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Pentagon to take over CIA's drone program?

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    Elizabeth Prann reports from Washington, D.C.

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Back to Washington now where the CIA is controversial overseas -- program.

May be shifting to be under the power of the Pentagon NASA what does that mean for the future of this map -- Elizabeth -- live in Washington so what does the White -- plan on this -- -- Well good morning lots of the Obama administration is working to transfer the drone program from the CIA to the military's so.

The agency won't immediately leave the business of unmanned drones today they work with the Department of Defense but.

With this plan the CIA would eventually returned to its more traditional role of providing intelligent -- the military.

Now there is a reaction really on both sides some feel the program is more effective under the agency's control while others say the military running the show there would be.

More transparency and accountability the Obama administration has been using that's emerging technology.

To battle al-Qaeda threats in Yemen and Pakistan and other countries there's been pressure from the administration to provide more transparency.

Let's begin transparency.

There has also been an increasing concern about the possibility of drones over US soil as well.

Any reaction are any changes result of this move to that.

Well absolutely really in the last -- -- hours privacy advocates say that.

Excuse me -- need to be in place to protect American civilians.

From these drones during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing legal experts say these devices which can be as small as a backpack it.

Really is light is just a few pounds are becoming increasingly cheaper and more efficient and -- helicopters and planes.

That are RD and use congress is working with the FAA to allow more than 7000 drones in the US skies in the next five years or so.

-- Dick Durbin spoke at a hearing yesterday he reiterated really the importance of privacy for citizens.

I believe most of us.

Believe it's very important right that we.

Cherish and want to protect and that is what this conversations about.

We are trying to take -- document constitution in this case written many years ago.

And apply it to the modern world and it -- we've had struggled with that.

Now these devices can be used for police swat teams or other means such as border issues -- -- -- the question mark that really analyze.

Should be regulated by the feds or by state government.

That's important questions thank you -- -- event.

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