'Sesame Street' director Emily Squires dies at 71

A longtime Sesame Street director who also worked on soap operas, including The Guiding Light and As the World Turns, has died. Emily Squires was 71.
She died Wednesday at New York's Mount Sinai Hospital.
Mrs. Squires' husband, Len Belzer, said Friday that the cause of death hasn't been determined.
Mrs. Squires directed the Sesame Street children's TV series from 1982 to 2007 while also writing for the program.