This week on "Sunday Morning" (May 14)
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Host: Jane Pauley
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COVER STORY: America and immigration: How did we get where we are today? | Watch Video
This past Thursday, what was effectively the immigration law of the land throughout the pandemic expired, creating greater uncertainty along the U.S. border with Mexico. Correspondent Lee Cowan talks with experts about America's historical acceptance (or non-acceptance) of refugees, and how new immigration laws are needed to meet the challenges of today.
For more info:
- Yael Schacher, director for the Americas and Europe, Refugees International
- Cecilia Muñoz, senior advisor, New America
- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti
FLOWERS: Tiptoeing through the tulips | Watch Video
You don't have to travel to Holland to experience fields of tulips in bloom. The climate in the northwest corner of Washington State is perfect for the flower, making it home of the annual Skagit Valley Tulip Festival. Correspondent Conor Knighton reports.
For more info:
- Skagit Valley Tulip Festival, Washington
- Washington Bulb Company / Roozengaarde, Mount Vernon, Wash. (tulips.com)
SUNDAY PROFILE: "Yellowjackets" star Juliette Lewis on never losing "a certain kind of fire" | Watch Video
As a teenager she earned an Oscar nomination acting opposite Robert De Niro in "Cape Fear." Then, she was front woman of the punk band Juliette and the Licks. Now, Juliette Lewis is starring in the Showtime series "Yellowjackets." She sits down with correspondent Luke Burbank and opens up about her unpredictable career, from being a movie star and rocker who "scared a lot of people" in Hollywood, to the special place that "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" holds in her heart.
To watch a trailer for season 2 of "Yellowjackets" click on the video player below:
For more info:
- Follow Juliette Lewis on Instagram
- "Yellowjackets" on Showtime
- Juliette and the Licks (Facebook)
HEADLINES: Making the treacherous journey north | Watch Video
Along the Pan-American Highway stretching from Argentina to Alaska is an unbuilt section covering 66 miles of remote jungle, connecting North and South America. Known as the Darién Gap, it's a treacherous crossing for thousands of migrants heading north, many of whom are misinformed about or unprepared for the arduous, potentially fatal journey. Correspondent Enrique Acevedo talks with experts about why many are risking their lives traveling through the Darién Gap, and with migrants who have made the trip.
For more info:
- Julie Turkewitz, Andes bureau chief, The New York Times
- Photographer Federico Rios
- Tyler Mattiace, Americas researcher, Human Rights Watch
PASSAGE: In memoriam (Video)
"Sunday Morning" remembers some of the notable figures who left us this week, including actress Jacklyn Zeman, who for 45 years played Nurse Bobbie Spencer on the soap opera 'General Hospital."
TV: "Succession" star Jeremy Strong on his road to success | Watch Video
The actor who won an Emmy for his portrayal of the scion of a media empire family in "Succession" says his own upbringing contained none of the resentments that play out in the HBO series (now completing its fourth and final season). Jeremy Strong talks with "Sunday Morning" contributor Ben Mankiewicz about finding himself on the stage, and of - finally - letting go of Kendall Roy.
WEB EXTRA VIDEO: Is Jeremy Strong funny?
The actor won an Emmy for playing the seriously troubled Kendall Roy in HBO's "Succession." But how serious is Jeremy Strong? Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz tries to find out. (Don't miss our profile of Jeremy Strong on "CBS Sunday Morning" May 14!)
To watch a trailer for the final season of "Succession" click on the video player below:
For more info:
- "Succession" on HBO and HBO Max
HARTMAN: A hero's lesson (Video)
Young Dillon Reeves stepped in to save the day when his school bus driver became incapacitated following a medical emergency. Correspondent Steve Hartman talked with Reeves, and his parents, about why the Warren, Michigan, middle school student was able to spring into action while so many other kids could not.
BOOKS: Diane Ladd and Laura Dern: A mother and daughter with much to say | Watch Video
When Oscar-nominee Diane Ladd developed a life-threatening illness, her doctors recommended exercise to rebuild her lung capacity. That prompted a series of long walks, and long talks, with her daughter, Oscar-winner Laura Dern. Their recorded conversations have now become a joint memoir, "Honey, Baby, Mine: A Mother and Daughter Talk Life, Death, Love (and Banana Pudding)." They talk with correspondent Rita Braver about a family history that's played out on movie and TV screens (sometimes even playing mother and daughter), and of the challenges they (along with so many single working mothers) have faced.
READ AN EXCERPT: "Honey, Baby, Mine" by Laura Dern & Diane Ladd
OR, LISTEN TO AN EXCERPT:
For more info:
- "Honey, Baby, Mine: A Mother and Daughter Talk Life, Death, Love (and Banana Pudding)" by Laura Dern & Diane Ladd (Grand Central Publishing), in Hardcover, Large Print, eBook and Audio formats, available via Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Indiebound
- dianeladd.com
- Follow Laura Dern on Instagram
COMMENTARY: For Mother's Day Amy Klobuchar celebrates her mom | Watch Video
The U.S. senator remembers her mother, a second-grade schoolteacher, whose lessons on butterflies continued to nourish her students for years to come.
READ AN EXCERPT: "The Joy of Politics" by Sen. Amy Klobuchar
For more info:
- "The Joy of Politics: Surviving Cancer, a Campaign, a Pandemic, an Insurrection, and Life's Other Unexpected Curveballs" by Amy Klobuchar (St. Martin's Press), in Hardcover, eBook and Audio formats, available via Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Indiebound
- Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.)
AUDIO: Jessie & Lennie Ware's "Table Manners" podcast invites you to dinner (Video)
Singer-songwriter Jessie Ware and her mother, Lennie Ware, a social worker, share playful banter in the hit podcast "Table Manners," during which they prepare and serve meals for visiting celebrities -- from musicians, to actors, to chefs, and even a Beatle. Correspondent Seth Doane helped cook and talked with the Wares in Lennie's South London kitchen to find out the recipe for their entertaining chats; what inspired Jessie's fifth studio album, "That! Feels Good!"; and how Jessie's music career co-exists with being a mother of three.
For more info:
NATURE: Egrets and chicks (Extended Video)
We leave you this Sunday morning with egret chicks and their moms at a rookery in Dallas. Videographer: Scot Miller.
WEB EXCLUSIVES:
ON STAGE: "Sunday Morning" on Broadway: Interviews with 2023 Tony nominees (YouTube)
Enjoy our compilation of "Sunday Morning" features about Broadway shows that are up for this year's Tony Awards, including the revival of "Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street"; the musicals "Almost Famous," "New York, New York," "Shucked" and "Some Like It Hot"; the play "Good Night, Oscar"; and the revival of August Wilson's "The Piano Lesson." [And don't miss the 75th annual Tony Awards, live on CBS and Paramount+ June 11.]
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