the u.s. state department denied any involvement with the film but this statement has failed to diffuse the controversy surrounding its production is still under investigation while she's going to report the anger over this film has been growing like a snowball so has the confusion over who made it at the beginning our colleagues at the a.p. news agency reached the person who posted the video on you tube someone named sambo silly by phone he confirmed that he had made the film identified himself as an israeli american the israeli foreign minister said there was no such israeli citizen who ever had shot the film was and i quote an unspeakable act then our colleagues tracked down december so his cell number which brought them to the home of someone named nakoula mr nakoula told them that he had produced the film and that he was a christian caught and put whatever made the film it's trailer went viral after an egyptian american coptic activist from washington d.c. sent an e-mail to journalists ar

the u.s. flag torn down. >>> no deal in chicago. striking teachers and a school board still miles apart in talks leaving kids out of school now for a third day. >>> and the wait is almost over. apple is just hours away from unveiling the new iphone 5. good morning, welcome to "early start." i'm christie romans in this morning. >> we are happy to have you. i'm zoraida sambolin. it's 5:00 a.m. in the east. let's get started. we begin with the attacks against two u.s. diplomatic compounds overseas. first libya where militants staged a protest outside the u.s. consulate in ben za lee leading to clashes with security forces and the death of a security department officer. >>> the other powder keg is in cairo where several men managed to scale the walls of the u.s. embassy. take a look at this. they tore down all the american flags. ian lee is live from cairo this morning. i want to start with what has caused all this outrage. >> reporter: well, zoraida, it focuses around a film. and the film is very

by the u.s. government as americans were being held hostage by a small group of extremists people here in america think when they put their views on you tube and now the technology is such that it can be seen all over the world i think people in egypt and libya and some of these places don't understand this is not the view of most americans this is not the view of the u.s. government according to many experts a large majority of the arab world has grown too familiar with the anti muslim sentiment america is accused of cementing the policy of the americans towards this part of the world is inadequate and doesn't call for dialogue doesn't call for development doesn't call for progress and calls for the moving of those units because it puts american interests and some western interests a cause for war and the invasion of iraq as we have seen destruction of afghanistan no progress on the peace level in palestine i think the spark for it to you know all come out in vine. forms as we can see now on the

down the u.s. flag. nobody is hurt, but egyptian police are noticeably slow to arrive. around 10:00 in libya, the militants attack the u.s. consulate in benghazi. using the grenades, mortars, and military tactics they set the consulate on fire. witnesses told them it had been peaceful until the militants showed up. >> the protest was supposed to be a quiet, simple peaceful one, but people started shooting at some point, some people got injured from the lybian side. >> reporter: the u.s. and libyan personnel, battling. building to building. four americans, including the ambassador, were killed. was it a 9/11 anniversary attack? and did the militants know that he was in benghazi? was he the target? they say it was too sophisticated to be spontaneous. today, the libyan government which has close relationships with the united states. apologized. and there was a pro-american demonstration in benghazi, but elsewhere in the region there were anti-american protests. in tunisia, in gaza, the protests contin

the u.s. ambassador to libya, the ambassador who was killed on the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi two nights ago. christopher stevens was an arabic speaker, a longtime student of libya. he had lived in the kuccountry and off for a long time. he understood the country well. in 2008 he wrote what in retrospect now seems to be an important and chilling memo about this particular place in libya. see, we'll show you. this is where libya is on the map of north africa. see libya sort of juts into the mediterranean at two different points, on the west side and on the east side. on the western side there, you see is tripoli. that is the capital of libya. but it is way over on the other peninsula on the right on the eastern part of the country where the city of benghazi is located. this place that christopher stevens, our ambassador who was just killed, the place he wrote about in 2008 in this cable that was uncovered by wikileaks, it's right there next to benghazi, the city of derna. in order

the city is the base for the u.s. navy's fifth fleet. u.s. and british sailors visited the japanese ships to plan the drill. they checked a canon designed to detonate mines. >> translator: the persian gulf is important for japan. we believe it will enhance mutual trust with other participating countries. >> iranian commanders have repeatedly said they will block the strait of hormuz. >>> a russian foreign ministry official has expressed concern about a plan to deploy a second early warning radar system in japan. defense chiefs agreed to expand another radar. the system has been deployed in northern japan. it's capable of detecting ballistic missiles. they want to counter possible missile threats from north korea. a foreign ministry official urging the u.s. to ensure that the installation will not harm the interest of other snanation. russian leaders have criticized the u.s. for expanding miskisil in europe. >>> the civil war in syria is starting to affect people in the golan heights. syrian residents were united in their support for the gover

in the u.s. and posted on you tube of course the sparks anti-american protests and demonstrations in many parts of the world in more than thirty countries that is something the u.s. a president addressed he said that he condemned this video of the video does not reflect the beliefs of america but nonetheless he will defend freedom of speech and that video does not justify the amount of violence that has been taking place against america throughout throughout the world and demonstrations he also went on to speak about how america has made the arab spring and its played a major role in helping liberating countries from dictators the irony here is that many of the countries the u.s. said it's worth it during the arab spring movement have now turned against the u.s. at least out on the streets in the aftermath of this. muslim movie that was greeted in the u.s. and of course went international on september eleventh but nonetheless the u.s. president was spoke for about thirty minutes and the majority

on the u.s. diplomatic relations with a number of middle eastern countries especially those in transition right now and libya is one right now. >>> we are still waiting to hear from the secretary of state hillary clinton and in the meantime were going on to other news once she comes out and we will go back to her. lets take a look at at the market today. >>> good morning. we do have quite a bit going on wall street and silicon valley. at an event in san francisco today with a lot of anticipation the judge's that say consult 3 to 3 1/2 million by phones in the first three days with the latest version goes on cell. close to the record i pulled back the next couple of days rising a little bit right now before the unveiling with apple shares upg in just a moment, responding to the killing of u.s. ambassador to libya, chris stevens, and three other americans on his staff. they were killed last night as protesters storm the american consulate in benghazi, libya. president obama has condemned the attack

exports the u.s. policy on egypt apparently stays the same it could be phrased nothing personal just business the question for egyptians remains whether their new leader will ever pursue independent policies or whether he'll end up doing washington's bidding as he's pretty sesar did in washington i'm going to shaken. to the head this hour washington denies there's a rift with israel over its nuclear despite claims president obama rejected the meeting with prime minister netanyahu. gone tunneled raises fresh concerns about the time the treatment under news calls for more transparency at the infamous discussion. that's later but now it's a day of reckoning for the euro zone's a merry go round of bailouts germany's federal court to rule whether rescuing us a call means is illegal and was a billion can join the new five hundred billion euro rescue fund meanwhile greek protesters try to sabotage a fresh round of austerity talks as our friends creditors demand more birth belt tightening in return for contin

in the u.s. about the case for and against more stimulus. >> waiting on 5 and wait to see on qe-3. a lot of alliteration going on here. meanwhile shares lower on bae as reaction from the street piles up. analysts at barclays have taken a dim view on both stocks recommending investors to take profit in bae. analysts say the spirit disagrees saying talks highlight the cheap valuation of the stock. some saying talks will dilute their attractiveness. companies would keep separate share listings in london and paris. >> a combination of the two would create a giant to rival boeing, but the ceo says he's not threatened about the possibility of a deal. >> the merger is not a done deal, it still requires approval from the ads board as well as the green light from antitrust authorities in france, germany, the uk and the bae largest customer, the united states. so where do we go from here? katherine boyle joins us, she's been writing about this online. a very good morning to you. let's talk about the impedi

the chairman of the u.s. house intelligence committee says it was a coordinated military style, commando type operation. tonight spokesmen at the white house, the pentagon, state department, all say they can not confirm the libyan report of arrests. and u.s. officials are urging everyone involved to take the arrest news with a grain of salt. a senior libyan official says four men are in custody and we're conducting ways of interrogating them because they are suspected of helping instigate the events at the u.s. consulate. u.s. intelligence officials have said there is zeroing in on a certain militant group that fits the al-qaeda signature. the f.b.i. sent teams of personnel to libya and the boss at the justice department is headed back to washington. attorney general eric holder cutting short his overseas trip to oversee a criminal investigation into the attack. it killed ambassador chris stevens, a foreign services officer, and two former navy seals. katherine herrage begins fox coverage. there is evidence t

the u.s. consulate after storming it now three injured members of libya's armed forces were reportedly taken away in an ambulance and the majority of the u.s. building was reportedly destroyed now earlier on tuesday hundreds of egypt sions marched to the u.s. embassy in cairo to protest this film many demonstrators were seen scaling the walls to take down the american flag and replace it with a black flag bearing the inscription that means to protest this is the first time ever that the u.s. embassy in egypt has been attacked or breached now this the film that reportedly triggered this uprising against u.s. diplomatic missions was reportedly produced by an anti muslim group based in the united states to the prophet mohammad as a fraud and shows him having sex and calling for massacres reporting from new york r.t. parts revolutionary and egypt will only see a further rise in extremism and instability in the me an assistant professor of middle east and islamic point takes at the university of de

the u.s. is flying intelligence surveillance flights drones over eastern libya over benghazi in particular as they begin the hunt for those who killed the u.s. ambassador and three others. the ben georgia's airport was closed -- benghazi airport was closed. >> harris: our coverage of breaking news story will continue. we have a reporter on the ground inside afghanistan gathering new information on the base attack. we will have a live report coming up a little bit later in the newscast. now to our other big story. the four americans killed in this week's attack on the u.s. cons -- con salute in libya are home. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> harris: the four caskets arriving at joint base andrews outside washington. the victims' families were there but asked us not to show their faces on camera. president obama and secretary of state hillary clinton paid tribute to the four men as patriots, heros who gave their lives for their nation. ambassador chris stevens, air force veteran sean smith and two former navy se

the u.s. is paying very close attention to what's happening in gaza. reports -- reuters is reporting at least 30,000 palestinians burned u.s. flags and beat an effigy of president obama. >>> as for security at u.s. embassies, a senior u.s. official is now telling cnn and i'm quoting "we are in a full court press." the official says security's in place at every single post in the middle east. and anywhere there's a chance of demonstrations. our foreign affairs reporter, elise labott, has been looking into this part of the story for us. elise, very worrisome. what's the latest as far as protecting american diplomats around the region? >> well, there's been a lot of talk, wolf, about protecting american diplomats and american facilities. in addition to making sure that the u.s. has all personnel it needs and working with the host governments in terms of providing extra security, extra barriers, things like that at the embassy. they're also very concerned about u.s. americans around the world. and

since the u.s. and the u.n. security council fell short of criticizing the deadly terror attacks in aleppo and that's something that russia finds deplorable the statement from russia's foreign minister sergey lavrov also says that this exposes double standards in how some western countries deal with conflicts. so far the un has strongly condemned any terror attacks then our colleagues failed to condemn the recent terror attack on syrian security forces in damascus saying that it wasn't really a terrorist attack here as it targeted those who fought against the rebels that explanation frankly shocked me then we suggested condemning not just the attacks in aleppo but those across iraq as well where more than one hundred people died but our partners refrain from any strong statements which makes me think that their position must have changed dramatically and some western countries must deal with terror attacks are acceptable when it suits them but i wish they'd refuse this suspicion winsome but for now i have to kee

in return, the u.s. enjoys lower interest rates because it has a large, almost captive buyer. >> i think we have mutual dependency in terms of economic. we used to call it mutual assured destruction between the soviet union and the united states in the war sense and in the nuclear sense. in the economic sense i think we have a mutual assured type of survival between the united states and china because we are dependent on each other. >> reporter: our relationship with china is often uneasy. but china's huge pile of u.s. treasury debt is a sign of how closely connected our two economies have become. darren gersh, "n.b.r.," washington. >> susie: high-frequency trading came under fire today on capitol hill. a former trader told a senate panel the high-speed, automated nature of trading has thrown stock markets into "dire straits." he and other industry insiders outlined what they think is ailing modern markets, and the remedies that could help. sylvia hall reports. >> reporter: facebook's botched i.p.o. trad

the u.s. embassies in sanaa, that is a capital of yemen, and of course, in cairo in egypt. >> we want to get right to iran right now. we are on the phone with shirrzod, who hopefully can tell us what's going on in tehran. what is the latest, shirzad? >> the protests against this new anti-islam film took about two hours, it started about noon local time, about 2 1/2 hours ago, and wrapped up about half an hour ago. there are only about a dozen riot, anti-riot police still stationed around the embassy compound, but i didn't see anything move inside or inside the embassy at all, i couldn't see anything. i don't know if there's anybody in there at all or not. but the protests are very peaceful. the crowds of university students were kept well away from the embassy compound by the police and anti-riot police. there were no arrests made. there were no violence whatsoever. it was a very peaceful demonstration and the students read a statement at the end that supported their egyptian and libyan brethr

the u.s. naval academy. thanks to all of the panelists for your excellent presentations. what are the lessons to be learned out of what appears to be a consistent record of frustration? we see the breakdown of the geneva agreement and the breakdown of the apartheid agreement and a series of meetings without results. what are the lessons to be learned from this? >> to put things in perspective -- you can think -- one will find going forward -- we were talking about the agreement in istanbul. the whole issue of 20% of iran's call for sanctions, the united states there is a problem that iran to want to negotiate for a position which has changed -- you talk about 20% -- they want sanctions to be lifted with them stopping 20%. the question is they are enriching. we said their right to enrich should be recognized and that would negate all the u.n. sanctions. the nuclear issue stems from u.n. security council issues. within the margins of this issue, there is room to change going forward. i think we

overall the that the u.s. is facing among muslims so we can surely be focusing on some nut job phone maker of the in somewhere and really ignore the basic issues here the beast. issue is about a great deal of inequality and injustice that many muslims and arabs face starting with palestine nine hundred forty eight and crossing all the way to iraq and now afghanistan and yemen and elsewhere and if we do not to be defined then we align that's relationship i assure you that these things are going to happen for what seems to be assuming the simple reason right would you like to reacted i'm going to . listen i i happen to think that the palestinian issue is a huge one and it's an underlying factor in the dis quiet throughout the islamic world and understandably so i think that this needs to be resolved i think that the u.s. is has been forced to refocus on issues in iran but i think ultimately this is got to be dealt with at the earliest possible time but i want to come back to the whole attitude the whole idea tha

the u.s. steps up security at diplomatic missions all over the world. this is the scene just last hour. cars have been burned including the one you see on the screen. this is the live image out of cairo. same car, smoldering, fire out. but demonstrators are out too. clashing with police at the u.s. embassy for the third day in a row. there is a lot to get to this morning and here at home. i'm bill hemmer. welcome to "america's newsroom.". martha: i'm martha maccallum. some believe the protests may have been an intentional terrorist attack to coincide with september 11th particularly with the benghazi demonstration. as the investigation moves forward, hundreds of protesters in yemen chanted death to america. bill: in tune, further the west, protesters gathering outside the american embassy waving black islamic flags, chanting anti-american slogans and pictures of usama bin laden. jennifer griffin is the at pentagon. let's start in london with greg palkot on the ground in yemen. what is the late

and the u.s. embassy represents the symbol of america as a people and government so people, the demonstrators, had a loud voice and as a government, it's our responsibility as the government of egypt we protected the embassy. we do not condone any attack against any embassies or any guests. this is a part of our principles and culture and what our religion orders us to do. >> rose: so the united states government and egyptian government are friends, not enemies? >> ( translated ): we are not enemies, of course. >> rose: you're our friends? >> ( translated ): for sure we are friends. >> rose: allies? >> the u.s. president said otherwise. >> rose: i know he did. but i'm asking the egyptian president. do you consider the united states an ally? >> ( translated ): this is depending on the definition of an ally. we have a real partnership in the interest and we want to achieve the interest of the world and to participate in many issues-- diplomatic, political, economical-- exchange of expertise in sever

at the u.s. consulate there, the u.s. ambassador to libya, chris stevens, as well as three other americans, including an information minister there, his name is sean smith, killed in an assault on that consulate by rioters there. the individual killed, chris stevens, was a career diplomat. he played several stints in libya, as well as other assignments throughout the middle east area. president obama praised him in his statement for his courageous and exemplary service. clinton also said, quote, he was committed to advancing america's values and interests in the regions. this was all involved in an attack on the consulate by islamists. they were protesting a film made in the u.s., critical of the muslim prophet, mohammed, getting a lot of play on the internet. according to reports, the ambassador and other americans were killed when they were trying to get other americans out of that consulate, which was under siege. we just heard from libyan officials, they gave a press conference. they say that they are sorry about this

the u.s. from stocks to oil and gold prices, we get the outlook for what to expect between now and the end of the year. and a birthday for "occupy wall street". while protests and arrests mark the movement's first anniversary, a look at what it's accomplished. that and more tonight on "n.b.r."! trade tensions between the united states and china are heating up again. this morning, the two countries challenged each other in the world trade organization. the u.s. is accusing china of illegally subsidizing auto and auto parts exports, and hurting u.s. made goods. and china claims trade laws here, open the door for illegal tariffs on a wide range of chinese products. sylvia hall breaks down what's behind the latest flareup. >> reporter: here in the u.s., the auto and auto parts industries employ about 800,000 american workers. the government says those workers are hurt by the money china gives to subsidize its own auto industry. and in ohio, a key swing state fueled by cars, president obama promise

that the u.s. air force counter intelligence had designated julian assange and wiki leaks as enemies of the state and also he was exclusively broadcasting us on his address live and you can watch it in full on our website and also don't forget the whistleblower hosted his own interview show and they say very channel and you can find all the editions on. call me if you've missed any. there hasn't been anything yet. it is to get maximum with that. source material is what helps journalism. we want to present. something. scenes of violence and gulf our friends of hundreds of austerity protesters clashed with police the rest broke out right in front of the greek parliament where tens of thousands gathered for the latest discontent over harsh a new round of measures that would mean the french as to pensions sloshes to pensions such as say and to raising the retirement age but attorney and professor of constitutional law george to true god it says austerity has shown itself to be a path to disaster it's a

the u.s. ambassador to libya, chris stevens. targeted or not, ambassador stevens was killed along with three other members. me they planned to hit the consulate in benghazi, and were waitinged for an opportunity to strike. that opportunity came in a street riot last night. here's secretary of state hillary clinton today. >> he risked his life to stop a tyrant, then gave his life trying to help build a better libya. live at the state department now to ellise. first of all, to the new information we are getting here because this is very rare. we understand for an ambassador to be killed by terrorists. does it change how people feel about what has happened at the state department that people's dear friend and colleague that he was not targeted, but this was something of a tragic accident? >> suzanne, i think the halls of the state department really are mourning right now everybody. chris stevens was someone that was well known to everybody. effects one of the most pop lash -- popular people of th

organization the u.s. of course considers considers it to be a terrorist organization this is a rational political actor and there is no vested interest in it to sort of repeat the kind of violence that we've seen in other countries in fact being able to pull off such a such a large rally without any incidents of violence and i didn't see anything like that really is a chance for the organization to say to the west look you know we're really unhappy with what you've been doing with your policies with this movie but hey we can take to the streets peacefully and you know manage the situation down there so it was quite interesting but there's also there's no lebanese forces no no police officers in the area it's all hezbollah. militants sort of guarding guarding the area which is a pretty. the discerning experience for someone who hasn't been to that area before the i mean we've been showing these pictures and it looks like an absolutely massive protest we also today have heard reports of u.s. diplomats in be

and the u.s. as a spends training of some afghan security personnel after a surge in insider attacks on coalition forces that says nato admits it is a failed to conduct a thorough background checks on the recruits. right now as the tension around the mosque of the third holiest site in islam continues to build r.t. talked to dr shaikh. preform a grand mufti of jerusalem and part.

the u.s. tries to mend strained ties with beijing china wants washington to keep its nose out of asia pacific. online on screen international news and comment live from our new center here in central moscow good to have you here this hour a forty year old man has been shot dead at a separatist election victory rally in the canadian province of quebec one other person was injured and a suspect is being held by police the shooting interrupted the acceptance speech of premier pauline marois who was telling her supporters that quebec needs to become a sovereign country canadian radio journalist michael boyer has said that this will have consequences for an already divided society. it was where the victory speech was being held and. essentially with what they call the pack tea cake was that was elected that they had been in opposition for quite some time and they were elected as the minority government that's when when the leader was making her victory speech and she was hustled off the stage very

the u.s. embassy, but according to eyewitnesss, there is reports of libyan casualties as a result of these clashes. as a militant group tried to store the u.s. embassy. they succeeded and did storm the u.s. embassy. according to eyewitnesss, libyan security forces were engaged in heavy clashes with this armed group. a radical militant group based in eastern libya and fired rocket-propelled grenades at the u.s. consulate building. libyan army troops deployed. the road to the consulate blocked by military vehicles. now we have conflicting reports, and what the situation is right there. libyan government owe telling cnn that the building was being secured by libyan forces, but according to this eyewitness, members of the armed group had taken over the consulate building and were celebrating looting the consulate. there are calls on some social media sites for more protests in ben ghazi and here in tripoli. what is the latest in cairo? what specifically was it about this movie that sparked this su

american embassy in the u.s. itself the alleged creator of the controversial film which sparked the protests has now been questioned by authorities. is suspected of violating his probation after being released from prison last year after doing time for financial crimes meanwhile on rest also continues in egypt where police pushed demonstrators out of to rear square and away from the u.s. embassy on saturday all the latest details in our. reports from cairo. look behind me you will see the security barrier that the security forces bulled on friday morning and this was to try and stop protest is reaching the american embassy which is just on the other side i spend several hours pool time in that environment because there's simply no way to run to all the shops and barricaded the windows as well as the doors that the hotels in the area have closed down that continues pretty frightening when you have protesters on the one side holding these chunks of gloss and concrete at the security forces who were firing constant

the u.s. made film is also offended the muslim community in russia which makes up around fifteen percent of the population but no protest rallies are being held in the country some russian muslims have publicly condemned the anti-american riots the head of russia's republic of chechnya says violence will be tolerated. criticize the film though stressing that those behind its production are responsible for the deaths of protesters. russia's opposition gathered for its first major demonstration since june but there was a much smaller turnout than in earlier marches and for the first time the anti-government movement was joined by public sector workers are going up as more. police say this rally was attended by up to twelve thousands of protestors opposition leaders say it's tens of thousands but i can tell you if it was water rise to be held until ten pm moscow time move the majority of the protesters a left before that despite the calls from one of the more radical leaders of the opposition sai

the u.s. is a force for peace and progress and that this attack was by a small and savage group of individuals. we remind you that president obama will comment at the white house less than an hour from now. we will also bring you that statement live. this has been a cbs news special report. i'm norah o'donnell along with charlie rose in new york. for those of you in the west, our coverage of this breaking news story continues. >>> good morning. to our viewers in the west, it is wednesday, september 12th, 2012. welcome to ""cbs this morning." the u.s. ambassador to libya has been killed. we'll have complete coverage from the middle east to washington. >>> the white house denies the president is snubbing israel's prime minister before the election. >>> in studio 57 this morning, bob woodward. what to expect from apple's iphone announcement today. >>> we begin with a look at today's "eye opener," your world in 90 seconds. >>> this is an attack that should shock the conscience of people of all fai

the u.s. embassy that over two hundred people have been injured and some dozen arrested since going to stray from speak out and. rage against the film and spreading across the region with other u.s. missions around the time of growth has slowed up in almost a dozen countries including again when you've gone wrong while media rest suspects in the killing of the american ambassador to the country. and a strongly condemns the president putin says governments around the world should unite in the fight against when he dismissed. and right now a coalition of interests and whole topic discussions cross talk with host. if you. want. a lonely and welcoming cross-talk on people about from the arab spring to the arab blowback what accounts for the rise of violence across the arab middle east was the killing of the american ambassador in benghazi really a reaction to an alleged short film defaming islam or are we witnessing a carefully planned and coordinated campaign against western meddling in the arab

the u.s. markets? >> there's been a concerted effort overseas to get some sort of a plan done. the more we see that we hear about and actually able to reach out and touch a definitive plan, the better. it's very good news that they have been working on a very consistent basis to get something done. the u.s. has benefitted to some degree that we saw in the second quarter earnings. volumes coming back to the u.s. i think that's a major, major trend over the next few years. >> all right. gentlemen, thank you all. brian, i'll see you later this hour, toward the closing bell when we get to the countdown. meantime, a big comeback for the markets to begin the month of september as we head toward the close here. the dow was down almost 100 points at one time today. now down just 27. >> we've got a lot more ahead on this special edition of a tuesday edition of "the closing bell." back in a moment. >>> coming up -- the china symptom. as the world's fastest growing economy slows is it good or bad news fo

the u.s. embassy, desecrated a u.s. flag and raised a black islamic flag that praised the prophet mohammed. in libya, the attack at the u.s. benghazi consulate turned deadly when they fired guns, burned the compound and burned the building. four americans were murdered including the embassy, christopher stevens. secretary of state hillary clinton condemned the benghazi crimes. >> how could this happen in a country we help liberate in a city we helped save from destruction? >> the attacks in both libya and egypt are linked to a film called innocent of muslims, made by a california-based director. the movie depictures the prophet mohammed as a quote unquote fraud and a philanderer. a 14-minute trailer of the film was dubbed into egyptian arabic and posted on youtube, thus shared on the internet, including the muslim world. by thursday, national protests had spread to yemen, iran and elsewhere. the secretary of state bluntly separated the u.s. from the inflammatory film. >> the united states gove

the u.s. consulate in libya. a third victim in the attack that killed the u.s. ambassador to libya has been named by his family. he was a former s.e.a.l. from massachusetts named glen daugherty. also today, demonstrators attacked the u.s. embassies in yemen and egypt. americans in jordan have been warned about a massive protest planned for tomorrow outside the u.s. embassy in ayman. here at home the crisis is becoming a possible factor in the presidential campaign. steve handelsman joins us now from capitol hill with the latest. >> reporter: on the hill today, republicans backing mitt romney questioned president obama's leadership in this crisis. as yet another group of angry muslims attacked another u.s. embassy. like in libya tuesday, anti-american rioting in yemen got out of control, storming the u.s. embassy complex and breaking in before police beat them back. no americans reported hurt. it's the third arab nation racked by protests aimed at the u.s. this was egypt last night. another out

is in part, the u.s. has itself to blame because the obama administration has shown weakness in that part of the world and the enemies are jumping. what do you think about that criticism? >> it misunderstands what is happening. this is not about us. this is about them. what is happening in these societies is the dictatorships are gone and the real story is not about bad government in libya. it is about no government. the new government, the democratically elected government barely has control over the country and that is why these forces. the embassies, you walk around them and they are not trained with troops anywhere in the world, certainly not in the arab world. this was an easy target in a society where the government had collapsed. it is like somalia with the black hawk down at they said them like a run. the obama administration has responded fine but the most important thing is this is not about us but it is about them. >> thanks very much. >> pleasure as always. >> we are following this developing

the u.s. consulate. >>> but perhaps the most dramatic and compelling developments of the day come from libya where the u.s. government is making a big push to solve the murder of four americans, including the u.s. ambassador to libya. our nbc reporter is in benghazi as police close in on the consulate attackers. >> reporter: a team of fbi investigators has arrived here in benghazi. they're gogt to now begin sifting through the rebel and ashes at the u.s. consulate to identify any clues or evidence that may help them in identifying who is behind the attack that killed the u.s. ambassador and three other americans. we also understand that the libyan government for their part is cooperating with the u.s. intelligence agencies and other agencies involved in the investigation. the libyan government believes that this was a preplanned attack, that this was not a spontaneous outburst of violence as some have suggested. so far they have four individuals in their custody. they say several more are unde

the u.s. is reportedly sending teams to advise opposition fighters in syria washington have resisted calls to gauge militarily so far saying it only provides non-lethal aid france could be considering sending the rebels have your tillery. and easy you offerings leave the public disillusioned the european central bank is finally said to help announcing it will be buying bonds from struggling eurozone nations to lower their borrowing costs but angry crowds in greece and spain walk out against our lending cuts. off an expert about his guests discuss if the us convention season is just an excuse for more months lying or a genuine opportunity to offer ideas and solutions. below in welcome to cross talk on peter lavelle what is the state of the american empire is it suffering from military overreach and can it continue to afford such a massive global military presence can the u.s. and its allies really afford more wars of choice and importantly is empire damaging the very foundations of american soc

world addressing the world body u.s. president barack obama condemned the video nonetheless defending the right to free speech as president of our country and commander in chief of our military i accept that people are going to call me awful things every day. and i will always defend their right to do so obama also pledged his support for arab spring nations like egypt and libya however when egypt's new president spoke at the un for the first time mohamed morsi said free speech will not be accepted as a free pass to insult islam holy prophet. the obscenities recently released as part of an organized campaign against islamic sentences is unacceptable and requires a firm stand egypt respects freedom of expression one that is not directed towards one specific religion or culture but the opening of the u.n. general assembly is usually criticized as political theater with a lot of talk this year however there was no talking with us president barack obama the leader of the country hosting the un left immediately after his spee

back in the u.s. this morning. a c-130 carrying the victims arrived at ramstein air base in germany. more than two dozen people evacuated from the consulate were on board as well. >>> a security guard will be awarded today for stopping a gunman. leo johnson will receive a reward tonight. he had been working security last month when a gunman opened fire in the lobby. johnson is credited with disarming the gunman after getting shot in the arm. authorities say the suspect, floyd corkins, disagreed with the council's politics. >>> today the alexandria man who pleaded guilty to attempting a terror attack on the u.s. capitol will learn his fate. prosecutors say 29-year-old amin khalifi wanted to blow up the capitol. authorities arrested him in february in an undercover fbi sting. they say he tried to use phony weapons he acquired from an undercover agent who he believed to be an undercover operative. al khalifi is an illegal immigrant from morocco. he faces 25 to 30 years in prison. >>> mitt romney will be

the u.s. is now sending in the marines, 50 of them to the u.s. embassy in libya. they're bringing in unmanned drones over libya and also brought two warships armed with cruise missiles which are taking position off the libyan coast. now the f.b.i. is actually investigating whether or not the attack two days ago on the u.s. consulate in libya, they're investigating if possibly it was actually a planned terrorist attack and not just an impromptu attack by those protesters. mike? >> thank you, kristin, kristin fisher tracking the developments in our satellite center this morning. >>> the nation will pay tribute to neil armstrong. there will be a memorial service at the washington national cathedral. it starts at 10:00 this morning. nasa administrator charles bolden will be there. so will michael collins, armstrong's crew mate on the apollo 11 mission. armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon. he died back on august 25th. >>> a follow-up this morning to our story on toll cheaters in maryland. we told you yesterday that maryland sends notices to people who go th

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the u.s. to change direction. >> reporter: the managing director of the i.m.f. has been described as the world's chief financial fire fighter. and today, christine lagarde urged policy makers in europe to make sure another spark doesn't re-ignite the crisis. >> we need a sustained rebound, a sustained rebound, not a bounce. if this time is to be different we need certainty more than uncertainty. and we need decision makers to turn into action takers. >> reporter: again and again, european leaders have shown they follow dramatic breakthroughs by enacting them slowly or not at all. the latest example is a plan to create a european banking union. over the weekend, e.u. leaders clashed over how fast they should move to put reforms in place. >> it shows a little bit the contradiction of the european project. in many aspects and certainly financially and economically, it is one nation, it's one economy, and yet, politically when it comes to sovereign decision- making it is 17 sovereign nations comin

the u.s. government has also criticized it but we've seen the very violent reaction resonating across the muslim world again the mood here is really most of the people are calm their families are fighters of people of all ages and again this is really this is really expressing the anti anti-american sentiment some of the fine people feel here and indeed you are a fan of great moral character. the point here people are trying to defend their religion the fans of the name of the prophet muhammad and again we really do have to keep watching to see how it pans play out but largely it's also hard and being rude to the captain of a favorite. water and historian gerald horne i spoke to him a dilemma he sees a much bigger picture behind the u.s. rage in the muslim world well first of all you have to recognize that the united states historically has been the headquarters of islamophobia there's no question there and in particular there is dissatisfaction with the was policy with regard israel with rega

part of the u.s. the use of drones is a sign of strength or a sign of weakness i mean what does it tell us about this war on terror well i believe it's a sign of weakness i think they don't they don't understand the culture they don't understand the people. i mean they say they're looking for peaceful solutions i've not seen one person from from the american administration. ask has anything about the peace march or even champion a peace march i mean i really feel at the moment that america is actually agitating to create a full scale civil war in pakistan is this being done with the agreement of the pakistani government i think it's a very difficult situation because basically the pakistani government is tied in to receiving aid from the u.s. and it seems that although publicly saying it you know it condemns drone strikes at the same time it's in a sense it's bribery from from the u.s. because. i assume this is the stronger talk about taking action against u.s. drones then immediately america threaten