oklahoma city had passed an attack before the bombing. people were worried about the projects but it proved to be very important for the rebuilding of our city. the memorial today stands in the heart of downtown. 3.3 acre site, one of the top ten museums in the country. it's not an easy process. they were dealing with going to denver for the courts. so i think it was something that we had to balance as a community. >> the website is memorialmuseum.com. we have been looking at some of the scenes inside the memorial to commemorate what happened on this day 25 years ago. april 19, 1995. we'll look at that and listen to mike in modesto, california. good morning. >> caller: good morning. i was going to reference i read a book way back when in three parts called "the secret life of bill clinton." and one of them is about his outrageous behavior with ladies in arkansas and another is vince foster, his theory and investigation about how he was murdered and he goes all into this. the other part was about -- >> mike, i have to jump in. so what does

it has laboratory technicians in oklahoma city. it is prepared to send a 20-25 more personnel tomorrow. the secret service is also sending explosive experts. in addition the oklahoma , national guard has been deployed to evacuate the area. the u.s. army deployed the 61st ordnance detachment with a robot from fort sill, oklahoma. the tulsa police department has deployed two bomb technicians, two dogs and a robot, and fema is playing a major role in aid and assistance. we can't tell how long it will be before we can say with certainty who is responsible, but we will find the perpetrators and will bring them to justice. >> had you put out a bulletin, can you tell us about that? there are reports of descriptions of a couple of people. attorney general reno: what i can say about all evidence and all leads is that it will hinder our investigation, but we are pursuing every shred of evidence available. it sounds from everything you said as if we concluded this was a terrorist attack of some kind. can you confirm that? attorney general ren

i have declared an emergency in oklahoma city. at my direction, james lee witt, the director of fema sis on his way there to help the people of oklahoma city deal with the tragedy. we are taking every precaution to protect people who work in aor live near other places. we will find the people who did this. when we do, justice will be swift, certain and severe. these people are killers and they must be treated like killers. finally, let me say that i ask all americans tonight to pray. to pray for the people who have lost their lives, to pray for the families and the friends of the dead and the wounded, to pray for the people of oklahoma city. may god's grace be with them. meanwhile, we will be about our work. thank you. >> this has been a tragic and heartbreaking day. i can tell you this. the fbi and the law enforcement community will pursue every lead and use every possible resource to bring the people responsible to justice. the fbi has established a command post in oklahoma city and it is in 24-hour contact with fbi headquarters

oklahoma city, oklahoma is a city that just over a year ago experienced the devastation of mammoth proportions a massive truck bomb explode and ripped apart the murrah federal building in the downtown area. this violent act of terrorism killed and injured hundred of innocent victims and caused severe property damage. emergency personnel and law enforcement and officers from every corner of the country worked around the clock in and around the remains of the federal building to extricate survives, and search for clues for the cause. now it seemed as though the entire nation stood still. holding its breath as each hour passed watching as the death toll continued to climb trying to comfort the families and the friend of those locked inside the rubble. this tremendous tragedy of violence and lost lives in middle america is one we'll not soon forget. we'll start tonight's program with an overview of the initial response by representatives of oklahoma city's fire, police, ems and public works. now we will learn from these departments how cooperation was not only required but vital between response

has sent four evidence response teams and exploifs ordinance teams to oklahoma city. five of the very best f.b.i. agents, experienced in this type of investigation are arriving in lahoma city and bomb technicians from boston, chicago, miami, san francisco and los angeles. of the rapid-response team will be entering data as evidence is collected. 50 more agents are available for arrival tomorrow, and more will be used as needed. the fbi and federal law enforcement have received superb cooperation from officials in oklahoma city and federal agencies are working together. the atf has sent two national response teams and a mobile command center. it has three explosive technicians and three laboratory technicians in oklahoma city. it is prepared to send a 20-25 more personnel tomorrow. the secret service is also sending explosives experts. in addition, the oklahoma national guard has been deployed to evacuate the area and the evacuation of the entrance. the u.s. army deployed the 61st ordnance detachment with a robot from fort sill, oklahoma. the tulsa police department has

oklahoma city, oklahoma, is a city that just a year ago experienced a devastation of a mammoth proportionck exploded in front of the alfred p. murrah building. costs veer property damaged. emergency and law enforcement officers from all around the country worked around the clock in and around remains the federal building. retrieved victims and search for clues to the cause of this horrific scene. it seemed as though the entire nation stood still, holding its breath as each our past, watching as the death toll continues to climb. trying to comfort the families and the friends of those locked in the rubble. this tremendous tragedy of violence and lost lives in the middle of america is when we will not soon forget. we will start tonight's program with an overview of the initial response by representatives of oklahoma city's fire, police, ems and public workers. we will learn from these departments how cooperation was not only required, but vital between response and enforcement personnel, as this disaster scene became a crime scene our focus will move on to look when you're later at the afte

and the one thing, and oklahoma city is a city on a hill, showing people can be done. we can move forward in a way that's very important. and we should teach and educate as we move forward. that is part of our mission. we always want to remember, but we have to keep teaching, and this story now is 25 years old, the generation has been done before, and was not alive when it happens, and i think we have to remember that we have to keep teaching our story, and that there are ways to resolve differences without blowing up buildings or flying planes through buildings. >> charlie hanger, who in 2015 recalled in just over an hour after the bombing, he pulled over timothy mcveigh for a trafficic violation, only to[vio arrest him. he tells the story, here's portion. >> he had been heading south towards oklahoma city based onpc a highway patrol dispatcher aval call for all available troopers to assist, it had gotten discontinued. it was about 62 miles north, med and we turned around and the media on- in interstate 35. as he heads back north, he has passed by this yellow mercury

the defining moment in oklahoma city. whenyou try to talk about something happened, it was before the bombing or after the bombing. bcis a measure of time like d.d a throughout the country, stories went in all directions and they stopped having that, but oklahoma city did. degree to mysmall joining the bureau is my reaction to dealing with this event and the reaction of other team members, most of them after the shock of seeing the extent of the damage, which was far greater than the television or newspapers portrayed the next reaction was -- portrayed. the next reaction was anger, compounded by the realization that this was a homegrown, domestic incident. without going into the details of the remains we were covered, because to this day we like to avoid that, i do remember very clearly that the first time our team was in that position of recovering remains, there was a pause, and then one of the firefighters commenting in very salty language, ok let's do this right, let's do this carefully, and the gist of what he said w

second, i have declared an emergency in oklahoma city and at my direction, the director of the federal emergency management agency, is now on his way there to make sure we do everything we can to help the people of oklahoma deal the tragedy. third, we are taking every precaution to reassure and protect people who work in, or live near, other federal facilities. let there be no room for doubt the people who did this. justice will be certain and severe. these people are killers and must be treated like killers. finally, i ask all americans tonight to praise. pray. pray for the people who have lost their lives. pray for the families of the wounded. pray for the people of oklahoma city. may god's grace be with them. meanwhile, we will be about our really dating back to 1992 with ruby ridge and the siege in waco. just over an hour later, he was florence rogers was the ceo of a credit union house inside the building. here is what she remembers. [video clip] i turned around in my chair and reared back with him ready to discuss the next item i mentioned when the bomb went off . it was -- it ha

director freeh: i can't comment. >> most people are wondering why oklahoma city? can you shed any light on that at all? director freeh: with respect to motivation, there is a lot that has to be done in the investigation. it is too preliminary to comment. >> does the person in jail resemble your suspect sketch? director freeh: i can't give those details now. >> there are reports on the ease n which the bomb was made. armors have done this -- farmers have done this for generations. there is the description on the internet. how can the department protect the public? irector freeh: it is a large question and a large issue. our job is to prevent these types of accent we do that vigorously daily, but it is not a perfect situation. >> can you tell us whether the identification of this suspect was a consequence of this department's publication of the composite drawing yesterday? director freeh: i can't comment at this time. at the arraignment, more facts ill be coming. >> where will he be arraigned? director freeh: most likely in front of a federal magistrate in oklahoma

second, i have declared an emergency in oklahoma city and at my direction, the director of the federal emergency management agency, is now on his way there to make sure we do everything we can to help the people of oklahoma deal the tragedy. third, we are taking every precaution to reassure and protect people who work in, or live near, other federal facilities. let there be no room for doubt the people who did this. justice will be certain and severe. these people are killers and must be treated like killers. finally, i ask all americans tonight to praise. pray. pray for the people who have lost their lives. pray for the families of the wounded. pray for the people of oklahoma city. may god's grace be with them. meanwhile, we will be about our work. thank you. host: from 25 years ago, president clinton joining us from oklahoma city is kerry watkins. we thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. host: walk us through the events of 25 years ago. what happened? >> it was a spring morning. people went about their business. downtown andarade people began to assemble likely what a

i can discuss that at this point. >> most people are wondering why oklahoma city. can you shed any light on that at all? >> again with respect to motivation there is a lot that has to be done. too preliminary to comment on that. >> when did you notice the prisoner in jail resembles your sketch in >> i can't comment it. >> the ease which this bomb is made and farmers have don't do for generation. and there's even a description on the internet how to make these types of bombs. how can the government protect the public when you're talking about such a fast operation. >> large question and large issue. our job together with all the enforcement agencies, treasury, local is to prevent these acts. we do that vigorously daily to the best of our ability. >> can you tell us whether or not the identification of this suspect was a consequence of this department's publication of the composite drawings yesterday? >> i can't comment on it at this time. as i said at the arraignment many more facts will come on. >> were you aware he was in custody? >> no, sir. >> where will he be a

then the oklahoma city bombing 25th anniversary commemoration. than a compilation of events surrounding the oklahoma city bombing. bump in oklahoma city was an attack on innocent children and defenseless citizens. it was an act of cowardice, and it was people. >> at 4:00 p.m. eastern on "reel 1996 training program on managing terrorism. an fbi recorded interviews with special agents, investigators, and a survivor. >> i just turned around in my chair and kind of rare back and was getting ready to discuss the next item that i had mentioned itn the bomb went off, and had to be longer, but it was just, like, seconds, and all the girls that was in the office with me disappeared. >> the next on "lectures in history," la sierra university professor alicia gutierrez-romine teaches a class about laws and policies regarding abortion. starting in the 19th century, she tracked changes in medical practice and public opinion through court cases and newspaper coverage. she also described abortion restrictions, access to illegal abortions, costs, and health risk

he spoke at full circle book store in oklahoma city in 2012. >> thank you all for coming tonight. this is a very somber subject. normally when you do book tours you go to different cities, you talk about connections the place has with whatever you've written about. this is a special place in this context and i'm certainly not here to tell you your own story of what happened in this city 17 years ago because i'm sure you know it much better than i ever will. and one of the things that is always moved me when i come here is first of all how warmly i've been welcomed by everybody but also how profoundly the bombing touched everybody here. it is a relatively small place. i've never met from oklahoma city who wasn't touched in a personal way in some way by the tragedy. the first time i came i spoke to a number of the relatives of the victims, especially the children who died in the day care center and i thought i'm a british foreign correspondent, i've been to a lot of not terribly pleasant places around the world, this is just another assignment and then having spoken to them, i went d

oklahoma city and the people of oklahoma have given to the world. because the television has been carrying it as much as any event i can ever remember like this. and the cooperation of officials of every level of government and the community. no matter what religious group we belong to and the political views we have, none of us will ever forget the pictures on television that have been mentioned here today. or the picture of hundreds of people standing in line to give blood. the work of the red cross, the salvation army and a host of other humanitarian organizations, as well as the emergency workers and doctors and nurses. they have inspired us and humbled us. a tragedy like this could have torn this city apart. instead, it's united you in a way you've never been united before. [ applause ] hundreds, if not thousands of prayer groups around the world have been praying for you. and, i'm sure, i've been told you sense their prayers and support. the forces of hate and violence must not be allowed to gain their victory. not just in our society, but in

network a satellite broadcast service for emergency workers produced a live training program from oklahoma city. next on reel america, manage terrorism events, the oklahoma experience. five leading first responders describe what happened after the bombing. how the response was organized. successes and problems. and lessons learned. this program comes to us courtesy of the national emergency training center library in emitsburg, maryland.

american elm that withstood the impact of the bombing and now overlooks the hallowed grounds of the oklahoma cityhere it stands stronger than ever before. as you walk around the survivor tree, you are met by the words reverend billy graham spoke to the people of oklahoma during a prayer service on april 23, 1995 -- "the spirit of this nation and city will not be defeated. our deeply rooted faith sustains us." these words continue to ring true today. 25 years ago, oklahomans showed the nation and world what it looks like for a community to stand together in faith, neighbor helping neighbor. 25 years later, where once there was devastation, there is now a city and a state that have not only survived, but thrived. our roots of faith have sustained us and we continue to see the oklahoma standard displayed as we stand at this milestone stronger than ever before. god bless you, god bless the great state of oklahoma. bob: one of the lessons taught inside our museum is the importance of federal government agencies at all levels working together when tragedy strikes. joining us today, representing the uni

building in oklahoma city. in 2015, to mark the 20th anniversary of the bombing, the fbi recorded a series of interviews with special agents, investigators, a survivor, and others. next on american history tv, seven of these oral histories as edited by the we didn't open till 9:00. we were open until five every day. the credit union was a place everybody could go in there. the credit union and the snack bar. so we were constantly inundated with people coming into visit or drawing a little money for lunch or apply for a loan. everybody was at the credit union. i got there as early as i could that morning and i had my vacation pictures from the week before. i was going to share those with these gals. we did not get started on this meeting until about 8:20. i would turn around and look at my computer screen at the next item we were to discuss. i leaned back in my chair and let them discuss who was going to copy this or get this ready so they could hurry with their audit. i turned around in my chair and kind of rar

the bombing in oklahoma city was an attack on innocent children and defenseless citizens. cowardice andof it was evil. >> at 4:00 p.m. eastern on reel america, the 1996 training program managing terrorist events, the oklahoma city experience. withecorded interviews special agents, investigators, and a survivor. chairurned around in my and was getting ready to discuss the next item that i mentioned when the bomb went off. and it had to be longer but it was just like seconds. and all the girls in the office with me disappeared. >> sunday on american history tv on c-span3. >> new jersey governor phil murphy held a briefing in trenton on the state's response to the coronavirus pandemic. he give an update on the latest number of confirmed cases and the death toll. he also said the state was working on a reopening plan, but it was too early to ease restrictions.

in the meantime all kinds of other things were going on here in oklahoma city which again i think did the city a great disservice. one thing bill was going on was that there was a huge bureaucratic war going on within the fbi. the director at the time was attempting to remove every single division chief of the country and replacing them with his people. one of the people who he had most keenly was the special agent in charge right here in oklahoma city. was an abiding insecurity about him. instead of putting him in charge of the bombing investigation you put somebody in over his head. the immediate effect of this was that it split the investigation right away. all the agents here in obama's some of whom were --remely accomplished, felt meanwhile, kennedy was the liaison back to headquarters. was all overers the place, scrambled to assemble and operations center that will be open 24 hours a day to keep an eye on what was going on. tremendous confusion. there was and i think that led to a lot of misguided decisions. , i tell this great about, there was around successful attempt to track

it was made in oklahoma city. i finally got to get to the warehouse where the bomb was supposed to have been made. it was not made by timothy mcveigh. timothy mcveigh was in the army sure. he and my second son were stationed together at fort riley kansas. they did not make bombs. they also went to the persian gulf together. terry nichols wrote me and told me that bomb that he told me to not blow up the federal building be as they to know how to make bombs. it was real lumpy. there are a lot of things that seemed like nobody wants to talk about. >> okay. let me address one or two of those things. you know, i think a lot of rumors have been circulated. >> i think a lot of troubling and some of information are out there, and i think it is very important to try to distinguish fact from fiction. it is absolutely true that terry nichols has written. he wrote this to us as well. he wants to believe the bomb that he built with mcveigh was not the one that blew up the building. i'm sorry, but i don't believe him. he built

eastern, the oklahoma city bombing 25th anniversary bombing commemoration. sunday at 11:00 a.m., a compilation of events surrounding the oklahoma city bombing. >> the bombing in oklahoma city was an attack on innocent children and defenseless citizens. cowardice andof it was people. eastern, the 4:00 1996 training program managing terrorism events, the oklahoma experience. -- 5:30 p.m., oral interviews with special agents, investigators, and an survivor. >> i turned around in my chair and reared back to get ready to discuss the next item that i mentioned when the bomb went off. it had to be longer but it was like seconds. all of the girls in the office with me disappeared. >> sunday on american history tv on c-span3. ♪ has changed since c-span began 41 years ago but our mission continues. to provide an unfiltered view of government. this year we brought you primary election coverage, the presidential impeachment process, and now the federal response to the coronavirus. you can watch all public affairs programming on television, online, or on our free radio a

[applause] what an example oklahoma city and the people of oklahoma have given to the world. the television has been carrying it as much as any event i can remember like this, and the cooperation between officials of every level from government and the community, no matter what political affiliations or religious view we have, none of us will ever forget those pictures on television. a picture of hundreds of people standing in line to give blood, the work of the red cross, the salvation army, and a host of other humanitarian organizations, and the work of the emergency workers and doctors and nurses have inspired us and humbled us. a tragedy like this could have torn this city apart, but instead it has united you in a way you have never been united before. [applause] hundreds if not thousands of prayer groups around the world have been praying for you, and i have been told you since their sense their prayers and their support. forces of hate and violence must not be allowed to gain their victory, not just in our society, but in our hearts. nor must we bond to hate with more h

of the oklahoma city bombing. washington journal is next. ♪ host: good morning. it's sunday, april the 19th. ahead, the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus has surpassed 700,000 in the u.s. and the death toll in our country, nearly 39,000. a number of states are beginning to bend the curve, leading to a new debate on how quickly can or should reopen. that is the starting point on this sunday morning. join in on the conversation. if you live in the eastern or central time zones, (202) 748-8000. .ut west, (202) 748-8001 is your state ready to lift restrictions? tell us where you live and what you think. you can always send us a text , onage, (202) 748-8003 twitter, or on facebook. look at the numbers around the world, courtesy of johns hopkins university with total confirmed cases at 2.3 million and deaths around the world in excess of countries.ths in 185 yet today at the white house and the daily briefing the president at this about states trying to reopen and his recommendation. [video clip] him the we relea

it's here and deadly and killed many people in oklahoma city.don't want to turn the corner and be the other places. so i've been very clear in my communications and we'll continue to be with the people of oklahoma city that we've got to stay on task. we've got to social distance. we have to wash our hands and those things on the local level we'll put conditions in effect on the openings that are not suggestions. they are going to be rules. and the businesses that open on may 1st will have to follow them. these are strict sanitation and social distancing protocols. >> what are the businesses and what are the conditions? >> well, you know, from my perspective, the ones most concerned about are going to be the high-risk places where spread can occur. thinking about hair and nail salons. social distancing isn't possible. you're thinking about restaurants where people gather. obviously, we'll keep the 10 or less gathering limit in place for social gatherings because that's the white house recommendation. when we look at salons, you know, we'll be, yo

to the people of oklahoma city, i say it is our unique obligation to carry these lessons forward.obligation. it was given to us. but we must carry the load so that our people will not have died in vain. we know better than most americans when empathy, love and pdsing are lost. we must be the first ones to say we're all in this together. let's listen to each other and let find common ground. thank you for sharing some time this morning to remember what happened here 25 years ago today, and to consider what it means to us now. if we carry the lessons of april 19th forward, this sacred place will be relevant 50 years hence, 100 years hence and forever. may god bless the families of those who are lost, those who survived, those who came to our rescue and to those changed forever. >> we worked every day to continue teaching our story, doing our part to make sure something like this never happens again. during his first year in office last april, governor kevin stitt and his entire family showed their commitment to our mission by visiting the memorial and museum and participating in the

what will happen at the hospitals in oklahoma city? >> well, we'll do -- we'll kind of just go back to where we were. i think if cases spike, this experiment will have failed and we'll have to find a new path forward. as far as hospitals go, that's another data point obviously we're looking at. that's one of the six criteria that you can look at from the white house perspective. we meet it today. our hospitals are ready. what thing i can say about may 1st, we're far more ready for this whole situation than on march 15th when we had our first case. we've been -- my hope and prayer for the people of oklahoma city, each as we move into a new phase that, phase is inevitable. we will apply bet her decisions in our daily lives than we might have applied six weeks ago. we're ready for this as best we possibly can be as individuals. >> i want to ask you about another oklahoma city catastrophe that we all at least who lived through it remember so well. last week was the 25th anniversary of the bombing at the murrah federal building. the largest

is the largest memorial for the bombing outside of oklahoma city. number of menlo park firefighters responded to the deadly attack 25 years ago. this past week the memorial was cleaned and flowers and flags were placed at the site. a group of firefighters were planning to return to oklahoma city for the 25th anniversary but couldn't go because of the coronavirus. >>> sports is next, how being in a virtual world is not keeping the raiders general manager from having a load tech approach. joe fonzi is up next. this is kind of a first... for all of us. ♪ ♪ but maybe this is a time to put other things... first. ♪ ♪ like being the first to check in. ♪ ♪ or the first to try you hand at the culinary arts. or all the arts. be the first to volunteer. or the first to say it's all going to be okay. and when the day comes, when we're no longer looking at our worlds from the inside out. it will be what we did in here that will make us stronger out there. >>> good evening everyone, here is what's happening tonight in sports. the nfl continues to be the one profes