moving closer and closer to baghdad. this as president obama is set to meet with key congressional leaders to lay out what he thinks the u.s. should do next. we re live with the very latest developments. powerful barreling through the midwest, leaving behind a trail of destruction. this morning, we re live with the area s hardet hits. welcome back to early start. i m christine romans. and i m john berman. the man called the master behind the diplomatic attack in benghazi is on a navy ship being questioned and being prepared to come to the united states. that s where ahmed abu khattala will face trial in a civilian court after the deaths of bam bass dror christopher steemps and others. it was months in the making and happened before a single bullet being fired. cnn s joe man that karadsheh is
the region. also important to note, most of those embassies and consulates typically closed on friday and today. they would normally be open tomorrow. it would prevent people standing in long visa lines outside as targets, something that could put more people at risk. emily, the anniversary of benghazi coming up next month, talk about how that s feeding the caution in what you see in how the administration is handling this. you think about that deadly attack in benghazi, almost a year ago, september 11th, 2012. that, of course, was when we saw the deadly effects of the an attack on the u.s. there were four americans killed there, including u.s. aem bass dror christopher stevens. and after that the obama administration was criticized for not taking the threats seriously enough when it happened. officials say this time, they re acting out what they call an abun kansas dance of reaction. what s the reaction on this,
emissions regulations, calls for $193 million in cuts in climate change programs. president trump s nominee to lead the epa scott pruitt sued that agency several times as oklahoma attorney general now awaits a senate confirmation vote. confirmation hearings on capitol hill are on hold. the senate democrats gathering in shepard s town, west virginia and house republicans head for philadelphia where they ll be joined by president trump. on tuesday, the senate confirms nikki haley as aim bass dror to the united nations. and he didn t have many specifics. when you commit that no one will be worse off? what i commit to, senator, is working with you and every single member of congress to make certain we have the highest quality health care. and that every single american has access to affordable coverage. you ducked the question.