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>> reporter: that's right. for now, they stay in qatar. nothing has been officially announced. a senior u.s. official telling cnn the gulf nation has agreed to extend the travel ban. you will remember the images christine, remember these a year ago today, jubilation as these men who have been in guantanamo bay for 12 years, mostly mid to high level officials of the taliban regime on qatar soil reunited with family members. as i say, they had been in guantanamo bay for 12 years at that point. relinquished by the u.s. in agreement for the release of bowe bergdahl. how long the ban will be in effect and what happens to the men is unclear. we are told that the u.s. is in close contact with qatar authorities to make sure the
in a car accident in the 1970s. sadly, he has been through this tragedy of losing a child before. president obama says he is grieving along with the biden family saying vice president, joe is one of the strongest men we ever know. he is as strong as they come. it is one of the things we love about him. it is a testament to joe and jill who they are that beau lived a life he did. president obama and the first lady spent time with the biden family on sunday. he spent 30 minutes at their home in washington, d.c. john and christine. >> sunlen serfaty, thanks for that. >> what is sad, joe biden had to deal with sadness in his life. one of the things he tells parents who lose children he says there will come a time when your memory of your child will put a smile on your face before it brings a tear to your eye.
iraqi troops hitting the isis strong hold hard on fallujah and surrounding villages. at least 31 people have been killed and 82 wounded. officials in the west are on edge as isis gains ground in libya. we have cnn's correspondent ian lee with the latest from cairo. the advance is moving slowly, i think it is fair to say. >> reporter: you are right, christine. they are moving slowly because isis is very good as digging in and slowing down iraqi forces. they leave the roadside bombs and mines which iraqi forces are careful to avoid. they hit them from time to time but a lot of it are the engineering teams trying to clear the road. we're seeing these air strikes and artillery which has been crucial in the past to dislodged
lady spent time with the biden family on sunday. they spent about 30 minutes at their home in washington, d.c. john and christine. >> joe biden known as amtrak joe. he would go back and forth as his job as a senator after he lost his wife. he would go home to delaware every night. he said i realize at one point i needed my kids more than they needed me. >> he said that just last weekend at a commencement address. our hearts go out to the family. john kerry's doctor jumped on a plane to switzerland. he will accompany the secretary of state when returns to the u.s. today. kerry broke his leg on sunday. he was in switzerland to attend nuclear talks and now he faces up to six months of rehab for a broken femur. let's turn to senior correspondent nic robertson on the phone for us from geneva. how does this effect the issues
coming home. and the life of beau biden. new condolences coming in for the vice president and his family. i'm christine romans. >> i'm john berman. it is 4:00 a.m. in the east. breaking overnight, counterterror programs run by the nsa expired overnight at midnight. after the u.s. senate could not reach agreement sunday on extending legal authority to continue them for now. senate leaders are dropping opposition to any changes in existing programs and setting up a vote on surveillance reforms already passed by the u.s. house. cnn's athena jones with the latest from capitol hill. >> reporter: good morning, john and christine. several provisions expire a few hours ago at midnight because the senate failed to pass a bill to extend the law. take a listen to some of the debate from the senate floor last night from the two republican senators from
8 inches. attorney general ken paxton will promise to protect victims from disaster scams. using basically boats and aircraft to herd cattle. >> we have seen hundreds of cattle wrangled by the hovercraft. >> the weather in texas is expected to improve. the northeast facing a flood threat from maine to new york. let's bring in meteorologist derek van dam for an early look at your weather. >> good morning, john and christine. here is the fine how do you do. 20 degree temperature change from this time yesterday. look at the daytime highs for new york. 66 compared to yesterday's 87. we are talking 20 to 25 degrees in some locations. providence up to boston. we have some system moving through.
leaving the negotiations after breaking his leg. and tragedy striking the vice president's family. his son, beau the former attorney general of delaware died at the age of 46. tributes this morning are pouring in. i have to say a lot of people hit hard by that loss. welcome back to "early start." i'm john berman. >> i'm christine romans. it is the 1st day of june. breaking overnight, the key terror programs run by the nsa expire at midnight. instead, the senate is setting up a vote later this week on surveillance reforms already passed by the u.s. house. cnn's athena jones has the latest from capitol hill. >> reporter: good morning, john and christine, several provisions expired a few hours ago at midnight because the senate failed to pass a bill to extend the law. take a listen to the debate from