How do you report on an attack that you can’t see? “60 Minutes” producers say they approached it with skepticism. Source
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What’s it like to surf a 78-foot wave?
This week on 60 Minutes, Anderson Cooper visits Nazare, Portugal, home to some of the largest waves in the world. That’s where surfer Garrett McNamara rode a 78-foot swell, a world record at the time. McNamara tells Cooper what the ride was like, Sunday at 7 p.m. ET/PT on CBS. Source
From the archives: The millionaire beach bum
Before big wave surfer GMac, “60 Minutes” profiled another famous name in wave riding —surfboard maker Hobie Alter. Source
Pope late for Sunday sermon after getting stuck in elevator
“First of all I must excuse myself for being late. I was blocked in an elevator for 25 minutes,” Pope Francis explained Source
Aid worker: U.S. returning migrants to “war zones” in Mexico
Doctors Without Borders’ Sergio Martin has worked in war-torn countries for years. He never imagined witnessing so much violence in areas the U.S. is sending thousands of asylum seekers back to Source
Pope gets stuck in Vatican elevator and arrives late for Sunday address
Pope Francis said he was trapped in a Vatican elevator for 25 minutes Sunday apparently because of an electrical issue. He apologized to the waiting crowd that gathered in St. Peter’s Square and thanked the Fire Brigade for rescuing him. Source
Bahamas official says Hurricane Dorian is “situation that is hard to describe”
Hurricane Dorian has made landfall at Elbow Cay in the Bahamas. Joy Jibrilu, director general of the Bahamas ministry of tourism, joins CBSN’s Elaine Quijano to talk about how the island is bracing for the monster Category 5 hurricane storm. Source
“Sunday Morning” Full Episode 9/1
This week “Sunday Morning,” with guest host Lee Cowan, features John Blackstone’s cover story on American Giant, a sportswear manufacturer whose apparel is entirely “Made in the U.S.A.” Plus: David Martin talks with General and former Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis; Lesley Stahl profiles flight attendant union president Sara Nelson, the new face of America’s labor movement; Tony Dokoupil visits with singer Dolly Parton; former White House speechwriter Eric Liu speaks about true patriotism; and we remember actress Valerie Harper. Source
Deadly mass shooting in Texas
A terrifying chain of events was triggered by a traffic stop Saturday in the heart of Texas’ oil country. A man pulled over by state troopers opened fire and fled, and later hijacked a U.S. Postal Service truck, embarking on a shooting spree. At least six fatalities were among the 24 people shot. David Begnaud reports. Source
Latest on mass shooting in Texas
“CBS This Morning” lead national correspondent David Begnaud is in Odessa, Texas, where a shooting rampage last night left multiple people dead and more than 20 injured. Source