Extreme athletes disappears. The free diving World Champion capable of holding her breath for nearly ten minutes missing after going into the deep. The urgent search right now. Good morning, america. It is a busy wednesday morning and a lot to get to. So much of the country still being hit hard by that severe weather. And take a look at this satellite photo. That is the most powerful storm on the planet right now churning in the pacific and ravaged a u. S. Island. Stunning photo. But we begin with that news just breaking this morning. The man who helped that minnesota dentist kill cecil the lion speaking out for the first time this morning after appearing in court. He faces up to 15 years in prison for allegedly having that illegal hunt. The dentist is still in hiding. His home vandalized and abcs david wright has been following the story and starts us off this morning. Reporter professional hunter wore dark glasses to court today. He lost his hunting license and now faces criminal cha
It becomes hard to imagine that our dome exists at all. This is the level that we go outside. Pelley wow, what a beautiful view. Tonight, youre going to see it like youve never seen it before. Simon this is called lung packing, and William Trubridge is doing it to attempt something known as a free dive going down more than 400 feet, longer than a football field, on a single breath. He carries no weights, but hell go down quickly. At 70 feet, hell lose buoyancy and will be pulled by gravity alone. Medical scholars say the sport is revealing human capabilities that are making them rewrite textbooks on human physiology. Im steve kroft. Im lesley stahl. Im morley safer. Im bob simon. Im charlie rose. Im scott pelley. Those stories tonight on 60 minutes. Good evening, National Retail federation says 141 Million People went shopping this hold day Weekend Spending 57 billion. That is more shoppers than last year but less money spent. Thanksgiving day store traffic was the big winner, up 27 .
Is it in just a few hours in afghanistan well be meeting to talk about a deal thats thats tribal leaders will meet to talk about a deal that could change the u. S. Mission in their nation. Its up to them to approve or reject a security pack announced by secretary of state john kerry. That agreement was posted on an Afghan Government website allows for some u. S. Troops to stay on the ground through 2024. A main Sticking Point whether u. S. Service personal will have immunity. That has been resolved, and john kerry clarified a key part of the deal. Its chain, quip, resist. Theres no compatrol for the United States forces. And the bilateral Security Agreement is on effort to clarify for afghans and for United States military forces exactly what the rules are with respect to that ongoing relationship. The pact is a setback. They opposed the deal, afghans want the troops out. Jane ferguson has that story from kandahar city. For many in kandahar life has been hard. They are squeeze the betw
The u. S. Secretary of state john kerry says progress is being made in negotiating a ceasefire in gaza. He was in cairo along with the u. N. Chief, ban kimoon, and they hope an egyptian proposal for a truce will be accepted by both sides in the conflict. While this conflict prompted an emergency, the United Nations meeting in geneva. The human rights chief navie peela is there. Tell us what was said at this meeting of the human rights council, and the message from navi pilae. Reporter yes, a strong messing from navi pilae saying that humanitarian law may have been violated in a manner that could amount to war crimes. Thats her assessment of a situation after a number of incidents in the area. He urged all actors in the area to abide by International Law and make sure civilians are not targeted. Lets listen to a broader picture about the situation in gaza at the moment. The current conflict and destruction comes at a time when gaza is still recovering from repeated escalations of hostil