THE PAGER PLOT – For the first time, ex-Mossad agents wholed the exploding pager and walkie-talkie plot againstHezbollah, which garnered worldwide attention in September,detail their 10-year undercover op in an interview withcorrespondent Lesley Stahl. Meeting in Israel, the agents,who recently retired from service, share never-before-knowndetails that caught Hezbollah fighters by surprise andultimately spurred change across the region from Lebanon toSyria to Iran. Shachar Bar-On is the producer.THE IRON RIVER– With an estimated 200,000 to half a million U.S. firearmssmuggled into Mexico each year through what's known as "theIron River," correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi reports on Mexico'slegal battle against American gun manufacturers and dealers andthe efforts to curb gun trafficking to the cartels. KatieKerbstat is the producer.JOY TO THE WORLD – At 25, with apowerful voice heralded as a once-in-a-generation talent, jazzvocalist Samara Joy is already making her mark in a genre thatwas last popular over 50 years ago. Correspondent Bill Whitakercaught up with Joy on her Christmas tour where she was joinedby her family, a gospel dynasty. 60 MINUTES has a front rowseat as the GRAMMY winner puts her own spin on the jazzclassics. Heather Abbott and LaCrai Mitchell Scott are theproducers.
