mr. gonzalez. >> you consulted with the atf?>> the atf were the initial investigators that first responded to the virginia state police over the weapons. >> didn't his family also said that he had mental illness and needed help? >> the family concurred that he exhibited signs of the tsc. -- of ptsd. though to think the statute someone who isr a danger to himself or others, don't you think that applies here? >> it would appear to, yes. >> the question has come up, and every time i step out in the hall for just a minute, i have reporters coming up to me and asking me, do you think that director pierson can correct this situation? and what i have said is that the jury is still out. and let me tell you why i say that. you were talking about internal review a little bit earlier. and again, i go back to that whole culture question. if you're secret service members don't feel comfortable sharing information, i don't know how you get the information that you need to address the kinds of concerns that you might have, because you won't ev

mr. gonzalez. >> but, so you consulted with atf? atf was the initial investigators first responded to police'snia state inquiry of his weapons'. >> when the secret service spoke to the family, didn't they also had a mental illness go needed help? >> the family concurred that he ptsd.ted signs of >> the statute says the anyibition applies on lawful authority has been made a determination that a person as a mental ill niz is a danger to himself or others, don't you think that applies here? would be worth having further investigation in concur interview,ith his yes. >> let me conclude. up, andtion has come every time i step out in the reporters minute, coming up to me asking me do you that director pierson can situation. and with a i have said is that out him andstill let me tell you why i say that. were talking about internal review a little earlier. to thatn i go back whole culture question. service members don't feel comfortable sharing information, i don't know how youget the information that need to address the kind of concerns th

mr. gonzalez should not have entered the white house. >> really quickly, in the few seconds i have left,hink things will get better now there's new leadership at the top? >> well, i think they're going to change. whether or not they get better remains to be seen. that's really up to secretary johnson and whether he makes the determination that again the eighth floor needs -- the eighth floor needs to be cleaned out and new management brought in. so i think the train wreci that we have seen with the secret service hopefully is over and maybe we can get that train back on the track where it needs to be. >> absolutely. thank you so much for joining us today. we appreciate it. >> you're welcome. >>> all right. switching gears. coming up, a story of brotherly love. a talented young man who is using his voice to make the world a better place for his little sister. you don't want to miss this story. ♪ dad, i know i haven't said this often enough, but thank you. thank you mom for protecting my future. thank you for being my hero and my dad. military families are uniquely thankful for many things

mr. gonzalez, asserted that he was arrested in that entry area. isn't it true that he actually penetrated the cross hall, the east room, and, in fact, was arrested in the vicinity of the green room. >> referring to your map on the wall, as i have been briefed, mr. gonzalez entered the front double doors. >> ma'am, i want a short answer. i have very little time. >> that was the day that i agreed with darrell issa. that's not the darrel issa i have seen in other hearings. that was darrel issa being perfectly reasonable today and final bly losing patience with a witness who couldn't find her way to a simple yes or no answer to simple yes or no questions. a witness who claimed in her written opening statement to take full responsibility and then took no responsibility. the director of the secret service does not deserve the full responsibility for all of the secret service failures that were discussed in that failure today, but she bears enough of the responsibility that she should have already submitted her resignation letter to the president. but be

mr. gonzalez's entry. >> too much to defend, pierson resigned. interests ofthe the agency to which she has dedicated years of her life. >> congressional leaders are also calling for an independent investigation amid new accusations secret service just last month at the cdc accidentally led an armed man with a criminal record get onto an elevator with the president. >> the challenge may go beyond her. some problems existed before she was there. >> of course, you had the prostitution scandal back in cartagena. a former agent telling me there is a culture of denial there. pierson could no longer defend the culture. , mr. clancy coming out of the -- coming to the helm of the secret service. happening now in montgomery county, police are investigating the deaths of two people as a murder suicide. tuesday afternoon, police first discovered a deadly car wreck. but it's later, a couple of miles away, police responded to a fire and found a body in a garage. the victim is identified as carolyn meddling the -- matt ingly. at this hour, police believe andrew

mr. gonzalez scaled the fence -- >> ma'am, hold it, i have very little time. the american people want to know if the president is safe. >> this is beyond the pale. and i've listened to your testimony very deliberately here this morning. and i wished to god you protected the white house like you're protecting your reputation here today. >> pierson told lawmakers the president's security had been breached only one time this year when gonzalez made it deep into the white house. she did not disclose the atlanta incident. pierson acknowledged she allowed a press release to go out. inaccurately reporting gonzalez was tackled after he entered the white house. on "morning joe," maryland congressman elijah cummings, the ranking member of the house committee, called on pierson to step down. >> i've come to the conclusion that my confidence and my trust in this director, miss pierson, has eroded. i do not feel comfortable with her in that position. >> strong words there. i'm joined now by white house communications director jennifer palmieri. thank you for joining me. le

mr. gonzalez have scaled the fence? that we understand because it happens up and that why didn't agents immediately apprehend him? how was he able to sprint 70 guards almost the entire length of a football field without being intercepted by guards inside the fence? whited and security dogs stop him in his tracks? what about the swat team and sniper rifles? why was there no guard station at the front door of the white house and yes how much would it cost to lock the front door at the white house? the secret service must show us how there was a clear path to a lesson public trust. today we will hear from experts on both the agencies protocol foreign and domestic but most importantly we will hear from the secret service director herself on her plans to improve the agency's performance. americans face real danger as they we serve interests abroad especially those stationed in our embassies. it is a time of great peril. we are engaged in a battle against isil as we speak. but that is not limited to foreign soil. americans kn

mr. gonzÁlez had appeared on the south fence line, was interviewed, his car was searched and all that wasit a written report provided and supplemented. >> what about any results of fact-finding that goes to the lack of communication between agents who were safeguarding the first daughters being on a different frequency as the agents who were responding to the 2011 shooting incident? my understanding is the agent inside the not know because she did not hear traffic, that the theect he does -- that suspected shooting had happen and deny find out about it through a third-party, another agent, it had not been fixed. now are all agents listening to multiple frequencies? >> are protocol would require that all agents are notified regardless of their assignment for that type of incident on a shooting on the complex habits. i would say that information is now past to our joint operations systems. >> i am very concerned that we are not learning from lessons learned, that these things are happening whether or not the fact-finding sessions are happening. this information is not disseminated in some w

mr. gonzalez.the secret service was grilled on capitol hill for that security lapse, news comes out from a whistle blower that apparently two weeks ago when the president as it turns out was down at the cdc talking with the people there about the ebola virus, he got into an elevator at one point and he was face-to-face with a security contractor who had a gun in his pocket and he had three convictions for assault and battery, and now the secret service is scrambling because they have to explain how the president of the united states was next to a guy, a convict with a gun. >> if he wasn't so obnoxious with his camera and ignoring the secret service when they said, can you stop that, and then getting fired, they wouldn't have gone into his background, found out he had a gun and found out how in jeopardy the president could have been in. >> apparently the screening is supposed to keep people with a criminal history is supposed to keep them out of the reach of the president. >> it makes you understand

mr. alex gonzalez. mr. gonzalez has just received his food tray and he's ready to sit down and have dinner. and what we also see is this is detainee darrel couch. he's entering the food line here. one of the interesting things with mr. couch, you notice the routine has been to grab a cup of juice along with the food tray. mr. couch doesn't grab any juice because his intention is not to sit down to a meal. >> took the tray and rammed it right into his face. right into the orbital socket. and was immediately punching him with everything he could get, several times slams to the ground. one time had him in a reverse head lock and drove his head into the floor. >> what our protocols in the suffolk county sheriff's department calls for is the officer waits for backup before breaking up that fight so as not to endanger him. as soon as he sees the entry of the team, he's moving to break up that fight. there they do, and they remove the combatants, separate them fairly quickly. >> gonzalez who is awaiting trial on an

mr. gonzalez scaled the fence -- >> ma'am, hold it. i have very little time, and i'm not -- the american people want to know if their president is safe. >> i want it to be crystal clear. you make a run and a dash at the white house, we're going to take you down. i want overwhelming force. would you disagree with me? >> i do want our officers and agents to execute appropriate force for anyone attempting to challenge or breach the white house. >> why would he say that there's no weapon? >> i will have to have -- have to ask mr. donovan that question. >> you haven't done that since the incident happened? why would the secret service put out an official press release -- put out a statement to the associated press? did you correct the associated press? did you call them back and say, you got that wrong? >> i have no knowledge of that. >> this is beyond the pale. and i've listened to your testimony very deliberately here this morning. and i wish to god you -- you protected the white house like you're protecting your reputation here today. th

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mr. gonzalez he was genuine in his remorse of what he had done. i highly doubt he will do it again. mr. nava, on the other hand, is a wildcard. impulse control with him is very low. that's a deal of when he is going to do something else. >> coming up. >> nervous. i don't want to mess up. i don't want to say anything stupid. >> lester stokes reaches out to his little girl. >> gretel and her brother, hansel, lived near a morest. woman: what do you mean, homeowners insurance doesn't cover floods? [ heart rate increases ] man: a few inches of water caused all this? [ heart rate increases ] woman #2: but i don't even live near the water. what you don't know about flood insurance may shock you -- including the fact that a preferred risk policy starts as low as $129 a year. for an agent, call the number that appears on your screen. >>> tulsa, oklahoma, has known tough times. its residents braved life from tornadoes. wild west and big oil. inside the tulsa county jail, the same thick and often heavily tattooed skins are on display. lester stokes will soon leave the jail to serve six years in pr

mr. gonzalez was unarmed. >> i know when he was place into custody he was fund to have a folded night in his front pocket. >> you kid that a weapon? >> it is a weapon. >> why would the secret service put out a statement to associated press, did you correct the associated press? did you call them back and say you got that wrong? >> i have no knowledge of that. >> through the contentious hearing, members of congress outlined failures including lack of training, fame year to lock the front door and decision not to use more force to stop gonzalez. we could be it sitting here, why an iraq veteran, sitting through disorder, armed with a pocketknife was shot dead on the front lawn. what do white house officials have to say? anything changed since the breach? >> there have been a few changes. the white house cam out today standing out for pearson, by her side. saying she took responsibility for the incident and implemented security measures. one of the main changes she talked about today was new automated locks for the front door at the white house. something missing before. anderson. >> i don't

mr. gonzalez entered the door, he knocked back the officer who was standing at the door way. >> reporter: the intruder bolted past the front door, past a secret service agent and ran by the stairs to the first family's living quarters then into the east room before two agents subdued gonzalez who had a pocket knife. >> don't let somebody get get close to the president. don't let somebody get close to his white house. i hope you protected the white house like you protected your reputation here. >> if someone opens a window, or a window is broken at my house, i have an alarm. have you ever heard of these guys? >> reporter: during four hours of testimony, director pierson said this kind of a breach will not be repeated. >> it's obvious, it is obvious that mistakes were made. >> there's a problem here. they have a problem. there's too many things going wrong. >> reporter: rick smith is a former fbi agent of 25 years and president of san francisco based cannon street an investigative firm. he says there's a difference between secret service that guards the white house and agents that protect t

mr. gonzalez had been running ramped at that point it could have caused quite a problem. >> there is a bigger issue in all of this it is the insecurity of the united states and americans and patriots to articulate a rational for our valu values, freedom, liberty, democracy, freedom of religion. we don't hear that from our president we didn't hear it tonight. as john f. kennedy style i say we have to do that otherwise we will lose no matter what the debate is. >> you and i disagree on a lot. don't we have to have the courage to identify terrorism for terrorism? >> we have to identify terrorism. >> why won't the president say it? you are a democrat why won't he say it. >> he is wropg. the vast majority of the american people -- doesn't it protect weakness? >> of course it does. don't reemphasize the positive rather than carrying people down. >> let me go to nicholas first then i promise noel. >> nicholas? >> as far as the white house jumper i would have shot him. >> you are a former ranger. >> sniper. >> i want to shoot with you. >> let's do it. but he should have been shot. >> let me say the g

mr. gonzalez had been running rampant through the house at that point, that could have caused quite a probleman, there's a bigger issue in all of this. it is the insecurity of the united states both domestically and internationally. and the failure as americans and patriots to articulate a rationale for our values, freedom, liberty, democracy, freedom of religion. sean, we don't hear that from our president. we didn't hear it tonight. and as an old fashioned american patriot of the john f. kennedy style, i say we have to do that otherwise we will lose no matter what the debate is. >> don't we have to recognize -- you and i disagree on a lot. we do agree a lot on foreign policy. don't we have to have the courage to identify terrorism for terrorism. >> we have to identify terrorism. >> why won't this president say it? you're a democrat, why won't he say it? >> he's wrong. but what is right about america is the vast majority of the american people democrats, republicans and independents. >> doesn't it project a weakness? it projects weakness to the world. >> of course it does. but don't we empha

mr. gonzalez was placed into custody, he was found to have a folded knife in his right front pants pocket do you consider that a weapon? >> that is a weapon. >> why would the secret service put out an official press release saying that -- put out a statement to the associated press? did you correct the associated press? did you call them back and say you got that wrong? >> i have no knowledge of that. >> reporter: to the contentious hearing, members of congress laid out a list of secret service failures including lack of training, failure to lock the front door and the decision not to use more force to stop gonzalez, an argument former secret service offices dispute. >> we could easily be setting here today discussing why an iraq veteran possibly suffering through posttraumatic stress disorder armed with only a pocket knife was shot dead on the north lawn. >> reporter: pamela brown, cnn, washington. >>> olympic swimmer michael phelps is apologizing to his fans following his arrest for driving under the influence. phelps was charged tuesday in maryland. he was also cited for crossing doubl

mr. gonzalez but another case in atlanta in an elevator, a convicted criminal with a gun beside the presidentpen? >> the primary reason why she should be fired isn't necessarily because of the gaps, those are horrible but because of the coverup after the gaps. that's where you lose trust and confidence not only in the american people but the man you're supposed to be charged with serving and protecting. i wonder why she's not fired myself with you there's a long list of people in obama's administration who have done bad or seemingly incompetentent things like kathleen sebelius. you wonder why hasn't this person been fired. >> the president has this history of not firing people. instead the white house usually says the president has full confidence in the person and then someone resigns or retires like you said kathleen sebelius, eric shinseki, mark sullivan, the previous director. the administration says mr. obama has complete confidence in pierson. what gives with this? >> loyalty. >> it goes back to his tendency to not want to throw people in his circle under the bus, because at the end of

mr. gonzalez's entry, that's correct. >> i do not think the security plan was properly executed. and that is why i'm conducting a robust investigation. >> do you think she should lose her job? >> yontd she she ask survive this. >> julia pierson who testified today in front of the house, she's got to go. >> the white house spokesman defended the embattled director at least briefly. >> are you telling me this morning that the president of the united states and the first lady have confidence in julia pierson to run and agency that's supposed to protect their two daughters? >> yes, joe, they have dmfs them. >> and the president concluded that new leadership of that agency was required. >> that was just a few hours later. joining us now analyze the media's role. sheryl atkinson, she now reports for sinclair television station. steve hayes, and michael tomaski, columnist for the daily beast. did the pounding media make it impossible for her to survive? >> clearly it would have some impact especially coming from all sides. i think it would be naive to think that alone would cause the de

mr. gonzalez had a different kind of weapon, a gun or semiautomatic and managed to get through to the white house the way he did and had the first family been in the white house, i would have to say to you they weren't very safe at all. we cannot rest easy that just with a change in management the first family is safe and secure tonight. i am very concerned as are my colleague on both sides of the ail because these incidents have eroded confidence in the confidence of the secret service to fulfill its mission. congressman gerry connolly from virginia, appreciate you taking the time tonight. >> my pleasure. >>> more ahead including what happened to the issue that republicans were going say they were going to run on. also some game changing news about the race that will decide who will control the senate and a best new thing. ever since darryl's wife started using gain flings, their laundry smells more amazing than ever. (sniff) honey, isn't that the dog's towel? (dog noise) hey, mi towel, su towel. more scent plus oxi boost and febreze. it's our best gain ever! introducing new listerine® hea

mr. gonzalez has been david goodell's cellmate for quite some time without incident.he fact that he's remained with him for this long, i don't want to say is a babysitter or an extra pair of eyes, but when he came out of the suicide watch, he felt comfortable with. >> we have a relationship, a bond. i know the boundaries of what he can take. he's like my child. i've got to constantly watch him. >> i guess they hired a babysitter by putting him in a room with me. he wouldn't let me do anything stupid to myself. >> just dump the water in there and scrub. >> what's in here? >> detergent. >> as far as him harming himself, i talked him out of it. i told him it doesn't only affect you, but it affects the people around you that love you, you understand? so for you to do that, you're just being selfish with yourself and not thinking of others. >> along with being a convicted murderer, goodell is also an admitted member of the jail's largest gang, the united blood nation. jail officials have identified rendell maldanado as a high-ranking member of the gang. they recently trans

mr. gonzalez is facing? what do we expect to happen at the hearing today? >> he's facing the charges originally filed plus some new. the government accuses him of entering a building carrying a dangerous weapon. it was the knife he had in his pocket that was folded up and put in his pocket. he was charged with carrying that knife that is a dc charge and also having ammunition in his car. the new charges are two federal counts of assaulting offices, and an additional dc gun charge of having ammunition clip in his car that was beyond the legal limit here in the district. you know, ever since these charges were filed, there's been very little detail in the charging documents. sometimes federal indictments and federal court tells a story. this one tells very little. very few specifics of what actually happened. the charges don't say, for example, where he went in the white house. of course, they don't have to at this point. it's merely the charging state. he'll appear in court today. he'll plead these charges. expected to plead not guilty. there will be some di

mr. gonzalez was placed into custody he was found to have a folded knife in his right front pants pocket. >> do you consider that a weapon? >> that is a weapon. >> why would the secret service put out an official press release saying -- put out a statement to the associated press, did you ever correct -- did you correct the associated press? did you call them back and say you got that wrong? >> i have no knowledge of that. >> through the contentious hearing, members of congress laid out a laundry list of secret service failures including lack of training, failure to lock the front door and the decision not to use more force to stop gonzalez. an argument former secret service officials dispute. >> we could easily be sitting here today discussing why an iraq veteran, possibly suffering through post traumatic stress disorder e, armed with only a pocket knife was shot dead on the north lawn. >> pamela brown, cnn, roy. -- washington. >> shootings at two u.s. schools on tuesday sent two students to the hospital and forced lockdowns. shots were fired at a louisville, kentucky, high school. polic

mr. gonzalez at the time denied any interest or any intent to harm anyone. he indicated that his information relative to the map in his car was given to him by another individual who had recommended places in washington, dc, to sight see. >> woodruff: pierson was also asked to explain revelations in the "washington post" that it took the secret service four days to realize a gunman hit the white house seven times back in 2011. >> woodruff: maryland democrat elijah cummings cited one of several agents who decided against contradicting their bosses' view that the shots were not directed at the white house... >> she did not challenge her supervisor for fear of being criticized. she later told investigators. now, director pierson, as a former agent and now director pierson, as a former field agent, and as the head of the agency -- that has to concern you tremendously, is that right? >> yes, sir. it does. it's unacceptable. but another massachusetts democrat -- stephen lynch -- charged pierson's overall responses were simply evasive. >> i wish to god you protecte

mr. gonzalez scaled the fence. >> ma'am, hold it. i have very little time. the american people want to know is the president safe? >> i want it to be crystal clear, you make a run and a dash to the white house, we're going to take you down. i want overwhelming force, would you disagree with me. >> i want our officers and agents to execute appropriate force for anyone attempting to challenge or breach the white house. >> why would he say there is no weapon? >> you have to ask mr. donovan that question. >> you haven't done that? why would the secret service put out a statement to the associated press, did you correct the associated press? did you call them back and say you got that wrong? >> i have no knowledge of. this is beyond the pale and i have listened to your testimony very deliberately here this morning and i wish to god you protected the white house like you are protecting your reputation here today. this is the secret service against one individual with mental illness and you lost. you lost and you had three shots at this guy. >> have you ever heard

mr. gonzÁlez had guns in his car, had a map to the white house.i would be asking a lot more questions other than just letting him go. i wasn't he brought in for further questioning by the secret service? just the map alone, if the lawyers call that preponderance of evidence, indicating that he had some intent in doing something wrong, illegal, jeopardizing the president of the united states and the white house. why was he not brought in for questioning? >> i believe the director stated that the individual was interviewed and that the agents made a determination, which is a very difficult determination to make as to whether the individual truly represents a threat to the president of united -- >> are we privy to those questions in that report, mr. chairman? do we have access to that report? >> in an appropriate time, we will make that available. >> unless he is breaking the law, there is no power with the secret service has to taken into custody, and that is the difficulty that they face. with the agree representative that i do not want the secret

mr. omar gonzalez as he went on his tour through the white house that day, did get run over.ut i can't say it was run over because the person was small or tall or big or slow. i mean, the guy barrelled in, he could have run over anyone. the problems with this incident, with the fence jumping incident, extend far further than that. they didn't track the guy's background when they had a chance to and knew he was stalking the white house with a hatchet a couple weeks before he did this. said the alarm was muted so the officers and agents weren't even sure what was going on. the door wasn't locked. there are so many other problems here before we even get to that issue. this is an alpha male job. you know, willing to take a bullet for the president. you know, and there's some issues with that. and we just lost the first female secret service director who was brought in to help clean house after they had had the prostitution scandal with all of the male agents down in carta haina in 2012. she just had to resign after these several incidents. you know, these security breaches and la

mr. omar gonzalez as he went on his tour through the white house that day did get run over.'t say it was because the person was small or tall or big or slow. i mean t guy barreled in, he could have run over any one. the problems with this incident, with the fence jumping extend far further than that. they didn't track the guy's background when they had a chance to and knew he was stalking the white house with a hatchet. a couple weeks before he did this. they didn't send the alarm was muted so the officers and agents weren't sure what was going on. the door wasn't locked. there are so many other problems here before we get to that issue. this is an alpha male job. willing to take a bullet for the president. there are some issues with that. we just lost the first female secret service director who was brought in to help clean house after they had the prostitution scandal with all of the male agents in 2012. she had to resign after these several incidents, these you know, these security breaches and lapses. so, i think that's all part of the conversation. >> congressman, what

mr. gonzÁlez had guns in his car, had a map to the white house.i would be asking a lot more questions other than just letting him go. i wasn't he brought in for further questioning by the secret service? just the map alone, if the lawyers call that preponderance of evidence, indicating that he had some intent in doing something wrong, illegal, jeopardizing the president of the united states and the white house. why was he not brought in for questioning? >> i believe the director stated that the individual was interviewed and that the agents made a determination, which is a very difficult determination to make as to whether the individual truly represents a threat to the president of united -- >> are we privy to those questions in that report, mr. chairman? do we have access to that report? >> in an appropriate time, we will make that available. >> unless he is breaking the law, there is no power with the secret service has to taken into custody, and that is the difficulty that they face. with the agree representative that i do not want the secret

mr. gonzalez back in july.pons including several sniper rifles and scopes and red light laser scopes, those were, you know, those were the ideal weapon to go after the president at the white house. they knew he had mental illness. they picked him up several weeks later outside the white house with a hatchet in his belt. >> right. >> and on both occasions they let him go. i mean, where do the red flags start? they don't have to incarcerate the person necessarily, and they discussed the problems dealing with people with mental illness. if they'd gone to court and saying we want a restraining order against this individual because this is the evidence that we have against him i think any court in the nation would have granted him that restraining order. >> congressman their authority and their mandate and ability to do things is clear. you don't need to change any of that. they have all the tools at their disposal. they get a lot of money and training and they're a big force. the question is how they're doing the j

. >> also on the panel is astor gonzalez. >> -- mr. gonzales. >> you appointed a's daschle -- you appointed a special panel. you suddenly abolish your own handle less than a year ago. theyhen press accounts say are assured its members to quash certain investigations. the attorney is now probing what happened. whodo you respond to those call this the darkest stain of your first term? can you assure us tonight and that your office never sought to interfere with the moreland commission or any internees or no investigations prompted by or even the current federal probe? >> yes, i can. thank you for bringing it up because there is a lot of misinformation and this is an opportunity to clear it up. number one, we appointed a commission. i said to the chairman of the commission who happens to be the preeminent district attorney of the state of new york and my opinion, who happens to be a republican. he says you make all the decisions. yes, people gave him advice and he had public hearings. but he has repeatedly said he made all the decisions i

gonzalez was arrested in onginia two months earlier july 19. mr. chairman, i would like to enter into the records an inventory sheet provided to us by the virginia state police. , whichs the contents included an arsenal of 11 firearms, including sniper rifles and a shot that stalled off shotgun. objection thehout entire report be placed in the record. it also included the content of the car, which included a small arsenal of 11 firearms, including sniper rifles and a sawed-off shotgun. it also included a map of washington, d.c., with a line drawn to the white house. the virginia state police, the bureau of alcohol and tobacco firearms and explosives concluded there was no information in gonzalez history that prohibited him from owning the firearms, get, he was severely mentally ill in the military psychiatrist reportedly traded him for posttraumatic stress disorder and paranoid schizophrenia. mr. chairman, i hate to even what could have happened been carrying a gun instead of a knife when he burst inside the white house. that possibility is extreme

gonzalez. his first question is for mr.>> in 2013 you appointed a special panel to root out corruption. you suddenly abolish your own panel, and press accounts pressure its members to squash certain investigations. manhattan u.s. attorney probing what happened. the dark stain of your first term. can you assure us your office never sought to interfere with the more than commission or any attorney-general investigations prompted by its or even the current federal probe? >> you have one minute. cuomo: thank you for bringing it up. there has been a lot of misinformation. we appointed a commission. i said to be chairman of the commission who happens to be the preeminent district attorney in the state of new york, happened to the republican chairman fitzpatrick, you may call the decisions yes, people gave him advice in public hearings. my staff talked to him. he has repeatedly said he made all the decisions independently. he has been saying that for months in numerous meetings. there was no abrupt stopping. i wanted the commissio

mr. frank mallicoat? >> the world series game, it doesn't look like it will be a huge storm. similar to today. >> good. >>> and with halloween approaching pumpkin patches are open across the bay area. >> and today roberta gonzalez visited one of her favorite patches in san ramon. >> hi, everybody. i am out here to the pumpkin patch in san ramon, i have been having fun. that was fun. but i have been hearing the pumpkin yield is much less this year because of the drought. i decided to talk to johnny and ask him about it. hi, johnny. >> i had. how are you doing? >> great. and because of the drought, we are seeing less pumpkins? >> the yield is smaller because of the drought. and the farmers have less acreage. >> and not only less pumpkins but we have smaller pumpkins. >> yes, because of the drought, obviously, they didn't get the water quite as much as they would like to. >> i was out at half moon bay last week and they were telling me the same story there. i got to ask you something. how does somebody come in and pick their favorite pumpkins? >> a lot of times, most women look for a pumpkin that is nice and symmetrically shaped. like what about this one? that is one you would pick. >> what about this quirky style

gonzalez. during a presidential visit to the cdc in september, a security contractor, armed with a gun, rode an elevator with mrbama, a blatant violation of secret service protocol. a lapse the white house didn't know about until 24 hours ago. >> did director pierson brief the president on that incident? >> i can tell you that the white house first learned of that incident yesterday afternoon shortly before it was reported -- before it was publicly reported by news organizations. >> when the president tapped pierson to become the first female director of the secret service 18 months ago, her mission was to fix the agent's culture. >> breaking the mold in terms of directors of the agency and i think that people are extraordinarily proud of her. i couldn't be placing our lives in better hands than julia's. >> pierson took over in the wake of an embarrassing scandal. a slew of secret service agents fired for cavorting with profit stutes in colombia in 2012. >> i am disappointed and i apologize for the behavior of these employees. >> pierson's testimony appears to have backfired. >> this is unacceptable, and i take

gonzalez. during a presidential visit to the cdc in september, a security contractor armed with a gun rode in the elevator with mr a lapse the white house didn't know about until 24 hours ago. >> the white house first learned of that incident yesterday afternoon shortly before it was publicly reported by a news organization. >> thank you very much, mr. president. >> the first female director of the service 18 months ago, her mission was to fix the culture. >> she's breaking the mold and i think that people are extraordinarily proud of her. i couldn't be placing our lives in better hands than julia's. >> pierson took over in the wake of an embarrassing scandal. a slew of secret service agents fired for cavorting with prostitutes in a trip to colombia in 2012. >> i amendment deeply disappointed and i apologize for the misconduct of these employees and the distraction that it has caused. >> but pierson's sometimes shaky testimony to congress this week appeared to have backfire popped. >> this is unacceptable and i take full responsibility and i will make sure that it does not happen again. >> her appearance sent key

. >> also on the panel tonight is juan gonzalez of the daily news. his first question is for mr. cuomo. >> mr. cuomo, in 2013, you appointed a special panel to root out corruption in albany. but you suddenly abolished your own panel less than a year ago __ less than a year later __ and squashed your members from such investigations. how do you respond to those who call this the darkest stain of your first term and can you assure us tonight that your office never sought to interfere with any attorney general investigations? >> mr. cuomo, you have one minute. >> thank you for bringing it up because there has been a lot of misinformation. two basic points. number one, we appointed a commission __ and i said to the chairman of the commission who happens to be the preeminent district attorney in the state of new york, fitzpatrick, you make all the decisions. yes, people gave him advice, but he has repeatedly said that he made all the decisions independently. he has been saying that for months in numerous mediums. second, there was no abrupt stopping. i wanted the commission to get a l

mr. obama stands behind pierson. they took responsibility for what happened and for ensuring that the necessary reforms are gone over so it doesn't happen again. >> whether omar gonzalez was in the white house he wasn't stopped by an officer on duty but an off-duty security agent walking by. david. >> mike, for all of us that have a white house pass there's a laser tripwire at the top of the fence. there used to be a lower threat hold of security once the first family was gone from the white house. can you talk more about those? >> you're absolutely right, davide. we have spent time on the grounds before. i remember onive i was setting up an savshl moin. i turned around and there were mens with heavy weapons racing towards me who was from the outside fence. i can tell you from first hand experience there are all kinds alarms and eyes, lasers that can be tripped if someone walks past them. if you walk in the gate with an umbrella, that trips it as well. they're here to guard an individual. the president of the united states is the secret service. not necessarily a building. that's their first priority. the president and his family had lifted off from the south lawn abo