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Of texas, spoken with the attorney general, and then the work that goes on is that the president wanted to make sure that he conveyed that federal resources should be available. that is typically in the form of law enforcement. so the fbi, the atf, alcohol, tobacco and firearms, the fbi is well positioned to be on the scene right away. we saw that tonight with one of the fbi officials who was based in texas, was there with the governor and local officials at the news conference. they are structured in such a way to be able to be present and on the scene to assist. so that's part of what the co...

Rand paul rewrote himself on drones after the boston marathon bombing. >> i've never argued against any technology being used when you have an imminent threat, an active crime going on. 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 policeman kills him. >> don't care. here was rand paul on the senate floor last month. >> 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. >> so rand paul at any time just rewrite himself on drones, he lied...

>> 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. that americans could be killed in a cafe in san francisco or in a restaurant in houston or at their home in bowling green, kentucky, is an abomination. >> let's get right to shannon travis this morning. he's in washington, d.c. hey, shannon, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, soledad. as you mentioned, the kentucky senator drank water and took snack breaks and popped candy. he only ended his marathon by joking that nature has its limits ...

Emeritous of the zoo will join us live. while you were asleep rand paul finally stopped talking. the kentucky senator protesting the obama administration's domestic drone policy with an old-fashioned filibuster, stopping only for an occasional drink or a bite of a snickers bar that he brought with him while delaying the eventual confirmation of cia john brennan in order to make this point. >> 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. that americans could be killed in a cafe in san fran...

Old-fashioned filibuster, pausing only for an occasional sip of water or bite of a candy bar, all this while he was delaying the confirmation of john brennan. he was doing this to make a point. >> 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. that americans could be killed in a cafe in san francisco or in a restaurant in houston or at their home in bowling greene, kentucky, is an abomination. >> strom thurmond set the record, 24 hours for a filibuster but we haven't seen this in years and ye...