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“60 MINUTES PRESENTS”: TWO SPECIAL HOURS ON LOOKING TOWARD THE FUTURE AND THE RITCHIE BOYS, SUNDAY, JULY 3

60 Minutes Presents: Looking Toward the Future” (7:00-8:00 PM, ET/PT)

INGENUITY AND PERSEVERANCE Anderson Cooper goes inside the dramatic missions to Mars by the tiny helicopter Ingenuity and the rover Perseverance. Andy Court is the producer.

DYNAMIC ROBOTS – Robotic engineers have made great leaps and strides – literally – in their attempts to make robots that can move like humans and animals. Anderson Cooper gets rare access to the Boston Dynamics workshop where some of the cutting-edge machines are being developed. Nichole Marks is the producer.

eVTOLs – 60 MINUTES’ Anderson Cooper takes a look at what could be the next big thing in transportation: eVTOLs (electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft). Companies all around the world are spending billions of dollars to make these battery-powered vehicles and build an entire air taxi industry, promising a faster, safer and greener mode of transportation. Sound too good to be true? Cooper went for a ride to find out. Nichole Marks is the producer.

60 Minutes Presents: The Ritchie Boys” (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT)

THE RITCHIE BOYSJon Wertheim tells the little-known story of the Jews who escaped the Nazis during World War II and returned to fight Hitler as part of a secret American military intelligence group trained in espionage and psychological warfare. After the war ended, many of the Ritchie Boys continued to work in the field of intelligence and played a significant role in setting up what eventually became the CIA. This is a three-part report. Katherine Davis is the producer.

Editor’s Note: These previously broadcast segments have been updated for this post-season edition.

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