This week on "Sunday Morning" (February 12)
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HEADLINE: Another flying object shot down over Yukon territory (Video)
A "high-altitude airborne object" described as cylindrical and about the size of a small car was shot down by an American F-22 over northern Canada Saturday. It was the third known incursion into North American airspace in the past few weeks. Correspondent Christina Ruffini reports from Washington.
COVER STORY: The rules for writing a love song | Watch Video
There are a million ways to write a love song; how best can you ensure it connects with an audience? Correspondent David Pogue talks with 14-time Oscar-nominated songwriter Diane Warren and musicologist Nate Sloan about the key factors that go into creating a timeless song about a timeless emotion.
For more info:
- Follow Diane Warren on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube
- Nate Sloan, Thornton School of Music, University of Southern California
- Spotify
FOOD: The history of fudge: Did a mistake create a sweet treat? | Watch Video
Our appetite for fudge dates back more than a century, when someone making candy allegedly "fudged" a recipe, and a chocolate staple was born. Correspondent Faith Salie visits northern Michigan, home to the "Fudge Capital of America," where more than a dozen fudge shops each makes, at their peak, more than three thousand pounds of fudge a week.
For more info:
- Original Murdick's Fudge
- Food historian Joyce White (A Taste of History)
- Maryland Center for History and Culture, Baltimore
PETS: A dog lover's pilgrimage to Dog Mountain | Watch Video
After a near-death experience, artist Stephen Huneck created Dog Mountain, a 150-acre leash-free retreat in scenic northern Vermont. The centerpiece remains Dog Chapel, a place where dogs could be remembered by their loving humans. Correspondent Martha Teichner tells a bittersweet story of love and loss, and of the chapel's enduring celebration of the bond we have with our pets.
For more info:
- Dog Mountain/Stephen Huneck Gallery, St. Johnsbury, Vt.
- Friends of Dog Mountain
PASSAGE: Celebrating the smooth sound of Burt Bacharach | Watch Video
Songwriter, composer and record producer Burt Bacharach, who died Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023, at age 94, had hits that spanned decades, spinning poignant musical ballads about broken hearts and the yearning for love. Correspondent Mo Rocca has an appreciation, and shares the memories, and music, of some of Bachrach's collaborators.
HEADLINES: Images of the Turkey-Syria earthquake (Video)
A 7.8-magnitude earthquake and a powerful aftershock earlier this week caused thousands of buildings in Turkey and Syria to collapse, killing more than 28,000 people and leaving millions homeless. Getty photographers captured the heartbreaking scenes of devastation and despair.
U.S.: David Hogg on the movement against gun violence, five years after Parkland | Watch Video
On Feb. 14, 2018, a gunman murdered 17 people and wounded 17 others at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. David Hogg, who was 17 at the time, survived and helped to create March for Our Lives, which promotes gun control legislation. Now a senior at Harvard, Hogg tells correspondent Rita Braver what he has been through the past five years, including death threats against himself and his family; what his group has accomplished; and what it means for young people having to become leaders as advocates for change.
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HARTMAN: Fighting crime with forgiveness (Video)
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania city councilman Ralph Rodriguez managed to scare away a would-be burglar one night. But when the young man reached out to Rodriguez on social media, offering his name and his confession and ready to face the consequences, Rodriguez decided not to press charges; instead, he pressed for answers. Correspondent Steve Hartman reports.
TELEVISION: Nick and Vanessa Lachey: "Love is work, and it should be a fun job" | Watch Video
For decades TV audiences have loved watching how we search for love, from "The Dating Game" and "Love Connection" to "Love Is Blind," the Netflix reality series in which singles become engaged sight unseen. Series hosts Nick Lachey and Vanessa Lachey talk with correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti about the show's new take on courtship; and they share their own road to matrimony.
To watch a trailer for "Love Is Blind" click on the video player below:
For more info:
- "Love Is Blind" is streaming on Netflix
- "The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On" - Vanessa and Nick Lachey introduce us to six couples on the verge of marriage (or not!). Streaming now on Netflix
- "Perfect Match" - Nick Lachey hosts singles in a tropical paradise attempting to find love. Streaming on Netflix beginning February 14
- Kinetic Content
COVER STORY: The long march toward racial equality in the ranks | Watch Video
In 1948 President Truman issued an executive order ending segregation in America's armed forces. But it was an advance that was met with resistance. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin looks back at how African Americans' roles in defending our country evolved, and talks with Lloyd Austin, the first Black Secretary of Defense.
For more info:
- U.S. Army Center of Military History
- Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III
- Harry S. Truman Presidential Library & Museum
NATURE: Grand Canyon National Park (Extended Video)
We leave you this Sunday morning not far from tonight's Super Bowl, on the south rim of Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. Videographer: Scot Miller.
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THE BOOK REPORT: Washington Post critic Ron Charles (February 12) | Watch Video
Recommendations from our book reviewer of new fiction and non-fiction titles, including the latest novel by Salman Rushdie, "Victory City."
Book excerpt: "The World and All That It Holds" by Aleksandar Hemon
Book excerpt: "Victory City" by Salman Rushdie
Book excerpt: "Unraveling" by Peggy Orenstein
Book excerpt: "The Sense of Wonder" by Matthew Salesses
COMMENTARY: Why we watch football | Watch Video
New Yorker writer Louisa Thomas says that, in spite of football's violence, including the near-death of Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin on the field earlier this year, audiences will gravitate to the spectacle of Super Bowl LVII to share in the surprise, the joy, the awe – and the devastation – of the sport.
For more info:
SUPER BOWL LVII: Super Bowl menu ideas and recipes
From burgers, hot dogs, tacos, BBQ and wings, to salsas and cocktails, here are some tempting recipes from top chefs, cookbook authors and restaurateurs to go with watching the Big Game!
"HERE COMES THE SUN": Singer Charlie Puth and MSG (Video)
Singer-songwriter Charlie Puth sits down with Tony Dokoupil to discuss his third studio album "Charlie." Then, Allison Aubrey learns about the reputation of monosodium glutamate, also known as MSG.
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