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It was first announced he was killed. by that night, the night of september 11th this week, we had what appears to an organized military style, sustained sophisticated attack on the same consulate again and this time they killed the american ambassador and three other americans. as we learn more about that attack, the idea that this was a protest gone wrong, that it was a grassroots angry mob that overran this facility, that seems less and less likely. it was a sustained attack that took place o...

September 11th this week, we had what appears to an organized military style, sustained sophisticated attack on the same consulate again and this time they killed the american ambassador and three other americans. as we learn more about that attack, the idea that this was a protest gone wrong, that it was a grassroots angry mob that overran this facility, that seems less and less likely. it was a sustained attack that took place over more than four hours. were now told it involved two different ...

Which is guarded by u.s. marines and has full security. it didnt happen there. it happened when the ambassador was in this lightly fortified consulate building over in the eastern part of the country in a city thats basically right next to what al chi qaeda is trying to build as a new hub for terrorist training. the city of benghazi is a city in the past few months have seen multiple attacks that are not just about local grievances or lingering anti-gadhafi stuff. theyre about targeting the west...

>> they armed themselves. they have slammed this for quite some time. there was nothing impromptu. nothing it coincidental this happened at the same time muslims in cairo were protesting the movie. but it looks to be more coincidence than anything else. >> also, u.s. officials say no u.s. marines were guarding the consulate at the time of the attack. and apparently thats not unusual. >> this was a consulate building and not an embassy. our embassies in these places and there is a marine detail w...

Who was visiting the consulate was killed along with three others. not sure of the nationality of those three others. the u.s. state department has not confirmed this, but this has been told to us by a senior security source in libya. weve been also told that the libyan prime minister and the libyan president will both be speaking today about this subject, offering their condolences to the united states and to the family of the fallen ambassador. and this is according to the report. we were told...

the payroll tax cut. its set to expire at the end of this year. president obama called john boehner today and the white house has even put a counterdown clock on the home page of its website. it says if the house does not act, taxes on the middle class will increase starting the first of the year. lets go to the white house. our chief white house correspondent, jessica yellin, is standing by with the latest on this dramatic political showdown. what is the latest? >> the latest is that ...

Violence. good evening sir. tell me your thoughts on our interview with secretary of homeland secretary napolitano about violence and whether it is going to spill over in greater amounts, to your state? >> thank you greta. i think her response indicates the lack of urgency. they simply dont get the need to respond quicker, more effectively. the violence has already spilled over. let me tick through a couple of examples. a few blocks from where you conducted that interview, a couple months ago, t...

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He said he wouldnt be surprised if they were preplanned and go through a list of reasons he thinks this has a very sophisticated planning system rather than just spontaneous protests which then turned into attacks. well go through what he said. he thought because it happened on 9/11, that led to the idea there was some significance or symbolism for one of these groups that was in some way affiliated. number two, how heavily armed the attackers were. the way they used direct fire and indirect fir...