60 Minutes 54x23 - Economic Shock and Awe | Through The Roof |Sue Bird
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Economic Shock and Awe – As Russia continues its assault onUkraine, the United States, European Union, and Asian allieshave imposed unprecedented economic sanctions on Russia. Thegoal is to force Russia to withdraw its army and agree not toattack Ukraine again. Sharyn Alfonsi sits down with deputynational security advisor Daleep Singh, the Bidenadministration's point man on the sanctions and architect ofthis "war by other means." Alfonsi reports on the impact of thesanctions, the risk, and the potential for collateral damageon the U.S. economy and the rest of the world. Through TheRoof – 60 MINUTES travels to a hot housing market andexamines the rental madness affecting millions of Americans.With residential rents nationwide up 15% last year, nearlytwice the overall inflation rate, Lesley Stahl looks at thefactors behind the jump – supply and demand first among them.While millions of people need rental housing, very littlerental housing has been built in the last decade. At the sametime, big investment firms are buying up rental properties,most of them in "hot" Sun Belt rental markets, and in turn,would-be first-time homebuyers have to compete against WallStreet giants. The financial impossibility for many keepspeople as tenants renting, which keeps rental demand high andcan drive rents even higher. Sue Bird – Jon Wertheimprofiles one of the greatest players in WNBA history and one ofbasketball's generational stars. Sue Bird is poised to starther 19th season with the only team she's ever known, theSeattle Storm. Three decades, four WNBA championships, andfive Olympic gold medals later, Bird has come a long way, ashas her league and women's sports. Wertheim talks to thefearless New York point guard, now 41 years old and stillperforming with crisp precision.
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