This week on "Sunday Morning" (Sept. 18)
Host: Charles Osgood
HEADLINES: U.S. airstrike disrupts Syria ceasefire (Video)
The United States is apologizing
for a deadly coalition airstrike. The attack apparently struck government
troops in Syria. Russia says more than 60 people were killed. Elizabeth Palmer
is in Aleppo with a report.
HEADLINES: Bomb explodes in New York City (Video)
Twenty-nine people were hurt,
one of them seriously, when a device exploded in a garbage container in
Manhattan’s Chelsea neighborhood last night. Anna Werner reports.
COVER STORY: Hoping to get lucky | Watch Video
Whether you’re visiting Vegas or taking your first skydive,
you’re looking to beat the odds. But can we challenge the randomness of the
universe to bring about a better fate? Susan Spencer reports.
For more info:
- josephmazur.com
- ”What’s Luck Got To Do With It? The History, Mathematics and Psychology of the Gambler’s Illusion” by Joseph Mazur (Princeton University Press); Also available in eBook format
- kstarr.com
- The Science of Luck (Karla Starr’s blog at Psychology Today)
- Michael Kearns, Department of Computer and Information Science, University of Pennsylvania
- Duncan Watts, Microsoft Research
- ”Everything Is Obvious: How Common Sense Fails Us” by Duncan J. Watts (Crown Business); Also available in eBook and Digital Audio Download formats
PASSAGE: Edward Albee (Video)
Playwright Edward Albee, who
died at his home in Montauk, N.Y. last week at age 88, won a Tony Award for his
blazing 1962 play, “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” Charles Osgood
looks back on the writer who challenged theatergoers like few others.
A LOOK BACK: Q&A with playwright Edward Albee | Watch Video
In 2013 Tracy Smith profiled the three-time Pulitzer Prize-winning dramatist during a revival of his greatest work, “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”
THE NEW SEASON: Museums | Watch Video
Ben Tracy on autumn’s new art exhibitions.
TV: Scott Bakula: A private star opens up, kind of | Watch Video
The star of “NCIS: New Orleans”
talks about the creative opportunities in a series that “makes the world a
better place.” Lee Cowan reports.
For more info:
- “NCIS: New Orleans” (CBS.com)
- Gracias Madre, Los Angeles
- New Orleans Jazz Museum
A LOOK BACK: The Beatles on tour in “Eight Days a Week” | Watch Video
A new documentary, “The Beatles: Eight Days a Week,” captures the heady days of the group’s years on tour, when the lads from Liverpool captured the world. Anthony Mason visits Abbey Studio to talk with Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, and director Ron Howard about their look back.
WEB EXTRA VIDEO: Ron Howard on The Beatles’ “rocketship ride”
The Oscar-winning director talks
about his new documentary on the Fab Four’s touring days, “Eight Days a
Week.”
WEB EXTRA VIDEO: Reliving The Beatles’ touring days
Oscar-winning director Ron
Howard talks about his new documentary, “Eight Days a Week,” and how
The Beatles broke new ground in the 1960s with stadium touring.
GALLERY: The Beatles backstage at “The Ed Sullivan Show”
GALLERY: Rare images of The Beatles
GALLERY: The Beatles through the years
For more info:
- “The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years” (Official site) - Exclusive theatrical release featuring restored Shea Stadium concert footage begins September 16
- On September 17 a streaming version of the film will be available exclusively on Hulu
“Live at the Hollywood Bowl” by the Beatles (Calderstone); Available via Amazon, B&N and iTunes
THE NEW SEASON: Fall movies | Watch Video
David Edelstein takes a look at the season’s offerings at the multiplex.
STEVE HARTMAN: N.J. town mourns loss of 600-year-old tree (Video)
Basking Ridge, N.J., grew around
a church that was built beside a tree 300 years ago. At that point the tree had
already seen three centuries. But now experts say the oldest white oak in North
America is destined to come down. Steve Hartman went “On the Road” to
talk to a town filled with mourners.
MUSIC: Bruce Springsteen: “I’m still in love with playing” | Watch Video
In his first television interview about his new book, “Born to Run,” the rock legend opens up to CBS News correspondent Anthony Mason about his battles with crippling depression, his often-strained relationship with his father, songwriting, and much more.
WEB VIDEO PREVIEW: Bruce Springsteen on his drive to be a rock star
Bruce
Springsteen, who has just written his autobiography, “Born to Run,”
talks with Anthony Mason about the genesis of his desire to perform.
For more info:
- brucespringsteen.net
- “Born to Run” by Bruce Springsteen (Simon & Schuster); Also available in eBook, Unabridged Audio Download, and Unabridged Audio CD formats
ON THE TRAIL: The dogs of Denali National Park | Watch Video
Conor Knighton continues his yearlong exploration of the America’s
national parks with a visit to Denali National Park & Preserve.
For more info:
- Denali National Park & Preserve, Alaska
TV: CBS makeup artist Riccie Johnson’s brush with fame | Watch Video
Mo Rocca turns the camera on makeup artist Riccie Johnson,
who has worked behind the scenes at CBS for more than six decades.
NATURE: Plover River (Extended Video)
We leave you this Sunday morning
in Wisconsin, along the banks of the Plover River. Videographer: Scot Miller.
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