60 Minutes
The Battle for the Ballot | H.R. McMaster | Coach O and the Sideways Season
Season 53, Episode 1 · Aired 2020-09-20
Synopsis
The Battle for the Ballot – Bill Whitaker reports on the battle over rules for mail-in voting in the critical swing state of Pennsylvania, which could impact who wins the state and the presidency. H.R. McMaster – In his first interview about his new book, the president's former national security advisor, retired Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, sounds the alarm on China, cautions against a hasty troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, and says challenges to U.S. national security are growing and making the country less safe. Scott Pelley is the correspondent. Coach O and the Sideways Season – Ed Orgeron took the LSU Tigers to the national college football championship. Now the head coach faces a new and fierce opponent as he attempts to defend the title amid the coronavirus pandemic. Jon Wertheim is the correspondent.
In the series
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Key cast
- Mike Wallace as Correspondent
- Morley Safer as Correspondent
- Harry Reasoner as Correspondent
- Ed Bradley as Correspondent
- Diane Sawyer as Correspondent
Also in season 53
- S53E02 Florida's Amendment 4 | The Wall | Sir David
- S53E03 Fire! | Talent on the Spectrum | Seinfeld in 2020
- S53E04 Treating COVID-19 Today | The Lincoln Project | Grizzlies
- S53E05 Putin's Public Enemy | Dr. Fauci | Hell Flight
- S53E06 Election Edition: The Candidates
- S53E07 Ask Ohio | Arizona Counts | The First Outbreak