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He did and what he released. this was the start of our drowning era in data and media and very few people went back and said, okay, what is this bulk data program, and read the particulars of it. its a bad look for him right now. its -- of all the places to live on this planet, what a bad look to live where hes living, and yet he is not ready to undergo the punishment phase should he step on u.s. soil again. >> you make such an important point, because this was back then pre-assange and the publ...

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Midnight tonight to keep pro vigs of the patriot act will expire including one which the controversial bulk phone data program operates. it collects numbers dialed and how long calls lasted but does not capture the contents of conversation and other surveillance provisions set to expire one allowing the government to seek a court order on individuals for business records. the ability to track a nonamerican lone wolf. all powers the administration claims are essential to fighting terrorists. >> i...

Governments bulk collection telephone program. unless there is a quick resolution, right now, it does not seem likely. on capitol hill, the time is almost up. >> we shouldnt surrender the tools that keep us safe. >> reporter: the house has already passed a compromised bill supported by the administration which would extend the key provisions but would reform the bulk data program. that telephone data would be kept in the hands of phone companies instead and will require the government to seek a ...

Phones and the ability to track a nonamerican lone wolf. all they claim are essential to fighting terrorists. >> it would be irresponsible and reckless. we shouldnt allow it to happen. >> reporter: the house has passed a compromise bill, supported by the administration which would extend key provisions but reform the bulk data program. that data would be in the hands of phone companies instead and would require the government to seek a court order for access. >> obama. >> today republican senato...

Tonight. three key provisions of the patriot act are set to expire. that would include one which the controversial bulk phone data program operates. this is what collects that meta data telephone numbers, how long a call lasts. it does not include contents of calls. the use of the so-called roveing wiretaps. this allows the government to tap several phones for a person who changes phones frequently. and the lone wolf nonamerican citizens believed to be engaged in terrorism activities but not lin...

Administration which would extend the key provisions but would reform the bulk data program. that telephone data would be kept in the hands of phone companies instead and will require the government to seek a court order for access. >> the head of the washington spy machine! barack obama! >> reporter: today, republican senator rand paul is preparing to get back in the ring, vowing to do all he can to stop the surveillance programs, unless changes are made to weaken them. >> this is a debate abou...

Records and roving wiretaps for burned phones and the ability to track a nonamerican lone wolf. all powers the administration claims are essential to fighting terrorists. >> it would be irresponsible, it would be reckless. we shouldnt allow it to happen. >> reporter: the house has already passed a compromised bill supported by the administration which would extend the key provisions but would reform the bulk data program. that telephone data would be kept in the hands of phone companies instead ...

States and who theyre talking to abroad, and stop the active terrorism before it begins by fighting them over there rather than being here, and the tsarnaev brothers -- look, i thought it was cute. hate to say it about something the judge says because he is very smart. when he said theyre listen to you and me talk, thats not what the bulk data program does. i doesnt listen in on a conversation of a single person. it keeps a record of a phone number being called from to a phone number being calle...

Wanted -- one of the first things she said was how she wanted to get money to politics. the problem is that you cant do that unilaterally. youve got to win first. i think shes realized that such is the scale of money against her. and such is her ability to raise money. shes got to pitch in and make her super pac gets some support. so yeah theres a slight hypocrisy in it, but its hard to see what else shed do. >> the other big story in politics today, the federal court overruling the nsa surveill...