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Elizabeth McGovern on why fans are nostalgic for the world of “Downton Abbey”

The highly-anticipated “Downton Abbey” movie, based on the Emmy-winning hit series about the aristocratic Crawley family and their servants, is being called “delightful fun.” The film is set in 1927, and centers around the family and staff preparing for a royal visit from the King and Queen of England. Oscar-nominated actress Elizabeth McGovern appears in the film as Cora Crawley, an American heiress who married the Earl of Grantham, Robert Crawley. McGovern joins “CBS This Morning” to discuss the film. Source

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Scientific breakthrough may eventually allow many blind people to see

A new scientific breakthrough called the “Orion” may eventually allow many blind people to see. Using a camera attached to a pair of sunglasses, Orion captures images a person would see and sends it through a handheld device to an implant that’s been surgically inserted into the visual part of the brain. The implant then turns those images into dots of light that the patient can see. Jonathan Vigliotti reports on one patient who tested the technology. Source

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