billing data records of people in the united states calling people in the united states. my estimate was they were collecting on the order of 3 billion a day. >> 3 billion phone records. >> just internal to the country. >> in simple terms nsa is spying on americans inseidenberg of this country. >> that's correct. >> binney thought it was wrong and quit in protest. someone leaked the sore storery to the "new york times" which exposed it in 2005. in 2007 the nsa officially discontinued the program. the same year suspecting he was a source for the new york times leaks the fbi raided bill binney's home. >> my son answered the door and they he pushed him back at sun point and they came upstairs and i was in the shower and one guy came in and pointed the gun at my head and said come out. >> he ultimately was not charged with any crimes but a fell le whistle blower was. remember tom drake? his house was searched and he