i been looking everywhere. >> maybe tulsa, oklahoma, isn't the place. >> i'm beginning to think that. get out of here. i want to get out of tulsa. when i get out this time i'm getting out of here. i hate this place. >> wood did get out a couple of days later. after he pled guilty and was sentenced to time served. >> i love you too, bro. are you going back to prison? no. you are. [ bleep ] all right. bro. i'll keep in contact with you, bro. >> go sign your bond, go to this blue door and turn your stuff in. take care of yourself and don't come back. >> all right, y'all. >> coming up, kenneth witty winds up back in segregation, but for a reason nobody saw coming. >> tell me, tell me. what's going on? they make little hearts happy and big hearts happy too because as part of a heart healthy diet, those delicious oats in cheerios can help lower cholesterol. cheerios... how can something so little... help you do something so big. every auto insurance policy has a number. but not every insurance company understands the life behind it. ♪ those who have served our nation have earned the very be

this is not what tulsa, oklahoma, is about. >> the men were booked into the tulsa county jail and placed in single person segregation cells for their own protection. >> they were so high profile and it created such a public outcry and such a media frenzy. >> they have remained in them since. they're rarely around other inmates. >> they never got a chance to go to general pop because they were already so sensationalized, they would not have stood a chance in general pop. >> jacob england was charged with ten felonies and has pled not guilty to all of them. >> i'm in here on three counts of first degree murder, two shooting with intent to kill, and five hate crimes. that's what they say i'm in here for is a good friday shooter. >> my father was killed by a black man, 2010. and -- i guess two years on his second anniversary, somebody went around shooting black people. they're saying it was me and my codefendant for retaliation. >> england says he witnessed the shooting death of his father two years earlier. the accused shooter, an african-american man, was arrested but later released on gro

this hour we're featuring historic sites in tulsa oklahoma where we recently traveled with cox communications partners 37. >> i got started in oklahoma that's where i was born population down there is one-third indians, one third negros and one third white people. so i hit the road when i was about 13 years old doing all kinds of odd jobs all over the country and living amongst all of these people and actually picked up a lot of songs. ♪ ♪ this land is my land this land is your land from california to the new york island ♪ ♪ from the redwood forest to the gulf stream waters ♪ ♪ this land was made for you and me ♪ woody guthrie is most famous for his writing of "this land is your land" but he was much more than that. born in 1912 in oklahoma. so we're very proud to have his work back in oklahoma where we think it belongs. he was an advocate for people who were disenfranchised for those people who were migrant workers from oklahoma, kansas and texas during the kus bowl era who had found themselves in california literally starving. and he saw this vast difference between those who were the haves

but sha shone any falls is a favorite of not only the local audiences here in tulsa oklahoma, the united states when henry kissinger has been in town, he like to come and sit in front of this work and absorb its beauty. it really is a work that speak to the sub lime of nature. the awe inspiring beauty of nature. and in this case a terrible sublime. the work can be awe inspiring in beauty but also terrifying. in this case the water fall, know as the niagra of the west. we're in our focus on favorites exhibit. these pieces, whether they're fine art, ar tlo pa logical represent the master works in the collection. i would like to point out that part oufr collection that's overlooked, it's this collection. i mean objects of human culture that help us understand people of the americas that have lived here for thousands of years before europeans ever set foot into what they thought was a new world, which in fact was a very old world. in the case to my right we have objects from this part of the united states. we have items from the mississippi culture which was represented here in oklahoma by o

tonight we're highlighting four cities, key west, florida, tulsa, oklahoma st. augustine, florida and topeka, kansas. we begin now with our look at historic sites in key west. our comcast cable partners hosted our recent visit. ♪ >> the little white house got its name partly through an accident. partly through just the fact that franklin roosevelt had a little white house. in our particular case president truman was at everglade city dedicating the everglade national park in december of 1947 and the press corps started yelling at the president, are your going return to florida mr. president? and he responded by saying of course i'm coming back i have a little white house down in key west. and so the house at that time was painted gray, the navy took this as a clear indication the president was returning and so they painted the building all white. so it's no longer navy gray it's all white for the little white house. i would like to welcome to the harry s. truman little white house. it is florida's official presidential museum. and has been used by seven american

. ♪ >> tulsa, oklahoma, is ranked as one of the nation's most livable cities, but that doesn't make itmmune to crime, as both the employees and temporary residents at the tulsa county jail know all too well. on any given day, there are about 1,800 men and women incarcerated here. while some have been convicted, most are only accused of crimes and are awaiting trial or resolution of their cases. >> let me see who's winning. >> chief deputy michelle robinette runs the jail. >> when i first started 18 years ago, public drunks were coming in every weekend. now and then you would get a murderer. today, a lot more frequent. the public drunks and the simple charges aren't coming through anymore. now we're looking at charges of meth, assault with a deadly, shooting with intent to kill and it's hard to see, but that's what we're dealing with. >> joseph giroux could serve as an example of an inmate who goes beyond the public drunk. his alleged crime spree made local headlines. he is accused of being high, stealing a car, attempting to kidnap two people at a convenience store, firing a gun at an

. ♪ ♪ >> with a population just under 400,000, tulsa, oklahoma, still maintains a small town feel. 's not immune to big city crime. there are about 1800 men and women incarcerated at the tulsa county jail. most are only accused of crimes. and are awaiting trial or the resolution of their cases. >> i'll see y'all later. be good. >> because the inmates are innocent until proven guilty, officers try to afford them as many privileges as possible. the one man who has just been booked into the jail will require special handling. >> this guy here in holding cell nine, he is here on four counts of murder. we keep him in a cell by himself because of the high publicity of the case. we don't want him to be with general population in case someone here is a relative of someone that he is accused of murdering. yeah, it's just for his safety, and ours. just keep him locked up by himself. >> the new inmate is james poore. he is charged with first degree murder for the execution style slayings of four women one month earlier. the victims were discovered together inside a tulsa apartment. all four wo

>> hannah when into a wal-mart in tulsa oklahoma the temperature outside was 90 degrees and a couple store heard a noise and saw the girl covered in sweat. her mother is now facing a charge of child neglect. >> a family story about getting kicked off a jetblue flight is getting a lot of attention. they had questions about seating their toddler but refused to follow the rules. here is what happened. >> >> reporter: this morning a controversy in the skys sparking controversy online. a couple booted off a plane because of the seating arrangements. >> we were treated like criminals she and her family were flying from boston to baltimore, her son was fussy and put him on her lap. they came over to tell them the toddler had to be in their own seat. >> not one minute later they said you need to keep him in his seat i said i got it. i'm working on it she said what and i said i got the lecture from the other attendant and that set her off. >> told us to collect our bags and marched us off the plane. the incidents causing a firestorm. >> one passenger tweeted the only effect it had was to make

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elliott nelson founder of the mcnelly's group is the biggest restaurant owner in downtown tulsa, oklahomance he opened his first establishment, mcknellie's in 2000 had, he's been on a role. >> okay when is something else going to happen and it wasn't happening very quick so we decided we'd do it our sez. >> reporter: that's why knellson made the decision tonls help revitalize downtown tulsa by expanding his offerings one at a time. >> we kept adding to it. >> the area historically wasn't much of a draw so some people had their doubts about nelson's plans. >> it was something i believed in. i thought the goal still is making tulsa better one place at a time. >> and build a strong foundation is what he did. if you looked at a map you'd be hard pressed not to come across one of wilson's establishments. it's a short walk to the dilly deli and the dust bowl lounge and lanes. just about three blocks away is mcknelliecknellies, and around the block is yokozuna and about six blocks away with the brady tavern. having so many spots so close together is quite a balancing act, but knellson has manage

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in a suburb of tulsa oklahoma, two teenage boys arrested earlier today accused of fatly stabbing fivers of their own family. the suspects 15 and 16 years old. five rel actives stabbed to death. one child suffered critical injuries and another child not hurt at all. the suspects ran out the back door when police arrived. and they were track bid a police dog behind the home. >>> defense secretary ash carter is in iraq on an unannounced visit. carter has been traveling in the middle east to try to reassure us allies over the nuclear deal with iran. his visit with iraq today is hiss first. he's expected to get updates to trained and equip iraqi defenses. >> president obama will head to kenya. the two day trip will focus on fighting ter ruchl. the president will not visit the rural individual will his father was born. his visit is stirring pride among many kenyans. >>> kerry will testify before the senate foreign relations committee. the agreement calls for iran troe deuce its nuclear program for -- reduce its nuclear program in exchanges for lifted sajss. met by fierce -- >> i've already

walter scott, samuel dubosa, eric harris in tulsa, oklahoma, and then a fourth shooting of david, a 59-year-old white man stopped at a traffic stop for an expired emissions ticket. ran. got out of his car, was tackled into the snow by an officer, tase asked then shot in the back twice. so that video has not been released, although there is still a decision being made by a judge of whether or not it will be released. but what we know is that in all four cases, where an officer has been charged for an onduty shooting, there is videotape, in several cases because of a body camera and in other cases because of bystander video. >>> the natural empirical question, what this would all look like if we had videotape for the 50 plus shootings and killings of unarmed civilians if we had videotape for that. the fact that we have a much higher prosecutor rate where there is video suggests we might see a higher prosecution rate in that other category. >> of course. because there's been zero prosecutions where there is no video. literally none. even 4 of the 57 is not overwhelming but that is a signi

living in the heart of tornado alley, residents of tulsa, oklahoma, know to always be braced and ready for a destructive force of nature. it's also that way inside the walls of a half million square foot structure on the edge of downtown, the david l. moss criminal justice center, better known as the tulsa county jail. >> another day in paradise. >> most of the 1800 men and women incarcerated here have only been charged with crimes and are awaiting trial for the resolution of their cases. but newly arrived james maxwell is an exception. he's not only a convict, but is as familiar to staff and inmates here as the turbulent storms that precede most any twister. >> james steven maxwell, he could be considered somewhat of a legend around here. some of the inmates may look up to him. they give him a lot of respect. he really upholds what they're going to call the outlaw dance with law enforcement. >> jimmy maxwell. jimmy's a legend in the department of corrections in oklahoma. he's a tough guy. he wouldn't want to be messed with, for sure. good guy. good heart. but if you crossed him, he's

. >>> tulsa, oklahoma, has known tough times. its residents brave life in tornado alley. the wild west and big oil. inside the tulsa county jail, those same thick and often heavily tattooed skins are always on display. lester stokes will soon leave the jail to serve six years in prison as a prospect for the irish mob, a rapidly growing gang he hopes will provide him protection. >> irish people eat better than everybody else. >> proving irish heritage, however, is not a requirement for membership. >> my mom has red hair and i figured people with red hair usually are from ireland, right? irish people. i don't know where my family is from. i've never checked my family tree. >> what is this? >> mayonnaise. >> what the -- >> we never get mayonnaise. >> [ bleep ]. i don't trust it. >> i know. >> i don't trust it. >> but stokes knows for long-term happiness he will need more than his gang. >> my daughter will only be 11 or 12 years old when i get out. the oldest one. i might still be able to be a dad. but i'd have to stop all this stuff. i can't be a gang member and a dad at the

visits to historic sites in key we florida tulsa, oklahoma and topeka kansas. join us for the c-span city tour at 8:00 eastern. tonight at 8:00 eastern, it's republican elise stefanik of new york, she talks about the experience of being a new member of congress. >> i pinch myself the first state of the union is an historic event to be sitting on the house floor when prime minister netanyahu delivered the joint session, i looked around and once again there was a moment i can't believe i'm here. in february i participated on a congressional delegation to afghanistan, iraq kuwait, jordan and for me i was able to visit with mountain soldiers delivered to afghanistan but one of the visits we had was with the newly elected president of afghanistan and it was four members of congress with the president. i pinched myself at that moment as well. so yes it's a very awe-inspiring experience. but you understand that the reason why you're put in office is to represent your friends and neighbors from back at home. when i stop pinching myself, i think it's time to go. >> our

. >>> a tragic discovery inside a tulsa oklahoma home. in jail tonight charged with killing five of their family members. three of those police found stabbed to death inside the broken arrow home. four children ages 12, seven and five. the adults were the parents of the suspects. 18-year-old and 16-year-old boys boys. two children have survived one of them is still in the hospital. police say a 911 call where no one spoke is what tipped them off and had them racing to the home. >>> despite recent controversy donald trump took his republican presidential campaign to the mexican border today where he says he thinks he'll win the hispanic vote. trump also claims he can provide proof that illegal immigrants are often drug dealers rapists and other violent criminals. trump is currently leading all on the republicans seeking their party's presidential nomination according to recent polls. >>> the search is on for a lion roaming the streets of milwaukee milwaukee. the milwaukee police department says they've gotten two dozen calls from people wh

. >>> neighbors in tulsa, oklahoma, and a suburb are trying to cope with the horrify horrifying murders of a family of five. the two suspects in the murders the family's two teenager sons. late wednesday night officers responded to a silent 911 call and discovered a mother, father and three children stabbed to death. a 13-year-old was critically hurt and a toddler was unharmed. police tracked the 18-year-old and 16-year-old brothers down in some nearby woods. if accused of murder, both could be charged -- the 18-year-old obviously is an adult, the 16-year-old could be charged as an adult. >>> today, part of a california bridge that washed away in a flood will reopen. state officials say the westbound span of the i-10 bridge will reopen at noon. the eastbound span will take a little longer to fix though. the road is a vital link between l.a. and phoenix. especially for truck drivers. one man got stuck and seriously hurt when that bridge collapsed on sunday. >>> we are now waiting to see if -- if a soccer official will be extradited. prosecutors in new york have officially asked to extrad

now, this happened overnight in broken arrow, a suburb of tulsa, oklahoma. police went to the house after someone called 911, but didn't say anything to the dispatcher. when officers got inside, they found five people stabbed to death and a 13-year-old girl wounded. there is a toddler in the house, but she was okay. now, everyone involved is related to each other and lived there. the two teenagers rap out of the house when the police arrived. they are 16 and 18 years old. >>> tonight, people in hayward, california, are paying tribute to a police sergeant who once said that he loved the city so much, he would patrol its streets for free. sergeant scott lunger was killed during an early morning traffic stop yesterday. the hayward police chief says her officers have lost a role model. >> he was a great leader here in our organization. he inspired people every day. an incredible friend. a great father. >> sergeant lunger was the father of two college-aged daughters. the alleged killer is in custody and investigators say he is affiliated with a gang. >>> sandra b

the story of one was taken off the streets when >>> there's a team of search dogs in tulsa, oklahoma that go by sherlock and watson. but the duo wouldn't be possible if one wasn't picked up off the streets. >> we have the report. >> reporter: sherlock and watson. on the hunt for clues. they're tail wagging best buds as members of k-9 search oklahoma but watson has a different background. he wouldn't be here if it weren't for a jinx police officer eating lunch at a restaurant when he saw watson and saw potential. >> and he was a stray. he was begging for scraps apparently he'd been there for a while. real emaciated and he had -- knowledge of search dogs. and just thought there was something special about him. >> reporter: now watson is training to trail. what could be the scent of an elderly person who's missing or a boy scout lost at a campground. the trainer gives watson a scent from a piece of clothing or a pillow case. and starts sniffing. >> i was totally impressed with the way the dog put his nose to the ground and was following that trail. it was amazing to me. >> reporter: whe

then tulsa, oklahoma and st. augustine, florida. later a stopover in topeka kansas. all tomorrow night on american history tv here on c-span 3. >>> the c-span cities tour is partnering with our cable affiliates as we travel across the united states. join us and cox communications this weekend as we learn about the history and lit rary life of omaha, nebraska where the club was one of the first advocacy groups fighting for racial kwlts. >> they had a reputation as a city that when you came in if you were black, you needed to keep your head down and you needed to be aware that you weren't going to be served in restaurants. you weren't going to be able to stay in hotels. and when the de porres club began their operation, the term civil rights -- they used the term social justice because civil rights wasn't part of the national lexicon at that time. the idea of civil rights was so far removed from the idea of rights was so far removed from the idea of the greater city of omaha or the united states that they were operating in a vacuum. they were operating without a net. t

tonight we're highlighting four cities, key west, florida, tulsa, oklahoma st. augustine, florida and topeka, kansas. we begin now with our look at historic sites in key west. our comcast cable partners hosted our recent visit. ♪

. >> just like the ones we met in tulsa, oklahoma. >> we are light walker ministries from collinsvillehere's a revival going on. welcome, ladies. how are y'all? >> good! >> good to see you. >> we're coming in to show them a better way of life. >> what they've been doing is not working. so we're trying to give them an opportunity to go into something different that will get them back with their families and give them an opportunity to do better. father, we thank you and praise you for healing of their bodies, their minds, their emotions, lord. we just ask for open ears and open hearts tonight. >> one of the inmates attending this service is tara goddard. >> that's pretty much the only peace of mind i have in here is when i go to church. ♪ >> while goddard might have been seeking a spiritual outlet, she wasn't out to change the lifestyle that was about to send her to state prison to serve a four-year sentence. the technical term for her crime was illegal use of a computer. she was a prostitute who advertised her services online. >> i'm not a nympho, i'm not into it for the sex and all th

dyed orange. >> due to mature subject matter, viewer discretion is advised. >>> tulsa is the second largest city in oklahoma. but the tulsa county jail is a city within the city. along with numerous security concerns that come with temporarily housing some 1800 men and women, facing a huge array of criminal charges, it contains its own versions of the local post office, a hospital, and busier restaurant than just about any other in the city. it also contains a gigantic laundry facility. >> we usually do anywhere from 10 to 12 loads. each load, each washer, the big washers are 125 pounds. the small washers are 75 pounds. if that can kind of give you an idea. >> the various colored uniforms coincide with each inmate's classification. >> all county clothing is generally orange. they have blue for juvenile. red for federal. black and white for state. and white for the kitchen workers. >> along with regularly washing all uniforms and linens, the laundry staff has another task. whenever new shipments of underwear arrive they must be dyed orange. >> socks, boxers, bras, panties, all underwear is dyed. the reason t

this is coming out of the ub ush of tulsa, oklahoma. who teenage boys are accused of stabbing five relatives. the suspects are 16 and 18 years old. five family members were killed. one child suffered critical injuries. another child was not hurt at all. now, police responded after getting a silent 911 call. that's when someone dialed 911 but does not speak. now, the police traced the call. when they got to the home the teenage suspects ran out the back door. they were eventually tracked down by a police dog. >>> well, the governor of texas, greg abbott, says the family of an african-american woman who died while in state police custody deserves some answers. all this coming after the continued fallout over this. a question that's really become a social media hashtag. what happened to sandra bland? now, governor abbott released a statement offering the family his condolences and says, investigators will make sure justice is served. texas rangers and the fbi are also investigating. miss bland died july 13 while in police custody. it came

then tulsa, oklahoma and st. augustine, florida. later a stopover in topeka kansas. all tomorrow night on american history tv here on c-span 3. >>> the c-span cities tour is partnering with our cable affiliates as we travel across the united states. join us and cox communications this weekend as we learn about the history and lit rary life of omaha, nebraska where the club was one of the first advocacy groups fighting for racial kwlts. >> they had a reputation as a city that when you came in if you were black, you needed to keep your head down and you needed to be aware that you weren't going to be served in restaurants. you weren't going to be able to stay in hotels. and when the de porres club began their operation, the term civil rights -- they used the term social justice because civil rights wasn't part of the national lexicon at that time. the idea of civil rights was so far removed from the idea of rights was so far removed from the idea of the greater city of omaha or the united states that they were operating in a vacuum. they were operating without a net. t

editor in chief of the frontier in tulsa oklahoma. good to see you. what does it say about our times that a president can visit a prison and say what he said without being labeled soft on crime? >> it's an interesting time when political figures from both sides are realizing the true cost to our country of locking so many people up especially people who are lower level drug offenders. and i think that there's some common sense solutions that people on the right and the left both want to find. >> let's talk about that because it is becoming a bipartisan issue. john boehner said he favors getting some legislation through. what's the likelihood we'll see real change soon? >> i think it's a pretty high likelihood. in congress, they have been hear having hearings and meetings for a year a year and half. they have come up with a package of reforms that most people agree are a common sense. things like allowing people to go to work after their time. giving judges more discretion to go below that. also the notion of a drug kingpin, those trafficking laws real

tonight, visits to historic sites in key west florida, tulsa, oklahoma, st. augustine florida and topeka kansas. join us for the c-span cities tour beginning tonight at 8:00 eastern. >>> here are just a few of our featured programs for the three-day holiday weekend on the c-span networks. on c-span friday night at 8:00 eastern, radio personalities and executives at the annual talkers magazine conference in new york. saturday night at 8:00 an interview with "new york times" chairman and publisher and executive editor on the future of the times. and sunday night at 9:30 eastern members of the church committee former vice president walter mondale and former senator gary hart on ground breaking efforts to reform the intelligence community. on book tv on c-span2 friday night at 10:00 eastern, author martin ford on how the increasing use of artificial intelligence could make good jobs obsolete. saturday night at 10:00 on afterwards, university history professor carol berkin on why the bill of rights was created and the debates it spurred. and sunday live at noon on

tonight on american history tv prime time visit historic sites in key west florida tulsa oklahoma, st. augustine florida, and topeka, kansas. join us at 8:00 p.m. eastern. on c-span tonight, the interviews with freshman members of congress, starting at 8:00 p.m. eastern, it is elise stefanik of new york, talking about being a new member of congress. >> i pinch myself the first state of the union is a historic event to be sitting on the house floor when prime minister netanyahu delivered the joint session, i looked around and once again there was a moment i can't believe i'm here. in february i participated on a coddel to a congressional delegation to afghanistan, iraq, kuwait and jordan and for me i was able to visit with soldiers deployed to afghanistan but one of the visits we had was with president ghani, the newly elected president of afghanistan and with members of congress with the president and i pinched myself at that moment as well. so yes it is a very awe inspiring experience but you understand that the reason why you are put in office is to represent the people your friends

. >> host: david is in tulsa, oklahoma.you are on booktv with lawrence wright. >> caller: thank you for taking my call. i'm a middle-school teacher and i believe i'm teaching the first generation who has no conscious memory of 9/11. if you walked into my classroom and was asked about 9/11, how would you initiate a dialogue and go about teaching these students who have no memory, not her fault have no memory of 9/11? >> that is a good question you would expect from a teacher. i think the thing that was so dramatic for americans is we were so invulnerable in the world. the idea that we could be attacked on our own soil for the first time since the british someone, especially a man in a cave in afghanistan could plan something that would result in such horrible devastation in such a tremendous national trauma and they would then produce into these wars that have lasted ever since then and cost our country in so many different directions. the initial trauma that happened here came to america where we have our oceans separating