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In an interview with Bill Whitaker, U.S. District Court Judge Esther Salas, whose son was killed, says FBI evidence found suggested the gunman was also targeting Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor. Scott Pelley reports on the efforts to hold Syrian President Bashar Assad accountable for the atrocities committed against his own people in Syria's civil war. And DHS official Elizabeth Neumann tells Lesley Stahl hate groups are targeting disillusioned QAnon followers. Those stories on this week's "60 Minutes."

On this week's "60 Minutes," Investigators believe Russia is behind a massive cyber hack that hit several federal agencies, including the Treasury, Commerce, and Justice Departments. Bill Whitaker has the story. In an interview with Anderson Cooper, Microsoft founder Bill Gates says climate change is biggest challenge ever faced by humanity. And Decorated Olympian Simone Biles talks to Sharyn Alfonsi about the cancellation of the 2020 Olympics, and her doubts about competing again.

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With 60 Minutes off for the Super Bowl 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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Scott Pelley speaks to the bereaved families of some of the 400,000 Americans who perished in the pandemic. And In a two-part story, Jon Wetheim reports that Chinese company, BGI Group, offered to build COVID labs in at least six states and U.S. intelligence officials issued warnings not to share health data with BGI.

With "60 Minutes" off for the AFC Championship Game this week, in its place, CBS Audio presents a special broadcast of "The Debrief with Major Garrett," a weekly politics-focused audio documentary. Major looks back at the Capitol siege and how those in and around the Capitol experienced it. Plus: President Joe Biden’s Inauguration was unlike any other…..or was it? Major examines both atypical and traditional transfers-of-power over the course of U.S. History.

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In an interview with Scott Pelley, D.C Mayor Muriel Bowser defends her decision to bring in the military ahead of Wednesday's inauguration of President-Elect Joe Biden, because "too many Americans have pledged allegiance to Donald Trump." Meanwhile, Ken Cuccinelli, the Department of Homeland Security's acting deputy secretary, tells Bill Whitaker the idea that President Trump would order a halt to the National Guard's security mission for next week's presidential inauguration "unimaginable." And Alex Smith, who overcame a catastrophic leg injury to play again in the NFL, ends his remarkable comeback season with an interview with Norah O'Donnell. Those stories on this week's "60 Minutes."

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Less than a week after the Capitol Hill riots, where her office was ransacked, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi tells Lesley Stahl \nothing is off the table when it comes to how President Trump will be dealt with following Wednesday's chaos. A week ago, Georgia’s top election official, Brad Raffensperger, spent an hour on the phone listening to President Trump lie and threaten, trying to get Georgia to take away Joe Biden’s victory. Tonight, he talks to Scott Pelley. And Jon Werheim profiles Independent Senator Angus King of Maine. Those stories on this week's "60 Minutes."

On the first "60 Minutes" broadcast of 2021, Scott Pelley reports on Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996, which protects internet platforms from liability for what users post on their sites. Sharyn Alfonsi talks to Curtis Flowers, who was tried six times for the same crime, and freed from death row with help from a podcast. The pandemic not only took his audiences away, its restrictions against gatherings also made millions of people lonely. As he tells Jon Wertheim, German pianist Igor Levit found a way to overcome the pandemic's effects on him and ease people's loneliness at the same time by streaming his world-renowned music on Twitter.

On this week's holiday edition of "60 Minutes," we take a look back at Bill Whitaker’s interview with the Grammy-winner that took place before her big show with Jennifer Lopez at last February's Super Bowl. Sharyn Alfonsi's interview with Matthew Whitaker, who has been rocking crowds with his improvisational piano playing for most of his short life, despite being blind, And Jon Wertheim  gives us an inside the Japanese artform of Kabuki.

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California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, President-elect Joe Biden's pick to run HHS, says Sutter Health's practices led to some of the highest health care costs in the state. Lesley Stahl has the story. Saudis accused of serious crimes have fled to the kingdom before trial. The FBI believes they had help from U.S. ally Saudi Arabia. Scott Pelley talks to Oregon Senator, Ron Wyden, who made the claims. And John Dickerson investigates the controversial syndrome not recognized by many leading medical groups, "excited delirium." Those stories on this week's "60 Minutes."

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