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Hes a supporter of the nsas bulk collection program. what do you make of this? >> i dont have as good a read on representative pompeo as i have on some of the other appointments. when it comes to the iran deal, if you have someone who is an opponent of the iran deal, president-elect trump who has said repeatedly on the campaign trail that this is one of the worst deals hes ever seen, or worst deals in american foreign policy history, what i wonder is if the administration is going to move forwar...

A bus crashes sending dozens to the hospital. the students were heading back to school after thanksgiving break. the bus rounding a curve and tipping on its side. the bus driver charged with reckless driving. one passenger has serious injuries. the rest walked away with bumps and bruises. it is amaj major victory fo privacy activists. the nsa is ending the bulk collection program, after president obama required the government to get a targeted warrant or court order to collect phone data. ko...

Most of them are afghans or probably pashtun, sort of ethnicity. so they could be tied to both afghanistan or pakistan. we reached out to afghan officials and they have told us both on the record and off the record that the afghan government is not and has not and will not extend passports to these individuals. the likelihood theyre going to kabul anytime soon, that is very unlikely. what we dont know is about pakistan yet martha. martha: very interesting. conor, thank you. bill: one of the bigg...

Obviously gather intelligence on groups like isis we talked about that really present a threat to us. al qaeda, other terrorist groups. we cant go pack to pre9/11 mentality. right now on the senate floor we have the usa freedom act. i expect in the next couple days well debating that improving that then obviously making sure that our intelligence officials have the tools that they need to protect america. and, we have heard the former director of the fbi director mueller tell us, as well as form...

National security can respond as quickly as what it needs to to keep us safe. >> sure. elizabeth, this has been bipardonbi bipartisan. there are democrats and republicans. the white house would like to see some stopgap measure. they werent crazy it patriot act expired. its a bipartisan thing. people from all parties are interested in keeping us safe. >> yes. there is overwhelming support for ending the bulk collection program. recent polls show americans favor ending the program by a margin of t...

Community. i think theyve realized by midnight sunday they will not have these programs and explore other options here. >> so the white house, understands what the rules are of the game are here said they will wind down the bulk collection program, leave the data in the hands of the phone carriers, what is the rationale for having the private companies collect this data? >> well i mean when talking about the two sides of this argument when we talk civil liberties and privacy advocates and the go...

Means that any program that was started before the expiration date could continue but the other programs theyve voiced concern about like lone wolf roving wire taps still an option to continue them and the government has not said they wont continue them under the grandfather clause. >> to the information thats been collected what happens to that? >> thats interesting as far as the bulk collection program. the nsa said they are not going to wipe the servers. theyre just going to turn them off. th...

Since it will not be in their hands but the intelligence community has said in testimony to officials that, you know, its not going to hamper it so much. that its a viable option for them. >> so those who have struck this alarmist tone is there a reason for the alarm? the telecom companies are keeping this data and this information, i mean simple subpoena should be able to get whats needed? >> yeah. i mean the past couple -- this is not really a new thing. every time these provisions have come u...

Family and was asked by savopoulos to pick up the $40,000 ransom at the bank of america and deliver it to the family. police say in court documents that that witness changed his or her story about the cash drop youve to the home. zbloous senators have been working extra hours ahead of the memorial day holiday. late friday night, the senate passed the bill that would prevent congress from tinkering with international trade agreements negotiated by the white house. and theyve just been ordered bac...

>> as you said, easier said than done. talk about your book. you write quite a bit about the nsa spying program and do more than write about it. this week holding up legislation in a way, because of your objection to the bulk collection program of meda data expiring june 1st. i want to play sound from some of your rivalling in the republican race. first jeb bush yesterday and next chris christie today. >> i think hes wrong on saying that this is unconstitutional or saying that peoples freedom ha...