The Emmy Award-winning "CBS News Sunday Morning" is broadcast on CBS Sundays beginning at 9:00 a.m. ET. "Sunday Morning" alsostreams on the CBS News appbeginning at 11:00 a.m. ET. (Download it here.) Guest host: Tracy Smith COVER STORY:"The Wizard of Oz" as you've never seen it before (Video)This "Wizard of Oz" isn't in Kansas anymore. In fact, it's in Las Vegas, where Sphere is presenting the Judy Garland classic as you've never seen it – a 16K immersive experience on a screen larger than four football fields, with tornado effects, and artists and AI expanding the visions of Emerald City. Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz offers us a glimpse behind the curtain, and talks with Garland's daughter, singer Lorna Luft, about what she thinks her mother's reaction would have been. For more info: "The Wizard of Oz" at Sphere, Las Vegas (premieres Aug. 28) ALMANAC:July 27 (Video)"Sunday Morning" looks back at historical events on this date. ARTS:The iconic sculptures of Louise Nevelson|Watch VideoIt took the art world decades to recognize Louise Nevelson (1899-1988), but her massive, monochromatic sculptures, often incorporating found objects, verged on the monumental. Correspondent Faith Salie talks with Nevelson's granddaughter about the artist's impact, and visits exhibitions of Nevelson sculptures in New York City and Columbus, Ohio. FROM THE ARCHIVES:Sculptor Louise Nevelson (Video)In this "Sunday Morning" report that aired July 22, 1979, Charles Osgood reported on the career of artist Louise Nevelson, whose monumental sculptures graced grand public spaces in major cities, and joined her as she returned to her small hometown of Rockland, Maine, which had just opened its first solo exhibition of Nevelson's work. For more info: "Collection View: Louise Nevelson"at the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York City (through August 10)"Louise Nevelson: Dawn to Dusk,"at the Columbus Museum of Art, Columbus, Ohio (through August 24)Louise Nevelson Foundation THESE UNITED STATES:Coney Island (Video)When the Switchback Railway debuted at New York's Coney Island in 1884, it signaled the arrival of the amusement park. Correspondent Tracy Smith looks at the origin and evolution of an American institution. For more info: Luna Park in Coney Island, Brooklyn, N.Y. MOVIES: Kristin Scott Thomas on the pain behind "My Mother's Wedding"Kristin Scott Thomas, the Oscar-nominated star of "The English Patient" and "Slow Horses," has directed and co-written her first film: the heartfelt "My Mother's Wedding," about three daughters who come together to attend their mom's third nuptials. She talks with correspondent Lee Cowan about writing built on childhood losses. She also discusses overcoming shyness, and making her film debut in Prince's own directing debut, "Under the Cherry Moon." To watch a trailer for "My Mother's Wedding" click on the video player below: For more info: "My Mother's Wedding"opens in theaters August 8"Slow Horses"on Apple TV+ PASSAGE: In memoriam"Sunday Morning" remembers some of the notable figures who left us this week, including rocker Ozzy Osbourne, lead singer of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath. See also: From the archives:Jazz musicians Chuck Mangione (Video)From the archives:Jazz singer Cleo Laine (Video) For more info: ozzy.com MUSIC: Michael Feinstein on passing his love of great songs to the next generationMichael Feinstein's love for the Great American Songbook goes far beyond standards written by Gershwin or Porter. He talks with correspondent David Pogue about his musical roots, and the artists of today whose work, he says, add to the Great American Songbook. He also talks about creating the Great American Songbook Foundation, which aims to preserve the cultural legacy of American popular music. For more info: michaelfeinstein.com|Tour info"Michael Feinstein's Tribute to Tony Bennett"streams on Carnegie Hall+ August 3The Great American Songbook Foundation, Carmel, Ind.The Songbook Academy HARTMAN: TBD TV: The hidden side of Johnny CarsonAs host of "The Tonight Show" for 30 years, Johnny Carson was the king of late-night TV – the pre-eminent Hollywood talent broker, monologist, and national taste-maker. But the public rarely saw the private side of the man who helped tuck tens of millions of Americans into bed each night. Correspondent Jim Axelrod talks with Mike Thomas (co-author, with Bill Zehme, of "Carson the Magnificent") about the late-night host's enduring impact and private difficulties; comedians Robert Klein and George Wallace, who describe a "Tonight Show" appearance as comedy's Mt. Everest; and actress Dyan Cannon, who says of Carson, "There was nobody as big a star." (Originally aired March 2, 2025.) READ AN EXCERPT:"Carson the Magnificent" For more info: "Carson the Magnificent"by Bill Zehme with Mike Thomas (Simon & Schuster), in Hardcover, eBook and Audio formats, available viaBookshop.org,Barnes & NobleandAmazonjohnnycarson.com (Official site)Followthe Johnny Carson channel on YouTube U.S.: Investigating the controversial practice of drug testing pregnant patients in hospitalsThousands of pregnant patients across the U.S. are given routine urine drug tests. A joint investigation between "CBS Sunday Morning" and the Marshall Project has found the percentage of false positive results from urine drug tests to be as high as 50% - an error rate that can have devastating consequences. CBS News' Erin Moriarty reports. This report is published in partnership withThe Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization covering the U.S. criminal justice system. For more info: The Marshall Project NATURE: Mountain goats in Idaho WEB EXCLUSIVES: MARATHON:Vacation time! (YouTube Video)Take a break, with these classic "Sunday Morning" features about the joys (and miseries) of a summer vacation: Martha Teichner on how Americans' vacations are too few, and too short (2000)Summer "assignments"? Nancy Giles wants kids to enjoy a break from schoolwork (2006)Bill Geist compares an island idyll on "Survivor" with a stay at a tropical resort (2000)Charles Osgood on how New York's Adirondacks became a vacation hot spot (1997)Jim Gaffigan will not ask you about your summer plans, so don't ask about his (2023)Mitch Butler and Josh Landis explain why you don't enjoy vacations as much as you hope to (2012)Jim Axelrod finds that in the U.S., where paid time off from work is not legally required, many just don't take vacations (2010)Faith Salie asks if you've used up your vacation days yet (2014)Conor Knighton's trip around Iceland takes us "full circle" (2014)Mo Rocca discovers the joys of a "virtual" vacation, goggles required (2021)What did Jane Pauley do on her summer vacation? (2017) FROM THE ARCHIVES:Jazz musicians Chuck Mangione and Gap Mangione (Video)Two-time Grammy-winning jazz trumpeter and flugelhorn player Chuck Mangione, known for his hit "Feels So Good," died Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at age 84. In this "Sunday Morning" story that aired Feb. 15, 1987, correspondent Billy Taylor profiled Chuck and his brother, jazz pianist Gap Mangione, about their early partnership as The Jazz Brothers. The two went their separate ways but, 23 years later, regrouped for a series of reunion concerts. FROM THE ARCHIVES:Jazz singer Cleo Laine and musician John Dankworth (Video)British singer Cleo Laine, one of the most distinctive voices in jazz, died on Friday, July 25, 2025, at age 97. In this "Sunday Morning" report from Sept. 30, 1990, correspondent Billy Taylor spoke with Laine and her husband, musician John Dankworth, about their drive for musical diversity, from jazz and opera to Broadway. Taylor also reports on the couple's backing of Jazz FM, a just-launched British radio station devoted to jazz, and the music school Laine and Dankworth founded, at which they impart a valuable lesson to aspiring instrumentalists and singers: "Don't ever copy anybody." WEB EXCLUSIVE:Extended interview: Bridget Everett (Video)The actress-writer-producer behind the acclaimed HBO series "Somebody Somewhere" sits down with correspondent Luke Burbank at Joe's Pub in New York City, to discuss the genesis of her show; her career as a cabaret star; and the process of writing original songs for a series in which music plays a central role. The Emmy Award-winning "CBS News Sunday Morning" is broadcast on CBS Sundays beginning at 9:00 a.m. ET. Executive producer is Rand Morrison. DVR Alert! Find out when "Sunday Morning" airs in your city "Sunday Morning" alsostreams on the CBS News appbeginning at 11:00 a.m. ET. (Download it here.) Full episodes of "Sunday Morning" are now available to watch on demand on CBSNews.com, CBS.com andParamount+, including via Apple TV, Android TV, Roku, Chromecast, Amazon FireTV/FireTV stick and Xbox. Follow us onTwitter/X;Facebook;Instagram;YouTube;TikTok;Bluesky; and atcbssundaymorning.com. You can also download the free"Sunday Morning" audio podcastatiTunesand atPlay.it. Now you'll never miss the trumpet! While many believe 10,000 steps a day is optimal, new study suggests different DOJ's closed-door meetings with Ghislaine Maxwell fuels pardon speculation These United States: Coney Island
