In Arizona, the more concerned voters are about COVID-19, the less likely they are to be voting for Trump. Source
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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
Keith Urban on music during quarantine: “We’re always gonna play somehow, some way”
Stranded at home due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the traveling musician with nowhere to go found a way to perform for audiences, while the pandemic informed the music on his latest album, “The Speed of Now, Part 1” Source
In conversation with Drew Barrymore
Actress, producer, director, author and entrepreneur Drew Barrymore has worn many hats in her 45 years – and she’s soon to don another, as host of a new daytime talk show, “The Drew Barrymore Show,” which debuts Monday on CBS. She chats with correspondent Lee Cowan about the challenges of launching a new broadcast during a pandemic, her lifelong work ethic, and what she’s learned about herself from pushing limits. Source
A new role for Drew Barrymore
The actress, producer, director, author and entrepreneur is now donning another hat – as host of a new daytime talk show, “The Drew Barrymore Show” Source
The political divide of COVID-19
Almost since news of the coronavirus pandemic first broke, partisanship became the lens through which many Americans viewed the dangers of the COVID-19 outbreak – taking hand-washing, masks and social distancing seriously, or not. Correspondent Martha Teichner talks with health officials about the public’s response to the coronavirus, and examines how the federal government’s leadership during a health crisis has been marred by the fingerprints of politics and the dynamics of an election calendar. Source