hiroo onoda hid out in a philippines jungle for 29 years after the war ended in 1945. he finally emerged in march of 1974 and returned home to japan and a hero's welcome. later, he became a rancher and even ran a children's nature school. hiroo onoda was 91 years old. >> sreenivasan: still to come on the "newshour"; president obama's push to limit n.s.a. spying; a former health insurance c.e.o. on the challenge of cutting costs; eradicating polio in india; a preview of next week's syria peace talks; plus, david brooks and ruth marcus on the week's news. >> sreenivasan: now, we look in depth at the president's surveillance speech today at the justice department. newshour correspondent kwame holman begins our coverage. >> as a president who looks at intelligence every morning, i also cant help but be reminded that america must be vigilant in the face of threats. >> reporter: the president presented a measured defense of u.s. surveillance, and he largely left the operations intact, citing a presidential advisory panel. >> what i did not do is stop these programs wholesale

hiroo onoda had been suffering from pneumonia. in 1944, onoda was sent to lubong island as an intelligence officer with the imperial japanese army. the war ended the next year but he stayed in the jungle. he finally emerged from his hideout in 1974, then returned to japan. onoda later moved to brazil where he managed a ranch. he came home again in the 1980s, and opened a youth camp in northeastern japan. in 1996, he returned to lubong island for the first time in 22 years. last year he looked back on his life. >> translator: what people say is different according to the historical era so they must think about things calmly but be influenced by the era in which think live. >> people close to onoda say he became sick near the end of last year, then went in to a hospital. he was 91 years old. >>> and that's "newsline" for this hour. i'm gene otani in tokyo. >> is 1:00 in paris. mw we are going to begin their that's going to be together for the next hour. the latest headlines this afternoon. damascus has agreed to a cease- fire to imp

no soldier fought longer in world war ii than hiroo onoda.apanese intelligence officer was discovered hiding in the judge until the philippines in 1974, 29 years after the war ended. he only surrendered when his former commander flew there to reverse his orders. onoda died yesterday. he was 91. the white house tweeted birthday greetings today to this young lady. that is michelle robinson of chicago. you know her as michelle obama. the first lady turned 50 today. she tweeted a picture of herself with an a.a.r.p. card along with the message "excited to join barack in the 50-plus club." in a moment, mark and maya were prisoners of love. "on the road" with steve hartman is next. next at six on kpix-5 news weather talent appears at wx center with generic pinpoint filling monitor then we take >> pelley: finally tonight, in one of the most famous teachings about love, st. paul wrote that love is patient, endures all things, and never loses hope. steve hartman found living proof "on the road." >> i'll take another kiss. >> reporter: mia schand of win