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. Sharyn Alfonsi reports. Source
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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
Midwest hit with snow as storm heads east
On Sunday, winter advisories and winter storm warnings are up from Colorado all the way to Pennsylvania. It already looks like the real deal in big parts of the country. Jeff Berardelli 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
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House Republicans prepare to vote on articles of impeachment; Maryland gas station owner opens first gas-to-electric refueling station. 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
Maryland gas station owner opens first gas-to-electric refueling station
A Maryland gas station owner recently dug up all his pumps, and plugged into the future, for the first time in the nation. Kris Van Cleave reports. Source
The factors causing Salvadorians to flee
A youth and migration adviser in El Salvador tells “60 Minutes,” “They’re not thinking about gaming a system. They’re thinking about preserving their life.” Source
Saved by music: a Holocaust survivor’s story
Holocaust survivor Anita Lasker-Wallfisch on how playing the cello saved her life in the Nazi concentration camps. Source
In El Salvador, less coffee means more migrants
A confluence of factors has decimated coffee production in the Central American nation. Now farmers are looking elsewhere for jobs Source