I'm Lulu Garcia Navarro, and this is the interview.

It's hard to overstate the impact of 60 minutes on journalism.

Since its debut on CBS in 1968, it's been the home of some of the most famous and lauded journalists,

from Mike Wallace

and Ed Bradley to Leslie Stahl, Anderson Cooper, and until this past week, Scott Pelly.

Pelly was fired after an explosive series of events and much turmoil at CBS, including

a controversial financial settlement with President Trump, the sale of the network to

David Ellison, and the appointment of Barry Weiss to lead CBS News. Pellie, along with a number of

other 60 Minutes correspondents who were fired, have now accused Weiss of editorial interference

and bias charges that CBS and Weiss deny.

We've included a fuller statement from CBS News at the end of the episode.

This is Scott Pelley's first sit-down interview since he was fired.

Thank you so much for coming in. I know that this is a very difficult moment. You were just fired from the news organization, which you were at the heart of for 37 years. I can't believe I'm hearing those words. CBS News. Yes. I want to actually start by just asking you how you're feeling in this moment before

we start how you got here.

Well, if we want to talk about it at an emotional level, the best thing that I can imagine

in terms of describing it is that it's like your spouse was murdered.

There are some moments of the day I feel fine.

There are some moments of the day that I just frankly fall apart when I least expect it.

Not that there's any particular trigger.

But I do want to be clear that I do not feel sorry for me.

I don't care about me.

I'm fine.

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