This Week: Love, football, and Chevy Chase

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February 13, 2022

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The truth about true love

According to a CBS News poll, 86% of Americans say true love is real; two-thirds say they have experienced it themselves. Correspondent Susan Spencer talks with romance novelist Tia Williams, "Moonstruck" screenwriter John Patrick Shanley, National Geographic photographer Jodi Cobb, and psychology professor Arthur Aron about the reality and stages of love (lust, romantic obsession, and attachment), and how to keep love alive.

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I'm still Chevy Chase, and you're not

Even at 78, a year to the week after a near-fatal heart failure, comedian Chevy Chase is serving up improvisation (and, perhaps, a little bit of introspection) in his conversation with correspondent Jim Axelrod. The two discuss Chase's rise from breakout star of "Saturday Night Live" to a string of hit films, including "Fletch" and the "Vacation" series, and the sitcom "Community."

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How to get married in Montana without even being there

A quirky Montana law that has been on the books since it became a territory allows people who are a Montana resident, or an active member of the military, to get married without being in the state. Recently, the number of double proxy weddings has taken off, where two stand-ins say "I Do" on behalf of couples far from Big Sky Country. Correspondent Luke Burbank reports.

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Sweet destination: A NYC candy landmark

At Economy Candy, a third-generation shop on Manhattan's Lower East Side, it's impossible not to feel like a kid in a candy store, faced with thousands of varieties of sweets. Correspondent Martha Teichner reports.

Sports' lessons about the agony of defeat

Loss, whether in football or politics, is never easy. Sports fans, however, may offer a civics lesson on accepting a heart-wrenching outcome. "Sunday Morning" senior contributor Ted Koppel talks with Wall Street Journal sports columnist Jason Gay, New Orleans Saints superfan James Carville, and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice about the unwritten rules of football and American civic life.

How zoos and aquariums play animal matchmakers

Data from zoos and aquariums across North America is being used to create matches for breeding – an animal dating app, if you will – to help species survive while maintaining genetic diversity. Correspondent Rita Braver looks behind the scenes of animal matchmaking at the Smithsonian's National Zoo in Washington, D.C., and at Mystic Aquarium in Mystic, Conn.

The wild world of lawyers' TV ads

"Injured?" If you've turned on a TV in the past four decades, you've seen appeals from attorneys claiming that they will fight for YOU. But it was once a crime for lawyers to hawk their services. How did commercials selling legal advice become legal – and so pervasive? Correspondent Conor Knighton reports on the rise of lawyer ads, some of which may be judged as simply bonkers.

Jim Gaffigan on what the Super Bowl really means

The "Sunday Morning" commentator opines on today's very American holiday – a mix of blood-pumping patriotism, violence and commercials, enhanced with foods we actually enjoy.

Josh Seftel's mom on crushes and that first kiss

In honor of Valentine's Day, filmmaker Josh Seftel checks in once again with his mother, Pat, to ask some timely questions.

Passage: In memoriam

"Sunday Morning" remembers some of the notable figures who left us this week, including movie special effects master Douglas Trumbull.

Tensions escalate as Russia increases forces at Ukraine border

With the Russian army putting on a show of force just north of Ukraine, President Joe Biden made what may well be a last-ditch attempt to persuade Russian President Vladimir Putin to call off his tanks. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reports the latest.