03/23/2025: Death on the Chazy River, Larkin’s War, Mr. Clooney Goes to Broadway

Correspondent Cecilia Vega reports from the U.S.-Canadian border – the longest international land border in the world – near the Chazy River, where migrants are crossing with the helpof human smugglers who openly promote their services on popular social mediaplatforms. Vega speaks with one of those smugglers, a Sinaloa cartel member whoclaims that there will always be ways to bypass barriers, no matter what stepsthe two countries take – and with an American sheriff who has seen the impactof President Trump’s policies to reduce illegal immigration from the north.Frank Larkin’s commitment to America is remarkable. A former Navy SEAL, he served in the Secret Service, at the Pentagon and as sergeant-at-arms of the U.S. Senate. However, ascorrespondent Scott Pelley reports, Larkin’s most significant contribution maybe what he’s done since his son, Ryan, took his own life. Ryan was, like hisfather, a decorated Navy SEAL, and his death by suicide was attributed todepression. But Frank Larkin did not accept this explanation, and whenpathologists discovered Ryan suffered from scarring in his brain, likely due torepeated low-level blast exposure, this father campaigned for a change in howSpecial Operations and the rest of the military train and protect their servicemembers.Correspondent Jon Wertheim goes behind the scenes as George Clooney makes his Broadway debut, starring in an adaptation of the 2005 Oscar-nominated movie “Good Night, and Good Luck.” Clooney co-wrote both the original screenplay and this play, which tell thestory of pioneering journalist Edward R. Murrow, who took on Senator JosephMcCarthy. Clooney calls it a fight for the ages and says the plot, whichrevolves around themes of truth, intimidation and courage in corporate media,resonates today. At 63, the actor tells Wertheim why he finally feels ready totake on the role of Murrow himself.