but as an american citizen you are entitled to certain dew process rights. >> and is there an applicationhere a person who said they are against the united states, even though they are an american citizen they don't give up the rights? >> no, you are allowed to critize the government and do certain things against the government. from my perspective, it is only if you become operational that you qualify as an enemy combatant. and waging war and providing support to others engaged in war against the united states. but again, that determination today resides in the executive branch. and if you are talking about the rights of american citizens, what i worry about is where the supreme court comes out on this. i would walk in the oval office and advoiced president bush if someone like a l- lak i was an enemy combaptant and i would be telling him based on my observation since the war on terror, i am not sure five votes agree that the executive branch has the sole authority to put an american citizen as an enemy combatant. >> what checks and balances should we have in place so the president just

so as an american citizen, you're entitled to certain due process rights. and to have that power reside solely within the executive, that's the danger. now, once there's been an appropriate determination that someone is an enemy combatant, than the president can truly take them out, because they are a threat to the interest of the united states, but as an american citizen, you are entitled to certain due process rights. and the fact that that power resides solely within the executive, i think that's something that people should be concerned about. >> is there an application here, where a person who says they're against the united states, even though they're still an american citizen, they don't give up those rights, do they, at that point? >> well, no, of course, we've got a first amendment that allows you to criticize, you can criticize the government, do certain things against the government. it's only, from my perspective, only after you become operational that, in fact, you would qualify as an enemy combatant, someone who's waging war against the united

as it considers lethal action against an american citizen suspected of working with al-qaeda. ident obama's stricter drone policy states that an attack may not be possible because the man is a u.s. citizen. last year the president addressed the use of drones. >> for the record, i do not believe it would be constitutional for the government to target and kill any u.s. citizen with a drone or with a shotgun without due process. nor should any president deploy armed drones over u.s. soil. >> reporter: only one american agency, the defense department can give the go ahead on such drone strikes, but if it's to go after an american citizen, the justice department first has to build a case against him. jay carney didn't speak specifically on the case but referred to it. >> when a u.s. citizen goes abroad to wage war against the united states and is actively plotting to kill u.s. citizens, and when neither the united states nor our partners are in a position to capture him before he carries out a plot, his citizenship should not serve as a shield. >> reporter: the man in question is re

air force, party to the violations of constitutional rights of an american citizen who should have beenried under a jury and because i violated that constitutional right, i became an enemy of the american people ar." >> i know one thing that glenn and i have experienced in recent months is since edward snowden made this decision that he was going to forever alter his life by going to hong kong and meeting with glenn and laura and taking the position he has taken, he is inspiring other people within these apparatuses to speak out. courage is indeed contagious. i think we're going to hear more and more people from within the national security apparatus saying, i believe i am part of something that is violating our own constitution and is violating my own morals and ethics. i think we will see more and more people speaking out. that is why on our site we have created a secure drop center where people can give us tips anonymously and we will protect their identities and we encourage people to come forward and speak about their experiences within what is called the national security apparatu

an american citizen accused of ties to al qaeda if the administration ends up approving that strike at this target would become the fifth american citizen killed by our government's so-called remote assassination program is that the white house is considering killing yet another american comes less than a year after the president announced reforms to the drone program during a speech at the national defense university in that speech president obama said that while it was unconstitutional for the government to kill its citizens without due process lethal force was sometimes necessary to take out americans who wage war against their mother country. for the record i do not believe it would be constitutional for the government to target and kill any u.s. citizen with a drone or with a shotgun without due process but when a u.s. citizen goes abroad to wage war against america and is actively plotting to kill u.s. citizens and when neither the united states nor our partners are in a position to capture him before he carries out a plot his citizenship should no more serve as a shield than a s

an enemy combatant. it calls into question whether or not this american citizen is inng afforded due process the process of designating him an enemy combatant. in the event that this issue comes before a court. >> as the drone policy was being drawn up, it sounds like you aboutome concern targeting an american citizen abroad. >> i think it has been very effective. i am worried that when the not haveegan, we did the benefit of supreme court decisions that came about after the program began. i think we have a better understanding and feel as to where the court might go. decision-makers are the congressman. they need to take into account how we process the war on terror. prevent the case that it should take out an ?merican citizen >> i think the administration would say that this is not something we have interest in doing. when you think about the possibility that the war on terror will be fought in the future on u.s. soil, it may involve u.s. citizens, and it is a legitimate question to ask. i suspect they are looking into that and deciding whether or not there are protocols that would and protecte safety

>> well, the real -- the biggest part of the debate is the fact that this person is an american citizenhis -- it's very rare and an extraordinary circumstance for a president to order the killing of an american citizen overseas and the four americans have been killed during the obama administration and as the administration admitted last year, only one they had deliberately tried to target. so if they are going to make the deliberate decision to kill an american citizen, they have to get a signoff from the justice department and they have to really be quite confident that this is the right decision to sort of deny this person the due process and so that's the center of the debate. but there's other elements as well. since president obama announced these new rules and restrictions in may he announced a preference to have the military versus the c.i.a. carry out drone strikes. the rub here is that in pakistan it's an entirely c.i.a. operation. the pakistani government will not allow the military the to take over the mission because they want to still have the sort of veneer of secrecy tha

heard my rant anybody think that it's appropriate that the president of states assassinate an american citizen who is not actually pointing a gun at somebody on the battlefield. i do think it's appropriate that there be circumstances by which people renounce their citizenship based on their behaviors i mean we talk about the constitution obviously article three section three talks about treason there are there is a threshold by which you can cross into treasonous territory and madison as you were referencing kind of wrote about this like he didn't want the government to have too expansive a power to declare treason because that's but that's the way that tyrannies certainly come about racial to the clerk treason really high when john adams got close to that and seventeen ninety eight jefferson left town that nearly brought down the government led to right election of eight hundred two histories about revolution and look what the courts have also with the way the definitions treats and i mean ultimately supreme court has merit to use those have two witnesses that testified or acts of treason and

the obama administration is considering a drone strike against an american citizens, a suspected al qaedaber in pakistan. making the decision is apparently complicated. under the drone strike policies only the pentagon can kill an american suspected of terrorism, not the c.i.a. the target's identity is not released, but the c.i.a. has been watching the suspect with a fleet of spy drones. unmanned airplanes killed four u.s. citizens since 2009. >>> syria's government and opposition return to the negotiating table. each side will have separate meetings with the chief negotiator hassan rouhani. hundreds of syrians are leaving homs as part of the a fragile ceasefire. stefanie dekker reports on the evacuations and humanitarian aid entering the region >> reporter: we had an official statement from the united nations saying over the past four days 800 people have been evacuated from the old city of homes, which has been besieged for a year and a half. they have said that this ceasefire which was supposed to last three days, ending on sunday will be extended for three. 300 people have been evacua

last carried out a strike against an american citizen in 2011 when anwar al awlaki was killed in yemen. >>> in iraq, many are still talking today about an accidental explosion that left 21 militants and their instructor dead. this happened just north of baghdad. authorities say the man was showing recruits how to build a car bomb when he accidentally triggered a huge blast, killing himself and many of those watching. nearly two dozen people, all suspected terrorists, were arrested afterwards. they were apparently trying to run from the scene. >>> this morning we're getting a closer look at the raid in libya that captured a suspected al qaeda member. it was all caught on security cameras. barbara starr has our details. >> reporter: the video is truly remarkable. it was a predawn raid last october in libya. in this dramatic, newly released security camera footage obtained by the "washington post," a van pulls up next to a vehicle on the streets of tripoli. watch as u.s. army delta force commandos jump out and grab abu al libi, an alleged al qaeda operative. the suspect tries to reach for

has picked its next target and this one is an american citizen dissociative press has confirmed with four u.s. officials that the u.s. is now targeting an unnamed american who is believed to be an al qaeda facilitator and who is actively planning attacks on american citizens overseas officials are now in the process of building a case against the man to prove that a drone strike against him is legal constitutional and necessary the justice department will then present the president with a formal review and the president will have a final say now this newest information comes less than a year after president obama promised americans more strict drone regulations and a national defense speech for the record i do not believe it would be constitutional for the government to target and kill any u.s. citizen with a drone or with a shotgun without due process but when a u.s. citizen goes abroad to wage war against america and is actively plotting to kill u.s. citizens and when neither the united states nor our partners are in a position to capture him before he carries out a plot. his citize

week that the administration is currently weighing whether to authorize a drone strike against an american citizen an american who officials believe is actively plotting terrorist attacks against u.s. citizens. according to the ap, which first reported the story, two officials describe the men as an al qaeda facilitator who'd been directly responsible for deadly attacks against u.s. citizens overseas and continues to plan attacks. officials said the suspected terrorist is well guarded and in a fairly remote location, so any attempt to capture him would be, quote, too risky and even more politically explosive than a u.s. missile strike. the justice department is reportedly working to build the case against the man right now, a process that may be more complicated than the last time the u.s. killed an american citizen abroad. under a new u.s. drone policy announced last year, terrorist suspects overseas can only be killed by the military and not the cia. the problem here is that pakistan, where the suspected terrorist is allegedly based, refuses military action on its soil. so if the u.s. government

associated press broke a story today about the white house considering a drone strike against an american citizen overseas. you've been looking into that. what can you tell us? >> reporter: well, officials confirm that indeed the obama administration is trying to decide whether it can legally launch a drone strike against an american citizen who is working with al qaeda in an unnamed foreign country. in effect, execute him without a trial. but what the justice department first has to do is make a case that this american is actively plotting to kill other americans and the pentagon has to determine there's no chance to capture him alive and that a drone strike would not cause civilian casualties. >> pelley: david martin at the pentagon. david, thank you very much. he got mail. the c.e.o. of a.o.l. apologizes for blaming ill babies for rising health care costs. the french president goes it alone on his u.s. visit. and they're braving the ice to see something remarkable. when the "cbs evening news" continues. i saw this red, blistery, ugly looking rash and i felt this horrible pain on one side of my

and this one is an american citizen the associated press has confirmed with four u s officials that the us is now targeting an unnamed american who is believed to be an al qaeda facilitator and was actively planning attacks on american citizens for seats officials are now in the process of building a case against them and to prove that a drone strike against him is legal constitutional and necessary the justice department will then present the president with a formal review and the president will have final say. this new information comes less than a year after president obama promised americans where strict control regulations and national defense beach. for the record. i do not believe it would be constitutional for the government the target and kill any us citizen. with a drawn out war with a shotgun without due process. but when a us citizen goes abroad to wage war against america. and is actively plotting to kill us the tests. and when. neither the united states nor our partners are in a position to capture him before he carries out a plot. the citizenship should no more serve as a

and eventually become an american citizen. but no one should be rewarded for violating the law under this bill. and no one is. what it does is it creates the line. and what's so frustrating today is people say, oh, why don't they get in line? when in reality there is no line. if you are a parent of an american child who's growing up here, there is no line for you to be gone for 20 years while your child is being raised without you. that doesn't make any sense. you have to create a way that we can do this within the system of law that is to the benefit of the american people. prevents people who don't have documentation from undermining wages, for other americans. makes sure that they can buy their own health care so that taxpayers aren't left on the hook for health care. for people that can't even buy insurance if they want it. there's a practical -- there's practical reasons that this saves money for the average american family, this helps push up wages for the average american family, it reduces our deficit by hundreds of bi

jenna: the justice department considering legality of using drone strikes against an american citizenverseas working with al qaeda coming up. the challenges of pursuing a case if they are. of the challenge that is critics are making them out to be. the fact that al qaeda is a terrorist organization, not a state or country play any role in this conversation? we'll take it up next. [ police radio, indistinct ] the comeback trail. there is no map. no mile marker. no welcome sign. one day you may find yourself here. to carry you he. at liberty mutual, we believe with every setback there's a chance to come back and rise. liberty mutual insurance. auto, home, life. great. this is the last thing i need.) seriously? the last thing you need is some guy giving you a new catalytic converter when all you got is a loose gas cap. what? it is that simple sometimes. thanks. now let's take this puppy over to midas and get you some of the good 'ol midas touch. hey you know what? i'll drive! and i have no feet... i really didn't think this through. trust the midas touch. for brakes, tires, oil, everythi

can go after an american citizen abroad. they have done it before. we're told the discussions are very high-level. the u.s. military weighing in, and it centers right now around how important this individual is, how important is the target, is it worth the risk. if you fly a drone into a country that would not be welcoming to the u.s. military. so this is the debate right now. we don't know how it's going to come out. but it's really quite interesting, because, of course, back in 2011, the u.s. with a drone killed anwar al awlaki in yemen, affiliated with al qaeda and it has been controversial ever since. wolf? >> and we know that anwar al awlaki's 16-year-old son was killed in a separate drone strike, but he wasn't targeted. that was what they call collateral damage for some other strike. is that right? >> that's absolutely right. his son and the other americans, at least a couple of them, that had been killed by u.s. drones over time have been said to be -- and we don't know a lot of information, not a lot has been revealed, have been said to be pe

the key question right now, should the united states kill, kill an american citizen who may be plotting an attack right now against the united states? our pentagon correspondent barbara starr is covering these new developments. what's the latest, barbara? >> wolf, let's get right to it. we're getting a very inside look at how the u.s. is going after some of the most critical terrorists facing the united states. in this dramatic newly released security camera footage obtained by "the washington post," a van pulls up next to a vehicle on the streets of tripoli, libya, last october. watch as u.s. army delta force commanders jump out and grab an alleged al qaeda operative. in seconds, the suspect is captured. the usual option, drone strikes. right now inside the obama administration, discussions are under way about launching a military drone to kill a specific american citizen overseas affiliated with al qaeda who the u.s. believes is a threat. the story was first reported by the associated press. no one will say who the person is or where they are hiding. >> the administration's argument i

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when you're talking about the rights of an american citizen sent, there are certain die process considerationsce, i would have advised president obama that a lacky is an enemy combatant. i would also caution, given supreme court decisions, i'm not sure the court would agree with that assessment. >> the first obvious question, does it matter if it's a drone or if it's a weapon in the hand of a u.s. troop member? does it matter in the analysis? probably not, right? >> again, there are two decision points. are you an enemy combatant, and second, are we going to take you out. that's all compressed on the battle shield into one decision point. >> right. but i'm saying once the u.s. makes a decision to kill you, it doesn't matter how they decide to to do it right? >> absolutely. >> it is complicated, but i think people's minds are in this area. we are so sensitive on what's right to do, what we have the right to do. why doesn't the president of the united states making the decision to kill somebody on foreign soil trigger this as a declaration of war? it seems we have moved past the constitution whe

military operation to go after an american citizen who is expected of al qaeda involvement overseas. no decision has been made we are told. this is all being discussed at the highest levels of the national security community in the administration and the military commanders trying to come to an understanding whether they believe this target is worth the risk of going after. they are not offering a lot of details. this is apparently going on potentially it might happen in a country that would not allow u.s. ground troops in. so we are talking about a potential drone attack. the question for these commanders is, is it still worth the risk to go after this american citizen? of course, it is very, very politicly sensitive for so many obvious reasons for the u.s. to target americans. it happened back in 2011 when the u.s. went after the american borne cleric in yemen. very few details about apparently discussions are underway at the highest levels of the obama administration. >> any idea from your perspective who this american citizen is? >> we don't know. it is interesting. over the last

government sources saying that the obama administration was considering a drone strike to kill an american citizenuspected of planning an attack on the u.s. from overseas. the ap and the post both omitted one key bit of information, the location of the potential strike. the ap said it had withheld the information at the request of officials from the government who said that publishing it could intrurpt ongoing counter terror operations despite a similar request to with hold the location, the "new york times" published it. it was pakistan. carolyn ryan, the times' washington bureau chief said while the paper takes such interventions from the government seriously, i worry that their requests to with hold information have become almost blanket policy. she added, when they made the request to us, we pressed them for an explanation and they never responded. what's more, the alabama administration has made it very clear that it is going to target anyone in pakistan who was affiliated with. so that certainly should come as no surprise to any such person hiding out in pakistan. >> many american critics ha

we ought to repeal that, that is come toed by women to this country, have a baby, they have an american citizenthey take the child, go back home, they sent him to un-american military school ---- to an american military school. host: gary in virginia. lyle in st. paul. would like to see washington raise everybody's taxes to get rid of some of the debt. i would like to see them not reduce the entitlement programs. host: may i ask a couple questions? how old are you? caller: 79. host: do you pay enough in taxes, should you be paying more? caller: absolutely we should be paying more. the republicans want to cut entitlement, that is taxing the poor people. everybody should have their taxes raised and pay fairly. i think it may be tough to pay off the entire debt just raising taxes. i don't think you should cut entitlement programs. host: why should we pay more taxes? caller: get rid of the debt. we're not going to get rid of it any other way. host: were did you get interested in politics? caller: 60 years ago. i used to be a republican, when they had a good republicans. now we just have right wing

obama administration is trying to decide whether it can legally launch a drone strike against an american citizen who is working with al qaeda noon unnamed foreign country. >> jon: that's our dlem maximum it's not constitution -- dilemma. it's not constitutional to kill an american with without due process but there's this american that we would really like to kill. but the standard as seen on tv. the standard as seen on tv -- you like that? [laughter] the standard as seen on tv due process is such a process. [laughter] lawyers and the burdens of the proof and transparency and the court drawings always with the court drawings. sure everybody looks like charles manson when you are using craypas. we know how a bush administration would handle a situation of wanting to do something that the constitution would prohibit. for instance,. >> we don't torture. >> jon: exactly. we don't torture. [ applause ] but we would also really like to get information from this guy by stripping him naked and giving him a sensation that he is drowning while a dog is bark at him and he would like to keep him away for a

♪ honestly ♪ i want to see you be brave ♪ >>> an american citizen may soon be in the cross hairs accordingfficials. the obama administration is considering a drone strike to kill an american citizen overseas who is involved with al qaeda and suspected of plotting attacks against the u.s.. now we don't know who the suspected terrorist is or where, he -- we assume it's a he. it could be a she -- living but lethal military force can only be use when there is proof of a danger against u.s. citizens and there's no chance of capturing them. "outfront" tonight senior military analyst. you've been in the room when these decisions are made. let me just start off with this first of all. first what's your points of view? should this be something that the u.s. does, by the way? we've done it before. >> we should. it's that's a capability that the united states has. it should be kept as an option to go after folks like this the the discussion becomes legal whether three loted what their activities are. you get in the discussion of levels of detail in terms of intelligence. short answer is yes it needs

first they visited alan gross, an american citizen serving 15 years in prison. then just yesterday they headed to guantanamo to suspect a detention center. >>> a florida judge has denied bail for a retired police officer accused of gunning down a father right there in the middle of the movie theater for texting. highlighting violence in public places as well as florida's very controversial stand your ground law. >> reporter: it was supposed to be an ordinary afternoon at a movie theater north of tampa. before the movie even started one man was dead and two wives were devastated. prosecutors say 43-year-old chad olsen was texting his babysitter during the preview. the theater was empty but prosecutors say curtis reeves sat down behind olsen and immediately tapped him on the shoulder and told him to stop it canning. then reaves went to get the manager. when he returned he continued to argue with olsen. it appears to show olsen throwing popcorn. then you see reeves reach for his pistol and shoot, he would kill him. olsen's wife was shot in the hand by the same bull

how did it feel to you as an american citizen to lose your fundamental right to vote as an ex-felon?elegates me to a second class citizenship status. you know, piggy backing on what was said earlier, anyone that really takes the position that a felon should not have their rights restored upon relief from incarceration, is actually taking the position against their own self interests. because if you were to really stop and think about it, 95% of the individuals who are incarcerated are coming home, they are going to get released and coming back in to your own community. what do you want that person to face when they are out there? do you want them to not be able to get a job? to be as tha ostracized the notd housing, education, what do you think will happen then? >> and lisa -- >> so -- so in order -- in order for us to really improve our communities or strengthen our communities, we need to remove these obstacles and allow individuals that are released from incarceration to reintegrate as quickly as possible. there is no research out there whatsoever that would indicate that making i

the first time the administration carried out a targeted killing against an american citizen, that wasia drone took out radical preacher and al-qaeda recruiter anwral anwar al-awlaki in yemen. the administration acknowledging last may that u.s. drones had killed four americans since 2009 including awlaki, and in that same month president obama saying he intended to gradually shift drone operations from the cia to the pentagon partly to make them more transparent. martha: well, we have lost a true american legend this morning. the most famous child star ever, shirley temple, died at age of 85. ♪ animal crackers in my soup, monkeys and rabbits loop de loop. ♪ swallowing animals one by one. ♪ in every -- martha: you can't not love shirley temple. she was america's top box office draw for a stretch in the 1930s. no other child star near the popularity of shirley temple. her success in countless films credited with helping to save 20th century fox from bankruptcy back then, lifting the spirits of americans across the country during the depths of the great depression. after she retired at th

is considering a deadly attack on an american citizen who is a suspected member of al qaeda. cbs news has confirmed the suspect is living in pakistan, a country that does not allow u.s. military action on its soil. the new u.s. policy says suspected americans overseas can only be killed by the military. not the cia. the suspect is allegedly planning attacks on u.s. targets overseas. >>> and now, a rare look at american special operations commandos at work. they're seen capturing, anai al libi. david martin has our report. >> reporter: al libi's car stopped in front of a house before dawn. delta commandos leapt out. freeze the video you can clearly see one of them standing in front of the car, this pistol trained on the front seat. another van pulled into blocking position as the second commando went for the driver's side door. the commandos wrestled al libi out of his car and into the van and sped away. the next day, al libi's family described the attack which was presumably recorded by this security camera. a few dings and one broken window were the only evidence of the viol

a mexican university is going to be offering the first ever college course on how to become an american citizenanne-marie? >> very interesting. susan mcginnis in washington. thanks, susan. >>> a private funeral will be held today for actor philip seymour hoffman. family and friends attended a wake yesterday in new york. hoffman was found dead in his new york city apartment sunday. officials suspect a drug overdose. >>> now, coming up on the morning new, justin bieber's brush with the law. surveillance video is released of the pop star at the police station after being arrested last month in miami. >>> and jay leno says farewell with tears and some familiar friends. this is the "cbs morning news." friends. this is the "cbs morning news." with the surprise points. i'm putting mine toward jewelry. got your surprise points. getting lingerie. chocolate. kmart loves its shop your way members, so we're giving away surprise points. check your account. kmart. get in. get more love. so when my moderate to severe chronic plaque psoriasis them. was also on display, i'd had it. i finally had a serious talk