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What makes a Guinness World Records title?

Mon, 26 Oct 2020 18:59:03 GMT

For adjudicators from Guinness World Records, it takes some record-setting nerves to judge a world-record attempt as successful. Guinness may get a thousand applications every week to break a world record, and during a time of pandemic, when social distancing prevents mass-participation records, they have even set up weekly at-home challenges. But you have to go outdoors to pursue what one team in Colorado recently attempted: the world's largest fireworks shell ever launched. Lee Cowan reports.

"Sunday Morning" Matinee: A "Wicked" voting song

Sun, 25 Oct 2020 21:47:57 GMT

It's election season, and to encourage voter registration and turnout, current Broadway and touring company members of the musical "Wicked," including original cast members Kristin Chenoweth and Idina Menzel, perform in a new video: "Voting – A Special Dispatch From Oz," with lyrics by the show's composer and author Stephen Schwartz and Winnie Holzman. To learn more, visit www.vote.org.

The 2020 presidential election reaches the homestretch

Sun, 25 Oct 2020 14:22:05 GMT

With just over a week to go until Election Day on November 3, "60 Minutes" correspondent John Dickerson joins "CBS Sunday Morning" with thoughts on what to consider when casting your ballot.

A look at Yellowstone National Park

Sun, 25 Oct 2020 14:20:17 GMT

"Sunday Morning" shares a view of the elk living in Yellowstone National Park. Videographer: Brad Markel

The 2020 presidential election reaches the home-stretch

Sun, 25 Oct 2020 14:20:17 GMT

With just over a week to go until Election Day on November 3, "60 Minutes" correspondent John Dickerson joins "CBS Sunday Morning" with thoughts on what to consider when casting your ballot.

Drive-thru haunted houses make for a spooky, COVID-safe Halloween

Sun, 25 Oct 2020 14:10:15 GMT

Luke Burbank takes a look at how some places are setting up drive-thru haunted houses for a spooky — and healthy — Halloween. One of these places is a car wash-turned-haunted house in Copiague, New York, where parents can get the car cleaned and give kids a thrilling ride at the same time.

Rock star Stevie Nicks, in her own words

Sun, 25 Oct 2020 14:03:20 GMT

Superstar Stevie Nicks has built up a devoted following over the course of her career, both as a member of rock band Fleetwood Mac and a solo artist in her own right.

How Europe sees the 2020 U.S. presidential election

Sun, 25 Oct 2020 14:00:14 GMT

With the 2020 presidential election less than two weeks away, the eyes of the world are on the United States to see who it picks as the nation's next leader. Seth Doane speaks to Europeans, including the U.K.'s former ambassador to the U.S. Kim Darroch, about how the race looks from the outside, and how relations between Europe and the U.S. have been shaped under the Trump administration.

How Russians are viewing the 2020 U.S. presidential election

Sun, 25 Oct 2020 14:00:14 GMT

With the 2020 presidential election less than two weeks away, the eyes of the world are on the United States to see who it picks as the nation's next leader. Elizabeth Palmer hears from people in Russia about what they think of the race.

Rock star Stevie Nicks in her own words

Sun, 25 Oct 2020 13:58:13 GMT

Superstar Stevie Nicks has built up a devoted following over the course of her career, both as a member of rock band Fleetwood Mac and a solo artist in her own right. The celebrated musician sat down to speak with Tracy Smith for "CBS Sunday Morning."

Voter fraud, suppression and partisanship: A look at the 1876 election

Sun, 25 Oct 2020 13:52:12 GMT

With nine days left until Election Day, many Americans hope the race finishes smoothly — unlike the disputed election of 1876. As the United States celebrated the centennial of the Declaration of Independence, a heated competition between Republican Rutherford B. Hayes and Democrat Samuel Tilden was rife with accusations of voter fraud and suppression. Mo Rocca speaks to historians about how the tight race was eventually decided.

"Mank" and the writer behind "Citizen Kane"

Sun, 25 Oct 2020 13:52:12 GMT

A new film from director David Fincher ("The Social Network") shines a light (in black-and-white) on the Golden Age Hollywood studio system, as screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz struggles to complete the screenplay for Orson Welles'"Citizen Kane." Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz (the grandson of Herman) talks with Fincher, and with actresses Amanda Seyfried and Lily Collins, about the story behind the making of a masterwork.

Passage: In memoriam

Sun, 25 Oct 2020 13:52:12 GMT

"Sunday Morning" remembers some of the notable figures who left us this week, including musician Jerry Jeff Walker and dancer Marge Champion.

No bones about it: One kid's sweet relationship with a spooky buddy

Sun, 25 Oct 2020 13:52:11 GMT

Steve Hartman brings a special story to "CBS Sunday Morning" just in time for Halloween, though it's more sweet than scary.

Voter fraud, suppression, partisanship: A look at the 1876 election

Sun, 25 Oct 2020 13:50:17 GMT

With just days left until Election Day, many Americans hope the race finishes smoothly — unlike the disputed election of 1876.

"Mank" and the writer behind "Citizen Kane"

Sun, 25 Oct 2020 13:38:02 GMT

A new film from director David Fincher shines a light on Hollywood's Golden Age, as screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz struggles to complete the screenplay for Orson Welles' masterwork.

Impatience: Why we don't want to wait, and what we can do about it

Sun, 25 Oct 2020 13:25:48 GMT

Barry Petersen set out before the COVID-19 pandemic hit to learn just why we dislike waiting so much, and what we can do to keep our cool in an impatient world.

What makes a Guinness World Record?

Sun, 25 Oct 2020 13:23:15 GMT

Impatience: Why we don't want to wait

Sun, 25 Oct 2020 13:05:08 GMT

The phrase "patience is a virtue" is often easier spoken than practiced, especially in our exasperating times. Barry Petersen set out before the COVID-19 pandemic hit to learn just why we dislike waiting so much, and what we can do to keep our cool in an impatient world. He spoke to one researcher about the science behind impatience.

"Sunday Morning" Full Episode 10/25

Sun, 25 Oct 2020 13:00:29 GMT

Hosted by Jane Pauley. In our cover story, Barry Petersen sets out to find why people don't want to wait and what we can do to keep cool in an impatient world. Plus: Lee Cowan finds what makes a Guinness World Record; Steve Hartman reports on one kid's sweet relationship with a spooky buddy; Ben Mankiewicz reports on a film about his grandfather's struggle to complete the screenplay for "Citizen Kane;" Mo Rocca looks back at the 1876 election; Tracy Smith speaks with Stevie Nicks; Seth Doane reports on how Europeans see the 2020 U.S. presidential election while Elizabeth Palmer reports on the view from Russia; Luke Burbank takes a look at how some places are setting up drive-thru haunted houses for Halloween; and John Dickerson discusses what to consider when casting your ballot.