“60 Minutes” correspondents Leslie Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim said Friday that they planned to stay on at the newsmagazine, capping days of turmoil.

The show's new leader says he fired star Scott Pelley for insubordination. Pelley says he was defending the integrity of the show's journalism after three top executives and two reporters were fired.

The future of the correspondents' role had been in doubt after the ouster of EP Tanya Simon and the hiring of outsider Nick Bilton.

The “60 Minutes” correspondents vowed to stay at the news program, but criticized the firings of their colleagues and said newsrooms should not be run like “dictatorships.”

Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim told colleagues Friday that they will stay with the embattled newsmagazine for one stark reason: “We don’t want to see ‘60 Minutes’ die.”

Newly installed 60 Minutes executive producer Nick Bilton is getting some harsh feedback from former employees who worked with him. Last week, CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss tapped Bilton, who has no experience in broadcast news,

The turnover at the embattled news program put the "Tonight Show" host in a feisty mood.

As negative headlines continue to swirl around 60 Minutes amid major staff changes, a source and one of the show's EPs have spoken out.