0 allegedly stopped terrorist attacks. i m craig melvin. new revelations by intelligence officials come as president obama declares, he is no dick cheney. since the programs were leaked to the press, the president said the government is not reading your e-mail or listening to your phone calls. he also pushed back against comparisons to his predecessor s controversial policies and equally controversial right hand man. some people say obama was this raving liberal before, now he s dick cheney. dick cheney sometimes says yeah, he took it all lock, stock and barrel. my concern has always been not that we shouldn t do intelligence gathering to prevent terrorism but rather, are we setting up a system of checks and balances. here with me now, nbc news national investigative correspondent, michael isikoff. michael, we have been listening to this hearing for a while now. releasing four out of more than 50 terror plot they say have been foiled since 9/11. talk to me a little bit about the fo
suspects had help. woodruff: betty ann bowser reports on the perils of prescription drug abuse and the challenges of combating it. they re not getting it from drug dealer, they re to the getting off the internet. they re not purchasing it from down the street. they re getting from their homes. ifill: and jeffrey brown explores moves by five states to restrict access to abortion services. most americans have a common sense approach to abortion where they want parental consent consent, informed consent. americans believe they can make these personal decisions. woodruff: that s all ahead on tonight s newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf,he eine th connes . and by b.p./ and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. if
they re not getting it from drug dealer, they re to the getting off the internet. they re not purchasing it from down the street. they re getting from their homes. ifill: and jeffrey brown explores moves by five states to restrict access to abortion services. most americans have a common sense approach to abortion where they want parental consent consent, informed consent. americans believe they can make these personal decisions. woodruff: that s all ahead on tonight s newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. and by b.p./ and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ifill: president obama marked the first 100 days of his second term today, using a news conference to demand action on his ag
they re not getting it from drug dealer, they re to the getting off the internet. they re not purchasing it from down the street. they re getting from their homes. ifill: and jeffrey brown explores moves by five states to restrict access to abortion services. most americans have a common sense approach to abortion where they want parental consent consent, informed consent. americans believe they can make these personal decisions. woodruff: that s all ahead on tonight s newshour. major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by: moving our economy for 160 years. bnsf, the engine that connects us. and by b.p./ and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ifill: president obama marked the first 100 days of his second term today, using a news conference to demand action on his ag
bnsf, the engine that connects us. and by b.p./ and with the ongoing support of these institutions and foundations. and. this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. thank you. ifill: president obama marked the first 100 days of his second term today, using a news conference to demand action on his agenda, from guantanamo to guns. newshour correspondent kwame holman begins our coverage. do you still have the juice to get the rest of your agenda through this congress? if you put it that way, jonathan, maybe i should just pack up and go home. golly. reporter: president obama joked and jabbed in the white house briefing room as he pressed the point that he s no lame duck and that he ll keep pushing his priority. we understand that we re in a divided government right now. republicans control the house of representatives. in the senate this habit of requiring 60 votes for