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JOHN KERRY (SECRETARY OF STATE) We're talking about people being killed by gas, and you wanna go talk about Benghazi. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

JOSH ELLIOTT (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) But we're gonna begin with that threat to American embassies and consulates now in more than a dozen predominantly Muslim countries. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DIANE SAWYER (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) And now, back here at home, there have been allegations of a cover-up at Hillary Clinton's State Department, internal memos raising questions that include whether security officers at the State Department solicited prostitutes. ABC's senior White House correspondent Jonathan Karl has the documents. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

JOSH ELLIOTT (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) We're gonna turn now to an ABC News exclusive. New questions for the White House this morning about whether it knew the truth about the Benghazi terror attack. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DAN HARRIS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Thank you, Ron. Check out this amazing statistic. Today is the first day since 1983 that neither Bill nor Hillary Clinton has been in government office, ending a run of 10,980 days. As Hillary Clinton stepped down from the State Department on Friday, she was throwing punches and remaining coy about what's next. ABC's Reena Ninan, who covers the State Department for ABC News, is in Washington this morning. Reena, good morning. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

AMY ROBACH (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) And, George, now to that shocking security lapse that could have changed the outcome of the deadly attack in Libya last month. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DIANE SAWYER (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) And now we have some breaking news to tell you about tonight, just as we came on the air, new details from the State Department about what happened in Libya, the violence that cost four Americans their lives including US Ambassador Chris Stevens, and ABC's Jon Karl is standing by with this late news. Jon? [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DIANE SAWYER (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) And we turn next to new clues in the mystery surrounding the death of the US Ambassador Chris Stevens, and three other Americans in Libya. There is a report that two men from Tunisia were held for questioning in Turkey. And ABC News has a provocative document tonight. It is a request from the Americans on the ground in Libya for help with protection. It raises the question about the State Department's response and ABC's Jake Tapper shows us that document. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DAVID MUIR (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) And finally tonight here, our "Persons of the Week." As we watched those four caskets arrive home today, we realized that there are thousands of unsung heroes, diplomats, all over the world, working in some of the most dangerous places on earth. And so, tonight, they are our "Persons of the Week." [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DAVID MUIR (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) In the meantime tonight, now to that new travel warning this evening, the strongest warning yet from the State Department about that raging and violent drug war across our border. 10 million Americans visit Mexico every year. And now this warning not only singles out popular destinations, it warns Americans against straying more than two blocks from your hotel. Here's our chief investigative correspondent, Brian Ross, now. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DIANE SAWYER (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) And now, we turn to a made in America investigation. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DAVID MUIR (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) The State Department is apologizing tonight to 20,000 people selected from all over the world who thought they had won the right to live and work here in the US. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DAN HARRIS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Good evening. It reads like a spy novel. A huge trove of documents released just hours ago by the whistle blowing website WikiLeaks lifts the curtain on the secret communications between Washington and the diplomats that we have stationed all over the globe. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DAVID MUIR (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Back in London now, where we are reporting on that alert today from the US State Department, a rare travel alert advising Americans to be aware of potential terrorist threats in Europe. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

RON CLAIBORNE (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Okay, Deborah. Now to talk more about this, we've brought in Jack Cloonan. He's a 25-year veteran of FBI who is a special agent for the bureau's Osama bin Laden unit for six years. He's now an ABC News consultant. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DAVID MUIR (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) We're gonna move now to another issue facing travelers tonight. We learned today that the State Department has now posted a major travel warning for Americans headed to Mexico. And it comes just as spring break and family vacations are now in full swing. The warning fueled by the escalating drug violence. Here's John Quiñones. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ROBIN ROBERTS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Now to the unprecedented warning about traveling to Mexico. Millions of Americans vacation there, especially for spring break. But after the murders of American consulate workers over the weekend, Americans are being told to avoid towns along the border in Mexico. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DIANE SAWYER (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) Okay, Sam. Thanks. And we turn now to reports out of Afghanistan that have caused the State Department to launch an investigation. There are reports that embassy guards in Kabul, and I want to stress, these are not military personnel, these are not America's armed forces, they are what are called contract employees, have been engaging in hazing, sex parties and drunkenness. And our chief investigative correspondent Brian Ross has been looking into it. Brian? [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

ROBIN ROBERTS (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) But first this half-hour, the US State Department and colleges around the country are issuing a warning to students about a popular spring break destination. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

DIANE SAWYER (ABC NEWS) (Off-camera) And now, we turn to the fast-moving news in politics. And reports this morning that President-elect Obama could appoint Senator Hillary Clinton as his Secretary of State. ABC's senior White House correspondent Jake Tapper has the latest on that from Washington. Jake? [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]