This week in “Sunday Morning” (August 4)

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COVER STORY: The Hula Olympics
1,200 kilometres from Paris, on the Big Island of Hawaii, another competition recently took place, bringing together the world’s best hula dancers, competing in the categories of traditional and modern hula. Correspondent Lee Cowan spoke with teachers and students of the art of hula – an ancient form of storytelling that preserves the culture and grace of the Hawaiian people.

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POLITICS: Nancy Pelosi on 2024 elections: ‘Our entire democracy is at stake’
There’s no denying the impact that House Speaker Emeritus Nancy Pelosi, a 19-term California Democrat, has had on Congress and the country, as she details in her new book, “The Art of Power.” Pelosi speaks with “60 Minutes” correspondent Lesley Stahl about her role in President Joe Biden’s decision to withdraw from the presidential race; the near-fatal attack on her husband by an assailant at their San Francisco home (she was the intended target); the violence of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol; her advice to Vice President Kamala Harris as she runs against former President Donald Trump; and how she views Trump’s running mate choice, Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance.

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PROFILE: Philippe Petit looks back on his phenomenal walk to the Twin Towers in 1974
Fifty years ago, on August 7, 1974, French tightrope walker Philippe Petit walked a high wire illegally strung between the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York. He talks to correspondent Martha Teichner about the feat that captured the world’s imagination, and his passion for tightrope walking, which he says has never changed.

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PASSAGE: In memoriam
“Sunday Morning” pays tribute to some of the notable people who left us this week.

POLITICS: How Washington Has Changed Since Watergate
CBS News’ John Dickerson reports.

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MUSIC: The journey of rapper turned country singer Jelly Roll
The artist known as Jelly Roll is a 39-year-old former rapper whose songs chronicle the hard life he led. Today, he’s one of the biggest names in country music, with two Grammy nominations this year. With correspondent Kelefa Sanneh, we go with Jelly Roll to one of the prison cells he lived in, where he wrote songs and laid out his plans for musical success, eventually ending up on the “holy ground” of Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry. (This story originally aired on January 7, 2024.)

You can listen to Jelly Roll’s album “Whitsitt Chapel” by clicking the embed below (free Spotify subscription required to listen to full tracks):

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HEALTH: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle speak out on the dangers of cybercrime
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex’s Archewell Foundation is launching a new initiative, The Parents Network, to support parents whose children have been bullied online. Sunday Morning presenter Jane Pauley speaks to Prince Harry and Meghan Markle about the dangers of social media and suicidal ideation, and to parents taking part in the foundation’s pilot programme, who explain how the programme has helped them in their healing process following the suicide of their child.

PREVIEW: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle talk about online harassment and social media

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COMMENTARY: The failure of Jim Gaffigan
The comedian has long been interested in growing his own corn, and he doesn’t let a little thing like a lack of gardening knowledge (or the ready availability of canned corn) stop him from doing so.

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NATURE: TO BE DETERMINED

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FROM THE ARCHIVES: Democracy and the ballot box (YouTube video)
Watch stories from the “Sunday Morning” archives on the history of American elections, the power of the vote, and the fight to protect democracy. Featured: Mo Rocca on the original “birther” controversy over President Chester Alan Arthur, the “worst” president ever, the contested election of 1876, and a classroom lesson on the Electoral College; Scott Simon on the violent 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago; Richard Schlesinger on Richard Nixon’s comeback; Anthony Mason on Bush vs. Gore; Nancy Giles on the election of Barack Obama; Steve Hartman on a family divided by competing political allegiances; Lee Cowan on how late-night comedians approached the 2016 race between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, and how Trump tried to overturn his 2020 election loss; David Martin on the violence of the January 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol; Seth Doane on how the world’s media responded to scenes of political violence in America; and John Dickerson on the importance of the congressional committee investigating a president who fought against the peaceful transfer of power.

“HERE COMES THE SUN”: Katie Ledecky and sneakers (Video)
Olympic swimmer and gold medalist Katie Ledecky sits down with Elaine Quijano to discuss her memoir “Just Add Water: My Swimming Life” and the upcoming 2024 Olympics in Paris. Then, Kelefah Sanneh learns more about the iconic sneaker brand New Balance.

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