it s a brand new hour of american live. i m shannon bream in live for megyn kelly. head of an elite special operations task force in north africa when the benghazi consulate was stormed and four were killed. colonel bristol was in a unique position to have knowledge of the military response and whether those men could have been saved. the pentagon blocked lawmakers from speaking to him until now. chief congressional correspondent, mike emanuel is live on capitol hill with more. mike. reporter: hi. almost 11 months after that deadly terror attack, lawmakers heard from a special key ops commander in regards to that attack. colonel bristol told lawmakers behind closed doors in a classified set whaegs traveling elsewhere in africa last september 11th and was essentially out of communication. sources say bristol s story backs up what they heard from other military officials up and