ambassador chris stephens. some republicans accused the president and then secretary of state hillary clinton of understating al qaeda's involvement for political reasons. administration officials feel "the times" report undercut that argument, but california democrat adam schiff is also skeptical of the claim that al qaeda played no part. >> i agree with mike that however the intelligence indicates that al qaeda was involved, but there were also plenty of people and militias that were unaffiliated with al qaeda that were involved. i think the intelligence paints a portrait that some people came to murder, some came to destroy property, some merely came to loot and some came in part motivated by those videos. >> reporter: congressman schiff says "the new york times" report does not exonerate the state department for security lapses that left americans vulnerable on the 11th anniversary of the 20019/11 attacks. gregg? >> wendell goler live in honolulu, thanks very much. >>> new revelations now on surveillance pr

consulate in benghazi when he was shot, the same building where chris stephens and three other americans were killed by terrorists last year. the state department said that smith was a chemistry teacher at the international school. he was scheduled to return home next week. itshen the fbi moves out of headquarters on pennsylvania avenue, it will likely move out of the district as well. reportshington post" that site locations effectively eliminates the district from contention. city leaders want the fbi to hoovere from the j edgar building to poplar point. the administration said the fbi headquarters must be within two and half miles of the beltway, two miles of a metro stop, and have at least 50 acres. poplar point meets the first two criteria, but not the third. >> get ready for change? with is coming in batches, the first being the cold front tomorrow with the rain following. it will be cold saturday, and sunday, ice and snow. the temperatures right now, they walk in the park compared with most of the country right now. still in the 60s, 64 manassas, 63 in the nation's capital. will t

ambassador chris stephens and three others were murdered almost 15 months ago. smith may have been in the wrong place at the wrong time. a victim of rising militia violence. no one has claimed responsibility yet but only days earlier, al qaeda's american spokesman told libyans to attack american interests. smith is already being missed by his students and friends alike. he had been due to fly home to his wife and young son in just a few days. nic robertson, cnn, new york. >> a sad story. i want to bring in fernando velasco, a close personal friend of ronnie smith's. thank you so much for joining us and i'm so sorry about the loss of your friend. in that video obtained by cbs, ronnie spoke about the challenges of living in benghazi. i want to play a little of it and get your reaction. >> it is intimidating to think that one day you could be spending your life here and that is not easy for me to consider. as i was driving around yesterday, i'm thinking to myself, how in the world can i live in a place like this where the couple surso different from my own? >> so t

the times investigation found the prime suspect in the attack that killed chris stephens and three other americans was a local militia leader with no ties to al qaeda. the report says the siege was sparked by an antiislam video that inflamed passions throughout the middle east. according to the new york time many attackers that night were angry over this online video they believed denigrated islam. >> the paper interviewed witnesses who said they received lectures from the attackers about the evil of the film and virtue of the profit. >> the u.s. ambassador to the u.n. said the video inspired protestors. though the times also undercut the initial claim the attack was spontaneous tanous. according to the paper, the after tack does not appear to be planned but neither was it spontaneous without warning signs. >> we had strategic warning benghazi was not a safe place. >> the report noted the local militia commander who witnesses said directed the fighters is described as having an my american views but no ties to al qaeda. former cia director hayden says even if groups have no connection to

why was chris stephens in benghazi that night?as the secretary of state when benghazi happened? because her name wasn't mentioned a single solitary time in this exhaustive "new york times" piece. >> most people when they read the piece assumed the "new york times" was trying to clear the deck so hillary clinton wouldn't have to deal with benghazi in a potential presidential run. >> oh, heavens no. that couldn't have possibly have been their motivation, to support a democrat running for the white house? oh, heavens no. >> i've got to tell you, i love your cynicism. >> well, it is cynicism. the fact that the editor of "the new york times" had to explain today that they haven't yet endorsed anyone for 2016, all you have to do is read the paper and you can tell who they have endorsed and what political ideology they have endorsed. i congratulate them on figuring out that benghazi happened and that it's a big deal. >> congressman, thank you so much. >> happy new year. >>> coming up, the most admired man and woman of the year. who tops

it happened september 11 new mexico last year, and killed four americans, including ambassador chris stephense find -- stevens, the findings match the obama administration's -- we're live in washington now. why does "the new york times" seem so sure the antiislam video motivated the attack? >> they list a few different reasons and there's one specific example in this article by someone on the ground during the benghazi attack. here it is, quote, a libyan journalist working for "the new york times" was blocked from entering by the sentries outside and learned of the film from the fighters who stopped them. other libyan witnesses say they received lectures from the attackers about the evil of the film and the virtue of defending the prophet. but a top democrat on the house intel committee yesterday said that blaming the video for the bulk of the violence, not right. >> intelligence indicates that al qaeda was involved, but there were also plenty of people and militias that were unaffiliated with al qaeda that were involved. i think the intelligence paint as portrait that some people came to mur

since attacks in benghazi that killed chris stephens and three others, westerners have been targeted. traveling to benghazi. >> we are working with those authorities to obtain the facts related to the case, which again, there are many unknowns right now. >> smith was aware of potential dangers, but in the message to his church, he said religious convictions gave him strength. >> ultimately at the end of the day, god brought me here and i'm needed here for a purpose and my weakness, my fatigue, my impatience can't get in the way of what god wants to do in my life. >> now, smith's wife and young son were not in benghazi when that happened on thursday. they had returned to the u.s. for the holidays. smith was planning to join them in texas after his libyan >>> another freezing start to the day outside. these temperatures running down in the 20s and the 30s again right now 21 in fairfield. 23 in napa and santa rosa. 29 in livermore. 30s inside the bay. looks like toward the afternoon, we'll see temperatures again in the 40s and the 50s. but we'll see changes. clouds rolling in, chance of

i met chris at stephen f. austin state university. we were taking a psych class. she was taking to my roommate. and what caught my eye is he was feeding her a line, and she saw right through him immediately. i thought she's pretty sharp, i want to get to know her. chris had this amazing laugh. she would throw her head back and laugh. it was just so genuine. and you couldn't help but laugh with her. she was smart. she wasn't just sociable. she had a head on her shoulders. everybody liked her. she could be and she was completely independent without me. and i was lucky that she went out with me. nobody has a perfect marriage. there were things that i'm sure i profoundly disappointed her in and there were things that i was disappointed in her. but there was nobody -- there was nobody that i would rather spend my life with. when eric was born, chris changed. i didn't see the change in me coming, but when i saw him, everything changed. every parent has that chemical reaction that happens inside when they have a child. beforehand, you're the center of your universe. and

." >> i met chris at stephen f. austin state university. we were taking a psych class.is he was feeding her a line and she saw right through him immediately. i thought she's pretty sharp, i want to get to know her. chris had this amazing laugh. she would throw her head back and laugh. it was just so genuine. you couldn't help but laugh with her. she was smart. she wasn't just sociable. she had a head on her shoulders. everybody liked her. she could be and was completely independent without me, and i was lucky that she went out with me. >> find out how a jury convicted this husband of murder, a murder he didn't commit, and how he was exonerated. it airs right here on cnn this thursday at 9:00 p.m. eastern and pacific. >>> before i go, little double duty for the next couple weeks that i'm thrilled about. catch me tonight in prime time, 11:30 p.m. eastern, 8:30 for those of you on the west coast. it's a new show we're calling "in case you missed it" that will show off all the very best moments on cnn today, including the interesting back stories, how certain segments or in

stephen shore. i agree with chris on this point i don't think there is anything that can be done the balkans was in two different kettle of fish. in that if you were saying the same things. a well in that it was part of europe in hand and the europeans were as the rush the world were they didn't like seeing genocide in there and cried. on the other the difference with the balkans. he is like bill clinton or not politically he was a global leader at the time. and the way he brokered by what happened first the dollar's turbulent cost of oil was in my opinion of a brilliant piece of global statesmanship in the application of of of power in a region of military might that we know where it needed to be i don't she said jets and sent the first century israel course the oscars was just saying it would be the art of doing well which was followed up with ground troops. remember there were okay for boys what they were well over ten thousand over ten thousand they were peacekeeping they were there with the sleepy there were a peacekeeping force. but there was a lot of special ops on the ground during a bombin

allegation that's supporters of governor chris christie were behind lane closures on the george washington bridge because a local mayor refused to endorse him. >>> and stephenes on a suggested amnesty deal for former nsa contractor edward snowden. >> in a desperate bid to find out how much intel snowden took, nsa officials floated the official of offering him amnesty. i take the deal, ed. just come back with all the intel and all is forgiven. i'll tell you what, to make you feel safe, we'll meet you in a special amnesty zone. >> okay. that's your morning dish of scrambled politics. joining me now in the studio for the first look at politics is "newsday" columnist and analyst. good morning to you. >> take the deal, ed. take the deal. >> that's what i want to talk about. you know this federal judge says it's likely that what the nsa has been doing with all of that is unconstitutional. i want to read to you what the judge said. he said, "i am not convinced that the nsa's data base has ever truly served the purpose of identifying terrorists." this ruling is still pending an appeal by the government. is this in a way a vindication for snowden? >> we would not be

chris cornell. we'll be right back, everybody. oh, man. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: my thanks to joseph gordon-levitt, stephen

stephen curry overcame a slow start to score six of his 15 points in the final 3 minutes of the game. with one second left on the clock, clay, blocked a shot by clippers chris paul and did contest it jamal kron first three- pointer. the warriors held off to win one of 5-1 03105-103 >> about a minute and happened to the fourth quarter, the warriors' andrew bogut clippers blake griffin got tangled up. the referees called a double technical again, that is the second technical one person so he was kicked out for the rest of the game. >> byu meets in washington for the 12th fight for under bowl friday. but today, it is time to get into the spirit and an old-fashioned pep rally. it is the first and unions or later this morning at 11:00 a.m.. both events will be there. so will the coaches and standout players from both teams. the gang will kick off the at&t park tomorrow night at 6:30 p.m.. >> there is good news for bay area children who otherwise may not get any presents for christmas. l efty odouls last minute for drive collected more than 10,000 new unwrapped toys. it was the 13th year for this toy drive. the final numbers came in at 11,000 which exceeded their

this is chris murphy saying -- it is sandy hook we are using for our forced 45 minutes -- for our first 45 minutes. if you want to give us a call, -- here is stephenrom new york, democrats line. caller: good morning. view i have in light of the new town -- the newtown slaughter is this -- the death of all these children and the thousands more to come is an indictment on every adult in this nation for giving up on the fight to protect our most vulnerable citizens from the profits of gum corporations and the lobbying agent, the nra. nightn any of us sleep at knowing we are impotent to protect our own children. i think we should all be ashamed. aboutwhat did they congressional efforts and efforts from the white house, starting as early as this january trying to pass more stricter measures but nothing happening on the congressional side? muchn't know how the obama administration has from the gun industry. congress is completely bought. this nra organization has paid for this campaign. they are not going to help us anymore. dallas, texas, independent line. caller: hello. host: hello, you are on. , my views --host: it's best to talk to me and i listen t