"60 MINUTES" LISTINGS FOR WEDNESDAY, JULY 26
Editor's Note: These previously broadcast segments have been updated for this post-season edition.
THE POWER OF GRIMSBY - With a combined threat of climate change and the ongoing war in Ukraine triggering a possible global energy crisis, clean and renewable energy is having a moment. 60 MINUTES travels to the old fishing town of Grimsby, England, where the world's largest offshore wind farm now powers millions of homes a day in the U.K. Correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi looks at how the wind turbines work, the growing industry of offshore wind and how the once distressed town of Grimsby has evolved into the new offshore clean energy powerhouse of Europe. Ashley Velie is the producer.
LOURDES - Bill Whitaker reports from the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes, a Marian shrine in Southern France and the site of 70 medical miracles recognized by the Catholic Church. 60 MINUTES goes inside the Lourdes Office of Medical Observations, where world-renowned doctors and researchers conduct decade-long investigations into the dozens of claims of miraculous cures made every year. They determine which cases can be medically explained and which cannot. Nichole Marks is the producer.
THE SOUTH DAKOTA KID - Jon Wertheim profiles Shane Van Boening, the top-ranked pool player in the world for 2022, and explores how pool is trying to shed its rambling, gambling image and thrive as a proper professional sport. Nathalie Sommer is the producer.
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