Episode
60 Minutes: The White Helmets, The Pope's Choir, Denzel
Overview
Scott Pelley reports on fighting for life in Syria's vicious civil war; then, Charlie Rose meets the members and the maestro of the Pope's Choir; and, Bill Whitaker reports on actor Denzel Washington's "fourth-quarter" mission.
Details
- Series
- 60 Minutes
- Season
- Season 49
- Episode
- Episode 13
- Air date
- 2016-12-18
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
The White Helmets, The Pope's Choir, Denzel is Episode 13 in Season 49 of 60 Minutes. It aired on 2016-12-18. The runtime is 44 min.
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