This week, “Sunday morning” (January 18)

Emmy Award-winning “CBS News Sunday Morning” airs on CBS on Sundays beginning at 9:00 a.m. ET. “Sunday Morning” also streams on the CBS News app starting at 11 a.m. ET. (Download it here.)

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Host: Jane Pauley

ON THE COVER: America at 250 – and the reckoning for President Trump
A year after the start of President Donald Trump’s second term (which has been marked in recent days by military incursions into Venezuela, a Justice Department investigation into Federal Reserve ChairmanAnd the fatal shooting of a woman in Minneapolis by an ICE agent), “Sunday Morning” national correspondent Robert Costa speaks with Lindsay Chervinsky, executive director of the George Washington Presidential Library in Mount Vernon; Washington Post columnist George F. Will; and Atlantic editor Vivian Salama, on what this coming year — the 250th since the colonies declared their independence — will mean for America’s future.

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ALMANAC: January 18
“Sunday Morning” looks back at the historical events of that date.

ARTS: Theaster Gates on the artist’s ties to his hometown of Chicago
Working in a former aircraft parts factory, internationally renowned artist Theaster Gates refused to fit into a box – whether it was creating works from discarded objects or making paintings from tar. He chats with Mark Whitaker about his role as an artist; his management of neglected buildings in his Chicago neighborhood; and his commissioned work for Obama’s upcoming presidential library.

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HEADLINE: The week in Iran

HEADLINE: The week in Minnesota

MOVIES: Stellan Skarsgård on acting: ‘It’s like being a child… you never grow up’
Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgård has appeared in 150 films and TV shows, from “Breaking the Waves” to “Good Will Hunting” to “Mamma Mia!” and the “Star Wars” series “Andor.” He just won a Golden Globe Award for his performance in “Sentimental Value,” as a filmmaker father trying to reconnect with his actress daughter. Skarsgård talks to Seth Doane about why he never gets bored making films; being a father of eight children; and working with the effects of a 2022 stroke.

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PASSAGE: In memory
“Sunday Morning” remembers some of the notable people who passed away this week.

THIS UNITED STATES: Voices of the Civil Rights Movement
As we celebrate Martin Luther King Jr.’s birthday, Martha Teichner speaks with some of those involved in the early days of the civil rights movement: Arthenia Joyner, a black high school student who participated in a sit-in at a whites-only lunch counter in Tampa, Florida; Jawana Jackson, who as a child participated with her mother in the march from Selma to Montgomery following “Bloody Sunday”; and attorney Fred Gray, who won four civil rights cases before the Supreme Court by age 35.

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MOVIES: Judd Apatow on comedic genius Mel Brooks: ‘Probably the funniest person ever’
As a young boy, Judd Apatow says he wanted to grow up to be like Mel Brooks, the filmmaker of comedy classics such as “Blazing Saddles” and “Young Frankenstein.” Apatow co-directed a two-part HBO Max documentary about his idol, “Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!” Apatow talks with Tracy Smith about the World War II veteran who broke comedy taboos by lampooning Nazis and racists, and about Brooks’ long friendship with another comic legend, Carl Reiner.

To watch a trailer for the documentary “Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!” », click on the video player below:

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TRAVEL: Journey to the Top: Observing the United States from the highest point in each state
“Highpointers” are people with a unique goal: to reach the highest point in each of the 50 states, from Mount McKinley in Alaska (elevation: 20,310 feet above sea level) to Britton Hill in Florida (elevation: 345 feet). Conor Knighton talks to intrepid travelers on a mission to see the United States from the unique perspective of each state’s highest peak.

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United States: “Hail to Indiana!” »: Jane Pauley on the success of her alma mater and her school anthem
On Monday night, the Miami Hurricanes will take on the Indiana Hoosiers in the highly anticipated College Football National Championship game — and Jane Pauley, a fifth-generation Hoosier on both sides, will be watching. She looks back at Indiana University’s underdog history, from holding the record for most NCAA Division I losses to this year’s 15-0 record — IU’s first perfect season in 139 years — and fondly remembers the school anthem, “Hail to Old IU.”

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NATURE: Peaks in Florida

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WEB EXCLUSIVITIES:

MARATHON: Hello! Welcome to Texas (YouTube Video)
“CBS Sunday Morning” travels through the Lone Star State, exploring its rich history, exceptional people and beautiful locations. With :

• East Texas Animal Rescue Sanctuary
• Buc-ee’s: a Texas institution with a national footprint
• Texas Police Recruit Stands
• Texan BBQ with foreign flavors
• An untold legend of the Wild West
• A Unique Travel Destination in West Texas
• Bracken Cave Bat Reserve
• Tennessee woman gives hope to grieving Texas family
• 82-year-old pole vaulter at Texas Express gym
• Texas Students Participate in Mariachi Festival

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Ben Nighthorse Campbell (YouTube Video)
Ben Nighthorse Campbell, who represented Colorado in the House and Senate as both a Democrat and Republican, died on December 30, 2025. In this May 31, 1987 report, Campbell, a Northern Cheyenne tribal member, former judo champion, rancher and jewelry maker, spoke with Robert Pierpoint about his political reputation as a maverick and his adjustment to life in Washington.

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Grateful Dead co-founder Bob Weir (YouTube video)
Bob Weir, co-founder of the seminal group The Grateful Dead, died on January 10 at the age of 78. Watch this collection of “Sunday Morning” stories featuring Weir, including:

• More than two decades after the death of Jerry Garcia, Anthony Mason spoke with Bob Weir about a revamped version of the legendary band Dead & Company brought to life. (2016)
• Bob Weir and John Mayer talk about the “living entity” that is the Grateful Dead catalog. (2016)
• Bob Weir and John Mayer discuss Dead & Company. (2016)
• John Blackstone reports on Bob Weir and his band, Wolf Bros., sharing the spotlight with the National Symphony Orchestra, blending culture and counterculture. (2022)
• In an extensive interview, Bob Weir talks about adapting the Dead’s music for a symphony orchestra performance and the unfinished business resulting from the death of his bandmate Jerry Garcia. (2022)

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