>> A LEAKED SUPREME COURT DRAFT DECISION AS OKLAHOMA PREPARING TO BE THE MOST PRO-LIFE STATE IN THE NATION.

>> THINGS COULD POSSIBLY CHANGE, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE OF THAT HAPPENING.

>> A MAJOR EFFORT IS UNDERWAY TO PRESERVE NATIVE LANGUAGES.

WE TALK TO TRIBAL OFFICIALS ON HOW THAT IS BEING ACCOMPLISHED IN OKLAHOMA.

>> THERE'S A WORLDWIDE EFFORT TO PRESERVE, AND PROTECT INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES.

>> THE FUTURE AEROSPACE IN OKLAHOMA COULD BE THE DRONE INDUSTRY AND HOW THIS TECH SCHOOL IS PREPARING STUDENTS FOR THESE CAREERS.

>> YOU HAVE TO BE A LIFELONG LEARNER IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN DRONES BECAUSE THEY CHANGE RAPIDLY.

>> OSU IS ADDRESSING ADDICTION WITH PAIN RELIEF OPTIONS.

>> THE STRENGTH OF THE UNIVERSITIES COME TOGETHER TO SOLVE AN ISSUE AND DO IT QUICKLY.

>> ALL THIS AND AN IN-DEPTH CONVERSATION ON THE STATE OF THE BIOTECH INDUSTRY IN OKLAHOMA COMING UP ON THE "OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT".

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

I'M JASON DOYLE, RICH LENZ WILL RETURN NEXT WEEK.

>> THIS WEEK, A SUPREME COURT DRAFT DECISION APPEARS TO OVERTURN ROE V. WADE.

AT THE SAME TIME, THE FORMER LEGISLATURE AND GOVERNOR CONTINUE TO PASS LAWS FURTHER RESTRICTING ABORTION IN OUR STATE.

>> WE WANT OKLAHOMA TO BE THE MOST PRO-LIFE STATE IN THE COUNTRY.

>> Reporter: NEARLY A MONTH AGO WHEN THE GOVERNOR MADE THAT STATEMENT SIGNING 612MAKING IT A FELONY TO PERFORM AN ABORTION IN OKLAHOMA, NO ONE KNEW SUPREME COURT WAS ON THE WAY TO OVERTURN OWE VERSUS WADE LIKE ON A MISSISSIPPI ABORTION CASE CHANGE SAD THAT IN TERMS OF A DRAFT OPINION, IT'S PRECEDENT NOT IN THE MODERN HISTORY OR SUPREME COURT HISTORY FROM WHAT I KNOW.

>> Reporter: PROFESSOR TIDE KNOWS A THING OR TWO ABOUT THE SUPREME COURT, A LAW CLERK TO THE LATE JUSTICE STEPHENS AND JUSTICES DELIBERATIONS HAS BEEN DISRUPTED, TRUST AMONG JUSTICES IS THEIR LAW CLERKS IS IN SUSPECT.

>> NO ONE IS ABOVE SUSPICION BECAUSE THERE ARE MOTIVES BOTH GOOD AND BAD FOR ROE vs. WADE.

>> ALITO'S DRAFT WAS CIRCULATED INTERNALLY AND TWO MONTHS LATER WE HAVE THE LEAK NOT IN FEBRUARY, AND THE DECISION WILL BE HANDED DOWN BY THE END OF JUNE, SO WE'RE SORT OF IN BETWEEN THE FIRST DRAFT AND THE FINAL DECISION, WHY NOW?

THIS IS THE HOUSE AUTHOR OF THE RECENTLY SIGNED SENATE BILL 612 AND HE ALSO WROTE HOUSE BILL 1102 THAT REVOKES A PHYSICIAN'S LICENSE FOR PERFORMING A NON-SAVING ABORTION AND THE GOVERNOR SIGNED THAT INTO LAW LATE LAST MONTH DESPITE THE RECENT MOMENTUM GAINED FOR PRO-LIFE CAUSED IN OKLAHOMA AND ACROSS THE NATION, HE IS OPTIMISTIC OF WHAT THE DRAFT DECISION COULD MEAN.

>> THINGS COULD POSSIBLY CHANGE, BUT IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S A GOOD CHANCE OF THAT HAPPENING.

THIS WILL BE GREAT NEWS TO SAVE THOUSANDS AND EVENTUALLY MILLIONS OF LIVES.

>> OKLAHOMA HOUSE SPEAKER ISSUED A STATEMENT AFTER THE LEAKED DOCUMENT BECAME PUBLIC SAYING: >> NOT EVERYONE IS HAPPY ABOUT THE LEAK.

>> OF COURSE, WE'RE DEVASTATED BY THE POTENTIAL IMPACT OF THIS BEING A PUBLISHED DECISION.

>> Reporter: WHILE DISAPPOINTED AND DEVASTATED, ACLU OKLAHOMA EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR SAYS IT ISN'T A SURPRISE.

>> WE'VE BEEN ANTICIPATING THIS DAY FOR, YOU KNOW, AWHILE AND THIS IS ON PAPER AND IT'S UNFORTUNATE.

>> AND GOVERNOR LIMITED PORTIONS IN OKLAHOMA SENATE BILL 1503:00 CALLED THE OKLAHOMA HEARTBEAT ACT.

>> IT'S A LIABILITY ACCORDING TO THE PATTERN OF THE TEXAS LAW, SO WE WOULD HIT IT FROM THE SUSPECT OF CIVIL LIABILITY, NOT CONTROL FROM THAT BILL.

>> OLSON FEELS THE SUPREME COURT POSSIBLE OVERTURNING OF ROE vs. WADE WOULD PROPERLY PUT ABORTION REGULATION BACK INTO THE HANDS OF THE STATE.

WITH THE SUPREME COURT LEAK?

THE OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE PASSING SEVERAL PRO-LIFE BILLS, PRO-CHOICE ADVOCATES ARE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE WAY FORWARD FOR THEIR CAUSE.

>> I THINK ALL OF ARE YOU SURE TRYING TO SCRAMBLE TO FIGURE THAT OUT.

IT'S IMPORTANT TO KNOW THAT JUST LAST WEEK, THE CENTER FOR REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS AND PLANNED PARENTHOOD FILED A LAWSUIT AGAINST TWO ANTI-ABORTION BILLS THIRD PERIOD SIGNED INTO LAW OR MAKING ITS WAY INTO LAW JUST LAST WEEK, JUST LAST THURSDAY, SO WE'RE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE IMPACT AND THE EFFECTS OF THE LOSSES ARE.

>> Reporter: THOSE CHALLENGES WILL BE HEARD IN OKLAHOMA COURT.

>> AND WHILE IT MAY BE A LONG SHOT, WE BELIEVE THAT THE STATE COURT COULD FIND THERE IS MORE PROTECTION UNDER THE STATE LAW AND CONSTITUTION.

>> AS FOR THE IMPACT IF ROE vs. WADE IS OVERTURNED LATER THIS YEAR, PROFESSOR TY SAYS IT COULD REACH INTO OTHER ASPECTS OF OUR LIVES.

>> IT'S NOT A REACH TO SAY THIS COULD CAUSE A MODERN SHIFT AND RECENTLY EXTENDING THE RIGHT OF MARRIAGE TO SAME-SEX COUPLES, THE RIGHT TO CONTRACEPTION, EVEN INTERRACIAL MARRIAGE PROTECTED BY THE CONSTITUTION IN 1967.

>> THE LEAKED SUPREME COURT DRAFT DECISION IS NOT THE FINAL WORD ON THE POSSIBLE OVERTURNING OF ROE vs. WADE, BECAUSE UNTIL A DECISION IS PUBLISHED, JUSTICES COULD CHANGE THEIR MIND OR JUST LET THE DECISION GO.

WE'RE HEADING INTO THE HOMESTRETCH FOR THIS YEAR'S LEGISLATIVE SESSION AND TO TALK ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED ON 23Rd AND LINCOLN, SHAWN ASHLEY JOINS TAYLOR JACKSON.

>> THANK YOU, JASON.

SHAWN, THE GOVERNOR HAS CREATED A BILL TO CREATE A MENTAL WELLNESS DIVISION FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY, WHAT WILL THAT DO?

>> IT WILL PROBABLY WORK WITH AN ORGANIZATION OR FOUNDATION TO PROVIDE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS AND THROUGHOUT THE BILL'S PROGRESS AND LEGISLATIVE SESSION, MEMBERS TALKED ABOUT HOW REALLY WHAT HAPPENS AS LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS ARE PAID OFTEN TO RESPOND TO TRAUMATIC SITUATIONS, AND AS A RESULT OF THAT THEY TAKE ON THAT THEMSELVES, AND WE HAVE SEEN A NUMBER OF INCIDENTS INVOLVING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS WITH MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS.

THIS WOULD BE DESIGNED TO HELP THEM DEAL WITH THOSE SITUATIONS AND INVOLVE PEER TO PEER COUNSELING, AS WELL.

THE PROPONENTS OF THE MEASURE ARE HOPING IT CAN BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE OTHER FIRST RESPONDERS LIKE FIREFIGHTERS, EMTs AND PARAMEDICS.

>> THEY ARE CALLING FOR LEGISLATURE TO OVERRIDE A VETO ON A TRANSPARENCY BILL.

WHY IS SHE SEEKING A REVERSAL FOR GOVERNOR'S VETO?

>> THIS WOULD REQUIRE INDIVIDUALS TO LEAVE STATE AGENCY BY THE GOVERNOR AND THUS MEMBERS OF HIS CABINET TO FILE FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES, AND OF COURSE, RECENTLY, WE HAVE SEEN A NUMBER OF ISSUES RELATED TO INDIVIDUALS LEADING STATE AGENCIES, AS WELL AS THE CABINET MEMBERS AND THEIR FINANCIAL DEALINGS.

INTERESTINGLY, THE BILL ITSELF DID NOT RECEIVE A NEGATIVE VOTE AS IT MADE ITS WAY THROUGH THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS, SO IT SEEMS LIKELY THERE IS A WILLINGNESS TO OVERRIDE THAT VETO.

>> THE GOVERNOR HAS NOMINATED A FAMILIAR FACE FOR STATE COMMISSIONER, SO TELL US ABOUT KEITH REED?

>> KEITH REED IS PROBABLY WELL KNOWN NO MANY OKLAHOMANS AND INTERIM DIRECTOR OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH.

REED IS NOT A DOCTOR, HOWEVER, HE HAS A MASTERS DEGREE IN THE PUBLIC HEALTH ARENA, AND HE LED THE STATE'S EFFORTS IN ROLLING OUT THE COVID-19 VACCINE DURING THE COVID PANDEMIC, SO HE'S BEEN A FAMILIAR FACE.

WHEN I SPOKE TO HIM SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AS HE WAS PREPARING TO TAKE OVER THE AGENCY, HE WAS LOOKING AT IT AS A CONTROVERSY JOB, AS AN INTERIM DIRECTOR, BUT NOW GOVERNOR HAS APPOINTED HIM TO THAT POSITION ON A FULL-TIME BASIS BUT HIS NOMINATION MUST BE APPROVED BY THE SENATE AND HE CAN LEAD THE AGENCY FULL TIME.

>> [INDISCERNABLE] WHAT ARE THE STATE TREASURERS SAY ABOUT LAST MONTH'S REVENUE.

>> THAT TOTALS $2.04 BILLION AND THE FIRST TIME THAT A SINGLE MONTH'S COLLECTIONS HAVE EXCEEDED $2 BILLION, 37% MORE THAN THE COLLECTIONS A YEAR AGO, HOWEVER, THERE IS SORT OF A CLOUD, THAT SILVER LINING, IF YOU WILL, COLLECTIONS IN THE SALES TAX EXCEEDING 8.5%.

AND WE SAW A TAX ON OIL AND GAS AND VEHICLE TAX COLLECTION COME IN LOWER THAN A YEAR AGO, SO WE HAVE SEEN SOME GROWTH IN THE ECONOMY, THE TREASURER WARNS THERE IS REASON TO BE CAUTIOUS, BECAUSE WE ARE SEEING SOME RED FLAGS RAISED WITHIN THE I CAN.

>> SHAWN ASHLEY, DIRECTOR OF QUORUM CALL, THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

>> YOU'RE WELCOME.

>> THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT ENTERPRISE SERVICES DIRECTOR STEVEN HARP AND OFFICE OF FINANCIAL TRANSPARENCY DIRECTOR MIKE JACKSON RECEIVED THE SUBPOENA TO TESTIFY AT THAT TIME COMMITTEE'S FIRST HEARING ON MAY 12th.

LATE LAST WEEK, THE TOURISM DEPARTMENT EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JERRY WINCHESTER RESIGNED, AND A LAWSUIT HAS BEEN FILED FOR NOT TURNING OVER ACCOUNTING RECORDS.

WHILE THE GOVERNOR SAYS HE HOPES TO SHINE THE LIGHT ON BAD ACTORS AND CALLING ON LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR TO TAKE MORE CONTROL OVER THE TOURISM DEPARTMENT.

>> I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY, ALL THE RENOVATIONS DONE AT THE DIFFERENT RESTAURANTS ACROSS THE STATE ARE THE STATE'S PROPERTY.

THOSE RESTAURANTS ARE MOVE-IN READY, AND WE'RE EXCITED TO GET THEM REOPENED.

LIEUTENANT-GOVERNOR PINNEL WILL TAKE A MORE INVOLVED ROLE WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM.

IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS SITUATION AND THEY ARE ADDRESSING ANY ISSUES WITH VENDORS OR STAFF.

>> A VORTEX TORNADO LEFT A BAD IN SEMINOLE WITH HOMES, BUSINESS AND SCHOOLS LEVELLED WITHOUT ROOFS AND DOWNTOWN SEMINOLE CLUTTERED WITH DAMAGE AND DEBRIS, AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RATED THE DAMAGE LEFT BEHIND BY THE TWISTER EF-2.

NO MAJOR DEATHS OR INJURIES WERE REPORTED AND SEVERAL OTHER LITTLE TORNADOS LEAVING BEHIND NO TO OR LITTLE DAMAGE.

OKLAHOMA CITY IS ONE OF THE FINALISTS FOR A BUILD BACK BETTER CHALLENGE.

AND THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER VISITING THE CAPITAL CITY TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE COALITION BILL TO ENHANCE BIOSCIENCES IN OKLAHOMA AND THE EDA IS HOPING THIS SPURS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

>> WE LAUNCHED THIS PROGRAM, THE BUILD BACK BETTER REGIONAL PROGRAM SPECIFICALLY TO SUPPORT THE GROWTH OF EXISTING INDUSTRY CLUSTERS FOR CREATION OF NEW INDUSTRY CLUSTERS THAT COULD AID IN THAT.

WE'RE SPECIFICALLY INTERESTED IN LEARNING ABOUT PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS ARE INDUSTRY CLASS ACTION -- COLLABORATIONS AND ECONOMIC GROWTH.

>> THE EDA WILL ANNOUNCE THE GRANT WINNERS LATE THIS SUMMER OR EARLY FALL.

LATER IN THE SHOW, WE'LL TAKE AN IN-DEPTH LOOK WITH BIOTECH INDUSTRY WITH SUSAN CADOT AND HER TEST.

>> THE WEALTH OF TRIBAL INFLUENCES CAN BE SEEN THROUGHOUT OUR STATE, AND WHILE WE TRY TO PRESERVE ARTIFACTS, WHAT ABOUT LANGUAGE.

WE HAVE MORE ABOUT THOSE EFFORTS.

>> JASON, I SPOKE ALL OVER THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA SPEAKING WITH TRIBAL NATIONS ABOUT THE NEED TO KEEP THEIR NATIVE LANGUAGES AND HOW THEY'RE DOING JUST THAT.

THERE ARE APPROXIMATELY 167 INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES IN THE UNITED STATES, AND THAT NUMBER IS EXPECTED TO DWINDLE TO 20 LANGUAGES BY 2050.

>> THERE IS A WORLDWIDE EFFORT TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT AND REVITALIZE INDIGENOUS LANGUAGES.

THEY'RE ENDANGERED ALL OVER THE WORLD.

>> THE SAM NATURAL MUSEUM OF HISTORY RECEIVED A $350,000 GRANT TO DIGITIZE THE NEARLY 1300 LANGUAGES REPRESENTED IN THEIR COLLECTION.

>> RIGHT NOW, IF YOU WANT TO ACCESS THESE MATERIALS, YOU HAVE TO SHOW UP HERE TO THE LIBRARY IN PERSON AND JUST FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE THEY CAN'T MAKE THE TRIP.

>> THIS ALLOWS PEOPLE ALL OVER THE WORLD HEAR AND LEARN LANGUAGES DONATED TO THE SAM NOBLE MUSEUM.

>> BETWEEN MY PREDECESSORS RELATIONSHIPS WITH TRIBES AND MY RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LANGUAGE ASSOCIATIONS, WE HAD GOOD REPRESENTATION.

>> ONE OF THE BOARD MEMBERS OF THE SAM NOBLE MUSEUM IS THE DIRECTOR OF [INDISCERNABLE] BETTER KNOWN AS THE OWE SAGE NATION LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT.

>> IF YOU CAN SAY THE FIRST NUMBER IN OWE SAGE, WHICH IS [ SPEAKING TRIBAL LANGUAGE ] >> OUR LANGUAGE IS VITAL, VITAL OF WHO WE ARE, AS A PEOPLE, A UNIQUE PEOPLE.

>> THE TRIBE IS NOT THE ONLY NATION WITH THIS MESSAGE.

>> THERE'S A LOT ABOUT IDENTITY.

>> IT'S VERY CULTURALLY INGRAINED AND I WAS RAISED THAT WAY.

>> A LOT OF PEOPLE MAY BE DISCOURAGED BY THE LANGUAGE BECAUSE THEY HEAR THE OLD ONES AND THINK IS IT FOR THEM.

>> THE SEMINOLE COUNTY IS WORKING TO MAKE THE LEARNING EASIER TO GET THE YOUNGER GENERATION MORE INVOLVED.

>> IT'S A FIVE YEAR PROJECT TO GET 60 DIGITAL BOOKS IN THE LIBRARIES AND HEAD START CHILD CARE PROGRAM.

>> THIS IS PART OF THE MUST DRP THIS ALLOWED THEM TO GAIN THEIR OWN IDENTITY WITH THEIR TRIBES, SAME WITH THE SEMINOLE.

>> I CAN READ CHICAKASHA SCOMBSHGS I CAN SAY THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT AN ANIMAL STORY.

>> THOUGH THE LANGUAGES ARE SIMILAR, THERE ARE DIFFERENCES THAT MAKE EACH TRIBE UNIQUE AND ONE THING ALL TRIBES HAVE IN COMMON, THEY ARE RUNNING OUT OF TIME TO SHARE THEIR KNOWLEDGE.

>> WE LOST 11 NATIVE SPEAKERS IN MARCH OF 2020, AND ON WEDNESDAY, WE LOST PAULINE CARPENTER BROWN WHO IS 90.

>> THE CHICAKASHA NATION HAS 30 FIRST LANGUAGE SPEAKERS RANGING FROM THEIR LATE 60s TO MID-90s AS WITH OTHER TRIBAL NATIONS, THERE IS A GENERATIONAL GAP BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GENERATION SPEAKERS.

>> BOARDING COOLS, CHALLENGES WITH A GRANDPARENT OR GREAT GRANDPARENT.

>> THERE ARE A LOT OF CHEYENNES HERE BUT ARAPAHO, WE HAVEN'T IDENTIFIED ANY IN THE LAST FIVE OR SIX YEARS.

>> REPORTER: THE MASTER APPRENTICE PROGRAM IS WRAPPING UP THE NUMBER OF CHEYENNE AND ARAPAHO SPEAKERS.

>> THE WHOLE GOAL IS TO LEARN THE LANGUAGE, AND THAT'S ALL THEY DO, AND ALL THEY SPEAK AND UNDERSTAND.

>> THIS IS SELF-TAUGHT, BUT BEING AROUND SPEAKERS AND LANGUAGE LEARNERS.

>> Reporter: ONE OF THE FIRST LANGUAGE SPEAKERS IS THE SEMINOLE LANGUAGE DEPARTMENT DIRECTOR.

>> THAT IS NOT HEARD IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THAT TIME CHEROKEE ALPHABET, WHAT THEY CALL -- I CAN'T MAKE HEADS OR TAILS OF THAT.

>> IT HELPED US SO MUCH, AND IN LARGE MEASURE I'M HERE TODAY AND THE REASON WE HAVE A CHEROKEE NATION IS BUZZ OF SEQUOIA BECAUSE HE ALLOWED US TO COMMUNICATE WITH OURSELVES LIKE WE HAVEN'T HAD BEFORE IN WRITING.

>> UNDER THE CHIEF HOSKINS ADMINISTRATION, THEY HAVE DONATED $16 MILLION A YEAR TO LANGUAGE PROGRAMS INCLUDING A FLUID LANGUAGE VILLAGE.

>> WHAT YOU'LL SEE NEXT YEAR IS THE ELDERS NEXT DOOR, AND YOU CAN IMAGINE THE INTERACTION THAT CAN HAPPEN.

>> THE $18 MILLION LANGUAGE CENTER WHICH IS CURRENTLY BEING BUILT WILL HOUSE ALL OF CHEROKEE NATION LANGUAGE PROGRAMS.

THE CHEYENNE AND ARAPAHO IS BEING TAUGHT THE SAME WAY.

AND [INDISCERNABLE] HAS THEIR OWN WAY TO GET THEIR CITIZENS LEARNING-- >> IF THEY DIDN'T RENEW THE COPYRIGHTS, THEY CAN BE DONE HOW YOU WANT.

>> STUDENTS CAN ENJOY CLASSIC CAR TONIGHTS AND LANGUAGES AS THEY READ IT AND THERE IS A VIRTUAL REALITY GAME TO SEE THE WASAGI WORDS AND.

>> TO GET HELP TO OUR CHILDREN SO MAKE PICK UP THE LANGUAGE.

>> IT WAS A PROFESS WHEN THE LAST SPEAKER CHICAKASHA WOULD DIE, IT'S NOT SCARY BUT MOTIVATING.

>> LAST WEEK, THE CHIEF SPOKE OF THE CHEROKEE'S NATION TO PRESERVE THEIR LANGUAGE AT UNITED NATIONS PUBLIC FORUM IN GOOGLE PLAY STAY IN OKLAHOMA TEN YEARS AGO AND THE COMPANY HELPED TO PROVIDE $2 BILLION IN ECONOMIC IMPACT TO OKLAHOMA AND GOOGLE ALSO ANNOUNCED A GRANT TO FUND EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR A NEARBY SCHOOL DISTRICT.

THE FIRST PART OF THE YEAR WAS GOOD TO OKLAHOMA BASED RESOURCES, THE FIRST NET INCOME TOTALED $597.8 MILLION AND CONTINENTAL REDUCED THEIR DEBT BY $264 MILLION BY OF 2021 AND PURCHASED $100 MILLION OF SHARES.

IT'S RAISING THE QUARTERLY DIVIDEND RATE TO ANNIVERSARY.

OKLAHOMA CITY REPORTING STRONG FINANCIAL RESULTS WITH NET INCOME OF $91.9 MILLION UP COMPARED TO 64.6 MILLION DURING THE FIRST QUARTER OF 2021 AND DURING THE FIRST QUARTER, IT WAS UP 30% FROM LAST YEAR AND THEY PREDICT THE REVENUES NEXT QUARTER WILL BE IN THE RANGE OF $208 TO $310 MILLION.

THE COMPANY SAYS THE LARGER PROFITS ARE DUE TO 2022 CAPITAL REINVESTMENT AND OGE IS EXPECTING IT TO COME INTO THERE ARE $395 MILLION.

FORMER BROADCASTER LAUREN BROOKS COMPANY BAKERY BLING HAS BEEN NAMED TO THE WOMEN'S PRESIDENT ORGANIZATIONS 50th GROWING WOMEN OWNED OR LED COMPANIES.

BROOKS CREATED AN EDIBLE GLITTER USED IN SEVERAL BAKERY BLING'S PRODUCTS.

>> THE OKLAHOMA AEROSPACE INDUSTRY IS THE SECOND LARGEST PRODUCER FOR DRONES, WHICH IS A PART OF THE GROWING INDUSTRY.

STEVE SHAW JOINS US TO EXPLAIN A PROGRAM TO PROVIDE WORKERS TO THAT INDUSTRY, STEVE.

>> JASON, THIS AUGUST, TRI-COUNTY TECH WILL OFFER ITS FIRST DRONES AND AVIATION PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS.

THEY SAY THEY'RE DOING IT BECAUSE UNMANNED DRONES IN MANY INDUSTRIES ARE THE FUTURE.

LOGAN HINCKLEY IS A JUNIOR AT BARTELSVILLE HIGH SCHOOL, AND HIS FIRST YEAR IN TRI-COUNTY TECH, WHICH IS 45 MINUTES NORTH OF TULSA.

HINCKLEY WILL BE ONE OF THE TRI-TECH'S FIRST CLASS OF TEN TO START THE DRONE AVIATION PROGRAM IN ABOUT THREE MONTHS.

>> IN THE HIGH SCHOOL BROADCASTING PROGRAM, WE GOT ACCESS TO ONE OF THEIR ZONES, AND WE GOT TO MESS WITH IT.

IT WAS FUN, AND I CAME HERE, AND THEY HAD DRONES, SO I STARTED LEARNING.

>> Reporter: WHEN TRI-TECH LIFTS OFF IN AUGUST, IT WILL BE THE EIGHTH OF CAREER TECH'S 29 STATEWIDE CENTERS TO OFFER SOME SORT OF UNMANNED DRONE PROGRAMS.

>> IT'S DEFINITELY AN MERGING FIELD, AND I TELL MY STUDENTS TODAY WHAT THEY'RE GOING TO BE DOING FOR THIS REST OF THEIR LIFE IS PROBABLY NOT EVEN A JOB TODAY.

>> BECAUSE THEY DON'T KNOW YET.

>> ABSOLUTELY, IT'S I MERGING AND DIFFERENT THINGS COMING DOWN THE PIKE.

>> BY THE YEAR 2030, THE U.S. WILL NEED ANYWHERE FROM 100,000 TO 350,000 CERTIFIED UNMANNED DRONED PILOTS.

SHE SAYS HER PROGRAM LASTS TWO YEARS AND FIRST YEAR STUDENTS WILL GET WHAT IS KNOWN AS AN FAA PART 107 REMOTE PILOT'S SUNSHINE WE WILL BE PURCHASING SOME LATORS FOR STUDENTS TO USE AND START WITH A SIMULATOR, AND THEY'LL GET A SMALL DRONE AND FLY THE OBSTACLE COURSE HERE AND PROGRESSIVELY MOVE UP TO THE DIFFERENT DRONES IN THE CLASSROOMS AND WHILE THEY'RE LEARNING THE HANDS ON SKILLS, THEY'LL BE GETTING WHAT THEY NEED TO PASS THE EXAM.

>> NOW, THE FAA DETERMINES TO FLY A DRONE, STUDENTS MUST HAVE THE PART 107 REMOTE PILOT'S LICENSE SO THAT IS WHAT WE'RE PREPARING THEM IN THE FIRST YEAR WHILE INTRODUCING THEM TO THE FIELD OF AVIATION, THAT ALLOWS YOU TO FLY YOUR DRONE FOR ANY COMMERCIAL PURPOSES OUTDOORS.

IF YOUR DRONE WEIGHS MORE THAN.55 POUNDS, YOU NEED THAT TO FLY RECREATIONALLY AND NEED THE PART 107 FOR COMMERCIALLY FLYING.

>> WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THERMAL IMAGING CAMERAS, AS WELL.

>> THIS PROGRAM WILL BE FREE TO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN WASHINGTON, NOWATA AND OWE SAGE COUNTY.

HINCKLEY IS LEARNING ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHALLENGES OUTDOORS AT LEAST IS DEALING WITH THE SOONER STATE WEATHER.

>> YEAH, YOU HAVE TO PAY ATTENTION TO THE FORECAST AND WIND SPEED AND BE READY TO JUST LAND ANYWHERE BASICALLY SO YOU DON'T CRASH OR HIT ANYTHING.

>> Reporter: BECAUSE THESE THINGS CAN BE EXPENSIVE?

>> OH, YEAH.

>> Reporter: HAVE YOU CRASHED ANY?

>> YEAH.

NOTHING HERE.

BUT I'VE CRASHED THE HIGH SCHOOL DRONE A COUPLE TIMES.

>> Reporter: DID YOU BREAK IT?

>> NOT THE DRONE ITSELF.

I BROKE THE PROPELLERS.

I RAN INTO A TREE WITH MY TEACHER RIGHT NEXT TO ME.

>> Reporter: INSTRUCTOR P. SAYS DRONES ARE BEING USED RIGHT NOW IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD THAT WILL BE COMMON PLACE EVERYWHERE VERY SOON.

>> THEY CAN DELIVER MEDICINE WITH DRONES, DELIVER PACKAGING WITH DRONES.

THEY CAN INSPECT HIGH LINE WIRES, THINGS THAT ARE DANGEROUS FOR AVERAGE EMPLOYEE IN, THEY CAN REPLACE THAT WITH DRONES INSTEAD OF SENDING A HUMAN IN A SCHOOL SHOOTER SITUATION, THEY CAN SEND A DRONE IN, HAVE IT LOOK AROUND THE HALLS.

YOU CAN HAVE DRONES IN FIRE FIGHTING OPERATIONS, SEARCH AND RESCUE, AND I CAN'T LIST ALL THE WAYS DRONES CAN BE USED TODAY.

>> I'M HOPING TO DO MORE OF THE FILM INDUSTRY STUFF, I LIKE THAT SIDE OF IT, BUT THE THERMAL IMAGING STUFF IS FUN AND KIND OF COOL, SO I'LL SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING I CAN DO WITH THAT.

>> Reporter: WHAT'S THE STARTING YEARLY SALARY FOR PEOPLE THAT KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING?

>> FROM EVERYTHING I'VE FOUND, $40,000 TO $50,000.

>> Reporter: START?

>> STARTING, AT LEAST.

>> YOU COULD LIVE ON THAT?

>> YEAH.

>> WE HAVE STUDENTS THAT WANT TO WORK ON REAL ESTATE AND SHOWCASE HOMES FOR PEOPLE OR WORK IN THE MILITARY ON DRONES.

>> YOU HAVE TO BE A LIFELONG LEARNER IF YOU'RE INTERESTED IN DRONES.

IT CHANGES RAPIDLY.

I TOOK MY RECURRENT TEST AND TWO MONTHS LATER, A STUDENT TOOK THE TEST, AND THERE WERE NEW THINGS ALREADY.

YOU HAVE TO BE WILLING TO KEEP UP WITH THE CURRENT STANDARDS.

>> JUST TO REITERATE, THESE STUDENTS WILL START WITH SIMULATORS, AND THEY ACTUALLY GET TO WORK WITH UNMANNED DRONES, SO HOPEFULLY CRASH LANDINGS LIKE THE ONE LOGAN HINCKLEY ENDURED WILL BE KEPT TO A WOMEN.

>> THANKS, STEVE.

>> OKLAHOMA UNIVERSITY IS PULLING HOURSES WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA TO ADDRESS OPIOID ADDICTION WHILE DISCOVERING NEW WAYS TO DEAL WITH CHRONIC PAIN.

OSU NATIONAL CENTER FOR WELLNESS AND RECOVERY CREATED FROM A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR SETTLEMENT WITH -- UNIVERSITY COLLABORATION CAN HELP ADDRESS CRISIS SITUATIONS LIKE OPIOID ADDICTION.

>> I BELIEVE IT'S THE OPPORTUNITY WE HAVE TO DO HERE WITH THE STRENGTH OF UNIVERSITIES TO COME TOGETHER TO SOLVE AN ISSUE AND DO IT QUICKLY, WHEREAS IF WE STAYED SEPARATE, IT MIGHT TAKE LONGER FOR DISCOVERIES TO COME OUT, AND I BELIEVE IT'S A TESTAMENT TO YOUR UNIVERSITIES THAT WE'RE WILLING TO COLLABORATIVE WITH THE END IN MIND OF ACTUALLY GETTING TREATMENT TO THE PERSON, TO THE PATIENT.

>> A SPECIAL FOCUS WILL BE PAID TO INDIGENOUS POPULATIONS DUE TO BOTH STATES PLAYING HOME TO LARGE NATIVE TRIBES, AND THE COMBINED RESEARCH INITIATIVES BETWEEN THE UNIVERSITY ARE LINED WITH THE NATIONAL EFFORT TO ADDRESS THE OPIOID ADDICTION CRISIS.

>> THE OKLAHOMA SCHOOL YEAR WILL COME TO A CLOSE AT THE END OF THIS MONTH.

MANY FAMILIES ARE PREPARING FOR SUMMER VACATION AND FUN IN THE SUN, BUT WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE FUN TURNS INTO DANGER?

REPORTER TAYLOR JACKSON HAS ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW TO KEEP YOUR LITTLE ONES SAFE THIS SUMMER.

>> THE CDC ESTIMATES THAT 3,960 FATAL UNINTENTIONAL DROWNINGS OCCUR EVERY YEAR WITH CHILDREN AGES ONE THROUGH FOUR HAVING THE HIGHEST RATE OF DROWNING.

THE OKLAHOMA PARK AND RECREATION SAYS TO HELP REDUCE IT, INVOLVE CHILDREN AND ADULTS IN FORM SWIMMING LESSONS.

>> WE HAVE SWIM CLASSES ALL THE WAY FROM TOTS TO ADULTS.

>> Reporter: IN ADDITION TO LESSONS, THE OKLAHOMA CITY POOLS HAVE WELL TRAINED LIFEGUARDS ON DUTY.

>> YOU MIGHT SEE THE LIFEGUARDS DOING TRAINING, THEY'RE ALWAYS WORKING AND PRACTISING, TRYING TO BE READY TO HELP AT A MOMENT'S NOTICE.

>> MOST IMPORTANTLY, WILLIAMS ENCOURAGES PARENTS TO STAY VIGILANT AT THE POOL EVEN IF A LIFEGUARD IS ON DUTY.

>> WE CAN USE THE PARENTS' HELP TO WATCH THE WATER AND IF THEY'RE IN A GROUP, DESIGNATE A WATER WATCHER AT DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE DAY.

>> Reporter: THERE ARE TWO CATEGORIES TO CLASSIFY DROWNING, FATAL AND NON-FATAL.

DRY DROWNING IS NON-FATAL, WHICH IS NOT A MEDICAL TERM.

>> TYPICALLY TO PREVENT YOU FROM INHALING WATER, YOUR CLOTHE WILL CLOSE OFF THAT AIRWAY THAT CUTS OFF THAT SUPPLY OF OXYGEN TO YOUR BRAIN.

>> Reporter: SHE SAYS THIS CAN CAUSE LOSS OF CONSCIOUSNESS AFTER A LONG PERIOD OF TIME.

>> THE SYMPTOMS CAN CONTINUE USUALLY RIGHT AFTER IS WHEN YOU SEE DRY DROWNING, AND THEY CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL HOURS.

>> Reporter: DR. McALISTER SAYS PARENTS SHOULD MONITOR SUMMER CHILD'S SYMPTOMS AFTER A NON-FATAL DROWNING EVENT.

>> AFTER A FEW MINUTES, THEY'RE STILL COUGHING PRETTY HEAVILY, BREATHING FASTER AND STRUGGLING TO GET AIR IN, THEN I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT THEY NEED TO GO SEE SOMEONE TO GET MEDICALLY EVALUATED.

>> Reporter: WATER SAFETY IS ALSO HELPFUL ON THE LAKE.

OHP SAYS PARENTS ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE WHEN WATCHING THEIR CHILDREN AT THAT TIME LAKE.

THEY ALSO RECOMMEND THAT PARENTS MAKE SURE THEIR CHILDREN HAVE A PERSONAL FLOATATION TWICE.

>> IF THEY'RE NOT STRONG SWIMMERS, THEY NEED TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE A PFD, A PERSONAL FLOATATION DEVICE AT ALL TIMES.

>> IN 2020 ALONE, THERE WERE ABOUT 63 DROWNINGS REPORTED IN OKLAHOMA.

TROOPER PROCTOR SAYS FOLLOWING BOAT SAFETY RULES CAN HELP MAKE A BIG DIFFERENCE.

>> YOUR AVERAGE BOATER GOES OUT PROBABLY FOUR TIMES.

PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THE RULES, BUT THEY DON'T KNOW THE RULES OF THE WATER.

BRUSH UP ON YOUR RULES, YOU KNOW.

IF YOU'RE GOING TO BE AFTER DARK, MAKE SURE YOU HAVE YOUR NAVIGATIONAL LIGHTS ON.

>> Reporter: AND THE TROOPER RECOMMENDS BE WEATHER AWARE TO AVOID LIGHTNING STRIKES AND FLOODING.

>> DON'T GO OUT AND LOOK AT THE OVERFLOWS.

EVERYONE LIKES TO SEE THE WATER LEAVING THE BODY OF WATER.

THAT IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AREA.

>> Reporter: AND HEAT EXHAUSTION CAN HAPPEN WHILE YOU'RE IN THE LAKE OR POOL.

>> WHEN THEY'RE IN THE WATER, THEY'RE STILL SWEATING AND LOSING ALL THOSE FLUIDS LIKE ON DRY LAND.

>> SOME SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND ELEVATED TEMPERATURE UP TO 104 FAHRENHEIT.

>> THEY ARE DOING WATER ACTIVITY AND EXERCISE, INITIALLY WHEN IT'S COOLER IN THE DAY SO EARLY MORNINGS OR LATE IN THE EVENINGS.

>> AND SHE RECOMMENDS CHECKING THE HEAT INDEX BEFORE LETTING YOUR KIDS OUT TO PLAY.

>> IF THERE'S A LOT OF HUMIDITY, THEN YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SWEAT AS WELL AND COOL YOURSELF OFF, SO YOU NEED TO BE WEATHER AWARE TO MAKE SURE THE CONDITIONS ARE OKAY FOR YOU TO EXERCISE.

>> Reporter: THEY OFTEN CENTER FIELD CALLS OF CHILDREN, INFANTS AND DOGS LEFT IN HOT CARS DURING THE SUMMER.

>> I PERIODICALLY LOOK AT THAT TIME NUMBER OF CALLS AND IT WILL BE 80 TO 200 TIMES A DAY THAT WE GET CALLED OUT TO THAT TYPE OF SITUATION.

>> THE NUMBER OF VEHICULAR HEATSTROKES IN OKLAHOMA SURPASSED THE AVERAGE OF 28 DEATHS IN 2019.

>> AND SO A LOT OF TIMES, WE SEE PEOPLE, I ONLY WENT IN THE STORE FOR A SECOND OR WHATEVER THE CASE MIGHT BE.

YOU JUST CAN'T LEAVE A CHILD IN THERE FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME WHEN IT'S THAT HOT OUTSIDE.

>> EVEN IF THE WINDOW IS CRACKED, YOUR CHILD IS STILL IN DANGER.

>> IT DOESN'T MATTER.

IT'S EXTREMELY HOT INSIDE.

>> THE VEHICLE TEMPERATURES CAN INCREASE BY 19 DEGREES WITHIN NINE MINUTES, AND THEY COME ACROSS PARENTS OR GUARDIANS THAT UNINTENTIONALLY LEAVE THEIR CHILD IN THE BACK.

>> WE SAY MAYBE LEAVE YOUR BILLFOLD OR PURSE IN THE BACKSEAT, SOMETHING YOU WOULD NEED TO GET FROM THE CAR WHEN YOU GET TO WHERE YOU'RE GOING.

>> AND EXPERTS SUGGEST TO SET A REMINDER ON YOUR PHONE TO CHECK OUR BACKSEAT.

REPORTING LIVE FOR THE "OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT".

>> GREAT INFORMATION.

THANK YOU, TAYLOR.

IN EOKLAHOMA CITY ALONE, THERE ARE 21,000 WORKERS IN THE BIOTECH CITY, IN FACT, OKLAHOMA'S CAPITAL CITY IS TRYING TO MAKE ITS MARK ON THE NATIONAL BIOTECH SCENE AND SUSAN CADOT AND HER GUEST ARE HERE TO DISCUSS THE POTENTIAL OF OKLAHOMA'S BIOTECHNOLOGY CENTER.

>> THANK YOU, JASON.

WE HAVE DR. WIRICK, DR. STEPHANIE WICKAM AND KATIE BOUNDARY, THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF THE OKLAHOMA CITY INNOVATION DISTRICT.

KATIE, LET'S LAY SOME FOUNDATION.

ITEM US ABOUT THE INNOVATION DISTRICT AND HOW IT FITS INTO THE POUDZ BIOTECHNOLOGY, AND IS A 1.3 SQUARE MILE AREA AND THIS IS BASED ON THE CONVERSION OF ASSETS THAT WE HAVE HERE, MANY OF THEM IN THE LIFE SCIENCE AND BIOTECH SECTOR, AND SO OUR COLLEAGUES HERE TODAY ARE LOCATED JUST FEET FROM ME WITHIN THE INNOVATION DISTRICT, AND IT REALLY REPRESENTS OKLAHOMA'S CLUSTER OF LIFE SCIENCES AND BIOTECH EXPERTISE BOTH IN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AND ALSO INDUSTRY AND ACADEMIA SO IT'S REALLY THAT EPICENTER AND REALLY ONE BIG ELEMENT OF THE INNOVATION DISTRICT AND WHY WE'RE INCLUDING IT IN THE DISCUSSION TODAY, BECAUSE IT'S REALLY WHERE ALL THE POINTS COME TOGETHER.

>> [INDISCERNABLE] I DO WANT TO ASK YOU, WHAT IS THE VISION FOR THIS DISTRICT BEGIN, AND HAS IT BEEN SLOW GROWTH OR FAST GROWTH THUS FAR?

>> THE VISION CAME INTEREST THE BROOKINGS INSTITUTION STUDY THAT IDENTIFIED OKLAHOMA CITY AND THIS SPECIFIC AREA, IT'S KIND OF A MISSED OPPORTUNITY, AND AS THE RISE OF INNOVATION DISTRICTS WERE COMING ONLINE IN ABOUT 2016, 2017, THEY RECOMMENDED THAT WITH THE RIGHT INGREDIENTS, WE COULD REALLY TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE ASSETS, INVESTMENTS HE HAD MADE OVER THE LAST COUPLE DECADES AND REALLY CONCENTRATE ON COMPETING NATIONALLY WITH AN INNOVATION DISTRICT, SO THAT WAS THE ORIGIN STORY AND REALLY, WE HAVE REALLY JUST TAKEN OFF, IT WAS A REAL DESIRE FOR US HERE AND ALL THE INGREDIENTS WERE HERE, IN FACT, WE FILED THE NON-PROFIT PAPERWORK IN 2019 FOUNDING THIS ORGANIZATION, AND IN 2021, WE WON AN AWARD NATIONALLY.

>> DR. WICKAM, CAN YOU DESCRIBE WHAT THIS COMPANY DOES.

>> WE MANUFACTURE BIOLOGICS FOR COMPANIES THAT DO NOT HAVE THE CAPACITY TO DO SO THEMSELVES, SO THEY CONTRACT US TO MAKE THESE MOLECULES FOR THEM, AND WE SPECIALIZE IN PROTEINS AND PLASMA DNA THAT ARE USED FOR EARLY PHASE ALL THE WAY TO BE SOLD FOR TREATMENT, SO THAT'S THE CRUX OF BIOVANCE.

>> OKAY, THAT WENT A LITTLE OVER MY HEAD, AND I DON'T KNOW IF YOU CAN PUT LAYMAN'S TERMS FOR THAT FOR THE AUDIENCE.

>> SURE, OUR AUDIENCE IS PROBABLY SEEN A LOT OF DRUG COMMERCIALS FOR THINGS LIKE HUMIRA AND THOSE ARE BIOLOGICS AND WE MAKE DRUGS LIKE THAT, SO THOSE DRUGS INTERACT AND -- WITH THE PATIENT'S BODY.

>> OKAY, I WILL BELIEVE AND TRUST YOU THAT'S HOW IT WORK.

>> DR. WEIRICK, OMRF AROUND FOR 75 YEARS, SO TELL US ABOUT THE FOUNDATION.

>> WE'RE IN THE MIDST OF THE 75th YEAR AND IT WAS A VISION ALL OKLAHOMANS THAT CAME TOGETHER TO DIAGNOSE AND CURE DISEASE STARTING IN THE LATE 1940s.

PEOPLE WOULD, NURSES, HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, PEOPLE GAVE DONATIONS AND CAME INTO THIS NON-PROFIT WHERE WE'RE REALLY JUST TRYING TO GET TOGETHER WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE COMMUNITY, IT'S REALLY COMMUNITY OWNED PLACE TO DO BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH THAT IMPROVES OUR HEALTH, SO 75 YEARS LATER, YOU KNOW, THIS VISION CAME TOGETHER, AND NOW WE'RE AT THIS PLACE WHERE IT'S A CROWN JEWEL IN OKLAHOMA WHERE WE STUDY BIOTECHNICAL RESEARCH WITH MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS, WE LOOK AT CANCER IN THE BIOMEDICAL SPACE.

HOW THAT FITS INTO THE INNOVATION DISTRICT, WELL EVERY TIME YOU DO RESEARCH, FUNDAMENTAL OR CLINICAL RESEARCH LIKE WHAT WE DO HERE, THE HOPE IS TO DEVELOP A DIAGNOSIS, A TREATMENT AND A THERAPEUTIC, AND THOSE TYPICALLY HAPPEN FUNDAMENTALLY AT THE RESEARCH LEVEL, BUT THEN IT GETS TAKEN OFF WITH START-UP COMPANIES AND SPIN-OFF AND LICENSING, AND IT ACTUALLY CREATES JOBS AND AN ECONOMIC IMPACT.

INDEED THAT HAS HAPPENED HERE JUST MOST RECENTLY FOR WORK THAT STARTED IN THE 1980s, IF YOU CAN BELIEVE IT OR NOT, ONE OF THE INVESTIGATORS, IN FACT, I COLLABORATIVED WITH HIM BEFORE I CAME HERE WAS WORKING ON THIS INTERACTION BETWEEN WHITE BLOOD CELLS AND THE VASCULAR, SO FROM LATE -- 1980s TO THE 1920s, SO THIS HAPPENED WITH DISCOVERIES ARE COLLABORATIONS AND START-UP COMPANIES HERE THAT WERE BOUGHT OUT BY LARGE COMPANIES, AND NOW IT'S CREATED JOBS BUT ALSO IMPACTING HEALTH TREATMENT IN THIS, SO THAT'S A MAJOR COMBINATION.

RESEARCH FUNDAMENTALLY CLICKS AND LINKED TO INNOVATION AND DISCOVERY AND THE DREAM FOR EVERYBODY IS TO MAKE A DISCOVERY THAT GETS INTO THE CLINIC, AND THAT'S HOW THE INNOVATION KIND OF COMES IN AND THEY'RE PARTNERED.

>> THAT SOUNDS LIKE HOW MIRACLES ARE BORN TO ME, WHERE MIRACLES ARE BORN IN THE RESEARCH, AND OKLAHOMA IS BLESSED TO HAVE OMRF HERE IN THE STATE.

KATY, COMING BACK TO, YOU HOW DOES SOMETHING LIKE AN ENTITY OMRF ALREADY IN PLACE HELP TO GROW THE INNOVATION INDUSTRY AND TELL ME MORE ABOUT THE RECOGNITION YOU MENTIONED EARLIER?

>> WELL, DR. WEIRICK LAID IT OUT PERFECTLY ABOUT ALL THE INGREDIENTS THAT COME TOGETHER TO MAKE THIS A COMPETITIVE CLUSTER HERE FOR NEW COMPANIES, TOP RESEARCHERS AND TOP TALENTS, SO REALLY ALL OF THOSE IN PROXIMITY HERE IN THE INNOVATION DISTRICT, THAT REALLY MATTERS FOR AGENCY AND INNOVATION.

THERE ARE OTHER DISTRICTS THAT COME ALONG AND FIND A GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION IN THEIR CITY AND DECIDE TO PUBLISH THE DISTRICT AND BUILD WHAT WE ALREADY HAVE, SO IT REALLY IS A DISTINCT ADVANTAGE, AND WE ARE WAY AHEAD AND FAR MORE COMPETITIVE BECAUSE WE HAVE OMRF AND THE DETAILED SCIENCE CENTER AND THOSE THINGS COME TOGETHER TO MAKE US LOOK MORE ATTRACTIVE.

>> DR. WICKAM AND ANYONE CAN JOIN IN ON THIS, AS WELL.

ONCE A DISCOVERY IS MADE, DO WE HAVE THE SKILLS IN PLACE HERE IN OKLAHOMA, THE INFRASTRUCTURE, THE PEOPLE WHO CAN PRODUCE, MAKE MIRACLES BRING THEM TO REAL?

>> YEAH, I DEFINITELY THINK WE DO.

THE STORY THAT DR. WEIRICH TALKED ABOUT DISCOVERS AND SPUB -- SPUN OFF INTO A STARTUP COMPANY, THE COMPANIES DON'T HAVE THE CAPACITY TO GET INTO THE TRIALS SO THEY COME TO US TO START THE PROCESS TO MAKE IT MANUFACTURABLE.

THEY COME BUT THE MIRACLE, AND WE MAKE IT A REALITY, SO WITH THE COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE INNOVATION THAT'S HAPPENING ACROSS THE STREET AT OMRF AND THE OTHER ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS COUPLED WITH THE DRIVE THAT KATY BORNE IS DOING WITH THE INNOVATION DISTRICT AND THE MANUFACTURING HERE SETS THE TRIFECTA FOR INNOVATION AND GETTING DRUGS DISCOVERED IN OKLAHOMA, MADE IN OKLAHOMA AND OUT TO THE PATIENT.

>> DR. WEIRICH, TO ME, THIS IS MOST IMPORTANT THING BEING DONE NOT ONLY IN OKLAHOMA BUT ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.

YOU KNOW BEING A JOURNALIST, YOU MEET ALL THESE CELEBRITIES.

I GOT TO MEET A MAN IN THE 90s AT EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY, WHO WAS WORKING ON DEVELOPING MUSCLE THAT YOU COULD TRANSPLANT MUSCLE INTO A HEART AND HAVE IT BECOME THAT LIVING TISSUE.

THAT BLEW ME AWAY BACK THEN, SO THIS IS THE STUFF THAT I REALLY GEEK OUT OVER, AND IT'S THE MOST EXCITING THING DONE IN OUR STATE, RIGHT?

>> YEAH, AND IT'S NICE TO HAVE SOMEBODY THAT GEEKS OUT LIKE I DO ON THIS KIND OF THING.

IT REALLY IS INCREDIBLE, WHERE YOU CAN KIND OF THINK ABOUT THINGS THAT YOU SAID, WHERE YOU REGENERATE HEART TISSUE AND THOSE KINDS OF THINGS, AND IT HAS IMPACT IN OUR SOCIETY BECAUSE IT IMPROVES HEALTH AND IT CURES DISEASE, TREATS DISEASE, AND THAT'S ONE OF THE GREAT THINGS, BUT THEN IT HAS THIS PIECE THAT YOU CAN'T DO ANYTHING, I THINK WE JUST TALKED ABOUT, IF WE HAVE A DRUG OR THERAPEUTIC LIKE WHAT WE WERE DOING WITH SICKLE-CELL, WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO SCALE IT, TARGET IT AND WE NEED THE COMMUNITY TO BE ABLE TO DO THAT, AND ALSO PUT A LITTLE BIT OF BUSINESS BEHIND IT AND GET THE PEOPLE THERE, SO IT REALLY IS AN INTERPLAY OR INTERDISCIPLINARY WHAT WE DO HERE ON THE RESEARCH SIDE AND TAKING IT TO THE NEXT LEVEL AND THE PARTNERSHIP IN THE INNOVATION DISTRICT.

>> YOU TOUCHED ON THIS EARLIER, BUT WHAT COMES NEXT WITH A LITTLE MORE DETAIL FOR THE INNOVATION DISTRICT?

>> WELL, FROM A PHYSICAL PERSPECTIVE, WE ARE BREAK GROUND ON OUR INNOVATION HALL PROJECT, WHICH WILL BE A 28,000 SQUARE FOOT FACILITY HERE IN THE INNOVATION DISTRICT THAT WAS FUNDED BY MASS FOUR AND A NEIGHBORING PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT WITH HOTELS, RESTAURANTS AND ABOUT 400,000 SQUARE FEET OF LAB SPACE AND THAT'S REAL INVESTMENT IN THIS CITY AND WHAT WHAT PEOPLE LIKE MASS DO FOR OUR CITY, THAT PUBLIC INVESTMENT, AND THEN YOU TAKE THAT WITH THE THINGS WE'RE DISCUSSING, WHICH ARE ALL THESE REALLY KEY ELEMENTS, ALL PRESENT IN THE INNOVATION DISTRICT, CONVENING ALL OF THOSE THINGS HAS MADE UP COMPETITIVELY NATIONALLY FOR A LARGE FEDERAL GRANT.

>> DR. WICKHAM, WHAT IS EXCITING FOR YOU?

>> THIS IS ALL EXCITING TO ME, BECAUSE AS THIS CLUSTER ROSE, IT JUST BRINGS MORE TALENT TO THE AREA, MORE INSPIRATION, INNOVATION TO THE AREA, SO IT ELEVATES US ABOVE WHERE WE'RE AT, AND THAT'S SO EXCITING TO SEE THIS GROWTH HAPPENING.

>> DR. WEIRICH, I'LL GIVE YOU THE LAST WORD IN THIS DISCUSSION BECAUSE OMRF HAS BEEN AROUND FOR SO LONG THAT THE ORGANIZATIONAL HINDSIGHT IS MASSIVE, SO WHAT DO YOU SEE FOR BIOMEDICAL INDUSTRY IN OKLAHOMA.

>> THAT SKY IS THE LIMIT, AND FOR US, OUR ABILITY RECRUIT AND RETAIN WORLD CLASS INVESTIGATORS IN LARGE PART IS WE CAN TELL THEM ABOUT THE INNOVATION DISTRICT AND A CHANCE WHEN THEY DO A FUNDAMENTAL DISCOVERY THAT TAKE TAKE A INVENTION DISCLOSURE TO A PATENT TO A LICENSE, TO A CLINIC, THAT'S A HUGE ADVANTAGE FOR US TO HAVE, AND A UNIQUE ADVANTAGE, AND I'D SAY, IT'S A DIFFERENTIATOR, SO WE'RE JUST SO EXCITED TO BE PART OF THIS GROUP.

>> WONDERFUL.

I'D LIKE TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND INSIGHT.

THIS IS A REALLY EXCITING SEGMENT FOR ME SO THANK YOU ALL FOR SHARING WITH NEWS THANK YOU, SUSAN AND GUESTS FOR A GREAT CONVERSATION ABOUT THE BIOTECH INDUSTRY.

>> TWO OKLAHOMA UNIVERSITY STUDENTS TRAVELING ABROAD LEARNED FIRST LAND THE ISSUE IN UKRAINE AND FROM GAYLORD NEWS, BRINGING US THEIR STORY.

[ SPEAKING FOREIGN LANGUAGE ] >> SO, ON THE PLANE HERE TAX MAN NEXT TO ME SAID, ARE YOU FROM POLAND?

I SAID I'M FROM THE U.S. -- U.S..

HE SAID, OH, USA, AND I SAID I'M STUDYING IN ITALY.

HE SAID I'M FROM ROMANIA.

OH, DO YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH POLAND TO GET TO ROMANIA?

AND HE SAID NO I'M COMING TO FIGHT AND VOLUNTEERING TO HELP UKRAINE AGAINST RUSSIA, WHICH WAS VERY, I WAS STUNNED.

I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.

I SAID OH, MY GOSH, THANKS SO MUCH FOR DOING THAT.

YOU'RE SO BRAVE.

I ASKED ARE YOU SCARED, AND HE SAID, NO, NO, I'M NOT SCARED AND IT'S JUST VERY LIKE BRAVE, AND I WAS SHOCKED THAT HE WOULD VOLUNTEER TO COME HELP THESE PEOPLE EVEN THOSE IT'S A VERY CRAZY TIME.

>> PEOPLE IN UKRAINE, THEY ARE SACRIFICING MUCH MORE.

THEY ARE SACRIFICING THEIR LIFE, THEY ARE SACRIFICING THEIR LIMBS, THEIR BODIES.

THEIR [INDISCERNABLE] SOME PEOPLE ARE DYING OF HEART ATTACK.

IT WOULD BE A VERY, VERY DIFFICULT SITUATION.

>> YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS.

IT'S THE TREE OF LIFE, AND ONE DAY, WE ALL SIT AROUND THAT TREE OF LIFE.

THANK YOU.

>> THAT WAS THE SADDEST THING I'VE EVER SEEN.

I CAN'T STOP CRYING.

HAVING TO LIVE LIKE THIS.

WE'RE THE ONLY ONES CRYING.

IT'S CRAZY WE HAVE A HOME TO GO BACK TO AND WE'RE TRAVELING AROUND, AND SO MANY PEOPLE DON'T.

EVERYBODY HERE, I WANT TO TRY TO HELP THEM, SO, SO SAD, BUT NICE TO SEE PEOPLE TRYING TO HELP THEM.

>> STRIKING STORY.

ON THE NEXT "OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT", A VITAL RESOURCE FOR EMERGENCY IS RUNNING SHORT IN OKLAHOMA, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN, A PROGRAM IS UNDERWAY TO FAST TRACK MORE PEOPLE INTO THE LIFESAVING PROFESSION.

STEVE SHAW WILL HAVE THIS STORY.

WE LEAVE YOU NOW WITH A LOOK AT THE EMERSIVE VAN GOGH EXHIBIT IN LAS VEGAS.

I'M JASON DOYLE.

STAY WELL AND HAVE A GOOD REST OF YOUR DAY.

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