the gentleman from oklahoma. mr. cole: madam speaker, i yield to the distinguished gentleman from new york, mr. katko, for the purpose of a unanimous consent request. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for unanimous consent. mr. katko: i ask unanimous consent to take from the speaker's table h.r. 3401 with the senate amendment thereto and concur in the senate amendment. this bipartisan bill passed the senate overwhelmingly 10 times more senators voted for this ill than voted against it. that is the essence of bipartisanship. ask that we make this house roud, i ask that we make our we pass this bill and send it to the president's desk for his signature today. the speaker pro tempore: the chair understands that the gentleman from massachusetts has not yielded for that purpose, therefore the unanimous consent request cannot be entertained. the chair would advise members that even though a unanimous consent request to consider a easure is not entertained, elbelishments accompanying such requests constit

the gentleman from oklahoma. mr. cole: madam speaker, i yield to the distinguished gentleman from new york, mr. katko, for the purpose of a unanimous consent request. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for unanimous consent. mr. katko: i ask unanimous consent to take from the speaker's table h.r. 3401 with the senate amendment thereto and concur in the senate amendment. this bipartisan bill passed the senate overwhelmingly 10 times more senators voted for this bill than voted against it. that is the essence of bipartisanship. i ask that we make this house proud, i ask that we make our colleagues proud and i ask that we pass this bill and send it to the president's desk for his signature today. the speaker pro tempore: the chair understands that the gentleman from massachusetts has not yielded for that purpose, therefore the unanimous consent request cannot be entertained. the chair would advise members that even though a unanimous consent request to consider a measure is not entertained, embelli

we will air a special report from the oklahoma protest. but first, we speak to an attorney who helped expose how some 250 infants, children, and teenagers have been locked up for weeks without adequate food, water, and sanitation at a border patrol station near el paso, texas. we will talk to her about children taking care of children. and then we go to ecuador to speak with the swedish computer programmer ola bini who was just released from jail after being held for two months without charge. >> we have proven my innocence for the first time and we will continue to prove my innocence. i want to thank the judges for showing what we been saying the whole time this process has been illegal and i was illegally detained. amy: ola bini was detained in ecuador on the same day his friend julian assange was arrested and forcibly removed from the ecuadorian embassy in london, removed to the belmarsh prison. ola bini will join us from ecuador. all that and more, coming up. welcome to democracy now!, democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm am

the gentleman from oklahoma. mr. mullin: while i respect the gentlelady's opinion and this is one of the things we agree to disagree. she said the science and measuring the carbon -- the social cost of carbon is proven true. factual, it's not true. the science isn't there. we actually don't have a good method to measure the social cost of carbon. that's why the whole issue is it can easily be manipulated to fit whatever model they choose which means they can pick and choose what type of energy we're able to produce and how we produce it. meaning, they can choose, not the consumer, can choose to say we no longer want to have fossil fuels as a choice. we only want renewables. if we're going to be all-of-the-above country, we are going to embrace industry and entrepreneurs, then we have to embrace all of the above. if consumers don't want that, if certain states don't want to buy fossil fuel energy, then they can do so. in oklahoma, we're all of the above. not only are we a leader in producing fossil fuels, but we're al

the gentleman from oklahoma is recognized. mr. cole: i want to thank my good friend, the the gentleman from massachusetts, for yielding me the customary 30 minutes and i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. cole: well, we are here today on the second rule of the day on a supplemental appropriations bill for the southern border. while the rules committee met to consider this bill last night and took testimony on it, due to some reported revolts in the democratic caucus we didn't report on this. we met on this bill at 5:0 and reported it to the floor 10 minutes later using the same-day authority that chairman mcgovern has referred to as martial law. our emergency meeting included several last-minute changes in the bill that provided little opportunity for anyone to actually review. tragically, that's the story of this bill. last-minute changes made on short notice and push through a partisan agenda not only by consideration of the house of representatives, but more import

for you, what are the lessons w thshould know today about oklahoma city?'s not only oklahoma city, it's lessons that we've been learning about lone wolf terrorism. it doesn't take a large organization to cause mass casualty. >> thompson: kerry myers was an fbi bomb tech who investigated the oklahoma city bombing. i show myers the crime scene photos from the atomwaffen apartment. >> do we have close-ups of that? >> thompson: i don't know, let me look. they document a wide range of explosives, including some of the same ingredients used by mcveigh in his oklahoma city attack. >> they were making bombs.a this is mb maker's workshop. there's the cooler. this is the hmtd. this is actually what caused them the most concern, and rightfly so. hmtd is not very common, it has to be handmade-- it requires a process and you have to be sophisticated. >> thompson: andow powerful is that? i mean, is this something. >> it goes off about 14,000 feet per second. it's probably more powerful than ammonium nitrate. they could make a car bomb.. if these materials were put toget

the gentleman from oklahoma is recognized. mr. hern: mr. speaker, i rise today in support of h.r. 1261, the national landslide preparedness act. this straightforward piece of legislation will help prepare and protect us from landslides. landslides are a dangerous and expensive national hazard. according to the u.s. geological survey, landslides cause as much as $2 billion in damages each year and around 25 fatalities. child fires, earthquakes, and -- wildfires, earthquakes, make landslides more likely. as the cities and towns achristmas our country continues to develop, the chances of being affected by these events may happen. we use scientific data to minimize the loss of life and property damage from hazards like landslides. h.r. 1261 supports that goal by establishing the national landslides hazards reduction program which will help identify and understand landslide risk. when those hazards eventually occur, this bill will help prepare us by improving communication and emergency preparedness. h.r. 1261 also establishes a national 3-d ele

i saw them in oklahoma city after the bombing.i've seen them in every language and every culture around the world. they had this expression on their face ofutter bewilderment . sort of a what's the meaning of life. and it occurred to me that maybe we are asking the wrong question. don't ask the meaning of life. life is asking. what's the meaning of you. and that is really the organizing principle around the book. that's what caused me to start to write the book was that i had met so many people as you have all around the world who exhibit the greatest principles and values during the most difficult times. and so i wanted to write about those people. it's a memoir, yes but i wanted to write a memoir wasn't about me because i figured nobody would care about me but it occurred to me that i had in fact met the most incredible people in this profession that you and i hold so dear. and so that was the device that i used two tried to tell those stories about the people and what made them rake. >> you talk about the book, you write about

the gentleman from oklahoma has 1/4 minutes remaining. mr. mcgovern: i yield one minute to the gentleman from california, mr. cardenas. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from california is recognized for one minute. mr. cardenas: thank you very much. i have the honor and privilege being born an american citizen. there are millions that don't have that privilege, that honor, and that blessing. today, i get to exercise my privilege as a member of congress to bring my you two grandchildren, age 1 and 3, to the floor of the house of representatives. it's a very emotional moment for me because when i see their beautiful brown eyes, i see their grandparents who were born in another country. i see their great-grandparents born in another country, just like many people on this house floor whose grandparents, great-grandparents came from germany or guatemala or mexico or any other place on the planet. we are fighting, ladies and gentlemen, to do what's right, to do what's right to the gold standard that the world has seen the united states of ame

the gentleman from oklahoma is recognized. mr. cole: thank you very much, mr. speaker. i yield two minutes to my good friend, the distinguished gentleman from new jersey and most eloquent advocate for life in this chamber, mr. smith. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from new jersey is recognized. mr. smith: i rise in opposition to the rule. earlier this year, mr. speaker, president trump made it clear in a letter he will veto any piece of legislation that undermines or nullifies any pro-life policy regulation or rule. the bill facilitated by this rule reverses several life affirming pro-life policies, including conscious protection, title x reform, protecting life and global health assistance, and more. no one, mr. speaker, including doctors, nurses, and no entity like a hospital or health insurance plan should ever be compelled against their will into performing, facilitating, or subsidizing abortion. the approps bill overturns the conscience protection rule. second, in late february h.h.s. promulgated the life rule to

oklahoma city as you remember so well and then 9/11. was at the world trade center when the buildings came down and i wrote in the first chapter in the book gallantry and it's about what i witnessed as they went charging into those buildings with a chance that they might be able to help someone else. and so, everything seemed to have changed. i'm worried that the country is tilting away from skepticism and cynicism because of the war that occurred and the way the bush administration has no had not ld out with the american people about why we were getting into iraq and what the evidence was. i love america as you do with all of my heart and i hope that we will be able to move from the cynicism that we see in washington today to move back into an age of optimism for the new american century. these have been difficult times particularly with regards to terrorism and war and it's my hope our young people coming up today will be able to put those things behind them and move into a much brighter future. >> host: the lessons you've covered at

i saw them at the world trade center, on 9/11, oklahoma city after the bombing.very language, every culture around the world that they had this expression on their face of utter bewilderment. i wanted to write about those people it's a memoir yes but i wanted to write a memoir that wasn't about me because it never occurred to me that i had the most incredible people in this profession that you and i hold so dear and so that was the device that i used to try to tell the stories about the people and what made them great. >> host: you talk throughout the book about colleagues that have had an influence on you as a war correspondent as you've been covering the conflicts of the recent memory you were a 60 minutes correspondent who died tragically on the highway despite surviving dangerous war zones that he had been in. what did he teach you about storytelling and journalism? >> guest: i learned from bob mostly from observing. he wasn't the type to be a patient, teacher and mentor, but his work was titanic to me to just amazing. i will tell you a quick anecdote that i

the gentleman from oklahoma is recognized. mr. lucas: mr. speaker, i'd yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. lucas: i rise in support of h.r. 1237, the coastal research act of 2009. this bipartisan legislation would re-authorize and modernize ocean acidification research and monitoring programs. ocean acidification is the result of a gradual decrease in p.h. in ocean chemistry, a small shift in p.h. can have a serious effect on marine ecosystems including coral reefs, fisheries habitat. congress recognized the need for a better understanding of the cause and effects of ocean acidification by passing the federal ocean acidification and monitoring act of 2009. this legislation created a framework for science organizations, such as noaa, and the national science foundation, to dedicate resources to studying the phenomena. this program provided valuable information to the scientific community to better understand what caused ocean acidification and how to begin addressing th

astronautoen garriott was born in enid, oklahoma. he earned a bachelor's degree in engineering at the university of oklahoma and masters and doctorial degrees electrical engineering from stanford. he was with the u.s. navy from 1953 to 1956 and was stationed aboard several u.s. destroyers at sea. he was selected as a scientist astronaut by nasa in june, 1965, and then completed a 53-week course in flight training at williams air force base, arizona. i logget more than 5 -- he ogged more than 5,000 flying time including spacecraft and helicopters. he was the second crewed skylab mission. he was in orbit from july 28 to september 25, 1973. the crew of skylab logged 1,427 hours and nine minutes each in space, setting a world record for a single mission. garriott spent 13 hours and 43 minutes on three separate spacewalks as well. he also held the f.a.a. commercial pilot and flight instructor certifications for instrument and multiengine aircraft. sadly, we lost him two months ago at the age of 88 but we're grateful for the contributions

one would have to say oklahoma because the state of oklahoma in the united states. used to not be very seismically active a tall they were just a few earthquakes and very it was very rare that any of them troubled anybody. but because of the increase in the oil and gas operations there and also changes in strategy such as injecting large amounts of weight sporter oklahoma has gone from being completely off the map when it comes to earth quakes to being more seismically active than california just funny do you get any pushback professor from your research people saying not just not true 1st of all i'd like to get on the radar screen. quite database is completely freely available to everybody from w w w dot induced earthquake. all but what we think coded in it is not just earthquakes or earthquake sequences that we're absolutely 100 percent certain were induced by human activity we've included everything that has been proposed on scientific grounds so the database comes with a caveat emptor or that here is the data base here's everything that's been published and it's

she won the award for featured actor in the musical oklahoma.s hades town that took the rsnight's biggest hono winning best musical they swept the award show. they had eight wins. to see "hades" for a cheaperin price, it's all over now once you win that award, everybody wants to run and check that out >> i love that speech by ali stroker. >> check that out, too >> nasa is offering the deal to adventurous travelers to take a vacation to the international space station, and n that does not cover thaccommodations e will run up to $35,000 a night. nasa officials hope profits from privatspace travel can help recent financial cuts. nasal wilallow film crews up there, so mae a futurestar wars" movie could actually be shot in space. i don't even have to consider whether or not this is something i will do beusit's just way too rich for my blood anyway >> for now following the steps of all the privatane comps, spacex and others have been offering these rides and nasa has been hold up they need that money to go to do some good things you never know what it

she won the award for featured actress in the musical oklahoma.le, the cast of ain't too proud, electrified the crowd ♪ ♪ >> the temptations musical won best choreography. the song took the highest honor winning best musical, sweeping the awards show with eight wins. >> universal's secret life of pets 2 opened as the number one film in the u.s. over the weekend, beating out the poorly reviewed film dark phoenix the sequel featuring "the voice"s of paton oswald earned half of what their first film made in 2016 dark phoenix, on the other hand, earned a franchise low of $43 million for a second place finish, although it fell domestically, the x-men saga had a better start overseas coming in first place with $107 million. >> just ahead, rafael nadal served up a slice of history at the french open. the fight for your fridge heats up walmart's plan to bag your groceries by coming straight into your home you're watching "early today." not again! we're seeing a doctor when we get home. myrbetriq treats oab symptoms of urgency, frequency, and leakage. it's

granger: i yield three minutes to the gentleman from oklahoma, mr. cole. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from oklahoma is recognized for three minutes. mr. cole: thank you, mr. speaker. i want to thank my friend, the distinguished ranking member of the full appropriations committee for yielding. today i rise in support of the supplemental appropriation covering numerous disasters. communities hit by hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes, and other natural disasters have been waiting too long for this needed relief. over 40 states will be able to receive long needed funding provided by this bill. the bill provide critical aid to help farmers and ranchers recover from losses of crops and livestock. funding for cities and schools that have had their infrastructure damaged by natural disasters will be able to begin necessary repairs to buildings. the bill includes $50 million for the department of labor dislocated worker national reserve. this funding will go to states to create temporary employment opportunities to assist the cleanup and recovery efforts in

flash flooding shutting down i-44 in oklahoma city tonight. and a tornado crossing the road near convent, louisiana. tonight, new watches are in effect as more storms now take aim, and abc's marcus moore is in the storm zone tonight, he's in houston. >> reporter: tonight, powerful storms turning deadly in the south. dramatic high water rescues in baton rouge. watch as firefighters race to save a woman, as floodwaters carry away her car, after nearly three inches of rain fell in one hour. desperately trying to break the glass. moments later, pulling open the door and guiding her to safety. tragically, another driver rescued from his car did not survive. the orm's powerful winds, gusts up to 65 miles per hour, flipping cars at this baton rouge hospital. multiple tornadoes reported in the state. a dash cam recording as this one forms, churning up debris, crossing the road near convent, louisiana. and five people hurt nearby at this exxon mobil facility in sorrento. that flooding danger extending all the way to oklahoma city. interstate 44 shut do

and that -- in that regards, oklahoma's first district was the most capable hands. the meteorologist and storm chairsers have been working around the clock to keep the people informed of the weather. where to go and what to do in case of disaster. -mile mike collier, brand holding, kirsten lang, clint one, dan, chris, caroline, katie, james, michael, laura, allen,egan, stacy, mike, steven and of course travis meyer. without the thorough preparedness of these teams, the tulsa area would have faced unimaginable devastation. when the skies are clear and it's smooth sailing, it's easy dwrofere look the work they've put in day and night but it's undeniable the essential role they have in our community. they have kept us informed and safe sm the work is not over. the floodwaters have not disappeared and they are working hard. and we had the worst floods in history and lost no lives. a testament to their communication. our law enforcement officers like many in our community have worked to go protect or people through the storms, like captain orse ison are rescuing missing

we came into oklahoma.ive because the fda was saying the very same thing at the very same time. and they have their evidence. and remember, two pharmaceuticals have already settled. purdue pharma and teva. >> and the fda has a lot of questions to answer here. i hope this comes up on the debate stage tonight. i hope they talk about this. >> absolutely. it's a national scourge. >> thank you, jean. >> good to have you on the story. >>> busy day at cnn. here's what to watch. >>> still ahead this hour, the trump administration laying out its vision for peace and economic success across the middle east, but one of those countries, a key side, one of the sides in the conflict, is rejecting the idea. they're not even negotiating, snubbing the president's son-in-law in the process. she's doing it again. no cover up spray here... it's the irresistibly fresh scent of febreze air effects. cheaper aerosols can cover up odors, burying the smell in a flowery fog. switch to febreze air effects! febreze eliminates even the

en oklahoma los reyes provocaron que este campo tira en llamas. hacen un llamado a que el pÚblico evite navegar en estas aguas. los fuertes vientos tambiÉn afectaron a cientos de residentes en alabama, en este mercado techos y paredes quedaron reducidos a escombros. en esta intersecciÓn el condado de columbia en georgia las camelias registraron la fuerza de la tormenta que sacudÍa los semÁforos. en carolina del sur, gigantescos Árboles cayeron encima de varias residencias. " nunca habÍa experimentado algo asÍ y sÓlo rezaba", dijo esta residente que se salvÓ de milagro cuando un Árbol atravesÓ el techo de su habitaciÓn. en otros estados del medio oeste del paÍs, wisconsin, illinois y el indianalas temperaturas este verano van en aumento, pero tambiÉn con ello el riesgo de tormentas severas. y el mal tiempo se extenderÁ a esta semana. >> varios estados, sectores de oklahoma, regiones de arkansas, tennessee, sectores del medio oeste estÁn bajo una vigilancia por inundaciones. el riesgo de es tiempo severo para este domingo es aumentando. fÉlix: momen

cole of oklahoma. the chair: pursuant to house resolution 431, the gentleman from oklahoma, mr. cole, and a member opposed, each will control five minutes. the chair recognizes the gentleman from oklahoma. mr. cole: thank you, mr. chairman. i want to begin by yielding two minutes to my good friend and distinguished physician from tennessee, dr. roe. the chair: the gentleman is recognized for two minutes. mr. roe: thank you, mr. speaker. thank you, mr. cole. mr. speaker, i strongly support this amendment and the h.h.s. is a staunch, pro-life ob-gyn physician who practiced for over 31 years and delivered nearly 5,000 babies, it sickening me we would think a health care provider to perform a procedure that violates their conscience or religious beliefs. although it may come as a shock to some democrats to learn that many providers are pro-life and forcing them to choose between tony blair will he lit jit -- between their legitimate and sincerely held beliefs and the law is wrong, removing this law can't force me or other health care providers to violates our conscience. this is a s

some of those are in my state of oklahoma. we would handicap the mission-critical infrastructure for combatant commands, protecting american and its u.s. interests across the globe. these are milcon projects that need to be done. if we don't pass the ndaa on time, we'll delay disaster relief for military installations still recovering from the devastating storms and disasters in florida, in north carolina, in nebraska. if we don't pass the ndaa on time, we'll lose authorities for ongoing security cooperation with afghanistan and iraq, reducing pressure on terrorist threat, encouraging our enemies and undermining our partners. if we don't pass this ndaa on time, we'll be slowing enactment of sanctions act which senator schumer is very much concerned about and has been critical to get this thing done. i think it's very important to inhibit the flow of these deadly drugs across our borders. if we don't get the ndaa done on time, we'll let the e.p.a. continue kicking the can down the road on the pfas crisis and providing america s

and storms from savannah to springfield, also to oklahoma city. the cold front could bring a half a foot of snow in the colorado rockies tonight. david? >> rob, thank you. >>> we learned that the trump administration plans raids in as many as 100 cities.t,e are urgi i.c.e. comesour door. here's mary bruce. >> reporter: tonight, immigration and customs enforcement is preparing a mass roundup of migrant families that have already received deportation orders. predawn raids, reportedly known as "family op," planned for this sunday in ten major cities.

. >>> sus hermanos y ver que pasará de semana en un casino en oklahoma. >>> vemos que la policía encontróableta de su misteriosa desaparición. >>> de investigación termal o de la hombre corría peligro. >>> en el vehículo encontraron pistas. >>> durante los últimos meses la familia dice que se ha mantenido en constante comunicación con los detectives. >>> la espera los mantiene

meanwhile, in oklahoma, people in norman said they found jonathan nichols dead inside his

in neighboring oklahoma police found former state senator jonathan nichols' body his home after receiving reports of gunfire. his death remains under investigation. >>> a warning from justice ruth bader ginsburg about hotly anticipated upcoming decisions that could split along 5-4 votes in the supreme court. there are five conservative and four liberal justices on the court. she spoke to a judicial conference in new york and hinted at harsh divisions. one critical case on the docket is a white house decision to add citizenship questions to the 2020 census. the court concludes the session the last week of june. >>> and firefighters are working to contain a fast-moving wildfire in the tonto national forest in arizona. the fire has burned 6200 acres northeast of phoenix. officials say the cause of the fire was human-related. >>> and heavy rain could cause flash floods in parts of the south today.

the gentleman from oklahoma is recognized. mr. cole: i want to thank my good friend the gentleman from massachusetts, chairman mcgovern, for yielding me the customary 30 minutes. i yield myself such time as i may consume. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized. mr. cole: thank you very much, madam speaker. we're here today on two very different pieces of legislation. last night the rules -- at the rules committee, i noted that these unrelated bills have only one thing in common and that's their place in the democratic majority's partisan, going-nowhere agenda. i believe today's rule is only going to compound that recurring problem of the democrats. frankly not even trying to work with republicans to actually legislate in divided government. our first bill today is h.r. 3351, the financial services and general government appropriations act of 2020. this is the 10th of 12 appropriation bills to come to the floor. as we worked through these bills i have raised several concerns that are applicable to this bill as well. l

walorski of indiana, the honorable tom rice of south carolina, the honorable mark wayne mullin of oklahoma. thank you for your attention to this matter. signed, sincerely, kevin mccarthy, republican leader. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from pennsylvania seek recognition? >> madam speaker, i rise to ask unanimous consent that the committee on judiciary be discharged from further consideration of h.r. 962, the born alive abortion survivors protection act, and ask for its immediate consideration in the house. the speaker pro tempore: under guidelines consistently issued by successive speakers as recorded in section 956 of the house rules and manual, the chair is constrained not to entertain the request unless it has been cleared by the bipartisan floor and committee leaderships.

born in norman, oklahoma, and a graduate from oklahoma city's classen high school, cobb became the first woman to fly in the paris air show and one of the first women certified to be an astronaut known as the mercury 13 in the early 1960's and she testified before congress in 1962, urging lawmakers to allow women to go into space. though she never got to leave the earth's atmosphere, cobb helped pave the way for future generations of women astronauts, like fellow oklahoman and astronaut, dr. shannon lucid. i pause to honor the memory of dr. cobb today as she passed away three months ago at the age of 88. astronaut, shannon, a congressional district five resident, graduated from bethany high school. among the first six women astronauts selected by nasa, dr. lucid became an astronaut in 1979, and not only did she fly on five space flights, she is also the only american woman mere space rd the station. before peggy woodson broke the record for number of hours in space, dr. lucid set the record for 5,354 hours in space. in december of 1996, she became the first woman to receive the congressi

asked me to be in oklahoma to make sure the people of oklahoma knew we western with them today. we'll stay with them until we rebuild the communities bigger and better than ever before. connell: mr. mayor you were there with the vice president yesterday. tell us how that went. >> it was a wonderful thing to see. you have folks who live in that area, we were hit by a tornado, then we started to flood. then we western hit with tornadoes while we were flooding. you had homes in 4 or 5 feet of water. folks are cleaning out their houses, tearing out their walls. haven't had a lot to smile about. the vice president and mrs. pence are warm, sincere people, ban it lit up that neighborhood yesterday it was a great thing to see. connell: that can be helpful in a time like this. from a pragmatic point of view, is there anything you need? anything that you need. >> the president acted quickly and we appreciate that. i want to give the vice president as well. he brought the acting director fema with him. we had people saying i don't know what to do and what forms to fill out. it's not often

researchers examined more specific questions in oklahoma, for example, oklahoma legislators seem to be serving longer after term limits were enacted than before term limits were enacted. it's such a small difference of about a year and a half to two years in office. we also look at what's called the last term effect. what happens to a legislator or in this case a member of congress in their last term? and most of the research has found there's really no significant difference in the activities. they're either not enacting or not introducing as much legislation or they're introducing less legislation and focusing on quality versus quantity in their last term. the best source if you're looking for information is a thick book that looks specifically at the state of michigan. they actually looked at term limits for 13 years, interviewed about 460 members of the state legislature and other observers and they essentially found that the legislature has become less accessible to the executive branch. which is very interesting. and they've also found that there is a bigger gap now between the l

at the university of oklahoma. i was fortunate to be a graduate fellow at the carl albert congressional research and study center. that fall, oklahoma businessman, lloyd noble, began the process that led to oklahoma and acting the first state legislative term limit in september 1990. i studied term limits for so many years, that a graduate college regularly tells others that there should be term limits on people who study term limits. my dissertation looks at the first years of the state legislative term limit phenomenon. noticed i did not say movement. because i have a different perspective on what a movement is, versus a phenomena. i combined the careful reviews of news media and the states that enacted turn mitt term limits from 1990-1995 with interviews of those term limit leaders. i also published a number of research articles looking at the effects of term limits on electoral competition in oklahoma. while attending a training session in 1991, i learned about the san mateo county board of supervisors in calif

he said it's carrying pollutants all the way from oklahoma. the breach levee cannot be fixed until the water recedes and with more rain in the forecast, they are looking at flooding here for the next two weeks. david? >> victor oquendo tonight. thank you. let's get to chief meteorologist ginger zee. you are watching more rain on the way and they don't need it. >> reporter: and they're going to get it. david, new numbers tonight coming in. 20 to 30-inch rainfall totals for this month. that is four times some of the main numbers or average for kansas and oklahoma. you look at the map, the arkansas river, the missouri river and the mississippi with flood warnings. that's all the green you see on the map. so many towns concerned going into this weekend. wichita to tulsa, a series of storms up to four inches early next week. severe thunderstorm watches tonight. more than 60 -- 45 right now. virginia, north carolina tomorrow, chicago, south bend, springfield, missouri, have to watch for damaging winds and hail, david. >> ginger zee tonight. thank yo

in '76, he spent six weeks in san antonio, texas and was deployed to a altas, oklahoma ad in 1979, me was honourably discharged. it was a reminder of the injustices many of our lgbtq experience even before don't ask, don't tell. it was his tenure in the service, steven began to take college courses and following graduation and getting the gi benefits, he ended up graduating from oklahoma city university with a degree in vocal music. he moved to san francisco in 1983 where he managed multiple law firms all over the bay area until his retirement in 1991 and that's when the real fun began for those in district 11. he was the president of the outer mission merchant's and resident's association from 1998 all the way to 2015. so any department heads left in the room or any elected officials will note that steven is a prolific email writer and he is very detailed in his analysis of things that are happening in the community and he holds everyone, including me, accountable. steven along with omra, dealt with issues of quality of life, land use property, recreation and park, open space, playgr

and northern oklahoma, a pair of land spouts sparked tornado fears near oklahoma city. accuweather's paul williams has a look at what we can expect today. >> we're looking for rainy areas to cover the dakotas, minnesota, nebraska, wyoming, as well as colorado, with showers and thunderstorms staying numerous. we're bracing for a pocket of severe thunderstorms along the i-95 corridor from philly to d.c. down towards richmond, covering i-81 as well as 70 throughout southern portions of philadelphia. strong storms still run rampant throughout florida as well as throughout the mid south. tuesday through thursday, more showers shifting over towards the southeast. >> our thanks to paul. >>> saudi arabia says it agrees with the u.s. that iran is behind the attacks on oil tankers in the mideast. but key u.s. allies such as japan and germany want more proof. >> meanwhile, the two ships damaged in last week's attack have arrived in safe ports while the u.s. is accusing iran of another attack.julia macfarlane. >> reporter: as the fallout over hostilities in the gulf continues, u.s.

one would have to say oklahoma because the state of oklahoma in the united states i'm used to not be very seismically active atoll there were just a few earthquakes and very it was very rare that any of them try. told anybody. that because of the increase in the oil and gas operations there and also changes in strategies such as injecting large amounts of waste water oklahoma has gone from being completely off the map when it comes to earthquakes to being more seismically active than california is funny do you get any pushback professor from your research people saying not just not true 1st of all i'd like to get on the radar screen. quite database is completely freely available to everybody from w w w dot induced earthquakes dot org but what we think loaded in it is not just earthquakes or earthquakes sequences that were absolutely 100 percent certain were induced by human activity we've included everything that has been proposed on scientific grounds so the database comes with a caveat emptor or that here is the data base here's everything that's been published and it's up to you t

just, you know, a straight white guy from oklahoma driving a big jacked up truck.o all the typical things, going mudding and floating the river. some people call it tubing or whatever, fishing. i'm just like everybody else around here as far as like what's the perceived common person. and i figured maybe using my voice and my position people would be a little bit more understanding and open to listening to me because i feel like there's already a preconceived notion when somebody hears from a member of the lgbtq committee it's like they just automatically judge them and don't want to hear anything they have to say. hopefully being an ally in this position can help out. >> cody, i thank you. and it really means -- as a member of the lgbtq, thank you. i'm a louisiana boy. i'm a -- i i did all those things, i used to mud. my friends had big jacked up trucks. so -- but i really appreciate you doing what you're doing. thank you for coming on cnn and talking to us, i appreciate it. >> i appreciate you having me. it really does help. >> i'm going to talk about someone i u

he was a chickasaw and choctaw born in 1921 in oklahoma. anyone who knows anything about that part of the world in the 1920's and 1930's will know it was not an easy place to be native american. he grew up seeing lynchings on a fairly regular basis. lynchings of both native and african-american people. he grew up experiencing impoverishment, racism on a daily basis. you have to be tough and resilient and have something of a sense of humor. it seems his parents did have such a sense of humor. they named their child "chief," which utterly confused white people throughout oklahoma. he grew to manhood in the 1930's and 1940's. he was never actually a chief. of the chickasaw or choctaw peoples, but a hero to become a wonderful -- he grew up to become a wonderful native american artist. he served briefly in the second world war. when the war was over, he attended the university of oklahoma where he pursued his education and passion for arts. it is at the university of oklahoma -- that is chief -- where he learned the elements of cubism and surrea

fall, an oklahoma businessman began to process oklahoma's first state legislative term limits in september. i studied term limits for so many years that a graduate colleague regularly tells others that there should be term limits who -- on people who study term limits. my dissertation looks at the first years of the phenomenon. a different perspective on what a movement is versus a phenomenon. careful view of the news media in states that enacted term limits with interviews of those term limit leaders. also published a number of research articles looking at the effects of term limits on electoral, -- and oklahoma. i learned about the san mateo county board of supervisors in california. voters in san mateo county enacted term limits on the board of supervisors, a legislative executive body, in 1980. by 1992, the for -- first to provider would be turned out of office. i report that the most significant effect of term limits in san mateo county was that that supervisor spent a lot of time looking for other offices to run for. my research suggests term limits have not had all the positive effe

the chair: the chair recognizes the gentleman from oklahoma. mr. mcintyre: my amendment would -- mr. mullin: congress in the american people have repeatedly cap and trade proposals. the obama administration continually used carbon models that could be manipulated to vr job killing. and using the vast energy resources protecting the air we breathe and the water we drink. the house has a clear strong record of opposition to social cost of carbon at least 12 times toll block, defund or oppose the proposal. the carbon tax would be passed to consumers and undermining the tax cuts and jobs act we passed last congress. urge my colleagues to pass. the chair: the gentleman reserves the balance of his time. the gentlewoman from ohio. ms. kaptur: i rise in strong opposition to this amendment. the chair: the gentlewoman is recognized. ms. kaptur: the amendment offered by my colleague prohibits the use of funds to prepare or propose or promulgate any regulation or guidance that relies on analysis of the costs of social carbon. it is unfortunate that the republi