By David Morgan and Katherine Lam. Updated May 22, 2026.
The Emmy Award–winning CBS News Sunday Morning airs Sundays at 9 a.m. ET and streams on the CBS News app beginning at 11 a.m. ET. Host: Lee Cowan. Executive producer: Rand Morrison.
Cover story: Cars at both ends of the spectrum
Lee Cowan visits two very different automotive gatherings on California’s Monterey Peninsula: the invitation-only Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, celebrating the world’s most valuable collector cars, and, a few miles away, Concours d’LeMons, a tongue-in-cheek festival that honors the least desirable and least expensive cars. One show honors best in class; the other revels in worst in show.
Almanac: May 24
A look back at historical events that happened on this date.
In Conversation: John McWhorter
Mo Rocca sits down with New York Times columnist, linguist and Columbia professor John McWhorter. They discuss his 2000 book Losing the Race: Self‑Sabotage in Black America, his recent work reconstructing the long-forgotten 1940s Broadway musical Early to Bed (music by Fats Waller), and his views about how he is perceived today.
Food: Cake Picnic
Faith Salie reports on the touring Cake Picnic, an international gathering of dessert lovers where the only rule is: bring cake. Founder Elisa Sunga explains how the event began and how it grew into a pop-up celebration of baking and community.
World: Iran’s online propaganda battle
Ted Koppel explores how Iran is fighting an online information war — using AI, satire and social media — as the conflict approaches three months. In a campaign where clicks can matter more than facts, messaging that persists after a scroll may be the most potent weapon.
Passage: In memoriam
For Memorial Day, Sunday Morning remembers the fallen, including U.S. service members killed since the start of the war with Iran.
Arts: Reefline — Miami’s underwater sculpture park
Luke Burbank reports on Reefline, an ambitious public-art project curated by Ximena Caminos: a submerged sculpture park about 300 yards off Miami’s coast that also functions as an artificial reef, placed roughly 20 feet below the surface.
Hartman: A principal returns in a new role
Steve Hartman profiles a 58-year-old elementary school principal who retired after 33 years, then found a different way to serve his school community by taking on a new job there.
Sunday Profile: Patti LaBelle
Tracy Smith visits Patti LaBelle in Philadelphia as the legendary singer marks her 82nd birthday and reflects on a six-decade career.
Animals: Living with coyotes
Conor Knighton examines how coyotes, once limited to parts of the West and Southwest, now live in nearly every U.S. state except Hawaii. He looks at their presence in cities like Chicago and at their roles in history, Native American stories, art and modern urban and suburban ecosystems.
Suggested resources mentioned: the Urban Coyote Research Project; Coyotes Among Us by Stanley D. Gehrt; Coyote America by Dan Flores; and Dr. Andrew Lovato, city historian of Santa Fe.
These United States: The Marshall Plan
Seth Doane recounts how George C. Marshall’s 1947 commencement speech led to a transformative American aid program that helped rebuild Europe after World War II.
Nature: Seals in Maine
The show closes with peaceful footage of seals resting off Mount Desert Island in northern Maine.
Web exclusive — Marathon: A dog’s life
A web-only compilation, A Dog’s Life: Stories About Man’s Best Friend, collects dog-centered segments: coverage of the 150th Westminster Dog Show; a dog that won over Steve Hartman; homemade dog food; Dog Mountain; a standout dog profile; search-dog training; flying dogs to their forever homes; Stella, the dog that talks; Dave Berry on aging with a canine companion; a tribute to a service dog; truffle-hunting dogs; the secret life of dogs; and sled-dog life in Alaska.
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