texas. >> reporter: yeah. bill: thank you. casey stiegel is live in dallas on for us today. martha. martha: the big vote is over and congress says the nsa can keep collecting metadata, all the phone numbers across the board and congressman peter king says he believes that is a good thing. so he is here to the defend the controversial intelligence tool coming up. bill: the chain gang making a comeback. a county sheriff putting convicts to work. why the sheriff says it is one of the best crime prevention measures. ♪ the great outdoors.... ...and a great deal. grrrr! ahhh! let's leave the deals to hotels.com. perfect! yep, and no angry bears. up to 40% off. only at hotels.com