>> OKLAHOMA CORPORATION COMMISSIONER TODD HIETT ACCUSED OF INAPPROPRIATE BEHAVIOR ANOTHER AN OUT OF STATE CONFERENCE.

>> IT MAY BE IMPORTANT TO DO AN INVESTIGATION.

>> STATE SUPERINTENDENT RYAN WALTERS DEFENDS FEDERAL FUNDING AND DOUBLES DOWN ON BIBLES FOR CLASS ROOM INSTRUCTION.

>> WE'LL BE PUTTING BIBLES BACK IN THE CLASSROOMS.

WE WILL NOT ALLOW ROGUE DISTRICTS TO LIE TO OUR KIDS.

>> SPECIAL TRAINING TO HELP THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS.

>> RIGHT NOW, I'M IN THE CAREER TECH WORKING TO GET MY JOURNEYMAN LICENSE.

>> A UNIVERSITY OF TULSA STUDENT HITS NEW HEIGHTS AND GOES TO THE SUPREME COURT.

>> I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY, EXCITED FOR THE OPPORTUNITY AND PROUD TO REPRESENT OKLAHOMA.

>> AN IN DEPTH DISCUSSION ON CYBERSECURITY AND BEING CONNECTED IN THE WAKE OF AN OUTAGE.

>> CYBERPROFESSIONALS AROUND THE GLOBE SHUTTERED TWO WEEKS AGO AS WE WATCHED THIS UNFOLD KIND OF IN REAL-TIME.

>> THESE STORIES AND MUCH MORE ON THE "OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT."

>> WELCOME TO THE "OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT."

I'M TAELYR JACKSON.

COMMISSIONER HIETT IS FACING PRESSURE TO SIT DOWN AFTER HE WAS ACCUSED OF GROPING AMAN IN A CONFERENCE HELD IN MINNEAPOLIS IN JUNE.

HE ADMITTED HE WAS INTOXICATED AND SEEKING TREATMENT.

SEEKING TREATMENT.

>> I DIDN'T WANT THIS AGENCY TO BE SEEN AS BRUSHING SOMETHING UNDER THE RUG.

I DON'T KNOW HOW YOU ALL FEEL ABOUT THIS, BUT MY DRUTHERS WOULD BE TO ENSURE THAT WE SHOWED THE PUBLIC THAT WE'RE COMMITTED TO BEING EVIDENT AND TRANSPARENT.

I UNDERSTAND, COMMISSIONER HIETT, YOU'VE BEEN SEEKING TREATMENT AND IT MAY BE IMPORTANT TO DO AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION AND THAT WAY, IT'S NOT IN AGENCY.

>> COMMISSIONER BOB ANTHONY IS CALLING FOR HIETT TO RESIGN.

WHILE HOUSE DEMOCRATS CALLED TO BEGIN IMPEACHMENT PROCEEDINGS.

>>> THE WAY IS OVER FOR OKLAHOMA SCHOOL DISTRICTS ON HOW PUBLIC INSTRUCTION RYAN WALTERS WANTS BIBLES TO BE USED IN THE CLASSROOM.

THIS COMES AS THE SUPERINTENDENT OF BIXBY PUBLIC SCHOOLS IS CALLING OUT THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OVER FEDERAL FUNDING.

>> HE'S A LIAR AND A TRUE EMBARRASSMENT.

>> RYAN WALTERS, THE REQUEST FOR TITLE 1 FUNDING HAS GONE UNANSWERED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

>> WE'RE DEALING WITH FINANCIAL PROBLEMS WITH HIS DISTRICT WE'RE HAVING TO ADDRESS.

>> WALTERS SITS ON THE PUBLIC BOARD AND REFUTES THE CLAIM OF FINANCIAL PROBLEMS WITHIN THE DISTRICT.

AHEAD OF WEDNESDAY'S STATE BOARD MEETING, PROTESTERS AND SUPPORTERS FILLED THE WEST LAWN.

PROTESTERS STILL UPSET FROM THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING WHERE SUPERINTENDENT RYAN WALTERS ANNOUNCED HE WANTED BIBLES IN OKLAHOMA CLASSROOMS.

ALTHOUGH SEVERAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS HAVE SAID THEY WON'T BE CHANGING THEIR HISTORY LESSON PLANS, WALTERS SAYS ALL PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS NEED TO OBEY THE MANDATE.

>> WE'LL BE PUTTING BIBLES BACK SPOT CLASSROOMS.

WE WILL NOT ALLOW ROGUE DISTRICTS TO NOT TEACH THEM HISTORY.

THE HISTORICAL CONTENT IS CLEAR FROM THE MAYFLOWER TO THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE TO MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. AND IT HAS TO BE TOLD.

>> LET'S TALK ABOUT THE BIBLE.

IT'S HISTORY AND MUST BE TAUGHT.

SO IS HINDUISM, SINCE MAN WALKED OUT OF THE GARN.

GARDEN.

IS IT MANDATORY TO PERSECUTE HUMANS LIKE THE KINGS OF ENGLAND WHO DROVE THE FIRST COLONIZERS HERE SINCE EXECUTION.

>> THEY SENT OUT INSTRUCTIONS FOR BIBLES LAST WEEK.

SOME POINTS FOUND ARE THAT TEACHERS MUST HIGHLY KEY HISTORIC MOMENTS WHERE THE BIBLE PLAYED A ROLE LIKE THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE.

TEACHERS MUST INTRODUCE STUDENTS TO FAMOUS ARTWORK DEPICTING BIBLICAL THEMES DISCUSSING THE CULTURAL CONTEXT.

>> WE HAVE A MOTION TO SECOND.

>> AMONGST OTHER THINGS, SUPERINTENDENT WALTERS MADE IT CLEAR HE WILL NOT TOLERATE TEACHERS MAKING LIGHT OF FORMER PRESIDENT TRUMP.

>> TO BE CLEAR, IT'S INAPPROPRIATE, NO MATTER IF IT WAS PRESIDENT BIDEN.

WE CAN'T TOLERATE BEHAVIOR LIKE THAT AND WE WON'T.

YOU CAN PUT IT IN THIS PERSPECTIVE.

IF A STUDENT IN A SCHOOL WAS OUT MAKING JOKES ABOUT THEIR SUPERINTENDENT BEING KILLED, ASSASSINATED, A SCHOOL WOULDN'T TOLERATE IT.

THEY WOULD THROW THE KID OUT OF SCHOOL.

WE CANNOT ALLOW THESE INDIVIDUALS TO CONTINUE TO TEACH IN THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA.

>> THE BOARD VOTED TO TAKE STEPS TOWARDS REVOKING THE LICENSE OFARD ARDROME TEACHER WHO MADE JOKES ABOUT THE SAKS.

ASSASSINATION.

IT IS THE GOAL OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, TOGETHER WITH DISTRICT, FACULTY AND STAFF TO EDUCATE STUDENTS FREE FROM VIOLENT RHETORIC.

THE BOARD WENT TO EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS WHETHER OR NOT THEY WILL ALLOW STATE LAWMAKERS INTO EC EXECUTIVE SESSION.

SPOOMS ACCORDING TO 25310, ANY MEMBER OF LEGISLATURE APPOINTED AS A MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE OF EITHER HOUSE OF THE LEGISLATURE OR JOINT COMMITTEE SHALL BE PERMITTED TO ATTEND ANY SESSION.

>> THE OKLAHOMA HIGHWAY PATROL ISSUED AN AMBER ALERT AT THE REQUEST OF THE PRINE'S COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT IN DURANT.

THE CHILD IS CHASE RISENER, WHITE MALE, 4 YEARS OF AGE, UNKNOWN CLOTHING DESCRIPTION.

SUSPECT IS CHANCE RISNER, A WHITE MALE, 38 YEARS OF AGE, UNKNOWN CLOTHING DESCRIPTION.

SUSPECT IS POSSIBLY TRAVELING IN A 2003 MINIVAN AND IF SEEN, DO NOT APPROACH AND CALL 9-1-1.

(AMBER ALERT.

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>> I THINK WE OWE IT TO THE CITIZENS OF OKLAHOMA TO GET THIS SETTLED ONCE AND FOR ALL.

>> THE BOARD'S DECISION DID NOT SIT WELL WITH ATTORNEY GENERAL GETNER DRUMMOND.

THEY'RE SIZING OUR TAX FUNDS TO FUND TEACHES LIKE SHARIA LAW.

I WILL PROTECT THE LAW BY UPHOLDING THE CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS.

FOR A FEW YEARS NOW, THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA HAS TRIED TO HELP THOSE IN THE PRISON SYSTEM BY HELPING THEM GET ON THEIR FEET.

AT ONE OKLAHOMA PRISON, THE INMATES ARE USING TRADES TO KEEP THE PRISON SECURE.

STEVE SHAW HAS THE STORY.

>> YOU HAVE TO KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING, YEAH.

MY ELECTRICIANS.

>> Reporter: TIM LATEN IS IN THE TOWN OF BOWLEY FOR 25 YEARS.

>> NOBODY HAS TOUCHED IT BUT US.

>> Reporter: THE FACILITY DATES BACK TO 1923 WHEN IT OPENED FIRST AS A SAN TEARUM AND IT WAS A BOYS HOPE.

HOME.

IT WAS CONVERTED TO A STATE PRISON THAT CURRENTLY HOLDS 1300 INMATES.

>> I GOT FIRST-DEGREE MANSLAUGHTER.

I WAS DRINKING AND DRIVING.

I KILLED A FRIEND.

>> Reporter: 30-YEAR-OLD TREVOR PACE IS ONE OF 32 JOHN LILY INMATES WHO FOUR MONTHS AGO PUT THE FINISHING TOUCHES ON A NEW CENTRAL CONTROL BUILDING PROJECT THAT HAD BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR THREE YEARS.

JOHN LILY WARDEN SAYS THE CENTRAL CONTROL BUILDING IN ANY PRISON IS VITAL AND JOHN LILY DESPERATELY NEEDED A NEW ONE.

>> IT'S MORE LIKE THE HEARTBEAT OF THE FACILITY.

EVERYTHING HAS TO GO THROUGH CENTRAL CONTROL FROM A SECURITY STANDPOINT.

>> Reporter: TUGGLE SAYS THE PROJECT STARTED WITH $150,000 IN SEED MONEY PROVIDED BY THE STATE.

JOHN LILY INMATES WHO HAVE LEARNED ELECTRICAL, MASON RHODEY PLUMBING AND HVAC FINISHED EVERYTHING ON THEIR OWN.

INMATES, INCLUDING TREVOR PACE.

>> RIGHT NOW, I'M IN THE CAREER TECH WORKING TO GET MY JOURNEYMAN LICENSE AND I HAVE SIX MORE MONTHS AND I CAN TEST OUT AND SOMETHING I WANT TO MAKE A CAREER OUT OF.

>> THAT'S NOT AN EASY TASK.

>> IT'S NOT AT ALL.

>> BUT YOU CAN LEARN THAT RIGHT HERE.

>> RIGHT HERE.

>> AND PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THAT.

A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THAT.

>> AN OPPORTUNITY SENT FROM GOD AND IT'S AMAZING.

>> Reporter: WILLIAM SHAVER HAS BEEN INCARCERATED TEN YEARS WITH FIVE MONTHS LEFT AND PUT HIS NEWLY LEARNED HVAC SKILLS TO USE.

>> IT'S REALLY A GOD THING.

>> WHEN YOU GET OUT, DO YOU THINK WORKING IN CONSTRUCTION, DOING THIS KIND OF WORK WILL HELP TO KEEP YOU WHERE YOU NEED TO BE?

>> ABSOLUTELY.

AS LONG I KEEP IN MY FAITH AND TRUST IN GOD AND DO WHAT'S RIGHT, THERE'S NO QUESTION TO WHETHER I SHOULD PROSPER.

>> Reporter: CHASE STEVENS HAS BEEN IN PRISON FOR 15 YEARS FOR FIRST-DEGREE MANSLAUGHTER AND EARNED A JOURNEYMAN'S LICENSE WHILE INCARCERATED AND SCHEDULED TO BE RELEASED FROM JOHN LILY IN FIVE MONTHS.

>> ONCE I GET INTO A POSITION I CAN GET A JOB OUT THERE, IT WILL BE NEW TO ME.

>> Reporter: FUWE WYNN SPENT 20 YEARS OF HIS LIFE IN OKLAHOMA PRISONS AND HAS BEEN HIS OWN WORST ENEMY, BUT LEARNING CONSTRUCTION SKILLS GIVES HIM HOPE.

>> WAS BROUGHT YOU DOWN BEFORE, ALCOHOL.

>> NO, IT WAS DRUGS.

I PARTY DO DRUGS AND I'VE BEEN SOBER FIVE YEARS.

>> Reporter: JACK BARNETT IS A 1987 GRADUATE OF INED HIGH SCHOOL.

>> WELL, I LOST MYSELF IN PRISON.

I'VE BEEN IN FOR A LITTLE OVER 20 YEARS.

I WAS CARPENTER ON THE STREET AND FORGOT I HAD THOSE SKILLS UNTIL I CAME HERE AND GOT TO REUSE THEM AND SIMILARREN THEM AND JUST BRING BACK THE OLD ME.

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>> Reporter: IT'S A WIN-WIN FOR EVERYBODY.

NOT ONLY DO THREE DOZEN INMATES GET VALUABLE WORK EXPERIENCE, IT SAVES THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS A LOT OF MONEY.

WARDEN TUGGLE SAYS THAT NUMBER IS OVER 2,000 AND PROBABLY THREE.

>> WE'VE ALWAYS BEEN IN A SITUATION TO WHERE WE TRY TO -- IF YOU SEE SOMEBODY -- I USE THAT WORD "WANT TO ."

WE ENHANCE THAT SO THEY CAN -- IT'S JUST A WONDERFUL THING.

>> IT LIGHTS CLICK ON.

>> YEAH, WHEN THE LIGHTS COME ON, LET ME TELL YOU WHAT.

>> Reporter: THE WARDEN SAYS A WEEK AGO, A MAN WHO HAD BEEN RELEASED FROM JOHN LILY SENT HIM A NOTE AND A CHECK STUB SHOWING THAT FORMER INMATE NOW MAKES $22 AN HOUR ON THE OUTSIDE.

>> EVERYWHERE I GO I SEE HELP WANTED AND THEY AIN'T ASKING WHERE YOU'VE BEEN.

YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND, IT'S A PERFECT OPPORTUNITY RIGHT NOW TO GO AHEAD AND TAKE CARE OF BUSINESS.

IF YOU TAKE CARE OF YOUR BUSINESS, GUESS WHAT?

YOU CAN GET A JOB.

>> Reporter: CONSTRUCTION MINDS ADMINISTRATOR LAKENS OFFICIALLY RETIRES IN THREE MONTHS.

>> IT SHOULD HELP OUT TREMENDOUSLY.

>> WHAT HAS THIS DONE MORE MORALE HERE?

>> WE HAD INMATES THAT DIDN'T WORK ON THE PROJECT.

THEY WOULD WORK BY EVERY DAY AND SAY LOOKING GOD.

AND WE'RE SITTING THERE AND IT MAKES THE WORKERS PROUD.

>> Reporter: STEVE SHAW, THE OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT.

>> TWO WEEKS AGO, THE CROWdSTRIKE OUTAGE CAUSED CHAOS.

WHAT'S DONE TO PREVENT ANOTHER MAJOR OUTAGE AND WHAT LEAD TO THE INCIDENT AND ARE WE TOO CONNECTED?

WE ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS IN THIS WEEK'S "IN DEPTH DISCUSSIO" >> IT'S A WHOLE DIFFERENT TECHNICAL TOPIC.

IT COST MY COMPANY A TON OF MONEY.

>> I THINK CROWdSTRIKE HAS SOME WORK DO TO UNCOVER WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED AND AS WE STATED, REBUILD THAT TRUST AND CONFIDENCE IN THEIR PLATFORM.

>> THEIR LOOKING AT THE TRUST WORTHINESS, THE INTERACTION BETWEEN OTHER SOFTWARE COMPANIES LIKE MICROSOFT AND THEIR OWN PLATFORM.

THIS IS A MAJOR EVENT, BIGGEST IN HISTORY.

THIS IS OUR OPPORTUNITY AS A PROFESSIONAL GROUP TO COME TOGETHER AND FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED AND DECONSTRUCT IT AND GET BETTER FOR THE FUTURE.

>> MORE OF THAT CONVERSATION LATER IN THE NEWSCAST.

>>> THE HOPE LODGE IN OKLAHOMA CITY SERVED AS A HOME AWAY FROM HOME FOR CANCER PATIENTS AND FAMILIES.

JASON DOYLE IS HERE TO SHOW US HOW THIS IS MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN PATIENT'S LIVES.

>> TAYLR, IT WAS A YEAR AGO THE LODGE WAS OPENED AND THAT YEARS' TIME, THE LODGE HAVE HELPED PATIENTS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY TO GET TREATMENT FOR THEIR CANCER.

>> HELLO!

WELCOME TO THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY HOPE LODGE.

>> AS YOU WALK IN, IT DOESN'T FEEL LIKE A PLACE WHERE EVERY PERSON HERE IS DEALING WITH CANCER IN SOME WAY.

INSTEAD, IT'S MORE LIKE A VACATION SPOT IF YOU ASK THIS LODGE GUEST AND HIS WIFE.

>> WE NEVER EXPECTED TO BE THIS NICE.

WE JUST THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A LITTLE PLACE TO HANG YOUR HAT, BUT THIS IS A PALACE COMPARED TO OTHER PLACES THAT WE'VE BEEN IN.

>> IT'S WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL AND IT'S BEEN AMAZING AND NEVER EXPECTED THIS.

>> LAVONN RECEIVED HIS CANCER DIAGNOSE TWO MONTHS AGO AND HAS BEEN HERE RECEIVING FROM A PROVIDER.

>> IT'S CALLED SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA.

IT'S RADIATION THROUGH IT AND NO WONDER MY FACE AIN'T RED.

THEY'RE FRYIN' ME.

THAT'S THE ONLY WAY TO KILL IT.

>> THE HARRISONS ARE JOINED BY MANY OTHER VISITORS TO OKLAHOMA CITY SEEKING TREATMENT FOR CANCER.

>> WE'VE SERVED OVER A THOUSAND GUESTS AND CAREGIVERS WITH OVER 13,000 NIGHTS WITH FREE LODGING AND THAT'S A SAVINGS OF $2.2 MILLION.

IT'S NOT ONLY TO OKLAHOMANS BUT EVERYBODY TRAVELING HERE.

>> THIS HOPE LODGE ATTRACTED PEOPLE TO ALL OVER THE U.S. AND BEYOND.

>> WE CAN SEE A LOT OF GUESTS FROM OKLAHOMA AS WELL AS THE SURROUNDING STATES IN KANSAS, MISSOURI, ARKANSAS AND TEXAS.

WE'VE HAD INTERNATIONAL GUESTS FROM KENYA.

>> LISA MARTIN SAYS THE DEMAND IS HIGH FOR THE 34 GUEST ROOMS.

>> WE'RE AT 100% CAPACITY MOST NIGHTS.

WE OPENED UP AUGUST 7th OF LAST YEAR AND BY HALLOWEEN, WE WERE AT 100% CAPACITY.

IT DIDN'T TAKE LONG FOR OUR PART PARTNERS AND SOCIAL WORKERS TO SEND PATIENTS TO US.

>> THERE'S A WAIT LIST THAT THE HOPE LODGE WORKS THROUGH FOR OUT OF TOWN PATIENTS AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT HAS CHANGED FOR OKLAHOMA.

INSTEAD OF MANY OKLAHOMANS LEAVING THE STATE, PEOPLE ARE COMING HERE.

>> PEOPLE CONSIDER OKLAHOMA CITY A TREATMENT DESTINATION.

PEOPLE ARE COMING FROM EVEN AROUND THE GLOBE FOR STATE OF THE ART TREATMENT.

IT'S A WINNING COMBINATION.

>> WE GOT LUCKY DURING OUR VISIT AND SAW A SUITE BEFORE THE NEXT GUEST CHECKED IN.

>> SO WELCOME TO THE AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY.

THIS IS THE GUEST ROOM SUITE AND EACH FULLY EQUIPPED TWO ROOMS.

THERE'S A LIVING AREA AND PRIVATE BATH WITH LAUNDRY ON EVERY FLOOR.

>> THEY HAVE AMENITIES THROUGH A SPECIALLY DESIGNED APPLE TV APP AND GIVES GUESTS ACCESS TO THEIR FAVORITE STREAMING CHANNELS.

IF YOU GET HUNGRY, THERE'S THE COMMUNAL KITCHENS.

KITCHENS.

>> EVERYTHING YOU WOULD NEED TO COOK A MEAL WITH, GRIDDLE, HOT POT, EVERYTHING IS HERE.

WHEN GUESTS ARRIVE, THEY BRING THINGS THEY NEED TO COOK WITH AND EVERYTHING ELSE IS INCLUDED.

>> THERE'S A PANTRY THAT GUESTS CAN GRAB A SNACK OR TWO FROM.

>> YOU HAVE THE LITTLE PANTRY BACK THERE AND THAT'S LIKE GOING TO THE DOLLAR STORE AND LOOKING AROUND.

I HAVEN'T HAD THAT FOR AWHILE.

>> MELANIE LIKES BEING ABLE TO VISIT WITH OTHERS GOING THROUGH SIMILAR ORDEALS.

>> YOU WANT TO SEE WHO'S DOWN HERE AND SOCIALIZE.

>> THAT IS WHAT MAKES HOPE LOVE UNIQUE IS THE COMMUNITY.

IS THAT EVERYONE HAS A SHARED EXPERIENCE AND WHILE THEY'RE GOING THROUGH THINGS DIFFERENTLY, THEY CAN STILL RELATE TO EACH OTHER.

THEY CAN HAVE EMPATHY FOR EACH OTHER THAT MAYBE THEY DON'T HAVE FROM OTHERS.

>> THEY PUSHED TO BRING THIS BY DONATING $5 MILLION TO COMPLETE THE FUNDING OF $16 MILLION TO BUILD THE CANCER PATIENT RESORT.

THE LOVE OFFICIALLY OPENED TO HELP CANCER PATIENTS ON AUGUST 7th OF 2023 AND LEVONN IS GRATEFUL.

>> I WANT TO MAKE SURE YOU PUT THIS IN.

THANKS, CHAD RICHARDSON, FOR HELPING TO BUILD THIS PLACE.

IT'S WONDERFUL.

>> BY THE WAY, HARRISON IS EXPECTED TO FINISH UP CANCER TREATMENT OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS AND HEADING BACK HOME WITH WARM MEMORIES DURING A TRYING TIME.

>> THE SUPREME COURT FELLOW'S PROGRAM IS A PRESTIGIOUS OPPORTUNITY TO WORK ALONGSIDE SUPREME COURT JUDGES.

A GRADUATE FROM YALE, VIRGINIA AND VANDERBUILT AND ONE FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF TULSA.

>> HOPE FORSYTH BEGAN HER PROFESSIONAL LAW CAREER IN KUSHING, OKLAHOMA, AT HOME.

>> I WAS HOPE SCHOOLED K THROUGH 12.

I LOVED BEING HOME SCHOOLED, AND IF YOU HAD A TIME MACHINE AND ASKED LITTLE HOPE WHAT SHE THOUGHT, SHE WOULD BE VERY FRUSTRATED THAT HE MOM WOULDN'T LET HER GET A B -AND KEEP DOING.

GOING.

IT TAUGHT ME CURIOSITY AND PERSISTENCE AND THOSE ARE THINGS YOU USE EVERYDAY.

>> WHO WOULD YOUR IDEAL ROLODEX BE?

>> SHE MAJORED IN COMMUNICATION AND MEDIA STUDIES AND TAUGHT AND WORKED WITH DR. BENJAMIN PETERS.

>> I WORK WITH HER AND KNOW HER ACCOMMODATION OF GENEROUS BRILLIANCE WITH HARD WORK ETHIC.

IT'S BEEN EXCITING TO SEE THAT OVER THE LAST DECADE PLUS.

>> AS AN UNDERGRADUATE, THEY COLLABORATED ON A BOOK CALLED "DETALING KEY WORDS."

>> IT ACCELERATED HER PATHWAY LEADING PUBLIC LIGHT FOR THINKING ABOUT PUBLIC CONTESTS, RIGHT?

HOW DO YOU THINK ABOUT CONTESTED ISSUES IN PUBLIC?

NOT ONLY DOES THAT LEAD NATURALLY TO THE SUPREME COURT AND THE CHOPS TO EXERCISE STRONG ARGUMENT IN PUBLIC.

>> OR AS ONE OF HER FORMER PROFESSORS WOULD SAY -- >> IF YOU WOULD QUOTE MARY PARKER FETT WHO SAYS EVERYTHING HAPPENS BY FRICTION AND I THINK WHEN CHANELLED INTO SOMETHING CONSTRUCTIVE, FRICTION DOES, INDEED, POLISH.

>> AFTER GRADUATING WITH HONORS, FORSYTH GRADUATED IN 2018.

>> NOT SURPRISINGLY, HOPE GRADUATED AS THE VALEDICTORIAN OF HER CLASS PRACTICING PRIVATE LAW AND CALLING THIS HOME FOR THREE YEARS, THE FEDERAL COURTHOUSE IN DOWNTOWN TULSA AND SOON SHE'LL BE IN WASHINGTON, D.C. AT THE MOST IMPORTANT COURT HOUSE OF THEM ALL.

>> WHEN IS YOUR FIRST DAY.

>> OFFICIALLY SEPTEMBER 3rd.

>> SHE'S FABULOUS AND I'M THRILLED.

I THINK SHE'S VERY DESERVING AND I THINK THE SUPREME COURT, I THINK SHE'LL BE WITH THE ADMINISTRATIVE COURT, IS VERY, VERY LUCKY TO HAVE HER.

SHE CAN TOTALLY HOLD HER OWN WITH ANY KID FROM HARVARD.

>> PROFESSOR LYN ENTZEROTH WAS THE DEAN OF UNIVERSITY TULSA LAW SCHOOL WHEN SHE ARRIVED.

>> SHE'S INCREDIBLY TALENTED, SMART, DRIVEN, CONTRIBUTION TO THE LAW AND LEGAL PROFESSION.

>> SUPREME COURT FELLOWS ARE ASKED NOT TO COMMENT ON THE WORK THEY'LL BE DOING OR WHO THEY'LL BE WORKING WITH DURING THEIR YEAR-LONG TERM AT THE HIGH COURT, BUT HOPE WILL SHARE THIS.

>> CERTAINLY AN HONOR.

IT IS A LITTLE SURREAL AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY, EXCITED FOR THE OPPORTUNITY AND PROUD TO REPRESENT OKLAHOMA AND TU.

>> OKLAHOMA HAS PRODUCED THREE SUPREME FELLOWS SINCE THE PROGRAM WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1973.

TWO FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA AND NOW HOPE.

THE POSITION IS NOW PARTISAN AND HIGHLIGHT SOUGHT AFTER.

HOPE WAS ONE OF EIGHT NATIONAL FINALISTS.

>> WE DID A MOCK INTERVIEW HERE TO GET ME PREPARED, GET ME READY AND I HAD PEOPLE WHO HELPED ME PREPARE.

I FELT AS PREPARED AS ONE COULD BE SO MONUMENTAL.

>> SHE'LL BE LEAVING FOR WASHINGTON, D.C.

IN LATE AUGUST.

WHILE SHE WON'T DISCUSS IT, IT'S OBVIOUS, SHE'LL BE JOINING A COURT SPLIT ALONG LIBERAL AND CONSERVATIVE LINES.

>> ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HAPPENS TO THE U.S. SUPREME COURT, THEY GET THE REALLY TOUGH ISSUES, THE CUTTING-EDGE ISSUES AND THAT REQUIRES THE COURT TO REALLY LOOK AT SOME OF THE MOST FRACTIOUS ISSUES IN THE COUNTRY.

THE BEST JUDGES ARE ABLE TO DO THAT AND PUT POLITICS TO THE SIDE.

>> I COULDN'T IMAGINE A BETTER PERSON SERVING AS A SUPREME COURT FELLOW.

FIRST TO NOTE THAT EVERY ISSUE, EVERY WHISPER OF AN ISSUE AROUND THE SUPREME COURT IS ENORMOUSLY CHARGED AND PARTISAN AT THIS POINT.

BUT IT'S SIMPLY THIS CASE IS NOT PARTISAN AND HER ELECTION TO THIS POSITION IS A TESTAMENT TO HER ABILITY TO NEGOTIATE AND MANAGE COMPETING INTERESTS.

>> SOUND LIKE SOMEONE WHO MIGHT MAKE A WONDERFUL JUDGE SOME DAY.

>> I ENJOY PUBLIC SERVICE AND MENTORSHIP AND EDUCATION AND I COULD SEE A FUTURE IN ACADEMIA OR THE COURT SYSTEM AND OPEN TO THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT COME MY WAY.

I LIKE TO PLAN AND I LIKE TO LAY FOUNDATIONS FOR THINGS AND KEEP MYSELF OPEN FOR OPPORTUNITIES I MAY NOT KNOW ABOUT UNTIL THEY PRESENT THEMSELVES.

>> RICH LENZ, OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT.

>> OKLAHOMA IS NOT FOLLOWING THE NATIONAL TREND OF LOWER DEATHS DUE TO SUICIDE, ALCOHOL AND DRUGS.

THAT'S ACCORDING TO LATEST PAIN IN THE NATION REPORT BY THE TRUST FOR AMERICA'S HELL.

HEALTH.

OKLAHOMA SAW AN 8% INCREASE IN DEATHS IN 2020.

WHILE THE U.S.

OVERALL SAW A SLIGHT DECREASE.

>> ABOUT 2800 INDIVIDUALS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES DUE TO ALCOHOL, DRUGS AND SUICIDE.

WHEN YOU BREAK THAT DOWN IN IN TERMS OF ALCOHOL-RELATED DEATHS, WE SAW A 1% DEATHS.

AND THEN SUICIDE DEATHS, THERE WAS A DECREASE BY 3%.

>> DR. NADENE GARCIAS THEY NEED TO CHECK THE TREATMENT CENTERS.

>> AROUND 9% OF OKLAHOMA CITY'S HOMELESS POPULATION ARE 24 YEARS OLD OR YOUNGER.

IN TULSA THAT GOES UP TO 10%.

THAT'S WHERE WE FIND REPORTER ANDREW HARTSHORN TO SHOW US HOW THEY'RE FINDING HOMELESS COLLEGE STUDENTS A PLACE TO STAY.

>> MIGUEL RAMON MOVED INTO HIS APARTMENT AT THE TULSA COMMUNITY COLLEGE.

>> I LOVE WORKING WITH PLANTS AND JUST VOLUNTEERING WITH THE TREES SOLE IT FOR ME.

SOLD IT FOR ME.

>> THE DIFFERENCE, HE'S HOMELESS.

>> I CAME ACROSS A FLYER THAT INFORMED ME A COUPLE OF THINGS.

IF YOU'RE UNDER 24, YOU'RE LOOKING FOR HIGHER EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS, WE MIGHT ABLE TO HELP YOU.

AND I NOTICED THERE WAS AN EMAIL AND I WENT AHEAD AND EMAILED AND WAITED FOR A RESPONSE.

>> THERE'S A NEW PROGRAM WORKING TO GET HOMELESS YOUNG ADULTS INTO COLLEGE AND A HOME WHILE THEY WORK TO COMPLETE THEIR AGREE.

>> THIS IS A COLLABORATION OF NINE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN THE TULSA AREA.

WE HAVE SEVEN AFFILIATE GROUPS INCLUDING CIVIC, PHILANTHROPIC.

>> THE EFFORT HELPED A HANDFUL OF AREA COLLEGE STUDENTS CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS.

>> THE CITY HAS MADE AMAZING PROGRESS AND HOUSED MORE THAN 60 YOUNG PEOPLE WITH ALL OF THE USED PROGRAMS COMBINED.

THERE ARE LESS THAN 300 CURRENTLY ACCESSING SERVICES THROUGH THE CONTINUUM OF CARE.

>> TULSA HAS A HOMELESS POPULATION OF 1,427 PEOPLE.

THIS IS 26% INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR.

>> SO OUR PROGRAM IS A SHORT-TERM RAPID REHOUSING PROGRAM, MEANING THAT OUR FIRST AIM IS TO GET THE INDIVIDUAL HOUSED IT'S SHORT TERM BECAUSE WE CAN PROVIDE THREE TO FOUR MONTHS OF RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND DESIGNED FOR SOMEBODY WHO NEEDS JUST THAT REALLY QUICK FEW MONTHS OF SUPPORT TO GET OVER A CHALLENGE OR MAYBE A DIFFERENT, YOU KNOW, LIFE MOMENT.

SO WE CAN PROVIDE ASSISTANCE IN THOSE WAYS.

AS WE'RE WORKING WITH STUDENTS AND AS THIS PROGRAM HAS LAUNCHEA DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM -- THE REASON OUR PROGRAM WAS SELECTED BECAUSE IT IS SO UNIQUE AND THERE AREN'T OTHER PROGRAMS LIKE THIS PROGRAM IN THE REGION AND MAYBE IN THE NATION.

THIS WAS A PART OF WHY OUR PROJECT WAS ACCEPT THE.

ACCEPTED.

>> IT'S AIMED AT HELPING COLLEGE STUDENTS, IT'S A REQUIREMENT TO GET A COLLEGE DEGREE.

>> THE FIRST IS REMOVE THAT BARRIER AND SOMETIMES THEY'LL BRING IT TO US AND GOING TO ATTEND COLLEGE.

THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE PROVIDE AS ONE OF THE CASE PLANS, TO SEE IF THEY SHOW SOME TYPE OF INTEREST IN ATTENDING ONE OF OUR INSTITUTIONS.

A PRIME EXAMPLE IS WHEN WE GET WITH MIGUEL, HE WASN'T A STUDENT, BUT NOW HE'S A CURRENT STUDENT.

THAT'S ONE OF OUR GOALS FOR THE CONSORTIUM.

>> THE PROGRAM LAUNCHED IN JANUARY THIS YEAR AND DIDN'T HELP PEOPLE UNTIL MARCH.

>> WE WERE RECENTLY AWARDED A CHUNK A MONEY AS A PART OF THE ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM.

WE'RE A PART OF A COHORT WHO HAVE RECEIVED FUNDING TO ACCOMPLISH INNOVATIVE WAYS TO USE HOMELESSNESS IN OUR COMMUNITY.

WE LAUNCHED THIS TO YOUNG ADULTS AND WE PROVIDE FOUR MONTHS OF RENTAL ASSISTANCE AND 12 MONTHS OF ONGOING CASE MANAGEMENT IN OUR PROGRAM.

>> THE TULSA HIGHER EDUCATION CONSORTIUM IS HOPING TO TURN THIS INTO A PERMANENT OPTION.

>> WE'RE REALLY PROUD OF THIS FIRST SHARED SERVICE ENDEAVOR AND WE'RE ALSO REALLY GRATEFUL TO BE A PART OF A VERY GENEROUS COMMUNITY THAT IS COMING ALONGSIDE TO FURTHER SUPPORT THESE STUDENTS.

WE KNOW EARNING A COLLEGE DEGREE IS EQUAL TO UNLOCKING A WHOLE HOST OF OPPORTUNITIES IN THE FUTURE AND WE WANT TO GIVE STUDENTS THE BEST POSSIBLE SHOT AT EARNING THAT DEGREE AS WE POSSIBLY CAN.

>> ANDREW HARTSHORN, THE OKLAHOMA NEWS REPORT.

>> PAYCOM INCREASED ITS PROCESS AND WE FOUND OUT HOW MUCH IN THE BUSINESS REVIEW WITH JASON DOYLE.

>> OKLAHOMA CITY BASED SOFTWARE COMPANY PAYCOM REPORTED $68 MILLION FOR THE SECOND QUARTER OF THIS YEAR AND THAT'S AN INCREASE OVER LAST YEAR'S INCOME OF 64.$5 MILLION.

THE COMPANY SAYS SECOND QUARTER REVENUES INCREASED BY MORE THAN 9% COMPARED TO THE SAME PERIOD LAST YEAR.

THEY BELIEVE THIS COMES IN BETWEEN 1.86 MILLION AND $1.875 BILLION.

AS IT PREPARES TO MERGE WITH SOUTHWESTERN ENERGY, OKLAHOMA CITY-BASED CHESAPEAKE ENERGY REPORTS A NET LOSS OF $227 MILLION.

THAT COMPARES TO NET EARNINGS OF 391 MILLION DURING THE SECOND QUARTER OF 2023.

THE COMPANY WILL PAY A DIVIDEND TO SHAREHOLDERS IF THEY LOSE STOCK BY CLOSE OF BUSINESS ON AUGUST 15th.

MIDFIRST BANK RECEIVED APPROVAL OF THE DEAL TO ACQUIRE A MERIT BANK CORE IN HOUSTON.

THE DEAL CONTINUES MIDFIRST EXPANSION IN TEXAS.

WHILE THE TERMS OF THE DEAL HAVE NOT BEEN DISCLOSED, THE DEAL WITH CHOSE THIS YEAR.

>> OKLAHOMA MOTORISTS BUYING A NEW LICENSE PLATE CAN GET THE NEW ICONIC PLATE WHICH IS LIKE THE STATE'S STAR FLAG WITH A RED BACKGROUND AND INCLUDES THE LOGO, "IMAGINE THAT."

IT WILL COST $4.

JASON DOYLE, THE OKLAHOMA BUSINESS REVIEW.

>> IT'S ESTIMATED THAT THE JULY 19th CROWdSTRIKE OUTAGE AFFECTED 8.5 WINDOW DEVICES.

CASSIDY MUDD DISCUSSES WHETHER OUR SOCIETY IS TOO RELIANT ON TECHNOLOGY.

>> THE CROWdSTRIKE OUTAGE BROUGHT UP MAJOR CONCERNS FOR THE FUTURE OF CYBERSECURITY AND CONNECTIVITY.

HERE TO DISCUSS WHAT TO DO TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM ANOTHER SOFTWARE FAILURE IS THE CONSECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE OKLAHOMA CYBER INSTITUTE OF TULSA.

WE'RE JOINED BY THE CHIEF OFFICER FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA AND FINALLY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.

WHAT CAUSED THIS ACROSS THE GLOBE?

>> THANK YOU FOR ASSEMBLING THIS GROUP.

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND CYBER PROFESSIONALS AROUND THE GLOBE SHUTTERED A LITTLE BIT TWO WEEKS AGO AS WE WATCHED THIS UNFOLD IN REAL-TIME.

WHEN I SAY REAL-TIME, I WAS IN THE TULSA AIRPORT AT 5:00 IN THE MORNING AND WATCHED MY FLIGHT GET CANCELED.

AND SO, WE WERE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON AS YOU ELUDED TO, THIS HAS BEEN A PRETTY UNIQUE EVENT.

MANY EXPERTS ARE CALLING THIS THE BIGGEST IT OUTAGE IN HISTORY AND I THINK THAT THE NUMBERS SUPPORT THAT.

THE NUMBERS I'VE SEEN MOST RECENTLY, ABOUT 8.5 MILLION DIFFERENT SYSTEMS GLOBALLY AND PRIMARILY IN THE BANKING, IN THE AIRLINES AND IN BUSINESSES AND IN HOSPITALS.

THEY WERE ALL AFFECTED BY THIS.

THE NUMBERS ARE STAGGERING WHEN YOU START TALKING ABOUT REVENUE LOST.

FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES TOOK MASSIVE HITS AND THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT BILLIONS AND BILLIONS OF DOLLARS THAT WERE LOST.

AS YOU INDICATED, WHAT I HAVE READ IN A LOT OF THE TECHNICAL REPORTS IS THAT THERE WAS A SYSTEM GLITCH THAT TOOK PLACE BETWEEN A PATCH THAT MICROSOFT WAS PUSHING WITH A PLATFORM THAT CROWdSTRIKE RUNS.

IN MOST CASES, THESE ACTIVITIES WORK FAIRLY SEAMLESSLY.

TESTING TAKES PLACE AND PATCHES ARE HAPPENING ALL OF THE TIME.

MOST OF THOSE REALLY BIG PATCHES, SO THINK ABOUT YOUR MOBILE PHONE WHEN YOU'RE UPDATING THOSE.

SOMETIMES THOSE REALLY BIG ONES, YOU WILL GO OFF LINE FOR A LITTLE BIT BUT COME BACK UP ONLINE.

A LOT OF THESE NORMAL EVERY DAY PATCHES THAT TAKE PLACE JUST RUN IN THE BACKGROUND.

CROWdSTRIKE BEING PUSHED WOULD NOT TAKE THEIR SYSTEM DOWN AND DID NOT ACCOUNT FOR THAT COMPLETELY.

CROWdSTRIKE IMMEDIATELY STEPPED UP AND ACCEPTED.

THREW THEIR BEST ENGINEERS AT THE PROBLEM AND FAIRLY QUICKLY IDENTIFIED A FIX AND THEN PUSHED THAT OUT ACROSS THE GLOBAL NETWORK.

AND SO I GIVE CROWdSTRIKE CREDIT FOR RESPONDING, ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY.

AS WE MOVE FORWARD, I THINK CROWdSTRIKE WILL HAVE TO FIGURE OUT THEIR OWN INTERNAL PROCESSES.

SO THIS WILL BE A MAJOR EVENT.

AGAIN, THE BIGGEST IN HISTORY.

THIS IS OUR OPPORTUNITY AS A PROFESSIONAL GROUP TO COME TOGETHER AND FIGURE OUT WHAT HAPPENED AND DECONSTRUCT IT AND GET BETTER FOR THE FUTURE.

>> THIS WAS A SECURITY PATH AND WE ARE TOLD TO KEEP OUR DEVICES UP TO DATE.

WAS THIS IS A BREACH OF TRUST AND IF SO, HOW CAN CROWdSTRIKE CORRECT THAT?

>> IT KNOCKED DOWN A FEW HOSPITALS, RIGS OFF-LINE IN THE GULF OF MEXICO AND TOOK DOWN A LOT AND PUT PRESSURE ON OUR BRAND TO ENSURE WE HELP THE CLIENTS BECAUSE WE HELP TO FACILITATE AND RE RESPOND.

I THINK IT WAS SILLY THAT A $58 BILLION COMPANY WOULD MAKE THAT TYPE OF ERROR, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT TOOK DOWN SO MUCH.

I ALSO THINK THEY WERE GOING TO GIVE OUT FREE EATS AND PEOPLE STARTED USING THAT AND THEY SHUT THAT OFF.

DEFINITELY HURT THAT BRAND IF YOU LOOK AT THEIR STOCK.

IT TUMBLED AND DELTA CAME OUT AND DID A LOSS OF 500 MILLION DOLLARS.

$500 MILLION.

I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY'LL RECOVER.

IT BROKE BRAND TRUST, BUT IT'S THAT BIG MOMENT THAT REMINDS OF -- I'LL AGE MYSELF -- THE BLACKBERRY INCIDENT.

NO ONE AS ALLOWED TO USE IPHONES BECAUSE IT WAS FOR GAMES AND BLACKBERRY SHUT DOWN THE COUNTRY AND D-DOSSE CHINA AND EVERYBODY USED iPHONESES.

>> SO COULD THIS BE COMPARED TO WHAT BOEING IS DOING THROUGH GOH WITH THE 737 MAX AIRCRAFT?

>> IT'S A DIFFICULT COMPARISON TO MAKE, BUT IN TERMS OF INTERNAL PROCESSES, I THINK CROWdSTRIKE HAS WORK TO DO TO UNCOVER WHAT EXACTLY HAPPENED AND AS WE STATED, REBUILD THAT TRUST AND CONFIDENCE IN THEIR PLATFORM.

IT WOULD BE INTERESTING TO SEE THE ROOT CAUSE, ANALYSIS OF THIS.

HOWEVER, FOR OBVIOUS REASONS, I DON'T THINK THAT WILL BE MADE PUBLIC.

THERE'S A BALANCE BETWEEN TRUST AND CONFIDENCE AND RELEASING THAT ROOT CAUSE.

>> IS THIS A NEED FOR MORE PROGRAMMING, ENGINEERING AND DIVERSIFICATION OF THESE TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES?

I MEAN, CROWdSTRIKE WAS THE GO TO.

>> IT WAS A GO TO.

I'M STILL A FAN AND THINK IT'S A GOOD SECURITY PRODUCT.

WE'LL STILL USE IT.

THE MISTAKE WAS SILLY.

BEFORE YOUR MAKING NEW SOFTWARE, YOU HAVE A TEST ENVIRONMENT AND YOU PUSH IT TO EVERYTHING AND THEN YOU DEPLOY IT TO THE WORLD.

ESPECIALLY WITH THE DOD AND DOJ AND IT WILL PUT THE UNITED STATES DEFINITELY IN A BIT OF A PICKLE.

I KNOW STUFF GOES WRONG AND IT'S STRANGE IT HAPPENED ON SUCH A MAJOR CASE AND THEY CAME OUT WITH A FIX WHICH WASN'T A FIX.

THE BIG PROBLEM, I CAN'T PUSH A SOFTWARE TO FIX IT.

WE HAD TO HAVE PHYSICAL HANDS ON EVERY MACHINE TO GET IT TO WORK.

IT'S A DIFFERENT TOPIC, BUT IT WASN'T JUST A SOFTWARE FIX.

IT COST MY COMPANY A TON OF MONEY.

NOT ONLY BECAUSE WE'RE TRYING TO GET OUR CLIENTS BACK, BUT IT WASN'T ALIAS' FAULT.

IT'S UNFAIR TO SHUT IT DOWN BECAUSE OF A PRODUCT WE WERE TRYING TO HELP THEM PROTECT THEM WITH.

>> HAVE YOU HEARD FROM CROWdSTRIKE?

THEY'RE SAYING ALL THIS GOOD STUFF, BUT WHAT WILL THEY DO TO MAKE UP FOR THIS?

>> I GUESS THE UBER EATS, I DON'T KNOW.

IT'S GOING TO BE TOUGH TO COME BACK.

SOME ARE SUPER PUMPED AND I'M ONE OF THEIR BIGGEST COMPETITORS.

I THINK IT'S A GOOD TOOL.

I'M STILL PERPLEXED.

THEY WON'T TELL US THE EXACT PROBLEM BECAUSE IT MIGHT PUT THE COUNTRY ON RISK AS A SECURITY BASIS.

>> BRINGING UP SECURITY CONCERNS, CHAD, COULD THIS OPEN UP SYSTEMS TO HACKING ACTIVITIES?

>> YEAH, A GREAT QUESTION, CASSIDY.

I AGREE WITH MY FELLOW PANELISTS.

THIS IS A BRAND PROBLEM AND A BALANCE BETWEEN FINDING SECURITY AND AVAILABILITY AND SO, ISSUE CERTAINLY UNDERSTAND DONOVAN'S CONCERN AND FRUSTRATION AS HE'S REPRESENTING THE CUSTOMER BASE THIS HE HAS.

WHAT I RECOGNIZE IN MAJOR EVENTS LIKE THIS IS WHAT I CALL THE CPR OF RESPONSE.

SO FIRST IS TO REMAIN CALM.

IN THIS CASE, I THINK IT'S INAPPROPRIATE TO LOOK FOR, WHO DO WE FIRE?

WHO ARE THE PEOPLE INVOLVED?

IT WAS A SILLY AMAZING AND ENGINEERING GLITCH, PROBLEM THAT TOOK PLACE.

LET'S ALL FOCUS ON THE PROBLEM FIRST.

AS DONOVAN INDICATED, THIS IS A GOOD SECURITY PLATFORM THAT PROTECTS A LOT OF OUR SYSTEMS AROUND THE WORLD.

LET'S FOCUS ON THE PROBLEM, RECOVER AND THEN ASSESS THE DAMAGE FROM THERE AND FIGURE OUT WHAT WE NEED TO DO.

THE P IS ONE I WOULD CALL PATIENCE.

RIGHT NOW, THERE'S BLOOD IN THE WATER, IF YOU WILL.

THERE ARE A NUMBER OF FOLKS TRYING TO RESPOND, ENGINEERS, TOP PROFESSIONALS IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND CYBERSPACES, TRYING TO RESPOND TO THIS.

AT THE SAME TIME, CYBERCRIMINALS ARE RECOGNIZING THERE'S AN OPPORTUNITY.

AS MANY PEOPLE TRY TO GO OFF-LINE AND AS MANY PEOPLE RUSH TO FIND THE QUICKEST FIX, THEY'RE GETTING FEEDS THAT ARE INAPPROPRIATE OR FAKE FIXES OR SENDING THEM IN SECURITY PLACES THAT THEY DON'T WANT TO GO.

SO THAT'S THE PATIENCE SIDE OF THINGS.

FINALLY, I WOULD OFFER THAT THE R IS FOR THE RESPONSE.

SO THIS IS A LITTLE BIT OF REFLECTION FOR EACH COMPANY OUT THERE THE BANKING, THE AIRLINES, THE OTHERS THAT WERE AFFECTED BY THIS.

INTERNALIZE THIS PROBLEM A LITTLE BIT AND BEFORE YOU CAST STONES INTO A GLASS HOUSE, WERE YOUR OWN CONTROLS IN PLACE?

HOW LONG DID IT TAKE YOUR OWN IT SECURITY TEAM TO RECOGNIZE THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE PATCH GOING ON AND YOUR SYSTEMS WERE OFF-LINE?

AS YOU WERE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO COME BACK UP AND RECOVER, DID YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TEAM IN PLACE?

DID YOU HAVE THE RIGHT PRIORITY OF YOUR SYSTEMS?

WERE YOU ABLE TO RESTORE THE MOST APPROPRIATE AND THE MOST FAR-REACHING APPLICATIONS THAT YOU'RE RESPONSIBLE FOR?

AND SO, I WOULD JUST OFFER, THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF RESPONSE RESPONSE, A LITTLE BIT OF REFLECTION COULD SAY IT HAPPENED TO ONE OF THE BIG ONES AND IT COULD.

HAPPEN TO US AND ARE WEPREPAREDE PRESSURE, SCRUTINY AND BRAND?

SO I WOULD OFFER THAT AS A RESPONSE.

>> CONCERNS OF THE FRAGILITY OF A GLOBALLY CONNECTED TECHNOLOGY ECOSYSTEM IS NOTHING NEW.

IT'S WHAT DROVE FEARS OF Y2K, AGING MYSELF, BACK IN THE 90'S.

DONOVAN, WHAT WOULD YOU SAY IS DIFFERENT NOW?

>> I THINK BECAUSE WE HAVE MORE EQUIPMENT.

EVERYTHING IS CONNECTED MORE THAN IT WAS.

IT IS WHAT -- WHAT YOU NEED TO THINK ABOUT, WHAT IF AN ATTACKER DID GET AHOLD OF THAT AND ACTUALLY UTILIZED THAT TO COLLAPSE EVERYTHING?

HAVING THAT TYPE OF ACCESS ACROSS THE WORLD AND IN THE WRONG HANDS, THE MALICIOUS ACTOR FOR GOOD AND ENDED UP FOR BAD, THAT'S A BIG ISSUE.

IT MAKES ME WORRY.

THERE'S NO PROOF IT WAS MALICIOUS, BUT HAVING THAT ACCESS AND CONTROL OF SO MANY MACHINES ACROSS THE WORLD, EVERYONE GOT TO SEE IT FIRSTHAND.

>> GENTLEMEN, WE'RE JUST ABOUT OUT OF TIME AND I HAVE A LAST QUESTION WITH EVERYONE.

JEFF, ARE WE TOO CONNECTED AND RELIANT ON TECHNOLOGY?

>> WELL, THAT'S A GREAT QUESTION.

TECHNOLOGY IS CERTAINLY -- IT BENEFITS EVERYONE.

TO INCREASE THAT BENEFIT ACROSS THE GLOBE, WE HAVE TO INCREASE THAT CONNECTIVITY.

AND I THINK IT JUST IS A COST OF THAT BENEFIT.

>> DONOVAN, ANY FINAL THOUGHTS?

>> JUST SAFETY FROM THE TECHNOLOGY IN GENERAL.

IF YOU DON'T NEED TO KNOW IF YOU HAVE KETCHUP IN YOUR REFRIGERATOR, BUT THAT'S A VIDEO CAMERA, RIGHT?

WE TO A LOT OF HACKING STUFF TO PROTECT COMPANIES.

WHATEVER YOU CONNECT, KNOW THAT SOMEONE CAN ALWAYS GET INTO IT.

IF YOU HAVE CAMERAS IN YOUR HOUSE, IMAGINE THE WORST DAY OF YOUR LIFE ON CAMERA BECAUSE IT COULD BE SEEN AS EXPOSED.

BLACKMAIL AND BE AWARE OF WHAT YOU CONNECT.

>> CHAD, FINAL THOUGHTS?

>> FINAL THOUGHTS, I THINK IT'S A RECOGNITION THAT REGARDLESS OF WHETHER WE FEEL WE'RE TOO INTERCONNECTED, WE'RE A DIGITAL ECONOMY AND DIGITAL WORLD AND TWO APPLICATIONS OF THAT.

FIRST OF ALL, INDIVIDUALLY, I WEHAVE TO LOOK AND HOW DO WE PROTECT OURSELVES?

THAT COULD MEAN UPDATING YOUR OWN PERSONAL DEVICES AND EMPLOYING STRONG AND UNIQUE PASSWORDS SO THAT YOU INDIVIDUALLY ARE PROTECTED.

I THINK ALSO, AS A SECOND POINT, IT SERVES AS A RALLYING CALL.

A RALLYING CALL FOR THE FUTURE DETALING WORKFORCE WE NEED.

AND SO, THESE ARE THE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS THAT ARE OUT THERE AND THESE ARE THE COLLEGE STUDENTS.

THESE ARE THE CAREER PROFESSIONALS THAT ARE WANTING TO RESKILL OR UPSKILL AND GET INTO BUSINESS OF IT AND SECURITY.

WE NEED YOU.

WITH NEED GREAT ENGINEERS.

WE NEED DIGITALLY MINDED FOLKS WILLING TO COME AND KIND OF PUT THEIR SKILLS TO THE TEST AND PROTECT THE DIGITAL ECONOMY THAT WE LIVE IN.

AND SO, A LITTLE BIT OF A RALLYING CALL, AS WELL.

>> THAT'S ALL THE TIME WE HAVE AND THANK YOU ALL FOR JOINING US.

>> GEOLOGICAL FORMATIONS TAKE MILLIONS OF YEARS TO FORM AND SOMETIMES THEY MAKE FOR INTERESTING LANDSCAPES.

THIS WEEKS "IN NATIONAL VIEW" WE PLAY ATTENTION TO OUR FRIENDS AT ROCKY MOUNTAIN PBS.

>> IF WE COULD GO BACK TEN MILLION YEARS AGO, THE ROCKS BEHIND ME, WE WOULD BE UNDER THOSE ROCKS BECAUSE THAT'S AN EROSIONAL CLIFF.

OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS, THE CLIFF IS MOVING TO THE NORTH.

>> GEOLOGY IS EARTH HISTORY TRYING TO UNDERSTAND WHAT EVENTS HAPPEN AND HOW THEY OCCURRED.

>> IT'S REALLY A FANTASTIC SCIENCE BECAUSE IT'S NOT REALLY A SCIENCE IN UN-TO ITSELF BUT AN AMALGAMATION TO THE EARTH.

SCIENTISTS ARE PATIENT BECAUSE A MILLION YEARS IS A BLINK OF AN EYE FOR A GEOLOGIST.

>> THERE ARE A SERIES OF FAN STONES THAT ARE VERY, VERY TABULAR, MEANING FLAT, LIKE PAGES OUT OF A BOOK AND THERE ARE SHALES.

THE SAND STONES FORM THE CLIFFS AND SOME ARE ACTUALLY ANCIENT BEACH DEPOSITS IN THE LATE 1800'S OR 1900S.

THEY WERE GEOLOGIC SURVEYS COMING THROUGH HERE THAT MADE THE NOTATION THAT THE SAND STONES AND SHALES LOOK LIKE THE PAGES OF THE BOOK.

OF COURSE, THE PAGES ARE VERY THICK, RESPECTIVELY, BUT THAT'S WHERE THE NAME COMES FROM.

>> IF WE COULD BE HERE IN THE SAME LOCATION ROUGHLY ABOUT 70 MILLION YEARS AGO, WE WOULD BE ACTUALLY UNDERWATER.

BACK IN WHAT'S CALL THE CRUTACEOUS PERIOD.

THIS WAS THE SIDE OF A SHALLOW SEAWAY.

ALL OF THIS SHALE WAS DEPOSITED IN SEA BOTTOM MUD.

THIS SHALE WHICH IS BY THE FAR THE THICKEST SEDIMENTARY ROCK IN THIS PART OF COLORADO.

IT'S ABOUT 5,000 FEET THICK AND PRESENTS MILLIONS OF YEARS OF SEA BOTTOM MUD.

HOW WOULD YOU KNOW IT'S SEA BOTTOM MUD?

THE SHALE HAS A LOT OF FOSSILS IN AND THE FOSSILS ARE SKID-LIKE ANIMALS AND CLAMS AND SHARK'S TEETH.

SO THE SHALE INCLUDES A LOT OF FOSSILS INDICATIVE OF HOW THE ORIGINAL MUD WAS DEPOSITED.

>> THE ROCKS ON THE TOP OF THE CLIFFS ARE OCEAN MARGIN TYPE DEPOSITS.

AND SO YOU HAVE DELTAS AND YOU HAVE BEACHES AND YOU HAVE INCIZED CANYONS.

THE REASON I HAVE LAYERS IS BECAUSE THIS IS HAPPENING CYCLICALLY.

>> WE JUST HAPPEN TO BE SEASON THE EROSION.

YOU CAN BREAK A ROCK APART USING A PHYSICAL FORCE OR YOU CAN JUST LET RAIN WATER MIXED WITH OXYGEN AND CARBON MONOXIDE TO BREAK DOWN THE ROCK.

AND SO IT'S A COMBINATION OF CHEMICAL AND PHYSICAL WEATHERING.

EVERYTHING THAT WE'RE WALKING ON IS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING DESTROYED SLOWLY.

THERE'S YOUR OWN PIECE OF SEA BOTTOM MUD.

>> ON THE NEXT EDITION, THE CONCERNS RISING ON THE SAFETY OF AIRLINES.

OKLAHOMA IS WORKING ON WAYS TO MAKE AIRPLANES SAFER BEFORE THEY HIT THE RUNWAY.

STEVE SHAW REPORTS NEXT WEEK.

WE'LL LEAVE YOU WITH A LOOK AT MARTIN'S NATURE CENTER PUT TOGETHER WITH OETA'S MATT BARNETT.

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