state. two new cases were reported in new jersey. america s most elite police force under growing fire over a list of security breaches that grows longer by the day. secret service now investigating reports that president obama s life may have been put in danger during a recent trip to the cdc in atlanta. it comes as the agency s director faced tough questions yesterday on capitol hill. abc s karen travers with the latest. reporter: the director of the secret service was on the hot seat, and lawmakers got personal. i wish to god you protected the white house like you re protecting your reputation here today. reporter: congress is demanding to know how the secret service allowed omar gonzalez to make his way deep inside the white house on september 19th, carrying a knife. the agency originally said gonzalez was taken down just inside the front door but it s now clear he made it much further. the 42-year-old homeless iraq
omar gonzalez was thought to have just gotten inside the front door where he was taken down by a secret service agent. turns out he made his way into the east room and ran 80 feet before he was finally tackled. shocking new details about this month s security breach at the white house. it was far worse than previously known. abc news confirmed that after omar gonzalez ran across the lawn and through the unlocked front door, he made it deep inside the main floor of the executive mansion. gonzalez, a 42-year-old homeless iraq veteran who was carrying a knife, pushed past the guard immediately inside the door. an alarm box was apparently on mute so the officer had no idea gonzalez was about to run in. he ran past the staircase that leads upstairs to the first family s living quarters through the 80-foot long east room before he was taken down by a counterassault agent. federal prosecutors said last week that gonzalez is a danger
that was one of the biggest points domestically that both members on capitol hill and everyone else frankly was wondering whether or not the united states was going to go it alone. what do we know about the coalition support? do we expect other countries to join in? reporter: the administration has been adamant they are not alone. they are one of six partners. the five others are jordan, saudi arabia, bahrain, qatar and the uae. and not just providing support but actively taking part in what s being called a kinetic operation. they are actually dropping bombs as well. we could see this alliance expand. we know france and australia are participating in iraq. britain has said they re willing to take part in this fight against isis. none of those three western countries have said yet they will be joining this operation in syria but it s certainly something that could happen. alex, give us a sense on the ground. do people feel this is going to make a difference? you ve been on the bo
i covered the white house for six years and fence jumpers were not an uncommon thing. the one that happened last friday night is turning out to be quite serious. omar gonzalez scaled the white house fence, sprinted the length of a football field and made his way all the way inside the front door. prosecutors said gonzalez is a danger toy the president. they say the 42-year-old homeless iraq veteran parked his car several blocks from the white house. inside, 800 rounds of ammunition, a hatchet and machete. prosecutors said he was stopped but not arrested in august, walking near the white house with a hatchet. police searched his car but found no ammunition. gonzalez was arrested in virginia in july and charged with possessing a sawed off shotgun and eluding police. at that time 11 different guns were found in his vehicle. perhaps most troubling, virginia state police say that gonzalez also had a map of washington, d.c., with a line drawn to the white house. they say they alerted the atf
karen travers has the latest from the white house. reporter: good morning. i covered the white house for six years and fence jumpers were not an uncommon thing. the one that happened last friday night is turning out to be quite serious. omar gonzalez scaled the white house fence, sprinted the length of a football field and made his way all the way inside the front door. prosecutors said gonzalez is a danger toy the president. they say the 42-year-old homeless iraq veteran parked his car several blocks from the white house. inside, 800 rounds of ammunition, a hatchet and machete. prosecutors said he was stopped but not arrested in august, walking near the white house with a hatchet. police searched his car but found no ammunition. gonzalez was arrested in virginia in july and charged with possessing a sawed off shotgun and eluding police. at that time 11 different guns were found in his vehicle. perhaps most troubling, virginia state police say that gonzalez also had a map of washingt