Latest Assignment America Videos
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Play CBS Video April 24, 2009 | 11:03 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 | 10:41 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 | 10:04 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 | 10:42 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 14, 2009 | 12:24 AM 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 24, 2009 | 12:50 AM 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 16, 2009 | 12:32 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 10, 2009 | 1:05 AM 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 20, 2008 | 12:16 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 | 7:50 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 | 7:16 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.
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Play CBS Video June 6, 2008 | 10:31 PM PDT
Community Lends Helping Hand
When cancer patient Sonya Barclay made a plea to a reality show to help her build a new house, her community pulled together to grant the wish that the show couldn?t. Steve Hartman reports.
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Play CBS Video April 25, 2008 | 10:58 PM PDT
The Littlest Bank In America
The town of Oakwood, Texas, used to be known for cotton. Now it's mostly known as a town that, well, used to be. But its home to a living antique, the littlest bank in America. Steve Hartman reports.
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Play CBS Video April 18, 2008 | 11:41 PM PDT
Young Boy Climbs Kilimanjaro
At just four feet tall, 7-year-old Keats Boyd was not expected to fulfill his dream of climbing Africa's tallest mountain. But, as Steve Hartman explains, Boyd was able to prove the skeptics wrong.
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Play CBS Video April 11, 2008 | 11:00 PM PDT
Teaching Old Cats New Tricks
Everyone knows you can't teach an old dog new tricks ? but what about a cat? Well, some people are trying. Steve Hartman reports for "Assignment America."
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Play CBS Video September 14, 2007 | 8:37 AM PDT
Assignment America
You pick Steve Hartman's next assignment; Porch sitters union, an Iowa town made famous by American Gothic, or a "velveteria."
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Play CBS Video September 14, 2007 | 8:37 AM PDT
Assignment America
You pick Steve Hartman's next assigmnent; Help Steve pick a puppy, meet an 82-yr.-old waitress, or an art student adopted by his teacher.
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Play CBS Video September 14, 2007 | 8:37 AM PDT
Assignment America
You pick Steve Hartman's next assignment; meet a rose man in Florida, a group in Queens, N.Y. who walk the block again and again, and an acrobatic pilot who won't give up the ghost.
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Play CBS Video June 22, 2007 | 3:17 PM PDT
Fulfilling A Childhood Fantasy
Only On The Web: John Ninomiya says he is the only person in America to fly using a bunch of helium-filled balloons. He talks with Steve Hartman about his unusual hobby.
