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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 distance. oscar ortega was charged with lesser charges but now is serving a 25-year sentence. >>> john, there is a lot to sort through here. but here's my first question. are what we seeing is that a secret
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...
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the shot apparently was not visible from the outside on the truman balcony. but you had to go on the inside to see a dimple in the ballistic glass. so still, though, a lot of questions also about censors on the windows of the white house and shot detection censors outside of the white house. why all these were either not in place or not working. >> all very shocking stuff. thanks very much. coming up later this hour, an intruder rushes into the white house, makes it all the way to the east room. brian todd is going to talk us through that breach that has lawmakers demanding answers right now. but let's get perspective from one of the lawmakers who was inside the hearing on these secret service problems, republican congressman mark meadows of north carolina is a member of the house oversight and government reform committee, he joins us live from capitol hill. congressman, what was your biggest concern heading into the hearing? was it addressed to your satisfaction? >> well, i think our biggest concern, all americans' concern is how could this happen, the most
the shot apparently was not visible from the outside on the truman balcony. but you had to go on the inside to see a dimple in the ballistic glass. so still, though, a lot of questions also about censors on the windows of the white house and shot detection censors outside of the white house. why all these were either not in place or not working. >> all very shocking stuff. thanks very much. coming up later this hour, an intruder rushes into the white house, makes it all the way to the...
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office was preparing for the return of the president and first lady they identified damage on the truman balcony. that lead to further investigation and that lead to us contacting the federal bureau of investigation to initiate their full investigation. >> thank you. mr. cummings, thank you. in washington, d.c., and around the country there are number of systems we know. baltimore, i believe, has it too. they're basically microphones that hear gunshots, can identify the direction, can quickly, without human intervention, figure out whether or not a real shot has been fired, confirm it, and often give an accurate conviction. that technology isn't so odd that we don't see it in our city. i think that's the reason i went on so long with this question. miss norton i know knows this. the district has a sophisticated system. i think the committee wants to make sure not only does the white house have a higher level of awareness of the system but the district system be enhanced, if necessary, to make sure that something like this never happens again. i thank the gentleman for his patience. >> thank you
office was preparing for the return of the president and first lady they identified damage on the truman balcony. that lead to further investigation and that lead to us contacting the federal bureau of investigation to initiate their full investigation. >> thank you. mr. cummings, thank you. in washington, d.c., and around the country there are number of systems we know. baltimore, i believe, has it too. they're basically microphones that hear gunshots, can identify the direction, can...
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. >> shards of glass were found on the truman balcony. where there is no secret service. >> reporting live from the white house, karen travers, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> police in to states are investigating two unrelated school shootings, the first happened this morning in north carolina. the suspect shot a classmate after an argument and then surrendered to police and no word on the extent of the victim's injuries in louisville school was evacuated after someone was shot at fernville high school. the victim's injuries are not believed to be life-threatening. >>> there is a snag until the auction of the failed refer elcasino. >> they say that revel's attorneys reneged on a promise to tell them about other bids. the cot refused and schedule aid hearing for next month. it was adjourned last week for the rosh hashanah holiday. they say that at least one other bid has been received. >>> tuesday night season matt pellman is in the traffic center keeping an eye on the drive home. >> yes indeed. with a tough morning with delco
. >> shards of glass were found on the truman balcony. where there is no secret service. >> reporting live from the white house, karen travers, channel 6 "action news." >> thank you. >>> police in to states are investigating two unrelated school shootings, the first happened this morning in north carolina. the suspect shot a classmate after an argument and then surrendered to police and no word on the extent of the victim's injuries in louisville school was...
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it reads, officer carrie johnson had heard debris fall from the truman balcony the night before.ned during the roll call before her shift saturday afternoon as superiors explained that the gun shots were from people in two cars shooting at each other. johnson had told people friday night she thought the house had been hit. but on saturday she did not challenge her superiors. for fear of being criticized. she later told investigators. that's what she said. what do you make of that? are we into a situation now where there's sort of a, don't ask questions situation, because you don't want bad pr, making the white house look more vulnerable than they wanted to look? >> i think that is one of the big concerns. i can tell you there was a robust exchange about that very point that you just mentioned. congressman cummings really after a series of tough questions about that, about the culture, about why that secret service agent that night didn't feel as though she could say, i did hear gun shots fired. instead that agent felt as though she had to leak it. she said it was a breakdown in t
it reads, officer carrie johnson had heard debris fall from the truman balcony the night before.ned during the roll call before her shift saturday afternoon as superiors explained that the gun shots were from people in two cars shooting at each other. johnson had told people friday night she thought the house had been hit. but on saturday she did not challenge her superiors. for fear of being criticized. she later told investigators. that's what she said. what do you make of that? are we into a...
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whitehouse and found at least seven bullets had hit the building including in and around the truman balcony where the first family has been known to relax. only then was the fbi called in to investigate around the same time that ortega was apprehended in virginia. the obamas were furious and after the president returned home called then director mark saul have you been in a closed door meeting. tony told cnn service secrete director -- secret service director is looking into it. >> we will correct any problems. >> there was never any attempt to conceal information. jeff they said the this is tent was three years ago. they conducted a review and made several security recommendations including additional cameras and enhanced personnel. >> all right, julianna thank you. the midterm elections are just five weeks from this tuesday and republicans believe they can pick up the six seats they need to control the senate. congressional correspondent nancy cordes is on the trail covering these key contests. they joins us from general. can the key democrats hold the senate if they lose colorado? >> wel
whitehouse and found at least seven bullets had hit the building including in and around the truman balcony where the first family has been known to relax. only then was the fbi called in to investigate around the same time that ortega was apprehended in virginia. the obamas were furious and after the president returned home called then director mark saul have you been in a closed door meeting. tony told cnn service secrete director -- secret service director is looking into it. >> we...
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preparing for the return of the president and first lady that theying identified damage on the truman balcony. that lead to further investigation. >> thank you. mr. cummings i want to thank you for your understanding and just relate something you and i discussed yesterday if i may. in washington, d.c. and around the country there are a number of systems that we all know, and baltimore, i believe has it too, that -- they are basically microphones that hear gunshots, can identify the direction, can quickly without human intervention figure out whether or not a real shot has been fired, confirm it and often give a very accurate direction. that type of technology isn't so odd that we don't see it in our industries, and i think that's the reason i went on so long with this question. ms. norton i knows this, the district has a sophisticated system, and i think the committee is going to want to make sure not only does the white house have a heightened awareness of this system, but that the district's system be enhanced if necessary to make sure nothing like this happens again. >> thank you very much
preparing for the return of the president and first lady that theying identified damage on the truman balcony. that lead to further investigation. >> thank you. mr. cummings i want to thank you for your understanding and just relate something you and i discussed yesterday if i may. in washington, d.c. and around the country there are a number of systems that we all know, and baltimore, i believe has it too, that -- they are basically microphones that hear gunshots, can identify the...
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the discovery came only after a housekeeper found broken glass on the truman balcony. >> there appears to be a bullet lodged in a windowsill. certainly a bullet hole in one of the central glass windows. that is, again, right outside the family's living room. >> sasha was home at the time with her grandmother. the president and first lady were traveling and didn't find out for several days. it was an usher who told the first lady, assuming she already knew. >> aides have described the president and she as both fuming. >> reporter: a secret service official says an investigation was launched immediately. other law enforcement agencies were notified. hernandez is now serving time in jail. >> i know the secret service is on top of this and will correct any problems. >> reporter: on capitol hill, deep concern. >> i got serious questions about the leadership and protocols of the secret service. they have had far too many problems. this is not something that's acceptable. >> that was kristen welker reporting. we should learn more about this issue tomorrow when the secret service testifies on
the discovery came only after a housekeeper found broken glass on the truman balcony. >> there appears to be a bullet lodged in a windowsill. certainly a bullet hole in one of the central glass windows. that is, again, right outside the family's living room. >> sasha was home at the time with her grandmother. the president and first lady were traveling and didn't find out for several days. it was an usher who told the first lady, assuming she already knew. >> aides have...
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. >> in this case, the location of the broken window up against the mansion facade along the truman balcony visible from the exterior. >> what about the interior? >> the interior of the private residence of the president and first lady, there were indications that the about a li ballistic glass had damage. >> so they mote they're paying big money for secret service protection. democrats hinted hormone may mo more needed. >> if someone opens a window or a window is broken at my house, i have an alarm. have you ever heard of these guys? it's not very costly. >> and now chairman darrell issa and elijah cummings degree and they a agree and they're calling for a joint commission. their point is a president should not have to worry about his security. >> they're right about that. thank you very much. we already know washington was too quick to dismiss it as workplace violence, but a be heading oig? why can't washington just call it what it is? helps you be ready anytime the moment is right. cialis is also the only daily ed tablet approved to treat symptoms of bph, like needing to go frequently. t
. >> in this case, the location of the broken window up against the mansion facade along the truman balcony visible from the exterior. >> what about the interior? >> the interior of the private residence of the president and first lady, there were indications that the about a li ballistic glass had damage. >> so they mote they're paying big money for secret service protection. democrats hinted hormone may mo more needed. >> if someone opens a window or a window is...
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by the way, it was a house keeper who found shards of glass on the truman balcony that led them to make the revelation that shots were, in fact, fired. five days later the suspect in the case, a man identified as oscar hernandez was arrested. he was charged, by the way, and is currently serving up to 25 years in jail for the incident. apparently mentally ill. did have intentions to threaten and harm the president. i have reached out to the secret service. they are not commenting with the exception of this. they say rearen't commenting based on this incident three years ago. now in my discussion with officials with the secret service they say there was initial confusion that they were open about at the time. they did launch a swift investigation. they were able to take the suspect into custody. the other point the washington post makes is that the president and first lady were infuriated. look at this portion of the washington post report which describes just how upset the first family was. they say the first lady was still upset when her husband arrived home five days later from austral
by the way, it was a house keeper who found shards of glass on the truman balcony that led them to make the revelation that shots were, in fact, fired. five days later the suspect in the case, a man identified as oscar hernandez was arrested. he was charged, by the way, and is currently serving up to 25 years in jail for the incident. apparently mentally ill. did have intentions to threaten and harm the president. i have reached out to the secret service. they are not commenting with the...
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one woman said she heard the sound of debris falling from the truman balcony above her head. there were people that worked for the secret service and were protecting the house that had a different impression but in the case of this officer, she said she was afraid to counter her superiors the next day. >> dan, again, you have no doubt that this was a fumbled investigation. >> no, no, it would be silly to say otherwise. they didn't catch the rounds for four days. but the officer on the ground, the rank and file. these were officers not agents. the agents were not at that scene as it happened, they were there later. but the officers did what they were supposed to do. they took out their weapons and took out what they saw. again it's a situation and i wouldn't be surprised at all if there wasn't some pressure on management level uniform division officers to, quote, make this go away. we don't want to make this look like an attack on the white house. i wouldn't be surprised at all. >> carol, incredible reporting, dan bonino, thank you as well. >>> we'll learn more when the secret
one woman said she heard the sound of debris falling from the truman balcony above her head. there were people that worked for the secret service and were protecting the house that had a different impression but in the case of this officer, she said she was afraid to counter her superiors the next day. >> dan, again, you have no doubt that this was a fumbled investigation. >> no, no, it would be silly to say otherwise. they didn't catch the rounds for four days. but the officer on...
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>> the housekeeper was able to on thefragments of glass truman balcony, which is not an area that is frequented by security personnel. >> i didn't ask you who was frequented. i asked you -- there was a spontaneous conclusion that shots were fired. there were officers who believed they smelled gunpowder. theirfficers drew weapons. that is how seriously they took it. i'm not interested in cursory searches. when did your agency find evidence of the shooting? the 15theve it was on or 14th of november. >> hominy days after the shooting? -- how many days after the shooting?\ >> three to four days later. >> you have officers taking cover because they believe shot were fired. you have officers at the white house drawing their weapons because they believe shots were fired. give me all the evidence to support a vehicle backfiring. sure youentative, i'm are familiar with law enforcement in downtown areas. there is sound attenuation. often times -- >> i have never heard a car backfire 68 times. have you? >> i've heard car backfires -- 6 to 8 times. a housekeeper found the evidence of the shootin
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years, but if they are fooling around, i'm not as upset before he arrives as bullets hitting the truman balcony near the yellow oval room where the first family lives and not being discovered for four days. >> it's a shocking story. i can just say this. when you look at what their mission is, the secret service mission at the white house, it's kind of a no brainer. it's protect the president and his family and figure out the best way to do it. to think that this was so mishandled and it actually occurred, it's worrisome to me. and clearly congress will get involved, they were already calling hearings. we should do the oversight. in all sincerity, it's a straight forward mission. it's the white house. it's the family. there has got to be a better way to deal with it than they are now. perhaps they made some major changes and we can't talk too much about the changes. obviously we don't want to let everybody know what they do. if this wasn't a wake up call, i don't know what could be. >> i wanted to play some of a former secret service agent who describes the complacency to take hold. it's a frida
years, but if they are fooling around, i'm not as upset before he arrives as bullets hitting the truman balcony near the yellow oval room where the first family lives and not being discovered for four days. >> it's a shocking story. i can just say this. when you look at what their mission is, the secret service mission at the white house, it's kind of a no brainer. it's protect the president and his family and figure out the best way to do it. to think that this was so mishandled and it...
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>> 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 in a closed door briefing that there were, in fact, two secret service agents who had just gone offduty. they were downstairs, heard a commotion, went upstairs and assisted other members of the secret service in making the arrest. so that fills in a little bit more of the picture than we had when we started this day, especially because the
>> 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...
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>> the housekeeper was able to locate fragments of glass on the truman balcony which is not an area frequentedy 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 to be here, thanks for having me. >> so, i'm sure you watched all of this today as we all did here at cnn. i know some of the lawmakers are calling for julia pearson's head. do you think she should lose her job? >> yeah, i don't think she can survive this. i don't think she should survive this. you know, there's information i just got a google alert that the agent that tackled the intruder in the white house breaking in the post was tackled by an offduty agent who wasn't on duty at the time. my point in
>> the housekeeper was able to locate fragments of glass on the truman balcony which is not an area frequentedy 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...
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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 with attempted assassination and is now serving a 25-year sentence. joining me now, john tomlinson, retired from the secret service. john, there is a lot to sort there here. but here is my first question to you. what we've seen is that a secret s
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...
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the discovery came only after a housekeeper found broken glass on the truman balcony. >> there appears be a bullet lodged in a window sill and certainly a bullet hole in one of the central glass windows. that is, again, right outside the family's living room. >> reporter: sasha was home at the time with her grandmother. the president and first lady were traveling and didn't find out for several days. it was an usher who told the first lady, assuming she already knew. >> aides described the president and she as both fuming. >> reporter: other law enforcement agencies were notified. hernandez was arrested and is now serving time in jail. >> i know the secret service is on top of this and they will take every necessary step to correct any problems. >> reporter: but on capitol hill, deep concerns. >> i got serious questions about the leadership and protocol of the secret service. they have had far too many problems. this is not something that's acceptable. >> reporter: kristen welker for nbc 10 news. >>> fall is here for some, that means picking out the perfect pumpkin. >> we have one to s
the discovery came only after a housekeeper found broken glass on the truman balcony. >> there appears be a bullet lodged in a window sill and certainly a bullet hole in one of the central glass windows. that is, again, right outside the family's living room. >> reporter: sasha was home at the time with her grandmother. the president and first lady were traveling and didn't find out for several days. it was an usher who told the first lady, assuming she already knew. >> aides...
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the discovery came only after a housekeeper found broken glass on the truman balcony. >> there appears to be a bullet lodged in a window sill and a bullet hole in one of the central glass windows that is, again, right outside the family's living room. >> sasha was home at the time with her grandmother. the president and first lady were traveling and didn't find out for several days. it was an usher who told the first lady assuming she already knew. >> aids have described the president and she as both fuming. >> an investigation was launched immediately. other law enforcement agencies were notified. hernandez was arrested and is now serving time in jail. >> i know the secret service is on top of this and they will take any necessary step to correct any problems. >> deep concern. >> i got serious questions about the leadership and protocol of the secret service. they have had far too many problems. this is not something that's acceptable. >> and that was kristen welker reporting. hernandez is serving 25 years after pleading guilty to terrorism and weapons offenses. the secret service not
the discovery came only after a housekeeper found broken glass on the truman balcony. >> there appears to be a bullet lodged in a window sill and a bullet hole in one of the central glass windows that is, again, right outside the family's living room. >> sasha was home at the time with her grandmother. the president and first lady were traveling and didn't find out for several days. it was an usher who told the first lady assuming she already knew. >> aids have described the...
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it wasn't the family identified damage on the truman balcony. that led to further investigation and that led to us contacting the federal bureau of investigation to initiate their full investigation. >> thank you, mr. cummings, i want to thank you for your understanding and just relate something that you and i discussed something yesterday if i may. in washington, d.c. and around the country there are a number of systems that we know, and baltimore i believe has it, too, that are basically microphones that hear gunshots, can identify the direction, can quickly without human intervention figure out whether or not a real shot has been fired, confirm it and often give a very accurate direction. that type of technology isn't so odd that we don't see in the our cities and that's the reason i went on so long with this question. the district does have a sophisticated system and i think the committee will want to make sure that not only does the white house have a higher level of awareness of this system but that the district system be enhanced if neces
it wasn't the family identified damage on the truman balcony. that led to further investigation and that led to us contacting the federal bureau of investigation to initiate their full investigation. >> thank you, mr. cummings, i want to thank you for your understanding and just relate something that you and i discussed something yesterday if i may. in washington, d.c. and around the country there are a number of systems that we know, and baltimore i believe has it, too, that are...
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discovered after a housekeeper and usher found a broken window and bullet hole on the iconic truman balcony. the revelations put the secret service under scrutiny again, after a series of embarrassments over the last five years. in 2009 a pair of tv stars crashed a white house state dinner. in 2012 a dozen agents were dismissed after a prostitution scandal in many colombia. in march of this year, three agents were sent home and placed on administrative leave after one passed out drunk in the h hallway of the amsterdam hotel where the president was scheduled to stay. it begs the question, is it time for someone to be fired? members of both parties say the status quo is not sustainable. >> you can never, ever, ever make this mistake. we are great men and women out there serving in the secret service. but i believe the management, the leadership, the director is sending all the wrong signals. >> they need to have a come to jesus moment. clearly the secret service has not measured up to its reputation. >> nbc's chris jansing is live at the the white house and has been covering the story for us.
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but the bullet you're talking about was one that hit around the truman balcony. the balcony famous at the white house. >> which is one of the favorite places of the first family. it makes them feel like they're more at home and relaxed. at any point they could be there. >> it's hard to see how he would feel that way after the incident. this was a bullet that did some damage to the glass and to a piece of concrete. and was discovered by a house keeper. not by the secret service. even though there was some attention to this incident internally at the time. it's one of the things that leads to more questions here. when we now know that the secret service knew there were other bullets that seemed to have been fired or maybe there was some incident there wasn't a full inspection at the white house after wards was a big question that people will be asking the secret service director. >> there are a lot of questions that can be asked about the fence jumper 2014. some of the behavior. we've seen in columbia, for example, and netherlands. going back to the leadership ques
but the bullet you're talking about was one that hit around the truman balcony. the balcony famous at the white house. >> which is one of the favorite places of the first family. it makes them feel like they're more at home and relaxed. at any point they could be there. >> it's hard to see how he would feel that way after the incident. this was a bullet that did some damage to the glass and to a piece of concrete. and was discovered by a house keeper. not by the secret service. even...
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sdmroot housekeeper was able to locate fragments of glass on the truman balcony, which is not an area frequented by security personnel. >> the time of the shooting the president and first lady were on board the "uss carl vinson" but sasha was inside the white house with her grandmother and malia was due back at any moment. thankfully, no one was hurt. the bullets cost $97,000 to the historic building. the second event that happened this month when an armed man jumped the security fence and made it into the white house. the first assailant ever to get inside. we were first led to believe gonzalez was apprehended just inside the white house front door but now the secret is out. thanks to washington post reporting, we have learned this incident was far more serious than the agency had initially let on. >> omar gonzalez jumped the fence, ran across the white house lawn, up the steps of the front portico and into the white house. he was arminged with a three-inch serrated knife. he entered through an unlocked door past the staircase to the presidential residence and into the east room of t
sdmroot housekeeper was able to locate fragments of glass on the truman balcony, which is not an area frequented by security personnel. >> the time of the shooting the president and first lady were on board the "uss carl vinson" but sasha was inside the white house with her grandmother and malia was due back at any moment. thankfully, no one was hurt. the bullets cost $97,000 to the historic building. the second event that happened this month when an armed man jumped the...
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sdmroot housekeeper was able to locate fragments of glass on the truman balcony, which is not an areaquented by security personnel. >> the time of the shooting the president and first lady were on board the "uss carl vinson" but sasha was inside the white house with her grandmother and malia was due back at any moment. thankfully, no one was hurt. the bullets cost
sdmroot housekeeper was able to locate fragments of glass on the truman balcony, which is not an areaquented by security personnel. >> the time of the shooting the president and first lady were on board the "uss carl vinson" but sasha was inside the white house with her grandmother and malia was due back at any moment. thankfully, no one was hurt. the bullets cost
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four days later, alex, a housekeeper found shards of glass on the truman balcony and that's what secret service officials realized shots had been fired. they took that person in custody. 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,
four days later, alex, a housekeeper found shards of glass on the truman balcony and that's what secret service officials realized shots had been fired. they took that person in custody. 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...
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yet another secret service officer was stationed right next to the white house right under the truman balcony. she not only reacted to hearing gunfire but heard the shots hit the building and saw debris fall from the building where it had been hit. but somehow, despite all of that from their own people, the secret service's initial conclusion from some still as yet unidentified supervisor was that snow shots were fired. those must have been backfiring from a nearby construction vehicle. the secret service advised that and said gunshots have been fired but it had nothing to do with the white house. must have been two people in random cars shooting at each other somewhere in the neighborhood. perhaps rival gangs? this happened an a friday night in november 2011. friday. it was not until the following tuesday when a housekeeper at the white house found a chunk of concrete and some broken glass inside the first family's residence on the second floor of the white house. and other white house staff started to find the bullet holes. it was not until then that the secret service finally could be pers
yet another secret service officer was stationed right next to the white house right under the truman balcony. she not only reacted to hearing gunfire but heard the shots hit the building and saw debris fall from the building where it had been hit. but somehow, despite all of that from their own people, the secret service's initial conclusion from some still as yet unidentified supervisor was that snow shots were fired. those must have been backfiring from a nearby construction vehicle. the...
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. >> the housekeeper was able to locate fragments of glass on the truman balcony which is not an areahat is frequented by security personnel. >> reporter: lawmakers said today the secret service internal review is not good enough and there are now calls for an outside independent investigation. karen travers, abc news, the white house. >>> now to the attack on isis which has so far cost the u.s. nearly $1 billion. the center for strategic and budgetary assessment, a military think tank, has listed a range of estimated costs to fight the islamic militant group. the study suggests the cost to maintain the same level of military air operations totals about $4 billion a year. the addition of a possible 25,000 troops on the ground could cost $1.8 billion per month. president obama has said he has no plans for u.s. ground troops to engage in combat. >>> the wife of isis british hostage alan henning made a public plea today for his release. >> alan, we miss you and we are dreadfully concerned for your safety. but we are given so much hope by the outcry across the world as to your imprisonmen
. >> the housekeeper was able to locate fragments of glass on the truman balcony which is not an areahat is frequented by security personnel. >> reporter: lawmakers said today the secret service internal review is not good enough and there are now calls for an outside independent investigation. karen travers, abc news, the white house. >>> now to the attack on isis which has so far cost the u.s. nearly $1 billion. the center for strategic and budgetary assessment, a...
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the agent on the balcony on truman balcony felt she wasn't listened to. she felt she couldn't speak up. that happens when organizations are not functioning properly. second is no trust is pushed down from the command to the people doing the job. you've got to listen and then you've got to push trust down. that's how you have good morale and a great mission and you won't let mistakes occur again. >> hopefully this won't be a mistake that ever happens again. jim cavanaugh, thank you for being here. >>> three things to know on this monday. afghanistan's new president ghani was sworn in today. he replaces hamid karzai. tomorrow, he's expected to enter into an agreement to allow u.s. troops to remain in afghanistan beyond the end of the year. >>> more than 400 flights have been canceled at chicago o'hare international airport today. fallout from the fire at a faa-controlled facility in illinois on friday. today the head of the federal aviation administration called for review of the security practices and contingency plan for all air traffic control centers in
the agent on the balcony on truman balcony felt she wasn't listened to. she felt she couldn't speak up. that happens when organizations are not functioning properly. second is no trust is pushed down from the command to the people doing the job. you've got to listen and then you've got to push trust down. that's how you have good morale and a great mission and you won't let mistakes occur again. >> hopefully this won't be a mistake that ever happens again. jim cavanaugh, thank you for...
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on truman balcony with george w. bush. >> we'll get to that.nk you for that lovely picture. >> what are you doing there? you look scared. >> i'm talking. so this is at the union league in philadelphia, in the lincoln room, and there were like 400 women, fabulous women. we were celebrating city year which comcast is behind. it's a fun event. the women were so nice. seemed like they watch the show and they think you two are adorable. we had so much fun talking about women and value and negotiating. >> i love it. >> empowerment and celebrating a great organization that makes such a big difference. >> willie and i think they have the best pot roast. >> we run the place now. >> okay. let's take a look at the morning papers. >> are you wishing you went? >> did you ever do that? >> the "daily mail," julian assange is still holed up at an embassy in london. he's turning to futuristic technology to stay in the public's eye. >> tupak did that two years ago. >> the wikileaks founder beamed into a conference in massachusetts as a hologram. he stayed in ecu
on truman balcony with george w. bush. >> we'll get to that.nk you for that lovely picture. >> what are you doing there? you look scared. >> i'm talking. so this is at the union league in philadelphia, in the lincoln room, and there were like 400 women, fabulous women. we were celebrating city year which comcast is behind. it's a fun event. the women were so nice. seemed like they watch the show and they think you two are adorable. we had so much fun talking about women and...
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was preparing for the return of the president and first lady that they identified damage on the truman balcony. that led to further investigation and that led to us contacting the federal bureau of investigation to initiate their full investigation. >> thank you. i want to thank you for your understanding and just relate something that you and i discussed yesterday, if i may. >> please. >> in washington, d.c. and around the country there are a number of systems that we all know and baltimore has it too, basically microphones that hear gunshots and can identify the direction and quickly, without human intervention figure out whether or not a real shot has been fired, confirm it and often give a very accurate direction. that type of technology is not so odd. we do not see it in our city. and i think that is the reason why i went on so long with this question. the district does have a sophisticated system. i think the committee will want to make sure that not only does the white house have a higher awareness of this system but the district system be enhanced if necessary to make sure that somethi
was preparing for the return of the president and first lady that they identified damage on the truman balcony. that led to further investigation and that led to us contacting the federal bureau of investigation to initiate their full investigation. >> thank you. i want to thank you for your understanding and just relate something that you and i discussed yesterday, if i may. >> please. >> in washington, d.c. and around the country there are a number of systems that we all...
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>> in this case, the location of the broken window, up against themansion the sod along truman balconyt was not visible from the exterior. >> from the exterior. what about the interior? >> the interior, the private residence of the president and the first lady, there were indications that the ballistic last had a dimple or damage to the ballistic glass. that was not recognized by the housekeeping staff until the curtains had been told in preparation for the first -- for the president's and first lady's return. >> how was it that the secret service personnel prior to the that,eeper finding they did not do the proper assessments, inspection of that location in order to identify that until four days later? >> i will be happy to have a discussion with you in a private session, but typically the private residence of the president and the first lady is that, their private residence. >> i understand you are not able to discuss the exact details of some of the security protocols in this open hearing, and i look forward to asking you more detailed step i step questions about the exact protocols
>> in this case, the location of the broken window, up against themansion the sod along truman balconyt was not visible from the exterior. >> from the exterior. what about the interior? >> the interior, the private residence of the president and the first lady, there were indications that the ballistic last had a dimple or damage to the ballistic glass. that was not recognized by the housekeeping staff until the curtains had been told in preparation for the first -- for the...
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>> the housekeeper was able to locate fragments of glass on the truman balcony, which is not an area that is frequented by security personnel. >> i didn't ask you who was frequented. i asked you -- there was a spontaneous conclusion that shots were fired. there were officers who believed they smelled gunpowder. your officers drew their weapons. that is how seriously they took it. i'm not interested in cursory searches. when did your agency find evidence of the shooting? >> i believe it was on the 15th or 14th of november. >> which was how many days after the shooting? >> three to four days later. >> you have officers taking cover because they believed shots were fired. you have officers at the white house drawing their weapons because they believed shots were fired. give me all the evidence to support a vehicle backfiring. >> representative, i'm sure you are familiar with law enforcement in downtown areas. there is sound attenuation. oftentimes -- >> i have never heard a car backfire 6 to 8 times. ever. have you? >> i've heard car backfires -- >> 6 to 8 times. a housekeeper found the
>> the housekeeper was able to locate fragments of glass on the truman balcony, which is not an area that is frequented by security personnel. >> i didn't ask you who was frequented. i asked you -- there was a spontaneous conclusion that shots were fired. there were officers who believed they smelled gunpowder. your officers drew their weapons. that is how seriously they took it. i'm not interested in cursory searches. when did your agency find evidence of the shooting? >> i...
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shots in november 2011 but weren't discovered until a housekeeper noticed broken glass on the truman balconyb a obamacare website cost. that's more than double what the obama administration claimed. >>> finally, 102 years old. these twins celebrate a very big birthday. ruth flew all the way to be with her sister ruby. they are happy. >>> today marks the 78th an verse verse anniversary of gold star mothers and families day. we are honored to have two gold star family members to join us. her son staff sergeant courtney was lost in iraq. sorry for your loss. i want to start with you, your the president of the gold star moms chapter, why is it important for families to honor these families? >> i think it's important because we don't want them to ever be forgotten. we want them to be remembered and for their sacrifice to be remembered. >> and the name gold star mom comes from back in world war i where the blue stars were hung for family members who were serving and would turn into a gold star when the family member was killed. your brother, tell me about him. >> my brother was private first class
shots in november 2011 but weren't discovered until a housekeeper noticed broken glass on the truman balconyb a obamacare website cost. that's more than double what the obama administration claimed. >>> finally, 102 years old. these twins celebrate a very big birthday. ruth flew all the way to be with her sister ruby. they are happy. >>> today marks the 78th an verse verse anniversary of gold star mothers and families day. we are honored to have two gold star family members to...
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the discovery came only after a housekeeper found broken glass on the truman balcony. >> there appears to be a bullet lodged in a windowsill and certainly a bullet hole in one of the central glass windows. that is, again, right outside the family's living room. >> reporter: sasha was home at the time with her grandmother. the president and first lady were traveling and didn't find out for several days. it was an usher who told the first lady, assuming she already knew. >> aides have described the president and she as fuming. >> reporter: an investigation was launched immediately, other law enforcement agencies were notified. hernandez was arrested and is now serving time in jail. >> i know the secret service is on top of this and will take every necessary step. >> reporter: concern on capital hill. >> i have questions about the secret service. they've had far too many problems. this is not something that's acceptable. >> reporter: now the secret service director, julia piercen, will answer some of those tough questions when she answers questions on capitol hill tomorrow. they have enha
the discovery came only after a housekeeper found broken glass on the truman balcony. >> there appears to be a bullet lodged in a windowsill and certainly a bullet hole in one of the central glass windows. that is, again, right outside the family's living room. >> reporter: sasha was home at the time with her grandmother. the president and first lady were traveling and didn't find out for several days. it was an usher who told the first lady, assuming she already knew. >>...
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. >> the housekeeper was able to locate fragments of glass on the truman balcony which is an area not frequented by security. >> a makeshift measure made while inside a spokesman president obama stands behind pierson. >> she is someone who took responsibility for the incident that occurred four days ago. she also took responsibility to ensure that the necessary reforms were implemented to ensure that it never happens again. >> we learned today on that september 19th isn't omar gonzalez, we were led to believe that he was stopped at the entry, but he ran towards the green room. he was not stopped by an uniformed officer. instead the "washington post" reported that it was an agent off duty who just happened to be walking by. >> good thing he was there. mike viqueira reporting live from the white house. >>> india's prime minister narendra modi is in washington for an official visit with president obama. they met to talk about closer collaboration. india and the adjustment have the two largest democracies. he appeared with vice president joe biden and secretary of state john kerry. he met
. >> the housekeeper was able to locate fragments of glass on the truman balcony which is an area not frequented by security. >> a makeshift measure made while inside a spokesman president obama stands behind pierson. >> she is someone who took responsibility for the incident that occurred four days ago. she also took responsibility to ensure that the necessary reforms were implemented to ensure that it never happens again. >> we learned today on that september 19th...