two largest are oklahoma state university and oklahoma university. they are located in stillwater, oklahoma, and norman, oklahoma. i can tell you right now if they had been successful in closing down those two contract towers on football days when you have literally hundreds of airplanes coming in, all converging about the same time, it would be a life-threatening event. so we now have been able to maintain those contract towers in a cost-sharing program that's been very successful in the past, and that is in this bill also. aircraft certification is an issue that we're -- some of us are really concerned about. the oklahoma aerospace industry is a vital and growing component of the state's economy. it's responsible for billions of dollars of economic output of employing thousands of people. the aerospace industry in oklahoma includes commercial, military, general aviation, manufacturing, the testing maintenance activities as well as a vibrant and cutting edge culture of research and development that is located in my state of oklahoma. both of our maj

academic researchers like robert bruehl at drexel university, riley dunlap at oklahoma state university, justin farrell at yale university, and michael mann at penn state university, among many others, have studied and are exposing the precise dimensions and functions of the corporate climate denial machine. it is quite a piece of machinery. investigative writers like naomi ariskes, eric conway, naomi klein and steve cole are also on the hunt. jane mayer of the new yorker, has put out an important piece of journalism. her new aptly titled book "dark money" about the secret but massive influence buying of right-wing billionaires led by the infamous koch brothers. mayer's book catalogs the rise and expansion into a vast array of front groups of this operation and the role in it of two of america's more shameless villains, charles and david koch. if you want a little more history on this unholy alliance, you can read "poison tea," a new book out by jeff nesbitt. mr. nesbitt was a republican who worked in the bush 41 white house. he was there at the creation. he has reviewed an enormous arr

i've also got a letter here about 2% of the record from oklahoma state university from the team that also opposes this. -- the dean. i would like to follow up on a question. was there an epidemic that people were reaching out to you on asking for this to happen? was there an over swell of the public that was saying you're being cheated, we are being taken advantage of? we wanted to be required that all veterinarians write a prescription before they can give the drug to us we have an option? was that taken place? >> our study was part of a legislation original introduced in 2011. the reason we -- >> prompted by what? >> we don't know what it was probably by but the legislation is enacted would'v would have gs rule making authority. given that -- >> what did the study come up with? did you find out there was a large outcry from the public that was wanting to speak with one of the things we need to study was that the legislation would require prescription -- >> no, but i know, but did the study come out and say wow, there's a huge problem here? >> we found that there were and number of

academic work of professor robert brulle of drexel university and professor reilly dunlap of oklahoma state university and justin farrell of yale university. look at eric conway's book "merchants of doubt," of david michael's book, "doubt is their product." and the book "deceit and denial." look at jeff necessary by the's new book "poison tea." look at lisa song and john curbman jr.'s pulitzer prize looking at what exon mobile new about climate change versus the sthings that it chose to tell the public. look at the parallel probe of the project at the columbia journalism school published in the los angeles tiesms which brings us to the journal's question, why even raise the possibility of rico suits and suggested to the justice department if mr. whitehouse's goal isn't to punish those who disagree with him on climate? well, one reason is that a rico suit was won by the united states department of justice under the clinton and bush administrations against the tobacco industry. so there's this little matter of this being the law. the journal never seems to mention the fact that the government won the ci

in fact, in the state of oklahoma, nearly 80% of the state is under a tornado watch. there, some universities have canceled evening classes. scott, here in wichita, it's off-and-on, heavy at time, then the rain slacks, but residents here and the millions of people who live in this midwest region have been warned this is something you're going to experience late into the night. >> pelley: david begnaud, thanks. the u.s. is using new cyber weapons against isis computers. today a u.s. army general said the attacks are highly effective and highly classified. yesterday the president said 250 special forces troops will be joining 50 already in syria to coordinate 30,000 local fighters. we asked holly williams to bring us up to date on the fight against isis in syria and iraq. >> reporter: iraq says it's now fully recaptured the city of hit which sits in a key strategic position on an isis supply line between iraq and syria. it's the latest in a string of iraqi victories as american military advisers in iraq are moved closer to the front line with isis. in all, isis has lost around 40% of the territ

students took shelter at kansas state university in kansas amid reports that severe weather was moving through. 18 million people from nebraska to kansas, texas and oklahoma are under a tornado watch right now. in fact, scott, in oklahoma, universities have canceled evening classes there and the state of oklahoma, scott, 80% of the state is under a tornado watch right now. again, here in wichita, the hail is starting to fall. i'd say it's penny-sized right now, but the rain is really starting to pick up in this area, and we're told it will continue late into the night. >> pelley: david begnaud, thanks. eric fisher is tracking these storms at our boston station, eric? >> reporter: scott, we've really seen these storms take offer over the last couple hours, very volatile spring atmosphere. here across the plains, kansas and oklahoma, is where we see most of the activity right now. that's where we're going to focus as we head into the evening. up and down the plains right in tornado alley, this is where we have tornado watches out, meaning that tornadoes are very much possible, perhaps even some long-track, violent tornadoes. this has been forecast for days

afternoon, students took shelter at kansas state university in kansas, amid r weather was moving through. 1 million people from nebraska to kansas, texas, and oklahoma, are under a tornado watch right now. in fact, scott, in oklahoma universities have canceled evening classes there. the state of oklahoma, scott. 80% of state is under a tornado watch right now. again here in wichita, the hail is starting to fall. say penny-sized right now. but the rain is really starting to pick up in the area. we are hold it will continue late into the night. >> david begnaud, thank you. >>> the u.s. is using new cyberweapons against isis computers. a u.s. general said the attacks are highly effective and classified. >>> yesterday the president said 250 special forces troops will be joining 50 already in syria to coordinate 30,000 local fighters. we asked holly williams to bring us up to date on the fight against isis in syria and iraq. >> reporter: iraq says it is now fully recaptured the hat, which sits in a key strategic position on an isis supply line between iraq and syria. it is the latest in a string of iraqi victories. as american military advisers in iraq a

state in july. she currently works at the university of oklahoma. this follows three white students being convicted on battery charges for putting a u-shaped bike lock around the neck of their african-american roommate in 2013. >>> san francisco's filipino community may get its own cultural district. "abc7 news" was outside city hall as members rallied in support of the proposal considered by the board of supervisors. the heritage district would designate an area between second and 11th street. businesses and long-time filipino residents would be protected from displacement. >> we would like the developers to recognize you cannot just ignore the filipino tenants. >> 25 sites could get special designation. the san francisco native won two olympic medals in diving in 1948 named in her honor. >>> a group of activists are vowing to reorganize. people began camping at the post office in november of 2014 in protest of plans to sell the building to a private developer. >> we would like to see the u.s. postal service use this post office to the full extent

i know that in my state of oklahoma the university of tulsa has really made great progress in fact your predecessor was out there working with them and i understand from senator reynolds semi-things are happening in south dakota so you have these kids out there that are learning this and determining what they will do for a career. now, think it's a good question when you say when we asked the question can we really plan on sustaining in this environment we are in right now these teams, this workforce so that individuals out there would be aiming their talents towards helping us because there'll be a lot of competition. how confident are you that we are going to be able to maintain the level necessary to attract good people? >> experienced to date says we are doing a good job in that regard with our ability to recruit and retain. the desire of men and whether civilian or in uniform to be part of something bigger than themselves to do something that matters and something on the kidding edge. if that if that if you will is what powers the men and women of the teams. i'm always talking to m

state. she worked at the university of oklahoma where she led this scullery's first required freshman diversity jose state students who are white were sentenced for misdemeanor patry on hair african-american roomte in 2013. they were accused of taunting him with racial slurs and putting a bike lock around his neck. they were sentenced to 30 days in jail to be served on the weekend plus probation and community service. >> 8:39. a blue-ribbon panel investigating problems at the santa clara county jails are recommending the sheriff be removed from the jail system. the head of the commission made 30 recommendations to the county, including four that they say should happen immediately. they are create an inspector general's office that would have access 24 hours a day to the jails and have the power to investigate complaints, overhaul the grievance system used by the inmates, create more transparency and fairness in the process used to discipline officers, and reform administration of the inmates' welfare fund. that commission says having somebody new to supervise, that would be the biggest change.

i know that in my state of oklahoma, the university of tulsa has really made great progress -- in fact your predecessor was out there and working with them. i understand from senator rounds, similar things happening in south dakota. you have these kids out there. they are learning this. they are choosing -- they are determining what they will do for a career. i think it's a good question whether you say -- when we ask the question, can we depend on sustaining in this environment that we're in this -- these teams, this number, this work force so that individuals out there would be aiming their talents toward helping us? because there's going to be a lot of competition for these kids. how confident are you that we're going to be able to maintain the level necessary to attract good people? >> so experience to date says we're doing a good job in that regard. both of our ability to recruit and retain. what drives that our experience suggests is the desire of men and women, whether civilian or in uniform, to be part of something bigger than themselves. to do something that matters and do som

i know in my state of oklahoma, university of tulsa has really made great progress. in fact, your predecessor was out there, working with them. i understand from the senator similar things are happening in south dakota. you've got these kids out there, they're learning this, they're determining what they're going to do for a career. now, i think it's a good question when you say -- when we ask the question, can we really depend on sustaining in this environment that we're in right now this -- these teams, this number, this workforce, so that individuals out there would be aiming their talents toward helping us. because there's going to be a lot of competition for these kids. how confident are you that we're going to be able to maintain the level necessary to attract good people? >> so experience to date says we're doing a good job in that regard. both our ability to recruit and retain. what tends to drive that to date, our experience suggests, is the desire of men and women to be part of something bigger than themselves. to do something that matters. to do something

she grew up in the bay area and got her bachelor's degree at cal state east bay and recently worked at the university of oklahomaeshman diversity training. appointment comes weeks after three former san jose state students who are white were sentenced for a misdemeanor battery on their african- american roommate in 2013. they were accused of taunting him with racial slurs and putting a bike lock around his neck. they were sentenced to 30 days in jail to be served on the weekends plus probation and community service. >>> a blue ribbon panel is investigating problems at the santa clara county jail. it's recommending the sheriff be removed from the jail system. the head of the commission made a 30 recommendations to the county including four that the panel said it should happen immediately. create an inspector general's office that would have access 24 hours a day to the jail and have the power to investigate claims. they are also june -- suggesting an overhaul of the grievance system used by the inmates. they want more transparency and fairness in the process used to discipline officers. and they want to reform th

state, east bay. most recently she worked at the university of oklahoma where she led the schools first required freshmansity training. her appointment comes weeks after three former san jose state students who were white were sentenced for a misdemeanor battery on their african-american roommate in 2013. they were accused of taunting him with racial slurs and putting a bike lock around his neck. they were sentenced to 30 days in jail to be served on the weekends plus probation and community service. >>> a blue ribbon panel investigate problems at the santa clara county jail is issuing recommendations. one is that the sheriff be removed from overseeing the jail system. they had made their recommendations to the county. they include ones that should happen immediately. create an inspector general's office that would have access 24 hours a day to the jail and have the power to investigate complaints. they also say they grievance system used by inmates should be overhauled. they also ask for more transparency and fairness in the process used to discipline officers and they want to reform the administration

i know that in my state of oklahoma, university of tulsa has really made great progress. in fact, your predecessor was out there and working with them. and i understand from senator rounds that there are similar things are happening in south dakota. so, you've got these kids out there. they're learning this, they're determining what they're going to do for a career. now, i think it's a good question when you say -- when we ask the question, can we really depend on sustaining in this environment that we're in right now, this -- these teams, this number, or this workforce, so that individuals out there would be aiming their talents toward helping us. in your because there's going to , be a lot of competition for these kids. how confident are you that we're going to be able to maintain the level necessary to attract good people? admiral rogers: so, experience to date says we're doing a good job in that regard, both for our ability to recruit and retain. what tends to drive that, to date, our experience suggests, is the desire of men and women, whether they're civilian or in

university wins it's first national tournament. and tomorrow night in houston, the final four in the men's ncaa tournament, villanueva against oklahoma, followed by syracuse taking on north carolina. michigan state's denzel valentine has been named the associated press's player of the year and barely beat out oklahoma's buddy field. >>> and a milestone for lebron james. king james moved past dominic wilkins into 12th place on the nba scoring list. and next to china and tight rope race 900 feet above the ground. than 100 yards long and three rounds side by side while racing against the clock. they each carried the 22-pound balance pole and 50-year-old freddy knock of switzerland won. >>> and to the ncaa slam dunk contest. he tried to impress the judges by jumping over the pancake mascot, well, the mascot paid the price to the delight of this hungry crowd. poor mascot. >>> just ahead, beyonce wants to be part of your workout. >>> and the tribute to the life and music of david bowie. you're watching "early today." uh huh. think about it there must be higher love down in the heart what do you think? and in the stars above we think you' re going to like these numbers. bring me a higher love i could ris