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This investigation, again my role here in my mind is to say was there an intelligence failure here and how do we prevent it from happening again. it went to the so-called deputys committee that is populated by appointees from the administration thats where the narrative change. >> while rogers and die and feinstein have differences over benge feinstein said they will investigate the change. >> we gave the directive yesterday that this whole process will be checked out. we are going to find out w...

>> what i found fascinating on the investigation, and, again, my role in my mind is to say was there an intelligence failure? if so, how do we prevent it? it went through a deputy committee and that is where the narrative changed. >>reporter: it is chaired by a deputy assistant for national security affairs and includes but not limited to the six people you can see there but under secretary of defense, under secretary of state, and then deputy mike morell and the vice chair of the state departme...

I like mike rogers and dianne feinstein. but to say the intelligence committee -- community did a good job, what about the months before this attack? what about the rise of al qaeda in benghazi? what about the british ambassador closing the consulate in benghazi because it was too dangerous for the british? what about the red cross leaving? what about all of the warnings coming out of benghazi? did the cia tell the president that benghazi is falling into the hands of al qaeda? and i blame the pr...

Feinstein. but to say the intelligence committee -- community did a good job, what about the months before this attack? what about the rise of al qaeda in benghazi? what about the british ambassador closing the consulate in benghazi because it was too dangerous for the british? what about the red cross leaving? what about all of the warnings coming out of benghazi? did the cia tell the president that benghazi is falling into the hands of al qaeda? and i blame the president more than anybody else...

Were going to discuss what role america can play here a little later in the program. jon: lawmakers are demanding answers about the administrations talking points about the deadly attack in benghazi. so far they have found no intelligence failures since the cia quickly blamed the attack on terror im. well, now lawmakers want to know why terrorism was deleted to talking points from susan rice who claimed the attack grew out of a spontaneous demonstration. >> what i found fascinating about this in...

With david petraeus, that eric holder was aware of it, the attorney general, and that its not credible that eric holder would not have told the president. this will raise a lot of questions. holder will be called to attention on the hill. the other thing is the disconnect between what the senators believe, which was that there was not an intelligence failure but there was certainly a failure then to follow up. did the state department, why did the state department not increase security, not ask ...

So were they not speaking basically in the same way? >> well, first of all, why are we doing the investigation? i think thats important. so our job as chairman of the intelligence committee is make sure we did not have an intelligence failure. was there an intelligence failure on that day? thats the first question we have to get right. and ill tell you, i am with a high degree of confidence today will tell you that there was not an intelligence failure. the intelligence community had it right, a...

The president did say this was a terrorist attack the day after, which he really didnt say that at all. so theres an inconsistency even there. in the debate, the president said, we said this the day after that it was an act of terror. no, no, he didnt. and five days later, susan rice is reading a supposedly intel that says it wasnt a terror attack. i mean, there are -- theres confusion. >> why is this important, andrea? >> first of all, and why cant they get their stories straight a month and a ...

The first time fipgering one point of the national security council the deputies committee of the council. >> it went up to the deputies committee. what i found fascinating, my role here in my mind to say was there intelligence failure and how to prevent it from happening again. >> reporter: republicans are determined that secretary rice testify and they want to hear from petraeus again in open sigs session. >> heather: doug, thanks. >> gregg: scott walker joining 17 other republican governors r...

Characterize as a catastrophic intelligence failure or cover-up. >> you believe the president or anyone serving the president deliberately mislead the american public about the attack for political reasons. >> absolutely not. >> thats correct. >> i blame the president more than anybody else. susan rice is a player here. was he informed of the june attack on our consulate where they blew a hole 40 people could go through? was he aware of the august 15th cable where he was steve s said we cant sta...