Kevin stit delivered the state of the state address. His address from the state capital in Oklahoma City is about 45 minutes. [ applause ] [ applause ] members of the legislature, executive officers, members of the judiciary, and people of oklahoma, it is my distinct honor to recognize my friend, the chief executive, our governor, kevin stitt. [ applause ] thank you. Thank you, guys, so much. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Mr. Speaker, mr. President pro tem, Lieutenant Governor matt panel, members of my cabinet, madam chief justice, members of the 57th legislature, tribal leaders, to my best friend the first lady, sara stitt, my children who should be in school right now, to my parents, my brothers, and most importantly my fellow oklahomans. Its a great honor to stand before you today. And i want to thank my heavenly father for being in this position in oklahoma today. [ applause ] let me get right to the point h the state of our state is growing in strength, stability, and new oppor
Who lost their lives tragically 18 years ago, and to make sure that we never forget what happened then. I vividly remember that morning in my own office in jasper, indiana. Didnt have tv. Somebody there brought it up on the internet. That second plane flew into the building. Happened know what with the first one. We knew what happened with the second. Center rick scott and i recently over thep summer break took a trip to israel. All of that went into preparedness, the evil that lurks around the world. I see it begin up close to where it always makes you wonder, how can you live like that . How can you be prepared when you know thereno are always individuals, countries out there just like in 1941, just like in 2001. Imagine living in a country where the entire border, surrounded by a fence or wall, to keep people out. And in the really tough places theres another barrier. And in the really tough places, a dirt berm. That drove home again how important it is to be prepared and to always
Across our land. I remember the sights and sounds of parents at the firehouse in sandy hook on the horrible day in 2012 when 20 beautiful children and six great educators died. The firehouse is where parents went to find out whether their children were okay. And the way they found out was that their children either appeared or they did not. For them in the cries and sobbing they experienced, the expressions of anguish, the look on those faces was only the beginning of their nightmare. But it transformed connecticut. And what we did in connecticut was to adopt commonsense measure, comprehensive steps to stop gun violence. But the lesson of connecticut is not only that those steps have reduced gun violence including homicide but also that states with the strongest laws are still on the the in ersy of the one mercy of the ones with the weakest because guns have no respect for state boundaries. They cross state lines and they do damage and death in states like connecticut with strong guns
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To make sureople witare up to the challengen climbing mt. Everest. Those stories plus remeering bill buckner. Behind the bag. It gets through buckner one of the most famous plays in world series history. Maui mir kl. The hiker found of 17 days says thank you to the heroes. You guys are the hero. Well talk to one of those rescuers just ahead. And feeling the burn. Why stress at the office is now being recognized as an official medical condition. Today, tuesda may 28th, 2019. Announcer from nbc news thia is toy with Savannah Guthrie and hoda kotb live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. Hi, welcome to tuesday. Long holiday weekend. Nice to have you with us. Letht get rig to that breakingews overnight. Multiple tornadoes touching down in indiana and ohio overnight. L theresk at some of the damage. Were seeing widespread damage in the city. So much debris litdered one interstate, snowplows had to clear a path for emergency vehicles. Were going to get to al in amo nt. Well start with Danie