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60 Minutes

01/04/2026: Maduro, Here Come the Humanoids, Alysa Liu

60 Minutes

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42.4K Ratings

🗓️ 5 January 2026

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

After the U.S military’s overnight strike on Venezuela and capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, correspondent Scott Pelley reports on the recent events and the criminal charges they face. Pelley interviews former DEA special agent Sandy Gonzalez, who helped lead the investigation that led to Maduro's 2020 indictment, Roger Carstens, who was Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs under the previous Trump and Biden administrations, and U.S. Senator Mark Kelly. For decades, engineers have been trying to create robots that look and move like humans, and now breakthroughs in AI are giving humanoid robots a new ability to acquire skills through learning. At Hyundai’s new auto plant near Savannah, Georgia, correspondent Bill Whitaker watches as Boston Dynamics’ humanoid, AI-powered robot Atlas learns to perform factory work in a real-world setting for the first time. Very few people retire at age 16, but few people have had careers with as many twists as Alysa Liu. After becoming the youngest U.S. women’s figure skating champion at just 13, the phenom shocked the sport by walking away a few years later. Now 20, Liu is back and a favorite to win Olympic gold next month. Correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi speaks with Liu about coming back on her own terms. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

When you first heard that Maduro had been captured, what did you think?

0:12.0

In a way, I wasn't shocked.

0:13.2

I felt that the possibility of Delta Force showing up at 2 a.m. was very real.

0:18.2

Nicholas Maduro faces drug-related charges in the U.S.,

0:22.5

and this DEA agent was at the center of the investigation.

0:27.0

What was the most significant evidence against Maduro?

0:30.0

It's a state-sponsored drug trafficking organization, so it's a massive conspiracy.

0:36.4

At Hyundai's sprawling auto plant, more than 1,000 robots work alongside almost 1,500 humans.

0:44.4

This may look like the factory of the future, but we found the future of the future in the

0:49.7

parts warehouse, getting ready for work.

0:53.5

Meet Atlas, a 5'9 200-pound AI-powered humanoid.

0:59.0

I just can't believe what my eyes are seeing.

1:03.0

After becoming the youngest U.S. women's figure skating champion at age 13,

1:11.6

Alyssa Liu shocked the skating world when she quit a few years later.

1:16.6

Now, Alyssa is back, and a favorite to win gold at the Winter Olympics.

1:22.6

That was really pretty.

1:24.6

I don't even know what to say.

1:25.6

That was really pretty. I don't even know what to say. That was really pretty.

1:30.9

I'm Leslie Stahl.

1:32.1

I'm Scott Pelly.

1:33.5

I'm Bill Whittaker.

1:34.6

I'm Anderson Cooper.

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