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

IN ONE OF THE MOST STUNNING POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT IN YEARS, A SELF-DESCRIBED LIFELONG REPUBLICAN IS SWECHG PARTIES AND -- SWITCHING PARTIES AND RUNNING AS A DEMOCRATIC.

I SPOKE WITH -- TO LEARN MORE OF THE DECISION THAT'S TRANSFORMED THE OKLAHOMA POLITICAL LANDSCAPE.

>> SUPERINTENDENT, WHEN DID YOU FIRST MULL THE IDEA OF RUNNING FOR GOVERNOR AND WHEN DID YOU MAKE THE FINAL DECISION, HEY, I'M GOING TO DO THIS?

>> IT'S BEEN A PROCESS FOR ME, AND I'VE BEEN REFLECTING ON THIS FOR A NUMBER OF MONTHS, IN FACT, EVEN SINCE LAST SPRING AND EARLY FALL.

BUT I WOULD LIKE TO SAY, THAT'S A PARTY CHANGE, I AM THE SAME PERSON FIRST AND FOREMOST, I HAVE NOT CHANGED MY VALUES OR MY POSITION.

>> DO YOU THINK YOU'LL RECEIVE THE BLESSING OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY AT THIS POINT?

OR DO YOU HAVE IT OR IS THAT SOMETHING YOU'LL HAVE TO EARN?

>> OF COURSE, I HAVE TO EARN THAT.

BUT I HAVE HAD REALLY GOOD CONVERSATIONS WITH MANY LEADERS IN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY.

>> WAS SWITCHING PARTIES ALL PART OF THE EQUATION TO RUN FOR GOVERNOR OR CONSIDER RUNNING AS A REPUBLICAN IN THE PRIMARY.

>> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

BUT THE REALITY OF IT IS, GOVERNOR HIJACKED THE REPUBLICAN PARTY.

AND I DO NOT BELIEVE IT'S BEST WE FOLLOW EXTREMISM.

>> THIS IS A RED STATE, HEAVILY REPUBLICAN, DOES RUNNING AS A DEMOCRAT GIVE YOU THE BEST CHANCE OF WINNING?

>> IT GIVES ME THE BEST CHANCE OF REPRESENTING ALL OF OKLAHOMA.

AND WE KNOW THAT OKLAHOMAENS VALUE COMMON SENSE.

WORKING TOGETHER.

ENCOURAGE.

WE HAVE TOO MUCH DIVISION RIGHT NOW AND I'LL WORK TO UNIFY THE STATE.

>> IF YOU WERE SPEAKING DIRECTLY TO THE GOVERNOR, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY TO HIM ABOUT YOUR DECISION.

>> STOP DIVIDING THOSE COMMUNITIES AND THOSE OKLAHOMAENS WHO HAVE GREAT NEEDS.

WE NEED TO WORK TOGETHER.

AND THIS IS SOMETHING THAT I WILL DO, AND HAVE EFFECTIVE -- >> AS YOU PREPARE TO WRAP UP YOUR SUPERINTENDENT, WHAT DO YOU THINK YOUR GREATEST SUCCESSES AND THOSE UNDONE AT THIS POINT?

>> EDUCATION IS A MARATHON NOT A SPRINT.

>> THE RECENTLY ANNOUNCED AUDIT OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, DO YOU THINK THAT'S POLITICALLY MOTIVATED?

>> I THINK IT IS, YES.

BUT HOWEVER, I AM ALL FOR ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSPARENCY.

>> IN TERMS OF FINANCING YOUR CAMPAIGN, WHERE DO YOU THINK THAT'S COMING FROM?

>> ABSOLUTELY THINK WE'LL SEE OKLAHOMAENS FROM ALL DIFFERENT SECTORS I'VE HEARD THIS BEFORE, I MADE THE DECISION TO RUN.

I HAVE HEARD THE CONCERNS ABOUT BEING LEFT OUT.

>>> AS COME OUT SWINGING AT THAT RECORD.

WE REACHED OUT TO HIS CAMPAIGN BUT HE WAS UNAVAILABLE FOR AN INTERVIEW.

HOWEVER IN A STATEMENT, THE CAMPAIGN MANAGER TAB IT IS GOVERNOR'S WORK ON FUNDING EDUCATION WHILE PUTTING MONEY AWAY FOR A RAINY DAY.

SAYING QUOTE, UNDER THE GOVERNOR'S LEADERSHIP THE STATE HAS INCREASE IT HAD FUNDING OF PUBLIC EDUCATION AND ENACTED OTHER TEACHER PAY RAISE WHILE LOWERING TAXES.

THE CALCULATION TO RUN FOR GOVERNOR AS A DEMOCRAT HAS THE REPUBLICAN STRATEGY THINKING FLIPPING PARTIES TO TAKE ON THE GOVERNOR MAY BACK FIRE.

>> MY FIRST REACTION IS THIS IS A GOOD WAY TO ENERGIZE THE REPUBLICAN BASE.

OVERNIGHT SHE'S A DEMOCRAT.

TO ME THAT'LL ENERGIZE THE REPUBLICAN BASE.

>> AMONG THE OKLAHOMA REPUBLICANS, SHE'S TAKING ON A BIG CHALLENGE.

>> IT'LL BE WELL FUNDED LIKE LAST TIME.

YOU HAVE TO ASSUME HE'LL WIN THE REPUBLICAN NOMINATION I THINK SHE BELIEVES THAT THE DEMOCRAT SIDE IS THE WAY TO GO AND GIVES HER THE BEST CHANCE OF WINNING THE OVERALL SEAT.

>> STILL, SHE HAS HER SUPPORTERS AMONG THE OKLAHOMA DEMOCRATS.

>> I HAVE HEARD A LOT OF EXCITEMENT ABOUT HER IN THE DEMOCRATIC RANKS.

>> SOME HAVE SAID IS SHE A REAL DEMOCRAT OR TAKING -- I CAN'T IMAGINE TAKING THE D LABEL AND THAT'S AN ADVANTAGE.

OF COURSE, IT'S NOT IN THIS CURRENT DAY AND AGE.

>> THE BASE STAY ENERGIZE OR STAY MAD AT HER, SHE'S A TURNCOAT OR RHINO AS SOME CALL IT.

IT COULD HAVE RAMIFICATIONS, AT LEAST IN THE SHORT TERM WITH THE HARD CORE REPUBLICAN BASE VOTER.

>> AND THE CAMPAIGN AGREES.

OKLAHOMAENS IN THE STATE, HAVE CONSERVATIVE LEADERSHIP, AFTER DECADES, LEAVING US IN LAST PLACE HE'S ESTABLISHED A PROUVEN TRACK RECORD -- PROVEN TRACK RECORD.

>> SHE WAS SO POPULAR AMONG THE DEMOCRATIC COLLEAGUES, A LOT OF PEOPLE CHANGED PARTIES TO VOTE FOR HER IN THE PRIMARY.

>>> HER FIRST CAMPAIGN TO BE STATE SUPERINTENDENT, THE ANNOUNCEMENT IS SURE TO GET POLITICAL OBSERVERS TO POP THE POPCORN AND WATCH AS THINGS PLAY OUT OVER THE COMING YEAR.

>> IT'LL BE GOOD THEATRE IN THIS CAMPAIGN OVER THE NEXT YEAR, THE GOVERNOR HAS TO BE GOVERNOR, SHE STILL HAS TO BE STATE SUPERINTENDENT, YOU HAVE THIS LOOMING STATE AUDIT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION THE GOVERNOR CALLED FOR.

THERE'LL BE LOTS OF DYNAMICS.

>> OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT.

>>> THANKS.

FOR MORE THAN A MONTH NOW, THE NUMBER OF NEW COVID-19 CASES IS DROPPING.

THAT'S RELIEVING SOME OF THE PRESSURE ON THE HOSPITALS.

REPORT ON THE GAME PLAN FOR THE STATE OFFICIALS AND HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS IN THE COMING MONTH.

>> THE OKLAHOMA DOCTORS ARE COMPARING THE LATE SUMMER COVID-19 SURGE TO A FIRE THAT'S FINALLY BURNT THROUGH MOST OF THE FUEL.

>> WITH MORE AND MORE IMMUNITY FROM HIGH NUMBER OF DISEASE AND VACCINATION, HOPEFULLY WE WON'T SEE THE DRY KINDLING THE VIRUS NEEDS TO PROPAGATE.

>> THIS WEEK THE CASES WERE 41% LOWER THAN THE PEAK SEVEN DAY AVERAGE CASE COUNT.

HOSPITALIZATIONS HAVE DECLINED, THIS DOES NOT NEGATE THE FACT THAT COVID-19 CONTINUES TO PUT A STRAIN ON THE HOSPITAL SYSTEMS.

>> ON TUESDAY, MEMBER OF THE HEALTHIER OKLAHOMA COALITION, SHARED THIS BLUNT MESSAGE.

OUR STATE'S COVID-19 DEATH TOLL COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH LOWER.

>> SINCE THAT TIME JANUARY 1, THERE'S BEEN THE 6,460 COVID-19 RELATED DEATHS.

>> BOTTOM LINE IS WE COULD HAVE PREVENTED DEATHS WITH MORE VACCINES.

THAT'S EQUAL TO THE SIGN OF ANADARKO.

>> WHILE AN ADDITIONAL THIRD DOSE OF THE PFIZER AND THE MODERNA VACCINE HAS BEEN AVAILABLE TO PROMPT AN IMMUNE RESPONSE, THE FDA FULLY AUTHORIZED A BOOSTER DOSE OF THE PFIZER VACCINE.

>> THE INDIVIDUALS RECEIVE A BOOSTER SHOT, PEOPLE 65 YEARS AND OVER, AND RESIDENTS OF LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES SHOULD RECEIVE A BOOSTER SHOT.

PEOPLE 18 TO 49 YEARS WITH SOME UNDERLYING MEDICAL CONDITIONS SHOULD RECEIVE A BOOSTER SHOT.

PEOPLE 18 TO 49 YEARS WITH UNDERLYING MEDICAL CONDITIONS MAY RECEIVE A BOOSTER SHOT BASED ON THE BENEFICIAL RISKS.

THOSE 18 TO 64 AT INCREASED RISK OF COVID-19 EXPOSURE AND TRANSMISSION BECAUSE OF OCCUPATIONAL AND INSTITUTIONAL SETTINGS MAY GET THE BOOSTER.

>> DOCTORS LOOK FORWARD TO TO BETTER -- >> WE HAVE ALL USE ALL MEDICATION UP FOR REVIEW.

AN ANTIVIRAL MEDICATION IS INVESTIGATED.

>> BOTH PFIZER AND MERK.

KURNL ALL DATA ON -- CURRENTLY ALL DATA ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THESE COME FROM THE DRUG'S MANUFACTURERS.

>> TALKING ABOUT A VIRUS LIKE THIS THAT'LL BE WITH US IN THE LIKELY FUTURE, THE REAL GOAL WILL HAVE TO BE SOMETHING THAT DOCTORS, PRIMARY DOCTORS, YOU DO THAT CARE, HOSPITALS CAN DO, EASILY ON OUT PATIENT BASIS.

>> THE DRUGS ARE ALREADY BEING PRODUCED, SO THEY'LL BE READY ON A MASS SCALE.

PATIENTS NEED TO BE WILLING TO GET TESTED MORE OFTEN.

IT'S ONLY EFFECTIVE IF THE VIRUS IS DISCOVERED EARLY.

>> THEY FEEL FINE FOR FIVE, TEN, 15 DAYS AND THEN THEY CRASH AND IN THE HOSPITAL.

AT THAT POINT, IT WOULD NOT BE USEFUL, AND RIGHT NOWS, THE MEDICINES, IF YOU END UP IN THE HOSPITALS, THEY'RE NOT REQUESTED FOR TREATMENT.

>> TEN NONINJECTABLE VACCINES ARE CURRENTLY IN DEVELOPMENT.

>> WE NEED TO MAKE SURE TO GET THE HERD IMMUNITY NICE AND HIGH.

THERE'S A LOWER RISK OF TRANSMISSION.

WE SAW A WINTER SURGE LAST YEAR.

AND UNTIL WE SEE DIFFERENTLY, WE HAVE TO PREPARE FOR THE POSSIBLE.

>>> THANK YOU.

NOW AS YOU CAN SEE AS OF FRIDAY MORNING, ANOTHER DRAMATIC DECREASE IN THE ROLLING SEVEN DAY AVERAGE IN CASES, A DROP OF 467 PER DAY.

WE'RE GETTING CLOSE TO SEEING THE NUMBER SLIP BELOW A THOUSAND AND THAT'S REAL PROGRESS.

NOW DOWN TO 881 WITH 268 PEOPLING OCCUPYING ICU BEDS.

IN THE LAST SEVEN DAYS, 284 PEOPLE HAVE DIED AS A RESULT OF COVID-19.

WE HAVE REPORTED 307 DEATHS IN THE SAME PERIOD LAST WEEK.

>>> THE GOVERNOR WAS ONE OF TEN GOVERNORS TO TAKE PART IN A NEWS CONFERENCE AT THE U.S. MEXICO BORDER ON WEDNESDAY.

GROUP ANNOUNCED A LIST OF TEN BORDER REGULATIONS TO ADDRESS THE SURGE OF THOSE WITHOUT DOCUMENTATION.

>> THE GOVERNORS ARE ADAMANT WHILE PRESIDENT BIDEN MAY BE SILENT ABOUT THIS AND NOT TAKING ANY ACTION WHATSOEVER, WE'LL ACT IN HIS ABSENCE, OUR STICHT -- DEMANDS IT.

THE MASSIVE FLOW OF FENTANYL IN THE UNITED STATES THAT'S LEADING TO DEATH IN ALL OF THE STATES.

>> IT'S ALLOWED MEXICAN CARTELS TO EVOLVE AND BECOME THE MOST DANGEROUS, VIOLENT, BRUTAL CRIMINAL ORGANIZATIONS IN THE WORLD.

THEY DOMINATE THE DRUG AND HUFK TRAFFICKING MARKETS IN THE UNITED STATES.

IF YOU HAVE A FENTANYL PROBLEM IN IOWA, ONE IN OKLAHOMA.

YOU HAVE ONE -- YOU HAVE A BORDER PROBLEM.

>> AND THE GOVERNOR SENT A REQUEST BACK ON SEPTEMBER 20, TO REQUEST A MEETING IN 15 DAYS.

TO DATE, THAT'S NOT HAPPENED.

>>> TODAY'S COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITY ARE ROUGHLY EMPLOYING SIX WOMEN TO EVERY FOUR MEN.

OVERALL ENROLLMENT IS DOWN, IS THAT THE SITUATION IN OKLAHOMA AND HOW BIG A PROBLEM IS IT.

>> ACCORDING TO TO THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, SIX DECADES AGO, 60% OF COLLEGE STUDENTS IN AMERICA WERE MALE.

40% FEMALE.

NOW THE NUMBERS ARE THE EXACT OPPOSITE.

WOMEN ARE AT 60%.

ACCORDING TO THAT REPORT THE NUMBER OF MALES WHO ATTEND COLLEGE HAS DROPPED OFF THE TABLE IN THE PAST TWO YEARS.

FROM 2019 TO 2021 MALE STUDENTS HAVE PLUMMETED.

>> THE ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AT OU BY FAR THE LARGEST UNIVERSITY IN THE STATE.

OU ENROLLMENT IS 52% FEMALE AND 48% MALE.

THE PERCENTAGES IN STILLWATER ARE BASICALLY THE SAME.

THE SHIFT BEGAN WITH THE RISE OF FEMINISM MORE THAN 50 YEARS AGO.

>> I'M GOING BACK AS YOU SAID IN THE 1970S, BOYS MORE LIKELY TO GO TO COLLEGE, GRADUATE SCHOOL.

RELATIVE TO GIRLS, NOW IN A SITUATION THAT'S FLIPPED.

AND THAT CROSS OVER HAPPENED AT THE END OF THE 1980S.

>> THERE'S SEVERAL REASONS WHY.

ONE IS QUITE SIMPLY, FEMALES ARE MORE COMFORTABLE NAVIGATING THE WORLD OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATH.

>> THERE'S CERTAINLY BEEN INROADS FOR YOUNG WOMEN.

IF YOU LOOK AT DEPENDING ON THE DISCIPLINE YOU LOOK AT, AT BIOLOGY, THE YOUNG WOMEN MAKE UP THE MAJORITY OF THE STUDENTS.

ENGINEERING OR COMPUTER SCIENCE, OR EVEN THINGS LIKE PHYSICS, YOUNG WOMEN ARE STILL UNDERREPRESENTED IN THE FIELDS.

>> THE OTHER REASON IS MORE YOUNG MALES ARE TURNING TO TRADE SCHOOL AFTER HIGH SCHOOL.

>> IF IT'S THE CASE THEY'RE FLOUNDERING BECAUSE THEY'RE NOT IN COLLEGE AND NOT NECESSARILY ON THE VO TECH PATH, THAT'S WHERE WE CAN RUN INTO TUBL.

WAGES HAVE NOT KEPT UP WITH INFLATION.

OUR COUNTRY NEEDS TO FIGURE OUT A REAL ALTERNATIVE TO COLLEGE.

IN OTHER COUNTRIES, IF YOU DON'T WANT TO GO TO COLLEGE, THERE'S AN APPRENTICESHIP.

YOU CAN LEARN A TRADE.

AND THESE ARE JOBS THAT PRODUCE GOOD EARNINGS OVER A LIFETIME.

>> THE ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AT OSU.

>> I WILL SAY FROM YOUNGER AGE GROUPS, BOYS ARE LESS LIKELY TO STAY COMMITTED TO SCHOOL.

I THINK THEY OFTEN FEEL LIKE IT'S NOT COOL, IT'S NOT MASCULINE TO BE STUDIOUS, AND THERE'S A LOT OF FACTORS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO BOYS DROPPING OUT AT HIGHER RATES THAN GIRLS.

A LOT OF MEN WHO DON'T GO TO COLLEGE, THEY CAN'T AFFORD IT.

THEY'RE IN A DIFFICULT POSITION.

IF THAT IS THE POPULAR OPINION THAT THE SKY IS FALLING, THEN WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT WAYS TO MAKE COLLEGE LESS EXPENSIVE, AND MAKE IT AN OPTION FOR THE STUDENTS RATHER THAN POINT FINGERS AND SAY YOU'RE A BAD PERSON.

>> AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TULSA, IT'S DIFFERENT.

>> I'VE NEVER NOTICED, I THOUGHT WE HAD MORE FEMALES ON CAMPUS TO BE HONEST.

>> 63% OF THEY'RE STUDENTS ARE FEMALE, AND 37% ARE MALE.

OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY VICE PRESIDENT KEVIN SAYS WHEN HE CAME TO OCU IN 2012, THERE WERE 2600 STUDENT BODY WAS 60% FEMALE.

>> NINE YEARS LATER, IT'S 70% FEMALE AND 30% MALE.

I HAVE SEEN THAT GAP GROW MORE.

THAT TELLS ME WE HAVE MORE FEMALES ENTERING INTO PROFESSIONS THAT AT ONE TIME WAS THOUGHT MORE MALE.

>> IT WASN'T HARD TO GET STUDENTS TO WEIGH IN.

BACK THEN, MORE GUYS HAD MORE RIGHTS AND -- AND MORE WOMEN COMING TO COLLEGE TO GET A DEGREE, AND MEN GOING TO WORK.

>> IT'S MORE COMMON FOR GUYS TO GO IN THE BLUE COLLAR STRAIGHT OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL, THEY CAN TAKE CLASSES LIKE THAT IN HIGH SCHOOL.

>> OU CHEMICAL ENGINEERING MAJOR CHRIS GREW OFF A THE ONLY MALE IN HIS HOUSEHOLD.

AFTER HIS MOTHER MIGRANTED HERE FROM PERU 26 YEARS AGO.

ONE OF HIS SISTERS IS A NURSE.

AND THE OTHER WILL HAVE HER DEGREE IN CHEMICAL ENGINEERING.

>> THAT TELLS ME WE'RE GOING THE RIGHT WAY.

WITH THE WOMEN'S RIGHT SCOMBHOOUCHLT EVERYTHING IN THE -- MOVEMENT AND EVERYTHING NAPPED THE PAST 50 YEARS, WE HAVE MORE GETTING WOMEN IN STEM AND FURTHER EDUCATION.

THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY THE NUMBERS HAVE SPRIKED.

>> NO, I KNOW MORE SMARTER WOMEN THAN SMARTER MEN.

I DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S THE WHOLE WORLD.

I'VE ONLY SEEN MY LITTLE BUBBLE.

>> GIRLS ARE JUST MORE FOCUSED THAN BOYS.

>> I FEEL LIKE IT'LL HELP US GET BETTER JOBS AND PROBABLY INCREASE WHAT'S THE WORD, OUR PAY RATE.

>> LIKE GAME ON.

>> YEAH.

>> YOU DON'T FEEL SORRY FOR THEM.

>> NO, I DON'T.

>> OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT.

>>> GREAT JOB.

IN THE STATE HOUSE COMMITTEE HEARING ON MONDAY, STATE AUDITOR AND INSPECTOR, SHE OUTLINED WHAT THE CHARTER SCHOOLS NEED TO DO TO STAY COMPLIANT.

AND SHE SAYS STAFFING THE MONITOR NEEDS TO BE --.

>> I WOULD POINT OUT THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE THEY HAVE ASSIGNED TO MONITORING THE SITUATION IS A SKELETON CREW COMPARED TO WHAT YOU WOULD WANT IF YOU WANTED GREAT OVERSIGHT.

WE'LL LOOK AT THAT AS WE FULFILL THE GOVERNOR'S NEXT REQUEST AND GIVE RECOMMENDATIONS GOING FORWARD.

>> THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

>>> THE IMPORTANCE OF TUTORS HAS HAD GREAT IMPACT.

REPORTING TAYLOR JACKSON JOINS US WITH MORE ON THAT AND WHAT'S DONE CONTRIBUTIONS TO MAKE SURE THAT KIDS REACH THE EDUCATIONAL GOAL.

>> THE FIRST WEEK IN OCTOBER TO RECOGNIZE THE WORK OF PASSIONATE TUTORS WHO HAVE BEEN WORKING OVERTIME TO GET STUDENTS BACK ON TRACK.

IT'S A HUGE TASK.

>> BEFORE THE PANDEMIC CHANGED EVERYTHING, THE MAJORITY OF STUDENTS USING TUTORING AND ONLINE BASED TUTORING WERE IN COLLEGE.

>> THE KIDS ARE REMOTE LEARNING IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM, WE HAVE GAINED A LOT OF TRACTION AND A LOT OF EXTRA CONTRACTS WITH THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

>> I ADDRESS THREE SPECIFIC ISSUES, SPEAKING, WRITING AND LISTENING.

WHATEVER THE STUDENT NEEDS AND THEY FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH.

IF THEY WANT TO ENGAGE IN SPEAKING, I'M MORE LIKE LET'S MAKE SURE YOU CAN DO THIS IN REAL LIFE APPLICATIONS.

WE DO SCENARIOS, GAMES, ANYTHING THAT CLICKS WITH THE STUDENTS.

>> THEY LEARN TO MODIFY THE TRADITIONAL APPROACH.

>> FOR SOME IT'S VERY EFFECTIVE, OTHERS, THEY NEED TO BE IN THE CLASSROOM, MEET WITH THE TUTOR, AND HAVE THE FACE TO FACE INTERACTION.

IF YOU'RE GOOD TUTOR, YOU'LL ASK ABOUT THESE QUALITIES.

>> WE TRIED ONLINE, AND IT WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS OKAY.

BUT WE DO FEEL THAT'S NOT AS EFFICIENT AS THE CENTER.

WE MISS THE INTIMACY.

>> THE TUTORS WE SPOKE WITH AGREE THE ONLINE TUTORING CAN BE EFFECTIVE, BUT NOT AS GOOD AS INPERSON.

THE CENTER DIRECTOR SAYS THERE ARE MANY REASONS WHY STUDENT FALL BEHIND.

>> A LOT OF TIMES THEY FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS OR THE TEACHER GOES THROUGH THE CONCEPTS REALLY FAST.

THEY'RE NOT ABLE TO GRASP EVERYTHING.

JUST BECAUSE IT'S A BIG CLASSROOM, BUT HERE, WE FOCUS ON EACH KID INDIVIDUALLY.

>> SOMETIMES IT'S ALL ABOUT ATTITUDE, AND A TUTOR CAN MAKE IT A POSITIVE EXPERIENCE.

>> AND WE START WITH AN ASSESSMENT, IT'S MULTIPLE CHOICE, EACH PROBLEM HAS TO BE SOLVED BY THE STUDENT AND WE LOOK AT THE METHODS THEY USED.

AND LOOK FOR THOSE TO GIVE THEM THEIR FOUNDATION OF THINGS THEY CAN STOP USING THEIR FINGERS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

>> THE PROGRAM USES BOTH INPERSON AND ONLINE LEARNING TO ASSIST STUDENTS.

>> EVERYONE TRYING TO ADJUST TO BE VIRTUAL, AS FAR AS WHAT THEY WERE LOOKING FOR, WE DID SEE MORE OF INCREASE IN THINGS RELATED TO TIME MANAGEMENT.

CONTENT SCIENCE AND MATH MAJORS STARTED ASKING FOR MORE HELP.

>> IT HELPS UNDERGRADUATES AND GRADUATE STUDENTS WITH PEER TUTORING.

>> WE HAVE INSTRUCTORS THEY HAVE TAKEN A COURSE BEFORE, AND THE TEACHER RECOMMENDS THEM TO THE BELL, SAYING THIS WOULD BE GOOD FOR HELPING WITH STUDENTS SPECIFICALLY FOR MY CLASS, LEADING GROUP SESSION.

>> THE READING COORDINATOR.

>> I WAS RECOMMENDED BY MY ENGLISH TEACHER.

>> SHE FINDS WAY TO MAKE STUDYING FUN FOR HER PEERS.

>> ONE STUDENT WAS STRUGGLING WITH U.S. HISTORY.

SHE COULDN'T RETAIN IT.

I SHOWED HER HOW -- THERE'S SOMETIMES CALLED CONCEPTS OF MIND MAPS, AND WE DREW ON A GIANT WHITE BOARD AND HAD FUN WITH IT.

HER NEXT TEST WENT UP BY 20 POINTS.

>> TO ENCOURAGE PARENTS TO GET INVOLVED AND GET HELP FOR THE CHILDREN IF NEEDED.

>> THE MORE YOU'RE INVOLVED WITH THE TUTOR, THE BETTER.

MY KIDS HAVE HAD THE BEST SUCCESS WHERE I WAS IN CONSTANT COMMUNICATION WITH THE PARENTS.

IF YOU THINK YOUR CHILD NEEDS TUTORING, BY ALL MEANS PUT THEM IN, THEY CAN ONLY DO BETTER WITH THE PERSONAL INTERACTION.

>>> OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT.

>>> THANK YOU.

COMING UP LATER IN THIS NEWSCAST, WE'LL TAKE A DEEPER DIVE IN THE OKLAHOMA STUDENTS TESTS WITH SUSAN CADOT AND HER PANEL OF GUESTS.

>>> THE INFRASTRUCTURE BILL PUTS MONEY IN THE HIGHWAY FUNDS.

THAT'S HOW OKLAHOMA GETS A MAJOR PORTION OF THE FUNDING FOR ROADS AND BRIDGES.

IF THE STALEMATE CONTINUES -- >> THE FEDERAL HIGHWAY OF ADMINISTRATION PUT THE DEPARTMENT ON NOTICE THE HIGHWAY TRUST FUND IS EXPERIENCING FUNDING ISSUES POTENTIALLY TO GO IN THE RED SOMETIME IN MID OCTOBER.

IF THAT HAPPENS, WHAT ULTIMATELY THE DEPARTMENT WILL NEED TO DO IS OPERATE OFF OF A PRORATA REIMBURSEMENT.

>> THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE IN FEDERAL BUDGET BREAK DOWNS, AND MAKES PASSAGE OF THE BIPARTISAN INFRASTRUCTURE BILL VERY IMPORTANT.

>>> A RECORD HAS BEEN SET, OKLAHOMA ECONOMY IS GAINING STREN.

WE HAVE THE DETAILS IN THE OKLAHOMA BUSINESS REVIEW.

>> OKLAHOMA'S TAX AND FEE COLLECTION NEVER REACHED $14 BILLION IN A YEAR.

OIL AND GAS TAXES LED THE WAY WITH INCREASE OF ALMOST 130% AS PRICES CONTINUE TO RISE IN THE ENERGY SECTOR.

UNITED ENERGY IS BUYING A 140 MILE NATURAL GAS PIPELINE.

THE TERMS OF THE DEAL IS NOT RELEASED BUT THE COMPANY IS USING IT TO CAPITOLIZE ON STRANDED GAS IN THAT AREA IN SHALE.

>>> TULSA BASED WILLIAMS IS RAISING -- WHICH IS A TYPE OF CORPORATE BOND.

THEY EXPECT TO USE THE MONEY FOR GENERAL CORPORATE PURPOSES.

>>> THEY'LL HAVE $1.4 BILLION IN ASSETS, AND GIVE BANK 7 -- DEAL IS APPROVED BEFORE IT'S EXPECTED TO CLOSE LATE THIS YEAR.

>>> AND OKLAHOMA BASED HAS OFFICIALLY TEST IT HAD NAVIGATION AND CONTROL SYSTEMS IN A SERIES OF TEST FLIGHTS IN SPAIN.

IT IS DEVELOPING A SOLAR POWERED AIRCRAFT THAT CAN FLY ON ITS OWN.

TESTING WILL CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL MONTHS.

>>> THANK YOU, TWO NEW HEALTH INSURERS IS ADDED TO OKLAHOMA'S HEALTH CARE MARKET NEXT YEAR.

THE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER SAYS THIS WILL MAKE THE HEALTH CARE MARKETPLACE MORE COMPETITIVE, AND SHOULD HELP LOWER RATES AND DEDUCTIBLES FOR CONSUMERS.

>>> AN OKLAHOMA JUDGE BALL GAME TWO OF THE FIVE NEW >>> WHO'S THE EDUCATION REPORTER FOR OUR CONTENT PARTNER AT STATE IMPACT OKLAHOMA.

THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US.

>> THANK YOU.

>> I'D LIKE TO START WITH YOU MARIA, WHAT DOES THE STATE TESTING DATA LOOK LIKE AND WHY IS IT IMPORTANT FOR OKLAHOMA?

>> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

OBVIOUSLY A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE ASKING THAT, THE STATE LEVEL SCORES AND PERFORMANCE WAS IMPACTED BY THE PANDEMIC.

THE INSTRUCTIONS THAT KIDS IN SCHOOL FACE OVER THE LAST 18 MONTHS.

>> CAN YOU TELL US HOW OUR CHILDREN DID TO PREVIOUS YEARS.

PRECOVID-19 AND LIVING AT HOME?

>> THE DIFFERENT CONTENT AREAS, THE MATH, READING AND SCIENCE SCORES DECREASED FROM PREVIOUS YEARS, BUT THAT'S A CHALLENGING QUESTION BECAUSE PARTICIPATION AND ENROLLMENT LOOKED DIFFERENT THAN ANY OTHER YEAR.

TO MAKE THOSE STATE COMPARISONS ON THE TREND IS CHALLENGING TO DO.

>> CATHERINE, WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THE DATA THAT'S IN?

THE PERFORMANCE IS LOWER.

AVERAGE 9% LOWER THAN PREVIOUS YEARS, IS THAT RIGHT?

>> THE MOST IMPORTANT THING OF THE DATA THAT WE HAVE FOR THIS YEAR IS THAT WE GO BACK AND THINK TO LAST YEAR, AND WE ASK OUR STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS TO DO ONE THING, BE VULNERABLE, TAKE THE TEST, SEE HOW WE'RE DOING, GIVE US A BENCHMARK.

THAT'S HOW WE NEED TO LOOK AT THE DATA, IT DOESN'T PAINT A BIG PICTURE OF HOW THE STUDENTS AND SCHOOLS ARE DOING.

>> WAST YOUR TAKE ON -- WHAT'S YOUR TAKE ON THE DATA?

THE CHALLENGES ARE HUGE, ARE THEY NOT?

>> YES, THE CHALLENGES ARE TREMENDOUS.

WE SAW THE GREATEST DISRUPTION OF EDUCATION IN A GENERATION LAST YEAR.

AND SO, I THINK IT WAS KIND OF PREDICTABLE THAT SCORES WOULD BE DOWN.

BUT LIKE THE PREVIOUS PANEL SAID, IT'S -- THEY ARE DOWN, BUT WE HAVE TO KEEP IN MIND ABOUT THE GREATER CONTEXT OF WHAT HAPPENED.

>> MARIA, WHAT ARE THE SUBJECT MATTER CRITERIA, WHAT ARE THE CATEGORIES THE STUDENTS ARE ASSESSED ON, AND ONE AREA WHERE STUDENTS DID BETTER THAN OTHERS?

>> THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

FEDERAL LAW REQUIRES ALL STATES TO ADMINISTER ASSESSMENTS EVERY YEAR IN MATH AND READING, ONCE IN HIGH SCHOOL, AND SCIENCE WE'RE REQUIRED TO ASSESS IT IN GRADE -- AND GRADE 11 IS WHERE WE ASSESS.

SO WE'RE LOOKING AT STUDENTS IN ALL GRADES FROM GRADES 3 TO 8 AND 11.

AND WE SEE STATE LEVELS -- GRADE LEVELS THAT STUDENTS IN GRADE 3 AND 4 AND 5, AND THEY GO UP, MAYBE MORE IMPACTED.

THERE'S A LOT OF CAVEATS AND CONSIDERATIONS TO MAKE WHERE STUDENTS ARE PERFORMING.

>> HOW SCHOOL LOOKED WAS SO DIFFERENT, AND IT WAS DIFFERENT ACROSS THE STATE.

>> THE MARJT -- THE INFECTION RATE WAS SO HIGH.

WE HAVE TO LOOK AT THAT, THE IMPORTANT PIECE.

OUR EDUCATORS, ARE DAILY DOING INFORMATIVE ASSESSMENT, CHECK IN, CHECK OUT, ASSESSING THE JOJ.

THAT'S HAPPENING ON A DAILY BASIS, AND ONE OF THE POINTS IS OUR STATE ASSESSMENT IS A SNAPSHOT.

AND EDUCATORS ARE MAKING NOIN MINUTE CHANGES IN THE INSTRUCTION USING THAT DATA AS WELL.

>> SOUNDS LIKE A TRAUMA UNIT RIGHT NOW.

WHERE THE TEACHERS HAVING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO NEXT TO BRING THE NUMBERS BACK UP.

AND I DON'T KNOW ROBERT, DO YOU THINK WE SHOULD BE SO FOCUSED ON THE NUMBERS OR THE CHILDREN IN THE CLASSROOMS AND GETTING THEM BACK TO A SENSE OF NORMALCY.

WHAT DO YOU SEE WHAT KIDS AND PARENTS WENT THROUGH A YEAR AGO TO NOW.

>> I THINK DEFINITIVELY THE FOCUS NEEDS TO BE ON THE CHILDREN AND THAT'S REFLECTED BY TEACHERS AND STUDENTS ACROSS THE STATE.

WHEN THE TESTS WERE HAPPENING, I WENT TO THE SCHOOL, IT WAS A C SCHOOL AND WORKED ITS WAY UP TO AN A SCHOOL BECAUSE OF THE PERFORMANCE ON THESE TESTS AND OTHER MEASURES.

THE PRINCIPAL SAID WE DON'T WANT TO BE GRADED THIS YEAR.

HOW WOVE BEEN GRADE -- WE'VE BEEN GRADED IN THE PAST, AND IN THE PAST, WILL NECESSARILY TRANSLATE TO THE EXPERIENCE WE HAD THIS YEAR.

WE DON'T THINK WE'LL BE AN A SCHOOL, BUT WE DO KNOW WHERE KIDS ARE STRUGGLING, WE KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON WITH KIDS HERE, AND WE CAN HELP THEM GET BETTER, MAYBE BE AN A SCHOOL IN THE FUTURE, BUT RIGHT NOW, TAKE THE TEST, WE KNOW WHERE KIDS ARE AND WE'LL MOVE FORWARD.

>> DO YOU HAVE HOW OTHER -- OKLAHOMA DID AS FAR AS LOSING GROUND COMPARED TO OTHER STATES, DID WE NOT LOSE AS MUCH GROUND OR MORE?

WHAT HAVE YOU SEEN SO FAR.

>> THE ONLY ASSESSMENT THAT WE HAVE IN THE STATE LINES LIKE THAT IS THE NATIONAL ASSESSMENT PROCESS THAT'S GIVEN EVERY OTHER YEAR IN GRADES FOUR AND EIGHT.

THE GREAT NEWS IS, IN 2017, WE RESET THE ASSESSMENT PROGRAM, WE HAD THE MORE COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS STATE STANDARDS, AND THEN ASSESSMENTS IN LINE WITH THE SPECIFICATIONS.

THEY'RE PRETTY ALIGNED WITH THE NATIONAL EXPECTATION.

WE CAN'T LOOK TO COMPARE STATE LINES TO ASSESSMENT, AND THE -- THE PROGRESS THAT I MENTIONED, THE EXPECTATIONS ARE VERY CLOSELY ALIGNED WITH THAT.

>> THIS IS A MOVING TARGET RYAN FOR THE STATE -- RIGHT NOW FOR THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

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DO YOU LOOK AT OKAY, I'LL SEE HOW MUCH GROWTH OKLAHOMA CLASSROOM AND IS STUDENTS HAVE A YEAR FROM NOW.

IS THE PRESSURE ON TEACHERS NOW TO MAKE UP GROUND THIS YEAR?

>> I THINK THAT THERE'S A COUPLE OF THINGS.

WE'LL NOT HAVE A REPORT CARD FOR THAT REASON.

THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION, DISENTANGLED FROM THE -- ACCOUNTABILITY.

WE HAVE OUR REPORT CARDS AND WE RECEIVED THAT WAIVER.

WE KNEW IT WAS IMPORTANT TO GET THE INFORMATION.

SO WE COULD UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT.

BUT WE WERE NOT IN THE MACE TO EVALUATE SCHOOLS, RIGHT NOW WE'RE TRYING TO DESCRIBE THE LEARNING SITUATION IN THE STATE.

ALL EXPERIENCED SOMETHING DIFFERENT OR SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT.

SO WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO USING THIS INFORMATION TO WHICH HAS BEEN RATE WITH SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS -- COLLABORATE WITH SCHOOLS AND DISTRICTS TO MOVE FORWARD.

TO YOUR POINT, MOVING FORWARD FOR 2022.

>> CATHERINE, DO YOU AGREE WITH THAT?

WITH WHAT WAS JUST SAID, AND SECOND OF ALL, DO THE NUMBERS START TO GIVE TEACHERS A ROAD MAP HOW TO MOVE IN THE FUTURE.

>> IT'S A SNAM SHOT AND -- SNAPSHOT AND WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO LOOK AT IT IN THAT RESPECT, AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE DON'T OVERLOOK AT THE SCORES.

WE USE THEM, LEARN THEM AND GO FORWARD.

>> I WANT TO ASK YOU QUICKLY, HAVE YOU BEEN HEARING FROM PARENTS THROUGHOUT THIS.

ARE THEY FEELING BETTER OR WORRIED?

>> YEAH, A CERTAIN LEVEL OF UNCERTAINTY, WHAT WILL SCHOOL LOOK LIKE FROM NOW ON.

LAST YEAR, WE EXPECTED THINGS TO BE DIFFERENT.

AND WE DIDN'T BECAUSE OF THE VACCINE AND HOW THINGS WERE TRENDING OVER THE SUMMER, I THINK A LOT OF US THOUGHT WE'RE HEADING TO NORMALCY.

THAT'S NOT BEEN THE CASE.

THERE'S A LOT OF QUESTIONING AND NERVES AROUND SCHOOL.

IT'S REALLY DIFFICULT TO SAY AND TEACHERS AND STUDENTS AND PARENTS, DON'T KNOW WHAT SCHOOL WILL BE LIKE.

SCHOOL HAS TRADITIONALLY BEEN WE'RE GOING TO SCHOOL ON THE FIRST DAY, EVERY DAY, FIVE DAYS A WEEK FOR A YEAR.

>> THE ANSWER SPURRED MY QUESTION, BUT I DON'T HAVE THE TIME.

I WANT TO END ON A NOTE OF WHAT CAN PARENTS DO WHO ARE CONCERNED OF THEIR KIDS.

IS THERE ANYTHING THEY CAN DO EXTRA RIGHT NOW TO HELP THEIR CHILDREN GET TO WHERE THEY NEED TO BE IN THE EDUCATION ARENA?

>> I THINK THE MOST IMPORTANT THING FOR PARENTS TO DO RIGHT NOW IS SITTING DOWN WITH THEIR CHILD'S TEACHER, PROBLEM SOLVING WITH THEM, LOOKING AT THE DATA THAT THE TEACHER HAS AND BE THERE TO COMMUNICATE AND SUPPORT, WORK AS A TEAM TO.

NOT ONLY FOR THEIR ACADEMIC NEEDS BUT SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL WELL BEING AS WELL.

AND IT'S GOING TO TAKE ALL OF US WORKING TOGETHER AND WORKING WITH OUR EDUCATORS TO HELP OUR STUDENTS BE SUCCESSFUL.

>> THIS IS GREAT INFORMATION, I'D LIKE TO THANK ALL OF YOU TO SHARING IT WITH US.

WE'LL KEEP AN EYE ON IT, YOU WANT TO STAY UP TO DATE, CHECK IN WITH ROBERT AT STATE IMPACT OKLAHOMA AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US WITH CATHERINE BISHOP, AND MARIA CAMACK.

THANKS TO ALL OF YOU.

>> THANKS, HAPPY TO BE HERE.

>> THANKS FOR HAVING US.

>>> GREAT DISCUSSION THANK YOU.

NEW LAWS REGULATING THE MARINER -- THE ON SITE INSPECTIONS, AND REQUIRE -- NEW OMMA DIRECTOR HAS BEEN ON THE JOB FOR A MONTH NOW.

SHE SAYS WITH THE NEW LAWS IN PLACE, THIS IS A RESET POINT FOR THE 3-YEAR-OLD AGENCY TO IMPROVE ENFORCEMENT OF REGULATIONS.

>> OUR ROLE IS TO REGULATE SAFEGUARDS PUT IN PLACE.

WE WANT PATIENTS TO HAVE CONFIDENCE WHEN THEY WALK IN THE CENTER.

THE PRODUCTS THEY'RE PURCHASING HAVE BEEN PROPERLY TESTED AND LABELED.

>> OKLAHOMA IS ONE OF 36 STATES THAT HAVE LEGALIZED MEDICAL MARIJUANA.

>> MURPHY, MIGHT NEED A NEW JOB.

AS OF JULY 1, CANNABIS WAS LEGAL IN VIRGINIA THAT MEANS POLICE K-9 TRAINED TO OUT, WILL HAVE TO BE RETIRED OR FIND A NEW LINE OF WORK.

>> THE DOGS -- THEIR BRAIN IS SPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR SMELLING THINGS.

>> HE'S ONE OF NINE HIGHWAY TRAINED DOGS TO TRACK SUSPECTS AND FIND DRUGS.

NOW THEY'VE LEGALIZED THE CANNABIS, MURPHY'S IMPECCABLE SENSE OF SMELL IS MORE OF A LIABILITY THAN A -- >> ONCE IT'S THERE, IT CAN'T BE UNDONE.

YOU CAN'T TAKE ONE THING OUT AND LEAVE THE REST.

>> DRUG SNIFFING K-9S ARE OFTEN USED TO ESTABLISH PROBABLE CAUSE FOR A POLICE SEARCH.

>> THAT'S WHY A LOT OF THE DOGS HAVE TO RETIRE EARLY.

>> TO TRAIN A PATROL DOG TAKES FOUR TO FIVE MONTHS, AND NARCOTICS TRAINING TAKES SEVERAL MONTHS AFTER THAT.

>> DOGS COST 5, 6, 7,000 -- THE K-9 UNITS ARE GETTING KICKED TO THE SUBURB.

>> THE SENIOR POLICE OFFICER RECENTLY RETIRED HIS PARTNER, AND THERE WAS NO QUESTION WHY HE WOULD SPEND HIS RETIREMENT.

>> LOVE THE DOG.

HE'S HOME WITH MY WIFE RIGHT NOW.

A PHENOMENAL JOB.

>> THE HANDLERS SAY THEY SPEND MORE TIME WITH THEIR K-9 PARTNERS THAN THEIR OWN FAMILIES.

>> WE GET THEM BETWEEN 1 AND 3 YEARS OLD.

THEY WORK PRETTY HARD.

I'VE NEVER SEEN ONE HANDLER THAT DOESN'T TAKE THEM AND LOVE THEM.

THEY BECOME PART OF THE FAMILY.

>> WHEN THE WORK IS DONE, THEY GO HOME TOGETHER.

THAT HAD IT RESULTS IN STRONG BONDS.

BUT THE DOGS ABILITY TO DO THEIR JOB WELL, THAT CAUSE THE HANDLERS TO PROUDLY CALL THEM THEIR PARTNERS.

>> YOU GET ME CHOKED UP.

IT'S MY DOG I'M RESPONSIBLE, LIKE MY GUN.

IT COMES WITH A LOT OF LIABILITY.

>> OFFICER DUNCAN THE NEWEST PARTNER IS K-9 BUZZ.

BUZZ IS TRAINED UNDER A NEW CURRICULUM, THAT DOESN'T INCLUDE SNIFFING OUT CANNABIS.

>> WE'LL THROW IN DISTRACTOR.

TO ENSURE THAT THE DOGS WON'T ALERT TO MARIJUANA.

SO SIX MONTHS DOWN THE LINE, WE WANT TO SHOW THE COURTS THIS DOG DOES NOT ALERT TO MARIJUANA.

>> GOOD BOY.

THAT'S THE RIGHT BOX.

THIS BOX HAS THE MARIJUANA IN IT, WHICH HE COMPLETELY IGNORES, LIKE THE EMPTY BOX.

THIS IS HIS PAYCHECK.

HIS REWARD.

>> SOME DOGS ARE RETIRED, MOST OF THE POLICE DOGS HAVE MORE THAN ONE SKILL.

MURPHY CAN NO LONGER BE USED FOR ILLEGAL DRUG DETECTION, BUT THEY CAN BE USED FOR TRACKING DOWN SUSPECTS OR MISSING PERSONS.

THIS MEANS MURPHY CAN STILL EARN HIS PAYCHECK, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY CONTINUE TO GROW A GREAT RELATIONSHIP WITH HIS HUMAN HANDLER.

>>> AMAZING RELATIONSHIPS DEVELOP THERE.

ON THE NEXT OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT, NEXT TO OIL, GAS AND WHEAT, COFFEE IS THE FOURTH LARGEST EXPORT IN OKLAHOMA.

THE HARVEST IS HAPPENING RIGHT NOW.

WE REPORT FROM THE COTTON FIELD OF OKLAHOMA.

>>> AND SO LONG FOR NOW WITH A RECAP OF THE FESTIVAL IN OKLAHOMA CITY.

IT'S PHOTOGRAPHED AND EDITED BY WALTMAN.

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

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