lee cowan shows us what it's all about. >> prison is a punishing routine.he clothes, the view, nothing changes. life's variety like an inmate's freedom is taken away. but here at the louisiana state penitentiary, nope as angola, one of the most notorious maximum security prisons in the country the monotony of doing hard time is occasionally broken. >> welcome to the angola prison rodeo. >> for one weekend in april and all of the sundays this month, some of louisiana's most violent criminals -- >> and here we go. >> become entertainment. >> we came to see the rodeo. >> spectators from all over fill the stadium, built by the prisoners, mind you, the seats more than 11,000 people. it's an odd mix, both animals and inmates, released from their respective confinements to dual it out. it's both a crowd pleaser and a bit unsettling. the atmosphere reminds you of a state fair, but then there's the guard towers and razor wire. even the mississippi river fools you. it meanders around the former slave plantation in a very frank quill way until you notice the alligator

lee cowan will take us to the louisiana state prison they call angola. >> this isn't your average rodeo. here, prison inmates, not cowboys, take to the arena while spectators look on. >> yet there's people watching you get hurt. >> not me. it's on us. >> the oldest rodeo in the country, how it survived. ahead on "sunday morning." >> osgood: for the record, singer songwriter elvis costello wasn't born with that name. how he came by his stage name and achieved such great success is a story anthony mason has brought us from england. >> he was a kid with big glasses when he rocked the music world in 1977. was the elvis part your idea? how declan mcmahon than became elvis costello later on "sunday morning." >> osgood: ben tracy previews the fall movies. serena finds something old and something new in the homes of two first rate artists. enjoying. first headlines for this sunday morning the 18th of 2015. palestinians who confront them in the west bank today. eight israelis and 40 palestinians have been killed in the violence. flight 1939 from san francisco touched down at philadelphia interna

lee cowan has been watching them at work. alleys of london's east end... a booming business lurks in the dark. >> jack the ripper tour, guys. >> reporter: this isn't just for halloween. this macabre gathering happens nightly-- a band of the curious following in the very footsteps of london's victorian villain, jack the ripper. >> if anybody sees a guy with a top hat with a big mustache and a knife, about 180 years old, just ignore him. ( chuckles ) busy. think it is? >> i think it's the mystery. it's the environment he did it in-- the gas lamps and the cobbles, and the victorian london, the top hats, this kind of thing. >> reporter: mick priestly is our rather gruesome guide. >> somebody had cut her throat deeply in a nine-inch injury across here that was met by a six-inch one running back underneath. these streets... >> that is katherine eddowes on the mortuary. many, he's still hiding in history's shadows. >> ( scream ) >> reporter: hollywood has made the ripper more myth than man-- top hat and cape, shrouded in fog, chased by the likes of johnny depp...

and this morning, lee cowan joins the hunt. >> reporter: there are perhaps few places quite as spooky as the cobblestone streets of east we're busy. >> reporter: this halloween week -- why the city's most famous villain -- jack the ripper -- still sends chills... >> because we don't know the killer, and i think that's the mystery is still with us. >> reporter: the enduring and disturbing tale of jack the ripper, ahead on sunday morning. >> osgood: john cleese first achieved fame in this country as part of the zany monty python troupe. he's lost none of his ability to make people laugh, as tracy smith has learned first hand. >> reporter: oh, admit it: the silly walk is still funny after all these years. so too is its creator, john cleese. does it make you uncomfortable when people approach you? >> when they gush at me and tell me how wonderful i am, i don't know what i'm supposed to say. do you see what i mean? >> reporter: a not-so-silly walk with john cleese... >> the center of the british empire. >> osgood: ahead this sunday morning. martha tie her has a portrait of john sicker sarg

lee cowan paid a visit. >> not far from aspen, colorado sits an unassuming habit that gave rocky mountain high a new meaning. it was the home of hunter s thompson. >> you never know. >> despite nearly 40 years of binge drinking and chain smoking and hallucinations, he under wrote. >> i have pages that will drive you mad. >> suddenly there was a terrible roar around us and the sky was full of what looked like huge bats. >> it's classic with one of two books turned into a movie stars his friend, johnny depp. >> hunter was like a teenage girl. he was like a teenage girl draped in the body of an elderly dope fiend. >> anita came as his writing assistant and ended up his second wife. >> did you watch him write? >> absolutely. >> what was it like? >> he would pull the typewriter forward and start clicking and it made him happy and everyone happy. >> when they married, hunter promised her a good ten years, but she only got two. he committed suicide in front of his typewriter here in the cap in's kitchen in 2005. >> i'm still expecting hunter to be at that chair. >> what do you miss the most? >>

lee cowan reports for cbs sunday morning. >> reporter: here at the louisiana state penitentiary knownla, one of the most notorious maximum security prisons in the country, the monotony of doing hard time is occasionally broken. >> ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the rodeo. >> reporter: for one weekend in april and all the sundays this month some of louisiana's most violent criminals -- >> and here we go. >> reporter: -- become entertainment. >> we came to see the rodeo. >> reporter: spectators from all over fill the stadium. built by prisoners, mind you. that seats more than 11,000 people. >> and let's ride. wow! >> reporter: it's an odd mix. both animals and inmates released from their respective confinements to duel it out. it's both a crowd pleaser and a bit unsettling. the atmosphere reminds you of a state fair. but then there's the guard towers and razor wire. even the mississippi river fools you. it meanders its way around this former slave plantation in a very tranquil way. until you notice the alligators. >> all right, here we go. live cow milking. >> reporter: this place is

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for "cbs this morning," i'm lee cowan, in woody creek, colorado. >> that brings back memories for you ed bradley, our late, loved, cbs correspondent. >> i love that his ashes were fired out of a cannon. >> he would have liked that too. >> you get a call when you drove to aspen, it's hunter. hunters is here. get out of here. >> you're watching "cbs this morning." we will be right back. ,, san fwhile this parking loting lies still. life, proposition d and mission rock will create a new neighborhood right here with 40% affordable housing, 8 acres of parks and open space, all connected to public transit, and generate $25 million a year in revenue for san francisco. vote yes on d to turn this into this. ♪ >>> that does it for us.,,,,,,,, >>> good morning, it's 8:55. time for some news headlines. starting today, californians with traffic tickets can settle for a fraction of what they owe. the amnesty program only applies to tickets issued before 2013 and doesn't apply to reckless driving or dui. >>> today's the day u.s. retailers are supposed to have installed terminals for new computer chi