refurbished entertainment centers, museums, schools and more. we re creating a city where your kid and grandkid is going to want to live. reporter: the mayor. the past paradigm was that people went to where the jobs were. and what i believe is that in the future, the people are going to go to the cities where they want to live and the jobs are going to follow the people. reporter: the acquisition of the thunder three years ago was a milestone in the process of making this a prime place to live. and a coup for a town that was one of the smallest to host an nba team. it was made possible in large part because that same tax money was used to build an arena, with no loans to hang over the profitmaking potential of the franchise. there s no debt on the building. it s paid for. reporter: that s pretty unusual. extremely unusual. reporter: thunder coach scott brooks calls it teamwork. it s important that we all get behind each other s endeavors. reporter: so today oklahoma
no debt on the building. it is paid for. reporter: thunder coach scott brooks calls it teamwork. it is important we all get behind each other. reporter: today, oklahoma city enjoys one of the lowest unemployment rates of any city in the country. sales tax revenues have soared. this town is charging back from the recession. tom forman, cnn, oklahoma city. it is gorgeous. its memorial is unbelievable. the quake and tsunami disaster is leading to rationing of car parts in the united states. suzanne malveaux will have details for you in the next hour. by bundling. if you get your homeowners and auto insurance together, we give you even more savings. ooh! big bundle. [ chuckling ] home and auto together. it s like peanut butter and jelly.
coup for this town that is one of the smallest of nba team, made possible in large part because that same tax money was used to build an arena, with no loans to hang over the profit-making potential of the new franchise. there s no debt on the building. it s paid for. reporter: that s pretty unusual. extremely unusual. reporter: thunder coach scott brooks calls it teamwork. it s important that we all get behind each others endeavors. so today, oklahoma city welcome back to our viewers in the united states and around the world. u.s. president barack obama now just stepping up to the podium there, he s on a visit to brazil. part of his trib to latin america. he will make some comment is it s expected about the no-fly zone which is now being enforced over libya by french fighter jets. [speaking in a foreign language]