Jan 06 Watch Obama Faces Test Amid National Security Crisis It's been 13 days since the attempted attack on a U.S. airliner bound for Detroit thrust Barack Obama into the first national security crisis of his presidency. Jim Lehrer asks a panel of experts to gauge how the president is… Continue watching
Jan 05 Watch Obama: Intelligence Failures Allowed Attempted Plane Attack President Obama told U.S. security chiefs Tuesday that an attempted airliner bomb attack was the result of a "screw up" by intelligence agencies and that he won't tolerate it. Jim Lehrer gets reaction on the president's remarks and U.S. efforts… Continue watching
Jan 05 Watch Obama: U.S. ‘Failed to Connect the Dots’ in Bomb Plot President Obama said Tuesday the U.S. had sufficient information to disrupt the Christmas Day plot to blow up a U.S. airliner, but "failed to connect the dots." Ray Suarez interviews Chief of Staff for the National Security Council Denis McDonough… Continue watching
Jan 04 Watch U.S. Expands Terror Watch List as Airline Security Tightens The fallout from the failed attempt to attack an airliner bound for Detroit on Christmas Day continued Monday as the U.S. tightened security for international travelers, and the White House weighed its response to the terror fight in Yemen. Continue watching
Jan 04 Watch Years After Attack on USS Cole, Focus Back on Yemen More than nine years since a suicide attack off the coast of Yemen killed 17 Americans on the U.S.S. Cole, the failed plot to blow up an airliner bound for Detroit has put the focus back on the Arab world's… Continue watching
Jan 01 Watch Shields and Brooks Examine Security Debate, Politics in 2010 Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks discuss the stories of the week, including the political fallout from the failed attempt to blow up a U.S. airliner on Christmas Day and the prospects for politics in 2010. Continue watching
Dec 30 Watch Dutch: Reports Appear to Confirm al-Qaida Role in Bomb Plot The Dutch interior ministry said Wednesday that initial findings appear to confirm al-Qaida's claim of responsibility in the Christmas Day airliner bombing attempt. Ray Suarez reports on the day's updates. Continue watching
Dec 28 Watch A Search for Answers After Attempted Attack on U.S. Flight In the wake of an attempted Christmas Day bombing of a Northwest Airlines flight bound for Detroit, Gwen Ifill speaks with a panel of terror experts about the state of U.S. counter-terror efforts and airline security. Continue watching
Dec 28 Watch Christmas Day Bomb Scare Prompts Review of Airport Security An attempted bombing aboard a transatlantic Northwest Airlines flight bound for Detroit on Christmas Day has raised new questions about U.S. air safety. Continue watching