Governor Kate Brown says fires ravaging her state are a “bellwether for climate change.” Source
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U.S. grapples with double-punch devastation as fires rage during COVID-19
BS News’ Mark Strassmann reports from Atlanta on the ongoing impacts of the coronavirus pandemic and wildfires out west. Source
Open: This is “Face the Nation,” September 13
Today on “Face the Nation,” as the West Coast struggles to beat back devastating fires in a COVID-complicated world, the candidates enter the final phase of the 2020 campaign. Source
Jim Gaffigan on summer memories, ’50s style
The comedian notes that the simple, family-oriented pleasures that filled our days while quarantining looked a lot more like post-war America than what we’re used to. Source
Battleground Tracker: Biden gains edge in Arizona, leads big in Minnesota
In Arizona, the more concerned voters are about COVID-19, the less likely they are to be voting for Trump. Source
Nature: Colorado Rockies
“Sunday Morning” takes us among the bison, deer and prairie dogs at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge in Commerce City, Colorado. Videographer: Michael Clark. Source
Hail to the chiefs’ portraits
The White House hosts a unique and historic collection of artwork: Portraits of the men who have held the highest office in the land. Portraitist John Howard Sanden talks with correspondent Mo Rocca about the pressures and pleasures of committing the likeness of a U.S. president or first lady to canvas. Rocca also explores the long-held and bipartisan tradition of artfully preserving the occupants of the White House. Source
Keith Urban on new album, and a new stage
Stranded at home in quarantine this spring, Keith Urban had a tough time getting used to life as a traveling musician with nowhere to go. But as he told correspondent Tracy Smith, he successfully pivoted to playing music during a pandemic, from holding a benefit concert for frontline workers at a Nashville drive-in, to finishing his new album, “The Speed of Now, Part 1,” in which he recognizes the value of – for once – slowing down. Source
Painting the presidents
A long-held, bipartisan White House tradition is to artfully preserve the occupants of the Oval Office – a unique and historic collection of portraiture Source
Home repair heroes
Last month 72-year-old Gloria Scott called John Kinney, an electrician in Woburn, Mass., to fix a ceiling fixture. But he soon discovered Scott’s house was in total disrepair, from a lack of running water to broken lights. She was too poor to make any house repairs – and too prideful to ask for help. So, Kinney returned and started repairing her home for free, and called on other tradespeople to join him. Steve Hartman reports on the inspiring renovation job by a crew dubbed “Gloria’s Gladiators.” Source