staffers have compiled it and among the findings, it shows how the state department panel investigated the attack, and several times it asks if they investigated properly, and if they were playing down items that came from top officials, and never fully investigated secretary of state hillary clinton's role in the investigation. and it is important to note that the chairman is darrell issa who is one of the most vocal critics of how the obama administration handled the killing of americans last year. this is a key look at the night that happened that night, and three more congressional hearings on benghazi are scheduled, including another one with congressman issa's committee. steven smith was killed and intelligence sean smith, and glen doherty and tyrone woods. we have been digging through the draft report since first obtaining it, and catherine is live in washington with the points that pop out that we need to know. >> well, according to the draft, harris, obtained by fox news and prepared for the investigators of the house chairman oversight committee chairman darrell issa, the sta

as well as the efforts of the state department. introduce the this is noncontroversial legislation, much of which was incorporated into the state department authorization bill that the committee recently passed, to help improve diplomatic security planning, strength and physical security and enhanced security training. mr. chairman, are committee has a responsibility to ensure that our brave distal bats have the -- brave diplomats have a security that they deserve. there is a certain amount of risk inherent in these occupations and that effective diplomacy cannot be conducted from behind the walls of the fortress. let me say this. barack obama and hillary clinton are normal are responsible for what happened in benghazi than what george bush was responsible for on 9/11, and there are lots of things to be considered all the way around. but i think that we shouldn't point fingers. we should try to get to the bottom of it hopefully in a nonpolitical way. i look forward to hearing from our distinguished witness and the secretary of stat

the state department implement the recommendations as it sees fit. understand it is accepted and plans to implement them all. the board's recommendations with respect to the shortcomings of state department personnel have been given much attention. because of the courageous and ultimate sacrifices made by ambassador stephen, sean smith, clint doherty and tyrone woods, the board meticulously review the conduct of all state department employees with direct responsibilities for security at the benghazi special mission compound. we assign blame at the level where we thought it lay. that is what the armed statute intended. operational accountability at the level of operational responsibility. the house report originally adopted the statute that originally adopted the arb statute admonish the quote in the past, determining direct programmatic and personal accountability for serious security failures have been weak. understand it as a high legal standard going well beyond negligence that acquires affirmative misconduct. discipline is a formal term meaning c

the state department may implement the recommendations as it sees fit. i understand it plans to implement them all. the board recommendations with respect to the shortcomings of state department personnel have been given much attention. because of the courageous and , theate sacrifices made board meticulously reviewed the conduct of all state department employees with erect responsibilities for security at -- and ghazi special mission complex. we assigned blame at the level where we thought it late -- lay. accountability at the level of operational responsibility. the house report admonished that in the past, determining direct accountability for serious security failures had been week. senior officials have ultimately accepted responsibility for operation of failure innal circumstances where they had no direct control. the board is permitted only to make findings and recommendations. implementation of recommendations must be done by the state department. it is not an adjudicated process. as to personnel, the statute speaks only to the recommendation that

the state department has starteded to implement many of them. i believe you stated -- and i quote from you, there was no official including the secretary of state, whose involvement was not reviewed extensively. and you stand by that statement? >> i do. >> i found the report that was issued this week by my colleagues on the other side of the aisle a very partisan staff report on its separate investigation of benghazi. i found it very partisan because even though you say she had no participation and all evidence shows that, it mentioned the former secretary of state 25 times. 25 times and not once does the staff report identify any evidence whatsoever to indicate that the former secretary of state played any role in security-related decisions about the benghazi special mission come pound and i -- i compliment you for focusing on positives of how we can move forward to make our country safer and better in many ways. i would also like to point out that there were personal attacks on national television stating that the former secretary of state lied

. >>> the state department ordered u.s. diplomats to leave lebanon citing security concerns. >>> discouraging news on the u.s. labor front as the government releases new employment numbers. >>> president obama made one last push at the g-20 summit for action in syria. he said he's encouraged by his meetings with world leaders. >> it was unanimous that chemical weapons were used, a unanimous conclusion that chemical weapons were used in syria. i would say that the majority of the room is comfortable with our conclusion that assad, the assad government was responsible for their use. >> but the host of the this year's g-20, russia, president vladimir putin says the divisions between himself and president obama are still there. >> translator: everyone has their own opinion, but there was a dialogue. we hear each other. we understand each other's arguments, and i don't agree with his arguments and he doesn't agree with my arguments. >> as obama gets ready to head back to washington mike viqueira has more. >> reporter: president b

the republican chairman of the committee now taking legal action to access state department employees in benghazi that day. >> i am in the process of issuing subpoenas because the state department has not made those people available has played hide and go seek and is now hiding behind a thinly-veiled statement that there is a criminal investigation. jenna: as to -- >> reporter: as to why mrs. clinton was not interviewed as part of this investigation, the arb cochairs explained they began with lower level employees and worked their way up, deciding before they reached senior levels of the state department who was to blame. >> we talked to both mr. burns and mr. need december, both deputy secretaries of state. by the time we got to them as it was with secretary clinton we had very clear evidence, full and complete to our information that the authority, responsibility, the accountability, rested with the people we identified. >> reporter: the ranking member of the committee, democrat elijah cummings issuing his own report on benghazi today. >> this benghazi review was one of the most com

hiring an additional 150 of the state department's own security staff. won't start for another year. we asked the state department about the delays and it says it has requested $2.2 billion to fully fund the reforms. a bill in congress to authorize that money has yet to come up for a vote. robert menendez is the chairman of the senate foreign relations committee. >> i would have liked to have seen, you know, the congress move more expeditiously on this, but at a time of fiscal cliffs, at a time of fiscal challenges, i have to continue to convince members that this is the right thing to do. it's right by our diplomats, it's right by our security interests. >> reporter: the state department has made improvements, included training for diplomats headed to dangerous posts. but a common way to respond these days is simply to evacuate-- like the department did last week in beirut when there are concerns about our embassy there. >> pelley: margaret brennan at state department headquarters in washington. margaret, thank you. there is a rapidly growing epidemic o

were they hired by the state department or is it tipping off the state department? ys the secretary of state will appoint this. uh they made great strides. such great length s to say it was independent. independent? then why are you calling and informing secretary clinton's chief of staff. >> what's the explanation for it? >> there was none. jim jordan did a great job grilling admiral mullen. >> he said what? >> at one point admiral mullen sits in an an interview where charlene lamb didn't do well. he picks up the phone and says tell cheryl mills, hey, charlene lamb who will testify before congress, that might be a problem for you. >> if everyone came back under subpoena and answered the questions it could end. this is like pulling teeth. good to see you. >> thanks, greta. >> now an interview you will only see here. raleigh chance was wrongfully named by cbs and nbc as the navy yard killer of 12. imagine that. good to see you, sir. >> thank you for having me. >> it is deplorable the networks did this. next time it could be my mistake. so i understand it, but they nee

the. of a senior state department official. this was seen to undercut all of the claims that that investigation was impartial. >> catherine live for us, thank you very much. let's go now to the crisis in syria. secretary of state john kerry today said the facts are even clearer now that the united nations has released its report on last month's deadly chemical weapons attack. >> the world can decide whether it was used by the regime, which has used chemical weapons before, the regime which had the rockets, and the weapons, or whether the opposition secretly went unnoticed into territory they don't control to fire rockets they don't have, containing sarin that they don't possess, to kill their own people, and that without even being noticed, thigh just dissembled it all and packed up and got out of the center of damascus controlled by assad. please. >> secretary kerry urged the u.n. security council to take action when it meets next week right here in new york city. now remember, the u.s. and russia have reached that tentative de

the state department's accountability review of benghazi was flawed. why. if you had your way and health what age would you like to be for the rest of your life? 12, 20, 30? america was polled. we will reveal the sur priding favorite straight ahead. "fox frien "fox & friends first" starts right now. >> good morning to you. it is monday september the 16th. we are going to have a great week together. i am ainsley earhardt. i am heather childers. it is half past the top of the hour. let's get straight to the fox news alert for you this morning. a major heiress cue set to happen today in colorado as officials hope for clearer skies. so far more than 1700 stranded residents have been rescued from the flooding. it has left 5 people dead and ravaged more than 19,000 homes. mary ann ha marianne rafferty has more on the story. >> it keeps on coming more wet weather adding to the already soaked landscape. a lot of roads have been destroyed many completely washed out. some residents forced to wade through the water on foot others are battling their way around. >>

the secretary of state? >> it is. calls, you take her calls. later in that same response to the committee's questions about you updating the state department in thecourse of the a heads-up ms. mills i thought her appearance could be a very difficult appearance for the state department. >> correct. is so independent, why are you giving the state department a heads up about a witness coming in front of this committee? withinad just completed a day or two of that phone call -- >> you had a phone call with ms. mills? >> that is what my statement said. we had just completed the interview with ms. lamb. can i answer your question? run aeone having department and spent many times trying as a leader of the department -- >> my time is winding down. >> let me answer this. seven days later -- why was she one of the first people you interviewed? >> she was when the first people interviewed because she was not in control of diplomatic security. >> how did you know she was on the list? >> it was public knowledge. by the time i knew it -- >> what day did you interview charlene lam? can.tween the third and it >> when did you talk to cheryl mills? >> within 24 ho

haven't spent the resources to upgrade it you're inviting tragedy. >> given the inaction of the state department following earlier review boards, the document detained of al jazeera reveals a shake up rather than faceful reforms. the report notes that the present security environment requires a new paradine and a cultural shift in the department was needed. 30 years after the inman report the bengha stk*eu found that my ear the the u.s. embassy in beirut nor u.s. diplomatic facilitys in high threat areas meet standards. >> that, to me is appalling. if you were ever at a place where you are putting people who are representing us in that country have risks it's beirut. >> reporter: it's the restructuring of the state department does not take place. the lives of more u.s. diplomates will be at risk. al jazeera, washington. >>> a blackout leaves most of venezuela in the dark. why some people sa sabotage is leading today kwros. >>> thousands oh of wal-mart workers across the country are doing the same but demanding what the nation's private employer. >>> the 16-year-old girl shot by the taliban after

government anymore. >> earlier republicans show the focus on the accountability review board. >> it looks like inside job with the department of state looking at the department of state. >> they a knowledge mrs. clinton's role to pick investigators for out of the five members of the board. >> she did. >> the investigation relied on interview summaries rather than depositions those that had middle managers to blame so lawmakers were told there is no need to go higher. >> we had very clear evidence full and complete to our information is that the authority and responsibility and accountability rested with the people we identified. >> that close contact between mrs. clinton's chief of staff that the state department employee. >>. >> she called you up by what you to serve on the board as we get into formation and you call her up and say the lady who was about to go in front of the committee will be a terrible witness you need saphead heads up. >> now taking legal action in. >> i am in the process to issue subpoenas because the state department has not made those people available. they are playing hide and seek now hiding behind a thinly

before the state moves forward, the congress needs more information and the department of state needs to demonstrate more due diligence on this endeve canner, especially in -- endeavor. especially in light of the recent facility construction debacles that we've seen around the world, including in afghanistan. and i'd further point out that in july, the state department noted, and i'll quote from their report, ongoing serious fiscal challenges, unquote, and need for, quote, additional due diligence in determining how to move forward with the fast c facility. and lastly, mr. speaker, there are serious questions about whether the existing d.h.s. facility in glen could he, georgia, could be used -- glenco, georgia, could be used as a much lower cost to the taxpayer. we all understand the responsibility to represent our districts. but it need not -- it should ot come at the cost of blocking legislation that will answer the need in terms of security for our personnel overseas and again i would point out that this does not prohibit such an expenditure, it merely requires an independent feasi

is she at the state department? >> the state department has been evacuated as well as the white house. the u.s. capitol has been evacuated. obviously the pentagon has as well. we'll go to mik. mik, what is the latest from the pentagon? >> reporter: katie, security officials here at the pentagon have not only evacuated the building but they're clearing the entire area. security forces have reported that they have received information of another plane hijacking. that it's about 20 to 25 miles out of washington, d.c. headed in this general direction. the secretary of defense, donald rumsfeld, a few moments ago is refusing to leave the building. we ran into the chief naval officer, the top naval officer, admiral vern clark, they were loading him quickly into a car to take him to an alternative command site. do you have me? they were taking -- they were taking admiral clark to an alternative command site. hello, do you hear me? >> yes, we do. go ahead. >> reporter: okay, i'm sorry. there's no confirmation of this latest t

the gop lawmakers claim the report let some officials at the high levels of the state department off the hook. in fact the chairman of the house oversight committee may call the former secretary of statehill clinton back to testify but many democrats say the state department is cooperating and security abroad may have its limits. >> we must recognize as embassador chris stevens did that there's a certain amount of risk inherit in these occupations and that effective diplomacy cannot be conductedded from behind the walls of a fortress. >> embassador stevens died along with sean smith and two former navy seals, tyrone woods and glen dougherty. katherine, parts of this hearing got very heated. >> reporter: it was a disconnect between the state departments and most american's definition of accountability. >> in the real world this would never happen. this would never ever happen. they would be fired. they would be terminated because they failed. >> four midlevel manager placed on leave were reassigned in august with one lawmaker questioning reports they also received bonuses. >> who made

chron ton was not entered view by the panel and the co-chairs of the state department investigation explained they bin with lower level employees and they work their way up in their investigation, deciding before they reached the senior levels 0 the state department, who was to blame. >> we talked to both mr. burns and mr. knight, both deputy secretaries of state. at the time we got to them, as with secretary clinton, we had very clear evidence, full and complete to our information, that the authority and responsibility and accountable arrested with the people we identified. >> and there is still focus that is share penning on the undersecretary of management, patrick kennedy, who testified on the hill yesterday. at times it seemed like members of the accountability review board were splitting hairs to let kennedy off the hook. they said when he signed the agreement or the memo nine months before the attack that allowed the benghazi operation to go forward, that kennedy was simply responsible for the real estate, the buildings, and not the security at that post, trace. >> trace: catherine, th

i will stop every nomination and a ponement until the state department agrees to make available to the house and senate those who survived the debacle called benghazi. we need to hear from them what happened and not told by a spokesman what happened. >> how come we are pushing over and over and not begin the answer. they should know it is going to come out. why would the stall continue like this? >> i think the narrative that bin laden was dead and al-qaeda on the run was destroyed by the attack in benghazi. before the attack they had made request for security. chris stephens said we can't defend the consulate. and al-qaeda flags are flying all over the place and why for eight hours no one came to their rescue and how did it start as a protest gone bad spawned by hateful video. i looked at the evidence. mike, there is not one communication from tripoli or benghazi suggesting that there was a protest outside of the consulate. the ambassador went to bed at 9:02. it was a fabrication by the administration. mr. woods and his family haven't been told the truthment survivors are going to spe

the east coast. developing stories on fox news for you. a key state department testifies as lawmakers want to know why nobody was held accountable for the deadly terrorist attack. crisis in colorado. the flooding disaster as the focus shifts from emergency airliftairlift recovery with the not out of the woods yet, neither is another state and all of this as well. what today's big announcement could mean for your 401(k), mortgage rates and the stock market coming up on "happening now." breaking developments and news stories this hour. >> to former defense secretary's under president obama finding common ground on the crisis in syria. they say commander in chief. the young woman made famous for having uncontrollable hiccups is now going on trial for murder. the defense team strategy to try and get her off the hook. middle of the night by two strangers be it we will talk to to strangers involved in the desperate search to find her. all "happening now." ♪ back to our top story. the star witness at the benghazi hearing as congress tries to get the bottom of who at th

does the state department know you're speaking out now? >> no, they don't know i'm here. >> one year after benghazi, the first interview with the senior diplomat on the ground. the inside story of the attack. >>> and a congresswoman's miracle baby. how she beat the odds against a fatal disease. >> that is her personality. she's such a fighter. >> all that right here this sunday morning. >>> hello again. it wasn't on the agenda one month ago, but now the vote to use military force in syria has become the most critical test of the obama presidency. the stakes are high. america's security and credibility on the line. so is the balance of power between the president and congress, and the rest of the agenda in the second term. right now it's a vote the president would lose. abc's whip count in the house shows 229 members likely in the no camp, only 44 are likely to vote question are. and more on that from abc news white house correspondent john karl. the situation a bit better in the senate. this is an uphill battle for the white house, and they

why in the world would you have an operation like the state department or the defense attorney and you have all of the money going out. fraud, waste, and abuse, nobody is there in inspector general. >> you know, the chart you just put up shows that these positions have been vacant for some years. in the best of all possible worlds, we have a confirmed iag as soon as possible in those jobs. i will say in the actions of the confirmed iag, the public should take comfort in knowing that the work of the office does continue. career executives in those offices, very accomplished audit executives, investigative executives and managers and the ongoing work of audit and day-to-day investigation continues even though there may not be a confirmed ig. >> what's the advantage of the public on the website? can they learn snig? >> we are still -- we have developed this website and the purpose of it is to provide the public with information about the council itself and what when he do and also provide links to the websites of our individual 73 ig members so that, for example, you are curious about wha

the state department is ordered u.s. ates to leave lebanon siting security concerns over the pending military action. nonessential staffers many the american citizens were instructed to leave beirut. officials said in a statement, the potential in lebanon for a spontaneous upsurge in violence remains. august jobs report is out the u.s. added 169,000 jobs in august, and the unemployment rate fell to 7.3%. but that's partially because few ewere looking for work. >> and protest of the interim government. >> . >> rallies to reported in cairo, alexandria and at least six other areas in the country. protestors are demanding the return of ousted egyptian president. some protests however do continue. the demonstrations come just a day after the interior hintster narrowly escaped assassination when a car bomb tore through his convoy. on the line for us in egypt, we are not naming her for her safety, as i said, curfew went into effect, a few minutes ago, not all the protests though has stopped, can you tell us what is going on mow?

without the igs report. >> let me show you on the screen only of the vacancies so the public can know. state department at the time we're recording this, 2,051 days, someone has been nominated for that job but not confirmed? >> yes. recently my understanding is that -- and the white house has nominated candidates for the state department, the labor department, in addition, the defense department has a nominee. and aid -- the agency for international development has an -- has a nominee. >> look at the number of days it's been. should the public be suspicious of what's going on here? why in the world would you have an operation like the state department or the defense attorney and you have all of the money going out. fraud, waste, and abuse, nobody is there in inspector general. >> you know, the chart you just put up shows that these positions have been vacant for some years. in the best of all possible worlds, we have a confirmed iag as soon as possible in those jobs. i will say in the actions of the confirmed iag, the public should -- in the absence of a confirmed g, the public should take comfort in k

or the state department or an intercept threat, you just get used to living and working in that kind of environment. it's like the frog in the boiling pot. >> again, this mission was not very well secured, and there is a very long and tragic history of events that americans at diplomatic facilities, including the 1979 tehran hostage taking, the bombing of beirut embassy in 1983, bombings in 1998, an attack on our consulate in saudi arabia in 2004, attacks on facilities in cairo, tunik can be kartoum and benghazi, given how often this has happened and how many commissions have been put out there to study and recommendations that occurred, how could this happen again? >> in the book, we speak to a former agent, who is a young agent on temporary assignment in beirut, cabled back to washington during the civil war there, saying that our people are being shot at, the embassy is being shelled, we have to pull out. the cable that he received back from washington was you are in lebanon or a higher purpose, a few days later, they were kidnapped and assassinated by terrorists. this has been goi

. >>> barbara, we got this a few moments ago from the state department. the u.s. government issued a worldwide caution to u.s. citizens. the caution because of a continuing terror threat against the u.s. across the globe, the state department says. the state department remains concerned about the threat of terrorist attacks, demonstrations and others against u.s. citizens and u.s. interests overseas. current information suggesting al qaeda is affiliated and other terrorist groups continue to plan terror attacks in multiple regions, including europe, asia, africa and the middle east. citizens reminded to be vigilant when traveling abroad. i'm scott mcfarland. >> we're still tracking the latest and the end of the marathon filibuster effort by republican senator ted cruise. right now the senate is making progress on sending a big back to the house. that bill would have averted the looming government shutdown while defunding the president's health care act. this follows the 21-hour attempt by senator cruz to stop his colleagues for killing the anti-obama care provision

how does the state department my old organization work around that? we put our special agents on the perimeter looking for bad guys, looking for presphaings activities to be the -- presurveillance activities. >> some of the bad guys in this case play well have been some of the people we thought were supposed to help us. >> right. and that's just the nature of the business in this line of work you're dealing at times in hostile environments where you're dealing with foreign service national staff, that for the most part is extraordinarily loyal to the americans that they've been assisting for many, many years. but occasionally you get the bat apples in the group that you move into the volatile areas and have jihad dist scope. and in most cases you go to the foreign police and you say what do you know about this person? and there is nobody to go to that has any intelligence or information to help you. >> and diplomats also fight struggle, give a little push back, because the whole point of these diplomatic mission says to be open to the people in the cou

from the state department, he wants to sit down for interviews with survivors. those who were in the attack, injured in the attack. the state department has not let him do that and he has threatened that he is going to subpoena them if the state department continues to prevent those interviews. is the state department's reasoning for preventing them? given they say they have documents over and they are complying. i think it is sensitive. one of the victims is still in the hospital. sure, but sorely far they have stonewalled -- surprise you that kate dougherty quigley had questions about eight hour delays and dedicated asset a year later? this happened over a year ago. there are still outstanding questions. we had the talking points that were incorrect saying this was the result of a protest video and not a terrorist attack. there has been that whole narrative that they are not telling the truth about what really happened. we have heard testimony from general dempsey saying there was no way for anyone else to get there in time to help. that has not satisfied some

you had the state department, the united nations, and their own national security council team and theartment spokes people all undermining things that the president was saying. it's amazing to me at the end you have some reporters who sit there and go oh my gosh, that was brilliant. look at how they mapped this whole thing out and we just played along for a weak and we thought that america's credibility was on the line when the whole time president obama was saving the world. this is pretty incredible turn of events. >> let's just aterm that it was feckless and that american foreign policy is in free fall, sometimes you can have a good option come out of a really chaotic process. >> agreed. >> this may be a much better option than bombing syria, not knowing what we want to accomplish and who we want to win. >> we will leave it there jason, judith, dana, thank you very much. that is it for the panel. stay tuned for final thoughts and a look at 9/11, 2013. ♪ [ crashing ] [ male announcer ] when your favorite food starts a fight, fight back fast with tums. heartburn relief that neutraliz

state, john kerry says the u.s. will pursue the terrorist responsible. tara for cbs news, the state department. >> a local woman was near the mall when the gunfire broke out and at first, she thought the commotion was an accident. then she realized it was something much more dangerous. >> a driver suggested for us to run. we began running with him and ran towards the stairwell. we went one level down. we'll get into the stairwell and go one level up and i'll be able to exit and run out. and that wasn't the case. >> according to her page, sarah is from calvertton, maryland, after being pinned down for several hours, she was able to escape the mayhem safely. >> a number of security experts think a kenyan style mall attack is not a matter of if, but when. and here's scott broom on how to survive if they are right. >> the cell phone video shows people scurrying, but some standing up tall looking to see what is going on despite obvious gunfire. it is the wrong instinct. this is a television show called surviving disaster. an episode of surviving a mall attack, who reacted by phone today. >> if you

the review of state department memos and congressional testimony by fox news shows the policy decisionlibya was made at the highest levels of the state department that escaped blame for the benghazi attack. this action memo owe signed in december 2011, nine months before the assault, gave the operation the green light. the memo was prepared by jeffrey feltman who ran near eastern affairs and cleared by patrick kennedy. a seasoned diplomat says kennedy would not have acted in isolation, he needed cover from clinton and others on the state department's 7th floor. >> i would be amazed if he had not consulted at least with deputy secretary burns and i feel for a place as sensitive as libya, with secretary clinton directly. and many others within the building. i don't think he would have made what is a really fundamentally political decision purely on management grounds. >> reporter: also the testimony of greg hix suggested embassador stevens felt pressure to be in benghazi. he wanted benghazi converted into a permanent operation and stevens needed to report back to the state department bef

so we'll see what happens. >> taking a live look at the state department for you, as we get word thatjohn kerry will make a statement on syria in a few minutes. right now the u.n. negotiating on a plan to disarm the assad regulartime. hey linda! what are you guys doing? having some fiber! with new phillips' fiber good gummies. they're fruity delicious! just two gummies have 4 grams of fiber! to help support gularity! i want some... [ woman ] hop on over! [ marge ] fiber the fun way, from phillips'. they used to get really tired. until i started gellin'. i got dr. scholl's massaging gel insoles. when they're in my shoes, my feet and legs feel less tired. i'm a believer. dr. scholl's massaging gel insoles. i'm a believer! >> thanks for watching, see you back here tomorrow. "studio b" with trace gallagher in for shepard starts right now. >> trace: we begin with a fox urgent, secretary of state john kerry is set to make a statement on syria as damascus approaches a deadline on declaring its chemical weapons program. the deadline is tomorrow, september 20th. now, the state department said

shortly after the ra tacks the state department hired an independent firm booz allen hamilton to analyze security risks, new and immediate need to create a new position, an undersecretary, who would oversee security. secretary of state madeline albright approved the position but it has never been filled. secretary kennedy approved the temporary post in benghazi despite security concerns. >> because of the importance of benghazi and the development of the new libya, we had to have a forward office there and visits by ambassador stevens. >> the latest report describes kennedy's office as too large and the too complex and root cause for the confusion at the headquarters level. by describing benghazi as a state department facility, exposed personnel to an unacceptable level of risk. this new internal report concludes that benghazi has demonstrated yet again the vulnerability of u.s. facilities around the world. josh bernstein al jazeera washington. >> if you want to read those documents yourself we've made it easy. we've posted them at aljazeera.com. >>> walmart, the nation's largest employe

on august 23 the state department sent a letter to the committee which stated that the a.r.b. was, quote, very clear that the only people responsible for the legal attack -- lethal attack on our special mission compound in benghazi were the terrorists who orchestrated the attack. these terrorists must be brought to justice. the entire u.s. government remains committed to doing that, end quote. no one will argue who is directly to blame for the attacks that resulted in the death of those four americans. as the a.r.b. and numerous congressional hearings have revealed, there are other people who need to be held accountable for the fact that the terrorist attacks succeeded. but by the language of this letter, does the state department really want us to believe that the department's bureaucracy could have done nothing more to protect our diplomats? >> that was not the finding of the, and when the actions that are referenced in the august, -- august 23 letter, sir, we e reasserting it the recommendations. and -- >> we'll get to that in a minute. >> they were relieved of their positi

the state department ordered u.s. diplomats to leave lebanon citing security concerns over the pending military action in syria. non-essential staffers and american citizens were instructured to leave beirut. they said there's a potential in lebanon far a spontaneous upsurge in violence remains. we're live in beirut with more on what that prompted this warning and clearly to put it into context for us as well. david, what else can you tell us? >> reporter: richelle, it's a number of different things here. they've called it the friends and family rule, and it's always been that the friends and families of the staff at the embassy on the ground are then asked or ordered to leave the country for their own safety. it usually follows a threat. the threat is undisclosed, and it's of a precise nature. we had one not too, too long ago. people remember 19 american embassies were emptied when we had that happen just some months ago, and it was over a threat that nobody then saw realized and nobody knew exactly the nature of late

under way in capitol hill with lawmakers asking why no one in the state department was held accountable for the deadly terror attacks at the conflict in libya. i am generally.

i understand somebody has been nominated for the state department job but has not been confirmed. >> yes. the white house has nominated candidates for the state department, labor department, and the defense department has a nominee. >> look at the numbers of days it has been. should the public be suspicious of what is going on here? i don't know what this means. would you haved the operations like the defense department or state department, with all this money going out, and there's nobody there. >> the charts that you put up shows that these positions after baking for years. in some cases, five or six years and these are major offices. in the best of all possible worlds, we would confirm igs as soon as possible. absenceay that, in the of igs, the public should take comfort in knowing that the work of the office continues. there are career executives in those offices. very accomplished audit executives and managers. the ongoing day-to-day work of audit investigation continues. even though there is not a confirmed ig. net.gov >> yes. it is a public website. >> what is the advantage of

the survivors will speak or all hell will break out between the congress, state department and cia. we are not going to let the state department become putin and we become boechl we are going to push back and win this fight because the american people need to know what happened to these four brave americans and get to the bottom of it so it doesn't happen again. >> senator, appreciate your ten nasty on this. the american people and the families of those four murdered deserve an answer. thank you for standing up for them and pushing back hard. great to have you here and thanks, again. >> thank you, mike. >> god bless. senator lindh di graham from south carolina. as we heard charles wood will be here with us. he is the father of tyrone woods one of the four heros we lost in benghazi. we'll be right back. st in [ male announcer ] imagine this cute little orange blob is metamucil... and this park is the inside of your body. you see t special psyllium fiber in metamucil aually gels to trap and remove some waste. and that gelling also helps to lower some cholesterol. it evetraps some carbs