tony cardenas from california and steve israel from new york, and former congressman tom periello from virginia all three in studio with us. lots going on. yesterday, the nsa fighting back saying we, this big collection program, that we have heard so much about, that edward snowden revealed, they say it is stopped. terrorist plot after terrorist plot after terrorist plot. dozens of them. we'll tell you about it, but first... >> this is the full court press. >> dan: other headlines making news on this wednesday, chris christie was asked what his favorite sports teams were by a bunch of new jersey school kids yesterday. no surprise when the governor answered that his baseball team is the mets. basketball, he roots for the knicks but fuel football his favorite team is the dallas cowboys. >> bill: what?

to start up this hour tony cardenas from california will join us a little later. i think i mentioned that. in the next hour two other members, one other, steve israel from new york and tom pirello both in studio with us as well. so good election of members of congress coming up in studio. start out this hour just you and me talking about what the house of representatives did yesterday. you know, there is alternates of important stuff. right? that the congress -- a lot of important issues out there that the congress has got to be working on. immigration reform. gun safety. climate change. you know. education. jobs. hour about jobs? we haven't heard about jobs that long time. hum? none of those things were up in front and center in the house of representatives yesterday. no. they were too busy debating yet again abortion. yes, abortion. abortion. they cannot -- republicans cannot get off of this issue. they've got this fixation on this issue which is interesting, in light of the fact you remember in march, the republican national committee came out with its report l