This week’s edition of “Sunday Morning,” hosted by Lee Cowan, features Rita Braver’s cover story on a new documentary about legendary CBS newsman Mike Wallace. Plus: Conor Knighton looks at the success of the Endangered Species Act; Luke Burbank sits down with comedian and writer Hannah Gadsby; Jim Axelrod profiles the bluesy country rock band ZZ Top, now going on 50; Time magazine editor-at-large Jeffrey Kluger interviews SpaceX CEO Elon Musk; and Serena Altschul finds out why sparkling water is making a splash. Source
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Pence details plans to return to the moon before missions to Mars
In an interview with Major Garrett on “The Takeout,” Vice President Mike Pence laid out the Trump administration’s space policy, including planned missions to return to the moon and venture to Mars. The president, Pence said, “wants to send America on an unalterable trajectory to put astronauts on Mars.” Find more of the interview on “The Takeout” podcast on Tuesday, July 23, 2019. Source
Cops go undercover to catch drivers texting
Police in Marietta, Georgia donned construction workers’ gear and stood by the roadside to catch drivers using their phones behind the wheel. WGCL-TV’s Rebecca Schramm reports. Source
Iran says it seized British oil tanker
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said it has seized a British oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz. The announcement comes one day after the U.S. said it destroyed an Iranian drone. Source
Could we really travel to Mars in the next 4 years?
SpaceX founder Elon Musk says it’s doable to send astronauts to the moon within two years and to Mars in the next four years. How realistic is that? CBS News space consultant Bill Harwood joins CBSN from the Kennedy Space Center with a look at the challenges involved. Source
Preview: Elon Musk on SpaceX and a link to history
SpaceX founder Elon Musk’s rocket launches have a unique tie to the Apollo program, as he explains to Time magazine editor-at large Jeffrey Kluger, in this preview of an interview to be broadcast on “CBS Sunday Morning” July 21. Source
Group of friends give homeless man their extra ticket to Red Sox game
When this group of 20-year-olds saw a man asking for water outside of Fenway Park, they decided to give him something more – a ticket to the Red Sox game. They had a blast together watching the game and singing “Sweet Caroline.” Source
Tainted alcohol suspected of killing at least 19 in Costa Rica
The government has confiscated about 30,000 bottles of alcohol suspected to be poisoned Source
Shane Lowry wins 2019 British Open
Lowry closed with a 1-over 72 — the first time since 1996 the Open champion was over par in the final round Source
7/21: Mike Pence, Liz Cheney, Adam Schiff, Cory Booker
This week on “Face the Nation,” Margaret Brennan talks to GOP Conference Chairwoman Rep. Liz Cheney, Intelligence Committee Chairman Rep. Adam Schiff and 2020 hopeful Sen. Cory Booker. Plus, a new CBS News Battleground Tracker. Source