. >> just one look around chris smith's house and there's no question how he feels about the us of a.as in for four years. >> he enlisted after 9/11 and the american flag means a lot to him. >> it represents freedom. you know, it represents the blood -- sorry -- that has been shed so that we can live free. and to tell me i can't fly a flag, i just don't understand. >> his problem after three years of living here at the applegate apartments in columbus, his apartment complex told him this week he couldn't fly his flag anymore. >> this letter in the mailbox. >> attached to the letter an orange note telling him what he had to take down. chris immediately called fox tv 9 and last night he started a facebook page called let it fly. >> i can't stand for it. it goes against everything i believe in. >> is this something the vice president wanted? >> the change comes after the apartment complex was recently purchased by new owners. >> it's not about the flag or anything. >> they have to take everything down. >> every single resident. not just flags. >> on site staff say he can still fly a flag

we had the opportunity of knowing chris smith. excuse me, chris stevens. n for them and we thank them for their service to this nation. and i'd just ask my friend from connecticut, wouldn't it be the worst legacy of chris stevens' service to this country would be a movement for the united states to withdraw to fortress america, to renounce our -- our -- our service to the world in helping these countries achieve the same democracy and freedom that our forefathers strived for? i do not mean to use his death as any kind of political agenda, but i think my friend and i remember him well enough to know that the worst outcome of this tragedy would be for the united states to withdraw. in fact, i am confident that if he were here, he would be urging us to get right back in, get -- bring these extremists to justice and press on with the democracy and freedom that the people of libya deserve and have earned at great loss of blood and treasure. mr. lieberman: mr. president, i couldn't agree more with my friend from arizona. it would -- it would really dishonor the s

chris smith initially told police an intruder came into the home and fatally shot 22-year- old michael mcqueen. later changed the story to suicide. i regret his life was taken. no verdict and change that. >> smith was convicted in 2008, but the verdict overturned on a technicality. >> he was funny and smart and to go to college had everything in front of him. >> there's no clear evidence the two had a fight that night. you can supposedly here smith admitting to the on a police interrogation tape. a retrialy was the admitted testimony of the police officer describing the state of mind of gary smith after the death. live in rockville, john gonzalez. it's tuesday morning. ahead, prince george's county police make a break in a ahead, prince george's county [ male announcer ]k in a for the dreamers... and those well grounded. for what's around thisne corner... and the next. there's cash flow options from pnc. solutions to help businesses like yours accelerate receivables, manage payments, and help ensure access to credit. because we know how important cash flow is to reaching your goals. pn

congressman chris smith, one of his most vocal supporters, named a bill in honor of sean and david.would sanction countries harboring a child abducted by a parent. the website once devoted to bringing sean home is now devoted to bringing other children home. and david hopes his book, "a father's love" will draw attention to the issue. it's something sean who helped pick the photos for the new paperback version, has become as compassionate about as his dad. >> i don't want people to go through what i went through. i would prefer if people were kids that are kidnapped to other countries by their other parent should come home and hopefully their parents will work it out. >> if you could talk to these kids, what would you say to them? >> hang in there. hopefully we'll get you home. >> you really think that's possible? >> well, everything is possible. >> for now, sean goldman is happy just being a normal new jersey kid, and mostly, spending time with his best buddy. and your idea of a perfect day, sean goldman, would be what? >> in the middle of the summer, not one cloud in the sky, lire

among those killed, chris stevens, sean smith, glen doherty, tyrone woods. you can see the caskets coming off the planes. chris stevens was a diplomat and served two tours in libya. sean smith was an air force veteran. he was an information specialist. glen doherty, a former navy s.e.a.l., he was 42. his sister saying he was the best of the best. he wouldn't have gone down for some protest over a movie. this was a serious, well-planned, well-executed attack. he was good at what he did, her wos. and tyrone woods. three sons, family member saying he loved life, loved adrenaline. you could not find a more skilled s.e.a.l. than him. live pictures. secretary clinton there, president obama. the families have gathered there in the hangar, as well, we're told. earlier in the week, the president reaching out to the family of ambassador stevens. both have spoken in recent days of the work of these four in libya. the secretary of state, hillary clinton, talking about her own faith, saying refraining from violence is not a sign of weakness in one's faith, it's absolutely

among those killed was our ambassador, chris stevens as well as foreign service officer shawn smith. we are still notifying the families of the others who were killed. and today the american people stand united in holding the families of the four americans in our thoughts and in our prayers. the united states condemns in the strongest terms this outrageous and shocking attack. we're working with the government of libya to secure our diplomats. i also directed our administration to increase our security at diplomatic posts around the world. and make no mistake, we will work with the libyan government to bring to justice the killers who attacked our people. . since our founding the united states has been a nation that respects all faiths. we reject all efforts to denigrate the religious beliefs of others, but there is absolutely no justification to this type of senseless violence. none. the world must stand together to unequivocally reject these brutal acts. already many libyans have joined us in doing so and this attack will not break the bonds between the united states and libya. lib

miles from home, woods and doherty died along with ambassador chris stevens and sean smith. ther. >> it's tragic and so deeply saddening, but it also making us aware of the kind of role that people like chris and over the years, are playing unsung, but the critical role that they play. >> reporter: that includes computer expert sean smith, who was online when the attack on the consulate in benghazi began. >> they loved this country. and they chose to serve it and served it well. they had a mission, and they believed in it. they knew the danger and they accepted it. they didn't simply embrace the american ideal, they lived it. >> reporter: all four died while on duty for their country, on patriot day, 9/11, 2012. lisa sylvester, cnn, washington. >>> and mitt romney on the post-convention campaign trail and his messages to voters. ally bank. why they have a raise your rate cd. tonight our guest, thomas sargent. nobel laureate in economics, and one of the most cited economists in the world. professor sargent, can you tell me what cd rates will be in two years? no. if he can't, n

chris stevens, sean smith and tyrone woods and glen doherty all died on the 11th anniversary of 9/11. president obama, vice president joe biden and secretary of state hillary clinton were all there for the arrival home. >> today we bring home four americans who gave their lives for our country and our values. >> chris stevens was everything america could want in an ambassador. how he first went into the peace corps, during the revolution he arrived in libya on that ship. and in benghazi he layed down his life for his friends. libyan and american. and for us all. >> libyan authorities say they have arrested four people in connection with the attack. >>> high temperatures today were cooler than yesterday. especially down in the south bay and also in the north bay. temperatures running in the 70s this afternoon. warm inland valleys, 80s, 90s. the fog lingered into the afternoon. that kept things cool, 57 in daily city and 62 in san francisco. here is what you can expect tomorrow, fog pushing back over the coast line into the bay shores. it will clear quickly tomorrow with the exception o

now you have army chaplain wesley smith delivering the benediction at the end of the ceremony. those killed were u.s. ambassador chris, sean smith, glen doherty, and tyrone woods. >> very powerful words from secretary clinton, who was basically saying the libyans did not trade the tyranny of a dictator for the tyranny of a mob. indeed, you're watching live pictures at andrews air force base. let's get to john howard now in washington to get his take on all of this. john, it was a very solemn and very moving moment. >> exactly right. both president obama and secretary of state hillary clinton offered tributes to each of the men, told a little about them, their service especially. the two former navy s.e.a.l.s in iraq and afghanistan. and cast their loss of life in the tradition of american service around the world. trying to leave the world a little bit better place. that's what they were. that's who we are as americans. he said america will never forfeit its role in world affairs and not stop trying to lead. >> and john, we know that chris stevens was the first ambassador killed overseas since 1979 when the u.s. amba

sean smith and ambassador chris stevens are among the identified. i didn't know sean smith. ry. but i have gotten to know chris stevens quite well. in his death, the libyan people have lost a great champion and believer in the peaceful aspirations of their democratic revolution. the american people have lost a selfless and dedicated servant of our interests and our values. and i have lost a friend. my thoughts and prayers today are with chrises family and his loved ones and those of his fallen colleagues. our first order of business now is to make sure that our citizens living in libya and egypt and elsewhere across the region in the world are safe. americans look to the government in libya and egypt and elsewhere to meet their responsibilities in this regard. they also look to the libyan government to ensure that those responsible for yesterday's attack in benghazi are swiftly brought to justice. in all of these critical tasks, we are confident that the government will provide all necessary assistance and support. yesterday's attacks are an important reminder that some many

we had the opportunity of knowing chris smith. excuse me, chris stevens. i did meet shawn smith and the others. we mourn for them and we thank them for their service to this nation. and i'd just ask my friend from connecticut, wouldn't it be the worst legacy of chris stevens' service to this country would be a movement for the united states to withdraw to fortress america, to renounce our -- our -- our service to the world in helping these countries achieve the same democracy and freedom that our forefathers strived for? i do not mean to use his death as any kind of political agenda, but i think my friend and i remember him well enough to know that the worst outcome of this tragedy wod be for the united states to withdraw. in fact, i am confident that if he were here, he would be urging us to get right back in, get -- bring these extremists to justice and press on with the democracy and freedom that the people of libya deserve and have earned at great loss of blood and treasure. mr. lieberman: mr. president, i couldn't agree more with my friend from arizona

the investigation is under way for the death of chris stevens, sean smith and two others during an attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi. the u.s. is investigating whether it's a coordinated effort by terrorists. fbi has sent a team to help with the investigation and a contingent of marines will boost security. lots of going on. >> reporter: president obama promises to bring the killers to justice. meanwhile the horrific events haven't stopped the presidential candidates from attacking one another. egyptian police clashed with demonstrators outside the u.s. embassy in cairo overnight. it's the latest in a wave of violence in egypt and libya that led to the deaths of u.s. ambassador to libya and three other americans. president obama promises the u.s. will find those responsi e responsible. >> i want to assure you we'll bring their killers to justice. >> reporter: investigators say stevens death was planned. . >> appears to be well-planned out. certainly this was more than just a protest gone bad but whether or not it was a premeditated al qaeda attack, i think is still to be determined

state hillary clinton and hundreds of staffers came to console the families of ambassador chris stevens, sean smith, glenn doherty and tyrone woods. the four men were killed when the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya, came under attack tuesday. >> today we bring home four americans who gave their lives for our country and our values. >> reporter: the obama administration is pushing back against a british newspaper report that the state department had credible information about the benghazi attack 48 hours before it happen. >> the story is absolutely wrong. we were not aware of any actionable intelligence indicating that an attack on the u.s. mission in benghazi was planned or imminent. >> reporter: violent demonstrations against the anti- islam film spread across the muslim world friday. protesters breached the grounds of the u.s. embassies in tunisia and the sudan with angry mobs ripping down the american flag and replacing it with the black flag of muslim extremists. danielle nottingham, cbs news. >>> front and center tonight the virginia board of health and the fight over abortion clinics in vir

chris stevens, shaun smith and -- they were all remembered by the president. >> they knew the danger accepted it. think lived the american ideal. >> lawmakers were briefed on the assaults. >> this was a calculated act of terror. >> reporter: the white house is not saying there was a security l aps e. >> there was a security presence. it was unfortunately not enough. >> reporter: the president has told congress he is sending combate equipped marines to protect american interests. >> it'll be a working weekend for the striking teachers in chicago. looks like they will be back monday but there are still details to work out. a vote is expected, the painstaking point has been negotiations. >>> the bomb threat that forced college students to leave campus. tens of thousand has to be evacuated from the university of texas at austin and north dakota state university. the threats were just a hoax. ? our consumer alert we knew the i-phone 5 would be hot. pc magazine is reporting apple sold just of its preorder stock. while the first batch is spoken for you can still preorder. you just have to w

ambassador chris stevens, shawn smith and former navy seal glenn doherty all killed. another former seal tyrone woods was the fourth person who died. >> lybian official says there were 2 attack. first by a group that set the consulate on fire then a second attack on convoy carrying stevens, doherty an woods to safety. lybian government says it's already made some arrests. >> thinks what is left of the u.s. consulate, charred, ransacked, abandoned after the u.s. ambassador and 3 others were killed here. today the lybian government announced it hazard several of the militant it believes were responsible for tuesday late night assault. >> this is first time ambassador lost in more than 30 years. >>reporter: peter bart is a united nations mediator and visiting berkeley scholar. he and steve hence a friendship that spanned more than a decade. you knew the compound. was the compound secure. >> at the time that i knew that compound back in 2011 the security arrangement seemed to be fine. clearly circunces have changed. >>reporter: stevens was raised in piedmont. went to ask

ambassador, chris stevens, sean smith, former navy s.e.a.l., glen doherty and sadly, breaking news about the fourth victims, tyrone woods, a former navy s.e.a.l. as well. according to knsd, woods was from imperial beach. he was 41 years old. his ex-wife, telling the station that he loved being a s.e.a.l. more than life itself. we do have late developments on an arrest in connection with his killing as well as the search for additional suspects and the libyans, many of whom have expressed shock and out rage over the killings. the anti-american flames are spreading. in addition to egypt and libya, protests inem min, sudan, iraq, march oklahomore rockco. it is not just contained in the arab world. it is not just contained there. the most deadly happened in yemen. protesters breaching a wall at the u.s. embassy with several thousand more chanting in the street. police opened fire on the crowd. four protesters reported dead. two dozen security officers were hurt as well. in cairo, in the meantime, at least 19 people were hurt in massive demonstrations there, demonstrations that as we just sho

ambassador chris stevens, shawn smith and former navy seal glenn doherty all killed. another former seal tyrone woods was the fourth person who died. >> lybian official says there were 2 attack. first by a group that set the consulate on fire then a second attack on convoy carrying stevens, doherty an woods to safety. lybian government says it's already made some arrests. >> thinks what is left of the u.s. consulate, charred, ransacked, abandoned after the u.s. ambassador and 3 others were killed here. today the lybian government announced it hazard several of the militant it believes were responsible for tuesday late night assault. >> this is first time ambassador lost in more than 30 years. >>reporter: peter bart is a united nations mediator and visiting berkeley scholar. he and steve hence a friendship that spanned more than a decade. you knew the compound. was the compound secure. >> at the time that i knew that compound back in 2011 the security arrangement seemed to be fine. clearly circumstances have changed. >>reporter: stevens was raised in piedmont. went to

ambassador chris stevens, shawn smith and former navy seal glenn doherty all killed.er former seal tyrone woods was the fourth person who died. >> lybian official says there were 2 attack. first by a group that set the consulate on fire then a second attack on convoy carrying stevens, doherty an woods to safety. lybian government says it's already made some arrests. >> thinks what is left of the u.s. consulate, charred, ransacked, abandoned after the u.s. ambassador and 3 others were killed here. today the lybian government announced it hazard several of the militant it believes were responsible for tuesday late night assault. >> this is first time ambassador lost in more than 30 years. >>reporter: peter bart is a united nations mediator and visiting berkeley scholar. he and steve hence a friendship that spanned more than a decade. you knew the compound. was the compound secure. >> at the time that i knew that compound back in 2011 the security arrangement seemed to be fine. clearly circumstances have changed. >>reporter: stevens was raised in piedmont. went to ask in

ambassador to libya, chris stevens, information management officer sean smith and security personnellen doherty and tyrone woods, honored and remembered. president obama spoke about the in pakistan, a disturbing and familiar scene as the crowd burns the american flag. and in tunisia, black smoke rises from the compound. >> and two marines are dead at a military base where prince harry is now stationed as well. back home an emotional service at joint base andrews for the arrival of the bodies of the four americans killed in libya. the u.s. ambassador to libya, chris stevens, information management officer sean smith and security personnel glen doherty and tyrone woods were honored and remembered. president obama spoke about the them, calling them heros who gave their lives for our country. >> they had a mission, and they believed in it. they knew the danger, and they accepted it. they didn't simply embrace the american ideal, they lived it. >> we'll have much more on the service coming up but first the latest on the wave of protests. joining us arwa damon and ben wedeman. arwa, what's

of grieving family members and colleagues, we welcome home for the final time ambassador chris stevens, sean smithtyrone woods. we give you thanks for the lives and the service of these men who wanted nothing more than to make a difference in the lives of other people. to bring justice and freedom to others, who possessed not only character and resolve, but courage and good will. we mourn their loss. bless the memories of these men through those who knew and loved them, especially their families, for whom we ask your comfort, your divine care, and your piece in this difficult time. on this occasion, we continue to pray for our nation and its leaders. we asked your blessing on all who served on the military and civilian. we pray for our nation's people. we pray for the defeat of the terror and evil that seems to plague our planet. we pray earnestly for peace. creator of all, let's like perpetual shine upon chris, sean, glen, and tyrone. amen. you may be seated. ladies and gentlemen, it is my honor to present to you the secretary of state, hillary clinton. >> thank you very much, a chaplain. mr. pre

ambassadors chris stevens, foreign service information management officer sean smith. and former navy seal tyrone jones and glen doerty were providing security for ambassador smith were all killed in tuesday's attack in benghazi, libya. meantime angry protests spread today throughout the muslim world including jerusalem and the west bank along gaza. u.n. peacekeepers were also attacked by protesters. no casualties reported. in tunisia protesters stormed the u.s. embassy setting fires and battling with tunisian security forces. two people were killed. another 29 injured. in all protests broke out today in at least 17 nations from north africa across the middle east to indonesia. all the demonstrators voicing outrage against that film made in the united states that ridicules the prophet mohammed. nbc's jim maceda is in that country. we hope to have him join us later. joining me now, andrea mitchell, most of "andrea mitchell reports," andrea i'll start off with you. the ceremony you were talking about when bodies were returned after the attacks on the embassy in 1998 you

the blood of shaun smith and ambassador chris stevens.an who didn't have to be taught this lesson the hard way. he knew who the ambassador to libya was before he was killed. and that republican rose on the senate floor today where he proudly called chris stevens his friend. >> it's with a heavy heart that i rise today to speak about the horrific attack yesterday on the u.s. consulate in benghazi that killed four american citizens. the two confirmed thus far to be among the dead are shaun smith and air force veteran turned state department information management officer and ambassador chris stevens, one of america's finest and bravest foreign service officers. i didn't know shaun smith. i know he's a great american who served his country. but i had gotten to know chris stevens quite well. and in ambassador chris stevens' death, the libyan people have lost someone in their democratic revolution. the american people have lost a selfless and dedicated servant of our interests and values and i have lost a friend. my thoughts and prayers today

to thank chairman ros-lehtinen for her focus on human rights, i want to thank the author here, chris smith, for his efforts and howard berman, congressman from california, for his work on behalf of the vietnamese people. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back the gentleman from california is recognized. mr. berman: thank you, mr. speaker. i'm pleased to yield two minutes to the gentlelady from california, mrs. davis. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady is recognized for two minutes. mrs. davis: thank you. thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to express my strong support for h.r. 1410 and also for h.r. 484. these resolutions really embody a great concern of many of my constituents at home as well as americans across this country. as americans, we often take for granted the rights and privileges that are guaranteed to each and every individual in this country. so we can speak out at town hall, we can protest in front of the capitol steps and when all else fails, we can register our vote at the polls to make our voices heard. those rights a

anti-american riots spread, and in tunis three protesters died, and in libya where ambassador chris stevens sean smith tyrone woods and glen doherty were killed tuesday night. after coffins carrying their bodies touched down at airs force base, the president said we'll continue to lead. >> obama: we'll never retreat from the world. we'll never stop working for the dignity and freedom whatever their creed, whatever their faith. that is the essence of american leadership. >> eliot: the romney campaign has been working to capitalize on the riots to attack the president's leadership. telling the "washington post," if you had a president romney you would be in a different situation. respect for america has gone down. romney's running pate, congressman paul ryan piled on in a speech in washington. >> we know who america is dealing with in these attacks. they're extremists who operate by violence and intimidation and the at least equivocation or mixed signal makes them boulder. >> eliot: a bit of equivocation from george w. bush might not have been so bad. the policies coming from swing state voters seems un

. >>> the bodies of ambassador chris stevens, foreign service officer sean smith, and former navy s.e.a.l.s glen doherty and tyrone woods arrived in germany. >>> what was supposed to be a moment of silence turned into a tense moment at mitt romney's rally in fairfax yesterday. >> what a tragedy to lose such a wonderful -- wonderful people that have been so wonderful and appreciate their service for the country. > >> a heckler tried to interrupt romney as he was remembering the foreign service officials killed in libya. it was met with chants of "usa" by romney supporters. >>> today mitt romney's running mate will visit the commonwealth. paul ryan set to hold a campaign rally at the rockingham fairgrounds in harrisonburg this afternoon. it's been a busy political week in virginia. in addition to romney, first lady michelle obama was also in the state yesterday visiting richmond and fredericksburg. >>> a new poll shows that president obama holds a five-point lead over mitt romney in virginia. the nbc news/wall street journal poll shows the president leading mitt romney by five points. he hold

the remains of those four, and let's name them now, ambassador chris stevens, sean smith, glen doherty, tyrone woods, who perished in the attack on the american consulate in benghazi, libya. the president and hillary clinton both spoke very forcefully, and a very solemn ceremony. we can't emphasize that enough, as the bodies were brought off the c-17 having just arrived from germany, and to joint base andrews. ultimately they will go on to dover, delaware, where they will be repatriated. >> the people of egypt, libya, yemen, and tunisia did not trade the tyranny of a dictator for the tyranny of a mob. >> even as voices of suspicion and mistrust seek to divide countries and cultures from one another, the united states of america will never retreat from a world. >> jim, this on a day when u.s. embassies across the middle east are under siege. in cairo, things have seemed to calm down there somewhat. in yemen, all the way to indonesia. now, the situation is very volatile. we've heard the president and others condemn that film that has instigated -- the youtube video that instigated this v

. >> chris: they go with the no huddle here. penalty flag. steve smithith the catch at the 45 yard line. london fletcher on him for the tackle. let's check the play. >> tim: i cannot believe they're not getting out of that soft zone coverage defensively. >> referee: offside, defense, 5-yard penalty. replace, second down. >> chris: the call is on brian orakpo who was injured earlier. came back in. orakpo steps over the league bench. and there is steven jackson looking on to see if there is an injury or if that is just a cooling the temper move. the officials trying to sort something out. the guy's going crazy with the whistle down there. >> tim: what a difference in philosophy in terms of the game plan for the redskins this week versus last week in terms of drew brees. >> chris: they've got to reset the ball, by the way. that's the spot. second down and five. something as basics that we've had issued with for today. >> tim: you know what i mean? last week it was man coverage, pressure, pressure, pressure, pressure. they've elected to go with soft zone cov

, the facts coming in of what we know, and during hillary clinton's statement, she named sean smith and chris stevens, saying the two other people murdered in the attacks are unnamed until proper kin is notified, and smith being an air force vet and also information officer in the diplomatic service, last hour with chris jansing, and romney was trying to politicize this. the president did not address romney one bit on the campaign trail from the rose garden. >> nor, did he mention the situation this egypt, which will be part of the debate. he did not address that the egyptian government has yet to condemn what happened at the u.s. embassy in cairo, and they wanted to deal with the deaths of the diplomats, and that's why he is headed over to the state department as a morale and comforting moment for him than anything else, but there's still a larger question to be answered in regards to how the egyptian government has responded to this. >> i want to bring you into the conversation, mick, and we were talking about ambassador stevens' approach to helping save libya, a country that he wanted to s

ambassador to libya, chris stevens, information management officer sean smith and security personnel glen doherty and tyrone woods were honored and remembered. president obama spoke about the them, calling them heros who gave their lives for our country. >> they had a mission, and they believed in it. they knew the danger, and they accepted it. they didn't simply embrace the american ideal, they lived it. >> we'll have much more on the service coming up but first the latest on the wave of protests. joining us arwa damon and ben wedeman. arwa, what's going on in benghazi right now? >> reporter: well, the situation is pretty tense. just about every single libyan that we have been speaking to of course expressing their horror, their outrage about tuesday's attack, saying this most certainly is not indicative of how libyans themselves feel but also really wanting to see their own government begin to take control, begin to rein in these various militias. the government for its part now does believe, says it's 100% confident that tuesday's attack was carried out by extremist group or group

president obama and secretary of state hillary clinton honoring the lives of ambassador chris stevens, sean smith, gl glen doherty and tyrone woods. the president talked about their great sacrifice and made it clear they would never be forgotten. >> four americans, four patriots, they loved this country and they chose to serve it and served it well. they had a mission and they believed in it. they knew the danger and they accepted it. they didn't simply embrace the american ideal, they lived it. they embodied it. the courage, the hope, and, yes, the idealism, that fundamental american belief that we can leave this world a little better than before. that's who they were and that's who we are. and if we want to truly honor their memory, it's who we must always be. >> we must believe as these men did that we can lead this world a little better despite our grief. secretary of state clinton made it clear our mission is to honor these men and their legacy, united as americans. >> they help make the united states the greatest force for peace, progress, and human dignity the world has ever known. if the

could i just say our prayers are with chris stephen and glen doherty and tyrone woods and sean smith who gave their lives and chris stevens in benghazi during the fighting, he was putting his life on the line every day. he was living in a hotel. i was with him on july 7 when the libyan people voted and he and i were down where thousands of people were saying to him, "thank you, thank you, america, thank you." so the last thing that chris stevens would want the united states to do is to stop assisting libya as they go through this very difficult process. trying to establish government and democracy >> is there something more going on here than a difference of opinion when the administration spokesman today says that she believes and the administration believes this was just a spontaneous act? >> how spontaneous is a demonstration when people bring rocket-propelled grenades and heavy weapons and have a very tactically successful military flation but there are so many things that we need to cover but the fact is that the united states is weakened. and, you know, it was osama bin laden th

state hillary clinton and hundreds of staffers came to console the families of ambassador chris stevens, shawn smith, glenn doherty and tyrone woods. the four men were killed when the u.s. consulate in benghazi, libya came under attack tuesday. >> today we bring home four americans who gave their lives for our country and our values. >> reporter: the obama administration is pushing back against a british newspaper report that the state department had credible information about the benghazi attack 48 hours before it happened. >> the story is absolutely wrong. we were not aware of any actionable intelligence indicating that an attack on the u.s. mission in benghazi was planned or imminent. >> reporter: violent demonstrations against the anti- islam film spread across the muslim world friday. protesters breached the grounds of the u.s. embassies in tunisia and the sudan with angry mobs ripping down the american flag and replacing it with the black flag of muslim extremists. reports out of that region are saying a handful of demonstrators have died in those violent protests in tunisia and the sudan. at

engel: i rise in support of this resolution, honoring ambassador chris stevens, sean smith, tyrone woods and glen doherty, four patriotic americans who lost their lives in a horrible attack in benghazi, libya. the men and women of the state department assume great risks in dangerous locations around the world. they promote democracy, build civil society, educate, mediate, negotiate, an defend u.s. interests worldwide. they are the face of america abroad and our country is safer, freer, and more prosperous because of what they do. ambassador stevens was one of our best and brightest and most courageous. . he served in israel, egypt, saudi arabia, but libya became the sere piece and defining mission of his careerment he was on the ground in benghazi leading u.s. diplomatic efforts from the earliest days of the revolution. he worked tirelessly on behalf of u.s.-libyan relations and the well-being of u.s. citizens living in libya. i am particularly angry that this sickening attack occurred in a country that the u.s. which is chris stevens believed in did so much to liberate. he will be misse

american ambassador chris stevens and information sean smith were in the main building when the attack, which turned into a four-hour gun battle, began. smith was killed. smoke and flames drove others from the building. stevens went missing and his body wasn't found until the battle was over. after he was somehow transported to a libyan hospital. u.s. officials still don't know whether he was shot to death or suffocated in the smoke. two other americans were killed in another building. stevens had his own bodyguards and the consulate itself was protected by american and libyan security forces. but there were no u.s. marines, who often serve as guards as diplomatic outposts, at the ko *pbs lat which is located ina residential neighborhood and was a temporary facility not built to withstand terrorist attacks. after the attack, an elite antiterrorist unit of about 40 marines was flown in to beef up security at the american embassy in the capital of tripoli. air force transport planes flew the bodies of the dead americans out, along with at least three who were injured and the rest of the

minutes were inside the compound firing on the main building where ambassador chris stevens, information manager sean smith, and a security officer had already begun destroying classified documents. smoke and flames from a rocket-probelled grenade which exploded on the roof, drove the security officer ow of the building, but he went back in to find stevens and smith. state department spokeswoman victoria nuland described what happened next. >> when he got to sean smith, he was already dead. he pulled him from the building. he went back into the building with additional security forces, but was unable to locate ambassador stevens before the fire overcame the building. >> reporter: the battle then shifted to an annex where two other americans, former navy seal glen doherty, and a still-un identified state department security guard were killed. apparently out-numbered and outgunned by their attackers. the bodies of the four americans are scheduled to come home tomorrow. a chilling reminder that while osama bin laden may be dead, his sympathizers are alive and dangerous. >> pelley: david, you reported in your