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    Catherine Herridge reports from Washington, D.C.

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-- so foreign policy also a major theme in this debate the first question focusing on the murders of those four Americans in Libya.

September 11.

This.

And got the issue would be a tragedy in of itself.

But unfortunately it's indicative of a broader problem and that is what we're watching on our TV screens as the unraveling of the Obama foreign policy.

Which is making a more marked more chaotic and -- less.

-- was it was a tragedy.

It.

Chris Stevens was one of our best we lost through -- brave Americans I can make absolutely two commitments to you and all the American people.

One we will find.

Can bring justice.

The men who did this and secondly we will get to the bottom of it and what ever wherever the facts lead us.

For everybody -- this we will make clear to the American public because whatever mistakes from may well not be -- again.

Well let's stay with -- for a moment now last night Vice President Biden said the Obama administration was not told of requests for more security.

And the run up to the terror attack on the US consulate in Ben Ghazi Republicans pounced on that claim.

-- to testimony the day before from the State Department officials that said there had been earlier request for more security staffing.

-- intelligence correspondent Catherine Herridge is live in Washington with more on all of this Catherine.

Thank you -- good morning on Libby the vice president blame the intelligence community for bad assessments that inform the administration's public can now controversial statements about the attack.

Any suggested the white -- was unaware of requests for more help on the ground in Libya.

We were told there would do what want more security and we did not know they want a more security and by the way.

At the time we were told exactly we said exactly what the intelligence community told us that they -- That was the assessment and as the intelligent we need change your view we made it clear they changed their view that's why -- we will get to the bottom of this.

But during the four hour hearing Wednesday before the house government oversight committee witnesses from the State Department is diplomatic security division.

And the military team leader on the ground said there were repeated requests for assistance a witness -- canning one.

-- many frustrating exchanges with Washington.

I could add to that it was -- I told the same regional director in telephone call and -- -- after.

He contacted me when I asked for twelve agents.

His response to that was you're asking for the sun moon and the star.

We've asked the Office of the Director of National Intelligence the nation's top intelligence officer.

For a response to the vice president's claim that the intelligence.

Was that I know from earlier conversations.

On that this is not going to go down very well China.

We look forward to the developments on that and potential responses -- -- in the meantime we're learning about -- surveillance video.

From the consulate what can you tell us about that.

We've confirmed through two sources details of the security camera video from the -- -- Ghazi.

That is now in the hands of the FBI the surveillance video taken at night is characterized to fox is quote limited.

Approximately fifteen minutes in length it's described as grainy and in many places hard to decipher the video shows a group of armed men pouring into the consulate.

Initially I'm told time was spent analyzing whether the men who gathered were militants were part of -- protest.

The footage of the gaze to the consulate -- -- and profile and efforts are ongoing to match them to know enjoy hottest.

Another data point that the attack is considered terrorism.

The conclusion is that the video supports the view.

That there was no evidence of -- protest before the attack the point reinforced by the chairman of the government oversight committee on Wednesday.

Contrary to early.

Assertions by the administration.

Lets understand there was no protest.

And cameras.

Reveal that and the State Department the FBI and others have that video.

We first reported on September 17 that there was no demonstration at the consulate their for the narrative -- that it was somehow a demonstration that was hijacked.

By militants or that -- spun out of control.

Is just incorrect Jenna.

More on this is -- get a Catherine thank you very much.

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