The former Navy SEAL and author of the memoir “Sea Stories” tells of bringing Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden to justice, and the improbable act that is of most value Source
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The Central Park Five: A cautionary tale of injustice
Wrongly convicted as teenagers for a crime that shocked New York City, the five men who came to be known as the “Central Park Five,” who were exonerated by a jailhouse confession and DNA tests, are the subjects of a new Netflix miniseries. Correspondent Maurice DuBois talks with Yusef Salaam, Antron McCray, Raymond Santana, Korey Wise and Kevin Richardson, and with Ava DuVernay, director of “When They See Us.” Source
Lessons from Admiral William H. McRaven
Admiral William McRaven, now retired, thought commanding the raid on Osama bin Laden’s compound would be the crowning achievement of his 37 years as a Navy SEAL, until he gave a 2014 commencement speech at the University of Texas at Austin that went viral – a lesson in personal responsibility that spoke to millions across the globe and became a bestseller, “Make Your Bed.” David Martin talks with Admiral McRaven about the long, long road from making your bed to missions in Iraq and Afghanistan, and his latest book, “Sea Stories: My Life in Special Operations.” Source
Nature: Mares and their foals
For Mother’s Day, “Sunday Morning” takes us near Corolla, North Carolina. Videographer: Carl Mrozek. Source
“Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek on his cancer diagnosis
The veteran quiz show emcee talks about his longevity on air, and his current battle against stage 4 pancreatic cancer Source
The Central Park Five speak
Wrongly convicted as teenagers for a crime that shocked New York City, the five exonerated men are subjects of a new Netflix miniseries, “When They See Us” Source
How Howard Stern became a new man
Over the past 13 years, Howard Stern helped SiriusXM satellite radio grow from a fledgling experiment into a 33 million-subscriber empire. But Stern, who made a name for himself as a potty-mouthed shock jock, has evolved – as a celebrity interviewer and as a person. He talks with Tracy Smith about his new book of interviews, “Howard Stern Comes Again”; his psychotherapy; a health scare that demonstrated he “wasn’t Superman”; and how he and his wife are guardian angels to a thousand rescue cats. Source
Winning hearts and minds over vaccines
The World Health Organization listed vaccine hesitancy – when parents delay or withhold vaccines for their children – as one of the Top 10 health risks for 2019. Now, with more than 700 confirmed cases of measles in 23 states, public health officials are scrambling to put a stop to it. Dr. Jon LaPook reports on health experts using science as an antidote to misinformation about vaccines. Source
Up, up and away at the TWA Hotel
The Trans World Airlines Flight Center at JFK Airport, designed by architect Eero Saarinen, has been reimagined as a nostalgic trip into aviation’s glamorous past Source
The evolving Howard Stern
The broadcasting giant discusses his latest book, “Howard Stern Comes Again,” and how psychotherapy and a serious health scare changed the way he approaches celebrity interviews – and himself Source