that left four americans dead in benghazi. it says the attack was avoidable. andrea mitchell has more. reporter: the month and day alone should have set off alarms but didn t. the report says the attacks that killed the four americans, including ambassador chris stevens, were preventable. the intelligence was really ample. i had an opportunity to review it myself. reporter: the report says the cia increased security at a mile from the diplomatic mission. the state department did not. they needed more security measures. they needed more personnel. all of that was ignored. reporter: a major new
hillary clinton pay a political price for the attack on u.s. diplomats in benghazi, libya, as the 2016 presidential buzz of clinton gets louder and louder. partisan debate about her leadership. elise labott is standing by and has the latest on the tough attacks today. elise? that s right, wolf. hillary clinton is putting finishing touches on her book. it will address benghazi. republicans are making sure that the issues stay front and center. just hours ago, the political fight over benghazi spilled on to the senate floor with hillary clinton s former colleagues questioning her role. she could be on tv to talk about what happened in the state department because she was distraught? i don t buy that. does anybody believe that about secretary clinton? and if it s true, it s something
weather section all to himself. coming up on morning joe, we will get serious and talk about the reigniting debate over benghazi. in-depth into the senate report and the warning signs that were overlooked. when we come back here, we huddle around the water cooler. not to talk about pleats and flat front pants but ringo and paul are planning a get-together and tell you why they will reunite and their high profile performance. [ male announcer ] legalzoom has helped start over 1 million businesses. if you have a business idea, we have a personalized legal solution that s right for you. with easy step-by-step guidance, we re here to help you turn your dream into a reality. start your business today with legalzoom.
reporter: before the session a leading nsa critic said there is no justification for the status quo. the government argument for this very expansionary version of collecting essentially millions of records on law-abiding americans is falling apa apart. reporter: the president is expected to address nsa reform as early as next week. today both democrats and republicans said there needs to be democratic input and mr. obama s reforms will not be the final word on the nsa. thank you. now to a followup on a prime suspect in the benghazi terror attack. it comes in the wake of a much publicized story that tried to discredit theories about an obama administration cover-up, theories that are gaining traction with the public. one new poll says 52% of those surveyed believe the administration deliberately misled the country over benghazi. here is fox news media analyst
why hasn t the republican playbook changed in 15 years? you know, it has changed in a sense that they re using the impeachment even more liberally, if you will. there have been maybe three dozen members of this congress, republican members of congress by my count who have suggested impeachment for the president, for the attorney general, or for others in this administration. what seems to have changed now is they ll use it for just about any ordinary policy disagreement. so people have suggested impeaching this president over benghazi, over syria, over gun control, over gay marriage, over the debt. you know, i mean probably right now somebody is cook up articles of impeachment related to jay carney s beard and the first lady s birthday party. yeah, you know, joe, you know, over the last couple of months we ve heard the right wing make only one argument about why they can t impeach the president listen to this.