/ Us From CBSNews.com Sun, 18 May 2025 10:31:12 -0400 5 /video/clarinetist-doreen-ketchens/ World-famous French Quarter clarinetist, Doreen Ketchens, performs a unique New Orleans version of Abblasen, the "CBS Sunday Morning" theme song. Sun, 18 May 2025 10:30:17 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/18/d23abdc8-cec7-4217-bc31-6a8ac1220b23/thumbnail/60x60/4e62c7a41a75f2e1e320491eb5747c9a/0518-sm-clarinet.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 94eb319f-5ad2-41d0-8bbc-40dfce2d9c01 /video/nature-black-bellied-whistling-ducks-in-new-orleans/ We leave you this Sunday morning with Black-bellied whistling ducks, basking in the sun at the Audubon Park and Zoo in New Orleans, Louisiana. Videography: Mike Hernandez. Sun, 18 May 2025 10:30:15 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/18/65aa8e83-2b6a-4ffc-a3f0-d11f5fafc9c0/thumbnail/60x60/f2584379c10546cac6bda990364a18a9/0518-sm-nature.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 9ddb3e99-6ffa-4245-b9aa-accc7bce3d37 /news/this-week-on-sunday-morning-may-18-by-design-a-weekend-in-new-orleans/ A look at the features for this week's broadcast of the Emmy-winning program, hosted by Jane Pauley. Sun, 18 May 2025 10:24:43 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/12/efee3300-78a8-4e52-a174-3fe4401fa46f/thumbnail/60x60/b290ba5881cfd5a0730392a01535d58f/seftel-sun.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 6d7a9a3e-55d3-490d-855b-b6e792c2ada3 /video/new-orleans-beadmaster-pays-homage-to-mardi-gras-history-with-his-art-1/ In Michelle Miller's final look this week at pillars of New Orleans' style, the correspondent delves into the centuries-old Carnival tradition of Black Masking. Acclaimed contemporary artist Demond Melancon's work has been shown all over the world, but it is deeply rooted in elaborate beaded suits he creates as the Big Chief of the Young Seminole Hunters Black Masking Tribe. Sun, 18 May 2025 10:23:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/18/112328ac-4bc3-49db-ad3d-38fcd52ddb92/thumbnail/60x60/04d2c897c573ed12041f6160a5347366/0518-sm-beadmaster.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 b8d4c445-abb0-4fbb-a1f7-d848583e19e1 /video/40-years-of-air-jordan/ The Air Jordan sneaker turns 40 this year. "Sunday Morning" celebrates the design of the iconic shoe with correspondent Luke Burbank, who traces its origins back to NBA legend Michael Jordan's first meeting with Nike, then a relatively small sneaker company in Oregon. Sun, 18 May 2025 10:10:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/18/eaa00275-b3ea-4aba-be01-eaf3a8d28671/thumbnail/60x60/a803b517df1b594fa74227e23adeefab/0518-sm-jordans.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 09dd477e-5ab8-4ea4-9e30-42e065d6e434 /video/christian-bale-is-on-a-mission-to-keep-foster-siblings-together/ Actor Christian Bale won praise for his titular performance in the "Batman" franchise, and now, he's on a mission to help kids who could use a real-life superhero. Bale is helping to build Together California, a foster care home designed to keep orphaned siblings from being separated. He talks to correspondent Tracy Smith about his inspiration for the project. Sun, 18 May 2025 10:05:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/18/2ada1d7d-a80a-482d-b56c-24ae60683f8c/thumbnail/60x60/37ecb5d958d05c9e6a591d0bd4f5e3d2/0518-sm-bale.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 fe463911-2368-4fa0-9219-a01a9105c14a /video/nomas-besthoff-sculpture-garden/ Host Jane Pauley visits the Besthoff Sculpture Garden at the New Orleans Museum of Art. Sun, 18 May 2025 10:00:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/18/fd59ddda-8698-4cda-93d3-0497eec6091f/thumbnail/60x60/51dac89b725f077673408567d7b91ac9/0518-sm-noma.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 ef52a641-2f3b-44fc-bf69-6c2c8aa5e7f6 /video/the-french-quarters-historic-ironwork-and-the-craftsmen-who-keep-it-alive/ A city known for its centuries-old ironwork needs an expert who can keep it looking like new. Correspondent Michelle Miller, the former first Lady of New Orleans, is our guide to some of its most iconic designs. She meets with Darryl Reeves, one of just a handful of restoration blacksmiths still working in New Orleans, where vintage, wrought iron pieces survive in the French Quarter. Sun, 18 May 2025 09:55:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/18/0debd734-9c9d-414a-a6d8-746691e7d928/thumbnail/60x60/b5de9cffcdbbd8a406d509dd924fd4ef/0518-sm-ironworks.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 9ad251de-62a3-4623-bfa3-3b5474344b2e /video/the-ancient-art-of-hawaiian-lei-making/ Hawaii is renowned for lei-making, an ancient tradition that's still popular on the island today. But the future of the craft could be in peril, as flower farms disappear and remaining land overheats due to the effects of climate change. Correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti sits down with Meleana Estes, a Hawaiian native who learned the art of making leis from her grandmother. He also attends this year's annual Lei Day Festival, held annually in Waikiki since 1929, and meets Island Boy founder Andrew Mau, who's reinventing what a lei can be. Sun, 18 May 2025 09:50:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/18/b8f345f0-9e46-43b8-8dea-895570d854d3/thumbnail/60x60/603cd99b43bb73b5c742ec8b1efd7e21/0518-sm-leis.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 3b69031c-99aa-4020-8d76-d2d88b17ce57 /video/secret-passageways-to-history/ Correspondent Nancy Giles goes in search of hidden rooms, and finds some of them in the most unexpected places. Giles speaks to Steven Humble, the founder of Creating Home Engineering, which specializes in building secret passageway doors and high-security panic rooms. She also hears from April Tucholke, who researches hidden spaces and says the phenomena of secret rooms goes back centuries. Sun, 18 May 2025 09:48:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/18/c53d73e9-0432-4889-89f0-d37289a6e875/thumbnail/60x60/710ec674e6feea1c831668b46d1a70e6/0518-sm-hiddenrooms.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 9752c863-c069-49c6-ae6c-78c0a7847553 /video/since-the-covid-19-pandemic-outdoor-living-continues-to-thrive/ Throughout history, the American backyard has greatly evolved. Even after the pandemic forced people to spend more time outside, outdoor living spaces have become a booming business, to the tune of about $10 billion a year. Correspondent David Pogue talks with "House Beautiful" editor-in-chief Joanna Saltz about the trends and visits a home with Foxterra Design cofounder Justin Fox to see just how some people are taking their interior design outside. Sun, 18 May 2025 09:45:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/18/0efd4faf-5b44-4e0c-a64a-bcabe923678f/thumbnail/60x60/f03875e61254944ee07ab353d40444c3/0518-sm-outdoorliving.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 83c28153-350d-452f-8ab5-0c7f65ef4332 /news/minnesota-wildfire-interactive-maps-2025/ Three massive wildfires continue to rage north of Duluth in northeastern Minnesota. Sun, 18 May 2025 09:34:08 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/14/2b6201a0-5961-46f9-b91e-459f8d657454/thumbnail/60x60/425f81c97fb4a2440068283e02a7fb84/wildfire-maps.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 feae92e7-8e6c-40ec-b024-6db805d307ea /video/for-many-the-seersucker-suit-is-a-new-orleans-staple/ Southern gentlemen know all about the beauty and coolness of the seersucker suit, and its connection to New Orleans. Correspondent Jamie Wax, a Louisiana native, takes viewers on a trip through the sartorial side of the city — from a historic men's clothing store to an iconic suit maker and, finally, to a fashionable New Orleans party. Sun, 18 May 2025 09:34:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/18/05ba0d1a-cad0-4473-af80-57d4e2736a5d/thumbnail/60x60/6729b635b6c34d6b04bb54ac97ea06b5/0518-sm-seersucker.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 3ee30fc5-70ad-4fe9-b7eb-e525af49f316 /video/longue-vue-house-gardens/ Host Jane Pauley visits Longue Vue House & Gardens, a 20th-century estate and architectural masterpiece designed by Ellen Biddle Shipman. Sun, 18 May 2025 09:30:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/18/d48b6431-e1f8-4bf0-96ee-753bb64274da/thumbnail/60x60/9f8e7e1d61659664b45f8486bcfe108e/0518-sm-longue.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 6736ec78-f763-4759-a26c-f9f84df0cf45 /video/how-childhood-meals-inspired-two-chefs-acclaimed-menus/ New Orleans is known for its music, Mardi Gras and, especially, its food. Correspondent Mo Rocca visits with two award-winning chefs who created extraordinary menus by reaching back into their childhood memories of cooking and culture. Rocca speaks with Nina Compton and her husband, Larry Miller, about the impact of St. Lucia on the cooking at Compere Lapin, and with chef Serigne Mbaye and his business partner Dr. Effie Richardson, who bring a Senegalese flavor to the food at Dakar Nola. Sun, 18 May 2025 09:25:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/18/5a07fde8-6d65-4c29-9d45-86d05e77ca4e/thumbnail/60x60/6bbc423514c41293e927ea7122632e5d/0518-sm-eblock.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 b6160111-4bb5-4ea1-be5a-cbd7686ddfd1 /video/new-orleans-transit-official-says-streetcars-are-integral-to-the-citys-identity-heres-why/ By the 1960s, New Orleans had replaced nearly all of its streetcars with buses. But some continued on humming. Lona Edwards Hankins, the CEO of the New Orleans Transit Authority, tells correspondent Michelle Miller that as the city reintroduced contemporary streetcars in recent decades, it also maintained a few originals. Anthony Maggio, a seasoned machinist, shares how he and an army of craftsmen keep them running. Sun, 18 May 2025 09:20:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/18/23c82a87-2cae-4ba1-ae4a-5b59fb390a51/thumbnail/60x60/ed10fe284e7a690765f3024da1106133/0518-sm-dblock.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 f42ef8ed-2e17-4298-bb4c-2d776fc31323 /video/welcome-to-new-orleans/ In the 1930s, it's said that playwright and longtime New Orleans resident Tennessee Williams counted the city among America's top three. "Everywhere else," his saying goes, "is Cleveland." Known as a thriving hub for art, culture and cuisine, New Orleans has also faced its share of challenges — fires, wars, diseases, hurricanes and, most recently, a terrorist attack — and survived. Correspondent Lee Cowan shines a light on the city's rich history, and the resilience of the people who live there. Sun, 18 May 2025 09:15:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/18/9aeb8cb9-c265-45fa-9810-12945a4ad4e3/thumbnail/60x60/bb152a5ce74bdb7015b6ad61a293691a/0518-sm-cblock.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 42c4a069-0f97-4dfd-8952-e7122de72ce9 /video/051725-cbs-weekend-news/ Kentucky, Missouri and Texas hit with deadly storms; Chicken pie shop owner’s rise from dishwasher to head honcho Sun, 18 May 2025 05:20:59 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/18/dc92abe2-036e-45ab-b07c-e749a61d493b/thumbnail/60x60/b3701071ee9e16fb9fa0ec0ca83bba66/0517-wn-full-3764262-640x360.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 11c08bb9-ace9-402a-b808-a1e0dfc477be /news/jeanie-childs-murder-minneapolis-crime-scene-clue-barefoot-killer-48-hours/ "In Minnesota here, people are not committing crimes a lot of times with the socks and shoes off," said a forensic scientist about footprints left in the victim's blood. Sun, 18 May 2025 02:49:26 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/15/f64c1afa-3370-444c-bc7f-f67f672dabdb/thumbnail/60x60/8a3ca8923685f4e9168f5443f38b8a39/childs-footprint-crop.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 040d4112-1c9a-4d3b-af9a-532a6104a5a5 /news/tiki-the-dog-illinois-man-chris-smith-gunshot/ Leslie Reeves and Chris Smith were both shot on their first date. Only Smith survived. Sun, 18 May 2025 02:48:12 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/10/31/072b606b-9aff-401f-b2d0-7fbaa6be29bb/thumbnail/60x60/c8ec53193bec3387626502f4f254709b/reeves-tiki2.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 c26a2490-54ad-4018-9276-0cf0e534a3d3 /news/chris-smith-illinois-shooting-survivor-defies-odds-after-taking-bullet-to-the-brain/ A first date ends in a shooting. One makes it out alive. Doctors say the chances of recovery are low. How did Chris Smith defy the odds? Sun, 18 May 2025 02:18:34 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/11/02/78e2fab2-9e6f-4a7f-8016-838d033e67ea/thumbnail/60x60/60b4ea407569baf36a8e06b32ae9e144/smith-singing.png?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 c3b1055f-85a8-4433-8b71-7fbddac322ae /news/jeanie-childs-jerry-westrom-minneapolis-cold-case-murder/ In 1993, Jeanie Childs was found stabbed more than 60 times in her Minneapolis apartment. Bloody footprints and unknown DNA left investigators without answers until a 2015 cold-case review and public DNA database finally pointed to a suspect. Sun, 18 May 2025 02:16:48 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/18/60638b84-0ad0-4987-94a9-29a66db1aec2/thumbnail/60x60/5b71acbdd50e24de1c12cd5b4ee27a09/childs-footprints.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 fb8f4c74-c9e1-4f17-9dc0-944d984b23c1 /news/leslie-reeves-illinois-chris-smith-bobby-tarr-first-date-ended-in-horror-both-were-shot-one-survived/ During their first date, Leslie Reeves and Chris Smith were ambushed in his Illinois home – both shot in the head. A crime scene investigator described it as one of the most horrific crime scenes he's been to. Sun, 18 May 2025 02:11:50 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2024/10/30/6ac43398-2b3a-48c5-9ad6-217c05580fdc/thumbnail/60x60/d432e9306020ca776fc40c78b88e07d2/reeves-sneakpeek.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 7f5f9362-bdc3-42ab-b40d-b62908147cf3 /news/storms-tornadoes-midwest-us-weather-what-to-know/ The storm also caused tornadoes​ in Wisconsin, brought punishing heat to Texas and temporarily enveloped parts of Illinois — including Chicago — in a pall of dust Sat, 17 May 2025 23:01:00 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/18/e9c65620-cff2-4d2a-a181-4d2976f85fce/thumbnail/60x60/80edf83587d028972b098525e74ecc85/ap25137735844296.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 bdeef8ef-f01d-4039-9ae2-6bbfa235aba6 /video/internet-famous-eagle-couples-chicks-brink-first-flight/ High atop a pine tree in California's Big Bear Valley, Sunny and Gizmo are on the brink of taking their first flight. A conservation group's live webcam brought their parents and the chicks to fame. Andres Gutierrez has more. Sat, 17 May 2025 20:50:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/18/168401f4-ceac-4f88-a0ee-15276939bf25/thumbnail/60x60/19b21755ef6cc7fd4c32a0e4adf28743/screenshot-2025-05-17-at-9-19-43-pm.png?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 d3597a4b-a803-420a-96f1-78cdd0ab0f4a /video/israel-intesifies-war-gaza-pressure-hostage-release/ There is a renewed push by mediators from the U.S. and Qatar to revive stalled ceasefire talks as Israel has intensified its war in Gaza. Debora Patta reports. Sat, 17 May 2025 20:44:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/17/ba0d4006-2925-4f53-a139-5c2fdd52209e/thumbnail/60x60/eead2f7de85c8e28ab611abc4af0fcd9/gettyimages-2214978616.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 029907d7-d07c-4c4a-af6f-23563f9396cb /video/at-least-one-dead-several-hurt-explosion-near-palm-springs-fertility-clinic/ One person is dead and several more were injured in a vehicle explosion that severely damaged a fertility clinic in the Southern California city of Palm Springs Saturday. Andres Gutierrez has more. Sat, 17 May 2025 20:32:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/18/4a73befd-eee0-4b97-a911-3d22473f1037/thumbnail/60x60/82ed97f1f5830a563d00d7bb8e080cc1/gettyimages-2215086001.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 3dac9c5f-594f-4127-9813-115f56028b33 /video/kentucky-missouri-texas-hit-deadly-storms/ At least 26 people are dead after violent storms and tornadoes swept across three states. Officials expect the number to rise. Nicole Valdes reports and Grant Gilmore has the forecast. Sat, 17 May 2025 20:30:00 -0400 https://assets1.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/17/1d97b460-1c91-46c8-a128-b1fa54475d95/thumbnail/60x60/af842f7502538ca25aaf2a34c3f380af/gettyimages-2215038739.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 27b70c14-9b6a-4bcb-90a4-c0eea3298241 /news/journalism-wins-150th-preakness-stakes/ After finishing as runner-up at the Kentucky Derby earlier this month, the heavy-favorite Journalism earned a thrilling come-from-behind victory in the Preakness Stakes. Sat, 17 May 2025 19:39:00 -0400 https://assets3.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/17/a9825f05-d6ac-4a0d-b696-84e51102d487/thumbnail/60x60/a010686bd4c58102171d3aa1035928fd/gettyimages-2215626122.jpg?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 385da47f-c574-4866-b483-21435887a886 /news/rubio-says-u-s-will-find-out-if-russia-is-tapping-us-along-soon-amid-push-for-ceasefire-ukraine/ Secretary of State Marco Rubio told "Face the Nation" he believes talks to end the war in Ukraine will only progress if President Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet in person. Sat, 17 May 2025 17:54:16 -0400 https://assets2.cbsnewsstatic.com/hub/i/r/2025/05/17/f675412d-1786-4fe5-8e86-85431d11f16e/thumbnail/60x60/2caa0a585f4f78b6a432beb78f697409/marco-rubio-ftn.png?v=6df9366690ed146f169dd0670c453f91 f4df0465-a4ab-42b3-b4d4-b54d9bcd09f0