Sue Gordon, the former deputy director of national intelligence, says the U.S. has “seriously degraded the ability of extremist forces to rally, gather their resources and then to operate at distance.” Source

“The bottom line is very likely at least part of the plan will be implemented, but ultimately the entire plan will be,” Fauci said. Source

Today on “Face the Nation,” this Labor Day weekend, Americans may be more than willing to turn the page on what’s been a sobering summer. Source

Hosted by Jane Pauley. In our cover story, Erin Moriarty investigates how some businesses are being affected by a shortage of staff – and how lower-wage workers are finding new career opportunities. Plus: Martha Teichner looks at how, 20 years later, 9/11 is being remembered and taught; John Dickerson talks with Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Richard Drew about the searing pictures he took on 9/11; Tracy Smith sits down with actor Jeff Daniels, star of “American Rust”; Mo Rocca finds out what it takes to be a ball person at the U.S. Open; and Ben Tracy interviews Linda Christensen, who for half a century was the Minnesota State Fair’s butter sculptor. Source

The following is a transcript of an interview with New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy that aired on Sunday, September 5, 2021, on “Face the Nation.” Source

World War II veteran Frank Grasberger, 95, treasures a letter he received back in 2009 from a third-grade student thanking him for his service. When the staff of the Vitalia senior residences in Strongsville, Ohio, did some sleuthing, they found the letter writer, Dashauna Priest, who is now 21 – and a proud service member herself. Steve Hartman reports. Source

“Sunday Morning” takes us to Lake O’ The Pines in east Texas at sunrise. Videographer: Scot Miller. Source

Since 1972, artist Linda Christensen has been carving the unique and highly-coveted “butter head” sculptures at the Minnesota State Fair. This year, she’s passing the knife to the next generation. Source

The New York Times columnist says exposing evil in the world risks amplifying what may be, to some, an allure. Source

In the new series “American Rust,” the actor plays the police chief of a Pennsylvania Rust Belt town trying to uncoil a murder mystery. It’s a character he’s played frequently: the guy with the guts to say what no one else will. Source