNE 10th.

BENEFITS WILL BEGIN ON JULY 1st, THE FIRST DAY OF THE FISCAL YEAR FOR OKLAHOMA GOVERNMENT.

>>> TAKING A LOOK AT THE LATEST NUMBERS WE HAVE A SLIGHT INCREASE IN THE SEVEN-DAY AVERAGE OF NEW CASES RISING SLIGHTLY TO 120.

HOSPITALIZATIONS HAVE INCREASED WEEK OVER WEEK WITH 117 AS OF THIS FRIDAY, COMPARED TO 109 THE PREVIOUS WEEK.

THERE HAVE BEEN 44 MORE DEATHS THIS WEEK BRINGING THE TOTAL TO 8,529, AND WHILE NEARLY 3 MILLION TOTAL DOSES HAVE BEEN PUT INTO ARMS, THE RATE OF PEOPLE GETTING FULLY VACCINATED IS SLOWING AND REMAINS UNDER 1.4 MILLION.

THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOUND $1.6 MILLION WORTH OF FRAUDULENT CLAIMS FOR FEDERAL FUNDS THAT WERE MEANT TO HELP FEED CHILDREN DURING THE PANDEMIC.

OKLAHOMA IS ACTUALLY ONE OF THE FIRST STATES TO CATCH FRAUDULENT ACTIVITY FOR THE FEDERAL PROGRAM BECAUSE OF AN ACCOUNTABILITY MEASURE PUT INTO PLACE BY STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION JOY HOFMEISTER IN 2016.

HOFMEISTER SAYS THE FRAUD DID NOT INVOLVE SCHOOL DISTRICTS BUT OTHER SITES.

>> AS PART OF THE WORK THAT WE DO AT THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION WE OVERSEE THE CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAM THAT ALSO INCLUDES DAYCARE CENTERS.

AND ADULT DAYCARE, AS WELL.

THERE ARE ABOUT 700 CENTERS LIKE THAT.

THE FRAUD THAT WE UNCOVERED IS PART OF THOSE PARTICULAR DAYCARE CENTERS.

NOT ANY SCHOOL DISTRICT.

>> HOFMEISTER WHO CHAIRS THE OETA BOARD SAYS THE MONEY IS BEING RECOUPED AND THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION WILL SHARE THE INFORMATION WITH PROSECUTORS IF NECESSARY.

>>> THE FILM INDUSTRY IN OKLAHOMA GOT A BOOST FROM LAWMAKERS THIS YEAR RAISING THE FILM REBATE TAX CREDIT TO $30 MILLION.

THAT IS CAUGHT THE ATTENTION OF FILMMAKERS FROM OKLAHOMA, TO HOLLYWOOD.

>> TO THE OUTSIDER IT MAY FEEL LIKE EVERYTHING IS EXPLODING, AND IT IS VERY MUCH, BUT THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF PEOPLE BEHIND THE SCENES WORKING TOWARDS THIS VISION FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND YEARS AND GRATEFUL TO BE A SMALL PIECE OF THAT.

>> THE DEAD CENTER FILM FESTIVAL IS UNDERWAY IN OKLAHOMA CITY WITH NEARLY 180 FILMS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD AND OKLAHOMA.

DEAD CENTER FILM FESS 20 EXECUTIVE DIRECT DOOR ALYX PICARD DAVIS SAYS THE PROGRAM WILL HELP EXPAND OKLAHOMA'S GROWING FILM INDUSTRY.

>> WITH THE TAX REBATE CAP BEING LIFTED TO 30 MILLION, AND BRINGING IN MORE AND MORE FEATURES HERE, WE'RE HOPING FOR A TELEVISION SERIES SOON.

THOSE ARE ALL PROJECTS THAT ARE CREATING REALLY BUILDING ON THIS FILM INDUSTRY THAT WE HAVE HERE.

JULY 1, 2021 SET A NEW ERA FOR OKLAHOMA FILM AND TELEVISION AND MUSIC.

WITH THE NEW FILM THAT OKLAHOMA.

>> OFFICE DIRECTOR TAVA MALOY SAFSKY SAYS THE MESSAGE IS BEING SENT.

OKLAHOMA WANTS TO BE THE HOLLYWOOD OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS.

>> JULY WILL REALLY OPEN THE DOOR, OPEN OUR DOORS WIDER FOR MORE BUSINESS.

IT SENDS A MESSAGE IN STATE, AS WELL IF THERE'S COMPANIES THAT WANT TO EXPAND THEIR BUSINESSES, LIKE THEIR EQUIPMENT VENDORS OR COSTUME HOUSES OR WHATEVER THEY CAN EXPAND, THEY NEED TO EXPAND THOSE THINGS.

>> WITH THAT EXPANSION OF THE FILM INDUSTRY, WORKERS ARE NEEDED.

>> THERE'S A HIGH DEMAND FOR MORE TO TRAIN MORE INDUSTRIES, PROFESSIONALS, IN JUST ABOUT EVERY SKILL SET AND EVERY TRADE YOU CAN THINK OF.

THERE IS A PLACE FOR THE PEOPLE TO JOIN.

>> DEAD CENTER IS HELPING WITH THAT BY EXPOSING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO MAKING A FILM.

>> DEAD CENTER UNIVERSITY IS OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH METRO TECHNOLOGY CENTERS AND SUPPORTED BY GRANT FROM ALL LIED ARTS AND THAT IS OUR HIGH SCHOOL EDUCATION PROGRAM.

>> IT STARTED AS A PROGRAM TO TRY TO REACH THE RURAL KIDS THAT MAYBE DON'T HAVE THE PROGRAMS THAT HELP THEM GET INTRODUCED IN THE FILM AND THAT SORT OF THING.

>> THE PROGRAM ACCEPTS 70 TO 80 HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM AROUND THE STATE.

THEY GET TWO DAYS OF INTENSIVE TRAINING AND EXPOSURE TO THE FILM INDUSTRY.

>> THIS IS A RED CAMERA, SO WE'LL HAVE FOUR RED CAMERAS AND THE STUDENTS CAN BE CLOSE UP AND PERSONAL.

THESE ARE THE ONES THAT FILM THE MARVEL MOVIE, THE CAMERAS THAT FILM ALL THE BIG KIND OF MOVIES COMING INTO THE STATE.

>> ANOTHER PLACE WHERE OKLAHOMA CAN GET EXPERIENCE IN FILM MAKING IS GREEN PASTURE STUDIO, WHICH IS STARTED THE OKLAHOMA FILM AND TELEVISION ACADEMY.

>> WE STARTED OUR FILM AND TELEVISION ACADEMY IN -- LAST FALL.

WE'VE BEEN TRAINING CREW.

WE TRAINED OVER 300 PEOPLE.

AND I'M HAPPY TO SAY 80% OF THEM ARE WORKING ON ALL KINDS OF PRODUCTIONS.

>> GREEN PASTURE COMBINES REAL WORLD PRODUCTIONS WITH TRAINING.

>> WHEN WE FILM OR PILOT, STARTING NEXT WEEK, WE WILL HAVE THE HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS WILL BR POSITIONS, SO THEY CAN LEARN ABOUT THE NEXT STEP.

SO WHEN -- NEXT BIG GIANT MOVIE COMES HERE, SMALLER MOVIE COMES HERE, THEY'LL BE READY.

>> THEY'RE BOOKING PRODUCTIONS FROM ALL OVER, NOT JUST OKLAHOMA PROJECTS.

AND THE INCREASED TAX REBATE IS A BIG HELP.

>> IT'S INCOURAGING THEM TO USE MORE OKLAHOMANS AND MORE OKLAHOMA BUSINESSES.

AND PAY TAXES HERE IN OKLAHOMA, SALES TAX, INCOME TAX, ALL THAT STUFF.

>> WHEN YOU GO TO GEORGIA AND NEW MEXICO, LOUISIANA THE STATED ABOUT IT BUT NOT QUITE LIKE IT IS IN OKLAHOMA.

WE THINK OF OURSELVES AS VERY MUCH IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY AND STATE AND THAT'S A UNIQUE THING AND ATTRACTIVE TO PRODUCTION.

>> AND DOWNTOWN OKLAHOMA CITY PRAIRIE SEARCH MEDIA IS READY TO OPEN SOUND STAGES FOR PRODUCTIONS.

>> WE HAVE 25,000 SQUARE FEET HERE AND THIS IS ONE SOUND STAGE.

WE'VE GOT AN ARENA AND TWO OTHER ROOMS JUST LIKE THIS PLUS THE BALLROOM UPSTAIRS, AND WE'RE READY FOR BUSINESS.

SO WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF INVITING EXECUTIVES TO COME HERE AND TOUR THE FACILITY.

WE'RE TALKING TO PRODUCTION COMPANIES, ANYBODY THAT WANTS TO COME IN AND USE THIS SPACE TO MAKE THEIR FILMS.

>> COMPANY FOUNDER MATT PANE SAYS HE AND HIS PARTNER LEFT OKLAHOMA TO WORK IN HOLLYWOOD.

THEY FOUND THEY COULD HELP FILL A NEED IN THEIR HOME STATE.

>> IN 2019, MY BUSINESS PARTNER RACHEL AND I HAD THE IDEA THAT IF WE COULD FIND SOME INFRASTRUCTURE SOUND STAGES LIKE THE ONE WE'RE IN NOW, WE COULD TURN OKLAHOMA INTO A REAL FILM HUB.

>> WHILE PAYNE HAD TO LEAVE OKLAHOMA TO WORK IN FILM INDUSTRY INDEPENDENT FILMMAKER BENJAMIN TAFERA IS GETTING READY TO SHOW HIS FILM, FEEL SO GOOD, AT THE DEAD CENTER FILM FESTIVAL.

>> I'M A FULL-TIME STUDENT, MOST OF THE OTHER CREW AND CAST ARE ALSO STUDENTS AND WORKERS, SO IT IS A VERY INDEPENDENT GRASSROOTS FILM THAT WE'RE VERY EXCITED TO GET TO SHOW OFF HERE THIS WEEKEND.

>> DO YOU FEEL LIKE AS A YOUNG FILMMAKER YOU CAN MAKE A LEGITIMATE CAREER IN OKLAHOMA NOW THAT THE STAGE HAS BEEN SET WITH THE FILM INDUSTRY?

>> I THINK RIGHT NOW IS ONE OF THE MOST OPTIMAL TIMES FOR A FILMMAKER IN MY POSITION LIKE YOUNG INDEPENDENT, WITH NO TIES TO LIKE INDUSTRY, NOT A LOT OF MONEY TO GET OUT OF THE STATE TO START A CAREER, THIS IS LIKE A GOLD ON A PLATE SITTING IN FRONT OF US.

>> YOU CAN CATCH SEVERAL MOVIES DURING THE DEAD CENTER FILM FESTIVAL WHICH RUNS THROUGH NEXT WEEK.

>>> CREWS EXCAVATING WHAT'S KNOWN AS THE ORIGINAL 18 SITE AT TULSA OAKLAWN SYSTEM TEARY ALREADY DISCOVERED 27 BERRY ALLS.

THE QUESTION FOR EXPERTS NOW IS DETERMINING WHY THE REMAINS WERE PLACED THERE AND WHEN.

COULD THEY BE ASSOCIATED WITH THE 1921 TULSA RACE MASSACRE OR COULD THEY POSSIBLY BE VICTIMS OF THE SPANISH FLU EPIDEMIC OF 1918?

IT'S A MYSTERY SOME OF THE BEST SCIENTISTS IN THE FIELD ARE ATTEMPTING TO SOLVE.

>> WE'VE WORKED TOGETHER ON MANY SYSTEM STAIRIES OVER THE PAST THREE TO FOUR YEARS, INCLUDING NUMEROUS AFRICAN-AMERICAN CEMETERIES.

WE'RE HUMBLED AND EXCITED TO BE HERE, AND HAPPY TO HELP WITH THE OVERALL PROCESS.

>> WE HAVE ACTUALLY COMMENCED WITH THE PROCESS OF EXCAVATING FOUR INDIVIDUAL BURIALS USING SMALLER HAND TOOLS TO REMOVE THE SOIL FROM ON TOP OF AND THEN AROUND THE SKELETAL REMAINS CONTAINED WITHIN THE COFFINS.

AND THEN THEY WILL BE DOCUMENTED AND PLACED.

>> AS YOU HEARD THE BURIALS WILL BE COMING OUT, SO WE'RE JUST AT ABOUT THE RIGHT TIMING FOR ANALYSIS TO BEGIN ON THE REMAINS.

>> THE WORK BEING DONE IS BEING PAID FOR BY THE CITY OF TULSA, AND IS EXPECTED TO LAST FOR SEVERAL MORE WEEKS.

>>> OKLAHOMA COMPANY IS HELPING WITH THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN INDIA.

IT'S THE TOP STORY FOR THIS WEEK'S OKLAHOMA BUSINESS REVIEW.

>>> OIL AND GAS CONTROL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER KIMRAY IS HELPING HOSPITALS IN INDIA HANDLE INCREASED DEMAND FOR OXYGEN TO TREAT COVID-19 PATIENTS.

THE SURGE STRESSED OXYGEN SUPPLIES IN THAT COUNTRY AND HOSPITALS HAVE BEEN SCRAMBLING TO INSTALL OXYGEN GENERATORS BUT THERE WAS A SHORTAGE OF REGULATORS.

WHEN THE CALL FOR HELP WENT OUT KIMRAY COMMITTED TO MAKING 100 REGULATORS DELIVERING 50 WITHIN TWO WEEKS TIME, THE COMPANY PLANS TO DELIVER THE OTHER HALF OF THE OXYGEN REGULATORS SOON.

PARTNERS HAS BEEN APPROVED BY REGULATORS TO BUILD AND OPERATE A NEW NATURAL GAS PIPELINE, EXPECTED TO TRANSPORT GAS FROM SEVERAL AREAS TO GULF COAST.

THE PROJECT IS ESTIMATED TO COST $540 MILLION AND IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN OPERATION IN LATE 2020.

>>> TULSA BASED WILLIAMS HAS SIGNED AN AGREEMENT WITH MICROSOFT TO DEVELOP TECHNOLOGY TO REACH ITS GOAL OF NET ZERO EMISSIONS.

MICROSOFT WILL LOOK FOR OPPORTUNITIES FOR WILLIAMS TO DEVELOP A HYDROGEN ECONOMY, RENEWABLE NATURAL GAS PRODUCTS, AND ENERGY STORAGE SOLUTIONS.

WILLIAMS ALSO WILL USE MICROSOFT SERVICES TO IMPROVE EMISSIONS MONITORING AND REPORTING.

WILLIAMS WANTS TO REDUCE COMPANY WIDE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS BY 56% BY THE YEAR 2030.

>>> ROBERT IS THE NEW PRESIDENT AND CEO FOR ONE GAS, THE PARENT COMPANY OF OKLAHOMA NATURAL GAS.

HE SUCCEEDS STARTING ON JUNE THIS.

HE IS THE CURRENT SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER FOR ONE GAS.

>>> OBJECT BEER INDUSTRY INCREASED JOBS BY NEARLY 7% FROM 2018 TO 2020 ADDING JOBS DURING THE PANDEMIC.

THE OKLAHOMA BEER INDUSTRY DIRECTLY SUPPORTED MORE THAN 8500 JOBS WITH $270 MILLION IN PAYROLL, AND PUT MORE THAN $2.9 BILLION INTO THE OKLAHOMA ECONOMY IN 2020.

THAT BREAKS THE NATIONAL TREND WHICH SLOWED OVERALL LAST YEAR.

THE OKLAHOMA BUSINESS REVIEW.

>>> U.S.

SENATOR JAMES LANKFORD DEFENDED DID NOTION PIPELINES ARE A VITAL PART OF OUR INFRASTRUCTURE AS HE QUESTIONS COLONIAL PIPELINE CEO ON TUESDAY.

THE SENATE HOMELAND SECURITY AND GOVERNMENTAL A TEARS COMMITTEE REVIEWED THE RESPONSE TO A RANSOMWARE ATTACK WHICH SHUT FUEL DELIVERY TO GAS STATIONS AND AIRPORTS ALONG THE EAST COAST.

LANKFORD CONTENDS IN THIS AGE OF CYBER WARFARE THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO WORK WITH PRIVATE BUSINESS TO PROTECT ASSETS LIKE PIPELINES.

>> I TOLD A LOT OF FOLKS WHAT WE WATCHED HAPPEN WITH THE SUDDEN SHUTDOWN OF PIPELINE IS A GHOST OF CHRISTMAS FUTURE FOR THE ENTIRE COUNTRY IF WE DON'T MAINTAIN OUR PIPE LINES, INCREASE CAPACITY OF PIPELINES, IF WE DON'T CONTINUE TO EXPAND AND HAVE DUPLICATION OF PIPELINES IN SPOTS, TO BE ABLE TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE REDEN DANCY.

THEY'RE ESSENTIAL TO AMERICA.

2 1/2 MILLION MILES OF PIPELINES WE HAVE SCATTERED AROUND THE COUNTRY WE LOSE TRACK OF HOW IMPORTANT THEY ARE.

I'M GRATEFUL COMPANIES HAD SUCH A GOOD REPUTATION.

THIS IS TERRIBLE TO BE A VICTIM.

>> CEO JOSEPH BLOUNT SAID THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THE ENTIRE PIPELINE HAS BEEN SHUT IN THE 60 YEAR HISTORY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF A COUPLE HOURS FOR Y 2 K PREPARATION.

>>> THE GILCREASE MUSEUM, EVERY PAINTING, AND ARTIFACT IS BEING PACKED UP AND MOVED AND AS RICH LENZ REPORTS WITH ESTIMATED VALUE OF $2 BILLION IT'S BEING DONE VERY, VERY CAREFULLY.

TAKE A GOOD LOOK.

BECAUSE SOON THE GILCREASE MUSEUM AS YOU KNOW IT WILL NO LONGER EXIST.

>> SO MANY OF US HAVE HAPPY MEMORIES HERE, ME FOR ONE.

I WAS MARRIED IN THE VIS TODAY ROOM 40 YEARS AGO.

IT WILL BE 40 IN AUGUST.

SO I AM EMOTIONALLY ATTACHED TO THIS PLACE AS MANY ARE.

>> SUSAN NEAL IS THE MUSEUM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.

THE INITIAL PLAN INVOLVED A $65 MILLION RENOVATION OF THE EXISTING FACILITY.

ONCE THE ENGINEERS DID A DEEP DIVE THAT PLAN PROVED UNFEASIBLE.

>> WE HAVE STRUGGLED FOR THE LAST DECADE REALLY, AND IMAGINED THE HUMIDITY AND TEMPERATURE, AND THIS BUILDING, BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT ADDITIONS.

NONE OF THE ORIGINAL BUILDINGS WERE BUILT TO TODAY'S MUSEUM STANDARDS.

>> THAT WAS HAVING A DETRIMENTAL AFFECT ON THE ARTWORK ITSELF.

HINDERING THE ABILITY TO ATTRACT TEMPORARY, I BUSINESSES ON LONE.

>> WE BASICALLY WORKED THE HVAC AND THE CHILLERS AND ALL OF THE MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL PLUMBING TO DEATH, AND WHEN WE WANTED TO RENOVATE WE LEARNED THAT YOU CAN, BUT YOU WILL SPEND ALL YOUR MONEY, ALL OF THE CITIZEN'S MONEY, ALL THE PUBLIC MONEY ON JUST FIXING THAT PROBLEM.

>> AND SO THE DECISION WAS MADE TO DEMOLISH THE CURRENT FACILITY, WHICH FIRST OPENED TO THE PUBLIC IN 1949, AND REPLACE IT WITH A NEWER, SMALLER BUILDING WITH ADDITIONAL AMENITIES.

>> THIS BUILDING IS 134,000 SQUARE FEET.

NEW BUILDING WILL HAVE APPROXIMATELY 89 TO 90,000 SQUARE FEET.

BUT IT WILL HAVE ADDITIONAL GALLERY SPACE.

AND WE WILL ALSO INVITE AN ENTIRELY NEW EXPERIENCE FOR -- I THINK A YOUNGER GENERATION, WHICH IS THROUGH DIGITAL EXPERIENCES.

>> RENDERINGS OF THE NEW GILCREASE NOW BUDGETED AT $83.6 MILLION WILL BE UNVEILED BY MAYOR G.T.

BYNUM ON JUNE 24th.

MEANWHILE -- >> HE'S GOING TO HAVE TO PASS THAT REALLY CAREFULLY.

>> WE HAVE ABOUT 200,000 ITEMS, ART AND ARTIFACTS THAT WE'RE GOING TO BE MOVING.

THEY RANGE FROM 13,000 YEARS AGO TO CONTEMPORARY PIECES, AND ALL SHAPES AND SIZES AND TYPES FROM POTTERY, TO STONE TO PAINTINGS AND SCULPTURES.

>> Reporter: SUSAN BUCHANAN IS THE DIRECTOR OF COLLECTIONS, AND SHE HAS EXPERIENCE DOING THIS.

HAVING OVERSEEN THREE MUSEUM MOVES BEFORE.

>> SO WHEN IT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT IT WOULD BE A FULL DEMO AFTER THE INITIAL SHOCK, WE KIND OF JUST WENT INTO PLANNING MODE, AND WE HAVE BEEN PLANNING PRETTY MUCH EVER SINCE FOR ABOUT TWO YEARS NOW.

>> ABOUT 20 GILCREASE EMPLOYEES ARE WORKING FULL TIME ON THIS PROJECT.

LED BY KURT -- >> I MEAN THAT IS A 10 MILLION -- NO KIDDING.

YEAH, I'LL BE CAREFUL.

BUT AFTER A WHILE, YOU JUST KNOW THAT YOU DON'T RUSH, YOU TAKE YOUR TIME, YOU THINK YOUR WAY THROUGH IT, AND EVERYTHING WILL BE FINE.

WE START WITH AN EMPTY WOODEN BOX, A CRATE THAT HAS BEEN BUILT IN OFF SITE LOCATION, AND THEN WE BRING IT IN AND WE PAD THE CRATE OUT WITH FOAM TO BEGIN THE PROTECTING PROCESS.

AND THEN WE WRAP INDIVIDUAL PAINTINGS IN PLASTIC, AND EACH PAINTING HAS A TRAY THAT IT SITS IN.

SO THAT IT DOESN'T BOUNCE AROUND IN THE CRATE.

>> HE ESTIMATES IT WILL TAKE 235 OF THESE CRATES TO COMPLETE THE MOVE.

WITH ONE EXCEPTION.

THERE IS NO CRATE BIG ENOUGH TO HOLD THIS.

>> THE BIGGEST PIECE OF ART AND IT'S NOT PART OF OUR PERMANENT COLLECTION IS THE BATTLE OF CHAPULATEPAC WHICH HANGS IN THE GREAT HALL.

THE PAINTING COMES OUT OF THE FRAME.

THE FRAME DISASSEMBLES.

WHEN IT WAS SHIPPED HERE IT CAME IN FOUR DIFFERENT CRATES.

>> THE IDEA IS TO HAVE IT CONTAINED IN ONE UNIT.

>> Reporter: KURT EASE TEAM IS ASSISTED BY A CREW FROM CROZIER FINE ARTS SERVICES.

LEADERS IN TRANSPORTING THE COLLECTION IN CRY LAST CONTROLLED TRUCKS, ONCE THE PROCESS IS COMPLETED IN SEPTEMBER.

>> WE WORRY ABOUT VIBRATION AND TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY, THINGS THAT COULD ADVERSELY EFFECT THE COLLECTION.

>> WE HAVE TO BE COMPLETELY OUT OF THE BUILDING, AND THAT IS NOT ONLY THE COLLECTION BUT EVERYTHING ELSE INSIDE THE BUILDING.

>> A LOT OF GREAT INFORMATION.

200,000 PIECES OF ART ALL OUT NO LATER THAN DECEMBER 1st.

THERE IS ONE PIECE OF INFORMATION THAT WE CAN SHARE WITH YOU, AND THAT IS WHERE ALL THIS ART IS GOING AND WILL BE STORED DURING THE NEW CONSTRUCTION.

THAT PIECE OF INFORMATION VERY HUSH, HUSH.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

>> CAN'T TELL ME.

>> I CAN'T TELL YOU, NO.

THERE IS GOOD REASON FOR THAT.

WE OBVIOUSLY ARE CONCERNED ALWAYS WITH FIRST AND FOREMOST WITH THE SAFETY AND THE -- STEWARDSHIP OF THIS COLLECTION.

WE DON'T OWN IT.

THE CITIZENS OF TULSA OWN THIS.

REST ASSURED IT WILL BE A SAFE PLACE.

IT HAS TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY CONTROL, SECURITY, STAFF AND OPERATIONS GOING ON, CAMERAS AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

WE'RE TRYING TO KEEP EVERYTHING THE SAME STANDARD OR HIGHER THAN WE ARE HERE AT GILCREASE MUSEUM CURRENTLY.

>> THE MUSEUM WILL CLOSE ON JUL.

DEMOLITION WILL BEGIN IN DECEMBER.

AND THE NEW BUILDING IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED TO OPEN IN NOVEMBER OF 2024.

RICH LENS, THE "OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT."

>>> GOOD NEWS, THE BEAUTIFUL HOME OF TOMORROW AS GILCREASE WILL NOT BE IMPACTED BY DEMOLITION.

>>> A FOOD DESERT IS AN AREA WHERE ACCESS TO FRESH VEGETABLES IS LIMITED OR NON-R NOT EXISTENT.

A NEWER TERM REFERS TO AN AREA WHERE ACCESS TO COUNSELING AND CARE IS SCARCE.

RICH LENZ SPOKE WITH REPORTER WHITNEY BRIAN WITH CONTENT PARTNER OKLAHOMA WATCH AND LEARNED WHERE THE PROBLEM IS MOST PREP PLANT IN OKLAHOMA.

>> GOOD EXAMPLE OF THAT WE HAVE A LOT OF THAT IN RURAL OKLAHOMA, WHERE THE POPULATION IS VERY SPREAD OUT.

SO THERE ARE FEWER TREATMENT PROVIDERS, AS WELL AS FEWER TREATMENT FACILITIES.

IN ELK CITY PUBLIC SCHOOLS ARENA, FOR INSTANCE, THERE IS ONLY ONE MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONAL FOR EVERY 150,000 RESIDENTS.

THAT'S A LOT OF FOLKS WHO COULD POTENTIALLY NEED HELP IN THAT ARENA WHO DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO SOMEONE WHO CAN PROVIDE THAT ASSISTANCE.

>> WHILE THE SITUATION ISN'T GREAT IN URBAN AREAS YOU'RE SAYING IT'S MORE ACUTE IN THE RURAL AREAS?

>> WHEN YOU HAVE A MENTAL HEALTH PRO EFFECT IN THAT AREA THEY MIGHT BE SERVING A PEOPLE WHO ARE AN HOUR, 50 MILES DOWN THE ROAD.

IN URBAN CENTERS YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE MORE PEOPLE BUT YOU'RE ALSO GOING TO HAVE MORE PROFESSIONALS.

YOU'RE GOING DO HAVE MORE TREATMENT PROVIDERS, MORE FACILITIES, MORE NONPROFIT, JUST MORE SUPPORT IN GENERAL.

>> I FOUND IT INTERESTING THAT SOMETIMES THE PROBLEMS SEEM TO BE MORE ACUTE TOWARDS THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR.

WHY WOULD THAT BE?

>> YOU KNOW, I FOUND THAT INTERESTING, TOO.

WHEN I WAS TALKING TO COUNSELORS IN MAY, YOU KNOW, THEY WOULD PICK UP THE PHONE AND TALK TO ME AND THEY WOULD BE OUT OF BREATH ALMOST.

SORRY, IT'S BEEN A BUSY DAY.

THE END OF THE SCHOOL YEAR IT'S NOT A CELEBRATION FOR SOME OF THEM.

IT'S TERRIFYING, BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT THEY'RE ABOUT TO SPEND TWO OR THREE MONTHS AWAY FROM SCHOOL AT HOME.

FOR SOME OF THESE KIDS, SCHOOL IS THEIR SAFE PLACE.

THEY START TO GET ANXIOUS ABOUT HAVING TO LEAVE THAT SAFE PLACE FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS AND GO HOME WHERE SOMEONE MIGHT BE HURTING THEM.

>> TELL ME ABOUT PROJECT AWARE AND HOW IT CAN HELP.

>> SO PROJECT AWARE IS A FEDERAL GRANT, SCHOOLS ACROSS THE COUNTRY RECEIVE THIS GRANT, I BELIEVE THERE WERE 25 OR 30 STATES WHO RECEIVED IT.

OKLAHOMA AMONG THEM.

AND IN OKLAHOMA THAT MONEY HAS NOW GONE TO SIX DIFFERENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS.

AND IN THOSE SCHOOL DISTRICTS, THEY'RE RECEIVING MONEY AND SUPPORT AND TRAINING FOR MENTAL HEALTHCARE FOR STUDENTS.

THESE ARE SCHOOL DISTRICTS LIKE ELK CITY, LIKE WEATHERFORD, YOU KNOW, TEACHERS AND SCHOOL COUNSELORS EVEN, THEY'RE NOT TRAINED AT MENTAL HEALTH PROFESSIONALS.

THEY'RE TRAINED EDUCATORS.

AND HELP KIDS SUCCEED ACADEMICALLY, NOT TO HELP KIDS WHO HAVE SUICIDAL THOUGHTS OR ARE EXPERIENCING TRAUMA FROM THE LOSS OF A PARENT OR LOVED ONE.

>> PROJECT AWARE IS FEDERAL MONEY BUT WHAT ABOUT HERE IN OKLAHOMA, THE LEGISLATURE, ARE THEY HELPING?

>> JUST A FEW DAYS AFTER OUR STORY PUBLISHED THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ANNOUNCED A NEW PROJECT THAT THEY'RE DOING TO TRY TO SUPPORT KIDS MENTAL HEALTH, THE COUNSELOR'S POOR.

I DID HEAR FROM STATE SUPERINTENDENT JOY HOFMEISTER LAST WEEK.

SHE TOLD ME THAT EFFORT IS LOOKING TO SPEND ABOUT 300 NEW SCHOOL COUNSELORS.

SO 300 COUNSELORS, 500 DISTRICTS, IT'S A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION I THINK, BUT A LOT OF FOLKS ARE SAYING IT'S STILL NOT GOING TO BE ENOUGH.

>> AND IT'S WORTH MENTIONING JOY HOFF MICESTER THE CHAIR OF THE OETA BOARD.

EXCELLENT REPORTING.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH, RICH.

IT'S ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO BE ON.

>>> THAT CONVERSATION SEGUES NICELY WITH THIS WEEK'S IN-DEPTH DISCUSSION.

ACE STANDS FOR ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES.

THERE ARE TEN OF THEM AND THE MORE OF THEM A CHILD ENCOUNTERS THE HARDER IT IS TO NAVIGATE TOWARDS ADULTHOOD.

>> I AM JOINED TODAY BY JOE DORMAN, WHO IS THE CEO OF THE OKLAHOMA INSTITUTE FOR CHILD ADVOCACY AND BY ANNETTE JACOBI, WHO IS THE DIRECTOR OF THE OKLAHOMA COMMISSION ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH.

THANK YOU BOTH FOR BEING WITH US.

>> YOU BET.

>> YOU'RE WELCOME.

>> ANNETTE, I'D LIKE TO START WITH YOU.

WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT ACES.

WHAT IS ACES AND WHAT ARE SOME OF THE MARKERS FOR THAT?

>> ACES STANDS FOR THE ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES.

AND IT'S A TERM COINED FOR BASICALLY THE RESEARCH PROJECT THAT STARTED IN THE EIGHTIES.

WE HAD TWO GENTLEMEN ON BOTH SIDES OF THE COAST NOTICING THAT THEY HAD ADULTS WITH HEALTH PROBLEMS, THAT THEY WERE BEGINNING TO BELIEVE WERE CONNECTED TO EXPERIENCES THEY HAD AS CHILDREN.

AND SO WHAT WE KNOW IS THAT WHEN CHILDREN EXPERIENCED PHYSICAL, SEXUAL, EMOTIONAL ABUSE OR NEGLECT, OR THEY HAVE DISRUPTIONS IN THEIR LIVES, BEING SEPARATED FROM A PARENT EITHER THROUGH DEATH, DIVORCE OR INCARCERATION.

IF THEY HAVE A FAMILY MEMBER WITH ACTIVE MENTAL HEALTH OR ADDICTION ISSUES, OR IF THERE'S VIOLENCE IN THE HOME, WE KNOW THAT THESE THINGS HAVE LASTING IMPACTS OFTEN ON ADULTS AND THAT THESE CORRELATE HIGHLY WITH HEART DISEASE WITH ALL KINDS OF ISSUES LATER ON IN LIFE.

SO, WHILE WE OFFER WANT TO THINK THAT IF WE REMOVE A CHILD FROM A BAD SITUATION, THAT ALL WILL BE WELL, THAT'S NOT THAT SIMPLE.

SO, WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS WE REALLY WANT TO TALK ABOUT PREVENTING ACES AND HOW CAN WE SUPPORT FAMILIES SO THEY DON'T ENCOUNTER THESE CHALLENGES AND THEREFORE THEIR CHILDREN WON'T BE AS LIKELY TO GROW UP WITH THESE KINDS OF HEALTH STRUGGLES AND ADDICTION OR MENTAL HEALTH STRUGGLES AS WELL IN ADULT LIFE.

>> JOE, I WANT TO COME TO YOU NOW, AND I'M GOING TO PUT MY GLASSES ON FOR THIS.

WHEN THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION IS OVER HOW DID OKLAHOMA CHILDREN FAIR THIS YEAR WHEN IT COMES TO BILLS?

>> OICA DOES AN ANNUAL SCORECARD ON THE LAWMAKERS AND HOW THEY TREAT CHILDREN'S ISSUES.

AND WE'RE COMPILING THOSE NUMBERS RIGHT NOW.

I WILL SAY THERE WERE SOME TREMENDOUS BILLS THAT WERE PASSED IN THE LEGISLATURE THIS YEAR.

UNFORTUNATELY, SOME OF THE BILLS DEALING WITH CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH AND SPECIFICALLY WITH CHILD TRAUMA, THAT WOULD RELATE TO HOW WE HANDLE THOSE ISSUES IN SCHOOLS WERE LEFT ON THE TABLE.

SO, WE'RE GOING TO BE AGGRESSIVE ABOUT TRYING TO GET THOSE HEARD LAST YEAR.

AND THAT WAS A BIPARTISAN EFFORT, BOTH DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS WORKED HARD ON THESE ISSUES.

OVERALL THE SESSION DID CONSIDER QUITE A FEW IDEAS.

WE HAD BILLS DEALT WITH DIFFERENT TYPES OF TRAINING FOR TEACHERS TO RECOGNIZE ACES.

ONE OF THE SIGNIFICANT ISSUES WAS IN THE APPROPRIATIONS BILL WHERE 10 MILLION WAS GIVEN TO OU MEDICAL TO WORK ON CHILDREN'S MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES.

SO, I'M OPTIMISTIC AND FEEL POSITIVE ABOUT A LOT OF THE WORK THAT DID HAPPEN THIS YEAR.

>> CAN YOU TALK ABOUT A LITTLE BIT ABOUT SENATE BILL 140, THAT GIVES A SECOND CHANCE TO YOUNG OFFENDERS WHO DON'T QUALIFY AS JUVENILE OFFENDERS?

>> YES.

THAT IS THE REGIMENT, OR I'M SORRY, REGIMENTED INMATE DISCIPLINE BILL EXPANDING THAT FROM AGE 21 TO AGE 25, THIS WILL LOOK AT YOUTHFUL OFFENDERS WHO HAVE BEEN INCARCERATED FOR A NON-VIOLENT OFFENSE SOMETHING THAT THERE'S A LIST OF ABOUT 40 LAWS AND THEY CANNOT HAVE COMMITTED A CRIME AND BEEN CONVICTED OF THAT, WHERE THAT WOULD EXCLUDE THEM.

BUT THIS IS RAISING THE AGE FROM 21 TO 25.

IT'S ALMOST LIKE A PARAMILITARY PROGRAM WHERE IT TEACHES THEM NOT ONLY A LIFE-SKILLS, BUT ALSO DO BUILD THEIR SELF-ESTEEM AND THE RESPECT.

AND IT ACTUALLY HAD DECREASED IN USE BECAUSE OF THE PASSAGE OF STATE QUESTION 780 THAT LOWERED THE -- THE OFFENSES FROM FELONIES TO MISDEMEANORS.

AND SO, SENATOR BROOKS AND REPRESENTATIVE NEWTON FILED THIS BILL TO INCREASE THE AGE, TO TRY AND GET MORE INMATES INTO THIS PROGRAM TO TRY AND CURB SOME OF THOSE ISSUES THAT THEY FACE AND GIVE THESE, THESE YOUNG PEOPLE A SECOND CHANCE BY LEARNING THE LIFE SKILLS THAT THEY NEEDED TO LEARN AS CHILDREN, AND HOPEFULLY GIVE THEM THAT SECOND CHANCE.

>> LAST TIME WE SPOKE, JOE, THERE WAS ONE MEASURE WE SPOKE ABOUT, I BELIEVE IT WAS LAST JANUARY ABOUT PRESCHOOLERS BEING SUSPENDED.

CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THAT?

THAT, THAT REALLY SURPRISED ME BACK THEN.

WHAT'S THE LATEST ON THAT NOW?

>> IT'S AMAZING FOR ALL THE WORK THAT OKLAHOMA HAS DONE FOR SECOND CHANCES FOR WORKING ON INCARCERATION TO GIVE PEOPLE A SECOND CHANCE, WE'VE LOOKED AT THE ADULTS, BUT IN CONTRAST, WE'VE HAD BILLS FILED AT THE CAPITOL THAT WOULD LOWER THE AGE FROM SIXTH GRADE DOWN TO PRESCHOOL FOR SUSPENDING A CHILD.

ON THE BOOKS RIGHT NOW IT WOULD TAKE SOMETHING SIGNIFICANT TO SUSPEND A CHILD OF A YOUNGER AGE IN GRADE SCHOOL OR PRESCHOOL.

WE'VE HAD SOME LAWMAKERS BE EXPANDED OR DECREASED IN AGE DOWN TO GRADE SCHOOL.

WE DID NOT SEE ANYTHING COME ABOUT FROM THAT THIS YEAR.

WE HAVE WORKED ON THAT ISSUE FOR THREE YEARS, TRYING TO RAISE AWARENESS WITH LAWMAKERS.

THIS IS THE TRUE SCHOOL TO PRISON PIPELINE.

WHEN WE SUSPEND THESE KIDS AT A YOUNG AGE, THAT'S TEACHING THEM THAT THEY'RE BAD KIDS AND YOU'RE SENDING THEM OFTENTIMES BACK INTO THE SITUATION THAT CAUSES THEM TO LASH OUT.

AND SO, WE ACTUALLY SAW A BILL FILED THIS YEAR THAT WOULD HELP ADDRESS THAT CONCERN.

HOUSE BILL 1773, A FILED BY REPRESENTATIVE SHERRIE CONLEY DEALS WITH MULTI-TIERED SYSTEMS OF SUPPORT THAT WILL TEACH THESE EDUCATORS AND CONTINUING EDUCATION CLASSES ABOUT ACES, ABOUT RECOGNIZING THE SIGNS OF TRAUMA AND THE TAGLINE WE OFTEN USE "WE DON'T NEED TO ASK WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE CHILD, WE NEED TO ASK WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT CHILD."

WHAT HAS CAUSED THEM TO LASH OUT?

>> AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE ANOTHER POINT.

I THINK THAT AS WE HAVE GROWN AND LEARNED ABOUT THE IMPORTANCE OF EARLY CHILDHOOD, WE KNOW THAT PROBABLY THE MOST SIGNIFICANT THING THAT THREE- AND FOUR-YEAR OLDS LEARN IS THEIR SOCIAL, EMOTIONAL ASPECTS OF BEING IN A CLASSROOM.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO LEARN COLORS AND ABCS AND NUMBERS, DON'T GET ME WRONG, BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT THINGS THAT THESE LITTLE PEOPLE LEARN IS HOW TO SIT IN YOUR SPACE WITHOUT TOUCHING OTHER PEOPLE, HOW TO BE QUIET WHEN THE TEACHER'S TALKING AND HOW TO BE IN LINE.

IT'S JUST HOW TO BE IN COMMUNITY.

AND THERE ARE KIDS WHO DO BETTER IN THOSE SETTINGS AND KIDS THAT DON'T.

SOME OF THOSE KIDS THAT DON'T MAY HAVE A LEARNING DISABILITY THAT CAN BE REMEDIATED WITH HELP.

SOME OF THEM MAY HAVE ISSUES AT HOME THAT ARE CAUSING THEM TO ACT OUT, BUT TRULY, I THINK WHAT IS SO SAD IS IF YOU EXPEL A THIRD, A THREE- OR FOUR-YEAR OLD, YOU'RE TAKING THEM OUT OF THE OPPORTUNITY TO DO JUST WHAT WE WANTED, AND THAT'S TO LEARN HOW TO BEHAVE IN A CLASSROOM.

SO, WE SHOULD ANTICIPATE THAT THREE- AND FOUR-YEAR OLDS HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME IN DOING THAT, THAT IS ABSOLUTELY UNDERSTOOD.

>> THERE WAS ANOTHER BILL THAT TIES RIGHT INTO THAT.

I WANT TO GIVE THE, THAT DUE CREDIT, A PLAY-BASED LEARNING WAS AUTHORED BY JACOB ROSECRANTS.

THAT IDEA OF BASICALLY TEACHING THESE KIDS THROUGH A PLAY-BASED SYSTEM WHERE THEY'RE ACTIVE AND LEARNING HOW TO INTERACT WITH OTHERS, THAT'S GOING TO BE VITAL FOR BUILDING, ESPECIALLY COMING OUT OF THIS PANDEMIC.

>> YEAH, THERE'S GOING TO BE THAT'S SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT AGAIN, WHAT HAPPENS COMING OUT OF THE PANDEMIC?

AND YOU WERE MENTIONING EARLIER, JOE, ABOUT THE NUMBERS, ANNETTE I DO WANT TO STAY WITH YOU FOR A MINUTE.

LAST YEAR, THE OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE PASSED HOUSE BILL 1282 RESTRICTING YOUTH DETENTION FOR YOUNG PEOPLE, I WANT TO GET THIS RIGHT, UNDER THE AGE OF 15 AND PROHIBITS YOUNG PEOPLE, 12 YEARS OLD AND UNDER FROM BEING PLACED IN STATE JUVENILE DETENTION FACILITIES, UNLESS ALL ALTERNATIVES HAVE BEEN EXHAUSTED.

WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT?

SOME 12-YEAR-OLDS CAN GET UP TO DICKENS, YOU KNOW, ESPECIALLY, IT SEEMS LATELY, I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S THAT I'M GETTING OLDER AND KIDS ARE JUST MORE, YOU KNOW, THEY SEEM TO BE LIKE, OH, THOSE KIDS ARE UP TO NO GOOD.

OR IF IT'S REALLY A FACT THAT KIDS ARE, ARE MORE, I DON'T KNOW, THEY SEEM TO BE MORE GROWN UP IN HOW THEY BEHAVE AND WHAT THEY DO SOCIALLY.

SO I WANTED TO FIND OUT THAT AND, AND WHAT ARE THOSE ALTERNATIVES?

>> SO GREAT QUESTION.

FIRST LET'S, LET'S RECOGNIZE THAT THE DETENTION, THE DETAINING OF YOUTH IN OKLAHOMA, AS WELL AS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, HAS DRAMATICALLY BEEN REDUCED DRAMATICALLY.

WE'RE SEEING LESS AND LESS KIDS IN OUR SYSTEMS AND WHEN THEY ARE, IT'S USUALLY FOR MORE SERIOUS OFFENSES.

SO I THINK THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF REASONS FOR THAT.

THERE'S A LOT OF THOUGHT THAT CELL PHONES HAVE CONTRIBUTED TO THE REDUCTION OF KIDS IN OUR -- IN OUR JUVENILE SYSTEM.

BECAUSE A LOT OF TIMES, A LOT OF THE, THE ISSUES THAT WERE BRINGING THEM, WERE PROPERTY CRIMES.

YOU KNOW, IT WAS, IT WAS JOY RIDING.

IT WAS DOING THESE THINGS.

WELL, IF A WAY TO CONNECT WITH YOUR FRIENDS USED TO BE IN PERSON AND CAUSING TROUBLE.

NOW YOU CAN CONNECT WITH YOUR FRIENDS THROUGH CELL PHONES WHILE YOU'RE IN YOUR BEDROOM AND YOU MAY OR MAY NOT GET IN TROUBLE.

SO YOU MAY GET IN TROUBLE IN OTHER WAYS, BUT YOU'RE NOT GETTING IN TROUBLE FOR PROPERTY CRIMES AND IN SOME OF THESE MINOR OFFENSES.

SO, LET'S, LET'S RECOGNIZE THAT OUR GOAL IS TO REALLY KEEP KIDS OUT OF COUNTY JAILS.

AND YOU MAY SAY, I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW THERE WERE KIDS IN COUNTY JAILS, AND FROM TIME TO TIME, THERE, THERE, THERE ARE.

AND FOR A REASON.

PERHAPS THAT THE YOUTH DETENTION FACILITY IS EITHER AT CAPACITY, WHICH IS PRETTY RARE ANYMORE, OR IF THEY MAY HAVE GANG ISSUES WHERE THEY HAVE TOO MANY KIDS IN ONE AREA AND THEY DON'T WANT TO OPEN UP ANOTHER POD AND STAFF SOMETHING.

SO, THEY NEED TO SPREAD KIDS OUT AND THEY THINK IT WILL BE TEMPORARILY, OR THERE MAY BE KIDS CHARGED WITH VERY SERIOUS CRIMES AND THEY'RE DOWNTOWN AT A COUNTY JAIL, OR IN MAYBE A RURAL COUNTY JAIL.

BUT LET ME TELL YOU, THERE'S A TREMENDOUS DIFFERENCE.

OUR YOUTH SYSTEM IS SO MUCH BETTER AND EQUIPPED TO DEAL WITH YOUTH.

THEY'RE SPECIALLY TRAINED.

THEY PROVIDE GREAT PROGRAMMING AND SERVICES.

THEY REALLY RECOGNIZE THAT MORE THAN LIKELY THESE, THESE YOUTH WILL BE RELEASED AT SOME POINT, AND THAT WE NEED TO WORK ON THEIR SKILL SETS AND HAVING THEM, YOU KNOW, BE ABLE TO FUNCTION IN SOCIETY IN A REALLY POSITIVE, PRODUCTIVE WAY.

NOW THAT IS NOT NECESSARILY TRUE AT THE COUNTY JAILS.

AND I WILL TELL YOU MOST COUNTY JAILS WILL TELL YOU THEY DON'T WANT THOSE KIDS THERE, BUT THEY HAVE TO KEEP THEM SIGHT AND SOUND SEPARATE FROM ADULTS.

IT IS EXTRA WORK FOR THEM.

THEY DON'T FEEL TRAINED OFTEN TO DEAL WITH THEM.

SO, THEY GET TREATED LIKE, LIKE, YOU KNOW, YOUNGER VERSIONS OF ADULTS, WHICH IN SOME WAYS THEY ARE, IN SOME WAYS THEY ARE NOT.

I THINK THE MORE WE'VE LEARNED ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT OF ADOLESCENTS IS THAT PARTICULARLY FOR BOYS, ADOLESCENT STRETCHES ALL THE WAY THROUGH AGES, YOU KNOW, THE MIDDLE TWENTIES, IF NOT BEYOND.

THE WHOLE IDEA OF THE FRONTAL LOBE AND EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING, YOU KNOW, THIS AREA WHERE YOU MAKE GOOD DECISIONS, QUICK DECISIONS IS NOT FULLY DEVELOPED.

NOW, THAT'S NOT AN EXCUSE FOR MAKING BAD DECISIONS ALL THE TIME OR BEING VIOLENT.

BUT IT IS TO SAY THAT SOME OF THESE MORE MINOR ACTIVITIES ARE REALLY THINGS THAT IF WE CATCH YOUNG PEOPLE EARLY, MOVE THEM IN A POSITIVE DIRECTION, OR IF THEY'RE IN THE YOUTH SYSTEM, AS OPPOSED TO AN ADULT SYSTEM, IT IS SO MUCH BETTER AND THE RESULTS ARE BETTER FOR EVERYONE, INCLUDING THE COMMUNITY.

>> ANNETTE, YOU TOUCHED ON ALL THE THINGS I WANTED TO ASK YOU ABOUT UNDERNEATH THIS HEADING OF JUVENILE DETENTION.

SO, I'M GOING TO FLIP OVER TO JOE.

WE ONLY HAVE ABOUT THREE-OR FOUR-MINUTES LEFT JOE, BUT I WANT TO TALK ABOUT THE DUTTON CASE.

AND THAT WAS FROM BACK IN 93, BUT IT REALLY JUST SHONE A NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT ON WHAT'S MISSING WITH CARE FOR CHILDREN WHO ARE IN -- IN TERRIBLE SITUATIONS.

CAN YOU TALK ABOUT THAT CASE AND, AND WHAT IT SHOWED US?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

AND THAT ONE STRUCK CLOSE TO HOME AS THAT WAS A RUSH SPRINGS CASE AND I'M FROM RUSH SPRINGS.

THOSE BOYS WERE SIGNIFICANTLY YOUNGER THAN ME, BUT THAT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS IN COLLEGE.

AND I REMEMBER BACK THEN THE NEWS COVERAGE, I MEAN IT MADE NATIONAL NEWS, AND IT DID LEAD TO CHANGES IN THE SYSTEM.

AND WE'RE SEEING THOSE CHANGES CONTINUE.

DHS HAD BEEN CALLED OUT MULTIPLE TIMES AND THE KIDS LIED TO THE CASE WORKER BECAUSE THEY WERE AFRAID FOR THEIR LIVES OF WHAT THEIR FATHER WOULD DO TO THEM.

AND IT GOT TO THE POINT WHERE THEY HAD TO TAKE THE LAW INTO THEIR OWN HANDS.

SO, HELD THE GUN AND TOGETHER KILLED THEIR FATHER BECAUSE HE HAD BEGUN ABUSING THEIR LITTLE SISTER AND THEIR DAD HAD TOLD THEM IF ANYONE TOUCHES YOUR LITTLE SISTER, YOU TAKE CARE OF IT.

AND THEY WERE FOLLOWING THROUGH WITH THAT.

I'M HAPPY TO REPORT BOTH THOSE BOYS ARE NOW ADULTS AND DOING GREAT IN THEIR LIVES.

THOSE ARE ONE OF THE ISSUES WHERE YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE KIDS WERE PUT WITH FAMILY AND THEY ENDED UP TURNING OUT OKAY.

WE HAVE SO MANY KIDS THESE DAYS THOUGH, THAT ARE FACING ISSUES.

WE HAVE THE CASE THAT'S GOING ON RIGHT NOW IN THE COURT SYSTEM WITH THE YOUNG MAN WHO WAS FOUND IN A BARN, ALMOST STARVED TO DEATH, IF THEY'D HAD GONE ONE DAY LONGER, HE PROBABLY WOULD'VE.

WE SEE TOO MANY OF THESE CASES THAT HAPPEN WHERE, ESPECIALLY IN A PANDEMIC WHERE THE ABUSE AND NEGLECT REPORTS HAVE DIMINISHED, BECAUSE WE DON'T SEE THOSE KIDS IN A CLASSROOM.

THE TEACHERS DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO THEM TO SEE IF THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG.

AND SO, COMING OUT OF THE PANDEMIC, THAT'S SOMETHING WE'RE DEFINITELY GOING TO HAVE TO BE PREPARED FOR.

GOING BACK TO THE EARLIER CONVERSATION, MONEY WAS PUT INTO OU FOR MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES, BECAUSE WE KNOW THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE AN ISSUE WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH.

>> AS WE COME OUT OF THIS, EITHER ONE OF YOU CAN ANSWER.

AS, AS YOU WIND UP OUR TIME HERE, I WANT TO TALK ABOUT RESOURCES THAT ARE OUT THERE FOR FOLKS, WHETHER OR NOT THEY ACCESS IT IS ANOTHER STORY.

AND THAT'S ANOTHER PROBLEM THAT EVERYONE HAS TO TACKLE GETTING PEOPLE TO ACCESS CARE, ESPECIALLY WHEN THEY'RE LIVING UNDER FEAR.

>> SO, I WOULD SAY FIRST AND FOREMOST, WE HAVE THE CHILD ABUSE HOTLINE HERE IN OKLAHOMA.

AND ALL OF THIS OKLAHOMA REQUIRES ANY ADULT THAT BELIEVES THAT A CHILD IS BEING ABUSED OR NEGLECTED IS TO CALL, IT'S A MISDEMEANOR, NOT TO REPORT THAT.

BUT ON THE FLIP SIDE, IF YOU WANT HELP SUPPORT A FAMILY, LET'S SAY, YOU JUST THINK THEY DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES THEY NEED, THERE ARE NUMBERS LIKE 211, BE A NEIGHBOR, AND PARENTPRO.

AND WE -- THAT -- THAT ARE WILLING TO STEP UP AND HELP FOLKS GET CONNECTED TO THE SERVICES THAT BEST MEET THEIR NEEDS.

NOW, SUSAN, ONE OF THE, ONE OF THE DRAWBACKS TO THIS THOUGH, IS THAT IF YOU LIVE IN RURAL OKLAHOMA, ALL THESE THINGS THAT YOU MAY SEE LISTED ON A WEBSITE MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE.

THEY MAY OR MAY NOT BE LISTED AVAILABLE IN OKLAHOMA CITY OR TULSA, BUT IT IS REALLY CHALLENGING WHEN YOU GO OUTSIDE OF THE METROPOLITAN AREAS.

SO, I DO THINK ONE OF THE GOOD THINGS TO COME OUT OF THE PANDEMIC IS THAT WE HAVE LEARNED, IN A PINCH, IT'S NOT PERFECT, THAT VIRTUAL VISITS AND VIRTUAL SUPPORT IS ABSOLUTELY BETTER THAN NOTHING AND SOMETIMES JUST AS EFFECTIVE.

SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I BELIEVE WE'LL SEE, EXPAND.

WE'RE SEEING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES PROVIDED THAT WAY.

AND I THINK WE'LL BEGIN TO SEE FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES THAT USED TO BE HOME-BASED MORE AND MORE BE VIRTUAL.

>> JOE, I WANT TO FINISH WITH YOU AND GIVE YOU THE FINAL WORD OF THE OKLAHOMA INSTITUTE FOR CHILD ADVOCACY IS HAVING ITS HEROES BALL.

YOU RECOGNIZE FOLKS WHO ARE WORKING TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA, CORRECT?

>> THAT IS CORRECT.

OF COURSE WE ARE VERY PROUD OF OUR WINNERS LAST YEAR, INCLUDING OETA FOR EVERYTHING THAT THEY DID FOR HELPING WITH EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES DURING THE PANDEMIC TO HELP GET THE RESOURCES OUT TO FAMILIES AND TO TEACHERS TO DO THAT DISTANCE LEARNING.

ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS OF WORKING AT OICA IS THE HEROES BALL, WHERE WE RECOGNIZE SOME OF THESE TREMENDOUS ADVOCATES.

AND WE'RE GOING TO ANNOUNCE THOSE WINNERS IN ABOUT A WEEK, BUT YOU CAN EXPECT THAT IT WILL TIE IN WITH A LOT OF VERY RELEVANT ISSUES TIED AROUND THE PANDEMIC.

AND, OF COURSE, THAT BEING THE THE 100 YEARS SINCE THE TULSA RACE MASSACRE AND THE EDUCATION THAT'S NEEDED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE UNDERSTAND THOSE ISSUES IN THE PAST AND WE NEVER REPEAT THEM.

THE HEROES BALL IS GOING TO BE ON JULY 30TH, DO WANT TO SAY THAT WE ARE TAKING NOMINATIONS FOR THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD.

WE ENCOURAGE INDIVIDUALS OUT THERE TO SUBMIT THEIR IDEAS FOR WHO WOULD BE THE OUTSTANDING INDIVIDUAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL ADVOCATE OF THE YEAR.

AND WE WOULD ASK PEOPLE TO DO THAT.

AND ALSO, WHILE THEY'RE AT OUR WEBSITE WE'RE CUTTING OFF ON MONDAY, WE'RE ASKING PEOPLE TO TURN IN REQUEST FOR IDEAS FOR INTERIM STUDIES, THE STUDIES THAT LAWMAKERS DO OVER THE SUMMER.

WE WANT PEOPLE TO SUBMIT IDEAS FOR HOW WE CAN IMPROVE LAWS FOR CHILDREN WITH THE TOPICS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT TODAY, OR THE ENTIRE SPECTRUM OF DEALING WITH CHILDREN.

>> ALRIGHT.

I WANT TO THANK BOTH OF YOU FOR JOINING US TODAY.

THIS IS A TOPIC THAT WE REALLY COULD GO ON AND ON ABOUT, THERE ARE SO MANY UM, RESOURCES TO TALK ABOUT.

THERE WERE SO MANY ISSUES TO EXPLAIN AND SO MUCH TO BE DONE.

I WANT TO THANK BOTH OF YOUR ORGANIZATIONS FOR ALL YOU DO.

THE OKLAHOMA INSTITUTE FOR CHILD ADVOCACY.

OICA, AND THE OKLAHOMA COMMISSION ON CHILDREN AND YOUTH.

THANK YOU BOTH.

>> THANK YOU.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>> AFTER A COOL SPRING TEMPERATURES ARE BEGINNING TO RISE HERE IN OKLAHOMA.

AND THAT MEANS NEIGHBORHOOD POOLS WILL SOON BE POPULAR.

THERE IS ONE PROBLEM.

A LACK OF LIFEGUARDS.

IN TULSA, THEY ARE OFFERING A $150 BONUS UPFRONT TO ATTRACT MORE OF THEM.

THE CITY NEEDS 24 LIFEGUARDS TO OPEN UP ALL FACILITIES.

RIGHT NOW THEY HAVE SIX CERTIFIED LIFEGUARDS AND EIGHT MORE COMPLETING THEIR TRAINING THIS WEEK.

THAT MEANS THE CITY WILL OPEN POOLS ON A STAGGERED SCHEDULE UNTIL ENOUGH LIFEGUARDS ARE HIRED.

IT'S NOT JUST AN ISSUE IN OKLAHOMA, IN THIS WEEK'S NATIONAL VIEW WE TRAVEL TO SEVERAL WAYS WASHINGTON WHERE CHRIS ANDERSON REPORTS THAT A SHORTAGE OF LIFEGUARDS IN THAT COMMUNITY IS BEING BLAMED ON THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC.

>> Reporter: SUMMERTIME AND COVID CASES ARE ON THE DECLINE AND HEAT IS ON THE RISE.

ALSO ON THE RISE IS NATIONAL SHORTAGE OF LIFEGUARDS.

THIS IS CAUSING A CONCERN WATERWAYS LIKE THIS ONE IN FEDERAL WAY AND LOCAL SWIMMING POOLS AS IT COULD SPELL DANGER FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE LOOKING TO STAY COOL THIS SUMMER.

>> 70% OF AMERICANS ARE MORE LIKELY TO RETURN TO THE POOL VERSUS 50 LAST YEAR.

>> ROWDY GAINES IS A 1984 OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST SWIMMER.

>> IT DRIVES ME CRAZY WHEN A CHILD DROWNS, LITERALLY BREAKS MY HEART, BECAUSE I KNOW IN MOST CASES, NOT ALL, BUT IN MOST CASES IT'S PREVENTIBLE.

>> Reporter: THOUGH THE ENTIRE COUNTRY IS EXPERIENCING A DRASTIC LIFEGUARD SHORTAGE GAINES SAYS THE FIRST LUNAR DEFENSE AGAINST ACCIDENTAL DROWNINGS LIES WITH PARENTS.

>> THE PARENT NEEDS TO WATCH THE KID.

80% OF DROWNINGS HAPPEN IN FRONT OF AN ADULT.

THERE IS AN ADULT THERE.

THEY'RE NOT PAYING ATTENTION.

>> Reporter: ANOTHER WAY TO ENSURE WATER SAFETY WHETHER IT BE A POOL OR ANOTHER BODY OF WATER IS TO GET YOUR CHILDREN ENROLLED IN SWIM LESSONS.

>> SWIM LESSONS LITERALLY SAVE LIVES.

I WORK FOR AN OPERATION, PART OF OUR FOUNDATIONAL EFFORT IS OUR STEP INTO SWIM FOUNDATION, ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE FOUNDING OUT THE FACT THAT YOU KNOW WHAT, PUT YOUR KIDS IN SWIM LESSONS.

THEY REDUCE THAT RISK BY ALMOST 90%.

>> Reporter: FINALLY, GAINES SAYS POOL OWNERS AND OPERATORS HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO KEEP CHILDREN AND EVERYONE ELSE SAFE NOT ONLY FROM DROWNING, BUT ALSO THE LINGERING THREAT OF COVID, AS WELL.

>> YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT POOL OPERATOR HAS LEARNED A LOT LIKE WE HAVE OVER THE LAST 16 MONTHS, JUST USE COMMON SENSE, YOU KNOW.

I STILL WEAR A MASK WHEN I WALK INTO A RESTAURANT, AND WHEN I WALK INTO A POOL.

WHEN I SWIM, I TAKE MY MASK OFF.

OKAY.

SO YOU KNOW, JUST USE COMMON SENSE UNTIL WE KNOW FURTHER ABOUT THIS.

>> ON THE NEXT ONE HOUR EDITION OF THE "OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT" AS THE PANDEMIC RECEDES MANY EMPLOYEES ARE DEALING WITH ANXIETY AND FEAR AS THEY'RE ASKED TO LEAVE THEIR HOME AND RETURN TO WORK.

WE LEAVE YOU WITH A LOOK AT THE EXHIBIT AT THE CONDITION STEM PRAIRIE ART MUSEUM, PHOTOGRAPHED AND EDITED BY ERIC WHATMAN.

I'M JASON DOYLE.

HAVE A GOOD REST OF YOUR DAY AND STAY TUNED TO OETA.

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