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WATCH OKLAHOMA GARDENING SATURDAY MORNINGS AT 11 ON OETA.

A STUDENT CELL PHONE BAN HAS NOW BEEN IN EFFECT FOR A FULL SCHOOL YEAR, AND IT'S HAVING POSITIVE RESULTS.

I DO SEE THE GOOD IN IT.

LIKE I AS I SAID, I HAVE LESS HOMEWORK.

I FEEL LIKE I'M CONNECTING WITH PEOPLE MORE.

PIEDMONT IS THE LATEST OKLAHOMA TOWN TO SAY NOT SO FAST TO DATA CENTER CONSTRUCTION.

THEY WILL LATCH ON.

THEY WILL SUCK EVERYTHING DRY.

AND THEN WHEN THIS SITUATION IS DEAD AND NO LONGER PROFITABLE, THEY WILL MOVE ON SOMEWHERE ELSE.

OKLAHOMA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WANT TO KNOW, IS MONEY MISSING OR JUST MISPLACED?

THE FAILURE HAS BEEN IN ONE OFFICE AND IT'S A MISTAKE THAT WAS MADE THAT IS TRAGIC.

I DON'T LIKE IT.

OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY CELEBRATES LAND GRANT WEEK IN STILLWATER.

THIS PLAN BUILDS ON OUR STREETS, ADDRESSES EMERGING OPPORTUNITIES, AND POSITIONS THE OSU SYSTEM FOR LONG TERM SUCCESS.

AN IN-DEPTH CONVERSATION ON HIGH OIL PRICES AND THE POSSIBILITY OF DRILLING NEW WELLS IN OKLAHOMA.

WELL, THE RIG COUNT SEEMS TO BE HAVE TICKED UP A LITTLE BIT.

SO I THINK WE ARE DRILLING A LITTLE BIT MORE AT THE MARGIN.

PLUS, TULSA SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT REVEALS HER PLAN TO ELIMINATE A $12 MILLION DEFICIT.

NEXT ON THE OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT.

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

I'M TAELYR JACKSON, THE SUPERINTENDENT OF TULSA PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS RECOMMENDING THAT 18 SCHOOLS BE CLOSED OR REPURPOSED TO ADDRESS A $12 MILLION BUDGET SHORTFALL.

AT A MEETING OF THE SCHOOL BOARD ON MONDAY NIGHT, SUPERINTENDENT EBONY JOHNSON SAID TPS WOULD SAVE $11.1 MILLION IN HER PLANS IF ADOPTED, BUT THAT'S NOT A GIVEN.

THE BOARD WILL VOTE ON THE PLAN ON OCTOBER 19TH, AND BETWEEN THEN AND NOW, THE PUBLIC WILL BE GIVEN A CHANCE TO SHARE THEIR OPINIONS AT FIVE COMMUNITY LISTENING SESSIONS.

OUR CURRENT FINANCIAL MODEL LIMITS OUR ABILITY TO MAKE THE INVESTMENTS THAT ADDITIONAL IMPROVEMENTS REQUIRES.

WE CANNOT CONTINUE TO SPREAD OUR RESOURCES ACROSS A MODEL THAT DOES NOT CONSISTENTLY PRODUCE THE EXPERIENCE WE WANT FOR OUR STUDENTS.

IF WE WANT TO ACCELERATE ACADEMIC OUTCOMES, IF WE WANT STRONGER PROGRAMS AND PATHWAYS, IF WE WANT STABLE STAFFING, IF WE WANT MEANINGFUL ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES, IF WE WANT TO STRENGTHEN COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS, THEN WE HAVE TO BE WILLING TO EXAMINE HOW WE ARE CURRENTLY USING OUR RESOURCES.

AND THAT MEANS MAKING DIFFICULT DECISIONS TO ADDRESS OUR CURRENT STRUCTURAL DEFICIT.

TPS WOULD NEED TO RECRUIT AN ADDITIONAL 2600 STUDENTS.

GIVEN THE CURRENT ENROLLMENT PATTERNS.

THAT IS NOT A LIKELY OUTCOME.

WITHOUT THE HEALTHY FUND BALANCE, TPS CANNOT MEET THOSE FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS.

AND THE FIRST TWO QUARTERS OF THE FISCAL YEAR.

THE SUPERINTENDENT'S PROPOSAL ALSO CALLS FOR ELIMINATING STAFFING POSITIONS TO SAVE AN ADDITIONAL $1.5 MILLION.

ADMINISTRATORS, TEACHERS, PARENTS, AND YES, STUDENTS HAVE NOW HAD A FULL SCHOOL YEAR TO LEARN ABOUT THE IMPACTS OF A STATE MANDATED CELL PHONE BAN IN SCHOOLS, AND SOME OF THE RESULTS AND OPINIONS MIGHT ACTUALLY SURPRISE YOU.

STEVE SHAW JOINS US NOW WITH MORE ON THAT.

STEVE TAELYR SCHOOL DISTRICTS ACROSS THE STATE HAD DIFFERENT CELL PHONE POLICIES FOR SEVERAL YEARS.

WHEN GOVERNOR STITT LAST MAY SIGNED A STATEWIDE BELL TO BELL SCHOOL CELL PHONE BAN, ADMINISTRATORS TELL ME IT MOVES SOMETHING.

THAT WAS A GRAY AREA THAT WAS MANY TIMES A HEADACHE INTO BLACK AND WHITE AND FLOW.

WITH JUST OVER 1100 STUDENTS, WHITTIER MIDDLE SCHOOL IS ONE OF THE LARGEST MIDDLE SCHOOLS IN NORMAN.

ALL NORMAN PUBLIC SCHOOLS WENT TO A BELL TO BELL CELL PHONE BAN LAST YEAR.

WHITTIER PRINCIPAL ETHAN DAVIS SAYS STUDENTS CAUGHT USING A CELL PHONE ARE TREATED THE SAME WAY.

BUT OUR CONSEQUENCE FOR THAT IS SIMPLY HAVING THEIR STUDENT PUT THEIR DEVICE IN A POUCH LIKE THIS, AND THEN THEY LOCK IT UP AND THEY KEEP IT ON THEIR PERSON.

SO WE'RE NOT KEEPING THOSE PHONES IN THE OFFICE.

THERE'S NO LIABILITY OR STORAGE CONCERN.

THEY'RE CALLED YONDER POUCHES, DAVIS SAYS WHEN THEY FIRST STARTED USING THEM LAST YEAR, THEY NAB AROUND 50 CELL PHONE VIOLATORS A WEEK.

NOW THAT NUMBER IS LESS THAN FIVE.

SO THIS REALLY JUST WORKS AS A REMINDER FOR A STUDENT THAT MAY NEED MORE REMINDERS, RIGHT BEYOND THE, YOU KNOW, THE EXPECTATION THAT WE HAVE.

DAVIS SAYS THE STATEWIDE CELL PHONE BAN IS JUSTIFIED.

THE TEST SCORES ARE UP.

NOW.

I COULDN'T TELL YOU THAT.

IT'S ISOLATED TO THIS ONE INTERVENTION THAT WOULD HAVE LED TO THAT.

BUT I DID TALK TO TEACHERS, AND AS I TALKED TO THEM ALL THE TIME, THAT THEY ARE REPORTING AN INCREASED AMOUNT OF FOCUS ON LEARNING IN THE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT.

WE TALKED TO THREE WHITTIER EIGHTH GRADERS ABOUT THE CELL PHONE BAN.

I THINK THE YONDER POUCHES HAVE POSITIVELY IMPACT OUR CLASSES AND CLASSMATES, BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE MORE ABLE TO FOCUS ON CLASSWORK.

AT THE START, I DIDN'T LIKE IT, BUT LIKE I STARTED LIKE WARMING UP TO IT AND ADAPTING TO IT BECAUSE IT JUST FELT NORMAL BECAUSE I DIDN'T REALLY HAVE MY PHONE OUT A LOT.

KINSLEY WALLIN SAYS THE BAN IS BETTER THAN THE ALTERNATIVE BECAUSE A LOT OF PEOPLE LIKE, WEREN'T FOCUSED DURING SCHOOL AND LIKE, THEY WOULD GET CONSTANT NOTIFICATIONS AND LIKE BE ON THEIR PHONES ALL THE TIME.

SO YEAH, THEY WERE MORE WORRIED ABOUT THEIR NOTIFICATIONS THAN THEY WERE ABOUT THE TEACHERS LESSON PLAN.

YEAH.

RIGHT.

AND THE GRADES ALSO, LIKE PEOPLE'S GRADES WENT UP BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T FOCUSED, LIKE THEY WEREN'T ON THEIR PHONES ALL THE TIME.

AND YEAH, MY GRADES JUST WENT HIGHER.

IVY HOPPER WANTS TO BE A NURSE.

I DEFINITELY, LIKE, I WAS NERVOUS AT FIRST JUST BECAUSE LIKE I'M LIKE REALLY CLOSE TO MY PARENTS, LIKE NOT TALKING TO MY PARENTS OR LIKE HAVING TO GO UP TO THE OFFICE TO CALL THEM.

PRINCIPAL DAVIS SAYS THE NUMBER OF UNEXCUSED ABSENCES AT WHITTIER, IN-SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS AND PHYSICAL ALTERCATIONS OR FIGHTS ARE NOT LIKE THEY WERE 100% DOWN DOWN.

YEAH, I THINK THE THE LACK OF COMMUNICATION, YOU KNOW, THROUGH A SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM, YOU KNOW, LIKE A QUICK TEXT TO MEET ME SOMEWHERE OR THERE'S THIS CONFLICT OR DID YOU SEE SOMEBODY POST THIS ABOUT YOU?

ALL THOSE THINGS ARE NOT HAPPENING IN DIRECT RESULT TO THE TO THE CELL PHONE BAN, THE GLOBAL PANDEMIC SIX AND A HALF YEARS AGO TURNED TEACHING ON ITS HEAD.

IT WAS ONE GIANT DISTRACTION.

JENKS HIGH SCHOOL IS ONE OF THE LARGEST HIGH SCHOOLS IN THE STATE.

JENKS SCHOOL'S COMMUNICATIONS DIRECTOR, ROB LABOR, SAYS THE PANDEMIC ACTUALLY HELPED STUDENTS ADJUST.

WHEN IT CAME TIME TO INSTITUTE THE CELL PHONE BAN.

I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT PEOPLE DON'T OFTEN CONSIDER ABOUT KIDS IS JUST HOW ADAPTABLE THEY ARE, HOW FLEXIBLE THEY CAN BE, AND HOW OPEN MINDED THEY CAN ACTUALLY BE.

I THINK WE SAW A LOT OF THAT DURING COVID AND DURING THE PANDEMIC.

ON HOW DIFFICULT IT WAS ON SOME ADULTS TO ADJUST.

BUT FOR KIDS, KIDS SHOWED US THEIR RESILIENCY.

KIDS SHOWED US THAT THEY CAN KIND OF ROLL WITH THE PUNCHES.

WE TALKED TO THREE STUDENTS AT JENKS HIGH SCHOOL ABOUT THE BAN.

BEING HONEST, I LIKE IT BECAUSE LIKE, IT LIKE GETS YOU FROM LIKE NOT BEING DISTRACTED DURING CLASS.

BUT THE ONLY HARD PART IS, IS LIKE DURING LUNCH, IT'S LIKE YOU WANT TO TAKE PHOTOS, LIKE WITH YOUR FRIENDS AND LIKE, REALLY LIKE CAPTURE THESE MOMENTS.

AND YOU CAN'T REALLY DO THAT WITH THE CELL PHONE BAN.

WELL, I DO SEE THE GOOD IN IT.

LIKE I, AS I SAID, I HAVE LESS HOMEWORK.

I FEEL LIKE I'M CONNECTING WITH PEOPLE MORE.

BUT THERE ARE TIMES WHERE LIKE, I JUST WANT TO SHOOT ONE OF MY PARENTS LIKE QUICK TEXT ON SOMETHING THAT'S GOING ON OR LIKE, IF I NEED TO LEAVE SCHOOL FOR SOME REASON, LIKE THERE'S TIMES THAT I DO FEEL THE NEED TO HAVE MY PHONE.

YOU EVER THOUGHT WHAT IT WAS LIKE BEFORE CELL PHONES?

LIKE, I DON'T KNOW HOW PEOPLE DID.

I'M GOING TO BE HONEST.

LIKE IT MUST HAVE BEEN REALLY WEIRD.

LIKE JENKS JUNIOR REESE PHILLIPS CONCEDES THE POSITIVES OUTWEIGH THE NEGATIVES.

I THINK IT'LL BE REALLY HELPFUL, ESPECIALLY THE ONES LIKE GOING TO COLLEGE.

LIKE YOU PROBABLY WILL BE ABLE TO HAVE YOUR PHONE, BUT IT'S LIKE YOU MIGHT AS WELL GET INTO THE HABIT NOW BECAUSE IF YOU'RE DISTRACTED IN COLLEGE, LIKE THAT'S JUST GOING TO HURT YOUR LIKE WORK LIFE AND YOUR GRADES.

AND SO I THINK IT'S GOOD TO START PREPARING NOW FOR IT.

JENKS HIGH SCHOOL ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL ERIC FOX HAS BEEN A TEACHER, COACH AND ADMINISTRATOR IN JENKS SCHOOL DISTRICT FOR 31 YEARS.

SO ONCE THE STATE LAW WENT INTO EFFECT, IT WAS MUCH EASIER.

TEACHERS FELT VERY COMFORTABLE SAYING, HEY, THIS IS A STATE LAW THAT AFFECTS EVERYBODY.

WE'RE ALL IN THE SAME BOAT.

I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HELPED WITH IS PARENTS WERE MORE UNDERSTANDING OF THAT BECAUSE THEY SAW IT WAS A STATE LAW.

IT WASN'T ONE TEACHERS PRACTICE VERSUS ANOTHER TEACHER'S PRACTICE.

SO THAT KIND OF THING.

SO I WAS NERVOUS ABOUT WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE, YOU KNOW, FROM THE BEGINNING OF THE SCHOOL DAY TO THE END OF THE SCHOOL DAY.

BUT I THINK OUR TEACHERS, OUR STAFF MEMBERS, OUR STUDENTS AND OUR PARENTS HAVE REALLY RESPONDED WELL TO IT.

WHAT I'M GETTING FROM YOU IS THE STUDENT BUY IN HAS BEEN UNEXPECTEDLY HIGH.

YEAH.

I MEAN, IF YOU CAME A COUPLE YEARS AGO AND IT'S LUNCHTIME RIGHT NOW, OUR STUDENTS ARE IN THE DINING HALL, YOU WOULD HAVE SEEN A LOT OF HEADS DOWN KIDS SITTING AROUND TABLES WITH EACH OTHER, BUT ALL OF THEM STARING AT THEIR PHONES.

SO I THINK NOW INSTEAD OF HAVING THEIR PHONES OUT AT LUNCH, THEY'RE TALKING TO EACH OTHER, THEIR HEADS ARE UP.

YOU KNOW, THEY'RE PLAYING CARDS, THEY'RE PLAYING GAMES.

THEY'RE MAYBE SITTING WITH PEOPLE WHO THEY NORMALLY WOULDN'T.

THEY'RE MEETING NEW PEOPLE.

THEY'RE BROADENING THEIR CIRCLE OF INFLUENCE.

WHAT A CONCEPT.

ADMINISTRATORS AT BOTH WHITTIER MIDDLE AND JENKS HIGH SCHOOL SAY THEIR STUDENTS ALL STILL WORK WITH EITHER LAPTOPS OR TABLETS FOR SCHOOLWORK, BUT THOSE SCHOOLS MONITOR THE CONTENT.

TAELYR.

STEVE, THANKS.

IF OIL PRICES REMAIN HIGH, COULD WE SEE NEW WELLS BEING DRILLED HERE IN OKLAHOMA?

IN OUR UPCOMING IN-DEPTH CONVERSATION WITH MODERATOR, SUSAN CAN DO.

HER PANEL OF EXPERTS WILL EXPLAIN HOW WORLD EVENTS, ESPECIALLY THE CONFLICT IN IRAN, HELPED DETERMINE THE ACTIONS OF OKLAHOMA'S OIL INDUSTRY.

HERE'S A PREVIEW.

THEY CAN'T GET IT OUT OF THE MIDDLE EAST BECAUSE OF THE RESTRICTIONS AND THE ATTACKS BY IRAN AND NOW THE HOUTHIS IN YEMEN.

AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO SUPPLY THESE COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD.

AND SO CONSEQUENTLY, YOU'RE SEEING THE IMPACT, LIKE AT THE CUSHING HUB, THE RIG COUNT SEEMS TO BE HAVE TICKED UP A LITTLE BIT.

SO I THINK WE ARE DRILLING A LITTLE BIT MORE AT THE MARGIN.

I'M NOT SURE THAT'S GOING TO CHANGE THINGS IN TERMS OF OVERALL SUPPLY.

YOU HAVE TO THINK ABOUT TWO DIFFERENT THINGS.

ONE IS FIELD PRODUCTION, WHICH IS WHAT YOUR QUESTION IS ABOUT.

AND RIGHT NOW, AS WAS DISCUSSED, JERRY MENTIONED, WE'RE THE LARGEST PRODUCER OF OIL OF ANY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD.

WE HAVE NOT BUILT A NEW REFINERY IN THE UNITED STATES SINCE 1976, AND IT WENT OPERATIONAL IN 1977.

THAT'S CONTRIBUTING, OBVIOUSLY, TO SOME OF THE SUPPLY DISRUPTIONS WHEN IT COMES TO DISTILLED FUELS LIKE DIESEL SIMULTANEOUSLY.

WE CAN'T BUILD A PIPELINE OR ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE TO SAVE OUR LIFE.

THE REST OF THAT CONVERSATION COMING UP LATER IN THE NEWSCAST.

THE CITY OF PIEDMONT HAS BECOME THE LATEST OKLAHOMA COMMUNITY TO POSTPONE A VOTE ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF A LARGE AI DATA CENTER.

NOAH MACK RECENTLY ATTENDED A PUBLIC MEETING WHERE THAT ISSUE TOPPED THE AGENDA, AND HE JOINS US NOW FROM THE NEWSROOM WITH MORE ON WHAT CITIZENS HAD TO SAY, NOAH.

TAELYR JUST AS DOOMSDAY WARNINGS ABOUT AI REMAIN IN HEADLINES, DATA CENTER PROPOSALS REMAIN ON THE DOCKET FOR MANY CITY COUNCILS ACROSS OKLAHOMA, DRAWING VOCIFEROUS OPPOSITION FROM THOSE NEXT DOOR TO THESE RURAL PROJECTS WHO FEEL THEY ARE BEING SIDELINED.

THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENING IN NEW YORK CITY THIS WEEK WITH RAPID GROWTH OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE REMAINING A PRIMARY CONCERN, AI CAN EITHER BE MORE LIKE A NEW RENAISSANCE OF CREATIVITY AND DISCOVERY, OR MORE LIKE A NEW INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION OF UPHEAVAL AND DISARRAY.

CEOS OF COMPANIES DEVELOPING AI SOUND THE ALARM.

THEY ARE GRAVE ENOUGH THAT I BELIEVE THEY ARE IMPORTANT QUESTIONS FOR THIS COUNCIL, NOT JUST FOR ECONOMIC OR ICT MINISTRIES.

IF MANAGED POORLY, I EVEN BELIEVE THAT AI COULD BE A RISK TO HUMANITY AS A WHOLE.

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP UNABASHEDLY EMBRACING IT.

I'M NOT GOING TO STIFLE GROWTH OF SOMETHING THAT WILL BE BIGGER THAN THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION, MANY SAY BIGGER THAN THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION OR THE INTERNET ITSELF.

MEANWHILE, LOCAL CITY COUNCILS IN OKLAHOMA ARE MEETING ABOUT THE REVERBERATIONS OF THE VERY SAME ISSUE GRAPPLING WITH WHERE TO PUT THE PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE OF THIS TECHNOLOGICAL BOOM.

LIKE WHO IN THIS ROOM WITH A SHOW OF HANDS IS FOR THE DATA CENTER.

PIEDMONT CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS SPENT ABOUT FOUR HOURS LAST WEEK DEBATING THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF A PROPOSAL TO ANNEX AND REZONE AGRICULTURAL LAND TO PUT IN A DATA CENTER.

MET WITH DOZENS OF CITIZENS MOUNTING A BOISTEROUS OPPOSITION.

THIS ENTIRE PROJECT IS PARASITIC.

THEY WILL LATCH ON.

THEY WILL SUCK EVERYTHING DRY.

AND THEN, WHEN THIS SITUATION IS DEAD AND NO LONGER PROFITABLE, THEY WILL MOVE ON SOMEWHERE ELSE.

CLOVERLEAF INFRASTRUCTURE IS THE DEVELOPER LEADING PROJECT, OPEN SKY.

THEY HAVE REWORKED THE LANGUAGE OF THEIR PROPOSAL SEVERAL TIMES, FIELDING COMMUNITY CONCERNS ON NOISE CONSTRUCTION WATER, AND ANNOUNCED THEY WOULD BE OFFERING BUYOUTS TO WHAT THEY SAY WILL BE ABOVE MARKET VALUE.

THE WAY THAT WILL WORK IS IF THEY CHOOSE TO SIGN.

ONCE WE CLOSE ON THE PROPERTY, THEY WILL THEN HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EITHER STAY OR LEAVE WITHIN A YEAR.

EVEN HAGGLING OVER PRICE DURING THE MEETING.

CAN YOU DO 200% TO 50%?

I MEAN, I THINK IF IT IF IT HELPS THE PROJECT HAPPEN, 200 IS 200%.

WE CAN MAKE WORK.

IF A, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING GOT TO THE POINT WHERE YOU HAD A BUYOUT OFFER IN FRONT OF YOU.

HOW WOULD YOU TAKE IT?

NO, NO, THERE'S.

IS THERE ANY PRICE THAT.

PAT BROGAN IS A FARMER WHO HAS LIVED ON THIS LAND HIS ENTIRE LIFE.

AND DURING THIS CURRENT DROUGHT SEASON, HE'S WORRIED ABOUT A DATA CENTER ON THE HORIZON.

THAT SCARES ME WORSE THAN ANYTHING.

IT'S THE IS THE WATER.

THE WATER SITUATION.

DATA CENTERS UTILIZE WATER TO COOL ITS SERVERS, AS WELL AS GENERAL PLUMBING AND IRRIGATION USE.

CLOVERLEAF, IN THEIR MOST RECENT PROPOSAL, AGREED NOT TO DRILL ANY WELLS ON SITE TO ACCESS AQUIFER WATER.

THEY ALSO AGREED NOT TO EXCEED 75,000 GALLONS A DAY.

THAT'S ABOUT 100 TIMES THE AMOUNT OF WATER THE AVERAGE HERD OF CATTLE DRINKS IN A DAY.

THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS THAT NEED.

I THINK THEY NEED ALL THE APPROVALS FROM ALL THE LANDOWNERS, THE AGREEMENTS, THE SETBACKS, THE BUYOUTS, ALL THAT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE THEY VOTE ON IT, NOT AFTERWARDS.

THE AFTERWARDS DON'T USUALLY WORK.

KAYLEE BALL, WHO WILL SEE TRANSMISSION LINES FROM THIS PROJECT ACROSS HER PROPERTY, TEXTED WITH A REPRESENTATIVE FROM CLOVERLEAF ASKING TO COORDINATE A MEETING WITH RESIDENTS.

HE RESPONDED WITH, I SPOKE WITH THE TEAM TODAY AND I DON'T THINK THEY WILL WANT TO DO A GROUP MEETING WITH LANDOWNERS.

THEY HAVE A GUY FROM THEIR REAL ESTATE TEAM THAT WILL BE WORKING ONE ON ONE WITH HOMEOWNERS TO SIGN CONTRACTS, AND THEY AREN'T READY TO MOVE FORWARD WITH ANYTHING UNTIL THE COUNCIL VOTES.

IN THESE SITUATIONS, RESIDENTS HARBOR A GREAT DEAL OF DISTRUST AGAINST THE DEVELOPER.

SIMILAR IS THE DISTRUST IN THE TECH COMPANIES DRIVING THE AI EXPANSION.

TRUST IS GOING TO BE INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT FOR ALL OF US WITH THIS TECHNOLOGY, AND AS PART OF THAT TRUST, WE NEED RESPONSIBILITY AND AUTHORITY.

WHO'S RESPONSIBLE IF SOMETHING GOES WRONG?

AND ARE THEY RESPONSIBLE TO THE AMERICAN PUBLIC OR OKLAHOMANS?

HART BROWN WITH SAXUM HELPS COMPANIES INTEGRATE AI INTO THEIR WORKSPACES.

IN RECENT WEEKS, THERE HAVE BEEN CALLS FOR REGULATION AND TO SLOW DOWN DEVELOPMENT OVER FEARS THE TECHNOLOGY COULD GET OUT OF CONTROL.

MANY OF THESE CALLS COMING FROM CEOS LEADING THE CHARGE ON AI.

BROWN BELIEVES THAT BEHIND THE CURTAIN, A SLOWDOWN WOULD HELP THEM ADDRESS THE APPARENT LACK OF INFRASTRUCTURE THEY NEED TO CONTINUE TO GROW.

AND SO IF THEY ALL SLOW DOWN TOGETHER, THEY WILL MAINTAIN A CERTAIN LEVEL OF ACTIVITY WITHOUT HAVING TO, LET'S SAY, STOP THEIR OVERALL BUSINESS BECAUSE THEY CAN'T GET MORE SERVERS, THEY CAN'T GET MORE CHIPS, THEY CAN'T GET MORE DATA CENTERS, THEY CAN'T GET ANY OF THESE THINGS THAT THEY ACTUALLY NEED.

SO A SLOWDOWN IN MANY CASES WOULD AGAIN, BENEFIT SOME OF THOSE COMPANIES BECAUSE THEY JUST CAN'T CONTINUE TO GROW ANYWAY.

DARREN BLANCHARD IS AN ACTIVIST WHO TRAVELS ACROSS THE STATE TO DIFFERENT CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS ON DATA CENTERS.

HE WANTS TO SEE REGULATION HAPPEN.

THE BUZZ WORD IS GUARDRAILS.

WE NEED GUARDRAILS.

AND MOST CERTAINLY WE DO AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL.

AT THE GLOBAL LEVEL.

BUT THOSE GUARDRAILS NEED TO START AT THE LOCAL LEVEL.

JACK AND ALI RECENTLY BOUGHT A HOUSE TO START A FAMILY.

A HOUSE THEY DIDN'T REALIZE IS SANDWICHED IN BETWEEN TWO PROPOSED DATA CENTER PROJECTS IN THE PIEDMONT AREA.

WE JUST GOT REALLY CONCERNED WHEN WE STARTED TO DO MORE RESEARCH ABOUT WHAT A DATA CENTER WAS AND KIND OF THE EFFECTS IT WAS GOING TO HAVE ON THE COMMUNITY AROUND US.

AND, YOU KNOW, IF WE WERE EVEN GOING TO BE LIVING IN A RURAL SETTING ANYMORE.

THE COUPLE SAYS IF THEY WERE OFFERED A BUYOUT, THEY'D TAKE IT.

WE HAD PLANNED TO RAISE OUR DAUGHTER, AND WE HAD JUST TORN DOWN OUR FENCE TO PUT UP A SEE THROUGH FENCE SO THAT WE COULD HAVE A GOOD VIEW OF THE COUNTRY.

AND NOW IT'S GOING TO BE A VIEW OF A DATA CENTER, WHICH IS UNFORTUNATE.

THE PIEDMONT CITY COUNCIL IS MEETING MONDAY WITH PLANS TO PICK UP DEBATE ON THE CLOVERLEAF DATA CENTER PROPOSAL ONCE AGAIN.

TAELYR KNOW A GREAT STORY.

WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE ROUTE 66 CENTENNIAL FOR MORE THAN A YEAR, BUT NOW WE'RE JUST OVER A MONTH AWAY FROM THE BIG CELEBRATION ON NOVEMBER 11TH.

ON TUESDAY, LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR MATT PINNELL HELPING ANNOUNCE SPECIFIC PLANS FOR THAT DAY IN TULSA.

IT BEGINS WITH AN ANNUAL VETERANS DAY PARADE AND CONTINUES INTO THE EVENING WITH AN OUTDOOR STREET CONCERT BETWEEN THE CAIN'S BALLROOM AND OAK POP MUSEUM.

AND IT WRAPS UP, OF COURSE, WITH THE BLOWING OUT OF CANDLES ON THE ROUTE 66 BIRTHDAY CAKE DERBY WEEK AT OKLAHOMA CITY'S REMINGTON PARK WILL WRAP UP WITH THE RUNNING OF THE $400,000 OKLAHOMA DERBY ON SUNDAY.

IT FEATURES TEN OF THE BEST THREE YEAR OLD THOROUGHBREDS IN THE COUNTRY, INCLUDING HORSES THAT COMPETED IN THE KENTUCKY DERBY AND THE PREAKNESS LAST SPRING.

SUNDAY'S CARD BEGINS AT 3 P.M.

AND INCLUDES EIGHT STAKES RACES IN ALL, WITH ALMOST A MILLION AND A HALF DOLLARS IN PRIZE MONEY UP FOR GRABS.

I CAN TELL YOU THIS A FAST HORSE MAKES GOOD TRAINERS AND GOOD RIDERS.

THEY'RE ALL DIFFERENT.

THEY'RE KIND OF LIKE PEOPLE.

THEY'RE DIFFERENT, AND HE'S A NICE COLT.

HE'S DONE WELL FOR US AND WE'VE RUN HIM IN SOME PRETTY GOOD RACES.

THIS RACE IS COMING UP IS IT'S GOING TO BE A TOUGH RACE, BUT I THINK HE BELONGS IN IT.

IT'S A VERY TALENTED FIELD.

COMES FROM ALL COAST.

WE'VE GOT SOME COMING IN FROM NEW YORK, KENTUCKY, CALIFORNIA, TEXAS, OKLAHOMA.

SO IT'S WELL REPRESENTATIVE OF THE UNITED STATES.

AND IT'S A VERY SHARP RACE.

AND WE'RE VERY EXCITED ABOUT ONE OF THE BETTER OKLAHOMA DERBIES WE'VE HAD IN A FEW YEARS.

DERBY WEEK WILL ALSO FEATURE A GOLF TOURNAMENT AND A HAT AND BOW TIE CONTEST AND A WINE TASTING FESTIVAL, WITH PROCEEDS SUPPORTING LOCAL CHARITIES.

OKLAHOMA COUNTY COMMISSIONERS HAVE VOTED TO GO FORWARD WITH AN AUDIT OF COUNTY FINANCES, AND THE COUNTY CLERK IN CHARGE OF THE BOOKS SAYS SHE APPROVES AND WILL HELP IN ANY WAY THAT SHE CAN.

JASON DOYLE JOINS US NOW WITH THE DETAILS.

JASON TAYLOR OKLAHOMA COUNTY OFFICIALS ARE TRYING TO FIND OUT WHY.

ABOUT 6 TO 8 MONTHS AGO, THEY THOUGHT THEY FOUND A SURPLUS WORTH MILLIONS.

NOW THEY'RE JUST TRYING TO GET THE BOOKKEEPING FIGURED OUT.

OKAY, I'LL CALL THE MEETING TO ORDER.

WE HAVE KIMBERLY BRYANT AND JASON MILLER PRESENT, CHAIRMAN OF THE OKLAHOMA COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS.

BRIAN VAUGHN OPENS ITS WEDNESDAY MORNING MEETING IN DOWNTOWN OKLAHOMA CITY, TAKING CARE OF SOME ROUTINE BUSINESS, ALONG WITH WORKING ON AN AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE AUDITOR INSPECTOR'S OFFICE FOR AN AUDIT.

LAST FRIDAY, THE BOARD APPROVED AN AUDIT OF THE COUNTY'S FINANCES THAT WOULD HELP THEM FIGURE OUT IF THEY HAVE A SURPLUS OR NOT.

THIS IS THE ENGAGEMENT LETTER FROM STATE AUDITOR FROM OUR ACTION TAKEN ON FRIDAY'S MEETING.

IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS?

THAT ENGAGEMENT LETTER UNLOCKS OKLAHOMA COUNTY'S BOOKS FOR THE STATE AUDITOR IN HOPES OF FINDING OUT IF THERE'S BEEN A MAJOR ACCOUNTING ERROR, AND TO BALANCE THE LEDGER WITH WHAT THE OKLAHOMA COUNTY TREASURER HAS IN THE BANK THAT'S ABOVE AND BEYOND HER ANNUAL AUDIT.

AND THAT WILL BE WHERE SHE COMES IN SWIFTLY AND HELPS US GET RIGHT DOWN TO WHAT WE THINK.

FOR SURE, WITH CONFIDENCE IS THE REAL NUMBER THAT WE'RE WORKING WITH TODAY.

IT WAS IN APRIL WHEN OKLAHOMA COUNTY CLERK MARISA TREE TOLD COUNTY OFFICIALS THAT SHE HAD DISCOVERED $14 MILLION IN A RESERVE FUND AFTER DISCOVERING A BOOKKEEPING ERROR A LITTLE LATER THIS YEAR, THE AMOUNT WAS SAID TO BE MUCH LESS.

A COUNTY BUDGET EVALUATION TEAM MEETING EARLIER THIS MONTH REVEALED THAT THE RESERVE FUND BALANCE IS MORE IN THE RANGE OF $3 MILLION.

THE CLERK'S OFFICE BELIEVED THAT THERE WAS A CLERICAL ERROR IN A SPREADSHEET, YOU KNOW, SOME TIME AGO, AND THEN CARRIED IT FORWARD, WHICH WAS A POSITIVE.

AND THEN LATER, AFTER THERE WAS SOME SKEPTICISM ABOUT COULD IT REALLY BE THAT GREAT?

YOU KNOW, WE NEVER JUST USUALLY FIND MONEY.

AND SO THERE WAS A REASON WHY THAT WAS PUT INTO RESERVE FUND.

IT'S JUST TO BE SURE AND VERIFY THAT THAT, IN FACT, WAS THE CASE.

THE CONFUSION OVER THE FINANCES OF OKLAHOMA COUNTY GOVERNMENT FROM THE COUNTY CLERK'S OFFICE DOESN'T SIT WELL WITH COUNTY ASSESSOR LARRY STEIN.

THE FAILURE HAS BEEN IN ONE OFFICE, AND IT'S A MISTAKE THAT WAS MADE THAT IS TRAGIC.

I DON'T LIKE IT.

IMMEDIATELY WE WERE CALLING FOR SOME SORT OF A FORENSIC AUDIT, BUT I CAN'T DO THAT AS THE ASSESSOR.

THAT HAS TO BE DONE BY THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OR AN OUTSIDE COUNSEL.

SOMEBODY LIKE THE THE DAS OFFICE.

OKLAHOMA COUNTY CLERK MARISA TREAT ISSUED A STATEMENT SHORTLY AFTER THE FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH VOTE TO MOVE FORWARD ON THE AUDIT, SAYING IN PART REGARDING FY 2026, I PROACTIVELY CALLED THE AUDITOR'S OFFICE IN AUGUST AND WE ARE ON CALLS WITH THE AUDITOR'S TEAM DAILY AS WE WORK TO RECONCILE THE NUMBERS SPREAD ACROSS THE MULTIPLE FINANCIAL SYSTEMS IN COUNTY GOVERNMENT, ERRORS HAVE BEEN MADE, BUT NO MONEY IS MISSING.

I IDENTIFIED THE SYSTEM ISSUES MORE THAN A YEAR AGO, AND HAVE BEEN CALLING ON MY FELLOW COUNTY OFFICERS TO WORK TOGETHER TO IMPLEMENT A COORDINATED FINANCIAL SYSTEM THAT WILL REDUCE MISTAKES, CATCH THEM SOONER IF THEY HAPPEN, AND PROVIDE MORE TRANSPARENCY FOR TAXPAYERS.

WE WILL CONTINUE THE IMPORTANT WORK OF BUILDING A SYSTEM WORTHY OF THE CITIZENS WE SERVE, EVEN AS THE PUBLIC SPECTACLE CONTINUES.

WHEN YOU HAVE ONE OFFICE THAT IS FAILING TO DO THE RESPONSIBLE THINGS ON MAKING SURE THAT ALL OF THE BOOKS ARE COVERED AND ALL THE COLLECTIONS ARE ACCOUNTED FOR.

THE PEOPLE DON'T CARE IF IT'S ONE OFFICE.

THEY LOOK AT EVERY GOVERNMENT ENTITY AND SAY, YOU'RE YOU ALL.

YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING.

DURING WEDNESDAY'S BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING, ACTIVISTS DID BRING UP THEIR DOUBTS, ESPECIALLY IN LIGHT OF OKLAHOMA COUNTY VOTERS BEING ASKED TO APPROVE A SALES TAX TO FUND BUILDING AND OPERATING A NEW COUNTY JAIL.

HOPEFULLY WE DON'T START TO SWEEP THIS UNDER THE RUG.

YOU KNOW, WHEN THE MEDIA CAMERAS GO AWAY TO COVER ANOTHER STORY, WE JUST KIND OF MOVE ON.

LIKE WE REALLY NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT'S BEEN GOING ON, WHAT'S BEEN CAUSING THIS DYSFUNCTION.

DISTRICT ONE COMMISSIONER JASON LOWE IS ALSO CONCERNED ABOUT ACCOUNTABILITY AND CITIZEN TRUST.

AT A TIME WHEN THE COUNTY'S FINANCES ARE FACING THIN MARGINS.

MY GOAL HERE IS FOR US TO BE AS TRANSPARENT AND ACCOUNTABLE AS POSSIBLE.

FIRST OF ALL, WE HAVE TO BE RESPONSIBLE TO OUR CONSTITUENTS AND KNOW HOW MUCH MONEY WE HAVE IN THE BANK.

AND TWO, OKLAHOMA COUNTY IS THE ONLY COUNTY IN THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA THAT DOES NOT HAVE A SALES TAX, SOMETHING THAT ALL THE ELECTED COUNTY OFFICIALS CAN AGREE ON IS THAT THEY WANT TO GET THE NUMBERS RIGHT, BECAUSE THEY GOT A LOT OF PROJECTS IN THE WORKS, INCLUDING RESTORING THIS CENTURY OLD BUILDING IN DOWNTOWN OKLAHOMA CITY.

THAT INCLUDES ASKING VOTERS FOR A COUNTYWIDE SALES TAX OF 4/10 OF A PERCENT TO BUILD AND MAINTAIN THE NEW COUNTY JAIL.

BASED ON THE FACT THAT WE DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH MONEY WE HAVE IN THE BANK, AND WE'RE ASKING TAXPAYERS FOR $700 MILLION, HOW DOES THAT MAKE ANY SENSE?

WE NEED TO SLOW DOWN.

WE NEED TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WE'RE WHERE WE ARE FINANCIALLY, AND THEN MOVE FORWARD.

WE HAVE A MULTITUDE OF ACCOUNTS AND LOTS OF DIFFERENT MOVING PARTS, BUT THERE'S A CHECK AND BALANCE IN OUR GOVERNMENT.

AND SO THE AUDITOR WILL HELP US WITH THAT AND MAKE SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS RECONCILED.

ONCE THE STATE AUDITOR GETS A CHANCE TO RECONCILE OKLAHOMA COUNTY'S RECORD KEEPING BOOKS WITH THE ACTUAL ACCOUNT BALANCES, THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS MAY ASK FOR A DEEPER DIVE, BUT IT WILL COST THE COUNTY MORE MONEY TO DO SO.

IT'S AN OPTION LATER.

I THINK THIS IS REALLY GOING TO BE INDICATIVE, AND IT WILL SHOW PROBABLY WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR AND WHERE THAT MOMENT OCCURRED.

WE FEEL FAIRLY SURE THAT'S GOING TO BE THE CASE.

YOU CAN ALWAYS GO BACK AND MORE COMPREHENSIVELY LOOK, BUT THAT'S EXPENSIVE.

AND SO I THINK WE'LL HAVE TO GET A GRIP ON WHAT THAT NUMBER IS AND HOW WE'RE GOING TO PAY FOR IT.

OKLAHOMA COUNTY OFFICIALS ALSO WANT TO MAKE SURE THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN AGAIN.

I'M GLAD THAT THE COMMISSIONERS ACTED ON IT, AND I HOPE WE CAN GET TO THE BOTTOM OF IT.

AND THERE'S ONLY A COUPLE OF THINGS WE REALLY NEED TO KNOW RIGHT NOW.

FIRST OF ALL, HOW DID THIS DISCREPANCY HAPPEN?

WHAT'S YOUR PLAN TO STOP IT FROM EVER HAPPENING AGAIN?

AND HOW DO WE REPAIR THE REPUTATION THAT WE HAVE AS A COUNTY, NOT AS A CLERK, BUT EVERYBODY BLAMES THE COUNTY FOR THIS.

AND THAT'S THE UNFAIR PART, IS THAT THE STATE AUDITOR'S WORK SHOULD COME UP WITH ANSWERS FOR OKLAHOMA COUNTY IN THE NEXT 2 TO 3 WEEKS, BECAUSE OFFICIALS WILL NEED TO CERTIFY THIS YEAR'S BUDGET WITH THE STATE IN OCTOBER.

TAELYR JASON, THANKS.

OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY CELEBRATING ITS ANNUAL LAND GRANT WEEK WITH A WEEK LONG SERIES OF EVENTS DESIGNED TO SHOWCASE ITS MISSION AS THE STATE'S LARGEST LAND GRANT COLLEGE.

AS STUDENTS PARTICIPATED IN FUN EVENTS AROUND THE CAMPUS, THE UNIVERSITY UNVEILED ITS VISION FOR THE NEXT FIVE YEARS.

OSU FACULTY AND STAFF GATHERED AT THE CONOCO PHILLIPS ALUMNI CENTER IN STILLWATER MONDAY MORNING FOR THE LAUNCH OF THE UNIVERSITY'S NEW STRATEGIC FIVE YEAR PLAN.

THIS PLAN BUILDS ON OUR STRENGTHS, ADDRESSES EMERGING OPPORTUNITIES AND POSITIONS THE OSU SYSTEM FOR LONG TERM SUCCESS THROUGH MEASURABLE OUTCOMES AND INSTITUTIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY.

OSU DEAN OF THE GRADUATE COLLEGE DOCTOR MELANIE MORGAN, WAS A PART OF THE TEAM THAT WORKED TO CULTIVATE THE NEW STRATEGIC PLAN.

SHE SAYS THE STRATEGIC PLAN WILL SHAPE THE UNIVERSITY'S DECISION MAKING AND INFLUENCE OPERATIONAL BUDGET PLANNING.

MOST IMPORTANTLY, THIS PLAN PROVIDES A UNIFIED FRAMEWORK TO KEEP THE INSTITUTION FOCUSED ON WHAT MATTERS MOST, SERVING OUR STUDENTS AND FULFILLING OUR LAND GRANT MISSION FOR OKLAHOMA AND BEYOND.

SOME OF THE NEW GOALS INCLUDE ENHANCING ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE, TRANSFORMING THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE, POWERING DISCOVERY FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD, AMPLIFYING STATEWIDE IMPACT THROUGH EXTENSION, EMBRACING DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES, AND CHAMPIONING THE COWBOY FAMILY CULTURE.

WELL, WE STARTED THIS INITIATIVE BY ENGAGING EVERYONE ON CAMPUS, AND THE COORDINATING COMMITTEE DID A WONDERFUL JOB OF ENGAGEMENT, AND MANY TIMES PRESIDENTS STAND UP AND TALK ABOUT VISIONING FOR AN INSTITUTION.

BUT IT'S NOT THE PRESIDENT'S VISION THAT MATTERS.

IT'S YOU ALL'S VISION THAT MATTERS.

THE UNIVERSITY ALSO PLANS TO PROVIDE ACADEMIC ADVISORS, CAREER READINESS, COACHES, AND ALUMNI MENTORSHIP TO EACH STUDENT.

OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT DOCTOR JIM HESS SAYS THERE ARE MORE THAN 260,000 OSU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION MEMBERS WHO ARE READY TO MENTOR FELLOW COWBOYS.

AND HERE'S WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT.

WHEN A STUDENT.

I'M GOING TO PICK ACCOUNTING AS AN EXAMPLE.

IF YOU'RE STUDYING ACCOUNTING, YOU'RE LEARNING ALL THE GREAT THEORETICAL THINGS ABOUT ACCOUNTING AND ABOUT TAX AND COST AND ALL OF THOSE THINGS.

BUT WHAT YOU ALSO NEED IS TO HAVE SOMEONE WHO CAN HELP TELL YOU WHAT IT'S LIKE IN THE REAL WORLD.

WHEN YOU GET OUT, HERE'S WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO FIND.

YES, THESE ARE ALL WONDERFUL THINGS, THEORETICALLY THAT YOU'VE LEARNED, BUT THERE'S ALSO SOME PRACTICAL THINGS THAT YOU NEED TO KNOW.

AND THERE'S NOTHING LIKE HAVING SOMEONE WHO'S WILLING TO MENTOR YOU.

OSU IS ALSO SETTING A GOAL TO IMPROVE AND ELEVATE THEIR IMPACT THROUGH EXPANSION OPPORTUNITIES.

THE GREAT MAJORITY OF THE BUSINESSES IN OUR COUNTRY ARE SMALL BUSINESSES.

THERE ARE LARGE CORPORATIONS OUT THERE, BUT MOST OF THE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY IN THIS COUNTRY AND IN THIS STATE ARE SMALL BUSINESSES.

AND THOSE SMALL BUSINESSES HAVE LOTS OF CHALLENGES.

SO WE CAN DO WITH SOME ENGINEERING FOR THEM.

WE CAN DO SOME HUMAN RESOURCE WORK FOR THEM.

WE CAN DO HELP THEM RECRUIT AND PLACE EMPLOYEES AND SOLVE PROBLEMS FOR THEM.

THERE IS JUST A PLETHORA OF OPPORTUNITY FOR EACH OF OUR COLLEGES TO SOLVE PROBLEMS FOR SMALL BUSINESSES, NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS WHERE WE HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO HELP THEM SUCCEED.

YOU WANT TO WRITE YOUR NAME ON A STAR AND STICK IT ON YOUR HOMETOWN SOMEWHERE?

SURE.

ACROSS THE STREET, THE EXCITEMENT CONTINUED AS STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN LAND GRANT WEEK ACTIVITIES OUT ON THE LAWN BETWEEN CLASSES LIKE FLYING A DRONE.

WE HAVE OUR DRONE ARENA OUT HERE, AND PART OF OUR DRONE ARENA IS GOING OUT TO THE EXTENSION SITES, PUTTING IT UP IN SCHOOLS, AND TEACHING THESE STUDENTS AND SCHOOLS ABOUT AEROSPACE AND DRONES.

NATALIE KNOWLES IS THE BUSINESS OPERATIONS MANAGER FOR THE OKLAHOMA AEROSPACE INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EDUCATION, ALSO KNOWN AS ONR.

LIKE PRESIDENT HAS SAID EARLIER TODAY THAT OKLAHOMA IS GOING TO BE THE DRONE CAPITAL OF THE WORLD, WHERE THE NUMBER TWO LEADING INDUSTRY RIGHT NOW IN THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA, RIGHT BEHIND ENERGY.

BUT WE'RE KNOCKING ON THEIR DOOR.

SO HOW DO WE GET PEOPLE AWARE OF AEROSPACE AND DRONES?

AND THAT STARTS WITH EDUCATION, LETTING THEM KNOW ABOUT DRONE SAFETY AND THE GOOD THAT DRONES CAN DO.

AND AS THE SUN ROSE IN PAYNE COUNTY, STUDENTS COULD ENJOY A TETHERED HOT AIR BALLOON RIDE.

AND SO DID OUR PHOTOGRAPHER, SCOTT CASSIDY.

OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY WAS ESTABLISHED UNDER THE MORRILL ACT IN 1890.

THE ACT PROVIDED GRANTS OF LAND TO ESTABLISH AGRICULTURAL AND TECHNICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.

THE LAND GRANT MISSION IS REALLY ABOUT HELPING PEOPLE SOLVE REAL PROBLEMS WITH PRACTICAL SOLUTIONS.

AND SO WE HAVE, IN PART OF OUR PLAN, DISCOVERED DISCOVERY FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD OF TAKING OUR WONDERFUL RESEARCH THAT'S DONE HERE AT OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY AND APPLYING IT ALL ACROSS THE STATE AND BEYOND.

WE HAVE A NATIONAL PRESENCE AS A LAND GRANT UNIVERSITY AND SOME OF OUR RESEARCH PROGRAMS.

THE INSTITUTION FOCUSES ON FOUR MAIN PILLARS INNOVATING TO NOURISH THE WORLD LEADING AEROSPACE INNOVATION, ENHANCING HUMAN AND ANIMAL HEALTH, AND SUSTAINABLY POWERING A GROWING WORLD POPULATION.

STUDENT HENRY SPRING SAYS THE LAND GRANT PROVIDED MANY OPPORTUNITIES FOR HIM, LIKE BEING A PART OF BULLET RACING, A STUDENT LED ORGANIZATION THAT'S BEEN ON CAMPUS SINCE THE LATE 90S.

THAT MEANS A WHOLE LOT.

WE I MEAN, FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO SET US ASIDE, MAKING SURE THAT WE CAN GET A SOLID EDUCATION AND LEARNING TO DO RACE CARS WITH THAT, I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.

THE SECOND PHASE OF RENOVATIONS AT OKLAHOMA CITY'S WILEY POST PARK IS UNDERWAY.

IT WILL BE A MEMORIAL PLAZA HONORING THE LEGACY OF THE USS OKLAHOMA CITY SUBMARINE, WHICH WAS COMMISSIONED IN 1988 AND SAW EXTENSIVE ACTION IN SEVERAL CONFLICTS BEFORE BEING RETIRED IN 2022.

IT'S A $4 MILLION PROJECT BEING PAID FOR WITH TAX INCREMENT FUNDING.

THEY'RE GOING TO SEE HOW BIG A SUBMARINE IS, AND IT'S GOING TO BE A MASSIVE MEMORIAL.

IT'S GOING TO BE DIFFERENT THAN ANY OTHER ONE IN THE UNITED STATES, AND HOPEFULLY IT WILL SPUR SOME INTEREST IN SUBMARINES IN THE NAVY AND BE A PLACE FOR THE VETERANS TO GET TOGETHER AND MEET.

IT WAS THE HARDEST THING I EVER DID IN MY LIFE, AND IT WAS PROBABLY THE MOST REWARDING THING I EVER DID IN MY LIFE.

I GOT TO EXPERIENCE PLACES THERE'S NO CHANCE I WOULD HAVE EVER SEEN.

I'VE SEEN THINGS THAT PEOPLE PROBABLY COULDN'T BELIEVE, AND TO ME, IT'S JUST SPECIAL TO ME.

THE MEMORIAL WILL ALSO RECOGNIZE THE LEGACY OF THE USS OKLAHOMA NAVAL CRUISER, WHICH WAS COMMISSIONED IN 1944 AND SAW ACTION IN BOTH WORLD WAR TWO AND THE VIETNAM WAR.

WELL, HIGH OIL PRICES DRIVEN BY THE WAR WITH IRAN LEAD TO NEW OIL WELLS BEING DRILLED HERE IN OKLAHOMA.

AND THIS WEEK'S IN-DEPTH DISCUSSION, A PANEL OF INDUSTRY EXPERTS EXPLAIN WHY THAT'S DIFFICULT TO PREDICT.

HERE'S MODERATOR SUSAN CADOTTE.

THANK YOU.

JOINING US FOR THIS IMPORTANT DISCUSSION, OAK ENERGY TODAY.COM EDITOR IN CHIEF JERRY BONIN, DEAN EMERITUS FOR OKLAHOMA CITY UNIVERSITY'S SCHOOL OF BUSINESS DOCTOR STEPHEN AGEE AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE PETROLEUM ALLIANCE OF OKLAHOMA PRESIDENT BROOKE SIMMONS.

THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING WITH US.

HAPPY TO BE HERE.

ALL RIGHT.

FIRST, I'D LIKE TO START I'M GOING TO START WITH YOU, BROOKE.

TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOURSELF, WHAT YOU DO.

WELL, I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE PETROLEUM ALLIANCE OF OKLAHOMA.

THAT IS THE TRADE ASSOCIATION FOR THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY.

IN THE MID-CON, WE HAVE ABOUT 1700 INDIVIDUALS IN MEMBER COMPANIES REPRESENTING UPSTREAM, MIDSTREAM, DOWNSTREAM AND SERVICE.

SO IF YOU'RE DOING BUSINESS IN THE OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY IN OKLAHOMA, YOU'RE PROBABLY GOING TO BE A MEMBER OF OUR ASSOCIATION.

YOU KNOW ABOUT THEM AND YOU KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DOING.

THAT'S CORRECT.

ALL RIGHT.

SO WE'RE IN GOOD HANDS SOMETIMES.

STEPHEN, HOW ABOUT YOU?

WELL, AS YOU MENTIONED, DEAN EMERITUS AT THE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS, I TEACH A CLASS, A GRADUATE ENERGY CLASS, A LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT IN THE ENERGY INDUSTRY.

THAT'S ONGOING RIGHT NOW.

IN FACT, I'LL MEET WITH THAT CLASS TONIGHT.

SO IT'S ALWAYS ENTERTAINING FOR ME TO TO HAVE INTERVIEWS LIKE THIS BECAUSE I STUDY THIS MATERIAL ALL THE TIME.

AND THEN I TEACH IT IN CLASS.

SOMEONE ELSE WHO STUDIES IT.

JERRY, YOU STUDY THIS A LOT AND YOU CAN TEACH US A FEW THINGS AS WELL.

TELL US ABOUT WHAT YOU DO.

I'M THE EDITOR OF OKAY ENERGY TODAY.

IT'S AN ENERGY NEWSLETTER, A DAILY ONE, SEVERAL THOUSAND SUBSCRIBERS.

I FOUNDED IT IN 2012, AND I SCRIBBLE ABOUT WHAT HE TEACHES AND WHAT HE TALKS ABOUT AND WHAT HE DOES, WHAT THEY DO.

AND SO I TRY TO KEEP ABREAST OF WHAT'S GOING ON, NOT ONLY JUST IN OKLAHOMA, BUT IN THE REGION.

ALL RIGHT, GENTLEMEN, THERE'S A LOT OF MOVEMENT RIGHT NOW, ESPECIALLY WITH THE UN IN SESSION AND TALKS ABOUT TRUMP'S TEAM TALKING WITH IRAN'S TEAM.

SO, BROOKE, LET'S START WITH YOU.

WHAT ARE YOU WHAT'S HAPPENING RIGHT NOW?

WHERE DO WE STAND WHERE PRICES ARE CONCERNED?

AND THERE'S SO MUCH TO GET INTO.

I WANT TO SAY THE FUTURE, AND LET'S JUST START WITH PRICES.

WELL, GUARANTEE THAT I DO NOT KNOW WHAT FUTURE PRICES ARE GOING TO BE.

THOSE ARE QUITE FLUID, AS I THINK WE ALL RECOGNIZE, AND WE HAVE REALLY NO SORT OF INSIGHT INTO WHAT THOSE DISCUSSIONS AT THE UN LOOK LIKE BEHIND THE SCENES.

I THINK THAT THE INDUSTRY AND OTHERS AND TRADERS ESPECIALLY, SORT OF MAKE GUESSES ABOUT WHAT THAT'S GOING TO BE.

BUT WE DON'T KNOW.

AND STEPHEN, WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO TELL YOUR STUDENTS AFTER WE HEAR THE PRESIDENT SAY SOMETHING ON TUESDAY, LIKE MAKE A DEAL OR ANNIHILATION?

WELL, THOSE ARE PRETTY HARSH WORDS COMING FROM OUR PRESIDENT.

SO I TALK TO OUR STUDENTS AND TRY TO CALM THEM DOWN AND SAY, YOU KNOW, IT'S PROBABLY NOT GOING TO BE ANNIHILATION.

THAT'S A REALLY SEVERE KIND OF RESPONSE TO A SITUATION THAT ACTUALLY HE CREATED THIS THIS WAR IN IRAN IS WHAT'S CAUSING THESE OIL PRICES TO SPIKE.

OKAY.

I THINK WE'LL ALL AGREE THAT THAT'S THE CATALYST FOR THESE INCREASED PRICES.

AND I THINK WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO SEE IS HOW CAN WE END THIS WAR?

I KNOW THAT THERE'S SOME NOW REPUBLICANS IN CONGRESS THAT ARE CALLING FOR AN END TO THE WAR.

AND OF COURSE, THE DEMOCRATS ARE ALL CALLING FOR AN END TO THE WAR.

AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TO COME TO A SETTLEMENT AT SOME POINT WHERE WE OPEN THE STRAITS OF HORMUZ FOR TRAFFIC, BECAUSE THAT'S THE BOTTLENECK RIGHT NOW.

CRUDE OIL SUPPLIES HAVE HAVE BEEN REDUCED, AND THAT'S WHY PRICES ARE HIGHER.

AND WE REFINE CRUDE OIL INTO DIESEL, WHICH IS ABOUT DOUBLE THE COST.

NOW THAT BEFORE THE WAR, GASOLINE PRICES ARE HIGHER, JET FUEL PRICES ARE HIGHER.

SOME AIRLINES ARE STARTING TO RESTRICT SOME OF THEIR SHORTER ROUTES BECAUSE THEY THEY CAN'T AFFORD THE JET FUEL.

SO THIS IS A REAL SERIOUS PROBLEM.

AND IT'S JUST NOT IN THE UNITED STATES.

THIS IS A GLOBAL ENERGY ISSUE BECAUSE THOSE PRICES ARE CRUDE OIL PRICES ARE DETERMINED IN WORLD OIL MARKETS.

AND SO EVERY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD IS HAVING THE SAME KIND OF PROBLEMS THAT WE'RE HAVING NOW.

JERRY, IS IT JUST THE ISSUE IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ OR IS IT A DRILLING?

I WAS TALKING WITH YOU EARLIER AND I SAID, WHATEVER HAPPENED TO DRILL, BABY DRILL?

WHY ARE WE LOW ON OUR ON OUR SUPPLY OF BARRELS OF, OF FUEL?

WELL, IT'S SIMPLE BECAUSE THERE'S SUCH A WORLDWIDE DEMAND FOR THAT OIL.

WE'RE THE LARGEST PRODUCER OF OIL IN THE WORLD.

AND THOSE PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD EXCEPT INDIA, THEY'VE STOCKPILED SO MUCH OIL THAT COUNTRIES ARE CLAMORING FOR OIL.

THEY CAN'T GET IT OUT OF THE MIDDLE EAST BECAUSE OF THE RESTRICTIONS AND THE ATTACKS BY IRAN.

AND NOW THE HOUTHIS IN YEMEN.

AND SO WE'RE TRYING TO SUPPLY THESE COUNTRIES AROUND THE WORLD.

AND SO CONSEQUENTLY, YOU'RE SEEING THE IMPACT, LIKE AT THE CUSHING HUB, IT'S DOWN DANGEROUS.

WELL, CRITICALLY LOW, WOULDN'T YOU AGREE, BROOKE?

IT'S LOW.

IT HAS BEEN AT THIS LEVEL IN PREVIOUS TIMES.

BUT YES, OUR STRATEGIC STOCKS AND OUR COMMERCIAL STOCKS ARE ALMOST DEPLETED.

BUT THERE I THINK THERE IS A SECONDARY FACTOR IN THIS.

AND THAT IS POOR ENERGY POLICY IN THE UNITED STATES.

WE HAVE NOT BUILT A NEW REFINERY IN THE UNITED STATES SINCE 1976, AND IT WENT OPERATIONAL IN 1977.

THAT'S CONTRIBUTING, OBVIOUSLY, TO SOME OF THE SUPPLY DISRUPTIONS WHEN IT COMES TO DISTILLED FUELS LIKE DIESEL SIMULTANEOUSLY.

WE CAN'T BUILD A PIPELINE OR ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE TO SAVE OUR LIFE.

FEDERAL AND STATE RED TAPE IS CAUSING PROBLEMS, AS ARE CONTINUAL ENVIRONMENTAL LAWSUITS.

WE'VE GOT TO MOVE BEYOND THAT AND HAVE PERMITTING REFORM.

SO.

WELL, THAT'S THE VERY THING THAT SENATOR ARMSTRONG IS TRYING TO BRING UP, AND THAT'S PERMITTING REFORM.

IT'S A BIG, BIG ISSUE.

IT'S NOT JUST DOMESTIC PIPELINES, BUT INTERNATIONAL LIKE BETWEEN US AND CANADA, THE ONE FROM CANADA.

THIS IS A GLOBAL ISSUE.

SO WHY ISN'T THAT MOVING NOW THAT YOU HAVE SOMEONE LIKE TRUMP IN OFFICE?

I REMEMBER THAT WAS A BIG A BIG ISSUE DURING THE ELECTION AND DURING THE PREVIOUS FOUR YEAR ADMINISTRATION.

WHY HAVEN'T WE SEEN MOVEMENT ON THAT REAL MOVEMENT?

WELL, I KNOW THAT FOLKS IN CONGRESS ARE HAVING NEGOTIATIONS RIGHT NOW ON PERMITTING REFORM EVERY OTHER DAY.

WE SEEM TO HAVE SOME OPTIMISM ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF GETTING PERMITTING REFORM DONE.

BUT REMEMBER, WE ONLY HAVE ABOUT A WEEK LEFT BEFORE THE SENATE GOES HOME FOR THE FOR THE ELECTIONS.

AND THE HOUSE IS ALREADY GONE.

SO WHETHER WE CAN GET IT ACROSS THE FINISH LINE OR NOT REMAINS TO BE SEEN.

ALL RIGHT, SO LET'S TALK ABOUT THE METHOD OF DRILLING.

WHEN I TALKED ABOUT DRILL BABY DRILL, ARE WE DRILLING MORE.

WELL THE RIG COUNT SEEMS TO BE HAVE TICKED UP A LITTLE BIT.

SO I THINK WE ARE DRILLING A LITTLE BIT MORE AT THE MARGIN.

I'M NOT SURE THAT'S GOING TO CHANGE THINGS IN TERMS OF OVERALL SUPPLY.

YOU HAVE TO THINK ABOUT TWO DIFFERENT THINGS.

ONE IS FIELD PRODUCTION, WHICH IS WHAT YOUR QUESTION IS ABOUT.

AND RIGHT NOW, AS WAS DISCUSSED, JERRY MENTIONED, WE'RE THE LARGEST PRODUCER OF OIL OF ANY COUNTRY IN THE WORLD.

WE PRODUCE ABOUT 13 MILLION BARRELS OF OIL A DAY.

AND THAT'S REMARKABLE BECAUSE 20 YEARS AGO WE WERE PRODUCING ABOUT 5 MILLION BARRELS A DAY.

BUT BECAUSE OF HORIZONTAL DRILLING AND HYDRAULIC FRACTURING, TO YOUR POINT, WE'VE RAMPED UP THAT PRODUCTION SIGNIFICANTLY.

SO NOW WE'RE A NET EXPORTER OF A LOT OF ENERGY PRODUCTS, INCLUDING OIL AND LNG DIESEL.

ALTHOUGH I JUST HEARD A REPORT THIS MORNING THAT THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS THINKING ABOUT RESTRICTING THE EXPORT OF DIESEL BECAUSE OF THE OF THE PRICE RIGHT NOW.

AND I JUST READ AN ARTICLE THIS MORNING BY BROOKE ABOUT THAT VERY ISSUE.

THAT'S RIGHT.

IT WOULD BE A BAD IDEA.

BUT PANICKED POLITICIANS EMBRACE BAD IDEAS, ESPECIALLY IN AN ELECTION CYCLE LIKE THIS.

THE MIDTERMS.

REPUBLICANS ARE STRUGGLING.

THE AFFORDABILITY ISSUE IS TOP OF MIND OF EVERY VOTER, AND WE'RE SEEING INCREASED CALLS FOR SOME SORT OF EXPORT BAN.

IT WOULD NOT DO WHAT THEY THINK IT'S GOING TO DO.

IT'LL ACTUALLY CAUSE MORE PROBLEMS.

AND WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO SEE IS REFINERIES ARE GOING TO ACTUALLY PROCESS LESS CRUDE, AND THAT'S GOING TO IMPACT DIESEL PRICES AND GASOLINE PRICES AND EVERYTHING ELSE.

AND HERE WE ARE.

BUT IF OUR REFINERIES ARE PRODUCING AT 95 PLUS PERCENT OF CAPACITY AND WE HAVE SURPLUS BARRELS OF OIL LYING AROUND, SHOULD WE OFF SHIP IT TO, YOU KNOW, TO THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE SAYING OFF SHIP IT TO REFINE IT.

IT'S CALLED COMPETITION.

THAT'S RIGHT.

SO AS STEVE MENTIONED, THE UNITED STATES IS REALLY BECOME THE GLOBAL SUPPLIER THAT IS TRUSTED NOW AROUND THE WORLD.

AND WE ARE NOW PRODUCING 20% OF THE DIESEL THAT IS USED GLOBALLY IN THE UNITED STATES.

IF AN EXPORT BAN WILL IMPACT THAT, REMEMBER, WE WERE PRODUCING JUST 12% OF ALL THE DIESEL USED WORLDWIDE PRIOR TO THE IRAN WAR.

SO IF AN EXPORT BAN WOULD LIMIT THAT, HOW WOULD THAT?

WOULDN'T THAT MEAN MORE MORE OIL FOR US?

WELL, WHAT THE REFINERIES ARE GOING TO DO ARE TAKE LESS BARRELS TO PROCESS, RIGHT?

I MEAN, WHAT THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS THINKING IS THAT IF WE RESTRICT THAT EXPORT OF DIESEL AROUND THE WORLD, WE'LL HAVE MORE OF IT HERE, WHICH SHOULD LOWER THE PRICE.

I MEAN, IN THEORY, THAT'S CORRECT.

BUT IN PRACTICE, TO BROOKE'S POINT, THAT'S PROBABLY NOT GOING TO BE WHAT'S HAPPENED.

I MEAN, WE NEED TO STEP BACK A MINUTE AND KIND OF LOOK AT THE GLOBAL PICTURE.

THE WORLD CONSUMES ABOUT 100 MILLION BARRELS OF OIL A DAY, 100 MILLION BARRELS A DAY.

AND IN THE UNITED STATES, WE CONSUME ABOUT 20 MILLION BARRELS A DAY EQUIVALENT.

OKAY.

SO WE CONSUME ABOUT ONE FIFTH OF THE WORLD'S OIL CONSUMPTION WITH ABOUT 5% OF THE POPULATION.

OKAY, THE UNITED STATES, WE'RE GLUTTONS FOR OIL AND FOR ENERGY, WHICH IS OKAY.

I MEAN, THAT'S JUST PART OF OUR MAKEUP.

BUT BECAUSE WE PRODUCE ABOUT 13 MILLION BARRELS A DAY, THERE'S A SHORTFALL OF ABOUT SEVEN.

SO WHERE DO WE GET THAT?

WELL, WE IMPORT IT.

WE IMPORT IT FROM LIKE CANADA OR WE HAVE BEEN.

BUT NOW PRESIDENT TRUMP IS SAYING, WELL, CANADA IS NOT A GOOD TRADING PARTNER ANYMORE, WHICH IS UNTRUE.

BUT 4 MILLION BARRELS A DAY MIGHT BE RESTRICTED FROM COMING IN FROM CANADA.

AND THAT'S GOING TO CREATE EVEN MORE PROBLEMS THAT THE DECISIONS THAT THIS ADMINISTRATION HAS MADE IS WHAT'S CAUSED THESE PRICES TO GO UP, UNFORTUNATELY.

AND WE NEED TO COUNTER BALANCE THAT.

AND CONGRESS NEEDS TO STEP IN AND TAKE SOME EFFECTIVE ACTION, WHICH THEY'RE THEY'RE GETTING READY TO GO ON RECESS, AS BROOKS JUST SAID.

SO I DON'T SEE ANYTHING BEING RESOLVED BETWEEN NOW AND THE END OF THIS YEAR.

AND YOU'RE ALSO AFFECTED BY RUSSIA.

THE DIESEL FUEL THAT THEY'VE ATTEMPTED.

I MEAN, THEY'RE NO LONGER SHIPPING BECAUSE OF THE WAR IN UKRAINE.

AND I READ AN ACCOUNT THIS MORNING.

I THINK UKRAINE CLAIMS THE TWO HAVE DESTROYED 300 SHIPS, YOU KNOW, THROUGH THEIR DRONE ATTACKS.

AND SO THAT THAT'S ANOTHER IMPACT, RIGHT?

YET ANOTHER IMPACT IS GOING TO BE SUPPLY COSTS.

IF THE COST OF DIESEL DOES NOT GO DOWN OR, HEAVEN FORBID, RISES, THOSE SUPPLIES THAT ARE DELIVERED VIA DIESEL FUELED TRANSPORT, THE CONSUMER IS GOING TO SEE THE PRICES OF THOSE PRODUCTS GO UP AT THE STORES, RIGHT?

IT'S GOING TO HIT THEM EITHER AT THE GAS TANK OR BOTH.

THEY'VE ALREADY SEEN.

WE'VE ALREADY SEEN IT.

SO DIESEL PRICES, TO YOUR POINT, FLOWS THROUGH THE WHOLE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM.

SO WHEN THEY HAVE DELIVERY TRUCKS, IF THEY'RE NOT ELECTRIC, THEY'RE PROBABLY DIESEL.

AND THAT WAS GOING TO AFFECT THE COST OF TRANSPORTING EVERY PRODUCT IN THE UNITED STATES MORE THAN SIX BUCKS A GALLON RIGHT NOW IN OKLAHOMA, FOR A TRUCKER GOING DOWN THE ROAD FOR DIESEL IN OKLAHOMA, AND WE'RE USUALLY AMONG THE LOWEST.

CALIFORNIA SEEMS TO ALWAYS BE THE HIGHEST.

I JUST CHECKED THE TRIPLE A GAS PRICES.

THEY'RE PAYING SIX AND A HALF, CLOSE TO SEVEN, I THINK OUT THERE THEY'RE HIGHER THAN HAWAII.

YEAH.

I, I DON'T UNDERSTAND HOW THAT WORKS, BUT YOU DO.

AND THAT SUFFICES.

SO AS I'M LOOKING FOR INFORMATION ONLINE, I SEE THINGS THAT I THINK ARE TRUE BECAUSE THEY SOUND LIKE THEY'RE COMING FROM SOMETHING.

AND WE'RE GOING TO GO TO YOU ON THIS, JERRY.

THEY LOOK LIKE THEY'RE COMING FROM SOMEONE SERIOUS.

AND THEN I START DOING RESEARCH AND I FIND OUT WHAT I SAW WASN'T TRUE.

SO, JERRY, WHERE CAN PEOPLE GO TO FIND SOMETHING THAT'S TRUE?

AND I KNOW YOUR YOUR WEBSITE, IT'S LIKE ANYTHING, IT'S LIKE THE NEWS PERIOD.

IT WHETHER IT'S ENERGY OR NOT, YOU HAVE TO HAVE SEVERAL DIFFERENT SOURCES.

AND THEN YOU COME TO THAT CONCLUSION, YOU KNOW, WHETHER YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT RESTRICTION OF DIESEL FUEL OR NOT, WHAT, WHO'S WHOSE OX IS BEING GORED.

THAT'S WHAT YOU WANT TO FIND OUT.

AND WHAT DO THEY HAVE TO SAY?

AND WHY DO THEY HAVE TO SAY IT?

RIGHT?

CONSIDER THE SOURCE.

THAT'S RIGHT.

EXACTLY, EXACTLY, EXACTLY.

SO I'M GOING TO I'M GOING TO COME TO YOU.

STEVE.

WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE HAPPEN IN THE FUTURE THAT WOULD BE REALISTIC AND IDEAL FOR ALL PARTIES CONCERNED?

WELL, WE NEED TO END THE WAR, NUMBER ONE.

OKAY?

WE NEED TO OPEN UP THE STREETS.

WE NEED TO GET OIL FLOWING AGAIN BECAUSE THE THROUGH THE STRAITS OF HORMUZ, THERE'S ABOUT 20% OF THE WORLD'S OIL SUPPLY GOES THROUGH THAT EVERY DAY.

WELL, THAT'S BEEN REDUCED OR SHUT DOWN.

SO WE NEED TO END THE WAR.

WE NEED TO OPEN UP THE STRAITS.

WE NEED TO GET MORE BALANCED SUPPLIES BEING DELIVERED AROUND THE WORLD.

AND I THINK THAT'S GOING TO CERTAINLY HELP MITIGATE THE PROBLEM OF THESE HIGHER, HIGHER PRICES.

THAT'S WONDERFUL.

AND BROOKS, WHAT ABOUT YOU?

WELL, I WOULD ADD ONE.

I AGREE WITH STEVE.

BUT ALSO WE HAVE TO REMEMBER WE HAVE TO WIN THIS WAR.

IRAN JUST HAS TO NOT LOSE THIS WAR.

AND WHAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE IS IT'S PROBABLY TOO LATE AT THIS POINT IN THE ELECTION CYCLE TO HAVE SOME SORT OF EFFECT ON THE ELECTORATE'S ELECTORATE'S OPINION ABOUT PRICES AT THIS JUNCTURE.

NOVEMBER 3RD IS RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER.

SO WHAT WE'RE SEEING IS IRAN JUST SORT OF RUNNING OUT THE CLOCK, I THINK, AND THEN THERE'S GOING TO BE SOME SORT OF PERHAPS A CHANGE IN POLICY OR APPROACH AFTER THE MIDTERMS IS WHAT I WOULD GATHER.

YOU'RE GOING TO SEE MORE OF AN EFFORT IN VENEZUELA AND ARGENTINA.

CORRECT.

HAROLD HAMM AND CONTINENTAL RESOURCES THEY'RE EXPLORING IN THOSE TWO COUNTRIES NOW.

HALLIBURTON IS DOING THE SAME, A NUMBER OF OTHER COUNTRIES.

THAT MEANS MORE OIL PRODUCTION FOR THE WORLD.

ALL RIGHT.

THANK ALL OF YOU FOR YOUR GREAT INSIGHT AND FOR YOUR TIME TODAY.

WE REALLY APPRECIATE IT.

THANK YOU.

HAPPY TO BE.

YOU'RE WELCOME.

THANK YOU.

THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA IS RENAMING ITS HEALTH CAMPUS, THANKS TO A MAJOR DONATION FROM AN OKLAHOMA OIL TYCOON.

WE GET THE DETAILS IN THIS WEEK'S OKLAHOMA BUSINESS REVIEW WITH JASON DOYLE.

CONTINENTAL RESOURCES FOUNDER HAROLD HAMM IS GIVING THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA ITS SINGLE LARGEST DONATION IN HISTORY, TOTALING $150 MILLION.

THIS IS A GREAT WIN FOR YOU.

I THINK IT'S A WIN FOR OKLAHOMA.

APPRECIATE EVERYBODY COMING.

THANK THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THE GIFT.

OU IS RENAMING ITS HEALTH CAMPUS AS THE HAROLD HAMM HEALTH CAMPUS.

$100 MILLION WILL GO TO THAT LOCATION, WITH THE OTHER 50 MILLION GOING TOWARD RESEARCH AT THE HAROLD HAMM DIABETES CENTER, ALSO LOCATED ON THE OKLAHOMA CITY CAMPUS.

HAMM IS GIVING CLOSE TO $250 MILLION TO THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA OVER THE YEARS, MAKING HIM THE SINGLE LARGEST DONOR FOR OU OKLAHOMA PRIMARY.

ALUMINUM IS TOUTING A STUDY CONDUCTED BY REGIONAL ECONOMIC MODELS, INC.

SHOWING THAT THE PROPOSED PRIMARY ALUMINUM SMELTER IN INOLA WOULD HAVE A $49 BILLION CUMULATIVE IMPACT ON OKLAHOMA'S ECONOMY THROUGH 2060.

THE STUDY CLAIMS THAT THE PLANT WILL CONTRIBUTE $1.45 BILLION EACH YEAR TO OKLAHOMA'S GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT, CREATE AN AVERAGE OF 7000 JOBS PER YEAR OVER THE LIFE OF THE PROJECT, INCLUDING 1000 PERMANENT JOBS, 5000 INDIRECT JOBS, AND 4000 TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION JOBS.

OKLAHOMA PRIMARY ALUMINUM ALSO RELEASED PRELIMINARY RENDERINGS OF WHAT THE PLANT WILL LOOK LIKE IN THE TULSA PORT OF INOLA.

AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE MANUFACTURER KMAC IS EXPANDING ITS OKLAHOMA CITY FACILITY.

THE COMPANY PLANS TO INVEST $25 MILLION INTO THE EXPANSION, WHICH WILL BE USED TO INCREASE KMAX SUPPORT OF TINKER AIR FORCE BASE AND OTHER AEROSPACE AND DEFENSE OPERATIONS.

KMAC AND THE OKLAHOMA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE MADE THE ANNOUNCEMENT DURING THE A F A AIR SPACE AND CYBER CONFERENCE IN MARYLAND.

THE NBA SEASON IS JUST AROUND THE CORNER, AND THUNDER FANS GOT THEIR FIRST CRACK AT SINGLE GAME TICKETS THIS WEEK.

MOST OF THE AVAILABLE TICKETS ARE IN LOUD CITY.

THE HOME OPENER FOR THE THUNDER IS SET FOR OCTOBER 22ND AGAINST THE DENVER NUGGETS.

THIS IS THE OKLAHOMA BUSINESS REVIEW.

EACH WEEK IN OUR NATIONAL REVIEW SEGMENT, WE CHECK OUT INTERESTING STORIES PRODUCED BY OUR PBS PARTNERS IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY.

THIS WEEK, WE TRAVEL TO RAWLINS, WYOMING TO CHECK OUT THE GROWING POPULARITY OF THEIR ANNUAL FOOD TRUCK FESTIVAL.

COURTESY OF WYOMING PBS.

I WOULD DEFINITELY SAY THAT FOOD BRINGS PEOPLE TOGETHER.

FOOD IN OF ITSELF IS A CULTURE.

I THINK THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ENJOY COMING TO A FESTIVAL WHERE THEY CAN TRY SO MANY DIFFERENT FOODS ALL AT ONCE, AND EXPERIENCE DIFFERENT CULTURES.

LIKE WE HAVE SO MANY MEXICAN FOOD TRUCKS HERE.

WE'VE HAD ACAI BOWLS, BARBECUE.

I MEAN, ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT CULTURES HAVE BEEN ABSOLUTELY WONDERFUL TO EXPERIENCE AND TO HAVE THEM ALL AT YOUR FINGERTIPS AT OUR FESTIVAL.

SO I GREW UP ORIGINALLY IN GREEN RIVER, AND I WAS USED TO SEEING LIKE 1 OR 2 TRUCKS MAYBE WHEN I MOVED TO RAWLINS ABOUT THREE AND A HALF YEARS AGO, I WAS SHOCKED TO SEE LIKE 5 OR 6 TRUCKS ALL AT ONCE IN THE PARKING LOTS.

AND SO I WAS LIKE, WOW, WE HAVE SO MANY FOOD TRUCKS HERE.

WOULDN'T IT BE AMAZING IF WE HAD LIKE A FESTIVAL TO CELEBRATE THEM?

OUR VERY FIRST YEAR, WE HAD OVER 1000 PEOPLE HERE.

WE HAD SEVERAL TRUCKS AND VENDORS SELL OUT, AND EACH YEAR WE'VE MAINTAINED AT LEAST A THOUSAND PEOPLE.

THIS YEAR, WE'RE THINKING WE PROBABLY PULLED AT LEAST 1500.

MY NAME IS MAKAYLA STRAND AND I OWN RANCH EATS FOOD TRUCK WITH MY HUSBAND, TROY.

WE'RE FROM CHEYENNE AND THAT'S WHERE WE'RE BASED.

AND WE THOUGHT THERE WAS KIND OF A NEED FOR THIS TYPE OF FOOD IN CHEYENNE.

SO WE OPENED RANCH EATS.

SO WE SERVE SORT OF AMERICAN RUSTIC CUISINE.

WE HAVE BRISKET SANDWICHES, PHILLIES.

WE'RE KIND OF FAMOUS FOR OUR PHILLY.

WE LOVE COMING TO THIS.

IT'S A GOOD ONE.

WE LIKE TO EAT IT.

ALL THE OTHER TRUCKS.

IT'S KIND OF A FUN PLACE FOR ALL OF WYOMING'S TRUCKS TO COME TOGETHER.

IT'S A GREAT EVENT.

WYOMING'S A CRAZY PLACE TO RUN A FOOD TRUCK.

YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT LIKE CALIFORNIA, ARIZONA.

IT CAN BE SNOWING OR 100 DEGREES, AND YOU SORT OF JUST GOTTA ROLL WITH THE PUNCHES AND DO IT.

SO I COMMEND EVERYBODY THAT DOES IT BECAUSE IT'S NOT EASY WORK, BUT WE SURE LOVE IT.

SO OHANA MEANS FAMILY.

IT IS A DRINK TRUCK, NONALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, FRUITY FLAVORS, LEMONADES, ICED TEAS AND SODAS.

WE'VE ENJOYED BEING HERE AT THE WYOMING TASTE OF WYOMING FESTIVAL, AND WE'RE TRYING TO HAVE A THREE PEAT WIN TODAY.

WE'VE HAD THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE FOR TWO YEARS STRAIGHT ALONG WITH WILD BULLS.

THIS SO FAR HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST YEAR AS FAR AS VENDORS AND FOOD TRUCKS GO.

SO IT WAS A REALLY EXCITING ONE.

AND YEAH, PEOPLE GET TO VOTE FOR WHO THEIR FAVORITE FOOD TRUCKS WERE.

WHEN I BOUGHT IT, I THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD BE LIKE A 4 OR 5 HOUR A DAY GIG.

AND IT'S A LOT OF WORK.

IT'S A LOT OF STOCKING, RESTOCKING, PLANNING, PREPARING, BUT IT'S SO FUN.

AND WE GET TO MEET SO MANY AWESOME PEOPLE AND BUILD A LOT OF GREAT RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE COMMUNITY.

AND IT'S BEEN REALLY FUN WORKING ALONGSIDE ALL THE OTHER TRUCKS.

WE'VE MADE A LOT OF REALLY GOOD FRIENDS, AND IT'S GROWING AND IT'S HEALTHY, AND WE ALL HAVE GREAT RELATIONSHIPS AND IT'S JUST REALLY FUN.

WE DEFINITELY HAVE PLANS FOR GROWING.

WE HAVE ALREADY BEEN LOOKING AT THE MAP OF THE FAIRGROUNDS ON FIGURING OUT HOW TO EXPAND THE FOOD TRUCKS THAT WE OFFER.

WE'VE ALSO HAD A LOT OF FOOD TRUCKS REACHING OUT TO US IN THE PAST.

WE'VE BEEN CAPPING IT AT 20.

I THINK IN THE FUTURE YEARS, WE'RE GOING TO BE ABLE TO SURPASS THAT NUMBER QUITE A LOT.

ONE OF MY MAIN THINGS IN THIS FESTIVAL IS, OF COURSE, BOOSTING THE ECONOMY IN RAWLINS.

IT ALSO HELPS OTHER ECONOMIES AROUND THE STATE FROM OUR VENDORS WHO ARE FROM CASPER OR CHEYENNE.

THEY'RE ABLE TO TAKE THAT MONEY THAT THEY EARN TODAY AND TAKE IT BACK TO THEIR OWN COMMUNITIES AND SPEND IT.

SO IT'S BEEN SOMETHING THAT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT WYOMING IS THE WINNER IN ALL OF THIS.

ON THE NEXT EDITION OF THE OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT, IT COSTS MORE FOR A HAMBURGER OR A STEAK THESE DAYS.

WE TAKE A LOOK AT HOW THAT'S IMPACTING OKLAHOMA'S BEEF INDUSTRY.

THAT REPORT FRIDAY AT 7 P.M.

WE'LL SAY SO LONG FOR NOW, WITH A TRIP TO THE OKLAHOMA STATE FAIR PUT TOGETHER FOR US BY OETA.

S LEVI WILKERSON.

FOR ALL OF US WHO PLAY A ROLE IN PUTTING THIS NEWSCAST ON AIR EACH WEEK, I'M TAELYR JACKSON RICH LENZ WILL RETURN NEXT WEEK.

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND.

SINGING OLDIES.

GOLDIES BE-BOP-A-LULA BABY WHAT I SAY YOU CAN'T JOHNNY SINGING I GOT A WOMAN DOWN IN THE TUNNEL TRYIN TO MAKE IT PAY.

YOU GOT THE ACTION.

HE GOT THE MOTION, OH YEAH.

THE BOY CAN PLAY THE DEDICATION, DEVOTION.

TURNING ALL THE NIGHTTIME INTO THE DAY.

THROUGH THE SONG ABOUT A SWEET, LOVING WOMAN.

THEY DO THE SONG ABOUT THE NIGHT.

WHEN THEY DO THE WALK, DO THE WALK OF LIFE.

YEAH, THEY DO THE WALK OF LIFE.

YOU THE STORY.

HAND ME DOWN MY WALKING SHOES.

HE COMES ONLY WITH THE POWER AND THE GLORY.

SING DEMOCRACY 250 IS A MUSICAL ODYSSEY COMMEMORATING THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.

THROUGH POWERFUL CHORAL MUSIC AND PERFORMANCES IN COMMUNITIES