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Why did every security layer fail during White House breach?

Clip: 9/29/2014 | 6m 54s

How was Omar Gonzalez able to breach every layer of White House security?

How was Omar Gonzalez, the man who jumped the White House fence and ran into the mansion, able to breach every layer of security designed to keep intruders out? Judy Woodruff speaks with Carol Leonnig of The Washington Post, who broke stories on the most recent threat, as well as how the Secret Service fumbled the investigation of a 2011 shooting at the White House.

09/29/2014 | Rating NR

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