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Almanac: December 7

"Sunday Morning" looks back at historical events on this date.

• Dec 7
• 00:49

There's a new face in Hollywood, generated by AI

Tilly Norwood is unlike any other aspiring TV or movie star: Tilly is entirely generated by artificial intelligence. What might that mean for the media industry?

• Dec 7

There's a new face in Hollywood, generated by AI

Tilly Norwood is unlike any other aspiring TV or movie star: Tilly is entirely generated by artificial intelligence. Jo Ling Kent talks with Tilly's creator, Eline Van der Velden, about her goal of producing "the Scarlett Johansson of the AI genre." Kent also talks with Kevin Reilly, CEO of Kartel ai, a Beverly Hills tech startup; and with SAG-AFTRA president Sean Astin, about the impact of AI on Hollywood and the actors' union.

• Dec 7
• 10:00

The search for Francine the Cat

A favorite fixture at a Lowe's store in Richmond, Va., Francine the Cat, had vanished. So, manager Mike Sida launched a far-reaching effort to locate her – from deploying tempting treats, to the use of surveillance cameras and heat-detecting drones, as far away as a massive Lowe's distribution center in a neighboring state. Steve Hartman reports on the mission to find a beloved feline.

• Dec 7
• 02:38

From the archives: Architect Frank Gehry

Frank Gehry, one of the towering figures in architecture in the last century, died on Fri., Dec. 5, 2025 at age 96. Watch four reports on Gehry from the "Sunday Morning" archives, including, from 2002, a profile by Scott Pelley; from 2006, Serena Altschul looked at Gehry's jewelry line; from 2022, Gehry talked with Bill Whitaker about his creative process; and from 2020, Gehry discussed his contested design for the Eisenhower Memorial, in Washington, D.C., with Rita Braver.

• Dec 6
• 29:31

Book excerpt: "My Beloved" by Jan Karon

The New York Times bestselling author returns to the village of Mitford in her 15th novel featuring Father Tim Kavanagh.

• Dec 7

Book excerpt: "Family of Spies" by Christine Kuehn

Christine Kuehn uncovered a devastating family secret long hidden by her father: her grandfather, Otto, was a Nazi spy who passed military information on to the Axis powers in the run-up to the attack on Pearl Harbor.

• Dec 7

This week on "Sunday Morning" (Dec. 7)

A look at the features for this week's broadcast of the Emmy-winning program, hosted by Jane Pauley.

• Dec 7

Nature: Sequoia National Park in California

We leave you this Sunday morning among the giant sequoias at Sequoia National Park in California. Videographer: Carl Mrozek.

• Nov 30
• 02:52

These United States: Thanksgiving

Jane Pauley looks at the history and the mythology behind Americans' celebration of Thanksgiving, from the initial harvest feast in 1621, to how it became a national holiday amid our country's darkest hours.

• Nov 30
• 02:28

At home with Architectural Digest

For more than a century, the pages of Architectural Digest magazine have captured not only timeless designs but also the spirit of their subjects' homes. Their distillation of private spaces is featured in a new book, "AD at Home: Architectural Digest." Serena Altschul talks with editor Amy Astley about the magazine's treatments; and with actor Liev Schreiber and designer Marc Jacobs about what it means to open up one's living space to the magazine's photographers.

• Nov 30
• 04:05

"Avatar: Fire and Ash" director James Cameron on generative AI: "That's horrifying to me"

The "Avatar" director, who uses performance capture to help create fantasy characters, has consistently raised the level of movie visual effects. But James Cameron believes using artificial intelligence to create a character and performance without an actor is "horrifying."

• Nov 30

Extended interview: James Cameron

In this web exclusive, James Cameron, writer-director of "Avatar: Fire and Ash," talks with Jonathan Vigliotti about the long process of creating the second and third films of the series using performance capture of actors. He also talks about being self-taught in cinema techniques; starting out in Roger Corman's production company; his passion for deep sea exploration; and about movies as a "waking dream state."

• Nov 30
• 28:59

"Avatar: Fire and Ash" director James Cameron

The director of "Titanic," "The Terminator" and the "Avatar" series, which used performance capture technology to help create fantasy characters in 3-D, has consistently raised the level of movie visual effects. But Oscar-winner James Cameron tells Jonathan Vigliotti that he believes the use of artificial intelligence to create a character and performance without an actor is "horrifying."

• Nov 30
• 08:31

Metallica's gift of giving

The heavy metal band has not only changed lives with their music; they've also changed lives with their philanthropy – from donations to food banks and disaster relief, to their charity, All Within My Hands, which has donated to workforce education and other critical services.

• Nov 30

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