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HEADLINES: 
Day 2 of government shutdown (Video)
There's still no sign of compromise on Day Two of the impasse over the shutdown of the federal government. A group of about 20 moderate Democrats and Republicans met for hours yesterday trying to brainstorm ways out of this impasse, while the president kept a low profile. Nancy Cordes is at the Capitol with the latest.

       
COVER STORY:
A war of words on college campuses | Watch Video
Rita Braver reports on the war over words on college campuses, where protests of deliberately provocative figures, like white supremacists, have extended to lecturers reporting on academic research; and on the backlash over requirements to provide "safe spaces" and "trigger warnings" to protect students from "microaggressions." University of Chicago president Robert Zimmer, who has advocated against such measures, says, "Discomfort is an intrinsic part of an education."

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ALMANAC:
 The DeLorean car | Watch Video
On January 21, 1981, the first DeLorean DMC-12, with its striking gull-wing doors, rolled off the production line. Jane Pauley reports. 

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A 2016 view of the Statue of Liberty by Guantanamo Bay detainee Muhammad Ansi. Muhammad Ansi

ART: Art from behind the walls of Guantanamo | Watch Video
"Ode to the Sea," an exhibition at New York's John Jay College of Criminal Justice, might look like an ordinary art show, except for the fact that the artists are men who have been detained at the military prison at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba. Tony Dokoupil talks with the show's co-curator, and with the parents of people who lost their lives on 9/11, about art that speaks to freedom beyond prison walls.

GALLERY: Art by Guantánamo detainees

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Naturalist Sir David Attenborough, narrator of the acclaimed BBC America documentary series, "Planet Earth: Blue Planet II." CBS News

TELEVISION: Sir David Attenborough, the voice of nature | Watch Video
Mark Phillips interviews the naturalist and narrator of acclaimed nature documentaries, who returns with the new series "Blue Planet II" on BBC America.

WEB EXTRA VIDEO: Sir David Attenborough on nature films vs. zoos
Naturalist Sir David Attenborough talks with correspondent Mark Phillips about the value of wildlife documentaries over traditional zoos, and the benefits of each.

WEB EXTRA VIDEO: Sir David Attenborough on nature films
Legendary naturalist Sir David Attenborough, narrator of the new BBC America series "Planet Earth: Blue Planet II," talks with correspondent Mark Phillips about the editorial demands of wildlife documentaries.

WEB EXTRA VIDEO: Sir David Attenborough on how filming wildlife has changed
Naturalist Sir David Attenborough, of the BBC America series "Planet Earth: Blue Planet II," talks with correspondent Mark Phillips about advances in the production of nature documentaries, and about competition among wildlife cameramen to get a shot never filmed before.

"Planet Earth: Blue Planet II" premieres on Saturday, January 20 at 9 p.m. ET, as a simulcast event on BBC America, AMC, IFC, WE tv and SundanceTV. The rest of the eight-episode series will be shown on successive Saturday nights on BBC America. 

Watch a trailer for "Planet Earth: Blue Planet II":

Blue Planet II Official Trailer 2 - BBC Earth by BBC Earth on YouTube

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A practitioner of goat yoga. CBS News

LUKE BURBANK: Welcome to Goat Yoga | Watch Video
What's cuter than a baby farm animal? How about a baby farm animal joining in a yoga class? Luke Burbank ventures to a class where a new element has been added to a yoga routine: tiny goats.

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Passage: "Sunday Morning" remembers (Video)
"Sunday Morning" remembers three famous figures who we lost this past week: Oscar-winning actress Dorothy Malone ("Written on the Wind"), French chef Paul Bocuse, and former CIA director Stansfield Turner.

       
HARTMAN:
 Eternal lunch date (Video)
For years, retired mechanic Clarence Purvis had lunch with his wife six days a week at a restaurant in Reidsville, Ga. She remains his ever-present lunch date even though she died four years ago. Steve Hartman reports on the deepest of loves. 

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The comedian, and writer-director of "Get Out," talks to "Sunday Morning" correspondent Tracy Smith about race relations, and how art can help achieve progress. CBS News

MOVIES:  Jordan Peele on "Get Out," Trump, race and art | Watch Video
One-half of the duo Key & Peele, Jordan Peele has burst beyond the sketch comedy universe with one of 2017's most critically-acclaimed films: "Get Out," a satirical horror film in which a black man uncovers the terrifying secret beneath the surface of his white girlfriend's hometown. Correspondent Tracy Smith talks with Peele, a Directors Guild of America nominee and a front-runner for an Oscar nomination.

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MUSIC:
 Jane Birkin: Life (and music) goes on | Watch Video
Anthony Mason profiles the iconic English-born actress and singer, ahead of her Carnegie Hall concert.

To hear Jane Birkin perform "La Javanaise," from the album "Birkin/Gainsbourg: Le symphonique," click on the video player below: 

BIRKIN / GAINSBOURG - Le Symphonique : La Javanaise (Audio officiel) by Jane Birkin on YouTube

WEB EXTRA VIDEO: What's inside Jane Birkin's Birkin bag?
The British-born French icon Jane Birkin reveals to CBS News what is inside an equally iconic fashion accessory: her Hermès Birkin bag.

WEB EXTRA VIDEO: The origin of the Birkin bag
Singer and actress Jane Birkin talks with correspondent Anthony Mason about how a serendipitous meeting on an airplane led to the creation of an iconic fashion accessory: The Hermès Birkin bag.

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COMMENTARY:
Dawn Turner on how disquieting noise can be | Watch Video
Twenty years ago, Dawn Turner moved to a house in the country. Now she's back in the city, and has discovered how disquieting noise can be. Is it misophonia (a brain anomaly that explains why some people have an incredibly heightened sensitivity to certain sounds)? Or are city sounds just too darn much? 

       
CALENDAR:
Week of January 22 | Watch Video
"Sunday Morning" takes a look at some notable events of the week ahead. Jane Pauley reports.

      
NATURE:
 Alligators (Extended Video)
We leave you this Sunday Morning at Myakka River State Park in Sarasota, Florida. Watch out for 'gators!     
 


WEB EXCLUSIVES:

       
GRAMMYS: Watch the Best Music Video nominees
Check out the contenders for this year's award - and be sure to watch the 60th annual Grammy Awards, presented Sunday, January 28, and broadcast live on CBS. 

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A snow goose taking off from a pond, with water on its oiled and waterproof feathers. Verne Lehmberg

NATURE UP CLOSE: Feathers
They're some of the most amazing structures in the natural world.
         


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