This week on "Sunday Morning" (Feb. 5)
Host: Jane Pauley
COVER STORY: A Gilded Age throwback: Palm Beach, home of Mar-a-Lago | Watch Video
The first thing you should know about Palm Beach is that it’s an island (unto itself) -- the most exclusive town in America, and (according to writer Laurence Leamer) America’s first “gated community.”
Mo Rocca takes a tour of the city that rose from Florida’s tropical wilderness, which today features one of the richest commercial strips in America, and is home to Mar-a-Lago, the “Winter White House” resort of President Donald Trump.
For more info:
- Laurence Leamer
- Flagler Museum, Palm Beach, Fla.
- Preservation Foundation of Palm Beach
- maralagoclub.com
- “Villa Mizner: The House That Changed Palm Beach” by Richard René Silvin
ALMANAC: The Smothers Brothers
On February 5, 1967, the comic folksingers debuted their TV variety show, poking fun at presidents, current events, and even their own network. Jane Pauley reports.
For more info:
- smothersbrothers.com
- “Dangerously Funny: The Uncensored Story of ‘The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour’” by David Bianculli (Touchstone); Also available in eBook format
FASHION: Custom cowboy boots: A dying art | Watch Video
Dave Wheeler, owner of the Wheeler Boot Company in Houston, Texas, has been making custom boots for more than 50 years. It’s not just what he makes in his rustic and simple workshop -- it’s how he makes it, using the same machines his dad used. Kristine Johnson reports.
For more info:
- Wheeler Boot Company, Houston
FAMILIES: Just alike: Twins separated at birth | Watch Video
Evie Hanlon-Moores and Eva Chia, born in China 11 years ago and adopted by families in England and Australia, are identical twins. Though raised apart, there’s no question in Eva’s mind about just how similar they are: “We’re basically the same person.”
They are just one set of twins who are being studied by researchers seeking answers to an age-old question: how much of who we are comes from nature, and how much from nurture? Erin Moriarty reports.
For more info:
- Nancy Segal, California State University-Fullerton
- “Twin Mythconceptions: False Beliefs, Fables, and Facts about Twins“ by Nancy L. Segal (Academic Press)
- “Someone Else’s Twin: The True Story of Babies Switched at Birth” by Nancy L. Segal (Prometheus Books)
- Twin Studies Center
- Families With Children From China (fccny.org)
SPORTS: Fast and furious: The world of competitive cup stacking | Watch Video
P.J. Ball and Jordan Green are masters in Sport Stacking -- a contest to stack cups in formation as quickly as humanly possible without knocking them over. Luke Burbank reports from the Junior Olympics of Sports Stacking.
Oh yeah, you think YOU could stack cups? Watch this and weep…
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HARTMAN: The bookish football star (Video)
When Steve Hartman first met Malcolm Mitchell three years ago, the wide receiver - then playing for the University of Georgia - had been invited to join a book club. He was the only man in the club, and by far the youngest. But he was proud to be called a nerd. Today, Mitchell is playing for the New England Patriots, and he’s taken his love of reading to a new level: writing a children’s book, “The Magician’s Hat.”
MUSIC: Lady Gaga on fame, family and football | Watch Video
The theatrical pop diva predicts a “fantastic” Super Bowl halftime show, but she tells Lee Cowan she still measures success by those closest to her heart.
An earlier version of this story was broadcast on November 27, 2016.
GALLERY: Lady Gaga performs
For more info:
- ladygaga.com
- Follow @LadyGaga on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, Spotify and YouTube
- “Joanne” by Lady Gaga (Streamline/Interscope); Available via Amazon, Barnes & Noble, iTunes and Spotify
COMMENTARY: Mellody Hobson: Your Super Bowl party, brought to you by global trade | Watch Video
The Super Bowl is as American as Mom and Apple Pie, and so are Super Bowl parties -- or are they? Contributor Mellody Hobson looks into the economics of our Game Day celebrations.
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SUNDAY PROFILE: Steve Young’s mental struggle off the playing field | Watch Video
During 15 NFL seasons, he redefined the position of quarterback, but fans never saw the battle Steve Young fought just to get himself on the gridiron. Armen Keteyian reports.
For more info:
- “QB: My Life Behind the Spiral” by Steve Young with Jeff Benedict (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt); Also available in eBook format
- Forever Young Foundation
NATURE: Cathedral Caverns (Extended Video)
We leave you this Sunday Morning in the depths of Cathedral Caverns in northern Alabama. Videographer: Tom Cosgrove.
WEB EXCLUSIVES:
CALENDAR: Week of February 6 | Watch Video
“Sunday Morning” takes a look at some notable events of the week ahead. Jane Pauley reports.
NATURE UP CLOSE: Wildlife in the Teton Range
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