UP IN OKLAHOMA.

"...OUR PATIENCE IS WEARING THIN AND YOUR REFUSAL HAS COST ALL OF US.

SO PLEASE DO THE RIGHT THIN PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES DOES NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO JUST DEMAND BEHAVIOR FROM THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.> 2.

PART TWO OF OUR SPECIAL REPORT ON THE RESURGENCE OF COCKFIGHTING IN OKLAHOMA.

DREW SOT 16 "....IT'S EMBARRASSING TO ME PERSONALLY, AND IT SHOULD BE EMBARRASSING TO THE WHOLE ST 3.

THE PAROLE AND PARDON BOARD COMMUTES THE DEATH SENTENCE OF CONVICTED MURDERER JULIUS JONES BUT THE GOVERNOR HAS THE FINAL BASS - "....WE DESIRE ONLY JUSTICE AND JUSTICE CANNOT AND WILL NOT BE ACHIEVED BY EXECUTING AN INNOCENT MAN...." 4.

PLANNING UNDERWAY TO BRING MORE INTERNATIONAL TOURISM TO THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA.

PINNELL 4 - "...IF YOU DON'T INVITE PEOPLE, UH, TO OKLAHOMA, THEN THEY'RE NOT GOING TO SHOW UP... 5.

MORE THAN $10 MILLION DOLLAR IN FEDERAL GRANTS NOW AVAILABLE TO STUDENTS AND EDUCATORS IN OK HOFMEISTER - "...WE'RE SUPPORTING THOSE LEADERS WHO AR SETTING POLICY AND BUILDING CULTURE AND FOSTERING RESPECT AND TRUST WITHIN BUILDINGS .." PLUS, REACTION TO THE GOVERNOR'S REQUEST FOR A FORMAL AUDIT OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT O .......NEXT ON THE "OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT"ANY OKLAHOMA BUSINESSES ARE EXPRESSING CONCERN ABOUT PRESIDENT BIDEN'S WORKPLACE VACCINATION MANDATE, SAYING IT DOESN'T TAKE INTO ACCOUNT HOW A BUSINESS OPERATES MUST BE FULLY VACCINATED.

HOW WILL THAT BE ENFORCED AND ON CURBING THE SURGE AND THE DELTA VARIANT.

REPORTS ON THE VACCINE MANDATE DEBATE.

>>> MANY BUSINESSES ARE EXPRESSING CONCERN ABOUT PRESIDENT BIDEN'S MANDATE SAYING, IT DOESN'T TAKE INTO ACCOUNT HOW A BUSINESS OPERATORS.

>> WE'RE ALWAYS CONCERNED AND THIS LOOKS VERY DIFFICULT TO I MAKEMENT.

AND SO, UH, WE'RE GOING TO PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO IT, BUT WE'RE VERY OPPOSED TO I STATE CHAMBER PRESIDENT AND CEO CHAD WARMINGTON FEELS A VACCINE MANDATE FOR PRIVATE BUSINESS SHOULD NOT BE ISSUED BY THE PRESIDENT, BUT SHOULD INSTEAD G THROUGH THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS IN CONGRESS.

SECS - "....THERE'S A LOT OF VE THAT NEEDS TO HAPPEN.

UH, OSHA HAS NOT CONSIDERED ALL THE VARIOUS DIFFERENT TYPES OF BUSINESSES THAT ARE GOING TO BE IMPACTED BY THIS.

THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT YOU COULD BE DISCUSSING IF YOU HAD TO GO THROUGH THE LEGISLATIVE PROCESS OKLAHOMA HOUSE MINORITY LEADER EMILY VIRGIN DISAGREES, SAYING WHAT PRESIDENT BIDEN IS DEMANDING HAS BECOME NECESSARY AT THIS POINT IN THE PANDEMIC.

IT'S A VERY SERIOUS PROPOSAL.

IT'S A, IT'S A BIG PROPOSAL.

UM AND I KNEW THAT A LOT OF FOLKS WOULDN'T BE HAPPY ABOUT IT, BUT WHAT REALLY STRUCK ME WAS THAT IT WAS A FEELING OF SADNESS THA WE HAVE COME TO THIS POINT IN THE PANDEMIC WHERE THINGS LIKE THIS ARE NECESSARY.> PRESIDENT BIDEN'S VACCINE MANDATE WILL SEE IT'S FAIR SHARE OF CHALLENGES INCLUDING HERE IN OKLAHOMA.

IN FACT, IT COULD LEAD TO THE FIRST TEST OF A FEDERAL OVERREACH LIMITING LAW PASSED BY THE LEGISLATURE THIS YEAR.> MIGHT ITS FIRST TEST FIRST REAL TEST, UH, IN REGARD TO THIS, UH, VACCINE MANDATE THAT WE'VE SEEN OUT OF THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION REPRESENTATIVE JAY STEAGALL HELPED GET HOUSE BILL 1236 PASSED.

IT SETS UP A SYSTEM FOR THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA TO PUSH BACK ON FEDERAL OVERREACH... PURPOSE OF 1236 WAS REALLY TO GIVE US A MOMENTUM AND, AND PUT SOME TOOLS IN PLACE IN STATE LA THAT WOULD ARM OUR ATTORNEY GENERAL, UH, AS WELL AS THE, UH PROVISIONS THAT THE LEGISLATURE WOULD RUN THROUGH.

SHOULD WE DETERMINE SOMETHING AS UNCONSTITUTIONAL THAT WE SEE EITHER OUT OF THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH OR CONGRESS OR ANY OF THESE EXECUTIVE AGENCIES AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL.> THAT LEGAL TEST IS COMING...BOTH GOVERNOR STITT AND OKLAHOMA ATTORNEY GENERAL JOHN O'CONNOR ISSUED STATEMENTS THE VACCINE MANDATE.

{USE STITT FULL SCREEN HERE} STITT SAID..."IT IS NOT THE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE TO DICTATE TO PRIVATE BUSINESSES WHAT TO DO.

ONCE AGAIN PRESIDENT BIDEN IS DEMONSTRATING HIS COMPLETE DISREGARD FOR INDIVIDUAL FREEDOMS AND STATES' RIGHTS.

AS LONG AS I AM GOVERNOR, THERE WILL BE NO GOVERNMENT VACCINE MANDATES IN OKLAHOMA."

{USE O'CONNOR FULL SCREEN HERE} WHILE O'CONNOR ADDED.... "WE RESPECT THE RIGHT OF OKLAHOMA BUSINESSE INDIVIDUALS TO MAKE HEALTHCARE DECISIONS FOR THEMSELVES AND THEIR FAMILIES.

MY OFFICE WILL VIGOROUSLY OPPOSE ANY ATTEMPT B THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO MANDATE VACCINES.

WE ARE PREPARING LITIGATION TO STAND U FOR OUR RIGHTS AND DEFEND THE RULE OF LAW AGAINST THE OVERREACH OF THE FEDERAL GOVERN IS WHAT WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF LATELY, WHICH IS SORT OF DEFLECTING THE BLAME AND TALKIN ABOUT WHAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO DO, BUT WHAT WE STILL HAVEN'T HEARD FROM REPUBLICAN LEADERS, INCLUDING THOSE IN THE LEGISLATURE AND REPUBLICAN GOVERNOR STITT IS HOW WE PLAN T GET OUT OF THIS PANDEMIC.> ANOTHER PART OF BIDEN'S VACCINE MANDATE IS TO HAVE FEDERAL EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTORS GET THE SHOT.

IF YOU WANT TO WORK WITH THE FE GOVERNMENT AND DO BUSINESS TO THIS, GET VACCINATED.

IF YOU WANT TO DO BUSINESS WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT VACCINATE YOUR WORKFORCE.> SECS - THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES DOES NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO BE ABLE TO JUST DEMAND BEHAVIOR FROM THE AMERICAN PEOPLE.> U-S SENATOR JAMES LANKFORD TOOK TO THE SENATE FLOOR THIS WEEK TO DENOUNCE THE MOVE.

LAWSUITS THAT ARE PENDING, BUT THOSE LAWSUITS CAN'T MOVE FORWARD UNTIL THE AC PAPERWORK COMES OUT FROM THE WHITE HOUSE WHERE THAT ACTUAL PAPERWORK COMES OUT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS, WE ASSUME WE'V NOT BEEN TOLD, THEN THEY'LL HAVE, WHAT'S CALLED STANDING IN THE COURTS AND LITIGATION FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

WE'LL BE ABLE TO SPEAK INTO AND FEDERAL JUDGES ACROSS THE COUNTRY.

WE'L BE ABLE TO MOVE ON AN INJUNCTIO ON THIS OUT OF CONTROL MANDATE.

ASSOCIATION OF OKLAHOMA GENERAL CONTRACTORS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BOBBY STEM SAYS ANY MANDATE SHOULD BE PRACTICAL, NOT POLITI ANTI-VACCINE PUSH THIS, ISN'T A ANTI-BIDEN PUSH MY GOODNESS.

THIS IS MORE OF US SAYING THIS IS GOING A LITTLE TOO FAST, A LITTLE TOO FAR.> HE SAYS IT COULD LED TO WORK STOPPAGES ON ROADS...IF LARGE CONTRACTORS HAVE EMPLOYEES WHO DECIDE TO FIND A SMALLER EMPLOYER TO AVOI GETTING A VACCINE.

SECS - OUR TOP 10 CONTRACTORS ARE BUILDING PROBABLY 80% OF OKLAHOMA'S ROADS AND BRIDGES.

AND IF WE START LOSING, UH, THESE WORKERS, WE SOMETIMES HAVE TO SHUT DOWN A JOB SITE.

YOU CAN'T LOSE TWO OR THREE PEOPLE IN A CREW AND CONTINUE TO DO WHAT THOSE 10 PEOPLE IN THAT CREW COULD DO...."> THE PRESIDENT SAYS THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION, OR OHSA, WILL DECIDE THE FINAL RULE, BUT IT I CLEAR THOSE WHO CHOOSE NOT TO GET VACCINATED...WILL FACE REGULAR WEEKLY TESTING...SOMETHING THAT VIRIGN THINKS IS A GOOD IDEA.

- SECS - I THINK AN IMPORTANT PART OF PRESIDENT BIDEN'S PLAN IS THE TESTING PORTION AND....> TESTING AT WORKPLACES, UH, IF ONE CHOOSES NOT TO BE VACCINATE IS GOING TO BE, I THINK, A KEY PART OF GETTING US OUT OF THIS JASON DOYLE...THE OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT.

AN UPDATE NOW TO OUR MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY TREATMENT STORY FROM LAST WEEK: ....THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS NOW RATIONING HOW MUCH OF THE COVID-19 TREATMENT IS GIVEN TO EACH STATE.. [TAKE VO] {***VO*} ....THE "U-S HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES" DEPARTMENT WILL DECID WHERE THE 150-THOUSAND DOSES WILL GO EACH WEEK... ...BEFORE THE CHANGE, 7 STATES, NOT INCLUDING OKLAHOMA, ACCOUNTED FOR 70-PERCENT OF ALL ORDERS IN THE U-S.

...THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS ALSO TRYING TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF DOSES BE ON THURSDAY, GOVERNOR STIT >> THEY WILL DECIDE WHERE THE 150,000 DOSES WILL GO REACH WEEK BEFORE THE CHANGE, ACCOUNTED FOR 70%.

THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION IS TRYING TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF DOSES BEING MANUFACTURED.

>> WITH AN HISTORIC 3.2 BILLION INVESTMENT, IT'S IMPORTANT THAT OKLAHOMA IS ASSURED THAT MONEY IS BEING SPENT APPROPRIATELY.

>> THE SUPERINTENDENT RESPOND BY NEGOTIATE ALL EXPENDITURES OVER 25,000 ARE ALREADY BEING APPROVED ON A WEEKLY BASIS BY THE SECRETARY OF EDUCATION.

>> THE GOVERNORS ATTACK ON PUBLIC EVENING EDGE COULDN'T BE WORSE TIMING.

SUPERINTENDENT ANNOUNCED TWO NEW GRANT PROGRAMS, ONE OF THEM TO HELP STUDENTS TAKE THEIR COLLEGE BOARD EXAMS AND THE OTHER TO FURTHER EDUCATE THE NEXT GENERATION I TOOK IF I DID PRETTY WELL I'M PRETTY NERVOUS ABOUT THIS YEAR.

>> HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS USUALLY TAKE THE ATLANTIC CITY T. BUT PANDEMIC MADE THIS DIFFICULT.

A LOT OF CENTERS HAVE BEEN CLOSED OR THEY HAVE REDUCED THE NUMBER OF STUDENTS WHO CAN TEST REALLY HAD TROUBLE FINDING A PLACE TO TEST.

>> WHILE WE KNOW THAT A LOT OUR STUDENTS HAVE MISSED OUT ON SOME OF THESE OPPORTUNITIES BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC AS THEY ARE HIGH SCHOOLERS, AND THIS IS OPENING IT UP IN THE FALL TO ANYONE 10TH GRADE THROUGH THEIR SENIOR YEAR.

>> STATE SUPERINTENDENT WHO'S SITS ON THE OE T/A BOARD SAYS THIS IS A ONE-TIME OPPORTUNITY.

>> WE WOULD LOVE TO BE ABLE TO DO THIS EVERY YEAR.

>> PREPARING FOR THE COLLEGE ASSESSMENT TEST HER TEACHERS HAVE WORKED HARD.

>> I REALLY APPRECIATE OUR SCHOOL AND TEACHERS AND HOW BELL THEY DO PREPARE US WE HAVE A TIME LIP.

HARDER QUESTIONS, MOVE PAST AND EASIER QUESTIONS, KNOCKS IT OUT.

>> SO THAT'S MY.

KEEP THIS THE BACK MY MIND IS THERE STUDENTS WHO TAKE IT, MORE THAN ONCE ARE MORE LIKELY TO SEE A I PROOF MEN.

>> THEY ARE TYPED SO IT'S ONE OF THE TESTS THAT ARE TIME SO THAT PRACTICE TAKING A TIMED TEST THE MORE YOU TAKE IT, YOU DO BETTER.

>> SOME STUDENTS BE ABLE TO TAKE THIS AND RAISE THEIR SCORES WITH CAN MEAN ADDITIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS.

FOR OTHERS IT MIGHT BE FIRST TIME AND THEN WHEN THEY TAKE IT AS A STATE LEVEL ASSESSMENT, THEIR JUNIOR YEAR, THEY WON'T TAKING IT FOR THE FIRST TIME STUDENTS ARE NOT REQUIRED TO TAKE THE EXTRA TEST BUT ARE ENCOURAGED TO DO SO.

>> ALL JUNIORS AND SENIORS HAVE BEEN OFFERED THE OPPORTUNITY AND HAVE BEEN PUT INTO THE SYSTEM TO TAKE THAT TEST.

>> STUDENTS WILL NEED TO SIGN UP FOR THE TEST.

REALLY CONVENIENT BECAUSE THERE ISN'T BEEN A SATURDAY TEST WHERE THEY HAVE TO TAKE OFF WORK OR DRIVE A DISTANCE.

THEY CAN DO THIS IN THEIR OWN SCHOOL.

>> STRG DURING SCHOOL DAY MAKES IT ACCESSIBLE TO STUDENTS AND THEY DON'T HAVE TO TRY TO REGISTER OR GET A WAIVER IT'S ALL DONE THROUGH WILL SCHOOL.

>> THEY BELIEVE STUDENTS SHOULD TAKE ADVANTAGE.

>> AT THAT TIME TEST, IT'S GOING TO BE SUPER HELPFUL.

>> THE OTHER MAJOR GRANT FOCUSES ON DEVELOPING FUTURE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS, 3 MILLION IS BEING USED.

A THREE-YEAR PROGRAM THAT SHOULD HELP I PROOF RETENTION RATES.

>> WE ARE TRYING TO PREPARE THOSE ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS WHO WILL BECOME PRINCIPLES IN THE FUTURE AND TO BE VERY IN TUNE TO HOW TO BUILD A CULTURE THAT IS A SPORTS TEACHERS THAT ALSO WORKS VERY WELL WITH STAKEHOLDERS AND FAMILIES.

>> THE PROGRAM WAS DEVELOPED AFTER ANALYZING FEEDBACK.

WE COMMISSIONED A SURVEY TO ABOUT 28,000 TEACHERS WHO HAD LEFT THE CLASSROOM AND ASKED THEM WHY DID YOU LEAVE?

WHAT WOULD IT TAKE TO GET YOU BACK TWO ANSWER, BIGGER SALARIES AND BETTER PRINCIPALS.

>> THAT HAS THEY'RE BACK SUPPORT THEIR STUDENTS AND MAKE HIRING DECISIONS.

READING SPECIALIST A VARIETY OF OTHER PEOPLE THAT WILL HELP THAT CLASSROOM TEACHER.

>> PLANS TO SUPPORT TEACHERS THROUGH DON'T OF MORE EFFECTIVE ADMINISTRATETERS.

>> WHEN WE'RE ON SUPPORTING THOSE LEADERS WHO ARE SETTING POLICY AND BUILDING CULTURE AND FOSTERING A RESPECT AND TRUST WITHIN BUILDINGS THAT GOES A LONG WAY IN HELPING OUR TEACHERS, FEEL THAT THEY HAVE THE SUPPORT, THAT THEY THEY'D.

ORIENTATION BEGAN ON THURSDAY, WITH 50 APPLICANT HE.

TAYLOR JACKSON, THE OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT.

>> THANK YOU.

LAST WEEK WE REPORTED THAT DESPITE BEING OUTLAWED.

COCKFIGHTING MIGHT BE MORE POPULAR.

WHY HAS IT PROVEN SO DIFFICULT SOME OF THE IMAGES YOU'RE ABOUT TO SEE ARE GRAPHIC.

>> IT'S HERE, IT'S JUST HAVING SOMEBODY THAT'S GOING TO STEP FORWARD TO GIVE US THAT INFORMATION TO HELP US LOCATE.

>> HE IS A CAPTAIN.

HE IS ONE OF THREE RURAL OKLAHOMA CONTAKE.

ANN THAT MAL RIGHTS ADVOCATES CLAIM ARE A HOT BED FOR ILLEGAL COCKFIGHTING.

>> WE WOULD DO EVERYTHING WE COULD IF WE KNEW WHO AND WHERE.

>> BUT WE'RE ALSO TALKING ABOUT A MANPOWER SITUATION.

WE'RE ALL DEALING WITH COVID-19.

UNDER THESE CIRCUMSTANCES IT'S DIFFICULT.

>> IT IS.

YOU KNOW, AFTER WE SHUTDOWN, HAVE I TWO, MAYBE THREE DEPUTIES COVERING THIS COUNTY.

AND 1600 SQUARE MILES IS A LOT.

>> FORMER OKLAHOMA ATTORNEY, SAYS IT'S NO MYSTERY WHY IT STILL RUNS RAMPANT.

>> FACT IS WHEN THIS WAS ON THE BALLOT THE MEASURE CARRIED OVERWHELMINGLY BUT IN A MY ENTERTY OF THE COUNTIES.

MOST COUNTIES VOTED NO.

>> WHICH MEANT THAT COCKFIGHTING IS STILL FAVORED.

SO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT HAS NO GREAT INCENTIVE TO GO AFTER THEM JUST BECAUSE IT'S AGAINST THE LAW.

>> THE PAST PRESIDENT SAYS IT GOES ON HERE AT AN ALARMING RIGHT THE BIRDS BE GO 2,000 AND SELLING 5,000.

THERE'S TREMENDOUS MONEY IN RAISING FIGHTING BIRDS AND SENDING THEM OVERSEAS.

YOU CAN WATCH THOSE COCKFIGHT'S LINE BECAUSE IT'S ALL OVER INTERNET.

>> BUT THESE OKLAHOMA, WERE THE NUMBER 1 SHIPPERS OF BIRDS TO QUAM SO WE GOT AHOLD OF THE RECORDS, WE LOOKED AT THOUSANDS OF PAGES OF RIP AND OKLAHOMA NUMBER ONE.

THE SECOND BIG OF THE STATE WAS CALIFORNIA AND THE THIRD WAS ALABAMA.

>> THOSE SHIPPING RECORDS SHOW THAT BRENDAN BOTTOMS TO, SENT THAN 100 BIRDS TO QUAM.

>> WHICH WAS BY FAR THE MOST FROM THE SOONER STATE HER HUSBAND JOHN DECLINED A INTERVIEW REQUEST.

BUT HE DID TELL ME IT'S TRUE HIS WIFE DID SEND THOSE BIRDS TO QUAM SHE SENDS THEM TO SEE LAND IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC.

HE CLAIMS IT'S ALL LEGAL.

BECAUSE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE REGULATES IT TUESDAY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE RESPONDED TO HIS CLAIM.

THE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, PERFORMS ROUTINE DISEASE MONITORING TO ENSURE ANIMALS BEING BREAD ARE FREE OF DISEASE OUCH DFA A MUCH DOES LICENSE AS POULTRY PRODUCERS.

ONLY AUTHORITY WE HAVE, IS OVER DISEASE.

WHICH IS VERIFIED THROUGH CERTIFICATE OF THE VETS AND MONITORING WE DO NOT HAVE ANY JURISDICTION OR INVOLVEMENT WITH THE COCKFIGHTING LAW WANT THAT'S STRICTLY A CRIMINAL ROW VISION IF ANYONE HAS SUSPICION, THEY SHOULD REPORT IT TO THEIR LOCAL SHERIFF'S OFFICE.

>> IT'S GOING ON ALL OVER.

>> EVERYBODY DID.

>> HE HAS BEEN IN INVOLVED SINCES IN SECOND GRADE.

>> ROOSTERS ARE WEARING BLADES, THESE FIGHTS ARE JUST HORRIFIC.

IT'S ANIMAL CRUELTY.

>> THAT'S YOUR BEEN THAT'S THE WHOLE THING IS YOUR OPINION DOES NOT SUPERCEDE ME RIGHTS.

BECAUSE YOUR OPINION IS BASED UPON YOUING IN EVERYDAY.

>> INFORMATION ON COCKFIGHTING NOT EVERY DAY WE >> HE SAID MORE CHARGES INVOLVING OTHER PEOPLE WILL FOLLOW.

>> HE SAYS IT'S TIME FEDERAL AUTHORITIES GET INVOLVED.

>> WE THINK AN INVESTIGATION ON COCKFIGHTING, IN A BUNCH COUNTY SAYS LONG OVERDUE WE'LL GIVE THEM ALL THE DETAILS THEY NEED AND BE THEY CAN CLINCH THE CASE BOY SHOWING THESE MASSIVE GAMECOCK FARMS, NOT RAISING BIRDS FOR SHOW OR MEAT OR EGGS, THESE ARE DIFFERENT BREEDS OF BIRDS THAT ARE TRAINING FOR FIGHTING.

>> THAT'S EMBARRASSING TO ME AND IT SHOULD BE TO THE WHOLE STATE.

>> HE BELIEVES ANIMAL RIGHTS IS JUST A SMOKE SCREEN FOR BIG GOVERNMENT.

TOWARDS COMMUNISM.

>> THE NAZIS ENACTED ANIMAL RIGHTS LAWS.

THERE BY ALLOWING THE GOVERNMENT TO TREAT SOME SEG MINUTES, LIKE ANIMALS.

AND THAT IS WHERE WE ARE TODAY.

>> GOVERNMENT IS COMING OUT AND TREATING THE FARMERS AND RANGECHERS LIKE ANIMALS.

BECAUSE WE'RE LOWER THAN CHICKENS, AND THAT WE OWN IN THE EYES OF THE GOVERNMENT.

>> I'M SURPRISED OTHER COUNTRIES DON'T SEND MISSIONARIES TO OKLAHOMA.

>> IS REACHED OUT TO OKLAHOMA'S TWO OTHER LARGEST GOOD FORTERS OF BIRDS TO QUAM THEY HAVEN'T RESPONDED RICH.

>> GREAT WORK.

ON MONDAY, THE PARDON AND PAROLE BOARD.

...THE BOARD IS NOW RECOMMENDING LIFE *WITH* THE POSSIBILITY OF PAROLE FOR JONES WHO WAS CONVICTED OF MURDERING PAUL HOWELL IN 1999... ...THAT DECISION FOLLOWED HALF-HOUR PRESENTATIONS BY THE HOWELL FAMILY, THE DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND LASTLY, ATTORNEYS AND SUPPORTERS OF JONES, WHO'SE CASE HAS GARNERED NATIONAL ATTENTION ....HERE IS A PORTION OF WHAT THEY HAD TO SAY, IN THE ORDER THE REMARKS WERE GIVEN-- ....BEGINNING WITH PAUL HOWELL' BROTHER AND SISTER.

WE KNOW WAS UNANIMOUS CONVICTED AND SENTENCED TO DEATH.

>> AS REQUIRED BY LAW HIS CASE UNDER WERE A RIGOROUS APPEALS PROCESS BEING REVIEWED BY 1 JUNCTION WITHOUT A SINGLE DISSENT WANT THIS COMPLETE REVIEW CONFIRMED THE FACTS, VALIDATED WILL ALL THE EVIDENCE AND SUPPORTED THE ORIGINAL GUILTY VERDICT.

>>> FOUR TIMES THE SUPREME COURT HAS TURNED DOWN THE OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW JONES' CASE.

>> OUR FAMILY NEEDS CLOSURE AND WE NEED JUSTICE.

WE NEED TO STOP BEING RE-VICTIMIZED BY JONES AND HIS SUPPORTERS WANT THE HIGHS, HAVE CAUSED OUR FAMILY PAIN.

PEOPLE HAVE STARTED BELIEVING THESE PRICE.

THESE PRICE AREN'T QUESTIONS.

THEY'RE JUST SPREAD.

I SPEAK FOR THE ENTIRE LEGAL TEAM WHEN I SAY THAT WE IN NO WAY WISH TO EXACERBATE THE PAIN.

WE DESIRE ONLY JUSTICE.

AND JUSTICE CANNOT AND WILL NOT BE ACHIEVED BY EXECUTING A INNOCENT MAN.

>> JULIUS JONES DID NOT KILL PAUL HOWELL.

MULTIPLE PEOPLE HAVE PROVIDED SWORN STATEMENTS THAT JORDAN BRAGGED ABOUT COMMITTING MURDER AND PLAYING JULIO INIT IS BECAUSE OUR SYSTEM SOMETIMES GETS IT WRONG THAT COMMUTATION EXISTS AS A FAIL SAFE.

AS A WAY TO DO JUSTICE AND TO RECOGNIZE THAT WE IN OUR SYSTEM SOMETIMES MAKE MISTAKES.

>> MADE WHILE BY THE VICTIMS.

OF THE LIFE AND TIMES AND EVEN TOUGHER TIMES.

>> THE BOARD'S RECOMMENDATION MOVES TO GOVERNOR CITY.

HIS OFFICE RELEASED A STATEMENT SAYING THE GOVERNOR TAKES THIS VERY SERIOUSLY AND HE'LL HAVE NO FURTHER COMMENT UNTIL A DECISION IS REACHED.

WE HAVE GOOD NEWS, WE HAVE GOOD NEWS TO REPORT ON OKLAHOMA'S LATEST NATIONAL RANKINGS IN TWO ..WE BEGIN WITH INFANT MORTALIT [TAKE VO] {***VO***} ....SINCE INTRODUCING A PROGRAM TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF INFANT DEATHS IN 2007, OKLAHOMA HAS REDUCED ITS MORTALITY RATE BY 18 PERCENT... ...THAT MEANS ABOUT 50 MORE BABIES ARE SURVIVING PAST THEIR FIRST BIRTHDAY EACH YEAR.....

...THE IMPROVEMENT IS THANKS TO A PROGRAM CALLED, "PREPARING FO A LIFETIME" WORKING TO BE HEALTHY, BEFORE DURING AND AFTER PREGNANT SIX HAVING THOSE GAP FILING PRENATE IT WILL CARE AND GETTING HER THEM IN CHECK FOR THAT HEALTHY PREGNANCY AND BEYOND.

ALSO ENCOURAGING WOMEN, TO TAKE A MULTI VITAMIN.

THIS HELPS PREVENT BIRTH DEFECTS.

ALSO, HAVING A FULL TERM PREGNANCY.

>>> BREASTFEEDING REALLY HELPS GET THAT EARLY START IN LIFE.

..AND, OKLAHOMA CONTINUES TO IMPROVE IN THE QUALITY OF OUR BRIDGES TOO.

IN FACT, IN THE LATEST RANKINGS, WE ARE A "TOP TEN" STATE, MOVING UP FROM 9TH TO 7TH PLACE OVERALL... ...AND KEEP IN MIND, LESS THAN 20 YEARS AGO, OKLAHOMA'S BRIDGES WERE CONSIDERED 49TH BEST IN THE NAT ....THAT'S BEEN MADE POSSIBLE BY INVESTING MORE THAN $6 BILLION DOLLARS OVER THE LAST 15 YEARS TO IMPROVE THEM... MOVING UP FROM 9TH TO 8TH PLACE AND KEEP IN MIND, OKLAHOMA BRIDGES WERE CONSIDERED 49TH BEST IN THE NATION.

THAT'S BEEN MADE POSSIBLE BY INVESTING MORE THAN 6 BILLION TO IMPROVE THEM OF.

>> ON THURSDAY MEXICO CELEBRATING IT'S 2 RUTH ANNIVERSARY FROM SPAIN.

...GOVERNOR KEVIN STITT WELCOMING THE MEXICAN CONSUL GENERAL FROM LITTLE ROCK TO THE BLUE ROOM, WHERE THEY EXCHANGED GIFTS AND UNVEILED AN EXHIBIT O SCULPTURES BY THE LATE MEXICAN ARTIST, JOSE SACAL....

...THE PUBLIC CAN ENJOY THE EXHIBIT FOR FREE, MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, NOW THROUGH THE END OF THE YEAR.

IT'S LOCATED IN THE GOVERNOR'S GALLERY ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF THE CAPITOL.... WE HAVE A SERIES OF REPORTS THIS WEEK ON OPPORTUNTIES FOR BUSINESSES AND CONSUMERS IN OKLAHOMA.

..LET'S BEGIN WITH THE 135-THOUSAND SQUARE FOOT EAST WING ADDITION.

...TO THE WILL ROGERS WORLD AIRPORT THAT OPENED TO THE PUBLIC ON WEDNESDAY...

...IT WILL ADD EIGHT NEW T.S.A.

SCREENING CHECKPOINTS AND SEVERAL NEW OPTIONS FOR SHOPPIN AND DINING...

...THE EXPANSION WILL INCREASE THE NUMBER OF NON-STOP FLIGHTS TO 27...

..THE ARTISTIC CENTERPIECE OF THE CONCOURSE IS A MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR TERRAZZO ART PIECE.

..GALLERY AMERICA HOST, ROBERT REID, HAS OUR REPORT.

>> THEY DID IT, SO THE WILL ROGERS WORLD AIRPORT HAS JUST DONE TOO MUCH.

>> A COLORFUL MEDLEY THE GLASS CHIPS, THE OKLAHOMA CITY AIRPORT'S RECENT TWO YEAR EXPANSION, FEATURES A REALLY BIG ONES THAT MEANT TO TELL HIS TRI OF OKLAHOMA CITY.

>> GROWING UP, YOU NEVER DREAM AT THE BIGGEST PROJECT OF YOUR LIFE IS SOMETHING THAT EVERYBODY WILL WALK ON.

>> THIS IS THE ARTIST.

WHO DESIGNED.

K.C.

CONNECTED.

40,000 SQUARE FOOT ART PIECE.

AND YES, YOU CAN WALK ON IT.

>> IT'S IMPORTANT THAT WE TELL THE SORE OF OKLAHOMA'S COLORFUL CULTURES AND WE DO THAT WITH WILL ROGERS, AND LASSO.

INSIDE WE HAVE HOSPITALITY, SPORTS, MUSIC AND ENTERTAINMENT AND COLOR FAMILY.

>> 1.6 MILLION ARRIVALS ARE EXPECTED.

OKLAHOMA CITY MAYOR IS DELIGHTED BY MESSAGE THEY'LL FIND.

>> THIS TELLS THE UNIQUE STORY OF WILL ROGERS AND HE HELPED TELL THE STORIES OF WHAT MAKES OKLAHOMA CITY WHAT IT IS.

>> IT IS A PERFECT REFLECTION OF A CITY THAT HAS UNIQUE AND IMPORTANT HISTORIES THIS WE WANT TO RELATE TO OUR VISITORS THIS IS OUR FRONT-DOOR.

>> WATCH GALLERY, IT SO HOW HE CREATES HIS COLORFUL ARTWORK.

DON'T FORGET THERE ARE DAILY UPDATES THE OKLAHOMA ART NEWS ONLINE.

ON FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM.

>> UNTIL NEXT TIME UP STAY ARTMY, OKLAHOMA.

>> THANKS.

THE AIRPORT EXPANSION SHOULD HELP BRING MORE TO THE STATE WITH MORE COMPANIES THAT ARE LOOKING TO EXPAND.

THE OKLAHOMA BUSINESS REVIEW.

>> OKLAHOMA CITY'S HOT HOPE SALES MARKET HAS LEAD TO TAKE EXAMINED CHANCE FOR PROFITS.

2021 UP S HOME FLIPPING REPORT, OKLAHOMA'S INVESTMENT IS 193.4%.

NATIONAL AVERAGE IS 33-AND-A-HALF PERCENT.

>> FARGO NORTH DAKOTA, OPEN OWN NEBRASKA, AND YORK PENNSYLVANIA.

>> TULSA BASED SAGE HAS EIGHT WELLS IN TEXAS.

PRODUCING MORE THAN 2,000 THOUGH NATURAL GAS OF.

>> THEY HAVE ANOTHER PAD SITE.

JUST SOUTHWEST, AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWERS, MAVERICK WIND ENERGY CENTER HAS GONE ONLINE IT'S PART OF A 2 BILLION WIND PART PROJECT.

CALLED THE NORTH CENTRAL, WHICH IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE NEARLY 1,500 MEGAWATTS OF POWER.

IT WILL BE USED BY THE PUBLIC SERVICE COMPANY OF OKLAHOMA AND SUBSIDIARIES OF THE POWER COMPANY.

>> TULSA BASED METRIC, INCREASED WITH FOURTH-QUARTER REVENUES, 125 MILLION.

>>> 18% INCREASE.

THE FISCAL YEAR'S REVONEWS ARE 14.4.

ADD NET LOSS.

AND 81.2 MILLION NET LOSS TO THE ENTIRE FISCAL YEAR 280 OG&E WORKERS ARE BACK HOME AFTER GOING TO LOUISIANA.

THE TEAM REPLACED 110 POLES AND MADE SIGNIFICANT REPAIRS.

MORE THAN 950,000 CUSTOMERS WERE WITHOUT POWER.

>> TOURISM IS ANOTHER SEGMENT OF OUR ECONOMY SEEKING TO REBOUND.

THE STATE'S SECRETARY OF TOURISM, SAYS HE COULD DO THAT IF HIS BUDGET WOULD GROW A BIT ADVERTISE MORE AND TARGET INTERNATIONAL TRAVELERS.

>> YOU HAVE A $5 MILLION CAP WATCH WOULD YOU LIKE?

HOW WOULD YOU SPEND THAT MONEY?

>> IF WE COULD RAISE THAT CAP THAT GIVE ME ABILITY TO HAVE AN INTERNATIONAL MARKETING CAMPAIGN, TEXT.

TEXAS SPENDS, ON THE INTERNATIONAL BUDGET.

40 MILLION TOURISM BUDGET BUT IF I WAS IN 7-8 MILLION, I COULD DO IT IN AUSTRALIA.

>> BECAUSE THEY LOVE ROUTE 66 AND THEY LOVE OUR.

AMERICAN HISTORY JAPAN, THE JAPANESE IS THE SECLARREST MARKET THAT THE UNITED STATES AND ONE FASTEST GROWING MARKETS IN OKLAHOMA.

IF YOU DON'T INVITE PEOPLE TO OKLAHOMA, THEN THEY WILL NOT SHOW UP.

>> HAVE YOU GIVEN CONSIDERATION TO GIVING THE SUPERSTARS, ALL TOGETHER IN A COMMERCIAL TO HELP PROMOTE THEIR HOME STATE?

>> YES, OF THE THINGS THAT WE'RE WORKING ON IS A RELAUNCH OF OKLAHOMA MUSIC TRAIL.

I HOPE WITHIN NEXT FEW MONTHS WE CAN SHOW TOP 40 HIT LIST, SO PEOPLE KNOW EXACTLY WHERE THEY NEED TO GO IN CARRY UNDER WOOD'S HOMETOWN.

AND BLAKE SHELTON AND GARTH AND HANSON.

WE'VE GOT TO BE PROMOTING THIS BECAUSE IT'S ONE THE GREATEST TOURISM ASSET HE IS MUSIC.

>> BEFORE WE GET TO LABOR DAY SPECIFICALLY, HOW HAS THE SUMMER BEEN FOR TOURISM?

>> WE HAD A REALLY GOOD SUMMER HERE COULD YOU COMING, THE PEAK TIME OF LAST WINTER WITH COVID-19 WE HAD 3 MILLION MORE PEOPLE VISIT OUR STATE.

IN 2020 VERSUS 2019 SOME OF THAT WAS DUE TO PEOPLE GETTING OUTDOORS, WANTING TO SOCIAL DISTANCE AND NOW THE PLAN ASK THE VISION IS TO SUSTAIN THAT GROWTH.

>> COVID-19 HAS HAD BOTH GOOD AND BAD IMPACT'S TOUR RICH.

>> CERTAINLY OUR LODGE HAD TO BE SHUT DOWN.

OUR TRAIL SYSTEMS WERE OPEN.

MUSEUMS WERE SHUT DOWN.

THAT'S WHY WE ARE REALLY PUSHING ROUTE 66 TRAVELERS, WHICH WE HAD AN INCREASE.

BUT THE INTERNATIONAL MARKET WAS REALLY SHUTDOWN.

>> HOW ABOUT LABOR DAY, ANY SENSE THAT OKLAHOMA AND OTHERS GOT OUT AND TOOK ADVANTAGE?

>> YEAH, WE HAD OVER 12,000 ROOMS BOOKED.

THAT IS VERY GOOD NUMBERS NOR US.

WE START TURNING A CORNER AGAIN ON THE DELTA VARIANT AND OTHERS, THAT HAVE MORE OKLAHOMA PEEP AND TOURISTS VISITING OKLAHOMA IN VERY LARGE NUMBERS BECAUSE IT IS REALLY PRIME-TIME FOR US.

>> IF YOU WOULD, GIVE ME ONE FACILITY, ONE ATTRACTION THAT'S EITHER OPEN OR ABOUT TO OPEN UP THAT IS EXCITING.

>> THERE'S ONE BIG ONE.

IT IS AT THE TOP OF MY LIST THE FIRST AMERICANS MUSEUM GOING TO BE WORLD CLASS.

THE CHICKASAW NATION IS BUILDING AROUND TOO MUCH THAT IS GOING TO BE ONE TOP TOURISM DESIGNATIONS IN THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA SO FIRST AMERICANS MUSEUM YOU GOT TO GO.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME.

>> THE GRAND OPENING FOR FAMIS SATURDAY.

>> WELL IT'S BEEN ABOUT THREE WEEKS SIN THE FEDERAL MORATORIUM ENDED AND NOW WHAT HAS HAPPENED SINCE THEN.

>> ARE THEY ON THE RISE?

WHAT ABOUT THE LANDLORDS?

THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF THIS WEEKS IN DEPARTMENT DISCUSSION.

>> THANK YOU, THIS IS SUCH A TIMELY TOPIC FOR US TO DRIVE INTO RIGHT NOW.

WE HAVE A GREAT PANEL.

I'D LIKE TO INTRODUCE THEM TO YOU WE HAVE REBECCA, WHO IS A REPORTER WITH OKLAHOMA WATCH.

AND THEN WE HAVE DIANE SPENCER, PROPERTY MANAGEMENT.

SPECIALIZING IN SINGLE FAMILY HOME RENTALS.

>>> WE HAVE DAN WHO IS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR TO THE HOMELESS ALLIANCE.

THANKS.

>> GLAD TO BE HERE.

>> I WANT TO BEGIN WITH YOU, REBECCA, YOU AS MUCH NATIONAL MORATORIENON EVICTIONS, AFTER THE SUPREME COURT VOTE.

HOW MANY HOUSEHOLDS WERE BEHIND ON RENT?

>> AS OF RIGHT NOW, 95,000 HOUSEHOLDS ARE BEHIND ON RENT ESTATE WIDE.

123.5 MILLION.

>> DAN, WHAT KIND OF EXPERIENCES HAVE YOU HEARD FROM PEOPLE?

ARE FOLKS REALLY IMPACTED BY THIS?

>> YOU KNOW, IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THAT OKLAHOMA HAS FACED CRISIS BEFORE.

WE WERE IN THE TOP 20 IN THE NATION IN TERMS OF EVICTIONS.

SO THE PANDEMIC HAS MADE THAT PROBLEM WORSE W. WE HAVE AS A STATE, AND OKLAHOMA CITY AND OKLAHOMA COUNTY, TULSA AND RECEIVE CARES FUNDING TO ADDRESS THE RETURN WILL TAL CRISIS.

THEY HAVE A PARTNERSHIP TO PAY RENT.

AS OF A BEAK-AND-A-HALF AGO THEY HAD GOTTEN 27,000, 495 APPLICATIONS.

THEY PAID OUT ON 12748 OF THEM AND THEY'RE STILL PROCESSING ABOUT 14,000 OF THEM.

AND THAT TOTAL EXPENDISURE IS 52 MILLION 691,000.

>> WOULD YOU CALL THAT A CRISIS.

>> IT'S NOT THERE YET BUT WITH THE MORATORIUM ENDING ON THE 26TH WE EXPECT THINGS TO REALLY START PICKING UP ON THE EVICTION DOCKETS, NEXT WEEK AND THE WEEK AFTER.

THERE COULD BE JUST A TSUNAMI.

>> DIANE, I WANT TO CUP TO YOU NEXT, AS A LANDLORD ORGANIZATION, THIS HAD TO BE PAINFUL FOR THOSE TWO OWN RENTAL PROPERTIES PEOPLE NOT GET CHECKS.

THEY CAN'T PAY THEIR RENT HOW HAS YOUR ORGANIZATION BEEN COPING.

>> FORTUNATELY, THE PANDEMIC AT THE BEGINNING I GUESS WITH ALL THE UNCERTAINTY, IT GOT SOME OF THE TENANTS, THAT WAS NOT PAYING TO PAYING A LITTLE MORE TIMELY.

>> SO AT FIRST THINGS WERE BETTER.

WE DENY EXPERIENCE TOO MUCH TROUBLE WITH PAYMENTS WANT I THINK THAT PART HAS GOTTEN WORSE.

YES, IT CAUSED TROUBLE FOR MY OWNERS.

HIGH SMALL OWNERS, AND MIGHT BE ONE RENTAL OF THEY'RE STRUGGLING TO PAY TWO MORTGAGE, TAXES AND INSURANCE, AND REPAIR COSTS.

THEY COULDN'T.

>> WHAT IS CCP.

>> COMMUNITY CARE PARTNERSHIP.

>> THAT'S THE ONES THAT MAKING ALL THOSE RENT PAYMENTS OUT OF CARES FUNDS.

>> THEY RECEIVED THE MARRIAGE TICS 24 $4 MILLION OF ASSISTANCE TO HELP PEOPLE.

>> THE DOWNSIDE THOUGH, RIGHT NOW, IS THE TEMPORARILY HAD TO CLOSE THEIR APPLICATIONS.

SEPTEMBER 1ST AND WON'T REOPEN UNTIL OCTOBER 15TH THAT'S TO CATCH UP THEY HAVE THOUGH STANDS AND THOUSANDS HE HAVE APPLICATIONS.

THAT'S THE SITUATION BUT THERE'S ANOTHER RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM BASED THIS TULSA THAT HELPS THE AREAS.

AND THEIR AP LAYING COST ARE STILL OPEN.

IF PEOPLE NEED HELP THAT'S STILL AN OPTION FOR THEM.

>> SO AM I HEARING THIS RIGHT?

WHEN WE'RE TALKING, IN A PERSONAL WAY, PEOPLE UNABLE TO PAY RENT AND THE CARES MONEY THAT HELPS THEM AND THEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT POOR HOMEOWNERS WHO ARE RENTING OUT THE PROPERTY.

NO INCOME ASK THEY CAN'T PAY THEIR BILLS ESPECIALLY LIKE YOU SAID THE SMALLER HOMEOWNERS, CATCH 22.

NO ONE IS THE BAD GUY HERE, RIGHT?

>> IT'S UNFORTUNATE.

LANDLORDS, END UP IN A BAD LIGHT WHEN THEY'RE JUST LIKE THE TENANT WANT ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THE HOUSE IS IN THEIR NAME SO THE STRUGGLE IS THERE FOR EVERYONE.

FORTUNATELY, I THINK OKLAHOMA HAD A LOT MORE -- MOST I HIGH TENANTS CAME IN, AND I WOULD ASK THEM ARE YOU ABLE TO STILL WORK.

>> THEY WERE INFIELDS THAT ARE CONSIDERED ESSENTIAL EMPLOYEES THEY STILL WORK.

HOW DOES THE EVICTION PROCESS FLOWS.

WHAT HAPPENS?

>> THEY HAVE TO HAVE A WIN NOTICE FIRST.

IS IT 48 HOUR PROCESS?

WHEREVER THEY TO BE SUMMONED TO COURT.

THE BIGGEST MISTAKE THEY MAKE IS THAT THE SHOWING UP TO COURT.

THAT'S AN AUTOMATIC EVICTION.

>> NO ONE CAN BE EVICTED WITHOUT HAVING A LETTER FIRST.

>> DAN, WHAT DO YOU SEE IN THAT PROCESS?

>> WHY DON'T SOME PEOPLE SHOW UP?

>> A FEW OR MOST?

>> I THINK IT'S A LOT BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE REPRESENTATION AND THEY KNOW THEY'RE GOING TO GO UP AGAINST THEIR LANDLORD'S LAWYER AND I MENAVAL, MOST OF THOSE EVICTIONS ARE FOR THINGS LIKE NON PAINT NOT LIKE YOU CAN CONTEST THAT.

SO YES, THEY WON'T GO TO COURT SOME OF THEY WILL MOVE OUT BEFORE THE FORM WILL MAL NOTICE.

IT'S REALLY REGRETTABLE.

WE HAVE THESE HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO PROVIDE RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND NOT ONLY CATCH THEM UP, BUT PAY FORWARD FOR UP TO THREE MONTHS.

NOW, TO DIANE'S POINT, ALMOST REALLY SHOULD HAVE CALLED THIS PROGRAM LANDLORD ASSISTANCE.

BECAUSE IT IS MAKING TENANT HOME AND MAKING THE LANDLORD HOLE.

IT WASN'T WILL UNTIL LAST MONTH THAT FEDS, MADE IT POSSIBLE FOR A LANDLORD TO APPLY ON THEIR TENANT'S BEHALF SO THAT HOPEFULLY WILL, BECAUSE IT'S MUCH EASIER TO COMMON INDICATE WITH LANDLORDS ALL ACROSS THE STATE THAN IT IS TO COMMON INDICATE WITH EVERY RENTER.

>> YOU SAID WE HAVE THIS PROGRAM.

MILLIONS OF DOLLARS TO ASSIST IT'S TOO BAD THAT FOLKS DON'T ANSWER A SUMMONS OF WHO IS WE?

>> I OKLAHOMA COMMUNITIES PARTNERSHIP.

IT'S WEB BASE HE GO ONLINE TO COMPLETE THE APPLICATION.

>>> IS THAT WHAT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT EARLIER IF YOU FILE AN EVICTION NOTICE BECAUSE THEY QUALIFY FOR HELP.

>> THOSE THAT WERE STRUGGLING ONCE I, THE LANDLORD REALIZED IT WAS OUT THERE AND DAN I'M VERY INTERESTED IN WHAT YOU JUST MENTIONED, THIS WE AS LANDLORD CAN APPLY ON BEHALF OF OUR TENANTS THIS INFORMATION IS NOT DISTRIBUTED WIDELY ENOUGH.

MY TENANTS COMING IN, REALIZE THAT CARES PARTNERS WERE THERE WITH MONEY.

THEY HAD NO IDEA.

SO THEY COULDN'T PAY.

THEY WERE JUST LIKE NOT COMMUNICATING WITH US.

FOR THE SAME REASONS THEY DON'T SHOW UP IN COURT.

THEY WON'T ANSWER THE DOOR TO YOU.

>> ONCE I WOULD GO TO THE TROUBLE.

EARLY OH, I FILED I FELT TERRIBLE BUT I HAD TO DO SOMETHING MY PROPERTY OWNERS NEEDED MONEY IT'S A "CATCH 22".

THEY BOTH WERE ABLE TO GET THEIR BACK RENT PAID AND THREE MONTHS IN ADVANCE AND THEY WERE THANKFUL BECAUSE THEY DIDN'T REALIZE THAT WAS POSSIBLE.

>> THERE NEEDS TO BE A BETTER WAY TO GET THIS INFORMATION OUT THERE FASTER.

>> I MEAN, A COMMUNITY CLEARINGHOUSE.

ONE CENTRAL CLEARINGHOUSE MAKE IT CLEAR TO TENANTS AND LANDLORDS ALIKE THAT THESE PROGRAMS ARE OUT THERE.

>> COMMUNITIES PARTNERS DOES HAVE SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

>> APPLICATION STATIONS, A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THERE'S HELP OUT THERE BECAUSE IT'S ONLINE AND YOU KNOW, SOME OF THE PEOPLE MIGHT NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THE INTERNET.

>> OR UNDERSTAND HOW TO GO THROUGH THAT PROCESS SO HOW DOES THAT HELP THEY.

>> THESE ARE HELPFUL FOR THOSE WHO MIGHT NEED IT.

>> YES.

BUT, THIS NEEDS TO BE MORE WIDESPREAD.

HOW DO WE HELP?

>> HOW ARE YOU LETTING PEOPLE KNOW?

BECAUSE IF I KNEW I COULD WHAT I TELL TENANTS AND SPREAD THE WORD.

BECAUSE IT'S NOT AS A LANDLORD I DON'T WANT TO EVICT TENANTS.

I WANT TO HELP THEY KEEP THEY IN THERE.

>> THAT WAS SOMETHING I WANTED TO DID YOU, NOT EASY FOR LANDLORD.

>> OH, YES, YOU HAVE TO SERVE AND THEN WAIT TORT SHERMAN AND THAT'S ANOTHER PAYMENT.

IT'S COSTLY AND TIME CONSUMING AND IT DOESN'T.

IN THE END YOU HAVE A FAMILIES THAT SERVING FOR SOMEWHERE WHERE HE IS TO LIVE THEY HAVE AN EVICTION AGAINST THEIR RECORD.

IT IS JUST -- BUT AT THE SAME TIME.

LANDLORDS GET, WE'RE ALWAYS IT SEEMS WE'RE THE VILLANS IN THE THING.

PEOPLE JUST DON'T STOP AND THINK THAT THE OWNERS JUST BECAUSE THEY HAVE A RENTAL DOESN'T MEAN THAT THEY ARE A PERSON OF MEANS THEY HAVE BILLS AND STUFF IT'S A HARDSHIP.

>> I SAW YOU STROKING YOUR HEAD GETTING STRESSED-OUT.

>> EVICTION AND THEN OUT WHERE DO THEY GO.

>> I DO WANT TO BRING IT BACK TO THE ISSUE OF COMMUNICATION.

IT HAS BEEN A STRUGGLE AS IT HAS WITH FEDERAL PROGRAMS PUT TOGETHER IN A HURRY.

>> THERE'S NO MONEY THIS THERE FOR AD.

>> ALLOTOPIA RENT, AND HAVING ADVERTISING BUN GET THIS SHOULD BE ON EVERY OTHER BILLBOARD IN THE COUNTY, IF YOU ARE BEHIND ON YOUR RENT WE CAN CATCH YOU UP AND THIS IS ALL YOU HAVE DO.

>> WHO SHOULD BE DOING THIS?

>> YOU WOULD THINK ORGANIZATIONS, WOULD WANT TO HELP.

BECAUSE I MEAN THEY HAVE TO GET RID OF THIS MONEY.

>> YES SPEND IS IT BY A DATE CERTAIN.

>> SO, BIG-TIME, IT CAN BE REALLY TRAUMATIZING TO THE FAMILY.

ESPECIALLY IF THERE'S YOUNG KIDS INVOLVED.

CHANGING YOUR SCHOOL DISTRICT AND YOU KNOW, GOING TO FAMILY OR FRIENDS OR SOMEBODY FROM THE CHURCH TO PUT YOU UP FOR A LITTLE WHILE SO YOU CAN GET BOOK YOUR FEET AND THAT'S SUPER CHALLENGING AND DIANEMACEAE GOOD POINT ONCE YOU HAVE AN EVICTION ON YOUR RECORD, A LOT OF LANDLORDS WON'T LOOK AT YOU.

NOW THIS YOU HAVE A JOB AND YOU HAVE DEPOSIT MONEY AND ALL THAT STUFF I GOT A EVICTION ON YOUR RECORD AND THEY'RE THAT THE INTERESTED.

ESPECIALLY IN THE OKLAHOMA CITY MARKET WHICH IS SUPER TIGHT ON THE RENTAL MARKET.

IT'S ABOUT 95% OCCUPIED.

LANDLORDS CAN AFFORD TO BE PICKY SO IF YOU HAVE AN EVICTION, IT CAN ADD MONTHS TO THE PROCESS GETTING REHOUSED.

>> ALL THREE OF YOU, I WANT TO THANK EACH OF YOU FOR A TIME UP WHAT IMPORTANT INFORMATION I THINK WE ALL JUST DISCOVERED, FROM ONE ANOTHER.

>>> HOPEFULLY ARE FOR THE VIEWERS GREAT INFORMATION.

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO TO HELP EVERYONE.

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.

>> THANK YOU.

>> REALLY GREAT CONVERSATION ONE IMPACT, WHAT HAPPENS TO THE PETS OF THOSE WHO LOST THEIR PLACE TO LIVE.

>> SHOWS US HOW ONE ORGANIZATION IS FINDING NEW HOMES FOR EVICTED PETS.

>> MANY RESIDENTS STILL FEAR THEY'LL BE OUT OF A HOME NOW ANIMAL SHELTERS ARE PREPARING FOR WHAT COULD BE INFLUX OF PETS OF AS SOME ARE SEEING AN UPTICK FROM COVID-19.

>> JOINING US, SO WHENEVER IT LIFTS AND ASSUMING THERE ARE LOT OF EVICTIONS WHAT COULD THAT MEAN?

>> WELL HOUSING IS THE NUMBER 1 REASON PEOPLE SURRENDER THEIR ANIMALS TO US AND THAT'S NOTWITHSTANDING COVID-19 AND THE ECONOMIC PROBLEMS.

IT IS POSSIBLE, THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE GOING TO LOSE THEIR HOUSING AND HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME FINDING PET FRIENDLY HOUSING TO MOVE INTO.

OUR SHELTER AND OTHERS IN THE REGION MAY BE INUNDATED WITH SURRENDERS AND WE'RE HOPING THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN.

WE'RE WORKING VERY HARD PREVENTION PROGRAMS TO HAD SURE THAT DOES NOT OCCUR.

>> ALL RIGHT.

WHAT ARE THOSE PREVENTION.

PREVENTION PROGRAMS?

TEMPORARILY OUT AND NOT LOSE THEIR PETS.

>> WE HAVE A PROGRAM CALLED SHORT-TERM FOR THE EMERGENCIES, WHICH WILL TAKE YOUR ANIMAL IN, IF YOU ARE IN A EMERGENCY.

>> DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR HOSPITALIZED.

OR YOU ARE TEMPORARILY LOOKING FOR NEW HOUSING THAT IS PET FRIENDLY.

>> WRECK TAKE IT IN NOR 45 DAYS AND CARE FOR IF WE HAVE SEEN AN UPTICK IN THAT PROGRAM.

WE HAVE ABOUT 40 IN THAT PROGRAM WE'RE PREPARED FOR MORE.

>> ANOTHER.

>> I WAS GOING TO ASK YOU WHAT THE OVERALL SITUATION IS, IN TERMS OF HOW MANY YOU'RE CARING FOR VERSUS A TYPICAL SUMMER.

>> IT'S NOT REALLY UNUSUAL WE HAVE ABOUT 415 ANIMALS IN THE SHELTER AND ABOUT 165 IN FOSTER.

THAT'S PRETTY TYPICAL FOR THIS TIME OF THE YEAR WE'RE BACK TO HOST OF OUR VOLUME IN TERMS OF IN-TAKE, ADOPTION AND OTHER PROGRAMS ARE BACK TO 2019 LEVELS.

COMPARING THEM INTO THE 2020 DOESN'T WORK BECAUSE EVERYTHING WAS SO SUPPRESSED EXCEPT FOR FOSTERS.

>> WE'RE BACK TO NORMAL BUT WE'RE PREPARING FOR A GREATER INFLUX BECAUSE OF THIS.

>> ANOTHER BARRIER MIGHT BE FOLKS THINKING, I'M GO BACK TO WORK AND I DON'T HAVE TEAM TO CARE FOR A PET.

>> WELL, WE HAVEN'T SEEN.

OF THAT MUCH OUR SURRENDER NUMBER ARE NO WORSE THAN THEY WERE IN 2019 PREINDIVIDUAL.

>> WE DO UNDERSTAND, THAT SOME PEOPLE ARE GOING TO FACE IT AND WE HAVE A HELP LINE.

SO, IF YOU WANT TO KNOW HOW DO I GET MY ANIMALS READY FOR ME TO BE OUT OF THE HOUSE MORE OFTEN OF WE CAN HELP WITH THAT MUCH.

>> PEOPLE MIGHT BE HESITANT TO ADOPT BECAUSE THEY'RE WORKING AND THINKING I DON'T HAVE THE TIME IS THAT WHERE FOSTERING COMES?

>> THAT'S A GOOD SUBSTITUTE.

A FOSTER ANIMAL REQUIRES FULL ATTENTION AND CARE YOU HAVE A LIMITED PERIOD OF TIME AND WHEN THE ANIMAL IS READY TO GET BACK TO THE ADOPTION FLOOR OR DIRECT ADOPTION, YOU COULD BE RELIEVED OF THAT.

I HAVE THE JOY OF HELPING A MAN MAL HELP IT FOREVER HOME.

>> ON THE NEXT EDITION OF THE OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT AFTER BEING CANCELED LAST YEAR, THE OKLAHOMA STATE FAIR IS OPEN UP AND THE TULSA STATE FAIR.

WILL THE PANDEMIC CHANGE THE FARES OR OLD TIMES?

>> WE LEAVE YOU WITH SOME OF THE GREAT STREET ART.

>> FOR ALL OF US HERE, STAY SAFE, STAY HEALTHY AND STAY TUNED TO OE T/A.