The White House did not immediately provide any reason for the lockdown, however, reports from the scene indicate a suspicious package was found in Lafayette Park.
The park is across the street from the White House. Park and Pennsylvania avenues have been closed as a result of the incident. The Washington D.C. fire department is on the scene, as are bomb technicians.
http://www.newsweek.com/white-house-placed-lockdown-obama-373003
doesnt say where obie was off to when he left....
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