Episode
60 Minutes: Counterinsurgency Cops, Africa Mercy, Marfa, Texas
Overview
Lesley Stahl examines counterinsurgency tactics employed by police in Springfield, Mass., to combat gang violence; Scott Pelley goes aboard the Africa Mercy hospital ship, where thousands of Third World patients are treated for cataracts, facial tumors and cleft palates; Morley Safer visits cowboys and artists in Marfa, Texas.
Details
- Series
- 60 Minutes
- Season
- Season 45
- Episode
- Episode 42
- Air date
- 2013-08-04
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
Counterinsurgency Cops, Africa Mercy, Marfa, Texas is Episode 42 in Season 45 of 60 Minutes. It aired on 2013-08-04. The runtime is 44 min.
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