ambassador stevens and sean smith retire in the main residence. four diplomatic security officers join them. including lead officer scott wickland. another officer, alec handerson is at the tactical officer center. >> the video was a non event in libya. >> charlene clam lamb is on dut. >> he alerted the special security agent. the embassy in tripoli, and the diplomatic security command center in washington. >> reporter: armed attackers entered the main gate without warning or resistance. and hicks as a villa has someone run in. >> gregg, gregg, the consulate is under attack. gregg, we're under attack. >> the attackers set the main residence ablaze. and the safe haven filled with thick, dark smoke. more than a mile away, at the ciaannex, tyron wood and other agents get their weapons ready. >> mobilizing a response team there to go to our facility and provide reinforcement and to repel the attack. >> reporter: 9:59 p.m. an unarmed surveillance drone heads to the come pound, hicks called washington, just about 4:00 in the afternoon. >> i called the s

. >> they recovered the body of sean smith going back in the smoking flames multiple times. >> he broughte went in there when the place was burning. he was hero. he is a hero. >> confidential sources tell fox during the second wave of attacks, he was injured, nearly moving his leg after mortars rained in. he was defending the compound along with navy seals who were both killed. the congressman says the state department have frustrated his efforts to meet with him. >> initially they said they were going to be helpful and pretty quickly they turned that off. a meeting scheduled and then i was denied. >> reporter: another republican, frank wolf complains in this letter to secretary kerry that the state department has refused for months to provide names and contact information to benghazi survivors. >> we don't prevent anyone from telling their story. we have facilitated countless hearings and interviews and discussions with members of the congress. >> reporter: with hearings, they believe they are well enough and able to testify because he is only one of the survivors that witnessed both wav

earlier this week, we spoke with the mother of sean smith. who could forget what happened to her son. sean was one of the men killed in last year's terror attacks in benghazi. listen. >> it is wrong. it is not phony, fake. my son is dead and why is he dead? all i'm waiting for, even to this date, is someone to get back to me and tell me what happened. >> the bureau chief for talk radio news services and angela mcglowen here as well. glad to have you here on this topic. ellen, i will start with you. it is said that the president just wants to refocus everybody on the economy. is this an appropriate start zwroy do that? >> of course it is. well, those -- quote, unquote, scandals are not going to go away. we are not going forget. at least the journalists wlant happened to james rosen. we are not going to forget the intense nsa fine. that will not go away. on the other hand, what's congress doing except being very, very difficult and in terms of getting the president's budget passed? in terms of getting any budget passed? that impacts on over 300

sean smith is confirmed dead. nobody confirmed ambassador stevens. it's now 5:00 p.m.fense secretary leon panetta attends his weekly meeting with the president. >> he ordered all available dod assets to respond. >> bret: none outside libya will. >> the quickest response available was a security team that was located at the embassy in tripoli. >> bret: but they have no plane in tripoli. >> we agreed that we would move forward with chartering a plane to fly a response team to benghazi to provide additional reinforcements. >> bret: 11:10 in benghazi, a. you drone armed only with cameras begins circling above the compound. five minutes later a second wave of attackers arrive. >> annex team withdrew from the facility and second wave of attackers took it over. >> did anybody leave a base anywhere to go to the aid of the people under attack in benghazi, libya before the attack ended? >> no, because the attack ended before they got off the ground. >> as senator graham this attack lasted eight hours from start to finish. >> there was an initial attack on the facility at benghaz

why are people there being sequestered and kept away from microphon microphones. >> sean smith died servings mother says her son's death is not fake, not phony. pat smith joins us. good evening, pat. >> hi, there, greta. sxwl pat, you know, you can never walk in someone else's shoes and now exactly how someone else feels, so i throw it to you. the president had a chance to say that the scandal was phony. tell me, when you hear him say that about phony scandals, what does it feel like to you? >> you know what it feems like. it's totally disgusting when you know different. you don't expect the president to tell you lies like that, right to your face. i don't expect that. >> is it, i meerngs does this surprise you that you're hearing this or is it like look, i'm very hard on the administration because that video story was so silly right from the get go that i was surprised anyone believes it as long as some did believe it, i think. >> was i surprised? >> were you surprised that he's come out now and said phony? >> no. i'm not surprised at anything he says anymore because i don't believe him. i

on hearing this news, sean's father, ray smith, told fox it was just a relief to know more about his son's death. martha: catherine, thank you very much. bill: on this same story, martha, about a thousand special forces veterans demanding answers about the attack in benghazi. they have signed a massive petition unfurled on the hill this week. it calls for an end to what the group considers a cover up. colonel dick broward jr. is an air force be veteran. sir, good morning, and welcome to our program. >> good morning, bill. it's wonderful to be here. bill: you signed that scroll, that petition. what does it say? >> okay. the scroll is actually a reflection of a letter on the 8th of april that we sent to the house of representatives to act as a catalyst to upon sor house resolution -- sponsor house resolution 36 which is now being supported by congressman stockman's discharge petition. and what that letter says, basically, is that the special ops community now joined by the conventional community and patriots want to foe the truth -- want to know the truth for the families, for the fall

you saw neil cavuto your world this past week, he had patricia smith on the mother of sean smith whoas killed in the attack in benghazi. i again with this question and it's a quote from her in reference to her son, she says the president, he is wrong. my son is dead, how could that be phony? richard? >> look. everybody's heart goes out to somebody like her. no question about it. he is not saying anything about what the circumstances were around her son's death. what the president is saying that the benghazi experience has been investigated by bipartisan, frankly mainly republican groups, plenty of congressional committees have looked into it run by republicans. so far there has not been a single fact that has come forward to link the president or anything he did or should have done with what happened in benghazi. it's just like with the irs, we've had tons and tons of hearings and investigation. not been a single fact to link anything that happened with the irs with anybody from the president on down in the white house. that is what makes it phony. you can show the flames on the scre

president obama wasn't specific about which scandals he thinks are phony, the mother of the late sean smith thinks he was including the attack on the consulate in benghazi, libya where her son was killed because she told fox on friday she's still waiting if someone? washington to tell her what happened in libya that night, but that her son is dead and that's not phony or fake. back to you. >> i cannot imagine what she's going through. thanks so much, peter. >>> and now to an extreme weather alert for you. look at this amazing picture here. a flash flood sweeping a tour bus 300 yards downstream before flipping it over. all 33 people on on board, though, managed to escape. they climbed through windows and swam to dry land. >> the group was heading back to las vegas after some sight seeing at the grand canyon. and maria molina has more on the severe weather throughout our country. happy monday. >> happy monday. and yes, we're breaking with this story here of the tour bus that was flipped over. thankfully it had a happy ending. but it goes back to the desert southwest areas that receive a littl

pat smith, the mother of sean smith, one of the father perioded in benghazi, it's been pointed out the death of her son is nothing phony to her and her comments are the most powerful and poignant, and she was promised in the ceremony, where the bodies were received at dover air base, personally, face-to-face, from the president, from leon panetta, from hillary clinton, every one of them promised there would be answered. she has not heard that from one of them. that's what is phony. the phoniness is the promise we're going to find out what is going on. the phoniness is being told that we're going to get to the bottom of ther is irscandal and when the fbi director is asked about the investigation, he is unaware there is one. the phoniness is being told the nsa scandal puts security at risk and then we're not going to worry about get this kid back. it doesn't matter. that is what is phony. >> take a look at the polls out there. the poll numbers are dropping for the president. and no administration wants to be seen as being mired in scandals instead of moving ahead on bigger issues like so

you try telling that to the people hurt by these phony scandals like the mother of sean smith one of four people killed in the benghazi attack. she is still demanding answers and she is here. so is the person that provided testimony after tea party group was targeted by the irs. >> i'm not here as a vassel, i'm not begging my lord for mercy. i am a born free american woman, wife and mother and citizen and i'm telling my government that you forgotten your place and not interested in scoring political points. i wanted to protect and preserve the america that i grew up in, the america that people cross oceans and risked their lives to be a part of. i'm terrified that it is slipping away. >> stuart: and they say the scandal is very real. becky, what was your first reaction when you heard the use of those words, fake and phony? >> i think it's like the captain. titanic calling the iceberg phony. i think the only phony thing going on is the white house is trying to push off to the american people, the narrative. >> stuart: you are well known. the testimony had significant impact. you are a

the state department officer sean smith and two former navy seals. tyrone woods and glen dorty..c. newsroom tonight. explain for us if you could what these special op.s forces are requesting. >> the shep the group operation speaks gathering a thousand signatures from veterans and believed to be the largest petition ever presented to capitol hill. the vet supports what's called a wide ranging probe that would bring together investigators from all the house committees with jurisdiction, including foreign affairs, intelligence and armed services. with the goal that no stone is left unturned. >> the american people respect losing confidence in their government. how will history judge the actionsor inactions of the obama administration and the response of the congress to the benghazi attack? >> critics say the current congressional investigations into the military style attack that came without warning on 9/11 with the first attack at the consulate there and the second at the cia annex five hours later are just two narrowly focused and fragmented to get the whole story, shep. >> shep

fox news has learned uban helped recover the body of sean smith going back into the smoke and flamesf the consulate multiple times. smith's mother hopes to meet with him to express other gratitude. >> thank you very much for what you've done and why couldn't the government have done the same thing? i think is he a hero. he absolutely is a hero along with the two seals that got it. there is no reason for all these people to die. >> uban was also desperate to find the ambassador and went back into the burning building several times but could not find chris stevens. confidential sources tell fox news during the second wave of the attack uban was on the roof the cia annex along with former navy seals tyrone woods and glen dorthy. the first missed the annex and the second a direct hit uban losing right leg and former navy seals killed. congressional sources hope that david uban will feel is he well enough and publicly able to testify because is he one of the only survivors to witness both waves of the attack,. >> shepard: shep catherine herridge, thanks. pope francis is celebrating the fi

state department officer sean smith and two former navy seals tyrone woods and glen dorty. jennifer griffin live at the pentagon tonight. jennifer, what information does the congressman want? >> well, harris, congressman wolf says the survivors have been asked to sign additional nondisclosure agreements, some as recently as this summer. >> how many federal employees, military personnel or contractors have been asked to sign additional nondisclosure agreements by each agency? and do these nondisclosure agreements apply only to those undercover or have non-covert state department and defense department employees been directed to sign them, too? >> congressman wolf wrote to secretary of state john kerry asking for copies of the nondisclosure agreements by august 1st. the state department responded. >> the department has not asked employees. i would stress not asked employees to sign any separate disclosure agreements regarding pen gaze. >> wolf wants the names of the survivors so they can be subpoenaed, harris? >> harris: wolf getting that reaction and maybe this. the pentagon

we need to hear from them. >> reporter: sean's father, ray smith, told fox news it was a relief to know more about his son's death, even if the details remain pretty sparse in his opinion, shannon. >> a lot of questions unanswered for those families. thank you. >> you're welcome. >>> we have breaking news last hour on anthony weiner and the possibility more women may come forward with pictures and worse. that story plus tough new questions to his wife, just ahead. >>> plus, a car explodes into a fireball, trapping a woman and her three children. the nfl player now credited with saving their lives, joins us, live, next. >> he got involved, saw something and reacted in a positive way. and brought good to a tough situation. >> that speaks very highly of him that he would be riding down the street, see something like that and be able to put his life on the line. humans. we are beautifully imperfect creatures living in an imperfect world. that's why liberty mutual insurance has your back, offering exclusive products like optional better car replacement, where if your car is totaled, we give

ambassador chris stevens state department officer sean smith and former navy seals tyrone woods and glen. today a state official testified high threat countries still need security upgrades in an effort to prevent an attack like the one that happened in benghazi. military officials in mexico say they have now nabbed one of their country's most wanted drug lords. he is the alleged leader of the zetas cartel which according to the fbi covers the area in red that you see here on the map. mexican marines picked picked him up yesterday south of the texas border. the drug king pin had more than $2 million in cash and eight guns on him at the time. sources link him to many gruesome crimes in mexico. including the slaughter of more than 200 people over the past three years. his reported trademark is known as the stew. he takes live victims and puts them in barrels of bubbling oil experts say despite his capture it's quite unlikely the violence will stop any time soon south of the border. supply and demand. i don'tjonathan hunt, unlikelyo make much of a difference? >> if anything, shep, it might

as evidenced by your recently introduced christ stephens, sean smith,ty roan woods act of 2013. threat on attacks against the diplomatic security and personnel have been a concern against the inception almost 100 years ago to counter the global threat the office of the chief was formed in 1916. it was not until 1985 in the aftermath of the beirut bombings that diplomatic security became a bureau within the state department. it was slid diplomatty security act of 1986. i was preparing to leave the marine corps. i wanted to continue my service to the u.s. government. and the mission envision of ds was part of the team or demonstrated the part of a team i particularly wanted to join. in 1987, i became a special agent. since then i devoted my 26-year career to fulfilling the mission of ds. that is providing safe and secure environment for the conduct of foreign policy. early in my career, i was part of the secretary of state protective detail. i served assignment in the washington field office as chief of the security and law enforcement training division as the chief of counter int

he helped recover the body of foreign service officer sean smith going back into the flames multiple s. smith's mother hopes to meet with uben to express her gratitude. >> thank you very much for what you have done. why couldn't the government have done the same thing? i think he is a hero. he is absolutely is a hero. along with the two seals that got it. there was no reason for all these people to die. >> reporter: you ben was desperate to find the ambassador and went back into the burning building several times but could not find chris stevens. on hearing the news sean's father, ray smith, said it was a relief to know more about his son's death. jenna: where the ambassador was, that was if you will in the first wave of the attack. what happened at the c-ia annex? >> reporter: jenna, confidential sources tell fox news during the second wave of the attack uben was on the roof of the cia annex along with former navy seals tyrone woods and glen doherty. the first mortar missed the annex about 50 yards short. subsequent mortar rounds, direct hits, woods and daugherty were killed. those w

special agent comes here and gets ambassador stevens from his bedroom and brings him along with sean smith room in the safe haven. really, a side for some medicine, a big dark windowless closet. and then outside, a locked gate. ...and a great deal. grrrr! ahhh! let's leave the deals to hotels.com. perfect! yep, and no angry bears. up to 40% off. only at hotels.com >>> we're learning brand-new details about the benghazi terror attack and the heroic actions in one of the most severely wounded survivors. the diplomatic security act his leg shredded by mortar rounds, spent hours waiting for medical help as dozens of islamic militants swarmed the compound. katherine harris is live in washington with more. katherine? >> reporter: confidential sources tell fox news that during the second wave of the attack, diplomatic security agent david ubin was on the roof of the cia annex along with tyrone woods. three mortar rounds rained down on the compound. the first fell short by about 50 yards, but the subsequent mortar rounds were direct hits. both were killed with the mortar sledding ubin's right leg.

. >> he comes here and gets ambassador stevens from his bedroom and brings him and sean smith to this big dark windowless clothes. then outside a locked the gate. needed more support. i had tired, achy feet. until i got my number. my dr. scholl's custom fit orthotics number. now i'm a believer. you'll be a believer, too. learn where to find your number at drscholls.com. grrrrreat outdoors, and a great deal. ahhh let's leave the deals to hotels.com. perfect! yep, and no angry bears. up to 30% off. only at hotels.com. martha: there are new allegations that the obama administration is trying to silence the survivors of last year's attack in benghazi, libya that killed ambassador chris stevens and three other americans. james, why is one congressman pressing hard on this issue regarding benghazi. reporter: congressman wolf is posing a question a day about benghazi. he previously questioned why survivors of the attack have not been made available to questioning by congress. secretary of state kerry told the house foreign affairs committee he wanted to resolve all outstanding issues on beng

ambush by a heavily-armed group that led to the deaths of four americans, ambassador chris stevens, sean smith, glenn doherty and tyrone woods. chief washington corps responsibility james rosen is live in the nation's capital. are we likely to learn anything new about the benghazi attacks this morning? >> reporter: it's conceivable, jon, but unlikely. the focus at today's hearing is more on funding levels for diplomatic security and on an embassy security bill that is named after the four men killed in benghazi. let's take you live to derek seven 4 -- dirksen 419 where lawmakers are hearing from greg starr, the other witness, the acting assistant secretary of state for diplomatic security. the witnesses so far have described the struggle of the state department over the last 25 years to build new embassies and consulates and also to retrofit existing ones to meet safety standards first established back in the '80s. starr testified that 110 of 175 facilities that needed to be upgraded have been. another focus is the progress of the state department in implementing the 29 recommendations made by

security agent david ubben ran into the consulate to recover the body of foreign service officer sean smithought alongside former navy seals tyrone woods and glen doherty who died as they tried to fight off the attack. chief intelligence correspondent catherine herridge joins us live in washington with more details on this story. catherine, does this prove the attack was in fact premeditated? >> reporter: confidential sources tell fox news during the second wave of the attack, security agent david ubben was on the roof of the cia annex along with former navy seals tyrone woods and glen doherty. in another sign the attacks were premeditated. three mortar rounds rein rained down on the compound. first one fell short 50 yards away you about subsequent mortar round were direct hits. the both doherty and woods were killed with the mortar sledding ubben's right leg. then defense secretary lee on panetta and former cia director of david petraeus and former director of africa command carter hamm said over the weekened they knew it was terrorism within hours of the attack. with hearings scheduled on

ubben says he ran into the burning consulate to help recover the body of foreign service officer sean smith. this is during the second wave of the attacks on annex. he followed former navy seals, tyrone woods and glen dougherty who were killed by mortar fire on a rooftop. ubben was stuck on a roof for 20 hours before they arrived. when a chopper did it was not a medical aircraft. some lawmakers are asking for a special investigative committee. to find out what went terribly wrong here. louie gohmert, from texas from his home district. you've taken up the cause in a significant way. you had a lot of contact with him. what are you learning? >> well, i've been talking to david for a number of months. just hadn't gone public with it at his request but he is a hero. so were tyrone and glen doherty and tyrone woods on tom of the roof. they were fighting to give cover and did so very heroic. there were other state department employees that helped get him, get his leg tended to. david thought he was going to lose his leg because of the damage done with the mortar round that killed ty and glen but,

my republican colleagues for the embassy security act i've introduced, name for christy sevens, sean smith, tyrone woods and glen dougherty who gave their lives to service of the nation in benghazi on september 11th. the lessons we learned from tragedies like benghazi are emblematic of the broader issue we will increasingly face in the 21st century and will require our full unequivocal, unwaiverring commitment to fully protect our embassy and those who serve this nation abroad. we have studded what went wrong. we -- stud yesterday what went wrong, looked back, and now it is time to move forward to prevent another tragedy in the future. after benghazi there are 29 recommendations to state and congress. while we must do our part in overseeing state's implementation, we must also do our part to provide the resources and necessary authorizations to ensure full implementation. and we must make whatever investments are necessary to protect our embassies and our missions. such investments are not an extravagance. they are not simply another budget item. we must strike the proper balance between s

my republican colleagues for the embassy security act i have introduced named for chris stevens, sean smithtyrone woods and glenn doherty, who gave their lives in service to the nation in benghazi on september 11. the lessons we learned from the tragedies in nairobi, and rl salaam and benghazi are emblematic of the sicker -- security concerns we face. we have studied what went wrong. we have looked back. now it is time to look forward and do what needs to be done to prevent another tragedy in the future. , there were 29 recommendations made to state and congress. while we must do our part in overseeing state's implementation, we must also do our part to provide the resources and necessary authorizations to ensure full implementation. we must make whatever investments are necessary to protect our embassies and missions. are not anments extravagance, they are not simply another budget item. we must strike the proper balance between sealing off vulnerabilities in high threat areas and continuing to conduct vigorous and effective diplomacy that serves the national interest. we can never have ab

if the team had been allowed to respond immediately, could the lives of ambassador stevens and sean smith been saved? last year news reports indicated that the c.i.a. security team in benghazi was repeatedly ordered to stand down or not respond to the attack at the consulate by agency chain of command. trusted sources have confirmed this report. saying that the security team was ready to respond within minutes after receiving the initial call for help. but the c.i.a. repeatedly blocked their departure for more than 30 minutes. ultimately disobeyed but by then it was too late to save stevenness and smith. will we ever, ever find the truth? we need a select committee. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman's time has expired. for what purpose does the gentleman from nebraska seek recognition? without objection without objection. >> mr. speaker, i rise today to honor my constituent, jack hoffman of atkinson, nebraska, and the team jack foundation. at only 7 years old, jack has inspired millions of people from around the world while raising awareness and funding the fight agains

as reporter sean kelly explains it became a celebration of heroism and resilience just three months after the boston marathon bombings. smith a fourth of july dance that got the audience on its feet. >> we learned about our resiliency >> tributes to the military attributes to the stronger meaning. dedications to the victims of the marathon bombing. officer came close to losing his life during the watertown shootout. he led the boston pops. >> a special being out there and getting that kind of care and support. >>mark: finally, the fireworks capping off a perfect night to celebrate. >>james: that was sean kelly reproting. the concert benefited the "boston one fund" which has raised over 62-million dollars for the victims and families of the boston marathon bombings. will return in just a minute. and take outside perry had a pretty nice start for this july 5th morning. we will have full details on your forecast that >>james: and we are back at 415. developing news. egypt's military is moving in on ousted president mohammed morsi's muslim brotherhood. authorities are arresting senior figures of the party, and morsi has been fl

committee held a hearing wednesday to review the pending purchase of smith of bell foods pork producer and processing company by sean way international, a chinese food company. witnesses included the ceo of smithfield foods and a commissioner for the u.s.-china economic and security review commission which monitors and investigates national security concerns involving u.s. and china trade and economic relationship. this hearing is an hour and 40 minutes. >> the senate committee on agricultural and forestry will come to order. want to take a moment for our committee members to say again how proud i am of this committee in working together in a bipartisan way to pass the farm bill -- farm bill not once but twice, two different this thing was ranking members. we know there are some challenges in the other body, but i am confident that the leaders and from models that we have been working together will ultimately prevail. so i just want to thank everyone for working hard, listing to each other, being willing to make compromises in the interest of passing a bill and making agreements and sticking to them and working hard