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we can't do it for them. >> senator angus king thank you so much sir. thanks for being with us today. for more on this and other related stories, i'm joined by "washington post" columnist david ignatius. there's a question as to what is the overall arching strategy here. this is a tactic 400 more trainers, but is this a strategy? and is this enough to get back ramadi to begin to retaking mosul? >> well it's not sufficient to accomplish those, but i think these are necessary steps on the way. i think president obama was right to look at what's been accomplished in the roughly year since isis broke out in mosul and the administration decided it posed a serious threat. and to see that what had been accomplished wasn't sufficient and needed to be rethought. the idea that 400 people of that incremental step is going to remedy the basic flaws in the strategy i think is wrong. and if the president is just trimming around the edges with numbers, i think he'll ending up being disappointed and the country will too. i think senator king put his finger on exactly t

maine senator angus king has been diagnosed with problem tate cancer and will undergo surgery on fridaycancer early during a routine exam. in april a biopsy confirmed the diagnosis. and maryland governor, hogan plans to keep working while undergoing 18 weeks of chemotherapy. while battling stage three lymphoma. >> most likely i'll lose my hair. you won't have these gorgeous gray locks. hogan was sworn into office five months ago. from nbc news.com solar storm strikes earth spawning low altitude aurora borealis. astronaut scott kelly tweeted out this statement, have never seen this before. >>> the u.s. defense department is getting into hover bikes. the goal to develop a flying bike that uses two rotors with a seat in the middle. the machine will be used in reconnaissance missions to deliver supplies and to transport people. >>> let's get doing to business with cnbc's landon downey. >> martha stewart living has a new boss. the media merchandising company founded by the home-making maven has been sold to sequential brands. the price, $353 million, much less than the company was worth thre

angus king of maine says he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer and will undergo surgery. cancer was discovered early during a annual checkup and has not spread. he expects to make a full recovery. jesse jackson junior has been released from a halfway house in baltimore. there since his release from an alabama federal prison in march. the younger jackson, a democrat, was serving 30 months for $750,000 in campaign money on personal items here in jack dorsey will have to give up his post at square if he plans to become the ceo of twitter. considering candidates who can make a full-time commitment to twitter. twitter had a successful stock market debut but has not made a profit and that is a look at the top stories at this hour. coming up, for the first time, more adults are taking attention deficit drugs and kids. why the use is on the rise and what is next, what did means for the pharmaceutical business. and then the latest on how taylor swift convinced apple to change its policy. on june 30. and a crucial meeting on greece, inside from nick burns, a former ambassador to gr

and maine's senator and former governor angus king was diagnosed with prostate cancer and undergo surgery this week. we'll bring dr. manny alvaez. and a member of the fox news medical a- team. governor hogan was shaving and noticed a lump on his neck and found out he in cancer. is that the only way to learn in >> no. there is several cancers and ovarian and brans cancer sxshths these they are silent growers and they don't develop symptoms until they are metacitized and we don't have good screening for these cancers. and we hear about pap smears for cervical cancer and psa for prostate and things like that. but when it comes to cancers that are rare. our tools are limited. septemberor king will undergo surgery? >> prostate surgery is a major problem for men. and we have the examination and you have your prostate exam and ultra-sound and biopsy. and the problem is that we don't have clear cut protoicals. one of the problems that we faced last year in particular. medical societies go back and forth and mammograms for example. they say start at age of 40 and now 50. we confuse people looking

larry hogan and senator angus king. a tweet from senator elizabeth warren wishing quick recovery to senator angus king. your independent spirit will carry you through tough days and will be with you every step of the way. representative donna edwards tweeting i wish governor hogan every ounce of strength for a successful recovery. all of maryland will be with him. we want to get back to your calls on the question of removing the confederate battle flag. the five minutes left. you can call back in our last segment today. kathryn is on the line for those who support the removal of the flag. caller: i really do support the removal. it is a symbol of being rebellious. i happened to catch in the afternoon a program called "the dukes of hazard." when my children were little we used to watch it. i happened to catch a segment yesterday and i said, holy cow. they have the confederate flag on top of that car and they are rebellious. i know that they always end up helping somebody, but that flag has to go. my children grew up in a

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. >> some have complained senator, angus king the independent senator from maine, he said he doesn't know if they have to keep it for six days six weeks, six months six years, that's a problem. you've heard that complaint? >> i've heard that complaint and we know they're going to keep it long enough to make sure they can sepdnd out their bills and collect them and if somebody doesn't pay their bills they have to keep the records long enough to go to court to get a judgment to collect them. so again, i think that's a red herring. people keep accounts receivable and billing records long enough to protect themselves. i think that will be long enough to protect the public because old intelligence is useless intelligence. >> you think american -- the american public is less secure today than it was on sunday before the nsa, the patriot act expired? >> i don't tlipg so. i think the patriot act has made americans safer, which is not safe but safer. on the other hand the original intent of the patriot act was to prevent data mining and beginning in 2006, the nsa und arer er both the bush and

senator angus king of maine. >> while the current administration or the prior administration may haveination to misuse that date day, we have no idea what may come in the future. >> it looks like the senate does have the votes to pass the freedom act, but if they amend it the way senator burr and others want to then the house will either have to pass that version. or find some kind of compromise. and so far, gayle, house leaders haven't indicated that they're interested in a compromise. >> thank you, nancy. >>> a cbs news/"new york times" poll out this morning shows that americans believe there is too much cash in politics. 84% of the people polled said money has too much influence in politics. 13% want to see fundamental changes in the current campaign structure. in 2012 outside groups raised roughly $1 billion for candidates. some watchdog organizations believe the total could rise to $4 billion in 2016. >>> secretary of state john kerry is back in boston this morning where he will undergo surgery for this broken leg. the military plane from geneva the flight touched down monday at

angus senator angus king came to the floor to discuss the nsa surveillance bill. he was joined by intelligence committee chair richard burr talked about some of the amendments being offered. here is more now. >> mr. president. >> the senator from maine. >> mr. pres., i rise to address the global forests the usa freedom act and its predecessor the patriot act. before talking about the specifics of those bills i want to put into historical context what it is we are wrestling with for why this is so hard. what we're really trying to do here in this body this week's balance to critical constitutional provisions. the 1st is in the preamble to provide for the common defense and ensure domestic tranquility. that is a fundamental purpose of this government, the fundamental purpose of any government to provide for the common defense of the insured domestic tranquility. that is tranquility. that is national security for national security and it was in the very core preamble to the constitution. the other provisions are found in the bill of rights particularly the 4th amendm

guest: our caller from vernon raises a really good question in that regard because angus king, who isindependent who caucuses with the democrats in maine, was concerned for a very long time of the freedom act about how long the phone companies were going to keep these records. we learned last night that intelligence chairman richard burr is trying to amend the house bill in several ways, one of which i did not mention earlier would require notification by the phone company is there going to keep records less than 18 months. so essentially what burr wants to address is something the caller picked up on, which is is concerned that if the phone company decided in upstate new york, i think it would be verizon, if they decided they were only going to keep the records for a couple of months, that there would have to be some way of the u.s. government would know that in advance and try to be able to adjust accordingly. host: shirley is in detroit michigan on the line for democrats. good morning. caller: good morning to you. my concern is this. anything that our government wants to do to prot

let's bring in independent senator angus king. he voted to advance the usa freedom act.good to have you here senator. we know you alsoped to extend the current patriot act. now the opposition would say no no, no, it may not be effective. they said it was illegal the courts did, is this the right thing to be doing? >> well i was always in favor of getting the data out of the hand of the government. so that fundamental premise of the freedom act i was supportive of. what has bothered me, chris, and the bill that passed the house, was that there was no requirement whatsoever that the phone companies hold the data for any particular period of time. my fear was they would reduce reduce reduce and render the program ineffective. i think it's an important part of the tool kit. foits not the whole deal. it's like a police officer has a notebook at a crime scene. you say you can't carry the notebook anymore. is that going to eliminate solve crimes? no is it a cool the police officer uses,? yes. i think that's exactly the way this program is. it's an important too many. it was put

guest: our caller from vernon raises a really good question in that regard because angus king, who is an independent who caucuses with the democrats in maine, was concerned for a very long time of the freedom act about how long the phone companies were going to keep these records. we learned last night that intelligence chairman richard burr is trying to amend the house bill in several ways, one of which i did not mention earlier would require notification by the phone company is there going to keep records less than 18 months. so essentially what burr wants to address is something the caller picked up on, which is is concerned that if the phone company decided in upstate new york, i think it would be verizon, if they decided they were only going to keep the records for a couple of months, that there would have to be some way of the u.s. government would know that in advance and try to be able to adjust accordingly. host: shirley is in detroit michigan on the line for democrats. good morning. caller: good morning to you. my concern is this. anything that our government wants to do to

both my colleague senator angus king and i advocated for these critical provisions. mr. president, i am so proud of the highly skilled and hardworking men and women of bath iron with in my state who construct these ships for the navy. the ddg-1000 is the lead ship of its class. it will bolster our ability to project power. it promises to deliver a wide array of cutting-edge innovations, such as stealth technology electric propulsion, and a smaller crew size. our destroyers are the workhorses of the navy. recently, the bath-built u.s.s.farragut which i was honored to christen almost 10 years ago was dispatched to the straits of who are hormuz after iranian. the u.s.s. farragut escorted u.s.-flagged ships through the strait projecting american power and sending a strong signal to enemies and allies alike that the u.s. navy is prepared and ready to respond to acts of aggression. our naval fleet provides the robust afford presence that our nation requires to -- forward presence that our nation requires to respond not only to acts much aggression but to humanitarian disasters

senator isakson and burr and i on this side of the aisle and senator bennet and cory booker and angus king on that side of the aisle have sponsored -- the fast act would make pell grants available year-round to students so they can complete their degrees more quickly and start earning money more rapidly with their increased knowledge and skills. number three make it simpler to pay off student loans. there are nine different ways to pay off student loans. it's a very generous offer from the federal government, pay 10% of your disposable income and if that doesn't pay it off after 20 year it's forgien. i spent a college professor say he spent years helping his daughter pay off her student loan. we have legislation sponsored by senator king and others to simplify federal student loans. both the application for them and the repayment of the loan. number four, allow colleges to share in the risk of lending to students. if colleges have skin in the game -- senator reed of rhode island and i and others have suggested that we should seriously explore this -- this could provide an incentive to coll

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