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Hosted by Jane Pauley. In our cover story, Lee Cowan meets with parents who have lost children to hazing rituals. Plus: Tracy Smith talks with Allison Janney, star of the hit sitcom "Mom," which is ending its eight-year run this week; Erin Moriarty sits down with voting rights advocate and novelist Stacey Abrams; Jim Axelrod interviews actor-director Andrew McCarthy about his "Brat Pack" memoir; David Pogue goes inside the creation of emoji; Faith Salie steps into a history of tap dancing; and filmmaker Josh Seftel visits with his mom, via Zoom, for Mother's Day.
Gottlieb calls for easing restrictions on indoor gatherings
Dr. Scott Gottlieb, the former FDA commissioner, says many areas of the U.S. are "at a point in time where we can start to lift these [COVID-19] ordinances."
Stacey Abrams on writing herself into the story – and history
Politician and voting rights advocate Stacey Abrams talks with "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty about justice, ambition, and about her other life – as an author of romance novels and political thrillers featuring protagonists who are women of color.
Michael Lewis: U.S. COVID response "cost thousands and thousands of lives"
Michael Lewis, author of the new book "The Premonition," says the "appalling" U.S. response in the early days of the pandemic reflected "a deep negligence of our own population."
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