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Host: Jane Pauley
OPENING: “Abblasen”
HEADLINES: A week like no otherIt was a week when hundreds of thousands of demonstrators in all 50 states, and beyond, risked exposing themselves to coronavirus in order to voice their anguish at the death, in Minneapolis, of George Floyd, another black man killed while being detained by a white police officer. Correspondent Martha Teichner reports on the social and political upheaval of protests, violence, and demands for justice.
COVER STORY: The whole world is watching usInternational observers, both America’s friends and adversaries, discuss the anger and polarization in our nation that, they say, represent a United States relinquishing its global leadership and turning its back on the world. Special contributor Ted Koppel talks with Chinese journalist Liu Xin; Economist editor-in-chief Zanny Minton Beddoes; writer-philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy; former Mexican cabinet official Jorge Castañeda; and Russian broadcaster Vladimir Pozner about what the past four years have meant for our country in the eyes of the world.
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CBS NEWS POLL: Trump tweets
MOVIES: Pete Davidson”Saturday Night Live” star Pete Davidson was a longshot when he auditioned at just 20 years old. Now, six years later, he is co-author and star of his first major film, “The King of Staten Island,” about a drifting twenty-something. “CBS This Morning” co-host Tony Dokoupil pays a visit with Davidson to New York City’s least-celebrated borough, and also talks with director and co-writer Judd Apatow.
PREVIEW: Pete Davidson says making “The King of Staten Island” has been “cleansing” for him
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HISTORY: “Countdown 1945”: The story of the first use of the atomic bombFox News’ Chris Wallace talks about his book chronicling the efforts of President Truman and the top-secret Manhattan Project to create the weapon that would end World War II. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reports.
READ AN EXCERPT: “Countdown 1945” and the race to the atomic bomb
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HISTORY: An old fear that still hasn’t gone awayIn 1921 a mob of whites in Tulsa, Okla., descended upon a black-owned business district and murdered as many as 300 people. Contributor Kelefa Sanneh, of The New Yorker magazine, looks at how a massacre wasn’t even discussed generations later owing to fears of reprisals.
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CBS NEWS POLL: Police use of force
ON STAGE: Keeping the lights burning on BroadwayCOVID-19 has shuttered stages on the Great White Way, but there are some traditions in Broadway theatres that can’t be totally turned off. Mo Rocca talks with “Hadestown” star André De Shields, multiple Tony-winner Bernadette Peters, Broadway producer Jennifer Ashley Tepper, and with Seth Rudetsky & James Wesley, the couple behind the “Stars In the House” web series, about how the theater world is coping with the shutdown, and when shows may be expected to reopen.
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SOCIOLOGY: Bearing witnessAmericans are witnessing a national reckoning about racism, which has permeated all levels of life, producing different standards for whites and people of color. Correspondent Maurice DuBois talks with activists, educators and writers about wrestling with the problems of race, about white privilege, and about the need for parents to give African American youths “the talk” – instructions on how to behave in front of law enforcement to try to avoid negative repercussions based on their skin color.
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PASSAGE: Remembering ChristoThe artist Christo, who – teamed with his wife Jeanne-Claude – became renowned for monumental, transformative and yet impermanent works of public art, wrapping buildings and landscapes with colorful fabric, died May 31 at age 84. Jane Pauley looks back at his free-spirited art.
FROM THE ARCHIVES: Christo & Jeanne-Claude put Berlin’s Reichstag under wraps (Video)In this “CBS Sunday Morning” report which originally aired on June 25,1995, correspondent Martha Teichner reported from Berlin on one of their most famous works: Wrapping the Reichstag in fabric, which revealed as much as it concealed.
GALLERY: The art of Christo (1935-2020)
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CBS NEWS POLL: The next generation
NATURE: Hummingbirds
SNAPSHOT: Black Lives Matters protest in Chicago (Video)”Sunday Morning” presents pictures of marchers, and the after-effects of unrest, from a protest in Chicago over the death of George Floyd, by photographer Ryan Bakerink (with gallery).
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FACEBOOK LIVE CHAT: Nancy GilesOur correspondent answered viewer questions on the CBS Sunday Morning Facebook page following the May 31 broadcast. You may watch the archived video here.
Host: Jane Pauley
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OPENING: “Abblasen” performed by Kelly Austermann (Video)The “Sunday Morning” theme song is performed by viewer Kelly Austermann of St. Louis.
HEADLINES: The death of George Floyd, and calls for justice (Video)The death of a Minneapolis man in police custody last Monday has spurred a nationwide explosion of grief and anger. Jeff Pegues looks at the events of the past week and talks to the family and girlfriend of George Floyd, whose arrest and detention was recorded on video for the world to watch in horror; with civil rights attorney Benjamin Crump; and with the mayor of Minneapolis, Jacob Frey, whose city was the first to erupt in street protests and unrest.
COVER STORY: Will we ever go back to the “old normal”?| Watch VideoSocial distancing, plexiglass dividers and facemasks are just some signs of the ways Americans’ lives have changed because of coronavirus. But are all these changes for good? Correspondent Mo Rocca talks with restaurateur Lidia Bastianich, New York University psychology professor Adam Alter, and plastics manufacturer Russ Miller about whether we’ll return to the “old normal.”
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HISTORY: Facemasks through the ages, from medical aid to fashion statement| Watch VideoOriginating during the Black Death of the Middle Ages, face coverings to protect against the transmission of disease are not just medical requirements; they’re now a fashion statement. Mark Phillips reports.
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ADVERTISING: How the pandemic changed TV commercials| Watch VideoCompanies have been pivoting to a new style of advertisement ever since the outbreak of COVID-19 altered our world, and upended consumers’ shopping habits. Correspondent Anna Werner talks with advertising and marketing experts about what new messaging is being broadcast during the pandemic; and with actor Matthew McConaughey, who has created a series of public-service ads aimed at increasing awareness about social distancing.
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BEVERAGES: Cheers to the virtual cocktail party| Watch VideoLuke Burbank drinks up the history of the cocktail hour, and how in these times of social distancing, technology is helping serve up libations on a whole new level. (Plus: Learn how to make a classic Negroni.)
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Cocktail recipes from New York City’s Dante
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MUSIC: Songs for our times: A COVID-19 playlist| Watch VideoSpring is usually a time when bands start touring and music festivals pop up all around the globe – but not this year. And yet, the music hasn’t stopped, as the COVID-19 pandemic has inspired artists from The Rolling Stones, Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber to Luke Combs to release new songs – music that will remain a marker of a time that has changed everything. Correspondent Lee Cowan talks with Jon Bon Jovi and Jewel about the inspiration for their latest releases.
WEB EXTRA VIDEO: Jewel sings “Grateful”In a performance recorded exclusively for “CBS Sunday Morning,” the singer-songwriter Jewel performs her new single “Grateful,” which was “inspired by anxiety” and the power of gratitude during tough times.
WEB EXTRA VIDEO: Jewel on her new song “Grateful”Singer-songwriter Jewel talks with correspondent Lee Cowan about her new single, “Grateful,” and why she chose to release it early during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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PASSAGE: Remembering Larry Kramer, an AIDS warrior on a soapbox and the stage| Watch VideoThe playwright, screenwriter and AIDS activist, who founded the group ACT UP and engaged in civil disobedience on behalf of AIDS research, died Wednesday, May 27 at the age of 84. Jane Pauley reports.
FROM THE ARCHIVES: AIDS activist Larry Kramer: “I wasn’t a phony… I fought for life” (Video)In this profile originally broadcast on “CBS Sunday Morning” on June 25,2006, Larry Kramer talked with Harry Smith about fighting indifference in the battle against AIDS; about the founding of Gay Men’s Health Crisis and ACT UP; and about becoming a pariah within the gay community due to his outspoken remarks.
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COMMENTARY: Jim Gaffigan on not knowing what comes next| Watch VideoIn his 11th week of quarantine, the comedian would like to know how to prepare for a second wave of the pandemic, and how to dress for it.
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PUBLISHING: Hear, hear! The explosion in audio books| Watch VideoSmartphones and digital downloads have helped make audio recordings of books a billion-dollar industry, with more than 45,000 new audiobooks recorded last year alone. David Pogue listens in on how authors, and actors, are writing a new chapter in book publishing.
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COMMENTARY: My mom in quarantine (Video)A personal essay from filmmaker Josh Seftel, made from his video chats with his energetic mother, discussing everything from social distancing and dealing with loneliness, to the fashion of masks and dating one of the Cuomo brothers.
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EXERCISE: On a ride with Peloton| Watch VideoWith gyms still closed in many places, at-home fitness is more in-demand, and that’s made Peloton one of the few companies to prosper in this economy. But while sales of their bikes and treadmills are up, the pandemic has also changed how the company works, as its live workout instructors are now streaming from their homes. Nancy Giles reports.
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BETWEEN THE LINES: The New Yorker Cartoons: Life during pandemic (Video)For some 95 years, cartoons in The New Yorker magazine have captured the spirit of their times. This time is no exception. “Sunday Morning” presents a recent sampling from cartoonists Jon Adams, Johnny DiNapoli, Carolita Johnson and Avi Steinberg.
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NATURE: Spring in South Dakota (Extended Video)”Sunday Morning” shares a late spring view of Lake Poinsett, in eastern South Dakota. Videographer: Kevin Kjergaard.
THE BOOK REPORT: Reviews from Washington Post book critic Ron Charles| Watch VideoRecommendations of four new fiction and non-fiction titles.
BOOK EXCERPT: “How Much of These Hills Is Gold” by C. Pam Zhang
BOOK EXCERPT: “All Adults Here” by Emma Straub
BOOK EXCERPT: “Rodham: A Novel” by Curtis Sittenfeld
BOOK EXCERPT: David Allen Sibley’s “What It’s Like to Be a Bird”
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“SUNDAY MORNING” MATINEE: “The 24 Hour Plays – Viral Monologues” (VIDEO)An experiment in theatre – to present plays written, rehearsed and performed in the span of just 24 hours – has resulted in works shown on stages around the world. But with theatres shut, writer Christopher Oscar Peña and actors Evan Jonigkeit and Zosia Mamet have taken the blackly comic “The Story of Us” on the road, to an isolated lake – the perfect place to dispose of a murder weapon! This short play was recorded especially for “CBS Sunday Morning.”
MOVIES: “We Are One” presents a free global film festival onlineWith theatres closed around world, 21 international film festivals unite to curate streaming content beginning May 29, including features, documentaries, and conversations with filmmakers. Films will be streamed at youtube.com/WeAreOne.
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SNAPSHOT: Life on L. A.’s Skid Row during the pandemic (Video)”Sunday Morning” presents pictures of the world in a time of COVID-19, featuring the haunting black-and-white images of some of the most vulnerable citizens of Los Angeles, taken by photographer Michael Christopher Brown from National Geographic.
GALLERY: Pandemic: Life on L. A.’s Skid Row
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FACEBOOK LIVE CHAT: Josh Groban & Tracy SmithThe singer-musician joined our correspondent to answer viewer questions on the CBS Sunday Morning Facebook page following the May 24 broadcast. You can watch the archived video here.
Host: Jane Pauley
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OPENING: “Abblasen” performed by the U. S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own” (Video)This Memorial Day weekend, “Sunday Morning” is honored to have its opening theme “Abblasen” performed by members of the United States Army Band, “Pershing’s Own.” Performers (clockwise from top left): SSG Craig Basarich; SSG Alicia Eisenstadt; SSG Adrienne Doctor; SSG Danny Venora; SSG John Powlison; and SSG Kevin Paul. Arrangement by SSG Venora. Hooah!
WEB EXTRA: The U. S. Army Band: They’re playing our song| Watch VideoThe mission of these military musicians, who performed the “Sunday Morning” theme “Abblasen,” is to remind us of the power of music to connect us.
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COVER STORY: Hollywood’s cliffhanger of a summer| Watch VideoFor decades, summer has been movie blockbuster season. Now, with production halted, release schedules shuffled and hundreds of thousands of jobs lost, Hollywood is trying to figure out how it will recover from the coronavirus shutdown. Correspondent Lee Cowan talks with Tom Rothman, chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group; SAG-AFTRA president Gabrielle Cateris; Ted Sarandos, content chief at Netflix; and film professor Emily Carman, about how the film industry may bounce back.
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FOOD: Baking bread at home: A knead for comfort| Watch VideoIf you’re like many people holed up at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, you are spending more time in the kitchen. And with yeast sales up more than 600 percent compared to a year ago, it’s a good bet what’s coming out of more and more ovens is freshly-baked bread. Correspondent Martha Teichner talks with bread expert Jim Lahey, of New York’s Sullivan Street Bakery, and with budding bread bakers who are finding comfort in their own loaves.
RECIPE: Jim Lahey’s Basic No-Knead BreadPlan ahead when baking this delicious, long-fermented rustic bread, from the owner of NYC’s Sullivan Street Bakery.
RECIPE: French-Style Country BreadFrom King Arthur Flour, a traditional crusty, hole-ridden, French bread.
RECIPE: Vermont Whole Wheat Oatmeal Honey BreadFrom King Arthur Flour, a soft, mildly sweet loaf, perfect for sandwiches and toast.]
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TRAVEL: Travel industry inches back| Watch VideoThe hospitality and travel sectors, which are adjusting their business practices in times of pandemic, don’t expect a return to the “old normal” any time soon. CBS News travel editor Peter Greenberg reports.
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SUNDAY PROFILE: Sir Patrick Stewart, on “Star Trek” and sonnets| Watch VideoThe Shakespearean actor, most recognized for his performances in the sci-fi franchises “X-Men” and “Star Trek,” recently returned to the role of Captain Jean Luc Picard in the CBS All Access series “Star Trek: Picard.” But as “CBS This Morning” co-host Tony Dokoupil found out, Sir Patrick Stewart is much more down-to-earth than his title might imply.
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MONUMENTS: The Statue of Liberty as you’ve never seen her before| Watch VideoWith Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty currently closed due to COVID-19, this is the perfect time to experience a virtual tour of the monument, featuring every nook-and-cranny of the statue’s interior, including areas traditionally off-limits to visitors. Conor Knighton reports.
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INFORMATION: The rise of Wikipedia as a source of medical information| Watch VideoFor years the encyclopedic Wikipedia, written and edited by anybody with an internet connection, was viewed as a “Wild West” site rife in misinformation. Today, Wikipedia is regularly the first place many of us check for information about everything, in particular the latest medical news on COVD-19, thanks to the editors and writers who are curating WikiProject Medicine. Wired Magazine editor-in-chief Nicholas Thompson reports.
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PASSAGE: Annie Glenn, Ken Osmond| Watch Video”Sunday Morning” remembers an astronaut’s wife who became a tireless advocate for people with speech disorders, and the actor who starred in the classic TV sitcom “Leave It to Beaver.”
GALLERY: Notable Deaths in 2020
HARTMAN: Taps Across America (Video)Since parades and gatherings are cancelled this Memorial Day weekend, retired Air Force bugler Jari Villanueva and correspondent Steve Hartman are asking buglers and trumpet players across the country to stand on their porches this Memorial Day, and play the haunting music of “Taps” – and for the rest of us to soak in this 24-note reminder of what Memorial Day is all about. For information on how to participate, go to cbsnews.com/taps.
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MUSIC: Josh Groban on connecting with his audience during the pandemic| Watch VideoIn February singer-musician Josh Groban started a residency at New York’s Radio City Music Hall. Now, with concerts postponed due to the pandemic, he speaks to correspondent Tracy Smith about trying to be Zen during the crisis, as well as what he misses about live performance, and his social media posts features songs performed in his shower. Groban also debuts for “Sunday Morning” viewers his new song, “Your Face.”
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COMMENTARY: Jim Gaffigan: Are we REALLY all in this together?| Watch VideoThe comedian, marking his 10th week in quarantine with his family because of the pandemic, ponders society as a whole.
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SCIENCE: NASA, SpaceX launching a new era of commercial crewed spaceflight| Watch VideoNine years ago, a crewed spaceflight originated from American soil for the last time. But this week, astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken will launch a new era of commercial human spaceflight, when a SpaceX rocket takes off from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center. Correspondent Mark Strassmann reports.
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SNAPSHOT: Porch views of the pandemic (Video)”Sunday Morning” presents pictures of life in a time of COVID-19, featuring the work of Indiana photographer Shane Cleminson, who offered to take portraits of families under stay-at-home orders, posed on their front porches, creating a time capsule of Spring 2020.
GALLERY: The Indiana “Front Porch Portraits”
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NATURE: Alligators in Florida (Extended Video)”Sunday Morning” takes us to the St. Vincent National Wildlife Refuge in Florida, an ideal spot for alligators to bask in the sun. Videographer: Justin Grubb.
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“SUNDAY MORNING” MATINEE: “Diana: A True Musical Story”| Watch VideoThe Broadway musical “Diana: A True Musical Story,” which traces the love triangle involving Princess Diana, Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles, had just begun previews in New York when coronavirus shut down the Great White Way. In this performance recorded exclusively for “CBS Sunday Morning,” Erin Davie (who plays Bowles) sings “I Miss You Most on Sundays,” which her character sings to Prince Charles, but which here also serves a second purpose: pining for the community of fellow theatre artists now separated because of the lockdown.
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FACEBOOK LIVE CHAT: Lee Cowan Our correspondent answered viewer questions on the CBS Sunday Morning Facebook page. Watch the archived video by clicking on the player above!
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OPENING: “Abblasen” performed by Jacob Flaschen (Video) “Sunday Morning” viewer Jacob Flaschen, of Lancaster, Pa., performs the show’s theme “Abblasen.”
COVER STORY: The stuff that coronavirus dreams are made of| Watch Video From tidal waves consuming New York City to toilet paper nightmares, reports of apocalyptic, frightening or just plain bizarre pandemic-driven dreams are everywhere. Correspondent Susan Spencer talks about anxiety-fueled dreams with Harvard psychologist Deirdre Barrett, who has collected thousands of pandemic dreams and nightmares as part of a study of our sleep-state responses to coronavirus; Mississippi State University professor Michael Nadorff; and poet Jackie Wang and artist Sandra Haynes, whose dreams have provided metaphorical stories of fear and triumph.
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POSTCARD FROM ITALY: Balconies: The new performance space for musicians in lockdown| Watch Video Quarantine has popularized a new venue for musicians and singers. Seth Doane reports how, in Italy, musical artists lacking a stage are making their balconies and terraces a platform for bringing communities together.
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EDUCATION: Class of 2020: A graduation season like no other| Watch Video Rituals matter, and the time-honored rituals of a high school or college graduation have been taken away from seniors and their families because of the 2020 pandemic. Correspondent Rita Braver talks with students and educators about how this generation is responding to a defining societal event.
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MUSIC: Graham Nash: “It’s never been this weird, has it?”| Watch Video Anthony Mason interviews the singer-songwriter, whose sold-out tour was cancelled due to coronavirus.
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CORONAVIRUS: Adapting to living in isolation| Watch Video The forced isolation brought about by stay-at-home orders poses an unnatural state for human beings conditioned to thrive on social interactions, but our experience of being alone could just inspire a new way of living. Lee Cowan talks with professors of sociology and genomics, and with a Benedictine monk, about how to adapt to the stresses of this period of isolation, and explores how some people are coping via hobbies – sketching, baking, or quilting.
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DISASTER: Revisiting the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens| Watch Video Forty years ago, the volcano in Washington state erupted, killing 57 and triggering a debris avalanche that destroyed hundreds of square miles of forest. Luke Burbank looks back at the largest volcanic event in U. S. history.
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HARTMAN: Maintaining pomp under COVID circumstances (Video) The cancellation of graduation ceremonies because of the coronavirus pandemic hasn’t stopped some members of the Class of 2020, as well as their families and educators, from putting on commencement exercises of their own. Correspondent Steve Hartman reports.
TRAVEL: The Faroe Islands’ virtual tourism| Watch Video The picturesque Faroe Islands, located halfway between Iceland and Norway, were gearing up for a record-breaking tourist deluge this year, until the coronavirus pandemic scuttled the world’s travel plans. So now, the Faroese Tourism Bureau is serving as the eyes and ears of those forced to put their trips on hold. Equipped with cameras and headsets, volunteers are live-streaming hour-long walks through the islands’ stunning landscapes, taking their guidance from online visitors who direct their movements from home. Conor Knighton reports.
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COMEDY: Jerry Seinfeld on missing audiences, comedy before smartphones, and Zoom backgrounds| Watch Video In his new Netflix special, “23 Hours to Kill,” comedian Jerry Seinfeld offers a hilarious standup act recorded before the world shut down – a time capsule that, through his on-point observational humor, is a piquant reminder of what performers and audiences are now missing because of the coronavirus pandemic. Tracy Smith chats with Seinfeld (via Zoom, of course) about what he gets excited about now; having only his family as an audience; and whether he believes we will ever get back to “normal.”
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BETWEEN THE LINES: The New Yorker Cartoons: A coronavirus diary (Video) For some 95 years, cartoons in The New Yorker magazine have captured the spirit of their times. This time is no exception. “Sunday Morning” presents a recent sampling from cartoonists Roz Chast, Victoria Roberts and Danny Shanahan.
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COMMENTARY: Jim Gaffigan on living in unprecedented times| Watch Video The comedian, now in Week 9 of his quarantine, reflects on just how many precedents have been broken in 2020.
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WORKING AT HOME: Tony Dokoupil and Katy Tur (Video) The married “CBS This Morning” co-host and MSNBC anchor have each had to make do broadcasting from their basement. They share with us how they balance on-air interviews with child care.
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NATURE: Sharks in Fiji (Extended Video) “Sunday Morning” takes us to Beqa Lagoon in Fiji, where sharks are enjoying a quick bite. Videographer: Ziggy Livnat.
SNAPSHOT: The Jersey Shore under lockdown (Video) Summer on the beaches and boardwalks of New Jersey is a rite of passage for millions. But shortly before Memorial Day weekend, the beach communities sit quiet, due to coronavirus closures. “Sunday Morning” presents haunting black-and-white images by Lori Nichols, a staff photographer for NJ Advance Media.
GALLERY: Pandemic: A snapshot of life on the Jersey Shore
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COMMENTARY: Joel Sartore: For nature, life goes on during pandemic| Watch Video The National Geographic photographer says it took a terrible pandemic to give Mother Nature a break.
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“SUNDAY MORNING” MATINEE: Itzhak Perlman & the Juilliard Orchestra| Watch Video In a recording made exclusively for “CBS Sunday Morning,” 48 music students from the prestigious Juilliard School, distance-learning from more than 35 locations around the globe, have joined together virtually for a performance of “Nimrod,” from Edward Elgar’s “Enigma Variations,” conducted by violinist and Juilliard alumnus Itzhak Perlman.
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GRADUATION: “Sunday Morning” salutes the Class of 2020 (Video) In many ways graduating students have been robbed of the time-honored rituals of a traditional senior year. “Sunday Morning” asked seniors to submit their photos, and so here is our tribute to the Class of 2020. Music: “Here’s to You” by Abby Bannon and Grace Stewart.
WATCH: Facebook Live Chat with Tracy Smith! The correspondent answered viewer questions on the CBS Sunday Morning Facebook page on May 10. To watch the archived video click on the player above.
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OPENING: “Abblasen” performed by Tim Nicholas Tang (Video) “Sunday Morning” viewer Tim Nicholas Tang, of Vancouver, offers his rendition of the show’s theme “Abblasen.” It will bowl you over!
COVER STORY: For better or worse, in quarantine| Watch Video The marriage vows might say “‘Til death do us part,” but they don’t say anything about being together all day, every day. Togetherness in a relationship is taking on a new meaning during the coronavirus pandemic, when partners are sequestered with each other for 24 hours a day. Correspondent Tracy Smith talks with comedian Samantha Bee and husband Jason Jones, who are producing her TV show, “Full Frontal,” from their Upstate New York home; psychotherapist Lori Gottlieb, author of “Maybe You Should Talk to Someone”; and family law attorney Laura Wasser, about what lockdown may mean for a marriage.
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MEDICINE: Using blood transfusions to heal COVID-19 patients| Watch Video Convalescent plasma – using a transfusion of blood with antibodies donated by recovered patients – may just be a stop-gap measure against COVID-19 until more treatments and a vaccine come along. But doctors have already used donated plasma in thousands of patients, and are finding some success with a procedure that dates back more than 120 years in the fight against the spread of measles. Allison Aubrey, of National Public Radio, reports.
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MOTHER’S DAY: Chef Bobby Flay on his favorite customer: his mother| Watch Video The chef and restaurateur lovingly recalls the menu he made for his favorite customer: his mother.
RECIPES: Eggs Benedict and a Classic Mimosa (with video on how to poach an egg)
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EDUCATION: Challenges abound for students forced to take classes remotely| Watch Video As schools throughout the country shut their doors in the face of a viral pandemic, students have entered a new world of education, by learning remotely through online classes, paper packets, or lessons on TV. How is the current reality of education compromising the effects of personal, one-on-one instruction, especially for learners who are struggling? And how will this environment affect the grades of high school juniors aiming toward college acceptance? Correspondent Erin Moriarty talks with educators, parents and students about classwork in a time of COVID-19.
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ANIMALS: Behind the shut gates of the zoo| Watch Video For the residents of zoos, this is a year just like any other. But with gates closed to guests because of the coronavirus pandemic, zoos are facing unprecedented challenges in caring for their animal populations, which – despite a paucity of paying visitors – still need to be fed and cared for. Conor Knighton checks out how zoological parks and aquariums are coming up with creative ways to cope.
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SNAPSHOT: Moms on the frontlines of COVID-19 (Video) Mothers working as nurses, doctors, PAs and other healthcare workers at New York-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City are captured by photographer (and emergency nurse) Adelene Egan. Music: “Happy Mother’s Day” by Gillian Welch (Acony Records).
GALLERY: ER workers on the frontlines in NYC Photographer Adelene Egan, an emergency room nurse, at New York Presbyterian/Weill Cornell Medical Center, captures the masked faces of coworkers battling COVID-19
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FLOWERS: Tulips The Keukenhof Tulip Gardens in Holland couldn’t open this year because of the coronavirus. Like many of the world’s most beautiful places, it is now empty, and is doing virtual tours.
WEB EXTRA VIDEO: The tulips of Keukenhof (Video) In this web exclusive, Bart Siemerink, managing director of the Keukenhof tulip gardens outside Amsterdam, talks about the history of the internationally-renowned floral showplace, and of Holland’s famed flower itself.
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PASSAGE: Little Richard, Roy Horn
HARTMAN: Who’s the “World’s Greatest Mom”? (Video) Steve Hartman sets out on a quest to find the “World’s Greatest Mom,” talking to his own kids and a dozen others over Zoom.=
MEDIA: Reese Witherspoon on her media company, Hello Sunshine| Watch Video Reese Witherspoon is not just an Oscar-winning actress; she is also a major Hollywood influencer. Her media company, Hello Sunshine, has been behind stories that put a female perspective front-and-center, such as the TV series “Big Little Lies” and “Little Fires Everywhere.” Correspondent Rita Braver talks with Witherspoon and Hello Sunshine executives Sarah Harden and Lauren Neustadter about their philosophy, and how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting production.
PREVIEW: Reese Witherspoon’s production company on how movies, TV may look post-COVID-19 The actress-producer’s media company Hello Sunshine ponders filming in a pandemic: “The thing we’re most confused about is love scenes”
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COMMENTARY: Jim Gaffigan on sharing dinner with the masses| Watch Video Eight weeks in, and the Gaffigan family is still gathering together at the dinner table every night, a touch of normalcy in front of an audience on YouTube.
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HISTORY: FDR and the re-creation of America| Watch Video In 1933, during the Great Depression, newly-elected President Franklin Delano Roosevelt confronted 25% unemployment, sweeping poverty, and the collapse of the banking system. His response would reshape the way the country thought about presidential leadership, and democracy itself. CBS News’ John Dickerson talks with Roosevelt scholars, including Jonathan Alter, David Woolner and Susan Dunn, about FDR and the presidency during crisis and war.
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HISTORY: The president as communicator-in-chief| Watch Video At the beginning of the 20th century, presidents spoke to the public in print, but in time transitioned to radio, newsreels and television, and now to social media. “Sunday Morning” special contributor Ted Koppel looks at how presidents have used the bully pulpit of media to campaign, to influence, and to steer the news agenda.
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MOTHERS DAY: Honoring moms for their pandemic roles| Watch Video Contributor Faith Salie reminds us that with all the extra effort moms put out to keep families going during the pandemic, there’s never been a better time to thank them.
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NATURE: Tulips in Holland (Extended Video) “Sunday Morning” takes us to the Keukenhof Tulip Gardens outside Amsterdam. Videographer: Joan Martelli.
IN MEMORIAM: Little Richard: An appreciation of the “Quasar of Rock ‘n’ Roll” From Bill Flanagan: One of the all-time great rock singers, songwriters and showmen, Richard Penniman broke the rules while influencing generations of performers – and those rules stayed broken.
“SUNDAY MORNING” MATINEE: “Moulin Rouge!” with a cat (Video) Like other Broadway shows, the musical “Moulin Rouge!” is currently closed due to the coronavirus pandemic. But social-distancing cast members Jacqueline B. Arnold, Robyn Hurder, Holly James and Jeigh Madjus have joined together virtually (with a cat) to perform “Welcome to the Moulin Rouge!” for “Sunday Morning” viewers.
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FROM THE ARCHIVE: All eyes and ears on Adele (Video) In this profile which originally aired on “CBS Sunday Morning” on October 26,2008, Anthony Mason meets the British soul singer Adele, then an overnight sensation at just 20 years old, as she sets her sights on America, wooing audiences and seducing critics with her incomparable voice.
WATCH: Facebook Live Chat with David Pogue! The tech correspondent answered viewer questions, which you can watch in the archived video above.
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OPENING: “Abblasen” (Video) Performed by Debra Martin, of Lebanon, Tenn., on the piccolo trumpet.
COVER STORY: How the fight against polio was won| Watch Video Near the start of the 20th century, a mysterious and deadly virus terrified Americans, particularly infecting young kids: Polio. Correspondent Rita Braver looks at the scientific arsenal brought to combat the epidemic and develop a vaccine, a triumph that researchers are working to replicate in our battle against COVID-19.
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KITCHEN: Dishing up some comfort food| Watch Video It’s not one of the five basic food groups, but if it were, “comfort food” would be the most popular right now. Correspondent Mo Rocca looks at how, for many people, eating familiar processed foods (or anything covered in cheese) is like a warm hug. And yes, in a time of stay-at-home orders, good old-fashioned baking in the oven is hot!
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PHOTOS OF THE WEEK: Life in Washington, D. C. during coronavirus (Video) “Sunday Morning” presents a snapshot of life in a time of pandemic, featuring the work of photographer Robin Fader.
GALLERY: Pandemic: A snapshot of life in Washington, D. C.
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ANNOUNCEMENT: When the show’s interrupted… (Video) “Sunday Morning” host Jane Pauley has some advice of import, when our broadcast is stymied by a special report.
SUNDAY PROFILE: The enduring Henry Winkler| Watch Video Henry Winkler was preparing to film the third season of the hit HBO series “Barry,” when COVID-19 put production on hold. Correspondent Tracy Smith visits Winkler through his back door in L. A., where he is quarantining, to find out how the Emmy-winning actor – who became a household name playing The Fonz on “Happy Days” – has endured, providing a measure of comfort both to longtime fans and young readers of his children’s books.
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COMMERCE: Retail winners and losers in the wake of COVID-19| Watch Video As Americans shelter at home, everyday shopping habits have changed, perhaps permanently, with online grocery sales way up, and department stores struggling to survive. CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger talks with Brookfield Properties executive Stephanie Brager; Jan Whitaker, who has written about the history of department stores; and Scott Galloway, a professor of marketing at New York University, about the future of retail.
WEB EXTRA VIDEO: How will the pandemic affect consumer confidence? Consumer spending has changed dramatically since the coronavirus outbreak. But once the pandemic subsides, what will consumer sentiment be? In this web extra CBS News business analyst Jill Schlesinger talks with Scott Galloway, professor of marketing at New York University’s Stern School of Business.
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MEDICINE: Dr. Jon LaPook: This is not the time to abandon science| Watch Video As we reach an inflection point in the COVID-19 pandemic, when some states are tempted to open sooner than health experts say they should, Dr. Jon LaPook notes that this is the time to double-down on science.
FOOD: A treat from Martha Stewart (Video) Martha Stewart has a delicious suggestion, a sample from her latest cookbook.
And here’s the recipe!
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CORONAVIRUS: The survivors – Life after COVID-19| Watch Video The coronavirus pandemic has left a terrible toll, but to those who have recovered from infection, survival brings relief, new difficulties, and questions about the virus’ long-term effects. Seth Doane talks with doctors and patients who have suffered from COVID-19, and with a woman who started a support group for thousands of other coronavirus survivors like her.
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HARTMAN: Kids rebel against lockdown (Video) Children in America are fed up under stay-at-home orders, and they are rising up to make their demands upon their parents known. Grown-ups, break out the white flags! Steve Hartman reports.
AWARDS SEASON: “Sunday Morning” presents quarantine videos with their very own awards – the Sunnys!| Watch Video David Pogue rolls out the figurative red carpet for those entertainers whose humorous and music-filled quarantine videos have enthralled a captive audience.
WEB EXTRA: Behind the scenes of the Sunny Awards David Pogue explains how, through the magic of TV, he hosted an awards show for “Sunday Morning” in his basement, with winners hailing from around the world.
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MARRIAGE: Marlo Thomas + Phil Donahue on the secrets of marriage| Watch Video Marlo Thomas and Phil Donahue are celebrating their 40th anniversary this spring. To mark the occasion, the actress and talk-show host wrote a book in which 40 famous couples share secrets on how their marriages have stood the test of time, and many other tests along the way. Jane Pauley reports.
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COMMENTARY: Jim Gaffigan on missing strangers| Watch Video The comedian, in Week 7 of his quarantine at home with his family, realizes something is missing from life: People he doesn’t know.
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IN MEMORIAM: Some … of many: Those we’ve lost to coronavirus| Watch Video “Sunday Morning” remembers victims of the COVID-19 pandemic.
NATURE: Spring flowers in Pennsylvania (Extended Video) “Sunday Morning” takes us among the flowers that bloom in the spring in York, Pennsylvania. Videographer: Brad Markel.
THE BOOK REPORT: Reviews from Washington Post book critic Ron Charles Recommendations of four new fiction and non-fiction titles (part of a new online series).
READ A BOOK EXCERPT: “Simon the Fiddler” by Paulette Jiles
READ A BOOK EXCERPT: “Little Family” by Ishmael Beah
READ A BOOK EXCERPT: “Writers & Lovers” by Lily King
READ A BOOK EXCERPT: “Hidden Valley Road” by Robert Kolker
“SUNDAY MORNING” MATINEE: “Stomp” in quarantine (VIDEO) The long-running Off-Broadway percussive spectacular “Stomp” may not be stomping on stage right now, but its cast members, each social distancing at home, have joined together virtually to record a special performance for “Sunday Morning” viewers.
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“SUNDAY MORNING” MATINEE: “Sing Street”| Watch Video The coronavirus outbreak has postponed the Broadway opening this spring of the new musical “Sing Street,” adapted from the film by John Carney, about Dublin youths putting together a band. Its star, Brenock O’Connor, performs a song from the stage adaptation, “Dream for You,” by songwriter Gary Clark.
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WATCH: Facebook Live Chat with Mo Rocca! Correspondent Mo Rocca answered viewer questions in a Facebook Live Chat on CBS Sunday Morning’s Facebook page following Sunday’s broadcast. You can watch the archived video here.
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OPENING: Members of Utah Symphony perform “Abblasen” (Video) With their concerts cancelled for the foreseeable future, four members of the Utah Symphony – Travis Peterson, principal trumpet; Jeff Luke, associate principal trumpet; Alex Pride, acting 4th/utility trumpet; and Paul Torrisi, 2nd trumpet – offered a performance of Luke’s arrangement of the “Sunday Morning” theme song, the fanfare “Abblasen,” recorded while social-distancing. It’s a blast!
COVER STORY: Why wasn’t America ready?| Watch Video News of a mysterious novel coronavirus outbreak spreading in Wuhan, China first drew the attention of American media in early January. So, how did we get from those small but worrying early warnings to now, when our nation leads the world, not in managing the crisis, but in the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths? Correspondent Martha Teichner talks with Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer Laurie Garrett (“The Coming Plague”); Ashish Jha, director of the Harvard Global Health Institute; and Beth Cameron, who was once in charge of pandemic preparedness for the National Security Council, about the Trump administration’s response to COVID-19.
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STYLE: Coping with a hairy situation by applying DIY hair color| Watch Video Life during lockdown is not all black-and-white – it’s gray! But as Faith Salie discovers, gaining a touch of control in your out-of-control life may be rooted in coloring your own hair.
WEB EXTRA VIDEO: Hair colorist Nancy Braun on supporting personal service workers Hair colorist Nancy Braun, of the Beverly Hills salon Balayage and an artist for L’Oreal, talks with “Sunday Morning” correspondent Faith Salie about business relationships for personal service workers during the lockdown brought about by the coronavirus pandemic.
WEB EXTRA VIDEO: Madison Reed CEO on emotion associated with hair coloring Amy Errett, the CEO and founder of Madison Reed, a hair care and hair color products company, talks with “Sunday Morning” correspondent Faith Salie about the explosion of online business since the lockdown brought about by the coronavirus pandemic.
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FASHION: Dressing down: Fashion sense during lockdown| Watch Video In these anxious times, when people may be gravitating to comfort food, those living in self-isolation may be drawn to wearing comfort clothes, while revealing their lockdown sartorial choices on Instagram. Nancy Giles talks with designer Michael Kors and Washington Post fashion critic Robin Givhan about what homebound people are now wearing; how donning a favorite blazer, dress or pair of sneakers can boost confidence; and why we’re seeing a spike in the sales of pajamas.
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ANNOUNCEMENTS: For our viewers (Video) Annoyed by news bulletin interruptions of our broadcast? Jane Pauley has some guidance for viewers on how they can watch “Sunday Morning” press briefing-free.
MEDICINE: Tales from the annals of medical quackery| Watch Video How does one treat a COVID-19 infection? If someone tells you “Drink bleach,” or tries to sell you a “coronavirus prevention pill,” run away! Correspondent Mo Rocca talks with “Quackery” co-author Dr. Lydia Kang, and with Dr. Stephen Barrett (who runs the Quackwatch website), about the history of quack medicine, and of charlatans and snake oil salesmen who use fears about medical conditions to separate fools from their money with almost surgical precision.
BOOK EXCERPT: “Quackery,” on how radium acquired a glowing reputation as a cure-all
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TELEVISION: Claire Danes on “Homeland,” and the embarrassment of fame| Watch Video As a teenager Claire Danes expressed her ambition in life as being “a sane person… who acts.” The star of “Homeland” (now concluding its eighth and final season) and a three-time Emmy-winner, Danes talks with correspondent Holly Williams about her portrayal of CIA officer Carrie Mathison, and the blockbuster film role she doesn’t regret turning down.
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BUSINESS: A Seattle farmers market reopens| Watch Video In Seattle last Sunday, a line of people stretching a block long (and standing six feet apart) welcomed the re-opening of Ballard Farmers Market, which sells only locally-grown and produced food. But things are different there now, thanks to COVID-19. Luke Burbank reports.
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PHOTOS OF THE WEEK: Life in Memphis during coronavirus (Video) “Sunday Morning” presents a snapshot of life in a time of pandemic, featuring the work of photographer Jamie Harmon, whose photo series, “Quarantine Memphis,” depicts Tennesseans in lockdown.
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HARTMAN: A restaurant owner’s full-hearted charity (Video) While most restaurants in America are shuttered, restaurateur Bruno Serato, of Anaheim, Calif., is feeding more people today than ever before during this pandemic. Twice a week, cars line up by the hundreds, many of whom can only afford to pay Serato with a “thank you.” Steve Hartman reports.
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LEGEND: Julie Andrews’ “practically perfect” podcast| Watch Video “It’s like a very surreal science fiction movie in a way,” says Dame Julie Andrews of the current pandemic. But this week the actress who has co-authored dozens of children’s books with her daughter, Emma Walton Hamilton, debuts a comforting new children’s book podcast, “Julie’s Library.” Correspondent Tracy Smith talks with Andrews and Hamilton about their series, in which families can hear favorite stories read in a very familiar voice.
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COMMENTARY: Jim Gaffigan on consuming all news, all the time| Watch Video The comedian, now in Week 6 of quarantine with his wife and five children, discusses his diet of ’round-the-clock news about (what else?) coronavirus.
