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33 bodies recovered from California boat fire

With each passing day, the scope of the California dive boat disaster becomes clearer. So far, 33 out of the 34 bodies have been recovered from the sunken boat. Now, many loved ones are sharing stories of loss. Meg Oliver reports. Source

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Calendar: Week of September 2

From Labor Day to the U.S. Open Tennis Championships, “Sunday Morning” takes a look at some notable events of the week ahead. Lee Cowan reports. Source

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Hurricane Dorian claims at least 20 lives in the Bahamas

The death toll after Hurricane Dorian has risen to 20, but it’s expected to rise further. On Wednesday, “CBS Evening News” anchor Norah O’Donnell flew with the U.S. Coast Guard over the islands hit hardest by the storm. CBS News also heard from survivors, who are telling harrowing stories. Source

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Vince Gill on buying his first guitar for $1,600

Country music icon Vince Gill bought his first guitar when he was 18 years old. He had just moved away from home to Louisville, Kentucky, to play in a bluegrass band, when he spotted the 1942 herringbone guitar. It cost him $1,600 – “every dime” he had — and his old guitar, but it sparked a passion for buying guitars that has continued throughout his life. Source

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Vince Gill on the “surreal” experience of touring with the Eagles

After the Eagles’ frontman Glenn Frey passed away, the band asked Vince Gill to go on tour and perform with them – an experience Gill describes as “surreal.” And while Gill said that some Eagles fans were hesitant about him performing with the band, he would “absolutely” do it again. Source

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Vince Gill on his friendship with Merle Haggard

Vince Gill says that he first met Merle Haggard the night he played with Emmylou Harris – a night he describes as “one of the greatest nights of my life.” The pair grew close in the final years of Haggard’s life, Gill said; soon after Haggard died, he wrote a song commemorating him that appears on his new album. Source

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