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Lost in Translation (2004) | 60 Minutes Archive – CBS News Watch CBS News In 2004, Mike Wallace spoke to a Dutch reporter, who saw firsthand how North Korea was using “The Diary of a Young Girl” — the chronicle of Anne Frank, to teach students to fear and hate America. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On
The current owners of Marilyn Monroe’s old Los Angeles home want to tear the building down. But a conservation group is hoping to save it and get the building labeled a landmark. Carter Evans has the story.
(NEXSTAR) — It’s been quite the weekend for skywatchers as rare, strong geomagnetic storms have impacted Earth, sparking dazzling northern lights — and it’s not over yet. NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) says more “very fast moving coronal mass ejections will slam into Earth’s magnetic field” through Sunday night, giving Americans a third consecutive night with a chance to see the northern lights. Saturday, the aurora was strong enough to reach Florida, according to Nexstar’s WFLA. That’s only possible when geomagnetic storms reach G5 strength, the SWPC explains (here’s how geomagnetic storms are classified). Can’t see the northern lights? Try using your phone camera G5 level storms were also reported Friday night into Saturday. We haven’t seen G5 level storms since 2005, when a series of coronal mass ejections brought dazzling northern lights displays as far south as California, Texas, and Florida — states that rarely ever see them — and caused other (less awe-inspiring) technical problems. As for Sunday, the SWPC is warning we could see storms of G4 or greater strength. Below is SWPC’s aurora forecast for Sunday — areas in red have
SAN DIEGO — Shohei Ohtani thought he could have played on Sunday. He was looking forward to facing Japanese compatriot Yu Darvish. Dave Roberts didn’t let him. Ohtani was never able to plead his case. On the morning of the Dodgers’ series finale against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park, Roberts told interpreter Will Ireton that Ohtani wouldn’t be in the lineup, and that was that. A day after he was forced out of a game early by a stiff back, Ohtani didn’t play in the 4-0 loss to the Padres. Ohtani is expected to return on Monday for the start of a three-game series in San Francisco, Roberts said. The way Roberts managed Ohtani marked a promising start to one of the most important relationships in the organization — a relationship that figures to grow in importance when Ohtani resumes pitching next season. The manager was the manager. The player was the player. This simple division of labor can be complicated when a player of Ohtani’s caliber is involved, but the Dodgers were able to do what the Angels often failed to do last
SAN DIEGO — For most of this season, the Dodgers have looked close to invincible. Their eight meetings with the San Diego Padres, however, have loomed as a rare, and potentially worrying, exception. For the second time already this season, the Dodgers dropped a series to their intradivision rivals, falling to the Padres 4-0 in a Sunday rubber match at a sold-out Petco Park. The reasons for this defeat weren’t difficult to diagnose. Shohei Ohtani sat out because of a tight back. Padres starter Yu Darvish cruised through seven scoreless innings. And, most of all, Walker Buehler struggled in his second start back from Tommy John surgery, giving up three runs while recording only 10 outs in 3 ⅓ innings. Yet for a Dodgers team that — fair or not — will be judged almost entirely on being able to win in October, the Padres (22-21) have been the one opponent this season to consistently neutralize them. They’ve not only won five of the eight meetings between the clubs, but have done so with the kind of pitching-dominant blueprint that has troubled the Dodgers problems in
Rudy Moreno, a popular comedian who was often referred to by fans and colleagues as “the Godfather of Latino comedy,” has died. He was 66. Moreno died Friday at Huntington Hospital in Pasadena from complications due to a stroke and sepsis, his son Nathan said Sunday. Born July 24, 1957, and raised in Lincoln Heights, Moreno was a frequent performer at the Ice House comedy club in Pasadena, and hosted shows titled “Rudy Moreno and Friends” that would feature other comics. He also worked at top comedy clubs around the country, and opened for Smokey Robinson, the Black Eyed Peas and other acts. “My heart is truly broken,” actor-comedian Ken Jeong posted on X,” noting that Moreno was the first person to book him at the Ice House. “In fact, the first time my wife ever saw me do standup was at the Ice House on Rudy’s show,” wrote Jeong. “All this ultimately led to me doing my Netflix special at the Ice House, thanks to Rudy Moreno constantly supporting me and letting me get stage time on all of his shows. There are countless
Reporting on the battle with Hezbollah in Metula, Israel – CBS News Watch CBS News Lesley Stahl and a 60 Minutes team sheltered in a bunker during a drone attack on an Israeli border town that has increasingly come under fire from Hezbollah militants. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On
By Sharyn Alfonsi, Aliza Chasan, Draggan Mihailovich, Jacqueline Williams, Emily Cameron May 12, 2024 / 7:00 PM EDT / CBS News Marine veteran’s work to help North Koreans Marine veteran explains alleged fake kidnapping plot to help North Koreans defect 26:13 With handcuffs and fake guns, supposed fake kidnappers stormed North Korea’s embassy in Spain, where they tied up staff members and herded them into a room. The incursion into the embassy was organized by a secretive group known as Cheollima Civil Defense, which had a history of helping North Koreans defect. Christopher Ahn, a volunteer with Cheollima and a U.S. veteran, says he was told embassy staff had asked for help defecting and that Cheollima staged the February 2019 raid as a kidnapping to protect the staff members’ friends and family still living in North Korea from retaliation. “We’ve answered your call, and we’re here to help you defect,” Ahn said he told the staff. 60 Minutes Archive: Coverage of North Korea Then the police arrived. Ahn escaped to the U.S., but upon his return, he learned from the FBI that he had become
‘No one could have ever imagined a case like this one.’ Those words from a federal judge describe the plight of Christopher Ahn, an American citizen, who has managed to get himself entangled in a web of intrigue involving the United States, Spain and North Korea. Tonight, you’ll hear about fake kidnappings, political assassinations and dramatic rescues…and you’ll get a unique insight into North Korea – the world’s most isolated country. There are almost as many questions as there are answers about this strange story…but one thing seems clear: Christopher Ahn is an endangered man We met Christopher Ahn in Southern California, where the 43-year-old son of Korean immigrants was born and raised. Ahn joined the Marines at 19 and served in Fallujah…when he returned from Iraq, he got his MBA from the University of Virginia and co-founded a consulting business. But seven years ago, the self described “do gooder” picked up an unusual hobby: helping North Korean diplomats defect. Christopher Ahn 60 Minutes Chris Ahn: I don’t think that I could morally look at myself in the mirror if I turned away from someone
By Lesley Stahl, Shachar Bar-On, Jinsol Jung May 12, 2024 / 7:00 PM EDT / CBS News Israel’s fronts: Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran Israel faces Iranian-backed Hamas to the south and Hezbollah to the north | 60 Minutes 13:57 All eyes are on Rafah, the city in southern Gaza where Israel is expected to launch a ground incursion, but Brigadier General Omer Tischler, second in command of the Israeli air force, said Israel is facing a 360-degree war with Iran. One month ago, on April 13, Iran targeted Israel in retaliation for the assassination of a top Iranian general , attacking despite a warning from President Biden not to. Now Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears to be the one ignoring Mr. Biden, saying Thursday that Israel will stand alone if needed after the president said the U.S. would not provide Israel with weapons for a Rafah offensive . Tamir Hayman, former head of Israeli army intelligence and current head of the Institute for National Security Studies, said he’s concerned about Israel’s future with the U.S., despite the extensive military collaboration between the countries. Tamir Hayman
By Andrew Dalton | Associated Press LOS ANGELES — “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” reigned over the weekend box office with a $56.5 million North American opening, according to studio estimates Sunday, giving a needed surge to an uncertain season in theaters. The film from 20th Century Studios and Disney that built on the rebooted “Apes” trilogy of the 2010s had the third highest opening of the year, after the $81.5 million debut of “Dune: Part Two” in early March and the $58.3 million domestic opening of “Kung Fu Panda 4” a week later. The strong performance for “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” — it played even better internationally with a global total of $129 million — comes a week after a tepid start for Ryan Gosling’s “The Fall Guy” signaled that the summer of 2024 is likely to see a major drop-off after the “Barbenheimer” magic of 2023. “Planet of the Apes” easily made more than the rest of the top 10 combined. “The Fall Guy” fell to No. 2 with a $13.7 million weekend and a two-week total of
Left-hander Blake Snell pitched an immaculate inning on Sunday against the Stockton Ports at Excite Ballpark as part of a masterful rehab start for Single-A San Jose. Snell struck out the first three batters he faced in the first inning, Ryan Lasko, Cole Conn, and Myles Naylor, on a minimum of nine pitches. All nine of Snell’s pitches were strikes, and all three Ports hitters struck out swinging. Snell, the reigning National League Cy Young Award winner with the San Diego Padres last season, retired all 12 batters he faced on just 46 pitches, 34 of which were strikes. Snell finished with seven strikeouts and left the game after the fourth inning, with the San Jose Giants holding a 4-0 lead. Bo Davidson hit a two-run home run, and Bryce Eldridge and Cole Foster each added an RBI. Snell was placed on the 15-day injured list on April 24 with a left adductor strain, with Giants manager Bob Melvin saying then that it happened during a bullpen session. Snell went 0-3 with an 11.57 ERA in his first three starts for the Giants after he
SAN FRANCISCO — Injuries can come in bunches, as Giants manager Bob Melvin lamented Sunday morning. But this? Not even an hour had passed since one Giants outfielder was placed on the injured list when another, Jung Hoo Lee, was forced to leave their Sunday matinee against the Reds in the top of the first inning with a significant injury to his left arm. The rookie centerfielder dislocated his left shoulder when he crashed into the wall while making a play on a fly ball, manager Bob Melvin said after Giants rebounded for a 6-5 win in extra innings. While they will know more once he undergoes an MRI, the initial prognosis was “not great,” according to Melvin. “He goes all out,” Melvin said. “When he hit the wall and he went down and didn’t get up, I didn’t have a great feeling about it.” Only making his return to the starting lineup after missing the past three games with a bruised foot, Lee leaped into the center field wall while giving chase to a fly ball from Jeimer Candelario. He missed the ball, which
Two East Bay leaders are among four killed in a fatal car crash in unincorporated San Diego County Friday evening, several friends of the well-known personalities reported. “I’m heartbroken to hear of the tragic loss of Peggy Moore and Hope Wood,” California Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee said in an X post. Of Moore, she said: “Her passion and fight for justice and equality is what brought her and Hope together.” According to wire reports, four people were killed in the crash around 11:20 p.m. Friday on Highway 76 about a mile east of Interstate 15, near the community of Pala. An eastbound Chrysler 300 veered into the westbound lane, colliding with a Jeep Gladiator. Both the drivers of the Chrysler and the Jeep were killed. There were three other passengers in the Jeep, two of whom were killed, along with the driver, and another was severely injured. Authorities have yet to determine why the Chrysler driver’s drove onto the lane. Investigations are ongoing to determine whether alcohol or drugs played a role in the accident. The head-on collision also caused a Toyota Camry to be
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL SOUTHERN SECTION FINALS At Barber Park in Irvine Friday Division 8 Hesperia Christian (18-5) vs. Jurupa Valley (19-12), 10 a.m. Division 6 Ganesha (21-0) vs. Viewpoint (17-2-1), 1 p.m. Division 4 JW North (17-13) vs. Paraclete (29-2), 4 p.m. Division 1 Orange Lutheran (21-3) vs. Garden Grove Pacifica (26-2), 7 p.m. Saturday Division 7 Oxford Academy (25-5) vs. Eastside (22-10), 10 a.m. Division 5 Liberty (22-6) vs. Cerritos Valley Christian (17-6), 1 p.m. Division 3 Etiwanda (27-5) vs. King (19-9), 4 p.m. Division 2 California (28-3) vs. Gahr (18-10), 7 p.m. More to Read
When it came to showmanship on a low budget, Roger Corman was a master. The beloved producer, who died Thursday at his Santa Monica home at the age of 98, became a Hollywood icon for producing a multitude of successful films on a shoestring, which earned him the title “King of the B’s.” Many of the films also served as training grounds for several prominent filmmakers including Francis Ford Coppola, Jack Nicholson, Ron Howard, Martin Scorsese, Jonathan Demme, James Cameron, Sylvester Stallone and numerous others. While the list of cult classics and drive-in theater gems could fill a lengthy scroll, the following examples display the magic Corman touch. 1. “Eat My Dust!” (1976): This wild car chase comedy about the son of a sheriff and his girlfriend going for a joy ride in a stolen car was the launchpad for Howard’s career as an award-winning director, proving he was no longer the little boy on “The Andy Griffith Show.” (Prime Video). 2. “ The Little Shop of Horrors” (1960). Corman directed this comedy about a hapless florist’s assistant who raises a plant that craves human
Alcohol was a suspected factor in a fatal single-vehicle crash involving a 66-year-old motorist on the Orange (57) Freeway in San Dimas, authorities said Sunday. The crash occurred at about 4:30 a.m. Saturday on the northbound freeway, north of Via Verde Drive, where the Woodland Hills resident was the lone occupant inside a 2015 Toyota Highlander, the California Highway Patrol reported. The motorist was identified as Richard Priem, according to the Los Angeles County Office of Medical Examiner. The northbound Toyota left the roadway for unknown reasons and drove uphill on an embankment, overturning onto its roof. It then came to rest within the roadway. CHP officers dispatched to the scene reported that the SUV was blocking the right lanes on its roof. Priem was pronounced dead at the scene. The CHP urged anyone with information regarding the crash to call its Baldwin Park station at 626-338-1164.
Federal prosecutors are recommending a 40-year sentence for the man convicted of attempting to kidnap former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and assaulting her husband with a hammer after he broke into the couple’s San Francisco home in 2022. In a sentencing memorandum filed in U.S. District Court in San Francisco, prosecutors said that David DePape has failed to take responsibility for his crimes and has not shown remorse. They also argued that his sentencing should include a terrorism enhancement. Prosecutors referred to DePape’s crimes as “an assault on our democracy and fundamental values.” “At a time when extremism has led to attacks on public and elected officials, this case presents a moment to speak to others harboring ideologically motivated violent dreams and plans,” prosecutors wrote. DePape’s attorneys, federal public defenders Jodi Linker and Angela Chuang, have requested a 14-year prison sentence, citing their client’s “abusive, long-term relationship with a partner who exploited his innate vulnerabilities and immersed him in a world of extreme beliefs where reality is not reality.” “Her influence began at a formative and critical period in his life and extended far
Deputies found the victim outside a home on Sprucewood Drive near Orangetree Court shortly after 10:10 p.m.; someone had called to report a stabbing
An 18-year-old woman and a 17-year-old boy were injured in a shooting on Elm Avenue near 18th Street around 9:15 p.m., San Diego police said
A woman died late Saturday after she was shot in Long Beach, and police say the suspect fled the scene before officers arrived. Officers arrived to the area of Paramount Boulevard and 57th Street on reports of gunshots at 10:07 a.m. There, they found a woman on the sidewalk with gunshot wounds to her upper and lower body. Boy riding a scooter, 17, killed by hit-and-run driver in Long Beach She was pronounced dead at the scene. Police identified her as 20-year-old Brooklyn Mack of Long Beach. The suspects fled the area before police arrived. No additional details, including a description of a suspect or suspect vehicle, were immediately made available. Anyone with information regarding the incident is urged to contact Homicide Detectives Ethan Shear or Chasen Contreras at (562) 570-7244.
