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Guest host: Mo Rocca
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Search-and-rescue operations are expected to continue Sunday as the death toll continues to rise from Friday's flash flooding in central Texas, with authorities confirming at least 50 deaths so far, 15 of those children. Among the missing are girls from a Christian summer camp located on the banks of the Guadalupe River. Correspondent Jason Allen reports from Hunt, Texas, and talks with witnesses to the raging floodwaters.
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The Statue of Liberty, France's gift to the United States, was originally viewed as a tribute to the end of slavery. But poet Emma Lazarus reimagined Lady Liberty as a "mother of exiles," welcoming immigrants to the shores of America. Correspondent Mo Rocca looks at how the opening of Ellis Island, the end of restrictive immigration quotas, and John F. Kennedy's evocation of the United States as "a nation of immigrants" transformed our country, in this entry in the "Sunday Morning" series "These United States."
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The reopening of Ellis Island to the public during America's bicentennial year prompted TheNews' Charles Kuralt to offer his thoughts on the sight of Lady Liberty as viewed by generations of immigrants, and on the diversity of a nation that welcomed those from every land seeking a safe haven and opportunity. For these new Americans, Kuralt said, "They carried our greatness in their baggage." (Originally broadcast May 28, 1976.)
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"Sunday Morning" looks back at historical events on this date.
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There's a lot you don't know about that most popular of condiments, ketchup - its origin, its manufacture, and (as correspondent Luke Burbank finds out) why some people who spot a ketchup bottle see red. [Originally aired Nov. 19, 2017.]
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"Manchild," the new single from Sabrina Carpenter's upcoming album "Man's Best Friend," debuted last month at #1. It's the latest milestone for the singer-songwriter, whose road to superstardom exploded, in part, because of COVID. Carpenter talks with correspondent Tracy Smith about her "Short n' Sweet" tour; the advice her mother gave her; and how she deals with pressure (caffeine helps). [An earlier version of this story originally aired October 6, 2024.]
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"Sunday Morning" remembers some of the notable figures who left us this week, including actor Michael Madsen ("Reservoir Dogs"), and televangelist Jimmy Swaggart.
SPORTS:
There are 43 quintillion possible permutations on a Rubik's cube – that's 43 billion billion! But for some, solving a cube is child's play, as correspondent David Pogue discovered when he met with some speed cubers – including a pair of remarkable world-record holders who are only eight years old.
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In 1991, Barry Levenson quit his job as an assistant attorney general in Wisconsin to follow his true passion: mustard. Founder of the National Mustard Museum, in Middleton, Wis., Levenson's collection of mustards has grown to more than 7,000 varieties from around the world. Correspondent Luke Burbank meets a man captivated by a beloved condiment.
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Fifty years ago, a monumental movie premiered that forever changed Hollywood: Steve Spielberg's "Jaws," adapted from Peter Benchley's bestselling novel, which became the highest-grossing film of its time. Richard Dreyfuss returned to Martha's Vineyard, which hosted the film production in 1974, and talked with Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz about the notoriously difficult shoot that nonetheless birthed a blockbuster. Mankiewicz also talks with actress Lorraine Gary and screenwriter Carl Gottlieb about their experiences working with Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, and a young director making his first big-budget studio film.
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Actor Richard Dreyfuss talks with Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz about fighting for the role that would launch his career into the stratosphere: the shark expert Matt Hooper in Steven Spielberg's "Jaws." He also discusses the notoriously problem-plagued production; his awe of co-star Robert Shaw; and the most valuable lesson he learned during the film's 159-day shoot on Martha's Vineyard.
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The Steven Spielberg film 'Jaws" was doing gangbusters business in theaters once it opened in the summer of 1975, prompting fears of shark attacks among movie audiences – and terror among beach community tourist bureaus, which were convinced that the blockbuster thriller was dissuading seasonal visitors from the shore, as reported by TheNews' Bernard Goldberg. (Originally broadcast Aug. 7, 1975.)
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Writer Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by his pen name Mark Twain, not only redefined American literature in the 1800s; he helped create the very idea of what it meant to be an American. "Sunday Morning" national correspondent Robert Costa visits Twain's boyhood home in Hannibal, Missouri, and sits down with Pulitzer Prize-winning biographer Ron Chernow to discuss his latest book, "Mark Twain," which delves into the life, complexities and sardonic humor of a man who remains a vital presence in American culture.
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Eggs, oil and vinegar come together to form a contested condiment: Mayonnaise, long thought to have been improvised by an 18th century French military chef who was short on cream. But some believe mayo dates back to the Spain of antiquity. Correspondent Luke Burbank seeks to spread a little light on mayonnaise's origins.
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We leave you this Sunday with the sights and sounds of morning at Shenandoah National Park in Virginia. Videographer: Scot Miller.
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The scariest word at any beach has to be the warning: "SHARK!" Although attacks by the sea predator are rare, they nonetheless create fear among beachgoers. Correspondent Anna Werner looked back at a fateful string of shark encounters along the New Jersey shore a century ago that stirred the public imagination, and inspired Peter Benchley's bestselling novel "Jaws," in a "Sunday Morning" report that originally aired June 12, 2016.
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The long-awaited autobiography of Samuel Clemens – best known by his pen name, Mark Twain – was released a century after his death. In this "Sunday Morning" story that originally aired Oct. 17, 2010, correspondent Jeff Glor reported on the publication of the humorist's unexpurgated, no-holds-barred memoir. Glor also talked with historian Robert Hirst, comedian Lewis Black, and curator Isaac Gewirtz about Twain as the first global superstar, and about the book's 100-year embargo (which was, said Hirst, an extraordinary publicity ploy).
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A look back at the esteemed personalities who left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.
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