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Meeting with james mattis over reports concerning this deadly ambush in niger as the present investigates the attack -- the pentagon investigates the attack, a convey of nigeran and american troops traced off islamic insurgents and a source briefed on the attack telling nbc news it was due in part to a quote, massive intelligence failure. so joining me now is nbc national security and military reporter courtney huey. explain the latest in this investigation because there is much more we dont kno...

And the "l.a. times" today said massive intelligence failure and they didnt have adequate air cover. i dont know. "l.a. times" reported it. >> im willing to believe any of that. but what i find impossible is someone hosting a daily show is having a rational conversation with anybody when "to kill a mocking bird" is now racist, when the ice cream truck music is racist. when everything that the left doesnt like is now racist you cant have a rational conversation anymore. i wonder why smart people ...

Journalists have added to our discussion and the coverage at 11:00 eastern time on a friday night. philip rucker, eugene scott, shannon pettypiece, i appreciate it. >> as we approach our first break tonight, still ahead. was the ambush that killed these four u.s. soldiers in africa due at least in part to this quote were hearing about a massive intelligence failure? plus, the white house says its highly inappropriate, as we have been reporting, to question a retired four-star general. up next,...

As we approach our first break tonight, still ahead, was the ambush that killed these four u.s. soldiers in africa due at least in part to this quote were hearing about a massive intelligence failure. plus the white house says its highly inappropriate as weve been reporting to question a retired four star general. up next, well ask a retired four star general what he thinks about that when the 11th hour continues on a friday night. hi, im the internet! you know whats difficult? adulting... tj! g...

To come from niger. >> reporter: senator lindsey graham calling for more oversight. >> the war is headed to africa. its beening its beginning to morph. >> reporter: mattis summoned to capitol hill to explain how elite soldiers were taken by surprise. >> we can always improve on communication. >> reporter: public explanation coming as the internal investigation gathers steam. the fbi lending forensic support looking into how a team of well-trained special forces was ambushed, the pentagon says, b...

Personally hurt by mccain suggesting hoe might have to resort to subpoenas. this is escalating fast. >> and hans, we did some checking. it looks like we have americans, american military in 176 places around the world. >> yeah. >> excluding humanitarian missions and in some postings where theres just one or two members of the u.s. military. but part of what this story has done is awakened some civilians to just how far flung these places are. >> look, in niger, there are 800 u.s. forces, roughly...

Died in benghazi. and the "l.a. times" today said massive intelligence failure and they didnt have adequate air cover. i dont know. "l.a. times" reported it. >> im willing to believe any of that. but what i find impossible is someone hosting a daily show is having a rational conversation with anybody when "to kill a mocking bird" is now racist, when the ice cream truck music is racist. when everything that the left doesnt like is now racist you cant have a rational conversation anymore. i wonder...

This massive intelligence failure possibly. what really happened in niger in central africa? some answers when the 11th hour continues.

Investigation into what a senior congressional aide says was a massive intelligence failure leading to that deadly ambush in niger. signs that president trump may be suffering russia fatigue. >> excuse me, excuse me. the whole russia thing was an excuse for the democrats losing the election. its been stated they have no collusion. they ought to get to the end of it because i think the american public is sick of it. joining me now is ann marry mcavoy, former federal prosecutor. the president ...

A congressional aide telling msnbc news a massive intelligence failure played a role in there. courtney, always great to talk with you here. we are getting information from a lot of different sources now. what do we know at this hour? >> you hit the nail on the head in the intro when you said theres a lot of confusion. thats been the case since the attack occurred on october 4th one of those reasons is the nature of the mission there. these are largely special forces soldiers. they do what is at...