This week on "Sunday Morning" (April 2)
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Host: Jane Pauley
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COVER STORY: Sen. John Fetterman on depression, recovery, and "making up any lost time" | Watch Video
In an interview days before his release from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, the Pennsylvania Senator talked with "Sunday Morning" anchor Jane Pauley about his "downward spiral" that led to a diagnosis of major depression. He also talks about sharing news of his difficulties publicly, how his health scare affected his family, and his reasons for feeling hopeful for the future.
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SOCIAL MEDIA: Why TikTok faces bans in the U.S. | Watch Video
Every month about 150 million Americans use TikTok, a social media app that was developed in China. And that has security experts and lawmakers worried, because of how user data might be accessed by the Chinese Communist Party. Correspondent David Pogue looks at why plans to limit (or ban outright) TikTok are being debated – and how far they might go.
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- TikTok
- ByteDance
- Rep. Mike Gallagher (R-Wis.)
- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.)
- "TikTok and U.S. National Security" by Dr. Milton L Mueller and Dr Karim Farhat, Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Public Policy (Internet Governance Project)
- Chef Baedri Nichole on TikTok
- Coco's Confectionary Kitchen, Columbus, Ohio
BUSINESS: Pendleton blankets: A thread to the past | Watch Video
Pendleton Woolen Mills, in Pendleton, Ore., has been part of the fabric of the community since the early 1900s. Correspondent Conor Knighton looks at how the company's products, including its signature blankets, tell the story of the American West, as well as feature patterns honoring Native American traditions.
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- Pendleton Woolen Mills, Pendleton, Ore.
- Tamástslikt Cultural Institute, Mission, Ore.
STAGE: Country music and corn: Inside the new musical comedy "Shucked" | Watch Video
For singer-songwriters Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally, it's been a perfectly natural road from Nashville to Broadway, as they bring country music and "Hee Haw"-style humor to the Great White Way in the new musical comedy "Shucked." Correspondent Tracy Smith talks with Clark and McAnally; book writer Robert Horn; and stars Caroline Innerbichler, Alex Newell and Kevin Cahoon about collaborations, storytelling, and sharing joy and corny jokes with audiences.
To hear Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally perform "Maybe Love" from "Shucked," click on the video player below:
For more info:
- "Shucked," now in previews at the Nederlander Theatre, New York City | Ticket info
- brandyclarkmusic.com
- Shane McAnally on Twitter and Instagram
- carolineinnerbichler.com
- Alex Newell on Twitter and Instagram
PASSAGE: In memoriam (Video)
"Sunday Morning" remembers the six victims, including three children, of the mass shooting at the Covenant School in Nashville.
POSTCARD FROM ITALY: Attending a masquerade ball in fairy-tale Venice (Video)
The opulence of a masked ball in the Italian city of Venice during Carnival must be seen to be believed. Correspondent Seth Doane joins revelers, including a couple who traveled from Florida to attend a lavish costume party, "Il Ballo del Doge"; and talks with designer Antonia Sautter, who has created ever-more extravagant costumes for this Venetian tradition dating back centuries.
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MUSIC: Neil Diamond on "A Beautiful Noise," Parkinson's, and being thankful | Watch Video
The life of singer-songwriter Neil Diamond has been dramatized, "warts and all," in the Broadway musical "A Beautiful Noise." Diamond, now 82, talks with correspondent Anthony Mason about continuing to sing; his diagnosis of Parkinson's disease (a condition for which he was, he says, long in denial); and about the calm that has moved in – finally - on "the hurricane of my life."
PREVIEW: Neil Diamond on coming to terms with his Parkinson's diagnosis
VIDEO PREVIEW: Neil Diamond on his life becoming a Broadway musical
To listen to the Original Broadway Cast Album of "A Beautiful Noise" click on the audio player below:
For more info:
- "A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical," at the Broadhurst Theatre, New York City | Ticket info
- Original Broadway Cast Album: "A Beautiful Noise" (Ume)
- Photos: "A Beautiful Noise on Broadway"
- neildiamond.com
FOOD: Re-creating the taste of a childhood lost in the Holocaust | Watch Video
Researching dishes in the archives of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, James Beard Award-winning chef Alon Shaya found recipes scribbled on bits of paper, retrieved from Jewish ghettos and concentration camps during the Holocaust. Among the items rescued was a Hungarian family cookbook whose recipes brought back memories for Holocaust survivor Steven Fenves. Shaya and Fenves talk with correspondent Lee Cowan about how food can offer solace in the midst of suffering, and provide the imperative to remember.
RECIPE: Semolina Sticks
For more info:
- Saba, New Orleans
- Cookbooks and Recipes (United States Holocaust Memorial Museum)
- Food and Family Ties (United States Holocaust Memorial Museum)
- Fenyves Family Recipe Book (United States Holocaust Memorial Museum)
- Steven Fenves
HEADLINES: Michael Cohen on the Trump indictment: "I expect complete and total mayhem" | Watch Video
Former President Donald Trump faces approximately 30 counts in a criminal indictment that a New York grand jury voted on this week, connected to his alleged role in a "hush money" payment scheme that may have flouted campaign finance and accounting laws. CBS News chief election & campaign correspondent Robert Costa talks with former Trump attorney Michael Cohen, who was sentenced to three years for facilitating the payments at the heart of this indictment; and with CBS News legal analyst Rikki Klieman, about the legal landscape of this unprecedented case.
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NATURE: Bison in Utah (Extended Video)
We leave you this Sunday morning with Bison still enjoying the snow at Utah's Antelope Island. Videographer: Lee McEachern.
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"HERE COMES THE SUN": Actor Woody Harrelson and Venetian carnival masks (Video)
Actor Woody Harrelson sits down with Ben Mankiewicz to discuss his current projects, his religious upbringing, and his love for television. Then, Seth Doane travels to Venice, Italy, to learn about Venetian carnival masks.
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