Hosted by Jane Pauley. Featured: AI-generated actors; a family's history of Nazi espionage; Colonel Tom Parker, manager of Elvis Presley; actor Ethan Hawke; novelist Jan Karon; and gift ideas from Techno Claus.

A look at the features for this week's broadcast of the Emmy-winning program, hosted by Jane Pauley.

When 15-year-old Danni Houchins is found dead in a swamp, her family says they were led to believe she drowned. 24 years later, Danni’s sister learns the terrible truth. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.

Elvis Presley biographer Peter Guralnick's latest book, "The Colonel and the King," is the story of a partnership that rocked popular culture, and how Colonel Parker's marketing savvy and enduring loyalty helped the King get his crown.

The following is the transcript of the interview with former FDA commissioner Scott Gottlieb, who now serves on the boards of Pfizer and United Healthcare, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Dec. 7, 2025.

Earlier Sunday, a group of soldiers appeared on Benin's state TV to announce the dissolution of the government in an apparent coup, the latest of many in West Africa.

Elvis Presley biographer Peter Guralnick's latest book traces the relationship between the King and Colonel Tom Parker, a manager whose marketing savvy helped launch a rock 'n' roll revolution.

The Trump administration's elevation of Dr. Tracy Beth Høeg to lead a high-profile office within the Food and Drug Administration is raising alarm among multiple senior FDA officials.

The following is the transcript of the interview with Rep. Jim Himes, Democrat of Connecticut, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on Dec. 7, 2025.

The recall involves INIU 100,000mAh portable power banks, model BI-B41that were sold on Amazon between August 2021 and April 2022, the recall notice says.

This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," an interview with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent as more Americans say they're feeling the pain of higher prices this holiday season. Plus, Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar joins to discuss the Trump administration's immigration crackdown on Somalis in Minneapolis.

The star of "Blue Moon" talks about playing famed songwriter Lorenz Hart, whose successful collaboration with Richard Rodgers ended owing to Hart's heavy drinking; and about his own youthful ambitions.

The New York Times bestselling author returns to the village of Mitford in her 15th novel featuring Father Tim Kavanagh.

This week on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," as the government shutdown stretches on, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, Democratic Sen. Mark Warner and Republican Rep. Dan Crenshaw join to discuss the impacts. Plus, Anthony Salvanto breaks down the latest CBS News poll.

The next phase of the Gaza ceasefire involves an international security force and other measures and has not yet started.

We leave you this morning swimming with the alligators on the Myakka River in Florida. Videographer: Doug Jensen.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a supporter-turned-critic of President Trump, says she's seen colleagues who previously made fun of the president pivot to "kissing his ass" and wearing a MAGA hat.

With her sister's murder long unsolved, a woman turns to TikTok pleading for leads. Can you help? "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.

The bestselling author had said she would no longer write novels set in the make-believe mountain village of Mitford. After the death of her daughter, she wrote through her grief – which led to her 15th Mitford book, "My Beloved."

Novelist Jan Karon has written 25 bestsellers, including 15 about a make-believe mountain village, Mitford – stories in which the humanity of her characters is evoked in what she calls "a place of refuge." Karon talks with Faith Salie about discovering her voice as a writer at a very young age; the comforting qualities of her stories; and how the death of her daughter, Candace, led to her latest Mitford book, "My Beloved."

In this web exclusive, actor Ethan Hawke talks with Tracy Smith about his first experiences with Broadway. He also discusses his films "Explorers," "Dead Poets Society," "Reality Bites," "Training Day," and his latest, "Blue Moon," Leonardo DiCaprio's success, and his obsession with Jack Nicholson's performance in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest."

The songwriting team of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart helped put the "great" in the Great American Songbook. But Hart's heavy drinking led to the end of their partnership. In the new movie "Blue Moon," Oscar-nominee Ethan Hawke plays a heartbroken Hart reduced to watching Rodgers gain even greater fame collaborating with Oscar Hammerstein II. Hawke talks with Tracy Smith about the challenging role of Hart; his own youthful ambitions; and about joining the faces on the walls of the legendary Broadway watering hole Sardi's.

Who dresses as St. Nick and speaks an odd brogue? Why, it's Techno Claus, a.k.a. David Pogue! He offers "Sunday Morning" viewers his valuable tips for the gadget lovers on your gift-giving list.

Since the Trump administration began launching strikes against alleged drug vessels off the coasts of South America, killing at least 87 people, some fishermen in Santa Marta, Colombia, say their way of life is under attack. Lilia Luciano talks with relatives of Alejandro Carranza, who never returned from sea following a U.S. strike on September 15; Rear Admiral Carlos Oramas, commander of Colombia's naval forces in the Caribbean; and Michael Waldman, president of the Brennan Center for Justice, who questions the legality of the strikes.

A favorite fixture at a Lowe's store in Richmond, Va., Francine the Cat, had vanished. So, manager Mike Sida launched a far-reaching effort to locate her – from deploying tempting treats, to the use of surveillance cameras and heat-detecting drones, as far away as a massive Lowe's distribution center in a neighboring state. Steve Hartman reports on the mission to find a beloved feline.

"We're reviewing the process, and we'll see," Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said. "Whatever we were to decide to release, we'd have to be very responsible about reviewing that right now."

Michael Annett won the Xfinity Series' season-opening race at Daytona International Speedway in 2019.

President Trump presented medals to the 2025 Kennedy Center honorees during an Oval Office ceremony.

The 63-year-old Roger Clemens has been accused of using performance-enhancing drugs, which he has denied.

Dr. Vinay Prasad, the director of the FDA's vaccine division, did not provide data to back the claim in a memo sent to staff.