>> and simon pegg. how great is simon pegg? >> i was blessed to have this team.phenomenal. >> you were in your native india. was it the premiere of the movie? >> we had the fan screening. >> he came to your house, did you have him over for dinner, tom cruise? >> no. it was not in my house. you stay in hotels so it was a hotel. >> we heard he came to your house. >> no, he didn't. >> that's the way rumors get started. >> yes, of course, i stayed in india, india is my house. so he came to india. absolutely, yeah. >> what places did you take him? >> he landed in the morning. he flew to -- >> just hanging with tom. >> he is a great guy to work with, right? he's known for treating his cast and crew members terrifically? >> he is so generous. he is perfect 360 degrees. a great human being, a family man, physically fit. >> did little suri come on the set? >> yes. >> was she wearing high heels? >> no. >> that's big news in america. >> his wife was. >> she is gorgeous. >> she loves wearing high heels. she loves wearing heels. she loves to look taller. >> you've been a huge

and simon pegg is helping you like open the door, he's like running the computer.ou're so cool in this movie. it's just awesome. we have to see a clip of this. here is tom cruise "mission: impossible - ghost protocol." ♪ in the head >> no, i won't. i will not open that door. >> please, go to the extraction point, ethan. >> i know what this means, but i can't. i'm not authorized. >> go to the extraction point, ethan. go to the extraction point! >> oh, we're going to -- you're just going to wait. wait, we're going to wait. we're going to wait. okay, i can wait. ♪ >> okay. fine. fine. fine. ♪ there, we'll just screw the whole thing up on purpose. [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: then you do, and just go nuts. it's a fun movie. you want to play a game? >> let's do it, man. >> jimmy: all right, tom cruise and i are playing a game when we come back, you guys. it's going to be fun. [ cheers and applause ] ♪ you want to save money on car insurance? no problem. you want to save money on rv insurance? no problem. you want to save money on motorcycle insurance? no problem. y

>> paula patton, simon pegg. >> jimmy: simon pegg. oh, he's great as well. >> hysterical.ble: - ghost protocol," this is jeremy renner. ♪ >> jump now? >> yes. commit, jump. >> jump? >> jump. >> and i catch you. now. ♪ >> so you're sure about this, dude, right, benji? >> pretty sure. [ light laughter ] >> you're pretty sure. >> jump. >> oh, god. >> jump. jump! ♪ólaó >> jimmy: yeah. [ cheers and applause ] that's scary. >> yes. >> jimmy: hey, speaking of scary, you have a hole in your pants. >> i know. >> jimmy: you've been exposing yourself the whole time to our audience. what happened? >> when i get nervous i -- it's not an erection thing. >> jimmy: what? >> when i get nervous, it's -- it's -- i do a deep lunge, and -- and it alleviates all the nerves out -- out of me. >> jimmy: so you did a lunge before you came out? >> i did a lunge before i came out, but these are not lunge approved pants apparently, and i definitely popped a couple of holes. [ cheers ] ♪ >> jimmy: can you just give a lunge on the way out. >> no -- what's going to happen. >> jimmy: come on, it'll be fun

simon pegg reprises his role as the techie. >> it's lovely to be asked back, you know?any steal anything the last time and they trust me. >> reporter: whether his feet are on the ground or miles above it, tom cruise is proving it's mission possible. alexis christoforous, cbs news. >>> coming up a little later on "the early show," arizona senator john mccain discusses the ongoing payroll tax battle in congress. then campaign 2012 and more sparring between newt gingrich and mitt romney as polls indicate gingrich's support is slipping. plus a celebration with recent kennedy center honoree yo-yo ma. all that and much more coming up on "the early show." >>> that's the "cbs morning news" for this thursday, the first day of winter! i'm drew levinson. have a great day. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

>> and simon pegg. how great is simon pegg? >> i was blessed to have this team.om cruise, sharing screen space with all these actors was phenomenal. >> you were in your native india. was it the premiere of the movie? >> we had the fan screening. >> he came to your house, did you have him over for dinner, tom cruise? >> no. it was not in my house. you stay in hotels so it was a hotel. >> we heard he came to your house. >> no, he didn't. >> that's the way rumors get started. >> yes, of course, i stayed in india, india is my house. so he came to india. absolutely, yeah. >> what places did you take him? >> he landed in the morning. he flew to -- >> just hanging with tom. >> he is a great guy to work with, right? he's known for treating his cast and crew members terrifically? >> he is so generous. he is perfect 360 degrees. a great human being, a family man, physically fit. >> did little suri come on the set? >> yes. >> was she wearing high heels? >> no. >> that's big news in america. >> his wife was. >> she is gorgeous. >> she loves wearing high heels. she loves wear

he gets great performances out of tom cruise, you saw simon pegg and newcomer jeremy who does a greatwe may see him in the ficher in this franchise. the action sequences are section to none. that stuff in dubai is fantastic. i saw it in imax. it's only showing in imax this weekend. but definitely go soo see 2 in imax. you feel you're going to fall right off that tower in dubai. so the set is exciting. gets excusing. bouncing all over the world. you don't really know why, except it gets -- let's them go to exotic locations. like an old james bond movie but a great mothvie and i give it a. >> a little washington, d.c. as well. fun. looking forward to that one. everybody wants a really good movie, christmas day kind of flick. this one definitely looks like that. >> this is a great one. a great one to see. >> all right. thanks so much. maybe nor christmas day. wrong to leave the family on christmas day. how about the day after? >> i'm come wig you. >> okay. my family won't be mad. matt, thanks. have a great holiday. >> you, too. >>> always love her to reviews from matt. the gop presidenti

his team played by simon pegg and paula patton, race against time to stop a terrorist bombing plot fromiety. let's listen to some moviegoers' reactions. >> this is the most entertaining out of all of them. technology, every year, makes movies better. >> it was really impressive. >> i think it's tough. they keep getting better. >> i don't think i needed to see it because part four was really good. >> i like the part where he, you know, jumps from the building in dubai. that was amazing. >> you can't take movies like this too seriously. it was fun. it served its purpose. >> i give this movie four stars out of five. >> i'm actually going to raise that rating by one more star and give this film five out of five stars. >> whoa. >> i really think it was a fantastic film. it's intense. but it's a good intense. it's great for the whole family. and just to mention, it opens in imax this weekend, which i completely recommend everyone to see it because it's fabulous. next weekend, it will open everywhere in all theaters. >> most importantly, how does paula patton look? >> she's gorgeous. what i di

jeremy renner, paula patton and simon pegg co-star. it's pate pg-13. >> i'm the king of the world! alvin and the chipmunks in "chipwrecked." it's rated p.g. that's the box office preview. >> guess which one i'll probably be seeing this holiday season. >> i'm thinking you're a "mission. impossible" person. >> the chipmunks are very big in my house. 5:26, 55 degrees on tv hill. new this morning -- the man behind an alleged military breach goes before a judge today. what's expected, straight ahead. plus -- >> new health benefits for same-sex couples who are employees of baltimore county. i'm jennifer franciotti. details are next. >> who's the new tim tebow of politics? good morning. i'm tracie potts in washington out. >> and it's nice and mild right now, but the temperatures are going to fall throughout the day. we'll let you know how cold it's going to get. >> how about the roads? we'll let you know how they're shaping up. >> good morning, everybody. welcome back to 11 news today. i'm stan stovall. >> and i'm mindy basara. thanks so much for joining us. i can hear the wind this morni

>> and simon pegg. >> i was blessed to have this team.a hotel. >> we heard he came to your house. >> no, he didn't. >> that's the way rumors get started. >> yes, of course, i stayed in india, india is my house. >> what places did you take him? >> he landed in the morning. >> just hanging with tom. >> he is a great guy to work with, right? he's known for treating his cast and crew members terrifically? >> he is so generous. he is perfect 360 degrees. a great human being, a family man, physically fit. >> did little suri come on the set? >> yes. >> was she wearing high heels? >> no. >> that's big news in america. >> his wife was. >> she is gorgeous. >> she loves wearing high heels. she loves wearing heels. she loves to look taller. >> you've been a huge star forever and ever. i didn't realize you have almost every member of your family is in the film business. >> yes. i have two daughters, both are in films. my younger daughter is an actress, my other daughter is a producer and my son is an aspiring writer. >> that is your daughter? she is g