good evening, everyone. i m erin burnett outfront tonight. benghazi blame game. new allegations coming out tonight that the u.s. military could have done more in the aftermath of the attacks on the u.s. consulate in libya. the attack on september 11th last year killed ambassador chris stevens and three other americans. this information comes as the house oversight committee is strategically releasing excerpts from its key witnesses. they re promising a block butter hearing on wednesday. cnn s dana bash is outfront with the story. reporter: four military personnel were ready to board a plane from tripoli, libya, to benghazi to help american citizens under fire at the consulate there. but were ordered by superiors not to go. that s what gregory hicks, chief of mission in libya at the time, told house republican investigators. the point this plane was being loaded, it was between the first attack that killed two and the second attack that killed two more. they may not have arriv