>> BUT FIRST HERE AND SAY A POWER STRUGGLE AT THE CAPITOL ENDS WITH NO ACTION NEWS FOUR'S. ADRIENNE COHEN'S IS LIVE IN A GRID. THIS BOILS DOWN TO A SETTLEMENT OVER MENTAL HEALTH PATIENTS BEING KEPT IN JAIL TOO LONG. >> YEAH, IT'S PART OF A FEDERAL LAWSUIT THAT ACCUSES THE STATE OF NOT PROVIDING REQUIRED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO INMATES IN COUNTY JAILS ACROSS THE STATE. NOW THAT LAWSUIT WAS FILED IN 2023 ON BEHALF OF 4 INMATES WHO WAITED MONTHS, SOME EVEN YEARS INSIDE JAIL FOR MENTAL HEALTH EVALUATIONS. ATTORNEY GENERAL GETTING DRUMMOND AND LAWYERS FOR THE INMATES AGREED ON A SETTLEMENT IN JUNE. IT INVOLVES SEVERAL STIPULATIONS LIKE DEADLINES FOR COURT-ORDERED EVALUATIONS. A SCREENING PROGRAM AND ADDED STAFF TRAINING FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES. HOWEVER, GOVERNOR KEVIN STITT DISCUSS THE SETTLEMENT DURING A STATE BOARD MEETING TODAY AND DRUMMOND WAS ASKED TO BE AT THAT MEETING BUT DID NOT SHOW UP THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH, ALI FRIESEN SAYS THE SETTLEMENT WOULD NEGATIVELY IMPACT PROGRESS ALREADY BEING MADE, CAUSING A BOTTLENECK IN THE SYSTEM AND ALSO COSTING TAXPAYER TAXPAYERS MONEY. SO AS ITS WRITTEN TODAY, A CONSERVATIVE ESTIMATE WOULD PLACE A BURDEN ON APPROXIMATELY 96 MILLION DOLLARS OVER 5 YEARS. WE NEED TO ENSURE THAT THIS IS GOOD DEAL. >> FOR ALL 4 MILLION OKLAHOMANS. >> HOWEVER, DRUMMOND SAYS IF THE GOVERNOR INTERVENES, IT WOULD ACTUALLY COST OKLAHOMAN TAXPAYERS EVEN MORE MONEY WHILE IGNORING THE ISSUES WITH THE STATE'S MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. NOW, THE BOARD ULTIMATELY DECIDED TO TABLE THIS ISSUE UNTIL A