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This week on “Sunday Morning” (Oct. 5)


The Emmy Award-winning “CBS News Sunday Morning” is broadcast on CBS Sundays beginning at 9:00 a.m. ET.  “Sunday Morning” also streams on the CBS News app beginning at 11:00 a.m. ET. (Download it here.) 


Hosted by Jane Pauley

     
COVER STORY: Banning cellphones in schools – Are the kids alright?
Most states now have, or are considering, bans of cellphones in public schools. For a generation that grew up with smartphones, being without is a whole new world. Are the bans having their intended effect? Tony Dokoupil talks with high school and college students, and with educators, about the bans’ impact – on social connections, attention spans, and nervous parents.

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ALMANAC: October 5
“Sunday Morning” looks back at historical events on this date.

       
U.S.: Encountering ICE – A “David vs. Goliath” moment
Lee Cowan reports. 
     

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Singer-songwriter Yusuf/Cat Stevens.

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MUSIC: Yusuf/Cat Stevens on his “Road to Findout”
In his new memoir, “Cat on the Road to Findout,” singer-songwriter Cat Stevens, who renamed himself Yusuf Islam, details his lifelong spiritual quest. He talks with Seth Doane about trying to find and understand himself as an artist, and the relevance today of songs like “Wild World” and “Peace Train.”

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HEADLINES: The latest on the government shutdown
Robert Costa reports.

       
PASSAGE: In memoriam
“Sunday Morning” remembers some of the notable figures who left us this week.
    



From the archives: Naturalist Jane Goodall

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FROM THE ARCHIVES: Naturalist Jane Goodall (Video)
Famed naturalist Jane Goodall, who dedicated her life to studying chimpanzees and protecting the environment, died on Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2025 at age 91. In this Oct. 24, 2021 “Sunday Morning” profile, she talked with Seth Doane about her fascination with animals, her groundbreaking work with primates, and her advocacy for a more sustainable future.

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An A.I.-piloted F-16 has already held its own in a limited dogfight against an experienced fighter pilot.

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TECHNOLOGY: A.I. in the military: Testing a new kind of air force
Preparing for the threats of tomorrow, the U.S. Air Force is drawing up plans to operate drones piloted by artificial intelligence alongside aircraft flown by humans. David Martin reports on how A.I. is learning how to fight – a potential revolution in warfare.

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THESE UNITED STATES: Broadway’s George M. Cohan
Mo Rocca celebrates the career of a founding father of American theater: George M. Cohan (1878-1942), an actor, playwright, producer, and composer of such standards as “Give My Regards to Broadway,” “The Yankee Doodle Boy,” and “Over There.”

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Grammy-winner Miley Cyrus. 

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MUSIC: Miley Cyrus on achieving “Something Beautiful”
She has been in the public eye for most of her life, but you may not really know the “Hannah Montana” actress who became a Grammy-winning pop star. Miley Cyrus talks with Tracy Smith about her latest album, “Something Beautiful”; gaining sobriety; and how she reconnected with her estranged dad, singer Billy Ray Cyrus, the best way she knew how – through music.

You can stream the Miley Cyrus album “Something Beautiful” by clicking on the embed below (Free Spotify registration required to hear the tracks in full):

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Jane Pauley with actor Daniel Day-Lewis and his son, director Ronan Day-Lewis, discussing their new film, “Anemone.”  

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MOVIES: Daniel Day-Lewis and Ronan Day-Lewis – Father-and-son filmmakers on making “Anemone”
Three-time Oscar-winner Daniel Day-Lewis has been absent from movie screens for eight years, until a collaboration with his son, Ronan, brought him back. They talk with Jane Pauley about their new film “Anemone,” the story of a man living in self-exile. Daniel also discusses what initially drew him to acting, and why he may consider himself a reluctant star.

To watch a trailer for “Anemone” click on the video player below:


ANEMONE – Official Trailer [HD] – Only in Theaters October 3 by
Focus Features on
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  • “Anemone” (Focus Features) is now playing in theaters

       
NATURE: TBD
     


WEB EXCLUSIVES



Extended interview: Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter

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EXTENDED INTERVIEW: Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter (Video)
The actors who first teamed up in the 1989 comedy “Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure” are now appearing on Broadway in a revival of Samuel Beckett’s iconic play “Waiting for Godot.” In this web exclusive, Tracy Smith talks with Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter about their friendship, their artistic collaboration, and the meaning of Beckett’s language and characters to their own lives.

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American history for you to fall asleep to by
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MARATHON: U.S. History (YouTube Video)
Learn about our nation’s history as “CBS Sunday Morning” takes a look back on:

  • The U.S. Army
  • The JFK files
  • Mark Twain
  • The American Revolution
  • The Constitution
  • Yellowstone National Park
  • Union power
  • Golden Gate Bridge
  • America’s first cash crop
  • Coney Island
  • Civil War landmark in D.C.
  • The Louisiana Purchase
  • Juneteenth, Black history erasure
  • The Fall of Saigon
  • Rare audio from the Fall of Saigon

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