tulsa, oklahoma, 1921. he was charged with inciting the right that led to 300 people being murdered. >> host: an african-american newspaper editor. >> guest: that's right. had a paper in tulsa, oklahoma called "the tulsa star." this black kid and white girl were going together, and somebody misinterpreted that and accused the kid of rape, and after the whole thing was over, she didn't press charges; right? after all -- they were going to lynch him. nobody thought about a lynching until the "tulsa tribune" gave the mob the marching orders as usual. they should have a hall of fame with all of the newspapers that inspired riots and wars throughout american history. it said lynch negro tonight, and the mob gathered to lynch the guy. nobody thought about lynching anybody. armed african-americans marched downtown to offer their help to the sheriff to ward off the mob, and the sheriff refused. on the way out, somebody tried to take a gun off the black guy. the rides begins. he had to flee tulsa, oklahoma. he was p

the oldest city in the country, tulsa, oklahoma.y studied more than 27 million people since 1999 to come up with those findings. >> thought oklahoma was okay. that's what they say. >>> the experts say kids who play musical instruments are better students. new research is showing they may also ge sick more often. randall pinkston has more. >> reporter: 13-year-old gavin anderson plays the saxophone in his school band. >> i like the sound mix. >> reporter: but making that music could be creating a breeding ground for bacteria, especially since many students share instruments or buy secondhand. >> it's the first time i have heard that. >> reporter: a new study in the journal, general dentistry, shows used wood wind and brass instruments are jammed with potentially harmful germs. researchers tested the mouth pieces, chambers and cases of 13 high school instruments. six had been played for a week, the others hadn't been touched in a month. they found 442 different bacteria. >> bacteria that cause staph infections that cause upper respira

he was the target of the mob in tulsa, oklahoma, 1921. he was -- he was charged with inciting the riot that led to 300 people being murdered. >> host: he was an african-american newspaper editor? >> guest: that's right. he had a newspaper in tulsa, oklahoma called the tulsa star. and what happened was that this black kid and this white girl, they were going to together. and somebody misinterpreted that and accused the kid of rape. and after the whole thing was over, she didn't press charges, right? after all those people were murdered and so they were going to lynch him. nobody thought about a lynch until the tulsa tribune gave marching orders, the mob marching orders. they should have a hall of shame with all these newspaper front page articles that inspired this. they had a headline lynching tonight. he walked downtown to interrupt the lynching and to offer their help to the sheriff to ward off the mob. and the sheriff refused. on the way out, somebody tried to take a gun from one of these guys. these guys were soldiers. they were veter

she's tried oklahoma, tulsa, the body moves around, and she says to a newspaper publisher in pennsylvania, if you change your name to jim thorpe, consolidate, you can have the body. they sign a contract, a copy of it for a body, and it goes to jim thorpe. >> is it still there? >> it is still there, and the town beautifully honored jim all these years at the high school, and they do that every year. they have done well with what they promised to do, but the surviving children, the youngest son just died a few weeks ago. that leaves two sons left. whether they carry on this battle, the lawsuit that was filed last spring almost a year ago to under native american protection act to get the remains exhumed and returned to oklahoma. >> and what is the status again of that case, and where do you see it going? >> the status is with jack dying, they got, as i understand it, a 30 day extension to -- because he was the only one who filed the suit -- to add on more surviving descendants and tribal members. that's the last i knew when i spoke to them. where i stand on it, if it was for jim to come bac

you are in great shape host: let's go to richard, republican in tulsa, oklahoma. caller: hello. turn down your television. caller: if there was coined to be cuts in medicare, social security -- going to be caught in medicare, social security, so forth, is congress planet on cutting their own benefits -- is congress planning on cutting their own best -- benefits? guest: what republicans are proposing in medicare are not caught. we are proposing to use a plan already in place the medicare part d. it gives seniors choices. the government pays the premiums that you pay from copays and all of that. it works very well. it has come in 40% under budget. we provide very high-quality prescription drug care for seniors. we are looking for that model for the next generation for young people coming into the workforce today. they can keep the health plan -- health plan they want. we want the seniors of the next generation to have the same choices that federal workers have -- a wide variety of choices, tailored to their needs, with the premiums paid for by the federal government. if you bring

kirk, an independent in tulsa, oklahoma.ler: the question i would like to ask is why is there this big hypocrisy in syria? for example, bahrain is going on for weeks and weeks, they are attacking doctors, killing people. yesterday, four people were sentenced to death. two others 25 years to life, and nothing in the u.s. media about it. this all happened way before the demonstration in syria. host: andrew tabler? guest: i think is a variety of things. first of all, i think it is in terms of this scale. second, because bahrain is an alliance with the united states and with saudi arabia, many people are worried about and iran and influence spreading in bahrain, and therefore it does not get -- i would say it's not a matter of coverage, that is up to the media, but in washington and elsewhere they focus on the immediate crisis at hand, and i think a number of people in washington see what is happening in syria is very worrisome paris some people see opportunity -- worrisome. some people see opportunity and that a regime that is

you are in great shape host: let's go to richard, republican in tulsa, oklahoma. caller: hello. host: turn down your television. caller: if there was coined to be cuts in medicare, social security -- going to be caught in medicare, social security, so forth, is congress planet on cutting their own benefits -- is congress planning on cutting their own best -- benefits? guest: what republicans are proposing in medicare are not caught. we are proposing to use a plan already in place the medicare part d. it gives seniors choices. the government pays the premiums that you pay from copays and all of that. it works very well. it has come in 40% under budget. we provide very high-quality prescription drug care for seniors. we are looking for that model for the next generation for young people coming into the workforce today. they can keep the health plan -- health plan they want. we want the seniors of the next generation to have the same choices that federal workers have -- a wide variety of choices, tailored to their needs, with the premiums paid for by the federal government. if you

the sirens were in numerous places including tulsa, oklahoma.y spring, eric. thank you very much. >>> the official in charge of the nation's air traffic control system resigned under pressure on thursday. hank rakowski was stung by recent cases of controllers asleep on the job. meantime the f.a.a. has launched a top to bottom review to ensure safety and restore public confidence. the house and senate gave final approval thursday to a budget that cuts $38 billion in domestic spending for the rest of the fiscal year. 59 house republicans who wanted deeper cuts broke with their leadership and voted against it. ford is expanding the recall of the f-150 truck that's a top-selling vehicle in the country. earlier this year, ford announced a recall involving 144,000 vehicles. the latest recall covers 1.2 million f-150s from 2004 to 2006 due to an electrical short that can stop the air bags from inflating. for more information head to our website, today.com. >>> a new and rare united front from france, britain and the u.s. after days of public disagreeme

arena football, sabre cats edged out the tulsa talons, 42- 33 oklahoma.ater today as will try to go for a split with their four game series with tigers, giants try to sweep the diamond backs in phoenix. >>> one of the worst cases of abuse oakland animal services said they have seen a warning, some video may be difficult to watch. cocker spaniel named van winkle wasn't beaten by was a victim of criminal neglect hair on his paws was matted so thick and nails turned and twisted so he was unable to walk. >> he is being treated with pain medicine because he has a ear infection and feet from being matted for so long and deformed now we have taken the mats off it is like taking a cast off he didn't have normal muscle movement he should have. >> after emergency room grooming and medical treatment he is on the road to recovery. he will be up for adoption eventually but for now, they are just trying to get him back up and running be a dog who can walk a little better than that. poor guy. >>> well, over in berkeley an onslaught of visitors at uc campus this weekend,

we have that threat for strong storms exists in places like eastern oklahoma, it tulsa, and spreads over to evansville and western kentucky. large threat for severe storm ex it tends from new jersey all the way down through texas where tornadoes again could be a likelihood as well as large hail. millions of people in the line of fire today. also a very large flood threat for many locations across the ohio valley. we'll have a complete look at your forecast coming up in just a little bit. carl? >>> to the war in libya. for the first time since it began, the pentagon confirms that u.s. predator drones were used to strike pro-government targets. nbc chief foreign correspondent richard engel is in benghazi, libya, with the latest. richard, grorng. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, carl. as we've often seen the rebel claims of victories sometimes don't last very long this morning there has been renewed rocket attacks and small arms fire in the city of misrata just hours after rebels said they drove out gadhafi's forces from the center of the city. rebels claimed gadhafi's troops were d

in oklahoma city, tulsa and wichita. rain and thunderstorms from dallas to tallahassee.in this show, too, when we come right back from break. k. >>> well now to that wisconsin woman who we talked about earlier. she takes her recycling very seriously. this is the understatement of the morning. >> practically nothing goes to waste. amy dupont of wxow in lacrosse has this story. >> reporter: one bag, that's all the garbage marilyn pedretti has collected over the past month and a half. and the bag isn't even full. >> i think most people could get down to one garbage bag a week. >> reporter: unlike most of us this woman only takes the trash to the curb a handful times a year. >> i'd say six to eight a year. >> reporter: marilyn recycles nearly everything. >> i'm the crazy lady. >> reporter: in fact she built her two-bedroom ranch home with recycled products like straw insulation. cork floorboards and items that she pick said up at the dump, auctions and secondhand stores. marilyn also lives off the grid and gets all of her electricity through this solar panel. she also burns

she's already tried oklahoma, she's tried tulsa, the body keeps moving around, and she finally says toa newspaper publisher in pennsylvania why don't -- if you change your name to jim thorpe -- consolidate, get their municipal services together, consolidate, change your name to jim thorpe, you can have the body. so they sign the contract for the body, and it goes to jim thorpe, pennsylvania. >> host: is it still there? >> guest: it is still there. and the town has dutifully honored jim thorpe all these years. there's jim thorpe high school, and they honor him every year. they've done well by what they've promised to do, but the surviving children -- jack thorpe, sadly, the young e son just died a few weeks ago. that leaves two sons left. whether they carry on this battle, the lawsuit that was filed last spring, almost a y

video at of oklahoma near tulsa class's or cancel that the school after part of the roof blew off yesterdayrom storms peeled back that if no one was hurt. no one is around at the time we also have a picture for you this is from greenwood, this came down last night bigger than a quarter, it looks like a golf ball sized hail. severe weather really just trudging across the eastern part of the country. stretching down from texas, the midwest, and to the northeast. we're talking about really strong winds potential for hill, tornadoes. severe weather is affecting about 20 states. >> darya: thank you, today is the beginning of a state wide crack down on drivers who are talking on their cell phones, text messaging. the california highway patrol, 225 local police agencies are going to be out there. they are increasing patrols. handing out tickets if you're on the phone holding the phone, testing they will catch you. they're blanketing the state. it is the first starting drivers awareness month. the fines for the violations are, $20, fees come across, added been $150-02 dollars. second-best to dollar

in oklahoma a similar scenario but this time the weather turned deadly. about 125 mi. south of tulsa tornado touched down thursday night killing two people and leaving this for residents to come through friday morning. a fatal storm also struck arkansas with might come the killing seven people in toppling trees. >> no one expected a tree to fall out of nowhere and had >>reporter: a house this harsh the weather isn't over yet, there's still the threat of thunderstorms and tornadoes in the southeast and midwest to saturday. in washington, sandra kron 4 news. >>pam: it wasn't as tornadoes, look at this as bring blizzard dumped up to 16 in. of snow in nebraska. stranding dozens of motorists and forcing the closure of the state's main highway from 170 mi.. if jerry brown has declared a state of emergency in several counties here. acclamation covers 19 counties across the state including alameda, monterey and santa cruz county. this was of california get federal money to cover the damage, those storms cause of rose and i wish to close. the cut off the road in santa cruz county. >>jacquelin

oklahoma. she's tried shawnee. she's tried tulsa.he body keeps sort of moving around and she finally says to a newspaper publisher, if you change your name to jim thorpe, consolidate, get their municipal services together consolidate and change your jame to jim thorpe you can have a body and i've seen the contract for the body and it goes to jim thorpe pa. >> is it still there? >> it is still there and the town has dutifully honored jim thorpe all the years. there's jim thorpe high school and they honored him years. they've done well by what they promised to do but the surviving children jack thorpe the youngest son just died a few weeks ago. that leaves two sons left. whether they carry on this battle, the lawsuit that was filed last spring, almost a year ago, to -- under the native american repatriation act get the remains removed and bury next to him of his father. >> what's the status of that case and where do you see it going? >> the status with jack dying they got, as i understand it, a 30-day extension -- 'cause he was the onl

>>reporter: in oklahoma a similar scenario but this time the weather turned deadly. about 125 mi. south of tulsasday night killing two people and leaving this for residents to comb through friday morning. the fatal storm also struck arkansas was might killing of the seven people in toppling trees. some landing on top of homes. >> no one expected a tree to fall out of nowhere to. >>reporter: the weather isn't over yet, there's still a threat of thunderstorms and tornadoes in the southeast and midwest through saturday. in washington, sandro kron 4 news. >>pam: fans gathered in alabama for races at the talladega speedway have been told to be prepared just in case that what their roles through. it also sections of georgia are under a tornado watch until midnight. >>jacqueline: whether pales in comparison to that. just a slight chance of light rain to the north bay tomorrow carry a good chance for rain on monday but were mainly going to see mild temperatures through the weekend. of the full forecast coming up. ow# >>pam: the streets of treasure island pose a problem in case of an emergency where fire

oklahoma today. look at this. a strong storm ripped off part of the school's roof over the weekend. this happened yesterday right outside of tulsa. the high winds left the building exposed to the elements. now emergency repairs are taking place. and school officials say they may have to cancel classes tomorrow as well. >>> in capitol a businesses there are hoping to bounce back following two natural disaster. warm weather helped attract people over the weekend, but restaurants and shops are not the only ones that are hurting. last month's tsunami in the santa cruz harbor and the recent flooding drained the budget of the local red cross. some of the people displaced by the flooding are now vowing to help the red cross. >> i think we need to help them back because they were here for us when we needed them. and i know they've exhausted their budget for the month of march. >> more than a dozen people are still staying at a hotel with help from the red cross. >>> the madness is finally coming to an end. college basketball fans across the country are getting ready for the men's ncaa championship game tonight. big east conference champ