New wildfire explodes north of Los Angeles
The Maria Fire began on a mountaintop and quickly prompted evacuations
The Maria Fire began on a mountaintop and quickly prompted evacuations
Memory plays an important role in guiding people through their lives. But experts say that as the years go by and we grow and develop, our recollections adjust with us, whether we know it or not. Russ Mitchell talks with NYU research psychologist Elizabeth Phelps about the elasticity of memory, and with veteran writers David Halberstam, Gay Talese and A.E. Hotchner, who have all navigated that murky area between history and memory. Originally broadcast January 7, 2007; winner of a 2008 News Emmy... Читать дальше...
Built adjacent to Red Square, Moscow's Zaryadye Park, the city's first new park in 50 years, recreates Russia's many landscapes in the center of one of the world's biggest, busiest cities. The park, which features 32 undulating acres covered in native plants and trees, was designed by American architect Charles Renfro, who was responsible for New York's High Line. Correspondent Liz Palmer talked with Renfro and with landscape architect Mary Margaret Jones about the backstory of this grand, romantic public space.
The "Scandal" star has returned to Broadway in the new drama "American Son," playing the mother of a young man who has disappeared. She talks with Michelle Miller about bringing her "black girl magic" into the world as an actress, producer and director; how she learned to speak up for herself; and about co-founding Time's Up to combat sexual harassment in the workplace.
Associate Justice Brett Kavanaugh is beginning his first full day as a member of the Supreme Court. Rita Braver looks back on the long and acrimonious road to his confirmation and swearing-in.
The truth, as told by Dr. Christine Blasey Ford or Judge Brett Kavanaugh before the Senate Judiciary Committee this past week, is being judged by 100 senators -- and all of us, reports Jan Crawford.
September 30, 1882 was the birthday of physicist Johannes Wilhelm "Hans" Geiger, who developed a method for detecting and measuring radioactivity. Jane Pauley reports.
Will e-cigarettes make the traditional cigarette obsolete? Vaping is catching on among smokers switching from cigarettes, but it is also attracting a new demographic: young people who'd never smoked before. Tony Dokoupil reports on the possible benefits and unknown effects of transitioning tobacco products to a smoke-free market, and talks with health officials; representatives of tobacco companies and e-cig firms like Juul and Mountain Oaks Vapors; and a San Francisco official who led a fight against... Читать дальше...
In this web exclusive, Judith Sheindlin (known to millions as Judge Judy) and New York Post gossip columnist Cindy Adams talk to Mo Rocca about the friendship they've shared for more than two decades, while Adams explains why she may prefer the company of dictators and other "interesting" people.
Two out of three people over age 70 have trouble hearing, but only about 20% of adults who have hearing loss actually use a hearing aid, for the most part because of costs related to the devices themselves and to testing and consultations with a doctor or audiologist. David Pogue checks out the latest advances in hearing aid technology that have reduced size and added unique features, and finds out what changes consumers can anticipate after Congress passed a bill allowing hearing aids to be sold over-the-counter.
It was a night all about "CBS Sunday Morning." The number one Sunday morning news broadcast, which has begun its 40th season on air, held a live event at New York's historic Town Hall Monday evening. Hosted by Jane Pauley, guests included Hugh Jackman, the cast of "Murphy Brown," "Late Show" bandleader Jon Batiste, and a pair of very special friends first profiled on the show by Steve Hartman. Produced by CBS Experiences, it was the first event to take a CBS TV show to the stage. Meg Oliver reports.
In this web exclusive, veteran New York Post gossip columnist Cindy Adams talks with correspondent Mo Rocca about her first meeting in the 1970s with Donald Trump through his mentor, Roy Cohn, and her husband, comedian Joey Adams, and her feelings of loyalty to Trump many years later. Rocca also dares asks Adams about Trump's wives.
Correspondent Tony Dokoupil looks at the historical under-representation of women in elected office, and the spike in female candidates in 2018. Interviews include two-time presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton, Democratic Congressional candidate Jahana Hayes (Teacher of the Year from Connecticut) and GOP Congressional candidate Kimberlin Brown Pelzer from California.
On October 7, 1806, the duplicative stationery that made copies was patented by English inventor Ralph Wedgwood. Mo Rocca reports on the story of carbon paper, which was long ago overtaken by copy machines, but whose memory is just an email away.
Karen Anderson's art project featuring tiny doors – all of seven inches tall – installed in neighborhoods across Atlanta invites people to unlock their imaginations. Mark Strassmann reports.
We leave you this Sunday Morning on a dark night in Avon, North Carolina, where ghost crabs are getting an early start on Halloween. Videographer: Joseph L. Frandino.
"Sunday Morning" looks back at the notable figures who left us this past week, including French singer, actor and activist Charles Aznavour; Oscar-winning "Claymation" animator Will Vinton; and Juan Romero, a busboy at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles who cradled a dying Senator Robert Kennedy in 1968.
For many people flooded out of their homes in and around Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, the most welcoming port in the storm has been a total stranger. Jaret Hucks, who owns the Midtown Inn and Cottages, has given away almost a thousand free nights to this community's poorest and most vulnerable evacuees. And his generosity has inspired many others. Steve Hartman reports.
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Doris Kearns Goodwin says she is often asked if we are currently in "the worst of times." She offers some lessons from history about what makes our union stronger.
In this web exclusive, Alice Clay Broadwater, who was a teacher traveling between Boston and the South with her family during the Jim Crow era, and her son, Douglas Broadwater, talk with Martha Teichner about their experiences relying on the "Green Book" guide for African American travelers, even after segregation was legally ended by the Civil Rights Act.
Using a specially-designed Airbus A350, Singapore Airlines recently launched the longest commercial flight in the world – a 19-hour-long nonstop from New York City to Singapore that connects the two financial capitals on opposite sides of the globe. Kris Van Cleave was on board along with some hardy business travelers to experience an aviation endurance test.
Jane Pauley interviews new House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who discusses the role she sees for a Democratically-led House in a split Congress, functioning opposite a president who has until now faced little Congressional oversight.
For tens of thousands of college students in America, the toughest test they face is a lack of housing, seriously jeopardizing their chances to succeed. Lee Cowan reports on the trials faced by many students – young future lawyers, doctors and teachers – who struggle to find a proper place to sleep, and about the efforts of homeless shelters and food banks, such as Santa Monica's Students 4 Students Shelter, to provide help.
"Glass," the latest psychological thriller from M. Night Shyamalan (the Oscar-nominated director of "The Sixth Sense"), features characters from his previous films "Unbreakable" and "Split," in the conclusion of an unexpected trilogy. Tony Dokoupil talks with Shyamalan, who is at peace with the plot twists of his own life.
From a Motown anniversary to a San Francisco comedy festival, "Sunday Morning" takes a look at some notable events of the week ahead. Jane Pauley reports.