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President obama and hillary clinton were legitimately in belief that he is responsible for what happened in libya. and we know his plan. >> he was a scapegoat. >> why did we close the embassies? videos ? no because of threat of terrorist attacks. >> because of the other revolts because of the video. >> no proof of that. there is no proof of any video. >> this is all nothing. this is nothing. there were violent protests and you know that. you just hate obama so much. >> thats the point if it was ...

To leave immediately due to the continued potential for terrorist attacks. it also ordered not emergency government staff to leave as well. the security area, the threat there is considered extremely high and tensions are already elevate elevated with 19 u.s. embassies closed through saturday. sources tell nbc news intercepted communications prommed those closures. sources say two of al qaedas top leaders, quote, wanted to do something big this past sunday during ramadan. those leaders are said ...

Brian and nicole. wait on this. >> were checking a couple of other other top stories. unprecedented decision. 19 u.s. embassies across the middle east and north africa closed for business right through until saturday. its a move that was triggered by heavy internet chatter, including senior al qaeda operatives but its about possible terrorist attacks. whats most troubling to united states officials this morning is that they dont know the the potential target or targets or locations thus far. a...

Region, keep things safe at home and what is different since everyday since 9/11 when we know they want us dead? >> the best defense against terrorist attacks is intelligence. we have a tremendous, great intelligence community that is working everyday it gain intelligence to protect us. also working with our allies. but we have to be aware. now for the rest of our lives that people, especially al qaeda and other terrorist groups, that want to kill us everyday. and they will try to plan. we are t...

This? >> well, there have been incident where is theyve closed down a number of embassies in the middle east. because the information is not specific enough to say that embassy x would be closed as opposed to other embassies. but i think this -- closing all of these embassies in the middle east to north africa is in fact unprecedented. at least, i didnt see this in -- during my career. >> and, certainly, it seems, that the concentration here on sunday is because of this is a very holy moment, wh...

Happened in libya is weighing heavily on the minds of intelligence officials and u.s. officials right now. that is, of course, a prime example of what can go wrong in a worse-case scenario. four americans including the u.s. ambassador killed there. august also has particular resonance when you look back in history. this is the period of ramadan. a highly charged time right now there the muslim world. if you look back august is the anniversary of the terrorist attacks in mumbai and terrorist atta...

Right now, especially in parts of the arab world. today the state department is saying watch your back if you travel. let me show you just a live picture from cairo at this hour. this is the tip of the iceberg. when you think about really the chaos that is currently gripping the middle east, north africa, the government has said it will close certain embassies this coming sunday including the one in cairo based upon credible fears of potential unrest, potential attacks. but now theyre doubling d...

Government over the funding of obama care and the smarter conservatives understand that this is suicide. >> it is insane. >> were used to it in the house and its bled over into the senate, thank you ted cruz. we are also following developing news for you. the state department issued a caution to u.s. citizens abroad to potential for terrorist attacks specifically in the middle east and north africa. this travel alert extends from now to the end of august after news this morning that 23 u.s. em...

Well, you know, some of these programs, these collecting of medi-data, collecting of phone calls or phone numbers, it stopped dozens of terrorist attacks. now senator patrick leahy said maybe it was involved in one, but when you look at the details of how these programs were used, it has not stopped nearly the number that some intelligence officials have been claiming. >> yeah, and theyve been -- there are many of them who have been careful to say understand this program and other programs we ha...

As i understand it. do you believe when you hear intelligence officials say these programs, some of the programs that your son revealed, that they stopped dozens, more than 50 or involved with the prevention of more than 50 terrorist attacks. do you believe that? >> no, you have to focus on the language. anyone in government who is trying to preserve a program or gain support for a program, you are going to use the strongest possible language. and when we originally heard language from i believe...