This week on “Sunday Morning” (June 2)

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COVER STORY: Trump trial
CBS News Chief Election and Campaign Correspondent Robert Costa reports.

ALMANAC: June 2
“Sunday Morning” recalls historical events from this date.

STAGE: “Illinoise” and the origin of an unlikely Broadway musical
The new Broadway show “Illinoise” is a dialogue-free, choreographed indie-rock musical based on Sufjan Stevens’ 2005 concept album. It received four Tony nominations, including best musical. “Sunday Morning” contributor Kelefa Sanneh talks to choreographer Justin Peck, playwright Jackie Sibblies Drury and musician Shara Nova about the show, an ode to the origins of storytelling and theater production.

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BOOKS: How James Patterson Completed Michael Crichton’s “Eruption”
Writer Michael Crichton, whose hit novels, films and TV series include “Jurassic Park” and “ER,” died in 2008, leaving behind an unfinished thriller about a volcanic eruption that endangers all life on Earth. Bestselling author James Patterson was tasked with completing Crichton’s book and now, 16 years later, “Eruption” is finally being released in bookstores. Correspondent Tracy Smith talks to Patterson and Michael’s widow, Sherri Alexander Crichton, about bringing back the voice of a master storyteller.

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PASSAGE: In memoriam
“Sunday Morning” looks back at some of the notable figures who left us this week.

USA: Homeless
Correspondent John Blackstone reports.

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POLITICS: Reality, as Trump supporters see it
Critics of former President Donald Trump have been outspoken about what a potential Trump election victory in November could mean for the country. On a visit to a campaign rally in Schnecksville, Pennsylvania, “Sunday Morning” senior contributor Ted Koppel talks to Trump supporters to find out what they believe the consequences of another Trump election loss would be.

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MUSIC: Cyndi Lauper: Showing Her True Colors
Cyndi Lauper was a pop music dynamo and MTV favorite singer who later won a Tony Award for her songs for the musical “Kinky Boots.” But she wanted more than just to have fun. The subject of a new Paramount+ documentary called “Let the Canary Sing,” Lauper talks with correspondent Anthony Mason about how music has made her tumultuous home life better; how she had to be convinced about her hit album, “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun”; and about criticism that she was, in the words of producer Quincy Jones, a “problem.”

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SPORTS: Swimmer Katie Ledecky on the China doping scandal and the Paris Olympics
Katie Ledecky won her first Olympic gold at age 15 and now has more individual Olympic gold medals than any swimmer in history. As he prepares for the Paris Olympics next month, Ledecky talks to correspondent Elaine Quijano about re-examining the results of the 2021 Tokyo Games following the news that Chinese swimmers tested positive for a banned substance just months before the competition. She also talks about her preparations for the Paris Games, the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics and more.

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COMMENTARY: Douglas Brinkley on Trump

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NATURE: To be defined

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THE BOOK REPORT: Reviews from Washington Post critic Ron Charles

GALLERY: D-Day – When the Allies turned the tide
June 6, 1944 marked one of the world’s most harrowing and consequential battles. Nearly 160,000 American, British, Canadian and French troops participated in the invasion of northwest France known as Operation Overlord.

FROM THE ARCHIVES: Richard Sherman (YouTube video)
Richard Sherman, half of the Sherman Brothers songwriting duo who wrote Disney classics like “It’s a Small World” and music for “Mary Poppins,” died on Saturday, May 25, 2024, at age 95. Morning”, Nancy Giles sat down at the piano with Robert Sherman for a supercalifragilisticexpialidocious trip down memory lane, complete with earworms.

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