Full Episode
Sunday, Aug 7
PBS NewsHour
  • Episodes
  • Podcasts
  • Subscribe
  • The Latest
  • Politics
    Politics
    • Brooks and Capehart
    • Politics Monday
    • Supreme Court
  • Arts
    Arts
    • CANVAS
    • Poetry
    • Now Read This
  • Nation
    Nation
    • Supreme Court
    • Race Matters
    • Essays
    • Brief But Spectacular
  • World
    World
    • Agents for Change
  • Economy
    Economy
    • Making Sen$e
    • Paul Solman
  • Science
    Science
    • The Leading Edge
    • ScienceScope
    • Basic Research
    • Innovation and Invention
  • Health
    Health
    • Long-Term Care
  • Education
    Education
    • Teachers' Lounge
    • Student Reporting Labs
  • For Teachers
    Education
    • Newshour Classroom
  • NewsHour Shop
  • About
    • Feedback
    • Funders
    • Support
    • Jobs

Educate your inbox

Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else.

Form error message goes here.

Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm.

Nation
PBS NewsHour

Get news alerts from PBS NewsHour

Turn on desktop notifications?

Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab

  • Full Episodes
  • Podcasts
  • Subscribe
  • Live

Nation Feb 27

5 stories from last week that deserve a second look

By Joshua Barajas, Erica R. Hendry, Iman Smith

World Oct 11

No image
Watch
Abdulmutallab May Not Talk Much in ‘Underwear Bomber’ Trial

The trial of Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, who is charged with trying to detonate explosives hidden in underwear on a Detroit-bound flight on Christmas Day 2009, began Tuesday. Gwen Ifill discusses the opening day of the case with WDET Public Radio's…

World Mar 19

No image
Watch
From Yemen, Rising Concerns About Al-Qaida

As growing al-Qaida activity in Yemen gives rise to increasing U.S. security concerns, Ray Suarez talks to correspondent Margaret Warner about her ongoing reporting trip in the Arabian Peninsula.

Politics Feb 03

No image
Watch
Debate Reignites on Legal Rights of Terror Suspects

The suspect in the attempted Christmas Day bombing incident is speaking to authorities again, but some lawmakers are worried the administration's handling of the case poses a risk to national security. Jim Lehrer speaks with experts about how the U.S.

World Jan 08

No image
Watch
Airline Plot Exposes Issues With Intelligence Analysis

The November attack on Fort Hood and the failed plot to blow up a passenger jet on Christmas have renewed questions on how U.S. intelligence is analyzed and tracked. Judy Woodruff talks to a panel for more.

Jan 08

Watch
No image
Nigerian Suspect Pleads Not Guilty in Airline Plot

Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, the 23-year-old Nigerian man accused of attempting to blow up a U.S. airliner on Christmas, entered a plea of not guilty during an arraignment in Federal court Friday. Ray Suarez discusses the arraignment with Paul Egan of…

Continue watching

Jan 07

Watch
No image
Obama Details Intelligence Lapses Around Botched Attack

President Obama took responsibility for the systemic failures that allowed a terror suspect to board a plane with an explosive, saying in a statement "the buck stops with me." Jim Lehrer talks to counter-terrorism experts and lawmakers for reaction.

Continue watching

Jan 07

Watch
No image
Obama Orders Intelligence Revamp; Says ‘Buck Stops with Me’

President Obama on Thursday outlined the intelligence missteps that failed to prevent an attempted terrorist attack on Christmas Day, saying that while the incident was a systemic failure, "ultimately the buck stops with me."…

Continue watching

Jan 06

Watch
No image
News Wrap: Grand Jury Indicts Amdulmutallab for Airline Plot

In other news, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab was charged in his failed plot to blow up Flight 253 on Christmas, and U.S. drone attacks struck twice Wednesday in an al-Qaida stronghold in Pakistan, according to reports.

Continue watching

Jan 06

Watch
No image
Yemen’s Instability Muddles Plan to Close Guantanamo

President Obama has made closing Guantanamo Bay a top priority. Yet as Margaret Warner reports, that effort has been complicated by the failed plot by an al-Qaida group in Yemen to blow up a U.S. airliner on Christmas.

Continue watching

Jump to the First Page Previous Page
1 2
Next Page Jump to the Last Page

Support Provided By: Learn more

Educate your inbox

Subscribe to Here’s the Deal, our politics newsletter for analysis you won’t find anywhere else.

Form error message goes here.

Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm.

Full Episode
Sunday, Aug 7

Additional Support Provided By:

  • BDO
  • BNSF Railway
  • Consumer Cellular
  • Corporation for Public Broadcasting
  • Fidelity
  • Friends of the NewsHour
PBS NewsHour

© 1996 - 2022 NewsHour Productions LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Sections

  • The Latest
  • Politics
  • Arts
  • Nation
  • World
  • Economy
  • Science
  • Health
  • Education

About

  • About Us
  • TV Schedule
  • Press
  • Feedback
  • Funders
  • Support
  • Subscribe
  • NewsHour West
  • Jobs
  • Privacy

Stay Connected

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube
  • RSS

Subscribe to ‘Here's the Deal,’ our politics newsletter

Form error message goes here.

Thank you. Please check your inbox to confirm.

Support our journalism

Learn more about Friends of the NewsHour.

Support for NewsHour Provided By

  • BDO
  • BNSF Railway
  • Consumer Cellular
  • Corporation for Public Broadcasting
  • Fidelity
  • Viewers Like You