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Known this is coming. what's the reaction today, now that you've made the announcement? >> i think overall we've received very positive comments and i think people understand the need for us to focus on local priorities. i basically run what's considered the largest mental state hospital, if you will, by the number of inmates that i have. i have a huge jailover crowding issue, our jail is understaffed. we need more patrol cars for our deputies. these are issues that we need to be focusing on to make sure we're keeping our local communities safe and that's my priority each and every day. to me ...

These are issues that we need to be focusing on to make sure we're keeping our local communities safe and that's my priority each and every day. to me this say common sense approach making sure we can redirect the costs we were investing into this program, this voluntary program spending over $675,000 staffing it. we can now redeploy those resources to fight local public safety issues. >> harris county sheriff ed gonzalez of texas, thank you very much for your time tonight, sir. keep us apprised, stay in touch with us as this change happens in your county and in your state. we'd be interested ...

Issue, our jail is understaffed. we need more patrol cars for our deputies. these are issues that we need to be focusing on to make sure we're keeping our local communities safe and that's my priority each and every day. to me this say common sense approach making sure we can redirect the costs we were investing into this program, this voluntary program spending over $675,000 staffing it. we can now redeploy those resources to fight local public safety issues. >> harris county sheriff ed gonzalez of texas, thank you very much for your time tonight, sir. keep us apprised, stay in touch with us ...

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Available on the web site. it's not crystal clear. >> bill: what is he raising money for? >> heart. >> bill: it's a heart fund. >> hearts are repaired. families given another chance. save a heart a day for people who can't afford top of the line heart treatment. he supposedly funds it. >> bill: okay. then we have garth brooks, country singer. he has been singled out as well by charity navigator. >> low accountability. including not making financial statements available. we called both these groups, they did not call back. >> bill: all right. charity navigator we should say is pretty authoritat...