60 Minutes 57x28 - NIH | Evidence | The Land of Declining Sons

NIH – In its ongoing mission to shrink the federalgovernment, the Trump administration has cut over a thousandjobs and billions in research grants from America's crown jewelof medical research – the National Institutes of Health.While other administrations have tried to downsize the NIHbefore, leaked Trump administration documents show plans toreduce the NIH budget by more than 40%, sending shockwavesthroughout the scientific community. Correspondent SharynAlfonsi sits down with the former director of the NIH, Dr.Francis Collins, as well as with a researcher and an NIHinsider who all say these measures could jeopardize the healthof Americans for generations to come. Ashley Velie is theproducer.Evidence – Evidence has emerged that could changeour understanding of the 9/11 terrorist attacks more than twodecades ago. A 60 MINUTES investigation found that crucialinformation, initially turned over to the FBI shortly afterthe attacks, was never shared with the bureau's own fieldagents or senior intelligence officials. Correspondent CeciliaVega reports on this evidence, which has come to light amid alawsuit against the Saudi government filed by families of thenearly 3,000 victims and includes a video of a Saudi nationalfilming the U.S. Capitol, thought to be al-Qaeda's fourthtarget. Richard Bonin and Mirella Brussani are theproducers.The Land of Declining Sons – The world'spopulation may have recently surpassed 8 billion, but this isa misleading figure. Growth is unevenly distributed, and manycountries are experiencing a decline in population – in somecases, steeply. Consider Japan. The country with thefourth-largest economy is now facing a rapidly declining birthrate and a population projected to shrink in half by thiscentury's end. Correspondent Jon Wertheim reports fromJapan, examining how these demographic changes affect thecountry and its culture. Jacqueline Williams is the producer.