60 Minutes

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.

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.

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.

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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."

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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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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.

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.

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