Closed captioning of: Benghazi security: an explosive campaign issue
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it's been four weeks since the attack on the u.s. con sue late in
libya
that killed our ambassador and three other americans. and in this political season, the attack is increasingly becoming a political issue. a
congressional committee
will hold big hearings tomorrow. a preview tonight from our chief
foreign affairs
correspondent
andrea mitchell
.
>> reporter:
as house republicans prepare to hold hearings on the benghazi attacks,
mitt romney
disclosed he met one of the victims, glenn doher doherty.
>>
you can imagine how i felt when i found out he was one of the two navy s.e.a.l.s killed.
>> reporter:
they met at a
christmas party
a few years ago. this as the
state department
rejected request for more security from
chris stevens
slain in the attacks. washington could say
libya
was becoming more peaceful. investigators say two months before the attacks, the
state department
concluded the risk to u.s. personnel was high. republican congressman jason chapis is just bk from tripoli.
>>
twice i the simonth leadup, you had bombings in benghazi. and it's 9/11n
libya
, what other warnings do u need?
>> reporter:
there were two assassination attempts against the ambassador in recent months. nbc news lists 230 separate security incidents in
libya
in
2011
and
2012
. according to eric nordstrom, these incidents paint a clear picture that the environment in
libya
was fragile at best and could degrade quickly. tonight four republican senators led by
john mccain
are demanding answers from the
cia director
and other top intelligence officials in what is becoming an explosive issue. the
state department
denies it denied the request for more security. tonight four weeks after the attack, the department gave its first blow by blow account of what was clearly a well organized assault, never a spontaneous demonstration as officials first claimed.
>>
hearings tomorrow, thanks.
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