while we want companies to locate in oklahoma, we want oklahoma companies to grow. for them to grow we must make improvements in regulatory environment, tort reform, and workers compensation system so that employers can create more job rather than dealing with the red tape and government bureaucracy. [applause] [applause] >> and while they are on the subject of improvements, plenty has been spoken and written about incentives. well, here's the bottom line. if tax incentives produce jobs, they stay. if tax incentives don't produce jobs, they go. pretty easy. and if we are going to lay the foundation for a long prosperity and growth in our state, then we must not overlook the importance of education of our children. [applause] >> we must do a better job in oklahoma. because too many children are dropping out of school, too many students are ill-prepared, and too much money is spent on administration and not enough money is going to educating our students in the classroom. [applause] [cheers and applause] >> as your governor, i will work hand in hand with our new state

i think people in oklahoma learned following the oklahoma city bombing that you can't rush to judgment. you can't fix blame too quickly because there are many factors that can conspire to cause a tragedy such as this one and, indeed, i think that's what happened in tucson. so people are not going to go out and immediately say we need to have gun control laws or people are not going to say we need to automatically change our discourse in the public sphere. but i do think there are people here that realize that there's a combination of all of those factors. i heard people say words do matter. we do need to tone down the rhetoric because people who have mental illness-- and that's really a big concern here-- are more likely perhaps to go out and do something like this. i talked to the mental health commissioner at oklahoma just this week and she said "i think that is one thing that oklahoma and all other states need to take a harder look at is not just the rhetoric, not just the access to guns but it's how we deal with our mentally nil our states because that's such an important concern."

mick cornett is the republican mayor of oklahoma city. and the democratic mayor of charlotte, north carolina, anthony foxx. gentlemen, thank you both for being with us. to you first, mayor cornett, tell us what the message was that you and other mayors brought the president. >> well, i think of acknowledgement that we have a lot of work to do. unemployment-- although it may be very low in oklahoma city-- is still high across the country and it's not in oklahoma city's best interest for people in the country to be suffering so. and there are a lot of cities on the east coast that have deferred maintenance going forward and they won't be able to get out of that mess on their own. >> woodruff: and mayor foxx, this is the time when the federal government is as strapped as local governments are. how did the president respond? >> well, we had a great dialogue with the president today and i would characterize it as a... an open dialogue that we had with the president where he was really listening to mayors talk about what we're seeing on the gro

if you are from oklahoma, we call them in being close -- clothes. it is good to see all these dancers and singers as well, their families. when we gather like this, we start out with prayer, so please stand if you are able. creator, grandfather, we give thanks this day for the many blessings for this beautiful day, this opportunity to honor our own here in san francisco city hall. we give thanks to native and non-native alike, those that are here today. when this ends, we hope that they travel safe, that they continue this relationship, creator. we remember the words spoken here by the leaders of our native american community. creator, blessings upon them. our seniors, are dancers, everyone in attendance. remember those that have passed that are not able to be here, i am for health -- in poor health. remember our veterans. we know you have told us there is no such thing as a good war. we ask that our veterans come home safely and return to their families, their tribes. we pray these things come late -- these things humbly to you, grandfather. [singi

>> did that happen after oklahoma city as well, beverly? >> well, to some degree it did and it didn't. oklahoma city is probably our best parallel to this current situation. oklahoma city in 1995 came in the wake of the election of the gingrich congress with a fairly heated anti-government rhetoric. these were also the early days of right wing talk radio and particularly rush limbaugh had really just come on the scene as a prominent figure. after the oklahoma city bombing, you did actually get a national discussion once again. was there a relationship between what's being said at these highest levels of power and influence, particularly on the right, and ed what with timothy mcveigh? in the end i think that conversation didn't actually get us very far. what happened after oklahoma city is of course you had the criminal prosecution of timothy mcveigh, a couple of his accomplices as well, and his eventual execution. you got something of a law enforcement crackdown on the militia movement and on sort of the far right relatively fringe movement

director of the oklahoma city national memorial and exam and reverend janet vincent from the episcopal church in washington. did the president do what what he needed to do tonight, michael? >> it was one of the best speeches he's ever given. not only the message but also the way he sort of came to life while giving it. he was sort of soaking in the atmosphere and you have a sense it was a speech written in advance but it gave the sense of someone who was giving it extemporaneously. >> ifill: ellen fitzpatrick, how did that speech compare to the kind of speeches we've seen presidents give in these situations before? >> i thought that this speech was a particularly personal speech on the president's part in which it was a little different, i think, than other speeches. it was intensely personal, evoking the lives of the victims of this tragedy, describing the heroism of everyday americans and the theme of children. this, after all, is a young father. we've seen him with his own children. that was very powerful theme and an effective one. >> ifill: car kari watkins, you were with presiden

when you talk to people now, all these years after oklahoma city, you run a memorial there in oklahoma city. do people still come there looking for that kind of grief sharing all these years later or is this something that people have said oh, this is history now. >> well, it is history, it's 16 years past. but they're also coming to look for answers and they're trying to find a depth of hope and the good that can come out of it. i mean, in the very worst of circumstances we have faith that something good will come. we've heard the acts of heroism, from the people in the parking lot to the other folks who've helped and that's what people have come to look for. they've come to try to find the good and those are important lessons we've learned. we try to share those to the memorial museum. we have lesson plans available to teachers and we'll reach out to the folks of arizona when enough time has passed and offer what lessons we've learned and try to share those. if we can keep them going through the same pain that we've learned it's something we feel compelled to do. >> ifill: 16 years l

cole of oklahoma. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for 90 seconds. mr. cole: i rise to support h.r. 2, the repeal of last year's so-called health bill. the american people, quite frankly have never liked this bill as they demonstrated last november. you can't find a poll where it's ever cracked 50% in approval. and those wanting to repeal it have generally always been above that mark. the bill itself may be unconstitutional. over 20 states are now challenging it in federal court. it's certainly likely to be unworkable. the creation of dozens of boards, agencies and commissions with rule making authority, the fact that hundreds of companies have already asked for waivers under the legislation suggest it's going to be a bureaucratic nightmare. but finally and most importantly, the bill itself is fiscally irresponsible and unsustainable. the idea that we would take hundreds of billions of dollars out of medicaid, social security and medicare at a time the baby boomer general riggs ration is

and brian shying the lakers to face oklahoma city in the n.b.a. . course that would destroy you know why russia's top seed mico usually safely through to the second round a straight sets win for him over masai hand from turkey while the tournament's top seed rafael nadal breeze through the spaniard is attempting to become the first place since rod laver to hold all four grand slams at once and it got off to a good start he took the first set six love against brazil marcus danielle who eventually retired in the second five damage in the injury the pair. said. you never know one of the boards think this. but he had an injury. a really nice. person i'm. really sorry for him i wish him all the best for for the recovery hopefully it's not nothing really really important but it's all with. your mouth i think. there's a big difference by the fourth also had a first round easy win three sets left him against the italian team to start us so doing has never been beyond the second man in melbourne behind we can put that right because she. well last year's fine

then we'll talk with people around the country who experienced similar nightmares on 9/11 in oklahoma city and at columbine. we'll get insights into how other communities are reacting to the tucson shooting from our public broadcasting colleagues. and we'll talk to historians michael beschloss and ellen fitzpatrick on how presidents have risen to these occasions. but first to the ceremony. a capacity crowd of 14,000 people began lining up last night for the chance to share their grief. ray suarez reports. >> suarez: the shootings brought america's best-known citizens to tucson: a retired supreme court justice and daughter of arizona, the president and first lady, cabinet members, congressional leaders, all gathered around gabrielle giffords' husband astronaut and navy captain mark kelly. after the strains of copeland's "fanfare for the common man" ended, a member of the faculty, a native american, opened with a blessing. >> please let us honor the families of those that have passed on, let us honor the families of those who are healing and also let us honor our own families let us rem

me any more of a star forward meanwhile scored thirty five points last night to help denver oklahoma still some clubs looking to recruit carmelo and really be playing his last game. seems to give it all for the club and he was in a shining form in the first quarter. with leading by three points oklahoma star joe of russell westbrook and kevin durant's with equally as sharp run scoring twenty two points westbrook adding twenty eight and the thunder were down by point at this point guard chauncey billups to crunch the stretch monoglots lead to seven point seven then she talked to oklahoma. and. then a second straight loss. coming up in. the web it's coming up next. hungry for the full story we've got it first hand the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. repairing a broken ancient. highway construction and humanitarian aid. but as shady officials get the spoils of war it's the people who pay the price. profiteering here is no longer just down to drug trafficking. afghanistan the dollars. and. we'll. bring you the latest in science and technology from the

of camillo anthony star forward meanwhile scored thirty five points last night to help them a giant oklahoma there is still some clubs looking to recruit come out and he might be playing his last three games. but he seems to give it all for the club and he was shining in the first quarter as the host won it by three points oklahoma star general russell westbrook and kevin durant looked sharp as well duran scoring twenty two and westbrook adding twenty eight and the thunder were down by a point is to the point guard but chauncey billups clutch shows to stretch the nuggets lead to seven points and another gets a vengeance topped oklahoma and the thunder straight second no cease. fire we've got more action for mistrial but this time is cycling on the top down and it did look at beautiful day didn't it but this is really breakaway eventually suffering in the hate lance armstrong among the ride is working hard at the front of the pellets and to bring them back but hitting wilted as temperatures hit thirty seven. degree centigrade and he finished back in eighty fourth place at this stage again cam

violenta línea de tornados que devastó tornados en oklahoma missouri y arkansas. desuyeron casas edificios y botes, y derribaron postes de energía. zuliana gonzález nos cuenta la historia. >>> a las 6 dea mana en arkansas las autoridad de emitieron una alerta detornado . >>> 9 minutos después, tocó tierra en medio de cincinnatti un pequeño pueblo cercano a la frontera con oklahoma en cuestión de segundos,odo se hizo escombros. y 3 personas murieron y otras 5 estarían en estado crítico. los cuerpos de socorro tardaron en llegar las carreteras quedaron bloqueadas por cable de electricidad. varias edificaciones sufrieron daños entre ellas la estación lol de bomberos. >>> la tormenta atravesó el estado de missou. los tornados causaron la muerte de 3 personas y dejaron sin electricidad a cientos más. los vientos derribaron casas y arrancaron árboles. las autoridades declararon estado de emergencia. >>> se necesita una tremenda cantidad de fuerza para causar algo así. >>> la humedad del golfo de méxico impulsó vitos del sur que provocon una alza inusual

chance of billups shots to stretch along its lead to seven points in the markets eventually topped oklahoma and won this hopes of victory and i want. you. to. right we're up to date more sport coming up in around two hours time but watty weather is coming up next. for the full story we've got it for. the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. which brightened if you knew no bounds to move from phones to impressions. from stunts on t.v. don't come. typee the how would. be sure to type the hotel hotel while shall his the groom her town the show with her town. full of hotel resort. hotel typee. town hall springs resort and spa tied to a hotel while she plans on buses to the town. evergreen plaza hotel in thailand tyee london hotel time to type the hotel full points by.

chance of billups shots destruction among its lead to seven points in the markets then surely topped oklahoma and wonders hopes of victory. right we're up to date more sport coming up in around two hours time but to r.t. weather is coming up next. hungry for the full story we've got it first the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news make us. very first verses of the bible that all human beings are created but set of it all came in god's image and it doesn't say just jews or non jews. sixty to seventy percent of what i did as a combat soldier not to buy territories was to do with the turds doing what we call making our presence so you go out should some bozo they hear a knock on some doors run to the other corner invade another. religion and nationalism not just judaism have been a part of the problem they've been part of what leads to. bloodshed if you want to bomb gaza and kill a thousand four hundred people in a month and you want to expect that this will have no effect and to feed you have to be either extremely naive or extremely stupid but we don't need to hear a re

. >> it is a great district, central oklahoma, oklahoma city, edmund, and all of that, oklahoma county, seminal county and more -- seminol county and more. >> did you take senator policy? >> yes. there was not a route he party support in oklahoma. -- there was not really 80 party support in oklahoma. -- there was not really a tea party support in oklahoma. they were passionate about ideas, but not individual candidates. this is a long journey for my wife. for both of us to be able to talk the whole way through, we started in 2008, talking whether we need to get involved in this process. we felt compelled to jump into the process and say that we have to the part of it. i have always been very passionate about the issues and ideas, but have never been in gates' like this until now. >> tell us -- been engaged like this until now. >> feliz about your experience in the chambers. >> we have five oklahomans -- >> tell us about your experience in the chambers. >> we have five oklahomans. it was a great experience. it is an honor, no matter who is the president. >> deed to stand up at any point

i've got independent oil and gas producers in oklahoma that have this question. we've been talking quite a bit about this, but given such liability requirements, did your staff for the commission asked the insurance industry of any independent operators would be able to obtain an insurance policy under such guidelines or circumstances? the reason why asked the question is i'm worried any kind of touched on this earlier with mr. grijalva, if we only have one or two u.s. companies that do the drilling, the chinese are going to be the only folks that can drill these wells, i'd like to see -- i'm not talking about a mom-and-pop company. i'm talking about devin energy is a huge company in oklahoma, you know, but it's not as large as some of the big majors. these are thousands of employees covered very well capitalized. these are types of companies that could do this drilling without any problem. are you worried about that? in the shootout to the insurance industry about whether or not these smaller companies could in fact do this? >> we are worried about it and that's

in oklahoma, a fast moving wildfire scorched over 300 acres of rural land just north of oklahoma city. the raging blaze fueled by dry and windy conditions destroyed at least four buildings before firefighters were able to put it out. >>> in pennsylvania, 33 skiers had to cancel their plan it is ç it hit the slopes when they became stranded on a ski left after it broke down. it took rescue crews a little over an hour to get everyone off. it was the second time this month the lift malfunctioned. the first time left 100 people stranded. >>> and finally in maryland, 33 degree weather couldn't keep over 10,000 people from taking a dip in the chesapeake bay. the quick swim was part of the annual polar plunge. this year's event raised approximately $3 million for charity. worth a few seconds being cold. now for a look at your national and regional weather. here, again, is meteorologist bill karins with the weather channel forecast. good morning. >> i think i have decided that so many of these polar plunges it's more like the cabin fever thing. you are many your house. you're stuck. it's win

. >>> that's the scene in logan county, oklahoma, not far from oklahoma city as a wildfire raged today in a sparsely populated area. at this point, no towns are in danger, but the fire is three miles long. high winds, low humidity and dry brush all contributed to the blaze. >>> here in the northeast, the forecast is for yet more snow in coming days. even as many cities and towns continue to dig out from this week's big snowstorm. tonight we have the answer to a question on many people's minds -- just where does all that snow go? nbc's michelle franzen takes a look. >> reporter: the big apple looking more like a big snow globe these days. new york city has already received twice the average snowfall this winter with crews working overtime to clear the streets. cities throughout the northeast are facing the same dlem moo, what to do with all that snow. >> it is hard, because it is not just the amount of snow, it is the frequency of the storms. >> reporter: in boston, open lots and park space are now designated snow farms. >> we have a lot of snow we have to put it some place. we are fort