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Of their overall bulk collection system. basically what they're saying is, it's not that they believe people using their cell phones abroad are necessarily tied to terrorism but due to their advanced computer programs, what they can do is look at those records and make some connections, make some ties. if there's a known intelligence target, a terrorist that they're looking at and they see that some phone records indicate phone calls had been made to this person, then they move backwards and look at where the phone calls are coming from. the problem is, of course, bulk collection, you are goin...

Memorial day holiday to work. senate majority leader mitch mcconnell says they worry it could be a disaster. >> the untried and nonexistence bulk collection system under that bill would be slower and more cumbersome than the one that currently helps keep us safe. at worse, it might not work at all due to many other problems. >> reporter: senate intelligence committee chairman richard burr has offered a compromise which would include a house bill and allow two years for transition to the telecom companies. failure to extend these programs option. >> we run the risk of essentially being left fac...