“Sunday Morning” visits eaglets at Letchworth State Park, near the town of Castile in western New York State. Videographer: Carl Mrozek. Source
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Afghanistan: A forgotten war in a “graveyard of empires”
As U.S. servicemembers prepare to leave Afghanistan after 20 years of fighting alongside local forces against militants and hunting al Qaeda terrorists, CBS News national security correspondent David Martin reports on how America’s mission there has evolved – and now ends. Source
Afghanistan: Taking stock as U.S. withdraws
Correspondent Charlie D’Agata reports from the Afghan capital of Kabul, a city that has changed profoundly in the past two decades since the invasion by American forces in 2001 – where a generation that has grown up enjoying simple freedoms fears the Taliban will sweep back into power once U.S. forces leave. Source
Pope Francis goes to Rome hospital for planned surgery
Pope Francis went Sunday to a Rome hospital for scheduled surgery for a stenosis, or restriction, of the large intestine. Source
Sebastian Junger on the defense of freedom, in the land of the free
The bestselling author and journalist discusses attacks on American democracy, and the fight to protect a free country from enemies both foreign and domestic. Source
Quentin Tarantino: From the screen to the page
Oscar-winning filmmaker Quentin Tarantino has fulfilled a new dream, by publishing his first novel – an adaptation of his acclaimed period epic, “Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood.” Correspondent Tracy Smith talks with Tarantino about the pleasures of becoming a novelist and a father, and his plans for his 10th (and final) film. Source
Training refugees in the culinary arts
The Brooklyn restaurant Emma’s Torch is a staunch advocate for empowering asylum-seekers through education, by training them for jobs in the food service industry. Correspondent Nancy Giles talks with Emma’s Torch founder Kerry Brodie, and with graduates of her program who are finding their path to the American Dream. Source
Lady Liberty’s “little sister”
The Statue of Liberty, which has stood astride New York Harbor since 1886, welcomed another gift from France this week: a nine-foot replica, crafted from French sculptor Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi’s original plaster model. Source
An All-American pie
“Sunday Morning” dishes up a slice of Americana: pie, as sweet and diverse as these 50 United States. Contributor Kelefa Sanneh talks with Stacey Mei Yan Fong (whose “50 Pies/50 States” project has created edible tributes to the nation), and with Sarah Sanneh (proprietor of the Brooklyn restaurant Pies ‘n’ Thighs) about the perfect pie for the Fourth of July. Source
“Sunday Morning” Full Episode 7/4
Hosted by Jane Pauley. In our cover story, Kelefa Sanneh dishes up a slice of Americana – pies! Plus: Tracy Smith sits down with filmmaker (and now novelist) Quentin Tarantino; Nancy Giles visits a Brooklyn restaurant training refugees for food service industry jobs; Mo Rocca examines the partisan divide over statehood for Washington, D.C.; David Martin and Charlie D’Agata report on the withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan; and Faith Salie explores the intelligence of ants. Source