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Perspective. >> thank you, jenna. jenna: always nice to have you on the show. tune in tonight 10:00 p.m. eastern time with a special edition of "on the record" with greta van susteren remembering thatch that. a lot more today on this big story. jon? jon: a sad search for two cousins that were trapped when a wall of dirt fell on top of them while they were playing, new developments at the breaking news debt. a look at power and politics after u.s. troops pull out and the evolving role of predator drones [ male announcer] surprise -- you're having triplets.

Unmanned drones to protect our border. now the program face as shortage of cash we're told. it faces a shortage of qualified staff, and legal limitations where drones can fly. the unmanned aircraft proved successful in afghanistan but it is off to a rough start over the border. we have department homeland security and secretary transportation security policy and planning. you have got a long title, my friend. you must be very, very important. good morning to you. >> thanks for letting me be here. bill: can you have border security without effective drones? >> drones are a key part of the strat...

We need funding for all the programs including drones. bill: that is good point. all this will cost money. especially during this time when the sequester is out there and everybody is focused on amount of debt we have at $17 trillion. if the drone system is not practical and a lot of people are putting their hopes on this system, if it is not practical what happens to border security? >> well again, it is practical in the sense it gives them a tool to look at where the crossers are coming in, to make sure people are funneled through places where a border patrol agents are. we have a lot more h...

Work place and our cities. you can't just focus on the southern border. bill: i got you. according to this report, the try out of drones was not successful. s does that surprise you at all? >> success is in the eye of the beholder. they have proven successful in many circumstances. it was tough negotiating with the faa how the things would be deployed. privacy concerns and things that need to be worked out but we saw a record number of hours with the drones in the air last year. the question you will not use them to go after people physically. what do they provide for the border patrol agents ...

Charity or handing it back to the u.s. treasury. recent surveys show, senators graham, begich, lee, rockefeller, say they would give up some of their salaries. we'll check with their offices. congress voted for it, passed by white house and congress. here we go. martha: the constitution really protects congressional salaries. you can't vote to change your salary while in office. that was instituted to prevent people from giving themselves an increase but they couldn't give themselves a decrease according to the rules. these guys are finding a way around it. maybe that will inspire other people...