program before the midnight deadline. they have now lost their authority to collect americans phone records in bulk. some say creating a security risk but others disagree saying this is necessary pause in the program. doug mckelway on capitol hill. doug? >> reporter: the yes of -- question of how big after miss we're having with the absents of the collection data program keith alexander former head of the national security agency have both said that as many said 54 terrorism plots were thwarted with the help of this bulk data collection program. president obama used a slightly lower figure, 50 terror plots authority third the under questioning general alexander admitted that those numbers were grossly overstated. as many as only one or two plots were thwarted. senator rand paul the chief critic of the nsa in congress said even that number, one or two terrorism plots thwarted may
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