: good morning, i'm jane pauley and this is "sunday morning." the sunday morning before the presidential inauguration to be precise. we'll be looking ahead to friday's ceremony throughout the morning. while also taking a look back with martha teichner at the record of out going president barack obama. then it's on to the high school student who will be raising her voice in song at the inauguration. michelle miller has paid her a visit. >> if you've never heard 16-year-old jackie evancho sing, prepare to be amazed. ♪ for her, singing the national anthem this friday will be easy. the hard part is dealing with those who say she shouldn't sing at all. out of concern for the rights of people like her sister. >> my sister juliet is a transgender and she is one of the strongest people i know. >> jackie evancho raising her voice in our nation's capital later on "sunday morning." >> pauley: viola davis is an acclaimed hollywood actress who knows full well that success 2:00 never be taken for granted. lee cowan will have hour sunday pre file. >> in hollyw

they are holding all the cards right now at pauley pavilion. >> bill: a great job rebounding. that's the area i think that ucla has given away by hamilton, they have to defensively be sound and rebounding if they're going to be a final-four team and they're certainly capable of it, but this arizona team just tougher minded. the perimeter guys just put the pressure on the perimeter defense and broke it down frequently. >> ian: fourth foul on hamilton. 92-83 arizona. trier makes it a double-digit lead. >> bill: amazing, sitting out all that time, able to on come in. be permed to play and taking advantage. practicing certainly helped him. >> ian: final 35 seconds. holiday a three. it rims out. rebound. controlled by simmons. >> bill: he's done everything right. didn't need it. he knows it. >> ian: foul given along the sideline with 24.9 remaining. >> bill: it's appropriate a guy like kobi has a big-time game when you come to los angeles. it's been a long run with that name for his namesake. >> ian: steve alford's team will drop to 19-2 on the season, 6-2 in the pac-12. their firs

they are holding all the cards right now at pauley pavilion. >> bill: a great job rebounding. that's the area ucla has given away by hamilton, they have to defensively be sound and rebounding if they're going to be a final-four team and they're certainly capable of it, but this arizona team just tougher minded. the perimeter guys just put the pressure on the perimeter defense and broke it down frequently. >> ian: fourth foul on hamilton. 92-83 arizona. trier makes it a double-digit lead. >> bill: amazing, sitting out all that time, able to on come in. be permed to play and taking advantage. practicing certainly helped him. >> ian: final 35 seconds. holiday a three. it rims out. rebound. controlled by simmons. >> bill: he's done everything right. didn't need it. he knows it. >> ian: foul given along the sideline with 24.9 remaining. >> bill: it's appropriate a guy like kobi has a big-time game when you come to los angeles. it's been a long run with that name for his namesake. >> ian: steve alford's team will drop to 19-2 on the season, 6-2 in the pac-12. their first lossa home.

come here, it's your uncle pauley. his own daughter. i said, i understand visitation, i get it, i have been married four times, i understand visitation. >> stephen: four times? yeah, may the fourth be with me. ( cheers and applause ) so h he said he had a visitation and i said i understand, he wasn't going to make it. so as we were coming to the end of the show, the second show we did, all of a sudden mix road crew guys come over to me and said, he's on his way. i said, who's on his way? the eagle has landed. and we were getting to piano man, and i look on the side of the stage and there is paul mccartney walking on the stage tuning his hoffner base with a butter knife. i said, this is bizarre, this is insane. so he came on, we played a couple of songs and ended the show by doing "let it be" which is poetic justice, i think. >> stephen: we'll take a break and be back with more billy joel. stick around. ♪ ( cheers and applause ) 90% of the world's largest supercomputers run on intel? that means you can take a universe o

jane pauley is off today. i'm bill whitaker and this is "sunday morning." today is the day for new year's resolutions. is one of yours is to embark on unconventional travel, you could do worse than follow the lead of two authors we'll be introducing you to this morning. sorry that altschul will report our cover story. >> hoping to spend your new year doing a little exploring? this duo might have just the travel guide for you. >> some of my favorite places look mundane but in fact have this incredible story. >> discovering the world's weird and wonderful places, ahead this "sunday morning." >> whitaker: the story of debbie reynolds and carrie fisher the mother highway daughter hollywood stars that died just one day apart this past week touched people all over the world. and that definitely includes our mo rocco. >> i have a delicious surprise. >> debbie reynolds of one of hollywood's brightest and most enduring stars. >> i just feel that you don't give up. and if you get a blow, you go on. >> what the hell are you doing? >> somebody has to save our skins. >>

: good morning, i'm jane pauley and this is "sunday morning."unday morning before the presidential inauguration to be precise. we'll be looking ahead to friday's ceremony throughout the morning. while also taking a look back with martha teichner at the record of out going president barack obama. then it's on to the high school student who will be ra

i'm jane pauley. this is "sunday morning." the next chapter in our country's history has begun. chapter unfolding on two different paths. on friday, donald trump took the oath of office as our 45th president. while on salt day in washington, and elsewhere. there were marchs and rallies in

i'm jane pauley. and this is "sunday morning."hough the holidays are gone, most of our holiday gifts are still with us. and in no small number of households some of those gifts carry the label virtual reality. which is why this morning we've asked our david pogue of yahoo tech for virtual reality check. >> believe ir

i'm jane pauley and this is "sunday morning."ship, our first stealth destroyer, is in some ways the symbol of our military's future. is but for some critics the fact that it went so far over budget makes the ship the symbol of something very different government excess. of cours's

doug pauley from yorkshire brought his case after he was refused entry to a first group bus in 2012 whenr with a pushchair refused to move. he and his supporters say the ruling will make a major difference. imean, i'm ruling will make a major difference. i mean, i'm aware some people won't be pleased. it's not gone as far as some people would like. it's gone too farfor some people would like. it's gone too far for people, but in the end this is about disabled people's right to access, to travel on the bus. and hopefully today has been at least a step in the right direction. i feel it'll create a cultural shift, that's what they said in court, so people will be aware of the fact the wheelchair area for wheelchair users and they should ta ke wheelchair users and they should take priority. our lead story comes from washington. in the final news conference of his presidency barack obama has defended his decision to free wikileaks source chelsea manning. we can turn to some of the main stories from bbc world service. from bbc arabic the iraqi army says it is preparing military operations to r

here's jane pauley. ♪ dearly beloved ♪ we are gathered here today to get through this thing called lifend if the elevator tries to bring you down go crazy ♪ ♪ >> reporter: like a preacher to his flock, prince spread a gospel of music. bursting with love, funk and soul. ♪ so tonight i'm going to party like it's 1999 ♪ ♪ only want to see you i only want to see you purple rain ♪ >> reporter: he was a self-taught virtuoso who wrote countless songs. ♪ little red corvette >> you know these are like my children. and they -- will be all that will be left upon my departing of this experience. ♪ i just want your extra time and your ♪ >> reporter: in his life he maintained an aura of mystery. and at 57, he left us this past year. he left us wanting more. >> you never really understand a person until you kid things from his point of view. >> to climb inside of his skin. >> reporter: and walk around in it. and "to kill a mockingbird" by author harper lee, the novel won the pulitzer prize in 1960, the movie adaptation, starring gregory peck, a film classing to this day. a lot of us walked around in t

jane pauley is off today. i'm bill whitaker and this is "sunday morning." is the day for new year's resolutions. is one of yours is to embark on unconventional travel, you could do worse than follow the lead of two authors we'll be introducing you to this morning.

. >> jane pauley has a piece in "the new york times" how she was room because she had a big "m." >>>way including a televised chinese countdown. their audience puts the super bowl to shame. more than 100 million people watched and streamed super bowl 50 last year, but 1 billion are expected to watch the chinese new year. and this morning adriana diaz goes behind the scenes to show how it's all put together. >> reporter: it's dazzling to the eyes with over-the-top pomp that demands attention, a schizophrenic mix of dancers, the show is one of a kind says its chief director and architect. we have a wide range of routines to try to appeal to everyone. that range, of course, extends beyond the flashy stage. propaganda, which has gained prominence under current president xi jinping is also on display. it's a logistical high-wire act that involves 13,000 performers and cutting-edge technology. here at rehearsals there was no shortage of bright lights and special effects and these performers have been rehearsing for months for five hours of eye-popping tv. the hallways were a hodgepodge of

. >> jane pauley has a great piece in "the new york times" about how she was so inspired by mary ler. i loved her so much. >> great special last night. >> thank you. >>> today is china's new year's eve. celebrations are under way including a televised chinese new year countdown. look at these pictures. the show's audience put the super bowl to shame. more than 115 million people watched and streamed super bowl 50 last year, but 1 billion are expected to watch the lunar new year gala in china and only on "cbs this morning" adriana diaz went behind the scenes to show us all how it comes together. >> reporter: it's a dazzling feast for the eyes, with over the top pomp that demands attention. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: a schizophrenic mix of dancers, athletes and singers. ♪ ♪ >> reporter: the show is one of of a kind said yang dong shaun, its chief director and architect. we have a wide routine to try to appeal to everyone. that range, of course, extends behind the flashy scenes. propaganda, which has gained prominence under current president xi jin-ping is also on display. it's a logistical high

he is who he is and you watch him talking to jane pauley in the 1980s how japan is screwing unand saudiss and the deals we negotiate are idiotic. he in that vain like ronald reagan said he gave a wonderful speech but the same speech he has been giving the same speech for 20 years and donald trump has been giving the same speech for 40 years. >> not the things he said back then. i think i did three or four interviews with him and it's the same guy. another side has come out we don't need to litigate here the last 18 months changed the way i looked at him but in those days i found him to be charming and refreshing and honest and actually nice. and a different guy emerged to me during the campaign. >>> a third busy day on capitol hill. general james mattis and mike pompeo and ben carson, all facing tough questions. a third straight day, trump's cabinet picks broke from policies the president-elect campaigned on. even statements that there soon to be commander in chief was making as recently as this week. >> donald j. trump is calling for a total and complete shutdown of muslims entering the