10/4/2020: Cause and Effect, Talent on the Spectrum, Seinfeld in 2020

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🗓️ 5 October 2020

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Before his interview with California fire chief Thom Porter on the wildfires, Scott Pelley provides an update on President Donald Trump, who was diagnosed with the coronavirus this past week. Some people on the autism spectrum have conditions that preclude them from working or caring for themselves, but many have unique talents and capabilities. Anderson Cooper speaks to adults on the autism spectrum whose skills landed them jobs. In an interview with Jon Wertheim, comedian Jerry Seinfeld explains why he wrote an essay on LinkedIn this past summer, arguing New York City is "dead forever" in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Those stories on this week's "60 Minutes." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:42.0	California has endured the largest wildfires in its history.
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