This week on "Sunday Morning" (April 30)
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Guest host: Lee Cowan
COVER STORY: The "Greatest Show on Earth" folds its tent | Watch Video
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus proved to be a balancing act that couldn't balance the bottom line. After 146 years, the circus is putting on its final performances this spring, ending what has been a remarkable entertainment institution.
Lee Cowan visits Baraboo, Wisconsin, where Ringling's long run first started, and visits with Big Top performers and fans whose connections to the circus span decades.
For more info:
- Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus | Tickets (through May 21)
- Feld Entertainment
- John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, Sarasota, Fla.
- International Clown Hall of Fame and Research Center, Baraboo, Wis.
- Circus Homecoming at Baraboo, July 20-23, 2017
- Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Center for Elephant Conservation
- Circus World, Baraboo, Wis.
ALMANAC: The Eastern Shuttle | Watch Video
On April 30, 1961, one of America's oldest and biggest airlines launched hourly Northeast Corridor flights. Lee Cowan looks back.
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TV: The real Einstein | Watch Video
In scientific circles, stars don't get much bigger than Albert Einstein. He was the first great scientific celebrity -- pretty odd for a theoretical physicist.
The "Genius" is the subject (and title) of a new TV series on the National Geographic channel based on Walter Isaacson's biography. It stars Geoffrey Rush as Einstein, and Johnny Flynn as a young Einstein. Together they portray the man of science as a heartthrob and heart-breaker. Faith Salie reports.
For more info:
- "Genius" (National Geographic Channel)
- "Einstein: His Life and Universe" by Walter Isaacson (Simon & Schuster); Also available in eBook, Unabridged Audio Download, and Unabridged Audio CD formats
- Brian Greene, Columbia University
- briangreene.org
- Albert Einstein biography at nobelprize.org
POSTCARD FROM ENGLAND: Bell tolls for historic bell maker | Watch Video
A visit to the Whitechapel Bell Foundry in London, the oldest manufacturer in all of England, is a trip back in time. For about half a millennium, they have been producing bells for churches, cathedrals and city halls, as well as the original Liberty Bell. But sadly, this old-school shop will be closing for good. Jim Axelrod reports.
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SCIENCE: Neil deGrasse Tyson, our joyful guide to the stars | Watch Video
Neil deGrasse Tyson was awed when he visited the Hayden Planetarium in New York City for the first time at the age of nine; since 1996, he's run it.
The astrophysicist-rock star, who has 7.2 million Twitter followers, can fill a theater with people eager to hear him talk science. And his latest book, "Astrophysics for People in a Hurry," offers a shortcut to scientific literacy -- a goal Tyson pursues constantly and cleverly. Martha Teichner reports.
BOOK EXCERPT: Neil deGrasse Tyson's "Astrophysics for People in a Hurry"
WEB EXTRA VIDEO: Neil deGrasse Tyson on God
Correspondent Martha Teichner asks the acclaimed astrophysicist, as he examines the universe, whether he believes in an all-powerful creator.
WEB EXTRA VIDEO: Neil deGrasse Tyson's family on how he inspires
Correspondent Martha Teichner talks with Toni Tyson, the mother of astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Neil's sister, Lynn, on how he has succeeded at demystifying science for his audience.
For more info:
- Neil deGrasse Tyson (Official site)
- "Astrophysics for People in a Hurry" by Neil deGrasse Tyson (WW Norton)
- "Star Talk" Radio
- "Star Talk" (National Geographic Channel)
MOVIES: In remembrance: Director Jonathan Demme | Watch Video
The Academy Award-winning director behind the chills of "The Silence of the Lambs," the humanity of "Melvin and Howard" and "Philadelphia," and the musical energy of "Stop Making Sense," Jonathan Demme, died this week at age 73. Critic David Edelstein pays homage to the filmmaker whose fiction, documentaries and concert films always showed human beings in their most brilliant light.
HARTMAN: Grandpa builds personal theme park for granddaughter (Video)
A lot of grandparents complain that they don't see their grandkids enough, but Jimmy White of Decatur, Texas doesn't have that problem. He's built the ultimate enticement for his granddaughter: her own amusement park. Steve Hartman reports.
MUSIC: Daryl Hall and John Oates | Watch Video
At a recent rehearsal, hitmakers Daryl Hall and John Oates ran through their greatest hits, gearing up for their latest tour, while looking back at a decades' old partnership.
The duo has sold more than 80 million albums, and have been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame -- all for a partnership (they tell correspondent Serena Altschul) they did not expect to last.
PREVIEW VIDEO: Daryl Hall and John Oates on "Rich Girl"
In this preview of a profile to air on "Sunday Morning," the team of Daryl Hall and John Oates discuss with Serena Altschul the creation of one of their biggest hits of the 1970s, "Rich Girl."
For more info:
- hallandoates.com (Official site)
- Tour information for Hall & Oates and Tears for Fears
- Follow Hall & Oates on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube
- "Change of Seasons: A Memoir" by John Oates with Chris Epting (St. Martin's Press); Also available in eBook format
- "Live From Daryl's House"
HISTORY: Revisiting the "Reign of Terror" on the Osage Nation | Watch Video
In the early 20th century, an oil rush in the Osage Nation, located in a corner of Oklahoma, produced a torrent of oil revenues for the Native American tribe, making them the richest people per capita in the world -- "the Kuwaitis of the 1920s," one writer observed.
But their wealth invited greed, exploitation and murder on the part of white "guardians" who came to control the Osage's money, and would lead to the first major investigation by the FBI.
David Grann, author of the bestseller "The Lost City of Z," talks with correspondent Lee Cowan about the Osage Reign of Terror, as recounted in his new book, "Killers of the Flower Moon."
BOOK EXCERPT: "Killers of the Flower Moon"
For more info:
- "Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI" by David Grann (Doubleday); Also available in eBook, Audio Download and Audio CD formats
POLITICS: Dissecting Donald Trump's first 100 days | Watch Video
The traditional "100 Days" benchmark of a new presidency was once a timeline touted by Candidate Donald Trump as a signpost of his agenda, and is now referred to by President Donald Trump as "ridiculous." CBS News White House correspondent Major Garrett reports on the measure of the president's achievements since January 20.
NATURE: Manatees (Extended Video)
We leave you this Sunday Morning swimming with the manatees at Florida's Three Sisters Springs. Videographer: Tom Cosgrove.
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CALENDAR: Week of May 1 | Watch Video
From Tony Award nominations to Cinco de Mayo, "Sunday Morning" takes a look at some notable events of the week ahead.
NATURE UP CLOSE: Redwood Magic
There are still some properties about these majestic giants that scientists haven't been able to explain.
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