The woman spearheading CBS News’ Trump-friendly overhaul just got a dire warning from one of the people she hired to salvage the network’s flailing flagship program. Days later, Weiss’s replacement for Simon, Nick Bilton, fired veteran correspondent Scott Pelley “for cause” after Pelley told him in front of staff that Weiss was “murdering” 60 Minutes. Weiss recruited veteran U.K. broadcaster Sir Trevor Phillips, 72, as part of a hiring blitz to fill the desks she had emptied. Trevor Phillips, whose hiring sparked controversy, has a dire warning for Weiss. Industry veterans are unconvinced, with one TV executive telling Status last week that “the idea that Ross can be a ‘60’ correspondent is a joke.”