mast master -- shawn smith's mother on why she blames the former secretary of state. will the fallout from benghazi blow hillary's chances for the white house? ladies and gentlemen, governor mike huckabee. nthank you very much. we have a great crowd in new york for a mother's day weekend. and welcome to huckabee from the fox news studios in new york city. on monday, i said on my radio show that the lies and cover up could bring an end to barak obama's pregnancy and compared it to watergate and it was a methodical attempt. it was a wrecknition america will forgive leaders for serious mistake but not intention and repeatedly lying to them and then attempting to cover the lies. deception and the deflection of the truth ends in defection of the people. i was not the only one to go out on the limbb. i was joined by former ambassador john bolton and seeing the determination to down play it as something that understand long ago and doesn't matter. it is a serious threat to the credibility to the office of the president. those who reacted suggested i want the president out of

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mast master -- shawn smith's mother on why she blames the

. >> hello, i'm shawn smith i work in local 24. $21 million that's an eye-opening thing that's an important culture structure we need this type of museum so we can have the historical area for our children the carpenters are asking for your support >> thank you. next speaker. >> good evening. i don't live in san francisco but i'm mexican, of course, and that's why i'm here. i'm fighting for my grand children. that would be important for the younger and for those who don't remember california was part of mexico. so i believe that we can have that museum i can believe that people have concerned about the shadow on the streets. i wish i could hear about the construction of the bridge they are having a lot of problems and i don't hear so many people concerned about the - that i making and making they are good students right now so come on i wish to see people care about our curls i feel really attack my country. i had a question for you and everybody here in this room. and the question if we question the mexican museum can you have a question about the construction of the mexican museum? becaus

glenn woods anti-roan were -- and tyron were attacked and the attack also claimed another native, shawn smith along with u.s. ambassador chris stevens. >>> several will mark this day of rememberance as well. >> the annual parade, the san francisco cemetery in the press sid yes will be followed by nancy pelosi and mayor ed lee. they will remember a 21 gun salute at noon. >>> and in dixon they will be holding a memorial service and that service starts at 9:00 a.m. this morning. they are set to speak and afterwards, the congressman plans on attending a second memorial and that memorial day service is set to begin at 11:00 this morning. >>> and honoring veterans will be aboard the u.s.s. hornets and the memorial day service will include a wreathe tossing service and it is scheduled to begin at 1:00. of course the chp will be in full force as seral law enforce agencies across the bay area have been setting up checkpoints and so far officers have made 117 dui arrests around the bay area and that's down from 136 last year. there are others downstate wide. >>> the maximum enforcement period ends toni

pat smith is the mother of shawn smith, information over killed in the attack. she's blamed secretary clinton directly for the death of all the americans that were killed that day. >> while miss smith has written letters directly to members of congress, congresswoman nancy pelosi, apparently, seems to think the quest for answers now is, in her words, an obsession among her republican colleagues. >> we certainly have to give the full attention that benghazi deserves but we cannot let it soak up all of the congressional attention. what would be the purpose of that? >> and coming up, we'll get reaction from one of the most notable members of congress, who has been speaking out about this and other terrorist situations congressman peter king will be here to discuss his reaction to what miss pelosi says and to what congress should do next. >> we look forward to that. it has been a really rough week for the white house. you have the benghazi scandal, now this revelation and apology from the irs about targeting conservative groups. there could be some movement as well o

and most importantly -- excuse me -- it matters to the friends and family of ambassador stevens, shawn smith, glen doherty and tyrone woods who were murdered on september 11th, 2012. >> after the attack, susan rice originally suggested the assault was sparked by protesting. diplomat gregory hicks says he was floored by that explanation. >> so fast forward, mr. hicks, to the talk shows that ambassador susan rice, she blamed this attack on the video. she did it five different times. what was your reaction to that? >> i was stunned. my jaw dropped. and i was embarrassed. >> hicks who served as ambassador stephen's second in command said effectively demoted for questioning the administration's actions. he referenced an angry phone call he received from the chief of staff to then secretary of state hillary clinton according to him was upset that he spoke with a republican congressman without a state department lawyer present. the state department denies claims that mr. hicks faced retaliation for speaking out. for the congressmen, the tone of the hearing and focus on miss clinton pointed to a pol

and information shawn smith as well as u.s. ambassador and u.s.atetive chris stevens. >>> and in dixon, they will be holding a memorial day service as well which starts at 9:00 a.m. walnut creek congressman tom will be speaking and afterwards, they will be hosting another cemetery event, the vacaville elmira is scheduled to be e at 11:00 a.m. >>> brian flores explains how they remembered him to the one who gave the ultimate sacrifice. >> the bay area will hold several events today and even some over the weekend as well and hundreds will be held don't member rating the 100 salessers and marines back during the battle of 1942. they will be held a board the u.s.a. a air board carrier. they include the special ceremony at faith. >>> and in the annual parade, it starts at 10:00 this morning and it will be followed by remarks and nancy pelosi and mayor ed lee and pelosi is expected to speak about the korean law. the north ware will speak and they will hold a lot of boat ceremony at san francisco's pier 35 and there are bigger moneys held for today and w

bottom were former navy seals and they were killed along with east bay native chris stevens and shawn smithho was also from san diego, black granite plaques will be placed at the memorial in ll1al0 jolla, in dixon is the set to move and they will be back here in vacaville. >>> memorial day ceremonies are planned and brian flores has more on how the bay area plans to remember those who gave the ultimate sacrifice. good morning. >> good morning, torii as the bay area will hold so many events to on another those who sacrificed to defend our country. >> now hundreds attended a ceremony at lands end, commemorating several it happened and the descriptions were lightning and it is above the hornets service member. memorial day service will include a special wreathe tossing ceremony and the ceremony is scheduled to begin at 1:00. >>> and in the annual parade, the march will be followed by remarks house leader nancy pelosi and mayor ed lee which includes the 60th anniversary of the core reap war. also there are is your solicits in oakland and was the just creek, and at 10:30 this morning, it will be

ambassador to libya christopher stevens and information officer shawn smith also died in the attack on the u.s. consulate. that is your 5@5:00. >>> now over to an extreme weather alert. overnight reports of a tornado in edgar, kansas. no word of any injuries or damage, though. earlier a wild storm tore through the town of riverton, illinois. trees were knocked down the roofs of dozens of mobile homes ripped off by winds up to 70 miles per hour. >> saw it shaking at first and sdfrnt know what was going on. i looked out and everything was tore all to hell. >> tore up but fortunately no one was hurt. >> over to cherokee, iowa where residents are dealing with record flooding there. it is so bad residents are actually using kayaks to get around the neighborhood. the little sue river poured over its banks after more than 8 inches of rain fell in that area. on that note let's head over to maria molina to get a check of today's forecast. >> i don't really have good news across the center of the country places like iowa parts of illinois even as far west as colorado are going to deal with showe

mast master -- shawn smith's mother on why she blames the former

mast master -- shawn smith's mother on why she blames the former

and most importantly -- excuse me -- it matters to the friends and family of ambassador stevens, shawn smith, glen daughterty and tyrone woods who were murdered on december 11th, 2012. >> very powerful testimony. we also showed e-mails showing information dushthly contradicting the talking points that u.n. ambassador presented on the sunday talk shows that revealed the froesiprotesting m never existed. >> time now the 5@5:00. the widow of the boston bomber had no involvement in the deadly attack that's according to her brother in law and suspect. tsarnaev told that to authorities. this comes as katherine russell hired a prominent lawyer one who defended terror suspects at guantanamo bay. they are determining whether russell knew anything about her husband tamerlan tsarnaev's intentions to set off bombs at the boston marathon. >> a teenager is charged in the death of a soccer referee. he is charged with homicide by assault after punching him in the head during an argument over a penalty call. he later went into a coma and died. the teen charged could face up to five years in prison if tried a

mast master -- shawn smith's mother on why she blames the former

mast master -- shawn smith's mother on why she blames the former

smith >> thank you, commissioners. i'm shawn xhith e smith i'm with local 22. the commissioner said the time has come for this project to move forward. the carpenters have been wasting and the community. i had a lot to say in moving this forward but as the carpenter local 22 we want to encourage you to take this first step and move this project forward and make this a safe community >> anyone else? >> i was looking at the community benefit that were and here i think it's one million dollars over a 10 year period. i don't think that's enough money for the community to be developed for a - where they're given a one million dollars over 10 year period for this facility. i think the community deserves to be represented a little bit better than that to show why to be involved. in they're not developed then the community will definitely be the big loser but i'd like to see the community where they can truly be compensated for being a participant in the investment of the digesters >> i want to clarify that. so when we talk about community benefits and sometimes, peopl

and most importantly -- excuse me -- it matters to the friends and family of ambassador stevens, shawn smith, glen doherty, and tyrone woods who were murdered on september 11th, 2012. >>> no one is questioning the heroism of those who were repeatedly calling for help, but at the same time they already testified to the independent review board, with the exception of mr. thompson. so i'm wondering, what is your take on what we're still learning from these hearings. >> whatever is motivating these revelations, on one level an emotional level and frankly, as you and i have both been through all of this material for so long, what's remarkable is we didn't know some of this before. that's surprising to me. i think when it comes down to the substance of what might have been different or changed on the ground i myself don't see there might have been much change given what we know of the facts, but i do find that gregory hicks and others have come forward with tapes that i haven't heard before, and i'm asking the question of how can that be? why is that? is that because of something he held back? or

ambassador chris stephens, air force veteran shawn smith, and formern navy seals glen doherty and ty woods. the american media has aided and abetted the cover up of a terrorist attack that was for 17 days blamed by the obama team on a snippet from a youtube video and a spontaneous mob that was mad about it. the facts never added up, and that's why m on this network i became one of thes very first voices to put it bluntly. not saying it lightly, and i'm not sayingin it to be sensation. your government lied to you. there is no doubt whatsoever that there was intelligence and information that led toe the clear conclusion that there was something brewing. well, i haven't been proven wrong despite valiant attempts in what amounts to collusion between the press, the state department, the white house, and even highly placed military officials holding politically sensitive positions. this week after stellar investigative reporting by the news division of fox news revealed that whistleblowers in the federal government were poised to reveal what the white house and other federal officials had

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and, most importantly, it matters to the friends and families of ambassador stevens, shawn smith, glenn, tyrone woods who were murdered on september 11th, 2012. >> reporter: a review board led by former ambassador thomas pickering and former admiral mike mullen found that serious management and leadership failures at the state departmenç led to grossly inadequate security in benghazi. republicans argued today the review did not get at all the facts and that a cover-up continues. in turn, white house spokesman jay carney insisted the administration has cooperated fully, and he lashed out at the critics. >> attempts to politicize this which have guided republicans unfortunately since the hours after the attack and the republican nominee for president issued a highly misguided press release about it in an attempt to turn it into a political issue, have been unfortunate and haven't been focused on the problem itself. >> reporter: today's hearing may have resolved little, but there's more to come. republicans say the investigations will go on, and they say former secretary clinton may be sub

it matters to the friends and family of ambassador stevens, shawn smith, glenn dougherty and tyrone woodsho were murdered on september 11th, 2012. >> by the end, ambassador stevens and three other americans were dead. whistleblowers say the white house covered up the cause of the attack by blaming it on a spontaneous demonstration over a youtube video mocking mohamed, a point reinforced by ambassador susan rice in days after the attack. >> i was stunned. my jaw dropped. and i was embarrassed. a phone call after the interview, i asked -- >> this is after secretary rice went on television and mislead the american people. you are on a phone call with beth jones and it changed because you asked beth jones what? >> i asked her why the ambassador had said there was a demonstration. when the embassy reported only an attack. >> again, what kind of response did you get from beth jones when you asked that question. >> she said, i don't know. >> was it like, you shouldn't be asking that we question, you should be quiet, we don't want it talk about it, what's the sense you got? >> the sense i got is

it matters to the friends and family of ambassador stevens, shawn smith, glenn dougherty and tyrone woods were murdered on september 11th, 2012. >> joining me now, pennsylvania congressman, democrat and member of the committee that held the hearing today, thank you so much congressman for your time. republicans have said these witnesses will bring to the table new information that, in a sense, would make the case that they have attempted to make and that this is some type of cover-up. was that proven today? . >> tamron, it is nice to be on the show. i have to say, i am a proud member of the house oversight and government reform committee. this has is work that all of us, democrats and republicans, take seriously because it has broad, broad jurisdiction. we look into every kind of conceivable misdeed or misstatement made by the government. that's part of our job. and so, i came to this hearing this morning having heard the press accounts, things that were leaked to this news agency, that news agency, listening to those things, i expected a real bomb shell to come out today. and i lit rlly

military argument is that what he is suggesting, which might have saved two lives, because it was shawn smithambassador stevens who were killed in those first few hours of the assault and then it was afterwards when there was a break in the action and the second assault didn't start until 5:15 in the morning. all of that is stipulated. but the pentagon is saying it wouldn't have worked. >> that's a change in the account. because that's new information, the pentagon has never said that the accountability review board said there was no way to get any more assets there. but what we've heard and what at least what we anticipate hearing tomorrow, is that gregory hicks is going to tep, these gentlemen, these four were dressed, ready to go. these are special operations types of people. i'm not sure their exact title. but they were going to get in the car to go to the airport. they were told to stand down. so at the pentagon the last few hours is changing their story. that is the news. and the idea that the attack started at 9:40 local time and it was still past 6:00 a.m. the next morning before they

. >> reporter: state department computer specialist shawn smith. >> shawn, throughout his career, went: security officers ty woods and glen daugherty. >> thanks to their bravery and sacrifice, 30 americans escaped the attack. >> reporter: but eight months after the attack, no one has been charged with their murders. cnn has learned western intelligence agencies now believe al qaeda operatives, working on behalf of their affiliate in yemen, were involved in the attack. >> three yemeni al qaeda operatives participated in the actual attack on the consulate in benghazi on september 11th. >> reporter: al qaeda in the arabian peninsula is the group whose former leader is said to have inspired the attack at ft. hood, texas, and the underwear bomb plot to bring down a passenger plane. >> what is not known yet is whether these individuals were actually dispatched from yemen specifically to launch the attack or whether they just happened to be in benghazi and joined in. >> reporter: the fbi also releasing three images, men it says were there during the attack. it's not calling them suspects, but

ambassador, chris stevens and shawn smith, also from san diego. black granite blacks honoring the -- marks honoring the s.e.a.l.s are being placed for them. >>> the sacramento valley cemetery will be held. john garamendi will be there as the speaker. and then the congressman will go to another cemetery in vacaville. >>> no matter where you are, there will be many ceremonies around the bay area commemorating memorial day. brian flores is in our newsroom. you can tell us some of the ones that are starting in a couple hours. >> yeah. some begin at 10:00. during the long weekend, the bay area is honoring military members and families who have sacrificed so much to defend our country. ♪ >> [bell tolling] >> hundreds attended a ceremony at lands inn commemorating the 100 sailors and seven marines killed aboard the u.s.s. san francisco. several years have passed since then, but for the lessons -- some say the lessons remain. >> i can't imagine what somebody in combat could have gun through -- could have gone through. the, i haves were very enlightening a

shawn is smith died in the first wave of attacks in benghazi and his mom patricia smith joins us from washington, d.c. she wants to know why her son was killed. thanks for coming on. i appreciate it. i bond hear your reaction is hearing from the attorneys that they have this bombshell that there was a coverup allegedly of the facts and circumstances of the incident in which your son was killed. >> i know there was a coverup. i have studied this thing backwards, forwards, upside down. i had to get my information from outside sources because the government would not tell me. they kept telling me they are investigating. jay carney says it is old news but they he still don't have answers. and hillary says that what difference does it make? it makes one big difference to me. my son was killed. and he couldn't -- he could have been saved if people would have is done their jobs. >> geraldo: what is the most burning question you have? can you tell us specifically what is it that you really want to know? >> who blew it? who did not do their job? and why not? i have asked everyone. i asked bide

shawn patrick smith. ty woods. joe fandino. francis j. savage. >> good day, i'm andrea mitchell in washington. dzhokhar tsarnaev is talking. what he is saying is pretty chilling. nbc's justice correspondent pete williams joins me now from the news room. first of all, let's talk about what you've learned last night and today about what federal officials say he is saying about the origins of this terror plot. >> well these are all statements, andrea, that he made after he was arrested. those two days during which they questioned him under the so-called public safety exception of miranda. we continue to learn little bits about what he said during those questioning sessions. which were admittedly kind of strange. because he wasn't talking very well. a lot of this was writing notes. they claim that just further proof of how ill thought through this was, they initially had discussed perhaps a plot to set off their bombs on the fourth of july in the boston area, then they found that the explosive that they were building were completed quicker th

we can never forget ambassador chris stevenson three american public servant, tyrone bliss, shawn smithwho tragically lost their lives in benghazi last september. remember the death in afghanistan last month reminded us once again the dangers every diplomat serving abroad these days. the attacks on benghazi raise questions about how we best ensure those serving in embassies can do their jobs and reach outside the wire and still keep people safe and secure. i'm committed to ensuring congress does its part in providing tools and the cc to operate as effectively and safely as possible around the world. i look forward to hearing the views of both nominees on security and they need to reach outside of the liar. that said we cannot let event overshadow positive progress libya continues jamaican for filling promise of the revolution. no doubt progress and libya has been nasty at the political process is continuing with the parliamentary elections to form the general national congress. they see an emergence of an active civil society that remains engaged over how to best fit the country forward

and most importantly -- excuse me -- it matters to the friends and family of ambassador stevens, shawn smither 11th, 2012. >> after the attack, u.n. ambassador susan rice originally suspected the assault was sparked by protests against an online video mocking the prophet mohammed. gregory hicks said he was floored by that explanation. >> so fast forward, mr. hicks, to the sunday talk shows and ambassador susan rice. she blamed this attack on a video. in fact, she did it five different times. what was your reaction to that? >> i was stunned. my jaw dropped. and i was embarrassed. >> hicks, who served as ambassador stevens' second in command says he was, quote, demoted for questioning the administration's actions. he referenced an angry phone call he received from the chief of staff to then secretary of state hillary clinton. who, according to him, was upset that he spoke with a republican congressman without a state department lawyer present at the meeting. >> what did she have to say to you? >> she demanded a report on the visit. >> was she upset by the fact that this lawyer was -- >> she wa

by 3:00 in the morning, ambassador chris stevens and information officer shawn smith were dead. but two other americans, former navy s.e.a.l.s did not die until a second full assault at 5:15 a.m. several miles away. six special forces commandos flew in from tripoli but couldn't stop the onslaught. house republicans have released an interview with gregory hicks who said he called for military help from four more special forces in tripoli but was overruled. hicks, a diplomat, not a military officer said i believe if we had been able to scramble a fighter or aircraft over benghazi, there would not be a mortar attack on the annex because i believe the libyans would've split. but they had to stay and defend the embassy in tripoli. as for buzzing the consulate with jets, the closest f-16s were in italy or at least five hours away. for months, republicans have charged cover-up. last january, hillary clinton took the blame but also pushed back. >> what difference at this point does it make? it's our job to figure out what happened and do everything we can to prevent it from happening ag

shawn smith was serving as a one-man band to keep the benghazi post running. was information management officer, financial management officer, management officer in general. shawn throughout his career went places that other people didn't. he was the he was the first to volunteer for haiti and japan after the disaster. of course he stepped up to serve in a benghazi. with the time and passion he devoted to work, he also had friends. his love for the san diego chargers was legendary, as were his super bowl parties. he was an accomplished online gamer. ub's behind his wife, heather, leaves young -- he behind his wife, heather, and two young children. .e also honor two true warriors and patriots with loving hearts. glenn diedd defending in benghazi. 30 americansm, escaped the attack and our life today because of ty and glenn. for a always looking challenge and waiting for the next big mission. even though he got a scholarship to wrestle at the university of oregon, he joined the seals at 18 as he thought it was the biggest challenge he could set for himself. he ea

. >> it matters to the friends and family of ambassador stevens, shawn smith, glen dougherty and tyler woods. they were murdered on september 11th, 2012. >> reporter: now, greg hicks says after he challenged inaccurate accounts of the tragedy, he was demoted. the state department denies punishing anyone. natalie? >> all right, lisa myers in washington, thank you, lisa. >>> boston's police commissioner tells a congressional hearing today that the government should increase security at public events in the wake of the boston marathon bombing. this as the widow of bombing suspect tamerlan tsarnaev hires a criminal lawyer with a background in defending terrorism cases. catherine russell was facing scrutiny and ongoing questioning from federal authorities. >>> and take a look at this incredible video. it shows you that timing is everything. the clip appears to show an army paratrooper whose reserve parachute accidentally deploys while he is still inside the plane. he got sucked straight out into the air. the soldier was reportedly not injured. he did land about 30 miles from the drop zone.

shawn take the reign of troubled department. replace anthony who was appointed interim chef after howard jordan resigned as chief on wednesday. another change. 17 year veteran of the oakland police department and as nick smithplains, now assumes one of the toughest will you enforcement job in the country. >> oakland city mayor kwan says the city is manufacturing forward under the direction of new leadership. deputy chief shawn. >> this is a better group than we had a year ago and year from now it will be even stronger as we implement the other training programs. >>reporter: busy week here. on wednesday interim oakland police chief anthony took over the department after chief howard jordan unexpectedly stepped down requesting a medical retirement. city officials say the decision 0to give up the top spot was voluntary. go back to being a captain. >>Ñi obviously during any transition people make personal decisions. captain and i have spoken over the last couple days. this is a personal decision. >>reporter: shake up and brass came the same week that report by independent report released. the report ordered by the city help to former lapd chief reveal several problems in the department some at the top. >> nobod