then a bunch of money to support democrats in texas, battleground texas.as under the impression democrats didn't -- [laughing] >> jon: i won't say anything, i am pretty sure a bull just died. so, how many, i know the democrats talking about money out of politics, money oust politics. they seem to be so focused on getting money they don't have money to get it out of politics. citizens united and the supreme court decision money has become a bigger part of politics. there is a big debate about how much do you rely on super packs. do you take unlimited contributions or not. you're right. it's a competition of large super packs. >> jon: how much in your day is spent on the pursuit of cash on atypical day. >> it depends if it's a competitive district. my district is democratic so -- so i, but if they're in competitive districts. some friends in competitive districts they're on the phone it seems like all day. if we're not on core voting or committee they're on the phone. >> jon: has campaigning over taking governance as our congressional -- is the generalr taki

let's welcome to the texas -- >> welcome to the texas debate, race for governor. i will be the moderator during the next hour as we bring you the last statewide televised debate the between the leading candidates for governor. >> colectomy as governor -- elect me as governor and i will get texas moving again. >> greg abbott worked as a law you're in houston after receiving a law degree from vanderbilt university. he was elected as a state district judge and a texas supreme court justice before winning his current seat as attorney general. >> i am running because i will be a governor who will fight for every single hard-working texan. >> wendy davis is the democratic nominee for governor. she is a fort worth attorney with a degree from harvard law school. davis third on the fort worth city council before voters elected her to her current seat as the texas state senator in 2009. thank you to both of you for being with us tonight. we appreciate you coming. you will be answering questions from each other and also questions from a panel of journalists. bryan curtis fro

the answer lies in texas, with texas solutions, with texas -- force the texas problems. >> we're comingbout in-state tuition for undocumented immigrants, the texas dream act. we have had candidates -- democratic candidates we supported, we can't could teen this in place. the bill first passed in 2001, but attorney general greg abbott said change some things, snore pba patrick opposes the law and says he would move to repeal it. if we see a repeal, could this be devastating for the republican party as outreach to hispanic voter are? >> i don't think you'll see a repeal. i think you'll see more in line of what general abbott said. if there's corrections to be made because the body -- the house and the senate, which are going to be very different this cycle -- decide to do something and compromise is reached, it will be an amended situation. i don't think you'll see got away. >> what about you? on the ground what are you hearing from people on this specific issue? >> obviously on the ground you hear individuals that have utilized it and -- but i'm with aaron. i think general abbott is goin

, the texas house. the other woman, miss white, is running for a seat in that same legislative body. i think it goes to the same point we're talking about before, here is one person is saying, using her expenses with abortion to say something negative and disparaging about women who make this decision. and then there is representative dawnna dukes who will stand up and say, but not me. i admire her courage and i think it is great. at the same time, i wish women could have the complete privacy that they deserve for this health care. >> lindsay rodriguez, can you talk about how people are fighting back right now, what are the prospects for this egislation to continue? >> i can definitely say since we have seen the showdown in the capital last summer, i've seen more activism and organization than i have ever seen in my history here in texas. ,rganizations working together formed a lot of coalitions to share information, share stories, share resources. the unfortunate thing is, whoever gets put into office

texas is exceptional. i am running for governor and asking for your vote to make it even better. >> i want to thank both of the candidates and my colleagues for joining us for this texas debate joining us for this texas debate tonight. >> tonight candidates for governor of minnesota participated in a televised debate s

, and texas public media stations. >> welcome to the texas debate, race for governor. i will be the moderator during the next hour as we bring you the last statewide televised debate the between the leading candidates for governor. >> elect me as governor and i will get texas moving again. >> greg abbott worked as a lawyer in houston after receiving a law degree from vanderbilt university. he was elected as a state district judge and a texas supreme court justice before winning his current seat as attorney general. >> i am running because i will be a governor who will fight for every single hard-working texan. >> wendy davis is the democratic nominee for governor. she is a fort worth attorney with a degree from harvard law school. davis served on the fort worth city council before voters elected her to her current seat as the texas state senator in 2009. thank you to both of you for being with us tonight. we appreciate you coming. you will be answering questions from each other and also questions from a panel of journalists. bryan curtis from nbc 5, "the san antonio ex

i'll be, like, that guy is actually trying to turn texas (bleep).nd that's just the tip of the red bird. >> the government spooks are drunk on power doing what democracy says you will not do. >> the hubris and arrogance of government social engineering. >> ine socialism. socialism in it's purest form. >> where's the constitution? the president deserves to be impeached plain and simple. >> i hate to see a dictatorship come into this country but seems like that's what's happening. >> jon: that guy seems awful folksy about dictatorship showing up on american soil! shucks! hate to see us getting ready to throw folks into box cars and send them off to labor camps, but... (laughter) shoot! i reckon that's what's happening. (laughter) hey! mrs. johnson, do i smell pie? is that your rhubarb pie? i sure would like a slice! while we're all still free! (cheers and applause) yes! even in the face of all that, democrats still think they have a chance to take this state. >> the one thing democrats have working in their favor is demographics. >> in the next six ye

major breaking news from texas. the cdc just minutes ago announced that a second health care worker at texas presbyterian hospital in dallas has tested positive for ebola. it has now been isolated. the cdc calling the diagnosis of a second ebola infected health care worker, quote, a serious concern. n now, this was another health care worker who provided care for the first ebola patient diagnosed in the united states. the health care worker reported a fever tuesday and was immediately hospitalized at the hospital. and now again, these are two people who have treated thomas eric duncan. two people who now have ebola, raising serious, serious questions about the protocols in place at texas health presbyterian. >> 20 minutes past the hour. >>> another big story we're following, oscar pistorius back in court for a third day of his sentencing. prosecutors have claimed the athlete offered a large sum of cash to reeva steenkamp's family after he kid her but it was considered, quote, blood money. diana magnate is live from

texas was all in. if there was evidence -- and here is a state, one of the most populous with a large minority population, a large immigrant population and a restrictive voter id law. a state in which the attorney general two hours after the shelby county decision tweeted his decision to reimpose the voter id law that was struck down under section five of the act a year before. they were passionately engaged in upholding the voter id law in this case. yet, they were only able to produce two instances of in person voter fraud? what about all of the states just mentioned where there is not voter id? where are these rampant examples of voter fraud in person? that would justify the distant franchise but of hundreds of thousands of voters. the question you have to ask yourself is what is the motivation of this? where does it come from? in the texas case, the federal judge issued a finding that is a very rare finding and that sets that case apart from every other case. she found the state of texas intentiona

of people and i either have texas at my disposal or mexico because i'm on the border. there's nothing closer or in between. >> it's just a half hour's drive for mellisa to get to mexico, where she bought the misoprostol. we wanted to see what her journey looked like, so we headed there with a local health activist. >> how far is the border from here? >> it is probably around 15-20 minutes away. >> that's it? >> yeah. >> that's really close. >> are there several groups you work with down here? >> no, i think people do things individually but there is no organized movement. >> that must make it really hard? >> yeah, because you want to do stuff like last year there was a lot of momentum and it kind of just dies off until the next you know horrible thing happens. >> within 20 minutes we'd crossed into arrived in nuevo progreso, a small border town. >> this entire street is full of pharmacies. >> this is the big business here. this is why a lot of people come here? to buy cheap drugs? >> it was really easy to get it, misoprostol, it was just 31 dollars. >> hi do you have m

is not okay but a gun permit is. >> welcome to texas.ing a tough campaign. you guys are down a little bit. in the rest of the state, so you say that here and in austin and everybodyless, boo, in the rest of the state they go, yeah. for voter i.d. how conservative a place is texas and what is the demographic? we've heard a lot about it's flippin' blue but it looks like it ain't even flippin' like a cool azure it's not even -- what's going on? >> it really on its way. what we have suffered from here for quite awhile is two decades of republican led redistrict can that have created very purely drawn republican districts and few very truly drawn democratic ones. so all of the conversation and elections take place during primaries. it was one of the reasons i was so committed to this race. making sure that we were going to force in to a general election a real conversation about the things that really matter to people and invite texans to decide whether this republican-led legislature truly is reflective of the things that they care about lik

the texas tribune, i'm very happy to to the fourthne annual texas tribune festival today, entitled what to do with the dreamers. panelists are george baldor, a dallas businessman who started a website supporting the texas act, also known as hb1403. is keephb1403.com. veronica escobar -- [applause] the county judge of el paso county. top electedhe official in 2011. pacheco,ave gabby program director of a national college scholarship fund for called thed students dream.us. last april, she became the first undocumented latina to testify before congress. [applause] we also have with us jerry patterson, the texas land commissioner. former state senator who helped the texas republican party adopt a more moderate on immigration in its 2012 official party platform. we also have george rodriguez, coordinator of the tea party patriots. cohosted a show on raging elephants. became the first hispanic president of a major tea party group when he headed tea party.onio we also have with us congressman represents who congressional district 33 in the representatives. he has been an outspoken supporter of

the idea of closing 80% of the clinics in texas is to make it impossible for most texas women to eveno have an abortion. unless they have enough money and resources to basically escape the state. the court ruling that let the texas law go into effect happened an thursday afternoon and went into effect that night. overnight 13 clinics, including this one in mcallen, texas, were forced to stop providing abortion services immediately. amy hagstrom miller who owns the clinic tells us dozens of women came to the clinic on friday the day after the ruling but had to be told they could not get the care they were looking for that day. and there's really nowhere else for them to go. not for hundreds of miles. since the texas law was first passed against wendy davis' marathon filibuster effort against it, that texas law has been expected to end up before the united states supreme court. today the center for reproductive rights took steps to try to make that happen. a filed an emergency petition asking the supreme court take immediate action to put that texas law on hold. essentially to reopen th

to our texas schools. houston, and the rio grande area in el paso. do that because we understand the power of education. who go to that people college are most likely 80% more give into taxes. are -- theeople who majority of the immigrants, their average income is $36,000. you don't give them the opportunity to pay in state, usually that's about $20,000 a have tot they would stay. nobody, no family could be able to afford that. so i think that the arguments the education part are there. i don't really think that anybody that loves their where they live, their community, would be against anybody that has the heart and desire to either serve in the military or go into anlege and receive education, that they can be against somebody wanting to fulfill that dream. >> commissioner, the 2014 republican party of texas calls for the repeal of the texas d.r.e.a.m. act. do you support that, or are you that?t >> i think the texas d.r.e.a.m. act is a symbol. thisnot substantive in debate. here's the problem with the ac

>> it's friday afternoon in the rio grande valley in texas. >> abortion is one of the most common medical procedures for women around the world. >> two friends are reading a manual on how to give yourself an abortion. >> and then i asked you for sure like how pregnant you are. >> for sure right now, i'm seven weeks. >> that's good because once you get to 12 weeks, it's like riskier. >> they wouldn't let us film their faces because here, like in most states, what they are about to do could be considered illegal. >> and ultimately, it has to be your choice and make sure that you want it. >> i'm sure. >> to end her pregnancy, 23 year old mellisa is going to take a drug called misoprostol. it's normally used to treat ulcers. >> you have to put them under your tongue because it's more effective that way. >> identical to a miscarriage. >> yeah it does say on the box not to use while pregnant. by the time she's done, mellisa will have swallowed 12 pills. >> when should we do this? >> whenever you're ready, really. >> okay. >> the rate of attempted self-induced abortions in texas is believed to b

as well as all the appropriate texas state health officials. we're working closely with the local, both city and county health officials, and it's a very serious case as we partner. as you know, a patient was admitted to this hospital on september 28th. subsequently tested positive for ebola. today we learn that some school-age children have been identified as having some contact with the patient, and now are being monitored at home for answer sign of the disease. i know parents are extremely concerned about that development. let me assure these children have been identified, and they are being monitored, and the disease cannot be transmitted before having any symptoms. i have full confidence in the medical professionals and superintendent miles and our local and state and federal partners in keeping this conta contained. this is a disease that is not airborne and is substantially more difficult to contract than the common cold. we have experts here with us today along with officials from the state and federal government have been working toget

required by the new texas law.nd because the supreme court has said that the election can proceed, even though a federal court has found that that photo i.d. law discriminates against black and latino voters. >> yes, the judge in texas ruled that it was unconstitutional. and yet last saturday the supreme court said, "let the election go forward." what was their rationale? >> i think the rationale, the most charitable rationale we can give to the supreme court's decision is that it's consistent with other decisions they've made in which, essentially, their view is if it's very close to the election -- and certainly this was close to the election -- early voting started this week. -- that they shouldn't disturb the status quo, that you don't change the processes of election so close to an actual election, and -- >> and what's your objection to that? >> we have a federal judge who found that this photo i.d. law was created to intentionally discriminate against black and latino voters, in violation of the united states

welcome to the state fair of texas.'s also the bearer of an important health warning. >> remember, always wash your hands before eating. >> thanks, tex. >> also a helpful reminder. but dallas has the special circumstance right now of being home to the first diagnosed case of ebola in the united states. and i have to be said that is not always bringing out the best in people around the country. one texas congressman who has voted more than 30 times to repeal obamacare now says we need to start using obamacare to fight ebola. remember that whole time when there was a big right wing freak out after president obama was elected about czars. the right decided it was a huge scandal for the president to appoint anyone to be the czar of anything. now the georgia republican congressman who introduced the anti-czar bill in 2009 now says, you know, we really ought to pick a czar to fight ebola. two other co-sponsors of the no more czars bill today also called for a czar to fight ebola. even though again, they don't believe in czars

and texas appears to have blown this in multiple ways. texas's missteps are unsettling.nd, at this point, the only person diagnosed with that disease here, arrived from liberia last saturday, september 20th. his family members say he reported to feel ill a week ago yesterday. the hospital in dallas says actually, the man came in a day earlier than had previously been reported. he started to feel ill on wednesday. he went to the hospital a week ago tonight. he went thursday, 25th. the hopt, reportedly, had just gone through a drill about how to handle the presentation of a possible ebola case. even though that individual hocht had training on how to deal with this, when that individual turned up presenting classic early symptoms of ebola, the hospital, for whatever reason, did not recognize him as a possible ebola case and they sent him home with antibuy otices. whereupon friday saturday and sunday he got sicker and sicker and sicker in the apartment co. plex. he got so ill that by the time he and his family needed to go back to the hospital that had previously sent him h

we are in texas! ( cheers ) we're in texas at austin's own zach theater, the third of the fourth shows we're doing down here, unless you count last night's staff karaoke performance which-- ( laughter ) i've never been so moved by the song from "aladdin." our guest tonight from the phenomenal movie "boyhood," ellar coltrane, hometown boy, is going to be on the show. ( cheers and applause ) we learned a great deal this week about texas, and the issues that concern the people of texas, prominent, amongst them, of course, immigration-- more specifically, stopping it. we have full team coverage, starting with jason jones. he's at the mexican border. jason, thank you for joining us tonight. we appreciate you being here. ( cheers and applause ). >> jon, i am actuallily where the real immigration crisis is it's austin border. ( cheers ) >> jon: austin's border with mexico? >> no, no, no, austin's border with everywhere else. the human influx into this city is out of control and the lowells are ( bleep ) piss

the state where we are in texas right now when the texas governor tries to reassure people in texas and now since we're on a national network across the country, the chance of someone contracting this disease is extremely rare. it's true. but don't tell that to the three people who have it in dallas, one is who dead and family members who are dead and don't tell that to all of the people who are now stuck at home from cleveland all the way to dallas and now presumably on a cruise ship as well and who are losing money and unable to go to work and are terrified as to what the answers to their questions are. >> ebola problems in america don't look like lots of americans affected with ebola. that's not what we're worried about. what we're worried about is the markets taking a dive. beyond the 70 people having immediate effects, we have my pension that is worthless today. these kind of reassurances, you're not going to catch ebola. i'm worried about my flights taking twice as long, worried not being able to get to where i need to be, worried about west africa not being able to provide the re

in north texas.exas health dallas recognized as a facility for excellence in nursing services bit the nurses credential center, leading nursing program. texas health resources is one of the largest faith based centers, non-for-profit health systems in the u.s. and largest in north texas in terms of patients served. mission is to improve the health of the people in the communities we serve, and we care for all parties regardless of the ability to pay. we serve diverse communities and provide a standard of care for all regardless of race or country of origin. as the first hospital in the country to both diagnose and treat patient with ebola, we are committed to using our experience to help other hospitals and health care providers protect public health against this insidious virus. hard to put into words how we felt when our patient duncan lost the struggle with ebola on october 8. it was devastating to the nurses, doctors, and team who tried hard to save his life, and we keep the family in our thought

of texas voter i.d. law. that's a constitutional violation. that should be repugnant to every american. that should never stand and allow a state to justify based on the possibility of one or two instances of voter fraud and the possibility that there may be an election in which one or two votes might make a difference. that should never be justification for that. i have yet to hear a response. i'm a little bit of a student of mr. advance. i read all his stuff. i'm still waiting for the article that's about how we get people to vote. i'm still waiting for the focus of someone who's a legal scholar in the area of voting on how we enfranchise people, how to make this democracy more accessible to people. i would be willing to partner if there are ideas about how we open up the process not how we restrict the process. >> another question please? yes? >> talk radio news. i was wondering that there's been mention of states with voter i.d. law has offered to give free i.d.s to people that don't have them. i was

that's what happened in dallas, texas.dallas, this week, a city of 7 million people, the city of dallas, basically the country, is in hysteria. they're contacting anybody who might have been in contact to make sure that he doesn't infect anybody else. they did the same thing in july in the huge 21 million strong in the capital city of nigeria. again, just like dallas, just like the united states, they had no ebola epidemic in that country. it was just the one guy who flew in, but there he was, sick. in a city with 21 million people and they needed to make sure it did not spread. and in nigeria, they won. they were successful. they had a small outbreak, but they contained it. there's no epidemic there like there is on those other countries on the list. that's because nigeria had a really excellent response. they traced everybody that this passenger had contact with and everybody who had contact with those people. an emergency epidemic command center that had been financed in part by the bill and melinda gates foundation tha

duncan received at texas presbyterian hospital. she says that louise did not know that her fiancee had ebola but did understand he had a high fever. felt he should have remained in the hospital. thought it was not a good idea to send him home. says louise troh does not have a high fever, vomiting, diarrhea, and is counting the days yl her quarantine is over. ms. lloyd expressing real anguish on the part of that family and saying the hospital did not treat thomas eric duncan in the way they should have done. and saying the people she's talked to, black, white, indifferent believe it was a racial issue. he was not treated fairly. and she said, quote, if it was left up to the community, there would be a lawsuit already being filed in that case. we'll, of course, have much month on this and we'll continue to follow that story. >>> we're turning now to other news. isis is reportedly inching closer to baghdad even as it continues to battle kurds in kobani in syria. the group has reportedly taken control of several towns in anbar province

at the texas health resources. he'll be joining us in a moment. swear in the witnesses. you are all aware that the committee is holding an investigative hearing, and when doing so, has had the practice of taking testimony under oath. of you have any objections taking testimony under oath? no.the witnesses say and dr. varga? >> no. >> thank you. chair then advises you that under the rules of the house and the rules of the committee, you entitled to be advised by council. do any of you desire to be by counsel during your testimony today? okay. everyone answers no. case, would you all please rise and raise your right hands? you in.wear do you ware the testimony you are about to give is the truth, truth and nothing but the truth? thank you, doctor. you are now under oath and subject to the penalties set section 18, title 18, of the united states code. you each to give a five-minute opening summary of your written statement. dr. frieden, you're recognized for five minutes. >> thank you very much, chairman ranking member

>> flu out break in texas. >> mays he will out break in texas. >> it thousand people in texas had whooping could of. >> it's a epidemic in texas. [laughing] >> jon: thr-rt, texas, here is the deal. we can build the border fence you have always wanted. we're just going to do it a little tparlgter hmm. trade in your old iphone and get a new iphone free at verizon. did you say something, paul? huh? no. can i route our trip? i love our trips. oh, me too. but no i'm good i know where i'm headed. how about music? nah i don't really feel like- ♪ just the two of us ♪ we can make it if we-- what a fun drive. we always have so much fun. remember that one time we- okay. sure you loved your old iphone. but you'll love your free new iphone you trade it for even more. ♪ rock and roll music ♪ ♪ [cheers and applause] >> jon: the big story this midterm election seems to be republicans winning seats. there are a few areas where democrats look good. new york's 11th congressional district or staten island. why is it up for grabs? dominick recchia's exam pane ad sums it up well. >> count one, lying under oergt

and that ability is available to support the state of texas. we do a rapid diagnostic test, chain reaction and the test yesterday, the controls worked as they were appropriately supposed to work and the test was obviously positive. we take great care in our lab to inactivate the virus and to make sure that our laboratory folks are safe and it was done in a very safe manner. we have a bio threat team trained to handle these high-risk specimens. a lot of work is taking place right now. a lot of investigation is taking place identifying individuals, the family's been identified. contact has been made. messages have been conveyed to them about how we need to approach the situation. and we will continue to work very closely with our federal partners at the cdc, our local partners with the dallas county health department, with this hospital, with the dallas city government, mayor and judge, thank you for being here today. and with the full support of the state of texas to make sure that we protect texans and that we provide the care that needs to be

texas is exceptional. and i am running for governor and asking for your vote to make it even better. >> i want to thank both of the candidates and my colleagues for joining us for this texas debate tonight. election is november 4. good night. >> i got in a wheelchair can move faster than traffic and some roads in texas. i'm greg abbott and my plan at the billions for new road construction without raising taxes, fees or tolls. we paid for by ensuring that money dedicated for roads will be spent only on roads. and no more taking highway funds by the legislature to pay for their pet projects. elect me and i will get texas moving. >> in the texas courtroom, greg abbott made the case against our children. he fought for $5 billion in cuts to education made by his insider buddies, and now he is proposing giving standardized tests to four-year-olds. heard enough? wendy davis, she would reduce the number of standardized test our kids take across the board. she will cut bureaucratic waste and davis will use educatio

the center is representing the texa those in the texas law. welcome to all of you. horace, let me start with you. what does it tell you that appellate courts have looked at different ways of the same set of issues? are we far from being of one mind of how to proceed? >> i guess it tell us that we're far from an unified position. but we do know what the ultimate outcome is because the court has already looked at this in 2008, and has answered that question. and the real question is what new statutes or old statutes will people identify as their way of getting around that indiana ruling by the supreme court. that was 6-3, by the way. >> wendy wiser, does the ruler give anyone who is on your side of the question a tougher road forward? >> actually the indiana ruling was a very narrow ruling, and doesn't apply to this new species of idea ideologue in texas and wisconsin that we're talking about today. these laws are being challenged under a variety of provisions including that they're discriminatory on the basis of race. that's what we found in texas. the court held tha

excuse me, in north texas. texas health dallas is recognized as a magnate designated facility for excellence in nursing services by the american nurses credentialing center leading nursing credentialing program. texas health resources is one of the largest faith-based centers not for profit health systems in the u.s. and the largest in north texas in terms of patients served. our mission is to improve the health of the people in the communities we serve. and we care for all patients, regardless of their ability to pay. we serve diverse communities and as such we provide one standard of care for all. regardless of race or country of origin. as the first hospital in the country to both diagnose and treat a patient with ebola, we are committed to using our experience to help other hospitals and health care providers protect public health against this insidious virus. it is hard for me to put into words how we felt when our patient, thomas eric duncan, lost his struggle with ebola. it was devastated to the nurses,

next to the anti-abortion legislation and signed by the republican texas governor, the 73,000 texas women who used to get abortions every year in that state now have roughly 80% fewer choice of where they can get that service. no clinics west or south of san anyone tone owe. nowhere in the whole, huge rio grande valley. if the same number of women want to get abortions, which, after all, is their legal right to do so. the last few remaining clinics in the state would have to stay open 365 days a year doing more than 25 abortions a day seven days a week in order to keep up with the demand. of course there won't be that kind of demand, though, right? not if the nearest legal clinic is 300 miles away. >> overnight, 13 clinics were forced to stop providing abortion services immediately. the owner tells us now that dozens of women came to the clinic on friday, the day after the ruling. but they had to be told that they could not get the care that they were looking for that day. and there's really nowhere else to go. since the law has passed, that texas law has been expected to end up before th

history in texas history.here are quite as effective as quite a few folks that bypassed ellis island and came in on our shores. and i'm looking at all, irish, italian. we tend to think of this has texas centric. how many generations do you intend to go back? by your definition if every person that came to our shores without going to do than normal, legal, documented way is illegal, how many generations do we go back? two, three, four, five, seven generations? how many, sir? >> how long has your family been here? >> five generations. [inaudible conversations] >> i came across -- >> buy contraband. >> the first illegal immigrants in the state of texas were people who had names like mine, and they came across this the been common at the rio grande up. so we have a long history. and that they used time was 1914-1918. none of this is new, and we can learn from what happened at 100 years ago, and it applies to what we do today, but we have to figure out what we do with those who are here. it ain't happening, no matt

texas health presbyterian hospital in dallas is 13 wholly owned acute care hospitals in the texas healthresources system. we are an 898-bed hospital treating some of the most complicated texasin north in terms of, excuse me, in north texas. texas health dallas is recognized as a magnet designated facility for excellence in nursing services by the american nurses credentialing center and a leading nursing credentialing program. texas health resources is one of the largest faith-based centers, not-for-profit health systems in the u.s. and largest in north texas in terms of patients served. our mission improve the health of th theople in communities we serve and we care for all patients regardless of their ability to pay. we serve a diverse communities and as such we provide one standard of care for all. regardless of race, or country of origin. as the first hospital in the country to both diagnose and treat a patient with ebola, we are committed to using our experience t help other hospitals and health care providers protect public health against this insidious virus. it is hard for me to