>> this is david dewhurst.'m the lieutenant governor of the state of texas. >> reporter: david dewhurst is one of the most powerful people in texas politics. which might explain why he seemed miffed this month, when the officer on this 911 call didn't seem to know who he was. >> you don't know me. but i am, every year, the number one pick of all of the law enforcement agencies within texas. >> reporter: dewhurst was calling the allen county police, to help get his stepniece out of jail. saying she had been unfairly detained for shoplifting at a grocery store. >> apparently a bag involving $57 worth of groceries wasn't scanned. >> reporter: during the call, dewhurst was running for re-election, continues to ask how he can keep his relative out of jail. asking to speak to the sheriff or a local judge. >> can you give me the telephone number of the county judge there. what do i need to do in order to not circumvent anything, follow the law. because this is -- this is ridiculous. >> this was a politician calling th

and is, do you know who i am, david dewhurst? amazing thing in texas republican politics in today's news? no, of course not. it's texas republican politics that barely even meddles, let alone wins the gold. and it is friday. so for you, there is something even more amazing. and more texas, and even more republican that is still to come. we are saving the best for last. hold on. vo: two years of grad school. 20 years with the company. thousands of presentations. and one hard earned partnership. it took a lot of work to get this far. so now i'm supposed to take a back seat when it comes to my investments? there's zero chance of that happening. avo: when you work with a schwab financial consultant, you'll get the guidance you need with the control you want. talk to us today. but you had to leave rightce to now, would you go? world, man: 'oh i can't go tonight' woman: 'i can't.' hero : that's what expedia asked me. host: book the flight but you have to go right now. hero: (laughs) and i just go? this is for real right? this is for re

republican david dewhurst is denying any wrongdoing, but his phone call was taped.m. cnn's athena jones has more on the story. >> i just want to build little bit on what governor perry said -- >> reporter: abuse of power or just a high-ranking politician trying to help a relative in trouble? >> this is lieutenant governor of the state of texas and i want to talk to the single officer who is there at your department right now. >> reporter: that's the question facing texas lieutenant governor david dewhurst after he called police august 3rd on behalf of his nephew's wife, who had been arrested for shoplifting. ellen beavers, a school teacher, was accused of stealing $57 worth of groceries from this kroeger's outside dallas. dewhurst said the alleged theft was inadvertent. >> i would like to find out what i need to do to get her out of jail, post bond, whatever. she is the sweetest woman in the world. sergeant, you don't know me, but i am every year the number one hit of all of the law enforcement agencies within tex texas. >> reporter: the lieutenant governor asked fo

. >> ask david dewhurst what a runoff is like. >> that's true. >> steven star has a great new restaurant a french restaurant. i was there three times the last couple of weeks. i'll be there tonight. join me. >> i ate there tuesday night. >> did you like it? >> yes! what am i going to say? >> i'm going to pennsylvania for dinner with my wife and kids. >> where is your restaurant? >> almond cancer fund board of advisers. volunteer opportunities are available in d.c. and they are moving down here from the columbia, maryland, area. >> touch of gray made it to number nine on the billboard charts. never thought they would crack the top 20. that's it for "the daily rundown." coming up is chris jansing. bye-bye! [ female announcer ] when you're ready to take skincare to the next level you're ready for roc® new roc® multi correxion has an exclusive 5 in 1 formula it's clinically proven to hydrate dryness, illuminate dullness lift sagging diminish the look of dark spots and smooth the appearance of wrinkles together these 5 elements create ageless looking skin roc® multi correxion 5 in 1 it's high

and realized that lieutenant governor david dewhurst, the republican establishment candidate, was being prepared by a tea party candidate who was the same guy i saw kick ass in the supreme court in 2007. i thought that night, night i made that connection, oh, this is trouble. and trouble that man has been. trouble in every direction. as he vies to be the singular voice of the right wing grassroots and as he has very quickly assumed a leadership role in movement. he's a man who combines the intellectual credentials and pedigree of barack obama, with the raw right wing populist appeal of sarah palin. his full name is rafael edward cruz. he was born in calgary, alberta, in canada. as we learn this week when he released his birth certificate to the dallas morning news. he's 42 years old. born in canada to an american mother, likely a dual citizen of canada and the united states. something the senator from texas seemed shocked and upset by. late last night in a response to the story revealing the likelihood of him having dual citizenship, "i will renounce any canadian citizenship. nothing ag

smart house and senate democrats have tied rick perry and the republican lieutenant-governor david dewhurstn knots. this filibuster really humanityiated the lieutenant-governor who made a series of bungling mistakes and i say that not in a partisan way. even republicans recognize -- and he's drawn some republican opponents, some mistakes in the senate that allowed that to happen. >> bill: they lost control. totally lost control. >> there was also -- there were some other bills, either with transportation or other things that didn't make national news but were important in the legislative session and the democrats used the rules to stall, to delay, to raise questions, points of order, also -- and little luck. and delayed the whole process. frustrated rick perry. the result was that we had not only a regular legislative session that lasted almost six months, it took three special -- 30-day special sessions to do everything because although the democrats were outnumbered, they stood there and fought and really frustrated these guys for a long, long time. amazing performance. >> bill: yeah. goo