Actor Zoe Saldaña sits down with Seth Doane to discuss her new series “Special Ops: Lioness,” the challenges she has overcome, and how her father’s passing defined her. Then, Serena Altschul visits the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City to learn about Native American artist Jaune Quick-to-See Smith’s work. “Here Comes the Sun” is a closer look at some of the people, places and things we bring you every week on “CBS Sunday Morning.” Source
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Maui wildfire crews continue to fight “flare-ups” as death toll rises to 93
Firefighters worked to extinguish flare-ups — when the intensity or spread of a wildfire speeds up rapidly — on Saturday, officials said. Source
The Scene: Musician Andrew Buckner
Andrew discusses his musical talent and plans ahead with albums he releases.
Join host Andrea Kruszka as she talks with Putnam County musician Andrew Buckner. They look at the song that Andrew heard that made him want to get started in music, where he tends to get his inspiration from when making new music, and the new instrumental album that was just released and what his goal is for these.
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Nature: Hellbenders
“Sunday Morning” takes us to a North Carolina creek, among the hellbenders – amphibians also known as “snot otters.” Videographer: Justin Grubb. Source
The restorative power of friendship
Seven years ago, Craig Reagan, of College Station, Texas, was diagnosed with ALS. Like so many aspects of his life that were disrupted, the ’73 Mustang Mach 1 he’d bought his junior year of high school, which he’d always planned to restore, sat rusting in his garage. But once some old friends heard about the car Reagan had never gotten around to fixing up, they saw a challenge. Correspondent Steve Hartman reports. Source
Tess Gunty on “The Rabbit Hutch” and the collaboration between reader and writer
The National Book Award-winner, whose debut novel is set in a downtrodden city inspired by her hometown of South Bend, Ind., talks about her background, and about her passionate advocacy for the craft of novel writing. Source
Writer Tess Gunty on “The Rabbit Hutch”
She is the breakout talent whose debut novel, “The Rabbit Hutch,” won Tess Gunty the National Book Award for fiction. The novel, set in a downtrodden city inspired by her hometown of South Bend, Indiana, follows young adults who have aged out of the foster care system without having found a “forever” family. CBS News’ Robert Costa talks with the 30-year-old author about her own background – both similar and different from her protagonist’s – and about her passionate advocacy for the craft of novel writing. Source
Red carpet at the Opals, the Oscars of the engineering world
Since 1960 the American Society of Civil Engineers has hosted the Opal Awards, a black-tie gala where members honor the engineers behind some of the world’s most ambitious projects. Correspondent Kris Van Cleave reports from the red carpet, and talks to the year’s biggest winner, Ron Klemencic, lead engineer of a Seattle building project using an innovative new construction technique called SpeedCore. Source
Morgan Freeman on rescuing a Black WWII tank battalion from obscurity
The Oscar-winning actor talks about his History Channel documentary, “761st Tank Battalion: The Original Black Panthers,” about one of only a few African American tank battalions that saw combat in World War II, a time when the armed forces were still segregated. Source
Russian shelling in Ukraine’s Kherson region kills 7, including baby
Artillery shelling in the village of Shiroka Balka killed a family, which included a 12-year-old boy and a 23-day-old baby girl. Source