far from the madding crowd. >> that was lee cowan reporting. the auction of scully's memorabilia wraps up september 22nd, so if you've got time to bid, the auction site is only a google search away. the "overnight news" will be right back. how about poor fred wilson? what a shame. so soon after retiring. i hear his wife needed help with the funeral expenses. that's ridiculous! -he had social security. -when my brother died, his wife received a check from social security, all right-- for $255! the funeral costs were well over $8,000. how on earth did she pay for it? fortunately, my brother bought additional life insurance -before he retired. -whew! i bet that cost a pretty penny, huh? not with colonial penn. coverage options start at just $9.95 a month. less than 35 cents a day. i have it myself. -we both do. -both of you? neither of us had to answer any health questions or take a physical exam. in fact, no one our age can be turned down. for any health reason. your rates go up every year, right? no, not at all. friends keep telling friends abou

here's lee cowan. >> reporter: venice beach basketball courts are a haven for pickup ballers. players come from everywhere to shoot the venice ball. until kooefd shut it all down. that sent sparks flying for one player who had suddenly lost his favorite outlet. >> thin line between being safe and sane. as long as the game never stops, that's the way we connect. eporte he goes by niko nayknit founded the venice basketball league. he's also an artist who grew up outside paris. his twin passions found a home at the end of a welding tool deftly wieldled by friend. together they create what'd they call survival hoops. >> we built about a hundred of them. we were together every day making hoops. the hoop goes right in here. >> reporter: they're made of chairs, shoes, even car bumpers, reclaimed items. did you see a hoop in everything? >> i see a hoop in everything. you put a few things on the ground there and i could immediately make a hoop out of it. >> reporter: they've hung them in back alleys all over venice. played them, too. >> from downtown! >> reporter: but this is their rea

in venice beach, california. >> go, lee cowan.story. everything. the hoop bus -- >> everyone's working on the same goal. shooting for the same goal. that's what we need in this country. we made it a shared reality and a shared goal. >> i love the black lives matter sign at the front and then the vote at the back. >> i love that he saw the opportunity that he had this bus park thursday aed there and he something with it. >> and the little boy dash who says it doesn't matter your age, you can all do something. you go, dash. >>> on our pac we'odcast we'll with first amendment lawyer greg lukianoff about the concept of cancel culture. we all know what that is. listen on your favorite podcast platform, and we'll be right back. look, this isn't my first rodeo... and let me tell you something, i wouldn't be here if i thought reverse mortgages took advantage of any american senior, or worse, that it was some way to take your home. it's just a loan designed for older homeowners, and, it's helped over a million americans. a reverse mortgage

." >> pauley: lee cowan will be in conversation with actress drew barrymore. talk of hollywood at a very young age, now she is launching her very own talk show. >> reporter: given all of the bad news in the world lately, we could certainly use a little happy tv. >> welcome to our set, lee. >> reporter: and starting tomorrow, you'll have one more option. >> you have to have this cohesive tone. >> reporter: and your tone here would be what? >> optimism tv. if we have jiggle tv, we can have optimism tv. >> pauley: rita braver looks ahead to the unveiling of the eisenhower memorial in washington. from serena altschul, is light pollution endangering our starry nights? and mo mo rocca takes us through presidential portraits. plus steve hartman. some thoughts from jim gaffigan, and more on this "sunday morning," the 13th of september 2020. we'll be back in a moment. ♪ cups, plates, burgers, chips... masks, outdoor air, 6 feet of distance, as few people as possible, and plenty of hand soap. make sure lowering the risk of spreading covid-19 is on your list for your nex

our lee cowan caught up with announcer vin scully. >> it is time for dodgers' baseball. >> reporter:me we met up with hall of fame broadcaster vin scully, it was a warm summer night at dodgers stadium in los angeles. >> here is my office. >> reporter: not a bad view. 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 2020is the season of cardboard cutouts and piped in fan noise. scully thought he had 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 has just about shut it down. >> fernandez has hit the no-hitter. if you have a so 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! [applause and cheering] >> reporter: scully was, in his heart, baseball' story-teller. >> in a year that has been so improbable, the impossible has happened. [applause and cheering] >> reporter: after 67 seasons, the redhead who started with the brooklyn dodgers at 23 reti

she talks with our lee cowan. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: lady gaga, the monster of messaging.t the mtv video awards turned a public health recommendation into what she calls a simple act of kindness. >> you're kind right now. you're wearing a mask. we have cameras around me and everybody has a mask on. these are kind acts. wear a mask. >> reporter: we weren't ones to argue. she had invited us into her home, once owned by the late frank zappa. it is in this studio where she recorded chromatic, which is her six and consecutive number one album. >> there is not one song on that album is not true, not one. ♪ i'm in it for a free ride ♪ ♪ i only ask you to show me a real good time ♪ >> reporter: chromatica is a dance album. it is a return to her electro-pop roots, but when you listen to the lyrics, it is more like a diary, and not a happy one. ♪ rain on me >> reporter: what was the darkness? what was so dark about that particular time? >> i mean, honestly lee, i just -- i totally gave up onous. i hated being a star. i felt exhausted and used up. [yelling] >> reporter: used up, not

she invited lee cowan on to the set. >> reporter: for once i found myself in someone else's interview>> i don't know if you're interviewing you. >> hopefully we'll never know because it will be an unguarded respectful conversation. >> please welcome berube. >> reporter: drew barrymore is all about conversation these days. >> oh, my god. >> reporter: she'll be doing a lot of it. debuting her very own talk show on cbs. >> here we go, everybody. >> reporter: in a studio just down the flaul ours. >> welcome to our set, lee. >>> this is three sets. woemp a little envy owls. her studio is aotggsh en has he. >> reporter: are you a cook, though? >> i am but i'm not cute and sexy and cool. i'm like [ jinnerish ] >> reporter: for guests who can't sit withdrew in person thanks to the magic of television they can appear to be sitting there anyway in 3-d from a studio on the other side of the country. >> i never knew we would be launching a talk show tamtd no one will come out to go a talk show. >> reporter: oddly, all the challenges she says just might have made the show better. she's not hiding

gaga invited lee cowan into her studio for a chat. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> lady gaga, the monster of messaging.hionable face ware at this year's mtv awards turned illustrate into a simple able to of kindness. your kind right now. you're wearing a mask with in this interview. herve has a mask on. these are kind acts. where a mask! >> we weren't ones to argue. she had invited united states into her home, after all, one once owned by the late frank zappa. it was in this studio where she recorded her latest album "chromatica" which despite the pandemic is her sixth consecutive album. >> not one song on that true is not true. not one. ♪ ♪ i only ask you to show me a real good night ♪ >> it's a dance party. it's a return to her electro pop roots but when you listen to the lyrics, it's more like a diary and not a happy one. ♪ ♪ >> what was so dark about that particular time? >> i mean, honestly, i just -- i totally gave up on myself. i hated being famous. i hated being a star. i felt exhausted and used up. >> reporter: use up, not by the industry or by her fans, but by the very entity she created. ♪ ♪

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lady gaga told lee cowan that chronic depression made it almost impossible to write. studio at all had it not been for her producer, michael tucker. also known as blood pop. >> he used to come upstairs and would go like, come on, we've got to go down. i would play chords and start singing and writing. yeah, he encouraged me. >> reporter: pulling you through it? >> it was like a baby walking, you know. come on. you're an artist. you're an artist. and i would -- then it would come out, you know. and then we'd fill the room with music, and i'd go in there, and i'd lay it down. and then i'd hear it back, and i would smile. and i'd say i sound pretty good, blood. he would go, yeah, you're lady gaga. and then i'd dance around for a little while. and then i would go upstarts, and i'd lock myself on my porch, and i'd stare at the sky. i would be sad again. >> i love that she's so candid about suffering from depression. she also suffered -- i think it's called fibromyalgia where you have intense pain. she's talked about that. because her music is so good. she's not like the ot