This Week: Summer travel woes, one woman's 1962 abortion, and an animal sanctuary

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July 3, 2022

Did you miss "Sunday Morning" this week? Catch up now!

Welcome to a summer of travel hell

After two years of the pandemic, airlines are struggling to keep up with pent-up demand despite staff shortages, cancelled flights and bad weather; Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says, "The bottom line is [airlines] need to deliver."

Sherri Chessen on her 1962 abortion, and the fate of Roe

60 years ago an Arizona mother of four, who faced giving birth to a child with a congenital disorder after having taken thalidomide, traveled to Sweden for an abortion. Today she says the end of Roe is awakening "a great dose of anger" among women.

Remarkable friendships from the animal world

"Sunday Morning" visits the Funny Farm Rescue, a not-for-profit New Jersey sanctuary for retired, abused or neglected animals, where interspecies friendships are formed and predators become pals.

Heads of state: A walk among giant presidential busts

Dropped onto a swampy field in Croaker, Va., they've become an accidental tourist attraction: gigantic decaying busts of every U.S. president from George Washington to George W. Bush that are turning a lot of people's heads.

The Doobie Brothers: "These are the better days"

With five decades of performing under their belts, the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Famers haven't let old resentments get in the way of new music and a 50th anniversary tour.

"Engine Trouble": How greenhouse gases threaten our world

The Supreme Court's ruling on Thursday limiting the Environmental Protection Agency's ability to strictly regulate greenhouse gas emissions from power plants makes the effort to counter climate change much more difficult. In this "CBS Sunday Morning" video essay, writer and narrator Robert Krulwich explains why rising levels of carbon dioxide in our air since the beginning of the Industrial Revolution pose an existential threat to us and our planet.

Douglas Brinkley: Let us celebrate patriots who put country over party

The historian says truth-tellers guard our Constitution, as demonstrated by January 6 Committee vice chair Liz Cheney, and former Trump White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, speaking out against fellow Republicans' actions during the insurrection at the Capitol.

Remembering WWII Medal of Honor recipient Hershel "Woody" Williams

We look back at the life of Marine Cpl. Williams, a hero at the Battle of Iwo Jima, who died this week at 98, and whose service to his country, and his gallantry, did not end at the close of the Second World War.

A first birthday

Abraham and his brother, James, found their way from a Sierra Leone orphanage to their new family outside Charlotte, North Carolina, and have been wide-eyed with wonder ever since. But 12-year-old Abraham says his first birthday in America means much more.

Passage: In memoriam

"Sunday Morning" remembers some of the notable figures who left us this week, including artist Margaret Keane, known for her paintings of children with "big eyes."

From 2014: Margaret Keane and the story behind "Big Eyes"

The paintings of Walter Keane, instantly recognizable by their subjects' large, haunting eyes, became known the world over. But Walter never actually painted them; his wife, Margaret, did. Lee Cowan talked with the real artist behind saucer-eyed waifs about why she allowed her authorship to be hidden, in this "Sunday Morning" story originally broadcast December 14, 2014. (Margaret Keane died on June 26, 2022, at the age of 94.)

Extended Nature Video: Red wolves

"Sunday Morning" takes us among red wolves, a critically endangered species, near Pamlico Sound in eastern North Carolina. Videographer: Carl Mrozek.

Watch the full July 3 episode!

Hosted by Lee Cowan.

Gallery: Live music is back on stage 2022

Concerts are back on track, with rock, heavy metal, country and hip hop artists returning to live performances.

"Here Comes the Sun": Ibram X. Kendi and Romero Britto

Professor and author Ibram X. Kendi sits down with Nancy Giles to discuss the importance of being anti-racist. Also, Faith Salie speaks with Miami artist Romero Britto to talk about his incredible works of art.