battle over the patriot act has entered the next stage. matt: the key part that they are discussing is an agreement in a rare sunday session. it meets the broad surveillance powers like the collection of americans phone records have run out. peter: senators are considering a compromise bill. the freedom act that has the backing of the president and the house of representatives. he will go to washington in just a moment. here are the latest developments that are going down. reporter: rand paul was the man in the headlines. he single-handedly blocked legislation on the mass collection of americans phone records. the presidential hopeful opposed the extension of key provisions of the usa patriot act. it means telephone surveillance programs are on hold for u.s. citizens. >> are we going to blindly give up our freedom? are we going to go along and say, take it? i'm not going to take it anymore. i don't think the american people are going to take it anymore. reporter: the senate met in a rare sunday session, but the deadline came and went. senators failed to agree on a deal to allow the nsa