This year’s honorees are: Actress Sally Field, singer Linda Ronstadt, disco-funk band Earth Wind and Fire, conductor Michael Tilson Thomas and long-running children’s TV show “Sesame Street.” Source
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The lost music of the Holocaust
More than 6 million people, most of them Jews, died in the Holocaust. The music they wrote as a temporary escape, however, did not, thanks in part to the efforts of an Italian composer and pianist. Source
Schumer sends letter to set framework for impeachment trial
Senate Republicans, including McConnell, have been signaling to the president they would prefer a speedy trial that does not involve calling any new witnesses. Source
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele: The 60 Minutes Interview
Fleeing gang violence and poverty, 90,000 Salvadorans were apprehended at the U.S. border in the last year. El Salvadorian President Nayib Bukele tells 60 Minutes how he’s trying to fix his country. Source
Investigations launched over cadets’ possible use of white power gesture
Several cadets and a midshipman were seen making the “OK” hand gesture during ESPN’s pregame telecast. Source
Newlywed, beloved teacher dies searching for hiker in California
Tim Staples, 32, was a nine-year veteran of the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department and joined the volunteers looking for a hiker missing for a week. Source
Kennedy Center Honors celebrates arts icons as “a reflection of America”
The 42nd Annual Kennedy Center Honors was a night filled with stars. CBS News White House correspondent Paula Reid was on the red carpet and spoke to the honorees and attendees about the highlights. Source
Uncovering the lost music written by prisoners in concentration camps during the Holocaust
More than 6 million people, most of them Jews, died in the Holocaust. The music they wrote as a temporary escape, however, did not, thanks in part to the efforts of an Italian composer and pianist. Jon Wertheim reports. Source
U.N. climate talks end with more alarms and little action
The United Nations climate talks ended Sunday in Madrid with more alarms and little action. Critics are accusing big polluters of blocking progress to tackle the crisis. Ian Lee reports. Source
The Chibok Girls: Survivors of kidnapping by Boko Haram share their stories
Nearly five years after 276 girls were kidnapped from their school by Islamic terrorist group Boko Haram, some of the survivors tell “60 Minutes” about what they endured and how they’re recovering. Lesley Stahl reports. Source