>> ANOTHER HEARTBREAKING, DEADLY WEEK OF TORNADOES IN OKLAHOMA.

>> YOU LEAVE WITH WHAT YOU GOT ON YOUR BACK AND THE MONEY YOU GOT IN YOUR POCKET.

YOU COME BACK, AND THAT'S ALL YOU GOT, YOU KNOW.

>> I HAVE A LOT OF FAITH IN GOD, AND I HAVE FAITH THAT HE IS GONNA BUILD US BACK.

>> THE GOVERNOR AND LEGISLATIVE LEADERS CONVENE A RARE PUBLIC NEGOTIATION OF THE STATE BUDGET.

>> THIS IS THE MOST TRANSPARENT IT COULD BE.

WE'VE GOT CAMERAS ROLLING, AND HOPEFULLY, I THINK WE CAN GET TO A -- TO A BUDGET TODAY.

SO THAT'D BE THE -- THAT WOULD BE THE HOPE.

>> IT'S NATIONAL "SURVIVE A STROKE" WEEK.

WE'LL PROFILE A TRIO OF STROKE SURVIVORS HERE IN OKLAHOMA.

>> THE NIGHT JON HAD HIS STROKE, JON TRIED TO STAND UP, AND THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS FACE WAS GONE, LIKE IT WAS MELTING, SO WE KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG.

>> AG GENTNER DRUMMOND TESTIFIES BEFORE A U.S. HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE.

>> AS OKLAHOMA'S ATTORNEY GENERAL, I OFTEN FIND MYSELF IN THE POSITION OF CHALLENGING RULES ADOPTED BY FEDERAL AGENCIES.

>> INSURANCE COMMISSIONER MULREADY ANSWERS YOUR STORM DAMAGE QUESTIONS IN AN IN-DEPTH CONVERSATION NEXT ON THE OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT.

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

I'M RICH LENZ.

FOR THE SECOND TIME IN AS MANY WEEKS, PARTS OF OKLAHOMA ARE RECOVERING FROM ANOTHER ROUND OF DEADLY STORMS.

A WEEK AGO, IT WAS CENTRAL OKLAHOMA.

THIS WEEK, THE NORTHEAST WAS HIT, WITH AN EF-4 WEDGE TORNADO, TARGETING BARNSDALL FIRST, AND THEN HITTING BARTLESVILLE.

AT LEAST ONE PERSON HAS DIED, AND THE DAMAGE IN BOTH COMMUNITIES IS SIGNIFICANT.

TAELYR JACKSON BEGINS OUR TEAM COVERAGE IN OSAGE COUNTY.

TAELYR?

>> RICH, THIS WAS A DEVASTATING EVENT FOR THE SMALL COMMUNITY OF BARNSDALL.

THE EF-4 HIT MOSTLY A RESIDENTIAL AREA OF THE TOWN.

BUT WEAKENED A BIT JUST BEFORE GOING THROUGH BARTLESVILLE.

>> FOR THE SECOND TIME IN JUST OVER A MONTH, BARNSDALL WAS HIT WITH A TORNADO.

MAYOR JOHN KELLY SAYS THIS WAS MUCH DIFFERENT THAN THE LAST.

>> THERE'S NO COMPARISON TO WHAT HAPPENED A MONTH AGO AS TO WHAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT.

WHAT HAPPENED LAST NIGHT WAS WAY WORSE.

THE EF-4 DESTROYED MORE THAN 40 HOMES.

BILLY MOLES IS ONE OF THE RESIDENTS WHO LOST THEIR HOME.

>> YOU LEAVE WITH WHAT YOU GOT ON YOUR BACK AND THE MONEY YO HAVE IN YOUR POCKET, AND YOU COME BACK, AND THAT'S ALL YOU GOT.

THAT'S IT.

BUT, THANK GOD, WE'RE STILL ALIVE.

>> HE HAS LIVED IN BARSNDALL HIS ENTIRE LIFE.

>> WE WENT AND GOT IN THE CELLAR.

IT WAS KINDA WEIRD, 'CAUSE I WAS SITTING BY THE DOOR, AND YOU COULD HEAR THE WIND PICK UP.

AND IT JUST BLEW BY MY EAR, AND IT SUCKED BACK OUT, AND IT DID THAT A COUPLE OF TIMES, AND THEN IT WAS LIKE A ROAR, LIKE A WATERFALL OR TRAIN ROAR.

IT'S LIKE A TRAIN BUT DIFFERENT.

>> MOLES IS IN THE PROCESS OF FIGURING OUT HIS NEXT STEP NOW THAT HIS HOME IS GONE.

>> I DON'T WANT TO LEAVE BARNSDALE, BUT MY DAUGHTER'S WANTING ME TO GO TEXAS, SO I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN.

>> MANY RESIDENTS, LIKE MOLES, ARE NOW RELYING ON LOCAL CHURCHES FOR ASSISTANCE.

PASTOR BARRY GOTT OPENED THE DOORS OF HIS CHURCH, LIGHTHOUSE FAMILY WORSHIP CENTER, FOR STORM SURVIVORS.

>> FEEDING AND JUST KIND OF A DISTRIBUTION HUB.

PEOPLE ARE BRINGING SUPPLIES IN HERE, AND THEN THEY'RE COMING, YOU KNOW, FOLKS THAT NEED TO COME AND GET IT.

>> VOLUNTEERS TOOK IMMEDIATE ACTION WITH ASSISTING THOSE IN NEED.

>> A LOT OF PEOPLE JUST KIND OF STARTED DONATING.

IT JUST HAPPENED.

WE LOVE THE COMMUNITY AND WERE MORE THAN WILLING TO OPEN OUR DOORS.

WE ARE ON A DIFFERENT POWER GRID, SO WE WERE BLESSED TO HAVE POWER PRETTY EARLY YESTERDAY.

SO A LOT OF PEOPLE CAME FOR AIR CONDITIONING.

AND WE'VE HAD, I BELIEVE, MERCY CHEF SHOW UP TUESDAY MORNING, WILLING TO JUST START MAKING MEALS, AND WE'VE DONE VERY LITTLE TO HELP.

THEY'VE JUST TAKEN IT ON AND SO THEY'VE BEEN PROVIDING LUNCH AND DINNER EVERY DAY.

>> A LARGE EMPLOYER FOR THE TOWN, THE NUCERA REFINERY, WAS ALSO DAMAGED IN MONDAY NIGHT'S STORM.

>> THEY HAVE SUFFERED A LOT OF -- A LOT OF DESTRUCTION THERE AT THE REFINERY, AS WELL.

AND IT'LL TAKE A TOLL ON THEM, 'CAUSE THEY'RE SHUT DOWN AT THIS TIME, AND THEY'LL PROBABLY BE SHUT DOWN FOR SOME TIME, TRYING TO GET EVERYTHING REBUILT.

>> ON TUESDAY, RESIDENTS WERE ASKED TO SHELTER IN PLACE WHILE OHP DID A SECONDARY SEARCH FOR MISSING RESIDENT 81-YEAR-OL KENNETH HOGUE.

>> WE'RE GOING THROUGH THE DEBRIS VERY THOROUGHLY.

ALL THE SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAMS ARE GOING THROUGH WITH A FINE-TOOTH COMB, 'CAUSE NOBODY WANTS TO MISS ANYTHING.

>> GOVERNOR KEVIN STITT VISITED HOGUE'S -- THE HOME SITE DURING HIS VISIT ON TUESDAY.

>> THEY WERE IN A TRAILER HOUSE.

THEY TALKED TO THEIR SON JUST EARLIER IN THE DAY, REALLY JUST A COUPLE MINUTES BEFORE THE TORNADO HIT, AND HE WAS TELLING HIS DAD, "DAD, YOU GOTTA GET OUT."

AND YOU KNOW, LIKE OKLAHOMA -- SOMETIMES WE'VE LIVED THROUGH A LOT OF TORNADOES, AND IT'S, YOU KNOW -- YOU KNOW, I'M A FOURTH GENERATION OKLAHOMAN.

SO SOMETIMES UNTIL YOU SEE THESE THINGS, AND WE DON'T TAKE THEM AS SERIOUSLY AS WE SHOULD.

AND SO JUST A REMINDER THAT WE HAVE TO TAKE COVER, THAT HE'S -- HE'S STILL MISSING.

THE WHOLE -- HIS WHOLE HOUSE WAS BLOWN AWAY.

>> A 9 P.M.

CURFEW HAS ALSO BEEN SET IN PLACE DUE TO ONGOING SAFETY CONCERNS.

>> IN BARTLESVILLE, CLEAN-UP IS UNDERWAY.

AS YOU CAN SEE BEHIND ME, A COUPLE OF CREWS ARE WORKING TO RESTORE POWER AND PICKING UP LARGE DEBRIS.

THERE WERE A LOT OF METAL SCRAP AS WELL AS LARGE TREE LIMBS.

SHERRY WOOD SPENT MOST OF HER DAY SWEEPING UP DEBRIS IN FRONT OF HER SHOP, OKIE STAIN GLASS.

>> IT WAS -- I'VE NEVER -- I WAS BORN AND RAISED HERE, AND YOU KNOW, TORNADOES ARE JUST KIND OF WHAT HAPPENS, AND I'VE NEVER BEEN AS SCARED AS I WAS LAST NIGHT.

>> THANKFULLY, WOOD'S BUSINESS HAD NO MAJOR DAMAGE.

>> WE LUCKED OUT, AND IT HIT ACROSS THE STREET.

IT'S LIKE THE NEWS SAID; IT CAN HIT ON ONE SIDE AND NOT THE OTHER.

>> ACROSS THE STREET, THE HAMPTON INN SUFFERED DAMAGE INSIDE AND OUT.

TWO-BY-FOURS WERE EMBEDDED IN THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING.

FIVE INJURIES WERE REPORTED IN BARTLESVILLE, AND CREWS WORKED OVERTIME TO RESTORE POWER IN THE AREA AND REMOVE DOWNED POWER LINES.

OSAGE COUNTY AND OKMULGEE WERE ADDED TO THE STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARATION THIS WEEK.

>> SO WE'RE CONTINUING ON WITH PRELIMINARY DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS, ADDING ALL EVENTS SINCE THE BEGINNING LAST THURSDAY EVENT IN SHAWNEE THAT LED INTO THE WEEKEND TO THAT.

AND WE SENT UP AN ADDITIONAL LIST OF COUNTIES TO BE ADDED TO THE EMERGENCY DECLARATION FROM ALL OF THE STORMS THAT HAVE BEEN -- WE'VE BEEN EXPERIENCING OVER THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS.

AND SO YOU CAN FIND THAT ONLINE POSTED ON THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S WEBSITE WITH THOSE COUNTIES ADDED ON.

>> RIGHT NOW, FOLKS ARE JUST SAYING, HEY, HOW CAN WE HELP, AND WHAT CAN WE DO?

IT'S THE SHOCK OF THE FIRST 24 HOURS, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO CALL INSURANCE AGENCIES, BE ABLE TO COME IN FOR SOME FOLKS THAT ARE UNINSURED TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT, WHAT DO I DO.

>> THE LEGISLATURE PLANS TO HELP EASE SOME OF THAT BURDEN.

>> WE'VE SET ASIDE $45 MILLION TO HELP SOME OF THE COMMUNITIES.

WE'RE IN SESSION RIGHT NOW TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAVE THE RESOURCES THEY NEED TO MATCH SOME FEDERAL FUNDING TO GET THESE COMMUNITIES BUILT BACK UP.

BUT THE OKLAHOMA STANDARD IS ALIVE AND WELL.

THE NEXT STEP FOR THE TOWN IS TO REBUILD AND REPAIR.

>> WE'RE IN CONTACT WITH SEVERAL NON-PROFITS, AND PEOPLE ARE REALLY TRYING TO HELP US FOR THE LONG HAUL.

I MEAN, WE'RE GOING TO -- WE'RE JUST GOING TO WORK WITH THE PEOPLE AS LONG AS IT TAKES.

I'M SURE IT'S GOING TO BE A LONG PROCESS, GETTING THIS PLACE REBUILT.

>> I HAVE A LOT OF FAITH IN GOD, AND I HAVE FAITH THAT HE IS GONNA BUILD US BACK.

>> AS OF FRIDAY AFTERNOON, OFFICIALS ARE STILL SEARCHING FOR MISSING RESIDENT KENNETH HOGUE.

THE OSAGE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE IS REQUESTING THE PUBLIC'S ASSISTANCE TO HELP LOCATE HIM.

RICH?

>> TAELYR, THANK YOU.

>> WHETHER YOU'VE BEEN A VICTIM OF THE VIOLENT STORMS THE LAST TWO WEEKS OR NOT, YOU PROBABLY HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT HOME AND CAR INSURANCE WHEN BAD WEATHER STRIKES; WHAT'S COVERED, WHAT'S NOT, HOW DO I MAKE A CLAIM OR APPLY FOR STATE OR FEDERAL ASSISTANCE.

SO COMING UP LATER IN THIS NEWSCAST, INSURANCE COMMISSIONER GLEN MULREADY AND A RED CROSS REPRESENTATIVE WILL JOIN CASSIDY MUDD FOR OUR WEEKLY IN-DEPTH CONVERSATION.

HERE'S A PREVIEW.

>> THEY SHOULD TRY TO ASSESS THE DAMAGE, BECAUSE EVERYONE HAS A DEDUCTIBLE TOO.

AND IF IT'S GOING TO BE BELOW OR CLOSE TO YOUR DEDUCTIBLE, YOU DON'T WANT TO FILE AN INSURANCE CLAIM.

SO DON'T BE TOO QUICK TO FILE AN INSURANCE CLAIM, BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT THAT ON YOUR RECORD AS FAR AS HAVING A NUMBER OF CLAIMS.

SO THAT'S JUST IF THERE'S A SMALL AMOUNT OF DAMAGE.

MOST OF THE STUFF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT, THESE BIG STORMS, IT'S A LOT OF DAMAGE.

BUT THE ACCUMULATION OF THAT DATA BY OUR EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOLKS HERE, THAT IS WHAT CAN HELP TRIGGER AID FROM THE FEDERAL STANDPOINT.

SO WHETHER IT'S INSURED OR UNINSURED, EVERYBODY SHOULD REPORT DAMAGE TO DAMAGE OK.GOV.

>> IT'S KIND OF AN INDIVIDUAL MINDSET THAT YOU HAVE TO TAKE ON:, I HAVE TO BE PREPARED; I KNOW WHAT THE RISKS ARE; I'M GOING TO PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT'S HAPPENING AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE IN MY HOUSEHOLD IS BEST PREPARED FOR WHAT COULD HAPPEN.

BECAUSE THAT'S THE THING, IT'S NEVER A GUARANTEE THAT A DISASTER'S GOING TO HAPPEN, BUT YOU NEED TO BE READY FOR THE POSSIBILITY, BECAUSE WHEN IT DOES, YOU WANT TO BE AS BEST PREPARED AS POSSIBLE.

>> PLENTY OF GREAT INFORMATION YOU CAN USE COMING UP LATER IN THIS NEWSCAST.

>> GOVERNOR KEVIN STITT IS CONVENING A PUBLIC NEGOTIATION ON THE STATE BUDGET WITH HIMSELF AND LEADERSHIP FROM BOTH CHAMBERS TAKING PART THIS WEEK.

CAPITOL CORRESPONDENT JASON DOYLE WAS THERE.

AND, JASON, THERE WAS ONE FAMILIAR FACE WITHOUT A SEAT AT THE TABLE.

>> RICH, SENATOR CHUCK HALL HAS TAKEN THE GAVEL FROM FORMER SENATE APPROPRIATIONS CHAIR ROGER THOMPSON.

DESPITE THE CHANGE, BUDGET NEGOTIATORS TRIED TO PUSH THINGS FORWARD AS TIME RUNS DOWN FOR THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION.

>> WELL, GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY.

WELCOME.

WE'RE SO EXCITED EVERYBODY IS HERE.

>> GOVERNOR KEVIN STITT ON MONDAY WELCOMING LEGISLATIVE LEADERS TO THE GOVERNOR'S LARGE CONFERENCE ROOM IN WHAT'S BEING CALLED A BUDGET SUMMIT.

IT'S THE FIRST TIME THESE TYPE OF BUDGET NEGOTIATIONS HAVE BEEN MADE PUBLIC.

>> THIS IS THE MOST TRANSPARENT IT COULD BE.

WE'VE GOT CAMERAS ROLING, AND HOPEFULLY, I THINK WE CAN GET TO A BUDGET TODAY.

THAT WOULD BE THE -- THAT WOULD BE THE HOPE.

>> STITT MADE THE INVITATION AFTER SENATE PRESIDENT PRO-TEM GREG TREAT DISMISSED FORMER SENATE APPROPRIATIONS CHAIRMAN ROGER THOMPSON.

THE GOVERNOR WAS ASKED ABOUT THAT DURING HIS MAY 3rd NEWS CONFERENCE.

>> WHEN ROGER THOMPSON WAS REMOVED AS THE APPROPRIATIONS CHAIR, I DON'T KNOW, IT SEEMS KIND OF WEIRD.

IT'S A KNEE-JERK REACTION, GETTING RID OF YOUR OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR RIGHT BEFORE THE BIG GAME OR RIGHT BEFORE A SUPER BOWL.

>> THOMPSON'S ABSENCE WAS NOTED BY HOUSE BUDGET APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE CHAIR REPRESENTATIVE KEVIN WALLACE AS TALKS GOT UNDERWAY.

>> WE HAVE HAD MULTIPLE NEGOTIATIONS SINCE THE SENATE RESOLUTION CAME OUT, BOTH WITH THE FORMER CHAIRMAN.

I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE HIM ACCOLADES, A GUY T .

>> THAT NOTION WOULD LIKELY PUT THE GOVERNOR ON THE HOUSE BUDGET NEGOTIATOR SIDE, AND THEY PUSHED THE ISSUE AS SENATE PRESIDENT PRO-TEM GREG TREAT STOOD FIRM.

>> WE HAVE BEEN VERY CLEAR THAT WE CUT TAXES OVER $400 MILLION ON THE GROCERY TAX, SOMETHING WE DID RIGHT AFTER THE FEBRUARY NUMBER.

IF YOU WANT TO TALK THAT, IT'S GOING TO TAKE UP THE REST OF THE TIME.

>> WHILE THE TWO SIDES DID NOT COME TOGETHER ON THE TAX CUTS, THEY DID HASH OUT AN AGREEMENT FOR SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION TO HELP WITH STORM DAMAGE.

THE INITIAL FUNDING NUMBER WAS 30 MILLION, BUT HOUSE SPEAKER CHARLES MCCALL BROUGHT UP THAT STORM SEASON ISN'T QUITE OVER YET.

>> THERE IS THE PROPENSITY AND SOME PROBABILITY THAT ADDITIONAL WEATHER EVENTS COULD HAPPEN OUTSIDE OF LEGISLATIVE SESSION, AND THERE SHOULD BE SOME CONSIDERATION GIVEN TO THAT AS WELL IN THAT APPROPRIATED NUMBER.

>> MCCALL REMINDED THE NEGOTIATORS THAT A FEW YEARS AGO, THE LEGISLATURE DID APPROPRIATE MORE MONEY THAN NEEDED FOR STORM RECOVERY EFFORTS IN PREVIOUS YEARS BUT CAME BACK LATER TO CLAW BACK THE EXCESS FUNDING TO USE ELSEWHERE.

SO THE AGREEMENT IS FOR 45 MILLION TOWARD EMERGENCY FUNDING.

>> YOU MADE A GOOD POINT.

WE HAVE SURPLUS SAVINGS RIGHT NOW.

WE COULD PUT SOME CASH OVER THERE AND CLAW IT BACK IF IT WAS OVER WHAT WE NEED.

>> I TOLD MY CAUCUS AND MY CHAMBER THAT THIS WAS THE ONE NUMBER THAT I WOULD AGREE TO TODAY WITHOUT ANY HAVING TO GO BACK, SO I'M FINE WITH 45 MILLION.

>> BACK ON NEXT FISCAL YEAR'S BUDGET, HOUSE LEADERS CREATED A LIST OF WHAT THEY SAY AS DISCREPANCIES BETWEEN THE CHAMBER'S BUDGET PROPOSALS.

THEY TRIED TO HASH OUT AGREEMENTS, BUT TREAT AND HALL ARE STICKING TO THE NEW TRANSPARENCY PROTOCOLS BY HOLDING PUBLIC APPROPRIATION SUBCOMMITTEE VOTES ON BUDGET PROPOSALS.

>> I'M FINE WITH GETTING THIS IN FRONT OF EVERY SUB COMMITTEE THAT ADDRESSES THE LINE ITEM, AND WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT THOSE ARE AGENDA ITEMS THIS WEEK.

>> AFTER NEARLY 3 HOURS OF BACK AND FORTH, LAWMAKERS WERE FINDING IT DIFFICULT TO MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT THE SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE'S APPROVAL.

WITH IMPENDING STORES AND A SLIGHT IMPASSE, THE NEGOTIATORS DECIDED TO RETURN BACK BEHIND THESE DOORS TO CONTINUE TALKS ON THURSDAY.

>> GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY.

WELCOME BACK TO OUR BUDGET SUMMIT.

>> ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON, IT SEEMED THE SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE'S WORK PAID OFF, BECAUSE THE HOUSE AND SENATE BEGAN COMING TOGETHER OVER SOME OF THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE PROPOSED BUDGETS.

>> WE'VE HAD OUR SUBCOMMITTEES NOW, AND SO I THINK YOU WILL HAVE SEEN US MOVE, MAYBE NOT THE RIGHT WORD, BUT AFFIRM POSITIONS THAT THE HOUSE ALREADY HAD ON SOME OF THEIR THINGS, AND SO I THINK YOU'LL SEE QUITE A FEW AREAS OF AGREEMENT.

>> HOUSE BUDGET CHAIR WALLACE RAISED A CONCERN ABOUT THE SENATE SUBCOMMITTEE PROCESS, AND IF THURSDAY'S NEGOTIATIONS CAME UP WITH A COMPROMISE, WOULD THAT BE SUBJECT TO MORE SUBCOMMITTEE HEARINGS?

>> WE HAVE A GREAT DEAL OF LATITUDE, BUT WE ALSO RESPECT OUR MEMBERSHIP, SO IT WILL DEPEND ON HOW WIDE THE SWINGS ARE TODAY, WHAT DECISION I MAKE AS FAR AS -- BUT WE'LL BE ABUNDANTLY CLEAR ON WHAT OUR POSITION IS FOR THE DIFFERENCES.

>> FROM THAT POINT, THE TWO SIDES BEGAN RECONCILING CONDITIONS, WHICH LASTED SEVERAL HOURS AS THURSDAY AFTERNOON TURNED INTO THURSDAY EVENING.

>> YOU GUYS ARE DOING GREAT, FINALLY TALKING NOW ON LINE ITEMS, WHICH IS REALLY FUN.

>> THE HOUSE IS EXPECTED TO TAKE UP THE 45 MILLION DOLLARS IN EMERGENCY FUNDING ON MONDAY, WITH THE SENATE TO FOLLOW SHORTLY AFTER.

BUDGET NEGOTIATORS ARE PLANNING TO MEET AGAIN EARLY NEXT WEEK.

RICH.

>> JASON, THANK YOU.

NOW COMING UP LATER IN THIS NEWSCAST, WE'LL VISIT WITH QUORUM CALL PUBLISHER SHAWN ASHLEY TO GET YOU CAUGHT UP ON ALL OF THE OTHER NEWS FROM THE LEGISLATIVE SESSION THIS WEEK.

>> OKLAHOMA ATTORNEY GENERAL GENTNER DRUMMOND TESTIFIED BEFORE A U.S. HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE IN WASHINGTON D.C. ON TUESDAY.

HE WAS ARGUING AGAINST THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY'S LATEST RMP MANDATES, WHICH STANDS FOR RISK MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS.

THE E.P.A.

SAYS THE REGULATIONS ARE NEEDED TO HELP PREPARE FOR AND PREVENT TOXIC CHEMICAL ACCIDENTS.

BUT DRUMMOND SAID THE E.P.A.

IS UNFAIRLY TARGETING INDUSTRIES LIKE OIL AND GAS AND OVER-REGULATING THEM, WHICH HE SAYS COULD LEAD TO A DOWNTURN IN THE ECONOMY IN OKLAHOMA AND ACROSS THE NATION.

>> AS OKLAHOMA'S ATTORNEY GENERAL, I OFTEN FIND MYSELF IN THE POSITION OF CHALLENGING RULES ADOPTED BY FEDERAL AGENCIES.

DURING MY 16 MONTHS IN OFFICE, I HAVE FILED NUMEROUS ACTIONS AGAINST FEDERAL AGENCIES, BUT ONE THAT I'VE SUED MORE THAN OTHERS IS THE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY.

UNFORTUNATELY, THE E.P.A.

CONSISTENTLY PROMOTES POLICIES AND ADOPTS RULES THAT ARE BAD FOR BUSINESS, HARMFUL TO CONSUMERS, AND OUTRIGHT HOSTILE TO AMERICA'S OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY.

>> ANOTHER PROBLEM I WOULD POINT OUT IS THE VAGUENESS, AND THAT IT'S BOUND TO INCREASE COSTS.

AND THOSE WHO WISH TO PLAY BY THE RULES INEVITABLY WILL DO MORE AND SPEND MORE TO COMPLY.

AS I SAID PREVIOUSLY, THESE COSTS ULTIMATELY WILL BE PASSED ON TO CONSUMERS.

>> DRUMMOND WAS SPEAKING BEFORE THE HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE.

>> THIS IS NATIONAL "SURVIVE A STROKE" WEEK, AND TODAY, WE'LL MEET TWO THREE PEOPLE WHO HAVE DONE THAT AND HOPEFULLY PROVIDE YOU WITH SOME GOOD INFORMATION THAT WILL HELP YOU AVOID EVER HAVING TO DEAL WITH THE EFFECTS OF A STROKE.

STEVE SHAW JOINS US NOW WITH MORE ON THAT.

STEVE?

>> RICH, THIS WAS THE OWE EYE-OPENER FOR ME.

MEDICAL EXPERTS AGREE, STROKE IS THE FIFTH MOST COMMON CAUSE OF DEATH IN THE U.S., AND IT'S THE LEADING CAUSE OF ADULT DISABILITY.

LIFE HASN'T BEEN EXACTLY LIKE A BOX OF CHOCOLATES FOR 29-YEAR-OLD JOHN MANS.

IT'S BEEN A STRUGGLE.

7 YEARS AGO, JOHN TOOK A HARD FALL DURING JUDO PRACTICE AND HIT HIS HEAD.

THAT FALL CAUSED A BLOOD CLOT IN MANS' HEAD, WHICH NOBODY KNEW ABOUT.

THAT CLOT BURST A MONTH LATER.

>> THE NIGHT JON HAD HIS STROKE, JON TRIED TO STAND UP, AND THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS FACE WAS GONE.

IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS MELTING.

SO WE KNEW SOMETHING WAS WRONG.

NEVER ONCE DID WE THINK MAYBE HE'S HAD A STROKE, BECAUSE TO ME A STROKE WAS SOMETHING THAT HAPPENED TO OLDER PEOPLE, NOT A 22-YEAR-OLD ATHLETE, NOT AN OLYMPIC WEIGHTLIFTER.

SO I THINK STROKE AWARENESS IS CRITICAL, BECAUSE WITH A STROKE, GETTING THE TREATMENT AS FAST AS POSSIBLE IS KEY.

>> MANS' STROKE PARALYZED HIS LEFT SIDE.

IT'S TAKEN A HERCULEAN EFFORT TO COME THIS FAR BACK.

>> IT'S IMPORTANT TO BE INDEPENDENT, ISN'T IT?

>> YES.

>> TAKE A LOT OF PRIDE IN THAT?

>> YES.

YEA, I'M ALWAYS STRIVING TO BE MORE ABLE.

>> HOW PROUD ARE YOU OF HIM?

>> I'M REMARKABLY PROUD.

JON HAS ALWAYS BEEN A FOCUSED, DETERMINED INDIVIDUAL.

ONCE HE'S SET HIS MIND ON SOMETHING, HE ACHIEVES WHAT HE WANTS TO.

>> I AM ABLE TO ADAPT TO ALMOST ANYTHING THAT I NEED TO DO, LIKE I HAVE THIS ON MY CHAIR, WHICH REALLY HELPS, A GRABBER, SO THAT ALLOWS ME TO GRAB SOMETHING.

>> CAN YOU SHOW THAT TO US AGAIN?

>> YEAH.

>> WHAT DO YOU GRAB WITH THAT?

>> JUST ANYTHING I CAN'T -- SAY SOMETHING IS UNDER A TABLE AND I NEED TO PICK IT UP OR CAN'T GET TO IT, YEP.

>> QUICK DETECTION AND QUICK ACTION ARE WHAT SAVES PEOPLE'S LIVES WHEN IT COMES TO STROKE.

>> THE STROKES CAN HAPPEN AT ANY LOCATION, SO IT DEPENDS ON WHAT SIDE OF THE BRAIN IT AFFECTS.

>> DR. LANE TINSLEY IS THE HEAD OF NEUROLOGY FOR THE NORMAN REGIONAL HOSPITAL SYSTEM.

MONDAY AFTERNOON, SHE SPOKE ABOUT STROKE AT NORMAN'S SENIOR WELLNESS CENTER.

THAT CENTER IS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN NORMAN REGIONAL AND THE CITY OF NORMAN.

THEY ALSO HAVE WORKOUT FACILITIES AND MEETING ROOMS FOR PEOPLE OVER 50 YEARS OLD.

>> WHAT HAPPENS WHEN SOMEONE HAS A STROKE?

>> THAT'S A GOOD QUESTION.

SO THE MOST COMMON CAUSE -- OR TYPE OF STROKE IS WHAT WE CALL ISCHEMIC STROKE OR ALSO KNOWN AS A BLOOD CLOT STROKE.

SO THAT MEANS THAT A CLOT COMES SOMEWHERE FROM THE HEART OR MAYBE BREAKS OFF FROM A BLOOD VESSEL AND TRAVELS UP INTO THE HEAD AND BLOCKS THAT ARTERY.

80% OF STROKES ARE THAT TYPE.

>> SHE SAYS STROKES ARE DANGEROUS BECAUSE THEY SET OFF CATASTROPHIC EVENTS IN THE BODY, WHICH HAPPENS WHEN OXYGEN AND BLOOD FLOW ARE CUT OFF TO THE BRAIN.

>> ALL THE STUDIES AND RESEARCH SHOW THAT THE EARLIER WE CAN INTERVENE ON A STROKE, THE BETTER LONG-TERM OUTCOME IS AS FAR AS PATIENTS AND THEIR DEGREE OF DISABILITY AND RECOVERY.

THERE'S A MEDICATION OUT THERE THAT KIND OF IS GENERALLY KNOWN AS THE CLOT-BUSTER MEDICINE, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT IS GIVEN THROUGH EMERGENCY ROOM SITUATIONS OR THROUGH PARAMEDICS.

AND THAT IS A MEDICINE THAT IS VERY TIME SENSITIVE.

YOU HAVE TO GIVE THAT MEDICINE WITHIN A VERY SHORT TIME WINDOW OF THOSE STROKE SYMPTOMS STARTING.

>> TINSLEY SAYS OKLAHOMA IS KNOWN AS ONE OF THE STROKE BELTS IN THE U.S. >> I DON'T KNOW.

I THINK, YOU KNOW, PROBABLY OUR CULTURE, JUST THE -- EVERY REGION HAS THEIR DIFFERENT THINGS THEY ENJOY TO DO.

I THINK A LOT OF DIETARY THINGS THAT COME WITH OKLAHOMA.

>> A LOT OF HARD LIVING?

>> I GUESS SO, YEAH.

>> LONG-TIME NORMAN RESIDENTS TOM AND ANNETTE WILLIAMS HAVE BEEN MARRIED 48 YEARS.

JUST AFTER NEW YEARS OF 2022, BOTH TOM AND ANNETTE WERE FIGHTING BAD CASES OF THE COVID AT HOME WHEN ANNETTE REALLY GOT SICK.

PARAMEDICS RUSHED ANNETTE TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE ANNETTE SUFFERED A STROKE.

SHE WAS THEN MOVED TO OU HEALTH WHERE DOCTORS PERFORMED EMERGENCY SURGERY.

TOM SAYS THEN ANNETTE SUFFERED ANOTHER STROKE, LEADING TO ANOTHER EMERGENCY SURGERY.

>> SHE'S COME A LONG, LONG WAY, AND WE'RE VERY GRATEFUL FOR THAT, BUT AS YOU SAID, THE AWARENESS IS WHAT WE'RE HERE TO TALK ABOUT TODAY.

I JUST DON'T BELIEVE THAT THAT MANY PEOPLE UNDERSTAND WHAT APHASIA IS.

APHASIA AFFECTS ALL THE LANGUAGE CENTER OF THE BRAIN.

>> I HAD NEVER HEARD OF APHASIA UNTIL BRUCE WILLIS GOT IT.

WHAT IS IT?

>> APHASIA IS A FANCY WORD THAT BASICALLY JUST MEANS LANGUAGE DYSFUNCTION.

>> DR. LANE SAYS STROKES CAUSE APHASIA.

THINK OF IT LIKE THIS.

PEOPLE WITH APHASIA THINK THEY'RE SAYING ONE THING, BUT THEY'RE ACTUALLY SAYING SOMETHING ELSE IF THEY CAN TALK AT ALL.

WILLIAMS SAYS HIS WIFE'S EXPERIENCE WITH IT HAS BEEN BRUTAL.

>> WHEN A PERSON HAS APHASIA, THEY LITERALLY WITHDRAW FROM SOCIETY.

WE WERE AVID CHURCH-GOERS.

WE NEVER MISSED A SUNDAY.

I MEAN, WE WERE VERY INVOLVED.

SHE WAS A PRAYER MINISTER IN THE CHURCH.

I WAS AN ELDER IN THE CHURCH.

THAT DESIRE LEFT HER.

SHE DID NOT WANT TO GO BACK, BECAUSE SHE COULD NOT INTERACT WITH HER FRIENDS ANYMORE, AND IT BECAME OVERWHELMING FOR HER.

>> MEDICAL EXPERTS SAY THE ACRONYM BE FAST IS SOMETHING GOOD TO KEEP IN MIND WHEN IT COMES TO STROKE SYSTEMS.

B STANDS FOR BALANCE, A SUDDEN LOSS OF BALANCE.

E STANDS FOR EYES OR SUDDEN VISION CHANGES.

F STANDS FOR IS ONE SIDE OF A PERSON'S FACE DROOPING.

A STANDS FOR ARMS.

IF A PERSON RAISES THEIR ARMS, DOES ONE DRIFT DOWNWARD.

S STANDS FOR SPEECH, IS A PERSON'S SPEECH SLURRED OR DOES IT SOUND STRANGE?

AND T MEANS TIME.

IF YOU SEE ANY OF THESE, CALL 911, BECAUSE THERE'S NOT MUCH TIME AT ALL.

AND FINALLY, THERE'S JENNY MELENDEZ WHO TWO YEARS AGO WAS WORKING AT A PRINT REPORTER AT THE STATE CAPITOL WHEN SHE GOT A TERRIBLE HEADACHE AND BLURRY VISION.

>> AND HAVING HAD MIGRAINES BEFORE, I KNEW THAT THIS WASN'T A NORMAL MIGRAINE.

IT FELT LIKE THERE WAS ALMOST A LIQUID OR SOMETHING, LIKE, RUSHING THROUGH MY HEAD.

>> JENNY SAYS SHE DROVE HERSELF TO THE NEAREST HOSPITAL WHERE SHE LOST CONSCIOUSNESS, AND DOCTORS FOUND THREE BRAIN BLEEDS.

JENNY DIDN'T GET OUT OF THE HOSPITAL FOR A MONTH.

FOR HER, SHE SAYS STROKE SUPPORT GROUPS HAVE BEEN A BIG HELP.

>> SOMEONE WHO IS A CARETAKER FOR A STROKE SURVIVOR OR A STROKE SURVIVOR THEMSELVES CAN REALLY RELATE TO YOU AND HAVE THAT, OH, I UNDERSTAND.

AND WE TALK ABOUT OUR MEDICATIONS AND WHICH ONES DO WHAT TO US, AND JUST HAVING THAT COMMUNITY THAT WE FEEL SAFE WITH THAT WE DON'T HAVE TO, YOU KNOW, FEEL EMBARRASSED BY ANY OF OUR LIMITATIONS, AND WE CAN -- IT'S JUST A VERY SAFE PLACE TO US.

>> DR. LANE TINSLEY ECHOES WHAT I HAVE HEARD OTHER MEDICAL EXPERTS SAY ABOUT RECOGNIZING SIGNS OF STROKE.

YOU'RE NEVER GOING TO HATE YOURSELF FOR WRONGLY BELIEVING A LOVED ONE OR FRIEND IS HAVING A STROKE.

CALL 911.

GET THEM TO THE HOSPITAL.

RICH.

>> STEVE, THANK YOU.

EARLIER IN THIS NEWSCAST, WE TALKED ABOUT THE BUDGET CALL BY GOVERNOR STITT.

FOR MORE ON WHAT HE IS HEARING, WE'RE JOINED BY QUORUM CALL PUBLISHER SHAWN ASHLEY.

WHERE DO YOU SEE THIS HEADING IN TERMS OF A FINISHED DEAL?

>> WELL, TIME IS RUNNING OUT.

LAWMAKERS HAVE UNTIL MAY 31st TO FINISH THEIR WORK, BUT THEY WOULD REALLY LIKE TO GET DONE BY MAY 24th, THE FRIDAY BEFORE TH STEVEN HARP WITHDREW THAT REQUEST SAYING THAT OVER THE SUMMER HE WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO LAWMAKERS ABOUT THE PROPOSAL AND GET AN IDEA AND COMMUNICATE TO THEM THE REVENUE-GENERATING OPPORTUNITIES THAT IT COULD PROVIDE FOR THE STATE AND THE DEPARTMENT.

THAT WILL PROBABLY BE AN INTERIM STUDY THAT OETA AND QUORUM CALL WILL COVER.

>> THE STATE TREASURER REPORTING SOME POSITIVE NEWS THIS WEEK.

>> YES.

WE SAW TOTAL REVENUES GROW OVER THE SAME MONTH ONE YEAR AGO, THE MONTH OF APRIL.

HOWEVER, WHEN YOU LOOK WITHIN THOSE NUMBERS, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF THINGS TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT.

WE'RE BEGINNING TO SEE CONSUMPTION TAXES, SALES TAX AND USE TAX DECLINE A BIT, AND THAT'S SOMETHING TO KEEP AN EYE ON AS WE MOVE FURTHER INTO THE REMAINDER OF THIS FISCAL YEAR AND THE START OF THE NEW FISCAL YEAR IN JULY.

>> SHAWN, I WANT TO GET BACK TO THE BUDGET NEGOTIATIONS.

OBVIOUSLY, THIS IS ALL ABOUT TRANSPARENCY, ACCORDING TO THE GOVERNOR.

WHAT ARE LAWMAKERS FEELING ABOUT THAT?

DO YOU THINK IT'S WORKING?

>> WELL, I THINK IT DEPENDS ON WHICH SIDE OF THE ROTUNDA YOU'RE TALKING TO.

THE SENATE HAS BEEN SATISFIED WITH THE RESULTS SINCE THE CHANGE IN THE SENATE APPROPRIATIONS LEADERSHIP.

WE SAW SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE MEMBERS CONSIDER CHANGES TO THE SENATE'S POSITION IN MEETINGS A WEEK AGO AND THEN AGAIN ON TUESDAY.

I THINK THE HOUSE, HOWEVER, SEES THAT AS A BIT OF AN IMPEDIMENT.

HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS AND BUDGET CHAIR KEVIN WALLACE, FOR EXAMPLE, SUPPRESSED SOME FRUSTRATIONS IN THE FIRST DAY OF THE BUDGET SUMMIT WITH THE IDEA THAT SENATE PRESIDENT PRO-TEM GREG TREAT WOULD HAVE TO TAKE PROPOSED >> JOINING ME NOW IS STATE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER GLENN MULL READY AND THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR FOR THE AMERICAN RED CROSS.

GENTLEMEN, THANK YOU BOTH FOR BEING HERE ON IN DEPTH.

>> OF COURSE.

THANKS FOR HAVING US.

>> COMMISSIONER, AS WE CONSIDER THE REPURR CUSHION OF THESE STORMS -- REPERCUSSION OF THESE STORMS, CAN YOU GIVE ME THE LAY OF THE LAND.

HOW MANY OKLAHOMANS ARE PROTECTED BY INSURANCE, AND WHAT KIND OF INSURANCE DO THEY HAVE?

>> MOST FOLKS THAT HAVE A HOME WILL HAVE HOMEOWNERS INSURANCE.

IF YOU HAVE A MORTGAGE, YOU'RE REQUIRED TO CARRY INSURANCE, SO THEY DO HAVE THAT.

HOWEVER, I CAN TELL YOU, DOWN IN SULFUR, WHEN WE RAN SOME DATA AFTER THE STORM, YOU'VE GOT 40% OF THE HOMES UNINSURED.

I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE, JUST THE NUMBER OF HOMES.

SO THERE ARE STILL A LOT OF HOMES THAT ARE NOT INSURED.

THE CONCERN, THE DANGER IS SOME FOLKS BELIEVE THAT FEMA IS GOING TO RIDE IN A WHITE HORSE AND RESCUE PEOPLE.

INDEED FEMA DOES GREAT WORK AND CAN COME IN AND DO GREAT THINGS, BUT IT CAN'T TAKE PLACE OF A FULL INSURANCE COVERAGE.

THE TIME OF FEMA, YOU'RE -- TYPE OF FEMA COVERAGE, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT $5,000 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

>> SO FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, IF YOU HAVE $50,000 OF DAMAGE ON YOUR HOME, YOU DO HAVE INSURANCE, AND INSURANCE IS ONLY GOING TO COVER MAYBE $25,000.

FEMA ISN'T ABLE TO COME IN AND COVER THE REST?

>> NO.

FEMA IS GOING TO HELP WITH REALLY THE UNINSURED IN THAT SITUATION.

IF YOU HAVE INSURANCE, YOU'RE GOING TO BE DEALING WITH YOUR INSURANCE COMPANY.

YOU'LL ALWAYS HAVE YOUR DEDUCTIBLE BUT YOU SHOULD HAVE FULL COVERAGE.

IF YOU HAVE A 50,000-DOLLAR CLAIM AND YOU HAVE $50,000 WORTH OF COVERAGE, MINUS YOUR DEDUCTIBLE, THAT SHOULD BE PAID.

>> IN TERMS OF SAFETY, HOW MANY OKLAHOMANS WOULD YOU SAY WERE AND ARE PREPARED FOR THESE STORMS?

>> WHAT WE SEE IS THERE IS OFTEN A GAP IN PREPAREDNESS FOR STORMS, ESPECIALLY AS WE GET DEEPER INTO SEVERE WEATHER SEASON AND HAVE MULTIPLE STORMS, BECAUSE PEOPLE EXPERIENCE THAT SORT OF FATIGUE.

THEY KIND OF LET THEIR GUARD DOWN, THEY STOP LOOKING AT NOTIFICATIONS AND KEEPING ON TOP OF THE WEATHER.

YOU KNOW, I THINK WE SAW IT IN TV NEWS COVERAGE OF THE WEATHER COMING IN WHEN IT WAS PREDICTED TO BE A REALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION, AND OF COURSE, BARNS DALL GOT HIT REALLY HARD BUT A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE HAD THE SENTIMENT THAT, OH, NOTHING IS HAPPENING.

THIS ISN'T A BIG DEAL.

SO WE SEE PEOPLE LET THEIR GUARD DOWN AS SEVERE WEATHER KEEPS HAPPENING AND THE HUGE IMPACTS THEY WERE EXPECTING DON'T HAPPEN.

THE RED CROSS IS CONSISTENT IN TELLING PEOPLE THAT THEY NEED TO PREPARE FOR EMERGENCIES, GET A KIT, MAKE A PLAN, STAY CONNECTED, AND WE'RE ALWAYS GOING TO TELL PEOPLE TO DO THAT, NO MATTER WHAT TIME OF YEAR.

OFTEN, WHEN WE RESPOND TO DISASTERS, WHETHER IT'S A TORNADO OR A HOME FIRE, WE FIND THAT PEOPLE DIDN'T FOLLOW SORT OF THE NECESSARY BASIC PREPAREDNESS THINGS, AND THAT CAN MAKE IT TOUGHER FOR US TO HELP PEOPLE RECOVER AND FOR ALL AGENCIES THAT ARE HELPING.

>> AND SO THE SEVERE WEATHER -- GO AHEAD.

>> CAN I JUMP IN?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> BECAUSE IT'S JUST A CRITICAL PIECE, THE PREPAREDNESS PART.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

>> THERE'S SO MUCH FOLKS CAN DO TO GET PREPARED, AND AS HE SAID, SOMETIMES THEY DON'T DO SO.

JUST ON THE INSURANCE SIDE, TALKING TO YOUR AGENT, UNDERSTANDING WHAT YOU HAVE FOR COVERAGE.

WE'VE RUN A NUMBER OF SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS AND OTHER THINGS, KIND OF CORNY, BUT MULL READY SAYS GO AHEAD READY.

WE HAVE PUSHED THAT FOR FIVE YEARS NOW.

THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS TO GET PREPARED, EVEN AS EASY AS TAKING A VIDEO OF YOUR PHONE AHEAD OF TIME AND STORING THAT IN THE CLOUD SOMEWHERE.

WHEN YOUR HOME GETS BLOWN AWAY, TRYING TO RECONSTRUCT WHAT YOU HAD IN THAT HOME AND WHAT YOU HAD FOR YOUR POSSESSIONS AND ALL OF THAT, THAT'S VERY DIFFICULT.

BUT A VIDEO DOCUMENTING ALL OF THAT IS SUPER HELPFUL.

>> THAT'S A GREAT IDEA, AND THAT'S SOMETHING SIMPLE THAT ANYBODY CAN DO, JUST PREPARING SOME SATURDAY MORNING.

>> YOU MENTIONED SEVERE WEATHER FATIGUE.

WHAT ARE SOME OTHER WAYS THIS IS AFFECTING OKLAHOMANS FROM STAYING SAFE?

WE'RE SEEING ALL OF THESE SEVERE WEATHER ALERTS.

WE'RE HEARING FROM MULL READY, FROM THE RED CROSS.

HOW CAN WE MANAGE NOT GETTING THAT SEVERE WEATHER FATIGUE?

>> I MEAN, IT'S TOUGH.

IT'S JUST SORT OF HUMAN NATURE WHEN THE ALERT KEEPS COMING, ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE THE APPS ON YOUR PHONE.

WE HAVE A RED CROSS APP THAT HELPS NOTIFY PEOPLE WHEN THERE IS SEVERE WEATHER AROUND AND STEPS THEY SHOULD TAKE, BUT WHEN YOU GET THOSE ALERTS ONE AFTER THE OTHER AFTER THE OTHER, AND SOMETIMES MULTIPLE IN ONE EVENING, IT'S JUST SORT OF HUMAN NATURE TO START IGNORING IT.

>> TUNING IT OUT.

>> YEAH, TUNING IT OUT.

IT'S KIND OF AN INDIVIDUAL MINDSET THAT YOU HAVE TO TAKE ON.

I HAVE TO BE PREPARED.

I KNOW WHAT THE RISKS ARE.

I'M GOING TO PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT'S HAPPENING AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE IN MY HOUSEHOLD IS BEST PREPARED FOR WHAT COULD HAPPEN, BECAUSE THAT'S THE THING.

IT'S NEVER A GUARANTEE THAT A DISASTER IS GOING TO HAPPEN, BUT YOU NEED TO BE READY FOR THE POSSIBILITY, BECAUSE WHEN IT DOES, YOU WANT TO BE AS BEST PREPARED AS POSSIBLE, BECAUSE THAT'S WHEN YOU RECOVER MORE FULLY THAN IF YOU'RE LESS PREPARED.

>> WELL, COMMISSIONER MULL READY MENTIONED TAKING THAT VIDEO BEFORE THESE STORMS HIT.

WHAT ARE SOME OTHER WAYS THAT OKLAHOMANS -- AND WE'VE BEEN OVER IT BEFORE, HAVING ALERTS ON YOUR PHONE, HAVING A SAFE SPOT.

WHAT ARE SOME OTHER WAYS OKLAHOMANS CAN PREPARE?

>> SO GETTING AN EMERGENCY KIT IS A CRUCIAL STEP, AND PEOPLE ALWAYS WANT TO KNOW WHAT SHOULD GO IN MY EMERGENCY KIT.

YOU WANT TO HAVE ABOUT 72 HOURS OF SUPPLIES, BECAUSE THAT'S KIND OF HOW LONG IT COULD TAKE FIRST RESPONDERS TO GET TO YOU FOR RELIEF ORGANIZATIONS TO HAVE SHELTERS AVAILABLE, DEPENDING ON HOW BAD THE DISASTER IS.

SO YOU WANT TO THINK OF A GALLON OF WATER PER PERSON PER DAY IN YOUR HOUSEHOLD.

YOU WANT TO THINK ABOUT MEDICATIONS AND OTHER MEDICAL NEEDS THAT PEOPLE MIGHT HAVE.

YOU NEED EXTRAS OF THOSE.

YOU WANT TO THINK ABOUT SUPPLIES FOR YOUR PETS, IF YOU HAVE PETS.

YOU WANT SOME NONPERISHABLE FOOD, SO THINGS THAT YOU CAN EASILY OPEN, EAT.

IF YOU HAVE CANNED GOODS, YOU'RE GOING TO WANT A CAN OPENER, AND YOU WANT THIS ALL IN A BAG THAT YOU CAN GRAB AND TAKE WITH YOU WHEREVER YOU NEED TO GO.

AND WE ALSO ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO MAKE A PLAN.

THAT'S SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY HARD TO DO WHEN YOU DON'T HAVE A HOUSE ANYMORE, FIGURE OUT WHERE YOU'RE GOING TO GO.

BUT IF YOU'VE THOUGHT ABOUT IT AHEAD OF TIME, YOU KNOW THAT YOU HAVE A FAMILY MEMBER SOMEWHERE IN THE AREA, YOU HAVE FRIENDS THAT ARE A 30-MINUTE DRIVE AWAY.

HAVE A FEW OPTIONS, SO IN CASE A DISASTER DOES HAPPEN, YOU MIGHT HAVE A PLAN OF WHERE TO GO.

AND THEN YOU DON'T HAVE TO COME TO A SHELTER AND TRY TO FIGURE THINGS OUT.

YOU ALREADY HAVE A PLACE TO STAY.

THAT'S OUR GOAL WHEN PEOPLE COME IN TO SHELTERS.

THEY DIDN'T HAVE ANYWHERE ELSE TO TURN, AND WE KNOW THAT, AND WE TRY TO HELP THEM FIND THAT NEXT PLACE TO LAND AS SOON AS WE CAN, BECAUSE THAT'S BEST FOR PEOPLE IN THE LONG RUN.

>> COMMISSIONER MULL READY, EVEN THOUGH SOME PEOPLE MAY NOT CHOOSE TO FILE INSURANCE CLAIMS ON STORM DAMAGE, MAYBE THEIR CAR WAS HIT OR THEIR ROOF OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, WHY WOULD YOU SAY IT'S IMPORTANT TO REPORT THAT DAMAGE TO STATE AND FEDERAL EMPLOYEES?

>> YES.

SO FIRST THING I WOULD SAY IS THAT THEY SHOULD TRY TO ASSESS THE DAMAGE, BECAUSE EVERYONE HAS A DEDUCTIBLE TOO, AND IF IT'S GOING TO BE BELOW OR CLOSE TO A DEDUCTIBLE, YOU DON'T WANT TO FILE AN INSURANCE CLAIM.

SO DON'T BE TOO QUICK TO FILE AN INSURANCE CLAIM, BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT THAT ON YOUR RECORD AS FAR AS HAVING A NUMBER OF CLAIMS IF THERE'S A SMALL AMOUNT OF DAMAGE.

MOST OF THE TIMES, WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THESE BIG STORMS, THERE'S A LOT OF DAMAGE.

BUT THE ACCUMULATION OF THAT DATA BY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT FOLKS HERE, THAT IS WHAT CAN HELP TRIGGER AID FROM THE FEDERAL STANDPOINT.

SO WHETHER IT'S INSURED OR UNINSURED, EVERYBODY SHOULD REPORT DAMAGE TO DAMAGE.OK.GOV.

>> AND COMMISSIONER, TAKE US THROUGH THIS PROCESS AFTER THESE SEVERE STORMS HIT.

YOU'RE REALIZING DAMAGE, ENOUGH TO GO AHEAD AND REPORT.

WHAT DO YOU DO NEXT?

>> YEAH, SO IF INDEED YOU'VE GOT A CLAIM, CONTACT YOUR INSURANCE AGENT TO REPORT THE CLAIM.

THE OTHER THING I WOULD SAY RIGHT UP FRONT IS SOME SITUATIONS LIKE THIS, TO BE PATIENT.

IF YOU'VE HAD A CLAIM AT YOUR HOME FROM SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, SIX MONTHS AGO, YOU HAD A CLAIM.

WELL, IN THIS SITUATION, YOU'VE GOT 500 PEOPLE THAT ARE HAVING A CLAIM AT THAT SAME TIME.

WE DECLARE AN EMERGENCY AT THE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT.

WE CAN TAKE STEPS TO ALLOW ADDITIONAL ADJUSTERS TO COME INTO OUR STATE.

IT REALLY APPLIES TO LICENSING AND THINGS.

SO WE TAKE THOSE STEPS TO TRY TO ALLEVIATE THOSE WAITS THAT MIGHT TAKE PLACE WITH INSURANCE CLAIMS, BUT CONTACT YOUR INSURANCE AGENT, BE FAMILIAR WITH YOUR POLICY.

DO I HAVE REPLACEMENT COST COVERAGE OR ACTUAL CASH VALUE?

THOSE ARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS AND IMPORTANT TO KNOW.

SPECIFICALLY, IN OUR WORLD, IT'S A LOT ABOUT ROOFS, A LOT OF ROOF DAMAGE, WIND AND HAIL, MORE THAN OUR FAIR SHARE.

SO ACTUAL CASH VALUE AND REPLACEMENT COST, VERY IMPORTANT TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE.

>> MATT, YOU'VE ACTUALLY BEEN ON THE GROUND IN BARNS DALL, BARTLESVILLE, SULFUR, DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE STATE ASSESSING DAMAGE.

CAN YOU TELL US WHAT YOU'VE SEEN OUT THERE.

>> EVERYTHING IS ITS OWN DISASTER IN A WAY.

SULPHUR, THE BUSINESS DISTRICT GOT HIT REALLY HARD, AND THAT'S GOING TO HAVE AN IMPACT ON THEIR SUMMER ECONOMY AND THINGS LIKE THAT THIS THEY RELY ON.

RESIDENCES GOT HIT TOO, BUT IT WASN'T AS BIG OF AN IMPACT AS WE SEE IN BARNDALL WHERE HOMES ARE COMPLETELY LEVELED.

EVERYWHERE WE'RE RESPONDING IS JUST A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT, BUT WE KNOW THAT FOR THE FAMILIES WHO CAN'T BE IN THEIR HOMES ANYMORE, IT'S DEVASTATING TO ALL OF THEM.

>> WELL, AND YOU MENTIONED BEFORE THE CREDIT CROSS IS OFFERING SEVERAL SHELTERS AND PLACES FOR PEOPLE TO STAY.

CAN YOU TELL ME WHERE THOSE ARE AT AND IF THERE'S ANY CRITERIA OR QUALIFICATIONS FOR THEM TO GET IN.

>> THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY NO CRITERIA OR QUALIFICATIONS FOR PEOPLE TO STAY AT A RED CROSS SHELTER.

THEY'RE OPEN TO EVERYONE.

IF YOU NEED HELP, YOU'RE WELCOME IN.

AND THE RESEARCH THAT WE HAVE IN THE SHELTER ARE AVAILABLE EVEN IF YOU DON'T STAY THERE.

SO YOU CAN COME BACK TO GET MEALS, SNACKS, HEALTH SERVICES, LIKE REPLACING LOST GLASSES OR PRESCRIPTIONS, MENTAL HEALTHCARE, SPIRITUAL CARE.

WE'LL TAKE CARE OF ANYBODY WHO NEEDS IT IF THEY COME IN.

OUR SUL PHUR IS AT THE -- SORRY, I FORGET THE NAME OF IT RIGHT NOW.

CROSS WAY CHURCH.

AND THEN OUR BARNSDALL SHELTER IS AT THE FAIRGROUNDS IN OKAY OI THINK THE MOST RECENT COUNT WAS ABOUT 20 PEOPLE ACROSS BOTH SHELTERS.

WE'VE HAD MORE THAN 100 SHELTERED NIGHTS AT THIS POINT OVER THE COURSE OF THE DISASTER RESPONSE, SO THAT DOESN'T MEAN INDIVIDUAL PEOPLE.

IT JUST MEANS HOW MANY CUMULATIVE NIGHTS SOMEONE HAS STAYED.

>> COMMISSIONER MULL READY, WE HEARD FROM THE MAYOR OF MARIETTA LAST WEEK, AND HE'S ONLY BEEN ON THIS JOB FOR ABOUT A MONTH.

HE SAYS HE HAS A LOT TO LEARN, YEAH, A LOT TO LEARN ABOUT FILING FOR INSURANCE, AND HE REALLY TOLD ME, YOU KNOW, HE'S WORKING ON RECORDKEEPING.

CAN YOU TELL ME MAYBE SOME ADVICE FOR PEOPLE AND HOW IMPORTANT IT IS FOR PEOPLE TO BUILD A STEADY RECORD AND KEEP THAT INFORMATION.

>> YEAH, AND ESPECIALLY NOW WITH ELECTRONIC DATA AND CLOUD, IT IS A LOT EASIER THAN IT WAS 20 YEARS AGO AS FAR AS THINGS BEING BLOWN AWAY OR DESTROYED IN A STORM.

BUT IT IS IMPORTANT TO HAVE THAT.

HOWEVER, THE INSURANCE COMPANIES ARE VERY COOPERATIVE.

I KNOW EVEN ONE OF OUR LOCAL HEALTH INSURANCE COMPANIES, THEY'RE DOWN IN SULPHUR WITH A MOBILE CENTER SET UP SO IF FOLKS NEED TO PRINT OUT NEW MEDICAL ID CARDS OR A PRESCRIPTION, EYEGLASSES, THINGS LIKE THAT.

THEY ARE THERE WITH A MOBILE CENTER ABOUT FOUR TIMES THE SIZE OF THIS TABLE HERE WITH COMPUTERS AND TO HELP FOLKS IN THAT NEED.

SO THE COMPANIES ARE READY TO HELP.

THEY CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND THAT, AND THEY SHOULDN'T LET ANY OF THE LACK OF THAT RECORD PREVENT THEM FROM MOVING FORWARD WITH FILING A CLAIM.

THE AGENTS AND THE COMPANIES, THEY HAVE THOSE RECORDS, AND IF THEY NEED HELP, THEY CAN CERTAINLY CONTACT US.

>> AND MATT, LIKE I MENTIONED BEFORE, YOU'VE REALLY BEEN ON THE GROUND SEEING HELP FROM MULL READY'S OFFICE, SEEING HELP FROM THE RED CROSS.

WHAT ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE FACING THE DISASTER FROM THESE SEVERE STORMS, WHAT ARE THEY ASKING FOR IN TERMS OF NEED?

>> WELL, I THINK MATERIAL NEEDS HAVE KIND OF BEEN ADDRESSED.

WE HAD A REALLY HUGE OUTPOURING OF SUPPORT WHEN IT CAME TO DONATING GOODS IN SULPHUR.

OFFICIALS THERE ACTUALLY HAD TO TELL PEOPLE TO SLOW DOWN WITH THE ITEMS COMING IN.

>> WOW.

>> AND IN THE RED CROSS WORLD, WE'RE MOVING INTO THE RECOVERY PHASE OF OUR RELIEF EFFORTS IN SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA, JUST AS WE START UP ALL OF OUR RELIEF IN BARNSDALL.

IN SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA RIGHT NOW WEEK, TAKING THE TIME TO OPERATE SERVICE CENTERS, BRING PEOPLE IN TO HELP THEM APPLY FOR RED CROSS FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.

WE'LL BE WORKING WITH OUR PARTNERS ACROSS THE STATE IN THE COMING DAYS TO OPEN MULTI--AGENCY RESOURCE CENTERS, WHERE PEOPLE CAN GET NOT JUST RED CROSS ASSISTANCE, BUT VISIT WITH ANY OTHER AGENCIES THAT COME IN.

WE'VE SEEN THE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT AT THESE EVENTS IN THE PAST.

WE SEE ALL KINDS OF NONPROFITS AND OTHER STATE AGENCIES COME IN TOO.

SO THESE ARE THE THINGS THAT WE'RE MOVING TOWARD NOW IN SOUTHERN OKLAHOMA AND THAT WE WILL BE MOVING TOWARD IN BARNSDALL ONCE WE CAN GET THROUGH THAT INITIAL RESPONSE AND MAKE SURE THAT PEOPLE'S IMMEDIATE NEEDS FOR FOOD AND SHELTER ARE MET.

>> LOOKING AHEAD TO THE FUTURE, AS DAUNTING AS THE CLEANUP AND THE REBUILDING MIGHT SEEM FROM THESE SEVERE WEATHER OUTBREAKS, IS THAT MAYBE THE EASY PART COMPARED TO WHAT'S TO COME?

MAYBE THE ANXIETY AFTER SEVERE STORMS, APPLYING FOR INSURANCE, REBUILDING.

DESCRIBE THAT FOR ME, COMMISSIONER.

>> I THINK THE MENTAL HEALTH ASPECT, IT WAS REFERRED TO EARLIER, CAN'T BE DOWNPLAYED.

YOU KNOW, YOU ARE STANDING LOOKING AT YOUR SLAB FOR A NUMBER OF THESE FOLKS, AND EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING IS GONE.

I REALLY CAN'T IMAGINE THAT, BUT I WILL ADD, AND AGAIN, IT WAS JUST REFERENCED HERE.

WE THROW THAT AROUND SORT OF CLICHE, SORT OF A CAVALIER WAY ABOUT THE OKLAHOMA STANDARD.

I'VE BEEN IN OFFICE NOW FIVE YEARS, AND DISASTERS EVERY YEAR, AND IT IS -- I DON'T THINK THERE'S A BETTER WORD THAN HEARTWARMING TO COME IN A FEW DAYS AFTER A STORM AND SEE THE RESPONSE.

IT REALLY IS JUST AMAZING.

WATCHING A TEAM OF 70 PLUS-YEAR-OLD GUYS WIELDING WIEG CHAINSAWS THAT HAVE DRIVEN INTO TOWN FROM ACROSS THE STATE, AND THINGS BEING DONATED, AS WE JUST TALKED ABOUT HERE, AND THEY HAVE TO TELL FOLKS TO SLOW DOWN WITH THEIR HELP.

IT IS HEARTWARMING SEEING THE RESPONSE.

THAT IS SORT OF THE POSITIVE SIDE OF THIS.

BACK TO YOUR ORIGINAL QUESTION, I THINK THERE IS THAT NEED FOR THAT SORT OF AFTERSHOCK, IF YOU WILL, AND ESPECIALLY ON THE MENTAL HEALTH SIDE OF THINGS.

>> COMMISSIONER MULL READY, MATT TROTTER, THANK YOU BOTH SO MUCH FOR JOINING US AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR DILIGENCE ON THIS VERY SERIOUS TOPIC.

>> THANKS FOR HAVING US.

>> YOU'RE WELCOME.

>> THANKS INDEED.

THAT WAS GREAT INFORMATION.

>> IN THIS WEEK'S NATIONAL VIEW, WE'RE GOING TO HEAD TO THE COASTLINE OF OREGON TO LEARN MORE ABOUT APOCALYPSE FINE DINING.

IF YOU FOUND YOURSELF WITHOUT POWER AND UNABLE TO ACCESS FRESH FOOD, COULD YOU NOT ONLY SURVIVE BUT THRIVE?

THAT'S THE POINT OF A FUN BUT IMPORTANT COMPETITION COVERED BY OUR PARTNER'S AT OREGON PUBLIC BROADCASTING.

>> WHEN YOU LIVE IN A TSUNAMI ZONE, YOU HAVE TO BE READY FOR THE APOCALYPSE.

STORED FOOD IS ESSENTIAL, BUT IT CAN BE QUITE UNINSPIRING, EVEN GROSS.

DOES IT HAVE TO BE?

THESE SCRAPPY CHEFS DON'T THINK SO.

THIS IS THE FIRST ANNUAL APOCALYPSE COOK-OFF, AND IT'S A SOLD-OUT EVENT ON A RAINY WINTER'S DAY ON THE OREGON COAST.

THE RULES OF THE CONTEST ARE SIMPLE.

SHELF STABLE INGREDIENTS, NO HEAT, AND THE CHEFS HAVE 20 MINUTES EACH TO PREPARE A MAIN COURSE AND A DESSERT.

>> ON YOUR MARK, GET SET.

>> THE CONTESTANTS EACH HAVE THEIR OWN PHILOSOPHY FOR HOW TO TACKLE THE CHALLENGE.

>> JESSIE HAS HALF THE STUFF ON HER TABLE, PROBABLY BECAUSE SHE'S REUSING AND RECYCLING.

>> THAT IS RIGHT.

THAT IS RIGHT.

I DON'T COOK.

I PLAY IN THE GARBAGE.

THAT'S ALWAYS ON MY MIND, WHAT CAN WE NOT THROW AWAY, WHAT CAN WE USE IN A DIFFERENT WAY?

WHAT CAN WE THINK ABOUT DIFFERENTLY?

AND SO I JUST USE THOSE SAME PRINCIPLES, THINGS LIKE PICKING UP OYSTER SHELLS, USING KETCHUP PACKETS.

>> PHILOSOPHY 1, BUY IT OFF THE SHELF READY TO EAT AND THEN SCAVAGE FOR A WAY TO IMPROVE THE FLAVOR.

>> DID YOU SMOKE THESE OYSTERS YOURSELF?

JUST KIDDING.

>> ABSOLUTELY NOT.

>> PHILOSOPHY 2, HARVEST YOUR OWN FOODS AND CAN EVERYTHING.

>> YOU BAKE IT IN THE JAR, AND THEN I PRESSURE COOK IT.

WE HARVEST, WE FISH, WE HUNT, AND WE CAN AS MUCH AS WE POSSIBLY CAN.

>> THE MAGIC OF PRESSURE CANNING MAKES FOOD SHELF STABLE FOR MONTHS, EVEN YEARS.

PHILOSOPHY 3, START SIMPLE WITH BASIC THINGS IN YOUR PANTRY.

THEN SPICE IT UP.

>> SO WE'RE HAND MASHING THE CHICKPEAS.

>> A BIT OF A HUMMUS.

>> I WAS USING DEHYDRATED GARLIC, CHIVES.

>> WE HAVE THREE AND A HALF MINUTES.

>> FOR TONIGHT, WE HAVE PREPARED OYSTERS ROCK AWAY FELLER, SERVED ON A TINY CRACKER ROUND.

[APPLAUSE] WE HAVE A SMOKED STURGEON SANDWICH.

[APPLAUSE] >> I HAVE MADE A CHICKEN FIESTA STACK.

THE TOP LAYER IS A CHICKEN SALAD.

>> THE JUDGES TASTE EACH DISH AND TALLEY THEIR SCORES.

FINALLY, THE CONTESTANTS TACKLE DESSERT.

>> IT LOOKS LIKE YOU HAVE A PEACH HALF HERE, AND THEN YOU'VE GOT MARSHMALLOW WHIP, GRAHAM CRACKERS.

THIS LOOKS VERY EXCITING.

>> WHAT YOU HAVE HERE IS A PARFAIT LAYER OF PIE FILLING.

>> SO THIS IS HOME SERVED CHOCOLATE CAKE TOPPED WITH FREEZE-DRIED ICE CREAM.

>> HAS MADE YOU A FOE PEACH -- >> AND CHRISTOPHER.

>> CHRIS IS CROWNED THE WINNER.

WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO IT, JUST BECAUSE IT'S END TIME DOESN'T MEAN YOU CAN'T EAT WELL.

>> FOOD IS A FORM OF CREATIVITY TO ME.

IF INDEED THERE IS AN EMERGENCY, WHAT DO YOU NEED TO PUT ASIDE FOR SUSTAINING YOUR LIFE AND HAVING A LITTLE BIT OF PLEASURE ALONG WITH IT?

>> ON THE NEXT EDITION OF THE OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT, IT'S NEVER TOO SOON TO SHARPEN YOUR ENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS.

WE'RE GOING TO MEET SOME YOUNG OKLAHOMA STUDENTS WHO ARE DOING JUST THAT, AND THEY'RE ACTUALLY PITCHING THEIR IDEAS TO BUSINESS LEADERS WHO MAY HELP THEM TURN THOSE DREAMS INTO REALITY.

TAELYR JACKSON REPORTS NEXT FRIDAY AT 7.

>> WE'LL SAY SO LONG THIS WEEK WITH A LOOK AT OKLAHOMA CITY STREET ART CELEBRATING THE THUNDER'S PLAYOFF SUCCESS.

SHOT AND EDITED BY O.E.T.A.

'S KACI FERGUSON.

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FOR ALL OF US WHO PLAY A ROLE IN PUTTING THIS NEWSCAST ON THE AIR EACH WEEK, I'M RICH LENZ.

ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND.

ENJOY YOUR WEEKEND.

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