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This week on "Sunday Morning" (April 17)

Host Jane Pauley. 

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COVER STORY: A wrongful conviction, and Joyce Watkins' day in court | Watch Video
In 1988 Joyce Watkins and her boyfriend, Charlie Dunn, were wrongfully convicted of a terrible crime: the murder of Watkins' 4-year-old great-niece, Brandi. Although the assistant medical examiner had made a critical mistake in their report, Watkins and Dunn's appeals were all denied. Now, more than three decades later, an unusual partnership of prosecutors and defense attorneys has brought about what the 74-year-old Watkins has long prayed for: exoneration. CBS News' Erin Moriarty reports.

WEB EXTRA: Joyce Watkins on what she lost because of a wrongful conviction (YouTube Video)
Watkins talks with correspondent Erin Moriarty about what the experience cost her beyond 34 years of her life.

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Campane Marinelli, in southern Italy, is one of the oldest bell foundries in the world.  CBS News

POSTCARD FROM ITALY: Forging traditions – Italian bell makers (Video)
In the village of Agnone, in Southern Italy's Molise region, is a family business that has been operating since the 1300s. Correspondent Seth Doane visits one of the oldest bell foundries on Earth, to see how Pasquale Marinelli's family crafts and forges bells by hand, as they have for 27 generations.

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HEADLINES: U.S. arms to Ukraine: Is it enough? | Watch Video
The Biden administration has ratcheted up its support to Ukraine, with shipments of weapons, ammunition, body armor, and other equipment to defend against Russia's onslaught. But is it enough to support Ukrainian forces fighting for their nation's existence? CBS News national security correspondent David Martin talks with leading military experts who discuss American aid so far, and whether a 21st century Berlin Airlift will be needed.

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Author Delia Ephron.  CBS News

BOOKS: Delia Ephron on love, cancer, and a second chance | Watch Video
Author and screenwriter Delia Ephron, who is no stranger to romantic storylines, has lately been living one – having lost her first husband, she married a man she'd first dated half a century ago. But their wedding occurred in the hospital, where she was undergoing chemotherapy for leukemia. CBS News' Dr. Jon LaPook talks with Ephron about her memoir, "Left on Tenth: A Second Chance at Life"; about a gut-punch of a medical prognosis; and how love kept her going.

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A barn in Watertown, Conn., held a massive collection of paintings signed "F. Hines."  Jared Whipple

ART: The mystery of Frances Hines, and a dumpster full of art treasures | Watch Video
In 2017 a barn cleanout in Connecticut revealed a treasure trove of artworks, by an obscure artist who'd died the year before. Now, experts say the dumpster art could be worth millions. Correspondent David Pogue delves into the intriguing tale of how a skateboarding mechanic became a detective in order to uncover the identity of Francis Hines, an expressionist who experimented with wrapping buildings, objects and paintings.

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

       
LAW: Suing over climate change – Taking fossil fuel companies to court | Watch Video
With the expense of mitigating the effects of climate change becoming more onerous, more than two dozen cities, counties and states are suing more than 40 fossil fuel companies, accusing them of making false and misleading claims about climate change. The lawsuits are modeled after those brought against tobacco companies in the 1990s. Correspondent Ben Tracy looks at a new legal movement taking on the fossil fuel industry.

READ AN EXCERPT: "The Rule of Five," on arguing climate change before the Supreme Court
Harvard Law professor Richard J. Lazarus writes about the most important environmental cases ever decided by the nation's highest court: restricting greenhouse gas emissions from new cars.

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SUNDAY SHORT: "Sunday Morning" cameraman Efrain Robles, U.S. citizen (Video)
It happened this past week: our "Sunday Morning" cameraman Efrain Robles became a United States citizen. Jane Pauley reports.    

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Billy Crystal stars in the new Broadway musical, "Mr. Saturday Night," adapted from his 1992 film.  CBS News

BROADWAY: Billy Crystal back on stage as "Mr. Saturday Night" | Watch Video
In 1992 Billy Crystal directed his first movie, "Mr. Saturday Night," about an abrasive stand-up comic. Back then, Crystal required hours of makeup to play the 73-year-old washed-up comedian Buddy Young, Jr. Now, thirty years later, Crystal has turned the film into a Broadway musical – and the 74-year-old finally gets to act his age. Correspondent Tracy Smith sits down with the still-youthful Crystal. 

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A file photo of the Washington, D.C. Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in Kensington, Md. Michael Collins/MCT/Tribune News Service via Getty Images

RELIGION: Inside the Latter-day Saints' Washington D.C. Temple | Watch Video
For decades the towering marble edifice that is the Washington, D.C. Temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has posed a mystery to those outside the faith. Now, after a major renovation, CBS News' Ed O'Keefe takes a tour inside the temple, before a public open house that will welcome all to visit a building dedicated to reverence and contemplation.

WEB EXTRA: The Latter-day Saints' Sealing Room (YouTube Video)
David Bednar, an apostle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and his wife, Susan Bednar, explain to CBS News' Ed O'Keefe the symbolism of the temple's Sealing Room, where rituals are held to make relationships eternal.

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COMMENTARY: A Passover prayer: We must use our freedom to liberate the oppressed | Watch Video
Steve Leder, senior rabbi of Wilshire Boulevard Temple in Los Angeles, reminds us of the human imperative to alleviate suffering around the world.

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COMMENTARY: An Easter prayer: The power of peace to create a more just world | Watch Video
Sharon Kugler, University Chaplain at Yale, on the importance of addressing aggression, poverty, ignorance and violence that oppresses and destroys our human family.

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HARTMAN: Multilingualist to the max (Video)
Forty-six-year-old Vaughn Smith, of Gaithersburg, Maryland, has a skill most people don't know about – and very few can emulate. Although a carpet cleaner by trade, Smith's real gift is for words - he's learned about 40 different languages, so far. Correspondent Steve Hartman reports.

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Hoo are you?  Doug Jensen

NATURE: Great horned owl chick (Extended Video)
"Sunday Morning" takes us to Titusville, Florida, where a great horned owl chick is being cared for by Mom and Dad. Videographer: Doug Jensen.       

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THE BOOK REPORT: Reviews of new titles by Washington Post book critic Ron Charles | Watch Video
Recommendations from our book reviewer of new fiction and non-fiction titles for the spring.

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Alicia Keys, Ricky Martin, and Freddie Mercury of Queen.  J Records; Mick Hutson/Redferns/Getty; Fin Costello/Redferns/Getty

MUSIC: Alicia Keys, Ricky Martin, Queen among additions to National Recording Registry
Music by Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt, Max Roach, The Four Tops and Wu-Tang Clan, speeches by FDR, and a Marc Maron-Robin Williams podcast are among recordings to be preserved by the Library of Congress. Listen to audio excerpts. 

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Here Comes The Sun: Sandra Bullock on her most cherished role, and pianist Jeremy Denk 25:01

"HERE COMES THE SUN": Sandra Bullock on her most cherished role, and pianist Jeremy Denk (Video)
Sandra Bullock's sunny disposition always seems to shine through in her blockbuster movies and despite past tabloid trouble. She talks about all of it with correspondent Tracy Smith. Then, we hear from award-winning pianist Jeremy Denk.


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