Jan 08 Watch Shields and Brooks Weigh Obama’s ‘Measured’ Security Review Columnists Mark Shields and David Brooks sort through the top stories of the past week, including President Obama's review of U.S. intelligence systems, and the retirements of two prominent Senate Democrats. Continue watching
Jan 07 Watch 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 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 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
Dec 30 Watch Exploring Congressional Role in Air Travel Security A new debate is growing in Congress over what role the legislative branch should take in preventing terrorist attacks on U.S. soil. Gwen Ifill speaks with members of the Homeland Security Committee to dissect the politics of national security. Continue watching
Jul 30 Watch N.C. Arrests Raise Concerns about Homegrown Terrorism After seven North Carolina men were arrested on accusations of planning a terrorist attack, law enforcement officials said they were concerned about other possible homegrown terrorists. Ray Suarez speaks with a terrorism expert and a civil rights advocate. Continue watching
May 21 Four N.Y. Men Charged in Terror Plot Against Synagogue, Military Aircraft By PBS News Hour Four men were arrested Wednesday night in connection with an alleged plot to bomb two synagogues in the Bronx and shoot down U.S. military planes at an Air National Guard base approximately 60 miles north of New York City. Continue reading
Apr 27 Watch Amid Swine Flu Outbreak, Authorities Intensify Efforts President Obama urged calm in the face of the widening swine flu outbreak, as dozens of cases of swine flu were reported in the United States. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano describes the government's response. Continue watching
Apr 15 Watch New ‘Border Czar’ to Tackle Drug Violence, Beef Up Security The administration's new 'border czar' Alan Bersin is charged with improving security and quelling drug violence along the Mexican border. Analysts assess his biggest challenges. Continue watching