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COVER STORY: How safe is America from polio?After decades of American children routinely receiving polio vaccines, the virus that had doomed many to paralysis was nearly eliminated in the United States. But vaccine avoidance today may allow the crippling disease to return. CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jonathan LaPook talks with David Oshinsky, author of "Polio: An American Story," and with violin virtuoso Itzhak Perlman, who contracted polio as a child, about how parents opting out of vaccinations for their children could affect polio rates here.

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Itzhak Perlman (Official site)The Juilliard School, New York CityDavid Oshinsky, professor, New York University Grossman School of Medicine"Polio: An American Story"by David Oshinsky (Oxford University Press), in Hardcover, Trade Paperback eBook and Audio formats, available viaAmazon,Barnes & NobleandBookshop.orgPolio Vaccination (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)Poliomyelitis (polio) (World Health Organization)

ALMANAC: February 22"Sunday Morning" looks back at historical events on this date.

ARTS: The legacy of the Studio Museum in HarlemIn 1968, a group of artists, activists, and community members founded the Studio Museum in Harlem. It was a space not just for displaying works celebrating the contributions of African-American artists, but also to foster up-and-coming artists through a residency program. Now, following a seven-year, $160 million renovation, the Studio Museum has reopened. Nancy Giles pays a visit.

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SPORTS: The Winter Olympics wraps upSeth Doane reports.

PASSAGE: Remembering Jesse Jackson, an American originalMark Whitaker looks back on the life of The Rev. Jesse Jackson, the Baptist minister, civil rights leader and social justice activist, whose trailblazing presidential campaigns, built on a message of economic support and faith-based compassion, fostered his so-called "Rainbow Coalition."

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PASSAGE: In memoriam"Sunday Morning" remembers some of the notable figures who left us this week.

JOURNALISM: Seymour Hersh's role as a reporter: "To find out secrets and facts"For six decades, Seymour Hersh's reporting for such publications as The New York Times and The New Yorker has changed public opinion and government policy – from documenting the My Lai massacre during the Vietnam War, to uncovering torture by American service members at the Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq. "60 Minutes" correspondent Lesley Stahl talks with the Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist about his career exposing corruption, and where he believes America stands now. She also talks with Laura Poitras, co-director of a new documentary on Hersh, "Cover-Up," about putting the reporter with a reputation for crankiness on camera.

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FROM THE ARCHIVES:Seymour Hersh - The life of a "Reporter"|Watch VideoA memoir by the Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist recounts a blockbuster career from the Golden Age of journalism. David Martin reports.

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HEADLINES: Andrew's arrestElizabeth Palmer reports.

MOVIES: Rose Byrne on playing a woman at the end of her rope in "If I Had Legs I'd Kick You"Australian-born actress Rose Byrne earned an Academy Award nomination for her powerful performance in the drama "If I Had Legs I'd Kick You," playing a mother stretched to the limits. She talks with correspondent Tracy Smith about playing a woman losing all sense of control. Byrne also discusses her early years in Hollywood and the help she received from fellow Aussie Heath Ledger; and how she branched off from working in dramas like the TV series "Damages," to comedies like "Bridesmaids."

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BOOKS: Norah O'Donnell on "We the Women," about the unsung heroines of AmericaIn her new book, "We the Women," CBS News' Norah O'Donnell tells the overlooked stories of women who have helped shape our nation, from the single female whose name appears on the Declaration of Independence, to the first Black woman to argue a case before the Supreme Court. O'Donnell talks with correspondent Mo Rocca about being shocked by how much she didn't know of these women's contributions; the role of women in journalism today; and why she is optimistic about the future.

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"We the Women: The Hidden Heroes Who Shaped America"by Norah O'Donnell with Kate Andersen Brower (Ballantine Books), in Hardcover, eBook and Audio formats, available February 24 viaAmazon,Barnes & NobleandBookshop.orgMuseum of the American Revolution, PhiladelphiaIndependence National Historical Park, Philadelphia (National Park Service)

HEADLINES: Supreme Court ruling on Trump tariffsJo Ling Kent reports.

NATURE: Whitetail deer in New York

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FROM THE ARCHIVES:Robert Duvall (Video)Academy Award-winning actor Robert Duvall died on Feb. 15, 2026 at the age of 95. In this June 25, 2006 "Sunday Morning" profile, the star of such classics as "The Godfather," "Apocalypse Now," and the TV miniseries "Lonesome Dove" talked with Rita Braver about his career, including the early days hanging out with Gene Hackman and Dustin Hoffman; his Oscar-winning performance as a country singer in "Tender Mercies"; and his love of westerns. He even gave a visiting reporter an impromptu tango lesson.

FROM THE ARCHIVES:Jesse Jackson's political movement (YouTube Video)Social justice activist The Rev. Jesse Jackson died on Feb. 17, 2026 at age 84. Watch these "Sunday Morning" reports from the 1980s chronicling the Chicago minister as he ran twice for the presidency, while raising a voice for those often unheard in the political process. Included:

Oct. 1983 - David Culhane reports on Jackson's decision about running for the White House as he campaigns on economic issues; talks with Andrew Young and Julian Bond July 1984 - Charles Kuralt and Bob Faw discuss Jackson's impact on the 1984 race, and his future in politics March 1988 - David Culhane reports on the Jackson campaign, his primary victories, and his appeal beyond minority voters; talks with John Lewis and political scientist Hugh HecloNov. 1988 – Just days before the election, Robert Pierpont reports on voter apathy over the Bush-Dukakis race, and how Jackson is trying to increase voter registration and participation

GALLERY:Notable deaths in 2026"Sunday Morning" looks back at the esteemed personalities who left us this year, who'd touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.

MARATHON:UFOs and aliens (YouTube Video)"The truth is out there" - maybe! Watch these "Sunday Morning" stories about the public fascination with UFO sightings and alleged alien visitations; theories about secrets hidden in Roswell, N.M.; and the search for extraterrestrial life. Featured:

Almanac: The first official UFO sighting in the U.S. in 1947 From 1995: Bill Geist visits Rachel, Nevada, the undisputed UFO Capital of the World Almanac: The 1969 closing of Project Blue Book, the U.S. Air Force's probe into UFO sightings From 2007: The nation's fascination with UFOs and aliens From 2021: David Pogue probes for answers to the age old-question, "Are we alone in the universe?"

MARATHON:A love letter to New York City (YouTube Video)From Manhattan to the Bronx, "CBS Sunday Morning" wanders the streets of the Big Apple.

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• In an archived video from The Jim Henson Company, Jim's wife and co-creator, Jane Henson, talked about the Muppets' signature humor

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Jim Henson's Muppets always had a special sense of humor.

In a video from the archives of The Jim Henson Company, the Muppets creator's wife, Jane Henson, explains how their signature snark came to be.

"The Muppet Showreally was an extension of what we began in the very beginning, because when we began, we were students out of college," Jane, who met Jim at the University of Maryland, shared.

"We had a kind of young adult kind of humor and disrespect of establishment and all that kind of thing, so the characters that we developed... we had a little family of five characters. Kermit was the main character. Then Sam, Sam was the only human and Sam never spoke. We had a monster who was kind of the beginning of all our monsters, and we had a cool musician."

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"It was camp right from the beginning, and it was that campy, somewhere between child and adult feeling that we wanted to continue. And I think, really,The Muppet Showwas a mature version of our originalSam and Friendsshow."

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The originalMuppet Showaired from 1976 to 1981 and was beloved by fans around the globe. The series won four Primetime Emmy Awards and three BAFTAs during its run.

In fact, theMuppets Showhad its beginnings in the UK because American networks were iffy about the racy sense of humor coming from what looked like children's characters to most.

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"Nobody really thought that puppets could stand on their own for half an hour on TV. They knew they were fine for two-minute bites onSesame StreetorThe Ed Sullivan Show. But a half hour on their own? This was something really controversial and groundbreaking," biographer Brian Jay Jones toldSlateof the initially uphill battle.

Lew Grade eventually was willing to take a chance on the Muppets, with Jones noting, "Lou Grade and Jim were were a generation apart, but they were cut from the same cloth. Grade had come out of the UK version of Vaudeville. He was famous for jumping on an oval-shaped table and doing the Charleston."

Audio journalist Sally Herships added, "It was filmed in England and broadcast around the world. But the Muppets wasn't just a show. It was a showwithin a show:Kermit as stage manager trying to get the whole crazy whirlwind zoo on stage. Miss Piggy the star, the diva. The Muppet Show was the archetype of a stage performance—and audiences loved it."

Fast forward to 2026 and a whole new generation is ready to fall in love with the Muppets signature charm. The new iteration ofThe Muppets Showis streaming now on Disney+.

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Singer-songwriter Barry Manilow announced Friday he needs to reschedule several more concerts as he continues to recover following surgery after he wasdiagnosed with lung cancer.

In astatementposted Friday to social media, the 82-year-old said he just had a "very depressing visit" with his surgeon, who he said told him: "Barry, you won't be ready to do a 90 minute show. Your lungs aren't ready yet."

Manilow said his surgeon said he was in "great shape considering what you've been through, but your body isn't ready," and told him: "You shouldn't do the first Arena shows. You won't make it through."

The "Copacabana" hitmaker announced in December that he had been diagnosed with lung cancer and needed to reschedule his January concert dates in order to have surgery.

His upcoming arena shows were scheduled to begin Feb. 27 in Tampa, Florida, according to hiswebsite. Manilow said Friday he has to reschedule the first batch of shows from Feb. 27 through March 17.

Manilow said that "deep down, I wanted to go back—but my body knew what my heart didn't want to admit: I wasn't ready." He said that while he's been using the treadmill three times a day, he "still couldn't sing more than three songs in a row before I had to stop."

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"I'm SO, SO sorry I have to reschedule some of these first Arena shows. Again! But when I do come back, I will COME BACK!!!" he added.

Manilow said his surgeon indicated he might be able to perform in Las Vegas at the end of March and for the second leg of the arena shows scheduled to begin in April.

In December, Manilow said an MRI scan detected "a cancerous spot" on one of his lungs after he suffered a lengthy bout of bronchitis in the midst of a residency in Palm Springs, California.

"It's pure luck (and a great doctor) that it was found so early," Manilow said at the time, adding that he was having surgery to have the spot removed.

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