Exclusive: The "Inside CECOT" report that Bari Weiss shelved last month is slated to air tonight, according to sources...

[demmiblue]

Exclusive: The "Inside CECOT" report that Bari Weiss shelved last month is slated to air tonight, according to sources at CBS.

Details in a special Sunday edition of the Reliable Sources newsletter: cnn.it/4jM0K9i

— Brian Stelter (@brianstelter.bsky.social) 2026-01-18T17:45:48.562Z

Nearly a month has passed since Bari Weiss made the extraordinary decision to hold Sharyn Alfonsi's "60 Minutes" story about Venezuelan men deported by the US to a hellish prison in El Salvador. "I look forward to airing this important piece when it's ready," Weiss said.

Evidently, it's ready now. The "Inside CECOT" report is slated to air tonight, according to sources at CBS.

It's still not 100% official – and CBS News PR has not sent out any listings for the broadcast – but the finishing touches are being made this morning, the sources said.

The process to get to this point has been exasperating. After all, the other people involved in the production thought the piece was done before Christmas.

I wonder what the spin will be? 🤔

[Ocelot II]

1. Heavily edited?

[newdeal2]

2. Should be easy to spot

Just compare the US version to the one that was leaked before. I bet there’s zero new information in the US one, just editing and some non factual quotes from Bari’s friends in the White House.

[bucolic_frolic]

3. Redactions are more invisible on TV than on paper

[RedWhiteBlueIsRacist]

4. "Thank you for your attention to this editing matter." --signed, President of Editing, Donald John Trump

[Hugin]

5. Since everyone has seen this already the ratings will be low...

The spin will be that nobody is interested in stuff like this and used for a justification to tabloid water down any future investigative stories.

[UTUSN]

6. "finishing touches" today - but whatever, *delayed* means *denied" (like justice)

So it's been seen and another month has gone by, making it a ho-hum historical curiosity not news. WEISS's mission accomplished.

[SheltieLover]

7. Tour of Disney World.

[snowybirdie]

8. Of course

Divisional NFL games on today. No game lead in on CBS though. Much less of an audience

[Vinca]

9. Maybe they've sliced and diced it and added an arts & crafts department to the prison along with vegan meals.