Bari Weiss, editor in chief of CBS News, on a staff call addressed the termination Scott Pelley, a longtime presence at the news outlet who was ousted from "60 Minutes" Tuesday after he engaged in a tenacious confrontation with the new executive producer of the newsmagazine.

Correspondent Scott Pelley confronted the show’s new executive producer in a contentious staff meeting.

Pelley, who has been at CBS for more than two decades, reportedly railed against the new executive producer of "60 Minutes" in a tense staff meeting Monday.