The former FDA commissioner says the U.S. is “definitely going to be somewhere between 200,000 and 300,000” deaths depending on mitigation efforts. Source
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Schools weigh safety over return to “normal” as fall term begins
CBS News’ Adriana Diaz reports on districts nationwide making calls on whether to return to in-person learning or stay at home amid COVID-19 surges. Source
An unprecedented lens on the White House
On August 9, 1974, Richard Nixon resigned in the face of Watergate investigations and impeachment hearings, and Gerald R. Ford became the 38th President of the United States. Ford’s hand-picked official photographer was 27-year-old Pulitzer Prize-winner David Hume Kennerly, who was granted unheard-of access to the first family. Correspondent Jim Axelrod talks with Kennerly about his remarkable time in the Ford White House; and with Ford’s son, Steven, who remembers his father’s close relationship with the photographer. Source
Jim Gaffigan goes green
During these unsettling times, the comedian has found a measure of control in a backyard garden, by planting seeds, watering them, and growing something where there used to be just dirt. Source
The story behind an iconic Betty Ford photo
Pulitzer Prize-winner David Hume Kennerly was the official White House photographer during the Ford administration. In this web extra, he talked with correspondent Jim Axelrod about how he captured a remarkable photo of first lady Betty Ford – and about President Gerald Ford’s reaction once he finally saw it. Source
James Taylor on how memories feed his memoir and music
The legendary singer-songwriter has recorded an audio autobiography, “Break Shot,” and an album of songs he loved while growing up in North Carolina, “American Standard” Source
James Taylor looks back
Life these days is pretty sweet for James Taylor, the musician-songwriter famed for such hits as “Fire and Rain,” “Carolina In My Mind” and “Sweet Baby James.” Jane Pauley visited Taylor at his home in the Berkshires of Massachusetts to talk about his audio memoir on his early days in North Carolina, and a new album exploring the songs Taylor loved growing up, titled “American Standard.” (This story was originally broadcast on February 2, 2020.) Source
One photographer’s intimate view of the presidency
As the official photographer for Gerald Ford, Pulitzer Prize-winner David Hume Kennerly was granted unprecedented access to the White House and first family, capturing a post-Watergate president intent on transparency Source
Dr. Jill Biden on family, teaching, loss and levity
A community college teacher, even while serving as the second lady during the Obama administration, Dr. Jill Biden says she wants to continue to teach even if her husband, former vice president Joe Biden, wins the presidency. In an interview with correspondent Rita Braver, Jill talks about her childhood, her marriage, standing up for her family, the loss of a child, the challenges of campaigning, and seeking joy even in challenging times. Source
Pop art: Painting with bubble wrap
Wielding a syringe instead of a brush, artist Bradley Hart injects paint into the plastic bubbles of bubble wrap, turning the ubiquitous packing material into pointillist works of art. Correspondent Lee Cowan reports. Source