Latest Assignment America Videos
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Play CBS Video October 21, 2011 | 4:34 PM PDT
Doctor treats homeless to housing, hope
As part of our continuing series "Assignment America," Steve Hartman reports on Dr. Jim Withers, who has been providing medical care exclusively for the homeless since 1992. A non-profit Withers started has been remarkably successful at finding homes for his patients as well.
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Play CBS Video December 21, 2010 | 4:20 PM PST
Billionaires Pledge to Donate Wealth
As part of "American Spirit," Katie Couric speaks to Steve Case and Ted Forstmann about their agreement to donate the majority of their wealth to charity.
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Play CBS Video December 20, 2010 | 4:15 PM PST
Tennessee's Year-Round Santa Claus
As Part of the CBS News series "Assignment America," Steve Hartman profiles 60-year-old Ronnie Greenea, a Tennessee man who lives the role of a modern-day Santa Claus everyday of the year.
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Play CBS Video December 13, 2010 | 4:24 PM PST
Texas Woman Makes Coaching History
As part of our continuing series "Assignment America," Steve Hartman meets 73-year-old Leta Andrews, a woman who has been coaching women's high school basketball in Texas since 1962.
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Play CBS Video December 7, 2010 | 4:19 PM PST
Artist Campaigns for Barefoot Families
An estimated 1.5 billion people all over the world, many of them children, do not own a pair of shoes. As part of our continuing series "American Spirit," Dave price reports on how artist Michael Franti is trying to change that.
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Play CBS Video December 6, 2010 | 4:28 PM PST
From Pre-Law to Automotive Mechanic
As part of "Assignment America," Steve Hartman travels to Arizona and meets 32-year-old Sarah Lateiner from Arizona, who took her dreams from lawyer to automotive mechanic.
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Play CBS Video November 29, 2010 | 4:15 PM PST
Man Builds Planetarium in Backyard
As part of "Assignment America," Steve Hartman meets a Wisconsin man, Frank Kovac, who has spent the past 15 years building a remote planetarium in his backyard.
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Play CBS Video November 22, 2010 | 4:15 PM PST
Lost Brothers Reunited
As part of "Assignment America," Steve Hartman tells the story of an older brother who spent over a decade saving funds to reunite and live with his two younger siblings after they were all split apart in foster care as children.
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Play CBS Video April 24, 2009 | 3:57 PM PDT
The Oldest Man In America
Steve Hartman presents this week's "Assignment America" from Great Falls, Mont., where 112-year-old Walter Breuning proudly stands as the oldest man currently living in the nation.
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Play CBS Video April 17, 2009 | 4:17 PM PDT
Banking On Worms
Steve Hartman revisits Sopchoppy, Fla. in this week's "Assignment America," where residents are still making "grub."
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Play CBS Video March 20, 2009 | 4:15 PM PDT
Refusing To Sell Out
One of Assignment America's more memorable reports was about a woman who stubbornly refused to sell her house, even as a giant building went up around her. The story's taken another twist. Steve Hartman reports.
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Play CBS Video March 13, 2009 | 4:12 PM PDT
The Financial Optimists
Despite constant news reports of a declining economy and dwindling financial markets, Steve Hartman meets several optimists who say that remaining hopeful will be the true key to success.
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Play CBS Video February 13, 2009 | 4:10 PM PST
What Is A Hero?
In the media, words like "miracle" and "hero" can lose their impact. But, as Steve Hartman reports, true heroes do exist.
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Play CBS Video January 23, 2009 | 4:25 PM PST
79-Year-Old Gets GED
If you have any doubt you can achieve anything you set your mind to, ask 79-year-old Randy Wilt about his latest achievement. Wilt passed the GED after 6 years of studying. Steve Hartman reports.
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Play CBS Video January 14, 2009 | 5:35 PM PST
Underdog March To Inauguration
The Bonnie Brae Knights are a marching band from N.J. composed of boys with troubled backgrounds. But, as Steve Hartman reports, this band will perform at this year?s presidential inauguration.
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Play CBS Video January 9, 2009 | 4:36 PM PST
'Money Experts' Apologize?
So-called money experts have written 2009 investment guides to help you get back the money you lost reading their advice from 2008. Steve Hartman reports on whether one expert is ready to apologize.
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Play CBS Video December 12, 2008 | 3:27 PM PST
The Art Of Nathan Sawaya
"Only On The Web": Nathan Sawaya is a former lawyer who never stopped playing with Legos. He tells CBS News' Steve Hartman his unique Lego sculptures are exhibited and sold worldwide.
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Play CBS Video November 13, 2008 | 4:10 PM PST
A Chip Off The Old Canoe
Just like his grandfather-in-law, Bill Hafeman, who Charles Kuralt met 26 years ago, Ray Bozel is one of America's last birch bark canoe builders. Steve Hartman has more.
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Play CBS Video November 7, 2008 | 4:18 PM PST
Band Marches Through Obstacles
The first blind marching band in the nation is taking Columbus, Ohio by storm. And, as Steve Hartman reports, one of their next stops is the Rose Parade.
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Play CBS Video October 10, 2008 | 4:09 PM PDT
The Final Touchdown
In this latest installment of "Assignment America," Steve Hartman visits the dilapidated McLeod West High School as their underdog and severly under-funded football team aims for a big win.
