This week on "Sunday Morning" (Nov. 9)
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COVER STORY: Promising clinical trials in Alzheimer's prevention | Watch Video
Recent studies have shown new antibody drugs to slow cognitive decline among people with early-onset Alzheimer's – a critical finding, given that the disease as of now has no cure. CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook visits Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, which is conducting important research into treating the disease before symptoms arise. (The clinical trials involve the 1 to 2 percent of people with Alzheimer's who are genetically predisposed to developing dementia.) He also talks with philanthropist Bill Gates, who has already donated $300 million to support Alzheimer's research.
EXTENDED INTERVIEW: Bill Gates on Alzheimer's research (Video)
In this web exclusive, Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates talks with CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook about backing research into Alzheimer's, a disease which affected his own father.
READ AN EXCERPT: "The Day After Yesterday: Resilience in the Face of Dementia"
Photographer Joe Wallace has chronicled the stories of families who have lived with Alzheimer's.
For more info:
- Alzheimer's: WashU Medicine
- Cure Alzheimer's (Gates Notes)
- Alzheimer's Association
- "The Day After Yesterday: Resilience in the Face of Dementia" by Joe Wallace (MIT Press), in Hardcover and eBook formats, available via Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Bookshop.org
- joewallace.com
ALMANAC: November 9 (Video)
"Sunday Morning" looks back at historical events on this date.
ARTS: Bonsai: A miniature display of fall foliage (Video)
While the colors of the season may sweep across vast landscapes, fall foliage can also be enjoyed on a miniature scale. Conor Knighton visits the Pacific Bonsai Museum in Washington State, where the staff transforms trees into tiny living works of art, and talks with photographer Stephen Voss about capturing the personality of bonsai.
For more info:
- Pacific Bonsai Museum, Federal Way, Wash.
- National Bonsai & Penjing Museum, National Arboretum, Washington, D.C.
- National Bonsai Foundation, Washington, D.C.
- Photographer Stephen Voss
- "In Training: A Book of Bonsai Photos" by Stephen Voss (Stephen Voss Photography), in Hardcover, available via Amazon
ARTS: The Grand Egyptian Museum: A new home for King Tut's treasures (Video)
Cairo's newest attraction is the Grand Egyptian Museum, a modern testament to one of the world's oldest civilizations. Jane Pauley reports on the opening of the museum, whose collection includes thousands of artifacts from the reign of King Tutankhamun.
For more info:
- Grand Egyptian Museum, Cairo
MOVIES: "Hamnet" actress Jessie Buckley on how Shakespeare changed everything for her | Watch Video
She's been called "the acting world's best-kept secret." But Oscar-nominee Jessie Buckley's latest role, playing the wife of William Shakespeare in "Hamnet," may change that. The Irish actress talks with Seth Doane about the catharsis of acting; her chemistry with co-star Paul Mescal; and her upcoming film "The Bride," playing the mate of Frankenstein's monster.
WATCH AN EXTENDED INTERVIEW: Jessie Buckley (Video)
In this web exclusive, Academy Award-nominee Jessie Buckley talks with Seth Doane about her latest films, "Hamnet" and "The Bride!," and of "living in an unconscious place" when creating a character.
To watch a trailer for "Hamnet" click on the video player below.
For more info:
- "Hamnet," from Focus Features, opens in theaters Dec. 12
PASSAGE: In memoriam (Video)
"Sunday Morning" remembers some of the notable figures who left us this week, including James Watson, who shared the Nobel Prize for helping discover the double-helix shape of DNA.
U.S.: "The Wounded Generation": Bearing the invisible scars of war | Watch Video
When the "Greatest Generation" returned home from World War II, many veterans had suffered psychic wounds that were not diagnosed or understood at the time to be PTSD. For his new book, "The Wounded Generation," historian David Nasaw researched the experiences of WWII veterans – from suffering survivor's guilt, to receiving electro-shock therapy treatments – that give insights into the emotional traumas facing veterans of all wars. Lesley Stahl reports.
READ AN EXCERPT: "The Wounded Generation" by David Nasaw
For more info:
- "The Wounded Generation: Coming Home After World War II" by David Nasaw (Penguin Press), in Hardcover, eBook and Audio formats, available via Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Bookshop.org
- David Nasaw, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, City University of New York Graduate Center
National WWII Museum, New Orleans
COMMENTARY: Faith Salie on the addictive internet meme "6-7" | Watch Video
Faith Salie brings some middle-aged energy to the latest inside joke among youngsters.
TV: Billy Bob Thornton on the return of "Landman" | Watch Video
Actor, writer and musician Billy Bob Thornton has been an unconventional and unforgettable presence, from his Oscar-winning "Sling Blade," to his rock band, The Boxmasters. He's now back in Season 2 of the Paramount+ drama series "Landman," set in the oil fields of West Texas. Thornton talks with Lee Cowan about his hillbilly roots, music, and the milestone of turning 70.
WATCH AN EXTENDED INTERVIEW: Billy Bob Thornton (Video)
In this web exclusive, Oscar-winning actor-writer Billy Bob Thornton talks with Lee Cowan about returning to his character Tommy Norris in the Paramount+ series "Landman," set in the oil fields of West Texas. He also discusses his rock band, The Boxmasters; his relationship to fame; and how Hollywood legend Billy Wilder changed his career.
For more info:
- "Landman: Season 2" debuts on Paramount+ on Nov. 16
- The Boxmasters (Official site)
HARTMAN: A Harvard research lab's remarkable gift from a 6-year-old girl (Video)
When 90% of funding was cut to a Harvard medical research lab studying the regenerative qualities of salamanders, six-year-old Marianne Cullen, of Springfield, Mass., a fan of salamanders, stepped up to help. Steve Hartman reports on how one young donor lifted spirits as well as funds.
THESE UNITED STATES: Raising the flag (Video)
For decades, John Monsky's passion has been collecting American flags – from those that accompanied soldiers during the Civil War and on the beaches of France on D-Day, to ones that landed on the Moon. He tells Mo Rocca that the flags in his collection have been both witnesses to and participants in history.
For more info:
- John Monsky's "American History Unbound"
- "Independency: The American Flag at 250 Years," at the Southampton New York Arts Center (closed)
POLITICS: Democratic victories jolt Trump and House Republicans (Video)
The Democratic Party's decisive wins across the country last Tuesday (including the New York City mayor's race, governorships in New Jersey and Virginia, and California's redistricting proposition) are being billed by Democrats as a referendum on President Trump and the GOP. Robert Costa talks with New York Times reporters Luke Broadwater and Annie Karni, co-authors of "Mad House," about the prospects for both parties, the current government shutdown, the 2026 midterms, and the remainder of the Trump presidency.
For more info:
- "Mad House: How Donald Trump, MAGA Mean Girls, a Former Used Car Salesman, a Florida Nepo Baby, and a Man with Rats in His Walls Broke Congress" by Annie Karni and Luke Broadwater (Random House), in Hardcover, eBook and Audio formats, available via Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Bookshop.org
NATURE: Wombats in Tasmania (Extended Video)
We leave you this Sunday with wombats, and friends, enjoying the morning at Cradle Mountain in Tasmania. Videographer: Lee McEachern.
WEB EXCLUSIVES:
ON THIS DAY: Berlin after the fall of the Wall (YouTube Video)
On the night of November 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall stopped being a barrier - and became the biggest party in the world. Correspondent Elizabeth Palmer revisits the site where the division between East and West fell.
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Diane Ladd and Laura Dern (YouTube Video)
Three-time Oscar-nominated actress Diane Ladd, who appeared with her daughter Laura Dern in several productions (including "Rambling Rose" and "Wild at Heart"), died on Nov. 3, 2025 at age 89. In this "Sunday Morning" interview that aired May 14, 2023, the two talked with Rita Braver about a shared family history that played out on movie and TV screens, and about their joint memoir, "Honey, Baby, Mine: A Mother and Daughter Talk Life, Death, Love (and Banana Pudding)."
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Former Vice President Dick Cheney (YouTube Video)
Dick Cheney, who served two terms as vice president, reshaping the office to become more consequential than it had ever been, died on Nov. 3, 2025 at age 84. In this "Sunday Morning" interview which aired on Aug. 30, 2015, Cheney talked with Lee Cowan about how 9/11 changed him; the war in Iraq; his health; and "Exceptional," the book he co-authored with his daughter, Liz, which argued that President Obama's foreign policies were diminishing America's power.
GALLERY: Notable deaths in 2025
A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
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