Steve Kroft Says '60 Minutes' 'No Longer Exists' After Wave of Firings

Executive Briefing

• Declares retired correspondent Steve Kroft that '60 Minutes,' as audiences knew it, no longer exists following sweeping staff cuts
• Fired correspondent Scott Pelley accused new CBS leader Bari Weiss of 'murdering' the show during a staff meeting before his dismissal
• Terminated staffers include executive producer Tanya Simon, editor Draggan Mihailovich, and correspondents Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega
• Warns Kroft that journalists grew fearful about pitching stories critical of the Trump administration amid the editorial overhaul
• Justifies Weiss the firings as necessary after a 'breach of trust,' vowing Season 59 will continue investigative journalism this September