you can't say it here on tv but mo rocca will look at where the "a" word came from and why it's so popularsecondhand smoke affects everyone's health. it's not just irritating. it can cause heart disease and even death. speak up about secondhand smoke. your health and the health of your family depend on it. ♪ >>> there are two kinds of people, ones who curse and ones who don't. but there are also moments in life and people you meet that can't be described accurately using words like jerk or idiot, so mo rocca considers one alternative, a word starting with the letter "a." >> reporter: they cut us off on the highway. jump in front of us in line. talk really loudly on their cell phones. there's a word for these sorts of people. we just can't say it here. [ bleep ] >> it's a word that's formed in the mouths of g.i.s during world war 2 as reproach for officers that were arrogant. the first thread be described as an "a" word by his men and superiors was george patton. >> reporter: in hollywood "a" words make the "a" list. >> if you look at the list most fascinating people that barbara walters as

and layer, mo rocca with the last word on the a-word. thanks to our explorer card. wrong about you. next, we get priority boarding on our flight i booked with miles. all because of the card. and me. okay, what's the plan? plan? mm-hmm. we're on vacation. there is no plan. really? [ male announcer ] the united mileageplus explorer card. the mileage card with special perks on united. get it and you're in. with special perks on united. >> talk to me. no, it's my own thing. not your own thing. i know i don't seem like the warm and understanding type but this is my warm and understanding face. >> it's sunday morning on cbs. here again is charles osgood. >> osgood: that's alan cumming in the good wife. if you haven't seen him in that, don't worry. you almost certainly have seen the 47-year-old actor in something else. either at the movies or on tv. serena altschul has his sunday profile. >> excuse me. hi. how can i help you? >> reporter: alan cumming is is an actor for the ages. >> she's a very good sort of girl. i'm sure there are men who would not object to... everybody

. >> osgood: mo rocca has the story of "a christmas story's" broadway debut.artman tracks down a secret santa. bill flanagan and david edelstein share their movie picks and first the headlines of this "sunday morning". funeral and memorial services for the 26 children and adults killed by a gunman at the sandy hook elementary school are coming to an end. services for two of the first graders were held yesterday in connecticut. another memorial service was held in utah. officials say newtown connecticut, is being inundated with gifts from around the world. in fact they say the donations including some 60,000 teddy bears-- are simply too much for the town to handle they're suggesting gifts for organization serving needy children elsewhere. hawaiians are paying their last respects to senator daniel inouye in honolulu. funeral services will be held later today. the president and first lady michelle obama now vacationing in hawaii are expected to attend. in japt, the ruling muslim brotherhood government says a proposed islamist-backed constitution has been approved

in mo rocca's case make that way down. >> reporter: the beaches of cancun, mexico, are known for girlsuys going wild. it's art in the wild. >> i have a whole little team of helpers underwater that do the finishing work. >> reporter: ahead on sunday morning, art that lives underwater. >> osgood: the fast draw asks why we dress boys in blue and girls in pink. we'll travel to scottland to order up some world class scotch whiskey. we'll be remembering the good and the bad of the year 2012. and more. but first here are the headlines for december 30, the last sunday morning of 2012. senate negotiators in washington are working through the weekend to try to come up with an agreement on proposed budget cuts and tax increases. any deal they reach must then be voted on by the full house. the deadline is midnight tomorrow. the 23-year-old woman who died after a vicious gang rape on a bus in new dehli was cremated today in a private ceremony. hours after her death yesterday another young woman was reportedly molested on a bus there. angry demonstrations throughout india have been demanding better

for "cbs this morning" mo rocca, pawtucket, rhode island. >> you can find a story out of anything. >>ped revive the toy again. >> i forgot about that. without giving anything away will your children be getting a potato head or do you not want to say? >> they will not be getting mr. and mrs. potato head. >> yeah. >> it's fun when you're little. >> fun when you're little. >> exactly. >> pastor rick warren's book the purpose driven life is available in 50 languages. we spent some time with him recently hearing his own thoughts on everything from religion to weight loss. that conversation is coming up on this christmas day, and you're watching "cbs this morning." one day george got an important letter. he's built a rocket ship to travel into space." google, how far is earth to the moon? the moon is 238,900 miles... "the great moment had come." 3, 2, 1... you're watching "cbs this >>> dale earn hart jr. is the son of a nascar legend and pretty good driver himself. we asked him to give advice to his 16-year-old sale. -- 16-year-old self. >> and we had a lot to say. we'll reveal it ahead on

and sitting next to me is mo mo-rocca. he is on the cooking channel with "my grandma's rave -- ravioli." hi, pinch. >> check out bloomingdale's full page ad. seven new frugal rogues. you can't not buy a skinny legged pair at these prices. the prices between advertising and editorial are any less staunch, fyi,. ♪ the best part of waking up ♪ ♪ is folgers in your cup and reading the new york times. andy? >> it was your fault, viewers, and i hate you for it. >> thank you. >> does away in the main yes, sir -- does away in the main yes, sir put them in danger? it claims it is unconstitutional and a form of bullying. and they are threatening to sue the school district unless tunes like joy to the world are scraped for secular crap. they wrote, bullying is a hot topic and that appears to be what is occurring here. when they are singing about the lord and savior, jew success -- jesus christ, that is not the place. meanwhile, this cat does not belong in a tub. >> this is what happens when you violate the separation of cat and tub.