60 Minutes: December 27, 2009 Running Dry; Out of the Shadows; Birdmen Lesley Stahl looks into the 3 year drought California is suffering, along with in-state fighting over the water supply they have. Also, Lara with an interesting look into Afghanistan's own efforts to be rid of al Qaeda and the Taliban. Henry Crumpton, former CIA operative, discusses the strategy he feels is now necessary in Pakistan. Finally, the Birdmen, high adrenaline junkies taking base jumping to a whole new level with flight suits that increase their air time without a parachute from incredible heights. One of their team, scheduled for this piece, was killed in a jump before this story filmed.

Starring:

Byron Pitts, Morley Safer, Steve Kroft, Lesley Stahl, Andrew Rooney, Scott Pelley, Ed Bradley, Bob Simon, Mike Wallace, Lara Logan, Anderson Cooper, Bill Whitaker, Norah O'Donnell, L. Jon Wertheim, Sharyn Alfonsi, John Dickerson

Genre:

Documentary