Three top correspondents at “60 Minutes” say they will stay with the program amid speculation about their futures as CBS News implements sweeping changes across the show and the network more broadly.

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.”

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

Tony Dokoupil paid tribute to fired "60 Minutes" correspondent Scott Pelley on "CBS Evening News" Wednesday night, praising him as "a journalist who valued truth at all costs." "When I started at CBS,

Longtime correspondent Scott Pelley was fired from the gold-standard program on Tuesday, in the latest sign of chaos at the iconic show.

Amid recent upheaval at CBS News, longtime 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley sharply criticized network leadership during a heated staff meeting Monday, including accusing editor-in-chief Bari Weiss of "murdering" the venerable news program.

Lesley Stahl, Bill Whitaker and Jon Wertheim narrowly decide to stay at "60 Minutes," warning "newsrooms are not supposed to be run like dictatorships."