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Visitor host: Lee Cowan
HEADLINES: Newest on Venezuela
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COVER STORY: One yr after Calif. wildfires, progress is gradual in rebuilding
A yr after wildfires decimated a lot of Pacific Palisades and Altadena, California, development has begun on nearly 500 of the greater than 16,000 buildings misplaced. Jonathan Vigliotti talks with among the residents, enterprise house owners and officers navigating the complicated net of permits, insurance coverage payouts, rising development prices, and stalled federal support that’s slowing the trail to rebuilding a greater and safer group.
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ALMANAC: January 4
“Sunday Morning” appears to be like again at historic occasions on this date.
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TV: Behind the scenes of “The Pitt”
The Emmy-winning HBO Max drama “The Pitt” immerses viewers within the hour-by-hour struggles confronted by the overworked-yet-superhuman emergency room workers on the fictional Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Middle. CBS Information chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook visits the sequence’ hyper-realistic set at Warner Brothers Studios in Burbank, Calif. (the place forged members endure a two-week medical boot camp), and talks with star, author, director and govt producer Noah Wylie about why the previous “ER” actor returned to the medical drama style.
WATCH A PREVIEW: Dr. Jon LaPook on “The Pitt” (Video)
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WORLD: Stay up for 2026: Prospects for peace in Ukraine
Final February, American coverage on Ukraine took an unexpectedly sharp flip after President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance publicly criticized Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the White Home when the Ukrainian president pressed for continued U.S. assist towards the Russian invasion. As Putin’s assault continues, Holly Williams stories on the progress of peace talks, and the battle’s influence on Ukrainians.
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PASSAGE: Remembering Brigitte Bardot, Tatiana Schlossberg
Lee Cowan appears to be like again at two notable personalities misplaced this week: French actress and animal rights activist Brigitte Bardot, and environmental journalist Tatiana Schlossberg.
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U.S.: How Mayor Fiorello La Guardia made New York the best metropolis on the planet
After he took workplace in the course of the Nice Despair, New York Metropolis Mayor Fiorello La Guardia reshaped town by way of large public works tasks (like housing, bridges, colleges and hospitals) whereas championing immigrants and the working class. Mo Rocca talks with historian Kenneth T. Jackson about how La Guardia – a 5’2″ bundle of dynamite and inveterate PR hound – modified the function that authorities performs in folks’s lives, and have become the mayor that made New York nice.
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HEALTH: Physician’s orders: Eat ice cream, and different suggestions for a protracted and wholesome life
In his new wellness e book, “Eat Your Ice Cream: Six Easy Guidelines For a Lengthy and Wholesome Life,” Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, a distinguished oncologist and well being coverage skilled, goes past the fundamentals of consuming, train and sleep. He talks with Norah O’Donnell in regards to the significance of being completely satisfied, social engagement, and really useful behaviors (like “do not be a schmuck”) that may profit longevity.
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MOVIES: Michael B. Jordan on “Sinners”
Michael B. Jordan, who performs twin brothers in “Sinners,” says capturing Ryan Coogler’s horror movie set within the Despair Period South – a drama that melds Jim Crow racism with vampires – can also be a testomony to the facility of household. He talks with Tracy Smith about portraying the characters Stack and Smoke; his ties to his mother and father; and what it took for him to recuperate from enjoying the villain Killmonger in “Black Panther.”
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WORLD: Stay up for 2026 – Europe as a frenemy to Trump
Within the a long time since World Conflict II, the connection between america and its European allies has been stable, cooperative and cordial – till President Trump took workplace. Elizabeth Palmer talks with European safety skilled Camille Grand about Trump’s assaults on the European Union, and the way the EU hopes to protect its alliance with America, at the same time as Washington takes a extra aggressive posture towards Europe.
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U.S.: Heartwarming follow-ups to “Sunday Morning” tales
Lee Cowan revisits among the most impactful “Sunday Morning” tales of 2025, with updates on the constructive outcomes since they aired.
NATURE: Lake Champlain in New York (Prolonged Video)
We go away you this Sunday Morning alongside the frozen shores of Lake Champlain in higher New York State. Videographer: Jamie McDonald.
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U.S.: Stay up for 2026 – Shifting views of Washington
As America enters its 250th yr since declaring independence, longtime political journalist Dan Balz says the nation is taking inventory and measuring the results of the Trump administration’s actions to drastically reshape the federal government. He talks with Robert Costa in regards to the political panorama in 2026, together with the disruptions attributable to authorities layoffs; President Trump’s age; and the prospects for Republicans in November’s midterm elections.
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MARATHON: Those we lost in 2025 (YouTube Video)
“Sunday Morning” appears to be like again on our conversations with among the famous celebrities, newsmakers, and artistic figures who left us this previous yr, together with:
- Filmmaker David Lynch
- Actor and novelist Gene Hackman
- Boxer and grill pitchman George Foreman
- Photographer Sebastião Salgado
- Estée Lauder CEO and artwork collector Leonard Lauder
- Political commentator David Gergen
- Novelist Martin Cruz Smith
- Secretariat jockey Ron Turcotte
- Dressmaker Giorgio Armani
- Actor and director Robert Redford
- Olive Backyard reviewer Marilyn Hagerty
- Musician and TV theme track composer Sonny Curtis
- Naturalist Jane Goodall
- Actress Diane Keaton
- Former Vice President Dick Cheney
- Actress Diane Ladd
- Playwright and screenwriter Tom Stoppard
- Actor and director Rob Reiner
MARATHON: Stories from New England (YouTube Video)
“CBS Sunday Morning” travels by way of New England on this marathon, exploring quaint cities, rural shops and thrilling landmarks:
- Visiting each city in Vermont
- Becorns in Rhode Island
- Cities on the market
- Uncovering a Connecticut dumpster price thousands and thousands
- Rescuing sea turtles
- A brand new breed of frontier household
- A separate peace
- How Erin French discovered herself at The Misplaced Kitchen
- Saving rural basic shops
- A 101-year-old lobster girl
- Oysters, the pearls of Cape Cod
- A novel cross-border establishment
- Maine’s most celebrated younger beekeeper
- The cream of the crop in butter
- Canine Mountain
- Two Maine seniors and their very odd honeymoon
- Searching treasures on Block Island
- Artwork by the incarcerated
- Retailer proprietor will get some assist
- Deserted homes
- A lobsterman’s pal
- Alex Katz spotlights his favourite artists
- The little patriot
The Emmy Award-winning “CBS Information Sunday Morning” is broadcast on CBS Sundays starting at 9:00 a.m. ET. Government producer is Rand Morrison.
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