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CBS News continues to focus on critical issues in the run-up to the election by providing special coverage dedicated to voter integrity.

40 years later, one of the most daring military rescue attempts in US history is coming to the big screen. Greenwich Entertainment will release the acclaimed documentary feature “Desert One” from two-time Academy Award winner Barbara Kopple (“Harlan County USA” and “American Dream”) on Friday, August 21.

Roy Firestone Brings His ONE MAN SHOW To Jewish Family Services Of The Desert For One Very Special Performance, Sunday, November 17 at 3:00 pm at the UC Riverside Palm Desert Campus. Critically acclaimed as a performer, monologist, humorist, musician and impressionist, Roy Firestone, the seven-time Emmy® Award and seven-time Cable ACE Award winner, has performed in more than 2,000 venues spanning over two decades. He has shared the stage with performers  Josh Groban, Reba McEntire, David Foster, Forest Whitaker, and Bon Jovi. As an actor, Firestone was featured in the Academy Award-winning film Jerry Maguire, where he played himself in an unforgettable and often repeated scene with Academy Award winner Cuba Gooding Jr. I had the opportunity to catch up with Mr. Firestone as he was preparing for his desert performance. Here are a few excerpts from that conversation:

CBS News' Jane Pauley will anchor “No Exit!,” a one-hour CBS News primetime special exploring America's love/hate relationship with our highways and byways, and how millions of us cope with our increasingly difficult daily commute, to be broadcast Friday, May 17(9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

CBS SUNDAY MORNING will mark its 40th birthday with a special edition highlighting the people, the places, and the many milestones from the first four decades to be broadcast Sunday, Jan. 27 (9:00 AM, ET) on the CBS Television Network.

Televangelists Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker, hosts of the popular religious talk show 'PTL (Praise The Lord) Club' and founders of the Christian-themed park Heritage USA, became notorious after Jim was found at the center of outrageous sex and financial fraud scandals. Now, over 30 years after the demise of their religious empire, '20/20' re-examines exactly what transpired at their television studios and theme park, featuring new interviews with those who knew Jim and Tammy Faye well and previously unaired footage from the ABC News archives. '20/20' airs Friday, Jan. 18 (9:00 - 11:00 p.m. EST), on ABC. 

CNN founder and television visionary Ted Turner opens up to senior contributor Ted Koppel about his battle with a progressive brain disorder, the symptoms he's experiencing, his life today and why he never ran for the White House, in an interview for CBS SUNDAY MORNING to be broadcast Sunday, Sept. 30 (9:00 AM, ET) on the CBS Television Network.

CBS News to Present 'Sunday's Best: Celebrating 40 Years of CBS Sunday Morning,' A One-Hour Primetime Special 9/14

Fashion legend Ralph Lauren; supermodel Chrissy Teigen and her husband, singer John Legend; Academy Award winner Robert Redford; the world's first test-tube baby; and much more will be featured on SUNDAY'S BEST: CELEBRATING 40 YEARS OF CBS SUNDAY MORNING, a new, one-hour primetime special to be broadcast Friday, Sept. 14 (8:00 PM) on the CBS Television Network.

CBS News to Present 'Sunday's Best: Celebrating 40 Years of CBS Sunday Morning,' A One-Hour Primetime Special 9/14

CBS News will present SUNDAY'S BEST: CELEBRATING 40 YEARS OF CBS SUNDAY MORNING, a new, one-hour primetime special spotlighting the best original reporting on the arts, humanities, entertainment, music and much more to be broadcast Friday, Sept. 14 (8:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

Veterans of SNL: Jon Lovitz, Darrell Hammond, Chris Kattan & Finesse Mitchell bring an evening of stand-up to Mohegan Sun Arena on Saturday, July 28th. Presented by Comix, the hilarious former SNL cast will be live at 8:00pm.

Freeform announces its programming schedule for May 2018, which includes the two-hour season finale of fan-favorite series “Shadowhunters,” and season finales of “Famous in Love,” and freshman mermaid drama, “Siren.”

The work and life of legendary artist and activist Harry Belafonte will be celebrated during a concert at Aaron Davis Hall on Thursday, March 1, at 7:30 p.m. "Turn the World Around: The Music and Legacy of Harry Belafonte" will present audiences with a special evening of songs and stories in honor of and on the icon's 91st birthday.

CBS SUNDAY MORNING, the nation's #1 Sunday morning news program, delivered more than 6 million viewers for the second consecutive week, according to Nielsen live plus same day ratings for Nov. 12.

watch, and some people, who might be especially sensitive on these matters, might be put off at the thought of witnessing a person deteriorate over time due to the ravages of ALS. But they'd be depriving themselves of the chance to learn some of the same life lessons that author Mitch Albom did during the precious time he was able to spend with his former teacher before he passed. The New Jewish Theatre opens their 21st season with a warm, funny, and lovingly rendered production of this play, which only gets more relevant with age, as we have become even more tied down to lifestyles that move so fast, and demand so much of us, that we rarely get the time to actually enjoy them. And, maybe, just maybe, we were really meant for other things. It's a question this play asks.

Mitch Albom's book Tuesday's With Morrie told of the renewal of a friendship with one of his college professors in the months before the old man dies from ALS. It was a bestseller and popular television movie, and it remains an appealing inspirational story. The stage adaptation, by Albom and Jeffrey Hatcher, keeps the schmaltz at bay for most of its length with humor grounded by J.R. Stuart's performance in the title role.