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Take Two

More details about White House security breach point to breakdowns

By Take Two Staff
Published Oct 1, 2014
A member of the Secret Service Uniformed Division with a K-9 walks along the perimeter fence along Pennsylvania Avenue outside the White House in Washington, Monday, Sept. 22, 2014. The Secret Service tightened their guard outside the White House after Friday's embarrassing breach in the security of one of the most closely protected buildings in the world. A man is accused of scaling the White House perimeter fence, running across the lawn and entering the presidential mansion before agents stopped him. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
A member of the Secret Service Uniformed Division with a K-9 walks along the perimeter fence along Pennsylvania Avenue outside the White House in Washington, Monday, Sept. 22, 2014. The Secret Service tightened their guard outside the White House after Friday's embarrassing breach in the security of one of the most closely protected buildings in the world. A man is accused of scaling the White House perimeter fence, running across the lawn and entering the presidential mansion before agents stopped him. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
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More details about White House security breach point to breakdowns

Officials say it took seconds for Omar Gonzalez to scale the White House fence, cross the grounds and enter the residence of President Obama.

Things keep getting worse for the Secret Service.

First, we learned that a disgruntled Iraq war veteran made it much further into the White House than was previously disclosed almost two weeks ago.

And now we're hearing about what's probably a worse breach three days before that.

A private security contractor - who's a convicted felon - rode in an elevator while carrying a gun with President Obama in Atlanta.

For more, we're joined by Ronald Kessler. He's a contributor for Politico Magazine and author of "The First Family Detail: Secret Service Agents Reveal the Hidden Lives of the Presidents."