60 Minutes

On this week's "60 Minutes,"Mountain gorilla tourism in Rwanda is helping the country, its people and the animals themselves, Lesley Stahl reports. It's been two years after the hazing death of Washington State University student Sam Martinez. Anderson Cooper reports on Finally, EGOT recipient Rita Moreno talks to Bill Whitaker about her longevity in show business and the obstacles she has overcome,See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week's "60 Minutes," Bill Whitaker investigates the supply chain crisis. In an interview with Scott Pelley, conservative author Andrew Sullivan says the January 6 insurrection was a wake-up call for Americans to open their minds to compromise as the U.S. Constitution's authors intended. Plus, half-century old footage of the Beatles at work tells different story of the band's darkest days. Jon Wertheim speaks to Peter Jackson, the director of the documentary "Get Back."See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week's "60 Minutes," Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas is speaking out against a new Missouri law meant to protect the rights of the state's gun owners. He and a number of Missouri police, sheriffs, and prosecutors say the Second Amendment Preservation Act makes law enforcement think twice about cooperating with agencies like the FBI and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms, to investigate crimes involving guns. Norah O'Donnell reports. A Louisiana firm has developed a ground-breaking containment system for the U.S. Coast Guard that has captured more than 800,000 gallons leaking from the longest-running oil spill in U.S. history. Jon Wetheim has the details. Are heroes born or made? Scott Pelley reports how brain structure might play a role in heroism.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week's "60 Minutes," Nicaraguan dictator Daniel Ortega has tightened his grip on power by making dozens of arrests of political opponents, journalists and protesters. Sharyn Alfonsi speaks to the wives of two imprisoned men who were planning to oppose Ortega in next week's elections. Lesley Stahl reports on a group of architects inspired by a project in Rwanda to create a new model of design. And in an interview with Anderson Cooper, world-renowned author Yuval Harari warns humans will be "hacked" if artificial intelligence is not globally regulated.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week's 60 Minutes," former Saudi intelligence official, Saad Aljabri, tells Scott Pelley that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman plotted to kill him. Some water used in the Southwest will be curtailed next year as the government declares an official shortage for the first time. Bill Whitaker reports. From Batman to Beetlejuice, actor Michael Keaton discusses his unique versatility with Jon Wertheim. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week's "60 Minutes," Anderson Cooper talks to former defense secretary and CIA head Robert Gates, who touched on several other topics -- including the rise of China and the limits of America's military. Bill Whitaker reports on the Green River Drift, where ranchers push thousands of cows along the same 70-mile route their ancestors pioneered 125 years ago. And Jon Wertheim travels to Great Britain to report on the future of England's pubs -- after the coronavirus pandemic closed them to close their tabs for more than a year. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week's "60 Minutes," Bill Whitaker reports on a technology that the U.S. government has grown increasingly concerned about due to its potential to be used to spread disinformation or commit crimes: deepfakes. The Biden Administration estimates “somewhere between 1,000–1,500, maybe more,” of the children separated from families during the Trump Administration remain apart. Sharyn Alfonsi reports, Finally, Jon Wertheim's report on Deep Springs College, where a select group of students labor and learn for two years, on a working ranch in the remote California desert. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week's "60 Minutes," overworked and under-resourced fire chiefs battling wildfires are getting backup from new hi-tech helicopters that can fight fires 24/7. Bill Whitaker tells us more. In an interview with Lesley Stahl, embattled Wyoming Republican Liz Cheney, who was ostracized by her party for voting to impeach President Donald Trump, discusses her decisions and re-election prospects. Alexey Molchanov now holds 24 records in free diving and promises to go even deeper. Sharyn Alfonsi has his story.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

With 60 Minutes off for the Emmys this week, in its place, CBS Audio presents a special broadcast of The Debrief with Major Garrett, a weekly politics-focused audio documentary. Major explores the topic of disinformation and how the QAnon conspiracy theory helped fuel the January 6th insurrection at the U.S. Capitol. This episode includes the entirety of "Disinformation: Part 1" and a special preview of "Part 2."See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week marks the 54th season premier of "60 Minutes, and 20 years since the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2021. Firefighters who were at the World Trade Center that day share their stories with Scott Pelley. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week's "60 Minutes," Bill Whitaker reports on the Pentagon projects that helped combat COVID-19 and may help end pandemics forever. The Ritchie Boys were responsible for uncovering more than half the combat intelligence on the Western Front during World War II. For the many German-born Jews in their ranks, defeating the Nazis was heartbreakingly personal. Jon Wertheim has their story. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week's "60 Minutes," Seventy-five percent of microchips, the tiny operating brains in just about every modern device, are manufactured in Asia. Lesley Stahl talks with leading-edge chip manufacturers, TSMC and Intel, about the global chip shortage and the future of the industry. Bill Whitaker reports on the regular sightings of unidentified aerial phenomena, or UAP, that have spurred a report due to Congress. And Norah O'Donnell talks to Washington Football Team QB Alex Smith, about his comeback from nearly losing his leg. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week's "60 Minutes." David Martin reports on the new efforts being put forth to address inequality in the military, this time under the watch of the country’s first Black secretary of defense, Lloyd Austin. Renowned sportswriter Dave Kindred has covered the biggest moments and brightest stars in sports for more than half a century, but now he tells Jon Wertheim he has found his most fulfilling work: writing about girls high school hoops in central Illinois. And a new volcano has erupted into existence in Iceland. Bill Whitaker reports on the mesmerizing scenes. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week's "60 Minutes," after passengers on the Costa Luminosa cruise ship fell ill with COVID-19 in March 2020, Americans were flown to Atlanta after reaching Europe. Passengers say what happened next was nothing short of a nightmare -- Sharyn Alfonsi reports. In 46 prisons across Kenya and Uganda, the Justice Defenders organization is training hundreds of inmates, many of whom don't have their own lawyer, to become paralegals and attorneys -- Anderson Cooper has the story. Companies are already testing driverless trucks on America's roads. The technology will bring untold profits, but it may cost thousands of truckers their livelihoods -- Jon Wertheim reports.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week's "60 Minutes," Inside the attack that almost sent the U.S. to war with Iran. David Martin speaks with troops who were there as an Iranian ballistic missile attack rained down on Al Asad Airbase in Iraq, After years of trying, Anderson Cooper finally get a peek inside the workshop at Boston Dynamics, where robots move in ways once only thought possible in movies. Montana's grizzly and human populations have both risen substantially since 1975, when the bears were protected under the Endangered Species Act. Bill Whitaker reports on conservation efforts that have led to grizzly recovery, and the farmers, ranchers and residents now encountering these ferocious animals.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week's "60 Minutes," Anderson Cooper reports on the nerve-wracking Mars landing of the rover Perseverance, the painstaking process of launching the tiny helicopter Ingenuity, and the extraordinary images the two have already sent back to Earth. In his new book, Michael Lewis profiles people who tried to sound the alarm about COVID-19 as officials failed to act. John Dickerson tells us more. And Lesley Stahl profiles Darren Walker, a gay, African American man, and Founder of one of this country's largest and most storied philanthropies, the Ford Foundation.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week's "60 Minutes," Sharyn Alfonsi reports on how Curtis Flowers, tried six times for the same crime, was saved from death row. Bill Whitaker introduces us to the nine members of the Wright family, who are professional saddle bronc riders who rank among the best in the world. Five years after Prince’s death, his estate released songs from his previously unreleased album, “Welcome 2 America.” Prince wrote and recorded the album before embarking on his 2010 “Welcome 2 America” tour. But he didn’t perform songs from it. The songs first premiered right here on "60 Minutes," Here's Jon Wertheim. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week's "60 Minutes," Scott Pelley hears how families are remembering loved ones lost to COVID-19. Many adults with autism are having a hard time finding a job, but more companies are discovering the unique skills and potential people with autism offer. Anderson Cooper tells us more. And Holly Williams reports on how a group of schoolboys worked together to survive 15 months stranded on an island.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this week's "60 Minutes," evidence of Syrian President Bashar Assad and his regime's legacy of war crimes. Scott Pelley reports on the effort to gather and maintain evidence against President Assad, for the acts of terror he perpetrated against his own people during Syria's civil war. Ten year after a powerful earthquake and tsunami caused a massive nuclear meltdown in the Daiichi Power Plant, Lesley Stahl reports on the unprecedented cleanup efforts. And two-time Pulitzer-winner Colson Whitehead opens up to John Dickerson about his writing process, his wide variety of interests, getting rejected and "the space of very little hope" he found himself working in when he wrote "The Underground Railroad" and "The Nickel Boys."See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Bill Whitaker reports on how Russian spies used a popular piece of software to unleash a virus that spread to 18,000 government and private computer networks. Ken Burns, the filmmaker known for his exhaustive documentaries on American subjects, gives Scott Pelley a glimpse into how his films are made, the message he wants to convey with them and how he became the person he is today. Sharyn Alfonsi reports on the band that desegregated Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans and is now playing through the pandemic.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.