in neighboring libya, ambassador christopher stevens is in benghazi, a city known for upheaval. evens knew benghazi well. during the civil war that ousted moammar gadhafi, he lived there. >> he was in at the beginning when secretary clinton sent him over there to talk to the rebels and find out who are these people, what are they up to, should we be supporting them? >> stevens' parents were proud that he helped the rebel-led coalition. >> my name is chris stevens and i'm the new u.s. ambassador to libya. >> his job? to bring stability to a hot zone. >> gadhafi's weapons stockpiles had been raided and weapons were everywhere. so one of the things that the u.s. was interested in doing, and in particular the cia, was collecting weapons. >> that mission brought stevens to benghazi on september 11. when he opened a cultural center and met with officials. >> ambassador stevens had met with a turkish official and the consulate there in benghazi and everything was quiet for them. >> that all changed when darkness fell. at 9:42 p.m., gunfire is heard outside the benghazi consulate. then a

in neighboring libya, ambassador christopher stevens is in benghazi, a city known for upheaval. evens knew benghazi well. during the civil war that ousted moammar gadhafi, he lived there. >> he was in at the beginning when secretary clinton sent him over there to talk to the rebels and find out who are these people, what are they up to, should we be supporting them? >> stevens' parents were proud that he helped the rebel-led coalition. >> my name is chris stevens and i'm the new u.s. ambassador to libya. >> his job? to bring stability to a hot zone. >> gadhafi's weapons stockpiles had been raided and weapons were everywhere. so one of the things that the u.s. was interested in doing, and in particular the cia, was collecting weapons. >> that mission brought stevens to benghazi on september 11. when he opened a cultural center and met with officials. >> ambassador stevens had met with a turkish official and the consulate there in benghazi and everything was quiet for them. >> that all changed when darkness fell. at 9:42 p.m., gunfire is heard outside the benghazi consulate. then a

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fellow in libya who is suspected of involvement in last september's attack that killed jake christopher stevensin benghazi. some are saying this demonstrates the administration's desire to use something other than drones, specifically the use of u.s. courts to pursue this evolving fight against these localized threat. is that realistic in your mind? how is the united states going to arrest someone like that? without creating a firefight? >> i do not have anything against drone strikes. i think the administration has not been doing a bad job when it comes to using drones to single out and to kill the terrorist who would harm our own people. i have no problem with that. if you cannot send a drone, maybe you could send some kind of a team into a place like libya or cut a deal with the libyan government or pay off the libyan government to eliminate this person if we are absolutely sure this person was engaged in a terrorist act. why not? if we know this person was engaged with assassinating -- >> assassinations be made illegal by federal law quite a while ago. [crosstalk] >> sending a drone is lega

ambassador christopher stevens and three other americans were whether he will hold a one-on-one meeting with president put mer. he said he's disappointed that russia granted asylum to edward snowden. >> there were times they flipped back to a cold war thinking an mentality and what i consistently say to them and what i say to president putin is that's the past and, you know, we've got to thinken t eabout t future. >> the president also criticized the new russian law. he said hae has no countries that try to intimidate gays. president obama sent two u.s. senior senators john mccain and lindsey graham to assess the situation in egypt. they pressed egypt's military-backed government and lobbied for a quick return to civilian rule. yesterday they told our clarissa ward that the situation is bleak. >> do you think egypt might fail? >> i think it might. i think i wouldn't be here if i didn't think that it might, and i think the events in the next few weeks will determine that. >> i would go one step further. i think it's going to fail if something doesn't change, and to the american people, m

ambassador christopher stevens and three other americans were murdered that day. charges are sealed at this time, but we know several suspects are included, and we're told one of them is the founder of libya's islamist militia,al sharia. right now no one has been arrested. steve centanni's live in washington on this top story. the charges are sealed, but what do we know about them? >> reporter: very little is known at this point. the indictment has been issues, we don't know exactly what the charges are, we also don't know exactly who is being named, though we have some idea. but this is the first criminal indictment in the aftermath of the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi, an attack, as you mentioned, that left four americans dead. a u.s. official confirmed the indictment while the justice department, on the record, is only saying that the investigation is ongoing and remains a top priority. now, some say it hadn't been a top priority, and the indictments don't go far enough. >> the real question is, is the government committed, is president obama committ

four americans were killed including ambassador christopher stevens. lawmakers are pursuing an investigation into the attack and the government's response. they are also pressing new fbi director james comey to take action. tara mergener for cbs news, washington. >> important to note the state department emphasizes the embassy closures are precautionary. >>> the white house is disappointed with russia for giving temporary asylum to u.s. fugitive edward snowden. yesterday the former security contractor left a moscow airport where he had been in limbo for weeks. russia says he can stay in the country for one year as long as he does not leave the country and does not leak any more u.s. secrets. the obama administration wants snowden to face trial for releasing classified information about surveillance programs. >>> rolling stone magazine benefited greatly from its controversial cover featuring boston bombing suspect dzhokhar tsarnaev. since the issue went on sale july 19, it's had more than double the sales of the average rolling stone issue. critics say

attack coming nearly 11 months after they stormed the consulate killing four americans including christopher stevens. right now we do not know the exact nature of those charges because they are under sealor those named in the case again the justice department files the first crimal charges of the benghazi attack according to the unnamed u.s. officials. there are many unanswered questions white beat obama and administration has done nothing to bring down the attackers did now filing sealedourt documents instead of killing or capturing. the white house is struggling to rionalize the insistence the al qaeda threat of the middle east is diminished in face of the order to close facilities and in some instances to acuate personnel. the state department left today to clarify their rhetoric about al qaeda been on the rhine and explaining obama was referring to afghanistan and pakistan not necessarily of yemen or anywhere else. seemingly more intent to further of the station is set of clearly explaining the actions of our government. end henry has the report. >> to talk up the housing reform on "the tonight

killing christopher stevens, three others dead. the real question, are we going to capture or kill the terrorists? if we are issuing the equivalent of subpoena, that's not good enough. >> reporter: one of them a leading figure in benghazi and possible ring leader ahmed abu khattala. when fox news was in benghazi last october, we met with khattala for extended off camera interview. he admitted to being there the night of the attack, showed no remorse for killing of stevens and others. he denied direct involvement in the attack or the group said to be responsible. he claimed he was only at the scene to aid militia members injured defending the americans. crucially, we found post it notes at the compound indicating the fbi had been there a few weeks after the attack. khattala said no u.s. official contacted him, and heilling to say he showed much love for the u.s. he told us america had it coming for getting involved in libyan politics and shared the anti-u.s. rhetoric of benghazi based al qaeda off chute. late today, associated press

ambassador christopher stevens. after that the obama administration was criticized for not responding strongly enough to that threat. this time, as you said, they're talking about responding in an abundance of caution. you have to think about where we're focusing right now. when we're talking about al qaeda as it replies to yemen, this has been a known and growing threat there. it's the place from which the underwear bomber on christmas day was responsible for and also for more than a year there have been concentrated drone strikes from the u.s. in that area, including three just this week. >> all right. emily schmidt for us in washington. thank you. >>> a scare at the u.s. embassy in israel this morning. >> let's bring in cnn's vladimir in tel aviv. walk us through what's going on there. >> well, we today just saw how efficient and how on alert the folks guarding the united states embassy in tel aviv which is right behind me are when it comes to potential terror threats. we were seated at the left-hand side of this

that attack killed four americans, of course, including ambassador christopher stevens. chris lawrence joins us live at the pentagon with the latest on this. what can you tell us about this new threat? >> sources say this was more than the usual chatter. the threat is considered both credible and dangerous, enough so that they are closing at least 17 diplomatic posts around the middle east and that region. earlier this morning on cnn's new day, the chairman of the house foreign affairs committee went further. >> it's my understanding it is al qaeda linked, all right? the threat emanates in the middle east and central asia. >> we just learned that the state department has now released a travel alert for u.s. citizens who are traveling in the middle east and north africa. separately, a u.s. official tells us that they are monitoring a specific threat in yemen, the kcapital of yemen. remember, just this thursday, president obama met with yemen's president in the white house. counter-terrorism was one of the main topics they talked about. so far, the only al qaeda affiliate

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aem bass dror christopher stevens.stration was criticized for not taking the threats seriously enough when it happened. officials say this time, they're acting out what they call an abun kansas dance of reaction. what's the reaction on this, representative king a republican from new york said yesterday when you look at the reaction, to have this many embassies being closed, he said it shows how seriously the government's taking this threat. in his words, the government right now, doing exactly the right thing. victor and brianna. >> that's important because he is the chairman of that committee. so certainly, the add obama administration will feel comfortable with the fact that he's giving it some >> you can't say too much, but this is appropriate. >>> now, if you're traveling anytime in the next four weeks, you have to be on alert. that's just the deal. there's a worldwide travel warning in place from the u.s. state department. >> it says americans traveling abroad need to be cautious. cnn's nick valencia, he's at the

of course, at least three al-qaeda-linked groups participated in the killing of ambassador christopher stevens and three other americans in benghazi. bill: top republican senator lindsey graham saying that attack in libya was a turning point, saying since then al-qaeda has been on steroids. senator graham also saying the white house seems to be to learning its lesson on this matter. >> it is scary. al-qaeda's on the rise, and the nsa program is proving its worth yet again. but we need to reevaluate where we're at in light of these threats. sequestration has to be fixed. if this happens a year from now, our intelligence community and the military will be less capable. i appreciate what the administration's doing. they're taking the right approach to this. benghazi was a complete failure, the threats were real there, the reporting was real, and we basically dropped the ball. we've learned from benghazi, thank god, and the administration's doing this right. bill: all right. later on our program here general jack keane on the spread of al-qaeda and what may be in store next. the general's on deck

that attack killed four americans, of course, including ambassador christopher stevens.on this. what can you tell us about this new threat? >> sources say this was more than the usual chatter. the threat is considered both credible and dangerous, enough so that they are closing at least 17 diplomatic posts around the middle east and that region. earlier this morning on cnn's new day, the chairman of the house foreign affairs committee went further. >> it's my understanding it is al qaeda linked, all right? the threat emanates in the dd

former private investigator christopher butler had steven arrest certain men for dui.n exchange, butler gave him cocaine and a gun. prosecutors plan to call their first witnesses to the stand today. and the trial is expected to last about two weeks. >> a new app launched by the sit eve san francisco is making it easier for drivers to find parking. the freeway app, park me, went into operation yesterday. it gives drivers real-time parking rates and locations at more than 95% of theres and lots -- meters and lots in the city. the congestion comes from people circling and circling trying to find a parking spot. >>> the petaluma baseball team has moved one step closer to the championship. the leg horns stored a victory over a team from new jersey. today they will face a team from hawaii. then they meet the mid-atlantic regional champions in the final game of the series. >> time is 4:56. coming up, we are following breaking news this morning from san jose. a woman trapped in a serious car crash. we have a news crew headed to the scene. >> scene. >>> one person dead and two

the inability in 11 months to do anything meaningful to respond to the killing of ambassador christopher stevensbenghazi. i'm glad there is sealed indictment. it fundamentally doesn't mean a thing. there is nobody in custody. the fact of the indictment is another piece of evidence about the president's law enforcement view of the terrorist threat, rather than treating it as an act of war. jamie: better not to comment at all, like what you're saying. >> right. jamie: ambassador, thanks so much for joining us. i will see you again sunday morning. >> okay, jamie. see you then. bill: thank you, jamie. 23 before the hour. the widow of one of the 19 firefighters killed in an arizona wildfire is being denied lifetime benefits by the city of prescott, arizona. now she ipeaking out about that. >> the fact i have four small children and i have to find a way to provide for them, because my husband giving the ultimate sacrifice in the city's eyes wasn't enough to seal the deal that we'll be given health benefits. we'll be given his salary moving forward to we can create a live for our kids we put together f

. >> that is the mother of ambassador christopher stevens, one of the four americans killed in that attack about benghazi tonight at 10:00 eastern. watch it live. set your dvrs. erin burnett is the host. she joins me live. erin, what will we learn from watching this? >> well, you just heard chris stevens mother saying that diary, of course, which as you know cnn arwa damon who has been in benghazi twice found that and his family talks about how he knew there was danger. and all of the people who were there knew that there was incredible danger, brooke, of course, but the bottom line is that this absolutely could have been prevented. when we talked to each of the family members what struck me the most is covering this as a journalist, it was actually having the opportunity to talk to these family members, with their children, with their brothers talking about what it was like to lose someone, you know, who was so important to their lives. to get a sense of who these people were as individuals. that each of them were living the lives that were meant to lead. glen dougherty was a former s.e.a

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steven tanabo is accused of helping christopher butler arrange dirty dui arrest for the husband of butler's clients. those arrests were intended for leverage in divorce cases. butler's already serving an it's a eight year sentence and testified against tanabe in the trial. >>> the city council will hear an appeal from an anti-abortion group hoping to stop this new location from opening. back in may, the council approved planned parenthood's application to open a new clinic on grand avenue. opponents say the new clinic would cause parking problems and draw constant protests outside. lawyers for planned parenthood say the clinic is unfairly targeted for ideological reasons. the meeting starts at 7:00. >>> mosquito fogging happening tonight. crews focus on the board of north and east san jose from berr ber berryessa road and alum rock avenue. the fogging starts at 11:00 weather permitting. >>> watching that and what's go on in yosemite. the rim fire is not giving up. meteorology, christina loren you have a picture from nasa. >> that smoke plume extending all the way into canada. an update of w

stevens county. >> edwards along with 16-year-old chauncey luna are charged with killing 22-year-old christopher langcold blood on an oklahoma street while he was jogging. >>> a third teen is charged as an accessory. he says they did it because they were bored. >>> police in spokane, washington are on the lookout for teenagers accused of a vicious beating of an 80-year-old world war ii veteran. it happened in a parking lot of a fraternal lodge. it was a random act. he suffered serious head wounds. he died at the hospital. you can see him there. he survived being shot in the battle of okinawa during world war ii. is suspects are between 16 and 19 years old. there's no indication he knew any of them. >>> disturbing allegations from ohio where a day care worker is facing pornography charges. she had photographs of a child in sexual situations on her phone including photos of bestiality. it was not a child from the day care where she worked. the allegations took everyone by surprise. >> it floored me. i would have never suspected a thing, never. a model employee, came to work, outstanding. parents loved

steven tonabia is facing seven federal charges. he allegedly set up men for drunken driving arrest in exchange for cocaine and an expensive gun. christopherbutler allegedly arranged with tonavi to arrest the estranged husband of his girlfriend. >>> the suspension is for five games, dempster has said he wasn't trying to hit rodriguez on purpose. no word on whether dempster plans to appeal. >>> a deadly shooting at a south bay restaurant shedding light on a growing problem. >> a lot of these establishments are popping up throughout the city. >>> new at 5:30, what we're learning from authorities and witnesses. >>> and coming up a little bit later, our continuing coverage on the opening of the new bay bridge. as crews today show off their progress. but first -- >> when a dog fell out of this third story window, most everyone thought it was an accident. we'll tell you what police found on the street below that started an investigation. ♪ looks like you started to make something. ♪ oh, a green! ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] cheerios. with flavors your heart will love. ♪ find your favorite cheerios flavors. available at target. >>> new at 5:00 tonigh

steven m. mills. nicholas h. null. robert j. reefs. heath m. brothis. derrick c. benson. christopher g. campbell. jared w. day. john dera. michael j. strange. john t. tomilson. aaron c. vaughn. jason r. workman. jesse d. pittman. nicholas p. spear. five soldiers killed that day. david r. carter. brian j. nichols. patrick d. hamburg. alexander j. bennett. spencer c. duncan. airmen killed that day, john w. brown, andrew serb. ell, and daniel l. mr. speaker, as these families continue to struggle with their loss, we continue to pray for them asking that god will give them a special measure of grace and peace on this day and the days ahead. i yield back the remainder of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman yields back. the chair now recognizes the gentlewoman from california, mrs. capps, for five minutes. thank you, mr. speaker. and i rise today to speak on behalf of support for funding for the community development block grant, commonly known here as cdbg funding. you know, public-private partnerships are a great investment for our communities. and on the central coast of california as well as in communities all

stevens county, oklahoma. this is not something we see happen here and i will do everything that i can to insure we see these three thugs pay for what they did to christopherane. >> reporter: today police are continuing to search for the gun the teens used in this crime. gregg? gregg: this is so mystifying that this could happen anywhere in america. do we have any idea, a better idea, just why these teens targeted christopher lane? >> reporter: yeah, gregg, there are some growing questions whether or not this crime was racially motivated. on what is believed to be the twitter account of one of those three teens, 15-year-old james edwards, jr., there are several seemingly racist tweets you can find there. this one from a few months ago that says, quote, 90% of the white people are nasty hashtag, hate them. police as they also said, boys told them this crime was just for the fun of it and was something to cure their boredom. meanwhile christopher lane's former baseball team in australia is planning a memorial in his honor this weekend. gregg? gregg: garrett tenney, thanks very much. appreciate it. martha: lots more coming up on that on "america's newsroom."