This Week: A wrongly-convicted woman exonerated after three decades, Bill Crystal on Broadway, and a dumpster of art treasures

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April 18, 2022

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Righting wrongs: How Joyce Watkins was exonerated in court More than three decades after she and her boyfriend were wrongly convicted in the death of her four-year-old great-niece, an unusual partnership of prosecutors and defense attorneys brought about what the now-74-year-old Watkins has long prayed for: exoneration. Read More

Billy Crystal back on Broadway as "Mr. Saturday Night" In 1992 the comedian directed his first movie, about an abrasive, 73-year-old washed-up comic. Now, thirty years later, Crystal has turned the film into a musical – and the 74-year-old finally gets to act his age. Read More The mystery of Francis Hines, and a dumpster full of art treasures In 2017 a barn cleanout in Connecticut revealed a treasure trove of paintings by an obscure expressionist artist who'd also experimented with wrapping buildings and objects. Now, experts say the dumpster art by Francis Hines could be worth millions. Read More

Suing over climate change: Taking fossil fuel companies to court With the expense of mitigating the effects of climate change becoming more onerous, more than two dozen cities, counties and states are suing more than 40 fossil fuel companies, accusing them of making false and misleading claims about climate change.

Forging traditions: Italian bell makers In the village of Agnone, in Southern Italy's Molise region, is a family business that has been operating since the 1300s. Correspondent Seth Doane visits one of the oldest bell foundries on Earth, to see how Pasquale Marinelli's family crafts and forges bells by hand, as they have for 27 generations.

U.S. arms to Ukraine: Is it enough? The Biden administration has ratcheted up its shipments of weapons, ammunition, body armor, and other equipment to Ukraine to defend against Russia's onslaught. But is it sufficient? And will a 21st century Berlin Airlift will be needed?

Delia Ephron on love, cancer, and a second chance The author-screenwriter, no stranger to romantic storylines, has lately been living one: having lost her first husband, she married a man she'd first dated half a century ago. But their wedding occurred in the hospital, where she was undergoing chemotherapy for leukemia.

Inside the Latter-day Saints' Washington, D.C. temple For decades the towering marble edifice at our nation's capital has posed a mystery to those outside the faith. Now, after a major renovation, a public open house will welcome all to visit a building dedicated to reverence and contemplation.

A Passover prayer: We must use our freedom to liberate the oppressed Steve Leder, senior rabbi of Wilshire Boulevard Temple in Los Angeles, reminds us of the human imperative to alleviate suffering around the world.

An Easter prayer: The power of peace to create a more just world Sharon Kugler, University Chaplain at Yale, on the importance of addressing aggression, poverty, ignorance and violence that oppresses and destroys our human family.

Multilingualist to the max Forty-six-year-old Vaughn Smith, of Gaithersburg, Maryland, has a skill most people don’t know about – and very few can emulate. Although a carpet cleaner by trade, Smith's real gift is for words - he's learned about 40 different languages, so far. Correspondent Steve Hartman reports.

Passage: In memoriam "Sunday Morning" remembers some of the notable figures who left us this week, including comedian Gilbert Gottfried.

"Sunday Morning" cameraman Efrain Robles, U.S. citizen It happened this past week: our "Sunday Morning" cameraman Efrain Robles became a United States citizen. Jane Pauley reports.

Nature: Great horned owl chick "Sunday Morning" takes us to Titusville, Florida, where a great horned owl chick is being cared for by Mom and Dad. Videographer: Doug Jensen.

Watch the full April 17 episode! Host: Jane Pauley.

Gallery: Notable Deaths in 2022 A look back at the esteemed personalities who've left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.

The Book Report: Washington Post critic Ron Charles (April 17) Recommendations from our book reviewer of new fiction and non-fiction titles for the spring.

Alicia Keys, Ricky Martin, Queen among additions to National Recording Registry Music by Linda Ronstadt, Bonnie Raitt, Max Roach, The Four Tops and Wu-Tang Clan, speeches by FDR, and a Marc Maron-Robin Williams podcast are among recordings to be preserved by the Library of Congress. Listen to audio here.

Here Comes The Sun: Sandra Bullock, Jeremy Denk Sandra Bullock’s sunny disposition always seems to shine through in her blockbuster movies and despite past tabloid trouble. She talks about all of it with correspondent Tracy Smith. Then, we hear from award-winning pianist Jeremy Denk. “Here Comes The Sun” is a closer look at some of the people, places and things we bring you every week on “CBS Sunday Morning.”

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