Report Airs Sunday on “60 Minutes”

Sunday on 60 MINUTES, in the fourth installment of a five-year investigation into potential attacks on American government officials and a condition, known as Havana syndrome, correspondent Scott Pelley reports on the intriguing case of an FBI official who says she was targeted inside the U.S. A preview of the report aired today on CBS MORNINGS and for the first time, 60 MINUTES reveals new evidence about a U.S. adversary that may be involved.

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The two-part investigation will air this Sunday, March 31 on 60 MINUTES on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.

A preview of the 60 MINUTES report aired this morning on CBS MORNINGS (7:00-9:00 AM).

A transcript of the CBS MORNINGS excerpt is below.

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SCOTT PELLEY: NOW, FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE CASE OF FBI AGENT CARRIE SUGGESTS WHICH ADVERSARY MIGHT BE RESPONSIBLE. SHE SPOKE WITH THE FBI’S PERMISSION BUT WASN’T ALLOWED TO DISCUSS THE CASES SHE WAS ON WHEN SHE WAS HIT. WE HAVE LEARNED FROM OTHER SOURCES ONE OF THOSE CASES INVOLVED THIS MUSTANG GOING 110 MILES AN HOUR.

POLICE AUDIO: White Mustang convertible top … Pull over, Pull over!

SCOTT PELLEY: IN 2020, NEAR KEY WEST, FLA., DEPUTIES TRIED TO STOP THE MUSTANG FOR SPEEDING. IT RAN 15 MILES UNTIL IT HIT SPIKE STRIPS LAID IN ITS PATH. A SEARCH OF THE CAR FOUND NOTES OF BANK ACCOUNTS.

POLICE AUDIO: This is weird though … Citibank … Discover savings $75,000 …

SCOTT PELLEY: THIS DEVICE, THAT LOOKS LIKE A WALKIE-TALKIE, CAN ERASE THE CAR’S COMPUTER DATA INCLUDING ITS GPS RECORD. THERE WAS ALSO A RUSSIAN PASSPORT.

POLICE AUDIO: So what’s your first name?

V-I-T-A-L-I-I.

SCOTT PELLEY: VITALII KOVALEV WAS THE DRIVER, FROM ST. PETERSBURG – RUSSIA NOT FLORIDA.

POLICE AUDIO: Why? Why did you run?

I don’t know.

You know why you ran.

I don’t know.

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Natalie Pahz

Communications

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