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The white house isn't just around the building, it radiates out in concentric circles. we see the benefit of that security structure today. while close, that truck did not get close enough to cause any type of damage or actually threaten the president's life in that moment. now, the secret service is investigating exactly what their law enforcement partners -- what happened and the motivation of this driver but right now it's safe to say that the security structure around the white house worked, the complex was safe and most importantly the president and the first family were safe. >> and, jon...

Brian, thank you for your reporting. kate? >> important to see some of the video picked up by affiliate wusa of that swastika flag and other items picked up. let's talk about this with jonathan wackrow a former secret service agent. jonathan, what do you see in this? >> listen, kate, time and time again we know that the white house is a very high-profile symbolic and strategic target for many, but that is why the secret service in their risk assessment rubric place so much emphasis on the physical security structure that surrounds the white house. and i think today it's says to say that the se...

Japanese security structure learned from the assassination of prime minister shinzo abe, less than a year ago. they say that stringent measures have been taken, but how it was this actually allowed to happen in the first place? secondly, as we look forward, japan is hosting the g7 summit meeting in may, and there will be a lot of not only the leaders from the world's richest countries, but a lot ofjournalists and a lot of people from all over japan and the world. how canjapan actually safeguard the security and safety of all of this forthcoming? there are a lot of questions to be answered, and...

Earlier, i spoke to shihoko goto — the asia programme deputy director at the wilson centre think tank. she gave her reaction to the developments. well, first of all, there is a collective sigh of relief that not only is prime minister kishida safe, but all of those who are in this venue, they are all safe as well. at the same time, it does pose two questions. one is, what has the japanese security structure learned from the assassination of prime minister abe, less than a year ago? they say that stringent measures have been taken, but how was this actually allowed to happen in the first plac...

In today's attack, the assailant appeared to be in the middle of the crowd as he threw the suspected smoke bomb. you can see him here holding an unidentified metal device. mr kishida is safe and has continued the campaign trail events. but questions will be asked about why he was in such a vulnerable spot only a few months after his predecessor was assassinated. shaimaa khalil, bbc news, tokyo. earlier, i spoke to shihoko goto — the asia program deputy director at the wilson center think tank. first of all, there is a collective sigh of relief there. not only is prime minister kishida safe, ...