Things for the circus haven’t been so great as of late. The Greatest Show on Earth, the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, was shut down after 146 years and last year, New York’s Big Apple Circus filed for bankruptcy. But it turns out Big Apple fans are getting an encore thanks in part to some last-minute medical help. Anthony Mason reports. Source
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October 8, 1968: Presidential candidate Richard Nixon
On 60 Minutes’ second broadcast, Nixon said he hoped “to restore respect to the Presidency at all levels” Source
Chinese rocket remnants re-enter atmosphere
The remnants likely crashed into the Indian Ocean. Source
October 5, 2008: Wall Street’s financial crisis
Steve Kroft examined a vast unregulated shadow market in leveraged bets called “credit default swaps” Source
September 24, 1968: The first 60 Minutes
“It’s a kind of a magazine for television,” Harry Reasoner told viewers as the broadcast made its debut Source
“It was the last time he was going to hurt me,” wife says of fatal shooting
Colleen McKernan was arrested on New Year’s Eve 2014 for fatally shooting her husband Rob. This video includes footage from the surveillance cameras at the Massillon Police Department in Ohio following her arrest. Source
Rome’s official Christmas tree becomes joke for residents
Rome’s official Christmas tree is losing so many needles so fast residents have dubbed it “The Mangy One.” Source
Sneak peek: The Evidence Room
“48 Hours” goes behind the scenes with a defense team and cutting edge forensic animators as they strategize to defend a woman accused of murder. Correspondent Tracy Smith investigates in a special two-hour edition of “48 Hours” airing Saturday, Aug. 4 starting at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CBS. Source
Tourists killed in Mexico bus crash
Officials say 12 people died and others were hurt when a bus carrying tourists flipped over in eastern Mexico Tuesday morning. Seven Americans and two Swedish citizens are among those injured. Source
Amtrak train derailment investigation
Officials are looking for answers after Monday’s deadly Amtrak train derailment in Washington state. Federal investigators say the train was speeding when it went off the rails. CBS News correspondent Chris Martinez joins CBSN with the latest. Source