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Warned several times. the cia also being warned by russia, asking to investigate tamerlan and senator lindsey graham said the case is becoming a study in a system failure. is that accurate? or is that, again, theyre overplaying the fact that there was a disconnect? >> well, of course, its a failure in the sense that a massive attack was able to be perpetrated. but to look at it from the perspective of, was it preventable, and i guess thats what senator graham is trying to get at here, im not so ...

Chief of police. >> there was gunfire in the area, we exchanged gunfire with some of the officers and then secured the scene and there was no more gunfire after that. >> what kind of weapon did he have? >> were not sure. >> now cnn has learned dzhokhar tsarnaev apparently was unarmed in that final stand. two investigators now telling us no weapons were found inside this boat. the criminal complaint itself uses the term "standoff involving gunfire," and finally this, a republican senator is point...

Was a failure. i want to play for you what the senator said. >> boston is becoming to me a case study in system failure. between benghazi and boston, our systems are failing and were going backwards. >> its amazing, he was on all these lists and yet the fbi and the cia didnt know he spent six months in russia. he was on all these lists and when they had video of him, they didnt seem to notice this matched the guy in boston that was on the list and they had to go to the public. something seems to...

Certain amount of blame for missing -- you know, missing certain signals, information for example that the russians presented. ill read to you a sentence he said, senator. ill get your quick reaction and let you go. i know you have to get going. senator lindsey graham, he said boston is becoming a case study in system failure, look at it from a 30,000-foot point view. you have russian services contacting two agencies without our government responsible for national security, the fbi and cia, they...

>> no confirmation without information. you know, when secretary clinton said she had a clear-eyed assessment of the threats in libya, that proved after this hearing not to be true. the department of defense knew about the cable coming from our living ambassador saying he couldnt defend the consulate on august 15th. they knew about the deteriorating security situation, but the secretary of state didnt know anything about this. so she was blind, the president was disengaged, and the department of...

Reinforced, that al qaeda was dismantled. thats what they wanted us to believe, that al qaeda was dismantled, and benghazi was exhibit a that that storyline was not working and was untrue. >> let me turn to the issue of david petraeus and his resignation, because of his affair. hes been central to this benghazi testimony. but the cover of gets to something else, how his fall exposes a system failure at the highest levels of national security. you just heard chairman rogers say that he thinks the...

Dismantled. thats what they wanted us to believe, that al qaeda was dismantled, and benghazi was exhibit a that that storyline was not working and was untrue. >> let me turn to the issue of david petraeus and his resignation, because of his affair. hes been central to this benghazi testimony. but the cover of gets to something else, how his fall exposes a system failure at the highest levels of national security. you just heard chairman rogers say that he thinks the president knew before electio...

But im very disappointed in susan rice, somebody who knew nothing about benghazi, telling a story that was disconnected from reality that did make the president look good at a time when quite frankly the narrative should have been challenged, not reinforced, that al qaeda was dismantled. thats what they wanted us to believe, that al qaeda was dismantled, and benghazi was exhibit a that that storyline was not working and was untrue. >> let me turn to the issue of david petraeus and his resignatio...

could we be next? im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." today were coming to you live from cnns jerusalem, israel. he left there live earlier today. hes now in poland with the president-elect. were going to have a live report in the next hour from pole land. we begin this hour with my one-on-one interview with the republican presidential candidate. governor romney, thanks so much for joining us, in jerusalem. what a beautiful city. im sure youve been moved by what youve see...

crisis in syria. it could be the most significant development since the uprising began a year ago. at this hour, it is reported that a possible peace deal is in the works. this is one that has the backing of arab states, its a draft resolution being circulated by saudi arabia which condemned the actions in syria today. were getting word this is making its way through the u.n. general assembly. were trying to confirm this report. well have an update as soon as possible. once again, brea...