This week, the curtain goes up on Broadway’s first play since the pandemic shut down all productions nearly 17 months ago. Jerick Duncan has the details. Source
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“CBS Weekend News” headlines for Sunday, August 1, 2021
Here’s a look at the top stories making headlines on the “CBS Weekend News” anchored by Jericka Duncan. Source
Perseverance rover, Ingenuity helicopter, and the search for ancient life on Mars
Anderson Cooper reports on the nerve-wracking Mars landing of the rover Perseverance, the painstaking process of launching the tiny helicopter Ingenuity, and the extraordinary images the two have already sent back to Earth. Source
Darren Walker: The 60 Minutes Interview
The man in charge of giving away more than $500 million a year shows Lesley Stahl how he’s rethinking charitable giving. Source
Early pandemic spotters at the center of Michael Lewis’ new book, “The Premonition”
In his new book, Michael Lewis profiles people who tried to sound the alarm about COVID-19 as officials failed to act. John Dickerson reports Source
From the 60 Minutes Archive: Inside the Collapse
In 2010, Steve Kroft spoke with Michael Lewis about his book “The Big Short” which explained how some of Wall Street’s finest minds managed to destroy $1.75 trillion dollars of wealth in the subprime mortgage markets. Source
Author Michael Lewis on optimism, luck and the high school baseball game that still haunts him
The author of “The Big Short” and “Moneyball,” speaks with John Dickerson about the importance of luck, what he’s optimistic about, and the one thing he would do over in his life. Source
Local Matters: Ohio’s 11th Congressional District race enters final stretch
The race for Ohio’s 11th congressional district has gained national attention ahead of Tuesday’s primary election. Democrats Nina Turner, a former state senator and Shontel Brown have been leading in the polls. Stephanie Murray, an author of Politico’s Morning Score, joins CBSN’s Lana Zak to discuss the latest. Source
Darren Walker returns to his Texas hometown, with help of technology
60 Minutes hired a local camera crew to livestream images of Ames, Texas, the town that shaped the early years of the Ford Foundation president. Source
More images from Mars
“This is something that we’ve never done before,” said NASA’s Al Chen about the cameras that captured the dramatic landing. Source