>>> SCHOOL OFFICIALS RESPOND T A FATAL SHOOTING AT AN OKLAHOMA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAME.

>> IF YOU SEE SOMETHING THAT IS UNUSUAL, IF YOU HEAR KIDS OR OR OTHERS TALKING ABOUT THINGS THA MAKE YOU CONCERNED, SAY SOMETHING TO SOMEONE.

>>> DEMOCRATS CALL FOR THE IMPEACHMENT OF THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRU >> I DON'T KNOW THAT THERE IS A IMPEACHABLE OFFENSE YET OR HAS >>> THE LATEST INSTALLMENT IN OUR SPECIAL SERIES ON OKLAHOMA' HISTORIC BLACK TOWNS FEATURES B >> BACK IN THE DAY THEY HAD A TRAIN STATION, GROCERY STORE.

IT WAS A BOOMING TOWN BACK THEN >>> THEY PUT IT TO A VOTE.

FIND OUT WHICH OKLAHOMA CITY HAS THE BEST DRINKING WATER IN THE STAT >> WE CAN TREAT OVER 200 MILLIO GALLONS OF WATER A DAY.

AND IT IS GOOD TASTING WATER.

IT IS SAFE FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

>>> AN INDEPTH DISCUSSION ON A RECENT SERIES OF FATAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INCIDENTS IN OKLAHOMA.

>> WE ARE NUMBER TWO IN THE NATION IN TERMS OF WOMEN KILLED BY MEN, JUST BEHIND ALASKA.

THOSE STORIES AND MORE.NEXT ON THE OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT.

>>> HELLO EVERYONE AND WELCOME TO THE OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT, I'M RICH LENZ.

>>> THOUSANDS OF PLA COACHES AND FANS WILL FILL HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL STADIUMS THROUGHOUT OKLAHOMA THIS FRIDAY AND ALL ARE HOPING FOR A SAFE E ON THE FIELD.AND IN THE STANDS, FOLLOWING LAST FRIDAY NIGHT'S SHOOTING AT GAME BETWEEN DEL CITY AND CHOCTAW HIGH SCHOOL.

THE SHOOTING CLAIMED THE LIFE O A 16-YEAR OLD STUDENT.

HIS ALLEGED ASSILANT IS A 15 YEAR OLD STUDENT FROM A DIFFERENT HIGH SCHOOL.

AND A 42-YEAR OLD MAN IS IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER BEING SHOT BY AN OFF-DUTY DEL CITY POLICE OFFICER WHO RESPONDED TO THE INITIAL SHOOTING.

THE CHAOTIC SCENE WAS WITNESSED BY AN OETA REPORTER JASON DOYLE HAS MORE O HIS STORY AND WHAT'S BEING DONE TO PROTECT EVERYONE GOING >> MY FIRST INSTINCT WAS TO SEE WHERE MY SON AND HIS MOM WAS.

>>Reporter: WHEN HE'S NOT BEHIND THE CAMERA FOR OETA.

HE'S SHOOTING SPORTS AND OTHER EVENTS FOR HIS BROTHER.

>> OH, THERE R GUNSHOTS.

>> INSTEAD OF A GUNSHOT MARKING THE END OF A QUARTER GUNSHOTS MARKED THE END-OF-LIFE FOR A MIDWEST CITY HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT CARTER AND CRITICAL INJURY OF A 42-YEAR-OLD MAN.

>> YOU DON'T EXPECT ANYTHING TO HAPPEN LIKE THAT.

YOU EXPECT TO GO TO A FOOTBALL GAME AND ENJOY IT.

IT WAS THE THIRD QUARTER AND GETTING GOOD MOMENTUM.

YOU DON'T EXPECT THAT.

>>Reporter: AS THE SHOTS RANG OUT THE FATHER CAME OUT.

>> IT WAS VERY SQUARERY AND I JUST WANTED TO LO CAT MY SON AND MAKE SURE HE WAS GOOD.

WHEN YOU ARE IN THE INSTINCT YOU DON'T THINK TO RECORD ANYTHING YOU THINK TO LOCATE YOUR FAMILY.

>>Reporter: IN THE THIRD QUARTER THEY WERE LINED UP FOR AN EXTRA POINT.

>> MY PROSPECTIVE, YOU KNOW, LIKE, I WAS IN THE BACK OF THE ENDZONE.

THEY WERE ABOUT TO SCORE AND SHOTS WENT OFF AND I SAW THE POLICE OFFICER RUNNING TOWARDS THE SCENE.

EVERYBODY ELSE WAS RUNNING.

I SAW THE POLICE OFFICERS RUNNING.

EVERYBODY DID THE BEST THEY COULD.

>>Reporter: IN THE WAKE OF THE SHOOTING SECURITY AT HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL GAMES WERE TOP OF MIND FOR STUDENTS, PARENTS, AND ADMINISTRATORS.

>> WHAT WE WILL TRY TO DO, ESPECIALLY WITH WHAT OCCURRED AND AS WE DEAL WITH OUR MEMBER SCHOOLS IS TO JUST, WE WANT TO BE THERE TO SUPPORT THEM AND WHAT THEY DO.

YEAH, WE WANT TO PROVIDE ANY RESOURCES WE CAN FOR THEM.

>>Reporter: IF SOMEONE IS CONCERNED ABOUT THE LEVEL OF SECURITY AT GAMES OR OTHER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES.

THE ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATION DAVID JACKSON SUGGESTS VISITING WITH LOCAL SCHOOL OFFICIALS.

>> I'M SURE THEY WANT TO HEAR THAT IF FAMILIES ARE NOT FEELING SAFE AT SCHOOLS OR ACTIVITIES.

THE SCHOOL LEADERS WANT TO HEAR THAT BECAUSE THEY WANT TO KEEP PEOPLE SAFE.

>> AS FANS HEAD TO THE GAMES THIS WEEKEND AND BEYOND.

THEY CAN EXPECT CHANGES AS TO WHAT THEY CAN BRING IN THE STADIUM AND WHO CAN ATTEND THE EVENTS.

AT LEAST IF THEY ARE HOSTED BY OKLAHOMA PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

>> WE'LL GO TO A NO BAG POLICY.

ONLY SMALL PURSES AND CLUTCHES ALLOWED IN THE GAME.

ANOTHER THING THAT'S DIFFERENT WE WILL ASSIGN SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS TO ENTRANCES TO MAKE SURE ONLY THOSE KIDS WITH VESTED INTEREST IN THE GAME OR BELONG TO THOSE SCHOOLS COMPETING IN THAT EVENT ATTEND THE GAME.

THAT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT THAN WHAT YOU HAVE SEEN BEFORE.

>>Reporter: THE DISTRICT WAS PUTTING WEAPONS DETECTION SYSTEMS IN SCHOOLS.

STARTING THIS FRIDAY THEY WILL BE AT THE GAMES TOO.

>> EVERYONE IS ACCUSTOM TO BEING BE WANDED.

>> SHOULD AN INCIDENT BREAK OUT AT A SPORTING EVENTS THEY HAVE BEEN PREPARED.

>> OPEN LINE OF COMMUNICATION.

ALLOWING THEM TO HAVE THE PROPER INFORMATION TELLING THEM WHAT TO DO IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY.

IF IT WERE TO HAPPEN WE ARE PREPARED.

>> THEY REVIEW THE EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN FREQUENTLY.

>> EACH SITE HAD AN ACTION PLAN.

THOSE ACTION PLANS ARE EVALUATED BEFORE EACH AND EVER SEASON.

WE CONTINUE TO EVALUATE THOSE AND MAKE SURE EVERYONE IS FAMILIAR WITH THE LANGUAGE IN THE ACTION PLANS AND KNOWS HOW TO ACT APPROPRIATELY.

>> OFFICIALS WOULD LIKE THE HELP OF THOSE WHO ATTEND THE SCHOOL EVENTS TOO.

>> WE SPOKE ABOUT IF YOU HEAR SOMETHING SEE SOMETHING SAY SOMETHING.

THAT'S A MEANINGFUL PROTOCOL WE HAVE IN PLACE.

IF YOU SEE SOMETHING UNUSUAL.

IF YOU HEAR KIDS OR OTHERS TALKING ABOUT THINGS THAT MAKE YOU CONCERNED, SAY SOMETHING TO SOMEONE SO WE CAN GET INVOLVED.

>> THEY WILL WORK THROUGH WHAT LEAD THROUGH THE TWO SHOOTINGS AT THE DELL CITY MATCH UP AND FOR AT LEAST ONE FAN HE WILL THINK OF THE STUDENTS IMPACTED BY WHAT HAPPENED LAST FRIDAY.

>> WE PRAY FOR THE YOUTH.

WE CAN'T JUDGE, EVEN THE KID BEHIND US PULLING THE TRIGGER.

YOU HAVE TO PRAY FOR THE KIDS.

I MEAN, IF I POINTED A FINGER AT THEM IT WON'T MAKING ANYTHING BETTER.

>> JASON DOYLE, THE OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT.

>> THANK YOU TO YOU BOTH.

>>> RYAN WALTER'S TENURE AS STATE SUPERINTENDENT HAS BEEN POLARIZING SINCE THE DAY HE TOO OFFICE IN JANUARY WITH SOME STATE LAWMAKERS CALLING FOR HIS IMPEACHMENT, WHILE SUPPORTERS SHOW UP IN FORCE AT EDUCATION BOARD MEETINGS TO PRAISE HIS POLICIES.

WALTERS, A MEMBER OF THE BOARD BY VIRTUE OF HIS ELECTED POSITION, HAS MADE IT CLEAR HE WON'T BACK DOWN TO HIS CRITICS.

OUR EDUCATION REPORTER, TAELYR JACKSON, JOINS US NOW WITH MORE >> AFTER A FEW TENSE MONTHS BETWEEN SUPERINTENDENT RYAN WALTERS AND TULSA PUBLIC SCHOOLS, OKLAHOMANS EXPRESSED THEIR CONCERNS.

AND NOW AFTER MORE THAN 4 DAYS OF BOMB THREAT TO SOME TULSA SCHOOLS, HOUSE DEMOCRATS SAY IMPEACHMENT SHOUL BE CONSIDERED?RETURN TO INDEX OS >> NOW IT'S TIME FOR ACTION.

>> THEY CAN CALLING FOR A IMPEACHMENT OF RYAN WALTERS.

>> WE ARE MAKING A REQUEST TO CREATE A SPECIAL BIPARTISAN HOUSE COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE IF SUFFICIENT GROUNDS EXIST FOR THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES TO EXERCISE THE CONSTITUTIONAL POWER TO IMPEACH THE SUPERINTENDENT RYAN WALTERS.

>> CINDY SAID THE HOUSE SPEAKER CAN CREATE A SPECIAL COMMITTEE TO INVESTIGATE WALTERS.

>> THEY HAVE THE POWER TO INVESTIGATE BOOKS DOCUMENTS, DATA, OPERATIONS, AND PHYSICAL PLANT OF ANY PUBLIC AGENCY.

HOUSE RULES FARTHER AUTHORIZE THEM TO SUBPOENA WITNESSES AND PRODUCTION OF EVIDENCE.

>> REPRESENTATIVE DOLLEN SAID SUBPOENAED WALTERS SAID HE HAS TAKEN ACTION THAT HE FEELS IS GROUNDS FOR IMPEACHMENT.

>> LYING, SENDING INAPPROPRIATE SEXUAL CONTACT TO STAFF.

LYING ABOUT GEAR FUNDS.

MISMANAGEMENT OF FEDERAL DOLLARS.

THE ONGOING INVESTIGATION FROM THE FBI, ATTORNEY GENERAL, AND DAMMING REPORT FROM THE AUDITOR.

>> TEACHER SIGNING BONUSES UP TO $50,000 AS PROMISED BY THE SUPERINTENDENT.

WHERE ARE THEY?

THE MONEY HASN'T BEEN RECEIVED NOR HAS A PLAN BE OUTLINED.

WE ARE ONE MONTH INTO THE NEW SCHOOL YEAR YEAR TO REMOVE A CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICER REPRESENT A DIRECT THREAT DEMOCRACY.

IT'S SHAMEFUL AND THEY WON'T FOOLED.

THEY ARE FIGHTING TO ENSURE PARENTS HAVE A PLACE AT THE TABLE AND THE KIDS HAVE A BROUGHT FUTURE.

>> I DON'T KNOW IF THERE IS AN IMPEACHABLE OFFENSE WRIT OR BEEN.

>> HOUSE REPUBLICANS SAY IMPEACHMENT IS NOT ON THE YET.

>> THIS WOULD BE THE SPEAKERS DECISION WHAT THEY ARE ASKING.

IT WILL BE EIGHT YEARS HE'S MY SPEAKER AND FRIEND.

I TRUST HIS JUDGMENT ON THINGS.

I THINK WHATEVER HE DECIDES HE DIDN'T DISCUSS IMPEACHMENT THIS SHOULDN'T BE TAKEN LIGHTLY AND THE CALL BY A GROUP OF HOUSE DEMOCRATS SEEMS TO BE OF A READY, FIRE, AIM APPROACH.

AFTER REPORTING A VIDEO OF AN AREA LIBRARIAN THE SCHOOL BEGAN TO RECEIVE BOMB THREATS.

>> YESTERDAY WAS THE FIFTH DAY IN A ROW THEY WERE THREATENED AS BOMBS IN THEIR SCHOOL AS THE RESULT OF A SUPERINTENDENT SHARING A DOCKERRED DD VIDEO.

A GRANDMOTHER SAID HER DAUGHTER PULLED HER GRANDDAUGHTER FROM THE SCHOOL FOR FEAR OF HER SAFETY.

>> AS A FATHER OF TWO AND FORMER SCHOOLTEACHER, I CAN'T IMAGE THE PRESSURE AND THE FEAR THAT MUST CREATE.

THAT'S WHY, I FELT IT WAS OF THE UP MOST IMPORTANCE TO SPEAK OUT AND SAY SOMETHING.

>> AT LAST THURSDAY'S BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING TULSA PUBLIC SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT STACY ASKED THE SUPERINTENDENT TO END THE RHETORIC.

>> WE CAN'T RISK MORE THREATS.

WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING THAT WILL CAUSE HARM TO OUR STUDENTS, OUR TEACHERS, OR THEIR FAMILIES.

REASONABLE PEOPLE CAN DISAGREE REASONABLY.

THE ANTICS AND RHETORIC MUST STOP.

WE HAVE TWO BOMB THREATS IN THE LAST FEW DAYS BECAUSE OF RHETORIC AT SCHOOLS.

THAT'S NOT OKAY.

>>Reporter: THE SPEAKER ALSO CALLED FOR AN END TO POLITICAL RHETORIC.

VIOLENCE AND THREATS OF VIOLENCE WHETHER A HOAX OR LEGITIMATE AGAINST THE STUDENTS ARE UNACCEPTABLE.

I'D LIKE TO SEE POLITICAL ACTIVISM ELIMINATED.

WE NEED TO FOCUS ON TEST SCORES.

IT SEEMED LIKE 5% OF THE PEOPLE STIRRING UP CONTROVERSY WHILE THE OTHER 95% WOULD LIKE TO SEE OUR KIDS GET BETTER TEST SCORES AND SUCCEED IN THE CLASSROOM.

SUPERINTENDENT WALTERS CONDEMNED THE BOMB THREATS IN A STATEMENT THAT READ IN PART.

ANY BOMB THREAT AGAINST CHILDREN OR OFFICIALS IS REP REP HENCABLE.

EDUCATORS FROM THE DISTRICT ARE STILL CONCERNED.

>> I'M RECEIVING DAILY TEXT MESSAGES.

THEY DEMAND WE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE CHAOS AND UNCERTAINTY NOT JUST IN TULSA BUT ACROSS THE STATE.

>> OUR TEACHERS ARE SUBJECT TO ATTACKS AND BARRAGE OF INSULTS AND LIES LODGED AT THEM AND AGAINST THEM CREATED A MORE DYER TEACHER SHORTAGE.

>> >>> UNFORTUNALY THIS WEEK T WERE MORE THREATS MADE TO SCHOOLS IN TULSA.

TULSA POLICE SAY THEY ARE WORKING WITH THE FBI CLOSELY TO HANDLE EVERY REPORTED THREAT.

>>> THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL CASES OF FATAL DOMESTIC VIOLENCE IN OKLAHOMA IN RECENT MONTHS THE LATEST, THIS WEDNESDAY WHEN A CLEVELAND COUNTY DEPUTY, VAUGHN CANNON, WAS ARRESTED FOR THE SHOOTING DEATH OF HIS WIFE JORDAN CANNON IN THEIR HOME.

IN THIS WEEK'S INDEPTH CONVERSA SUSAN CADOT MODERATES A PANEL DISCUSSING THE PROBLEM AND WHAT IF ANYTHING CAN BE DONE TO STOP THE KILLING.

>> WE LOOKED AT THE NUMBERS HERE IN OKLAHOMA, AND THE LAST REPORT FROM THE OSBI SHOWS ABOUT 25 THOUSAND REPORTS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INCIDENTS ACROSS THE S WE ARE NUMBER TWO IN THE NATION IN TERMS OF WOMEN KILLED BY MEN JUST BEHIND ALASKA.

AND OUR RATE OF WOMEN KILLED BY MEN THAT'S DOUBLE THE NATIONAL AVER SO THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM IN OKLAHOMA AND HAS BEEN FOR DECAD >> I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF SHAME, A LOT OF FEELING ISOLATE BECAUSE THEY'VE BEEN MADE TO FEEL ISOLATED BY THE PERSON WHO'S USING VIOLENCE AGAINST TH THAT PERSON IS USING POWER AND CONTROL AND EMOTIONAL ABUSE TO SAY I AM THE ONLY PERSON THAT WOULD EVER LOVE YOU.

NO ONE ELSE IS GOING TO BELIEVE YOU.

SO, THERE'S A LOT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL COMPONENTS AT PLA AND JUST LIKE WHITNEY WAS SAYING, IT STARTS OUT SMALL.

AFTER THEY'VE REALLY DEVELOPED THOSE FEELINGS OF LOVE FOR THIS PERSON, AND SO A LOT OF TIMES THEY DON'T WANT THEM TO GET INT TROUBLE, THEY JUST WANT IT TO S >> THE REST OF THAT IMPORTANT CONVERSATION COMING UP LATER IN THIS NEWSCAST.

>>> IT'S SOMETHING MOST OF US TAKE FOR G UNLESS IT JUST DOESN'T TASTE RI THE QUALITY OF THE WATER WE DRI IT VARIES IN OKLAHOMA, AS REPORTER STEVE SHAW FOUND OUT WHEN HE TRAVELED TO TULSA TO TR THE TAP WATER VOTED BEST IN THE.

>> THERE IS A SOURCE OF PRIDE.

>> YOU SEE OTHER CITIES WITH CHALLENGES WITH WATER SUPPLIES.

IN TELLS WE CAN TREAT OVER 200,000 GALLONS OF WATER PER DAY.

IT'S GOOD TASTING WATER AND SAFE FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY.

WE DON'T JUST PROVIDE IT IN TULSA.

WE PROVIDE IT TO A LOT OF CUSTOMERS OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS AS WELL.

>> TULSA'S TAP WATER IS LIKE THE ST. LOUIS CARDINALS USED TO BE IN BASEBALL.

ALWAYS NEAR THE TOP.

SEVERAL PLAQUES SHOWING FIRST PLACE FINISHES LINE THE HALLS JUST INSIDE THE ENTRANCE TO THE MOHAWK PLANT.

A MAN NAMED W.H.

HOLLOWAY DESIGNED AND BUILT MOHAWK IN 1974.

>> THE CITY PASSED THE BIGGEST BOND PACKAGE OF 7.5 BILLION.

IT TOOK BRAVERY TO DO THAT.

THEY BUILT THE DAM AND CREATED THE LAKES.

>> TULSA ADDED ANOTHER FIRST PLACE FINISH THIS PAST MAY.

MOHAWK WON OKLAHOMA'S ANNUAL WATER TASTE CONTEST IN NORMAN.

THEY ADVANCE TO THE SOUTHWEST REGIONAL COMPETITION IN LAFAYETTE, LOUISIANA IN OCTOBER.

AMONG BE THE OKLAHOMA CITIES TULSA WAS UP AGAINST WERE NORMAN, TULSA, OKLAHOMA CITY, BROKEN ARROW, AND MIDWEST CITY.

>> THIS IS WHERE THE MAGIC HAPPENS, YES.

>> STEPHANE HUNTER IS WATER SUPPLY SYSTEMS MANAGER FOR THE CITY OF TULSA.

>> I BELIEVE THE MOST IMPORTANT COMMODITY IN THE WORLD.

ONE WAY TO MEASURE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE WATER IS WE LOOK AT THE SUSPENDED PARTICLES IN THE WATER.

WE WANT THOSE TO COME OUT.

SOME OF IT DROPS OUT IN THE RESERVOIR.

WE BRING IT INTO THE PLANT THROUGH SOME, THERE ARE GRATES THAT FILTER THE WATER.

>>Reporter: THEY GET THE WATER FROM THREE LAKES.

ALL OF THAT H2O IS PIPED INTO NORTH TULSA AND CONVERGES INTO ANOTHER LAKE RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE MOHAWK PLANT.

>> WATER COMES IN HERE AND WE FORCE IT THROUGH.

ALLOWING PARTICLES TO MIX GOOD WITH THE CHEMICALS.

YOU CAN SEE, WE MAKE IT TAKE THAT PATTERN.

IT'S PRETTY QUICK IN THE AREA.

>> IT'S A PROCESS.

>> IT'S A PROCESS.

>> THE NEXT PART, WE GO OUT AND JUST ALLOW EVERYTHING, JUST TO KIND OFFSETLE.

>>Reporter: FROM THE TIME WATER ENTERS THE PLANT FROM THE LAKE IT COULD BE AT TULSA'S TAP AND READY TO DRINK IN LESS THAN A DAY.

>> AS A RESULT OF THE SUPPLY CHAIN SHORTAGES THAT CAME ABOUT DURING THE PANDEMIC.

SOME CHEMICAL COSTS INCREASED BY 300%.

>> THERE IS NO SKIMPING ON QUALITY HERE.

LET'S BE HONEST, THERE ARE PLACES, TOWNS, AND CITIES WHERE THE TAP WATER DOESN'T TASTE GOOD.

>> THAT BEGINS, WE LOOK FOR WHAT ARE OUR RISKS UPSTREAM.

WE ARE NOT JUST BLIND TO WHAT'S HAPPENING IN SOURCE LAKES.

WE LOOK AT THOSE THINGS.

WHAT ARE CONTAMINATES DROPPED IN AND HOW DO WE CONTROL THOSE.

IF WE CAN'T CONTROL THEM, HOW DO WE MANAGE THEM.

THE CITY OF TULSA INVESTED IN CONSERVATION EASEMENTS.

ALSO INTO OUR WATERSHED.

WE PAY PEOPLE TO NOT DEVELOP LAND NEAR THE WATERSHEDS.

WE DON'T HAVE CATTLE GRAZING NEAR THE WATER.

>> NOT ONLY DO WE TREAT WATER FOR 400,000 PEOPLE IN THE CITY OF TULSA.

WE SERVE RURAL WATT WATER DISTRICTS.

IT'S 600,000 PEOPLE WE SERVE IN NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA.

>> I REMEMBER RECRUITING THE TULSA METRO.

THEY ARE BASED IN OWOSSO.

THEIR CEO, IN MEETING WITH ME.

SHE HEARD ABOUT TULSA AND WE HAVE THE TASTE TEST.

SHE HAD A TANKER TRUCK AND DROVE IT DOWN TO ALABAMA.

THEY RAN IT THROUGH THE PLANT AND MILO INTERESTED MONEY TO GROW THE LOCAL ECONOMY.

>> PRIOR TO THE PANDEMIC THEY AVERAGED 20,000 TOURIST.

THEY ARE GETTING HALF OF THAT.

>> THIS IS 26 FEET.

>> YOU DON'T WANT TO FALL IN.

>> YOU DON'T WANT TO FALL IN.

THAT'S THE BIGGEST QUESTION WE GET ON THE TOURS.

>> IN TULSA, STEVE SHAW, THE OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT.

>> STEVE, THANK YOU.

THIS IS A STORY ON BACK DOWNS.

JOEL HAS THE STORY.

>> THE TOWN IS LOCATED 15 MILES SOUTH OF SHAWNEE.

TODAY'S RESIDENTS SEEK NEW WAYS TO REDEVELOP THEIR TOWN.

>> THE TOWN OF BROOKSVILLE WAS ESTABLISHED IN 19 O 1903.

A DOCTOR LIVED NEAR THE TOWN.

THE ARRIVAL OF THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN AREA SPURRED THE NAME TO BROOKSVILLE.

HE WAS A COTTON BUYER AND FARMER.

THE TOWN'S MAYOR CHARLES CARSON SAID BROOKSVILLE WAS BUSTLING WITH BUSINESS.

>> BACK IN THE DAY THEY HAD A TRAIN STATION.

IT WAS A BOOMING TOWN BACK THEN.

>> LIKE SEVERAL OTHER BLACKTOWNS COTTON FARMING WAS PREVALENT WITH WORKERS TRANSPORTED IN AND OUT OUT F TOWN.

>> A COTTON TRAIN WOULD COME OUT AND THEY WOULD GO TO THE COTTON FELIDS AND PICK COTTON.

WHEN THE COTTON PICKING GOT DONE THEY WOULD COME BACK.

>>Reporter: DURING THE GREAT DEPRESSION THE RESIDENTS IN BROOKSVILLE WENT INTO SURVIVAL MODE.

>> WE HAD, PEOPLE JUST SURVIVED IN THE COUNTRY.

THEY RAISED THEIR OWN GARDENS AND LIVESTOCK AND KILLED THEIR OWN STOCK.

THEY KNEW HOW TO SURVIVE IN THE COUNTRY.

>>Reporter: BROOKSVILLE HAD TWO DOCTORS.

LIKE MANY OTHER TOWNS A CHURCH STANDING TALL ON A HILL.

THAT CHURCH IS ST. JOHN'S BAPTIST.

IT WAS ORGANIZED BY JETTSON WHITE.

TO THIS DAY SERVICE DRAWS THE PEOPLE.

>> EVERYONE WAS LIKE A FAMILY.

THEY WERE ALWAYS SMILING AND LOVE YOU.

>> WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR MERCY AND GOODNESS.

>> THE PASTOR SEVERED FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS.

>> I RECEIVED A CALL WOULD TAKE-OVER THE MINISTRY TO BE THE PASTOR HERE IN BROOKSVILLE.

>> JUST MEETING THEM FROM THE START, EVEN JUST COMING AS A VISITING MINISTER AND FILLING IN MINISTER IT WAS THE LOVE, SUPPORT, AND ENCOURAGEMENT THEY HAD.

>>Reporter: AFTER A SIN TRY ST. JOHN'S BAPTIST CHURCH IS A MAIN FOCAL POINT FOR BOOKSVILLE.

>> 117 YEARS ST. JOHN BAPTIST CHURCH BROOKSVILLE HAS BEEN HERE.

>> YOU COULD JUST TELL FROM THAT HOW LONG THE CHURCH HAS BEEN HERE AND BECKON OF THE COMMUNITY.

>> IN FACT, DURING THE PANDEMIC THE CHURCH ACTED AS A HUB TO DISTRIBUTE MUCH NEEDED SUPPLIES.

>> DURING THE COVID-19 SEASON WE WERE HANDING OUT FOOD AND SUPPLIES TO THOSE WHO NEEDED IT DURING THAT TIME.

YOU REMEMBER THE TIME.

>>Reporter: MAJOR CARSON, A MEMBER OF THE ST. JOHN CHURCH BROUGHT IN FOOD.

>> WHERE HE WOULD ANNOUNCE IT EACH AND EVER SUNDAY MORNING.

NOSE WHO NEEDED FOOD AND CANNED GOODS AND FRUITS AND SUPPLIES.

ST. JOHN BAPTIST CHURCH WAS SUPPLIER THAT THROUGH THE MINISTRY AND CONNECTION WITH BROOKSVILLE MAYOR AND TOWN HALL.

>> PASTOR LEE OLIVER SEVERED AS THE PASTOR AS THE TOWN'S MAYOR.

PASTOR OLIVER SAID HER HUSBAND WAS THE MAYOR UNTIL THE PASSING.

AFTER HE WON THE ELECTION HE GOT THE TOWN INCORPORATED WHICH LEAD TO GRANTS TO HELP BUILD STRUCTURE.

>> THE FIRST THING HE DONE HE GOT GRANTS FOR THE WATER SYSTEM WE DIDN'T HAVE WATER OTHER THAN WELL WATER.

>> HE HELPED MAINTAIN AND ADD BUILDINGS TO BROOKSVILLE.

>> HE ALSO GOT GRANTS GOT ROADS TO THE MAIN ROAD.

WE WERE DRIVING IN MUD WITH GOT GRANTS GRANTS TO DO E CITY HALL AND COMMUNITY CENTER.

>> THEY ALSO HAD A SMALL SCHOOL BUILT-IN 1924.

IT HAD FOUR LARGE ROOMS.

A 300-FOOT AUDITORIUM FALL LIBRARY AND SIGN ROOM.

>> THROUGH ELR-RY AND CAN I NOT WHEN THEY INTERGRADED.

>> ONE OF THE TEACHERS AT THE SCHOOL WAS A HISTORY MAKER HIMSELF.

GEORGE MCLAREN WAS THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN ADMITTED -- HE SAT IN THE BACK DURING LECTURES.

>> MARSHALL TOOK THAT TO THE SUPREME COURT AND THAT WAS UNANIMOUSLY AGREED TO ON JUNE 5h , 1950 THAT YOU CAN'T DO THAT.

>> IT WAS THE UNANIMOUS 9-0 RULING THAT SEGREGATION WOULD BE PROHIBITED.

>> I A VERY DIVIDED COURT.

THEY NEVER AGREED ON NOTHING.

IT'S NOT TOO MUCH TO SAY THEY HATED EACH OTHER.

ON THIS QUESTION THERE WAS UNANIMITY AND LASTED.

>> THE U.S. SUPREME COURT WILL STRIKE DOWN SEGREGATION ALTOGETHER WITH THE FAMOUS BROWN VERSE THE BOARD OF EDUCATION CASE OF 1954.

I'M STANDING NEAR THE LOCATION OF THE SCHOOL.

THE ORIGINAL SCHOOL BURNED IN A FIRE AND THE SITE IS NOW HOME TO THE COMMUNITY CENTER.

>> WE GO IN THERE AND THIS WAS WE DID ACTIVITIES.

I GUESS THE YOUTH WENT ON.

THIS IS THE COUNT OF DETERIORATION.

A EVER THE AFTER THE SS CLOSURE.

MANY YOUNG PEOPLE, INCLUDING HER SON LEVITTOWN LEF.

LURED BY THE CITY LIFE.

>> THE YOUNGER GENERATION FELT LIKE IT WASN'T ENOUGH ACTION AROUND.

THEY WANTED TO GO TO BIGGER CITIES AND SO, THEY ALL JUST STARTED MOVING OFF.

>>Reporter: AT THE TURN OF THE 21st CENTURY THEY HAD 90 RESIDENTS THEN THE NUMBER DROPPED TO 63.

T.J.

RETURNED HOME AFTER THE PASSING OF HIS GRANDMOTHER.

TODAY HE WATCHES OVER THE SAME PROPERTY HIS ANCESTOR ONCE DID.

>> WHEN I LEFT I CAME BACK.

I HAD TO.

IT'S A PART OF ME.

I FEEL LIKE I LOVE THIS PLACE.

>> T.J. WOULD LIKE A NEW PARK FOR HIS KIDS WHERE THE OLD GYM ONCE STOOD.

>> IF WE COULD MAKE THAT INTO A PARK WHERE THE KIDS ARE AND THEY CAN DO SOMETHING.

THEY GO OUTSIDE AND GO IN THE BACKYARD AND RUN AROUND IN THE GRASS.

WE CAN HAVE OUR OWN LITTLE PARK.

THAT WOULD BE NEED.

>> CAN UPGRADE RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY.

>> WE COULD HAVE A RECREATION CENTER.

THE YOUNGER KIDS WE HAVE COMING UP.

EVEN THE OLDER PEOPLE THAT LIKE TO GET OUT AND SHOOT BALL AND STUFF LIKE THAT.

>>Reporter: PASTOR ROLLEN SAID BROOKSVILLE MIGHT BE POISED TO GROW AGAIN.

>> IT CONTINUES TO THRIVE, CONTINUES TO STAND STRONG.

SO, THE PEOPLE HERE THEY ARE ALWAYS WAVING AT YOU AND SAY HELLO.

THEY ALWAYS WANT TO TALK TO YOU.

>> ACCORDING TO THE CENSUS BUREAU BROOKSVILLE POPULATION GREW BY 27%.

THEY COULD DEFINITELY USE THE GUNMEN.

STEVE WILL REPORT ON THE TOWN OF REDBIRD AND WAGNER COUNTY.

RICH.

>> THANK YOU VERY much.

>> YOU'RE INTERESTED IN PURCHASING A USED STATE VEHICLE THE OFFICE OF MANGEMENT AND ENTERPRISE SERVICES MAY BE WILLING TO MAKE YOU A DEAL.

OKLAHOMA IS DOWNSIZING IT'S FLEET OF CARS AND TRUCKS BY ALMOST 700 VEHICLES.

RIGHT NOW, THE STATE OWNS AND OPERATES ALMOST 11-THOUSAND VEHICLES AND GOVERNOR KEVIN STITT SAYS THAT' THE AVERAGE MODEL YEAR IS 2009 AND THE AVERAGE MILEAGE IS 145-THOUSAND, SO BUYER BEWARE.

?RETURN TO INDEX OF STORIES COBALT NICKEL PLANT LAWTON-WP V >>> THE NATION'S FIRST COBALT AND NICKEL REFINERY IS NOW UNDE CONSTRUCTION IN LAWTON, OKLAHOM IT'S EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED I 2024 AND EMPLOY ABOUT 85 WORKER .WESTWIN ELEMENTS, BASED IN BARTLESVILLE, WILL BUILD THE PLANT TO PROCESS COBALT, WHICH IS USED IN THE MANUFACTURING OF EV BATTERIES AND NICKEL, WHICH IS USED IN CELLPHONES AND MILIARY EQUIPMENT.

>>> NO NEWS IS GOOD NEWS WHEN IT COMES TO OKLAHOMA'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE.

WE COVER THAT, AND OTHER STATE-WIDE ECONOMIC NEWS.

IN THIS WEEK'S OKLAHOMA BUSINESS R >> OK. UNEMPLOYMENT RATE HOLDS STEADY AT 2.7% TRACK 114OKLAHOMA'S UNEMPLOYMENT RATE AT THE END OF JULY WAS 2-POINT-7 PERCENT, MATCHING THE RECORD-LOW NUMBER SET IN JUNE.

THE STATE ADDED 3-THOUSAND JOBS IN THE LAST MONTH, WITH THE EDUCATION AND HEALTH SERVICES SECTOR RECORDING THE BIGGEST GAIN.

NATIONALLY, THE UNEMPLOYMENT RATE DIPPED TO 3.5 PERCENT IN JULY.

OKLAHOMA BANK REACHES SETTLEMENT WITH U.S. JUSTICE DEPT.

TRACK 116 THE AMERICAN BANK OF OKLAHOMA HAS REACHED A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT WITH THE U.S. JUSTICE DEPARTMENT TO RESOLVE LENDING DISCRIMINATION CLAIMS.

THE SETTLEMENT PROVIDES MORE THAN A MILLION DOLLARS TO ENSURE EQUAL LOAN OPPORTUNITIES IN NEIGHBORHOODS OF COLOR.

THE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ALLEGED THE BANK ENGAGED IN REDLINING, OR DENYING LOAN APPLICATIONS IN NORTH TULSA, INCLUDING THE HISTORIC GREENWOOD DISTRICT.

FORBES NAMES OG&E.

BEST OKLAHOMA EMPLOYER TRACK 117 THE OG& E ENERGY CORPORATION HAS BEEN RECOGNIZED BY FORBES MAGAZINE AS OKLAHOMA'S TOP EMPLOYER IN IT'S ANNUAL BEST EMPLOYER BY STATE LIST.

THE COMPANY MOVED UP TO THE TOP SPO AFTER PLACING SECOND IN 2022.

OG& E HAS 22,000 EMPLOYEES.

COMPANIES MUST HAVE 500 OR MORE WORKERS TO BE ELIGIBLE FOR THE OKLAHOMA MUNICIPAL POWER AUTHORITY SIGNS DEAL FOR SOLAR THE OKLAHOMA MUNICIPAL POWER AUTHORITY WILL TAKE ALL THE ELECTRICITY PRODUCED BY A SOLAR PANEL FARM BEING DEVELOPED IN SOUTHWEST OKLAHOMA.

CANDAIAN SOLAR SUBSIDIARY RECURRENT ENERGY HAS SECURED 112-MILLION DOLLARS IN FINANCING TO DEVELOP THE 160 MEGA WATT NORTH FORK SOLAR PROJECT.

IT IS EXPECTED TO BE OPERATIONAL IN 2024.

NEW & USED CARS SELLING FASTER IN OKLAHOMA CITY 119- THE LATEST STUDY BY I SEE CARS REPORTS BOTH NEW AND USED VEHICLES IN OKLAHOMA CITY ARE SELLING FASTER THAN THEY DID A YEAR AGO MUCH FASTER FOR NEW CARS AND TRUCKS.

IT TAKES 46 DAYS TO SELL A USED CAR, COMPARED TO 53 DAYS IN 2022, AN IT TAKES JUST UNDER 43-POINT 7 DAYS TO UNLOAD A NEW CAR, COMPARED TO DAYS A YEAR AGO.

IN OKLAHOMA, SUBARUS' ARE THE FASTEST-SELLING USED CARS AND HYUNDAIS ARE THE FASTEST-SELLIN NEW VEHICLES.

THIS IS.THE OKLAHOMA BUSINESS REVIEW!

>>> DOMESTIC VIOLENCE RESULTING IN FATALITIES IS BECOMING ALL TO COMMON IN OKLAHOMA.

THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST FIVE INCIDENTS OF IT IN JUST THE LAST FEW MONT CAN ANYTHING BE DONE TO STEM TH TIDE OF VIOLENCE?

THAT'S THE TOPIC OF THIS WEEK'S INDEPTH CONVERSATION WITH MODERATOR SUSAN CADOT.

>> THANK YOU, RICH.

THIS IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT TOPIC IN OKLAHOMA.

I HAVE TWO GUESTS WITH US WHO WILL SHED LIGHT ON SEVERAL LAYERS OF THIS.

I'D LIKE TO WELCOME THEM NOW.

WE HAVE WHITNEY BRYAN THAT'S A REPORTER WITH OKLAHOMA WATCH.

THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US.

YOU HAVE BEEN WITH US BEFORE.

I HAVE.

>> WE ALSO HAVE A MEMBER THAT SERVES WITH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

>> YES, WE ARE A JUSTICE CENTER AND SERVE HOME BERS MEMBERS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

>> HOW DO YOU SERVE THEM, WHAT DO YOU DO?

>> THE FAMILY JUSTICE CENTER MODEL BRINGS SERVICES AND RESOURCES UNDER ONE ROOF SO SURVIVORS DON'T HAVE TO NAVIGATE THE SYSTEMS THAT ARE VERY COMPLEX SEPARATELY.

SO, WE PARTNER WITH A NUMBER OF GOVERNMENT AND NONPROFIT AGENCIES TO BE COLLOCATED WITH US SO WHEN PEOPLE COME SEEKING SERVICES WE CAN GET THEM CONNECTED IN A TRAMA INFORMED SPACE WHERE THEY FEEL SEEN AND HEARD AND IF THEY NEED TO MAKE A LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORT.

THEY DON'T HAVE TO GO TO THE POLICE STATION TO DO THAT.

IF THEY APPLY FOR CIVIL LEGAL HELP WE HAVE THAT ON-SITE.

CONNECTING WITH RESOURCES IN ONE PLACE.

>> I LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING GREAT INFORMATION FROM YOU DURING THE INTERVIEW.

I'D LET VIEWERS KNOW THE DOMESTIC ABUSE HOTLINE NUMBER IS ON THE SCREEN 1-800-522-SAFE.

I HOPE YOU TAKE ADVANTAGE OF AND THIS AND GET THE ASSISTANCE YOU NEED.

WHITNEY, I READ AN INCREDIBLE ARTICLE YOU WROTE SITING NUMBERS.

CAN YOU TELL ME ABOUT THE ARTICLE AND WHAT YOU LEARNED?

>> I RECENTLY WROTE AN ARTICLE ABOUT THE COALITION AGAINST DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND SEXUAL ASSAULT.

THAT'S THE STATEWIDE COALITION THAT SUPPORTS THE SERVICES ON THE GROUND.

SHELTERS, CRISIS CENTERS.

THE COLLECTIVE GROUP.

THEY ARE DISSOLVING THAT STATEWIDE ORGANIZE.

SO, IN WRITING ABOUT THAT DISILLUSION AND WHAT MIGHT BE LOST.

WE LOOKED AT THE NUMBERS IN OKLAHOMA.

THE LAST REPROBATION T SHOWS 25,000 REPORTS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE INCIDENTS ACROSS THE STATE.

WE ARE NUMBER TWO IN THE NATION IN TERMS OF WOMEN KILLED BY MEN BEHIND ALASKA.

THE RATE OF WOMEN KILLED BY MEN IS DOUBLE THE NATIONAL AVERAGE.

>> THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM.

>> THE NUMBER YOU PUT OUT, 25,000 WAS IN 2021.

THAT WASN'T OVER A 5 YEAR SPAN OF TIME.

HILLARY, DO THESE NUMBERS SURPRISE YOU?

>> UNFORTUNATELY, NOT AT ALL.

49% OF WOMEN AND 40% OF MEN WILL EXPERIENCE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AT SOME POINT IN THEIR LIFETIME.

WE KNOW, IT'S EFFECTING SO MANY OKLAHOMANS.

TO BRING IT MORE LOCAL TO OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA CITY RECEIVED JUST UNDER 36,000 DOMESTIC RELATED 9-1-1 CALLS LAST YEAR.

SO, A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE REALLY DESPERATE FOR HELP.

>> I THINK THE FIRST QUESTION.

WE HAVE MORE NUMBERS.

I WOULDN'T THROW A BUNCH OUT.

THIS IS AN EMOTIONAL ISSUE.

NOT A NUMBERS ISSUE.

HOW DO WE TACKLE THIS AND WHY IS THIS HAPPENING.

WHY IS THIS HAPPENING IN OKLAHOMA SO MUCH?

>> OH, MY GOSH.

I INTERVIEWED VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE FOR YEARS.

THERE IS ALWAYS A DIFFERENT EXPLANATION, RIGHT.

A DIFFERENT REASON THESE WOMEN OFTEN, WOMEN NOW.

IT'S NOT ONLY WOMEN.

MANY OF THE VICTIMS I SPOKE TO HAVE BEEN WOMEN.

YOU KNOW, THEY ALL HAVE DIFFERENT STORIES ABOUT HOW THIS CAME ABOUT.

A LOT OF TIMES THEY MESSED WITH SOMEONE THAT'S FANTASTIC, YOU KNOW, THEY MIGHT DESCRIBE THEM AS PRINCE CHARMING AND THEY HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS PERSON FOR YEARS.

IN A LOT OF CASES IT'S SMALL STEPS TOWARDS A BIG PROBLEM.

THEY START TO BECOME A BIT CONTROLLING.

>> UH-HUH.

>> TELLING THE WOMAN SHE CAN'T GO OUT WITH HER FRIENDS OR ASKING A FEW TOO MANY QUESTIONS ABOUT WHAT SHE'S BEEN UP TO.

TAKING CONTROL OF THEIR MIXED FINANCES.

THIS IS SMALL IN THE GRAND SCHEME BEFORE YOU A HUGE PROBLEM IN TERMS OF MANIPULATION AND CONTROL AND OF COURSE IT'S CLADES FROM THERE TO PHYSICAL VIOLENCE AND MURDER IN SOME CASES.

>> IT'S INSIDIOUS.

IT GETS WARMER AND WARMER.

SOME WOMEN DON'T TELL ANYBODY WHAT'S GOING ON.

THERE IS A SHAME INVOLVED.

IS THAT TRUE?

>> DEFINITELY.

I THINK THERE IS A LOT OF SHAME AND FEELING ISOLATED.

THEY HAVE BEEN MADE TO FEEL ISOLATED BY THE PERSON USING VIOLENCE AGAINST THEM.

THAT PERSON IS USING POWER AND CONTROL AND EMOTIONAL ABUSE SAYING I'M THE ONLY PERSON THAT WILL LOVE YOU.

NO ONE ELSE WILL BELIEVE YOU.

A LOT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL COMPONENTS THAT PLAY.

JUST AS WHITNEY WAS SAYING IT STARTS OUT SMALL AFTER THEY DEVELOPED THE FEELINGS OF LOVE FOR THE PERSON.

A LOT OF TIMES THEY DON'T WANT THEM TO GET IN TROUBLE.

THEY WANT IT TO STOP.

THAT CAN BE HARD FOR PEOPLE ON THE OUTSIDE LOOKING INTO UNDERSTAND.

THERE ARE OTHER COMPLEX BARRIERS THAT KEEP THEM FROM LEAVING.

>> A HORRIBLE SKIT SITUATIN HOW IS THAT GOING TO IMPACT THE ORGANIZES ACROSS THE STATE.

HOW WILL IT IMPACT PALAMAR?

>> THIS WASN'T A MEMBER OF THE COALITION.

WE PARTNERED WITH THEM IN SHARING INFORMATION AND COLLABORATING.

WHERE WE COULD.

THEY PROVIDED TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING AND ADVOCACY, SPECIFICALLY TO ABOUT THE CERTIFIED BY THE AGs OFFICE PROVIDERS.

A A LOT OF SHELTERS AND CERTIFIED AGENCIES.

WE ARE AT A CRITICAL TIME THINKING OF HOW WE PROVIDE RESOURCES AND THE TRAINING NECESSARY FOR ALL OF OUR COMMUNITY PROVIDERS.

ALL OF THE PROVIDERS HAVE EQUITABLE ACCESS THAT'S IMPORTANT.

>> YOU TALK TO THEM AND YOU SAID THAT IN YOUR ARTICLE RURAL AREAS WILL BE EFFECTED MOTION, WHY.

>> THE RURAL CENTERS ARE SMALLER AND LESS FUNDING.

IN PLACES LIKE OKLAHOMA CITY WE HAVE SHELTERS AND CRISIS CENTERS AND SAME WITH THE TULSA AREA.

THERE IS MORE MONEY AND MORE SERVICES.

THEY ARE EASIER TO ACCESS.

TRANSPORTATION IS EASIER IN THE AREAS.

WHEN YOU GET OUT TO ADA, EVEN FARTHER OUT.

LAWTON, IT'S DIFFICULT FOR THESE WOMEN AND VICTIMS TO GET SERVICES TO BEGIN WITH.

IT'S SO DANGEROUS FOR THEM.

>> WHEN YOU TALK TO THE WOMEN AND ORGANIZES THAT WORKED WITH THE WOMEN.

SOME PEOPLE WHO NEVER EXPERIENCED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE MIGHT SAY.

I DON'T WANT TO SAY WOMEN BUT MEN TOO.

IT MIGHT BE HARDER FOR MEN TO REPORT THAN WOMEN.

REPORTING IS A SCARY THING, RIGHT.

>> OH, ABSOLUTELY.

ADMITTING THIS IS HAPPENING TO YOU.

THIS IS A TRICKLE.

YOU DON'T GO ON YOUR FIRST DATE, TYPICALLY AND GET PHYSICALLY ASSAULTED BY THE TIME A VICTIM REALIZES THEIR LIFE IS IN DANGER THEY ARE OFTEN STUCK, PHYSICALLY STUCK.

THEY SHARE BILLS AND RENT AND CARS AND A LIFE WITH THEIR ABUSER.

SO, IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO THINK ABOUT YOU KNOW, ONCE YOU RECOGNIZE THIS IS HAPPENING AND I NEED TO GET OUT HOW WILL I DO THAT.

DO I NEED A NEW JOB.

DO I NEED A NEW HOME OR CLOTHS.

CAN ATTENTION TAKE ANYTHING WITH PERSON OR PERSONS.

HOW DO I GET MY PETS OUT.

>> THE SCENARIO OF LEAVING IS TERRIFYING AND JOAN WHELMING AND CERTAINLY A DANGEROUS POSITION FOR THE VICTIMS TO BE IN.

>> THAT'S THE MOST DANGEROUS TIME?

>> YES, ABSOLUTELY.

WHEN SOMEONE MAKES THE DECISION TO LEAVE THAT'S A FLASH POINT, OFTEN WHERE THE ABUSER REALIZES THEY ARE LOSING POWER AND CONTROL.

THEY WOULD LIKE TO REGAIN THAT AND GO THROUGH LENGTHS TO DO SO.

I WILL SAY 99% OF DOMESTIC HOMICIDES WE SEE ARE PEOPLE NOT CONNECTED TO SERVICES.

IT'S A DANGEROUS TIME BUT SO IMPORTANT TO GET CONNECTED TO DO SAFETY PLANNING, YOU HAVE PEOPLE YOU WOULD LIKE TO DO THAT WITH.

IT'S ARE RESOURCES FOR SURVIVORS FOR THE ABUSER.

THEY HAVE CONTROL.

>> LET ME SAY THIS.

I THINK THERE IS A CONDITIONING OF THE MIND.

IT HAPPENED.

IT'S NORMAL.

ONE SMALL THING AT A PLAN.

IF YOU REACT TO IT MAKE A BIG DEAL OUT OF NOTHING.

WE MAKE A BIG DEAL OUT OF NOTHING.

PEOPLE SAY WHY NOT GET UP AND LEAVE, WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU.

>> WE HEAR ABOUT THE PSYCHOLOGICAL DAMAGE FAR OUT LIVES THE PHYSICAL ABUSE.

WE ARE WORKING WITH PEOPLE FOR THEIR LONG-TERM HEALING TO REALLY ADDRESS.

LONG AFTER THE PHYSICAL PIECE IS ITSELF ESTEEM AND RECONCILING OF WHAT HAPPENED.

I THINK IT'S SO IMPORTANT WHEN SOMEONE DOES COME AND SAY HOW WE SHOW UP FOR PEOPLE AND, SO, WHETHER THAT'S A FRIEND OR MAYBE SOMEONE WHO IS AT CHURCH WITH YOU, THIS IS HAPPENING.

START BY BELIEVING IS THE FIRST STEP.

>> ANY ADVICE, YOU HAVE SPOKEN TO A WIDE RANGE OF PEOPLE.

ANYTHING OUT THERE FOR SOMEONE EXPERIENCING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE?

>> GOSH, I'D SAY, I HAVE DONE A LOT OF REPORTING.

THERE ARE CRISIS CENTERS AND ADVOCATES.

PEOPLE IN PLACES LIKE PALAMAR.

ALL OVER THE STATE.

THERE ARE 60 OR SO ORGANIZES SCATTERED ACROSS.

THEY CARE AND WE CARE AND WE WANT TO HELP THE PROBLEMS AND WE WANT TO ADDRESS THIS.

>> WHITNEY, I'LL START WITH YOU.

WHAT HAPPENS IF SOMEONE CALLS THE POLICE?

IS THERE A FEAR OF CALLING THE POLICE?

>> CERTAINLY A FEAR OF CALLING THE POLICE.

WE TALKED ABOUT THE ESCALATION AND POTENTIAL VIOLENCE AND HARM THAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU TRY TO LEAVE.

MAKING THAT PHONE CALL IS TERRIFYING.

AT THAT POINT, THE PERPETRATOR, THE ABUSER WILL KNOW YOU ARE TRYING TO GET OUT.

YOU HAVE STARTED TO REALIZE WHAT IS HAPPENING.

BEFORE GETTING TO THE POINT OF CALLING POLICE THERE ARE SO MANY FEARS ABOUT WILL THEY BELIEVE ME UNLESS I HAVE OBVIOUS MARKS ON MY BODY AND EVEN THEN, PERPETRATORS AND ABUSERS CONTROL YOU.

THEY ARE GOOD LIARS AND MANIPULATORS.

WHO KNOWS WHAT THEY MIGHT SAY TO POLICE.

I THINK HILLARY MENTIONED THIS EARLIER.

MANY OF THEM DON'T WANT ABUSERS TO BE HURT IN THE PROCESS OF THEM LEAVING.

PHYSICALLY BUT ALSO NOT TO GO TO JAIL OR PRISON OR CHARGED WITH ABUSE.

THEY JUST WANT THE ABUSE TO STOP.

FOR ALL OF THOSE REASONS.

IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO REPORT.

>> WHAT IDEAL SUPPOSE TO HAPPEN?

>> THIS STARTED AS A PROJECT WITH THE OKLAHOMA CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT AND RECOGNIZED HOW IMPORTANT IT WAS TO SLOW-UP FOR SURVIVORS.

THEY WERE SO COMMITTED TO COLLABORATION AND WHAT WE HOPE HAPPENS IS PATROL OFFICERRERS COME AND DO A SCREENING, AN INITIAL SCREENING TO SEE WHAT SORT OF DANGER THE VICTIM IS IN.

THEY TELL THEM ABOUT THE PROGRAM.

CONNECT THEM TO THE HOTLINE.

THEY CALL THE HOTLINE.

IT'S AN JOHN ONGOING CONVERSATION.

WE HAVE DETECTIVES ON-SITE ALLOWING US TO TALK ABOUT WHAT ARE TRAMA INFORMED INVESTIGATION QUESTIONS.

HOW DOES THAT LOOK FOR US TO COLLABORATE TOGETHER IN A WAY THAT FEELS SUPPORTIVE OF THE VICTIMS.

AND SO, YOU KNOW, WE PROVIDED STRANGULATION TRAINING AND MANY OF THEM ATTENDED THAT.

WHAT WE KNOW, IF YOU HAVE BEEN STRANGLED BY YOUR ABUSER IT INCREASES YOUR CHANCE OF BEING KILLED BY 750%.

>> WOW.

THAT'S A HEAVY STATISTIC.

>> I'D LIKE TO THANK YOU BOTH.

THIS IS SERIOUS.

THERE IS NO LITTLE DOMESTIC ABUSE.

YOU DON'T NEED TO BE APART OF THAT.

WHITNEY BRYANT OKLAHOMA WATCH.

HILLARY, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

RICH.

>> SUZANNE, THANK YOU.

THIS WEEKS NATIONAL VIEW WILL t US TO TACOMA, WASHINGTON TO MEET A YOUNG MAN WHO IS DETERMINED TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN HIS COMMUNITY.

OUR PARTNERS AT KBTC PUBLIC TELEVISION HELP US GET BEHIND THE WHEEL OF THE.PEACE BUS.

>> I'M A HUMANITARIAN FROM TACOMA, WASHINGTON.

I DRIVE THE GREATEST VEHICLE WHICH IS THE PEACE BUS.

I WAS BORN IN RENO, NEVADA JULY 3.

SHORTLY AFTER I WAS BORN WE MOVED TO TACOMA.

>> HE WAS CURIOUS ABOUT THINGS.

NOT GETTING IN TROUBLE CURIOUS BUT PEOPLE ANDEN AND ADVENTUROUS KID.

I HAVE SEEN HIM GROW THROUGH THE YEARS BUT ALWAYS BEEN HIMSELF.

>> I HAD A CONVERSATION WITH HIM THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR I CAN SEE YOU DOING GREAT THINGS INTERCOOLERRING G PLACING.

DOING SOMETHING REMARKABLE.

EVERYBODY IN OUR CLASSROOM THOUGHT HE WAS AN AMAZING YOUNG MAN.

AS FAR AS THE STUDENT GOES IT WAS NEVER A QUESTION HE WOULD DO WELL AS A STUDENT.

EVERGREEN IS WHERE I FOUND MY PASSION TO HELP OTHERS.

I KNOW, I DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT SOCIAL WORK.

THE IDEA OF YOU ARE HELPING HUMANITY.

THIS IS WHAT YOU DO.

I DIDN'T THINK THAT WAS POSSIBLE OR A THING UNTIL EVERGREEN AND WORKING WITH DR.BOTCHO.

>> HIS POTENTIAL IS HOW I WOULD CHARACTERIZE HIM.

THERE IS NO REASON WHY I SHOULDN'T EXCEL.

I TOLD HIM TO QUIT HALF STEPPING.

YOU ARE NOT FULFILLING YOUR POTENTIAL.

>> WHEN I LOOKED AT HIM AFTER I TOLD HIM WHAT TO DO.

I SAW A GLIMMER OF RECOGNITION.

MAYBE I WAS ONTO SOMETHING.

MAYBE MY WORDS ON THAT PARTICULAR DAY WOULD HAVE THIS KIND OF IMPACT ON HIM.

SURE ENOUGH, YEARS DOWN THE ROAD.

THEY HAVE.

>> WHEN I WAS FIRST STARTING THE PEACE BUS MY FIRST HUMANITARIAN CAMPAIGN WAS A SOCK DRIVE.

I GOT $3,500 WORTH OF SOCK.

NICE THICK KIRKLAND SOCKS.

I WENT AROUND GIVING OUT SOCKS TO PEOPLE ON THE STREET, IN SHELTERS, AND CARE FACILITIES.

A YEAR LATER, I'M HANGING OUT AND GIVING FOOD OUT TO PEOPLE.

I SPOKE TO A GENTLEMAN.

ONE GUY CAME OUT OF THE SHELTER AND HE'S DIRTY.

HEAD TO TOE IN DIRT.

LOOKED LIKE HE WAS ROLLING IN MUD.

HE WENT TO SIT-DOWN NEAR ME AND HIS PANTS LEG WENT UP AND HE HAD THE WHITEST SOCK.

HE SAID, YEAH, A YEAR AGO YOU CAME WITH THE BLUE VAN.

THESE ARE THE BEST SOCKS I EVER HAD.

THAT WAS WHEN IT DAWNED ON ME.

HE REMEMBERED ME.

HE REMEMBERS THE SOCKS.

HE KEPT THEM CLEAN EVERYTHING DIRTY BUT THE SOCKS WERE CLEAN.

I BELIEVE IT WAS BECAUSE AT THAT MOMENT WHEN I MET HIM AND GAVE THEM THE SOCKS HE FELT HUMANIZED.

THAT'S THE CORE OF THE WORK I DO.

HUMANIZATION.

THE MORE WE SEE EACH OTHER AS HUMANS THE BETTER OFF TO IMPLEMENT A PEACE AND CREATE A PEACEFUL SOCIETY.

>> IT'S NOT EASY.

PEOPLE SEE HIM AND THEY SEE, HE'S A YOUNG MAN WITH A LOT OF ENERGY AND HE DOES.

THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT'S HAPPENING BEHIND-THE-SCENES IN TERMS OF WHAT HE HAS TO FACE EVERYDAY.

IT'S NOT EASY TO DO THAT.

WHEN YOU HAVE A SUPPORT SYSTEM BEHIND YOU AND SOMEONE YOU CAN TALK TO, FRIENDS YOU CAN TALK TO.

HE HAS ME HE CAN TALK TO.

SO, WHEN YOU HAVE PEOPLE BEHIND YOU BUILDING YOU UP, THAT HELPS A LOT.

A LOT OF YOUNG PEOPLE DON'T HAVE THAT.

>> YOUR VOICE IS AN INSTRUMENT.

THE WAY YOU SAY SOMETHING CAN GET PEOPLE INTERESTED IN WHAT YOU TALK ABOUT.

IF WE CAN USE OUR VOICES AND USE IT FOR SOMETHING CONSTRUCTIVE USE IT FOR THE MOST IMPORTANT THING AND THAT'S PEACE AND IT'S NOABLE.

WE HAVE TO INVEST IN THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN DISEN DISEN N CHINESED.

NOT FOR THEM BUT US.

FOR THOSE BETTER OFF.

THEY HAVE TO INVEST IN THEM TO REACH THE HIGHEST HEIGHT.

HOW DO YOU USE YOUR SKILLS FOR THOSE IN need.

>>> ON THE NEXT EDITION OF THE OKLAHOMA NEWS RE AND MORE EFFICENT CHARGING STATIONS ARE NEEDED.

FOR THE GROWING NUMBER OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES ON OKLAHOMA ROADS.

FIND OUT WHAT'S BEING DONE TO >> WE WOULD LIKE TO CORRECT SOMETHING.

They BEFORE WE SAY GOODBYE, WE TO CLARIFY SOMETHING WE REPORTE LAST WEEK.

THE DEPARTMENT OF CO HAS ACTUALLY FIRED *TWO * WARDEN IN THE LAST YEAR, NOT ONE, AS W WE REGRET THE ERROR.

WE'LL LEAVE YOU THIS WEEK WITH A LOOK THE MOVIE CLUB'S 35TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY.

PUT TOGETHER BY OETA'S LUIS RENDON.

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

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