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To both sides. what is the other side, slave holders fighting a war to hold on to their slaves, what could you give to that? >> i don't know. that's the problem. all grew out of a problem i wrote about texas needing to rebrand itself. we cannot have the image of the long tall white cowboy fighting and enslaving people of color as our brand anymore. but unfortunately, conservatives, particularly governor abbott and patrick, their identity is caught up in this mythology. governor patrick has a collection of john wayne memorabilia in his office to give you idea where his politics are. >> don't re...

Hold on to their slaves? what difference could you get to that as a journalist? that one? >> you know, i don't know. and that's the problem. this grew out of a column i wrote on texas needing to re-brand itself. we cannot have the image of the long tall white cowboy fighting and enslaving people of color as our brand anymore. but unfortunately conservatives and particularly governor abbott and patrick their identity is caught up in this mythology. governor patrick has a collection of john wayne memorabilia and his office to give you an idea of where his politics are. >> don't read him the inte...

What deference could you give that as a journalist? >> you know, i don't know. that's the problem. this all grew out of a column i wrote about texas needing to rebrand itself. and we cannot have the image of the long, tall, white cowboy fighting and enslaving people of color as our brand anymore. but unfortunately, conservatives, particularly, you know, governor abbott, governor patrick, their identity is caught up in this mythology. governor patrick has a collection of john wayne memorabilia in his office to give you an idea of where his politics are. >> don't read the interview in which john...

Wiped out in one day. >> that's accurate. down 6%, the gains are gone. there will be a lot of people that no longer look at their statement at the end of the month. >> you haven't all year. >> get it all back today. stuart, make it happen. come on! >> phone call. >> too much excuse. >> that's the reason to watch my show, is it not? >> 9:20. >> right. >> easy does it. coming up, presidential candidates asked to pick their vice president from the opponents on the stage with them and the answers very interesting. >> i don't know how you would do this but if you could take herman cain and mate him...

both of you. >> thank you, kyra. we start in texas. exhausted fire crews are battling an enemy is astonishing and relentless wildfires burning somewhere in the state for nearly ten months without any break. today is the 296th consecutive day of work for those firefighters. just in the last week, 120,000 acres have burned. more than 700 homes have burned since sunday and then near austin, a blaze has killed two more people raising the overall death toll to four. jim spelman is in bsatrop near the largest fire in the state. are crews making any progress at this hour? >> good morning....