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Sitting in on a kid's therapy session

While 60 Minutes was at the Urgent Care Walk-in Clinic for Mental Health at Children's Wisconsin - a place specifically opened for kids and teens in crisis - a mother and her 11-year-old daughter came in looking for help. The young girl had been struggling with anxiety and depression. After the intake process, Tammy Maklouf did a therapy session with the mother and daughter to come up with an actionable plan that they could implement until they were able to get more help. They invited us to sit in.

5/8/2022: Mark Esper, Crisis, Ballet in Exile

Former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper talks with Norah O’Donnell; U.S. kids grapplingwith mental health crisis made worse by the pandemic; Russia’s invasion of Ukraine scrambles global ballet community into action.

West Virginia primary provides test for incumbent representatives

Two Republican representatives are vying for a newly created district in West Virginia. The deciding factors may be their position on the bipartisan infrastructure bill and an endorsement from former President Trump. Scott MacFarlane reports.

Russian airstrike levels school where Ukrainians were seeking shelter

Russia continues to hit civilian centers, including an airstrike that destroyed a school where around 90 Ukrainians were sheltering. Meanwhile, first lady Jill Biden took a surprise trip to the war-torn country. Charlie D'Agata has more.

Mark Esper explains his actions after President Trump withdrew troops from Germany

Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper said he repositioned troops in June 2020 to sure NATO allies after President Donald Trump ordered 10,000 withdrawn from Germany.

Protests in support of abortion rights break out across the country

Protesters took to the streets on Mother's Day in response to the leaked draft opinion indicating the Supreme Court will overturn Roe V. Wade. Elise Preston has the latest.

One of the Joint Chiefs of Staff researched 25th Amendment after 2020 meeting with Trump

Former Defense Secretary Mark Esper tells 60 Minutes that a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff researched the 25th Amendment after President Donald Trump berated them.

Popular food boat capsizes and sinks in Florida

"I'm devastated of course, but my crew got out safely and nobody got hurt," the boat's owner wrote on Facebook, adding that the boat sank in "just 4 feet of water."

Former Secretary of Defense Mark Esper: The 60 Minutes Interview

In his new memoir, “A Sacred Oath,” Esper writes that he had to press President Trumpto send aid to Ukraine, and also walked the president back from ideas such as shootingprotesters and missile strikes in Mexico.

CBS Weekend News, May 8, 2022

Russian airstrike levels school where Ukrainians were seeking shelter; The real life "Young Sheldon"