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In this preview of an interview to air on "CBS Sunday Morning" August 11, President Joe Biden tells CBS News' Robert Costa how he views his 2020 run for the White House and why he decided to exit the presidential race this year.
In this preview of an interview to air on "CBS Sunday Morning" August 11 – his first since announcing his decision to withdraw from his bid for a second term – President Joe Biden tells CBS News chief election & campaign correspondent Robert Costa he's "not confident at all" that Donald Trump would accept election results if he loses, jeopardizing the peaceful transfer of power.
We leave you this Sunday morning surrounded by wildflowers near Toledo, Ohio. Videographer: Alex Goetz.
We send our best wishes to longtime CBS News and "Sunday Morning" producer Alan Golds, who retired this week after a 40-year career at the network. Thank you, Alan!
The artist known as Jelly Roll is a 39-year-old former rapper whose songs tell of the troubled life he used to lead. He's now one of the biggest names in country music, with two Grammy nominations this year. With correspondent Kelefa Sanneh, we go with Jelly Roll to one of the jail cells he lived in, where he wrote songs and hatched his plans to make it in music—eventually finding himself on the "holy ground" of Nashville's Grand Ole Opry. (This story was originally broadcast on January 7, 2024.)
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex's Archewell Foundation is launching a new initiative, The Parents Network, to support parents whose children have been victimized by online bullying. "Sunday Morning" anchor Jane Pauley talks with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle about the dangers of social media and suicide ideation; and with parents in the foundation's pilot program, who open up about how it has helped in their healing process after their child took their own life. [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.]
Fifty years ago, President Richard Nixon – facing impeachment and removal from office amid charges of abuse of power, obstructing justice, and contempt of Congress – was visited by leading members of his own party, which had abandoned him; he resigned. But if Watergate happened today, with today's polarized politics and hot-button media environment, would a President Nixon survive? CBS News' John Dickerson talks with Garrett Graff, author of "Watergate: A New History," and historian Brian Rosenwald about a political climate change.
"Sunday Morning" remembers some of the notable figures who left us this week, including contemporary classical composer Wolfgang Rihm.
On Thursday 16 political prisoners, including U.S. Marine veteran Paul Whelan and Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, were released in a historic exchange with Russia that also freed 8 Russians held in other countries (including an assassin working for the Russian state who was convicted and jailed in Germany). Correspondent Seth Doane talks with former U.S. Ambassador to Russia John Sullivan, who says Vladimir Putin, and other authoritarians, may be emboldened to wrongfully detain Americans abroad if they can benefit from prisoner swaps in the future.
On August 7, 1974, French highwire artist Philippe Petit walked a VERY high wire illicitly strung between the Twin Towers of New York City's World Trade Center. He talks with correspondent Martha Teichner about the feat that captured the imagination of the world, and about his passion for wire-walking which, he says, has never changed.
