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>> that was joe johns reporting. the president and first lady of the united states also say they are grieving the loss of beau biden. in less than 24 hours, the controversial u.s. patriot act is set to expire. if that happens, the national security agency will end the government's bulk telephone collection program, unless there is a quick resolution. cnn correspondent has the story. >> reporter: on capitol hill, time is almost up in a scramble in the senate is about to be on. >> we shouldn't surrender the tools that keep us safe. >> reporter: unless the senate acts tonight, key provisions wi...

Battling terror. roving wiretaps is a provision where the government has said, well, a lot of these terrorists will easily dispose of different communication devices, we need the ability to have roving wiretaps to continuously surveil and monitor these individuals. >> what's interesting here is the issue finds you've got senator rand paul aclu "new york times" editorials on the same page. they all want the act to expire. in term of "the new york times," they write, "it has become clear that the intelligence agencies were interpreting the patriot act in ways that was not what officials authoriz...

The problem, officials say, is that isis recruitment efforts are increasingly difficult to detect because they are essentially hiding behind encrypted communication. the fbi director has repeatedly warned police chiefs nationwide to be hypervigilant since police may get no warning prior to an attack. >> there are on encrypted platforms, so it is an incredibly difficult task that we are enlisting all of our state and local and federal partners in and we are working on it every single day but i can't stand here with any high confidence when i confront a world that is increasingly dark to me and ...

Disarming an important national security tool at a time when i've never seen the national threat level higher. >> reporter: to underscore what they're saying we have two lawmakers saying we tonight agree with the bulk collection of data. however, we do want some type of surveillance program to be in effect. at this point it seems the usa freedom act is the leading way to do that. the provision that has the biggest amount of bipartisan support. so what happens if the senate can act or come -- can't act or come to a compromise by midnight, in addition to the bulk collection of data expiring? you...

Data. but other elements of the patriot act will expire, too, like roving wiretaps for terror suspects who keep switching cell phones. the white house blasted the politics involved. >> there's a pretty long history in the commonwealth of kentucky, of pretty heated feuds, going all the way back to the hatfields and the mccoys. and the fact is, there seems to be a feud right now between the leader of the united states senate, mitch mcconnell, a native of kentucky, and senator paul. >> reporter: sunday, all eyes will be on presidential candidate rapids pauca candidate rand paul. his firm stance t...