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COVER STORY: Nightmares
Halloween comes once a year, but nightmares can last a lifetime. In fact, for millions of adults, bad dreams are a chronic condition. Some wake up scared several times a week, and they dread falling back to sleep.
So why do we have nightmares? How should we handle them? Do they have a deeper meaning? And why do our bad dreams often seem to share common themes?
We'll hear firsthand accounts of the worst nightmares, and we'll also sit down with professionals to help us better understand what's keeping us awake. We'll hear from one sleep specialist who says he can actually teach people how to control and change the content of their dreams.
For more info:
drrosslevin.com
hauntedhousenyc.com
PUMPKINS: Steve Hartman
PRINT: Obits
Jeff Greenfield reports.
ODDITY: Ventriloquists
Armen Keteyian reports.
CAMPAIGN 2010: Scare Tactics
Bob Schieffer reports.
THE CIRCUS: Clowns
Mo Rocca reports.
MAGIC: Houdini
Eighty-four years after his death on Halloween, the name Houdini is still synonymous with magic. Who was this poor immigrant from Appleton, Wis., and how did he become one of the most recognizable and famous figures of his day?
Martha Teichner speaks with Houdini biographer Kenneth Silverman; with famous magician David Blaine, whose endurance feats echo Houdini's escapes; and visits the Jewish Museum for an exhibit on Houdini.
For more info:
"Houdini: Art and Magic" (Jewish Museum)
AFTERLIFE: "Hereafter"
Katie Couric talks with director Clint Eastwood about his latest film about a psychic and his communication with the dead.
DEARLY DEPARTED: Cemeteries
Rita Braver reports on some grave encounters.
BILL GEIST: Throwdini
He's a mild-mannered minister by day, but when the Rev. Dr. David Adamovich gets his knives out, this man of the cloth becomes a man of steel.
Bill Geist meets "The Great Throwdini," an award-winning impalement artist, who holds 16 world records. Geist witnesses Throwdini's attempt at becoming the fourth knife thrower ever to successfully complete the "veiled wheel of death." He also takes a stab at being Throwdini's target.
For more info:
knifethrower.com
LImarriage.com
NATURE: Tarantulas!
Arachnophobes, beware: We visit the Nobles Trail in Nevada . . . and we're not alone!
RECAP: October 24
COVER STORY: Preparing for the Next "Big One"
Nearly 8 million Californians this week joined in the Great California ShakeOut, a statewide earthquake preparedness drill. The reason: the Big One is coming.
Seismologists say earthquakes along major fault lines in both northern and southern California are due (perhaps overdue), and they could be many times more powerful than the Northridge earthquake that struck near Los Angeles in 1994, or the Loma Prieta quake near San Francisco in 1989.
In a year when major quakes have struck across the globe, correspondent John Blackstone looks at the chances of a major earthquake happening in California, the potential damage it could cause, what's being done to prepare, and whether the next quake can be predicted.
For more info:
Great California ShakeOut
U.S. Geological Survey
Caltech Seismological Laboratory
San Diego Supercomputer Center
Southern California Earthquake Center
ALMANAC: Over the Falls in a Barrel
In 1901 Annie Taylor became the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel.
For more info:
Niagara Imax Theatre, Niagara Falls, Canada
COLLECTORS: The Write Stuff
In this age of e-mails, texting, tweeting, Facebooking and the like, some folks still like the immediacy and beauty of a good ol' fountain pen. Rita Braver takes a tour through the wonderful world of fountain pen collectors.
For more info:
Richard Binder, the "Pen Doctor"
David Oscarson Pens
Pen World International
Waterman Pens
Washington D.C. Pen Show
EVERYBODY IN THE WORLD HAS A STORY: Three Stories
Steve Hartman reports.
AUTHOR: The Mystery of Lee Child's Success
Lee Child is one of the hottest mystery writers working today. He's sold more than 40 million books in 75 countries. His books have been translated into 38 languages. And it all happened by chance.
Growing up in England in the 1950s, Child's family, while not poor, lived from paycheck to paycheck. But one thing they never scrimped on was books, and Child especially loved the classic British adventure-thrillers of Alistair MacLean and others.
After college he landed his dream job: Working for a British television company on high profile productions like "Brideshead Revisited" and "Prime Suspect." But one day, after 19 years, Child was fired in a re-organization. Stunned, with nowhere to turn and a wife and young daughter to support, Lee decided to use the skills he had learned working in the entertainment industry to write a novel.
So he sat down at his kitchen table with a legal pad and pencil, and in 5 months wrote the first in what has become a 15-book series featuring an iconic tough-guy hero, Jack Reacher.
CBS chief investigative correspondent Armen Keteyian investigates Lee Child, man of mystery.
For more info:
leechild.com
Author Spotlight: Lee Child at randomhouse.com
PASSAGE: Guggenheim Videos
New York's Guggenheim Museum used the curved exterior of its distinctive Frank Lloyd Wright building as a backdrop for "YouTube Play," an exhibition of 25 homemade videos selected by an international jury as the best from more than 23,000 submitted.
To watch the video click here.
POLITICAL FAMILIES: The Marriage That United Two Presidents
Correspondent Mo Rocca talks to David Eisenhower and his wife Julie Nixon Eisenhower about their lives as the heirs of two of the most famous politicians of the 20th century. They also talk about their new book, "Going Home To Glory: A Memoir of Life with Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1961-1969."
Rocca traveled with the Eisenhowers to the farm in Gettysburg, Pa., to which Ike and Mamie retired after he left the White House.
Read an Excerpt From "Going Home to Glory"
For more info:
"Going Home to Glory: A Memoir of Life with Dwight D. Eisenhower, 1961-1969" by David Eisenhower with Julie Nixon Eisenhower (Simon & Schuster)
Eisenhower Farm in Gettysburg, Pa.
Eisenhower Library
SUNDAY PROFILE: Keith Richards Riffs on His "Life"
Keith Richards has been putting his signature riffs onto Rolling Stones albums for close to half a century. Now at last he's putting his personal recollections between the covers of a book. Anthony Mason reports.
For more info:
"Life" by Keith Richards (Little Brown)
"Life" Audiobook, Read by Keith Richards, Johnny Depp and Joe Hurley
keithrichards.com
rollingstones.com
OPINION: Candidates Should Address the Income Gap
Slate's Tim Noah says that out of every $100 that the nation's collective income increased between 1980 and 2005, $80 went to the people who needed it least, the richest 1 percent. "We can't turn back the clock. But let's at least recognize that fate did not decree that rich people should gobble up nearly all this past generation's income growth."
NATURE: Lowland Gorillas
We visit Kahuzi-Biega National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
To watch the video click here.
RECAP: October 17
COVER STORY: Nancy Pelosi Fires Back
She's the most powerful woman in this country, ever. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has kept a fractious Democratic side of the aisle together to pass major legislation - health care reform, Wall Street reform, the stimulus package. Even her critics recognize her effectiveness as a legislator and fundraiser.
But she's also become a lightning-rod for voter dissatisfaction. Republicans are driving a "Fire Pelosi" bus across the country, stirring up opposition to what they see as her liberal, free-spending, San Francisco agenda. She's in danger of losing her House majority and therefore her Speakership.
So is Pelosi worried? She says no, telling correspondent Rita Braver she's focused only on winning. And where did that discipline come from? Pelosi, and her daughter Christine, will tell you it comes partly from her experiences as a mother and grandmother, who didn't enter elected office until she had raised five children. We'll trace the unlikely path that brought Nancy Pelosi to the pinnacle of power.
For more info:
pelosi.house.gov
gop.com/firepelosi
THE ALMANAC: Einstein's Brain
DESIGN: Architect Jean Nouvel Makes His Mark on N.Y.
An award-winning French architect is about to leave his mark on the world's most famous skyline: New York City. Anthony Mason reports.
For more info:
Ateliers Jean Nouvel
Justin Davidson, New York Magazine
ON EXHIBIT: The Last Days of the Liberace Museum
Today marks the last day the Liberace Museum in Las Vegas will open its doors.
THE MOVIES: "Jackass 3-D": Want Subtlety? This Isn't for You
Critic David Edelstein willingly subjects himself to the pain-inducing stunts of the "Jackass" crew, and laughs like an idiot.
For more info:
The Projectionist (David Edelstein's Movie Blog)
AUTOBIOGRAPHY: Dead 100 Years, Mark Twain Lets Loose
He's been called the greatest American writer of all time. His bestselling novel, "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" - the book, Ernest Hemingway wrote, from which "all American literature comes" - is still read by schoolchildren around the world.
At the turn of the last century, Twain was, in his own words, "the most conspicuous person on the planet," - known throughout the world for his white suit, his many books, and his side-splitting lectures.
But his latest accomplishment may be his most amazing . . . publishing a NEW book, his "Autobiography," one hundred years after his death.
CBS News correspondent Jeff Glor will take the measure of Mark Twain, with the help of the Twain Project, in Berkeley, Calif.; the J. Pierpont Morgan Museum in New York; and comedian Lewis Black.
For more info:
The Mark Twain Project
"Autobiography of Mark Twain: Volume 1" (University of California Press)
"I'm Dreaming of a Black Christmas" by Lewis Black (Penguin)
"Mark Twain: A Skeptic's Progress" - Pierpont Morgan Library and Exhibition, Through January 2, 2011
CONVICTION: Family Affair
Russ Mitchell reports on the real-life basis of the criminal justice drama "Conviction."
SUNDAY PROFILE: Tom Jones: Time Is My Enemy
Mark Phillips joins the Welsh singer in his boyhood town.
Watch Web Exclusive Interview With Tom Jones
For more info:
tomjones.com
OPINION: Ben Stein: Let Us Pledge Not to Give In to Hate
Is there room in this heated election year for at least one gesture of bipartisanship? Contributor Ben Stein thinks so.
SUNDAY JOURNAL: Chile Farewell
Seth Doane reports.
AUTUMN: Pumped Up Pumpkins
John Blackstone traveled to California's Napa Valley where wine vineyards - which ordinarily grow grapes - are attempting to grow some of the largest pumpkins in the world.
To watch the video click here.
NATURE: Grand Teton National Park
"Sunday Morning" visits Wyoming, where the deer and the buffalo roam.
To watch the video click here.
RECAP: October 10
COVER STORY: The Gift of a Lifetime
How did a woman, who died more than 10 years ago, save an infant's life last year? Martha Teichner tells of the remarkable human drama surrounding a medical miracle that's saving thousands of lives a year.
For more info:
danafarberchildrens.org
bethematch.org
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THE ALMANAC: Ed Wood Jr.'s Birthday
ART: Bambu
The Big Bambu is an exhibition in progress on the roof garden of the Metropolitan Museum in New York City. Part sculpture, part dance, part performance art, the structure known as the Big Bambu grows every day. This October, more than six months into the process, the Big Bambu is 50 feet high, comprising a total of 7,000 pieces of bamboo, which have been lashed together with 70 miles of rope, forming a structure something like a wave . . . and something like a giant birds nest . . . containing walkways, rooms, seating areas, and vistas over Central Park.
The Big Bambu is the brainchild of Doug and Michael Starn, identical twins who have spent most of their lives working and creating together. Correspondent Serena Altschul takes us up into this amazing structure, to talk to the Starn brothers about their lives, and their latest creation.
For more info:
Doug + Mike Starn on the Roof: Big Bambu (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
starnstudio.com
AUTHOR: The Continuing Mysteries of Stieg Larsson
"The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo," "The Girl Who Played With Fire," and "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest" are the international bestsellers written by Swedish author Stieg Larsson. But Larsson, a journalist, died before his books were published, never knowing the success they became or the drama they would cause.
Erin Moriarty travels to Stockholm and to Umea, the northern town where Larsson grew up, to tell the story of the man behind "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo."
For more info:
stieglarsson.com
millenniumfilmtrilogy.com
CAMPAIGN 2010: The Return of the Ex-Governors
In a political climate where state governments need to do more with less, and governors likely will face widespread voter dissatisfaction, a surprising number of ex-governors - some who served decades ago - are seeking to win their jobs back.
When F. Scott Fitzgerald said, "There are no second acts in American life," he surely wasn’t contemplating this mass political resurrection.
CBS News political correspondent Jeff Greenfield asks, how do we view all this gubernatorial déjà vu?
For more info:
Ann Selzer
Iowa Boone County Fair
Jesse Unruh Institute of Politics
BEHIND THE HEADLINES: Chileans Hope to Begin Rescuing Miners Wednesday
Seth Doane reports from Chile.
SUNDAY PASSAGE: 10/10/10
Charles Osgood on a "magical" date.
SUNDAY PROFILE: Eli Wallach: Still "Crazy" After All These Years
Actor Eli Wallach steals the scene more than once in the new film "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps" . . . which is pretty much what he's always done in a career that spans more than half-a-century. This morning he talks to our Tracy Smith.
OPINION: Faith Salie Takes Charge by Freezing Her Eggs
The Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded this past week to Britain's Robert Edwardsm the man behind in vitro fertilization . . . which brings us to these thoughts from contributor Faith Salie . . .
THE FAST DRAW: The Nobel Peace Prize's Violent Past
Mitch Butler and Josh Landis explain.
To watch the video click here.
BILL GEIST: America's Typo Hunters
You might not think anyone is out there trying to rid the world of typographical errors, but they are! Bill Geist meets two dedicated Grammarians, Jeff Deck and Benjamin Herson, a.k.a. the Typo Eradication Advancement League. They're on a mission to rid America of errant apostrophes, misplaced commas, and rampant misspellings.
To watch the video click here.
For more info:
greattypohunt.com
NATURE: Chile's Atacama Desert
This Sunday Morning nature piece takes you to Chile's Atacama Desert - not far from the San Jose Mine, where 33 men are on the brink of freedom.
To watch the video click here.
RECAP: October 3
COVER STORY: Preventing the Youngest Suicides
Suicide is the third biggest killer of America's young people. With last week’s news of Rutgers student Tyler Clementi's suicide, correspondent Jim Axelrod looks at efforts to prevent youths from taking their own lives.
He meets a young man with first-hand knowledge of what's at stake: Ten years ago, when he was 19, Kevin Hines jumped off the Golden Gate Bridge &0151; and is one of the very few who has survived. Since then he talks openly about how to prevent suicide.
Axelrod also meets with Cornell University's president, Dr. David Skorton, who states that suicide needs to be faced as a mental health issue; and with Jamie Tworkowski, we see how his organization, named To Write Love on Her Arms, is reaching out to at-risk kids and listening to their fears.
For more info:
Centers For Disease Control: Suicide Prevention
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
Suicide Awareness Voices Of Education
To Write Love On Her Arms
Cornell University Gannett Health Center
Friends Of Emmet
Teenscreen
THE ALMANAC: Siegfried and Roy Attacked by Tiger
on October 3, 2003 . . . seven years ago today . . . reality trumped fantasy in front of a terrified Las Vegas audience, when a 380-pound tiger ran amok at the Siegfried and Roy stage show.
For more info:
siegfriedandroy.com
TOY: Connecting to Legos: Not Just for Kids
Barbie's got the glamour, Nintendo's Game Boy the tech. But to be named the most popular toy ever made, it helps to be a little square . . .
Lego - that plastic interlocking brick - is everywhere. And while most of us connect Lego to childhood, a growing number of ADULTS admit they just can’t break the habit of playing with their favorite toy.
They are called "Adult Fans of Lego" (or AFOLS for short), and "Sunday Morning" explores this growing community, brick by brick, in a visit to a Lego convention and by meeting with the "Brick Artist," Nathan Sawaya.
For more info:
Nathan Sawaya
BrickFair
Springfield Museums
MUSIC: Julian and Sean Lennon Come Together
Fans of John Lennon will gather at events around the world next Saturday to mark the anniversary of his birth - hard to believe that's the day Lennon would have turned 70. And who would have thought Lennon's two long-estranged families would ever come together in peace and harmony? But as Anthony Mason now shows us, they HAVE.
WEB EXCLUSIVE: To watch an extended interview with Julian Lennon click here.
For more info:
julianlennon.com
seanonolennon.com
BOOK: Philip Roth on Fame, Sex and God
Philip Roth has been called "America's greatest living novelist" many times over. In the 1990s alone, he won all four major American writing awards, including the Pulitzer Prize, each for a different book. Now there’s talk that he’ll win the Nobel Prize for Literature (the 2010 recipient will be announced next week).
Roth rarely does interviews, but he invited "Sunday Morning" into his home. And that’s where Rita Braver sat down with him to talk about his work, his life, and his legacy.
For more info:
"Nemesis" by Philip Roth (Houghton Mifflin)
Read an Excerpt from "Nemesis"
The Philip Roth Society
PASSAGE: Remembering Tony Curtis and Arthur Penn
This past week we lost two Hollywood legends.
PERSONALITY: The Dog Whisperer Is Really the People Whisperer
Cesar Millan, a.k.a. "the Dog Whisperer," is arguably the most famous “dog psychologist” to ever help a bad dog go good. This week on "Sunday Morning," "60 Minutes" correspondent Lesley Stahl takes her new puppy Parker in for a private consultation with Millan, at his exclusive "Dog Psychology Center" in California.
For more info:
Cesarsway.com - Cesar Millan's Website
"The Dog Whisperer"
The Yale Mutt-i-grees
OPINION: Randi Weingarten on Tenure
The president of the American Federation of Teachers takes issue with the new documentary "Waiting For Superman" and its representation of tenure and failing schools.
To watch the video click here.
AMERICANA: Yabba-Daba-Doo!
Richard Schlesinger marks the 50th anniversary of the debut of "The Flintstones."
NATURE: Roosevelt Elk
We leave you this Sunday Morning near Redwood National Park in California, a home for Roosevelt elk, named for President Theodore Roosevelt.
To watch the video click here.
RECAP: Sept. 26
COVER STORY: The New Normal: What to Expect of Our Economy
The announcement this week the "Great Recession" is officially over came as quite a surprise to the millions of Americans who are either out of work or just struggling to make ends meet. While the recession may technically be over, the after-shocks of high unemployment, depressed home values and debt are likely to reverberate through the economy for years to come. Times have changed, possibly forever, and we're living with a new economic reality many economists are starting to refer to as "The New Normal."
What many people want to know is, how long will this "new normal" last? And when will we get back to the "old normal"? Correspondent Martha Teichner looks into it.
For more info:
BluHomes.com
firstsolar.com
Article: "After the Fall" by Carmen and Vincent Reinhart
"After-Shock: The Next Economy and America's Future" by Robert Reich (Random House)
"Spend Shift: How the Post-Crisis Values Revolution Is Changing the Way We Buy, Sell, and Live" by John Gerzema & Michael D’Antonio (Jossey-Bass)
"This Time Is Different: Eight Centuries of Financial Folly" by Carmen Reinhart & Kenneth Rogoff (Princeton Univ. Press)
THE ALMANAC: The First Televised Presidential Debate
On September 26th, 1960 - 50 years ago today - American politics entered not just a new season, but a whole new era, as Republican Richard M. Nixon met Democrat John F. Kennedy in the first-ever television debate between Presidential nominees.
To watch the video click here.
FASHION FORWARD:
Correspondent Ben Tracy visits the glamorous Kelly Wearstler, an interior design and fashion trendsetter who's brought colorful style back to Hollywood.
For more info:
Kelly Wearstler Interior Design
Mayer Rus' Blog, "From Rus With Love", Los Angeles Times Magazine
GwenStefani.com
L.A.M.B.
PROFILE: Marlo Thomas Is Still "That Girl"
She's been a star of stage and screen for decades. She's a driving force behind a leading children's hospital. But for millions of people, she'll always be That Girl. Correspondent Rita Braver talks with Marlo Thomas on her career, her family, and life with husband Phil Donahue.
For more info:
"Growing Up Laughing: My Story and the Story of Funny" by Marlo Thomas (Hyperion)
marlothomas.com
MOVIES: "The Social Network" Unfair to Zuckerberg
Critic David Edelstein on the new film recounting the creation of Facebook and the driving forces of its founder, Mark Zuckerberg.
For more info:
The Projectionist (David Edelstein's Movie Blog)
"The Social Network" (Official Website)
SUNDAY PASSAGE: Eddie Fisher
It happened this week . . . the death of a singer who may be remembered more for scandal than song. Eddie Fisher died Wednesday night at his California home of complications from hip surgery.
OUR MAN IN PARIS: France's Gourmet School Lunches
American kids are into the Fall term by now - and back into the school lunch routine. French school kids are, too. And vive le difference, says David Turecamo, who reports on the dietary regimen of the gourmet lunches served in French schools.
To watch the video click here.
TAKE NOTE: A Play Date With Katy Perry
She's the pop star with the pin-up girl looks. Three years after Katy Perry's breakthrough hit, her songs have sold more than 15 million downloads . . . her success built on a playful flirtation with what she calls obvious innuendo. But is it too obvious for Elmo?
Correspondent Anthony Mason reports.
To watch an extended video click here.
For more info:
katyperry.com (Official Website)
OPINION: Linda McGibney: We Who Prospered Should Pay Tax
A number of viewers contacted us in response to what Ben Stein had to say last week about the prospect of higher taxes, including Linda McGibney, a Supervising Producer and Writer for the show "Stargate Universe" on the SyFy Channel. Here's HER take on taxes ...
BILL GEIST: A Stone's Throw
Franklin, Penn., is the kind of place where people still enjoy the simple pleasures, like skipping stones - and they take their stone-skipping very seriously. In fact, the five-time stone-skipping champion and world record holder hails from Franklin. Russ "Rock Bottom" Byars holds the Guinness World Record for the most consecutive skips of a stone on water - an incredible 51 skips! He set the record in Franklin, right where the Allegheny River meets French Creek. That is also the location for an annual tournament which draws the best stone-skippers in the land, including our own Bill Geist.
Originally Broadcast October 11, 2009.
To watch the video click here.
For more info:
pastoneskipping.com
prostoneskipping.com
stoneskipping.com
NATURE: Arizona Cacti
This Sunday Morning we visit the tall cactus of the Saguaro National Park outside Tucson.
To watch the video click here.
RECAP: Sept. 19
COVER STORY: Hot Dam! The Hoover Dam Turns 75
Susan Spencer reports.
For more info:
Hoover Dam, Bureau of Reclamation, for more information on the Hoover Dam and the Colorado River
"Colossus" by Michael Hiltzik (Simon & Schuster)
Nick Molle Productions
jimrichardson.com
Pete McBride Photography
THE ALMANAC: Simon and Garfunkel in Central Park
September 19th, 1981 . . . 29 years ago today, the day rock music fans enjoyed a long-awaited reunion. For it was on that Saturday evening that Simon and Garfunkel performed a free concert in New York's Central Park.
Q&A: Steven Rattner
You won't find the job title "Car Czar" in any list of official U.S. government positions. Yet that's exactly the position Steven Rattner found himself in a year-and-a-half ago . . . and it was quite a ride. Anthony Mason talks with Rattner about how he helped Detroit swerve to avoid a catastrophic crash.
To watch the video click here.
THE MOVIES: Oliver Stone Walks in the Shoes of Bankers
Katie Couric interviews the Oscar-winning director about his new film, "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps."
To view a photo gallery of Stone's films click here.
For more info:
"Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps" (Official Website)
MILEPOST: "As the World Turns" Ends
One of television most enduring series comes to a close; a Census Bureau report on poverty; and the death of sketch artist Howard Brodie.
To watch the video click here.
ON EXHIBIT: The Instrument Museum
Charles Osgood reports at the recently-opened Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, featuring more than 3,000 instruments and artifacts from around the world.
To watch the video click here.
For more info:
themim.org
THE FAST DRAW: Playing the Name Game
This week the Corn Refiners Association petitioned the FDA for permission to re-label "high fructose corn syrup" as "corn sugar." Which got Josh Landis and Mitch Butler of The Fast Draw to thinking . . . what's in a name?
To watch the video click here.
SUNDAY PROFILE: Jamie Lee Curtis: Acting Is in my DNA
TV ads for "Activia" are just one chapter in the long career of actress Jamie Lee Curtis. Her urge to act goes a long way back, as she tells "The Early Show"'s Julie Chen in this Sunday Profile.
To view a photo gallery of Jamie Lee Curtis click here.
For more info:
"You Again" (Official Website)
OPINION: Ben Stein: Raising My Taxes Is a Punishment
The debate is heating up over whether the Bush era tax cuts should be continued - but excluding those making more than a quarter-million dollars a year. Our contributor Ben Stein joins the fray.
BILL GEIST: Daredevils
Bill Geist was worried that a Saturday night on assignment in Omaha, Neb., might be a little dull . . . that was, until they started lighting the roller derby girls on fire! It was part of a daredevil spectacular hyped as the greatest ever by its producer Dr. Danger, who said he had gathered the best daredevils in the business for this rare extravaganza. "They want to please the fans. And they're willing to risk their life doing it," he said.
There were monster truck flips; motorcycle jumps; smashes, crashes and fiery explosions! The great Evel Kneivel's granddaughter was there to sing the National Anthem. And the star of stars, Spanky Spangler (who has survived more than 22,000 stunts), was there to perform his signature stunt: the car drop, where he is strapped into a car, raised into the air dangling from a crane, and as the crowd chants "Spanky! Spanky! Spanky!" is dropped into a pile of cars below.
Really!
It's a bang-up good time, a real blast, this Sunday Morning.
To watch the video click here.
For more info:
widespreadcreative.com
daredevillegends.com
spankyspangler.com
drdangerstunts.com
mrdizzy.com
NATURE: Cape Cod National Seashore
We leave you this last Sunday Morning of summer on the beach . . . at the Cape Cod National Seashore.
To watch the video click here.
RECAP: Sept. 12
COVER STORY: The Bed Bug Blues
Who would have thought that something so small could panic so many people? Bed bugs are crawling all over the country, and people are responding with a lot of squeamishness, and a lot of scratching. They're also keeping exterminators awfully busy.
Correspondent Martha Teichner takes a close look at bed bugs: Why are infestations increasing? What should you look for? And what can you do about them? And she watches man's best friend get trained to be a bed bug's worst enemy - it turns out a dog's nose is the greatest detection system ever invented.
And if you think this story doesn't apply to you, think again. Entomologists say before too long, every one of us will have to deal one way or another with bed bugs.
For more info:
Bed Bug Information (Cornell University)
Florida Canine Academy
K9 Detectives
THE ALMANAC: "Bonanza" Debuts
September 12th, 1959 . . . 51 years ago today . . . a new TV series quite literally burned itself into television history. "Bonanza" debuted on NBC, the first hour-long western broadcast in color.
DESIGN: Elegance on Wheels
Elegance and style are on display at the Pebble Beach Concours D'Elegance, the car show that celebrates its 60th anniversary this year. While the event exudes sophistication and glamour, John Blackstone takes a look under the hood - and sees fierce competition. As master of ceremonies and actor Ed Hermann points out, "Sometimes the competition gets a little crazy."
Some of the great names of the earliest days of motoring are on display, like Packard, Duesenberg and Bugatti, and their owners are all convinced their multi-million dollar car is the best. We'll meet some of the contestants vying for "Best in Show," and go out for a ride in one of the great ones, Jim Patterson's 1933 Delage convertible, and what a car it is! We'll also attend an on-site auction where Ferraris go for millions of dollars.
Check out our gallery of luxury cars by clicking here.
For more info:
Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance
Gooding & Co. Auctions
Q&A: Holder: I Am Not Tone-Deaf to the Public
This weekend's anniversary of the 9/11 attacks focuses our attention once again on America's War Against Terrorism. Attorney General Eric Holder plays a key role in that fight. He spoke with Rita Braver:
THE NEW SEASON: Fall Movies: Will Harry Potter Rescue Hollywood?
The new season of movies is upon us. Bill Whitaker has some coming attractions with Los Angeles Times film critic Kenneth Turan.
BEHIND THE HEADLINES: Muslim-Middle-America
Seth Doane reports on a Tennessee town that has been divided over the construction of an Islamic Prayer Center, and finds out what it is like to grow up and live as a Muslim in Middle America.
To watch the video click here.
SUNDAY PROFILE: Ben Affleck: Insecurity, Fear Good Motivators
Ben Affleck is one of the biggest names in Hollywood. And he's a pretty big name back in his hometown of Boston as well. Russ Mitchell pays him a visit.
For more info:
"The Town" (Official Warner Bros. Site)
OPINION: Beyond Anger: A Lesson of 9/11
The 9/11 anniversary and New York's Islamic community center debate have deep personal meaning for guest contributor Nikki Stern.
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"Because I Say So: The Dangerous Appeal of Moral Authority" by Nikki Stern (Bascom Hill)
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ENDER: Our Town
In an over-caffeinated popular culture dominated by the big and loud, how did a drama about unremarkable people in an unremarkable place become one of America's most produced and most beloved plays? This is a question Mo Rocca asked himself when he attended the celebrated production of "Our Town" at New York City's Barrow Street Theatre. The Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning classic, set in the fictional town of Grover's Corners in the early 1900s, seems more relevant today than it was in 1938 when it was first produced - a reminder that the quietest, smallest moments in life are often the most precious.
Originally Broadcast January 31, 2010.
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OurTownOffBroadway.com
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NATURE: Soaring With the Eagles
We leave you this Sunday Morning at the Tonawanda Wildlife Refuge in upstate New York . . . under the watchful eyes of eagles.
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