on another night in 2011, oscar ortega hernandez fired multiple rounds at the white house with a semi-automatic rifle. "the washington post" reported sunday that a secret service supervisor thought the noise was back fire of construction equipment and ignored eyewitness accounts of the shooting. it wasn't until a few days later that a housekeeper discovered broken glass. a total of seven bullets had hit the building in and around the first family's living quarters. one of the president's daughter was home at the time. the president and first lady described as furious. >> one secret service agent that i talked to said we just keep getting lucky. but we can't rely on luck. we have great men and women, but leadership and protocol, i got serious questions about that. >> reporter: bill plante, cbs news, the white house. >>> in syria, islamic militants are advancing towards a strategic town near the border with turkey, despite what the pentagon describes as persistent allied air strikes. according to one monitor in the area, the air strikes have stiffened the militants' resolve. susan mcginnis has mo

oscar ortega hernandez is in prison for firing shots back in 2011. the president and first lady were a way but mallia was at home. the president says it was not immediately clear what happened but disputes the claim that it did nothing that night. it increased security at the white house . >> and a ball driven to left center. souza. he's got it! it's a no-hitter for jordan zimmermann. >> it was supposed to be the last game of the regular season. they're already in the playoffs. instead, it turned into the first no-hitter in franchise history. way to go, jordan zimmermann. this is why yo. oh, maybe the nats are resting up for the playoffs. never. >> it was the cherry of a really outstanding season. they didn't have a whole lot to play for. they already made the playoffs. they already had home field advantage. jordan zimmermann, though, he's a given. he wanted to make sure the fans had something >> and that catch. >> souza made that unbelievable catch on the last out of the game. and he just made this an occasion for the history books. >> i played with

ortega-hernandez fired many rounds at the white house. the secret service thought it was backfiring construction equipment and ignored eyewitness accounts of the shooting, four days later a housekeeper discovered broken glass and plaster, even though the bullet-proof windows had held. 7 bullets hit the building in and around the first family's living quarters. one of the president's daughters was home at the time. the president and first lady were described as furious at the breach. jason chaffetz has been pushing to reform the security agency. >> one agent said we keep getting lucky. we can't rely on luck. we have great men and women, but leadership and protocol, i have serious questions about that. >> reporter: the president and first lady were not in the white house during either of the incidents. the committee which oversees the secret service will question director julia pierson tomorrow about the security lapses. >> pelley: southeastern white house correspondent bill plante at the white house for us tonight. thanks very much. today

turns out oscar ortega hernandez fired seven shots that hit the white house. one smashed a window just a few feet from the first family's living room. vice. despite the security breaches president obama says he is confident in the secret service. cracy protestors in hong kong are using umbrellas >>> the hashtag umbrella revolution is trending tonight because -- #umbrellarevolutionis trendingtonight because in hong kong protesters are trying to get around censorship. >> it's protesters in hong kong pushing this app to stay one step ahead of riot police in the face of internet shutdown. on one side riot police and tear gas. e communication...t he protes are kout... (( di on the other pro democracy protesters. their only weapons? umbrellas and their smartphones. ed more than 100-thousand times in hong . 51.04.23 act users in hong despite attempts by beijing to cut off the internet and stifle communications, the protesters are beating the blackout with an app created in this quiet treasure island startup named open garden. are. >> they can continue to communicate

ortega -- ortega hernandez is how i have it written, would not have been apprehended except he had a car incident. and the system at the white house did not detect the actual shots fired and begin the pursuit of somebody who had provided lethal force against the facility of the white house. is that correct? you were chief of staff at the time. is that roughly correct, and if it isn't, i would allow you whatever time you need to properly explain what really happened on november 11th, 2011, so the american people can understand that september 19th is not the first time there has been considerable lapse, as i see it, and in fact during a long period of time, during your chief of staff time, now during your director time, we have had the kinds of things that we should be concerned about for protecting the president. so please tell us in whatever time you need about november 11th, 2011, where the "washington post" is right or wrong. this is your chance. >> thank you, mr. chairman. as you are aware my assignment as chief of staff -- >> could you get the microphone a little closer. >> certa

you might remember in 2011 oscar ortega hernandez shot a high powered rifle at the white house.s daughter was due to return home within minutes of the first shots that were fired. according to this new report the secret service did not realize the gunfire was directed at the white house until days later. and largely ignored the potential danger to the first family. >>> now the world is getting its first look at mr. and mrs. george clooney. cameras caught them leaving the venice hotel a day after exchanging vows in a lavish ceremony. human rights lawyer amal alamuddin did what many thought was impossible and she got oscar winning actor george clooney to put a ring on it ladies. a civil ceremony is expected to take place at venice's town hall tomorrow. >>> j-lo and her best tea leah remini say they were rear-ended by a drunk driver while stopped at a traffic light in malibu last last night. the singer's two kids were in the back seat when this accident happened. lopez told police he ran away before they could exchange information. officers caught up with him just a few blocks away

now washington post article claims the agency mishandled the 2011 shooting in which oscar ortega hernandeze shots a the white house. the agency is denying claims that agents didn't know it was a shooti for several days, saying that because the shooting was fired from so far away it wasn't immediately clear what happened. and the disputes claims the agency did nothing the night of the shooting. now the secret service did say, though, that a review of the incident brought personnel and security enhancements. >>> it's been 16 days since anyone has seen hannah graham. now the search for the missing uva student has stretched into a rural and wooded countryside. rescue workers out on atvs today the search is now much smaller. instead of the 100s of volunteers we saw last week, only 50 trained senior high scho volunteers. they're following up more than 1,600 tips and racing against time in search for clues. >> fortunately we've had very little rain since this has gone on, so the preservation of clues or evidence is still good at this point, but we're still looking for anything that might lead us

turns out, oscar ortega hernandez fired serve shots that hit the -- seven shots that hit the white house. one smashed a few window just a few pete from the first family -- feet from the first family's living room. ken bastida, kpix 5. >> president obama says he still has confidence in hi secret service. >>> it is 4:40 on this tuesday, burner phones, special codes, top secret details of george clooney's wedding all revealed coming your way. >> what's cool about your school? you can e-mail your nomination to us at coolschools@kpix.com. ling and we may come and feature your school on the show. -- and we may come and feature your school on the show. trying to mislead you about the effects of proposition 46. well here's the truth: 46 will save lives. it will save money too. i'm bob pack, and i'm fighting for prop 46 because i lost my two children to preventable medical errors and i don't want anyone else to lose theirs. the three provisions in 46 will reduce medical errors and protect patients. save money and save lives. yes on 46. severe fire season: the sta has burned through its >>> new th

what happened at the white house. 21-year-old -- this is a remarkable story. 21-year-old oscar ortega hernandez stopped his black honda, armed with 180 rounds of ammunition and a semi-automatic rifle, opened fire. at least seven bullets struck the exterior of the white house on or near the truman balcony near the residence of the first family. officers heard 6-8 shots. officers were sitting on constitution avenue. they even smelled gun powder they were so close to the source of the gun powder. the white house had not been fired upon. it was probably a construction vehicle backfiring. the gunman had abandoned his car after a while, none of which was pieced together on the evening in question. it took four days for the secret service to determine the shots had hit the white house after a housekeeper had found broken glass on the truman balcony. the shots revealed another layer and the first family were at the residence at the time of the shooting with sascha obama arriving soon after. the first lady and the president were both furious. the shooter had managed to hit the white house from this dist

ortega hernandez would not have been apprehended but that he had a car accident. and even when he was, it was not immediately linked to his criminal activity. that in fact the system at the white house did not detect the actual shots fired and begin the pursuit of somebody who had provided lethal force against the facility of the white house . is that correct? you were chief of staff at the time. is that roughly correct? if it isn't i allow you whatever time you need to properly explain what really happened on november 11, 2011 so that the american people can understand that september 19th is not the first time that there has been considerable lapse, as i see it, and in fact during a long period of time during your chief of staff time. now during your director time. we have had the types of things we should be concerned about for protecting the president. so, please tell us in whatever time you need about november 11, 2011 where the "washington post" is right or wrong. >> thank you, mr. chairman. as you are aware my assignment as chief of staff -- >> could you put

oscar ortega hernandez was arrested and charged with attempted assassination. the president and first lady were not home at the time. >>> a new warning about anterra virus, right now causing serious symptoms for children. the disease develops like a bad cold, however, four kids in colorado developed polio-like symptoms too. >> some of these kids i think are having some weakness and some it progressed to paralysis. >> the cdc says hundreds of children have the virus today, including some in virginia and maryland. doctors say you should check your kids for extreme trouble breathing, severe coughing, as well as wheezing, fever and rash. those symptoms can be related to the antero virus. >>> in the week ahead the attempted capital murder trial will begin against bashir, accused of shooting and wounding an alexandra police officer in old town, ruled competent to stand trial. according to court documents, bashir shot officer peter lebeau in the head during a traffic stop. lebeau survived with a traumatic brain injury and has had to relearn how to speak and walk. >>>

happened november 11, 2011 at the white house. 21-year-old -- listen to this, 21 yield oscar ortega hernandez stopped his black honda 700 yards from the white house on constitution avenue and armed with 180 rounds of ammunition and semiautomatic rifle, opened fire. at least seven bullets struck the interior of the white house, near the truman balcony. according to "the washington post," shots were fired about 15 yards away from officers who were sitting in a chevy suburban near constitution avenue. they even smelled gun powder they were so close to the source of the gun fire. yet within minutes the supervising sergeant called out to stand down, that it was probably a construction vehicle backfiring. the gunman abandoned his car. it took four days for the secret service to determine that 14sho hit the white house after a housekeeper found broken glass. the shots failed to pierce another layer of bullet proof glass. "the washington post" reports the president and first lady was furious at the response. the shooter managed to hit the white house from this distance. oscar hernandez was charmed wi

. >> the shooter, oscar ortega hernandez sped off, crashed his car a few blocks away, he was arrested five days later in pennsylvania. according to the reporting, secret service supervisors told agents to stand down immediately after the incident claiming no shots fired and it wasn't until the cleaning staff discovered the bullets four days later, that the secret service realized there had been shots fired. critics are blasting the secret service. >> the agents i talk to say it's a miracle there's not been an assassination so far. >> the secret service is pushing back hard, the agency did not bungle the response or the investigation. agents were told to stand down immediately afterward because of the confusion of the moment. witnesses had reported people from two cars had fired at each other, as for not finding the bullets for four days. >> while the bullet pierced the historical glass, it didn't go through the protective coating of the white house. when you're examining the white house from the inside windows, there were no breaks in that protective glass. >> the post reports first l

the secret service mishandled an incident when a gunman, oscar ortega hernandez fired a weapon from his car. it took several days to realize the building had even been hit. doing a good job protecting the president. >> i think security at the white house is very good. this is a historical residence. it is open to the public. with certain restrictions. and it should be, and always will be, we hope. and under those conditions, you are limited as to what you can and cannot do. under those circumstances i think that the secret service has been doing a very good job of maintaining a secure environment for the president and members of his family while they're in residence at the white house and also just securing the white house and the 18 acres around it. if you try to make it into a fortress you are going to be making a big mistake. this belongs to the people of the united states not to the person who is occupying at the present time or did occupy it in the past. they're just a temporary resident. this is a residence that belongs to the people, and the people should have access, limited as

this man, oscar ortega hernandez shot multiple times at the white house. and it took multiple days for the secret service to realize bullets had hit the white house where sasha, the president's youngest daughter was home. >> is that true? did a housekeeper find evidence of the shooting and your agents did not? >> the housekeeper was able to locate fragments of glass on the truman balcony, not an area frequented by security -- >> i didn't ask you about who was frequent. i asked you -- there was a spontaneous conclusion that shots were fired? there were officers who believed they smelled gun powder. there were -- your officers drew their weapons, director. that's how seriously they took it. >> all right. so joining me now, joe johns. so, joe, tell me about these off-duty, i don't know if they were agents or the officers protecting the actual building in front of -- what you're speaking. and this intruder. >> right. right. the information we've gotten from ted barrett, our senate producer on capitol hill. he's been told by a member of congress who is actually

director juliette pearson had to answer for today specifically regarding when this man oscar ortega hernandezhot at the white house back on november 11th, 2011. if you've been reading the incredible reporting we've been seeing from the "washington post." it took several days for the secret service to realize bullets had hit the white house when sasha, the president's youngest daughter, was there. she was home. >> is that true? did a housekeeper find evidence of the shooting and your agents did not? >> the housekeeper was able to locate fragments of glass on the truman balcony which is not an area frequented by security person. >> i didn't ask you about who was frequent. there was -- there was a spontaneous conclusion that shots were fired. there were officers who believed they smelled gun powder. there were -- your officers drew their weapons, director. that's how seriously they took it. >> now, pearson was not the director of the secret service at the time, she was chief of staff. but let's talk about this. joining me now, dan bingino, and dan is running for congress. welcome, dan. >> good t

additionally ortega hernandez would not have been apprehended except he had a car accident, and even when he was it was not immediately linked to his criminal activity. that in fact the system at the white house did not detect the actual shots fired and begin the purs pursuit -- is that correct? you were chief of staff at that time. is that roughly correct. if it isn't, i allow you whatever time you need to properly explain what really happened on november 11th, 2011. so the american people can understand that september 19th is not the first time there has been considerable lapse, as i see it, and in fact during a long period of time during your chief of staff time, now during your director time we have had the kinds of things we should be concerned about for protecting the president so please tell us whatever time you need about november 11th, 2011, where the washington post is right or wrong. this is your chance. >> thank you, mr. chairman. as you're aware my assignment of chief of staff. >> could you get the microphone a little closer? >> thank you very much. as you're aware in 20

the shooter, oscar ortega- hernandez, who was from idaho, fled the scene, but was later arrested andtenced to 25 years in prison. the new disclosures came only a few days after an iraq war veteran jumped a fence, ran across the lawn and made it just inside the executive mansion. officials have since put up new barriers, keeping tourists and passers-by even farther away. >> woodruff: we get more from the washington post reporter who broke both these stories, carol leonnig. carol, thank you for being with us again. so new information about this man who jumped the fence last week and got into the white house. and now it turns out farther than anybody thought. >> yes, people have been making jokes today that he went in and made himself a sandwich. it's really disconcerting that some sources who come to us and whistle-blowers who have come to the congressman have recounted something more serious about this security breach about ten days ago. omar gonzalez apparently not on made it to the front door and opened it, he made it past the guard who was stationed inside that area and into the ea

ortega hernandez the very next day. that was after five days. now, the first family wasn't home. the only member of the first family at home at the time was sasha. the first lady, president obama not home at the time. they were traveling. but when they got home, they were apparently infuriated by this. and also, infuriated because they felt as though there was a delay in their finding out about the matter. so they had a meeting with then secret service director sullivan to discuss this incident. and, again, the frustration was that they weren't informed sooner. i've been talking to the secret service throughout the day. one telling me, quote, we aren't commenting beyond adjustments that were made to security postures based on this incident three years ago. so underscoring the fact that there have been changes made since that incident. this official also telling me, look, there was confusion at the time, and there was no attempt to sweep the confusion under the rug. if you go back, if you look at the news reporting from the time, the secret service acknowledged that they didn't kn

turns out, oscar ortega- hernandez fired seven shots that hit the white house. one smashed a few windows just a few feet from the first family's living room. ken bastida, kpix 5. >> new this morning, voters could determine what happens to san francisco's flower mart. florists and vendors plan to file paperwork with the city today to get a measure on next year's ballot to protect the flower market on bran nonstreets south of market. this comes as a realtor is in the process of buying the property and turning it into a tech office campus. it houses about 60 small business owners and is the second largest flower market in the country. >>> 457ing today, san jose city council likely to approve a steep hike in fines for pot clubs that violate city laws. for years the businesses have been proliferating and for violations like public nuisances or poor records keeping. fine was just $25. but now the police chief is recommending fines in the thousands of dollars with sharp increases for multiple violations. >>> a weekend sid show under a bay area freeway could have turned

as it did when ortega hernandez successfully shot the white house on november 11, 2011. as it did in cartagena when agents paid for prostitutes and compromised security. as it did in the neth eherlands 2014. we can not further allow this. but more importantly, as i said to the director before today's hearing, the secret service relies on two important skills or facts. their skill, i have that capability to protect the president must be at the highest level because they can not succeed 99% because 1% failure is not an option. but they also rely on a good-faith belief by most people that they shouldn't even try. that this is the hardest target on earth. we need to make sure that that second hardest target on earth is true again both in reality and in the minds of anyone who might take on the secret service to get to the president or the first family. and with that i recognize the ranking member for his opening statement. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. we begin today's hearing with an obvious premise. no individual should be allowed to scale the fence of the white ho

ortega oaksen hernandez successfully shot the white house on november 11, 2011. as it did in cartagena when agents paid for prostitutes and compromise security, as it did in the netherlands in 2014. we cannot further allow this. , the secretntly service relies on two important .cales or fax the skill, the capability to protect the president must be at the highest level because they because 1%eed 99% failure is not an option come up but they also rely on the good faith belief i most people they should not even try, but this is the hardest target on earth. we need to make sure the second isdest target on earth through with reality and in the minds of anyone who might take on the secret service to get to the president or first family. without a recognized the member for his opening statement. >> thank you. with an obvious premise. no individual should be allowed to feel -- scaled the fence at the white house, sprint across the north lawn, and burst into the residence of the first family with 11. no one. our goal today is also clear, to determine how this happened an

that nice oscar ortega-hernandez fired multiple rounds at the family's residence with a semi-automaticifle. the president and first lady weren't at home but their daughter sasha was. >> morning, guys. >> reporter: the shots that hit the white house weren't discovered for four days. when the president and first lady found out what had happened, they were fear use. julia pierson will appear on capitol hill today where members like jeff chaffetz is pushing for reform. >> every single one failed. that goes to leadership, it goes to protocol and it goes to training and she needs to answer those questions. >> reporter: in all of the string of embarrassing incidents the secret service has tried hard to keep a lid on information that's been made public. as one administration official put it to me, there are dwhaes we don't want to answer but it will be difficult when pierson appears before congress later today. >> juan zarate worked inside the white house, he was a top aide to president bush. juan, good morning. >> good morning, charlie. >> let me begin with helping us understand how this coul

that night oscar ortega hernandez fired multiple rounds. the president and first lady weren't home but their daughter sasha was. the seven shots to hit the white house weren't discovered for four days. when the president and first lady found out what happened they were furious. secret service director julia pearson will appear on capitol hill today, where members like utah congressman have been pushing for reforms. >> you have redundancies built into the system and every single one of them seems to have failed. that to me goes to leadership. it goes to protocol and it goes to training. she needs to answer the questions. >> reporter: the secret services tried hard to keep a lid on the amount of information made public. as one official put it to me t there are questions that we don't want to answer. but that will be difficult this morning as director pearson is interrogated at this hour by members of congress. >> bill, thanks. cbs news national security analyst worked inned the white house. he was a top national security aide to president geo

washington post alleged it took four days for the secret service to realize that another man, oscar ortega hernandez fired a semiautomatic rifle several times at the white house in 2011 with one shot knocking concrete on to the floor of the residence. julia pierson is the 23rd director of the secret service and the first female. she replaced mark solomon who stepped aside have after another embarrassing incident involving secret service agent and prostitute is a head of the presidential visit to columbia. the white house has announce that had front door that was breached will now be locked, when not in use by tour groups or employees but that alone probably not enough to satisfy members of the house oversight committee. >> peter, do you think julia pierson could she have any reasonable explanation for this or should she just admit hey, we messed up. >> reporter: she will to have say that they messed up because they did and sources, within the secret service. all this is coming to light because of whistle blowers possibly we think inside the secret service who are saying look walkie-talkie where is o