in tripoli just took that on. they, in fact, probably came up with the idea and put it together and got the plane and sent more help on the way to benghazi. but it was a very personal conversation between me and those who were in our embassy. this is a place that i had spent a lot of time and paid a lot of attention to. as i said earlier, we had to evacuate the embassy before, while gadhafi was still in power. i talked with those people in our embassy family as they were or the ferry going from tripoli back to malta. so we tried to engage with, listen to and support our teams when they were facing these very difficult circumstances. >> this committee has interviewed your staff that was with you that evening of the attacks, chief of staff cheryl mills and deputy chief of staff jake sullivan. they explained you personally participated in a teleconference with senior members of the intelligence committee, white house and department of defense. your chief of staff, cheryl mills, said your attendance at the deputy's le

did you talk to survivors that night or once they arrived in tripoli? >> we did not speak to them directly. we obviously made arrangements for them to be safely evacuated and then to be transported to a hospital facility that we thought was safe from any potential attacks. >> did you talk to them the next day? >> no. >> did you talk to them later that week? >> i did not. >> did you talk to them when they got back to the united states? >> i did not talk to them until they had had an opportunity to be debriefed and to provide information that would help us understand what happened, help the intelligence community and help the fbi as they were trying to build their case. >> how would it have harmed the case that they were trying to build for you, secretary of state, just to check in on their well being? >> i did check on their well being. i did personally talk with the people who were taking care of them, transporting them. >> them, the survivors. when did you talk to the survivor snz. >> i talked to the survivors when they came back to the united states.

and i can tell from the documents that you spoke with the deputy in tripoli. and can you explain the importance of that call and why you felt that was important? >> well, for a number of reasons, they were a source of information. they had their own sources on the ground that they were reaching out to, trying to gather additional insight into what happened. and what provoked it, and who was behind it. but much more importantly, even than that, they were in a great state of dismay and grief. and i thought it was important to speak with our team in tripoli directly, so they knew we were trying, as best we could from so far away to help them, and to help their colleagues. we also had pushed to have an additional team of security officers fly from tripoli, and really the embassy in tripoli just took that on, and they came up with the idea and put it together. and got the plane, and sent more help on the way to benghazi. but it was a very personal conversation between me and those who were in our embassy. this is a place that i had spent a lot of time and paid a lo

, both for tripoli and benghazi were acted on affirmatively.s were not. it would be unlikely to get every one of your requests answered immediately. he had request contact with my aids. he did not raise security with me. >> with all due respect those are two different issues. who had access to him is one issue and who has access to you is another issue. you had people in place for people who want to inquire about milk and diesel fuel and gasoline. you also have people in processes in place for people who want to provide insults toward folks you work with in the administration. all of that made it districtly into your inbox. that is my question. you had mentioned on a nurmg of occasions today. this was not the first. we had one after kenya and tanzan tanzania. that could not have been more specific. the secretary of state should personally review the security situation of our embassy facilities. that arb put the responsibility squarely on you. with respect to that previous arb recommendation, and in contrast what did make your inbox versus what

the former intelligence chief has been on trial in tripoli. and in the summer of 2015, he was finally enced. >> abdullah mohammed senussi. >> in news from libya, the former head of intelligence and eight others have been sentenced to death for committing war crimes during... >> dornstein: abu agela was sentenced as well. he was given ten years for making bombs during the libyan revolution. but thus far, he faces no charges for his possible role in lockerbie. >> i mean, the issue of lockerbie, the biggest victim is the truth. the simple truth. forget about indictments, about who goes to jail, who does what. it's the simple truth of what happened. why. because nobody has a stake in telling you the truth. >> dornstein: the f.b.i. and the justice department say they can't comment publicly about the lockerbie case, which remains an ongoing investigation. and though it's been some 25 years since they last filed charges in the case, they maintain that they've been "working aggressively to bring those responsible for the bombing of pan am flight 103 t

this is right after tripoli fell. you wrote, what about the idea of my flying to marmartha's vineyard to see the president for 30 minutes and then making a statement with him alone. or you asked your staff how to convince the white house that this would be good for the president and these are your words, madam secretary, it's a great opportunity to describe all that we've been doing before the french try to take all the credit. in fact, your staff told you that they thought it would be a political boost for the president showing that he was huddling with you instead of being on vacation and show you asked your chief of staff, cheryl -- or jake sullivan asked your chief of staff, cheryl mills, to call denis mcdonough now the president's chief of staff, to put together a full-court press -- i'll wait while you read jake's note. >> thank you. because i don't -- >> here's my question. >> i'm waiting for a question. >> well, go ahead. you finish reading and i'll start talking. >> well, one thing i wanted which -- since i d

we reached the second in command in tripoli. he had heard shortly before we reached him from chris stevens, telling him that they were under attack. we began to reach out to everyone we could possibly think who could help with this terrible incident. during the course of the following hours, obviously i spoke to the white house, i spoke to cia director petraeus, i spoke to the libyan officials, because i hoped that there was some way that they could gather up and deploy those who had been part of the insurgency to defend our compound. i had conference calls with our team in tripoli. i was on a videoconference with officials who had operational responsibilities in the defense department, in the cia, at the national security council. it was just a swirl and whirl of constant effort to try to figure out what we could do. and it was deeply -- it was deeply distressing when we heard that the efforts by our cia colleagues were not successful, that they had had to evacuate the security officers, our diplomatic security officers, that t

the international community does not recognize the tripoli government.s the rival one in eastern libya. happened at the airport is a little like what is happening in libya. peace,psing economy, no and a lack of involvement by the outside world. yesterday was the deadline that the u.n. had set for the 2 rival government in libya to get together here he they? of course they didn't. >> we consider ourselves to be the legal government says the justice minister. thery to cooperate with international community, but it does not want to deal with us. ago this week, colonel gadhafi died. people still turn out to celebrate. is a shattered country. scotland and the u.s. may have to choose between dealing with the government they don't recognize or waiting for peace to come. .hat could be a long wait john simpson, bbc news, tripoli. jane: by now you do not have to be a fan of "back to the future" to know this was the day michael j fox traveled to 30 years ago in the film series. social media has been counting down, and here is the moment the delorean took flight. ma

this is right after tripoli fell. you wrote what about flying to see the president for 30 minutes and making a statement with him alone. or you asked your staff how to convince the white house that this would be good for the president and these are your words, madame secretary. it's a great opportunity to describe all that we have been doing before the french try to take a all the credit. in fact, your staff told you they thought it would be a political boost for the president showing he was huddling with you instead of being on vacation. so you asked your chief of staff to call dennis mcdonough, now the president's chief of staff, to put together a full-court press -- i'll wait while you read jake's note. >> thank you. >> here's my question. >> i'm waiting for a question. >> one thing i wanted -- since i don't have what you're reading in front of me. >> it's tab 12. >> that has now been handed to me and it's clear i wanted to make sure that dod got credit. i wrote that. you did not quote that. >> this is all about st

in tripoli just took that on. they in fact probably came up with the idea and put it together and got the plane and sent more help on the way to benghazi. but it was a very personal conversation between me and those who were in our embassy. this is a place that i had spent a lot of time and paid a lot of attention to, as i said earlier. we had to evacuate the embassy before while gadhafi was still in power. i talked to those people in our embassy family as they were on the ferry going from tripoli back to malta. soe tried to engage with, listen to and support our teams when they were facing these very difficult circumstances. >> now this committee has interviewed your staff that was with you that evening of the attacks. your chief of staff, cheryl mills, and your deputy chief of staff, jake sullivan. and they explained that you personally participated in a secure video teleconference with senior officials from the intelligence community, the white house and the department of defense. your chief of staff, cheryl mi

in tripoli just took that on. they in fact came up with the idea and put it together and got the plane and sent more help on the way to benghazi. but it was a very personal conversation between me and those who were in our embassy. this is a place i spent a lot of time and paid a lot of attention to. as i said earlier, we had to evacuate the embassy before, while gadhafi was still night in power. i talked to families as they were on the ferry. we tried to engage with, listen to and support our teams when they were facing these very difficult circumstances. >> now this committee has interviewed your staff that was with you that evening on the attacks. your chief of staff cheryl jails and deputy chief of staff, jake sullivan, and they said you participated in a security conference with senior officials from the intelligence committee, white house and department of defense. cheryl mills said the deputy meeting broke with protocol and surprised other attendees but you said these are our people on the ground. where els

in tripoli just took that on. they in fact probably came up with the idea and put it together and got the plane and sent more help on the way to benghazi. but it was a very personal conversation between me and those who were in our embassy. this is a place that i had spent a lot of time and paid a lot of attention to, as i said earlier. we had to evacuate the embassy before while gadhafi was still in power. i talked to those people in our embassy family as they were on the ferry going from tripoli back to malta. so we tried to engage with, listen to and support our teams when they were facing these very difficult circumstances. >> now this committee has interviewed your staff that was with you that evening of the attacks. your chief of staff, cheryl mills, and your deputy chief of staff, jake sullivan. and they explained that you personally participated in a secure video teleconference with senior officials from the intelligence community, the white house and the department of defense. your chief of staff, cheryl

only transition to tripoli only by january 2012, no consulate. no consulate meant no consulate in benghazi. this was in september. would that be fair and accurate? and would you -- were you in that briefing with ms. mills or did she brief you about the fact that in september the game plan was to shut down benghazi? >> well, i think you have to look at that in context, congresswoman. there was not an active plan for a consulate in benghazi at any point during this period. that is not what the compound in benghazi was. it was a temporary facility placed there to help us make a determination as to what we would need going forward in benghazi -- >> excuse me, madam secretary. >> there was a strong argument that chris stevens and others made that they hoped eventually there would be a consulate but there was never an agreement to have a consulate. >> if it had been deemed a consulate it would have had a different level of security. is that accurate? that consulates have certain levels of security, there's standards, there's protocols. when it is a con

one of muammar gaddafi's policies was to focus on tripoli. so it was very strategic. let's remember ambassador stephens worked with him. it was very diplomatic. it was calculated. well informed. it was an unfortunate incident. again, we have the benefit of ianed site. i can't think of any operation, if we put a microscope on decisions we'd find many people negligible >>> when we come back, we look at ken mccarthy crowing about benghazi, he backpeddled, but it was out of the bag. have the actions of the committee made impacts on hillary clinton, the obama administration and congress. . >> the chairman might, say, ignore nor the words of our republican leadership and members and investigator. judge us by our actions, it is the actions of the committee that are the most damning of all. you. >> this is not a prosecution, mr sheer, you and i are familiar with them. i've reached no conclusions and i advise you to not reach any conclusions either to reach the end. there's 20 more witnesses >>> welcome back to "inside story". i'm ray suarez. have hillary clinton's hours of te

greg hicks, the stately department diplomat in tripoli said he repeatedly asked for military help, but was denied. >> is anything coming? will they be sending us any help? is there something out there? sharyl: the administration said no assets wewe stopped, no military help wawaavailable. the leader of a u.s. quick response anti-terrorism team says his unit was stopped after they prepared to deploy. a small special forces team in tripoli was stopped from boarding a flight to benghazi to help while the attacks were underway. three u.s. security officers stationed nearby say their cia boss delayed them from responding quickly to hell. -- quily to helel >> i understand you wanted planes to get to benghazi faster. the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff said they simply could not get there quickly. >> i was speaking from my perspective. >> i understand. >> on the ground in tripoli, based on what the defense at his shea told me. he said two to three hours. sharyl: the closed-door sessions with congress -- t t military officials conc teded that military assets were available, but it was de

embassy in tripoli, and by the nonstatus special mission. this left it clear with the requirements were or should be. clearly, that needs to change. there are two other crucial points made by the immense trait of review board that i think deserve attention on a larger scale of this committee. first, the emphasis on the growing challenge faced by the growing challenge of how to remain active in high threat environments and get out to conduct direct, local interaction required for effective diplomacy, remaining effective in the private sector while securing our embassies and protecting our people in these environments. second, the administrative review board correctly points out that the department has been resource challenged for many years which has constrained our mission and led to the husbanding of resources to such a degree that restricting the use of resources has become a conditioned response. this is to say decisions being made more on cost than need and value. the answer cannot be to cut more from other foreign affairs accounts. that

we reached the second in command in tripoli. he had heard shortly before we reached him, from chris stevens, telling him that they were under attack. we began to reach out to everyone we could possibly think who could help with this terrible incident. during the course of the, you know, following hours, obviously i spoke to the white house. i spoke to cia director petraeus. i spoke to the libyan officials. because i hoped there was some way they could gather up and deploy those who had been part of the insurgency to defend our compound. i had conference calls with our team in tripoli. i was on a what's called a sifits, a video conference, with officials who had responsibilities at the defense department, at the cia, the national security council. it was just a swirl and whirl of constant effort to try to figure out what we could do. and it was deeply -- it was deeply distressing when we heard that the efforts by our cia colleagues were not successful. that they had had to evacuate the security officers. our diplomatic security o

we reached the second-in-command in tripoli. he had heard, shortly before we reached him from chris stevens, telling him that they were under attack. we began to reach out to everyone we could possibly think who could help with this terrible incident. during the course of the, you know, following hours obviously i spoke to the white house. i spoke to cia director petraeus. i spoke to the libyan officials because i hope there were some way that they could gather up and deploy those who had been part of the insurgency, to defend our compound. i had conference calls with our team in tripoli. i was on a, what is called a videoconference with officials who had operational responsibilities in the defense department, in the cia, at the national security council. it was just a swirl and whirl of constant effort to try to figure out what we could do, and, it was deeply, it was deeply distressing how, when we heard that the efforts by our cia colleagues were not successful, that they had had to evacuate the security officers, our diplomat

the prime minister approached an mp at the house of representatives from tripoli. it is proposed the three deputy prime ministers. one of them is from the west, one from the east, one is from the south. and the two senior ministers proposed. one is a member of the g.n.c. dialogue team. i want to enhance two elements. one is that all will work as a team. we don't have the time to dwell on details, this will be a team. their votes are expected to have the same value in the first rounds of voting, and then in the process, of course a system to overcome possible blockades will be agreed. all of them, i insist, will have similar appearance and all will have to work as a team. it's proposed that all rotate in the representation role that corresponds to libya in the international scene, and this will be a way to show the importance that all of them have in this team. >> it has also been proposed a list of names to accompany, to be part of the government representing different regions and cities. i would like to insist that this is a proposal from the national dialogue. th

our embassy was in tripoli. obviously much of the work that we were doing was going through the embassy. there was a very vigorous discussion on the part of people who were responsible for making a recommendation about benghazi as to what form of consulate, what form of facility it should be. chris stevens believed that it should be a formal consulate. but that was something that had to be worked out. and there had not yet been a decision at the time that the attack took place. so it was not a permanent facility. and, you know, there were a number of questions that people were asking about whether it could or should be. >> i want to drill down on the security issue. i want to say it's frustrating for us here on this panel asking these questions to hear you in your opening statement talk about the responsibility you took for all 70 plus thousand employees. but i read an e-mail between two of those employees and it seems you're brushing it off as not having any knowledge. >> i am saying i have no recollection of i

hundreds of protesters in tripoli don't back the deal. hundreds chanted and held up red cords for those in libya that brokered the deal. before being finalised rival parliament have to approve it. victoria gatenby has the latest. >> violence and rivalries split people in libya. the country has fallen into chaos since the uprising. the tripoli based government is one of two rival administrations. the other is the u.n. recognised government based in the eastern city of tobruk. each is supported by armed groups engaged in daily fighting. the chaos is made worse by groups claiming allegiance to i.s.i.l., stepping into an already crowded battle ground. now there's hope that a unity government may bring the fighting to an end. >> i hope that the unity government succeeds quickly, because it has been too long. especially the displaced in libyan cities. most suffered very much. they support the government to start quickly. >> they are worried that proposals lead to the muslim brotherhood gaining too much power. >> this is a conspiracy and libyans

when was your first trip to tripoli?> about two weeks after they issued the indictments against the two libyans. >> dornstein: back in 1991, dr. swire came here to meet face to face with the libyan leader, moammar qaddafi. over the years, swire worked hard to persuade qaddafi to turn over the suspects, so the evidence could finally be heard in a proper court. >> abdel basset ali al megrahi was convicted of 270 counts of murder. >> dornstein: but during the course of the resulting trial, swire says he became troubled by key elements of the prosecution case. the judges had found weaknesses in the identification of megrahi as the man who bought the clothes wrapped around the bomb. and swire believed the prosecution had failed to prove the route that the bomb bag had taken to get onto flight 103. and then there were deep questions that swire and others would raise about the legitimacy of the key piece of physical evidence in the case, which they suspect was in some way not genuine. all of this, in the end, convinced swire th

we reached the second in command in tripoli. he had heard shortly before we reached him from chris stevens, telling him that they were under attack. we began to reach out to everyone we could possibly think who could help with this terrible incident. during the course of the following hours, obviously i spoke to the white house, i spoke to cia director petraeus, i spoke to the libyan officials because i hoped that there was some way that they could gather up and deploy those who had been part of the insurgency to defend our compound. i had conference calls with our team in tripoli. ways on a video conference with officials who had operational responsibilities in the defense department, in the cia at the national security council. it was just a swirl and whirl of constant effort to try to figure out what we could do and it was deeply -- it was deeply distressing when we heard that the efforts by our cia colleagues were not successful, that they had had to evacuate the security officers, our diplomatic security officers, that they

i spoke in tripoli to get situation updates. i spoke with former cia director, petronius to confer and coordinate given the presence of his facility which of course was not well-known, but was something we knew and wanted to make sure we were closely lashed up together. i talked with and then libyan national president and pressed him on greater support not only in benghazi but also tripoli. i participated in a secure video conference of senior officials from the intelligence committee, the white house, and dod. we are going over every possible option reviewing all that was available to us. any option we could take. we are reaching out to anyone we could find to get an update on ambassador chris stevens and also our information specialist, sean smith. it was a constant, ongoing discussion and sets a meeting. i spoke with with president obama later in the evening. to bring him up to date and hear his perspective, obviously we kept talking with everyone during that night, early in the morning on the 12th i spoke with general dempse

you also spoke directly with people on the ground at the embassy in tripoli that night at around 7:00 p.m. can i can tell from the documents that we have seen that you asked to speak with deputy chief of mission in tripoli. can you explain the purpose of that call and why you felt that was important? >> well a number of reasons. they were the source on the ground reaching out to trying to gather additional insight into what happened, what provoked it, who was behind it but much more importantly, even than that, they were in a great state of dismay and grief i thought it was important to speak with our team in tripoli directly so that they nigh knew that we were trying as best we could from so far away to help them and to help their colleagues. we also had pushed to. >> now, we will take you back live to that hearing as news develops. we are monitoring it. although though it has been sizzling democrats and republicans over the. secretary clinton taking a barrage of questions about the deadly benghazi terror attack that left ambassador chris stevens and three other americans dead. here

hick wahicks was at the base in tripoli. his last word, quote, we are under attack. hicks said he was floored when he herd the administration's take on this. >> would a highly decorated career diplomat told you there had been a demonstration outside his facility that day? >> yes, sir, he would have. >> did he mention one word about a protest or demonstration? >> no, sir, he did not. >> fast forward to the sunday talk shows and ambassador susan rice. she blamed this attack on a video and did it five different times. what was your reaction to that?

our embassy was in tripoli. obviously much of the work that we were doing was going through the embassy. there was a very vigorous discussion on the part of people who were responsible for making a recommendation about benghazi as to what form of consulate, what form of facility it should be. chris stevens believed that it should be a formal consulate. but that was something that had to be worked out. and there had not yet been a decision at the time that the attack took place. so it was not a permanent facility. and, you know, there were a number of questions that people were asking about whether it could or should be. >> i want to drill down on the security issue. i want to say it's frustrating for us here on this panel asking these questions to hear you in your opening statement talk about the responsibility you took for all 70 plus thousand employees. but i read an e-mail between two of those employees and it seems you're brushing it off as not having any knowledge. >> i am saying i have no recollection of i

it's supposed to be located in tripoli. now tripoli is controlled by the g.n.c. taking us through the tired challenge. what part would be playing after the announcements. >> if the proposals are adopted the east and west lf form app government. disband militia, it will form a government. reforming the army and implementing a ceasefire. a joint statement by france, germany and the united states said any delay in forming the unity government would only prolong the suffering of the libyan people. >> leaders are worried that a divided libya could pave the way for fighters. to build a stronger platform in libya, a nightmare for neighbouring europe, which hopes to see a peace deal become a reality >>> time for the weather. and rob is here. a reminder of people of myanmar that the monsoons are not over. >> no, no, the advancing monsoon is causing widespread flooding a couple of months ago, particularly over the irrawaddy. let's have a look. in the last 24 hours, there's a definite indication of a swirl of cloud suggesting circulation, water enhancing the rain. it's been

originally the government is supposed to be located in tripoli but tripoli is controlled by the gnc, third challenge, cnc what part would be playing after last night's announcements. >> if the proposals are adopted the east and west will form a government, disband militias and declare a ceasefire across the country. france germany, spain, united kingdom united kingdo and the u. fest the leaders of those countries are also worried that a divided libya, a nightmare for neighboring europe which is hoping to see a peace deal become a reality. victoria gatenby, al jazeera. >> a fire in the philippines have killed ten people. victims trapped in their cells. faulty electrical wiring is being blamed for the fire. >>> activists are callings often the philippines government to consider a mental health law for people in need. there's a real stigma admitting to mental health problems. mar gmarga ortigas has the stor. >> the only time she had seen a psychiatrist, she was in hospital after trying to take your own life. >> it's like a movie which is dragging whether or not to have a happy ending or

, both for tripoli and for benghazi were acted on affirmatively.thers were not. that is what an ambassador, especially a diplomat as experienced as chris stevens would expect, that it would be unlikely to be able to get everyone of your requests immediately answered postively. so, yeah, he had regular contact with my aides. he did not raise security with me and security questions and requests were handle by security professionals. >> madam secretary, with all due respect those are two separate issues. who chris stevens had access to is one issue. who had access to you and for what is another issue. because you have said you had people and processes in place. you also have people and processes in place for people who want to send you meaningless politicalled vice. you have people and people and processes in place that want to inquire about milk, diesel fuel and gasoline. you also have people and processes in place for people who want to provide insults towards folks you work with in the a administration. all of that made it directly into your in-box

we have been listening to many people. >> at its head a the architect in tripoli. it's now been four years since the death much libya's former ruler, the country has been racked by turmoil and violence ever since. the two factions reluctantly agreed to the deal, there has been bloodshed and bad blood. one of the first challenges will be to take on isil who have a major foothold. libya's borders are not secure. the countries are awash with weapons and it's a major root for migrants and refugees from all over country who make their way to libya's coast. so many people have died at sea from libya to europe. for months they have been proposing the idea of a maritime operation to intercept the boats. now on friday a resolution to authorize that operation will come before the u.n. security council for a vote. james bays, al jazeera, the united state united nations. >> russia denies that four of its missiles have landed in iraq. moscow said that all 26 missiles fired hit their intended target. the government has not commented. there is concern about the reports. >> if it'

gowdy says the e-mails state that the ambassador wanted more security in tripoli.s the e-mails show a disconnect of what was happening on the ground in libya and what was going in washington. gowdy says stevens wanted more security and washington wanted help with how to spin the increase of violence there. the e-mails have not been released. >> he needed help with security, john. he didn't need help with pr. he was asking for more security. and on one occasion, he joked in an e-mail, maybe we should ask another government to pay for security upgrades because our government is not willing to do it. >> reporter: despite previous investigations, gowdy says his committee was the first to get the e-mails. now when it comes to political, he had some choice words for republican colleagues. he was taking aim at house members who suggested that the committee was designed to politically damage hillary clinton's run for president. here's what he said to his colleagues. >> i told my republican colleagues and friends shut up talking about things you don't know anything about. u

originally on the proposal the government is supposed ton located in tripoli but tripoli is controlled by gnc, what part would be playing after last night's announcement? >> if the proposals are adopted the east and west of libya will implement a government across the country. any delay forming the unity government would only prolong the suffering of the libyan people. the leaders are also worried that a advantage toker platform in north africa. a nightmare for northern europe which is helpin hoping the situn will. >> trade loins lawyers and human rights activists. they have been honored for helping build democracy after the revolution of 2011. nazanine moshiri reports. >> the nobel prize for 2015 is to be awarded to the tunisian national dialogue quartet for its decisive contribution to the building of a pleural ink democracy in tunisia in the wake of the jasmine revolution of 2011. >> in the end the nobel committee sent a powerful message on the importance of pleurallism and dialogue. while other so-called arab spring countries, tunisia's has been more peaceful. made up of four ski o

c operates out of tripoli. it came to power when an alliance of former rebels took over the capital last year. the group drove out the internationally recognised government which operates from the eastern city of tobruk. it is recognised by the u.n. and are ab -- arab league. our diplomatic editor james bays reports from u.n. >> there were smiles when after talks that lasted a year, the u.n. mediator announced plans for a unity government in libya. it was a difficult process. >> it was not an easy task. we have been listening to many people, inside and outside for dialogue. finally it would be six personalities. >> at its head, the prime minister sarage, an architect from a prominent family in tripoli. the challenges of facing a unity government is immense, it's almost four years since the death of libya's former ruler muammar gaddafi. the country has been wracked by internal violence since. the two main factions reluctantly agreed to the deal. there's been so much bloodshed and politically bad blood. many oppo

this is right after tripoli fell. you wrote, what about the idea of my flying to marmartha's vineyard to see the president for 30 minutes and then making a statement with him alone. or you asked your staff how to convince the white house that this would be good for the president and these are your words, madam secretary, it's a great opportunity to describe all that we've been doing before the french try to take all the credit. in fact, your staff told you that they thought it would be a political boost for the president showing that he was huddling with you instead of being on vacation and show you asked your chief of staff, cheryl -- or jake sullivan asked your chief of staff, cheryl mills, to call denis mcdonough now the president's chief of staff, to put together a full-court press -- i'll wait while you read jake's note. >> thank you. because i don't -- >> here's my question. >> i'm waiting for a question. >> well, go ahead. you finish reading and i'll start talking. >> well, one thing i wanted which -- since i d

and you had worked -- >> just done a trip in tripoli before benghazi.t knew bug from contracting. >> so, they come in, they go to building c. and you guys are still kind of waiting. >> the aircraft they had wasn't big enough to take us all back. so, they were going to take the nonshooting personnel and get them out. >> to the airport. >> we were going to stay there and hold the alamo. >> literally. >> i think they probably had been there about an hour. we were talking about that, wondering what's taken so long, why aren't we getting out of here. the sun was starting to come up, but better be ready for another attack because this is when it's going to come. it was about that time that glenn come up on the roof. >> got the ladder. >> come over and was talking to rone and rone had introduced me to bug. i had never worked with him before. said bug's a sniper. well hopefully, we ain't going to need you, but i'm glad to have another shooter up here. glenn, bug turned and was walking back towards the front of the building an almost immediately, a mortar come i

gadhafi in 2011 and two governments is the general national congress the gnc which operates out of tripoli it came to power when an alliance of former rebels known as libya dawn took over and operates out of the eastern city of tabrook and recognized by the u.n. and arab league and its allies to the renegade general who commands a loose alliance of armed factions and diplomatic james base reports from the u.n. in new york. >> reporter: there was smiles when after talks that had lasted over a year the u.n. mediator announced his plans for a unity government in libya, leon said it had been a difficult process. >> this was not an easy task. we have been listening to many people inside and outside the dialog, finally it will be six personalities. >> reporter: at its head prime minister sarage an architect from a prominent family in tripoli, the challenges facing a new unity government remens and it's almost four years since the death of the former ruling moammar gadhafi and has been racked with turmoil and violence ever since and the two main factions only reluctantly agreed to the deal and so

and you had worked -- >> just done a trip in tripoli before benghazi.knew bug from contracting. >> so, they come in, they go to building c. and you guys are still kind of waiting. >> the aircraft they had wasn't big enough to take us all back. so, they were going to take the nonshooting personnel and get them out. >> to the airport. >> we were going to stay there and hold the alamo. >> literally. >> i think they probably had been there about an hour. we were talking about that, wondering what's taken so long, why aren't we getting out of here. the sun was starting to come up, but better be ready for another attack because this is when it's going to come. it was about that time that glenn come up on the roof. >> got the ladder. >> come over and was talking to rone and rone had introduced me to bug. i had never worked with him before. said bug's a sniper. well hopefully, we ain't going to need you, but i'm glad to have another shooter up here. glenn, bug turned and was walking back towards the front of the building an almost immediately, a mortar come in

frequently by phone from washington and communicated regularly, as i said with our team based in tripoli, and all of this was focused on trying to help stand up a new interim government. and we were making progress on demobilization, and trying to reintegrate fighters, on securing loose weapons. i think it's important to recognize, and of course i was ultimately responsible for security. i took responsibility for what happened in benghazi. >> what does that mean? you said contracting and so forth, so when you say you're responsible for something, madam secretary, what does that mean? if you're responsible, what action would you have done differently? what do you own as a result of this? so far, i've heard since we have been together today, i've heard one dismissive thing after another. it was this group, i wasn't served by this, and by that. what did you do? what do you own? >> i was just telling you some of the many related issues that i was working on to try to help the libyan people. >> what's your responsibility to benghazi? that's my question. >> well, my responsibility was to be br