story in conroe, texas with more. first on the drones, what s up with that, then we ll get to the critics. reporter: you bet. this is the shadow hawk, you can see behind me it s 6 feet long, weighs 50 pounds and fits in the back of this suv behind me, built by vanguard industries, the same company that is supplied other aerial assets to other troops overseas and it is remote-controlled. they use this like you see with video games, even this laptop computer down here to fly this thing. the montgomery county sheriff s department purchased this helicopter with a $500,000 federal grant and here s how they plan to use it. listen here: we can launch this, put it over a fire, a hazmat spill, put on put it over a house with a barricaded suspect, and literally, give the incident commander the ability to look at the entire scene with a bird s eye view. reporter: faa regulations keep this from