This week on "Sunday Morning" (March 20)
Guest host: Mo Rocca.
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HEADLINES: Russian missiles strike Ukraine military barracks, dozens feared dead (Video)
Rescuers in the southern city of Mykolaiv raced to save survivors after three Russian missiles hit a barracks where about 200 Ukrainian soldiers slept. Dozens are feared dead. Meanwhile, Ukrainians are praying for a miracle in Mariupol, the besieged southern port city, where drone footage reveals extraordinary destruction and sheer loss of human life due to Russian bombardment. Correspondent Charlie D'Agata reports the latest from the war's frontlines.
HEADLINES: Why Russia's tank war stalled in Ukraine | Watch Video
As the Russian invasion enters its fourth week, Ukrainian resistance has so far foiled Vladimir Putin's plan to take the capital of Kyiv with a lightning strike using his vaunted tank army. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin talks with Gen. Frank McKenzie, commander of CENTCOM, about why Russia's tanks have failed – and what it means for Ukraine going forward.
For more info:
- General Kenneth Frank McKenzie, Jr., Commander, U.S. Central Command
- Complete CBS News coverage: Ukraine in turmoil
COVER STORY: The plight of Ukrainians fleeing Putin's war | Watch Video
Three million people have left Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion, creating a refugee crisis that the world is scrambling to address. Correspondent Lee Cowan looks at what Ukraine's refugees are facing beyond their country's borders, and how the current situation compares to past refugee movements.
- Want to help people in Ukraine? Here are ways to donate (CBS Moneywatch)
GALLERY: The plight of Ukrainians fleeing Putin's war
Three million people have left Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion, creating a refugee crisis that the world is scrambling to address.
For more info:
- International Rescue Committee
- Follow the International Rescue Committee on Twitter and Instagram
- Follow IRC president & CEP David Miliband on Twitter
- United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR)
- HIAS
- Photographer David Turnley
MONEY: What makes gas prices go up and down? (Video)
Last week U.S. gas prices hit a record high, which adds to the cost of just about everything we buy. But is the Russian invasion of Ukraine – and the U.S. ban on Russian oil – to blame? Not entirely, correspondent David Pogue learns, as he checks with experts, including a gas station manager, about what accounts for price volatility at the gas pump.
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BROADWAY: "Putting It Together": An ode to the art of making art | Watch Video
Director James Lapine's New York Times bestselling book chronicles the creation of the classic Stephen Sondheim musical, "Sunday in the Park with George." Correspondent Mo Rocca talks with Lapine, the show's director and book writer, and with original stars Mandy Patinkin and Bernadette Peters, to connect the dots of how this musical exploration of an Impressionist painting broke new ground for a Broadway musical.
For more info:
- "Putting It Together: How Stephen Sondheim and I Created 'Sunday in the Park with George'" by James Lapine (Farrar, Straus and Giroux), in Hardcover, eBook and Audio formats, available via Amazon and Indiebound
- "Sunday in the Park with George" (Music Theatre International)
- Follow Bernadette Peters on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook
- Follow Mandy Patinkin on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook
WASHINGTON: Who is Ketanji Brown Jackson? | Watch Video
The highly-esteemed Circuit Court of Appeals judge, nominated by President Biden for the Supreme Court, stands just five feet one inch tall, and is poised to knock down one more barrier. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty talks with longtime friends of Ketanji Brown Jackson, who explain why they believe Jackson's nomination (if confirmed, she would be the first Black woman to serve on the nation's highest court) is a testament to her brilliance and passion for the law.
For more info:
- Ketanji Brown Jackson, District of Columbia Circuit, U.S. Court of Appeals
- Antoinette Coakley, professor, Northeastern University School of Law
- Lisa Fairfax, professor, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
- Nina Simmons, Washton & Gitto
- Stephen Rosenthal, Podhurst Orseck
- Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson (whitehouse.gov)
- Harvard Library
PASSAGE: In memoriam (Video)
"Sunday Morning" remembers some of the notable figures who left us this week, including actor William Hurt, an Oscar-winner for "Kiss of the Spider Woman."
HARTMAN: Stroke victim regains the power of giving hugs (Video)
After a massive stroke eight years ago, Kevin Eubanks, of Paragould, Ark., lost the ability to use his left arm – and he has missed hugging with both arms ever since. Now, four occupational therapy students at Arkansas State University have gotten together to invent a piece of adaptive equipment to allow Eubanks to hug his grandchildren again. Correspondent Steve Hartman reports.
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HEALTH: The pandemic's mental health fallout | Watch Video
Unresolved grief is just one aspect of how COVID-19 has created widespread mental health suffering – a second pandemic, as it were. Particularly affected are children: More than 140,000 of them have lost a parent or a caregiver. Correspondent Susan Spencer looks at some of the psychological scars from COVID, and what steps are being taken to address them.
For more info:
- The Children's Village
- Arthur Evans, Jr., Ph.D., CEO and executive vice president, American Psychological Association
- Tony Thurmond, state superintendent of public instruction, California Department of Education
- STEAM Symposium
MOVIES: Why Sandra Bullock is taking a pause from movies | Watch Video
The Oscar-winning actress has starred in more than four dozen movies, but she says her latest, the comic adventure "The Lost City," will be her last for a while. Sandra Bullock talks with correspondent Tracy Smith about her movie, her Austin café, and why she's stepping away from in front of the camera.
To watch a trailer for "The Lost City," click on the video player below:
For more info:
- "The Lost City" opens in theaters March 25
- Walton's Fancy and Staple, Austin
COMMENTARY: Mo Rocca on one of the joys of spring (Video)
With the new season upon us, the "Sunday Morning" correspondent reflects on a childhood lesson about nurturing.
MUSIC: Pianist Jeremy Denk on the rigors of practice | Watch Video
CBS News correspondent John Dickerson sits down with the acclaimed classical pianist Jeremy Denk, recipient of a so-called MacArthur "genius" grant, to talk about Denk's new book, "Every Good Boy Does Fine," in which the performer professes love for what many music students actually hate: practice.
READ AN EXCERPT: "Every Good Boy Does Fine" by Jeremy Denk
For more info:
- "Every Good Boy Does Fine: A Love Story, in Music Lessons" by Jeremy Denk (Random House), in Hardcover, eBook and Audio formats, available via Amazon and Indiebound
- jeremydenk.com
- Bing Concert Hall, Stamford, Calif.
- Jacobs School of Music, Indiana University Bloomington
- Indiana University Archives
- Oberlin Conservatory of Music, Oberlin, Ohio
- Thanks to the family of photographer Louis Ouzer, and the Sibley Music Collection, Eastman School of Music, University of Rochester
- New Mexico State University Library Archives & Special Collections
- "At Home with Music" video footage courtesy of Joshua Bell, Inc., Park Avenue Artists, and Dramatic Forces
NATURE: Sandhill cranes in Nebraska (Extended Video)
"Sunday Morning" takes us to the Audubon Center at Rowe Sanctuary in Nebraska, where sandhill cranes are on a break from their long trip north. Videographer: Kevin Kjergaard.
For more info:
- Iain Nicolson Audubon Center at Rowe Sanctuary, Gibbon, Neb.
WEB EXCLUSIVES:
GALLERY: "The Godfather: - The 50th anniversary
A timeless landmark of American film, Francis Ford Coppola's explosive drama of a mob family, which premiered in March 1972, was an offer no moviegoer could refuse. CBSNews.com's David Morgan looks at the making of the classic film, and at its legacy.
For more info:
- "The Godfather" 50th Trilogy available on 4K UHD, Blu-Ray and Digital March 22 (Official website)
- The Godfather Wiki
- "The Godfather Family Album" by Steve Schapiro, edited by Paul Duncan (Taschen)
- "Leave the Gun, Take the Cannoli: The Epic Story of the Making of 'The Godfather'" by Mark Seal (Simon & Schuster)
- "The Annotated Godfather Screenplay" by Jenny M. Jones (Black Dog & Leventhal)
"HERE COMES THE SUN": Sarah Jessica Parker, Matthew Broderick and Joseph Yoakum
Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick have waited patiently to finish a play they started working on two years ago. We also have a story on the often unheralded artist Joseph Yoakum, whose backstory is as colorful as his work.
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