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Youve in effect repealed it without saying so. >> that was maine republican senator king a member of the intelligence committee, talking about the patriot act. the senate now in a rare sunday session will meet this afternoon to resume debate on portions of the act due to expire at midnight. frank thorpe and katy zezma. welcome you to both. frank, what all is going to happen at 4:00? >> theyll come in at 4:00 and with eight hours until the deadline theyll try to hash out an agreement to get enoug...

The telephone companies and requested by the government, so its still collected and held in the case that the government wants it? >> no, the house-passed bill says you can go to the telephone companies with a court order, and this is different than the way the current program works, and with a court order and ask for specific data, but you cannot ask for and collect bulk data as has been done by the nsa for the past couple years. >> 20 seconds, mr. chairman, are you optimistic or do you believe...

Christmas. the 38-year-old actor testified that he never meant for anyone to get hurt. he was simply protecting his girlfriend. diamond could face up to nine months in prison. he played screech on that 1990s comedy. sunday night at midnight, sections of the patriot act including the one that allowed the nsa to collect bulk data on american citizens are set to expire. the senate will hold a rare sunday session to attempt to come up with some sort of solution. president obama yesterday pressured...

Sunday unless the senate takes action and the senate will hold a rare sunday session to attempt to come up with a solution. the senate is at odds over provisions that allow the nsa to collect bulk data on the phone and e-mail records of american citizens. lets bring in ali, a political reporter at "the huffington post," with a welcome to you, what does the senate have to do on sunday? shoe they have to pass through the usa freedom act based on statements weve seen from rand paul in the last hour...

Manage service appointments and find answers to your questions. you can even check your connection status on your phone. now its easier than ever to manage your account. get started at xfinity.com/myaccount so tomorrow night at midnight sections of the patriot act including the one that allowed the nsa to begin to collect bulk data on american citizens are set to expire. president obama yesterday said if the act expires the country could be at risk. >> i dont want us to be in a situation in wh...

Actions. we know from the densefenses side well hear that it is his opinion that james holmes is legally insane. the jury will have a wealth of information, seeing his journal and theyll of course it will be up to them to decide whether he is guilty or not guilty and if he is found guilty, whether he should face the death penalty. thomas? >> jacob rascon thank you. this sunday at midnight sections of the patriot act, including the ones that allowed the nsa to collect bulk data is set to expire. ...

Bipartisan bill called the usa freedom act which essentially is a edward snowden-inspired reform to the way the nsa collects phone data passed earlier this month 338 -- sorry, 338-88. one thought that after that passed so overwhelmingly with the support of the house gop leadership that it could move to the senate and face smooth sailing. however, mitch mcconnell, the senate leader has been opposed to this. he wants to reinstitute the status quo nsa part of the patriot act in terms of bulk data c...

Would be that those senators woo are standing in the way of that will come to the conclusion that is not in our national security interest and work with us to get the agreement to move forward. but we have sunday to do that. and hopefully, you know we will find at agreement. >> you will be back with your colleagues in 48 hours. question here. if you do not work this out, did you believe americans are less safe or not? >> look, i think that for sure when these program laps you will not bow collec...

>> if it sunsets three powers go away. they cant hold on to the bulk data themselves the government cant as frank was referencing. and theres a lone wolf provision in this bill that basically has always allowed the government to surveil someone who ask a lone wolf connection. and helping the government track people if they ditch a phone, sometimes called a burner phone and move to another line this allows them to keep tracking the line. those are three powers that end which means they cant do th...

Inspired by the leaks of edward snowden, that passed the house overwhelmingly. itis been stuck in the senate. they are going to come back for a special session on sunday to work it through before the june 1st deadline. >> the fact is if congress doesnt renew the authorities, they cant go to a judge to get the approval. if they dont have access to what they say is critical to conducting investigations to keep us safe. the fact is thats whats gotten lost in the debate. there is a controversial col...