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The controversial Senate vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court was mostly partisan and set the stage for the upcoming midterm elections. Scott Pelley sits down with two female senators from both parties to talk about their crucial undecided votes that could threaten their careers. Author and YouTuber John Green has reminded his young audience across the globe "don't forget to be awesome." He opens up about living with obsessive-compulsive disorder and how he copes with it. Plus, Chef Massimo Bottura introduces Lesley Stahl to the world class menu offered at his restaurant Osteria Francescana on tonight's "60 Minutes." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Compromise in the face of partisanship – Scott Pelley sits down with the two senators who cooperated across the aisle following the testimony of Dr. Christine Blasey Ford and Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. More Americans died last year from drug overdoses than in the entire Vietnam War. Bill Whitaker investigates who is responsible.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Following the devastation of Hurricanes Florence. Maria, and Harvey -- is it possible to protect ourselves from the relentless wrath of Mother Nature? Bill Whitaker finds out. Steve Kroft reports on the power of Google. Plus -- photographer Tom Mangelsen steps IN FRONT of the camera with Anderson Cooper on tonight's "60 Minutes." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Football players are not the only ones suffering from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE.) As Sharyn Alfonsi reports -- combat veterans are coming home with the neurological disease. Plus -- Scott Pelley takes us inside MIT's Media Lab -- where ideas become a reality. Those stories on tonight's "60 Minutes." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Polo -- the ancient sport of kings -- is getting scientific -- as Lesley Stahl reports. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Last year, Congressman Steve Scalise was shot when a gunman opened fire on a congressional baseball game. The events of that day brought legislators from BOTH sides of the aisle together. Norah O'Donnell has his story. Lesley Stahl hears from the man who gave the data of millions of Facebook users to Cambridge Analytica. And -- for nearly 20-years -- Bill and Melinda Gates have sent 20-thousand disadvantaged students to college. Scott Pelley talks to some of the students who benefited from the Gates Millennium Scholarship. Those stories on tonight's "60 Minutes." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Arizona Senator John McCain died Saturday -- 24 hours after his family announced that he would discontinue cancer treatments. Lesley Stahl looks back on the life of the longtime senator and American hero. As the U.S. steps up the fight against Chinese theft of U.S. trade secrets and intellectual property -- Bill Whitaker reports on the many Americans wrongly accused of espionage-related crimes. Plus -- Jon Wertheim gets an inside look at the Harvard Lampoon. Those stories on tonight's "60 Minutes." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Last year -- civilians in Syria were victims of a deadly gas attack -- prompting a 59-missile response from the United States. A rare video of the attack recently surfaced. Scott Pelley reports. Throughout the country -- young children are being put into the custody of their grandparents -- because their parents fell victim to opioids. Bill Whitaker reports. Holly Williams sits down with famed pianist and conductor Daniel Barenborn -- as he takes the stage for the second act of his career. Those stories on tonight's "60 Minutes." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Bill Whitaker goes behind the scenes of cyber assaults on U.S. voting systems. Oprah Winfrey reports on a monument dedicated to the thousands of African Americans who have been lynched. Dr. Jon LaPook sits down with a couple, of which the wife has Alzheimer's disease. "60 Minutes" has interviewed them yearly for the past decade to illustrate the disease's impact. Those stories on tonight's "60 Minutes."  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A Chicago surgeon is putting his life on the line in Syria -- to help save victims of Syria's civil war. Scott Pelley shares his story. Jon Wertheim travels to San Francisco -- where a 645-foot skyscraper has been sinking and leaning since it was built in 2006. Actress Jennifer Lawrence has an Oscar, a Golden Globe and many nominations -- but you may be surprised to know that she does not have a high school diploma. Bill Whitaker has her story on tonight's "60 Minutes."  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Scott Pelley interviews an undercover FBI operative -- who details how he infiltrated al Qaeda and thwarted terror attacks planned for New York and Toronto. Are zookeepers playing God? Lesley Stahl reports on tonight's "60 Minutes." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Oprah Winfrey visits California's Pelican Bay State Prison -- where she reports on the use of solitary confinement. There's a conservative effort to protect rhinos from poachers -- who are being targeted for their horns. Lara Logan introduces us to South African rancher John Hume -- who has his own way of savings the rhinos. After 28 years in space, the Hubble Space Telescope is sending back some of its most beautiful and revealing images from across the vast universe. Bill Whitaker reports.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As debate over the takedown of Confederate monuments continues, Anderson Cooper examines why and when the statues went up in the first place. Lesley Stahl reports on a new type of farming -- with seaweed. Plus -- Scott Pelley introduces us to Alma Deutscher -- a 12 year old musician who is being called the "Second Mozart." Those stories on tonight's "60 Minutes."  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Steve Kroft shares a story of redemption. How a former bank robber became a law professor. Anderson Cooper reports on the Voyager space probes, which continue beaming back data 40 years after their launch and remain valuable sources of information. Plus -- Sharyn Alfonsi introduces us to Christian Pulisic -- who could just be the next big soccer star. Those stories on tonight's "60 Minutes."  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The separation of families at the U.S-Southern border is just one issue undocumented immigrants -- human smuggling is another. Scott Pelley reports. Immigration is not the only issue facing the Trump administration. As Bill Whitaker reports -- climate change is another. Plus -- Steve Kroft revisits the Isle of Eigg on tonight's "60 Minutes."  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The Drug Enforcement Administration's plan to crack down on the opioid epidemic was thwarted - as the number of drug related deaths continue to rise. In a joint investigation with The Washington Post -- Bill Whitaker learns more. Those stories on tonight's "60 Minutes."   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

All eyes will be on Singapore this week -- as President Donald Trump and North Korea leader Kim Jong-Un meet for the highly anticipated summit. Here's CBS News National Security Correspondent David Martin with a preview of what to expect. Lesley Stahl will introduce us to Brad Parscale -- who played a key role in the president's election. He is known only as JR -- an artist whose work is displayed around the world. Anderson Cooper has his story on tonight's "60 Minutes."  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Afghan soldiers are dying in unprecedented numbers. Lara Logan sits down with the president of Afghanistan to discuss the increasing danger in Kabul. Anderson Cooper talks with Chef Jose Andres about his mission to feed millions in Puerto Rico. Those stories on tonight's "60 Minutes."    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this Veteran's Day weekend -- Bill Whitaker shares a cautionary tale of how five U.S. soldiers -- including two Green Berets -- died -- when they were hit by a bomb that was dropped by an AMERICAN warplane. There's a conservative effort to protect rhinos from poachers -- who are being targeted for their horns. Lara Logan introduces us to South African rancher John Hume -- who has his own way of savings the rhinos -- on tonight's "60 Minutes."  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Anderson Cooper speaks with the alleged sex assault victims of restaurateurs Mario Batali and Ken Friedman.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.