The Summer of Tsunami by S. Campbell Williams

PIGEON FEVER – It’s been just over a year since Bernard Madoff’s multi-billion dollar Ponzi scheme fell apart. Shachar Bar-On and Meghan Frank are the producers.ĭAVOS- Nowhere in the world can such a concentration of power be found than at the World Economic Forum’s meeting in Davos, Switzerland, where the world’s most powerful and influential people gather yearly to try to solve the world’s most pressing problems. MADE IN THE USA – Could crucial parts of the equipment Iran is using in its uranium enrichment facility have come from the U.S.? American law enforcement authorities say sensitive devices and electronics that could be used in weapons of mass destruction are being smuggled into Iran. Watching the Border, Revelations from the Campaign, Resurrecting the Extinct Bob Simon goes to Central Africa to listen to the language of the forest elephants first hand. THE SECRET LANGUAGE OF ELEPHANTS – Researchers listening to elephant sounds and observing their behavior are compiling an elephant dictionary. Department of Veteran’s Affairs, slowing the large bureaucracy and frustrating many veterans. “DELAY, DENY AND HOPE THAT I DIE” – Two wars and a recession have significantly increased the claims handled by the U.S.

Andy Court and Keith Sharman are the producers. But Switzerland’s largest bank has given authorities formerly sacrosanct information on its American customers because of tips provided by whistleblower Bradley Birkenfeld, who tells Steve Kroft the secrets Swiss bankers never tell. Made by the Mob, High Tech War, The Oldest Family BusinessĪ CRACK IN THE SWISS VAULT – Swiss bank accounts offered people, including American tax cheats, a safe place to hide money. All this and Andy Rooney's financial advice tonight on 60 Minutes. The newest cars are being developed to run on Lithium-ion batteries, just like the one in your laptop. While cars running on batteries isn't really news, one that can go from 0 to 60 in four seconds is the stuff fantasy is made of. A former Delta Force Officer recounts the secret missions in the Tora Bora Mountains near Pakistan and never before seen video will shed new light on what really was (and is) going on.įinally, Lesley Stahl with a story from Silicon Valley in California. Scott Pelley re-visits the first weeks after 9/11 when the appropriate focus was on the instigator of the massive, tragic terrorist attacks, bin Laden.

What are 'credit default swaps' and how did they play a role in the downward spiral? The complex degradation of our economy is explained. In tonight's first story, Steve Kroft with the details you might not have heard about the unraveling of the economy.

The Summer of Tsunami by S. Campbell Williams