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CBS News‘ 60 Minutes is airing a caller conception connected Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro aft his seizure and detainment by nan United States government. With nan change, nan study will return complete a erstwhile slot astatine 7:30 p.m. ET and 7 p.m. PT, pursuing nan NFL crippled betwixt nan Washington Commanders and Philadelphia Eagles tonight.
Previously, nan timeslot was held by nan newsmagazine’s sum of Boom Chicago, an in-the-know improv drama abstraction successful Amsterdam; nan programme will now aerial astatine a later date.
The 60 Minutes segment, titled “Maduro,” will research nan aftereffects of nan U.S. military’s overnight onslaught connected Venezuela and seizure of its president and his wife, Cilia Flores. Correspondent Scott Pelley reports connected nan world maelstrom and nan criminal charges nan mates faces, which see narco-terrorism conspiracy, cocaine importation conspiracy, possession of instrumentality guns and destructive devices, and conspiracy to person instrumentality guns and destructive devices against nan United States. The CBS News newsman interviews erstwhile DEA typical agent Sandy Gonzalez, who helped lead nan investigation that led to Maduro’s 2020 indictment; Roger Carstens, who was Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs nether the previous Trump and Biden administrations; and Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz).
Maria Gavrilovic, Aaron Weisz, Nicole Young and Pat Milton nutrient nan segment.
In nan early greeting hours Saturday, President Donald Trump oversaw strikes connected Venezuelan ungraded successful a projected penetration of nan South American nation. After toppling its leader, nan POTUS has indicated his advisers, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, would be tasked pinch moving nan country.
As reasoning for nan non-Congressionally approved move, Trump has cited Venezuela’s rich | lipid reserves and its alleged domiciled successful supplier trafficking to nan U.S. The tactical determination has drawn harsh disapproval and protests for its dubious legality, arsenic immoderate Democrats person branded nan subject incident an Iraq War deja vu. The Senate is prepared to vote adjacent week on a bipartisan war powers resolution to block the GOP leader from continuing his violative successful Venezuela.
In a caller question and reply pinch precocious minted CBS Evening News imperishable anchor Tony Dokoupil, Hegseth remained vague astir nan government’s early plans and continued engagement successful Venezuela; he maintained nan quickly unfolding business was “the nonstop opposite” of nan costly and unnecessary Iraq penetration and stated Congress will beryllium “involved” moving forward. The DOD charismatic besides insisted Maduro’s seizure did not necessitate informing nan legislative branch, but was alternatively a “law enforcement exercise.”
Tonight, 60 Minutes will besides aerial its programs arsenic antecedently scheduled, including “Here Come nan Humanoids,” astir AI-powered and human-like robots, and a conception astir record-breaking U.S. women’s fig skating champ and 2026 Olympic golden favourite Alysa Liu.
