Majestic animals, from a criminal enterprise determined to destroy it. The poaching situation of elephants in africa is actually at crisis levels. At this rate most of our Wild Elephants will be gone in 10 years. Woodruff those are just some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. And the william and flora hewlett foundation, helping people build immeasurably better lives. And with the ongoing support of these institutions and. This program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Woodruff the president s remarks about the threat posed by the terrorist group known as the Islamic State prompted push back in washington today. At the same time, the groups war for dominance in the middle east threatened to spill over another border. Woodruff turkish tanks took up positions along the border today, overlooking the besieged syrian town of kobane, where Islamic State forces are battling kurdish fighters. Stray mortar shells landed inside turkey, as thousands of syrian kurds escaped into that country. translated we fled from cruelty. The dogs of the Islamic State went into our village and destroyed our farming lands. Now we cross to turkey. I hope turkey will accept us otherwise we will seek shelter from the arabs. Woodruff u. S. Airstrikes hit Islamic State positions near kobani over the weekend, and again overnight. President obama offered his explanation for the militants rapid advance, in his 60 minutes interview on sunday. Well, i think our head of the Intelligence Community, jim clapper has acknowledged that i think they underestimated, what had been taking place in syria. I mean, he he didnt just say that, we underestimated isil. He said, we overestimated the ability and the will of our allies, the iraqi army, to fight. Thats true. Thats absolutely true. And i and and and these are the people that were now expecting to carry on the fight. Well, heres what happened in iraq. When we left, we had left them a democracy that was intact, a military that was wellequipped, and the ability then to chart their own course. And that opportunity was squandered over the course of five years or so. Woodruff but republican critics sharply disagreed. On c. N. N. Today, arizona senator john mccain blamed the president by singling out the failure to get an agreement with iraqs former Prime Minister, to keep some u. S. Troops in iraq. We predicted this and watched it. It was like watching a train wreck, and warning every step of the way that this was happening because a residual force would have stabilized the situation and, of course, maybe had a break on maliki. It is a direct result of our failure to leave a residual force behind. Woodruff as for syria, foreign minister fuad muallem told the u. N. General Assembly Today the assad regime supports airstrikes against Islamic State and other militants. translated we believe that priority should be given to work on the concerted efforts of the International Community to combat the terrorism of isis and Jabhat Al Nusra and other al qaeda affiliates. The alqaedabacked alnusra front has fought the Syrian Government and been at odds with Islamic State since it broke with alqaeda last year. But now that both factions are being hit by air strikes, al nusras leader warned on sunday of retaliation against western targets. Muslims will not stand idly by and watch muslims be bombed and killed in their countries, while you are safe in your countries. The price of war will not be paid by your leaders alone. You will pay the biggest price. Woodruff despite such warnings, the white house gave no sign today of easing off the air campaign. Woodruff well delve deeper into what u. S. Intelligence knew, and what it should have known, about the Islamic State challenge, later in the program. Afghanistan inaugurated a new president today, for the first time in a decade. Ashraf ghani will head the new powersharing government, succeeding hamid karzai. Ghani was sworn in at a ceremony in kabul. He, in turn, swore in president ial rival Abdullah Abdullah as his chief executive. Ghani also made a new appeal for peace. translated fighting is not the solution to the political differences, we proved that political differences can be solved through political negotiations. Therefore, i call upon the oppositions of the government, especially the taliban and others to join political talks. Woodruff the Inauguration Day ceremony was marred by a Suicide Attack in kabul minutes before ghani was sworn in. It left seven people dead and blew out windows at a checkpoint near the citys airport. Security forces flooded the scene. The taliban claimed responsibility. New fighting erupted in part of Eastern Ukraine today, as rebels backed by russia shelled ukrainian troops at donetsk. Officials said 12 people were killed, including seven ukrainian soldiers, in the worst ceasefire violations in more than a week. Meanwhile, russia warned it will retaliate if the European Union or ukraine pushes ahead with a freetrade agreement. The Prime Minister of israel painted Islamic State and the Palestinian Group hamas today as part of the same threat to humanity. Benjamin netanyahu spoke to the United NationsGeneral Assembly and criticized leaders who praise attacks on Islamic State fighters, but condemn israels war on hamas in gaza. He called them branches of the same poisonous tree. As Hamas Charter makes clear hamas immediate goal is to destroy israel. But hamas has a broader objective. They also want a caliphate. So when it comes to their ultimate goals, hamas is isis and isis is hamas and what they share in common all militant islamists share in common. Woodruff netanyahu also likened militant islam to nazism. And he blasted palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas for accusing israel of carrying out a war of genocide in gaza. Woodruff california governor jerry brown has signed a law requiring colleges to define when someone consents to sex. The statute is the first in the nation and calls for, quote, an affirmative, conscious, and voluntary agreement. It also mandates faculty training in handling complaints, plus Student Access to counseling and care. Opponents had argued its not the states business to define sexual consent. The nations leading Pediatricians Group recommended today that sexually active teenage girls use longacting Birth Control. The American Academy of pediatrics called for greater use of i. U. D. s or hormonal implants to reduce pregnancy rates. The group still recommends condoms as well, both for Birth Control and to prevent sexually transmitted diseases. Bank customers are shelling out more on fees than they were year ago. Bankrate. Com reports charges for using outofnetwork a. T. M. s jumped 5 , to a record 4. 35 per transaction. Average Overdraft Fees were nearly 33. Banks have raised those fees to make up for federally imposed curbs on other fees. On wall street today, the Dow Jones Industrial average lost nearly 42 points to close at 17,071. The nasdaq fell six points to close below 4,506. And the sandp 500 slipped five, to finish under 1,978. Woodruff still to come on the newshour failures by the secret service to protect the white house; how the u. S. Misjudged the Islamic State militants; calls for democracy as thousands of protesters fill hong kongs streets; authors take aim at amazon; detroit neighborhoods get badly needed face lifts by knocking down dilapidated buildings; and, protecting african elephants from poaching. Woodruff the secret service is under scrutiny again for its handling of security of the first family. The Washington Post reported today that the recent fence jumper made it farther into the white house than was previously disclosed, and even overpowered one secret service agent. This, on top of a new report that showed a botched handling of a previous attack. The president does retain confidence in the leadership of the secret service and in the men and women of the secret service. Woodruff the white house found itself defending its defenders again today. Press secretary josh earnest addressed reports of an incident three years ago, that could have put the first family in danger. Whats required in an environment like this, is a Security Organization that is adept, that is nimble and that can be constantly both reviewing and upgrading their posture as necessary. Thats difficult work, but the president and first lady have confidence in the ability of the secret service to do it. Woodruff the Washington Post reported saturday that it took four days in november 2011 before the secret service realized a gunman had shot at and hit the white house seven times. The president and first lady were away at the time, but daughter sasha and her grandmother were inside. Reports of shots fired were not linked to the white house itself until a housekeeper spotted broken glass and a chunk of cement knocked loose by a bullet. The shooter, oscar ortega hernandez, who was from idaho, fled the scene, but was later arrested and sentenced to 25 years in prison. The new disclosures came only a few days after an iraq war veteran jumped a fence, ran across the lawn and made it just inside the executive mansion. Officials have since put up new barriers, keeping tourists and passersby even farther away. Woodruff we get more from the Washington Post reporter who broke both these stories, Carol Leonnig. Carol, thank you for being with us again. So new information about this man who jumped the fence last week and got into the white house. And now it turns out farther than anybody thought. Yes, people have been making jokes today that he went in and made himself a sandwich. Its really disconcerting that some sources who come to us and whistleblowers who have come to the congressman have recounted something more serious about this Security Breach about ten days ago. Omar gonzalez apparently not on made it to the front door and opened it, he made it past the guard who was stationed inside that area and into the east room. Most, you know, members of the public havent seen the east room except on television or on the internet. But its the ornate, elaborate room that the president uses for addresses and receptions. And this person was tackled there after making it all the way to the south end of that 80 foot long room. This suggests that he had a lot of opportunities to be close to other people in the house. And as you all know, the president and his daughters had just lifted off in their helicopter at that point from the south lawn when Omar Gonzalez made a break for it on the north lawn and got in the house. Woodruff so carol, this means yet another layer of secret Service Protection was breached . Yes. And you know, im glad you bring up the layers. We wrote a story about a week ago about the five security layers that former agents had highlighted for us. And they said, you know, its just is a mazing that the success of layer was be breached. First the countersurveillance guys on the outside, that see suspicious activity and jumpers then the uniform Division Officers who are supposed to be able to collar that person. Then the canine dogs who are supposedding released. Knock down an intruder. Then fourth, a swat team that is on the ground, able to respond to a crisis, and then fifth, a Uniformed Division officer who is supposed to be posted on the outside of the door at all times. All of those we know failed. However, what we didnt know until today was the account of that is spooling out to us, was that there was another secret Service Officer post odd inside who appeared to be caught unaware that there was an intruder coming here with a and about to burst through the door. When he was caught unaware, though he tried to collar him he overpowered with her and barrel past her and into really the heart of the ceremonial white house. Woodruff and this just raises all sorts of new questions so i also want to ask the about the story this incident in 200 20121. It was known there was a shooting. The man behind it went to prison for 25 years, who was not known was how much the secret Service Botched this. What exactly went wrong. I think the story is sort of in three parts. A lot of what went wrong was from an investigative standpoint. So as you have already well described, this shooter pulled out a scum eye auction rival, pointed it at the white house, parked on constitution avenue and struck the residents of the obamas seven times, two going into the windows of a living room that mish ohl bama has described as one of her favorite rooms. Michelle and the president were not at home at this time. But sasha was at home. The youngest daughter. Motherinlaw Marian Robinson was there and malia, the older daughter was on her way home. But what, happened was the secret Service Leadership decided that it was very unlikely that this shooter, the gunshots that were heard, were aimed at the white house. They thought that was likely impossible that somebody could shoot that far. And they deduced that instead two gangsters were shooting at each other. They found an abandoned car very soon after the gunfire was heard on the south lawn, abandoned and crashed inside it was this knockoff semi auction rifle, knock off ak47. And again they deduced this was one of the gangsters cars. But what they didnt investigate very fully was the evidence of damage that was very clear on the outside of the white house, and on the trim and balcony. And also most importantly, they didnt focus on their own staff on the grounds that night. There is an officer named Kerry Johnson who told fbi agents later that she was underneath the trim and balcony and readied a shotgun when she heard gunfire. She thought an attack was coming over the south lawn. She heard debris falling over her head on the balcony. These are all those red flags, that wow, maybe something hit the white house. But she you know, was afraid to counter her bosses who said to her we have investigated this and determined it something else. Woodruff two questions very quickly then, what does that say about what the way the secret service is run, number one, and we know it was under a different director then. And number two, has all this been fixed today . Well, as for the, you know, what are these things indicate. Kerry johnson didnt feel comfortable rebutting her bosses narratives. Officers in the secret service and leadership that night, that friday night brushed rushed to a hasty conclusion and didnt look very hard and didnt ask very many questions. So it almost seems like, you know, some of the complaints that weve heard over the last several months that the agency is a little too complacent, that it hasnt had a serious attack or assassination attempt and thus is sort of starting to get lulled to sleep. Thats one thing, a worry that is raised. Second, that its a topdown Leadership Culture where, you know, you better turn and dont mess with our thought process about what happened here. That certainly looks like it was Kerry Johnsons experience. Woodruff well, it an extraordinary report, story, and two extraordinary examples of reporting am we thank you very much. The other part of it we didnt even have time to talk about is the anger on the part of the president and the first lady after this incident in 2011. Again, great reporting, Carol Leonnig of the Washington Post. Thank you, Judy Woodruff the protests which took over the streets of hong kong this weekend and sparked a crackdown by police continued today in force. Hundreds of thousands were out tonight to protest what they call a curbing of democracy and interference by beijing in picking local leadership candidates. The Chinese Government says the demonstrations are illegal. We have a report from lucy watson of independent television news. This is a young generation empowered by unity. Once again here to galvanize prodemocracy in a peaceful way. In a city that is fighting to maintain its rights and liberties. Tear gas and pepper spray confronted them last night. Because their demands pose a threat to their own government and that of mainland china. Alex chow was arrested for his involvement but believes this is the only way. You negotiate, you ask the government response but you can see all the meths for loss pog we are and then you have no way britain handed over hong kong in 1997 with beijing a growing to a one country two systems principal principles. The people believe that autonomy is being diluted by to the being allowed to elect their next set of government to a fully democratic pr