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    Catherine Herridge reports from Washington, D.C.

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In the meantime got a Fox News alert because there is a meeting underway on Capitol Hill between ambassador Susan Rice in key Republican lawmakers.

On the agenda is the consulate attack and Ben Ghazi Libya.

And why ambassador rice initially blamed an anti Muslim film for the ambush.

This a concern that many say she needs to explain.

There was classified information which she has access -- -- ship.

Clearly contradicted that she also by the way said that al-Qaeda was decimated.

Along with enlightened being killed that al-Qaeda is not -- decimated al-Qaeda is roaring back in most parts the Middle East.

-- intelligence correspondent Catherine -- live with us in Washington right now -- good morning to use this -- something that just put on the schedule yesterday was the expectation from this -- Well thank you bill good morning meeting called the request of ambassador rice is ongoing at this hour at one of the private -- rooms in the Capitol Hill visitor center.

And a short time ago we saw the arrivals of senators McCain and Graham they'll be joined by Kelly a yacht.

They have said they cannot support -- have serious reservations about any promotion of ambassador rice.

After those controversial comments just five days after the Ben Ghazi terrorist attack.

They characterize the commando style assault a spontaneous.

And wrongly -- -- is some video for the deaths of four Americans.

Estes has -- we have today.

Is that in fact this was not a pre planned premeditated.

Attack.

That what happened initially was it it was a spontaneous.

Reaction to what had just transpired in Cairo.

As a consequence of the video.

Allred said last week that she relied on the best available intelligence critics say that is simply not the case -- had access to -- unclassified talking points.

And the classified information and as you heard from -- McCain that classified intelligence.

Showing strong evidence within days of the attack specifically by September 14.

That there was no demonstration at the consulate when the attack on board that we mentioned John McCain who else is that this meeting after.

Well one of the most interesting developments this morning is that in addition to rice and the senators the acting director of the CIA might morale.

We'll also be at the meeting there's no public comment from the CIA as to why he is there and importantly at whose request.

In close classified sessions on Capitol Hill before Thanksgiving -- along with the senior leadership in the intelligence community said.

Those controversial talking points about -- Ghazi were changed after they left the US intelligence community now there has been a complete reversal of that position.

With a spokesman for the Director of National Intelligence he is the senior manager for the intelligence community.

Saying that they were behind the significant changes which involves stripping at the language of al-Qaeda but again the criticism of -- Is that in addition to those talking points she had access to classified intelligence.

Which showed strong support for a terrorist attack within days not two weeks after these.

There are some drama in this meeting because you really don't know what these answers will be and whether or not that satisfies people like Senator McCain and Graham and -- to weather takes -- and a whole new direction.

Catherine thank you were watching -- welcome Katherine Harris in Washington.

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