Th Tulsa News Today

Another area relentless wave of storms in the southern plains has sent the arkansas river into record territory. in some spots the river could top out more than four feet above the previous high. catastrophic floods are possible, this morning the entire state, thats right, the entire state of oklahoma remains under a state of emergency. cnns ed lavandera is in sand springs west of uls at thtulsa. what area is at risk of flooding right now? >> reporter: if you are sitting along the arkansas river...

Oklahoma who shot and killed unarmed motorist, terence crutcher, during a traffic stop. two different cases, two unarmed black americans dead. joining me now from tulsa, oklahoma, dr. tiffany crutcher, the twin sister of terrence, and the family of simmons, and civil rights attorney, benjamin crump, who is the attorney for the clark family. let me start with this -- with you, attorney crump. i got the call from the grandmother of stephon clark yesterday when this announcement was made, and she c...

Anniversary of its iconic, bloody sunday today. and later in the show, i talk to congressman john lewis about the difference between then and now. because even with selma, there was a hopeful trajectory out of it. one that ultimately led to government action in defense of black voting rights. but tonight i can say the government has failed spectacularly in two cases. whether human rights of unarmed black people went thoroughly undefended, terence crutcher, shot and killed in 2016 during a traffi...

Here. >> im talking to dr. crutcher, the sister. >> absolutely. absolutely. and its definitely a concern. and im with you. im going to be at the national action network convention, asking the presidential candidates, is this a priority for you, because were in a state of emergency right now as it relates to our black men being slaughtered on the streets. and im so thankful to the legal defense fund who will be in tulsa this week helping us hold the city of tulsa accountable and demanding that ce...

Air. and whats happening is that, you know, they assassinate the character of the dead like attorney crump stated, but they never look at the killer cops that theyre unleashing on to our communities. betty shelby had a violent past. betty shelby actually had warrants against her or restraining orders. and child abuse charges. and all these things. but yet the tpd hired her anyway, and she should have never had a weapon. and i just feel that if the city of tulsa would have done their due diligenc...

As i mentioned earlier, ive livid tonight that on this weekend that we commemorate the suffering in selma 54 years ago, the value of black lives is still debatable in the eyes of the law. on friday, the justice department announced that it will not prosecute former tulsa, oklahoma, police officer, betty shelby, for civil rights violations in the 2016 shooting death of terence crutcher. and on saturday, sacramento, california, district attorney ann marie shubert announced that her office would no...