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Chronicler of small town southern life. her tale of that time became what many consider the towering american novel of the 20th century. anthony mason, cbs news, new york. >> pelley: steve hartmans next. ♪ ♪ its easy to love your laxative when that lax loves your body back. only miralax hydrates, eases and softens to unblock naturally, so you have peace of mind from start to finish. love your laxative. miralax. after a dvt blood clot.mind when i got out of the hospital what about my family? ...

To keep it pumping. >> pelley: "they dont do one thing but sing their hearts out for us. thats why its a sin to kill a mockingbird." the writer of that classic line and novel harper lee died last r ght at the age of 89, a woman who, like her character, boo smdley, preferred to stay inside the small world where she was born, monroeville, alabama. anthony mason has her story. >> reporter: when president bush awarded her the medal of freedom in 2007, harper lee had published only one novel, but it ...

Defends a black man falsely accused of raping a white woman. la what happened to you on the evening of august 21 of last year? >> reporter: nelle harper lee grew up in scouts world in monroeville, alabama. as she described on wqxr radio in 1964. >> reporter: that was the last >> reporter: that was the last extended interview lee ever gave. >> she is the most private woman i have ever known. >> reporter: friend wayne flint said lees next project was helping her neighbor, truman capote, research a...

>> that i couldnt tell the number of people that were assisted. i thought that was truly unusual. if the organization is asking for money and spending money-- purportedly spending money to assist veterans, id like to know. >> reporter: wounded warrior project says 80% of their money is spent on programs for veterans. thats because they include some promotional items, direct response advertising and shipping and postage costs. take that out, and the figures look more like what charity watchdogs s...

And the number one disqualifier? oe% said they wouldnt have faith in a candidate who does not believe in god. enst night, we broke the story of lavish spending by one of the most prominent charities for wounded veterans. financial records show that, compared to similar charities, the wounded warrior project shads a far smaller share of what it takes in on the vets themselves. well, tonight, we have more of nir investigation by chip reid red producer jennifer janisch. >> reporter: the nations mos...

Research is needed about the risk of transmission through sexual contact and blood transfusion. fd, scott, a vaccine could be three to five years away. >> pelley: jon, thanks very much. john answered questions about zika virus in a facebook chat this evening. you can find his responses on our facebook page. and well be right back. my tip is, it your country when youre too weak to put on your uniform. (announcer)you can quit. for free help, call 1-800-quit-now. that gives you better taste and bet...

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Of doctors, pharmacies and distributors throughout the state. >> we are talking, in a certain sense, drug traffickers, and they are doing nothing but writing and cranking out prescription after prescription after prescription. >> reporter: theyre pushers. >> they truly are. >> reporter: west virginia has the highest rate of overdose deaths in the nation. each year doctors write the equivalent of one painkiller prescription for every man, woman and child in the state of ti8 million. in the last y...

After weeks of trying to reach kostenko, we drove out to cole country clinic, located at the end of this narrow two-mile logging road. instead of finding the doctor, we came face to face with a rottweiler. shutting down these clinics can often take years, because these are licensed doctors, writing legal prescriptions. >> therein lies the problem. you have to be able to prove, in court, that theyre prescribing was for a non-medical necessity, or in such an egregious amount that it was negligent....

Old. oh, i remember when he was so young, whatever. anyway a little depressing. sandra: nobody knows hollywood better than melissa. your looks -- melissa: that is part of the game. unless youre a character actor and i guess you make money off looking different, that is another way to go but just sort of like -- i cant believe she is not immune to it. >> that is the complaint all these years. you hit 40 in hollywood youre not marketable. michael douglas having 23-year-old wives in movies when he ...