whether the obamas daughters, sasha and malia, were there at the time. but law enforcement is taking this case very, very seriously. today they charged mr. ortega-hernandez with attempting to assassinate the president or a member of his staff. all that matters is what s in the mind of the criminal, not if the president was there or not. he very well may have thought that the president was hot home and in that case, he, in fact, committed a crime. whether he was home or not is irrelevant. potential life in prison. the last time someone shot at the white house and attempted f for asasination. he was in his mid-20s at the time of the shooting and convicted of attempting assassination and convicted to 40 years in prison. the man arrested yesterday and charged today oscar ortega-hernand ortega-hernandez. he sat quietly with his feet shackled and his hands free.