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RECAP: SEPTEMBER 26

Host: Jane Pauley

      

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COVER STORY: Family feuds: When bonds are broken | Watch Video
Blood is thicker than water, but when family members become estranged, some experts say the pain of loss can be even greater than if they'd died. Correspondent Susan Spencer discusses family estrangements, which appear to be far more common than previously thought, and how it's never too late to reconcile broken bonds.

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A view of the exhibition "Automania," at New York's Museum of Modern Art.  CBS News

ART: "Automania" at MoMA: How our love of cars fueled art | Watch Video
An exhibition at New York's Museum of Modern Art explores our fascination with cars and how it's driven new paths in art and design. Correspondent Serena Altschul visits "Automania," which features cars as art, as well as art influenced by cars.

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  • "Automania" at the Museum of Modern Art, New York City (Sculpture Garden exhibit through October 11; gallery portion on view through January 2).
  • Exhibition catalogue: "Automania," edited by Juliet Kinchin (Museum of Modern Art), available in Hardcover and eBook via Amazon and Indiebound
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Competition is fierce at the Giostra del Saracino, in Arezzo, Italy.  CBS News

POSTCARD FROM TUSCANY: Jousting, one Italian village's medieval rite (Video)
In the picturesque walled city of Arezzo, a medieval ritual is conducted twice each year in which locals don the colors and armor of knights to engage in a jousting competition. Correspondent Seth Doane takes in the pageantry of the Giostra del Saracino, where longstanding family rivalries can play out on horseback.

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"The Price Is Right" host Drew Carey, with correspondent Lee Cowan.  CBS News

TV: "Come on down!": 50 years of "The Price Is Right" | Watch Video
Since 1972, CBS' "The Price Is Right" has been giving Average Joes everywhere a chance to win big. And for the last 15 years, another Average Joe, comedian Drew Carey, has won big, stepping into Bob Barker's shoes as host of a TV institution. Carey talks with correspondent Lee Cowan about his journey from Marine Corps Reservist to standup comic and sitcom star to game show royalty.

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PASSAGE: In memoriam (Video)
"Sunday Morning" remembers some of the notable figures who left us this week, including filmmaker Melvin Van Peebles, director of the blaxploitation classic, "Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song."     

        
HARTMAN: Giving thanks to linemen (Video)
After Hurricane Ida struck Louisiana, linemen from across the country flooded the state to restore power. In thanks, a woman named Angel Flood began prepping lunches for the linemen working in and around Houma, La., where there were no restaurants open, while thousands of other women and men were offering assistance to those helping rebuild their state. Steve Hartman reports on the power of gratitude. 

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Adrienne Warren stars as Tina Turner in "Tina: The Tina Turner Musical."  Manuel Harlan

       
BROADWAY: How Adrienne Warren becomes Tina Turner on stage | Watch Video
"Tina: The Tina Turner Musical," nominated for 12 Tony Awards, is reopening on Broadway next month – which also marks the return of Tony nominee Adrienne Warren. Correspondent Maurice DuBois talks with Warren about how she recreated the rock legend in her fiery performance. Warren also talks about how time off due to the pandemic reoriented her career, including her work with the Broadway Advocacy Coalition, a group dedicated to fighting systemic racism in the theater industry, which will be awarded a Special Tony Award for its efforts.

Don't miss the 74th Annual Tony Awards ceremony, live on Sunday, September 26 at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT on Paramount+, followed by the special, "The Tony Awards Present: Broadway's Back!," at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.

You can stream the original Broadway cast album of "Tina: The Tina Turner Musical" by clicking on the embed below (Free Spotify registration required to hear the tracks in full):

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COMMENTARY: David Byrne on the return of the group social experience | Watch Video
The musician discusses the importance of collective rituals, such as concerts, which have been denied us during the pandemic lockdown, and how their return is part of our healing.

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BROADWAY: "Diana": Three acts in the life of a musical | Watch Video
In 2016 composer David Bryan and script writer Joe De Pietro began writing a new musical based on the life of Princess Diana. That production was headed to New York when Broadway shut down in March 2020. Finally, "Diana: The Musical" will open on Broadway this fall, but with a twist: it will make its debut not on the Great White Way, but on Netflix. Correspondent David Pogue looks at the history of the show that rewrote the rules during a pandemic.

To watch a preview of "Diana: The Musical," premiering on Netflix October 1, click on the video player below:

Diana: The Musical | Official Trailer | A Netflix Special Presentation by Netflix on YouTube

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Former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi talks to correspondent Mola Lenghi about her new book, "My Life in Full: Work, Family, and Our Future." CBS News

BOOKS: Indra Nooyi on a trailblazing life | Watch Video
Work and life is not a balancing act, it's a juggling act, says Indra Nooyi. For 12 years she was the CEO of PepsiCo – one of the few female leaders of a Fortune 500 company. Nooyi talks with correspondent Mola Lenghi about her memoir, "My Life in Full: Work, Family, and Our Future," and about her mission of gender equity, which she insists is just good business.

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NATURE: Arizona's painted desert (Extended Video)
"Sunday Morning" takes us to the picturesque rocky badlands of northern Arizona. Videographer: Brad Markel.

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THE BOOK REPORT: Recommendations from Washington Post critic Ron Charles (September 26) | Watch Video
News of upcoming fall fiction and non-fiction titles.

Book excerpt: "Never" by Ken Follett
The bestselling author's new thriller finds the first female U.S. president trying to manage crises at home and abroad that could lead to World War III.

Book except: "The Lincoln Highway" by Amor Towles
The author of the bestseller "A Gentleman in Moscow" returns with a period story of four youngsters who embark on an epic journey from Nebraska to New York City.

Book excerpt: "These Precious Days" by Ann Patchett
The author of the acclaimed novels "The Dutch House" and "Bel Canto" offers a collection of essays that reflect on her life and the writers who have inspired her.     

RECAP: SEPTEMBER 19

Host: Jane Pauley

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SUNDAY SUMMARY: Headlines for September 19 (Video)
Jane Pauley reviews some of the stories making news this weekend, including a protest in Washington, D.C., in support of those who participated in the deadly attack on the Capitol on January 6. 

COVER STORY: A trip to the original "Mayberry" | Watch Video
Andy Griffith was born and raised in Mount Airy, North Carolina, a community that was the inspiration for Mayberry in the classic comedy "The Andy Griffith Show" and its spinoff, "Mayberry, R.F.D." Now, Mount Airy has reinvented itself as a destination for fans who come by the hundreds of thousands each year. Senior contributing correspondent Ted Koppel visits Mount Airy to find out what attracts so many nostalgic for a show created more than 50 years ago.

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ART: Christo's dream unveiled: A wrapped Arc de Triomphe | Watch Video
When the artist known as Christo – famous for monumental projects that involved wrapping landmarks and landscapes in brilliant fabric – died in 2020, many doubted there would still be more of his spectacles to experience. But last week, the artist's nephews and studio manager teamed up to realize a long-planned dream of Christo and his late wife, Jeanne-Claude: the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, wrapped in the colors of the French flag. Correspondent John Blackstone reports on what may be just the first of the couple's projects to be realized posthumously.

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Christo & Jeanne-Claude put Berlin's Reichstag under wraps (Video)
n this "CBS Sunday Morning" report which originally aired on June 25, 1995, correspondent Martha Teichner reported from Berlin on one of the most famous works by the artistic team: Wrapping the Reichstag in fabric, which revealed as much as it concealed.

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MOVIES: How dialect coaches put the accent on performances (Video)
Dialect coaches teach actors to sound more like the characters they're playing, accentuating the performances of such stars as Kate Winslet in "Mare of Easttown," and Rachel McAdams in "Eurovision Song Contest." Correspondent Martha Teichner talks with some of today's leading coaches for films and TV about how accents and dialects help tell a story.

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THE NEW SEASON: Art – The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures premieres | Watch Video
On September 30 the long-awaited museum dedicated to film history and culture will open in Los Angeles. It's just one of the highlights of the new exhibition season. Correspondent Serena Altschul looks at some of what museums and galleries across the country will have to offer this fall.

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PASSAGE: In memoriam (Video)
"Sunday Morning" remembers some of the notable figures who left us this week, including comedian and former "Saturday Night Live" cast member Norm Macdonald.

HARTMAN: A football field of dreams (Video)
The tiny town of Branson, Colorado, was proud of its football team, but what many found offensive was their football field, dubbed the worst in America. So, the players and students threw a "Hail Mary" pass to raise funds for a field without gopher holes and grass as sharp as cactus. Correspondent Steve Hartman reports on how Branson's Bearcats found themselves back in the game. 

TV: James Brolin on love of work, and love of Barbra | Watch Video
The actor who came to fame (and won an Emmy) on the 1970s TV series "Marcus Welby, M.D.," James Brolin, has appeared in scores of films and TV shows since, and is currently the narrator of the new Netflix sci-fi series, "Sweet Tooth." Correspondent Tracy Smith talks with Brolin, now 81, about his continued love of work, and about his 23-year marriage to singer Barbra Streisand.

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THE NEW SEASON: Film – With theaters reopening, stories are writ large once again | Watch Video
From the return of James Bond and "Top Gun," to the sci-fi epic "Dune" and the musical remake of "West Side Story," Hollywood is aiming big this fall. Correspondent Lee Cowan talks with critic Elvis Mitchell about what audiences may expect to find among the season's new offerings on screen – and if they are ready to go back into theaters.

BOOKS: Anderson Cooper on the Vanderbilt dynasty | Watch Video
In his new book, CNN anchor and "60 Minutes" correspondent Anderson Cooper tells the story of the Vanderbilt family dynasty, which included his mother Gloria. Cooper's great-great-great-grandfather, Cornelius "Commodore" Vanderbilt, once the richest man in America, built his fortune through steamships and railroads. Cooper talks with correspondent Mo Rocca about how the wealth and privilege of this side of his family marked succeeding generations.

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THE NEW SEASON: Music – New works | Watch Video
"Sunday Morning" looks at some of the most hotly-anticipated new albums this fall.

      
NATURE: Sandhill cranes (Extended Video)
"Sunday Morning" visits sandhill cranes dancing at dusk at the Woodbridge Ecological Reserve near Lodi, California. Videographer: Lee McEachern.

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A memorial service for Ridgewood, N.J. father, husband, friend and neighbor Jon Vandevander, who was killed on 9/11.   CBS News

FROM THE ARCHIVES: From 2001: A town says farewell to a 9/11 victim (YouTube Video)
After the terror attacks of 9/11, "Sunday Morning" correspondent Bill Geist reported on the shock and grief felt by his hometown of Ridgewood, N.J., which lost 12 of its residents at the World Trade Center. In this report that originally aired on September 23, 2001, Geist visits a memorial service for Ridgewood resident Jon Vandevander, during which people spoke of the many ways in which their friend and neighbor had touched their lives – a balm for a devastating wound from an incomprehensible tragedy.

RECAP: SEPTEMBER 12

Host: Jane Pauley

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COVER STORY: A migration odyssey – Tagging whimbrel shorebirds | Watch Video
Whimbrel are dramatically declining in numbers due to the pressures of climate change encroaching upon the birds' habitats and migratory routes. So, it was a shock when ornithologists discovered that 20,000 eastern whimbrel – half of the estimated population – stopped to roost on South Carolina's tiny Deveaux Bank during their annual migration. Correspondent Martha Teichner joins experts as they attempt to capture and tag some of these birds, to learn more about them in order to best help them survive.

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ART: The artist as searcher – Cézanne works on paper | Watch Video
The French painter Paul Cézanne (1839-1906) is considered a pioneer who paved the way for cubist and abstract art, but his revolutionary style may be most evident in his drawings. Correspondent Rita Braver visits New York's Museum of Modern Art, where 250 of Cezanne's watercolors and drawings on paper are featured in a landmark exhibition, "Cézanne Drawing."

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MOVIES: Revisiting the Sopranos' world in "The Many Saints of Newark" | Watch Video
Producer David Chase became a TV legend with his groundbreaking HBO series, "The Sopranos." Now, 14 years after the show's cryptic finale, Chase is returning to the roots of his central character in a prequel film, "The Many Saints of Newark." Correspondent Jim Axelrod talks with Chase about the pressures to revisit the Sopranos' crime world and the origins of Dickie Moltisanti and Uncle Junior; with actor John Magaro, who plays Silvio Dante; and with Michael Gandolfini, son of the late James Gandolfini, who plays a youthful version of the mob boss made famous by his father.

WEB EXTRA: Michael Gandolfini on playing a young Tony Soprano (YouTube video)

To watch a trailer for "The Many Saints of Newark," click on the video player below:

THE MANY SAINTS OF NEWARK – Official Trailer by Warner Bros. Pictures on YouTube

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STAGE: The road to the hit Broadway musical "Wicked" | Watch Video
Gregory Maguire's 1995 novel "Wicked" sought to give a backstory to one of the most haunting figures from L. Frank Baum's "Wizard of Oz": The Wicked Witch of the West. The book would inspire a long-running musical, which has proved a hit both on Broadway and on tour. Correspondent Tracy Smith talks with Maguire and composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz, and with the original Glinda and Elphaba, Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel, about a show that has become a beacon for anyone who doesn't fit a conventional mold.

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TELEVISION: How show business keeps Cedric the Entertainer busy (Video)
The multi-hyphenate Cedric Antonio Kyles – comedian, actor, director and producer – boiled his stage name down to Cedric the Entertainer, but he still wears many hats. The star of the sitcom "The Neighborhood" will be hosting next week's Emmy Awards on CBS. He sat down with Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz to talk about his career and the joy he brings to audiences.

WEB EXTRA: Cedric the Entertainer on segregation in his hometown (YouTube video)

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PASSAGE: Ceremonies commemorating those lost on 9/11

COMPLETE CBSNEWS.COM COVERAGE: REMEMBERING 9/11

       
MEDIA: "Countdown bin Laden" - Obama's pursuit of the 9/11 mastermind | Watch Video
CBS News' John Dickerson sits down with Fox News anchor Chris Wallace, author of "Countdown bin Laden," to discuss the raid on the al Qaeda leader's compound, and President Obama's decision to go forward with the Navy SEAL operation that had a high possibility of failure.

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HARTMAN: Love everlasting (Video)
Monica Iken was married just 11 months when her husband, Michael, died at the World Trade Center on 9/11. Steve Hartman talks with Iken about the course of her life 20 years after that fateful day, becoming a vocal proponent for a memorial on the site of Ground Zero.        

9/11: From rescues to rescuers – Training search dogs (Video)
It takes a special kind of dog to become an expert in the art of finding people trapped in rubble. That's why Wilma Melville founded the National Disaster Search Dog Foundation, which trains both firefighters and canines – typically, dogs that are rescues themselves – to work at the sites of natural disasters, building collapses and terror attacks, such as Ground Zero in New York City following 9/11. Correspondent Luke Burbank talks with Melville about her mission. 

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  • National Disaster Search Dog Foundation

         
9/11:  20 years after – The transformation of Ground Zero | Watch Video
On Sept. 11, 2001, sixteen acres in Lower Manhattan were turned into hallowed ground. How that area has been transformed since 9/11, in a delicate balance of both looking back and looking forward, is a testament to how the city has risen anew. Correspondent Lee Cowan reports.

GALLERY: Oculus, the new World Trade Center Transportation Hub

GALLERY: One World Trade Center

GALLERY: Graffiti rises at the World Trade Center site

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COMMENTARY: NYT reporter Dan Barry on 9/11, and messages written in dust | Watch Video
The Pulitzer Prize-winner recalls the scene at Ground Zero, and words of grief, anger and faint hope scrawled in the dust that had settled on the surrounding buildings. 

      
NATURE: A memorial of water (Extended Video)
On the 20th anniversary of 9/11, "Sunday Morning" visits Lower Manhattan, and the memorial to those who were lost. Videographer: Derek Davis. 

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A memorial service in Ridgewood, N.J., for those lost in the 9/11 attacks.  CBS News

FROM THE ARCHIVES: A town in mourning (YouTube Video)
In this story which aired on "CBS Sunday Morning" September 16, 2001, correspondent Bill Geist reports from his hometown of Ridgewood, N.J., a dozen of whose residents were missing from the 9/11 attack on New York City's financial center, and on the shock and grief that touched families and church congregations in this bedroom community just 17 miles from Ground Zero.

Ridgewood residents who died on 9/11: Richard Blood, Michael Carroll, Daniel McGinley, James Munhall, Charlie Murphy, Steven Paterson, Michael San Phillip, Bruce Simmons, Steven Strobert, Gina Sztejnberg, Jon Vandevander and Christopher Wodenshek.

RECAP: SEPTEMBER 5

Host: Jane Pauley

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COVER STORY: Help Wanted – The new sign of the times | Watch Video
While customers are back in restaurants and businesses around the country, many employees are not, creating job openings on this Labor Day weekend that few expected. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty talks with former restaurant employees who say the COVID shutdown gave them a rare chance to pursue a new, better-paying career – and with a restaurant owner who says the pandemic may have changed the hospitality business for the better.

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Maryland restaurant owner Mark Bucher on surviving the pandemic (YouTube)

Maryland restaurant owner on surviving the pandemic by CBS Sunday Morning on YouTube

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ART: Minnesota State Fair butter artist ends her half-century run | Watch Video
Since 1972, artist Linda Christensen has been carving the unique and highly-coveted "butter head" sculptures at the Minnesota State Fair. This year, she's passing the knife to a new generation. Correspondent Ben Tracy reports.

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U.S.: The unfolding meaning of 9/11 | Watch Video
A day of horror that unleashed a seemingly endless "war on terror" is, to a younger generation, a not-too-distant part of history they never experienced themselves. Correspondent Martha Teichner talks with authors Jewell Parker Rhodes and Elliot Ackerman about 9/11 and the canon of books inspired by that epochal event; and with firefighters honoring those who gave their lives to save others. 

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JOURNALISM: Richard Drew on photographing the "Falling Man" | Watch Video
For veteran photojournalist Richard Drew, getting an important photograph is about recording history. One of the Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer's most famous images is of a figure falling from the World Trade Center's Twin Towers on 9/11. He tells correspondent John Dickerson that viewers identify with it because they think, "That could be me."

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PASSAGE: Willard Scott and cameraman Isadore Bleckman (Video)
Jane Pauley remembers two TV news veterans who died this week: longtime "Today" weatherman Willard Scott, and cameraman Isadore "Izzy" Bleckman, whose work was a feature of CBS News reports, including for Charles Kuralt's "On the Road" series, for nearly 40 years.

SPORTS: At your service: Becoming a tennis ball person | Watch Video
It's not just tennis players that display their athleticism at the U.S. Open; tennis ball persons, who retrieve balls during play, must train for an intense, physically-demanding job that can also be dangerous. Correspondent Mo Rocca finds out what it takes to become a Grand Slam ball person, by putting himself through the paces.

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TELEVISION: Jeff Daniels on why he keeps risking failure | Watch Video
In the new series "American Rust," Jeff Daniels plays the police chief of a Pennsylvania Rust Belt town trying to uncoil a murder mystery. It's a character he's played frequently: the guy with the guts to say what no one else will. Daniels talks with correspondent Tracy Smith about his latest role and direction in his career; his father's inspiration for his portrayal of Atticus Finch in "To Kill a Mockingbird"; and the joy of being a grandfather.

To watch a trailer for "American Rust" click on the video player below:

American Rust (2021) Official Trailer | SHOWTIME by SHOWTIME on YouTube

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HARTMAN: A thank-you to a veteran (Video)
World War II veteran Frank Grasberger, 95, treasures a letter he received back in 2009 from a third-grade student thanking him for his service. When the staff of the Vitalia senior residences in Strongsville, Ohio, did some sleuthing, they found the letter writer, Dashauna Priest, who is now 21 – and a proud service member herself. Steve Hartman reports. 
     

COMMENTARY: Charles M. Blow on when the media gives a platform to hate | Watch Video
The New York Times columnist says exposing evil in the world risks amplifying what may be, to some, an allure. 

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NATURE: Dawn in Texas (Extended Video)
"Sunday Morning" takes us to Lake O' The Pines in east Texas at sunrise. Videographer: Scot Miller. 
       

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ARTS: Tomato Art Fest: Tennessee community's annual bash for the tomato
Every August, something big happens in the small community of East Nashville, Tennessee, that has residents seeing red. It's not the red one sees out of anger; rather the red one sees in love – love for the tomato. Roman Feeser reports.

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Tomato Art Fest: Tennessee community's annual bash for the tomato by CBS Sunday Morning on YouTube

      

RECAP: AUGUST 29

Host: Jane Pauley

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HEADLINES: Hurricane Ida nears Gulf Coast (Video)
The storm is expected to make landfall Sunday as a potentially catastrophic Category 4 hurricane. CBS News meteorologist Jeff Berardelli has the latest.

HEADLINES: Louisiana prepares for Hurricane Ida landfall (Video)
As Hurricane Ida bears down on Louisiana, residents are preparing for a potentially catastrophic storm with life-threatening storm surges and flooding. Correspondent Omar Villafranca reports on preparations in New Orleans.

AFGHANISTAN: The deadline nears (Video)
Correspondent Charlie D'Agata reports on a time of turmoil and tragedy in Kabul, leading up to this Tuesday's deadline for U.S. forces to leave the country. 

COVER STORY: An Iowa town goes to battle for Afghan immigrant | Watch Video
As an interpreter for American and Allied forces in eastern Afghanistan, Zalmay Niazy became a target of the Taliban – and applied for asylum in the U.S., where he'd settled among the cornfields of Iowa. But when immigration officials turned down his application, the townspeople of Iowa Falls fought back. Correspondent Lee Cowan reports.

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ART: Latinx art today | Watch Video
"Estamos Bien - La Trienal 20/21," an exhibition at El Museo del Barrio, is the New York City museum's first large-scale survey of Latinx contemporary art, featuring the work of more than 40 U.S. and Puerto Rican artists. Correspondent Lilia Luciano visits this celebration of color, culture and identity.

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SUNDAY PROFILE: Padma Lakshmi on turning pain into power | Watch Video
A woman who started out as a model has become a role model. Padma Lakshmi – bestselling author, host of "Top Chef" and "Taste the Nation," and U.N. Goodwill Ambassador – talks with correspondent Faith Salie about overcoming the traumas of sexual assault, the injuries of a serious car accident, and a diagnosis of endometriosis, and about how "your scars really make you who you are."

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PASSAGE: In memoriam (Video)
"Sunday Morning" remembers some of the notable figures who left us this week, including Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts.

U.S.: Gun violence: America's other epidemic | Watch Video
In Baltimore, as in so many other cities, gun violence is an epidemic, as young people with weapons perpetuate cycles of violence and retaliation. "Sunday Morning" senior contributor Ted Koppel talks with officials and advocates who are working to stop the contagion of violence.

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HARTMAN: Doin' the Hokey Pokey (Video)
Phyllis Brinkerhoff, of Prairie Village, Kansas, is obsessed with a dance song she describes as "fun, joyous." And she's not afraid to share her love of the "Hokey Pokey" to her neighbors. So, on Brinkerhoff's 93rd birthday, her neighbors decided to put their whole selves in. Steve Hartman reports. 

MUSIC: David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash speak | Watch Video
Half a century ago, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young released one of the greatest albums of the rock era, "Déjà vu." The record would sell eight million copies, but the band, and the friendships, did not endure. "CBS This Morning" co-host Anthony Mason talks with David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Graham Nash about their shared history and the timeless music they produced, as "Déjà vu" gets a delayed 50th-anniversary expanded release. (This story was originally broadcast on May 23, 2021.)

You can stream the 50th Anniversary Edition of "Déjà vu" by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young by clicking on the embed below (Free Spotify registration required to hear the tracks in full):

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COMMENTARY: Billie Jean King on achieving true equality | Watch Video
The tennis great says female leaders of social justice movements fighting for equality for every human being should not be discriminated against because of their gender.

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WAR: Eddie Gallagher and the changing story of a death in Iraq | Watch Video
In 2018 members of Alpha Platoon did the unthinkable: they broke the "code of silence" and accused their Navy SEAL Chief Eddie Gallagher, a man they once revered, of war crimes in Iraq. Gallagher would be acquitted of killing a young ISIS prisoner, but the controversy over what happened in Mosul has not ended. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reports. 

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NATURE: Butterflies in the summer sun (Extended Video)
"Sunday Morning" takes us to a meadow near Princeton, Massachusetts, a prime spot for butterflies. Videographer: Doug Jensen.       

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Coming up on Friday, September 3 in prime time: A rebroadcast of the "Sunday Morning" special, "The Pet Project," a one-hour special celebrating America's love of animals in all shapes and sizes. Airing at 10 p.m. ET/PT on CBS, and streaming on cbsnews.com and Paramount+. 

RECAP: AUGUST 22

Guest host: Lee Cowan

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HEADLINES: New England braces for Henri impact (Video)
Dangerous storm surges, flash flooding and power outages are the prospect for New England residents Sunday as Henri approaches. Meteorologist Jeff Berardelli reports the latest from Long Island. 

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COVER STORY: 11 days in August – How Afghanistan fell | Watch Video
The rapid fall of the Afghan capital, Kabul, to Taliban fighters last week has shocked the world, most especially the United States, which saw 20 years' worth of blood and treasure collapse in a matter of days. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reports on how Islamic militants surged past Afghan security forces and routed the sitting government.

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SPORTS: The armless archer (Video)
One of the top-ranked archers in the country is 38-year-old Matt Stutzman of Fairfield, Iowa, who has medaled in a sport that many would have thought beyond his reach: he was born without arms. Lee Cowan finds out how, with a simple bow and arrow, a man who just wanted to provide for his family became an inspiration. (This story was originally broadcast on November 3, 2019.)

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ART: An antique store like no other (Video)
In the heart of New Orleans' French Quarter is a small sign for a store with a big reputation. Owner Bill Rau wants nothing less than for M.S. Rau Antiques to be the best art, antique and jewelry gallery in the world. Correspondent Anna Werner checks out just some of the priceless objects that can be found there.

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TECHNOLOGY: The father of the cellphone | Watch Video
In the 1970s Marty Cooper, a former Navy submarine officer, engineer and executive at Motorola, maker of two-way radios, fought against archrival AT&T by proposing a network of transmitters that made possible the explosion in cellphones. Correspondent David Pogue talks with the visionary Cooper, now 92, about the world's first public cellphone call, on April 3, 1973, and about his unbridled optimism for the future.

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PASSAGE: Remembering artist Chuck Close | Watch Video
"Sunday Morning" looks back at the life and work of the portraitist whose pixelated squares illuminated the human face in oversized proportions.

FROM THE ARCHIVES: From 1981: Artist Chuck Close (YouTube)
His paintings – massive photo-realistic renditions of photographs, many of them self-portraits – made Chuck Close one the most celebrated artists of the late 20th century. Close talks about his oversized canvases and the artificiality of art in this report by anchor Charles Kuralt that originally aired on "Sunday Morning" on April 19, 1981.

FROM THE ARCHIVES: From 2007: Painter Chuck Close, up close (YouTube)
Artist Chuck Close died on Thursday, August 19, 2021, at the age of 81. In this "Sunday Morning" report that originally aired on March 11, 2007, Close talked with anchor Charles Osgood about the evolution of his work; the effect on his art from a 1988 injury which severely affected his motor functions; and why – even in spite of his physical limitations – he was one of the happiest artists you would ever meet. 

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U.S.: A ghost town's caretaker | Watch Video
Have you been socially-distancing? Not as much as Brent Underwood, who has lived during the COVID lockdown as the sole resident of a ghost town on the edge of Death Valley: the abandoned mining community of Cerro Gordo, California. Correspondent Luke Burbank talks with Underwood, who bought the 380-acre Cerro Gordo in 2018, and has featured it on his YouTube channel, "Ghost Town Living."

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HARTMAN: A 101-year-old lobster lady (Video)
Virginia Oliver has been lobstering on and off since the age of seven – and is now, at 101, Maine's oldest lobster trapper. Three days a week, May through November, she is out working on Penobscot Bay, tackling one of the most hazardous jobs there is, alongside her 78-year-old son, Max. Steve Hartman joined the pair of old salts at sea.       

MOVIES: Composer John Williams (Video)
Composer John Williams is one of America's most celebrated musical talents – the best-known creator of music for films. He has written the scores for such revered classics as "Jaws," "Star Wars," "Superman" and "Schindler's List." In a story originally broadcast September 22, 2019, Correspondent Tracy Smith talks with Williams, and with violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter, who collaborated with the composer on an album of works for violin and orchestra adapted from his film scores, "Across the Stars."

AUDIO GALLERY: The classic film scores of John Williams
Listen to audio samples of some of the composer's best scores!  

EXTENDED TRANSCRIPT: John Williams on Spielberg, "Star Wars," and the power of music

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COMMENTARY: Afghanistan wasn't all for nothing, says Army vet | Watch Video
Retired Staff Sgt. Travis Mills, who was severely injured by an IED during his third tour in Afghanistan, sums up the contributions and sacrifices of American and NATO forces in the country over the past two decades: We did good.

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MUSIC: The singing doctor | Watch Video
CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook introduces us to Dr. Rich Krueger, a neonatologist who, in his spare time, is an acclaimed singer-songwriter.

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NATURE: Wildflower meadows (Extended Video)
"Sunday Morning" visits wildflowers on Mount Rainier in Washington State. Videographer: Mike Griffith.   
     

RECAP: AUGUST 15

Guest host: Lee Cowan

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SUNDAY SUMMARY: News headlines for August 15 (Video)
Lee Cowan reviews some of the stories making news this weekend, including a devastating 7.2-mag earthquake in Haiti. 
       

COVER STORY: Fire lookouts keep watch over threatened forests | Watch Video
There were once thousands of active fire lookout towers across the country; today, while many are automated, a few hundred are still staffed by people whose job is to watch for forest fires in remote, rugged areas, like Klamath National Forest, in California and Oregon. Correspondent Conor Knighton talks with two fire watchers who are scanning the skies.

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U.S.: Helping students cope with the pressure to succeed | Watch Video
Experts say that students from high achieving schools, who are privileged in terms of educational opportunities, are at greater risk of substance abuse, depression and anxiety than the national norm, because of an unrelenting, insidious pressure to succeed. Correspondent Lee Cowan talks with students and a psychologist about how adolescent wellness is as vulnerable to academic pressure as it is to poverty, trauma and discrimination – and how COVID has changed our expectations for student performance.

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MUSEUMS: Word play: A visit to D.C.'s Planet Word | Watch Video
Planet Word, Washington's newest museum, takes visitors on a trip through the fascinating world of words, language and reading. Correspondent Chip Reid attends the former school-turned-literary wonderland, which has re-opened following a COVID shutdown.

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MOVIES: "CODA" actress Marlee Matlin on making noise | Watch Video
The Academy Award-winner, whose latest film features an ensemble of deaf actors, talks with Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz about how "playing deaf is not a costume," and about the importance of representation of the deaf and hearing-impaired in front of and behind the camera.

To watch a trailer for "CODA," click on the video player below:

CODA — Official Trailer | Apple TV+ by Apple TV on YouTube

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PASSAGE: In memoriam (video)
"Sunday Morning" remembers some of the notable figures who left us this week, including singer-songwriter Nanci Griffith. 

       
HEADLINES: Taliban fighters reported at the gates of Afghan capital (Video)
There are numerous reports this morning that Taliban insurgents are near the capital of Afghanistan – the government's last stand. According to a Taliban statement, fighters have been ordered not to advance further as negotiations with the government continue. Correspondent Roxana Saberi reports the latest from Kabul. 

        
HARTMAN: Goose love, in sickness and in health (Video)
The New England Wildlife Center in Massachusetts has treated thousands of injured animals, but one recent case stands out: A Canada goose named Arnold with a badly-damaged foot, who was visited each day during his convalescence by his mate, dubbed Amelia. Steve Hartman reports on an inspiring avian couple. 

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MUSIC: The Big Apple returns in "New York State of Mind" | Watch Video
When COVID shut down New York, musical artists found a way to perform anyway, lifting our spirits from the depths of our lockdowns. Now, with performers returning to the stage, "Sunday Morning" debuts a short film from the organization NYCNext that honors the city, with a performance of Billy Joel's "New York State of Mind" by such talents as Sara Bareilles, Idina Menzel, Cautious Clay, Anais Reno and Brian Stokes Mitchell.

WEB EXTRA: Watch an extended version of the music video "New York State of Mind"

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MUSIC: Clive Davis and the NYC "Homecoming Concert" | Watch Video
When the mayor's office decided to put on a star-studded concert to celebrate New York City's return after lockdown, Clive Davis got the call. The 89-year-old music producer signed on such artists as Bruce Springsteen, Patti Smith and Paul Simon, in what is his most important project: bringing concerts back to New York. Contributor Kelefa Sanneh reports.

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MUSIC: Songs from the Young@Heart (Video)
The average age for members of the Young@Heart Chorus, of Northampton, Mass., is 85. But this isn't your grandfather's choral group; their repertoire includes music from The Ramones, The Rolling Stones, Madonna and Twisted Sister. Correspondent David Pogue talks with singers about the joy of singing "golden oldies" by such composers as Bowie and Springsteen, in this update of a story originally presented on "Sunday Morning" on December 20, 2020.

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NATURE: Bison and calves (Extended Video)
"Sunday Morning" takes us to Yellowstone National Park, home of bison and their calves. Videographer: Brad Markel.    

RECAP: AUGUST 8

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COVER STORY: Clearing the heavens of space junk | Watch Video
The amount of debris in low-Earth orbit has increased tremendously, putting satellites and the International Space Station in danger of colliding with even the tiniest bits of space junk. Correspondent David Pogue explores how companies are working to create ways to clean up space before disaster happens.

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VINICULTURE: Wine cellar in the sea | Watch Video
About a mile off the coast of Santa Barbara, Calif., a sunken treasure of wine is aging under the waves, gently rocked and chilled by the ocean currents. Correspondent Ben Tracy talks with Emanuele Azzaretto, co-founder of Ocean Fathoms, about laying down fine wines in the murky depths, where bottles retain their bouquet – and gain an artful flourish of sea shell adornments.

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MUSIC: Red Rocks: Nature's perfect music stage | Watch Video
Outside of Denver is one of America's most iconic music venues: a naturally-formed amphitheatre, millions of years in the making, that is today a stunning setting for concerts and yoga sessions. Correspondent Luke Burbank visits Red Rocks, and talks with members of the band The String Cheese Incident about the intensity and acoustics of a Red Rocks set.

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BOOKS: Collecting the words of Jim Morrison | Watch Video
When the lead singer of The Doors, Jim Morrison, died in 1971 at age 27, he left behind boxes filled with poetry, journals, and handwritten lyrics of what would become some of the era's most memorable songs. His sister, Anne Morrison Chewning, has now compiled material from his archive into a new book, "The Collected Works of Jim Morrison." Correspondent John Blackstone talked with Chewning, and with the two surviving members of The Doors – drummer John Densmore and guitarist Robby Krieger – about Morrison's impact as a writer and performer.

BOOK & AUDIO EXCERPT: "The Collected Works of Jim Morrison"
A new anthology features poetry, lyrics and journals by the frontman of The Doors. Listen to audio of Jim Morrison reciting his work.

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PASSAGE: In memoriam (Video)
"Sunday Morning" remembers some of the notable figures who left us this week, including Col. Dave Severance, commander of the Marine regiment that raised the U.S. flag on the Island of Iwo Jima during the bloody World War II battle.

FLOWERS: Nurturing the magic of hydrangeas | Watch Video
The big, bountiful blooms known as hydrangeas are abundant on Cape Cod, and available in hundreds of varieties. Correspondent Mo Rocca tiptoes through the hydrangeas, and talks with aficionados to learn the secrets to growing these showy summer shrubs.

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ANIMALS: Flying dogs to their forever homes (Video)
Correspondent Conor Knighton takes to the skies with Wyoming pilot Peter Rork, a retired surgeon and pilot who's found a new purpose in life by helping dogs in need find homes, flying animals to adoption centers through his non-profit, Dog Is My CoPilot. (This story was originally broadcast on August 23, 2020.)  

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MOVIES: George Clooney on his greatest reward | Watch Video
Actor-director George Clooney, who recently starred in the post-apocalyptic thriller "The Midnight Sky," talks with correspondent Tracy Smith about family, life during quarantine, and his career of playing "lovable crooks." He also answers the burning question: Does he really cut his own hair? (An earlier version of this story was originally broadcast on November 29, 2020.)

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COMMENTARY: Faith Salie: There's no "I" in "Team," but there is a "ME" (Video)
The "Sunday Morning" contributor says the increasingly indiscriminate use of the term "Team" among work colleagues can be self-serving to a team's "Leader." (Originally broadcast on February 23, 2020.)

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ART: Ancient sculptures reveal their true colors | Watch Video
Greek and Roman marble antiquities have traditionally been viewed as white, but recent scientific studies have shown that they were often painted with bright colors – a fact little discussed among art historians. Correspondent Martha Teichner explores how an accidental "whitewashing" of history has colored our view of ancient art.

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AGENDA: Week of August 8 | Watch Video
Events and newsmakers to watch for in the coming week.

       
NATURE: Sailfin mollies (Extended Video)
"Sunday Morning" takes a peek at sailfin mollies courting in waters near Tulum in Mexico. Videographer: Lance Milbrand.      

RECAP: AUGUST 1

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COVER STORY: Rechanneling the boom-and-bust history of Butte, Montana | Watch Video
For a small town, Butte, Montana is rich in history – from being, at one time, the largest city between Chicago and San Francisco, to being the site of one of the world's most productive copper mines. But the closing of mines, and their distinction of being home to one of the nation's largest Superfund sites, have long cast a shadow over the place. Last summer the residents of Butte turned a corner in their efforts to reverse environmental damage and be delisted as a Superfund site. Correspondent Luke Burbank reports on how the town's past is informing its march forward.

FROM THE ARCHIVE: Montana's collapsed copper mining industry (Video)
In western Montana, where copper was once king, shuttered mines in the 1980s left the people of Butte, Anaconda and Great Falls groping toward the future. Correspondent Liz Trotta reported on the economic hardships facing thousands of out-of-work miners in this "Sunday Morning" story originally broadcast September 4, 1983.

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HISTORY: The Smithsonian's "Sleeping Beauty" awakens on the Mall | Watch Video
The Smithsonian's Arts and Industries Building, a whimsical fortress on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., that has been vacant for nearly 20 years, is about to reopen to the public, just in time for the institution's 175th anniversary. CBS News national correspondent Chip Reid talks with the Secretary of the Smithsonian, Lonnie Bunch III; AIB director Rachel Goslins; and architect-designer David Rockwell about the upcoming exhibition, "Futures" – and the history of a building designed to be ahead of its time.

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BOOKS: Alexander Vindman on truth and its consequences | Watch Video
Twin brothers Alexander and Eugene Vindman, brought to America by their Ukrainian father, had stellar military careers in their adopted country, until Alexander filed a complaint against President Trump for impropriety in his phone call with the Ukrainian president and later testified at Trump's first impeachment hearing. Correspondent David Martin talked with the Vindmans about duty and the firestorm that ensnared them both when Alexander spoke out, as retold in his memoir, "Here, Right Matters"; and with their father, Semyon, about the meaning of freedom for Soviet émigrés.

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BOOKS: The life lessons of "Three Little Engines" | Watch Video
"I think I can, I think I can" was the mantra of a confident locomotive in the children's classic, "The Little Engine That Could." But Bob McKinnon knew that life doesn't always bring success to those going it alone, so he authored a new book, "Three Little Engines," in which empathy and assisting others helps the book's characters overcome trouble they encounter on their tracks. Correspondent Lee Cowan reports.

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PASSAGE: Inventor and TV pitchman Ron Popeil (Video)
For decades salesman Ron Popeil hawked household gadgets to millions of TV viewers, mastering the airwaves with his informercials for the Veg-O-Matic, the Pocket Fisherman, and countless other devices you just couldn't live without. Jane Pauley looks back on the life of Popeil, who died this week at the age of 86.

FROM THE ARCHIVE: Informercial king Ron Popeil (Video)
Pitchman Ron Popeil, who became a ubiquitous presence on TV by selling household gadgets to millions, died July 28, 2021 at the age of 86. In this "Sunday Morning" profile originally broadcast on January 9, 2000, correspondent Bill Geist talked with Popeil about his rise from demonstrating inventions at lunch counters, to mastering the airwaves with his informercials for the Veg-O-Matic, the Pocket Fisherman, and countless other devices you just couldn't live without.

HISTORY: The history of anti-Asian hate crimes in America | Watch Video
While hate crimes in this country increased last year by two percent overall, hate crimes against Americans of Asian and Pacific Island descent rose by 146 percent, with the Trump administration's use of racist rhetoric during the pandemic blamed by some for the rise in violence. History shows that Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders have had to weather this wave of discrimination and scapegoating many times before. CBS News correspondent Weijia Jiang reports.

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COMMENTARY:  MTV turns 40 years old | Watch Video
Correspondent (and former MTV host) Serena Altschul discusses the birth in 1981 of the cable channel devoted to music videos, that became a broadcast pioneer of pop culture, news and reality TV. This is no longer your grandmother's MTV!

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MOVIES: Jennifer Hudson brings "Respect" | Watch Video
Oscar- and Grammy-winning actress Jennifer Hudson received "marching orders" from the legendary singer Aretha Franklin, who hand-picked the "Dreamgirls" star for her true dream role. Hudson talks with contributor Kelefa Sanneh about paying tribute to the Queen of Soul with her performance in the new biopic, "Respect."

To watch a trailer for "Aretha" click on the video player below:

RESPECT | Official Teaser Trailer by MGM on YouTube

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ART: The artist Wyland and his "whaling walls" | Watch Video
The artist known as Wyland has painted more than 100 murals around the globe featuring life-sized depictions of whales and other sea life.  Correspondent Tracy Smith joined Wyland as he touched up a mural in Seattle, to discuss his creation of what has come to be a worldwide aquatic gallery – each artwork a public love letter to the ocean and its inhabitants.

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MAILBAG: Letters from "Sunday Morning" viewers (Video)
Jane Pauley answer correspondence from our audience.

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NATURE: Prairie dogs in the Badlands (Extended Video)
With the dog days of August at hand, "Sunday Morning" takes us among prairie dogs in the South Dakota Badlands. Videographer: Kevin Kjergaard.

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THE BOOK REPORT: Reviews of new titles by Ron Charles | Watch Video
The Washington Post book critic offers his picks among new releases. 

BOOK EXCERPT: "Intimacies" by Katie Kitamura
In a new novel by the acclaimed author of "A Separation," a woman is assigned to be the interpreter for a politician on trial at The Hague for war crimes, forcing her into the mind of a man who terrifies her.

BOOK EXCERPT: "Damnation Spring" by Ash Davidson
In this epic debut novel, set in the redwood forests of northern California, a lumberman takes a gamble on a parcel of land that could set up his family for years.

BOOK EXCERPT: "What Strange Paradise" by Omar El Akkad
The author of "American War" offers a heartbreaking novel that puts a face on the staggering statistics of the tens of millions of people displaced from their homes as the result of persecution and violence.

BOOK EXCERPT: "Sound of the Sea" by Cynthia Barnett
A fascinating scientific and cultural history for anyone who's ever admired the ocean's most beautiful objects – a literal "beach read."

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SUN SPOTS: Fame Recording Studios, home of the "Muscle Shoals Sound" | Watch Video
For more than 60 years the Alabama music landmark has hosted such artists as Aretha Franklin, Little Richard, The Rolling Stones and Demi Lovato. "Sunday Morning" producer Roman Feeser reports.

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RECAP: JULY 25

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COVER STORY: Surviving locked-in syndrome: How one man confounded expectations of death | Watch Video
Rushed to a Massachusetts emergency room four years ago, 28-year-old Jacob Haendel exhibited signs of stroke. Doctors thought Haendel was in a vegetative state and would soon die, but the one-time chef was very much awake and conscious, suffering from locked-in syndrome – a purgatory between life and death. Correspondent Lee Cowan talks with Haendel about his extraordinarily rare medical trauma, and about his remarkable recovery.

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PARKS: Audiences return to Wolf Trap | Watch Video
The only national park devoted to the performing arts, Wolf Trap in Virginia is once again showcasing great performances surrounded by the great outdoors. Correspondent Conor Knighton reports on the park's past and present, just in time for their 50th anniversary season.

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TOYS: How the Super Soaker's inventor made a big splash (Video)
When inventor Lonnie Johnson took a simple squirt gun and ramped it WAY up, he had no idea what a hit it would be. Since the early 1990s, the Super Soaker has soaked up more than $1 billion in toy sales. But Johnson hasn't stopped there. Correspondent Mo Rocca reports on how Johnson, a former engineer at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, continues to make a big splash. Originally broadcast on May 21, 2017. 

ART: Artist Alice Neel, a collector of souls | Watch Video
While the art world was celebrating abstract expressionism and other avant-garde movements, American artist Alice Neel (1900-1984) captured humanity in her radical figurative paintings that revealed the complexity and dignity of her often-overlooked subjects. Correspondent Faith Salie visits an exhibit of Neel's work, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, that spotlights the artist's humanism. 

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PASSAGE: In memoriam (Video)
"Sunday Morning" remembers some of the notable figures who left us this week, including comedian Jackie Mason.      

RECREATION: New York's newest island, a man-made gift to the city | Watch Video
Replacing a derelict pier on the Hudson River, Little Island is a new public space and performance venue constructed on top of concrete pilings shaped like tulips. Correspondent Martha Teichner talks with billionaire Barry Diller and his wife, fashion designer Diane Von Furstenberg, about their $260 million present to New York City.

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RECREATION: How Coney Island became the people's playground | Watch Video
Amusement park rides and sideshows, hot dogs, and mermaid parades: Coney Island, a tiny stretch of beachfront in Brooklyn, has left an indelible mark on the world's popular imagination for nearly 150 years. Correspondent David Pogue rides a rollercoaster of history in exploring the allure of the New York seaside resort.

GALLERY: Early photos of amusement parks

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HARTMAN: Chance meeting (Video)
Six-year-old Raelynn Nast, of Fort Smith, Ark., has always been proud of her father, Davey, and always wanted to introduce him to everybody. When Emily Beineman was jogging with her dog past a funeral home, Raelynn proudly asked her if she'd like to meet her dad, who was lying inside. Unsure, Beineman followed her gut, and followed Raelynn down the aisle. Correspondent Steve Hartman reports on how an act of kindness has bonded the two together.

SUNDAY PROFILE: Geena Davis on increasing opportunities for women on screen | Watch Video
Thirty years after the Oscar-winning actress starred in the transcendent tale of female friendship "Thelma & Louise," Geena Davis is still fighting to improve opportunities for women in the film industry. She talked with correspondent Tracy Smith about seeking change in front of, and behind, the camera; playing an athlete (and becoming one); and what she'd like her headstone to read.

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TRAVEL: A sense of direction: Finding your way without GPS | Watch Video
Many creatures of the animal kingdom share a unique sense of navigation, but not all humans are so gifted. CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook (who describes himself as "direction-challenged") shares tips from experts about how better to steer ourselves through uncharted territory – and get back again.

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NATURE: Assateague Island (Extended Video)
"Sunday Morning" takes us among the wild horses of Assateague Island National Seashore off the Maryland and Virginia coast. Videographer: Michael Clark. 

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Eric Church greets fans at the Country Thunder music festival in Twin Lakes, Wis. Jake Barlow/CBS News

GALLERY: Musicians are back on stage
After COVID shuttered live music events around the world in 2020, musical artists are now returning to festival and concert stages - and so are the fans.     

RECAP: JULY 18

Guest host: Lee Cowan

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COVER STORY: What the megadrought means to the American West | Watch Video
Farmers dependent upon water from river systems in the American West are seeing massive cuts in their supply, as reservoirs drop to their lowest levels due to the worst drought to hit the region in 1,200 years. Correspondent Ben Tracy talks with scientists who say there is no quick or easy recovery, and with a California farmer whose livelihood is in danger.

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WORLD: UNESCO's World Heritage Sites: Protecting the world's treasures | Watch Video
For nearly 50 years the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization has listed outstanding natural and man-made sites as culturally significant locations worthy of protection. But what does designation as a World Heritage Site actually mean for a glacier or coral reef, or a landmark like the Taj Mahal? Correspondent Conor Knighton treks for answers.

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MUSIC: Nothing can stop Marilyn Maye | Watch View
Jazz singer Marilyn Maye, who has just turned 93, wasn't about to let a pesky pandemic prevent her from doing what she was put on this Earth to do: sing the Great American Songbook. Correspondent Mo Rocca reports.

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SUNDAY BEST: Fireflies put on a summertime light show (Video)
There's a forest in Tennessee where fireflies put on a show unlike anywhere else. It's no wonder thousands of tourists turn out each year to witness the spectacle of nature's nightlife: a species of synchronous fireflies that flashes in unison. Correspondent Lee Cowan brings us a front row seat. Originally broadcast on July 13, 2014.

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PASSAGE: Zsa Zsa Gabor's final resting place (Video)
Five years after actress Zsa Zsa Gabor died in Los Angeles at age 99, her ashes were brought back to her native Hungary for burial. Lee Cowan reports. 

       
JUSTICE: Why are wrongly-convicted people still imprisoned in Missouri? | Watch Video
"48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty talks with two Missouri men, Kevin Strickland and Lamar Johnson, who have served a combined 70 years in prison for murders most people now believe they did not commit. And yet, even though prosecutors have called for their release, innocence may not be enough to earn their freedom – both men are still behind bars. So, what's going on in the state of Missouri?

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HARTMAN: A master listener (Video)
In St. Petersburg, Fla., when Al Nixon started coming to a park bench seven years ago, he needed a quiet place to clear his head. Today, he's providing impromptu therapy sessions, as a trusted confidant and counselor to whoever passes by, simply by demonstrating his skill at listening. Steve Hartman reports. 

 MOVIES: Matt Damon on "Stillwater" and a return to the movie theater | Watch Video
The Academy Award-winner is back, starring in the new drama "Stillwater," about an Oklahoma oil rig worker whose daughter is imprisoned in France. Matt Damon talks with correspondent Seth Doane about making the critically-praised film; and how becoming a father of four daughters has changed him as an actor.

To watch a trailer for "Stillwater" click on the video player below.

STILLWATER - Official Trailer [HD] - In Theaters July 30 by Focus Features on YouTube

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HUMOR: Cartoons from The New Yorker (Video)
"Sunday Morning" sends you off to the rest of your Sunday with a smile, courtesy of recent cartoons from The New Yorker magazine.

      
QUARANTINE: Josh Seftel's Mom is ready for a reunion (Video)
Throughout the pandemic lockdown, "Sunday Morning" contributor Josh Seftel has been checking in virtually with his mother, Pat. Now, she's ready for an in-person get-together – and a long-awaited chance to meet her newest granddaughter.

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NATURE: Caddo Lake (Extended Video)
"Sunday Morning" takes us to Caddo Lake on the Texas-Louisiana border, home to a flooded forest of bald cypress and water tupelo trees. Videographer: Scot Miller.     

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COVER STORY: Race to a cure for ALS | Watch Video
Brian Wallach has beaten the odds. Four years ago, he was diagnosed with ALS – amyotrophic lateral sclerosis – and given six months to live. He's used that time to lobby for more research funds for dozens of clinical trials of promising drugs to combat ALS. Correspondent Lee Cowan talks with Wallach and his wife, Sandra Abrevaya, about their unceasing efforts to expand treatments for ALS patients; and with Chris Snow, whose use of a promising experimental ALS treatment has already more than doubled his life expectancy.

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MUSIC: London's Royal Albert Hall celebrates 150 years | Watch Video
Since 1871 London's Royal Albert Hall has been haunted (in a good way) by its history, hosting artists from Rachmaninoff to The Rolling Stones. Now, after having cancelled nearly 500 shows due to the pandemic, the 6,000-seat hall is reopening, filling a hole in Britain's cultural life. Correspondent Roxana Saberi reports.

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ART: Faith Ringgold's art of fearlessness and joy | Watch Video
Ninety-year-old artist Faith Ringgold is best-known for her story quilts – a patchwork of lush, colorful and daring images with a story written right onto the fabric. Correspondent Nancy Giles talks with Ringgold, who for decades refused to bow to convention during her career as she stitched a vibrant tapestry of art, history and social commentary, currently featured in an exhibition at the Glenstone Museum in Potomac, Maryland.

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MOVIES: Straight talk from James Caan | Watch Video
Few of the characters he's famed for playing, in such classics as "The Godfather," "Brian's Song" and "Misery," can compare to the man himself. Oscar-nominated actor James Caan talks with Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz about his rise from the streets of Queens, N.Y., to the heights of stardom (as well as the depths of depression), and about experiencing the joy of his craft and the respect of his peers. 

      
PASSAGE: Robert Downey Sr. and Richard Donner (Video)
"Sunday Morning" remembers two notable film industry figures who left us this week: Robert Downey Sr., director of the cult classic "Putney Swope"; and "Superman" director Richard Donner, who made us believe a man could fly. 

TECH: Cashing in on the NFT craze | Watch Video
Why are digital files of artwork, videos and tweets selling for insane amounts of money? Correspondent David Pogue explains the origin and volatility of the market for NFTs (non-fungible tokens), and why content creators and speculators are generating a digital gold rush.

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HARTMAN: In full uniform (Video)
Joe Hall served as a Navy Petty Officer First Class during World War II. Now 97, he was looking for a proper Navy uniform in which to be buried, and found a Dunedin, Florida seamstress who happily enlisted in the project. Steve Hartman reports.

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MOVIES: The private Anthony Bourdain | Watch Video
Three years ago the globetrotting chef, author and TV host Anthony Bourdain died by suicide at age 61. Inexplicable to many, his death touched millions who knew him as an inspiring television presence. Now, a new documentary, "Roadrunner," explores the complexity of the man who seemed to have the world as his oyster. Correspondent Jim Axelrod talks with filmmaker Morgan Neville, and with colleagues who discuss the extraordinary trajectory of Bourdain's life.

To watch a trailer for "Roadrunner" click on the video player below:

ROADRUNNER: A Film About Anthony Bourdain - Official Trailer [HD] - In Theaters July 16 by Focus Features on YouTube

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HEADLINES: Haiti by the numbers (Video)
Jane Pauley looks at the Caribbean island nation once again in the news, with the assassination this week of its president, Jovenel Moïse.

NATURE: How hunters can aid the California condor's comeback | Watch Video
Scientists who are breeding the California condor in captivity and releasing them into the wild say the endangered bird faces a critical hazard: lead poisoning from hunters' ammunition used to fell game which this bird of prey may scavenge. Correspondent Conor Knighton talks with conservationists who are promoting lead-free ammunition to protect the species' future.

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NATURE: Lassen Volcanic National Park (Extended Video)
"Sunday Morning" takes us to a real hot spot – Lassen Volcanic National Park in California. Videographer: Jaime McDonald.     

RECAP: JULY 4

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COVER STORY: As American as apple pie | Watch Video
"Sunday Morning" dishes up a slice of Americana: pie, as sweet and diverse as these 50 United States. Contributor Kelefa Sanneh talks with Stacey Mei Yan Fong (whose "50 Pies/50 States" project has created edible tributes to the nation), and with Sarah Sanneh (proprietor of the Brooklyn restaurant Pies 'n' Thighs) about the perfect pie for the Fourth of July.

RECIPE: Apple Pie from Pies 'n' Thighs

To watch an apple pie tutorial by Sarah Sanneh, click on the video player below: 

Preparing a classic apple pie by CBS Sunday Morning on YouTube

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HEADLINES: Lady Liberty's "little sister" | Watch Video
The Statue of Liberty, which has stood astride New York Harbor since 1886, welcomed another gift from France this week: a nine-foot replica – cast from French sculptor Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi's original plaster model – as it travels to Washington D.C., to symbolize the continuing bond between our two countries. Jane Pauley reports.

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U.S.: Training refugees in the culinary arts | Watch Video
The Brooklyn restaurant Emma's Torch is a staunch advocate for empowering asylum-seekers through education, by training them for jobs in the food service industry. Correspondent Nancy Giles talks with Emma's Torch founder Kerry Brodie, and with graduates of her program who are finding their path to the American Dream.

RECIPE: Shakshuka by Emma's Torch

RECIPE: Vietnamese Pizza

RECIPE: Grape Leaves by Sahadi's

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SUNDAY BEST: Small wonders: What ants can teach us | Watch Video
Correspondent Faith Salie traveled to the rain forest of Belize to explore the secret world of ants, and found out how learning from the intelligence of ant societies could help improve human behaviors. Originally broadcast on "Sunday Morning" July 24, 2011.

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PASSAGE: In memoriam (Video)
"Sunday Morning" remembers some of the notable figures who left us this week, including former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.       

POLITICS: Statehood for D.C.: Washingtonians' cry for freedom to vote | Watch Video
For the colonists who declared independence 245 years ago, "No taxation without representation" was a rallying cry. For residents of our nation's capital, it still is. Correspondent Mo Rocca looks at the issue of statehood for Washington, D.C., and of the political divide that exists about giving a vote in Congress to the taxpaying citizens living there.

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HARTMAN: An Alzheimer's wedding (Video)
Three years ago, at age 53, Peter Marshall, of Andover, Conn., was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer's. Eventually, he not only forgot his wedding day – he forgot his wife. Lisa Marshall became just another nameless caretaker, their entire history together permanently erased. Until, Lisa says, all of a sudden Peter began "courting" her – and proposed. Steve Hartman reports. 

BOOKS: Quentin Tarantino: From the screen to the page | Watch Video
Oscar-winning filmmaker Quentin Tarantino has fulfilled a new dream, by publishing his first novel – an adaptation of his acclaimed period epic, "Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood." Correspondent Tracy Smith talks with Tarantino about the pleasures of becoming a novelist and a father, and his plans for his 10th (and final) film.

BOOK EXCERPT: Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood"

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WORLD: Afghanistan: A forgotten war in a "graveyard of empires" (Video)
As U.S. servicemembers prepare to leave Afghanistan after 20 years of fighting alongside local forces against militants and hunting al Qaeda terrorists, CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reports on how America's mission there has evolved – and now ends.

WORLD: Afghanistan: Taking stock as U.S. withdraws (Video)
Correspondent Charlie D'Agata reports from the Afghan capital of Kabul, a city that has changed profoundly in the past two decades since the invasion by American forces in 2001 – where a generation that has grown up enjoying simple freedoms fears the Taliban will sweep back into power once U.S. forces leave. 

COMMENTARY: Sebastian Junger on the defense of freedom | Watch Video
The bestselling author and journalist discusses attacks on American democracy, and the fight to protect a free country from enemies both foreign and domestic.

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NATURE: Baby eaglets (Extended Video)
"Sunday Morning" visits eaglets at Letchworth State Park, near the town of Castile in western New York State. Videographer: Carl Mrozek. 

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HEADLINES: Search for victims in condo collapse continues (Video)
The painstaking, dangerous search for victims of the collapse of a beachfront apartment tower in Surfside, Florida last Thursday morning goes on. Correspondent Mark Strassmann reports.

        
COVER STORY: Down on the farm: A shortage of agricultural labor | Watch Video
If you like to eat, you can thank a farm worker, among the hardest-working, lowest-paid, yet most vital workers in America. Correspondent Luke Burbank talks with Shay Myers, a third-generation Oregon farmer who feels it's important that agricultural workers get their due.

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WORLD: Royal family missing the star power of Harry and Meghan | Watch Video
Since Prince Harry and Meghan Markle quit as full-time royals, their popularity in the U.K. has plummeted – and Prince William and Kate Middleton have been called upon to fill the vacuum. Correspondent Holly Williams reports on how the House of Windsor is trying to counter the Duke and Duchess of Sussex's narrative in the media with a new charm offensive by the family.

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MOVIES: "Summer of Soul": Rescuing a historic Harlem music festival | Watch Video
A new documentary, featuring rarely-seen footage, captures the magic of a 1969 music festival held at Mount Morris Park in Harlem, attended by 300,000 people. The festival had long been forgotten in the shadow of that other New York music festival, Woodstock. Contributor Hua Hsu talks with "Summer of Soul" director Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson, bandleader of The Roots, about reviving the legacy of the Harlem Cultural Festival, which featured such stars as Sly and the Family Stone and Stevie Wonder.

To watch a trailer for "Summer of Soul (…Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised)" click on the video player below:

SUMMER OF SOUL | Official Teaser by SearchlightPictures on YouTube

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PASSAGE: Passage: In memoriam (Video)
"Sunday Morning" remembers some of the notable figures who left us recently, including "WKRP in Cincinnati" actor Frank Bonner.

ARCHITECTURE: Relocating a Frank Lloyd Wright house | Watch Video
Polymath Park, in southwest Pennsylvania, offers visitors not only a unique opportunity to tour houses designed or inspired by famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright, but also a chance to spend a night in one. Correspondent Lee Cowan talks with the park's proprietors, and with a Minnesota couple whose Wright-designed home was rescued by relocating it, piece by piece, to Pennsylvania.

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HARTMAN: A story of guardian angels comes full circle (Video)
In 1986 charter boat captains Mark Pisano and Paul Strasser came across a capsized boat off the California coast, and rescued the only survivor, nine-year-old Desiree Rodriguez, who'd bobbed in the water for 20 hours. Thirty-five years later, the three were reunited, and recently participated in a memorial ceremony to bring closure about the family she'd lost. Steve Hartman reports.     

TELEVISION: Stephen Colbert, on being back on stage | Watch Video
On June 14, Stephen Colbert, host of CBS' "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," returned to the stage of the Ed Sullivan Theater to face a live audience, something he had not done in 460 days due to COVID restrictions. CBS News' John Dickerson attended that return taping, and talked with Colbert about what it means to perform comedy with (or without) a live audience. He also spoke with Evie Colbert, who during the pandemic became her husband's live audience of one.

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LAW: Ted Olson argues the case for civility | Watch Video
Attorney Ted Olson, a star in conservative legal circles, has argued 65 cases before the U.S Supreme Court, on issues ranging from the disputed 2000 election and money in politics, to same-sex marriage and the children of illegal immigrants. But his stance has not always reflected traditional conservative doctrine. Olson talked with correspondent Mo Rocca about overcoming polarization, and about his marriage which demonstrates that opposites attract.

       
NATURE: Great white sharks (Extended Video)
"Sunday Morning" takes us to a sighting of sharks – great whites near Guadalupe Island off the Pacific Coast of Mexico. Videographer: Mauricio Handler. 

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COVER STORY: How mRNA technology is altering vaccine treatments | Watch Video
By using messenger ribonucleic acid (or mRNA) as a platform for delivering vaccinations, biotech companies like Moderna have been able to rewrite COVID vaccines swiftly to address newly-emergent variant strains. And now, fighting COVID is just the beginning, as Moderna is using mRNA to change the way we treat or prevent other diseases. National Public Radio correspondent Allison Aubrey reports.

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HARTMAN: A triathlete's mentor (Video)
It did not appear that competing in a triathlon was in the cards for 14-year-old Caleb Prewitt, of Jacksonville, Florida, who has Down Syndrome – until he met 21-year-old triathlete Chris Nikic, the first person with Down Syndrome to ever complete the grueling 140-mile Ironman competition. What Nikic did next was even more herculean: taking the young fan under his wing and planting a dream. Steve Hartman reports. 
     

FATHER'S DAY: Rebuilding a relationship with his late father | Watch Video
Trent Preszler had an estranged relationship with his father, who died of cancer in 2014. His only inheritance was his father's toolbox. Setting out to build a canoe from scratch using his father's tools, Preszler saw his project lead to life-changing realizations about self-discovery, reconciliation and forgiveness. "CBS This Morning" lead national correspondent David Begnaud talks with Preszler about the hidden meanings of building these one-of-a-kind canoes, and about Preszler's memoir, "Little and Often."

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Matt Bomer on recording the audiobook of Trent Preszler's memoir, "Little and Often" (Video)

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BOOKS: Malcolm Gladwell on "The Bomber Mafia" | Watch Video
Malcolm Gladwell, the author of such bestsellers as "Blink" and "Outliers," talks with contributor Kelefa Sanneh about his latest work, "The Bomber Mafia," about a group of idealists during the Second World War and their attempt to use technology to reinvent war.

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TELEVISION: The hit series "It's a Sin": When AIDS was new and unknown | Watch Video
The acclaimed HBO Max series, "It's a Sin," tells the story of a group of gay men and their friends who live and love in London in the early 1980s, at the beginning of the HIV/AIDS crisis. The show, which features a largely LGBTQ cast, shines a light on a dark chapter that's been fading from memory. Correspondent Imtiaz Tyab talks with the show's producer-writer, Russell T. Davies, and with two of its stars: Neil Patrick Harris and Lydia West.

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COMMENTARY: Jim Gaffigan: Are we naïve to believe it's over? | Watch Video
The comedian refuses to say what it is he hopes is "over," but he's optimistic that it is.

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SOCIETY: Are reparations the answer to America's historic racial wealth gap? | Watch Video
The median White household in the U.S. has $184,000 in wealth, while the median Black household has less than $23,000. Experts say the gap was fostered by generations of enslavement, Jim Crow laws, discrimination and redlining. Correspondent Mark Whitaker explores the issue, and proposals to narrow the gap, including reparations and "baby bonds" or other race-neutral anti-poverty programs. 

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TELEVISION: Seth Meyers: Late night's "Mr. Nice Guy" | Watch Video
The "Saturday Night Live" alum who has hosted "Late Night with Seth Meyers" since 2014 talks with correspondent Rita Braver about leaving his COVID-lockdown attic and returning to the TV studio, and about whether his sunny reputation hides a dark side. (Spoiler alert: it doesn't!)

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FOOD: Bobby Flay on the next generation of cooking heroes | Watch Video
The cookbook author and Food Network star says inspiration for home cooks is now coming not only from TV chefs, but from TikTok.

RECIPES: Bobby Flay breakfast recipes
The chef offers "Sunday Morning" viewers his recipes for Frittata with Peppers and Onions with Roasted Cherry Tomato Sauce, Homemade Sausage Patties, and Blackberry-Bourbon Iced Tea.  

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PASSAGE: Remembering "Sunday Morning" producer Judy Hole (Video)
"Sunday Morning" pauses to remember a beloved friend and colleague, producer Judy Hole, who passed this week. 

FROM THE ARCHIVE: Fashion designer Ralph Rucci (Video)
In July 2002 designer Ralph Rucci was the first American in over 60 years to be invited to show his own couture collection in Paris. In a report, produced by Judy Hole, that aired on "Sunday Morning" October 27, 2002, Rucci talked with correspondent Martha Teichner about his inspirations, from Cristóbal Balenciaga to Asian spiritualism, and the obsessive perfectionism that runs through his workroom. Teichner also talked with New York Times fashion critic Cathy Horyn, and with Joan Kaner, fashion director of Neiman Marcus, about Rucci's impact.

       
NATURE: Wild horse sanctuary (Extended Video)
"Sunday Morning" takes us to South Dakota's Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary, near Hot Springs – 11,000 acres left for horses to run free. Videographer: Kevin Kjergaard.

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MOVIES: Highlights from the 2021 Tribeca Festival
The 20th annual festival is not limited to New York City audiences, with many world premiere features and documentaries available to stream at home through Wednesday, June 23. Check out our web producer David Morgan's recommendations below: 

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COVER STORY: Interracial marriages: More common, but not without challenges | Watch Video
Many things have changed in the 54 years since the U.S. Supreme Court ruled, in Loving v. Virginia, that laws banning interracial marriage are unconstitutional. Today, at least 19% of new marriages in America involve spouses from different ethnic or racial groups. But that doesn't mean that the difficulties they face have disappeared. Correspondent Rita Braver talks with couples whose relationships and children still draw uncomfortable conversations about racism within families across every social and economic level, and about how their love ultimately conquers all.

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TECHNOLOGY: Meet the robots inside Amazon's fulfillment centers | Watch Video
According to recent Occupational Safety and Health Administration data, workers at Amazon fulfillment centers were seriously injured about twice as often as employees in other warehouses. To improve workplace safety, Amazon has been increasing its investment in robotic helpers to reduce injuries among its employees. With access granted for the first time ever, "Sunday Morning" correspondent David Pogue visited the company's secret technology facility near Seattle to observe some of the most advanced warehouse robots yet developed, and to experience how high-tech tools are being used to aid human workers.

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PUBLICATIONS: The lore of magazines as a window on the world | Watch Video
Before the internet, magazines were the primary source of information on matters of news, science and culture. Correspondent Jim Axelrod visited a recent exhibition of highlights from one collector's massive library of 83,000 magazines dating back as far as the 1700s, to see how writers and photographers opened the world to the reading public.

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MOVIES: "In the Heights" star Anthony Ramos | Watch Video
The actor and singer who was featured in the original cast of Lin-Manuel Miranda's smash hit, "Hamilton," now stars in the film version of Miranda's first Tony Award-winning musical, "In the Heights." Anthony Ramos talks with correspondent Kelefa Sanneh about life in Brooklyn before "Hamilton," Latino representation in musical theater, and the joys and distractions of filming in New York's Washington Heights.

To watch a trailer for "In the Heights" click on the video player below:

In The Heights – Powerful Trailer by Warner Bros. Pictures on YouTube

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IN MEMORIAM: F. Lee Bailey: An appreciation | Watch Video
The lawyer famed for high-profile defendants died last week at age 87. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty looks back at Bailey's career and his controversies.

FOOD: Biting into the origin story of Flamin' Hot Cheetos | Watch Video
For years, Richard Montanez sold his own American success story: while working as a janitor at a Frito-Lay factory in California, he cold-called the company CEO to pitch the snack food hit Flamin' Hot Cheetos. There's just one problem: Flamin' Hot Cheetos were already on store shelves. Montanez talks with correspondent Lee Cowan about how this snack food creation story has become as messy as the chips' orange coating.

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HARTMAN: A perfect wedding out of the ashes (Video)
Bride and groom Elizabeth and Jake Landuyt say their wedding on Mackinac Island, Mich., was like a fairy tale – until a building next to their wedding venue caught fire, forcing their guests to evacuate. What happened next could only be described as a true fairy tale ending. Steve Hartman reports. 

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BOOKS: Stephen King on "Lisey's Story" and keeping his imagination young | Watch Video
At 73, the bestselling author of horror and suspense has adapted his 2006 novel "Lisey's Story" into an Apple TV miniseries. Stephen King talks with "Sunday Morning" anchor Jane Pauley about maintaining his prodigious output; what his early success with "Carrie" meant for his mother; and how a box left behind by his late father changed the course of his life.

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Lisey's Story — Official Trailer | Apple TV+ by Apple TV on YouTube

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ENTREPRENEURS: How farm animals began "goat-crashing" Zoom (Video)
Bored with Zoom calls at work? You can book a goat from the Cronkshaw Fold Farm in England to crash your online business meeting, because who wouldn't rather watch a cute baby goat? Correspondent Imitiaz Tyab talks with the farmer whose affection for silliness has made mini-celebrities of her caprine charges.

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NATURE: Canadian Rockies (Extended Video)
"Sunday Morning" takes us to the cool heights of the Canadian Rockies. Videographer: James Napoli.

RECAP: JUNE 6

In our special edition June 6, "Sunday Morning" explores issues of policing in America and around the world.

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COVER STORY: Police speak on rebuilding the public trust | Watch Video
"Sunday Morning" senior contributor Ted Koppel sits down with police officers from across the country for a street-level view of the issues they face, from anti-police sentiment and the pressures of an arduous work environment, to the price paid by all officers for the actions of bad cops, and learns how one group of officers in Charleston, S.C., is working to strengthen community ties.

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WORLD: What lessons do police in Europe have for American cops? | Watch Video
Compared to police in Europe, U.S. police are more quick to use deadly force, and in turn they kill far more people per officer than law enforcement in Europe. Correspondent Seth Doane looks at how the approaches differ.

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COMMENTARY: Without accountability, deaths at the hands of police will continue | Watch Video
Mona Hardin, whose son, Ronald Greene, was killed by Louisiana police, says change will not come until justice is served against police violence.

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U.S.: Answering the call: Changing how 911 responds to mental health crises | Watch Video
With its new Street Crisis Response program, San Francisco hopes to lower potentially fatal confrontations between police officers and those undergoing mental health or behavioral crises. Correspondent John Blackstone talks with members of the team, and with Mayor London Breed, about the goals of the new initiative.

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IN MEMORIAM: Monuments to issues of policing (Video)
Two monuments in Washington, D.C. – a city with memorials honoring presidents, fallen warriors, and those who shaped history for the better – hold particular relevance to the role of police in American society. Jane Pauley reports. 

HARTMAN: A cop's most disarming weapon: compassion | Watch Video
Correspondent Steve Hartman revisits some of his most memorable stories about police officers who wear their badges over a loving heart.

      
COMMENTARY: Killed in the line of duty | Watch Video
Emilio J. Miyares, national president of Concerns of Police Survivors (COPS), remembers the families and friends of law enforcement officers who are killed for doing their job.

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SUNDAY PROFILE: Bill Bratton on police reform: "One cop can effectively improve the image of the profession, or destroy it" | Watch Video
Throughout his five-decade career, Bill Bratton, former police commissioner in New York City, Boston and Los Angeles, has been an architect of modern policing in America, instituting reforms that lowered crime and bolstered the bond between the public and the men and women who serve and protect. Now, he fears much of what he helped create is crumbling. Yet, he tells correspondent Mark Whitaker, he has reasons to believe positive change remains possible.

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WORLD: Walking the beat in Japan, a "heaven for cops" | Watch Video
Japan's low crime rate may be traced in part to its homogenous society and gun-free culture, but also to the ways in which its police have pushed the envelope on community relations. Correspondent Lucy Craft went on patrol with Tokyo's ubiquitous and helpful police officers, whose guns remain holstered, and whose job includes everything from listening to marital spats, to operating the world's largest lost-and-found.

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SMALL TOWN: Cop on the beat, and the pulpit | Watch Video
Edgar Rodriguez wears two hats, as both a police chief and a pastor in Moville, Iowa. He tells correspondent Lee Cowan that he sees being a police officer as an extension of his ministry, and that he does not believe in lost causes.

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NATURE: Muir Woods National Monument (Extended Video)
"Sunday Morning" takes us to the Muir Woods National Monument in California, a contemplative forest that's been called a "temple of peace." Videographer: Lance Milbrand.

RECAP: MAY 30

Host: Jane Pauley 

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COVER STORY: The debate over the geographical center of North America | Watch Video
For years Rugby, North Dakota, a tiny spot on the prairie, had made a name for itself from its designation as the geographical center of the North American continent – that is, until a bar owner in the town of Robinson, about a hundred miles south, used some string and a globe to claim his town was the true center. Correspondent Lee Cowan visited these unassuming contestants in a tectonic battle for bragging rights, and talked with a geography professor who, armed with latitudes, longitudes and algorithms, may have laid the question of center to rest.

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TRAVEL: Navigating our reliance on maps | Watch Video
Correspondent Martha Teichner charts a course through the history of mapmaking, and the rise of road atlases, which, to our surprise, have not died out with the advent of GPS.

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TRAVEL: VR Vacations: Globetrotting via virtual reality (Video)
Virtual travel through immersive technologies is allowing those stuck at home to experience the world despite a global pandemic. Correspondent Mo Rocca and his avatar explore the world of VR, passport not required.

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POLITICS: Bob and Elizabeth Dole's long personal and political history | Watch Video
Former Senator and presidential nominee Bob Dole and former Senator and Cabinet Secretary Elizabeth Dole are one of Washington's most celebrated power couples. Correspondent Rita Braver sits down with the 97-year-old World War II veteran, who is taking his diagnosis of Stage 4 lung cancer in stride, and his wife, to talk about their continued public service.

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PASSAGE: In memoriam (Video)
"Sunday Morning" remembers some of the notable figures who left us this week, including actor Gavin MacLeod, of TV's "Mary Tyler Moore Show" and "The Love Boat."

WEB EXTRA: Remembering actor Samuel E. Wright (Video)
"Sunday Morning" correspondent David Pogue looks back at the life of veteran Broadway actor Samuel E. Wright, who starred on stage in "The Lion King," but is best known as the voice of Sebastian the Crab in the animated Disney musical, "The Little Mermaid."  

VINTAGE: Yard sale finds: Treasures of the hunt (Video)
While supply chain problems have created a backlog for new furniture, sales of vintage home furnishings, easily available online, has exploded. Correspondent Serena Altschul reports on what experts call the "circular economy," and how the internet is changing the nature of 'vintage' in the 21st century.

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