The WGA East, which has represented the service’s reporters since 1954, said David Ellison and Bari Weiss had “broke its trust with its employees and its audience.”

The correspondent signed off for the last time after 20 years, nearly crying as he said “I’m Anderson Cooper” for a final time. But in an “Overtime” online segment, he also expressed hope that the venerable news show would uphold its “independence” ― which has been seriously disputed as CBS News leans right under Weiss.

Bari Weiss, the editor-in-chief of CBS News, is facing a possible reduction in her role as Paramount leadership informally discusses narrowing her responsibilities and handing day-to-day broadcast operations to a more experienced television executive.

"60 Minutes" correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi slammed CBS News leadership for "corporate meddling" for initially pulling her CECOT segment while accepting an award.

Just a day after chaos erupted at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, President Donald Trump appeared on 60 Minutes to discuss the shooting that occurred with Norah O'Donnell