60 Minutes (1968)

S52E41 298 Counts of Murder, The Monuments, West Side Story

Six years prior, Malaysia Flight 17 was tragically shot down over eastern Ukraine, resulting in the loss of 298 lives. A trial is set to commence next month in a Dutch court for four individuals, three of whom are Russian. Scott Pelley delves into the evidence and interviews the families of victims and the prosecutors involved, with production by Henry Schuster. Meanwhile, Anderson Cooper explores the heated national discussion surrounding public Confederate monuments, which have sparked debates and violence due to their perceived racist implications. In a cultural segment, Bill Whitaker gains exclusive access to rehearsals of a reimagined version of the iconic musical, West Side Story, speaking with its directors and cast, produced by Ruth Streeter.