here are some stories to watch today on abc news. the pentagon survey of 400,000 military personnel is released today. it should reveal attitudes on repealing the don t ask, don t tell policy on gays and lesbians serving openly in the military. the senate discusses food safety regulations today. lawmakers may vote on plans to give the fda more authority on recalling tainted food. and a veteran senator from connecticut, chris dodd, delivers his final speech on capitol hill today. the democrat is retiring after 36 years of public service. and finally this half hour, a touching story of redemption. it involves prison inmates who are now getting a second chance at life. they re doing it with the help of some dogs who thanks to the inmates are getting a second chance at life as well. abs news on campus reporter olivia stacey has more. reporter: it s jason hall s
the inmates are getting a second chance at life as well. abs news on campus reporter olivia stacey has more. reporter: it s jason hall s last day of training with daughtry, an abandoned dog who almost didn t make it. they ve spent countless hours for the past eight weeks teaching him how to sit, stay, and roll over. everything that a professional dog trainer would do. except he isn t a trainer. he s an inmate at gainesville work camp. paul is one of six inmates selected for a program called paws on parole. it s giving second chances. to dogs and inmates. their competency level just increases every day. so they re proficient in not only dog handling, they re grooming, they re doing obedience training, daily care, everything. reporter: they re learning it all to save these dogs lives. instead of being put to death, the dogs will be put up for adoption. we re paying for whatever it is that we ve done. then we get to go home. and it s up to us what happens. whereas with the dogs,