>> as a graduate assistant and adjunct professor at the university of oklahoma, oklahoma baptist university. that was a semester gig. london program, i had my undergraduate degree from there and odd stint teaching a class, i taught with former democratic national committee chairman before i was in congress, a class in national parties and campaigns a.jw up here in dc and i taught a campaign course years ago at the university of central oklahoma. >> is r there any historians that when they come out with a book the entire series you've read? >> look, i like anything that steven ambrose wrote. he was really -- a lot of range in in writing. very good, obviously, john john mccollough is an excellent historian. it have focused on british history and, you know, these were not all -- all, you know, histories but, boy, churchill was always worth reading whether it's memoirs, whether -- he had a wonderful little book called great contemporaries written in the 20's which nexton did a follow on kind of book himself. i like to read richard nixon stuff. i like to read about richard nixon. fascinating pol

if you have pro-life with right to work, oklahoma is number one. all of these, new york is number 50 no matter what you do. moderate pro-choice are strong pro-choice depending on which of those you choose, new hampshire and alaska might trade off number one and number two. you could quibble with some of our weights on the variables. in fact, if you like you can download our spreadsheet and create your own personalized index, we encourage that. part of this is about generating a conversation about freedom. you will probably find that the states move around a little bit, it will be difficult to get new york higher than 25 or new hampshire lower than 25. with that we would like to offer a little bit of time for q&a. i believe peter has some questions for us as well. thank you very much. [applause] >> thank you. we will have copies of this book on the way out. it is a data lover's delight. it is full of charts and graphs and wonderful ways to look at material. another way to engage at the website which is freedominthe50states.org. check that out. it is

lamb: right outside of oklahoma city. -- tulsa.t your name, you would think it is --what is the origin of your name? mr. rafael: it is from the italian part of switzerland and has been anglicized. when i make dinner reservations, it is rafael. mr. lamb: thank you so much for joining us and letting us see some of your work. -- their work. mr. rafael: thank you, brian. ♪ >> for free transcripts or to program,omment on the go to our website www.c-span.org. and it's also available as a free podcast. if you enjoyed this week's q and a interview with clinton -- clifton rafael, here are other programs you might like. work lastabout her days in vietnam. heidi discusses her documentary on the deterioration of detroit michigan. and this

. >> on the fifth anniversary of the bombing of the federal building in oklahoma city, oklahoma governor dedicateed a national memorial to the victims on the site where the building once stood. 168 people including 19 children died in the 1995 blast. >> on april 19th, fire years ago, another spring wednesday like today, the flag of our nation was flying over the murrah building. it is flying over our memorial today, and i know it flies proudly in all of your hearts. for those who perpetuated this act, we have one message -- in america, you can speak and write and vote and complain, but there is no right to maim and bomb and kill. [ applause ] >> and if you think that you can bring that flag down, there is your answer. we have so many special guests today. it is a homecoming for many of you who came to oklahoma in 1995, and gave us your sweat and your tears and your support. we welcome home all of you. this is your home. we are all oklahomans today, and we are all americans. may god continue to bless our beloved land. [ applause ] >>> my husband and i and our parson designed the outdoor s

oklahoma is a state that had long been full of democrats. they had suffered during the great depression and had a lot of cultural affinities with the south and then it became a much more free market state in terms of public opinion. it took a while for policy to respond to that. they eventually caught on and started implementing the kind of reforms that voters wanted. i think you might see similar things happening with west virginia that was strongly democratic 4 until the past few years ago. maybe west virginia which is one of our worst dates will start to improve. >> now for the darkside. illinois is the state that has worsened the most, if you will, in terms of the rankings, not just rankings, but in freedom. they have suffered, due to, as you might guess, pretty bad fiscal policy situation. it's the state that has not got a handle on spending or taxes and is a highly regulated state compared to its neighbors so that's actually affected the physical side of the house. when you are having your task base flee to neighboring states that only

lamb: right outside of oklahoma city. -- tulsa.ok at your name, you would think it is --what is the origin of your name? mr. rafael: it is from the italian part of switzerland and has been anglicized. when i make dinner reservations, it is rafael. mr. lamb: thank you so much for joining us and letting us see some of your work. -- their work. mr. rafael: thank you, brian. >> for free transcripts or to see. -- comment on the program, visit us on two and a.org and they are also available as podcasts. >> if you enjoyed this week's q and a interview with clinton -- clifton rafael, here are other programs you might like. documentary filmmaker rory kennedy talks about her work last days in vietnam. as well as her life as the youngest daughter of the late senator robert kennedy. heidi discusses her documentary on the deterioration of detroit michigan. , and this film free angela and all political prisoners. you can watch these anytime or search our entire video library at c-span.org. journaln's washington life every day with news and polic

>> oklahoma by far was the best improve over this period. they were in the middle high in 2,000 and now among the top five. >> so i'll take the down side. >> how do you account for that? what went into that? "more freedom is better" or is it a competitive thing? >> i think often what you find is that states that move ideologically are sometimes out of equilibrium so to speak. so oklahoma was a state that had been full of new deal democrats, suffered through the great depression and had cultural afin tease with the segregation south then it became a much more free market state just in terms of public opinion and it took a while for policy to respond to that but politicians caught on and started implementing the kind of reforms voters wanted. you might see similar things happening with a state like west virginia which was strongly democratic until just a few years ago and is now strongly republican and all of a sudden it's passing worker's comp reform and right to work and all these things so maybe west virginia, which is one of our worst stat

i'm not from oklahoma originally. i think she found the subject. mr.is one minute and a half. >> during my childhood days, there were people everywhere. all in the countries, all over this neighborhood. all the broken houses and homes no longer in use. filled with live bodies. >> black town came out of necessity. african-americans were not treated fairly in mixed communities. men, women, with their families headed west to carve out a space for themselves. oklahoma has more all black towns than any state. >> a gentleman from red river county, he served as a manager to establish the town. he sent out a massive advertisement asking for people to come and make this an all-black town. people came by the droves. >> i liken it to the black towns as being the ellis island of the west. it is where african americans went to to carve out a piece of life for themselves. >> people who looked just like me were there to encourage me and motivate me and inspired me. to support me. we do not feel like we have to play basketball to get out of the village. we had what wa

. >> host: will from tulsa, oklahoma. go ahead. >> caller: i appreciate you taking my call.i' i'm in oklahoma and they have very stringent laws of the state of oklahoma we used a lead thefe nation -- on that female incarceration rate per capita. [inaudible]felony were not talking about jail, prison, felony convictions.an my question and concern is of all the different continents, the united states is a nation, oklahoma led the incarceration rate and is very stringent. punishments are regional. certain crimes and felonies -- i spent two years in prison for 2 grams of marijuana. [inaudible] for years i was shocked. i said seriously in prison, 90 days inu jail wouldn't satisfy the incarceration. and here is what my attorney told me. he said, we have to stop lucky that people were mad up and lock up people we're scared of. crimes against people, violent crimes, those are the people we need to be incarcerated. stop locking. stop locking up people for these petty crimes. but in the state of oklahoma prisons are big. >> host: wi

>> oklahoma was the best improver over this period. they were in the middle high in 2000 and now they are among the top five. number three. that? do you account for what went into that? what you find is states that move ideologically are sometimes out of equilibrium, so to speak. oklahoma was a state that had long been full of new deal democrats that suffered during the great depression. and a lot of cultural affinities with the segregation south. moreit became a much free-market state in terms of public opinion. it took a while for policy to respond to that. the politicians caught on and started implementing the kinds of reforms that voters wanted. you might see similar things happening with a state like west was stronglych democratic until just a few years ago and is strongly republican and all of a sudden it is passing workers comp reform and right to work and all these things so maybe west virginia which is one of our worst states is going to start to improve. mr. ruger: illinois is the state that has worsened the most in terms of

a crash at the bypass and oklahoma where the on-ramp is merging in. right before getting to the merge there are troubles there. miller parkway a spinout. delays on the bypass back to the street. travel times are not too friendly there. that's a look at the morning commute, back to you. >> thank you, matt. now to a developing story overseas. a soldier killed by a bomb in afghanistan has not been identified. tim, this is the second u.s. combat death in afghanistan this year. >> it is, ben. it was it killed staff sergeant matthew thompson. the bobbing blast injured another american service member and six afghan soldiers. thompson was part of the 500 troops in the country and working on counter terrorism training. the defense secretary extended condolences to the family earlier in the week. >> senator ron johnson is looking at changes to the va facility. he visited the facility months after a veteran died from a drug overdose. the va recommended changes and then another veteran almost died from a heroin overdose in july, since then they have added cameras

who is closest to the situation in oklahoma is an accurate in terms of the conclusions it came to. i think my colleagues who oppose this letter are talking in some broad kind of sense across the country and wish to impose that view nationally. i think that the oklahoma sacramento is closer to the issue like go loew cal government and has a better grip of what's going on. i've also in the past proposed the jail to school pipeline concept paper. and perhaps we should reconsider that in some later date. i do support sending this letter as i do think that perhaps we should start sending our sack reports to each and every department that are of concern in the future. thank you. castro: thank you -- >> i've still got something to say. doubting that african-american americans are harder on african-american students than other teachers, that's documented in the empirical literature quite literally. on the point that gosh, why didn't we bring this up earlier? the -- the point there is that, well, they were presenting the report to us for the first time and there was never a statement that w

. >>> now a bizarre story from the state of oklahoma. it comes down to a case of she says she came to her house to find the whole thing a mess thanks to squatters. but they say they're the victims in this case, and they have documents to prove they belong in that house. >> reporter: this house trashed by total strangers. floors scratched. the kitchen filthy. garbage everywhere and no one is in jail. >> it was awful. it looked like i was in a homeless shelter with mattresses everywhere. >> reporter: alleged squatters moving into this oklahoma house, all while she and her fiance are on vacation. crystal rushing home when neighbors alerted her. >> they broke into my home. they crawled underneath the garage door. they vandalized the home, and nothing is being done. it should be breaking and entering. >> reporter: police responded, but the alleged squatters providing a lease, claiming they were victims of a craigslist scam. we'll research the house before we move in. >> reporter: authorities investigating but making no arrests. >> once the po

history in oklahoma, right? these kind of intellectual and social battles that are waged in the school show us the importance of schools as sites of conflict as well as this idea about investing in kids in order to make a better nation. and finally what she highlights in this book is that there was no retrenchment for sex education during cold war also in part due to the concerns about anti-communism. that you needed sex education in the schools, that you needed education about family life and normative heterosexuality or the communists would win. one of the ways that communism was framed in the states as negative or bad for business is that communists engaged in free love. there was this deep concern that communists allowed for polygamy, that the state allowed -- didn't allow the family structure because children were wards of the state, not of their own families. and so the investment in sex education wasn't just about educating kids, it was about this idea that kids had to understand that democracy, right, th

we start in oklahoma-- with a terrifying bus crash in oklahoma. it happened in oklahoma city-- the bus driver was trying to avoid a driver who had run a red light. passengers onto the floor. some sliding several feet. the bus finally comes to a stop on the sidewalk narrowly missing a pole, now with a cracked windshield. the car that hit the bus left smashed. the bus' camera catches the driver hobbling away, leaving the scene. five people on the bus were hurt. a scary day for a couple of workers in cincinnati... their scaffolding platform 'fell' to one side.. and dangled from the 27- story building. the two workers climbed to the safety.. of a nearb building was evacuated.. and nearby roads were cleared... as firefighters worked to secure the scaffolding. check out this thoughtful pup in croatia... the clever collie noticed the cat was outside, waiting to get in... so it did what any good dog would do, he jumped up, opened the door and let the cat in. that's not all... the dog went back inside to close the door. a panda surprises zookeepers in she

into the construction zone, breaks happen run oklahoma. it is an eight-minute ride from the hale interchange to the zoo interchange. back to you. melinda: matt, thank you very much. right now, wildfires are scorching california. let's check in with wisn 12 news' tim elliott with details on one of the biggest fires. tim? tim: it is called the blue cut fire, and since tuesday, it has burned more than 35,000 acres. it is burning near san bernardino. some mandatory evacuations are still in place -- others have been lifted. officials estimate that nearly 83,000 people were ordered to evacuate. more than 1500 firefighters have been working to contain the fire. as of last night, the blue cut fire is about 22% contained. california's governor has issued a state of emergency for the county. it is still not clear what ben, over to you. ben: an update on the orlando nightclub shooting -- doctors say the last victim who remains in the hospital has improved slightly. the patient had been in critical condition since the shooting on june 12. now, that pe

i worked for the secretary of state and it is pretty cool through the oklahoma city bombing to have that for the next day to see what he was doing in the crisis. so i have always dabbled with that in certain periods of time but when i got here that there are no breaks. >>host: is it discipline to write every day? >> i do that about three times a week but you keep your schedule there's a you can bring down every right back. we don't have a certain time but i am very systematic to keep that up. i go back kiev occasionally and as they have gone there could . i have known him as executive director of the campaign committee it actually came up with the poster in they were rebels back then all the leadership hated them. so i knew him very well i was on the committee we we're doing well. now senator plunge was the chief whip and roy was exceptionally good to me he did not know me but contributed to my campaign in was a very competitive race. because we head the defense going in both places and said what kind of help? i have heard about this and that they had hit those stores i got here he made

>> i live between cambridge and tulsa, oklahoma, and oklahoma now, besides being the tornado capital of the world, the earthquake capital of the world. just in the past couple of years it happens almost every day, like a 3.0, 4.0. not anything like san francisco but it's amazing, and what very few people know is that actually from st. louis through texas, you have the new -- the last time there was activity on this is when all you had were teepees so even there were probably eight and nine richter type of earthquakes, it was like 1814, it knocked over a teepee and didn't matter. a lot of problem, you're talking about with the water, the wastewater, and the thing about it is, the industry is very, very powerful in oklahoma. there's so many people who are being badly impacted by this itch didn't realize -- i knew there was the problem with the fracking. i didn't understand why the water was getting bad, because a lot of these places -- talk about farms that are actually using well water, and this is getting interest the well water -- getting into the well water. >> yes. thank you for y

in oklahoma, funeral services will be held friday for khalid jabara, the lebanese man police say was killed by his next-door neighbor in a possible hate crime. police say stanley majors will be charged with first degree murder for monday's murder and acknowledged he had a long-standing animosity toward jabara's family. majors is already facing assault charges for hitting haifa jabara, khalid's mother, with his car last year while she was jogging.

the students who are working at the issues at the university of oklahoma are fantastic. there is a lot of really energetic students who are also saying that there are some deeper questions we have to ask. yes. >> i was going to say that we are also held to a standard now on social media. if it gets out the whole world basically holds you accountable. it's not just like your community, it's all of twitter and all of facebook. >> that's a very good point. our definitions of a community standard and a community that we could offend, much bigger than the place that we're in. what else? what else is going on? yes. >> i just saw last night, the night before last a resurgence of the black lives matter hashtag surrounding the police brutality of the uva student who was an honor student as well as a member of the kappa fraternity and it made me think about our discussions surrounding who is a worthy victim and worthy face to take up the cause and seems it like even when you google him you can't find -- with mike brown it was he smoked weed and listened to rap music. >> which is l

. >> pulse of oklahomaou takin go-ahead. >> caller: i appreciate you taking my call for him and oklahoma dash and even with the highest the mill incarceration rates. -- if the male incarceration rates for the up phelan prison the united states leads the station as a whole those 50 states so i spenton two years in prison for 2 grams of marijuana.nd him i am guilty. but two years? ninety days in

family got to say goodbye.>> for us, it is a beautiful sense of closure.>> on the oklahoma. three times he went in to save his comrades. he went back in a fourth time and was never seen again. his remains sat without a name and hawaii's national cemetery until they were identified this year.>> i think it would mean so much to my grandparents to know that their son was honored in this way.>> reporter: four -- for family members, stories they knew. to see him buried feels like the closing of a chapter they thought would never in.>> this is so wonderful to bring him home.>> reporter: while members of england's family say this moment is overdue, for them it's worth it they got to say goodbye. john england is finally home.>> very heartwarming.>> reporter: nick mcgill, 9news.>> john evergreen cemetery in colorado springs.>> much deserved. wonderful closure for the family.>>> we want to switch gears and check in with danielle grant. it was a beautiful day, warm, a beautiful sunset.>> we are calling that # sky candy. it look like someone through update bucket up in the air. all the

the strongest was actually oklahoma. not a state we tend to associate today with socialist proclivities. but that's where debs did the best. that's where the populist tradition flows into the early socialist party where farm tenancy is very rapid, is very extensive. and remember, oklahoma is a sort of segregated state, but it had not been part of the old confederacy. it doesn't have the kind of weight of the civil war sitting on political alignments the way states like louisiana or georgia, et cetera, you know, making it difficult for any insurgency. oklahoma gave debs 16%. one-sixth of the vote. in 1912. in fact, debs was very popular among the prisoners in oklahoma. the warden of the state penitentiary in oklahoma took a poll and found that a majority of the white prisoners voted for debs. a majority of the black prisoners still would have voted for the republicans, the party of lincoln. the other stronghold, as i say, of the left are up there in the states like montana, washington, idaho, nevada. all those states debs

rescue for a couple of oklahoma firefighters... and it had nothing to do with fire.the oklahoma city fire department received a call tuesday about six puppies that got trapped in a hole underneath a home. each puppy was pulled one by the dogs were later reunited with their owners... and all appear to be doing well. up next on live at daybreak on today's tmj4...day 12 of the olympic games is kicking off this morning. the latest look at the leader board... and the biggest events you don't want the olympic games bring in athletes from around the world. and many of them are right here from wisconsin. there are 25 athletes from wisconsin who are competing at the olympics.former u-w track and field athlete evan jager runs in the three-thousand meter steeplechase finals later today.east troy native annie haeger will coe the medal race of the women's 470 sailing.and former marquette basketball player jimmy butler will play for team u-s-a against argentina in the quarterfinals. here's a look at what to watch for on day 12.u-s men's basketba

the strongest was actually oklahoma. not a state we tend to associate today with socialist proclivities. but that's what debs did the best. that's where the populist tradition flows into the early socialist party where farm tenancy is very rapid, is very extensive. and remember, oklahoma is a sort of segregated state, but it had not been part of the old confederacy. it doesn't have the kind of weight of the civil war sitting on political alignments the way states like louisiana or georgia, et cetera, you know, making it difficult for any insurgency. oklahoma gave debs 16%. one-sixth of the vote. in 1912. in fact, debs was very popular among the prisoners in oklahoma. the warden of the state penitentiary in oklahoma took a poll and found that a majority of the white prisoners voted for debs. a majority of the black prisoners still would have voted for the republicans, the party of lincoln. the other stronghold, as i say, of the left are up there in the states like montana, washington, idaho, nevada. all those states debs

week..some oklahoma officers saved the day for an autistic boy. week..some oklahoma officers saved the day for an autistic boy. they made a surprise appearance at his birthday party. it's topping our stories now trending. (terra hubbard, brayden's mother) "for them to take their time out of the day.... and just for them to come say lot." little brayden was celebrating his third brithday but the party was almost cancelled becaused guests were backing out. someone anonymously called the police department and told them about the party. so the officers showed up! it took awhile for brayden to warm up to them.... but before long was in the front seat of a police cruiser. an indian photographer is enjoying a fabulous italian honeymoon. but you might photo - there's something missing -- his bride! just two days before the couple was supposed to leave, the bride lost her passport! so, the groom decided to go anyway and he tweeted out this picture. indian government officials saw the tweet tried to help the bride but nothing could be done. the walt disney

police in oklahoma >>> police in oklahoma release body cam video 84-year-old woman being pepper sprayed by a police officer. police are looking for her son at the time. he would run into the home and the chief of police is saying they are trying to piece everything together to figure out what happened. >> face that way now. >> reporter: investigators are trying to figure out what led to an 84-year-old woman being gee police officer. he refused to come out and police went inside. he walks out his 84-year-old mother. police command her to turn around. after 40 seconds, she is pepper sprayed. the chief of police says the department is working to resolve the situation. >> this is an important issue. there is a lot of misinformation out there. there is a lot of prejudgment going on. there is a lot of concern. >> reporter: the chief his department released the video to be transparent with the public. >> videos can't give you the full sense of what has happened. at the same time they validate or expose any warts you might have. >> investigators are still interviewing a couple more officers. th

the sheriff's department near fort smith...thats right near the arkansas oklahoma border... says two officers were shot earlier this morning. the condition of the officers are unknown. today.. the waterpark in kansas where a 10 year old boy died is re- however... the waterslide that caleb schwabb was thrown from on sunday is closed indefinitely. now we're learning this isn't the first time the ride has had problems. one man says the safety shoulder strap came off while he was on it last month. you can see his son and friend are strapped in... but he says he held onto handles near his legs. "i just gripped it really tight / just held on as i went up ages 6, 10 and 16 who fell 30 to 40 feet on the ride at the county fair. police say the basket the girls were riding in-- got caught on the one just below it... turning the basket nearly upside down. all three girls are still in the hospital. the 6 year old is in critical condition. the carnival rides at the fair remai a scathing report from the justice department finds baltimore police routinely violated people's constitutional r

one of the strongest hotbeds of socialism was oklahoma. people who had been populous started to develop these socialist camp meetings where they would gather together to hear socialist speeches. eugene debs was a real hero there. they also needed to speak to trade unionists in chicago and milwaukee to radical bohemians and san francisco, to jewish garment workers on the lower east side. it was a real challenge to find a way to knit together people who all agree on some level that capitalism needed to change fundamentally. they were coming at this from very different positions. it took a while to build the apparatus. >> another election in 1908 which involve william jennings bryan. he began to understand some early marketing. he had some campaign tactics of the red train special and the red special band. can you tell us a little more about that? >> 1908 was a critical year because of the descendants of the popularity of the labor party and the federation of labour and other labor unions. his message appealed to increasingly more people from

senator fred harris of oklahoma had also selected a female page for appointment. julie price of bartellsville. the child of a politically active oklahoma family, price had dreamed of serving as a congressional page since first reading her eighth grade civics book. since first reading, excuse me, about the page program in her eighth grade civics book. the more she learned about it, the more she wanted to be a part of the program. in middle school, she began to mail letters of inquiry to her congressional delegation asking for an appointment. she was disappointed when she also received the same standard reply -- we don't take girl pages. price thought girls could do anything boys could do. those were her words to me. and she was determined to challenge that boys-only senate tradition. she drafted a petition calling for congress to appoint girl pages and went around her neighborhood collecting signatures. after collecting hundreds of signatures, she thought that was a lot, she then took that petition on a flight to washington, brought that petition on a flight to was

an oklahoma woman went to a dating service looking for love... but she left with a lawsuit! the company. ((bryan)) and.. don't forget to download the all new 13 action news app.. featuring live streaming.. video on demand and incredible weather radar. it's free in the app store and in google play. an oklahoma woman sues a 5- thousand dollars form "ambiance matchmaking" in small claims court. but now.. it's refusing to pay. (jane woods/sued matchmaking service) "i was not looking for a marriage partner but someone i would be compatible with." (leslie wardman/ambiance matchmaking founder) "we've worked hard for this lady and now she's asking above and beyond what she paid us." her lawyer says it's not the only complaint against the and other clients have reportedly made similar claims and filed lawsuits. now for a look at the top stories now trending! some deep-fried deliciousness... and america's favorite cookie has a new flavor. but first, a texas homeowner got quite a scare when he opened his garage door. he was met by a 9-foot.. 300 pound alligator. he immidiately called i

the complaint says, 42-year-old reed carlsen went up to the van and oklahoma thursday night. they were in and began to "act crazy." construction barrel at him. he feared for his safety and opened fire. drescher walked into the station and told an officer to call an ambulance. he was arrested. he is charged with first degree reckless homicide. a half a bottle of vodka and two beers. that's what a man told deputies he drank before getting behind the wheel with a five-year-old child in his car. the sheriff's office says a deputy pulled 33-year-old earl matthews over on i-43 near fond du lac around midnight. he registered a .25 on a breath test. deputies say the child was not s seat belt. the child's mother was allowed to pick the boy up. this is matthew's first offense. patrick: president obama visited the flood zone in louisiana today. he toured flood damage in baton rouge and met with several people rescued from their flooded homes. abc's marci gonzalez is there tonight. >> from the receding flood water to everything it destroyed president obama -- >> how are you all doing? th

i >> i live between cambridge and tulsa oklahoma and oklahoma is the tornado capital of the world create just in the past couple of years it happens almost every day a 3.0, 4.0, it's nott anything like san francisco but it's amazing. san fran few people know from st. louis through texas you have the metrics fall. apparently the last time there y was activity on this was -- so even though there were eight and nine rick or type earthquakes it was like 1814. knocking over tp didn't matter but there a lot of problems out there.e. you are talking about the water and the thing about it is the industry is very powerful and there are so many people who are being deadly impacted. i didn't realize, knew there was a problem with the fracking. i didn't understand why the water was getting bad. a lot of these places you talk about farms that are using well water and this is getting into the well water. >> thanks for your comments. >> i'm sorry, i have had friends involved in the anti-fracking movement and ever friend who's involved in separate pumping stations that what i found in the rural communiti

. >>> folks in oklahoma city got a surprise at the grocery store when strangers bought their groceries. >> the group footed the bill for more than a dozen people they have been raising money since july to pull this off. i love watching the reactions of people who don't know what to say, then so happy. >> first person, it was her birthday. she was low on cash and so when we did pay her bill, it was a big deal for her. >> ? happy birthday to you ? . >> looks like fun. they helped out 15 to 20 people says they will do another surprise visit at another store in the oklahoma city area in the future. >> nice. if you see them coming, it's a good day. >>> we have sunshine out here, a live look from sterling. nice start to the day, wind speeds about 5 to 10 miles an hour. it's calm and cool, upper 60s to near 70 by the time the kids head out this morning. heading home, we have upper 80s. it is warm today but we'll see a few storms popping up today along the foothills and rolling east over denver. the threat of severe weather is low. >>> we have a minor accident on i-25 near the thornton parkway

nbc news, tulsa, oklahoma. >>> and that's "nbc nightly news" for this saturday. i'm jose diaz balart reporting from new york. thank you for the privilege of your time. >>> next week, infamous crimes that captured headlines. >> the strange caves missing mom, stacy pe >>> right now on news3 live at 6:00. still don't have a stadium or team. but live where fans are already celebrating. >> at least three police are investigate ing a homicide, why the victim's roommate is custody. >>> collin making headlines this weekend. but not for his game. why he chose to sit down for the national anthem. >>> welcome everyone. i'm gerard ramalho. for las vegas. become ing a new home for the

those hired will go through 13 months of training at the f-a-a academy in oklahoma city. officials say it's a five-year process to become a certified air traffic controller. those interested have until monday august 15-th to apply. you can find the application on fox five vegas dot com. just click on the links section. now fox5 weather 24..7. with chief meteorologist ted pretty the best shower chances stay east of us on wednesday and thursday while we enjoy a few clouds and highs in the upper-90s for those two days. we'll warm up and see full sun on friday with 104. the weekend will feature 108 both full sun and a light breeze. average highs for the weekend are 103 saturday, 102 on sunday. the best shower chances stay east of us on wednesday and thursday while we enjoy a few clouds and highs in the upper-90s for those two days. we'll warm up and see full sun on friday with 104. the weekend will feature 108 both afternoons with full sun and a light breeze. average highs for the saturday, 102 on sunday. closed captioning closed captioning a group of police officers go above

new at 3 -- a display on the oklahoma is making many people angry... take a look -- yes, that is a noose. dozens of people were seen pulling up to take a picture...while others were just in shock. one of them is terrance reed senior. he says the sign is a direct attack on his heritage and many others agree. 044 if you put up a sign....053 you're making a statement 019 - it bothers me it's humiliating it's discrimination, and america shouldn't put up with it." the owner of the sign says he's been a victim of crime in the he said the sign is not meant to be racist, just merely a warning to any potential thief. his wife says he's now taken the sign down. this afternoon this video is going viral...but it's not of a car break-in. it actually shows good samaritans breaking a car's windows to rescue two puppies that were left inside in dangerous heat. this is in near detroit briggette manners were picking up a friend at a mall when they noticed security gather around the car...that's when they realized what was going on and jumped into action, 017 "those dogs

she then returned to oklahoma and continued in her studies waiting for the senate rules committee toove forward or not. the senate rules committee kept the issue bottled up for a few months, as long as it could, really. pressure from percy javitz and harris forced the committee to consider the issue. the rules committee opened hearings on the topic in march of 1971 with percy and javitz testifying on behalf of the young women that they wished to sponsor. >> do wipt to tell that the american community is -- allowing girls to serve as pages was a question of fundamental human fairness, arg you adsenator javitz. senator harris submitted a level of support. i feel that in accepting girl pages to serve in the u.s. senate, he explained, we would be taking an important symbolic step. the senate should end discriminaskrim oth discriminate other hiring practices. the committee explored other issues, such as how would the senate assure the safety of the girls when they left the capitol grounds. where would the girls live? how would they get to and from the capitol each day safely? what kind of

. >> ryan: still ahead a dust delve stirring up trouble in oklahoma. the wild weather caught on camera. >> reporter: very cool video. we don't have rain in the forecast. we could use some. drought is on. forecast is up next. >> jadiann: a massachusetts teen says he stabbed his mother and his brother. >> ryan: wild weather in oklahoma, take a look at this while wind of dust. the swirl often called a dust delve devils, they're harmless, mostly common in flat sandy's they make a mess and move on but they don't cause a lot of damage. makes a good video, i guess. >> jadiann: are those cows, they don't seem to mind. nature is not scared we don't have to be scared. dusty and dry enough aroundhe we need some rain. any chance of that? >> reporter: no, not to be donny downer on you but we don't have significant rain. perhaps a few isolated showers on monday morning but the warm dry summer pattern rolls on here. now into the month of august. temperatures averaging about 4 and a half degrees above normal. this is the hottest august on record for the city of boston

the victim drove with a woman who had been shot, to where the streetcars now go, near bedding and oklahoma avenue where he flag down the police. a citizen drove up an av et al., stated the female passenger had been shot. tom: the criminals were after this motorcycle in the back of the truck. when the male driver of the truck tried to get away, the would be thieves opened fire, hitting a female passenger. >> i think it shows how desperate people are in these times. broad daylight, shooting at people? tom: the attempt at robbery happened to the 46 hundred block of benning road, but nobody in the neighborhood that we talked to saw or heard gunshots. victim drove the wounded woman a couple miles west, across the anacostia, until finding the police at benning road and oklahoma avenue. notthing the police have explained, why the driver of the truck, a victim of the alleged robbery, was put in handcuffs. have not put out a description of any suspects tonight. as for the woman who was she was shot twice in the upper body, according to the police. they do not have an update on her condition, but th