BOB SIMON

60 Minutes traveled to Shaun White's hidden mountain-top training ground in 2010, where the Olympic snowboarder showed Bob Simon some of his new tricks.

How Nicholas Winton, a British stockbroker, saved nearly 700 children from Nazi persecution.

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FILE - "60 Minutes" correspondent Lesley Stahl poses for a photo in her office at the "60 Minutes" offices, in New York on Sept. 12, 2017. It's not the first time that's been said about “60 Minutes” since its 1968 debut. After executive producer Bill Owens turned the show primarily over to COVID-19 coverage last spring, “60 Minutes” has returned to its traditional format while being focused on being timely. “60 Minutes” this fall has featured interviews with fired government cybersecurity chief Chris Krebs, former President Barack Obama and poisoned Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny. Original executive producer Don Hewitt often ran “60 Minutes” as an island unto itself.

Back in the fall of 2014, the late Bob Simon visited actor Mandy Patinkin on location in South Africa. That season, "Homeland" was set in Pakistan, but was filmed in Cape Town, South Africa. Simon, who had reported from Pakistan in the past, told Overtime he was impressed by the likeness of the location. 2014: On the set of "Homeland" with Mandy PatinkinSimon said he was also stunned by the authenticity of the "Homeland" props that Mandy Patinkin showed them. He really, really wants to know the answer to things, and if you don't give him a good answer, he'll keep asking."

60 Minutes celebrates the great Bob Simon this week. "Bob Simon had an inimitable style and voice that made him the perfect 60 Minutes correspondent. In 2013, 60 Minutes Overtime interviewed Bob about the 40 years he spent covering the Middle East, first as a foreign correspondent for CBS News and later as a correspondent for 60 Minutes. A short history of the "stand-up"A short history of the "stand-up" with Bob SimonSimon was a master of the "correspondent stand-up" in his news reports and 60 Minutes stories. Thank you, BobThank you, BobBob Simon never said no to an interview with 60 Minutes Overtime.

On Cape Cod last summer, the anxiety wasn't only about the traffic. Some 25,000 seals now call Cape Cod home, and because seals are also federally protected, their population cannot be legally culled. "So the Outer Cape, as well as Cape Cod Bay, down to roughly Wellfleet. The light it reflects resembles fish scales* Do not enter the water if you are bleedingHELLO CAPE COD, GOODBYE CAPE TOWNWhile Cape Cod has become a new hot spot for great white sharks, Cape Town has seen its shark population decline dramatically in the last few years. But in a sense, Whitaker got the closest yethe touched a live great white shark with his bare hand.

Spread over 118 tiny islands in the middle of a lagoon, Venice is accustomed to flooding. At the time, the plan was called Project Moses. It still alludes to Moses, or Mos in Italian, whose biblical narrative includes the parting of the Red Seamuch like MOSE's gates are intended to do. Venice in 2001But as Simon reported in 2001, the project has needed its own miracle. "It took nearly 20 years for Project Moses to be drawn up, and Italy has been arguing about it for the past 10.

On Cape Cod over the summer, the anxiety wasn't only about the traffic. Some 25,000 seals now call Cape Cod home, and because seals are also federally protected, their population cannot be legally culled. "So the Outer Cape, as well as Cape Cod Bay, down to roughly Wellfleet. The light it reflects resembles fish scales* Do not enter the water if you are bleedingHELLO CAPE COD, GOODBYE CAPE TOWNWhile Cape Cod has become a new hot spot for great white sharks, Cape Town has seen its shark population decline dramatically in the last few years. Shark video and photos courtesy of: OCEARCH, Atlantic White Shark Conservancy and Joe Mault/Orleans Camera

At the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, hydrogen gases exploded, spreading radiation into communities more than 25 miles away. 2018: Turning to robotsThis week, correspondent Lesley Stahl returns to the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant to report the latest. "There are four-legged robots, robots that climb stairs, and even robots that can swim into reactors flooded with water," Stahl says. He was hired as a senior adviser by the Japanese company that owns the Fukushima Daiichi plant and is now in charge of the effort to find the missing fuel. No one knew what would happen at the Fukushima Daiichi plant.

"It took nearly 20 years for Project Moses to be drawn up, and Italy has been arguing about it for the past 10. Simon spoke with Andrea Rinaldo, a professor who was part of a panel of experts brought in to evaluate Project Moses. Simon was frank: Did Rinaldo think Project Moses would ever happen? It still alludes to Moses, or Mos in Italian, whose biblical narrative includes the parting of the Red Sea much like MOSE's 78 gates are intended to do. In Venice's MOSE system, gates will raise out of the water to provide a barrier between the lagoon and the Adriatic Sea.

Steve Kroft, Scott Pelley, Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and more look back at 50 seasons of 60 Minutes

In 2014, 60 Minutes' Bob Simon traveled to Ukraine and discovered the reactor still has the power to kill.

A conversation with late 60 Minutes correspondent Bob Simon, who covered the killing of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin 20 years ago.

The Lesson of War, All-American, Whisky Island Scott Pelley explores the effects of war on children; then, Morley Safer profiles "patriotic philanthropist" David Rubenstein; and, Steve Kroft finishes the late Bob Simon's report about the Scottish island of Islay.

A candid conversation with 60 Minutes executive producer Jeff Fager about "Whisky Island"-- the story that almost didn't air

“People in Saigon feel that if Xuan Loc falls, the war is over,” reported Bob Simon on April 15, 1975. The city had sustained significant damage from North Vietnamese forces determined to take South Vietnam. Simon’s report originally aired on the “CBS Evening News.”

RTDNF honors the late Bob Simon with lifetime achievement award The Radio Television Digital News Foundation gave its lifetime achievement award to the longtime CBS News correspondent Bob Simon. "60 Minutes" executive producer Jeff Fager and Simon's daughter Tanya, a "60 Minutes" producer, accepted the award Wednesday night in Washington. Charlie Rose reports.

On the day he died, Bob Simon couldn't have asked for more: finishing a 60 Minutes piece with his daughter Tanya, in love with grandson Jack. Watch "60 Minutes Presents: Remembering Bob Simon."

At home with boxer Manny Pacquiao Bob Simon takes you inside the world of "Pacman," where throngs of Filipinos gather at the gates of boxer Manny Pacquiao.

Preview: Remembering Bob Simon This Sunday, 60 Minutes remembers its friend and master storyteller Bob Simon, who died tragically last week at age 73, with a special 90-minute tribute on Sunday, Feb. 22 at 7 p.m. ET/PT

"Face the Nation" remembers Bob Simon Bob Schieffer says longtime CBS correspondent Bob Simon always chose the right words to tell a story, and he was never afraid to go where the news was.

Bob Simon's passing: We have lost so much "We lost his sense of justice and his sense of the absurd," Steve Kroft says of his late "60 Minutes" colleague

Argentina's "dirty war" Bob Simon reports on the disappearance of "enemies of the state," including pregnant women, during the 1970s and 80s

Steve Hartman remembers Bob Simon "I had what you might call a love-hate relationship with Bob Simon," said Steve Hartman, as he described the impact Bob Simon's work has had on his own storytelling.

Bob Simon's final report Bob Simon finished the 60 Minutes report "ZMapp," on the development of a promising drug to combat Ebola, the day he died. It will air this Sunday, Feb. 15 at 7 p.m. ET/PT. His daughter, Tanya Simon, is the producer.

2/12: Remembering Bob Simon; Joy in the Congo Bob Simon's way with words was so extraordinary that calling him a wordsmith doesn't do him justice. "CBS Evening News" anchor Scott Pelley, a colleague of Simon's for years at "60 Minutes," remembers Simon as a courageous reporter with an unrivaled ability to bring a story to life; and, In honor of the late Bob Simon, the "CBS Evening News" aired a condensed version of his popular "60 Minutes" piece: Joy in the Congo.

Former CBS News President Howard Stringer remembers Bob Simon Former network executive reflects on the life of iconic CBS News correspondent, including his capture and torture by the Iraqi army in 1991.

"CBS Evening News" anchor Scott Pelley remembers Bob Simon "60 Minutes" correspondent Bob Simon died in a car crash at the age of 73. Scott Pelley, anchor and managing editor of the "CBS Evening News," remembers Simon as one of journalism's legends.

"CBS This Morning" co-host Charlie Rose reflects on Bob Simon's legacy CBS News is remembering journalism legend Bob Simon, who was killed in a car crash at the age of 73. "CBS This Morning" co-host Charlie Rose reflects on Simon's legacy as a journalist.

Scott Pelley: Bob Simon had enormous courage, sharp intolerance for injustice "CBS Evening News" anchor and managing editor Scott Pelley joins "CBS This Morning" to share memories of legendary correspondent Bob Simon. He and Simon were "60 Minutes" colleagues for more than a decade.

Highlights of Bob Simon's career at CBS News spanning nearly 50 years The "60 Minutes" correspondent covered stories around the world for nearly half a century. Simon survived close calls, including 40 days in an Iraqi prison. On Wednesday night, Simon died in a car accident in New York City. Watch these highlights of Simon's amazing work.

Bob Simon on teaching grandson about motorcycles "60 Minutes" correspondent Bob Simon spoke about his cherished grandson, Jack, in 2012 during one of his appearances on "CBS This Morning." Simon's office is filled with pictures of Jack.

Remembering Bob Simon's legendary career at CBS News CBS News has lost one of its brightest lights. "60 Minutes" correspondent Bob Simon died Wednesday night in a traffic accident in New York City. The award-winning journalist spent more than 47 years at CBS News and earned the respect and admiration of colleagues and world leaders. He was 73 years old. Charlie Rose reports.

Remembering Bob Simon A special look back at the career of CBS News foreign reporter and 60 Minutes correspondent, Bob Simon who died Wednesday at the age of 73.

Longtime CBS News and "60 Minutes" correspondent Bob Simon dies Scott Pelley delivered the news of his colleague's death in a car accident in this CBS News Special Report

The director of "Selma" imagines how a late KKK leader would react to her filming a civil rights march on the bridge that bears his name. Watch Bob Simon's report "Selma."

"Selma" scene filmed on bridge named for KKK leader Filming on Alabama's Edmund Pettus Bridge offered director Ava DuVernay a way to anger the ghosts of racism. Watch Bob Simon's report on the film "Selma" Sunday, Feb. 8 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.

The secret language of elephants Bob Simon discovers the inhabitants of the Dzanga clearing in the Central African Republic

Raw reporting from the Syrian civil war Bob Simon, accustomed to being on the front lines, tells the story of a brutal civil war through the eyes of filmmakers inside Syria.

In the besieged Syrian city of Homs, "60 Minutes" reports on how a child named Omar gets around the war-torn streets he knows as his playground. Watch Bob Simon's report "Inside Homs."

Chernobyl: The catastrophe that never ended Nearly 30 years after the explosion, Bob Simon travels to Ukraine and discovers the reactor still has the power to kill.

Bob Simon visits Chernobyl 28 years after the nuclear meltdown and finds out why this ghost town is still dangerous.

Patinkin panics: The actor and his anxiety "I'm a volcano inside, and I don't look at that as a great thing," actor Mandy Patinkin tells Bob Simon.

Turning mushroom hunting into gold in the Yukon In Canada's Yukon Territory, Bob Simon found a man whose technique for finding mushrooms inspired him to create a method to find gold that's made him the Yukon's biggest gold prospector.

Protecting the mushroom patch Shawn Ryan tells Bob Simon that mushroom picking can be even more secretive than the hunt for gold.

Preview: Gold rush 60 Minutes reports on a gold prospector in Canada’s Yukon, where they also meet a bear. Watch Bob Simon's report on Sunday, Oct. 19 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.

Pink Panthers: Daring heists rake in half-a-billion dollars Using expert planning and military discipline, a loose group of European thieves dubbed "the Pink Panthers" has stolen $500M over 20 years. Bob Simon reports.

Fukushima: Three Years Later Bob Simon reports on the aftermath of the disaster in Fukushima, Japan, and finds toxic ghost towns frozen in time.

Steve Kroft investigates the multibillion-dollar industry that sells the personal information of millions of Americans; then, Bob Simon reports on the aftermath of the disaster in Fukushima, Japan; and, 60 Minutes travels to the South Pacific on the trail of the humpback whale