>> good morning, my name is david laky. i'm commissioner of the state health services. i appreciate you being here today. i want to echo several of the comments made by the government. first, our thoughts and prayers are really with the family. they were notified about their loved one having ebola yesterday. obviously it's a scary diagnosis, so our thoughts and prayers are with them right now. also the treatment team, the individuals in the healthcare who are caring for the individuals right now. since the legitimate break o of--since the outbreak of ebola texas is prepared for an event like this. education has taken place. protocols have been put in place with the ability to test for this virus since august. and they're able to do that in our laboratory. prepareness is taking place here at the local level in this hospital. they took it seriously. they've been educating their staff and putting their own protocols in place so they were ready to care for an individual that this individual and any individual who showed up with ebola. we've been on the lookout for this. i h

david laky is the commission for texas state health services and released this statement reading in part the past week has been an enormous test of our health care system but for one family it has been more personal and they lost a dear member of their family and we are keeping them in our thoughts. the doctors, nurses and staff provided compassionate care but ebola attacked the body in many ways. we will continue every effort to contain the threat of the virus and protect people from the threat. no one else in the dallas-fort worth area showing symptoms of the deadly virus but we are playing a waiting game as we wait for the 21 days to tick down. october 15th. one week from today would be the end of that 21 day period. >> this has been a tough ride. first the death of their loved one and now a waiting period. we will bring you back if the news warrants. thank you. >>> this is "outnumbered." i am sandra smith and here is harris faulkner, andrea and today's hash tag is john rich from big and rich. we are excited to have you. >> i love the show. thanks for inviting me to come on. >> you ha

david laky, a commissioner of the texas department of health services reads the past week has been anous test of our health system. for one family it's been more personal. today they lost a dear member of their family. they have our con dodolenccondo. we provide compassionate care. ebola attacks the body in many ways. we're going it take a quick break. we'll be right back with more of the breaking news. confirmed information that thomas eric duncan, the first person diagnosed in the united states with ebola has passed at 7:51. local time 8:51 eastern time, according to the texas hospital. we'll be right back. how uncomfortable it can be. [ crickets chirping ] but did you know that the lack of saliva can also lead to tooth decay and bad breath? [ exhales deeply ] [ male announcer ] well there is biotene. specially formulated with moisturizers and lubricants, biotene can provide soothing relief and it helps keep your mouth healthy, too. [ applause ] biotene -- for people who suffer from dry mouth. the ultimate arena for business. hour after hour of diving deep, touching base, and puttin

david laky who was instrumental in the turnaround of parkland hospital working with us on that as the state's top regulator and who was at my side throughout the west nile virus epidemic and was helpful also on the child refugee child relocation efforts to embed in our eoc for the state. he's brought some of his team here. i've asked dave, the associate director for communications and public health preparedness and response at the cdc who was embedded in my office upstairs for a couple of weeks during the west nile virus to embed there as well. we have the top doctor in the world, the top ebola doctor in the world, here on the ground. he's embedded in another group at presbyterian. we have a good team of experts and people in place and i want to stress to you that the people who are here assisting the great work that's already been done by our local health department and our local agencies are people that i and our dallas county department of health and human services have worked well with and mayor rollins and others worked well in the past and we have a high degree of confidence in

laky for details of those individuals and anything else you would like to say. david? >> thank you, dr. frieden. good afternoon, everyone. it has been 14 days since the first case of ebb bo he la was diagnosed in the united states. we have had a very busy time here since the passing of mr. duncan, we have unfortunately had one additional case. we know that is one too many. we into you that was a possibility. if she is listening, again, we are thinking about you and doing everything we can to make sure you get the treatment you need. we have a force here on the ground in texas to make sure this is contained. we have state leadership, teams from the cdc, the local partners all working together to confront this. health care workers are understandably worried. our top priority is their safety and the health of everyone in texas. i had the opportunity yesterday to go to the hospital and talk in detail with the team that's there on the ground at presbyterian hospital. that team consists of the cdc individuals from, state epidemiologists, from the local health department. we