Today on “Face the Nation,” is America prepared for a coast-to-coast coronavirus outbreak? The latest on the Trump administration’s response to the growing epidemic Source
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The Dixie Chicks on turning their bad times into ballads
One of the biggest female music acts of all time is back with their first album in over a decade, with their new single, “Gaslighter,” an ode to manipulators Source
Transcript: Jay Inslee on “Face the Nation”
The following is a transcript of an interview with Washington Governor Jay Inslee that aired Sunday, March 8, 2020, on “Face the Nation.” Source
Sunday Profile: Mandy Moore
Mandy Moore was a certified teen pop star, and a regular presence on MTV, before stretching into acting. Just a few years ago, she had been so shaken by a divorce and lack of acting work she considered leaving Hollywood. But that was before landing a starring role in a show that exceeded all expectations, the TV hit “This Is Us.” Moore talked with correspondent Luke Burbank about a young girl’s music dreams, and a woman realizing her dreams with her new album, “Silver Landings,” a collaboration with her second husband, musician Taylor Goldsmith. Source
Coronavirus updates: Cruise ship to dock in California
A joint state and federal effort will get underway Monday to disembark passengers from the ship in the Port of Oakland. Source
“Riverdance” at 25
The boisterous celebration of Irish music and dance, which became an unlikely global show-biz phenomenon in the 1990s, is back with a new generation of dancers to mark its quarter-century Source
New music from the unapologetic Dixie Chicks
The Dixie Chicks, comprised of lead singer Natalie Maines and sisters Martie Maguire and Emily Strayer, are one of the biggest female music acts of all time, with tens of millions of records sold, and 13 Grammy Awards. They talk with correspondent Tracy Smith about the Iraq War controversy that led to boycotts and blacklists of their music over comments made about President George W. Bush, and how failed relationships became a source of inspiration for their upcoming album, “Gaslighter,” their first studio album together since 2006’s Grammy-winning smash “Taking the Long Way.” Source
Lessons from the 1918 flu pandemic
The outbreak of Spanish flu during World War I infected about one-third of the Earth’s population, causing at least 50 million deaths, including more than a half-million in the United States, where news reports on the epidemic were prohibited Source
Calendar: Week of March 9
From presidential primaries to the Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon, “Sunday Morning” takes a look at some notable events of the week ahead Source
Norah and Dan
Four years ago, Dan Peterson was in his darkest days. His wife had just died, he was severely depressed, and was out grocery shopping for himself in Augusta, Ga., when he was spotted by four-year-old Norah Wood, who said, “Hi, old person!” and demanded a hug. The two struck up an unlikely friendship which continued through Norah’s kindergarten graduation and weekly visits to his garden, with countless hugs along the way, even up to the day before Dan died last month at age 85. Steve Hartman revisits the friendship that touched the world, which offered a prescription for happiness. Source