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Well the secretary was in charge of the agency where we lost four brave americans. She is one very important fact witness and thats what were trying to get to. Were trying to get to all of the facts. Thats what our committee has been focused on from the beginning. So we will be asking her questions about the hundreds of emails that we have received from the state department about the security requests that have been made. And about mentions about the security pasture in benghazi and libya. There was a lot of violence going on in libya and in benghazi prior to these atacks. We have a lot of questions for the secretary. Were very pleased that she will be there and has agreed to answer all of our questions. And so its very important that we get to these facts. Again, shes put one fact witness in this entire long process and investigation. So the public wants to know, what specifically are you looking for . I mean, when you say the Security Issues around that, are you saying that there were emails, ask be the secretary, as well as the entire department, to send more help to the ambassador in to benghazi at that time . What are you looking for specifically . Well, we definitely want to ask what was theprocedures, wha protocols when all of these security incidents were mentioned in emails. And yes its through the review of the many emails that weve had. In fact we received over 57,000 emails and documents that have not been produced to other congressional committees in the past. So weve been poring through those. There are many hundreds of mentions about security incidents. And we want to know who within the department, within the state department, within cia, defense department, what did they know about the Security Problems in benghazi, and in libya, how far up in the organization did those security requests go . What was the secretarys knowledge . What was her decisionmaking during all of these security incidents and all of the violence in libya leading up to the attack. Weve got to talk about the sixhour testimony from her former aide, current aide, actually, huma abedin and i also want to ask you about the Kevin Mccarthy comments. So stay with us, congresswoman. Plenty more to talk about you. Congresswoman brooks. But first the stage is set for this upcoming hearing. What can we really expect from Hillary Clinton . Fox news Senior Correspondent eric joins us with that angle. Good morning, maria. It will be an opportunity for her to shine, or to sink. Hillary clinton expected to be grilled on her actions before, and after, the deadly attack, and if she withheld information that could be damaging to her. We have four dead americans, because of a protest or was it because of guys out for a walk when they decided to go kill some americans . Whats different at this point does it make . It was a sharp and iconic reply to an earlier hearing. Hillary clinton will no doubt be asked again about the failures and security, inability to send help to ambassador Chris Stevens and his colleagues and the administrations now discredited explanation, blaming that internet video for the protest and the attack. On friday, mrs. Clinton was asked what she expects when she testifies. I already testified about benghazi. I testified to the best of my ability before the senate and the house. I dont know that theres much to add. Other Standing Committees with their experienced members and staff have all looked in to this, and basically just rejected the conspiracy theories. I will do my best to answer their questions. But, i dont really know what their objective is right now. She and Democratic Committee members charge the investigation is politically motivated by the gop. But as chairman republican congressman trey gowdy insists the mission is to objectively uncover the facts. Trying to run this investigation the way serious investigations are run. But lo and behold we find something that all seven of those other committees that she claims looked into benghazi never found. So were going to follow the facts wherever they go. And if that impacts peoples perception of her fitness to be commander in chief, so be it. General, Carter Hammond previously testified that defense secretary leon panetta and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff Martin Dempsey were told it was a terrorist attack and they went to the white house to brief the president about it. Later that night, mr. Obama and mrs. Clinton did talk by telephone. The next day, the administration continued to blame i remember the moment. Thank you so much. Eric shawn with the latest there. And more now with congresswoman susan brooks this morning. Let me ask you about the testimony, sixhour testimony of huma abedin this past week. What did you learn . Were very pleased that ms. Abedin did come and she did answer all of the questions, and we thought it was very important to ask her questions. She was a deputy chief of staff of the secretarys. She also, was the other individual and we believe the only other individual who had a clinton email dotcom account. And she did transmit a number of emails between the state department officials, and the secretary, about Chris Stevens, about the mission in benghazi, and so it truly was questions about her knowledge, her involvement. She also was involved in setting up the trips that the secretary took in october of 2011 to libya. And was planning another trip prior to the attack. Or for october, i believe, of 2012. So she was involved in libya, and those were the types of questions that the committee and the staff asked her. You know, is it any surprise that, you know, we know that it was incredibly dangerous in benghazi at the time. We know that they had been asking for more help. Paint the picture of what the backdrop is here. Because i think people are trying to understand fully what it is that were trying to or that the committee is trying to get at. The committee is trying to be able to point the picture and piece together all of the facts. And certainly there have been prior congressional committees. But they didnt have the benefit of the thousands of email communications that we now have. As ive said definitely over 57,000 of email communicatios s and documents that have been produced to our committee. And in those emails and communications and memos we see what the thought processes were. What the requests were. What the situation on the ground was. Benghazi was a very large city. A city the size of washington, d. C. Or boston. It was a large city and having numerous, numerous violent incidents around that city prior to the attack. In 2011, but particularly in 2012. And of course we know that your investigation, uncovered the fact that Hillary Clinton had this private server in her house. Connect the dots for us. Why is this private server so important . Well, the issue really is what were the email communications that were going between the secretary, and other members of the state department. Or other officials throughout government. And so were just trying to piece together what it is that everybody knew prior to the attack. Before, during and after the attack. And so thats why, in any serious investigation, im a former federal prosecutor. And in serious investigations you get the facts. And you get the communication. And what was going on in peoples minds and what actions did they take. Yes. When requests were made. So thats why at this point, pardon me. I apologize, congresswoman we want to get to this important question and that is about Kevin Mccarthys comments. Now weve got this past wednesday a second gop lawmaker suggesting that this house investigation into benghazi is more about targeting Hillary Clinton than anything else. How damning are the notions from republican congressman richard hannah, as well as Kevin Mccarthy, that basically this committee doesnt have credibility . Its obviously frustrating to those of us on the committee we have been very, very focused on the facts. We havent shared with other members within our own conference or with the public all that weve been doing, all that we have uncovered, and what the results are of what weve been doing. And i think that should demonstrate that we are doing the very best, serious, thorough investigation. Its not wise to be just putting out different pieces of the investigation. Its better to get the entire picture. And thats what weve been trying to paint. Thats what were trying to piece together. Its taken us far too long. Weve had tremendous difficulties getting a lot of information from the state department. Its taken them far too long to get us the information. So, frankly, its been frustrating. These are members that havent been briefed, its not as if were briefing our own members. Because i think its important that we keep the investigation serious, that we keep it in a very professional manner, and that means not disseminating different bits of information. Again, certainly its unfortunate, its frustrating, but for me its just noise. Were not focusing on it. Were staying focused on what we need to accomplish and that is finishing the interviews, its been issuing a final report, and thats going to take some time. Were not going to be finished on thursday. This investigation doesnt end on thursday. We have more witnesses to interview. Witnesses from the state department. Witnesses from the cia. And its incumbent upon us to interview the leads of those agencies. That was the secretary. And that is why we are interviewing her. It would be wrong for us not to ask her the many questions we will be ready to ask on thursday. Well certainly the public deserves to know what exactly went on. Representative, good to see you. Thanks very much for joining us. Thank you very much. And more importantly the families of the four victims are the ones who need to know the facts. For sure. Thank you. Congresswoman susan brooks we will see you soon. President obama has made withdrawing troops from afghanistan a major goal for his second term. This past week a complete flipflop. He changed course. We will talk to former u. S. Ambassador about the plan to abandon the drawdown. And he will tell us what he thinks is really going on. You can follow me on twitter mariabartiromo. Let us know what you would like to hear about this upcoming issue. Stay with us. Were looking ahead this morning. I built my business with passion. But i keep it growing by making every dollar count. 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Your reaction president s plan this week . One, this was an important and positive decision. I think its a mistake to cut down to the 5500. I wish he would have held at 9800. But frankly well be at that number throughout most of 2016. And its up to the next president to take a decision to go back up if he actually does cut to 5500. So a good decision for afghanistan. But more importantly, its a good decision for our Foreign Policy. President obamas been arguing that his signature Foreign Policy goal is ending americas wars. He thinks that would provide security for not only us but the rest of the world. That tragically hasnt happened. And this may well be a reversal of course. We have to wait and see. What does this tell us, though, about the overall Foreign Policy that the American People should understand . Because, the president has been talking for many years now about pulling troops back, leading from behind, getting out of these wars. Did he just miss it . Did he just not understand what truly was happening, so he has to reverse back to president to to more troops . Its a good question. First of all, when he came in to office, there was a great deal of public dissatisfaction with hundreds of thousands of american troops sloshing around in afghanistan and iraq doing essentially armed nation building. That wasnt popular and it really wasnt working all that well. He had a point in trying to wind down from that. But he has gone much further on the not executing the red line with libya, not reacting even by sending defensive weapons to ukraine, the rather weak reaction to the russian intervention in syria just recently, the slow reaction to isis in iraq. And he basically has avoided almost any use of military force. However, smallscale, and however low risk other than going after terrorists which frankly is an easy norisk option. The result is, our enemies and opponents are gaining points all over the world from south china see to the ukraine and the baltics. This is a really important point that youre making. It leads me to my next question which is what are the implications of more troops on the ground right now in this part of the world . I mean, does this lead to even further connikt . I do not think so. I think it will dampen down conflict, because that weve seen since 1945 is the whys, underline wise use of American Power has reduced, not increased insecurity and danger around the world. Thats the possibility. Im not so sure he gets it yet. Well have to see if the fight for frankly his views on this matter. What will happen in afghanistan is, these forces will provide the intelligence, counterterrorism, special forces, air support, and command and control that the afghanis need. Theyll do 99 of the fighting and frankly dying on the battlefield. But our troops will make them far more effective and thats exactly what the afghans need and what we need, not only there. And do you think our troops have a clear understanding of what the strategy is. I mean, too often we speak with the military, and they say they dont necessarily have a coherent strategy to follow. Do you think its very clearcut at this point what the president is trying to do for our troops . Its clearer this week than it was two weeks ago. Imagine being a soldier, and those soldiers, that special forces that were fighting in kunduz, and i use the word fighting deliberately, despite what the president says, to retake that city and they did with the afghans, retake the city. They werent sure what they were doing because they were all going to be pulled out within a year and a half. Now that hes saying its the mission that drives our forces. Yes. And the mission is to avoid at least avoid defeat, in other words, although he wouldnt use that word, the v word, victory, the troops will be far better motivated. I was one of the last troops in vietnam. I know what its like to be on a withdrawal. Ambassador real quick, yes or no answer, do you believe north korea when they say reportedly they want to sign a peace treaty with the u. S. To end 65 years of conflict . Absolutely not. This is a trick to get around their possession of nuclear weapons. Thats a precondition. Their battle is not just with us but with south korea and the entire u. N. Ambassador, good to have you with us on the program today. We appreciate your time this morning. Thank you. New credit cards with a security chip supposed to help stop fraud. But retailers are running behind on technology needed to process them. Well talk with the ceo of first data coming up. As we look ahead on sunday morning futures. At ally bank no branches equals great rates. Its a fact. 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