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>> it all stems from an interview he gave to rolling stone more than a year ago where he was talking about racism in america. he said quote, if you got a slave master or a klan in your blood, blacks can sense that. that stuff lingers to this day. just like jews can sense nazi blood and serbs can sense croatian blood. >> dylan is facing a year in prison and a fin. >> from "usa today," jeff bezos gave us a glimpse of the future of drone use and it may be lucrative. faa is expected to draft new reg...

Frustrate their party in their traditional base of their party. they meet on afghanistan and meet on drone use and meet on surelts. you saw dick cheney surveillance. they are still in the republican establishment a strong defense whatever the. in sa is doing. in the end it will be interesting to see whether or not the new coalition is the majority. >> charles, has any of this, as its come out and steve is quite right because the initial headlines sometimes isnt backed up by what we find out, has...

Security. johnson is 56 years old, began as a federal prosecutor and then a partner at a prestigious firm in new york. then from 2009 to 2012, he served as pentagon general counsel. in that job, he wrote legal justifications for drone strikes against terrorists and for allowing gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military. and speaking of drones here, "the lead" with jake tapper is coming up next with a fascinating look at our not too distant future. what are we talking about? >> drone use ...

And part of the challenge is that the faa doesnt really have the enforcement capacity to deal with it. >> reporter: not every community, after all, welcomes drones. >> whats to prevent all of these commercial operators from sharing the vast treasure trove of data that they collect with the government? >> reporter: jennifer lynch is an attorney for the electronic frontier foundation, a nonprofit privacy rights group that sued the faa last year demanding to know who had applied for drone licenses....

I would take what his wife says with a grain of assault that he wasnt involved in terrorism. well find that out. at a minimum, hell be hugely valuable to us farce institution is concerned. >> weve seen a lot of drone use as a tactic. you couldnt imagine a drone being used in libya. somalia is another story. are you surprised it wasnt used in that attack? >> no, im not, michael. i think were seeing the future of counterterrorism operations playing out in both places. were seeing a racheting back ...

Confirming that u.s. drone strikes are down significantly. specifically, drone strikes are down to a handful since the presidents national security address in may where he laid out the administrations new policy on drone use. and given the current threat picture with kenya and the temporary closings of two dozen u.s. embassies in august, this strategy, the drop in drone use is not sitting well with the house intelligence committee chairman. >> it is not diminishing there. there have been counter...

The mall for three months leading up to the attack. in a news conference, kenyan authorities say there are forensic teams on the ground to identify the terrorists. new statistics from the west point counterterrorism center show more than 60 terrorist events worldwide since july 1st. fox news confirmed the u.s. drone strikes are dropping. year to year, strikes are down in pakistan and yemen by 50%. this strategy is not sitting well with the house intelligence committee chairman. >> there have bee...

>> does the fbi own or currently use drones, if so, for what purpose? >> yes, and for surveillance. >> reporter: pushed on privacy policies covering use and retention of surveillance data gathered within the u.s., mueller says it is a work in progress. >> we have very few, have limited use, and were exploring not only the use but also the necessary guidelines for that use. >> reporter: the fbi now confirms drone use during this alabama hostage standoff that ended with safe return of a five-year-...

Surveillance doesnt end there. brand new testimony from the director of the fbi says the agency is also using drones here in the united states. doug luzader has details. he joins us live from washington. >> good morning. it was something of a surprise. the director of the fbi was asked a simple question about drone use his answer may touch off another debate about the surveillance of u.s. citizens. one of these be coming to a neighborhood near you? it may have already happened. they acknowledge ...

>> wrong on all counts. drone use is not illegal, its an act of war and we are defending ourselves. from california. >> left in a tough spot with that one, bill. in defense i believe intrusion by the feds , no way to pin it. >> from bethlehem, pennsylvania. >> norm from carlsbad. >> i appreciate that. from los angeles.