60 Minutes

On this week's "60 Minutes," Anderson Cooper goes inside the dramatic missions to Mars by the tiny helicopter Ingenuity and the rover Perseverance. He reports that NASA's dramatic landing on the Red Planet in February wasn't as smooth as it may have seemed to people watching at home. In a two-part report, Jon Wertheim story of the "Ritchie Boys," a group who used their knowledge of German language and culture to gather more than half the combat intelligence on the Western Front.

On this week's "60 Minutes," Secretary of State Antony Blinken tells Norah O'Donnell that he will visit Ukraine next week. This comes as  Russian President Vladimir Putin has pulled back in the last few days some of the more than 100,000 troops he's amassed at the Ukrainian border. The demand for microchips in the U.S. is growing, but fewer and fewer are being manufactured domestically. Lesley Stahl speaks with Pat Gelsinger, the new CEO of Intel, and Mark Liu, Chairman of TSMC, the Taiwanese company leading the world in advanced chip production. John Dickerson interviews author, John Lewis, about his book, "The Premonition," which follows doctors and scientists who saw the pandemic coming. 

Last week, former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty on all three counts for the death of George Floyd. Scott Pelley talks to Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison about the verdict. In an interview withLesley Stahl, Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny talks about the poisoning attack he survived and why he thinks President Putin was behind it. Plus -- a return to live performances? Jon Wertheim talks to veteran Broadway actor, Nathan Lane about how he and his colleagues are getting a chance to perform live. These stories on this week's "60 Minutes."

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Although the Oath Keepers national head Stewart Rhodes "refused to talk"  with "60 Minutes," Sharyn Alfonsi sits down with members of the largest chapter of the Oath Keepers, who sharply criticized its national leader for the breach of the Capitol on January 6. For decades, research has shown Black Americans are more prone to serious disease and death than Whites in America, leading the Centers for Disease Control to declare racism as a serious public health threat. Bill Whitaker reports. And Viola Davis opens up to Jon Wertheim about her new role as Ma Rainey, her relationship with August Wilson's material, a bold scene on ABC's "How to Get Away with Murder" and her life growing up.

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On this week's "60 Minutes," Fed Chair Jerome Powell tells Scott Pelley that the economy is set to make turnaround with growth and jobs. Bill Whitaker reports on some of the innovations being developed to try to prevent the next pandemic. And Jon Wetheim, as well as all of us, will hear music recorded by Prince in 2010, for the very first time.

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A former Clinton administration National Safety Council official and a member of the WHO advisory committee on genetic engineering tells Lesley Stahl that the Chinese did not allow the WHO-led team to carry out a full and unrestricted inquiry into the origin of the coronavirus outbreak. Anderson Cooper gets rare access inside Boston Dynamics' robotics workshop. Jon Wertheim reports on how a high school girls basketball team and all-star sportswriter Dave Kindred formed a bond. These stories on this week's "60 Minutes."

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On this week's "60 Minutes," David Martin interviews Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, who weighs in on the racial bias he' has experienced throughout career. A Georgia school system is helping the CDC understand how the coronavirus spreads within schools. John Dickerson tells us more. And Scott Pelley interviews Michael Sherwin, the DOJ prosecutor who has been leading the investigation into the Capitol riots, the largest criminal investigation in U.S. history.

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On this week's "60 Minutes," NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins speaks with Dr. Jon LaPook about the mutations he's seeing in the coronavirus that make it more serious. Bill Whitaker speaks with Kim Gardner, the first Black woman to be St. Louis' top prosecutor. And Sharyn Alfonsi introduces us to the self-dubbed "Best Band in the Land," New Orleans' St. Augustine High School Marching Band.

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Low wage workers are bearing the brunt of the coronavirus recession. Scott Pelley travels to Ohio and talks to people who have lost their income and homes. A 40-year-old antidepressant and a California horse track are connected in what could be another treatment of COVID19. Sharyn Alfonsi tells us more. And Bill Whitaker introduces us to NASA engineer, Jodie Singer, who is in charge of building the rocket aimed at putting first woman on the moon. Those stories on this week's "60 Minutes."

In his first television interview since joining the Biden administration, Coronavirus Coordinator, Jeff Zients tells Bill Whitaker the administration is doing all it can to increase vaccinations. David Martin reports on the attack that nearly caused war between the U.S. and Iran. And John Dickerson interviews two time Pulitzer winning novelist Colson Whitehead about his own "existential terror" of being descended from slaves and how it shapes his writing. Those stories on this week's "60 Minutes."

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