sarge was the founder of the peace corps and director of president lyndon johnson's office of economic opportunity. party attendees include chris dodd, representative steny hoyer . [inaudible conversations] >> i like her ankle on their. it's not marine or a camera. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> yeah, but not in new york a couple days. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> she was always very commit very gracious. >> thank you. i'll tell her you said hi. patrick graduated last friday from high school. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] .mac [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] >> is so exciting. they always feel like your in a presidential campaign. >> i don't know. i've never run for president. and getting the book out, so that's good. [inaudible conversations] >> i can't wait to read it. >> thank you. i hope it's got some ideas and i

it's been a i was in ucla then i was in the peace corps for two years and by the way you see and the vice presidential nominee for the libertarian party, will be the first peace corps volunteer to be elected in the national office and that this kind of pleasing. after that i went to usc and was drafted as a way joined the naval rotc and then i was a navy attorney for four years. estimate was that during vietnam? >> it was. that's why i was drafted. within a week of getting back in the peace corps i received my classification for the physical so guess what my future had in-store. after a got out of the navy i was a prosecutor in los angeles, standard cases, drug cases, didn't think about it much, ended up having the unit fraud against the government fha and va that sort of thing. after that in the private practice of law and then appointed to the bench so i was on the bench for 25 years as a judge and now i am retired and running as you say for office. >> what cord were you a judge? >> a court in orange county california over 25 years pretty much did everything. as a part of that, you

and i was in the peace corps two years in costa rica. and on the vice presidential nominee for the party. i'm the first peace corps volunteer to be elected to national office and that's kind of pleasing. after that i went to usc law school, was being drafted so i joined the naval rotc and was a navy attorney, jack attorney for four years. that's why it was being drafted within a week from getting back from the peace corps and the state may notice for a physical. just that my future had in store for me. after i got out of the navy as a federal prosecutor in los angeles, u.s. attorney's office prosecuted standard cases, bank robberies, drug cases. ended up having a unit prosecuting across the government fha, va, that sort of thing. after that was in the private practice of litigation for five years and appointed to the bench. i was on the bench for 25 years as a judge and now i'm retired and running, as you say, for office. >> host: what court really judge? >> guest: orange county, california for the state court over 25 years pretty much d

peace corps volunteer in morocco in the '80s, a graduate of berkeley, a real hero, and also sean smith, the foreign service officer. you're going to hear great sorrow and remorse. >> and are we going to hear from the secretary exactly what the state department and the

spoke many languages and had a true love of the middle east that grew inside of him when he was a peace corps volunteer in that area, a truly heart-felt statement from hillary clinton that also touched on the importance of all of this happening during september 11th, and also of the importance of what she sees as our continued commitment to building a stable situation and government in libya. she spoke as i said from the heart and is also the head of state. let's go toed henry who is standing by at the white house, he has new information about a very fluid situation for the president today. >> that's right, martha, you know the president will be speaking about 10:35am eastern time in the rose garden following up on what the secretary of state just said. a senior official telling me they are still monitoring the situation obviously so it's unclear whether the president is going to go ahead with his planned campaign trip later today in nevada then onto colorado with an event there tomorrow. obviously with all this whirling around they are going to have to reevaluate and they are doing that now

a master stevens was a former peace corps volunteer was confirmed as the u.s.mbassador to libya in may last year in the middle of the revolution he had to ride into the country the only way he could get there by sea are riding on a greek cargo ship u.s. officials confirmed that he spent his final moments trying to save his own staffers those who knew him say that is just the kind of guy he was. reporter mark stare on how they're remembering him tonight. tonight for steady members who have met even born when they attended uc- berkeley came together to remember him and to honor him as in so many others who knew him around the bay. when the ambassador attended cal he was a member of the office how might a fraternity. and tonight the house on a their brother forest service and the sacrifice. >>> was now more than ever to work for a world where peace rather than tearing could be international constant. our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends. we wish him the most love and respect in our eternal brother had. my name is chris stevens and i am the new

my heroes were people like president kennedy, martin luther king, and i wanted to join the peace corps. i didn't... had no interest in royalty, or in thinking about changing myself. and in fact, to this day, i don't think i'm any different, except in what i have learned and experienced over time. i'm still the young woman who grew up in the united states, and whose life has evolved to encompass other cultures, other societies, and unimaginable responsibilities and love that as a young giri wouldn't even have dreamt of. >> hinojosa: so you brought it up, love. there is something about your story which i think... people see the power of this love, and when they see pictures of you with your husband, king hussein, this connection that you had... and i think that... i remember thinking when i was a kid, trying to kind of do the double culture thing, because i was mexican, but i was also american, and just seeing you, and i was like, "wow, she was able to this. she was able to brid the two cultures." but so much of it was based on the power of love. >> a great deal, and while many people do

the two served together in the peace corps in the '80s. the uc berkeley grad taught english to kids in a small moroccan town. sharpenberger says even back then stevens dreamed of becoming an ambassador. >> he fell in love with morocco and that part of the world. it was kind of a spark that shaped the rest of his career. >> reporter: the east bay native went on to study law at uc hastings in san francisco. >> if he was in town, he would pop in my office or leave a card or something. >> reporter: law professor david levine kept in touch with his former student through the years. the dean says he is not at all surprised stevens gave his life trying to save others. >> he could have literally sent in the marines there is a battalion there protecting the embassy. he didn't do that. he wanted to be there. he wanted to go take his people, get them back to safety. he knew he was taking a risk. he went and did it any way. what more do you need to know? those who know the east bay native say they're proud of him. and they say the bay area and the wor

he came to us after his stint in the peace corp. and he's the guy who had a confidence.kiness. but confidence about him. and he was funny and great smile, and he was a friendly person and everyone liked him. he would come to my office hours and we would chat. >> he's one of the guys who stood out. a few stand out and chris was one of those. >> when he was a student in our civil prosodure class, was there any indication that he would go in international law or become enchanted by the middle east? >> he already had that love. he was interested in international law and going to foreign service at that point. it was going into the peace corp in morroco. turned him on to the middle east and set his path. law school was manage he want tod do and whether it would lead him to the international law. that gave him confidence. he didn't come to law school and i came for no particular reason. he had goals and you could see that. >> professor, were you surprised to hear he was speaking arabic fluently and had a love for the middle east? >> well, i knew along the way, it is not that h

he came to us after his stint in the peace corp. and he's the guy who had a confidence. cockiness. but confidence about him. and he was funny and great smile, and he was a friendly person and everyone liked him. he would come to my office hours and we would chat. >> he's one of the guys who stood out. a few stand out and chris was one of those. >> when he was a student in our civil prosodure class, was there any indication that he would go in international law or become enchanted by the middle east? >> he already had that love. he was interested in international law and going to foreign service at that point. it was going into the peace corp in morroco. turned him on to the middle east and set his path. law school was manage he want tod do and whether it would lead him to the international law. that gave him confidence. he didn't come to law school and i came for no particular reason. he had goals and you could see that. >> professor, were you surprised to hear he was speaking arabic fluently and had a love for the middle east? >> well, i knew along the way, it is not th

. >> he was fluent in arabic, a language he began to learn in the peace corps. >> one of the thing that's impressed me last in libya was listening to stories from people who are old enough to traveled and studied in the united states back when we had closer relations. those days are back. >> he was a history major at cal and a 1989 graduate of hastings. one professor was still in touch with him. >> he went to go save his own people. he didn't have to do that. he could have sent marines. he didn't have to go in there. he chose to try to save his people and that is just what is he all about. >> he was a 1978 graduate of piedmont high school. he was active in the theater department. he loved tennis, and running and his friends. >> after he had been appointed on facebook he was staying in touch with people and never lost ability to just reach out to people and be great. >> and he says his brother tom, says chris never married and spent final weeks of his life in sweden in a friend's wedding and then twont vienna for good restaurants and muse seems before returning to libya to get back to work

and then i was in the peace corps, two years in costa rica. will be the first peace corps volunteer ever to be elected to national office, and that's kind of pleasing. i went to usc law school, was being drafted and then was a navy jag attorney for four years. >> host: during vietnam? >> guest: it was during vietnam. that's why i was being drafted, actually. within a week of getting back from the peace corps, i received my notice for physical, so guess what my future had in store for me? after i got out of the navy, i was a federal prosecutor in los angeles, u.s. attorney's office, prosecuted the standard cases, bank robberies, drug cases, doesn't really think about it much. ended up heading a unit prosecuting frauds against the government, fha, va, that sort of thing. after that was in the private practice of law, business litigation for five years and then was appointed to the bench, so i was on the bench for 25 years as a judge, and now i've retired and i'm running, as you say, for office. well, what court were you a judge at? >> guest: the

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 of the coast line. temperatures will be warmer, back into the 80s in the south bay. we will look at temperatures coming up. >>> it may be one of the worst seasons in years for west nile virus. a second resident is now recovering from the virus. officials say they are seeing four times the number of infected mosquitos and twice the number of infected birds. they say whether

as a member of the peace corp he played down his life for his friends.erican friends, libyan friends and for us all. >> authorities have rested for people in connection with that attack for different people have been arrested with the--attack. >> francisco police are investigating a homicide in the bay view district. it happened to near 1:30 a.m. near hilltop park. no word on any arrests. >> to the south bay in san jose one person is recovering after a car crashes into a house overnight. it slammed into an intersection at mayberry. and white road. one person was taken to hospital the house however sustained major damage. >> the city of oakland is striving to fight crime. with pastor, clergy. and dal lin has more. >> these are residents walking and speaking to people. pastors, activists want to gain trust with people out in the street. there are no chanting, no signs, lono loudspeakers. they spoke to young people late at night. with activists saying that they build trust with relationship to young people. they many of these are committed from people from

after his two years in the peace corps, he met and fell in love with scarlet.r married and moved to the popular beach town they have a son named began working as a real estate agent and eventually life was good. he was raising his son in a community he said he loved and finding success with his company. but everything changed on november 11th 2010. on that afternoon, according to family, nicaraguan police burst into his home and office, confiscated his files and tooks a front for an international drug trafficking ring. he was arrested other suspected drug big mistake. >> there's absolutely no evidence that jason committed any of the crimes with which he was charged. i am an attorney, and i've read through the entire case file. but more than that, i'm jason's sister. and i know my brother. i know that he's absolutely 100% innocent. >> puracal was hopeful that this would be resolved quickly. his lawyers say the nicaraguan authorities weren't able to provide any evidence linking hi drug trafficking ring. noring. in june. he'd been in prison for more than 18 months

milary, all who serve overseas are representatives of united states of america, whether you are the peace corps or the marine corps, whether you are the foreign service or the commercial svice or whatever, you're in the service of the united states of america, promoting our values trying to help promote democracy and also trying to have economic and strategic cooperation. i thank our foreign service staff, many of them live in maryland. but that's not the point. ey live in the united states of america. and so i say to all when you point your finger and s we really don't need a government, i think we do need a government. and when we talk about standing up for our military now in these tough budget times, absolutely we should. but remember there are other overseas who also carry our flag in very dangerous areas. so let's start respecting the people for our -- who work for our government. let's make sure they have the right resources to do their job and then let our president, our talented secretary of the help work with the others to work with other world leaders to do someing to really bring ab

graduating from university of california at berkeley, i traveled to north africa as a peace corps volunteer. i work as ang enlish teacher in morocco two years and grew to love this part of the world he said after at pointment as u.s. ambassador to libya he remained connected through facebook, joking and wanting to stay in touch. >> only bit of solace in this whole thing sthae was doing what he loved to do and he, i think he died as he was trying to make the world a better place. >> and he says his brother never married but had many girlfriends over the years. in the final weeks of his life he twont a friend's wedding in sweden, went to vienna to enjoy good restaurants and museums before returning to libya to get back to work. >> and the first reports indicated waits in retaliation for a you tube video, a movie trailer that made fun of islam and prophet of mohammed. but officials are saying this is a planned terrorist attack and the video had nothing to do with it. >> there are experts today, one senior fellow, his area includes extremist groups in the east. also spoke with jerry mckensman h

he traveled to africa as a peace corps volunteer. a statement was released offering condolences to the family. the two communicated when he was appointed ambassador. >> to have served as a united states ambassador is the highest honor and for a lawyer to engage in that type of public service and to have made a career in public service, that is what the profession is about at its best. >> reporter: now the professor i spoke with by phone is with the center for middle eastern studies for berkeley. the two were communicating by e-mail about the future and possible academic center in libya. she could not believe it. he was steeped in the region and spoke arabic. she calls him a true intellectual and brilliant man. reporting live, christie smith, nbc bay area news. >> president obama spoke this morning over the attacks in libya and cairo. >> the world remains a dangerous place. the american leadership is still sorely needed. in the face of the violence, america cannot shrink from the responsibility to lead. >> mr. romney is facing critici

a former peace corps volunteer, a gentle man and idealist. >> i've spent almost my entire career in the middle east and north africa. >> reporter: secretary of state hillary clinton remembered him today. >> he risked his life to stop a tyrant and gave his life trying to help build a better libya. the world needs more chris stevenses. the attack came at night. 10:00 p.m. city of benghazi. militants stormed the u.s. consulate and overwhelmed security guards. inside, chris stevens and several other americans trapped, pinned down by intense smoke and gunfire. the attack rages on for five hours. chris stevens dies from asphyxiation along with sean smith. two other americans are kill elsewhere. >> there is no justification for this. none. >> reporter: city cross the middle east are tense. some exploding in violent pro testifies like cairo where a mop breached the grounds of the u.s. embassy last night. some protesters are still there, one telling abc's lama hasan that he wants blood. why? what inflamed the mad passionate mobs and protesters in the streets? a movie. an incredibly amateurish cr

with the help of the peace corps as well as charities like hug it forward, the word is spreading. >>nne has shown us today, it does make me feel like why didn't i think of that ages ago? >> we are building a two-classroom school. this school serves about 200 kids. >> the ultimate goal with the bottle school is not to eliminate trash just by building schools. that would be impossible. there's too much trash. the ultimate goal is raising awareness about the environment, about the importance of managing trash. the original idea was using just a basic post and beam structure with wood. one difference that hug it forward has adopted is using founded cement with rebar. >> hug it forward is a 501-c registered non-profit based in the united states, and we empower communities to build bottle schools. >> we've been invited here by hug it forward because we have a real issue with plastic bottles in the himalayas and it's a new pollution problem for us, extremely damaging problem because the cows are eating the plastic and dying from it which is losing our only source of quality protein for the

. >> martha, chris stevens was a career diplomat, someone who began with the peace corps.over the years. he had a desk assignment he was in syria than egypt. he is something used to working both with dictators and quite frankly with people that you wouldn't like on the other side. his loss will mark the first time in decades that we've lost a ambassador, the last senior diplomat we lost was in jordan a few years ago. it's unusual and we have to take it in perspective. these men and women know they put their lives in harm's way every day. he is somebody that went out in the community, did things more boldly than some would do, but did them because he was trying to bring a country that had lived under a dictator for 40 years back from that. it perhaps reflects poorly on our security in the area but that is for other investigations to deal with. right now we are dealing with the first loss of a full ambassador since 1979. martha: we are waiting for more he details on what exactly happened. the initial reports were he and other were killed in the fire that was set to the build

after graduating from the university of california at berkeley, i traveled to north africa as a peace corps volunteer. i worked in -- >> reporter: this video was made to introduce ambassador stevens to the libyan people. stevens received a degree from uc hastings law after leaving call. he had been working as a us diplomat to libya since 2007. he was an envoy to the rebels who overthrew moammar gadhafi last year. i talked to some people who said he's the best and the brightest there. >> now i'm excised to -- excited to return to libya, building a solid relationship between the united states and libya to help you achieve your goals. >> three other employees were killed in the attacks in benghazi. stevens was a career foreign service member. he spoke both era back and french. i -- arabic and french. i received an e-mail from the dean of the college and he talked about the huge loss that his death is for the people who knew him at safings -- at hastings college. >>> in egypt, outrage over the controversial film also triggered violence at the u.s. embassy there. protesters climbed the embassy c

in the peace corps. he has been praised as a great friend of libya and served as liaison to the rebel who is overthrew dictator moammar gadhafi. tyrone woods became a navy s.e.a.l. after his mom suggested he join the military. he was also a paramedic and a registered nurse. his third child, kai, was born just a few months ago. and glen doherty was a ski instructor and raft guide in utah before becoming a navy s.e.a.l. he planned to leave the military after knee surgery in 2001, but that changed when the 9/11 attacks occurred. doherty also served on the advisory board of the military religious freedom foundation. in his ten-year career in the foreign service, sean smith was a computer expert, but he also had an alter ego in the virtual universe of computer game eve online. smith was online tuesday night, reporting gunfire. he disconnected and never returned. >>> back here at home now, in the nation's third largest city, both sides say they have a framework for a deal. a five-day-old chicago teacher strike

military, all who serve overseas are representatives of united states of america, whether you are the peace corps or the marine corps, whether you are the foreign service or the commercial service or whatever, you're in the service of the united states of america, promoting our values trying to help promote democracy and also trying to have economic and strategic cooperation. i thank our foreign service staff, many of them live in maryland. but that's not the point. they live in the united states of america. and so i say to all when you point your finger and say we really don't need a government, i think we do need a government. and when we talk about standing up for our military now in these tough budget times, absolutely we should. but remember there are other overseas who also carry our flag in very dangerous areas. so let's start respecting the people for our -- who work for our government. let's make sure they have the right resources to do their job and then let our president, our talented secretary of the help work with the others to work with other world leaders to do something to really

he was in the peace corps, he was active in community service he was an honorable person. on >>catherine: the embassy attack has ignited a firestorm on the campaign trail. on >> angry democrats are now saying this is no time for romney to be taking shots of u. s. farm policy. the romney campaign it canceled a florida campaign speech, sending supporter's home and held a news conference. >> a terrible course for america to withstand an apology for our values. >> democrats blasted romney for what they said was a political attack and aftermath of the tragedy. >> i do not think he knows what he is talking about, frankly. >> notably of other republicans did not echo from these criticisms. >> the president did not mention romney and his public statements today. >> today we will introduce iphone 5. >>pam: apple held a news event to unveil the new iphone. the much anticipated iphone 5. on >> apple also unveiled a new ipod. >> the iphone 5 is that this would have ever made. >>gabe: 7.6 mm than making it 18 percent thinner than the current iphone 4s. it will be a fully 4g l t e phone

ambassador chris stevens, who fell in love with middle eastern culture in the peace corps. sean smith, father of two, tyrone woods, father of three and glen doherty, a former navy s.e.a.l. and member of a military group devoted to religious tolerance. >> four americans, four patriots, they didn't simply embrace the american ideal, they lived it. 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. if we want to truly honor their memory, it's who we must always be. >> we've seen rage and violence directed at american embassies over an awful, internet video that we had nothing to do with. it is hard for the american people to make sense of that, because it is senseless. and it is totally unacceptable. >> reporter: but for the average man on the muslim street, it's hard to make sense of a place like america, where anyone can say anything on film. when you grow up under mullahs or dictators, it's hard to comprehend how a message could come out of a country without official approval. >> what is it

at the uc hastings college where the ambassador went to law school in 1989 after he joined the peace corps. we heard the president and secretary of state call him a world leader. i spoke with his dearest friends that tell us that he is a hometown hero >> i just remember his mother saying " why are you going over there anyway? ". she was tongue in cheek and he said " well, mother, ... to help the libyan people, and to represent the united states interest in this country ". it is such a waste. >> mcdonald's and stevens were roommates for years at uc- berkeley in the late '70s and he considered stephens a lifelong friend. >> i just know him that a party that his family had for him when he was appointed, to celebrate the appointment. and, just a tremendous man. such a terrible loss. >> mcdonald shared a photograph with us, taken at his home when stephen stopped by for dinner. >> he always had that smile on his face. >> always with a smile on his face, the optimistic leader, that is how latinos his friend. a smile that the world lost today. >> i lost a piece of myself. >> his childhood friend c

relentlessly optimistic >> he joined the peace corps and attended hastings law school. he set out to make a difference in the world >> such a waste. i'm sorry. >> he is described as idealistic, unpretentious, courageous, and honorable. we should all be so lucky to live a life where we are remembered in the same light >> he was a brilliant public servant and he served so well and so selflessly and i think that he is a great example about what is great about this country. >> his family calls him an unflappable. he was in a part of the world that is in continuous crisis but he never spoke about being in danger and when his family asked how he was doing he would say everything is just fine. >> youtube is blocking the video that incited the middle east violence but only in egypt and libya. the 14 minute video is a trailer to an amateur low-budget movie titled innocence of muslims which depicts mohamad in an offense of light. youtube has continued to leave the video on its site in other countries. a live look at a protest outside the u.s. embassy in egypt. so far, a peaceful

. >> reporter: friends describe him as a model diplomat, a former peace corp activist. >> he wanted to learn the language, and be the first diplomat on the ground. >> reporter: two others were killed, even as the evacuation happened, the fbi was launching an investigation. the veteran diplomats going back to the reagan years urged the critics to call a time out. >> i think it is very important we don't play politics with this. we have american lives at stake. our embassy, they're at out posts that are very dangerous. >> reporter: and more on how effective chris stevens was as an ambassador, an out pouring from others expressing sadness over his death. andrea mitchell in our d.c. bureau tonight, what a tragedy for our state department and others. >>> as far as a u.s. military response tonight. our correspondent reports one u.s. navy destroyer has arrived off the coast of libya tonight. a second is expected tomorrow. 60 u.s. marines are being moved into libya to beef up security. the marines traditionally defend all larger u.s. embassies from around the world. with us, michael lighter, a

. >> reporter: they loved service and enjoyed adventure, none more than the one-time peace corp volunteerame the ambassador to a war-torn nation. chris steven's sister spoke about him. >> he spoke about the security but really didn't make a deal of it. he more spoke of how much he enjoyed, you know, the work he was doing. >> he was known not only for his courage, but for his smile. goofy, but contagious, with the california cool. >> reporter: she vowed not to retreat. so we will wipe away our tears, stiffen our spines and face the future undaunted. >> greater love has no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. the flag they served under now carries them home. >> reporter: the president and hillary clinton in a rare public glimpse of shared emotions. today, u.s. officials said there was no prior intelligence about the attack in libya. tonight, the people in this building are in mourning, but vowing to honor the fallen by carrying on their mission. >> andrea mitchell, after a very sad day at the state department in washington, thanks. and meanwhile, the rage over this a

embarrassed at what happened to the diplomat from california with a law degree and did two stints in the peace corpsh regions where most americans could not go. a man who was a drum major for peace. >> i see opportunities for close partnership between the united states and libya. i look forward to exploring those possibilities with you as we work together to build a free democratic prosperous libya. >> we will never forget a great man, many never heard of before this week, and never forget the optimism and courage he showed in his life. that does it for the cycle. martin, it is

peace corps volunteer who in his more recent career acted heroically in the overthrow of gadhafi. has been overshadowed by the desperate reach by mitt romney to secure political advantage. hours before the killing romney issued a statement accusing president obama of having sympathized with those making the attacks on the u.s. consulate. he called it disgraceful. went further, obama sympathizes with attackers in egypt, the rnc chair tweeted, referring to a similar assault on the u.s. embassy in cairo. the accusation that the president sympathized with muslim militants echoes past attacks from the right. what's new in romney's statement in libya is its wildness. the president never said he sympathized with the crowds in libya and egypt protesting an anti-muslim film, apparently made in los angeles. "time" magazine's mark hallperin and howard fineman. take a look at the timeline of events over a very significant 24-hour period. it started yesterday morning about 6 a.m. eastern time. noon in cairo. that's when the american embassy put out a statement saying it condemns the continuing

how he first went to the region as a young man in the peace corps. how during the revolution, he arrived in libya on the cargo ship. how he believed in libya and its po people, and how they loved him back. and there in benghazi, he laid down his life for his friends. libyan and american. and for us all. today, chris is home. four americans, four patriots. they loved this country. 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. that's who we are. if we want to truly honor their memory, it's who we must always be. i know that this awful loss, terrible images of recent days, the pictures we're seeing again today, have caused some to question this work. and there is no doubt these are difficult days. in moments such as this, so much ange

before that, he was a peace corps volunteer. he lived in chevy chase maryland. >>> meanwhile -- condemning stevens murder.ste they are condemning floridaon pastor terry jones.. he's promoting the anti muslim video called innocence ofinno muslims, which has been blamedbe for the violence in libya. >> i'd like to say in a personn word that i am embarrassed, and ashamed that the christian religion has been associated with an act as hateful as thatas of releasing a film intended to insight violence and even to cause the deaths of innocent people. it is a form of rhetorical hateh crime.et >> general martin dempsey, theth chairman of the joint chiefs off staff spoke with terry jones,t and asked had erto withdraw the support of the video. >>> politics coming to the forefront in the aftermath ofafe this deadly attack. joining us to talk about that side of the story is professor lenny steinhorn. how damaging is it to the obama administration that this embassy could not protect the diplomats. >> these things happen in anin unstable world.