attack. the attacks were not, not an escalation of protest. that e-mail was from the cia station in libya and the most senior intelligence officer on the ground. the way the agency works, he is running 24 hours a day to nail every attack. and reaching out to the senior levels of the organization, saying again with a big red crayon, there were no protest. reporter: the senate report does not explain when morel read the report. and the word islamic was cut and demonstration stayed n. and september 16th. same day susan rice was on tv morell asked the staff in libya for more information. and they reviewed closed circuit television that showed there were no protest.
and two months and the height of the talking points controversy and susan rice went on the sunday talking show, morell went to capitol hill and met with senators. in that meeting, when susan rice was with director morell and wlamed the fbi for changing the talking points and we called the fbi and they go crazy and said we didn t change the talking points. you have to wonder particularly now that he may have received the e-mail the day before what was going on. reporter: recently it was described by the new york times magazine as clinton s principle gatekeeper. he gave an interview and advising future presidential campaign he is close to mrs. clinton. they declined to speak on camera