On April 11, 1966, Airman 1st Class William Pitsenbarger personally saved more than 60 service members who had been ambushed by the Viet Cong. He was killed in action while trying to help the injured. The survivors of that battle recommended him for the Medal of Honor, a tribute that would not be fulfilled for nearly 35 years. Pitsenbarger’s story is now told in a new film, “The Last Full Measure.” CBS News national security correspondent David Martin talks with director Todd Robinson about his promise to Vietnam War veterans that their story, and Pitsenbarger’s sacrifice, would not be forgotten. Source
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Buttigieg defends big-money donors as necessary to beat Trump
The former South Bend mayor defended himself against criticism from Sanders over donors to his campaign. Source
Tatum O’Neal on her future: “The best years are still ahead of me”
The actress who as a child won an Oscar for “Paper Moon” found adulthood a tougher role; open about divorce and past struggles with addiction, and now contending with rheumatoid arthritis, she shows the same grit she showed on-screen 40 years ago Source
Battleground Tracker poll: In New Hampshire, Sanders’ support v. Buttigieg bounce
The primary race in New Hampshire remains fluid before voters go to the polls Tuesday. Only 39% of likely voters say they’ve definitely made up their minds. Source
Passage: They made movies
“Sunday Morning” remembers just a few of the talented actors and filmmakers we’ve lost this past year, since the last Academy Awards ceremony. Source
Toni Basil, choreographer to the stars
Long before the recording artist, actress, dancer, choreographer and music video director Toni Basil had a worldwide hit with her 1981 pop tune, “Mickey,” she was instructing the likes of Elvis Presley and Ann-Margret in how to move, and recently she was taught Leonardo DiCaprio to dance like it was 1969 in Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood.” Kristine Johnson reports. Source
Now playing: A smalltown movie theater lives
Sixty-five-year-old Craig Smith has loved movies his whole life. So much so that, about 10 years ago, he took a leap of faith, and his life savings, to turn an old firehouse in Kingston, Washington, into the tiny town’s only movie house. But running a theater that’s practically a one-man operation isn’t easy, and Smith has faced difficulties that have stirred the community to help. Lee Cowan takes in a show at the Firehouse Theater. Source
Sunday Profile: Tatum O’Neal
Tatum O’Neal was only nine when she starred in her first film, 1973’s “Paper Moon,” with her father, Ryan O’Neal. She stole the show, and won an Academy Award. But her career and her life wasn’t easy after that. She’s always been remarkably open about her struggles with addiction, her divorce from tennis great John McEnroe (with whom she has three children), and a strained relationship with her dad. But O’Neal is showing the same grit with her family, her health and her career as she showed on screen as a child. Correspondent Tracy Smith reports. Source
Rescuing scenic backdrops from Hollywood’s Golden Age
These massive paintings by unheralded artists, which provided magical settings in movies and TV shows, are finding a new life Source
Dance, dance, dance! Toni Basil has all the right moves
The dancer, actress and choreographer who guided Elvis Presley and Ann-Margret in “Viva Las Vegas,” and who had a worldwide hit with “Mickey,” also taught Leonardo DiCaprio to dance for “Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood” Source