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>> today republican senator rand paul is preparing to get back in the ring vowing to do all he can to stop the surveillance programs unless changes are made to weaken them. >> there is no constitutional justification for the government to collect all of your phone records without your name on a warrant, without suspicion and not signed by a judge. your privacy is yours, the government needs to leave us alone. >> reporter: unless rand paul unexpectedly gives in this afternoon, it's likely some of these programs could be shut down at least several days. that would force the government to adjust ...

He has said he has vowed to stop these surveillance programs unless there is significant changes to weaken them. tweeting this out yesterday, "there has to be another way. we must find it together. so tomorrow i will force the expiration of the nsa illegal spy program." another republican senator on "state of the union" had a prediction where this was all going. >> i do believe we have the votes. so at this point, i think the question is not really about whether we'll get this passed but when. it will happen either tonight or it will happen on wednesday or some time in between them. really wit...

Records and roving wiretaps for burned phones and the ability to track a nonamerican lone wolf. all powers the administration claims are essential to fighting terrorists. >> it would be irresponsible, it would be reckless. we shouldn't allow it to happen. >> reporter: the house has already passed a compromised bill supported by the administration which would extend the key provisions but would reform the bulk data program. that telephone data would be kept in the hands of phone companies instead and will require the government to seek a court order for access. >> the head of the washington spy...

President obama is warning of grave consequences without resolution on the national security agency's massive data collection program. he says if lawmakers don't scramble and you know make a deal by midnight tomorrow a terrorist could slip past u.s. intelligence. sunlen serfaty is following the story for us from the white house. sunland, what are you hearing there today? >> well christi, there's no sign of a resolution yet. one day as you noted before the deadline. the white house is really been ratcheting up their rhetoric saying it would be irresponsible and reckless for congress if they let...

For the senate to take up and pass the house bill to get this done. >> i don't want us to be in a situation, in which, for a period period of time, those authority goes away, and suddenly, we're dark, and heaven forbid, we've got a problem where we could have prevented a terrorist attack or apprehended someone, who is engaged in dangerous activity, but we didn't do so, simply because of inaction in the senate. >> and the white house believes that the house passed reform bill is what they say is the only viable option going forward. and president obama there without mentioning any by name, call...