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Space shuttle endeavour takes to the skies for the final time. jenna: checking everything out for a little while, right? saying hello to everybody on the streets. meantime we turn to brand new stories and breaking news here on "happening now". jon: yesterday was all about the see credit recording of governor romney at a fund-raiser today. some audiotape of the president has mr. obama saying he believes in redistribution of wealth. big-time reaction and fallout from that. more anti-american pro...

>> reporter: they came in darkness, 20 heavily armed attackers, swift, savage and deadly. the libyan security guards protecting the american consulate fired back but were overwhelmed. there were no u.s. marines to help. the main building of the consulate was quickly set ablaze. inside, on a planned visit from tripoli, american ambassador chris stevens along with several others trapped between the flames and the gunfire, separated by heavy, dark smoke and struggling to breathe. four americans wou...

This morning on "world news now" -- a show of force. an elite group of u.s. marines heading to libya to help safeguard american facilities. >> investigators are trying to determine if the deadly consulate rampage was a coordinated terror attack timed for 9/11. it is thursday, september 13th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning, im john muller. rob nelson is on assignment. >> im paula faris on this thursday. president obama has tough new words about the attack. w...

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Them with the revolution and freeing them from gadhafis reign. >> ambassador christopher stevens remembered as a model diplomat. his name and those of the three americans died in the attack will be etched on a wall at the state department. abcs jonathan karl has more. >> reporter: war was still raging when he first arrived in libya last year. ambassador chris stevens fully embraced one of the most dangerous diplomatic missions in the world. [ speaking foreign language ] >> my name is christopher...

Even have ever seen it. it was diversionnary tactic for terror. >> dana: in the world of social media, i understand that corporations, government, individuals, they try to get out first with the information. it wasnt just so much that the state department put out their statement but then they started tweeting to try to reconfirm that the first instinct was not to say get off of our property, first of all. secondly, freedom of speech is something you fought for. we will help you get there, but no...

This morning on "world news now" -- a show of force. an elite group of u.s. marines heading to libya to help safeguard american facilities. >> investigators are trying to determine if the deadly consulate rampage was a coordinated terror attack timed for 9/11. it is thursday, september 13th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning, im john muller. rob nelson is on assignment. >> im paula faris on this thursday. president obama has tough new words about the attack. w...

Carried out by a rogue group of militants and wont damage the u.s. relationship with the libyan government which vowed its cooperation. a terror group affiliated with al qaeda claimed responsibility for the attack. officials believe it was a pre-planned attack, possibly timed to the september 11th anniversary. and not linked to an anti-muslim film that sparked a large, angry protest at the u.s. embassy in cairo on tuesday. >> this is an attack that should shock the conscience of people of all fa...

Concerned about the unrest spreading. the chaotic firefight raged on and off for nearly five hours. in the end, four americans were dead, including the u.s. ambassador to libya, chris stevens. >> the united states condemns in the strongest terms this outrageous and shocking attack. >> reporter: on tuesday, 20 militants firing automatic weapons and rocket propelled grenades stormed the american consulate in benghazi. the main building of the consulate was quickly on fire. at least four of the ame...