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want to make embassies safer and make chris stevens future safer. what you do is allocate the money. that's what the party has been unwilling to do. >> uh-huh. steve, just to finish out the point there you were raising on the, on the, benghazi watch dog. language here. i have worked in politics. i have covered politics. i have some what of a high threshold for the crap and the ugliness. i find this ghoulish, i find this gross. disgusting. and i -- go ahead. >> it's like being a -- you know, one of the crazy futuristic movies where you are sitting, watching an audience there, watching a kind of gladiator show. it's -- it is disgusting in the sense that you are inviting americans to come in and look ghoulishly at -- a terrible unfolding conditions. there should be a look at it. at the time that happened. when chris stevens was killed. there were any number of 40, 45 other missions around the world. in similar precarious situations. i would argue today that many of them sit in the situation today. the republican party at the time, continue to defund th

secondly, the family members of chris stevens have pleaded publicly for this not to be politicized. let me read to you their words and i quote. what chris never would have accepted was the idea that his death would be used for political purposes, end of quote. so i feel that i owe it to the families of ambassador stevens and the other brave americans who lost their precious lives to bring some minimal level of balance to this process and to check false claims wherever they may arise. in short, ladies and gentlemen, i believe we need someone in that room to simply defend the truth. defend the truth. and that is why i have agreed to serve. let me just close by saying rather than fundraising off of the murders of these four brave americans and i must tell you i find that diss pickable. i believe the best way is to bring their killers to justice and work in a bipartisan way to strengthen security for all u.s. peron ell overseas. thank you. -- personnel overseas. >> any questions? >> some members of your leadership team advised you not to do this? what ultimately was the tipping point and

ambassador chris stevens. >> today without a single american casualty moammar qaddafi is gone and theeople of libya are free. >> al qaeda is on the path of defeat and osama bin laden is debt. >> september 6th, 2012, soon to be secretary of state john kerry and president obama speak at the 2012 democratic national convention. less than a week after these boasts on the anniversary of 9-11 disaster struck in libya. at 5:00 p.m. eastern time comes the first wire reports of a raid on a u.s. mission in benghazi. the attacks would last some 7 hours and before it was done they would claim the lives of four americans including ambassador tore chris stevens. 8:00 p.m. deputy chief of station gregory hicks in tripoli talks by telephone to secretary of state hillary clinton. he tells her the american facility in benghazi is under attack. that night tetght he told anoth official it wassal shiral sharia which might have captured the u.s. ambassador. 10:00 p.m. after talking with him clinton updates president obama. >> i spoke to him to bring him up to date to hear his perspective. >> shortly afterw

chris stevens, john smith on tie ron woods and canned -- glendora the. is called the stevenson attwoods board the embassy security threat mitigation a personal protection act. he it was passed in december of last year. it was authored by senators menendez and corker, and i thank them. this bill will authorize spending for key measures recommended by the accountability review board, including security upgrades at our embassy, consulates, and other does -- diplomatic posts, especially high-risk posed. for security training, including language training for qaeda security environments. all under the hint director of the secretary of state to expand the program to help protect their diplomatic facilities and personnel. wind to the republicans keep objecting to this bill. you cannot with a straight face tell me that you really care how about our foreign personnel. whether you stand in the way of s1386. a bill to provide for enhanced security, a bill that was bipartisan, came out of the committee on which i served on the foreign relations. so, mr. president, i

ambassador chris stevens and several others.ncy pelosi called the committee a distraction. >> their focus on the affordable care act has run its course. now they have to find something else to talk about. >> nancy pelosi added she needs more information about the investigation before deciding whether democrats should take part. u.s. ambassador chris stevens went to school in the bay area. >>> the date is set to reopen coit tower in san francisco. the city says the tower will reopen at 1:00 p.m. next wednesday with a free celebration. it has been closed since october for repairs. iny. we got this -- in march we got this look. the tower also has a new roof, lighting and better accessibility. >>> a judge is requiring a billionaire to testify in a trial over public access to a beach in half moon bay. in 2008 the co-founder bought the beach property and closed the one road that leads to the beach. now the surf rider foundation is suing saying the closure is in violation of the california coastal act because it denies access to the be

ambassador, chris stevens. >> today, without a single american casualty, moammar gadhafi is gone andbya are free. >> al-qaeda is on the path to defeat and osama bin laden is dead. >> september 6th, 2012. soon to be secretary of state john kerry and president obama speak at the 2012 democratic national convention. but less than a week after these boasts on the anniversary of 9/11 disaster struck in libya. at 5:00 p.m. eastern time comes the first wire reports of a raid on the u.s. mission in benghazi. the attacks would last some seven hours. before it was done, they had claimed the lives of four americans, including ambassador chris stevens. 8:00 p.m., deputy chief of station hicks talks to secretary of state hillary clinton. he tells her the american facility in benghazi is under attack. that night he told another state department official that those attacks were conducted by the local al-qaeda franchise, ansar al-sharia, which might have captured the u.s. ambassador. 10 p.m., after talking with hicks, clinton updates president obama. >> i spoke with president obama later in the even

you know that chris stevens and i were friends. you know, of course, that we have been heavily engaged in meetings with mr. morel, with petraeus, with susan rice. the reality is because we don't need to spend a lot more time on this. harry reid, pigs will fly when harry reid -- >> agrees to that. i know. we were just showing the video of when you were in benghazi in 2011. you were actually walking with ambassador chris stevens. and that's very eerie to see that video now that he has passed. this is personal for you on many levels. if harry reid does not take this up -- and i know you doubt that he will -- how does the senate get involved, then? >> well, i believe we have every chance of taking the majority in 2014, this november, and beginning next january, i would work with senator corker, who would be chairman of the foreign relations committee, senator bur, chairman of the intelligence committee, i would to chairman of the armed services committee. and i guarantee you will go after. we owe it to those family members. i've met wi

my father was a career foreign service officer just like ambassador chris stevens and we all have annterest in making sure that our folks taking risks overseas are protected. this should be the focus. the republican budget that passed the house slashed that portion of the budget that goes to fund our embassy security. the other thing i would say, ronan, the people i talked to in the foreign service right now find it absolutely repulsive that you have so many members of congress whether it was daryl issa or these others now who are exploiting this tragedy for political purposes. because it is undignified and doesn't give our foreign service officers the respect they are entitled to. >> you mentioned the cuts to budget but it is how resources can be used and that was the benghazi review board. they wanted more flexibility in how existing resources to be applied to covert posts. is there any move on the hill to impact that and other recommendations that could change this? >> yes, if you look at the budget the president presented and the budget that i offered on behalf of my democratic c

the chris stevens, who everybody loved had the guts to go into. and things broke bad. the militias weren't there to help them. they were on the other side. how many soldiers are we supposed to have following around diplomats in dangerous areas? you can't bring soldiers into those areas. those situations will not permit it. but anyway, that's too much common sense. >> it's been debunked. even the house armed services committee, majority republicans came to the conclusion that there was no way to militarily say stevens and the three other americans who died. the so even the republican right is divided on this question. you're right, stevens was in a very unusual situation. he knew a lot of these people because he had been there before. and so, you know, it was a unique situation. but, you know, she does have to answer some questions about security procedures. there are legitimate questions here. it just doesn't have anything to do with a scandal that the republicans are trying to gin up. >> yeah. i'm also imprezzed with george will comes out and says basically the democr

ambassador stevens' family issued this. chris was not willing to be the kind of diplomat who would strut around in fortified come pounds. he walked the streets with the lightest of escorts, chatting with people. there was a risk to being accessible. he knew it. and he accepted it. what he would never have accepted was the idea that his death would be used for political purposes. there were security shortcomings, no doubt, both internal and outside investigations have identified and publicly disclosed them. steps are being taken to repair them. chris would not have wanted to be remembered as a victim. he knew and accepted that he was working under dangerous circumstances and did so just as so many of our professionals do every day, because he believed the work was vitally important. that's the statement of chris stevens', deceased murdered ambassador to libya -- his family. i deeply understand the demands we place on our foreign service and i know the stakes are high. as a member of the senate foreign relations committee staff fro

whether it's chris stevens, whether it's a wealthy person, their money isn't theirs. whether it's someone that wants to put gas in their car or drive an suv, it's all up to the public good. so how can you trust someone that doesn't value your own right in your own life. >> one more lie we heard and it was the washington post hah said it was the lie of 2013 you can keep your doctor if you want to. the most recent poll says that 80% of the people, upwards of 80% of the people polled believes that president obama is more than willing to lie at least sometimes to the american people. >> well, he's not just willing to lie. he does it deliberately. there's over 200 documented cases where he has lied, you can keep your plan if you like it. you can keep your doctor if you like it. those are the obvious lies. the unobvious ones where there's a scandal involved like lois lerner and imagine that hilary clinton runs for president and gets asasassinated in the progress and somebody showed up a congressman and says what difference does it make anyway? the new york times would have

. >> chris stevens was the most popular foreigner in libya.nd he knew as much about it as anybody and made the decision that he would go. >> david, is that a strange way of sort of blaming chris stevens for what happened? >> oh, no, i don't think so at all. >> i think it's odd. >> i think the president was correcting the record on benghazi. i think that's welcome because there has been so much misinformation about it coming from the republicans. the truth of this is, and i think president clinton conveyed this was that most people look at benghazi and see a tragedy. unfortunately, the republicans look at it and see political opportunity. it's a way of ginning up their base. >> you guy have politicized it since day one. >> and also raising money off dead americans as their committee did, i think that's disgusting. >> look, if you want to get down to disgusting, the fact of the matter is four americans did die in that tragedy. since that day, the democrats have done everything but say don't look here. adds we have gone through and probed more an

four americans including ambassador chris stevens who went to cal died in the 2012 attacks. >>> crowdsnnecticut were dazzled last night as the ringling brothers and barnum & bailey circus put on its first performance since a team of acrobats fell last sunday during an aerial hair hanging act in providence, rhode island. 7 are still in the hospital. the stunt was not part of the hartford show. >>> federal authorities may join the search for a cal fire chief accused of murdering his fiancee. investigators say orville fleming is on the run and he could be in the bay area near the santa cruz mountains. officials believe he may be using his access to remote cal fire facilities to hide out. >>> and a new movie "palo alto" opens today. the plot is inspired by james franco's wild partiesing teen years at palo alto high school. but some say if you want to know what it's like to be a teen in palo alto don't consider this movie a documentary. >>> i'm kiet do live in mountain view where president obama is expected to be at this walmart in a couple of hours. as you can imagine, security is tight. t

ambassador chris stevens. and separately the republican chairman of the house oversight committee, darrell issa, subpoenaed secretary of state john kerry to testify about the administration's response to the attack. skipping the usual step of issuing an official invitation to appear. a release of internal white house e-mails with new details about the response to the attack has raised questions among republicans about whether the administration was truthful about its initial characterization of the attack. >>> and in afghanistan, a desperate search tonight after days of heavy rain triggered a landslide in a remote village in the northeast. at least 153 people were killed and more than 2,000 are missing tonight. about 300 homes were buried. that's about 1/3 of all the houses in the area. >>> in this country, the news on unemployment took just about everyone by surprise today. 288,000 jobs were added in april. and that helped drive down the unemployment rate from 6.7% to 6.3%. a 5 1/2 year low. but it is not all

four americans including chris stevens were kill and the public says the white house mislead the the nation in oert to protect the president. >>> and today more severe weather is expected across the plains and mississippi valley. hail, damaging winds and heavy rain are on tap from texas to wisconsin. tornados are a threat to minnesota, wisconsin, and iowa. and at least two tornadoes touched down yesterday afternoon in northeast colorado. large hail accompanied the storms, but there are no reports of injury or damage. >>> strong winds from a severe thunderstorm caused a freight train to derail in central kansas last night. 33 cars were forced off the track. two people were on board, but no one was injured. >>> president obama got a firsthand look at nature's destructive power. the president visited arkansas communities that were destroyed by tornados last month. in vilonia, mr. obama assured victims the federal government would help. more than 50 homes were destroyed and 15 killed when the storm hit the state of april 27th. >>> and coming up on the "morning news," a house fire mystery

american ambassador chris stevens was among those who died when the armed militants stormed the u.s. consulate. they originally said it was a spontaneous attack in response to an anti-muslim video. several democrats, many of them facing election, broke rank and joined the committee. anne-marie? >> susan mcginnis in washington. thank you, susan. >>> coming up on the "morning news," the big top returns. the performers take the stage for the greatest show on earth for the first time since the aerial accident. this is the "cbs morning news." bs morning news." actually it ca. neutrogena® ultra sheer. nothing outperforms it. nothing feels cleaner. its helioplex formula provides unbeatable uva uvb protection to help prevent early skin aging and skin cancer. all with the cleanest feel. you won't believe you're wearing such powerful sun protection. it's the best for your skin. ultra sheer®. and for on-the-go, new ultra-sheer face & body stick. from neutrogena®. new ultra-sheer face & body stick. and these little angels build in strength. and that little angel says, "weeeeeeeee!" 60% more shee

so far as i know no one has been called to justice for the killing of ambassador chris s stevens andcans. do you know why ambassador chris stevens was even in benghazi in those days after there had been other terrorist attacks against the british facility and international red cross and so many other international organizations that abandoned benghazi. why was he there to begin with? >> that issue has been explored, wolf. i think ambassador stevens was someone who loved the libyan people and wanted to be close to the libyan people and understood the risks and understood diplomats can't live in bunkers and wanted better security but at the same time wanted to do his job, he couldn't completely live in that bunker. we might question that call right now but frankly, this is a dedicated public servant that gave his life ultimately for his country. i have to respect the fact he wanted to be where he was, he felt it was important to the execution of his mission and his responsibili responsibility, and regrettably we lost a great american. >> that was his decision to go to benghazi. no one

response to the attacks in which four americans died, that includes a bay area native ambassador chris stevensthe desire for a probe goes right along party lines. house democrats say they're undecided about whether to take part in the probe. many see the committee as unnecessary because there are already several ongoing investigations into that attack. >>> 4:44. happening today. president obama will release the third annual national climate report. comes just after a month the united nations released a report on climate change. the president is expected to outline what the white house is doing to address global climate change. last month the president pledged to cut carbon emissions and require more fuel efficient cars. >> our concern is if he wants is to actually do what he says he wants to do and get the economy and jobs back, this is the last thing this country needs. he will actually be hurting the people he wants to help most. >> today's report also expected to look at the effects extreme weather has on our health. transportation and energy. >>> one of pay pal's top executives is out of a

ambassador stevens' family issued this. chris was not willing to be the kind of diplomat who would strut around in fortified come pounds. he walked the streets with the lightest of escorts, chatting with people. there was a risk to being accessible. he knew it. and he accepted it. what he would never have accepted was the idea that his death would be used for political purposes. there were security shortcomings, no doubt, both internal and outside investigations have identified and publicly disclosed them. steps are being taken to repair them. chris would not have wanted to be remembered as a victim. he knew and accepted that he was working under dangerous circumstances and did so just as so many of our professionals do every day, because he believed the work was vitally important. that's the statement of chris stevens', deceased murdered ambassador to libya -- his family. i deeply understand the demands we place on our foreign service and i know the stakes are high. as a member of the senate foreign relations committee staff fro

look, the truth is chris stevens was a great ambassador. but chris stevens knowingly took a risk that resulted in his death. people are reluctant to say that. but that's the truth. there's nothing beyond that. we have 500 diplomatic missions around the country, around the world. 500 diplomatic missions. consulates, embassies. the notion that we have a defense department s.w.a.t. team on standby that can rush in a matter of hours to save every one of those missions is foolishness. and professionals know that. there was no backup. there was no way that you could get military forces in there in time. and even if you had, what would they have done at that point by the time they arrived? this has all been examined five ways from friday. the only point of continuing this discussion is to try to smear the former secretary of state, who wasn't involved in any of this decision-making. that's all this is about. >> and you mention, ambassador stevens, the pickering report notes on page 6, that he went there of his own volition and it's standard practi

ambassador chris stevens. the gop is pushing for the panel claiming the obama administration is hiding information. in the mail recently surfaced showing an adviser wanted to blame the attack on an antitrust law on the internet video. democrats are accusing republicans of partisanship. >> soda to hold an irs official in contempt for refusing to answer questions about the agency's targeting of conservative groups. ahead of the ira's department accused of giving extra scrutiny to tea party and other groups seeking tax- exempt status. she appeared before the house oversight committee last may. some republicans argue she waved her fifth amendment rights by asserting her innocence. the vote to hold larger and contempt for almost a entirely along party lines. the wife of the l.a. clippers owner shows no signs of letting go to the nba commissioner once team owners to vote on forcing sterling to sell the team. the punishment was for donald sterling of monly. >> his wife also owns the team and has hired a attorneys to

house republicans are planning their 8th probe of the attack that killed ambassador chris stevens and three other americans. earlier investigations have blamed the state department under then secretary of state hillary clinton for an inadequate security at the outpost. >>> one billionaire who rubbed elbows with the president tonight could be in court. opening statements over the battle of martins beach began yesterday in san mateo county. a surfing group is suing vinod khosla for blocking access to the popular beach south of half moon bay. khosla bought the property in 2008. the latest in several lawsuits. surfers say khosla is violating the california coastal act. he has been ordered to testify today or monday. >>> also happening today, a new movie puts a bay area high school in the spotlight. kpix 5's betty yu says, it was all inspired by actor james franco's short stories about some pretty wild years in palo alto. >>> reporter: high school kids party, having sex, and generally behaving badly in palo alto. the latest film from james franco, who had his own share of wild times growin

. >> ambassador chris stevens was among those who died in the 2012 attack. united states ambassador susan rice went on the sunday talk shows days later and said it resulted from a demonstration over an anti-muslim video when in fact it was an organized terror attack. a newly released e-mail shows the white house was involved in manipulating the talking points. >>> steve, what are the reasons the democrats are saying they may boycott some. >> they haven't decided what to do, but they point out there have been numerous benghazi hearings already. former secretary of state hillcry linton testified at one of those hearings and asks what difference it makes if a demonstration or a terror attack caused four people to die in benghazi. democrats say the process at this point is not driven by the need to uncover facts but the need to fire up the gop base in the midterm elections and beyond. >> we have participated in all of the other seven investigations. if it's a fair, open and balanced process, absolutely. we don't want to see reckless and irresponsible use of cong

ambassador chris stevens was among those who was killed. the white house has called it both a terror attack and a demonstration over an anti-muslim video. republicans want to find out whether the administration tried to downplay the terror aspect for political reasons just ahead of the presidential election. republicans say they need a bipartisan select committee to investigate, especially in light of a recently released whout white house e-mail the gop calls a smoking gun. >> when it comes to this issue of benghazi, what happened was so appalling that people simply want answers. we don't take it likely. security threats are nothing to take likely, in benghazi, in libya, when the events happened, this was a highly volatile time. >> former secretary of state hillary clinton is among those who have testified on capitol hill about the benghazi attack. democrats say there have been enough hearings already, and the republicans only want a campaign issue to fire up the base for the mid-term elections and beyond. democrats are debating whether to

ambassador chris stevens and three other americans were killed in that attack. democrats say this new investigation is a ploy to embarrass the white house before november elections, but republicans say the administration just hasn't told the truth. nancy cordes reports. >> reporter: for nearly 20 months, four separate committees in the republican-led house have held dozens of hearings, examined documents, and released reports on the benghazi attacks, but house speaker john boehner said today a special new committee is needed because the obama administration is "intent on obstructing the truth about benghazi," and "willing to defy subpoenas." boehner had long argued a special committee was unnecessary, but aides say he unnecessary, but aides say he changed his mind this week after the white house released previously unseen e-mails in response to a lawsuit. one of the e-mails was sent three days after the libyan attack. deputy national security adviser ben rhodes wrote in public appearances u.n. ambassador susan rice should underscore these protests are rooted in

the senate foreign relations committee passed s. 1386 -- guess who it's named after -- chris stevens, tyrone woods and sean dougherty, it's called the stevens-woods-smith embassy threat mitigation and personnel protection act. it was passed in december of last year. it was authored by senators menendez and corker, and i thank them for that. this bill will authorize funding for key measures recommended by the accountability review board, including security upgrades at our embassies, consulates and other diplomatic posts, especially high-risk posts. it also authorizes new funding for security training, including language training for high-threat security environments, and it would direct the secretary of state to expand the marine corps security guard detachment program to help protect our diplomatic facilities and personnel. why do the republicans keep objecting to this bill? you cannot with a straight face tell me you really care about our foreign personnel when you stand in the way of s. 1386, a bill to provide for enhanced security, a bill that was bipartisan, a bill that came out o

they have accused them of withholding information about the deaths of chris stevens and three other americansk in 2012 but democrats say this investigation is politically motivated and they may investigate the attacks. it is in piedmont and uc berkeley. >>> a 20-year-old could possibly spend the rest of his life in prison for taking part in what they call a thrill kill. cameras were not allowed in the courtroom and this is video of jay williams when he was 15 years old at his first court appearance. the jury took one day to find him guilty of one person they killed the 15-year-old just because they wanted to. >>> and several are living in the park and it is scheduled to be sold to a private developer who wants to build 180 apartments. it is one of the only sources of affordable housing in the city and many want their children to stay in the palo alto school district. >> this is for low-income families and it is hard to survive in this area right now. >> they pay 7%. >>> and they appear to be doing well with its high-end shopping areas and there is actually a 4.5 budget gap. they plan on cutti

ambassador chris stevens and shawn smith tyrone woods and glen daughterty.ith now weighing in on the latest revelation. >> i keep flashing back on my son receiving the telephone call that says sorry there's no help coming you are on your own. i could picture his face as he was about to die. why didn't our government, our military go in to help them and all of the others that were there? nobody cared enough. they were covering their butts for something. >> family members are demanding house speaker john boehner create a select committee to investigate. >> in ore news the connecticut teen accused of killing his classmates hours before their prom about to face a judge for the first time. he was previously arraigned at a medical facility where he is under going a mental have weighs. they are looking into whether he attacked sanchez at their high school in milford after she refused to go to the prom with him. >> he wanted to kill as many people as possible. that was the plan with a teen plotting to blow up his school and kill his family. there's no killitelling h

in libya after the ambassador spoke to hillary that night and he said he had gotten word that chris stevens was in a hospital, possibly as a hostage. so why weren't the emergency forces that we know were mobilized not sent? who gave the stand down order? now, libya was a u.s.-backed government since the out offer of gadhafi. why couldn't f-16s do a play theover to disperse the crowd? and no fbi for three weeks because it wasn't safe? really? and to hillary, you're the telephone champion. >> it's 3:00 a.m. and your children are safe and asleep. who do you want answering the phone? >> i'm hillary clinton and i approved this message. >> so hillary, why were you on the phone with the president of tunisia that night? no americans were dying in tunisia. and even before that, why did you continue to downgrade the security for our ambassador while he and his staff were asking repeatedly for more security? all the while the cia telling you that al qaeda affiliated training camps, at least ten of them, surrounded benghazi. and hill. why did not you go on those sunday morning talk shows? too busy rack

we haven't gotten to the bottom yet of what was chris stevens actually doing there.nto, who exactly did he meet with. i think the committee should trio meet with those folks, or at least have investigators meet with those folks. there is still a lot of information out here. i don't blame anyone but the white house. the american people should blame no one but the white house. they had an opportunity and they have a responsibility as leaders in this country to provide the legislative branch of government all of the documentation when the legislative branch asks. they did not do it and they get what they deserve on this. >> well, to a lot of people, it looks like there was a conspiracy and a cover-up and a lot of people would like the answers and it's up to you guys now. all right. congressman, thank you for joining us from washington. >> my pleasure. >>> it is now 20 minutes after the top of the hour. she refuses to talk. now democrats say enough's enough when it comes to questioning lois lerner. >> maybe we can get ken star to come out of retirement and do another inv

the bengahzi compound, the american consulate that left four americans dead including ambassador chris stevens. they say there will be seven republicans and five democrats. they said it was a witch hunt to drum up support in an election year. suddenly an about face from nancy pelosi. then we hear from john kerry, they were threatening to subpoena john kerry on the standing committee. not the committee already in existence chaired by darrell issa. he chairs the over sight committee. kerry gave an offer. i'll testify once but only to one of these committee. darrell issa's committee or the special committee. the up shot, john kerry will be before darrell issa's committee june 12th. democrats see this as a political witch hunt but they do not want to leave republicans to the field to have all attention focused on them without defense in particular the defense of their presumptive although not declared 2016 candidate in hillary clinton, who of course was secretary of state at the time. >> boy, have we seen this fight over bengahzi over and over again. so it will play out again. thank you. >>> presi

four americans, including chris stevens were killed. >>> time for today's power politics and some highrofile politicians in both parties have turned conventional wisdom on its head in the past 24 hours. let's start with the minimum wage. mitt romney republican party presidential nominee split with the g.o.p.'s right wing. he currently said the minimum wage, should be wanged. >> i part with many in my party on the issue of minimum wage. i think we ought to raise it. our party is all about more jobs and better pay. communicating that is important to us. >> in that interview romney indicated categorically that he will not run again for president. however, two other republicans who are still considering the race in 2016, rick santorum said pawlenty say they have approve of the raising of the minimum wage. >>> kay hagin threw caution to the wind. she limited that republican leaders in her home state opted out of the medicaid expansion under the affordable care act. that decision to opt out left 500,000 north carolinaens unable to enroll. >> these are some of the most vulnerable citizen citi

attack" to the 2012 terrorist attack that left four americans dead in libya including ambassador chris stevens34 pages and published the excerpts. clinton stands by this initial claim by the obama administration. >> there was a hateful video that was disseminated on the internet. that sparked violence in various parts of the world. >> reporter: in the days after the attack, senior state department officials told cnn the incident appeared to be a preplanned terrorist attack unrelated to the video. clinton writes, "it is inaccurate to state that every single one of them was influenced by this hateful video. it is equally inaccurate to state that none of them were." but clinton refutes claims that in the midst of the attack the u.s. government refused to help saying president obama, quote, gave the order to do whatever was necessary to support our people in libra. when americans are under fire, that is not an order the commander in chief has to give twice. that anyone has ever suggested otherwise is something i will never understand." and she gives context to that controversial moment which has c

so that's the reason chris stevens was there. when the a.r.b. came out, said that stevens decided to go independently. that is a complete lie and it's a whitewash. >> and katie last week, i know you tweeted out how is the investigation of a terror attack a partisan thing? and it just seems like by the day is grows more and more partisan. >> when did investigating terror attacks that left americans dead become a one side issue here. the fact that deps don't want to get involved, that they're throwing temper tantrums to be frank about, it when it comes to investigating what went on. our representative was arguing on fox news sunday that he didn't want democrats to be left out of the process. well, they're leaving themselves out of the process and they're approaching this investigation in a quantity over quality -- they're taking that approach. yes, we've had a lot of hearings and a lot of committees in the house looking into this but guess what? the quality of information coming from the white house and the state department hasn't been there. we've

house approved the creation of a committee to investigate the 2010 attack that killed ambassador chris stevens and three other americans. cnn's chief political analyst, gloria borger, good to see you. check my math, there are several hearings already, reports, why now? >> well, look, this is clearly about politics as you pointed out. earlier as you pointed out, there were republicans who thought the white house was effectively covering up the story on benghazi, that they were not truthful with the american public and that they had not really gotten to the bottom of it. but at the very base here we see a select committee that is formed with the majority of republicans on it. and you know they're playing a short-term game here and a long-term game here. the short-term game here is elections, mid-term elections in november. they're not about persuading voters. they're about getting your partisans, getting out your base. what gets out base republican voters? president obama and obamacare, perhaps hillary clinton and benghazi. so that is what this is about. and if they nick hillary clinton along th

secondly, the family members of chris stevens have pleaded publicly for this not to be politicized. let me read to you their words and i quote. what chris never would have accepted was the idea that his death would be used for political purposes, end of quote. so i feel that i owe it to the families of ambassador stevens and the other brave americans who lost their precious lives to bring some minimal level of balance to this process and to check false claims wherever they may arise. in short, ladies and gentlemen, i believe we need someone in that room to simply defend the truth. defend the truth. and that is why i have agreed to serve. let me just close by saying rather than fundraising off of the murders of these four brave americans and i must tell you i find that diss pickable. i believe the best way is to bring their killers to justice and work in a bipartisan way to strengthen security for all u.s. peron ell overseas. thank you. -- personnel overseas. >> any questions? >> some members of your leadership team advised you not to do this? what ultimately was the tipping point and

consulate that killed four americans including chris stevens. >> you talk about this is spontaneous. can you see definitively that the attacks on the consulate, their security personnel was spontaneous? >> our current assessment is that what happened in benghazi was a spontaneous result of what happened in cairo. almost a copy cat of the demonstrations in cairo which were prompted by the video. >> make no mistake about it, susan rice got her accused from this e-mail and not written by the central intelligence agency, it was written by a top white house aid about benghazi and it was designed to provide political cover for an embattled politician ahead in a presidential election. here with reaction to the developing story, investigative journalist cheryl atkinson and the host of special report brett bear. guys, welcome to the program. glad you're with us. >> thanks, sean. >> let me start with you. you are objective reporters. i come at this a little differently. i have a political point of view. i want to make sure the audience has the facts. your reaction to the news conference. is th