brian: it was a filibuster for the ages. senator rand paul speaking for hours protesting the president s ability to use drones against the americans on u.s. soil. the senator grabbed headlines, but not everyone in his party agreed with him. if mr. paul wants to be taken seriously, he needs to do more than pull political stunts that fire up impressionable libertarian kids in their college dorms. he needs to know what he s talking about. brian: our next guest doesn t necessarily agree with either senator after meeting with paul yesterday. he has a newfound respect for what paul did. ditor with the national review and fox news contributor. you are on the mccain side or rand paul side?
a fire tore through four buildings in arkansas, including a fire funeral home. firefighters battled the blaze until late last night. in addition to the funeral home, two vacant buildings were destroy. the burned buildings are across from the town city hall, but no injuries were reported. it will be a chilly weekend in northern new england as highs max out in the 40s, but here in new york today s temperature should hit 70. washington, d.c., could reach 80. let s get your full saturday forecast with nbc meteorologist bill cains. good morning, bill. what a weekend forecast. this is just a great weather pattern for so many people. there are a couple exceptions, of course, but in general, it is warm and it is sunny. yesterday s highs were incredible. we almost had record heat. 87 in minneapolis, st. paul yesterday.