Calendar: Week of February 3
Here's a look at the week ahead on our "Sunday Morning" Calendar:
On Monday the Iowa caucuses provide the first real test in the 2020 Democratic Presidential Primary race.
- 2020 Caucuses (Iowa Democratic Party)
- How do the Iowa caucuses work? A primer for the 2020 election (CBS News)
Tuesday's the night for President Trump's State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress.
- What is a State of the Union address? (CBS News, 1/30/18)
- History of the State of the Union address (house.gov)
- State of the Union responses to be delivered by Michigan governor and Texas congresswoman (CBS News, 1/24/20)
Wednesday sees the annual New York Gala for amfAR, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting AIDS research.
- amfAR Gala New York, Feb. 5 at 6:30 p.m., at Cipriani Wall Street, New York City
- amfAR, the Foundation for AIDS Research
- How to donate
On Thursday, veteran NBC News correspondent Tom Brokaw marks his 80th birthday. (Happy birthday, Tom!)
- Follow @tombrokaw on Twitter
- Tom Brokaw: Yesterday, "Today" and tomorrow ("Sunday Morning," 11/17/19)
In 2015 Jane Pauley discussed working with her "Today" co-anchor Tom Brokaw in this interview with the Television Academy Foundation:
Friday is National Wear Red Day, aimed at raising awareness about cardiovascular disease.
- National Wear Red Day (Feb. 7)
- Start your own fundraiser
- Go Red for Women (American Heart Association)
- National Wear Red Day (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute)
CBS Station WFOR in Miami reports on the significance of National Wear Red Day in raising awareness about the number-one killer of women: heart disease:
And, speaking of 80th birthdays, Saturday is the big day for our own Ted Koppel. (Happy birthday to you!)
Watch a 2006 career tribute to Ted Koppel by the News & Documentary Emmy Awards:
Story produced by Robert Marston.
