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5/5: Sunday Morning Hosted by Jane Pauley. In our cover story, Lee Cowan gets an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the latest single from Randy Travis, the country singer who lost his voice following a stroke. Also: Seth Doane interviews Whoopi Goldberg about her new memoir, "Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me"; Tracy Smith talks with "Blue Bloods" star Tom Selleck; Sharyn Alfonsi views an exhibit of artwork by former "Face the Nation" moderator Bob Schieffer; David Pogue looks back on the remarkable Mars mission of NASA's Ingenuity helicopter; Martha Teichner visits an exhibition of artifacts recalling the horror of the October 7 Hamas terror attack on an Israeli music festival; and John Dickerson talks with bestselling author and humorist A.J. Jacobs about his "Year of Living Constitutionally."cbsnews.com
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Ingenuity, NASA's "little 'copter that could" (and did!) When NASA added a tiny four-pound helicopter as a stowaway to its Mars 2020 lander, it expected the helicopter to fly five very brief flights in the thin Martian atmosphere. Yet, Ingenuity would far surpass all expectations.cbsnews.com
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Ingenuity: NASA's remarkable Martian helicopter When NASA added a drone named Ingenuity to its Mars 2020 rover Perseverance, it expected the tiny four-pound helicopter to fly a total of five very brief missions in the thin Martian atmosphere. But Ingenuity far surpassed all expectations, flying dozens of flights before suffering damage to its rotors in January. Correspondent David Pogue reports on how the tiny drone, created from off-the-shelf parts, continued to provide valuable data and images from the Red Planet three years into its mission.cbsnews.com
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"Bits and Pieces" of Whoopi Goldberg At 68 years old, and after about 100 films and 16 seasons on "The View," Whoopi Goldberg thinks there's still part of her you do not know. She talks about her new memoir, "Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me."cbsnews.com
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"Bits and Pieces" of Whoopi Goldberg At 68 years old, and after about 100 films and 16 seasons on "The View," Whoopi Goldberg thinks there's still part of her you do not know. She's penned a memoir, "Bits and Pieces: My Mother, My Brother, and Me," which she calls a "thank you" to her late mother, Emma, and late brother, Clyde. Goldberg talks with correspondent Seth Doane about her remarkable path, from a housing project in New York's Chelsea neighborhood, to a retreat overlooking a peninsula on the island of Sardinia.cbsnews.com
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A young boy's generosity, rewarded In Baton Rouge, La., nine-year-old Kelvin Ellis Jr. thought he'd found an opportunity to help a homeless person, when he spotted a disheveled man standing outside a coffee shop. Kevin offered the man, Matt Busbice, a dollar bill – the only money he had. Steve Hartman reports on the boy's selfless act, and what he received in return.cbsnews.com
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Remembering the October 7 attacks and "The Moment Music Stood Still" On October 7, 2023, the "Tribe of Nova" music festival being held in southern Israel was shattered by an attack by Hamas terrorists. A new exhibit in New York City, featuring artifacts and video from that day, explores the painful outcome when a music festival celebrating peace became a target of terror. Martha Teichner reports from "The Nova Music Festival Exhibition: October 7th | 06:29am, the Moment Music Stood Still."cbsnews.com
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Tom Selleck on the future of "Blue Bloods" The hit CBS drama is set to end this year, but there's been pushback, most notably from its star. He talks about his desire to continue the show; his memoir, "You Never Know"; and the legacy of "Magnum, P.I."cbsnews.com
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Tom Selleck on "Blue Bloods" and his memoir, "You Never Know" The hit CBS drama "Blue Bloods" is set to end this year, but there's been pushback on that, most notably from star Tom Selleck, who over 14 seasons has played the head of the NYPD (and the head of a very headstrong family). He talks with correspondent Tracy Smith about his desire to continue "Blue Bloods"; about his pioneering '80s crime show "Magnum, P.I.," which put him on the map (and which kept him from playing Indiana Jones); and how he got Frank Sinatra his last acting gig.cbsnews.com
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A.J. Jacobs on his "Year of Living Constitutionally" New York Times bestselling author and humorist A.J. Jacobs is back with another chronicle of an immersive experiment. As recounted in his new book, "The Year of Living Constitutionally," Jacobs spent a year exploring the language and history of our nation's founding document and amendments, sometimes with a musket in tow. He talked with CBS News' John Dickerson about the Constitution's balance of powers, created to protect against a tyrant; the logistics of petitioning the government; and the joys of writing with a quill pen.cbsnews.com
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Remembering artist Frank Stella The innovative Frank Stella, who ushered in an era of cool minimalism, and later abandoned flat surfaces for assemblages and sculptures, died Saturday at the age of 87. "Sunday Morning" host Jane Pauley offers a tribute to a towering figure in post-war American art.cbsnews.com
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Bob Schieffer's artistic take on the news CBS News veteran and former moderator of "Face the Nation," Bob Schieffer has long reported from the center of politics. And now, in retirement he's expressing his hope for America, with an exhibition of 24 original oil paintings he has created. Schieffer talks with "60 Minutes" correspondent Sharyn Alfonsi about his artistic response to the violence of the January 6th insurrection, and about the exhibition that resulted, titled "Looking for the Light."cbsnews.com
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Almanac: May 5 "Sunday Morning" looks back at historical events on this date.cbsnews.com
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More than a decade after a stroke, Randy Travis sings again, courtesy of AI "Sunday Morning" has an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the creation of the country singer's first post-stroke song, "Where That Came From," which blends art with artificial intelligence in a recording that captures Travis' country heart.cbsnews.com
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Randy Travis sings again, courtesy of AI In 2013 country singer Randy Travis suffered a massive stroke, which paralyzed his right side and damaged an area of his brain that controls speech and language. He has not quite recovered the ability to sing, but working with singer James DuPre and a computer program that creates an AI-generated version of his voice, Travis and his longtime producer Kyle Lehning have created a new song, "Where That Came From," that captures Randy's country heart. Lee Cowan reports.cbsnews.com
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Book excerpt: "The Year of Living Constitutionally" by A.J. Jacobs In an effort to fully understand our nation's founding document, the New York Times bestselling author and humorist embarked on a year-long quest to be the original originalist. Muskets were involved.cbsnews.com