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Protest going on outside that embassy. the first indication that they heard anything outside the walls of the embassy, of the consulate compound, was an explosion and gunfire. they looked through a camera to see what was going on. we're told they saw a large number of armed men coming in and approaching that compound. >> one state department official calls the deadly violence on september 11th in benghazi unprecedented. at today's hearing, some of those officials are expected to be grilled about why more security was not provided for diplomats in libya. in other news this morning, plans are ...

Liberty mutual insurance. responsibility. what's your policy? >> bret: we have a better idea tonight of what we want on inside the obama administration right after the deadly attack on the u.s. mission in libya. this comes as we get new information about the investigation into that assault. james rosen has the latest. >> you should not assume that all that we could do or have been doing is restricted solely to benghazi. >> f.b.i. agents only today made their first for ainto the consulate compound, almost a month after the attacks and

Benghazi says a large number of shoulder fired missiles, those are the kind of terrorists like, are taken from this base and could during the recent protests. meanwhile, at exactly this moment, two weeks ago, ambassador stevens was in a hospital in benghazi, a doctor was trying to save his life in vain. this after militants ransacked and attacked the consulate compound. at this moment now, we're getting no clear indication of where the probe is going, either on the libyan side or the u.s. side into those killings. just new confirmation of at least one concern, that the suspects might be gettin...

>> at that point what is the obligation of the host country to protect us? is it left to our personnel alone? >> great question, jaime, and i'll tell you why i like that question. people need to understand that that american embassy compound or that consulate compound is sovereign u.s. territory, much as any embassy here in washington d.c. is the sovereign territory of that nation. when somebody jumps into our compound it's like showing up on the shores of new jersey or california. they have just crossed a line they should not be allowed to cross and it's our job in my judgment to make sure no...

They say it began and ended as an organized attack on the consulate." an organized attack. anybody who tells you that what happened to our ambassador and our consulate in libya was as a result of a protest over an offensive movie, ask them why they think that. that's the first version of events we heard. that does not seem to explain what happened that night or by the facts or the more facts we get. one of the known local militants group which is maybe just an up umbrella group named a vaguely worded team of at least participation if not responsibility for the attack on the consulate. "the gua...