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

ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON, LESS THAN FOUR HOURS BEFORE THE SCHEDULED EXECUTION OF JULIUS JONES, THE GOVERNOR GRANTED THE CONVICTED MURDER CLEMENCY.

THE SENTENCE TO LIFE WITHOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF PAROLE.

THAT ENDED FOR THE WEEK, AND THE FAMILY OF PAUL HAO, THE MAN CONVICTED OF KILLING IN 1999.

>> IN ATTENDANCE AT THAT GATHERING, JIMMY LAWSON WHO DESCRIBED HIMSELF AS JONES BEST FRIEND.

>> TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE, AND WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT GOVERNOR STITT HEARS OUR PLEA.

>> THAT MEETING NEVER TOOK PLACE BUT THE GOVERNOR SAT DOWN WITH THE FAMILY AFTER THE PARDON AND THE PAROLE BOARD VOTED 3-1 TO THE CLEMENCY ON NOVEMBER 1.

A DECISION THEY HOPED THE GOVERNOR WOULD REJECT.

>> WE FEEL CONFIDENT THE GOVERNOR KNOWS THE TRUTH, AND RESPECTS THE RULE OF LAW.

>> THE JUSTICE FOR THE ORGANIZATION TO RETURN TO THE STATE CAPITOL AFTER SPENDING THE MORNING VISITING JONES AT THE STATE PEN -- >> I HAD HIGH EXPECTATIONS.

TO HUG MY SON, A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK I GET TO HUG HIM, I DON'T GET TO HUG HIM.

AND HE'S NOT THIS MONSTER.

>> AND HOW CAN IT BE THAT HIS FAMILY HAS NOT HUGGED HIM FOR 20 YEARS, GOES TO SEE HIM THE DAY BEFORE THE SCHEDULED EXECUTION.

AND THEY STILL HAVE TO WATCH HIM BEHIND A WALL AND CAN'T TOUCH THEIR LOVED ONE.

SOMETHING IS WRONG OKLAHOMA.

>> IT IS CRUEL THAT GOVERNOR PUT THIS MAN AND THIS MAN'S FAMILY THROUGH THIS.

THIS GOVERNOR, HAS NOTHING TO PRAY ABOUT.

THE GOVERNOR HAS A DECISION TO MAKE.

>> IN A STATEMENT, THE GOVERNOR SAID THIS.

AFTER PRAYERFUL CONSIDERATION AND REVIEWING MATERIAL IN ALL SIDES, I HAVE DETERMINED TO COMMUTE THE SENTENCE TO LIFE IN PRISON WITHOUT -- A KEY CONDITION.

HE ORDERED THAT JONES CAN NEVER AGAIN APPLY OR BE CONSIDERED FOR A COMMUNATION OR APPLY FOR PAROLE FOR THE REST OF HIS LIFE.

THEY REACTED WITH A STATEMENT OF HER OWN, WHICH READ IN PART, I STILL BELIEVE EVERY DAY HE'S BEHIND BARS IS AN UNJUSTICE, AND I NEVER STOP SPEAKING OUT FOR HIM OR FIGHTING TO FREE HIM.

BUT TODAY IS A GOOD DAY AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE GOVERNOR FOR THAT.

THE LEGISLATIVE MAPS FOR THE NEXT YEARS IS WRAPPED UP.

WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGE.

>> THE LEGISLATIVE LEADERS HOPE TO KNOCK OUT THE WORK OF THE SPECIAL SESSION IN FIVE DAYS, THAT'S THE MINIMUM AMOUNT OF TIME NECESSARY FOR A BILL TO PASS BOTH CHAMBER OF THE LEGISLATURE.

ON THE FIRST DAY, NOVEMBER 15, TACIT A FIRST READING DAY.

BILLS HAVE TO BE READ THREE TIMES IN EACH CHAMBER BEFORE THERE'S A FINAL VOTE.

IN THE FIRST DAY, THEY CAN TAKE NO ACTION.

GAVEL IN AND GAVEL OUT IN THE HOUSE AND SENATE.

ON THE SECOND DAY, THE BILLS ARE SECOND READ AND THEN HEARD IN THE COMMITTEES, THE SENATE BILLS IN THE SENATE, THE HOUSE BILLS IN THE HOUSE.

AND ON WEDNESDAY, THE HOUSE WILL VOTE ON THE HOUSE BILLS.

THE BILLS ARE SECOND READ AND THE HOUSE BILLS ARE HEARD IN THE SENATE COMMITTEE, AND THE SENATE BILLS HEARD IN THE HOUSE COMMITTEE.

IF PASSED, THEY GO TO THE SENATE FLOOR ON FRIDAY, AND IF EVERYTHING WORKS OUTS AS LEADERS HAVE PLANNED,THEY'LL HAVE PASSED BOTH HOUSES AND NOW AND THEN GO TO THE GOVERNOR FOR SIGNATURE.

>> THAT'S WHAT HAPPENED.

NO MAJOR SURPRISES, BUT PLENTY OF BACK AND FORTH AND GIVE AND TAKE BETWEEN THE DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS.

>> FOLLOW THE LAW IN EXISTENCE, WE WOULD HAVE BEEN -- WE DIDN'T GET THE ACTUAL DATA UNTIL THE MIDDLE OF AUGUST IS WHY WE'RE BACK HERE TODAY.

>> THE VOTER DISTRICTS FOR THE NEXT DECADE.

>> ONE, TWO, THREE, FOUR, FIVE BILLS TO GO THROUGH.

>> THE REPUBLICANS HAVE THE SUPER MAJORITY IN BOTH CHAMBERS, THE DEMGZ WANTED THEIRS TO BE HEARD.

>> WE PUT THE TOGETHER WHAT -- THAT'S BEFORE YOU NOW.

THIS KEEPS 93% OF OKLAHOMAENS IN THE CURRENT CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.

OKLAHOMA CITY AND TULSA AREAS EACH GET THEIR OWN DISTRICT.

RURAL AREAS ARE FREE FROM INFLUENCE.

>> THE PROPOSED MAP THAT WE SEE FOR DISTRICT FIVE, CUTTING THE NEIGHBORHOODS IN HALF.

THERE MAY NOT BE A RURAL COMPONENT FOR THE DISTRICT BUT AN EXACTNESS OPPONENT.

>> THE DISTRICT MAPS KEEPS THE MILITARY BASES TO GO TO THE, AND KEEPING LIKE COMMUNITIES UNDER THE SAME REPRESENTATION.

>> >> THERE'LL NOT BE UNNECESSARY DIVIDE IN THE ETHNIC COMMUNITIES.

>> THE REDISTRICTING QUESTIONED THE DEMOCRATS PROPOSED MAP.

>> THE GOAL TO KEEP IT AS WHOLE AS POSSIBLE, SPLITTING IT -- WHY IS THAT GOAL SUPERIOR TO THE GOAL OF KEEPING THE CLEVELAND COUNTY AND SEMINOLE COUNTY.

>> I DON'T CONSIDER ONE MORE OR LESS IMPORTANT.

THE MAP WE'RE PROPOSING KEEP 93% OF OKLAHOMAENS IN THEIR CURRENT CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.

I THINK THAT'S A BETTER PLAN FOR THE STATED.

>> THEY VOTED 11 TO 3 AGAINST THE PROPOSED MAP.

>> THESE UPDATED PUBLISHED THE OTHER DAY, THE END OF THE WEEK IF THE GOVERNOR SIGNS IT, NO ONE KNOWS WHERE THE LINES WILL FALL.

>> THE NEW DISTRICT LINES WILL TAKE PLACE ON THE 15TH DAY AFTER THE GENERAL ELECTION.

SENATE BILLS 1 X, 2 X, AND 5 X ALL PUSH BACK THE REGISTRATION AND RESIDENCESY REQUIREMENT DEADLINES.

>> IT WOULD TAKE CARE OF ALL ELECTIONS.

>> THE SENATE BILL 4 X ALLOWS FOR THE ELECTION BOARDS TO CONDUCT RACES BASED ON THE NEW MAPS AFTER APRIL 5, 2022.

>> FOR EXAMPLE, THREE SPECIAL ELECTIONS IN THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA FOR THE COUNTY COMMISSIONER.

THE ELECTIONS ARE HELD IN FEBRUARY AND IN APRIL.

THOSE -- DATE -- THOSE RACES ARE RAN ON THE CURRENT LINES, LINES THAT HAVE BEEN HERE SINCE 2010.

THIS CLARIFIES ONCE THOSE ELECTIONS ARE OVER, ANY ELECTIONS AFTER THAT POINT, THE RACES ARE RAN AND THE VOTES CAST BASED ON THE LINES THAT ARE ADOPTED THIS WEEK IN SPECIAL SESSION.

>> ALL FOUR WERE PASSED ON THE SENATE FLOOR AND SENT TO THE HOUSE.

>> THANK YOU, AND WELCOME HER TO OUR STAFF, SHE'LL BE A GREAT ADDITION.

>>> FRIDAY CAN BE A DARK TIME IF YOU'RE A VICTIM OF A SCAM.

IN THE FIRST SIX MONTHS OF 2021.

DATAED BREACHES THAT -- DATA BREACHES, SHOPPER BEWARE.

>> THAT REQUIRES A BIT OF TECH SAVVY.

JUST BECAUSE HACKERS FROM RUSSIA AND CHINA GRAB THE HEADLINES, THOSE TRYING TO DO GET ACCESS TO YOUR DATA IS VIRTUALLY ANYWHERE.

>> THEY'RE FROM ANYWHERE.

U.S., FOREIGN COUNTRIES, THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT PLACES WHERE HACKERS CAN COME FROM.

>> EVEN IN THE HOLIDAY SHOPPING SEASON, THE THREAT COME IN ALL SHAPES AND SIZES.

>> HAVING STRONG PASS PORTS, AND BE CAREFUL ABOUT WHERE YOU GO, WHERE YOU SHOP ONLINE.

>> IF YOU PLAN ON HOLIDAY SHOPPING ONLINE, MAKE SURE YOU KNOW WHO YOU'RE DEALING WITH, BUT THAT IS STILL WITH A NOTE OF CAUTION.

>> IF YOU BUY THINGS ON REPTABLE WEBSITES LIKE AMAZON, USUALLY OKAY.

BUT ALSO CHECK THE VENDOR.

SOMETIMES SOME OF THE VENDORS ARE NOT REPTABLE.

>> WHILE YOU'RE OUT SHOPPING IN THE BRICK AND MORTAR STORES, AVOID PUBLIC WI-FI.

>> YOU'RE EXPOSING YOUR SYSTEMS, PASS WORDS AND USER NAMES ARE VULNERABLE.

>> AND ALSO SUGGESTS THAT TWO FACTOR AUTHENTICATION IN ADDITION TO THE STRONG PASS WORD.

>> USE THE PASS WORD, AND THEN THEY SEND YOU A CODE TO SAY YOU ARE WHO YOU SAY YOU ARE.

>> IF YOU GET A GOOD OFFER IN THE INBOX, BE WARE.

>> THE E-MAIL, DON'T CLICK ON THE LINK.

>> MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND WHO THE LINK IS COMING FROM.

>> CLICKING ON THE LINKS WITHOUT KNOWING WHERE THEY GO, LEADS TO MALWARE INFECTING YOUR DEVICE.

>> IT'S A MALICIOUS LINK, THAT'LL BRING YOU TO ANOTHER SITE TO ENTER YOUR CREDENTIALS.

YOU'RE GIVING YOUR INFORMATION OVER TO THAT HACKER, THE THIRD PARTY.

THE BAD ACTOR.

>> NO ONE IS IMMUNE, WHETHER YOU'RE CONSUMER, SMALL BUSINESS, GOVERNMENT, NONPROFIT.

EVERY ORGANIZATION HAS TO CONTEND WITH THE CRIMES THAT ARE HAPPENING ON THE INTERNET AND THE RISKS THAT COME FROM OPERATING AND DOING BUSINESS ON THE INTERNET.

>> BY MODERNIZING THE INFORMATION SYSTEMS THAT HOLD THE PERSONAL INFORMATION COLLECTED AND USED BY THE STATE AGENCIES.

>> ALL THE ORGANIZATIONS RIGHT NOW ARE SEEKING THE OPPORTUNITY THAT COME WITH THE -- TO INCREASE EFFECTIVENESS, AND THE ORGANIZATION.

>> TO CREATE A MIRROR IMAGE OF WHAT'S HERE IN OKLAHOMA CITY, AND WHETHER A WE CALL TX 1, ANOTHER FACILITY IN GARLAND, TEXAS.

>> IT'LL BE A FASTER RECOVERY OF THE LOST DATA.

>> THE AMOUNT OF DATA IS DOWNLOADING THE FULL FUTURE FILMS.

>> IT'S A THOUSAND TIMES A THOUSAND, GIGA BYTES.

IT'S THE SCALE OF THE TRANSFER.

>> THE STATE IS TAKING A DEFENSE IS DEATH STRATEGY.

>> WE'RE BASICALLY PROTECTIONS ON THE SYSTEMS THEMSELVES, AND ON THE NETWORK, ON THE WORK STATIONS THAT PEOPLE USES.

ON THE WEBSITES, THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS TO BE IN PLACE.

>> ONE LAST PIECE OF ADVICE, INVEST IN A GOOD ANTIVIRUS PROTECTION SOFTWARE.

>> YOU REALLY NEED AN ANTIVIRUS SOFTWARE ON YOUR DEVICES WHERE IT'S COMPUTER OR YOU HAVE AN ANDROID PHONE.

IT'S MONEY WELL SPENT IF YOUR DEVICE IS COMPROMISED, YOU'LL SPEND MORE TIME AND MONEY.

>> A REGIONAL CYBERSECURITY FIRM IS LOOKING TO HELP MORE COMPANIES NATIONWIDE TO PROTECT THEIR DATA AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS.

THAT'S WHERE OUR BUSINESS REVIEW BEGINS.

>> ELECTRIC VEHICLE MANUFACTURER, BRINGING MORE JOBS TO OKLAHOMA.

THIS TIME TO TULSA.

TO CREATE -- TO ATTRACT, TRAIN THE WORK FORCE IN TULSA.

TULSA BASED FRANCIS ENERGY IS PRAISING THE $7.5 BILLION, INFRASTRUCTURE BILL, TO EXPAND THE NATION'S ELECTRIC VEHICLE OR EV FAST CHARGING NETWORK.

THE FRANCIS ENERGY COVERS OKLAHOMA WITH 550 FAST CHARGING PORTSZ, COVERING THE STATE FOR EVERY 50 MILES.

IT'S CONSIDERED THE FIRST FAST CHARGING NETWORK IN THE COUNTRY.

>> CRUDE OIL STORAGE, INCREASED BY 200,000 BARRELS LAST WEEK FROM THE PREVIOUS WEEK.

FROM THE ENERGY ADMINISTRATION INFORMATION.

THAT TRACKS THE NATURAL GAS DATA IN THE U.S.. FOR THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 12, CUSHING 22.6 MILLION CRUDE BARRELS IN STORAGE.

WHAT THEY'RE REPORTING IN THE REST OF THE COUNTRY, THE CRUDE OIL INVENTORIES DECLINE LAST WEEK.

CUSHING IS WHERE WEST TEXAS INTERMEDIATE -- BY THE FUTURE'S CONTRACT.

IT'S CURRENTLY PRICED AROUND 78 BUCKS A BARREL.

>>> THANK YOU.

THE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE HAS ISSUED A STATEWIDE RECALL FOR RAW MILK PRODUCTS.

DUE TO LISTERIA CONCERNS.

FOUND THE BACTERIA, THE RECALL INCLUDES RAW WHOLE MILK, 2% MILK, SKIM MILK AND HEAVY CREAM PRODUCED AT THAT DIARY.

>>> TEN YEARS AGO, THE BODY OF 19-YEAR-OLD WAS FOUND DISMEMBERED BEHIND A GROCERY STORE IN OKLAHOMA.

TWO MEN CHARGED WITH THE MURDER IN 2012, AND LESS THAN A YEAR LATER, THE CHARGES WERE DROPPED.

IT'S AN UNSOLVED MURDER, THAT FACT LEADS TO THE REST OF THE STORY.

HERE'S STEVE SHAW.

>> HER UNSOLVED MURDER CONTINUES TO HAUNT HER FAMILY, AND ALSO MOTIVATES HER SISTER TO TRAVEL A ROAD AND ALSO BEEN PAINFUL AND FILLED WITH UNKNOWNS.

>> I KNEW AS A KID I WANTED TO BE A POLICE OFFICER.

AND AS I GOT OLDER I GOT PREGNANT YOUNG, AND BECAME A MOM.

I WAS IN AN ABUSIVE MARRIAGE FOR FIVE YEARS.

>> SHE DOESN'T SUGAR COAT ANYTHING THAT'S HAPPENED TO HER FAMILY IN THE LAST DECADE.

SHE WAS A 2010 MUSTANG HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATE WHO SARAH SAYS HAD A COLLEGE ACCOUNTING SCHOLARSHIP WAITING FOR HER.

SHE LOVED THE ARTSZ, PLAYED IN THE BAND.

FOR SOME REASON, SARAH BELIEVES STARTED WITH MARIJUANA, HER SISTER WENT DOWN THE WRONG PATH.

>> AND THEN SHE KIND OF FLIPPED OFF THE BANDWAGON AND WHEN SHE DID THAT, I TOOK A STEP BACK.

I COULDN'T LET MY KIDS SEE THAT LIFE.

THE DRUGS AND WHATEVER DECISION.

I DIDN'T SEE MY LITTLE SISTER FOR A YEAR BEFORE SHE WAS MURDER.

>> SHE WAS LAST SEEN ON OCTOBER 8, 2011.

GETTING IN A RED SUV OUTSIDE THE NEW CASTLE CASINO.

THREE DAYS LATER HER DISMEMBERED BODY WAS FOUND CUT UP IN A BAG BEHIND THIS GROCERY STORE.

IT'S A GUILT, I SHOULD HAVE BEEN THERE.

SHE DESERVED A BETTER SISTER.

I WAS NOT WHO SHE NEED TO BE.

>> SINCE HER BODY WAS FOUND IN BETHANY, IT WAS UP TO THE BETHANY POLICE DEPARTMENT TO FIRST TRY TO SOLVE THIS CASE.

>> IT'S BEEN TEN YEARS, OVER NOW, AND STILL NEVER BEEN SOLVED.

SO TO ME, BETHANY PD MESSED UP THE INVESTIGATION, AND DROPPED THE BALL.

THERE WERE THINGS LOST, AND -- STILL HAS IT, AND NOT SOLVED, TO BE A FAMILY MEMBER OF SOMEONE WHO WAS MURDERED AND TO FEEL LIKE ONE SINGLE DETECTIVE OR THE AGENT AT THE FBI, NONE OF THEM REALLY CARED.

TO THEM, IT WAS JUST ANOTHER STORY, ANOTHER DEATH, ANOTHER MURDER.

WE MIGHT SOLVE IT OR NOT, BUT FOR US, IT'S EVERY DAY.

>> THE WAY MY FAMILY HAS AND STILL FEEL LIKE NO ONE CARES.

>> FOR THE RECORD, THE BETHANY POLICE HEADQUARTERS, I SPOKE TO CHIEF ABOUT HER HARSH ANALYSIS.

HE TOLD ME QUOTE, WHAT WE SAY IS NOT GOING TO CHANGE HER BELIEFS.

WE HOPE THE BEST FOR HER AND HER CAREER IN LAW ENFORCEMENT.

THAT'S RIGHT, SARAH THIS PAST JUNE, STARTED AN INTENSE FOUR MONTH LONG 650 HOUR PROGRAM.

METRO TECH IN SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA CITY OFFERS THE CLASS IN A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE OKLAHOMA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

>> THEY LEARN EVERYTHING.

FROM WHAT THEY NEED TO DO WHILE ON PAROLE, TO BASIC LAW, TO SELF-DEFENSE, DRIVING AND SHOOTING.

THEY LEARN IT ALL.

>> THE OKLAHOMA COUNTY SPOKESMAN SAYS WHAT SARAH IS PURSUING IS NOT A PUBLICITY STUNT.

>> IT WOULD BE EASY FOR HER TO BE BITTER, ABOUT HOW THE CASE WAS HANDLED.

SHE'S DECIDE THE TO CHANNEL THAT TO HELP OTHERS.

>> SOME WERE FIVE DAYS A WEEK, AND FOUR DAYS A WEEK, AND HERE TEN, 12 HOURS A DAY.

WHATEVER IT TAKES TO COMPLETE TO LEARN WHAT YOU HAVE TO LEARN.

YOU CAN ONLY SIT BACK FOR SO LONG AND FIND ANSWERS FOR YOU, YOU WANT SOMETHING DONE, YOU HAVE TO DO IT YOURSELF.

THAT'S WHAT I'M DOING.

>> SHE TOOK THE NEXT STEP, AND BEGAN HER NEW CAREER AS AN OFFICER IN A POLICE DEPARTMENT ON THE EAST SIDE OF THE STATE.

WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A WOMAN WHO DECIDED TO TAKE BIG CHANGES IN HER LIFE.

SHE'S A LONG TIME DIESEL MECHANIC.

AND SHE'S A MOTHER OF FIVE.

ALL UNDER THE AGE OF 14.

>> I KNOW IT SOUNDS CRAZY AND THEY'RE SCARED.

I KNOW THEY ARE.

BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN I'M NOT SCARED, IF NOT ME AND NOT NOW, THEN WHEN?

YOU KNOW, TO ME, THE JOURNEY AND THE GOAL AND FIGHT AND PROVING TO MY KIDS THEY CAN DO ANYTHING THEY WANT, IS WORTH THE RISK I'M TAKING.

I THINK THEY UNDERSTAND THAT.

IT'S GIVEN THEM A DIFFERENT SENSE OF DIRECTION.

I'M TAKING MY KIDS FROM THIS PATH OF PEOPLE ON DRUGS AND ALCOHOL AND CRIME TO THIS ONE.

YOU CAN DO GOOD, YOU CAN DO RIGHT, AND FIGHT FOR WHAT YOU WANT.

>> THEY OFFERED A STATEMENT, THE OSBI APPLAUDS SARAH FOR HER PASSION TO BE A MEMBER OF LAW ENFORCEMENT.

HER DRIVE AND DEDICATION WILL BENEFIT EVERY FAMILY SHE ENCOUNTERS.

TO THIS DAY WE PASSIONATELY INVESTIGATE HER MURDER FOLLOWING EVERY LEAD.

>> THAT WAS A GREAT STORY.

>>> THE PENTAGON IS PUSHING BACK FOR THE NATIONAL GUARD.

THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVE WILL NOT BE RIVED D REQUIRED TO GET -- REQUIRED TO GET A COVID-19 VACCINE.

>>> ALL OF OUR COVID-19 INDICATORS ARE UP THIS WEEK.

THE ROLLING CASE AVERAGE IS INCREASING BY 200.

HOSPITALIZATIONS MOVE TO 449, AND EIGHT MORE ICU BEDS ARE OCCUPIED AS OF FRIDAY.

139 PEOPLE HAVE DIED IN THE LAST SEVEN DAYS, AND RIGHT NOW, 60.6% OF OKLAHOMAENS 12 AND OLDER HAVE BEEN FULLY VACCINATED.

NOW, THOSE STATS DON'T REFLECT THE NUMBER OF ANIMALS IN OKLAHOMA.

THAT'S RIGHT, DOGS, CATS AND LIVESTOCK CAN GET THE COVID-19.

>> RICH, OKLAHOMA'S TWO LARGEST ZOOS ARE TAKING STEPS TO KEEP THEIR MOST PRIZED RESIDENTS SAFE FROM THE CORONAVIRUS.

THE OKLAHOMA CITY ZOO GAVE VACCINATIONS TO ANIMALS CONSIDERED AT HIGH RISK.

THEY WERE GIVEN THE OKAY BY THE FDA.

>> RIGHT NOW, WE'RE FOCUSED PRIMARILY ON CAT AND PRIMATES, WE KNOW THOSE ARE THE SPECIES THAT HAVE CONTRACTED COVID-19 AND GOTTEN SICK.

THEY'RE THE MOST LIKELY TO GET IT.

>> THE VACCINATION IS MANUFACTURED BY ANIMAL DRUG MANUFACTURING COMPANY.

>> THIS VACCINE IS SPECIFICALLY FOR ANIMALS.

IT'S SLIGHTEDLY DIFFERENT THAN THE HUMAN VACCINES.

FOR THE MAJORITY, EVERYONE IS GETTING 1 CC OR 1 MIL OF THE VACCINE.

>> WE DO FEEL LIKE IN THE FUTURE IT'S APPROVED AND ON THE MARKET, WE'LL MOST LIKELY VACCINATE OTHER SPECIES AS WELL.

>> OF COURSE, WE'RE ENCOURAGING THE STAFF MEMBERS TO BE VACCINATED, THAT'S THE PRIMARY STEP TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE IS HEALTHY, IN ADDITION TO THAT, WE'RE STILL UTILIZING OUR FACE MASK.

>> DON'T EXPECT TO SEE THE VACCINE IN THE VET OFFICE ANYTIME SOON.

THE CHANCE OF YOUR PET CATCHING THE VIRUS IS VERY SLIM.

>> DOMESTIC SPECIES, DOGS AND CATS, NEARLY ALL OF THE CASES THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN DOGS AND CATS ARE ASSOCIATED WITH A HUMAN INFECTED WITH COVID-19.

>> PETS ARE PRETTY SAFE, AS LONG AS THEY'RE NOT AROUND, EXPOSED TO SOMEONE WHO HAS COVID-19.

>> VETERINARIAN SAYS IF SOMEONE IN THE HOME HAS THE VIRUS, ISOLATE THEMSELVES FROM OTHER PEOPLE AND THEIR PETS AS WELL.

>> IF THERE'S SOMEONE ELSE THAT LIVES IN THE HOME TO TAKE THE PET OUTSIDE, AND FEED IT AND DO ALL OF THOSE THINGS FOR IT, THAT DOESN'T HAVE COVID-19, THAT WOULD BE BEST.

>> OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY RESEARCHERS ARE WORKING TO BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW THE VIRUS AFFECTS CATS.

>> WE'RE INTERESTED IN HOW THE VIRUS AFFECTS THE FELINE ORGAN SYSTEM.

AND THE ROLE OF -- IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEVERE DISEASE.

>> HE'S THE ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF THE LAB AT OSU.

CATS FREQUENT HAVE THE SAME -- THAT AGGRAVATE COVID-19 IN HUMANS.

>> BUT THERE'S STILL NO EVIDENCE THAT SHOWS CATS CAN TRANSMIT THE VIRUS TO HUMANS AT THIS TIME.

THE VIRUS CAN AFFECT EACH ANIMAL DIFFERENTLY.

>> FOR INSTANCE, DOGS AND CATS, ITSED DOESN'T AFFECT THEM QUITE THE SAME.

CATS ARE MORE AFFECTED THAN DOGS.

WE DON'T SEE THE SAME CLINICAL SIGNS IN THE DOMESTIC SPECIES AS IN HUMANS.

>> RESPIRATORY DISCHARGE, ILLNESS, AND DIFFICULTY BREATHING.

BUT LIKE SOME HUMANS, ANIMAL TEND TO BE ASYMPTOMATIC.

IT'S RECOMMENDED YOU TAKE THEM TO YOUR VET.

>> EVEN IF NO ONE IN THE ANIMAL HAS COVID-19, THERE'S STILL SOMETHING HAPPENING TO THE PET AND IT SHOULD BE EXAMINED BY A VETERINARIAN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

>> THERE'S SIGNS OF COVID-19 IN THE DEER POPULATION.

>> WE CURRENTLY DONE KNOW THE STATUS OF -- DON'T KNOW THE STATUS OF THE DISEASE IN THE DEER POPULATION.

HOW THEY GOT IT, BUT THE RISK OF TRANSMISSION FROM WILDLIFE OR FROM DEER TO HUMANS IS RELATIVELY LOW.

VERY LOW.

>> SO FAR, THERE'S NO EVIDENCE SHOWING CONSUMING MEAT FROM A DEER WITH COVID-19 SPREADS TO HUMANS.

>> AND AS FAR AS WE KNOW, THERE'S RELATIVELY MINIMAL RISK OF ACQUIRING FROM CONSUMING INFECTED MEAT.

BUT COOKING THE MEAT THOROUGHLY JUST TO MAKE SURE.

>> I SPOKE WITH THE TULSA ZOO, AND THEY PLAN TO VACCINATE THE HIGH RISK ANIMALS SOMETIME IN THE NEAR FUTURE.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>>> WHEN IF OKLAHOMA SUPREME COURT VOTED TO OVERTURN A SETTLEMENT IN THE STATE'S OPIOID TRIAL AGAINST JOHNSON&JOHNSON IT RAISED A LOT OF QUESTIONS.

NOT ONLY OF THE REVERSAL, BUT WHAT IT MEANS TO COMBAT THE OPIOID PROBLEM IN THE FUTURE.

>> THERE'S SO MUCH TO DISCUSS HERE.

I'LL INTRODUCE THE PANEL OF GUESTS.

TERRY WHITE.

BRAD IS AN ATTORNEY FOR THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA, AND KATHY IS A REPORTER FOR OUR CONTACT PARTNER.

THANKS FOR BEING WITH US TODAY.

>> THANKS FOR HAVING US.

>> SOME REVIEW AND INFORMATION TO GET CONTEXT AND A REMINDER FOR EVERYONE, A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO, JOHNSON&JOHNSON WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR A FINE OF PUBLIC NUISANCE, AND THAT WAS IN ACCORDANCE TO THE -- GENERATING THE CRISIS OF OPIOID ADDICTION.

BUT LAST WEEK, THE SUPREME COURT OF OKLAHOMA OVERTURNED THE DECISION.

KATHY, START WITH YOU.

>> AND BY THE TIME THAT TRIAL STARTED, JOHNSON&JOHNSON WAS THE ONLY COMPANY LEFT THAT HADN'T SETTLED.

THE ATTORNEY GENERAL ARGUMENTS AND MAKE A THE ARGUMENT UNDER THE STATE'S PUBLIC NUISANCE LAW, THAT JOHNSON&JOHNSON INTENTIONALLY CONTRIBUTED TO THE STATE OPIOID EPIDEMIC, AND DOWN PLAYED THE ADDICTIVE AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS QUALITIES.

JOHNSON&JOHNSON ARGUMENT WAS THAT THE COMPANY HAD ONLY CONTRIBUTED A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF THE OPIOID DRUGS.

>> I WANT TO COME TO YOU NEXT, THIS IS 2019, TWO YEARS OUT, IF THERE'S STILL AN OPIOID CRISIS DID IT ALL JUST GO AWAY OR WE'RE STILL HAVING ISSUES, AND ALSO HAVE ANY OF THE MONEY TO COME TO OKLAHOMA AND MAYBE OTHER STATES HAS IT HELPED?

AS INTENDED TO?

>> UNFORTUNATELY, ABSOLUTELY STILL IN THE MIDST OF AN OPIOID CRISIS.

IF YOU LOOK SPECIFICALLY AT WHAT HAPPENED IN OKLAHOMA, IT'S ATTRIBUTEABLE TO JOHNSON&JOHNSON.

THE SUPREME COURT OVERTURNING THAT DECISION DIDN'T OVERTURN THE DECISION THAT JOHNSON&JOHNSON WAS RESPONSIBLE.

WHAT THEY SAY WAS, THE NEW LAW WASN'T THE WAY TO PURSUE IT.

WHAT WE HAVE IN OKLAHOMA, IS YOU CAN BARELY SEE, BEGINNING WITH JOHNSON&JOHNSON AGGRESSIVE AND FALSE AND MISLEADING MARKETING, DOCTORS ACROSS THE NATION BY PAYING OTHER DOCTORS TO SAY THAT THESE DRUGS WEREN'T ADDICTIVE FOR ALL POPULATIONS, INCLUDING PREGNANT WOMEN, WE SAW A SIGNIFICANT RISE OF OVERPRESCRIBING IN THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA.

>> WE STARTED AN AGGRESSIVE CAMPAIGN OF OUR OWN TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF OPIOID DEATHS IN THE STATE.

IS THAT BEGAN HAPPENING IN 2012, AND DECREASING.

WE DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES TO GET BACK TO NEAR THE LEVELS AS JOHNSON&JOHNSON DID.

>> AND I WANT TO DIVE IN LEGAL -- ON THIS.

FIRST OF ALL, WHAT'S YOUR REACTION TO THE SUPREME COURT DECISION?

>> MY HEART REALLY ACHES FOR OKLAHOMA.

AND FOR THE MOMS AND DADS AND SISTERS AND BROTHERS WHO HAVE SUFFERED THROUGH THIS CRISIS THROUGH NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN.

>> OUR NUISANCE LAW HAS BEEN ON THE BOOKS SINCE OKLAHOMA WAS A TERRITORY.

NOWHERE DOES THE STATUTE SAY YOU CAN'T USE PUBLIC NUISANCE THIS WAY.

THE LAW IS VERY CLEAR.

WHEN WE WENT ON APPEALS, ONE OF THE ARGUMENTS THAT JOHNSON&JOHNSON MADE IF WE APPLY THE NUISANCE LAW THIS WAY, BESS MAY GET -- BUSINESSES MAY GET HIT THE WITH THE LAWSUITS.

LOOK, THIS LAW IS APPLIED THE RIGHT WAY, YOU NEED TO DO WHAT'S RIGHT FOR THE STATE, AND AFFIRM THE JUDGEMENT.

YEAH -- >> I WANT TO COME TO YOU, I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN TAKING A LOOK AT THIS FOR A WHILE.

WHEN IT COMES TO THE PUBLIC NUISANCE LAW, WHAT REASON DID YOU HEAR THE COURT GIVE.

WHY DID THEIR SAY IT WASN'T APPLICABLE.

>> ESSENTIALLY THEY SAID THAT THE JUDGE WENT TOO FAR AND HOW HE APPLIED THE LAW, AND IT WAS APPLICABLE IN HOLDING THE OPIOID COMPANIES ACCOUNTABLE.

>> I THINK DID A GREAT JOB WITH IT, IT'S THAT SIMPLE.

THERE ARE STATES THAT LIMIT NUISANCE LAWS THAT LIMIT PROPERTY.

TEXAS IS ONE OF THEM.

>> WHAT WOULD YOU WANT TO SAY, WHAT WOULD HAPPEN NOW?

>> WE HAVE TOO MANY OKLAHOMAENS DYING, THEY'RE STILL DYING EACH YEAR FROM THE OPIOID OVERDOSE.

THAT DOESN'T COUNT FOR THE THOUSANDS STRUGGLING WITH THE ADDICTION.

BRAD CAN TALK ABOUT WHAT THAT MEEPZ, BUT THIS IS NOT OVER FOR THE ESTATE OF OKLAHOMA.

-- STATE OF OKLAHOMA.

>> TAKE IT AWAY.

>> THANKS.

THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA, SHOWED A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF -- OTHER STATES FOLLOWED SUIT AND FILED THEIR OWN CASES.

BUT OKLAHOMA WAS THE TIP OF THE SPEAR HERE.

THAT STRATEGY HAS WORKED VERY WELL IN SPITE TO HAVE THE RULING.

THE IDEA WAS TO PUT THE MONEY TO USE TO MAKE OKLAHOMA CENTER PIECE FOR THE COUNTRY ON RESEARCH, PREVENTION, AND TREATMENT.

THAT MONEY IS THERE, AT OKLAHOMA STATE.

HAD WE NOT PURSUED THE STRATEGY WE DID, WE WOULD NOT HAVE GOTTEN ANY OF THAT.

WE RECOVERED $85 MILLION, THEY PAID ONE STATE TO DATE, THAT WAS LOUISIANA, THEY PAID 13 MILLION, AND THEY'LL PAY IT OVER 15 YEARS.

WE HAVE 373 MILLION THROUGH THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA.

REAL QUICKLY, I'LL ALWAYS CALL HER COMMISSIONER, THAT'S WHO SHE IS TO ME.

THE THREE MAJOR DISTRIBUTORS, THEY'RE PENDING, WE HAVE SURVIVED AND WE'RE HEADING TO TRIAL.

THERE'S CERTAIN CLAIMS AGAINST JOHNSON&JOHNSON AND THE TOERNL WILL MAKE DECISIONS WHAT WE'LL DO WITH THAT AS WE GO FORWARD.

>> SOME OF THEED MONEY WE MAY NOT GET FOR A LONG TIME IF EVER.

I WANT TO ASK YOU, YOU'VE BEEN COVERING THIS FOR A WHILE.

HOW LONG DO YOU ANTICIPATE COVERING THIS.

IS THIS A GENERATIONAL -- AND ALSO, IS THIS MONEY GOING WHERE IT WAS SUPPOSED TO GO.

>> THIS WILL BE A STORY FOR YEARS AND YEARS AND GENERATIONS TO COME.

THE LEGAL BATTLE IS FAR FROM OVER, AND AS TERRY MENTIONED EARLIER, OKLAHOMA IS STILL SEEING AN OPIOID CRISIS IN THE STATED.

WE HAVE A HEALTH STORY AND A LEGAL STORY, I DON'T EXPECT THAT TO SLOW DOWN ANYTIME SOON.

AND THE OTHER QUESTION, THE MONEY SPEN.

THE STATE HAS SETTLEMENTS THE STATE HAS GOTTEN OVER $370 MILLION SO FAR.

OSU, AND BE A TRAIN GENERAL OFFICE, AND THE AGENCIES, IT'S -- THE MAJORITY IS EARMARKED.

THERE WERE NO SOLID PLANS ON WHERE THE MONEY WOULD GO SPECIFICALLY.

MY UNDERSTANDING WAS IT WOULD GO TO EFFORTS FROM THE OPIOID CRISIS.

>> THE MONEY THAT WENT TO THE UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR HEALTH SCIENCES TO CREATE THE -- WAS SUPPOSED TO GO THERE.

THAT WAS THE SETTLEMENT, THE AGREEMENT THEY MADE IS WE'LL ONLY SETTLE IF THE NATIONAL CENTER IS CREATED.

THAT MONEY WENT EXACTLY WHERE IT WAS SUPPOSED TO DO.

OSU IS DOING INCREDIBLE THINGS.

CONNECTING TO THE SERVICES IS CHALLENGING, IF YOU DON'T LIVE NEAR THE NATIONAL CENTER.

THEY HAD SET UP AGREEMENTS WITH THE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS IN THE STATE.

IF THEY DON'T HAVE THE STAFF AND THE PHYSICIANS, THEY CAN CONNECT WITH OSU TO RECEIVE THE TREATMENT.

THERE'S AMAZING THINGS HAPPENING ALREADY.

BUT IF JOHNSON&JOHNSON DOESN'T STEP UP AND PI THEIR FAIR SHARE, WE CANNOT -- THE PRICES.

>> I WANT TO HAVE MY LAST QUESTION FOR YOU, BRAD.

WE HAVE A NEW ATTORNEY GENERAL, WHAT ARE YOU FORE SEEING GOING FORWARD.

>> HE'S SMART, ME -- WE'LL PURSUE THE DISTRIBUTOR CASE.

WE HAVE A TRIAL COMING UP IN THE NEXT 18 MONTHS OR SO.

THE TAPE FOR OKLAHOMA, THAT WAS $13 MILLION.

IT WASN'T LIKE A GOOD AMOUNT OF MONEY TO WALK AWAY FROM.

WE'LL CONTINUE TO BLAZE OUR OWN PATH AND TRY TO ACHIEVE A BETTER RESULT.

>> I WANT TO THANK ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR TIME, AT THE HEART OF IT, THE LEGALITIES AND THE PLANS, ARE REAL PEOPLE, AND YOU ALL MET THEM IN YOUR WORK.

THESE ARE REAL PEOPLE WHO HAVE LOST FAMILY MEMBERS.

THIS IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

>>> THANK YOU, GREAT CONVERSATION, AND WE WANT TO LET YOU KNOW, THE NEW PODCAST IS AVAILABLE.

WE HAVE IN-DEPTH SEGMENT AND OTHER CONTENT FROM THE NEWSCAST AND FLAT FORMS.

WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO CHECK IT OUT AND SUBSCRIBE.

>>> THE SPECIAL TIME OF YEAR, OUR CALORIC INCREASE.

PROBABLY A GOOD TIME TO BUST OUT THE RUNNING SHOES AND GET A LITTLE EXTRA EXERCISE.

>> THERE'S -- DON'T FORGET ABOUT US.

>> I THINK RUNNING IS ONE OF THOSE ACTIVITIES THAT ANYONE CAN DO, IT DOESN'T REQUIRE A WHOLE LOT.

ALL YOU NEED IS A PAIR OF SNEAKERS, REALLY TO RUN.

I'VE ALWAYS BEEN AN ACTIVE PERSON.

I STARTED RUNNING TO TRAIN FOR BASIC TRAINING.

IN THE NATIONAL GUARD.

I KNEW RUNNING WOULD BE A REQUIREMENT, AND I BEGAN RUNNING.

SURE ENOUGH, I GOT BIT BY THE RUNNING BUG.

SEND I HAD BEEN RUNNING FOR ANOTHER GROUP IN AUSTIN.

THEY'RE USUALLY TIED TO A CERTAIN COMMUNITY.

THERE'S GROUPS ON THE EAST SIDE, AND SOUTH -- AND PEOPLE HAVE THE SENSE OF COMMUNITY, THE GROUPS ARE BASED AROUND A CERTAIN COMMUNITY.

SEE PEOPLE RUNNING IN THE COMMUNITY.

AND ONE DAY IT OCCURRED TO ME.

THAT I SHOULD START A GROUP IN THE VALLEY.

TO BE MORE CONVENIENT FOR THOSE WHO LIVE IN THE VALLEY.

IF THEY CAN DRIVE FIVE MINUTES DOWN THE ROAD TO MEET UP, THEY WOULD BE MORE LIKELY TO RUN.

FIRST RUN IS ON AUGUST 11, WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE.

SOME DAYS IT'S JUST BEEN TWO OF US, I'VE NEVER BEEN BY MYSELF.

ALWAYS ONE PERSON TO SHOW UP, SINCE AUGUST 11, THAT'S PRETTY COOL.

OPEN IT TO ALL PEOPLE, ALL AGES AND EXPERIENCE LEVELS, AND MAKE IT ACCESSIBLE AND SO, PEOPLE FEEL LIKE NO MATTER WHERE THEY'RE AT, THEY CAN COME TO OUR GROUP AND FEEL WELCOME.

WHAT'S COOL ABOUT RUNNING, IS YOU'RE OUT IN THE -- PEOPLE SEE US, AND PEOPLE SEE PEOPLE FORMING TOGETHER, AND IT'S HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIMES, WE'RE RUNNING, AND JUST A SMALL GROUP OF US, PEOPLE START TO NOTICE, AND I THINK IT'S CONTAGIOUS.

>>> ON THE NEXT OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT.

OUR ANNUAL THANKSGIVING SPECIAL LOOKS BACK AT THE BEST WORK WE PRODUCED OVER THE LAST 11 MONTHS, WE THINK YOU'LL FIND IT FUN AND INFORMATIVE.

>>> WE'LL LEAVE YOU TONIGHT WITH A BURST OF COLOR, COURTESY OF MOTHER NATURE.

AND PHOTOGRAPHER, CASEY FERGUSON.

FOR ALL OF US ON OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT, STAY SAFE, STAY HEALTHY AND AS ALWAYS, STAY TUNED TO OETA.

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