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As a result of that, that means that authorities are going to have access to only the last two years of farooks phone records, but now the previous three years because they have five years in their file, the previous three years, those years in their files are now off limits. was it a mistake to end the nsa phone data collection program? >> basically what we did is we took -- i was a former federal prosecutor, i did warrants, and what we did is would go to the phone companies to get that informa...

More police are expected to be at the campus all day. students have been asked to stay inside their dorms. in chicago the police department expanding its body camera program amid intense scrutiny over the shooting death of a teenager that led to murder charges for an officer. six districts will get the cameras this year. they are designed to build trust for the public and to protect the citizens and officers. heather? >> thanks, lea. the nsa no longer collecting bulk data for the phone records. ...

There is a tool that helps french officials track down the perpetrators of the paris attacks. for now, there is a phone data collection program. >> reporter: new legislation forced them to remove their phone records. the post-9/11 program tracked terror suspects using so-called m metadata. after the paris terror attacks where the suspects used encrypted communications, the chairman of the senate committee told fox news sunday that limiting the usa comes at a cost. >> the united states made a rea...

Of americans television records. the government says its moving to a more focused approach they say of trying to gather intel on terror suspects, that shift coming more than two years after the details of the program were first leaked and made public by the former nsa contractor edward snowden. molly hendonburg has the details from washington. >> eric, president obama said in january 2014 that he wanted this nsa program to end, and in june of this year congress agreed. but gave the intelligence ...

Snowden. molly hennenburg has more from washington. >> president obama said in january 2014 that he wanted this nsa program to end and in june of this year congress agreed but gave the intelligence community about six months, ending last night, to close down this program. it was edward snowden who leaked details about the governments phone data collection program which allowed them to track information about americans phone calls to try to ferret out any terrorist connections. now the law requir...

Programs going while reforming the phone data collection program that has been so controversial. this sets up a vote for final passage around mid week in the senate. thats because of some senate procedural rules and amendments that may end up being voted on. if they amend that usa freedom act that passed the house, it will have to go back to the house so they can consider those changes. this is far from over. john christine. >> thanks athena. new remembrances pouring in overnight to the vice p...

>> the people who argue the world will end and we will be overrun by jihadists tonight are trying to use fear. they want to take your liberty, but doing it by making you afraid. >> reporter: in the end by a vote of 77-17, the senate did agree to proceed to debate on the usa freedom act. the bill already passed the house. they keep the patriot act programs going while reforming the phone data collection program. this sets up a vote for final passage around mid week in the senate. that is because ...

Threats, mr. president. they are with us every day. we have to face up to them. we shouldnt be disarming unilaterally as our enemies grow more sophisticated. >> the people who argue that the world will end and we will be overrun by jihadists tonight are trying to use fear. they want to take just a little bit of your liberty but they get it by making you afraid. they want you to fear and give up your liberty. >> reporter: in the end by a vote of 77-17, the senate did agree to proceed to debate on...

U.s. national security. key provisions of the patriot act are set to expire more than 72 hours from now. the national security agency is getting ready to pull the plug on a controversial phone data collection program if the u.s. senate doesnt act before time runs out. lets go to our white house correspondent michelle kosinski standing by with much more. michelle? >> reporter: we see the white house pushing the senate to act to keep these parts of the patriot act up and running and they say faili...

Foxbusiness.com/channelfinder. >> brand new details about the national security agency secret phone data collection program. before edward snowden leaked information the nsa was reportedly planning to put an end to the project. they decide whether to renew or modify the program when it expires in june. >> three weeks after crashing a small plane into a golf course harrison ford is out of the hospital. the actor reported spotted driving at the airport. he isnt in the clear yet. it left him with s...