As President Biden equates assistance for U.S. allies with supporting national security, Eurasia Group president Ian Bremmer says no other nation can come close to serving as the global police defending democracy against terrorists and authoritarians. But growing anger over the Mideast war, which is igniting rage globally, is making that task more difficult. Correspondent Lee Cowan reports. Source

In honor of the composer’s centenary next year, the family of Henry Mancini has been recording a tribute album featuring some of the Oscar- and Grammy-winner’s most beloved music, performed by some of the most celebrated artists today. Correspondent Tracy Smith talks with flutists James Galway and Lizzo, who are putting their paws on the “Pink Panther” theme; and Michael Bublé, recording the song that Audrey Hepburn made famous, “Moon River.” Source

Every Wednesday for several years, Peggy Winckowski’s grandson, Sam, and some of his classmates would come to Peggy’s home for breakfast, until tragedy struck. But then, the last thing Peggy and Sam’s friends wanted was to end a tradition. Correspondent Steve Hartman reports on how their grief has been comforted, through pancakes and hugs. Source

The guitarist and singer Buddy Guy has been playing since he was a boy, and learned from such masters as Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf. But at age 87, the recipient of eight Grammy Awards is not slowing down; in fact, what he’s calling his worldwide “Damn Right Farewell Tour” is scheduled to run until at least next May, and maybe beyond. Correspondent Kelefa Sanneh talks with Guy about his blues journey. He also sits down with three of Guy’s children to discuss the musicianship they’ve inherited. Source

She had never acted before, but the Rhode Island native and Fulbright scholar stood out among hundreds in a casting call for Netflix’s adaptation of Anthony Doerr’s Pulitzer Prize-winning World War II novel, to play a heroine that – like Loberti – cannot see. Source

Correspondent Mo Rocca investigates how Jim Thorpe, once celebrated as America’s greatest athlete, ended up buried in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, a town in which he never set foot. [Don’t miss Rocca’s podcast “Mobituaries,” available wherever you stream or download your podcasts.] Source

“Sunday Morning” looks at important historical events on this date. Source

The Utah Senator and one-time GOP presidential nominee says he is no longer at home within a party dominated by Trump. He also talks about examining his legacy, as the subject of a new biography, “Romney: A Reckoning.” Source

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers look to bounce back in a Week 7 divisional matchup against the Atlanta Falcons. Source

Aaron Donald and the LA Rams face Kenny Pickett and the Pittsburgh Steelers today. Here’s how to watch. Source