this time. it's such a sensitive story. a shooting at an elementary school, k-4. nearly 700 students there. we'll keep you posted as we hear more. jon: well, "happening now" to one of the big political stories coming out of washington, it didn't take long for the blame game to start. this after ambassador susan rice withdrew her name from consideration to become secretary of state. nbc's white house correspondent chuck todd was quick to blame what he called conservative media. listen. >> there were legitimate questions to ask about the benghazi story, but the idea that she belonged in the center of those attacks never made a lot of sense. she sort of became a victim of this. jon: so what about that? fair? let's check in with our news watch panel, judith miller, a pulitzer prize-winning investigative reporter and kirsten powers, a daily beast columnist. i guess chuck todd would have us believe that susan rice,