pass the u.s.a. freedom act which the house overwhelmingly passed with 338 votes on a totally bipartisan basis. all we need is a few more republican senators to vote with democrats and the bill will pass. just three maybe four, maybe five but a few senators. all we need to bring this unnecessary crisis to a screaming halt. i'm confident we can pass this bill if the majority leader would bring it to the floor for a fair vote. now, procedurally, mr. president, it's going to be extremely difficult to not have this bill -- law expire -- not a bill this law expire. any other course in just passing this bill -- than just passing this bill would require the house to act before midnight. they're not here. so it's not going to happen. there's not a quorum of house members and there are house members that will to be any unanimous consent request anyway. passing the u.s.a. freedom act is the only way that i can foresee that the patriot act provisions do not expire. now is the time for the majority leader to do

this is a bill, the u.s.a. freedom act, that collected 338 votes in the house of representatives, it got strong support from democrats and republicans. the senate should not get into a game where they start adding amendments to this piece of legislation that then requires house consideration again. the president believes that the senate should act as quickly as possible to pass the u.s.a. freedom act so he can sign it into law. and we can do two important things. the first is begin to implement the reforms over a six-month period that are contemplated in the u.s.a. freedom act that would better protect our civil liberties. but also ensure our national security professionals have the tools they need to keep us safe. >> doesn't the senate have the right to assert its will on the legislation and part of the legislative process for them to change legislation? >> of course they do. that's how the process works. we'll see. i think i would just observe that they have had a year and a half to exercise prerogative. and

pass the u.s.a. freedom act which the house overwhelmingly passed with 338 votes on a totally bipartisan basis. all we need is a few more republican senators to vote with democrats and the bill will pass. just three maybe four, maybe five but a few senators. all we need to bring this unnecessary crisis to a screaming halt. i'm confident we can pass this bill if the majority leader would bring it to the floor for a fair vote. now, procedurally, mr. president, it's going to be extremely difficult to not have this bill -- law expire -- not a bill this law expire. any other course in just passing this bill -- than just passing this bill would require the house to act before midnight. they're not here. so it's not going to happen. there's not a quorum of house members and there are house members that will to be any unanimous consent request anyway. passing the u.s.a. freedom act is the only way that i can foresee that the patriot act provisions do not expire. now is the time for the majority leader to do

the u.s.a. freedom act was passed overwhelmingly in the house of representatives, has strong bipartisan support here, is supported by the head of intelligence for the united states and is supported by our attorney general. it is supported by our intelligence people. it is a step forward because ultimately we protect the privacy of individuals. now, i agree with the senator from maine that we have strong restrictions in n.s.a. on the information. they were not strong enough to stop edward snowden from walking off with all the information that was there. but we had six public hearings, the senate judiciary committee in the last congress, on this. the original u.s.a. freedom act was introduced by senator lee myself congressman jim sensenbrenner in the other body. we all knew that section 215 the roving wiretap authority the lone wolf provision would expire on june 1. that's why we started working to change this. we're also well aware of the second circuit court of appeals decision that made part of

pass the u.s.a. freedom act the president can sign it tonight, the intelligence community can move forward with the certainty it needs to protect the american people. some may argue if you had a short-term extension which of course we don't have, they said maybe we could work out a some kind of a bill. let there be no misunderstanding the u.s.a. freedom act is a solid carefully negotiated compromise. for all those senators on either side of the aisle having spent the hours and hours and hours that senator lee and i and our staff have spent maybe they don't know the work that went into this. again, how you get groups from the left to the right supporting it. it would be irresponsible to kick the can down the road once again, relying on the false hope the house will agree to pass a short-term extension something they said they won't do. and that we'll somehow be able to agree to a half-baked alternative that's yet to be introduced in either body and most assuredly won't pass the house. don't be fooled

it has the exact same way one which as the u.s.a. freedom bill. it makes two changes to the u.s.a. freedom bill. it would have a requirement of the telecoms notify the government six months in advance of any change in the retention program for their data, which i think is very reasonable. the second would be that it requires the director of national intelligence to certified on whatever the transition date is that the software needed to be provided to the telecoms have been provided so that search can go through. in addition to that there will be two other amendments. the first one both deal with expanding the transition grid from the current six months that is in the u.s.a. freedom bill to 12 months. i didn't i said i would've preferred 24 months. we've settled on 12 months. the last thing you would change the current amicus language that's in the bill to reflect something provided to us by the courts. it was the courts recommendation that we change it. this would be easier to fit within a program that has a time sensitivity to it. so as we go through a debate today come as we go

the u.s.a. freedom act and its predecessor, the patriot act. before talking about the specifics of those bills i want to put into some historical context what it is we're wrestling with here, why this is so hard. what we are really trying to do here in this body this week is balance two critical constitutional provisions. the first is in the preamble to provide for the common defense and ensure domestic tranquility. that is a fundamental purpose of this government. it's the fundamental purpose of any government. to provide for the common defense and ensure domestic tranquility. that's national security, and it was in the very core preamble to the constitution of the united states and of course the other provisions are found in the bill of rights, particularly the fourth amendment which talks about the right of the people to be secure in their persons and papers from unreasonable searches and seizures. unreasonable is a key word. the people that drafted our constitution were geniuses, and every w

the surveillance is not regulated by the u.s.a. freedom act just signed into law.

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the bill is passed. the u.s.a. freedom act stops a wide-reaching collection of american phone data. >> we passed significant reform in decades. we have done it by setting aside ideology. setting aside fear-mongering said bedprotect the security of the united states but we protect the privacy of americans. >> the bill revived some government surveillance rofing wire tracks and tracking of lon-wolf suspects. those tools ended monday morning when the senate mired in infighting couldn't move forward before a deadline. >> let us be clear while we are here. here here because this is an important debate. a debate over the bill of rights. president call candidate rand paul fought continuing any patriot act provisions. on the ordinary side of the debate. mitch mcconnell, who wand it preserved. >> a support passage of the frackt, doesn't en -- frackt it unmines american security by taking a tool from the war fighters in my view at the wrong time. >> reporter: tuesday, mitch mcconnell saw his bid to stop the bill return. in a

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the u.s.a. freedom act the name is equivalent of wicked guitar solo of balls hanging from your truck. perfect! >> stands for the uniting and strengthening of america by having rights and dragnetting selection and online monitoring. (laughter) >> jon: you know? the 14-year history of the war on terror, heard about guantanamo, water boarding rendition, abu ghraib, nothing has been more tortured than that acronym. >> the u.s.a. freedom act in effect would go back to the status quo. >> the telephone companies hold the data and put additional requirements ton administration to search for the haystack but will allow the haystack to continue. >> jon: we need to collect the metadata because that's been keeping us state of. >> justice departments and inspector general this week issued a report that says the f.b.i. can't report to a single terrorist plot that was broken up as a result of this program. >> jon: okay. so basically it boils down to a senate debate between those who say we must give up liberty

freedom -- the u.s.a. freedom act as is and warning the senate not to make major changes. >> there are a lot of politics coming at citizens of the national security and civil liberties of the american people. >> reporter: any changes in the senate, however, mean the house would have to vote again and republican leaders there have already signaled they likely won't accept an amended bill. mark albert for cbs news, washington. >>> house bill would reauthorize less controversial counterterrorism tools, including roving wire taps to track suspected terrorists who switch cell phones. it would also allow the f.b.i. to gather business records in terror and espionage investigations. >>> happening today, a major shake-up at the tsa that not only affects reagan national airport but every airport across the country. the acting administrator melvin carraway off the job this morning after undercover agents were able to smuggle fake bombs and weapons through airport security. homeland security agents were posing as pass

with us, former israeli ambassador to the u.s.a. michael orrin author of the brand new book "ally my journey across american/israeli divide" which comes out tomorrow. what are you hearing about this nuke deal? are you hearing anything. >> disturbing for us. this is a deal that would give iran a breakout period of one year. the moment they decide they want to rush out create a bomb. >> have a year to do it. >> not enough time for the state of israel and very very disturbing. >> what do you mean there is not enough time? you guys have nukes. >> all we have said for the last 60 years we will not be the first country in the world to have have nuclear weaponry. >> i don't know if that holds up. certainly israel and netanyahu have opposed this whole iranian investigation. but i don't know if they -- if israel would be happy with any deal with iran. >> no, i think we would be happy. >> you think so. >> the alternative to a bad deal is not war. alternative to a bad deal is a better deal. >> strict inspections and centrifuges you guys would

the u.s.a. freedom act abolishes that and secondly, preserves the tools of national security and law enforcement to stop acts of terrorism to seize the communications of specific individuals with connections to radical islamic terrorism. we have to do both, protect civil liberties and keep -- >> he says it doesn't do that and i'm wondering whether there's been a divide between -- a lot of people put you two in that camp. you were in a different cam than he and i'm wondering if this is your way of saying, this is the right balance of privacy and security and rand paul doesn't get it. >> when it comes to legislating solving problems, i was proud to join with my very good friend, senator mike lee in crafting this bipartisan legislation. the u.s.a. freedom act which mike lee and i fought for passed overwhelmingly in the house of representatives and the senate, and as a result of that leadership we're ending the federal government's bulk collection of phone metadata and protecting the fourth and fift

president obama signed the u.s.a. freedom act into law tuesday night thanking the senate via twitter for finally passing the measure. >> the bill is passed. >> reporter: in its 67-32 vote lawmakers agreed to the law that will allow wire taps on terror suspects who frequently change cell phones. in six months the national security agency will lose the power to collect and store phone records but can still gain access to those records held by private companies with a court order. >> we have to protect americans' privacy. we can do that and still keep us secure. >> reporter: kentucky senator punish mcconnell says -- senator mitch mcconnell says the u.s.a. freedom act is a step in the wrong direction. >> it takes one more tool from our war fighters in my view at exactly the wrong time. >> reporter: the controversial surveillance program was first exposed by former nsa contractor edward snowden who maintains it is not effective at preventing terror atax. -- >> attacks. >> if we don't reallocate our resources in a target wa

than 90% of the places i visited. haters are trying to brand this u.s.a. as racist. they are succeeding to some extent. now back to the social contract. the men who designed american well understood that each of us have responsibilities as citizens. we must obey the law. we must work for our daily bread. we should pay enough attention to elect honest leadership. how many of us are fulfilling our part of the bargain? with more than a million violent crime every year in the u.s.a. there is a problem. and now with nearly half the country, willing to vote for a socialist for president another huge problem with s. brewing. by the way that stat is from a recent gallup poll. the truth is america is changing. selling rank propaganda that white supremacy. that working man and woman cannot get ahead. all authority is corrupt. white privilege. that's corrosive hate willful, and dishonest in the extreme. yet, if you defend america as we do here on the factor, you will be viciously attacked. and few defenders will come to your aid. that's why the haters are making so much progres

if every american demanded the u.s.a. become proactive once again in defeating the jihad, then it would happen. but many of us are apathetic as long as the smas murder is overseas, we don't care. of course. it won't be long until the murder comes here. because that's the stated goal of isis. on another front the chinese government has been accused of hacking into web sites of the u.s. federal government. apparently more than 4-r7 hundred million americans have had personal data stolen by the chinese. today president obama was asked about that? >> we haven't publicly unveiled who we think may have engaged in these cyber attacks, but i can tell you that we have known for a long time that there are significant vulnerabilities and that these vulnerabilities are going to accelerate as time goes by. >> so what are you going to do about it, mr. president? i guess in a couple of years he might come up with a strategy. i think everybody is getting the picture here. we have a leader who doesn't want to lead. barack obama is interes

ongoing debate over the u.s.a. patriot act. >> and for more on the future of nsa spying powers and to sort out last night dramatic sunday session were joined by niels lesniewski. where do we stand as of right now on the legislation to replace the now expired patriot act? >> guest: the next thing we're going to see is with us of having voted to proceed to and take up the u.s.a. freedom act which is a bill that passed the house with a 338 vote that would be the vehicle for the debate that's going to be had basically today and tuesday and made into wednesday. but what we were already getting is that late last night before the senate adjourned, mitch mcconnell, the majority leader has been a critic of the house bill from the beginning said that he wanted to amend it. and late last night richard burr chairman of the intelligence committee, republican from north carolina, announced essentially made clear what his his intentions would become or to step in what his be in terms of amending the house bill. the biggest thing

the other thing is that as the u.s.a. freedom act is written now, there is no mandate to the companies that keep the data for any certain time. i think that actually also would be a legitimate change, bub it also may be that the house will say that we won't accept any changes, web passed this overwhelmingly. we'll just have to see how that works out. that is what i think mcconnell is intending at least to try to make a change. >> right the freedom act addresses concerns about the secretive court fisa that has been criticized, rubber stamping the government request for surveillance. does the act adequately address those concerns about the lack of transparency? >> well, i think they set up a kind of friend of the court as a separate voice before the court the fisa court. in my own view, if you make changes that mcconnell is suggesting on the side of in terms of the data collection, then i think you ought to, the strengthen a bit the authority and the powers and the ability to act of the so-called friends of the court the in

song "born in the u.s.a." and springsteen mocked him for it. rare is the republican candidate who isn't told to stop the music. even if, like trump, they paid licensing fees. jim mclaughlin is a g.o.p. strategist. why is it it's always republicans who are getting slammed by the musicians for using their songs? >> i think, quite honestly because a lot of the musicians are left of center. >> reporter: they'd be okay if the democrats used it. >> it's good for business. there are a lot of liberals in hollywood, and those liberals tend to support democrats. >> reporter: after wisconsin governor scott walker used music from the band dropkick murphys they tweeted at him, "we literally hate you." ♪ it's the eye of the tiger it's the thrill of the fight ♪ >> reporter: four years ago after the band survivor complained, newt gingrich and mitt romney were forced to stop playing its song. and in 2008, john mccain ran into trouble when jackson browne sued him for using the song "running on empty." mccain apologized but

so the wholesale bulk collection stop under u.s.a. freedom, but the size of what they can query under this new standard is something that people are having differences about and we are going to have to try to keep some transparency into what the nsa is doing to make sure that they are really limiting their kwlekss under this new regime. section 702 of the fisa and amendments acts expires next year and they will be working hard to try to get reform on that, as well. most of the surveillance that happens overseas happens not pursuant to a law but pursuant to an executive order, executive order 12333, and we also and people around the world are putting pressure on the u.s. to shift its position on 1233 where it essentially takes the position people abroad don't have any privacy rights that the u.s. has to pay attention to. but that's something that the focus on that is i think, rightfully on the administration, itself because congress isn't -- this isn't a legislative problem. it's an executive order problem. >> to iraq where isil has la

what the senate was able to move forward is the u.s.a. freedom act, seen by many as a compromise measure that was passed 50 by the house. mcilroy spokemitch mcconnell spoke on that, here's what he had to say today talking about the modified bill, which he says if fisa bill. >> we'll have a vote on that legislation as soon as we, about on our way there we should take some common sense steps to ensure the new system envisioned by that legislation a system we would soon have to rely upon to keep our countries safe, will in fact actually work. the amendments filed last night would help do just that. >> the amendments mitch mcconnell's talking about would create a transition period for the government to get telephone companies on board to make sure they're collecting that data and make sure those companies would let the government know if they plan to change or stop collecting the data that's a change mitch mcconnell wants to see. tony. >> okay so lobby senator rand paul was the main person behind the delay. talk us through his reasoning. >> a

the u.s.a. freedom act that also ends the bulk collection of metadata later this week. >> you've paint a pick tire -- your piece available at national journal.com. what the scene was like as he left the capitol yesterday what did you witness? >> so, just an interesting moment for me. i'd been hearing for weeks and during that day about how senator rand paul had been antagonizing his g.o.p. colleagues, didn't even go to the g.o.p. conference meeting sunday afternoon to present his position on the topic. so when i saw him leave the capitol, knowing that the nsa's authorities were going to expire it's interesting he got in the car and it was thomas massey a kentucky congressman and a libertarian side in the driver's seat and he was in passenger side, and then justin amosh, another republican on the house side, was in the back seat, and and they drove away in magey's tesla and just a great image for me to see them sharing a smile as they left and accomplishinged one of their goals. and i was mention

things take a turn for the worse. team u.s.a. played in what is supposed to be a >> for team u.s.a. colombia was not the squad to overlook. this squad pulled off perhaps the biggest upset in world history when they beat france 2-0. scoreless game. second half. good ball movement. check out alex morgan. she goes to work. the keeper gets a hand on it. doesn't matter. that's a goal. u.s.a. up 1-0. let the celebration begin. ladies, later. u.s.a. would get a penalty kick. it's carly lloyd. she goes one-on-one. the keeper plays it all wrong. 2-0, u.s.a. they go on to win. that would be your final 2-0. next up china on friday. also a side note only 10 players for colombia after a red card was issued. doesn't matter. a win is a win jonathan. back to the college world series, final. it's a rematch with vandy. game one of a best of three series. last year vandy was victorious. we're in omaha. a pitchers duel until the bottom of the sixth inning when vandy's pitcher sends one the other way down the left field line. it goes over the left field. they come around to score. 2-0, vandy. right now

for those in the business, an immense opportunity arrives. >> the u.s.a. will be the first trading partner of cuba in the next 10 years when things get better. >> imagine not only a flood of american tourists, but american investment in the tourist infrastructure, for example. we don't call them imperialists any more. it will be good not only for me, but the cuban economy. but it's a big challenge for cuban operators, tourist operators, we have to be ready. >> already, numbers of american tourists are picking up. coming in before things change. >> money rules, eventually i think it will be american. i don't think there's any way you can stop it, if the government joins. >> reporter: things moved slowly in the 54 years since the bay of pigs incident. now, suddenly, cuba has to work out how to defend its identity while embracing the benefits brought by a modern day american invasion. >>> thank you for watching the >>> thousands of demonstrators in eddie d'hondt demand the -- honduras demand the resignation of the president. >> one orlando hernandez acknowled

the u.s.a. has gone from being the land of the free and the home of the brave to a country dominated by white supremacy. no longer is it white privilege, now it's supremacy. the allegation that white americans are active ely trying to keep black americans down. that is what the far left is now putting out there largely unchallenged by a coward ely media. you hear the insane rhetoric on cable news nearly every night. it is an outrageous tower of babble. >> we are a white supremacist society. we are a society that on its face values white people, what they do and their body, their integrity more than people of color. >> racism built into this country, is it in the hearts of many americans. >> oh, i definitely think that's the case. >> i would like to know if the white churches in this country are hanging their head in shame today. the shame isn't enough because they can't repent without restitution. when are we going to have reparation for slavery for jim crow, for the new jim crol unless you give

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but this is only going if the u.s.a. freedom act that's being debated now in the senate passes into law. all indications are that that will happen and then president obama will make it the law of the united states. for the moment though, there is nothing in place so the program is not currently happening. >> in abeyance if we can put it that way there will be sphaings programssurveillance programs coming forward, the republicans in favor of, in quotes, snooping, rand paul said not this way. is he trying to bring forth his liberal leanings? >> sure, the fact that rand paul has been long interested in that weighs into the strategy. at the same time you'll have to remember he's a different kind of republican we've seen traditionally on capitol hill. more libertarian a wing of the republican party that is very interested in protecting the rights and freedoms that are enshrined in the u.s. constitution. he has held these fundamental rights dear. he's fighting for that, and while this may be part of a wider political strategy

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can in fact actually work. >> reporter: the u.s.a. freedom act passed three weeks ago in the house with president obama's support. it gives the nsa six months to ship the collection of bulk phone records to phone companies. if approved, the agency would need a court order to view records. but house leaders have already made it clear they do not support the senate's proposed changes which include more time for constructing and testing the new system. >> my advice is to take this bill and pass it and send it to the president to keep america safe. >> reporter: all of this became necessary when the senate allowed key provisions of the patriot act to expire sunday night which put a temporary stop to the nsa program and other less controversial surveillance operations. that law was passed after 9/11 to help track down terrorists in the u.s. but privacy advocates like kentucky senator rand paul say it violates the rights of law-abiding citizens. >> this is a debate over your right to be left alone. >> reporter: if the senate passes an amende

russia has purchased a russian uranium mine in the u.s.a. that was okay by clinton and other agencies. in the process $2 million was donated by the clinton foundation by a guy who stood to benefit from the uranium sale. also former president bill clinton was paid a half million dollars for one speech in moscow by a russian bank linked to the deal. and there is more. joining us now from washington the legendary watergate reporter bob woodward. so initially there was some reporting in the "the washington post," "new york times" on the clinton foundation but not much lately. how do you see it? >> well, first of all, this is a giant story and to do it right, you have to be very systematic. if you go back to the nixon era, he had a campaign re-election committee and the story was that it had really very little connection to the white house when you dug into it you found that the re-election committee was taking orders from the white house. the question here in the clinton foundation in all of these activities, including the speeches, exactly how

the u.s.a. freedom act would reauthorize several programs that expired sunday night it clears the house last month and now senators are discussing whether to make further changes. now if we start amending it we don't know how much longer it will take, and end up with no protections. i don't think that's a choice we want to take. >> the basic pictures are common sense, anyone who wants to see the system under this bill work, will want to support them. and anyone who has said well, we will get back to you should support these as well. >> if the senate does make changes the bill will have to go back to the house of representatives and some higher ranking say the amended bill will not pass there. house committee is hearing testimony today from the relatives of three americans being held in iran. the foreign affairs committee is drafting a resolution asking them to immediately release the citizens, another american has been missing in iran since 2007. many have been detained for up to a decade, and r

the senate passed the fair labor standards act -- freedom frackt. >> what the u.s.a. frackt does is re -- freedom act does is restore powers. the government will not be able to record the date time length and time americans take calls. private telephones will do this. the other change is now the u.s. government will have to in order to access the situation, which it could do automatically it needs to get a court order from the pfizer court. there's many not celebrating the resumption in surveillance the a.c.l.u. saying the most increasing tools are intact. still, i can't tell you what it shows is a shift in american attitudes, the fact that there was a debate was significant. for so many years, the provisions that expired were rubber-stamped. that was not the case. they lapsed for more than a day and a half. it showed a shift in the attitudes. where after september 11th attacks, americans were willing to trade privacy for what they perceive to be increased security it's no longer the case they were less trusting of the government and willing to change the authorities.

earlier the freedom act was overhauled. >> reporter: what the u.s.a. fraed some act does -- freedom act does is restores the n.s.a. powers with minor modifications. no longer will the government record the date time length and phone number of phone calls, private companies will do this. the other change is the government will have to get a court order from the foreign intelligence surveillance court. there are many not celebrating the resumption in surveillance. i can tell you what it shows is a shift in american attitudes, the fact that there was a debate on the legislation, for so many years, the decisions that inspire have been rubber-stamped. that was not the case. it lapsed for more than a day and a half before the powers are destroyed. it shows a shift in american stoouts where after september 11th attacks, they were willing to trade privacy for what they perceive to be increased security. that is no longer the case with the younger generations of americans. they were less trusting with the government and more willing to change authority >>> edwa

. >>> and tonight you can cheer on the u.s.a. women when they take on nigeria in the world cup. the watch party is set for 8:00 tonight at the national harbor. bring a blanket and picnic or stop by red zone american grill's outdoor patio. they'll have the game projected on a giant jumbo ton. -- >> jumbotron. >>> is the indoor option the better option tonight for the watch party? >> just for the heat potentially. you have pink on. >> for our bash tonight. >> raising money for breast cancer research and awareness. andrea being one of the news women. we have the threat for severe storms potentially for the mid- to late afternoon, early evening so hoping that's gone in time for all the evening events. i want to start with bill, bill the second named storm. coming on shore up the coast from corpus christi. heavy rains into texas and oklahoma the next couple of days will be the big threat. for us we're watching some showers in pennsylvania right now with a front that's approaching pittsburgh and includes bus but there's -- columbus but there's not much activity locally. we had a coupl

freedom act address. >> so, the freedom act addressed -- well, the u.s.a. freedom act addressed the phone meta data program. so this was the program under section 215 of the patriot act, which collected the phone records of all-americans. and basically held them all in a large data base, that extended back at least seven or eight years. what does it term you the n isa is more oversight. >> what they need is more transparency, just when you think you have gotten some sense of what they are doing out comes another story which tells you about a different program, so i don't think we have a very good understanding of the full range of authorities and the types of operations. >> isn't that what secret government agencies are supposed to do. >> they are supposed to do that. >> keep a secret. >> absolutely, and there are certainly a lot of things that need to be kept secret, but as a democratic society we need to have a sunsing of the overall set of rules and the story today is about allowing this warrantless wiretapping to extend not to counter terrorism not to w

the u.s.a. freedom act that would leave phone records with phone companies but allow a government search. >> i'm strongly in favor of protecting privacy rights about you we also have to be aware that we're under threat. >> reporter: the senate could fix this within days. majority leader mitch mcconnell says he'll back the freedom act which he had opposed. in a statement the white house is urging the senate to act quickly. tracie potts, nbc news washington. >>> the pool of republicans running for president could get more crowded today. south carolina senator lindsey graham is expected to announce his candidacy. he's one of the few in the republican primary field with military experience. he says he's running for president because, quote, the world is falling apart. graham joins eight other candidates. >>> pennsylvania governor tom wolf could face an uphill battle at the state capitol this week. >> the senate is expected to take a vote on several of wolf's top advisers but some of his nominations

a big night for the u.s. women's soccer team, team u.s.a. taking on germany in the semifinals tonight in montrÉal. team u.s.a. fans to the semifinals of with a one minute they made in china. germany got there with it when over. coming up a day after massive antiauthority protests in greece, the country is now just hours away from defaulting on the $1.8 billion payment to the imf. puerto rico drowning in debt. the governor saying his government is broke and should declare bankruptcy. we will have the latest on that. after the worst loss of the year yesterday, u.s. tax may be bouncing back this morning. checking in on stock u.s. futures, up 70 points at the higher rope in. you are watching "fbn:am" commented your first look at morning markets and breaking news. sandra: breaking news this morning after the worst losses of the year for the u.s. stock market yesterday. they are climbing back today. u.s. stock market futures ahead of the opening bell this morning. pointing to a higher rope on wall street. dow futures at 67. a different story in e

what exactly can the government still do? >> the u.s.a. freedom act is very specific, only lets the government collect data with court approval. that's very different from the rules under the pete receipt act. there have been calls from bolt sides of the aisle to reform the program since edward snowden revealed that the n.s.a. was snooping on us all. >> the bill is passed. >> after two days of what president obama called a needless delay congress passed a bill tuesday restoring most of the provisions of the pete receipt act. the security legislation passed in the wake of 9/11 expired sunday night but there is one important change. the bulk collection by the government of millions of americans phone records will soon be a thing of the past. here's what will change. over the next six months, the government's ability to collect and man for phone records in bulk without cause will be phased out. after the phase out the government will need a court order to obtain phone records and they have to be records of specific investigation targets. >> w