Afghanistan, Jurassic Park
Steve Kroft, Lesley Stahl, Bob Simon, Morley Safer, Byron Pitts, Scott Pelley, Andy Rooney LENGTH: 43:00 LEAD: Byron Pitts and 60 Minutes cameras spend two days on the road with a bomb-hunting unit in Afghanistan as they encounter one deadly bomb after another. Lesley Stahl meets the inspiration for the lead character in the classic film Jurassic Park. Those stories and more on 60 Minutes...
Hackers; Andre Agassi
On 60 Minutes, Could foreign hackers get into the computer systems that run crucial elements of the world's infrastructure, such as the power grids, water works or even a nation's military arsenal, to create havoc? They already have. Steve Kroft reports. Katie Couric interviews the tennis champion about his drug use, the depression that made him use methamphetamine and other aspects of his personal life and tennis career in his first interview about his upcoming book. Those stories and more...
H1N1 Flu Vaccine, Yakuza
On 60 Minutes, Scott Pelley reports on the manufacture and distribution of the H1N1 flu vaccine, and more importantly if it's safe to take. Lara Logan investigates the Yakuza, Japan's mafia, and how they may help foreigners jump the line in America for a life-saving liver transplant. Lesley Stahl looks into Hollywood Pirates...criminals who copy films and distribute them illegally before they hit theaters. Those stories and more on 60 Minutes.
Medicare and Medicaid
Medicare and Medicaid fraudsters are cheating U.S. taxpayers out of an estimated $90 billion a year using a billing scam that is surprisingly easy to execute. Steve Kroft investigates. More Americans suffer from epilepsy than Parkinson's, cerebral palsy and multiple sclerosis combined. Katie Couric reports on a disease that may not be getting the attention it deserves. Those stories and more, on 60 Minutes.
H1N1, cancer, Drew Barrymore
Scott Pelley reports on the H1N1 virus and its growing toll on children and teens. Lesley Stahl speaks with John Kanzius, a man with leukemia who invented a radio wave machine to help cure his cancer. Finally, Anderson Cooper sits down with Drew Barrymore to discuss her transformation from a troubled child star, to a successful actress, producer and director.
Afghanistan; Concussions; Wingsuits
Scott Pelley reports from Afghanistan, where he spends time with a U.S. Marine company sent as part of President Obama's troop buildup. Bob Simon reports on connections being found between concussions and brain damage, particularly in professional football players. Steve Kroft reports on the latest trend in extreme sports, where men donning wing suits "fly" at speeds of 140 miles per hour.
Mini-Madoff; TN Waste
On 60 Minutes, Steve Kroft interviews Marc Dreier, the so-called "mini-Madoff" Ponzi schemer to help better understand how Bernard Madoff could have done what he did. Lesley Stahl reports on 130 million tons of waste in Kingston, Tennessee. Later on in the show, Scott Pelley travels to Kenya to see the great wildebeest migration. That and more, on 60 Minutes.
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On the season premiere of 60 Minutes, CBS News National Security Correspondent David Martin reports on General Stanley McChrystal--the top U.S. Commander in Afghanistan--and the mission that lies ahead for him and American troops in the country. Later in the show, 60 Minutes Correspondent Morley Safer reports on the aftermath of the Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme and the man charged with finding billions of dollars owed to investors. And 60 Minutes Steve Kroft takes an interesting look behind...
Prosthetic Arms
Tonight on 60 Minutes, Scott Pelley reports on new technology that is making it possible for amputees to pick up small, delicate objects thanks to the biggest innovation in prosthetic arms since World War II.
President Barack Obama; True Compass; Sen. Ted Kennedy; Guiding Light
On "60 Minutes": Steve Kroft interviews President Barack Obama at an important time in his presidency. Ted Kennedy Jr. and "True Compass" editor and publisher Jonathan Karp sit down with Lesley Stahl to reflect on the legacy of the Lion of the Senate. Also in the show, Morley Safer interviews the actors and writers of television's longest running drama, "Guiding Light."
Wildfires, Afghanistan, Music
On tonight's edition of 60 Minutes: global warming is increasing the intensity and number of forest fires across the American West. Scott Pelley goes to the fire line to report. Also tonight, Lara Logan reports from a forward operating base in Afghanistan on the fight against the Taliban. And later, Morley Safer reports on mentally ill musician Nathaniel Ayers who has become the subject of a book, and now a Hollywood film, after he was discovered living on the streets by Los Angeles Times...
Recycling Electronics; The Wasteland; Financial Weapons of Mass Destruction
On tonight's "60 Minutes": Every year, millions of valuable electronics generated by the U.S. often illegally make their way to China, harming the environment and the people who salvage their components. And later, Steve Kroft reports on the roles certain complicated financial instruments are playing in the economic crisis, and Morley Safer delves into the life of Forrest Bird, famous for inventing the respirator.
Don Hewitt
60 Minutes will devote its entire hour this week to the news magazine's creator and former executive producer, Don Hewitt, who died Wednesday at the age of 86.
Michael Vick Interview
Michael Vick speaks in his first interview since he admitted to participating in the illegal dogfighting that resulted in a prison sentence and his suspension from the NFL. James Brown is the correspondent. Also tonight: Increasingly, the U.S. military is relying on un-manned, often armed aircraft to track and destroy the enemy - sometimes controlled from bases thousands of miles away from the battlefront. Lara Logan reports. Plus... Coldplay, the British rock group that has taken its place...
Bananas; Brain Computer Interface; Sharks
On tonight's "60 Minutes": Critics argue that tour operators are making ocean waters more dangerous for swimmers and surfers, by attracting sharks to their boats with food. But first, Steve Kroft reports on the death of civilians in Colombia; and Scott Pelley looks at the future of BCI and its potential benefit for the paralyzed.
TSA Checkpoints; Drunk Driving; Wyclef Jean
The Transportation Security Administration says the hassles passengers endure at airport security checkpoints really make them safer. CBS News Correspondent Lesley Stahl reports. With drunken driving fatalities staying constant despite all the campaigns against the crime, some prosecutors are pursuing harsher penalties against perpetrators. CBS News Correspondent Bob Simon reports. Wyclef Jean emigrated to the U.S. as a baby and grew up to live the American dream as a millionaire rock star....
60 Minutes: 07/26/09
Lesley Stahl investigates the reason for a rise in gun sales, despite the economic downturn. The African lion is facing a new threat - poison, and their numbers continue to dwindle. Correspondent Bob Simon investigates. Charlie Rose speaks with casino mogul Steve Wynn. And Andy Rooney remembers Walter Cronkite. All this coming up on "60 Minutes."
Afghanistan, Army, Testimony
The officer who led the US Army's Delta Force mission to kill or capture Osama bin Laden after September 11th reveals what really happened in Tora Bora, Afghanistan, when the al-Qaeda leader narrowly escaped. Scott Pelley reports. Lesley Stahl investigates flaws in eyewitness testimony that are at the heart of the DNA exonerations of falsely convicted people like Ronald Cotton, who has forgiven his accuser, Jennifer Thompson. All this coming up on "60 Minutes."
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Tonight on 60 Minutes, hero pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger tells CBS News Correspondent Katie Couric what it felt like to land a jetliner with 150 passengers and 5 crew members on the Hudson River. Also, the passengers from flight 1549 have an emotional reunion with the crew. Later, CBS News Correspondent Bob Simon talks about his visit to a special orphanage in East Africa where young elephants get a new lease on life.
Online Poker; Mind Reading; Africa
Online poker players suspecting cheating were forced to successfully ferret out the cheaters themselves. Steve Kroft and The Washington Post's Gilbert Gaul report. Neuroscience researchers have learned so much about how we think and the brain activity linked to certain thoughts that it is now possible - on a very basic scale - to read a person's mind. Lesley Stahl reports. American Greg Carr is using his great wealth to try to help some of the poorest people in Africa by attracting more...
Supermax Prison; Drug-cartel Violence; Lebron James
This week: "60 Minutes" goes behind bars. Exclusive footage from within and a rare interview with its former warden takes viewers inside the secretive "Supermax" federal prison. Scott Pelley reports. Also: Drug-cartel fueled violence has turned into a war in Mexico, with thousands of deaths and the government battling well-armed gangs. Anderson Cooper reports. And Correspondent Steve Kroft sits down and chats with NBA phenom with Lebron James. All this coming up on "60 Minutes."
Madoff Scam; Deportation; Alice Waters
On this Sunday's 60 Minutes: Correspondent Steve Kroft reports that Harry Markopolos repeatedly warned the Securities and Exchange Commission that Bernie Madoff's investment fund was a fraud. He was ignored, however, and investors lost billions of dollars. Foreigners who marry Americans are entitled to become permanent residents of the U.S., but Correspondent Bob Simon reports that in a stricter post-9/11 world, hundreds of widows are being asked to leave the country because their husbands...
Failed Banks; Pakistan; Michael Phelps
Scott Pelley has an exclusive look as the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation takes control of a failed bank. Steve Kroft reports from Pakistan, where Islamic insurgents are trying to take over the country and he interviews its new president, Asif Ali Z
Buy American; Sergeant Bill; Wine Rx
The economic stimulus package includes a clause that could trigger foreign governments to retaliate and hurt the sale of U.S products in overseas markets. Lesley Stahl has more. Bill Jakob fooled a small town's officials into granting him the authority
Secretary Gates, AIG, Anna Wintour
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates discusses the war in Afghanistan in a candid and wide-ranging interview with Katie Couric. Later...Ed Liddy, the man who took over the reins of AIG, speaks to Steve Kroft about the gargantuan task ahead. Also...the sungla
Military, Spy, Baseball
The United States military has been relying on new technology to track and destroy enemies, many times from thousands of miles away. Lara Logan reports. Later...Ashraf Marwan's death is a mystery as was his life - did he work as a spy for the Egyptian o
PODCAST - 60 MINUTES: 05/03/09
Scott Pelley speaks with Ecuadorians suing oil maker Chevron because they claim the oil giant is polluting their fragile environment. David Martin reports on Saudi Arabia's attempts to change the mindsets of former jihadists. And finally, Morley Safer speaks with the Antinoris, a family who has been making wine in Italy for 600 years.
Vice President Biden, Coal, Elephants
60 Minutes Correspondent Lesley Stahl spends three days with Vice President Joe Biden and also speaks to those close to him. Correspondent Scott Pelley takes a look at coal, one of the most commonly used fuels worldwide but also a major contributor to global warming. Correspondent Bob Simon visits a much needed elephant orphanage in Kenya where many baby elephants with special needs are taken care of. All this coming up on "60 Minutes."
401(k)s; Cold Fusion; Matadors
Never created to be a mainstay of workers' retirement funds, 401(k)s became just that to millions of Americans who are now facing uncertain futures because of the devastating losses in the stock market. Steve Kroft reports. Twenty years ago it appeared,
Prosthetic limbs; gun control; Steve Wynn
New prosthetic limb technology is improving the lives of amputees. Scott Pelley reports. Lesley Stahl investigates the reason for a rise in gun sales, despite the economic downturn. Charlie Rose speaks with casino mogul Steve Wynn. All this coming up