This week on "Sunday Morning" (Feb. 22)
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COVER STORY: How safe is America from polio?
After decades of American children routinely receiving polio vaccines, the virus that had doomed many to paralysis was nearly eliminated in the United States. But vaccine avoidance today may allow the crippling disease to return. CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jonathan LaPook talks with David Oshinsky, author of "Polio: An American Story," and with violin virtuoso Itzhak Perlman, who contracted polio as a child, about how parents opting out of vaccinations for their children could affect polio rates here.
For more info:
- Itzhak Perlman (Official site)
- The Juilliard School, New York City
- David Oshinsky, professor, New York University Grossman School of Medicine
- "Polio: An American Story" by David Oshinsky (Oxford University Press), in Hardcover, Trade Paperback eBook and Audio formats, available via Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Bookshop.org
- Polio Vaccination (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Poliomyelitis (polio) (World Health Organization)
ALMANAC: February 22
"Sunday Morning" looks back at historical events on this date.
ARTS: The legacy of the Studio Museum in Harlem
In 1968, a group of artists, activists, and community members founded the Studio Museum in Harlem. It was a space not just for displaying works celebrating the contributions of African-American artists, but also to foster up-and-coming artists through a residency program. Now, following a seven-year, $160 million renovation, the Studio Museum has reopened. Nancy Giles pays a visit.
For more info:
- Studio Museum in Harlem, New York City
- Sculptor Simone Leigh on Instagram
SPORTS: The Winter Olympics wraps up
Seth Doane reports.
PASSAGE: Remembering Jesse Jackson, an American original
Mark Whitaker looks back on the life of The Rev. Jesse Jackson, the Baptist minister, civil rights leader and social justice activist, whose trailblazing presidential campaigns, built on a message of economic support and faith-based compassion, fostered his so-called "rainbow coalition."
Photographs courtesy of:
- USA Today Network via Imagn Images
- Bob Fitch Photography Archive, Department of Special Collections, Stanford University Library
PASSAGE: In memoriam
"Sunday Morning" remembers some of the notable figures who left us this week.
JOURNALISM: Seymour Hersh's role as a reporter: "To find out secrets and facts"
For six decades, Seymour Hersh's reporting for such publications as The New York Times and The New Yorker has changed public opinion and government policy – from documenting the My Lai massacre during the Vietnam War, to uncovering torture by American service members at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. "60 Minutes" correspondent Lesley Stahl talks with the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist about his career exposing corruption, and where he believes America stands now. She also talks with Laura Poitras, co-director of a new documentary on Hersh, "Cover-Up," about putting the reporter with a reputation for crankiness on camera.
To watch a trailer for "Cover-Up," click on the video player below:
See more:
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Seymour Hersh - The life of a "Reporter" | Watch Video
A memoir by the Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist recounts a blockbuster career from the Golden Age of journalism. David Martin reports.
For more info:
- The documentary "Cover-Up" is now streaming on Netflix
FOOD: The art of tofu
In Portland, Ore., Jason Ogata, owner of Ota Tofu – the country's oldest tofu company – makes his artisanal product the old-fashioned way: with love. Luke Burbank talks to Ogata and his mother and co-owner, Sharon Hirata, about tofu as a labor of love; and with Chef Aaron Adams, whose dishes bring out tofu's versatility.
RECIPE: Shirae Tofu Dressing
For more info:
- Ota Tofu, Portland, Ore.
- Ikoi-no-kai (Community Lunch Program), Portland, Ore.
- Astera, Portland, Ore.
- Soy Info Center
MOVIES: Rose Byrne on playing a woman at the end of her rope in "If I Had Legs I'd Kick You"
Australian-born actress Rose Byrne earned an Academy Award nomination for her powerful performance in the drama "If I Had Legs I'd Kick You," playing a mother stretched to the limits. She talks with correspondent Tracy Smith about playing a woman losing all sense of control. Byrne also discusses her early years in Hollywood and the help she received from fellow Aussie Heath Ledger; and how she branched off from working in dramas like the TV series "Damages," to comedies like "Bridesmaids."
To watch a trailer for "If I Had Legs I'd Kick You" click on the video player below:
For more info:
- "If I Had Legs I'd Kick You" (A24) is available via VOD and is streaming on HBO Max
- Thanks to Swingers Diner, Los Angeles
HARTMAN: Mailman
BOOKS: Norah O'Donnell on "We the Women," about the unsung heroines of America
In her new book, "We the Women," CBS News' Norah O'Donnell tells the overlooked stories of women who have helped shape our nation, from the single female whose name appears on the Declaration of Independence, to the first Black woman to argue a case before the Supreme Court. O'Donnell talks with correspondent Mo Rocca about being shocked by how much she didn't know of these women's contributions; the role of women in journalism today; and why she is optimistic about the future.
For more info:
- "We the Women: The Hidden Heroes Who Shaped America" by Norah O'Donnell with Kate Andersen Brower (Ballantine Books), in Hardcover, eBook and Audio formats, available February 24 via Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Bookshop.org
- Museum of the American Revolution, Philadelphia
- Independence National Historical Park, Philadelphia (National Park Service)
NATURE: Whitetail deer in New York
WEB EXCLUSIVES:
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Robert Duvall (Video)
Academy Award-winning actor Robert Duvall died on Feb. 15, 2026 at the age of 95. In this June 25, 2006 "Sunday Morning" profile, the star of such classics as "The Godfather," "Apocalypse Now," and the TV miniseries "Lonesome Dove" talked with Rita Braver about his career, including the early days hanging out with Gene Hackman and Dustin Hoffman; his Oscar-winning performance as a country singer in "Tender Mercies"; and his love of westerns. He even gave a visiting reporter an impromptu tango lesson.
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Jesse Jackson's political movement (YouTube Video)
Social justice activist The Rev. Jesse Jackson died on Feb. 17, 2026 at age 84. Watch these "Sunday Morning" reports from the 1980s chronicling the Chicago minister as he ran twice for the presidency, while raising a voice for those often unheard in the political process. Included:
- Oct. 1983 - David Culhane reports on Jackson's decision about running for the White House as he campaigns on economic issues; talks with Andrew Young and Julian Bond
- July 1984 - Charles Kuralt and Bob Faw discuss Jackson's impact on the 1984 race, and his future in politics
- March 1988 - David Culhane reports on the Jackson campaign, his primary victories, and his appeal beyond minority voters; talks with John Lewis and political scientist Hugh Heclo
- Nov. 1988 – Just days before the election, Robert Pierpont reports on voter apathy over the Bush-Dukakis race, and how Jackson is trying to increase voter registration and participation
GALLERY: Notable deaths in 2026
"Sunday Morning" looks back at the esteemed personalities who left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
MARATHON: A love letter to New York City (YouTube Video)
From Manhattan to the Bronx, "CBS Sunday Morning" wanders the streets of the Big Apple.
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