This week on "Sunday Morning" (December 29)
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COVER STORY: The move to upgrade U.S. airports | Watch Video
Consistently ranked the best in the world, Singapore's Changi Airport is one of the busiest, but the crowds aren't complaining about layovers when they have movie theaters, a rooftop pool and hot tub, even a butterfly garden. Yet in the United States, there isn't an airport within the Top 30 of the World's Best Airports, and the average airport is 40 years old. Kris Van Cleave looks at efforts to overhaul existing airports in such cities as Orlando, New Orleans, Chicago, Los Angeles and Salt Lake City, and talks with New York Governor Andrew Cuomo about his ambitious, multi-billion-dollar effort to modernize New York City's notoriously antiquated LaGuardia Airport.
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- Singapore Changi Airport
- Indianapolis International Airport
- Airports Council International
- U.S. Travel Association
- LaGuardia International Airport, New York City
THE DECADE IN REVIEW: The top stories year-to-year | Watch Video
What were some of the biggest news items from each year of the past decade? Lee Cowan reports.
BEVERAGES: In Denmark, a quest for new spirits | Watch Video
Seth Doane goes in search of new liquors you didn't know you wanted, including beverages distilled from wild fennel, pansies or pine cones. These new flavors of alcohol are being created by a former chef of Denmark's famed Noma restaurant, at his company Empirical Spirits.
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THE DECADE IN REVIEW: Europe, and the reawakening of the Russian bear | Watch Video
During the past 10 years Vladimir Putin was re-elected twice, and will be in office until 2024, at least - and the world outside the Kremlin walls is a different place because of him. Mark Phillips reports.
SUNDAY PROFILE: Eddie Murphy: "There's nothing like making people laugh" | Watch Video
It's yet another comeback for the former star of "Saturday Night Live," but it may be his biggest, as he gets acclaim for his starring role in the Netflix comedy "Dolemite Is My Name." Tracy Smith reports.
To watch a trailer for "Dolemite Is My Name" click on the video player below:
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- "Dolemite Is My Name" (Netflix)
THE DECADE IN REVIEW: The news from Washington, city of confrontation and disruption | Watch Video
The capital was Ground Zero for a decade of political turbulence. Major Garrett reports.
IN MEMORIAM: Hail and farewell to those we lost in 2019 } Watch Video
It's a "Sunday Morning" tradition, when we pay tribute to the creative, inspiring and newsworthy men and women who passed away this year, who'd touched our lives in unforgettable ways. Lee Cowan reports.
THE DECADE IN REVIEW: Movies | Watch Video
"Sunday Morning" looks back at some of the biggest pop culture hits.
THE DECADE IN REVIEW: Asia, and the challenge of the strongmen | Watch Video
In the Far East, the story of this decade is the story of two men who define not just Asia, but a growing threat to the United States. Barry Petersen reports.
THE DECADE IN REVIEW: Music | Watch Video
"Sunday Morning" looks back at some of the biggest pop culture hits.
COMMENTARY: Jim Gaffigan on what's wrong with 2020 | Watch Video
NATURE: Swans at Cayuga Lake (Extended Video)
"Sunday Morning" takes us among swans a-swimming in one of central New York's Finger Lakes. Videographer: Carl Mrozek
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NATURE UP CLOSE: The bighorn sheep of Yellowstone
Domestic sheep-borne disease, reduction of habitat and ranching have all contributed to their decline nationwide, but they continue their fights in the steep canyons of Montana and Wyoming.
MOVIES: How to watch Oscar shortlisted documentary features
15 non-fiction films chronicling such subjects as the horrors of war-torn Syria, an epic spaceflight, social justice fights, sustainable farming, and the indefatigable forces of nature, are up for an Academy Award nomination; check out options to stream or watch on demand.
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