i'm jane pauley. and this is "sunday morning."re are thousands and thousands of americans who are in what's known as a permanent vegetative state, in effect, trapped inside their own bodies. now, imagine having that diagnosis, only being fully aware of everything being said all around you, including talk of your imminent death. in his remarkable report this morning, lee cowan introduces us to a man who has been there. and managed to find his way back. ♪ >> reporter: there is so little we really know about the human brain, except that it continues to surprise us. and there aren't many brains more surprising than jake haendel's brain. thrier>> there are very few people like jake haendel who have been described in the medical journal. >> reporter: the morning after what could have been a forever sleep, later from "sundayning." >> pauley: gi gina davis has played some memorable characters on the screen, but few more memorable than thelma dickson, who along with her friend, louise, turned a movie about a weekend get-away into a road tr

jane pauley is off this weekend. i'm lee cowan, and this is "sunday morning."begin out west, talking about water. it's always been a precious commodity, but these days, the west's water woes are more severe than ever. as ben tracy will tell us, the drought that is drying up reservoirs and farms is

here again is jane pauley. >> pauley: he may be best known as sonny corleone, the hot-headed mobstermes caan is still practicing his craft and speaking his mind to our man in hollywood, ben mankiewicz. ♪ >> reporter: james caan says he doesn't like to curse. let me ask you a question. >> you have been (bleeping) me questions all day long. >> reporter: he swears it is true. (bleep). >> reporter: the only four letter word he really objects to is fame. >> we're rolling, buddy, stop screwing around. >> reporter: what james caan wants is respect. >> what does that do? impeachm>> it pumps you up. i want respect. i play ball, i want respect. >> i'm singing a song in search of el dorado. >> reporter: over a 60-year span career, he has deserved it. sonny, don corleone's hot hot-headed son in the godfather, will farrell's absentee father in "elf." >> i fought always never to be the same person. >> reporter: jimmy caan. >> reporter: this new yorker, born in 1940 in queens. where are you from? >> sunny side. >> reporter: where is sunny side? >> queens. >> reporter: what kind of place is it? >> l

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i'm jane pauley, and this is "sunday morning." john adams had it wrong. second president wrote to his wife, abigail, that the 2nd of july, 1776, would be celebrated as the day the continental congress declared our independence from england. instead, we celebrate on july 4th, the day the founding fathers adopted our declaration of independence. today on our 245path birth5pat5th, remain a nation of immigrants. we'll be taking you to the brooklyn restaurant for people chasing the american dream. before, nancy giles offers us some food for thought. we're going to break all of the rules by starting with dessert, a dessert custom-made for the fourth of july giuliani. our kel saf has a sweet story. >> when you're doing a flag pie, are there two lucky people who get the blueberry and strawberry. >> yes. or you can just share. >> reporter: the all-american dessert ahead on sunday morning. >> pauley: after a lifetime of making movies, ququentin tarantino is turning a page. >> reporter: quentin tarantino was all about making movies and not much else. but now he is a

don't forget "sunday morning with jane pauley" first thing tomorrow, followed by "face the nation."adriana diaz in cago, good night. captioning sponsored by cbs >>> live from the cbs bay area studios, this is kpix 5 news. >>> a violent night in the north bay leaves two dead and two others are fighting for their lives. >>> the race to contain what is now the largest wildfire burning in california. >>> taking a live look outside at the clear air in the bay area. >>> the new efforts to get shots in the arms of the unvaccinated as the delta variant sparks another covid surge across the state. >>> we begin with a deadly night in san rafael. >> investigators combing all over marin county for evidence following the deadly shooting. wilson walker is live in san rafael with the latest from police. >> reporter: six people shot, two dead, two with life- threatening injuries. all but one of them had come to san rafael per concert at a club about two blocks from where i'm standing. it was just after 10:31 the gun violence started here. >> my clients are coming in completely shocked, and i have t

i'm jane pauley. and this is "sunday morning." we call them medical miracles. days we have come to expect, even demand, treatments and cures to deadly diseases in record time. sadly, that's not been the case for the

i'm jane pauley. and this is "sunday morning."ands and thousands of americans who are in what's known as a permanent vegetative state, in effect, trapped inside their own bodies. now, imagine having that diagnosis, only being

jane pauley is off this weekend. i'm lee cowan, and this is "sunday morning."begin out west, talking about water. it's always been a precious commodity, but these days, the west's water woes are more severe than ever. as ben tracy will tell us, the drought that is drying up reservoirs and farms is changing lives and livelihoods. >> reporter: the american west was once a symbol o endless possibility. now it is facing its limits in the grips of aught and deadly heatwaves. >> this doubt is the worse, se since 800 a.d.. >> reporter: that is really bad. >> yes. >> reporter: there is so little water, some farmers have simply stopped planting their fields. >> cowan: matt damon's movies are box office gold, in good will hunting to the bourne identit he will explain to seth doane. >> reporter: over the last two weeks, much of hollywood's attention has turned overseas to the cannes film festival, where matt damon's newest film got a five-minute standing ovation. [applause] >> reporter: you got choked up? >> i just was overwhelmed. >> reporter: later on "sunday morning,"