brennan. thank you very much. as you know, mr. brennan's nomination was reported out of the senate intelligence committee on tuesday by a strong bipartisan vote of 12-3. and i look forward to an equally strong vote by the senate later today. let me begin with his qualifications, which are impressive and unquestioned. john brennan began his career as an intelligence officer with the c.i.a. in 1980. he worked as a c.i.a. officer for 25 years in a variety of capacities, including as an analyst in the office of near eastern and south asian analysis and as the top analyst in the c.i.a. counterterrorism center from 1990-1992. both areas that remain very much a focus of the c.i.a. today. that's good. he was the daily intelligence briefer at the white house and served as george tenet's executive assistant. despite his background as an analyst, mr. brennan was selected to serve as the chief of station, a post generally filled by a c.i.a. operations officer. he served in riyadh, saudi arabia, one of the

coming up on our team after a bruising confirmation hearing john brennan is officially sworn in to leave the cia but when it came time to take the oath of office he used a constitution draft that was missing the bill of rights that story straight ahead . in the u.s. loves to use drones overseas but more and more american police departments are turning to them back home now congress is demanding information on the domestic drone program at that issue coming up. plus you have the right to record police officers the new ruling says citizens can video police and use that footage in court we'll tell you what this means for citizen rights. it's monday march eleventh four pm in washington d.c. i'm meghan lopez and you're watching r.t. . well after a contentious confirmation hearing john brennan is officially taking over as director of the cia he took over on friday brennan was sworn in by vice president joe biden with a few in attendance the media was not invited to attend the event and only a few pictures came out from the white house photographer but the secrecy of the ceremony is not what ha

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we have delayed today's confirmation of john brennan as the next cia director but the white house has responded to his repeated questions about domestic drone strikes. plus the wealth divide between whites and african-americans in the u.s. isn't just a growing it has tripled in size in the last twenty five years we'll tell you what's causing this deep racial divide and when it comes to cyber security it seems hackers are always one of one step ahead of the game next we'll reveal the top four techniques used to attack websites and we'll bring you the latest developments in the tech world. it's thursday march seventh five pm here in washington d.c. i'm liz wall and you're watching our t.v. well john brennan has been confirmed as the next director of the cia just out over an hour ago u.s. senators cast their votes on the senate floor brenna received sixty three yes votes and thirty four no votes and to no one's surprise kentucky senator rand paul was among those no votes today as senate confirmation of brennan confirms our comes after senator paul's historic filibuster it ended at twelve

well after a contentious confirmation process john brennan officially took over as director of the cia on friday brennan was sworn in by vice president joe biden with a few in attendance the media was not invited to attend the event and only a few pictures actually came out from the white house press photographer but the secrecy of the ceremony is not what has critics reeling it's the version of the constitution that brown intro's to be sworn in on instead of using the bible brennan placed his hand on the original copy of this seventeen eighty seven draft constitution that actually had george washington's handwriting himself itself on it now when asked why this version of the constitution in particular was chosen a white house spokesperson said quote brennan had requested a document from the national archives that would symbolize that the united states is a nation of laws and before he was sworn in director run and told the president that he made the request to the archives because he wanted to reaffirm his commitment to the rule of law as he took the oath of office as director of the

delayed today's confirmation of john brennan as the next cia director of the white house has responded to his repeated requests about domestic drone strikes will take a look coming up. plus the wealth divide between whites and african-americans isn't just growing it's tripled in size well tell you what's causing this deep racial divide. when it comes to cyber security it seems hackers are always one step ahead of the game and next we'll reveal the top techniques used by hackers and we'll bring you the latest developments in the tech world. it's thursday march seventh a pm here in washington d.c. i'm liz wall and you're watching our t.v. well john brennan has been confirmed as the next director of the cia late this afternoon u.s. senators cast their votes on the senate floor brought in received sixty three yes votes and thirty four no boats and to no one surprise kentucky senator rand paul was among the no votes today senate confirmation of brennan comes after senator paul's historic filibuster it ended at twelve forty this morning after the senator talked and talked for almost thirteen

does the brennan situation end in the same way? >> i think that's the -- that's seeming to be what most people acknowledge on the hill, among republicans. that, you know, john brennan on the merits he seems to be, you know, on his way to confirmation. just a matter of when. and what republicans are able to get out of the administration before then. i mean, this is something that the hill often does. hold up nominations. put holds on judges and others trying to get the administration -- >> but we saw with hagel was extraordinary, unprecedented. while we see the delays not to this degree, radiosfigt. >> well, no. you're exactly right. this is to a new level and something that democrats i think when the shoe's on the other foot, a republican president, this is setting a precedent to see democrats doing the same thing for a republican, to a republican president and his nominees and that's i think what folks are sort of warning about that the precedent has set is one that, you know, in the long term could be pretty damaging to the insti

john brennan voted is the new cia chief despite controversy on capitol hill over his endorsement of the u.s. deadly drone program. nine am in moscow i met très a good to have you with us here on r t we begin today in egypt where the city of port site is said to be a war zone army and police units protecting government buildings from angry anti-government protesters have been on a rampage since sunday at least seven people killed in this spate of unrest bell true has more. there are ten scenes here in egypt's coastal city of post as the clashes continue into the night time standing right in front of the front line here we've witnessed excessive use of tear gas by the security forces as well as hearing gunfire although i cannot confirm whether this is my munition all the reports have come in that i mean it has been used in the past few days these protests broke out a few days ago off the defendants in this very contentious. verdicts were being moved from one prison to on the unknown location the families of the defendants in this trial were very angry and that's how these clashes began sp

to filibuster john brennan's nominee to be the next cia director. the republican said he will hold up the nomination until he gets more information about the u.s. drone program. this despite the answers provided by attorney general eric holder earlier today. congresswoman maxine waters will have reaction to the breaking news and her thoughts on the filibuster taking place. we do not see this every day. also coming up, thousands continue to line the streets in venezuela. the body of hugo chavez is carried through the parade. some are asking why are so many americans praising chavez, including former president jimmy carter and michael moore? we are learning more about the president's dinner that is happening tonight with key republicans. will breaking bread help break washington's stalemate? we will be joined by maxine waters of california and get her thoughts on the breaking news we are following involving rand paul. chances are, you're not made of money, so don't overpay for motorcycle insurance. geico, see how much you could save. when i first felt

lawmakers have a long objected to john brennan's nomination there's various reasons before even getting to the drone program he's considered to have played a major role in the cia's enhanced interrogation program under george w. bush and he's also known as the top cheerleader for america's controversial drone program now that program has been criticized as having a huge lack of transparency last year brought in argued for the legality the morality in the effectiveness of america's drone program and publicly had to acknowledge the cia the cia joan attacks have been taking place in pakistan yemen somalia libya afghanistan and elsewhere now on wednesday senator rand paul spent nearly thirteen hours on the senate floor filibustering brennan's nomination in pursuit of more information about the obama administration's domestic drone policy now confirmation of brennan as cia director that vote came after the obama administration specified limits on the presidential authority to order drone strikes against american citizens in the u.s. senator paul said he was satisfied with the statement that

brennan. this is helpful. this is a helpful indication from a government official, government official who has been nominated to head the central intelligence agency who acknowledged that if he is confirmed to this position, he would have no authority as the director of the c.i.a. to order lethal drone strikes within the united states and that's helpful it is still significant, i think, that we be allowed to ask from time to time what the c.i.a. might do with regard to other persons, other persons, including u.s. citizens outside the united states, under what circumstances a lethal drone strike or a different type of lethal force might be appropriate when directed toward an american citizen outside the united states. notice one phrase that he uses in this letter. when he says such as a drone strike against a u.s. citizen on u.s. soil and without a trial. whenever we're talking about any person within our jurisdiction, whenever we're talking about an american citizen regardless of where that american citizen mi

all to stall john brennan from the cia.e were hoping he would have stopped by now because he was supposed to be our guest from capitol hill tonight. that's where he was supposed to be standing. see how lonely it is? senator paul, we hope you're going to wrap this up soon. at the least, i would like to know how you went all day without using the restroom. sounds like senator paul is also hoping to wrap it up and join our shot. >> i can be done anytime if i could just get a response from the administration or from the attorney general saying that they do not believe they have the authority to kill noncombatants in america. the reason it has to be answered is because our foreign drone strike program does kill noncombatants. they may argue they're conspireing or may some day be combatants, but if that's the same standard you're going to use in the united states, it's a far different country than i know about. >> "outfront" tonight, tommy vitter and mike riggs. great to have both of you with us. tommy, let me start with you. wha

briefly remind us about john brennan's experience.arly someone well known at the agency he'll head. >> john brennan spent 25 years at the c.i.a. they was station chief in riyadh in saudi arabia. he actually set up the national counterterrorism center and then for four years he been basically at president obama's right hand overseeing counterterrorism and in that role he's overseen the expansion of the drone strikes in pakistan in yemen, and in somalia. so he's perhaps one of -- he's certainly one of the government's most experienced counterterrorism hands. brown brown niels, what was playing out today especially with senators mccain and graham upbraiding rd paul? >> what happened after last night we noticed senator mccain and senator graham were not among those joining in the effort on the senate floor in support of senator paul during his almost 13-hour filibuster. and what they were really -- today they were really protesting against even the context of the question that senator paul sought and eventually received an answer to from

. >> brown: john brennan was confirmed as the c.i.a.'s next director 63-34 after a drama- filled 24 hours. it began yesterday when republican senator rand paul of kentucky launched a filibuster. he demanded a firm answer on whether drone aircraft might ever target american citizens inside the united states. attorney general eric holder had sent paul a letter saying that however unlikely, in extraordinary circumstances, it might happen. >> no one will ever forget jane fonda swiveling around in north vietnamese armored guns, and it was despicable. it is one thing if you want to try her for treason, but are you going to just drop a drone hellfire missile on jane fonda? are you going to drop a drone hellfire missile on those at kent state? >> brown: several other republicans and one democrat, ron wyden, joined paul. and minority leader mitch mcconnell offered his support last night after the filibuster ended and again this morning. >> and the administration should just answer the question. there's no reason we cannot get this question answer

senator rand paul spent nearly thirteen hours on the senate floor filibustering brennan's nominationin pursuit of more information about the obama administration's domestic drone policy now confirmation of brennan as cia director that vote came after the obama administration specified limits on the presidential authority to order drone strikes against american citizens in the u.s. senator paul said he was satisfied with the statement that the administration released saying it about the president does not have the authority to use a drone to kill an american in combat on american soil now washington however did not specify what you do in combat and means i know some may say well you might be playing semantics but does combat mean carrying a concealed weapon does it mean carrying a knife does it mean that it has to be a soldier so clearly there are still questions about the wording that the a bottom of a bomb and ministration used but clearly those that were opposed to brought in were satisfied enough with that explanation to the point where he was confirmed as the head of the cia inde

he may vote for brennan. who knows. this argument, what it shows to me is somebody who covered all of this. there is a need for more transparency. people need to know how these decisions are made by the people who are making them. >> you are making the precise point that tom made in this article and multiple times on the show. it's interesting that you bring up his son being killed in yemen. not a lot of americans knew about that. he has taken out and you and i read a lot about they is secrety and a lack of transparency. you talked internationally and we are talking on u.s. soil. you say it was heroic. why? >> the senate refused to really talk about it. even the questioning of john brennan, the initial questioning and hearing was really cloaked in such politics that i was wondering almost what do these people, what are they afraid to say and why aren't they afraid to say that he was killed in addition his father. why aren't they saying these vast numbers of people have been killed by drones over the last four years. it

drone strikes in pakistan or yemen since early january, specifically because john brennan's been busy, because he was nominated to run the cia in early january. so he's essentially been too busy since then to keep droning the heck out of yemen and pakistan. well, if drone strikes rise and fall with how busy john brennan is, if he gets confirmed as cia director the day after tomorrow, should we expect the drone pace to then pick back up? maybe or maybe not. last week, former white house press secretary robert gibbs said something on this show that i don't think got enough attention. he said, he thinks that john brennan believes when it comes to drone strikes that they should be handled by the military and not by the super secretive cia. >> i think what john believes is, when we need to deal with any aspect of military activities, those military activities should be conducted by the pentagon. and i think that, again, is a change in the program, because, again, john understands where we are is just not sustainable. >> that's a big deal. if it is true that the new cia director doesn't thi

interrogations -- read >> john brennan's nomination ought to be considered on his qualification-not disputes about an issue that did not involve john brennan's nomination to be the cia director. >> whether the in documents will satisfy the senators, who said they'll they will not vote for brennan until the quit answers to questions. we have had one of the biggest document dumps from the white house in the last 4 hours and that's not a coincidence. this is clearly an effort to move along the brennan nomination and get it to the full senate floor. >> shepard: thank you. >> seems the tv survival show may have saved a teenaged boys life. that's what rescuers are saying after they found a skier who had been lost for days in the snow. we'll talk with one of the rescuers. remember how kim the younger told his new best friend, dennis rodman, i don't want to do war? that was a couple of days ago. and he's not saying that anymore. [ male announcer ] this is george. the day building a play set begins with a surprise twinge of back pain... and a choice. take up to 4 advil in a day or 2 aleve fo

john brennan must guide the c.i.a.through a series of considerations dealing with relationship with our military, how the agency should respond to conclusion of recent senate intelligence report on interrogation techniques and practices, and, finally, the agency's response to demands for transparency. these considerations must not be made lightly and john brennan will give them the attention they deserve in his role as director. mr. president, the senate much also approach its duty to advise and consent swift. unfortunately the confirmation process has focused too much this year and the last two grosses partisan political considerations and not enough on the quality of the nominees. i'm really disappointed that i'm forced to file cloture on john brennan's nomination today. what does that accomplish? if someone doesn't like him, come here and give a big speech, wave your arms, scream and shout and vote against him. but why hold up the entire senate over a meaningless vote? my republican colleagues have already obstructe

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until we get answers, john brennan does not belong near langley. and joining me analyst, juan williams and chairman of the faith freedom coalition ralph reed. >> sean: good to see you. >> good to be with you, sean. >> sean: this is madness, they can't say, yes, no, they contradict themselves. give an answer. >> i think the answer should be no. >> sean: should be, but it's not. >> the thing is if an airplane and by the way senator graham has said this, if an airplane is headed toward the world trade center again and we have the ability to knock that plane out of the sky. >> sean: we have to do it. >> that's what we're talking about because the congress has authorized the president, president bush to go after and kill terrorists. >> sean: that's the not what the essence of rand paul's question and the fact that they left the door, then tried to qualify, well, we don't imagine, we don't intend, that's very ambiguous language. ralph reed, what do you think? >> well, what's happened here, sean, is real simple. a president who ran saying he was going to

headed for the cia john brennan has voted in the as the director of last week by contrast snow on capitol hill over his endorsement of america's deadly drone program. and how some communities in britain and not battling age old traditions alive that have been put at risk by strict tax policy that's coming up. did any of you seen darth vader is stormtroopers trying to make their way into the ukrainian justice ministry as part of a protest well probably a lot of you saw this fun viral video but how many people remember what exactly they wanted and what their protest demands were all about probably not that many trust me i understand that using wacky protests tactics gets media attention and if you are pushing a cause the media attention is critical but when no one even gets what you want or why you're in that wacky costume it doesn't help there seems to be like almost a protest a culture and language like you see people protesting there so satisfied with themselves in their costumes and silly gimmicks but if your protest is actually aimed at people in power then how is it going to cure cost

paul sought to hold up the nomination of john brennan as cia director in order to obtain answers from the obama administration on its drone policy. >> no american should be killed by a drone on american soil without first being charged with a crime, without first being found to be guilty by a court. >> paul's concerns were raised when attorney general eric holder sent him a letter saying the president could be forced to order a drone strike against a u.s. citizen on american soil if it meant stopping a catastrophic attack. before wednesday's filibuster, senators asked holder about that possibility. >> the use of drones is, from my perspective, something that is entirely, entirely hypothetical, and what i tried to say in the letter to senator paul was exactly that. >> while paul's filibuster was going on, 12 of his republican senate colleagues met president obama for dinner. the main topic at dinner wasn't drones. it was those broad automatic budget cuts that went into effect last week. the president needs gop support to reach a so-called grand bargain on spending and taxes. senators l

brennan a letter here. this is one i'm quoting from, february 12, in which he pulls his numerous questions, one of which is: do you believe that the president has the power to authorize lethal force such as a drone strike against a united states citizen on u.s. soil? what about the use of lethal force against a nonu.s. person on u.s. soil? these are straightforward questions, madam president, to which the senator from kentucky deserves an answer. and this is a perfectly fitting and appropriate time in which to try and get that answer. the nomination of the c.i.a. director. it's an incredibly important and strategic position in this country. and, of course, under the constitution of the united states, article 2, section 2, this is the -- the president has the power by and with the advice and consent of the senate to make treaties, provided two-thirds of the senators present concur. he shall nominate and by and with the advice of the consent, shall appoint ambassadors and other public ministers and councils,

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brennan on the floor. virtually every member of the intelligence committee now in my view believes that mr. been bren has substantial national security expertise and experience and it's certainly my hope that he will be a principled and effective leader that the c.i.a. needs and deserves. and i think senator paul and i agree that this nomination also provides a very important opportunity for the united states senate to consider the government's rules and policies on the targeted killings of americans and that, of course, has been a central pillar of our nation's counter terror strategy. for several years now, mr. president, i and colleagues, senator paul as well, have been seeking to get more information about the executive branch's rules for conducting targeted killings of americans, and i'm pleased that after considerable efforts, efforts really that should not have to have been taken to get documents that the intelligence committee has been entitled to for some time. the committee has now received those

the senate today confirmed john brennan to be the director of the c.i.a. brennan has been president obama's top counter-terrorism adviser, and earlier spent 25 years at the c.i.a. the confirmation came after senator rand paul ended a 13- hour filibuster. he'd been demanding that the administration say publicly whether the president has the authority to use a drone to kill a u.s. citizen on american soil. in the end, both paul and the president got what they wanted. and here's nancy cordes. >> no president from no party gets to be judge, jury, and executioner. >> reporter: kentucky's junior senator was seeking a guarantee that drones would not be used to target citizens on u.s. soil unless they were engaged in a terrorist attack. >> i will speak today until the president responds and says no we won't kill americans in cafes; no, we won't kill you at home in your bed at night. >> reporter: senator paul's monologue reflected wider confusion over the government's use of weaponized drones, a controversy which erupted in january after the president nominated his

this was a statement by john brennan. i think it's a statement that actually carries some weight and should be thought through. the reason why i say that this filibuster is not so much about brennan as it's about a constitutional principle. the obama administration has dramatically escalated targeted killing by drones as a central feature of counterterrorism response. over the past two years, -- mr. paul: mr. president, at this time i have a unanimous consent request, and i'd like to read it into the record. with this unanimous consent request, i would emphasize that this would be ending the debate and allowing a vote on brennan, and so part of this unanimous consent request would be the establishment of a vote on this resolution as well as setting a vote up on the confirmation of john brennan to be c.i.a. director. the resolution states -- "resolved that it is the sense of the senate that the use of drones to execute or to target american citizens on american soil who pose no imminent threat clearly violates the constitu

brennan in the intelligence committee. i have announced that i'm going to vote for him on the floor. there were parts of his nomination hearing that i was quite encouraged by. i liked the fact that he wanted to make clear that if mistakes were made with respect to drones, that ought to be made public. at the same time, i was concerned about the fact it was hard to get information from him about countries where lethal force was used. but we have made some progress. i think now we ought to be trying to build on it. >> when -- i should say if and when john brennan is confirmed for the cia when he does get his full floor vote in the senate, and it's expected that he will be confirm in order position, what do you think will be the next point of leverage? or what do you think will be the next occasion for which to continue to press the administration for the kind of transparency that you want? attorney general eric holder says we should expect to hear the president himself discuss these matters. do you feel like the administrati

as he and other senators filibustered the nomination of john brennan to head the cia. before yield the floor, he talked about his efforts to get answers from the administration about the legality of the drone strikes. >> mr. president, i am hopeful we are drawn attention to this issue, this issue won't fade away, that president will, that the president will tomorrow come up with a response. i would like nothing more than to facilitate the voting and the continuation of the debate tomorrow. i hope the president will respond to us. we have tried repeatedly throughout the day and we'll see what the outcome of that is. i would like to thank my staff for being here for a long day, for their help. i'd like to thank fellow senators for being supportive of this cause. i would like to thank the members of congress who came over to support this cause. the clerks, the capitol police, the staff of the senate, the doorkeepers that apparently may have gotten in trouble. anybody else who came to support us, even the senate, even the senior senator from illinois, for better for worse,

what's going on guys i'm having martin and this is breaking the set so as we know john brennan has just been sworn in as the new director of the cia like every other presidential appointee running out to decide what documents he would use for his own cording to the white house brennan shows the first draft of the constitution you know all of it all the way back to seventy eighty seven which still contains handwritten notes by george washington himself and it sounds pretty cool right well here's an interesting tidbit this version of the constitution is so archaic that it even predates the bill of rights you know all those amendments that guarantee our rights of freedom of speech press due process and a trial by jury it's funny you would think that this would have gotten better thought out given the controversy surrounding brennan's and torrijos careers the drone assassinations are now hold on the symbolism here is blatant i'm sure this is all just a coincidence here's the sad truth though all of this doesn't even matter because the systematic assault against our rights and liberties will

i will turn to director brennan. congratulations on your appointment. i appreciate your involvement with the hostage negotiations. i look for to working with you in your new role. in her confirmation hearing, we discussed the committee study and the importance of putting reforms in place to prevent past mistakes from happening again. theso pushed for committee's report. last week before you were on the job for the first day, newspaper story was published senior intelligence official who claimed that the cia is ejecting a majority of the 6000 page report, which has footnotes direct resource to cia documents. there was numerous inaccurate statements about the committees report, including a has has 20 recommendations, which it does not. it appears that the unnamed intelligence official was unfamiliar with the committee's report, i'm concerned that despite the chairman going out of her way to make sure that only certain individuals have access to the report, the cia personnel are leaking what may not be the official response to the report. areeems unnamed o

brennan will be the new head of the c.i.a. and continue drone strikes that kill people we have no idea we're killing signature strikes where we don't know the identity of people we are killing. double taps that would kill first responders and detaining a citizen without a trial. if you think brennan's on your side, it depends what side you're on. senator patrick leahy said: cenk: now, understand that what he's saying is that the administration has secret law. in a democracy that should be abhorrent, unacceptable. lay he is saying you can't have secret law used to execute u.s. citizens and we can't even check in on that law. the question rand paul focused on was can you kill u.s. citizens on u.s. so i am without a trial and guess what? attorney general eric holder came in and said you know what, it seemed we were saying you could, but all of a sudden, not so much. he says: cenk: that was not an additional question, that was the core question. he put in a couple of qualifiers there to have wiggle room as an attorney, of course b

and accordingly, john brennan today got a 12-3 vote out of that committee, which means his nomination to run the cia goes to the senate floor and he'll probably get confirmed to run the agency by the end of the week. and lest there be any doubt about the connection between john brennan's nomination and our government killing people with drones, in "the new york times" today, in a crazy story where three u.s. officials say that the last reported drone strikes in pakistan were not by us, the most interesting, unresolved question, of course, is, well, who did them if it wasn't us? but the other revelation is that some analysts in this field believe there have not been any u.s. drone strikes in pakistan or yemen since early january, specifically because john brennan's been busy, because he was nominated to run the cia in early january. so he's essentially been too busy since then to keep droning the heck out of yemen and pakistan. well, if drone strikes rise and fall with how busy john brennan is, if he gets confirmed as cia director the day after tomorrow, should we expect the drone pace

senator hall was protesting the nomination of john brennan for cia director. the larger point he was trying to make is about his belief that it is unconstitutional to use drones against american citizens. >> to be bombed in your sleep? there's nothing constitutional about that. he said trust him. he says he doesn't intend to do so but he might. mr. president that's just not good enough. >> senator paul made frequent trips to a deck on the floor that is full of candy for fuel and was joined by at least a dozen other senators in his effort including democrats. not all republi with this man. >> we are not fighting a crime we are fighting a war. i don't think he believes we are at war. i believe we are at war and i believe al qaeda is trying to recruit american citizens as i speak. >> just a few wieks aeeks ago president obama tried to answer questions about his drone policy. clearly didn't do enough for senator paul. >> we respect and have a whole bunch of safeguards in terms of how we conduct counter-terrorism operations outside of the united states. the rules o

but breb than is through. -- brennan is through. he will lead the cia, shep. >> shepard: the house divide. a cup perform republicans are all over fall about that filibuster. >> that's right. two republicans very well known for their thoughts and comments on national security. senator john mccain and lindsey graham both lablasted him for his filibuster, suggested it was not serious here is the sample of mccain's criticism and you will hear paul's response. >> somehow to allege that the united states of america our government would drop a drone hell fire missile on jane fonda, that is that brings the scrfertion a serious conversation u.s. policy to the realm of ridiculous. >> this was a very serious question. it was a question that took me a month and a half to get an answer to. >> meanwhile the top republican and democrat democratic leaders in the united states senate praised senator paul for his strong convictions and his stamina. shep? >> shepard: mike emanuel on capitol hill. thanks. remember, the north koreans saying we don't wan

i said they would filibuster brennan. i give rand paul credit for this. there always has been isolationist wing of the republican party that i think has been right. they are reluctant to commit american forces overseas. the neokahns are willing to go and commit troops overseas. you are seeing the emergence of once again, i don't mean isolation in a bad way. i think it's a good reason. >> eric: the problem mitch mcconnell the other senator didn't show up to the senate floor until 11:17 p.m. which is 11-1/2 hours in to rand paul's filibuster. where was he? ted cruz was there helping out. marco rubio was there helping out. wouldn't you think the others, the senior senator from the same state would show up to help the fellow senator out? >> kimberly: team spirit? >> greg: he was at my place. >> eric: that explains it. >> kimberly: different kind of holdup. >> greg: a big story here is about the media. the fact that if you are a liberal president, popular president you can do almost anything because the media generally shares your assumptions. it took somebody

brennan as well.on officials are confirming may authorize president obama to use a military drone strike against an american citizen inside the united states. they say it's a hypothetical situation, it would be extraordinary, bah, bah, bah, but they're saying that they could potentially do it. here is senator paul from a moment ago. >> i voted for the first three nominees by the president. this is not about partisanship. i have allowed the president to pick his political appointees, but i will not sit quietly and let him shred the constitution. i cannot sit at my desk quietly and let the president say that he will kill americans on american soil who are not actively attacking our country. of this and keep you up-to-date how long he actually speaks. in developments today in a story we first brought to you here yesterday energy on a woman named amanda collins. she's a rape survivor who pleaded with colorado state lawmakers to preserve the right of concealed carry, carrying a concealed weapon on college