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60 Minutes

Sunday, August 25, 2019

60 Minutes

CBS News

Society & Culture, Tv & Film

3.82.6K Ratings

🗓️ 26 August 2019

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

Hospitals, municipalities, department stores, and more -- all victims of ransomware. As Scott Pelley learns -- sometimes the best solution is to pay the ransom. A two year investigation lead Bill Whitaker to the truth behind the opioid crisis. In an interview with Steve Kroft, former Atlanta Falcon Tim Green shares how he is coping with ALS -- which he thinks was caused by his time on the gridiron. Those stories on tonight's "60 Minutes." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0

Hi, I'm Lindsey Graham, the host of Wondries Podcast American Scandal.

0:03.9

Our newest series looks at the Kids for Cash Scandal,

0:07.0

a story about two judges who stood accused of making millions of dollars

0:10.9

in a brazen scheme that shattered the lives of countless children.

0:14.6

Listen to American Scandal on Amazon Music or wherever you catch your podcasts.

0:19.2

More than a quarter of cities and counties across America say they have

0:31.0

fended off an attack on their essential computer networks.

0:35.3

Hospitals, city halls, and transit hubs have all been crippled by sophisticated

0:41.2

ransomware attacks. Cybercrime has really become a way of life

0:46.5

and connected to everything we do and really every crime we see.

0:50.7

But what point does this ransomware come to our phones?

0:54.9

I think it's already on the doorstep for that.

1:00.0

Last year, more Americans died of drug overdoses than in the entire Vietnam war.

1:05.5

Who is responsible for the opioid epidemic affecting almost every community?

1:10.2

Big pharma? Or the doctors prescribing the pills?

1:14.2

Tonight, an investigation into both, beginning with this doctor we found in a state prison.

1:21.4

I see myself as a healer.

1:22.8

Doctor, you prescribe a thousand opioid pills to a pregnant woman.

1:28.4

I would like to stop.

1:33.6

Tim Green was a fearsome defender in the NFL who became a best-selling author.

1:38.8

But he's on 60 minutes tonight to reveal his secret he can no longer hide.

1:43.6

He has ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease.

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