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You've in effect repealed it without saying so.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? >> they'll come in at 4:00 and with eight hours until the deadline they'll try to hash out an agreement to get enough votes to pass some legislation that will reform or reauthorize provisions of the patriot act. c...

The telephone companies and requested by the government, so it's 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 there will be a lapse and this will not be passed tonight by the senate? >> the house operates und...

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 the senate to act. >> i don't want us to be in a situation in which for a certain period of time th...

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. let's 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 we've seen from rand paul in the last hour is not going to happen. you know, it sounds like they have until midnight but they don't have tha...

Manage service appointments and find answers to your questions. you can even check your connection status on your phone. now it's 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 don't want us to be in a situation in which for a certain period of time those authorities go away and suddenly