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A summer of extremes: Weathering a hotter world 07:38

COVER STORY: A summer of extremes: Weathering a hotter world | Watch Video
July was the hottest month ever in the Lower 48 States, breaking a record last set during the Dust Bowl – just another step in the escalation of our world into a hotter, more dangerous planet. Correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti talks with climate journalist Jeff Goodell and atmospheric scientist Maria Molina about how changes in Earth's climate are increasing the likelihood that extreme weather events – such as heat waves, wildfires and hurricanes – will become more common and more extreme.

For more info:

• "The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet" by Jeff Goodell (Little, Brown & Co.), in Trade Paperback, eBook and Audio formats, available via Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Bookshop.org
• Jeff Goodell (Official site)
• Maria Molina, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science, University of Maryland, College Park

     
ALMANAC: August 16 (Video)
"Sunday Morning" looks back at historical events on this date.

FOOD: How Lovina Zook left the Amish and found an online audience | Watch Video
Twenty-three-year-old Lovina Hershberger Zook is an unlikely social media influencer: she grew up in a conservative Amish community and had never used a cell phone or computer or driven a car. But she left the faith, and her family, five years ago, and today shares stories and recipes of the Amish with her six million online followers. Faith Salie reports on a very un-traditional TikTok sensation.

RECIPE: Amish Peanut Butter Pie

For more info:

• Lovina Zook (Official site)
• "Lovina's Amish Cookbook: 230+ Authentic Amish Recipes" by Lovina Hershberger Zook (Lovina's Kitchen Co.), in Hardcover and eBook formats

POLITICS: Rahm Emanuel on Trump, the left, and what's right for America | Watch Video
Over a long career, as Democratic Congressman, Chicago mayor, ambassador, and chief of staff in the Obama White House, Rahm Emanuel has been a key and combative moderate in showdowns over health care and the economy. He tells "Sunday Morning" national correspondent Robert Costa that his fight, now and in the future, is bigger than him and his party. He talks about addressing the Democratic Party's progressive wing leading up to the midterms, and fighting the Trump administration.     

Trophy belt buckles: The highly-prized currency of cowboy culture 05:38

FASHION: Trophy belt buckles: The highly-prized currency of cowboy culture (Video)
From bull riding to barrel racing, trophy belt buckles, worn by champion rodeo riders, tell stories of grit, accomplishment and honor. Correspondent Ian Lee visits the Professional Bull Riders World Championship in Fort Worth, where an elite group of cowboys competes to win a trophy buckle; and talks with the artisans of Montana Silversmiths, who carry on this century-old tradition.

For more info:

• Professional Bull Riders World Championship, Fort Worth
• Montana Silversmiths, Columbus, Mont.
• Cooper Davis on Instagram
• Flint Rasmussen (Official site)
• John Crimber on Instagram

Gallery: Photos of the Week 01:13

GALLERY: Photos of the Week (Video)
"Sunday Morning" looks at some of the most evocative images captured the week of August 10, 2026, from a total solar eclipse, to a desperate search for survivors of an earthquake in Colombia.

FASHION: Short pants: The long and the short of it | Watch Video
The summer of 1936 saw a heat wave so dangerous at least five thousand people died. It also saw the popularization of a cooler fashion alternative: shorts. Correspondent Mo Rocca looks at the long history of short pants; how at one time, in Yonkers, N.Y., the wearing of shorts was illegal; and how hot pants and Daisy Dukes became high fashion.

BOOK EXCERPT: Modesty on the line in "The Summer of Death"
Geoff Williams' account of the deadly heat wave of 1936 includes one Kentucky city's efforts to arrest young women whose warm-weather attire was considered too revealing.

For more info:

• "The Summer of Death: The Great Heat Wave of 1936 and the Making of Modern-Day America" by Geoff Williams (Pegasus Books), in Hardcover, eBook and Audio formats, available via Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Bookshop.org
• Mayor Mike Spano, Yonkers, N.Y.
• Erin Black, associate arts professor, New York University's Tisch School of the Arts

"Kiss your mom": Freshmen at Oklahoma high school face rite of passage 02:32

HARTMAN: "Kiss your mom": Freshmen at Oklahoma high school face rite of passage (Video)
For incoming freshmen at Bishop Kelley High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma, it's hard to imagine a more mortifying tradition on first-day dropoff: All the seniors surround their cars and don't let them out until they do one specific thing – give their mothers a goodbye kiss. Steve Hartman reports on how a tradition of senior pranks turned into a show of thanks, and an emotional milestone for kids and their parents. 

For more info: 

• Bishop Kelley High School, Tulsa, Okla. 

Don Henley on the Eagles' "Long Goodbye" farewell tour, now longer 08:00

MUSIC: Don Henley on the Eagles' "Long Goodbye" farewell tour, now longer (Video)
The Eagles, one of the greatest old-school bands on Earth (and whose "Greatest Hits" compilation is the bestselling album in history), have extended their farewell tour, currently in residency at The Sphere in Las Vegas. Eagles co-founder Don Henley talks with correspondent Tracy Smith about the band's half-century relationship with their fans; the legacy of his late bandmate Glenn Frey; and how his pre-performance regimen has changed with age. (Originally broadcast Feb. 8, 2026.)

You can stream the Eagles' album "Their Greatest Hits 1971-1975" by clicking on the embed below (Free Spotify registration required to hear the tracks in full):

WEB EXCLUSIVE: Extended Interview - Don Henley (Video)
Singer-songwriter Don Henley reflects on the Eagles' decades-long career, the larger-than-life legacy of his late bandmate Glenn Frey, and the emotional moment he saw Frey's son Deacon perform in his father's place. He also emphasizes the importance of connecting with fans, saying "music is medicine. And people need some medicine right now."

For more info:

• The Eagles: The Sphere performance schedule and tickets
• Eagles Third Encore, at the Venetian Resort Las Vegas (reopening November 2026)
• "Henry David Thoreau" (executive produced by Ken Burns and Don Henley) on PBS

TECHNOLOGY: The iNaturalist app – Mixing science with fun (Video)
The iNaturalist cellphone app not only helps users identify plant, animal and insect species; it also provides invaluable data to scientists studying biodiversity, species decline, and habitat loss. It also provides opportunities for fun: David Pogue joins iNaturalist fan Martha Stewart in a "bioblitz" – a timed competition with other users to spot and ID species. (Originally broadcast March 22, 2026.)

For more info:

• iNaturalist app
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• marthastewart.com

      
PASSAGE: In memoriam (Video)
"Sunday Morning" remembers some of the notable figures who left us this week, including former NBA player and Hall of Fame coach Don Nelson.

This 'n' That: Updates from "Sunday Morning" 01:45

MISCELLANY: This 'n' That (Video)
Jane Pauley with updates for "Sunday Morning" viewers. 

Nature: Sunflowers in South Dakota 02:28

NATURE: Sunflowers in South Dakota (Extended Video)
We leave you this Sunday lost in a field of sunflowers in South Dakota's Lyman County. Videographer: Kevin Kjergaard.
         

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"CBS Sunday Morning" launches new series of live events at the 92nd Street Y in NYC, debuting with Sylvester Stallone
America's #1 Sunday morning news program announces a new collaboration beginning Sept. 28 to bring conversations with the biggest newsmakers in the arts, politics and culture to the stage, and streamed online.

For more info: 

• Tickets are on sale at www.92ny.org.     
  

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A love letter to Hawaii from “CBS Sunday Morning” by CBS Sunday Morning on YouTube

MARATHON: Aloha, welcome to Hawaii (YouTube Video)
Come learn about the Aloha State as "CBS Sunday Morning' highlights its beauty, its history, its food and more. Featuring:

• Ancient art of lei-making
• The controversial legacy of Captain James Cook
• The history of surfboards
• The Olympics of hula
• Breadfruit, a stable food of the tropics
• Georgia O'Keeffe, Visions of Hawaii at the Botanical Garden
• The Lanai Cat Sanctuary
• In Hawaii, Spam goes with everything
• Mick Fleetwood plays to the future in Maui
• Mauna Loa volcano sights and sounds

Marathon: Bookstores by CBS Sunday Morning on YouTube

MARATHON: Bookstores (YouTube Video)
To honor National Book Lover's Day (August 9), "CBS Sunday Morning" pulls some stories off the shelf about treasured bookstores, and the bibliophiles who love them. Featuring:

• A visit to Powell's, the nation's largest independent bookstore, in Portland, Ore. (1999)
• Ann Patchett: Writer, and purveyor, of books (2017)
• Grolier, in Cambridge, Mass., a bookshop devoted to poetry (1983)
• Hay-on-Wye, the Welsh booktown that is a reader's, and author's, paradise; featuring Martin Cruz Smith, P.D. James and Doris Lessing (1996)
• Dickman's, one of the largest booksellers in the country, housed in the middle of Iowa farmland (2008)
• A new chapter for the Book Thing, a charity "bookstore" in Baltimore (2017)
• The Massachusetts town of Stoughton pickets a store selling adult books (1983)
• How independent bookstores (like New York City's Strand, and EyeSeeMe, an African-American children's bookstore in St. Louis) found ways to cope during the COVID pandemic (2020)
• Hobart, a tiny town in upstate New York, where bookstores rule (2024)
• A moving bookstore finds helping hands - hundreds of them (2025)

Summer music highlights of 2026 121 photos

GALLERY: Summer music highlights of 2026
Summer is the time to enjoy live music, indoors and out. Scroll through our gallery of some of 2026's leading musical acts, featuring images by CBS News photojournalist Jake Barlow and photographers Ed Spinelli and Kirstine Walton.

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