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According to an embassy statement, there are no details regarding the targets, timing or method of the planned attack. embassy officials are urging americans to exercise caution if moving around the city. for the latest on this, lets bring in reporter sune engel rasmussen. officials have been told not to travel on the roads. instead, travel via helicopter. how does this threat differ? >> reporter: this threat differs in the sense it is more specific perhaps than normally the case with embassy wa...

President obama has reached support in three key states. president obama leads mitt romney by eight points in iowa and five points in colorado and wisconsin. in all three states his lead is greater than the percentage of undecided voters. todays polls were conducted over the backlash of obamas embassy statement and the comments on the leaked tape. here is his rating. voters view him negatively in all three states while voters view president obama view him positively. on november 6th, president o...

President obama leads mitt romney by eight points in iowa and five points in colorado and wisconsin. in all three states his lead is greater than the percentage of undecided voters. todays polls were conducted over the backlash of obamas embassy statement and the comments on the leaked tape. here is his rating. voters view him negatively in all three states while voters view president obama view him positively. on november 6th, president obama will win 308 electoral college votes and president o...

Consulate in benghazi and romney came under criticism for the initial response to the violence there. the statement released shortly before egyptian protesters stormed that embassys compound read in part, quote, the embassy of the united states in cairo condemns the continuing efforts by misguided individuals to hurt the religious feelings of muslims. as we condemn efforts to offend believers of all religions. so, matt, you were critical this week of mitt romneys response to the events. how so? ...

Abbreviated time line. question for us on news watch how did the media react or fail to react to the news surrounding these events? lets go to correspondent shannon bream for more. >> late tuesday, g.o.p. nominee mitt romney released a statement calling the administrations initial response to the attacks in egypt disgraceful. they appeared to, quote, sympathize with those that waged the attacks. it came in the response of an embassy statement which hillary clinton had reportedly rejected and sen...

Consulate in benghazi and romney came under criticism for the initial response to the violence there. the statement released shortly before egyptian protesters stormed that embassys compound read in part, quote, the embassy of the united states in cairo condemns the continuing efforts by misguided individuals to hurt the religious feelings of muslims. as we condemn efforts to offend believers of all religions. so, matt, you were critical this week of mitt romneys response to the events. how so? ...

Consulate in benghazi and romney came under criticism for the initial response to the violence there. the statement released shortly before egyptian protesters stormed that embassys compound read in part, quote, the embassy of the united states in cairo condemns the continuing efforts by misguided individuals to hurt the religious feelings of muslims. as we condemn efforts to offend believers of all religions. so, matt, you were critical this week of mitt romneys response to the events. how so? ...

The world. >> an extremely abbreviated time line, the question for us here on news watch, how did the media react or fail to react to the news and the real issues surrounding these events. lets first go to fox news correspondent shannon bream for more. >> late tuesday, mitt romney released a statement calling the initial response to the attacks in egypt disgraceful saying they appeared to quote, sympathize with those who waged attacks and that original response came in the the form of an embassy...

That the obama administration had sympathized with the attackers. >> the embassy of the united states issued what appeared to be an apology for american principles. >> i want to be clear, it is never too early for the united states to condemn attacks on americans, on our properties, and to defend our values. >> but romneys tone softened considerably. he sounded remarkably similar to the embassy statement he had criticized when he discussed the film in an interview with abc news on thursday. >> i...

Sometimes cool words or no words is the way to go. >> a number of experts also rebuked romney. one senior foreign policy p hand called it an utter disaster and said it was romneys lehman moment to the financial crisis back in 2008. he said, they were just trying to score a cheap news cycle hit based on the embassy statement and now its just completely blown up and a former aide said, its bad. just on a factual level that the statement was not a response but one could make the statement precipita...