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captions paid for by nbc-universal television good evening. we begin here tonight with a big story, but one that could not be a more personal topic, especially among parents of young teenagers. it's about plan b, sometimes called the morning after contraceptive pill, and how close this country came today to allowing it to be freely sold over-the-counter on demand without prescription. it looked like a done deal, in fact, until the obama administration today did what no administration has ever done. it overruled a decision by its own fda that would have made emergency contraception ...

here is nbc's anne thompson. >> reporter: the secret life of teenagers caught in the crossfire of politics and science. a day after accompanying president obama to kansas, health and human services secretary kathleen sebelius took the unprecedented step of overruling the food and drug administration. she maintained the status quo on plan b, the morning after pill, available to women 16 years old and younger only if they have a prescription. >> i expected it to be a better day for good news for women and access to emergency contraception. this has been a very disappointing day. >> rep...