04/06/2025: The War in Gaza, The Prisoners, Wood to Whiskey

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🗓️ 7 April 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Correspondent Scott Pelley reports on an American doctor who volunteers in Gaza, and from Doha where medical teams work to rehabilitate children injured in the war. Who are the men President Trump sent to a notorious maximum-security prison in El Salvador using a wartime law dating back to 1798? The Trump administration says they are all violent gang members and terrorists. But after obtaining internal government documents, 60 Minutes could find no criminal records for most of the prisoners. Correspondent Cecilia Vega reports. With a history spanning two thousand years and still playing a vital role in global commerce, the oak barrel, as correspondent Bill Whitaker discovers, is much more than just a container. Barrels are a vital ingredient, especially in the production of Bourbon Whiskey — giving it all of its distinctive color and much of its taste. Whitaker takes us inside the largest maker of wooden barrels to glimpse the magic and mystique of this essential tradition. 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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0:40.3	The war in Gaza is at a critical moment. A failed ceasefire, Israeli hostages still captive, and in Gaza's failing hospitals,
0:48.3	volunteers fighting to save lives.
0:51.3	I can't stop bombs. I can't rescue hostages.
0:55.0	But I can stand next to you.
0:57.0	I can live amongst you.
0:58.0	And it's not much, but it beats bearing your head
1:02.0	and hatred and violence and ignorance.
1:06.0	Who did the U.S. government deport to El Salvador?
1:11.8	60 Minutes has been investigating the secretive operation
1:15.1	that sent more than 200 men to a notorious Salvador in prison,
1:19.9	despite many not having criminal records.
1:23.0	Our client who was in the middle of seeking asylum just disappeared.
1:33.3	One day he was there, and the next day we're supposed to have court and he wasn't brought to court. You use the word disappeared.
1:35.3	Tonight we explore the fascinating life of the whiskey barrel, an ancient product that still plays a vital role in global commerce.
1:46.8	Millions of new oak barrels are built in America every year, fired up and then filled with
1:52.9	what will become bourbon through years of aging as the wood delivers magic to the whiskey.
2:01.5	I'm Leslie Stahl. I'm Bill Whit whiskey. I'm Leslie Stahl.
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