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Twenty-six years ago, CBS News' Harry Smith interviewed actress Meryl Streep, asking her the secret to her uncanny ability to inhabit every role she takes.
Comedy legend Will Ferrell and former "Saturday Night Live" head writer Harper Steele had been buddies since the mid-1990s. Two years ago, Steele sent an email announcing that she had transitioned to a woman. How the two approached the changing dynamics of their friendship became the basis of a new Netflix documentary, "Will & Harper," in which the two embark on a cross-country road trip – 17 days of laughter, tears and beer. Correspondent Tracy Smith talks with Ferrell and Steele about their adventure and what they learned about themselves, and the nation they navigated.
Veteran CBS journalist Connie Chung broke down barriers in TV news to become the first Asian woman to co-anchor a nightly network news program. She reflects on her four-decade career in a new memoir, "Connie," and sits down at her home in Montana with "Sunday Morning" anchor Jane Pauley, to talk about fighting sexism and racism in what she called "a sea of men," and the lengths she would go to, to land the big interviews.
According to experts, up to a billion birds die every year from flying into buildings and skyscrapers – distracted by lights or reflections, or unaware of the hazards posed by glass. But some architects are using new bird-friendly glass in their construction, while public-awareness campaigns are having a dramatic effect on creating safer environments for migrating birds. Correspondent David Pogue reports.
As a teenager LL COOL J was the first artist signed to the Def Jam label, becoming one of the first major hip-hop stars, with hits like "Going Back to Cali" and "Mama Said Knock You Out." He turned to acting, starring for 14 seasons on "NCIS: Los Angeles." Now 56, he's returned to the thing he loves most – rapping – with his first album in more than a decade, "The FORCE." He talks with "Sunday Morning" contributor Kelefa Sanneh about the origins of his career, and the magic of making a hip-hop record.
Hillary Rodham Clinton has lived one of the most public of lives, but has kept much private during her years as first lady, Senator, Secretary of State and presidential nominee. Now, she opens up about personal matters in her new book, "Something Lost, Something Gained: Reflections on Life, Love, and Liberty." She talks with CBS News' Erin Moriarty about her marriage to President Bill Clinton and the loss of friends and family; her personal association to Vice President Kamala Harris' run for the White House; and how she interpreted news of the criminal conviction of former President Donald Trump.
Since he began writing restaurant reviews for The New York Times in 2012, Pete Wells became arguably the world's most powerful restaurant critic, until filing his final review this summer. With correspondent Martha Teichner, he reflects on dining out five nights a week for the past twelve years, all in the line of duty; the disguises he's worn to avoid detection by restaurant staff; and the health implications of eating at some of the world's best (and not-so-best) restaurants.
"Sunday Morning" looks back at historical events on this date.
Thanks to vaccinations, measles was declared eliminated in the United States in 2000. But measles cases are now back, and one big reason is that, across the country, more families have exempted their children from routine immunizations than ever before. CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook looks at how the views of "anti-vaxxers" are precipitating new health crises; and talks with health experts about the dangers posed by anti-vaccine and anti-science movements.
We leave you this Sunday morning under the watchful eyes of Washington, Jefferson, Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt, carved into Mt. Rushmore in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Videographer: David Bhagat.
