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TV news pioneer Joseph Wershba, an Emmy-winning CBS News producer and reporter, whose work helped to bring the McCarthy witch hunts to an end, has died at the age of 90.

The Associated Press reports that Wershba, who was one of the original '60 Minutes' producers, died at his home at Long Island, New York of complications from pneumonia.

In a statement, CBS News Chairman Jeff Fager said, "Joe Wershba was a wonderful man who was a pioneer of broadcast journalism, without the notoriety of his more celebrated colleagues Ed Murrow and Don Hewitt. ... Almost everything he touched became part of the foundation for CBS News, including '60 Minutes.'"

In 1954 Wershba led a report on Sen. McCarthy for Edward R. Murrow's CBS TV news segment, 'See It Now.' The exposé helped discredit McCarthy, and was one of the inspirations for the movie 'Good Night and Good Luck,' in which Wershba was played by Robert Downey, Jr.

After weeks of speculation, CBS announced today that Scott Pelley will replace Katie Couric as anchor of 'CBS Evening News.'

Pelley, a 22-year veteran of CBS news, was the front-runner for the job and will lead his first newscast as anchor and managing editor on June 6.

The award-winning journalist has reported for '60 Minutes' since 2004 and worked as the network's chief White House correspondent. In recent years, he's covered everything from the tsunami in Japan to the recession in the U.S., and interviewed people like President George Bush, Federal Reserve chairman Ben Bernanke and Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens.

"I am delighted to join the terrific team at the 'CBS Evening News,'" Pelley said in a statement. "It's a privilege to work alongside the most gifted and talented journalists in the industry."

Two months after being attacked and sexually assaulted by a mob in Tarir Square in Cairo, Lara Logan is breaking her silence about the attack. She's spoken to Brian Stelter of The New York Times about the attack and will speak to her CBS News colleague Scott Pelley on '60 Minutes' Sunday night.

Just from the details that have been teased out in the article and the '60' preview, it sounded like it was a harrowing experience for Logan. She was separated from her producer, cameraman and bodyguards, her clothes were ripped off, and she was repeatedly groped and beaten for 40 minutes, until she was rescued by Egyptian soldiers and some civilians.

She gave this chilling statement to Pelley: "There was no doubt in my mind that I was in the process of dying. I thought not only am I going to die, but it's going to be just a torturous death that's going to go on forever."

Rumors have been swirling for weeks about what Katie Couric will do when her CBS contract expires this summer. Now, The Associated Press reports that she is heading to fill the Oprah-sized hole in the daytime talk show lineup.

According to The AP, Couric will step down from her role as anchor of the 'CBS Evening News' after almost five years in the job. The AP says a network executive, who spoke on condition of anonymity because Couric has not officially announced her plans, reported the move Sunday night.

No departure date has been set, but Couric's contract expires June 4th. She is now expected to launch a syndicated talk show in 2012, and several companies -- including CBS -- are reportedly vying for her services.

In Scott Brown's new book, 'Against All Odds,' the Massachusetts Senator reveals that he was physically abused by a succession of stepfathers, and sexually abused by a camp counselor.

Promoting the book on '60 Minutes' (Sun., 7PM ET on CBS), he spoke to Leslie Stahl about how he reacted when he learned that the house he had lived in with one of his abusive stepfathers, Larry, was up for sale.

"I heard that not many years ago Larry's house came up for sale and you actually thought about buying it," Stahl said.

"I actually called the realtor and went in and took the tour and relived where everything was to make sure I wasn't kind of dreaming," Brown explained. "As I left I said 'Man, I wish I had the money, I'd just buy this thing and burn it down'."

Brown also told Stahl that his troubled childhood has made him tougher, and prepared him for his life in politics.

Actress Marilu Henner is one of six people in the world who is recognized with having superior autobiographical memory, which means she has the ability to quickly recall almost every moment that she has experienced since about the age of six.

She talked about her amazing talent with Leslie Stahl on "60 Minutes" (Sunday 7 PM ET on CBS.)

"It's like putting in DVD and it ques up to certain place. I'm there again. I'm looking out from my eyes, and seeing things visually as I would have that day," Henner explained.

Stahl then tried to stump Henner by bringing up dates and events from her distant past, which Henner was able to explain in great detail.

We're just jealous that the former star of "Taxi" and "Evening Shade" has never had to deal with the frustration of misplacing her keys.

After the Republicans captured the House of Representatives in the mid-term election last month, Speaker of the House to-be John Boehner teared up while recounting his long personal journey to the third-highest office in the land.

On '60 Minutes' (Sunday 7 PM ET on CBS) Lelsie Stahl asked Boehner why the occasion had moved him to tears. Boehner explained that there are certain things he finds hard to talk about, and mentioned that he can no longer visit schools, which he used to do often.

Why?" Stahl wondered.

"Making sure these kids have a shot at the American dream," Boehner explained, as he started to get choked up. "It's important," he added, before losing it completely.

"What you see is what you get," Boehner said, after composing himself. "I know who I am. I'm comfortable in my own skin, and everybody who knows me knows that I get emotional about certain things."

John Boehner: Our first openly "Emo" Speaker of the House.

According to Mark Zuckerberg, the movie 'The Social Network' -- which is about the founding of his company, Facebook -- was "pretty fun" to watch.

In a '60 Minutes' (Sunday, 7 PM ET on CBS) interview with Leslie Stahl, the 26-year-old founder and CEO of Facebook also addressed what the film got wrong and right.

"I think they got every single T-shirt that they had the Mark Zuckerberg character wearing right, I think I actually own those T-shirts," he explained.

"There are hugely basic things they got wrong too -- they made it seem like my whole motivation for building Facebook was so I could get girls, and they completely left out that my girlfriend I have been dating since before I started Facebook," he said, much to the shock of Stahl.

Maybe Stahl shouldn't have been so surprised that Zuckerberg is still together with his college girlfriend. It doesn't appear he's changed his T-shirt heavy wardrobe much since then either.

How old is former Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, who retired in June after almost thirty-five years on the nation's highest court? Old enough that he can confirm Babe Ruth's famous called shot.

Stevens was twelve years old when he attended Game Three of the 1932 World Series, in which Ruth reportedly pointed to center field with his bat right before blasting a 450-foot home run in that direction. Stevens recounted what he saw on '60 Minutes' (Sunday, 7 PM ET on CBS.)

On 'The View' (weekdays, syndicated), Joy Behar calls Steve Kroft of '60 Minutes' "elitist" and "sexist" for suggesting that President Barack Obama's talk show appearances are somehow "demeaning" and "unpresidential."

It hasn't been the greatest week for President Obama. His party suffered a historic reversal in the midterm elections, and the sitting president has faced criticism from all sides. And so, at the end of a very long week, he got to appear on '60 Minutes' (Sun., 7PM ET on CBS) and defend his record one more time.

At times, it seemed like all the criticism was getting to Obama. He said this: "I do get discouraged." Correspondent Steve Kroft used the interview to grill Obama on the economy. The president said he was pleased with his record, but added that there were elements that were beyond his control. "As president ... you're held responsible for everything, but you don't always have control of everything."

On '60 Minutes' (Sun., 7PM ET on CBS), famously beautiful actress Penelope Cruz confessed to an all-too-common worry: she doesn't think that she's "sexy." Interviewer Charlie Rose told Cruz that her sensuality was an essential part of her appeal. He also compared her to legendary bombshell Sophia Loren.

But Cruz denied the comparison. "I never felt, 'Oh, I think I look good,'" she said. "I always tend to be more in the insecure side."

Rose pressed the issue, calling her "beautiful" and sexy." "You know it's there," he said, referring to the effect that she has on men.

James Cameron is the director of 'Avatar' -- the highest-grossing film in history. But Mr. Cameron hasn't always had a smooth road to movie success. On '60 Minutes' (Sun., 7PM ET on CBS), Cameron discusses his early years in the industry -- including the time a studio tried to cast O.J. Simpson in one of his movies.

After being fired from his first directing job -- on the notorious flop 'Piranha II' -- Cameron had a vision for a new film. This vision literally came to him in a dream; a dream about a skeletal robot rising from a fire. In the end, the film became 'The Terminator,' his first blockbuster success.

But even though Arnold Schwarzenegger became famous in the role, he wasn't the studio's first choice. An executive wanted to cast O.J. Simpson as the killer cyborg from the future. Cameron was completely against the idea, thinking that O.J. would be totally miscast as a killer. Of course, this all took place years before the murders that would make Simpson infamous.

Conan O'Brien appeared on '60 Minutes' (Sun., 7PM ET on CBS) to discuss the late night wars and rival host Jay Leno. The conversation focused on his abrupt departure from 'The Tonight Show.' Interviewer Steve Kroft offered his opinion that O'Brien had been "screwed" by Leno. At first, O'Brien joked about the situation, saying that he was laughing "because crying would be sad."

For the first time since the end of his tenure on 'The Tonight Show,' Conan O'Brien had a chance to appear on camera and share his thoughts on the whole long, drawn out civil war between him and Jay Leno and NBC and GE and the late night industry at large.

For the record, Conan O'Brien's sit down with Steve Kroft on '60 Minutes' on May 2, 2010 -- the first date he was contractually allowed to discuss what happened -- clearly established that while he's disappointed about what happened, Conan O'Brien is not defeated. To paraphrase 'Evita,' "Don't cry for him, America."