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Deaths from this so you see the saudis stepping back ratcheting down that military action. but, anderson im told from the u.s. perspective, it doesnt look like a complete end to saudi military action there going forward. >> all right. jim sciutto, appreciate the update. i want to talk more about what is happening on the ground and on the high seas. there is obviously a lot of tension and a lot of potential for tension in this conflict. joining us now is fareed zakaria, host of gps weekends here ...

Saudi arabia are not identical to those of the united states. >> really the only interest the u.s. has in yemen is one of yemen being used by al qaeda andarabian peninsula, used as a location for terrorism. >> precisely. our only concern is that the power vacuums dont develop so deeply that al qaeda or isis could get there. frankly from a real politic perspective for the united states any order is fine in yemen. we just need order. >> commander lippold, the u.s. is casting this deployment as a s...

Is if ambassador stevens family knew that we were sitting on information about the people who killed their son, their brother and we could look them as a government in the face then we are messing up. me are messing up. -- we are messing up. >> judge jeanine: commander lippold, you reaction to that ? >> we as a nation have to be strong enough to look at the fact that there were flaws in the entire investigation surrounding benghazi. have a thorough investigation into it and be he open and honest...

Family knew that we were sitting on information about the people who killed their son, their brother and we could look them as a government in the face then we are messing up. me are messing up. -- we are messing up. >> judge jeanine: commander lippold, you reaction to that ? >> we as a nation have to be strong enough to look at the fact that there were flaws in the entire investigation surrounding benghazi. have a thorough investigation into it and be he open and honest. put the politics aside....

The way it is playing out on the 17th of september. that is the problem here. this record is so detailed now with so many pieces missing. these guys have to fill in the pieces and they will be excoriated. only their real friends will stick with them. there will be a whisper campaign and things said about them and one of the things going on the hill for the past few days is a vetting because these guys have to go through a vetting just like anybody that is going to be a witness to make sure there...

The way it is playing out on the 17th of september. that is the problem here. this record is so detailed now with so many pieces missing. these guys have to fill in the pieces and they will be excoriated. only their real friends will stick with them. there will be a whisper campaign and things said about them and one of the things going on the hill for the past few days is a vetting because these guys have to go through a vetting just like anybody that is going to be a witness to make sure there...

threatening to close the strait as global pressure grows over its nuclear program. 17 million barrels of oil flow through the strait every day. its a choke point. as american officials have been warning privately and publicly, it is also a serious flash point. >> what about if they decide to block us off at the straits of hormuz? >> we made very clear that the united states will not tolerate blocking of the straits of hormuz. thats another red line for us and that we will respond to th...

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Safely. >> there you have it. i spoke with so many of them, its tragic to hear stories like these. ill join you in our thoughts with the families, the eight who are okay and the three still missing, commander lippold, thank you. >> thank you, brook. now to this incredible video we have today of this north korean defector, this soldier running for his life under fire crossing the border into south korea. we will show you what happened to him and how the north korean dictator kim jong-un and the...

Investing money to upgrade their avionics and structural integrity, nonetheless theyre old aircraft. unli unli unlike b-52s which are decades old, they get a rough life because theyre randed on and off aircraft carrier which is is a stressful environment. >> commander lippold, i need to ask you about the seventh fleet and what is going on. you had the two deadly collisions over the summer which the navy admits were preventable. a total of 17 sailors killed. then you have todays plane crash where...