David Muir, Lester Holt, and Scott Pelley, who cover this week’s issue of Variety, explain why the evening news matters more than ever.

“I think more than ever — we’ve all talked about this — people are looking for a place to cut through the noise, particularly in this moment, and at 6:30 hopefully they’re finding that,” Muir said.

Muir also discussed why the stakes are even higher for the three of them.