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wallace. we begin with steve centanni. >> mike wallace, of course, the cbs news correspondent, did pass away in connecticut at age of 93. he was relentless in probing and questioning in his entire career. one of the best ways we could pay tribute to him is to watch this amazing man at work. let's watch some of his clips here. >> which upset him and his friends. how many blacks there are on your top campaign staff, governor? >> i couldn't honestly answer you, now. >> that speaks for itself. >> uh-huh? >> i president of the united states -- >> it was -- i don't know enough about iran-cobtra, mike, to talk to you intelligently about it. all i know is that -- >> the raised eyebrow, follow-up question, wallace always got to the heart of the matter and tossed tough questions at his friends, like ronald and nancy reagan as you saw. he began on the radio in the 1940s and made the most of the tv in the 50s. he was the first hire of producer donahueit, putting together "60 minutes," which went on to bec

born in brooklyn, massachusetts in 1918 is myron wallace. he held a number of entertainment jobs before becoming a news man for cbs. he made that after one of his children, peter, was killed in a mountain climbing accident. >> after we lost peter, i said, i can't hide behind that anymore and what i'm going to do is in the memory of your brother, your older brother peter, i'm going to do something that i am proud of doing and that he would be proud to have me do. >> that was wallace being interviewed by his son, our fox colleague and host of fox news sunday, chris wallace in 2005. at the time of that interview, mike wallace was still working full-time and didn't announce his requirement until 2006 and promised to work for it occasionally and he did. chris wallace asked him in the 2005 interview why he worked so much. his answer was, quote, it's not work, it's what i do, what i love to do. that interview endings moments later with this. >> it's a great life, i couldn't be prouder and i love you. >> i love you. and i'm proud of you. >> harris:

and now mike wallace. it is the stuff of legend, but it happens to be threw in his office at "60 minutes" mike kept an old newspaper ad that he really loved. it read "the four most dreaded words in the english language are: mike wallace is here." over the weekend, we got the news that we had dressed: mike wallace is gone. he died saturday at the age of 93 after a long career of pointed questions. >> what? >> with you. >> why? you needed money. it's almost an embarrassment to hear this from you. you don't want to talk to me? i don't understand! they must be ashamed of something. >> dave:. >> pelley: questions that would start a fight in a bar started the week for millions of americans. >> this is "60 minutes." i'm nosey and insistent. >> pelley: mike wallace grew up alongside broadcasting, announcing the green hornet on radio... >> the green hornet strikes again! >> pelley: and then on television there were the talk shows, game shows, and commercials. >> it's procter & gamble's golden truffle. i'm mike wall

wallace leaves behind a wife, his son, fox news sunday anchor chris wallace and several grandchildrenlevision news legacy not to be forgotten. >> he was called the toughest and most feared interviewer on television. >> i am mike wallace. >> he was born in 1918 in brook line, massachusetts. he was one of four children of frank and zena. in high school he was involved in extra curricular activities including public speaking and school newspaper. he attended college at the university of michigan and planned to be an english teacher but he was bitten by the broadcasting bud. >> the show is night beat. >> miss first break was a show called night beat. he grilled news makers and his controversial direct style was a hit. he joined cbs in 1951 but left after a few years to host other tv shows. in 1963 he was back at cbs news as a special correspondent. five years later he was one of the founding members of 60 minutes which made the debut with co-editor wallace interviewing then attorney general ramsey clark. he covered stories ranging from heroin addiction, draft, biological warfare to the ke

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here, now, a look at the life and times of mike wallace, from nbc's ron allen. >> i'm mike wallace -- >> no one conducted an interview quite like mike wallace. >> to get anything done -- money. >> he was aggressive. >> why are you so reluctant. hard-hitting. >> i have no intention of leaving until you tell me what's on your mind. >> no holds barred. >> they must be ashame of something. >> even with famous friends. >> you're going to be in japan and i'm told it's a $2 million two weeks. >> they're getting two of us, they're working us like crazy. >> but it's going to be a well-recompensed two weeks. now you really didn't need that question. >> for 38 seasons he was there every sunday on 60 mint, a program that became the most influential primetime news program in television history. >> steroid abuse. >> wallace's abuse covered more than half a century of american history. interviews with a lengthy list of notables, just about every significant news-maker of his time. presidents and prime ministers. >> may i ask my question, please, sir? >> are you the representative of the zionist regi

than at said wallace love the fact that when wallace showed up for in the view it made people nervous let trail said wallace was trying to serve the audience. been sure what of abc news said millions tuned in some nice to see who would be on the receiving end of this interrogations'. a special program dedicated to wallace a broadcast on 60 minutes next wednesday and april 15th. >>> please investigate to crashes along the embarcadero. the first that in two hours goal when i gently ran into a museum light rail. for people in the car and taken to hospital no one was hurt. the second crash happened four minutes later at the bread and street intersection. that involved two cars, five people taken to hospital. one car had leaking gas but crews contained it. traffic along the embarcadero and as heavy as investigators work the crashes. concord police are investigating whether a teenage driver was on his cellphone and slammed into a family of cyclists. they're testing is legacy of drugs or alcohol or involved. anne makovec reports. >>> i could not sleep last night it was keep coming to my eyes

and later with the mike wallace interview. >> a good many people hated your husband.l-time newsman. here interviewing malcolm x in 1964. the year before his assassination. >> are you the least bit afraid of what might happen to you as a result of making these revelations? >> oh, yes. i probably am a dead man already. >> reporter: then came the years with "60 minutes" and producer don hewitt. the news magazine became "not to be missed" television and wallace scored 21 emmys with interview subjects as varied as nancy reagan and shirley maclaine. >> what was your husband's role in the iran-contra? >> nothing. >> he was president of the united states. >> it was... i don't know enough about iran-contra. >> you really believe that you lived lives before? >> oh, yes. there is no doubt in my mind about it. >> can you really believe in extraterrestrial, do they come visit you on the porch? now you're being unpleasant, wallace, this is what you're saying. >> this is what i was afraid of. you don't have to be that unpleasant. it doesn't become you. >> you have to establish the c

wallace says. >> mr. wallace says he doesn't really know. the real terrorists of the middle east, the ones that did the most damage was the young jew who shot rabin. rabin had the bone fide to lead and continue to lead and she had the friend, sharron perez, let's make a deal. i have been decembe desperately disillusioned by arafat. i believed him to be an honorable man searching for something. but ... >> rose: today? >> he was in charge. he was in effect the dictator to a certain degree that remains in that part of the world in gaza. >> rose: he knew what was going on. >> he knew perfectly well. >> rose: in fact some of his people were rung i running it in clusiocollusion with others or n conspiracy with others. >> yes. he had the mal stink authority, radio stations, television stations. he would say well i didn't know. the things that were said in the schools, in the school books, on radio, on television to the palestinians, if he really wanted to bring these two groups together, there was something that he could have done. and he didn't st

mike wallace was 93.andra endo, cnn, washington. >> former chairman and ceo of cnn tom johnson was a close friend of mike wallace. wait until you hear their connection, a group that they formed called the blues brothers to save their lives, next. two of the most important are energy security and economic growth. north america actually has one of the largest oil reserves in the world. a large part of that is oil sands. this resource has the ability to create hundreds of thousands of jobs. at our kearl project in canada, we'll be able to produce these oil sands with the same emissions as many other oils and that's a huge breakthrough. that's good for our country's energy security and our economy. >>> more now on the death of mike wallace. john klein knows all about mike wallace's grit and determination. he worked with him as a producer and later oversaw "60 minutes" as an executive vice president at cbs news. he also served as president of cnn from 2004 to 2010. john shared with me one of his best mike wall

wallace's family.point you mentioned, he was so confrontational yet at the same time, he became friends with some of the very people he would grill. i am thinking of this great friendship with nancy reagan, among others, that to some would be surprising. what was his ability to transcend the television news journalist role to become friendly with some of the people that he dealt with? >> well, i'll tell you a secret. many, many years ago, richard nixon said to me that that guy wallace is okay. i thought, gee, that's odd coming from him. i wonder what that's about. it turns out that once pat nixon, who was very shy and retiring and didn't like to be around the press, got trapped in an outgoor spot against a fence in a pack of journalists who were shouting questions at her and everything else. and she obviously was quite uncomfortable. apparently, mike walked through the crowd of journalist, took her by the elbow and took her out, got her out of there. and the family saw that on television. so they never

want to have this incredible wallace exposed. as suffering from depression. >> but wallace decided to talk about his trouble to help others. >> i will not retire, i don't believe, until my toes turned up. >> when he was 87 years old he decided to scale back his work at 60 minutes. he continued to do occasional reports but after his 2000 interview with roger clemens. >> will people believe you? >> his poor health forced him to step away for good. randall princeton, cbs news. >> other friends and colleagues are remembering mike wallace tonight. the cbs news chairman said that he loved the fact that if he showed up for an interview, and made people nervous. roger ailes from fox news said that wallace was actually trying to serve the audience and that is what made him great. abc news president said that millions turned in every sunday night to see who would be on the receiving end of his interrogations'. a special program dedicated to wallace will be broadcast on 60 minutes next sunday april 15th. >> part of a busy freeway closed for

he was born leon michael wallace. after graduating from the university of michigan, he started his career in radio. his work as a radio host landed him spots in tv, as an actor in a police drama, as a program host and even in commercials. >> that's some apple pie. are you the at least bit afraid? >> reporter: be his love for news made him drop that kind of work in 1963, when cnn hired him as a correspondent. >> i'm wagging my finger at the president of china. >> reporter: his feisty, brazen style made him a good fit for "60 minutes," which debuted in 1968. he said this to ayatollah khomeini during the iran hostage crisis. >> president sadat of egypt, a devotely christian man, a muslim, says what you're doing now, a disgrace to iran. and calls you a lunatic. >> reporter: critics say his attack dog style was relentless. >> sometimes he went too far. he pioneered the ambush interview. he used hidden camera investigations. he taught generations of younger journalists how to go get that story. >> reporter: in 2006, he took

tonight here, we remember a force. >> i'm mike wallace. >> i'm harry reasoner. >> reporter: mike wallace defined sunday nights in america. for more than a generation. his interviews, his interrogations as legendary as the answers themselves. here with ronald reagan, running for president. >> how many blacks are there on your top campaign staff, governor? >> i couldn't honestly answer you. now -- >> that speaks for itself. >> reporter: he once said, i was asking tough questions and i found my bliss. he was one of the pioneers behind the launch of "60 minutes" in 1968. >> those are the facts. >> reporter: and so it would begin 40 years, honest debate behind the scenes with the show's creator. >> you're gutting the piece. >> forget "60 minutes" and you don't get on this week. >> reporter: it was rare wallace did not get on. the questions drove the news. an early moment here with eleanor roosevelt. >> mrs. roosevelt, i think you will agree that a good many people hated your husband. they even hated you. >> oh, yes. and many do still. >> reporter: after the jfk assassination, asking one of th

tonight, remembering mike wallace. >> no, i have no intention of leaving until you tell me what's on your mind. >> a pioneer beloved by millions and feared by those in the line of his fire. >>> under arrest, a sigh of relief for a city gripped by fear. tonight, police take two men into custody after a seven-hour shooting spree. >>> inside north korea, tonight richard engel with a rare look at one of the most secretive countries on earth and the military base that has world leaders on edge. >>> drawing the line. folks who thought they lived in one state, suddenly told they live in another. and now the border war is on. >>> and brewing controversy. a major shakeup and a big change >>> and brewing controversy. a major shakeup and a big change for agent 007. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. we start here tonight with the passing of a true television giant. longtime "60 minutes" correspondent mike wallace, a man whose unflinching interviewing style sent more than a few shady politicians and swindlers into a cold sweat, is dead tonight at 93. as part of the m

mike wallace was 93.andra endo, cnn, washington. >>> former chairman and ceo of cnn tom johnson was a close friend of mike wallace. wait until you hear their connection, a group that they formed called the blues brothers to save their lives, next. are you still sleeping? just wanted to check and make sure that we were on schedule. the first technology of its kind... mom and dad, i have great news. is now providing answers families need. siemens. answers. what makes us number one in motorcycle insurance? we love bikes. we love riders. and most of all, we love to ride. perfect hair every time. leading the pack in motorcycle insurance. now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> more now on the death of mike wallace. john klein knows all about mike wallace's grit and determination. he worked with him as a producer and later oversaw "60 minutes" as an executive vice president at cbs news. he also served as president of cnn from 2004 to 2010. john shared with me one of his best mike wallace memories. >>

. >> mike wallace. known for his tough, abrasive at times questioning on "60 minutes" died at a care facility on saturday night surrounded by his family. throughout his 60-year career, wallace was at the forefront of history. whether he was pressing world leaders or scolding celebrities, the iconic newsman perfected the art of the interview. his style mixed extensive research with a fair share of skepticism, a daunting combination for anyone hoping to dodge questions or hide the truth. although mike wallace was an early champion of the ambush interview, he later said the best information was exposed one-on-one. wallace started his career in radio as an announcer. when television emerged in the 1950s, he starred in commercials and game shows. his first stint in news came on the local new york show "night beat." it was wallace's hard-charging interview style that got him tapped to launch cbs "60 minutes" in 1968. a program that would definitely define journalism for generations. he won 21 emmy awards, 5 d

mike wallace didn't hold back for anyone. during the iranian hostage crisis in 1979 he asked the ayatolah to respond to questions that he was crazy. >> president sadat of egypt, a devoutly religious man, a mus m muslim, says that what you are doing now is, quote, a disgrace to islam, and he calls you, imam, forgive me, his words, not mine, a lunatic. >> translator: sadat states he is a muslim and we are not. he is not for he compromises with the enemies of islam so that has united with our enemies. >>> wallace was close friends with ronald and nancy reagan. he admitted he had to be extra tough on them in interviews. >> how many blacks are there on your top campaign staff government? >> i couldn't honestly answer you now. >> that speaks for itself. >> huh? >> i say that speaks for itself. >> no, because i can't tell you how many people are on the staff. >> you can tell black from white. >> oh, yeah. >> what fs your husband's role in iran-contra. >> nothing. >> he was president of the united states. >> it was what -- i don't kn

tonight we remember '60 minutes correspondent mike wallace. >> i couldn't sleep last night, it kept being in my eyes >> people still traumatized by what they saw, the new evidence collected in a fatal collision between an s-u-v and a family. a major airline says so long to oakland international airport. what united is getting out. >> mike was a great friend and mentor to me and even gave me a compliment once and he was one of the real pioneers in television journalism. >> face the nation anchor bob schieffer paying tribute mike wallace to died last night at the age of 93. his reputation as a pitiless inquisitor was so fierce some of the words of mike wallace is here to see you were the most dreaded words in the english language. he spent most of his career at cbs as the first correspondent hired for 60 minutes and spent four years working on the program. >> mike wallace died peacefully saturday in a connecticut care facility with his family at his side. he was 93. his friend and 60 minutes colleague morley safer last saw him a year-and-a-half ago >> he was wonderfully aggressive in critic

not want to have this impregnable wallace exposed, as suffering from depression. >> wallace decided totalk about his struggle to help others. >> i will not retire, i don't believe, and to my toes turn up. >> when wallace was 87 years old he decided to scale back his work at 60 minutes. he continued to do occasional reports but after his 2008 interview with roger clemens >> will people believe you? >> his poor health forced him to step away for good. >> he was not at the wheel of the tanker but is being blamed for the crash. and massive fire. what southern california investigators say caused this. and breaking religious customs in time for easter, where muslims and christians shared a space today. >> we see increasing clouds and warm temperatures expected here through the night.,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >> a freeway in southern california is back open tonight to nearly 24 hours after a tanker truck fire shut it down. the driver is now being held responsible. >> my trailer flipped over, and caught fire instantly. >> thousands of gallons of fuel from his tanker burst into flames on the 134 west dire