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VICE PRESIDENT HARRIS – Amid rising tensions in the MiddleEast, correspondent Bill Whitaker interviews Vice President ofthe United States Kamala Harris in the Eisenhower ExecutiveOffice building. Whitaker speaks with the Vice President aboutthe situation in Israel and Gaza in the wake of the Hamasterror attack, and travels with her aboard Air Force Two tosee her discuss important domestic issues, including gunviolence prevention and immigration, while advocating for theBiden administration's policy agenda at a college in Nevada.Marc Lieberman is the producer.A QUIET INVASION – Days afterRussia invaded Ukraine, the country of Georgia applied formembership to the European Union, fearing that it could becomeVladimir Putin's next target. Correspondent Sharyn Alfonsimeets with Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili in Tbilisito discuss that E-U bid, the presence of Russian troops insideGeorgia's borders, the recent influx of Russian residents andKremlin influenced politics and propaganda, signaling a quietinvasion that she says is threatening the future of hercountry. Ashley Velie is the producer.THE AIR WE BREATHE–With a new strain of COVID-19 on the rise and flu seasonjust getting started, Dr. Jon LaPook spotlights how lessonsfrom the pandemic about the quality of indoor air are leadingbuilding owners to adopt new workplace air and ventilationsystems to help contain contagious respiratory viruses. AndrewWolff is the producer.THE STATE OF THE BLUES – Jon Wertheimreports from the town of Clarksdale, Miss., where the Deltablues first flourished and where local musicians have beencarrying on the blues tradition for generations. In recentyears, there's been something of a renaissance in Clarksdale,as new fans and young blues artists have rediscovered theplace. Wertheim meets Clarksdale native Christone "Kingfish"Ingram, heir to a long line of blues greats from the Delta –with surprise guest, actor and local blues club owner MorganFreeman. This is a double-length segment. David M. Levine isthe producer.