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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, that's right, the entire state of oklahoma remains under a state of emergency. cnn's 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 you kind of basically have a helpless feeling at this point. you can just essentially just wade o...

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 couldn't join you today, because she is now hospitalized >> yes, sir. and it's so unfortunate, revere...

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 traffic incident in tulsa, oklahoma. the justice department announced friday that no civil rights charges ...

Here. >> i'm talking to dr. crutcher, the sister. >> absolutely. absolutely. and it's definitely a concern. and i'm with you. i'm going to be at the national action network convention, asking the presidential candidates, is this a priority for you, because we're in a state of emergency right now as it relates to our black men being slaughtered on the streets. and i'm 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 certain reforms are implemented within tulsa's police department, who has a history of racially ...

Air. and what's 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 they're 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 diligence, my brother would be alive today and the city of sul at th tulsa and mayor binam continues to fi...