Nature: Bald Eagles in South Dakota
We leave you this Sunday with bald eagles flying high above the Missouri River in South Dakota. As of January 1st, the bald eagle is, finally, our official national bird. Videographer: Kevin Kjergaard.
Nature: Sunrise in Texas
We leave you this Sunday with the sun rising at John Bunker Sands Wetland Center in Combine, Texas. Videographer: Scot Miller.
Nature: Northern Lights above Alaska
We leave you this Sunday morning in the spirit of Christmas, with the northern lights in skies above Alaska. Videographer: Michael Clark.
Nature: Penguins in Antarctica
We leave you this Sunday morning in snowfall at the bottom of the Earth, with Gentoo penguins in Antarctica. Videographer: Lee McEachern.
Nature: Elk in the Ozarks
We leave you this Sunday with elk braving this frosty morning in the Ozarks of Missouri. Videographer: Scot Miller.
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Nature: Florida's Sanibel Island
"Sunday Morning" visits J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge in Sanibel, Fla., where nature is on the mend following the devastation caused by last year's Hurricane Ian. Videographer: Charles Schultz.
Nature: Beaches at Normandy
On this Memorial Day weekend, we leave you by the beaches of Normandy in France. Videographer: Jamie McDonald.
Nature: Beavers in New Jersey
We leave you this Sunday morning among some busy beavers in New Jersey. Videographer: Jeff Reisly.
Nature: Egrets and chicks
We leave you this Sunday morning with egret chicks and their moms at a rookery in Dallas. Videographer: Scot Miller.
Nature: Prairie chickens
This Sunday morning we visit prairie chickens in Nebraska, doing their mating dance just south of the town of North Platte. Videographer: Justin Grubb.
Nature: Spring in the Great Smoky Mountains
This Sunday morning we visit Cades Cove in Great Smoky Mountains National Park in Tennessee. Videographer: Scot Miller
Nature: Geese in Massachusetts
We leave you this Sunday morning with geese and goslings gallivanting in the green grasses near Princeton, Massachusetts. Videographer: Doug Jensen.
Nature: Billfish in Mexico
We leave you this Sunday morning swimming with billfish in waters off Quintana Roo in Mexico. Videographer: Mauricio Handler.
Nature: Bison in Utah
We leave you this Sunday morning with Bison still enjoying the snow at Utah's Antelope Island. Videographer: Lee McEachern.
Nature: Cherry blossoms in Washington, D.C.
We leave you this first Sunday of spring in our nation's capital, where the cherry blossoms are in full bloom. Videographer: Victor Ulloa.
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The TikTok ban heads to the Supreme Court tomorrow. Here's what to know.
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Former President Jimmy Carter's casket has arrived in Georgia where his family members and staff from The Carter Center will say their final goodbyes. CBS News' Elizabeth Campbell reports.
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