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Killing americans, and now for the very first time, the obama administration is acknowledging that u.s. drones have killed four americans overseas since 2009. the use of drones has been one of the most contentious policies implicated by the u.s. government. in about 2 1/2 hours, the president is going to deliver his first major speech on counterterrorism of his second term. he's expected to refocus that whole drone policy, make it more transparent, shift the control away from the cia, very secretive, and to the military instead. our white house correspondent, dan lothian, with more on this. >>...

Program. you know, we have to have a legal framework that we feel comfortable, that the chinese will work with or the iranians will work with. because our monopoly on armed drones is basically eroding very quickly. china, in february, said that it contemplated killing a drug lord with an armed drone who was in a remote area of southeast asia. and so, you know, other countries are going to point to our legal framework and it better be good. it better be something that we can live with and want other countries to live with. and i think that's, you know, one of the reasons why we're seeing this k...

And water back to future generations. people should make up their own mind what's best for them. all i can say is it has worked well for us. drones targeting americans,

>> as someone who works in a municipal government, i'm curious, what did the boston authorities know about the fbi contacts with these guys. it would probably have been a useful thing for boston police to know that the fbi had interests in someone in their community. i don't know whether or not that information was quaid, but as somebody who works for new york city, i think i would like to know if the fbi thinks there's sufficient reason to interview somebody who's living in new york city. >> and if a foreign government is also red flagging someone. also when it comes to intelligence-gathering...

>> but dmou it would appear that rand paul is droning on in a somewhat different direction. on monday he told fox he's okay with drone strikes on some american citizens. >> if someone comes out of a liquor store with a weapon and $50 in cash, i don't care if a drone kills him or a policeman kills him, but it's different if they want to come fly over your hot tub or yard just because they want to do surveillance on everyone and want to watch your activities. >> to clarify, senator paul insists that no american should be killed on u.s. soil without first being charged with a crime and found guil...