This week on "Sunday Morning" (March 23)

A look at the features for this week's broadcast of the Emmy-winning program, hosted by Jane Pauley.

• Mar 23, 2025

Wife of detained Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil gives first TV interview

Noor Abdalla shares a firsthand account of her husband Mahmoud Khalil's detainment on "CBS Sunday Morning" March 23.

• Mar 21, 2025

Noor Abdalla on husband Mahmoud Khalil's arrest

In this preview of an interview to air March 23 on "CBS Sunday Morning," Noor Abdalla, wife of Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil (who helped lead pro-Palestinian demonstrations on campus), describes to Erin Moriarty how her husband was arrested by immigration officials even though he is a legal U.S. resident.

• Mar 21, 2025
• 01:12

Book excerpt: "When the Going Was Good" by Graydon Carter

The former Vanity Fair editor's memoir recounts the glory days of magazine publishing, including the subterfuge required for their 2015 scoop of Caitlyn Jenner's transition.

• Mar 23, 2025

Nature: Yosemite Valley

We leave you this Sunday morning with signs that spring is coming, at Yosemite Valley in California. Videographer: Scot Miller.

• Mar 16, 2025
• 03:20

Adm. William McRaven and Kelly Marie McRaven on the power of storytelling

The retired Navy four-star admiral and his daughter, who have co-authored the children's book "Be a Hero with Skipper the Seal," discuss a family tradition of telling stories – and the lessons that they teach.

• Mar 16, 2025
• 02:47

Extended interview: Sarah Snook on "The Picture of Dorian Gray"

In this web exclusive, the Emmy Award-winning star of "Succession," Sarah Snook, talks with correspondent Faith Salie about returning to her many roles in "The Picture of Dorian Gray," a technologically ambitious adaptation of the Oscar Wilde novel, as the production moves to Broadway. She also talks about how she was drawn to acting, and working with Kieran Culkin in HBO's "Succession."

• Mar 16, 2025
• 27:22

Fusion energy: Unlocking the power of the stars

Scientists are conducting experiments to generate clean energy through fusion, the same sub-atomic reaction that powers our Sun, with the aim of constructing plants that produce more energy than they consume. Correspondent Ben Tracy visits the National Ignition Facility, in Livermore, Calif., where the largest laser ever built is used as part of the process; and Commonwealth Fusion Systems in Massachusetts, where super-heated plasma burns around 180 million degrees Fahrenheit.

• Mar 16, 2025
• 06:16

How DOGE cuts are jeopardizing our national parks

As part of the Trump administration's effort to shrink the size of the federal workforce, approximately 1,000 employees have been laid off by the National Park Service. In the weeks since, protests have erupted at many of the 433 units of the park system, from Acadia to Zion. Correspondent Conor Knighton visits Grand Canyon National Park, and talks with rangers and park employees about how the cuts will impact the public; and with a "Resistance Ranger," one of hundreds of employees tracking the cuts and speaking out on behalf of their fired coworkers.

• Mar 16, 2025
• 07:23

Sarah Snook on "The Picture of Dorian Gray"

Sarah Snook, the Emmy-winning star of "Succession," earned an Olivier Award for playing multiple characters in "The Picture of Dorian Gray" in London. And now, she's bringing her chameleonic performance to Broadway. The Australian actress talks with correspondent Faith Salie about capturing the horror, humor and humanity of the characters in Oscar Wilde's original story; why she was most attracted to Disney villains growing up; and how acting with a camera crew as part of the show's mix of illuminating projections and live performance is like dancing on the Broadway stage.

• Mar 16, 2025
• 07:50

Restoring classic cars in the classroom

McPherson College, about an hour north of Wichita, Kansas, is home to the nation's first, and only, four-year automotive restoration program. There, car-crazy students restoring classic vehicles (from a 1953 Mercedes-Benz 300S Cabriolet, to a 1965 Porsche 356C) learn to become mechanics and detectives, artists and historians. Correspondent Lee Cowan reports.

• Mar 16, 2025
• 08:09

Alabama community turns out to support bullied autistic boy

When 10-year-old Hunter Blankenship, of Clanton, Alabama, was bullied over his rainbow glasses, he was nearly driven to self-harm. But the car-loving autistic boy instead received an outpouring of love from the community, when car buffs were asked to share their automotive enthusiasm with Hunter – and hundreds answered the call. Steve Hartman reports. [If you or someone you know is in emotional distress or a suicidal crisis, you can reach the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by calling or texting 988. You can also chat with the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline here.]

• Mar 16, 2025
• 02:38

Martha Stewart on seed starting

In preparation for spring planting time, Martha Stewart, author of "Martha Stewart's Gardening Handbook," offers "Sunday Morning" viewers tips on how to select and start the seeds for your vegetable garden.

• Mar 16, 2025
• 04:20

The enduring glow of London's historic gas lamps

London's gas lamps, which have cast their glow on the city for more than 200 years, have been nearly extinguished by the prevalence of cleaner, more efficient and brighter light sources, like LEDs. Correspondent Seth Doane talks with one of London's last lamplighters, and with gaslight enthusiasts who have fought to protect these historic fixtures.

• Mar 16, 2025
• 05:26

Gov't expert on Musk, DOGE's "slash-and-burn exercise"

In the opening weeks of the Trump administration, drama has been in high gear, thanks in part to Trump campaign funder and government disrupter Elon Musk, who has moved to quickly eliminate thousands of federal jobs and shutter entire programs and agencies, using tactics that have raised questions about transparency. "Sunday Morning" national correspondent Robert Costa talks with Katie Drummond, of Wired, which has investigated Musk's and the broader tech industry's efforts to exert power within the U.S. government; Elaine Kamarck, who headed the Clinton administration's efforts to "reinvent" government and cut regulations; and former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich, who supports the speed and scope of Musk's efforts.

• Mar 16, 2025
• 08:53

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