200 years on the Erie Canal

Two hundreds years ago, construction began on a 363-mile canal linking the Great Lakes to the Hudson River and New York City - an engineering and commercial triumph as revolutionary as the Internet. But the Erie Canal was dismissed at first. New York politician DeWitt Clinton spent 10 years fighting to sell the project to a deeply skeptical public, and Presidents Jefferson and Madison refused to help fund it. Yet the canal quickly changed the geography and commerce of the young nation. Richard Schlesinger reports on the history of the Erie Canal, still celebrated in song as an example of American ingenuity.

• Jun 9
• 07:49

Nature: Wild turkeys

We leave you this Sunday Morning before Thanksgiving with wild turkeys living it up near Elma, New York. Videographer: Carl Mrozek.

• Jun 9
• 02:29

Nature: Snowy owl

We leave you this Sunday Morning in Genesee County in western New York, home to a snowy - and presumably - wise old owl. Videographer: Carl Mrozek

• Jun 9
• 02:39

Play time: Public pianos

Spring is in full bloom, and in New York that means pianos are popping up like wildflowers. Michelle Miller talks with the founders of Sing For Hope, a group that has placed hundreds of pianos at parks, gardens and street-corners all over the city. She also talks with "Late Show" bandleader Jon Batiste about his support for the program; and she visits P.S. 8 in Manhattan, when one of the pianos is being donated to aid their arts education.

• Jun 9
• 04:42

Jim Parsons on "A Kid Like Jake"

The star of CBS' "The Big Bang Theory" has a new role in Hollywood: producer of the film "A Kid Like Jake," in which he stars with Claire Danes and Octavia Spencer. It's the story of a New York couple who are trying to get their four-year-old son in a competitive elementary school. They face a challenging question: should they reveal their son prefers Cinderella to G.I. Joe? Richard Schlesinger of "48 Hours" reports.

• Jun 9
• 07:52

Cynthia Nixon takes to the political stage

You remember her from TV's "Sex and the City" and from her Tony-winning performances on Broadway. Now, Cynthia Nixon is running for Governor of New York. Erin Moriarty catches up with the actress-turned-progressive politician who is taking on incumbent Democrat Andrew Cuomo

• Jun 9
• 07:43

Meet the horses that ran in the Belmont Stakes

The Belmont Stakes hosted a rematch in New York of the top three finishing horses from the Kentucky Derby.

• Jun 7

Sean Combs' unnamed ex-girlfriend testifies

The sex trafficking and racketeering case of Sean "Diddy" Combs continued Friday afternoon, with an unnamed ex-girlfriend retaking the stand. CBS News legal reporter Katrina Kaufman is following the trial.

• Jun 6
• 02:07

Calendar: Week of August 20

"Sunday Morning" takes a look at some notable events of the week ahead. Jane Pauley reports.

• Jun 6
• 01:02

Remembering 9/11: Wind chimes for the silenced

In Shanksville, Pa., at the site of the crash of Flight 93 on September 11, 2001, wind chimes now remember the 40 passengers and crew who brought down the plane hijacked by terrorists and directed towards Washington, D.C. Chip Reid reports on the unveiling of the "Tower of Voices" at the Flight 93 National Memorial.

• Jun 6
• 05:04

Leaving their mark: Graffiti artists decorate the WTC site

When the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey asked developer Larry Silverstein to liven up his construction zone at the site of the former World Trade Center, he responded by inviting 50 street artists to cover more than 20,000 square feet of corrugated metal and walls with graffiti. Faith Salie talks with some of the artists who have made their mark on the site, with every painted surface telling a story of mystery, acceptance and love.

• Jun 6
• 05:50

"CBS Sunday Morning" goes live on Broadway

It was a night all about "CBS Sunday Morning." The number one Sunday morning news broadcast, which has begun its 40th season on air, held a live event at New York's historic Town Hall Monday evening. Hosted by Jane Pauley, guests included Hugh Jackman, the cast of "Murphy Brown," "Late Show" bandleader Jon Batiste, and a pair of very special friends first profiled on the show by Steve Hartman. Produced by CBS Experiences, it was the first event to take a CBS TV show to the stage. Meg Oliver reports.

• Jun 6
• 01:47

Calendar: Week of November 12

"Sunday Morning" takes a look at some notable events of the week ahead. Jane Pauley reports.

• Jun 6
• 01:09

Calendar: Week of November 26

"Sunday Morning" takes a look at some notable events of the week ahead. Lee Cowan reports.

• Jun 6
• 01:01

From 2006: Good news from unlikely sources

If it feels like good news is hard to come by these days, that's because it is. It's not on the front pages and it's not on TV. In a quest for something positive, "Sunday Morning" correspondent Tracy Smith went through small-town newspapers to find encouraging stories, from a coal-fired power plant in Chester, Va., making changes to clean the air; to elementary school students in Philadelphia succeeding beyond expectations; to the Shelter Rock Tennis Club on New York's Long Island, where men in their 70s and 80s have found a recipe for longevity. (Originally broadcast on November 26, 2006.)

• Jun 6
• 03:32

Nature: Winter in New York

Sunday Morning takes you this winter's morning to a snow-filled landscape near Concord, New York. Videographer: Carl Mrozek.

• Jun 6
• 00:41

2025 Pride celebrations go ahead despite corporate exodus

The organizers of prominent Pride celebrations saw huge sponsorship drop-offs this year, a pattern seen as a response to the Trump administration.

• Jun 6

Don Felder plays "Hotel California" at the Met

The new exhibition "Play It Loud" at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art features some of rock music's most cherished musical instruments, among them Don Felder's double-neck guitar. Felder himself picked up the instrument and played for "Sunday Morning" The Eagles' classic, "Hotel California."

• Jun 5
• 02:48

Getting a slice of the pizza business

For one week every year, the center of the known pizza universe isn't Naples, Italy, or New York (or even Chicago); it's Las Vegas, when the International Pizza Expo rolls into town, bringing with it thousands of professional pizza-makers, and those dreaming of getting into the business. Luke Burbank talks with international pizza consultant Anthony Falco, aspiring pizzeria owners, and others who have pursued their dreams and are now rolling in dough.

• Jun 5
• 05:03

Putting women on a pedestal

New York City's Central Park is filled with statues honoring noted historical figures, even a famous dog – and all of them are male. Nationwide, there are more than 5,000 outdoor statues of historical figures, but less than 8% of them are of women. Faith Salie reports on the Monumental Women Campaign, and Equal Visibility Everywhere, two groups that say it is time to put more women up on a pedestal.

• Jun 5
• 07:39

Graffiti beyond the streets

What was once a symbol of New York's 'bad old days' is now being celebrated. Serena Altschul reports on "Beyond the Streets," the largest exhibition of graffiti and street art ever produced

• Jun 5
• 04:38

A slice of the pizza business

For one week every year, the center of the known pizza universe isn't Naples, Italy, or New York (or even Chicago); it's Las Vegas, when the International Pizza Expo rolls into town, bringing with it thousands of professional pizza-makers, and those dreaming of getting into the business. Luke Burbank talks with international pizza consultant Anthony Falco, aspiring pizzeria owners, and others who have pursued their dreams and are now rolling in dough.

• Jun 5
• 05:03

John Fogerty on the musical legacy of Woodstock

One of the founding members of Creedence Clearwater Revival, John Fogerty, talked with correspondent Jim Axelrod about his experience playing at the 1969 Woodstock Music and Arts Fair in Bethel, N.Y., and how it inspired his 1970 classic, "Who'll Stop the Rain." Watch the full report on Woodstock at 50, on "Sunday Morning" August 4.

• Jun 5
• 01:21

Bill Flanagan on the lessons of Woodstock

The three-day music festival held on a dairy farm in New York in August 1969 attended by 400,000 people wasn't a summation of the counterculture movement in America in the 1960s, says contributor Bill Flanagan, but rather a harbinger of things to come.

• Jun 5
• 02:31

From 2008: Newspaper man Jimmy Breslin

Used to be every big city newspaper had a guy who knew what was what, to whom both cops and crooks wanted to tell their stories. A guy like Jimmy Breslin, as New York as the A train. Harry Smith walks through some of the veteran newspaper reporter and author's biggest stories from the underworld, and visits what was John Gotti's favorite Queens social club, now a grooming salon for dogs, in this profile originally broadcast on "Sunday Morning" March 9, 2008.

• Jun 5
• 06:11

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