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(CNNStudentNews)--May26,2014FloodingInundatesPartsofTexas;HistoryofPatriotAct;HowElephantsCommunicateSeismicallyTHISISARUSHTRANSCRIPT.THISCOPYMAYNOTBEINITSFINALFORMANDMAYBEUPDATED.***CARLAZUZ,CNNSTUDENTNEWSANCHOR:ReturningfromtheMemorialDayweekend,we`llrecaptheholidayforyoutodayonCNNSTUDENTNEWS.Firstup,wideareasoftheSouthCentralU.S.wereunderafloodwatchorwarninglastnight.Aftertremendousamountsofrainovertheweekend,24countiesinTexasweredeclaredemergencydisasterareas.Thathelpsfasttrackmoneyandrecoveryresourcestoaffectedareas,placeslikeHaysCountynearAustin.Asmanyas400homestherewerewashedaway.Insomecases,onlytheslabstheywerebuiltonwereleft.Twomainbridgeswerelost,morethan1,000homesweredamaged.Inhours,theBlancoRiverwentfrombeingaboutfivefeetdeeptomorethan40.Itwasoneofseveralriverstooverflow.Duringsevereweather,officialswarnpeoplenottodriveontoafloodedroadwayorthroughflowingwater.Thisiswhy--fortunately,themanwhosecargotcaughtinthissurvived.PartsofOklahomaalsoflooded.OklahomaCitysetanall-timerainfallrecordforasinglemonth.Moresevereweatherisinthisweek`sforecastfortheregion.It`sathree-dayweekend--theunofficialstarttosummer,atimeforfamilyget-togethersandroadtrips.Butthere`sasolemnaspecttoMemorialDaythatdistinguishesitfromtheFourthofJulyandotherU.S.holidays.It`sadayofremembranceforallAmericanservicemenandwomenwhogavetheirlivesinconflict.Thenation`spresidenttakespartinawreath-layingceremonyattheTomboftheUnknowns.AndfamiliesgatheratArlingtonNationalCemeteryintributeandmemoryoftheirlostlovedones,adecade`soldtraditioncalledFlagsIniswhenthe3rdU.S.InfantryRegimentplacesflagsatthegravesites.(VIDEOCLIPPLAYS)AZUZ:Nexttoday,we`rereportingonthePatriotAct.ThisisaU.S.governmentprogramthatexpandedthepowersofAmerica`sintelligenceandlawenforcementagencies.Thegoal:topreventterrorism.ThePatriotActiscontroversial.Supporterssayit`scriticaltoAmerica`snationalsecurity.Opponentssaypartsofitgotoofar,threateningAmericans`privacy.ItexpiresonJune1st.TheHouseofRepresentativeshaspassedabillthatkeepinplaceandPresidentObamahaspushedfortheprogramtoberenewed.ButitsextensionwasblockedintheSenateonSaturday.AndiftheSenatedoesn`tpassitonMay31,thelawcouldexpire.(BEGINVIDEOTAPE)TOMFOREMAN,CNNCORRESPONDENT(voice-over):Ittookjustonemonthaftertheeventsof9/11forthePatriotActtozoomthroughCongressandgetsignedintolawbyPresidentGeorgeW.Bush,givinglawenforcementandintelligenceagenciessweepingpowerstothwartterroristplots.GEORGEW.BUSH,THEN-U.S.PRESIDENT:Itwillimproveournation`ssecurity,whilewesafeguardthecivillibertiesofourpeople.FOREMAN:Itwoulddomuchmore.Americansdidn`tknowitatthattime,butthelawwouldgivetheNSAaccesstotheprivateinformationofmillionsofU.S.citizens.REP.JERROLDNADLER(D-NY),USAFREEDOMACTCO-SPONSOR:Ithinkit`sunconstitutional.Thecourtshavenotheld(ph)that,butIthinkthisisexactlywhytheConstitutionandtheFourthAmendmentwaswrittentopreventthat.FOREMAN:ButitwasformerNSAcontractorEdwardSnowdenwhoblewthedebatewideopenin2013,whenheleakedatroveofclassifieddocumentsthatrevealedtheextentoftheNSA`sdragnetsurveillanceprograms.SEN.MIKELEE(R-UT),USAFREDOMACTSPONSOR:UnderSection215ofthePatriotAct,theNSAcollectscellphonedataoneverysinglecellphoneinAmerica.NADLER:Whoyoucalled,whenyoucalled,whatphonenumberyoucalledfrom,whatphonenumberyoucalled,howlongyouwereonthephone.REP.BOBGOODLATTE(R-VA),USAFREEDOMACTCO-SPONSOR:Youcantakepiecesofinformationandpiecetogetheralotofinformationaboutsomebody.LEE:Theycandiscerntheirage,theirsex,theirreligion,theirlevelofpoliticalactivity,theirpoliticalleaningsandsoforth.SEN.RONWYDEN(D-OH),INTELCOMMITTEEMEMBER:Theycanknow,forexample,whetheranAmericancalledapsychiatristthreetimesin36hourstwiceaftermidnight.Thatisalotofprivateinformation.FOREMAN:Howdoesitwork?BypetitioningasecretcourtknownasFISA,theNSAcanaccesstherecordsoflargephonecompaniessuchasVerizon.Revelationssparkedpublicoutrage,settingoffeffortstoreininthegovernment`sbroadpower.WYDEN:WhenIaskedthatoneofourrareopensessions,whetherthegovernmentcollectedanytypeofdataatall,thedirectoransweredfalsely.DoestheNSAcollectanytypeofdataatallonmillionsorhundredsofmillionsofAmericans?JAMESCLAPPER,DNI:No,sir.Itdoesnot.Notwittingly.FOREMAN:PresidentObamapledgedtoreformtheagencybuthasstoppedshortofendingtheNSA`scollectionofbulkdata.BARACKOBAMA,PRESIDENTOFTHEUNITEDSTATES:Andforourintelligencecommunitytobeeffectiveoverthelonghaul,wemustmaintainthetrustoftheAmericanpeopleandpeoplearoundtheworld.FOREMAN:Instead,hepassedthebucktoCongress,wherereformeffortsarestalling.TheHouseoverwhelminglypassedabipartisanreformbill,butSenateopponentsarecitingterrorthreatstokeepthePatriotActintact.SEN.MITCHMCCONNELL(R-KY),MAJORITYLEADER:TheexpiringprovisionsofFISAareideallysuitedfortheterroristthreatwefacein2015.FOREMAN:That`sdespitethefactthatmultiplereviewshaven`tfoundanyinstancewherethatprogramalonethwartedaterrorplot.Well,now,thetugofwarbetweennationalsecurityandcivillibertiescontinues.(ENDVIDEOTAPE)AZUZ:Statenicknametrivia.WhatisknownasOldDominionandtheMotherofPresidents?It`sVirginia.AndinManassas,theRaiderskeptStonewallJackson