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COVER STORY: One 12 months after Calif. wildfires, progress is gradual in rebuilding
A 12 months after wildfires decimated a lot of Pacific Palisades and Altadena, California, development has begun on round 500 of the greater than 16,000 constructions misplaced. Jonathan Vigliotti talks with a few of the residents, enterprise house owners and officers navigating the advanced internet of permits, insurance coverage payouts, rising development prices, and stalled federal assist that’s slowing the trail to rebuilding a greater and safer neighborhood.
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ALMANAC: January 4
“Sunday Morning” seems to be again at historic occasions on this date.
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U.S.: How Mayor Fiorello La Guardia made New York the best metropolis on this planet
After he took workplace in the course of the Nice Melancholy, New York Metropolis Mayor Fiorello La Guardia reshaped the town by way of large public works tasks (like housing, bridges, faculties 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 position that authorities performs in individuals’s lives, and have become the mayor that made New York nice.
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WORLD: Sit 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 in opposition to the Russian invasion. As Putin’s assault continues, Holly Williams studies on the progress of peace talks, and the warfare’s affect on Ukrainians.
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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 Heart. CBS Information chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook visits the collection’ hyper-realistic set at Warner Brothers Studios in Burbank, Calif. (the place solid members endure a two-week medical boot camp), and talks with star, author, director and government 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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PASSAGE: In memoriam
“Sunday Morning” remembers a few of the notable figures who left us this week.
U.S.: Sit up for 2026 – Shifting views of Washington
As America enters its 250th 12 months since declaring independence, longtime political journalist Dan Balz says the nation is taking inventory and measuring the implications of the Trump administration’s actions to drastically reshape the federal government. He talks with Robert Costa concerning the political panorama in 2026, together with the disruptions brought on by authorities layoffs; President Trump’s age; and the prospects for Republicans in November’s midterm elections.
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HEALTH: Physician’s orders: Eat ice cream, and different suggestions for a protracted and wholesome life
In his new wellness ebook, “Eat Your Ice Cream: Six Easy Guidelines For a Lengthy and Wholesome Life,” Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, a outstanding oncologist and well being coverage professional, goes past the fundamentals of consuming, train and sleep. He talks with Norah O’Donnell concerning the significance of being completely happy, social engagement, and really useful behaviors (like “do not be a schmuck”) that may profit longevity.
READ AN EXCERPT: “Eat Your Ice Cream” by Ezekiel J. Emanuel, M.D.
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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 Melancholy Period South – a drama that melds Jim Crow racism with vampires – can be a testomony to the ability of household. He talks with Tracy Smith about portraying the characters Stack and Smoke; his ties to his dad and mom; and what it took for him to recuperate from taking part in the villain Killmonger in “Black Panther.”
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WORLD: Sit up for 2026 – Europe as a frenemy to Trump
Within the many years since World Warfare II, the connection between the US and its European allies has been stable, cooperative and cordial – till President Trump took workplace. Elizabeth Palmer talks with European safety professional 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.: Peak journey – Viewing the U.S. from every state’s highest level
“Highpointers” are individuals with a unusual purpose: summiting the best level in every of the 50 states, from Denali in Alaska (elevation: 20,310 ft above sea degree), to Florida’s Britton Hill (elevation: 345 ft). Conor Knighton talks with some intrepid vacationers whose mission is to view the US from the distinctive perspective of every state’s tallest peak.
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SCIENCE: How iNaturalist app customers have enjoyable whereas aiding science
The iNaturalist cellphone app not solely helps customers establish plant, animal and bug species; it additionally gives invaluable knowledge to scientists learning biodiversity, species decline, and habitat loss. It additionally gives alternatives for enjoyable: David Pogue joins iNaturalist fan Martha Stewart in a “bio blitz” – a timed competitors with different customers to identify and ID species.
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U.S.: Heartwarming follow-ups to “Sunday Morning” tales
Lee Cowan revisits a few of the most impactful “Sunday Morning” tales of 2025, with updates on the constructive outcomes since they aired.
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MARATHON: Those we lost in 2025 (YouTube Video)
“Sunday Morning” seems to be again on our conversations with a few of the famous celebrities, newsmakers, and artistic figures who left us this previous 12 months, 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 tune 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 value tens of millions
- Rescuing sea turtles
- A brand new breed of frontier household
- A separate peace
- How Erin French discovered herself at The Misplaced Kitchen
- Saving rural normal 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
- Looking treasures on Block Island
- Artwork by the incarcerated
- Retailer proprietor will get some assist
- Deserted homes
- A lobsterman’s buddy
- Alex Katz spotlights his favourite artists
- The little patriot
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