. >>> legendary sportscaster vin scully stepped away from the mic a couple of years back after calling dodgers games for 67 years. over the decades scully collected a treasure trove of baseball memorabilia dating back to babe ruth. some of it is up for auction. lee cowan has his story. >> it's time for dodgers baseball. >> reporter: the last time we met up with hall of fame broadcaster vin scully, it was a warm summer night at dodger stadium in los angeles. >> here's my office. >> not a bad view. >> no. >> reporter: it was eight years ago. but the privilege of going to a ballpark in person feels like a century ago, doesn't it? baseball in 2020 is the season of cardboard cutouts and piped in fan noise. scully thought he'd seen everything. balls out of the park, yes, but fans out of the park, too? thanks, covid. >> i've spent my life in sports, and it's just about shut it down. >> -- has pitched a no-hitter. if you have a sombrero, throw it to the side. >> reporter: he wasn't just the voice of the dodgers. >> high fly ball into right field. she is gone! >> reporter: scully was, in his he

drops in on legendary baseball announcer vin scully. lesley stahl is in conversation with reed hastings. and david martin talks we form f.b.i. agent peter strzok. and jim axelrod puzzles over the challenge of smiling while wearing a mask. plus steve hartman, a glance back at this summer like none other, and more. it's sunday morning, september 6, 2020, and we'll be back in a moment. ♪ it was just a get together with friends. no big deal. everybody felt fine. but now im super sick. everyone is sick. i just wish we had been more careful. it would have been easier than this. so wear a mask. do what you can outside. stay six feet apart. because some things you just can't take back. do your part to lower the risk. >> pauley: admit it, if you have a lawn, you may spend part of this holiday weekend making sure your grass is always greener. if so, martha teichner tells us you're in good company. >> reporter: you're not seeing things. >> it's exactly the same. it's exactly the same. [laughter] >> just like if you were in your backyard. >> report

he pivot to sportscasting, working alongside the legendary vin scully.99 seaver was elected to the national baseball hall of fame by the highest vote percentage ever recorded at that time. in 2019, seaver's family announced that he would "completely retire from public life" after being diagnosed with a devastating form of dementia.h at, combined with a recent diagnosis of covid, led to theba ba great's passing on monday. george thomas seaver wasld 75 years for the pbs newshour, i'm stephanie sy. >>woodruff: why we love baseball. and that's the newshour for tonight.i' judy woodruff. join us online and again here tomorrow evening. for all of us at the pbs newshour, thank you. please stay safe and see you soon. >> major funding for the pbs newshour has been ovided by: >> architect beekeeper raym0nd james >> consumer cellular. >> johnson and johnson the ford foundation. working with visionaries on the frontlines of social change worldwide. >> the alfred p. sloan foundation. driven by the promise of great ideas. >> and with the ongoing support of these instit