03/23/2025: Death on the Chazy River, Larkin’s War, Mr. Clooney Goes to Broadway
Correspondent Cecilia Vega reports from the U.S.-Canadian border – the longest international land border in the world – near the Chazy River, where migrants are crossing with the help
of human smugglers who openly promote their services on popular social media
platforms. Vega speaks with one of those smugglers, a Sinaloa cartel member who
claims that there will always be ways to bypass barriers, no matter what steps
the two countries take – and with an American sheriff who has seen the impact
of President Trump’s policies to reduce illegal immigration from the north.
Frank Larkin’s commitment to America is remarkable. A former Navy SEAL, he served in the Secret Service, at the Pentagon and as sergeant-at-arms of the U.S. Senate. However, as
correspondent Scott Pelley reports, Larkin’s most significant contribution may
be what he’s done since his son, Ryan, took his own life. Ryan was, like his
father, a decorated Navy SEAL, and his death by suicide was attributed to
depression. But Frank Larkin did not accept this explanation, and when
pathologists discovered Ryan suffered from scarring in his brain, likely due to
repeated low-level blast exposure, this father campaigned for a change in how
Special Operations and the rest of the military train and protect their service
members.
Correspondent Jon Wertheim goes behind the scenes as George Clooney makes his Broadway debut, starring in an adaptation of the 2005 Oscar-nominated movie “Good Night, and Good Luck.” Clooney co-wrote both the original screenplay and this play, which tell the
story of pioneering journalist Edward R. Murrow, who took on Senator Joseph
McCarthy. Clooney calls it a fight for the ages and says the plot, which
revolves around themes of truth, intimidation and courage in corporate media,
resonates today. At 63, the actor tells Wertheim why he finally feels ready to
take on the role of Murrow himself.
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