thump heartthrob. >> the sitcom helped alan reach an estimated worth of $40 million. and he credits it for helping him through a very dark time. >> last year i got canceled and divorced on the same day. i kind of disappeared into a plaque ho black hole. the growing pains role feels very similar to real life. >> you're grounded for the rest of your life. >> one of the things that i think works about "growing pains", is the chemistry of the cast. it's a genuine chemistry, and the families are all very close. that's in success. then when the ratings begin to fade. everybody will be like this. >> i spent monday through friday for seven important years with alan thicke as a tv dad. we will cherish the memories, sharing the love

♪ show me the smile again ♪ don't waste another day cryin' ♪ ♪ the best is ready to begin >> to my dying day, if that's the last thing on my epitaph, that he was the dad on "growing pains", thank the lord. >> now dot lovto the loves ones leaves behind. i spoke with his first wife, gloria loring. what was he like as a father? >> alan loved his kids. he was a good dad. he was always there when they needed him. >> how's your dad as a coach? >> pretty good. >> we definitely saw that devoted dad. we were with alan back in 1 t98 coaching his older sons. >> i have two games. >> robin grew up and had his own

son, julian, making alann a grandpa. >> you want to go into music? >> yeah. i'm doing the best i can. my dad's helping me out a lot. >> after his father's passing, robin instagramed a message which read in part, he was the best man i ever knew, the best friend i ever had. it echoes what alan's younger son carter posted. >> is this the famous carter? >> in this interview from 2013, carter spoke of their bond. he was of course with his dad at the ice rink when he collapsed. >> you like playing sports together. >> yeah, we play hockey a lot together. >> carter's mom is his second wife. in 2005, he married his now widow. >> she had gone from runways in south beach to diaper duty, just rolled up her sleeves and w

would relate to my son that way. and bond that way. so that kind of sealed the deal. >> in this interview, tonya said she had one big fear, eerie to hear today. >> i'm afraid of him ever getting sick or being ill. after his terrible hockey injury, he lost five of his teeth, and he showed up, and i thought i was going to faint. i want him to be healthy and happy forever. >> e. tchbls was at the 2005 wedding. >> with this ring i thee wed. >> carter was just 7 and served as the ring bearer. >> i'm really excited for you to be my step mom. >> tonya's brides maids, paula patton and chris jenner who came with then husband bruce. >> they're just meant to be together. kind of like us. >> absolutely, absolutely. >> her ring featured a 6.5 carat

i have to think about that one. >> he helped alan remember the ring duties. >> where's the ring right now, carter? >> i've got you covered. >> alan used a prop ring for the ceremony because the real one was being engraved. >> this ring cost about $ $8. at the reception, son robin serenaded the newlyweds. >> alan made my dreams come true. >> she makes me feel adored, and i need that, and i love that. >> but the moment that will live on forever is alan's romantic wedding vow. >> the last breath i take to say how much i love you, then i know my time on earth will be complete. >> it's so sad, so touching seeing all the footage. three days before his death, tonya instagramed this pic saying i've got

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this past week the u.s. department of agriculture released food labelling guidelines aimed at reducing the good food that threats thrown out because people think it has gone bad. here is majerle hall. >> just about every package product in the grocery store has a date on it. some say best by, used by or sell by. >> a date with no word. >> sasha staswick with the resource council says nine out of ten shoppers are confused by the different dates. >> the average family is throwing away about 1,500 a year in food that is perfectly good

to eat. >> to clear up confusion, the u.s. department of agriculture now wants just one label. best if used by. it is asking egg, meat and dairy manufacturers, to use it. >> the grocery manufacturers association would not say if they plan to adopt the label. they did tell us the food and consumer products industry is committed to providing consumers with the information to make informed decision for the safety and quality of the product they purchase and consume. current labels and the new best if used by stamp are not an expiration date. >> typically those dates are just a manufacturer's best guess. at when that food will be at its peak quality. they're really not indicator of the safety of the food. she says, many foods if stored properly can last longer. milk a week past the printed date. eggs can still be good three to five weeks after you buy them. >> 2017.

>> this shopper uses her own senses to determine if something has gone bad. >> by smell. you look inside the container. if it starts getting moldy. guess what? time to throw it out. cuts down on food waste. and, saves her money. majerle hall, cbs news, new york. still ahead, have sesearchers discovered the cret to a longer life?

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new study in the british medical journal find the more you enjoy life the longer you may live. here is terry okita. >> with christmas fast approaching, ted rodgers is preparing for a gift exchange. quality time with family and friends. >> that makes me happy. i mean -- keeps a little bit younger i think. rodgers may be right. a new study suggests a link between sustained life enjoyment and longevity. >> what we found is that older men and women who enjoy their lives for a longer period of time are likely to survive into old age than those who enjoy their lives less. >> a team at university college london followed nearly 10,000 men and women, aged 50 and older more than a decade. they found 24% rarely or never experienced enjoyment. about 40% said they were hostly happy. and when the two groups were compared the death rate for the

almost 25%. more women than men reported sustained enjoyment as did people who were married, well educated, wealthier, younger, and employed. researchers found making and maintaining social relationships are keys to living longer. >> relationships are things you have to invest in, work at them, and, this will pay off in the longer run as you get older. >> ted rodgers can attest to that. he leaned on his family during a recent battle with cancer. and kept a positive outlook. >> you look forward. and you have to think, there is always hope. around the corner. >> at 68, rodgers formula for a long, happy life. terry okita, cbs news, london. when we return, something sweet is cooking in collette's kitchen.

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when jim axelrod is working an investigation for cbs news. he is one tough cookie. we close with a young woman whose story brought out his sweet side. >> reporter: like any other budding entrepreneur, she guards her proprietary information quite carefully. >> this is the recipe. >> it is. >> secret? >> yes it is. >> we can't. >> no. >> but collette, born 26 years ago with down syndrome is not like any other entrepreneur. >> it's your dream. >> her kitchen always made her happy. but when she kept getting rejected for jobs she decided it was going to make her money. and her cookies was born.

>> chocolate chips and money. >> money, honey. >> rosemary alfredo is her mother. >> i think all that rejection for her made her say, i'll show them. >> so there she was a couple weeks ago, selling 100 cookies a week at the golden goose. >> give me a smooch. whose owner, steve deangeles was the only grocer to give her shelf space. >> the entrepreneur started a cookie business. >> reporter: then the cbs station ran a story that went viral. now she has to fill 4,000ed or orders from around the country with a dozen per order, collette has to bake 50,000 cookies. >> we have to scoop it. and pat it down look this. >> reporter: the commonwealth kitchen, nonprofit business incubator stepped in to help her scale up. and colette is closer to her real dream. your successful company will be a model for other people with disabilities.

>> exactly. >> if colette can do it. they can do it. >> reporter: turns out the secret ingredient she bakes into her cookies is not such a mystery after all. its the secret ingredient you have been protecting so much, is it love? >> yes it is. always, always been love. >> it is good. it's strong. >> which makes both the cookies and the special young woman baking them. about as sweet as they come. >> that was so good. >> yes. >> jim axelrod, cbs news, boston. >> and that's the overnight news for this monday. for some of you the news continues. for others check back later for the morning news and cbs this morning. from the broadcast center in new york city, i'm elaine quijano.

welcome to the "overnight news." i'm elaine quijano. the 538 members of the electoral college meet today in state capitals across the country to formally elect the next president. last month, president-elect trump won 306 electoral votes. well over the 270 needed to win the white house. but he lost the popular vote by 2.8 million votes. the recent debate over russian hacking and how much it influenced the election has put the electoral college in a new spotlight this year. with trump electors under pressure to change their final votes.

>> when americans cast their ballots last month they technically voted for members of the electoral college supposed to then vote for the candidate who won their state. their ballots last month they technically voted for members of the electoral college asewsed to then vote for the candidate. in texas where trump's victory over hillary clinton theoretically won 38 electors one says not so fast. >> the first time in america's history where we have some one clearly unfit for office. chris supran the only republican electoral to publicly say he won't vote for mr. trump. >> i see my role a little look a jury, or a judge and jury, where the jury made a decision. but judges can set ate side. and, unfortunately, i feel that's my responsibility this time. >> reporter: since the election democratic activists have tried to pressure other electors to flip. some offering free legal help and petition on change.org has gotten nearly 5 million signatures. when it comes to laws governing how look tors vote, the constitution leaves its in state's hands. texas among the 21 states that

29 states plus d.c. have rules binding electors. the punishments however are misdemeanors, carrying fines up to $1,000. and despite the heightened passions of 2016, new york university law professor, richard pildis says not to expect a constitutional crisis come monday. >> individual electors do go their own way. there are about 115 occasions or so in american history that's the case. but never to the point where -- it's been systematic enough to change the outcome. >> mr. trump would need to lose 37 electors to swing this election. while that is highly doubtful, if it even were to happen, the election would head to the house of representatives, where republicans are in control. julianna goldman, cbs news, washington. on face the nation, the president elect's senior aviser, kellyanne conway said efforts to use the russian hacking issue to change the result, undermine our democracy. errol barnett has more on the controversy overshadowing the trump transition. >> the campaign is over. this man is the president. >> on cbs, president elect donald tru's

for proof of the hacking during the election to be made public. >> if there is evidence, let's see it. >> not much happens without vladamir putwin. >> before departing, president obama said a conclusive report on the hacks is due by trump's inauguration. >> we will provide evidence that we can safely provide. that does not compro is my sources and methods. >> the assessment from the cia, fbi and director of national intelligence, found the e-mail accounts of democrats, were hacked to influence the election including those of john podesta. he wondered to day how much the trump campaign knew. >> one of trump's foreign policy advisers went to russia. so i think really, not, what mr. trump knew, but what did trump inc. know and when did they know it. >> reporter: mr. trump's chief of staff said the leaks made no difference.

no evidence the outcome of the election was changed because of a couple of dozen, john podestae drk mails out there. >> john mccain called for a bipartisan subcommittee investigation into russian hacking. well, today, elaine he went further, recommending a cyberwarfare select committee because of what he called a lack of strategy in combatting such attacks. >> errol barnett. more now on the russian election hack. kellyanne conway discussed it on facing the nation. >> the entire nonsense about the electors trying to use the russian hacking issue to change the election results is unfortunate. i think that actually undermines our democracy more than any other conversation that we are having right now. >> mr. trump is skeptical the russians were in

leaving aside the question of whether it affected the election or not. you have the cia, fbi director of national intelligence, number of republicans saying it is clear that the russians hacked. that just is a basic premise is clear. mr. trump since late september has said that he doesn't think that's the case. he still says that now. what does he know that all intelligence officers don't know. >> john, where is the evidence? why when cia officials were invited to a house intelligence briefing did they refuse to go. they're talking to the media. that undermines our national security and intelligence operations >> does he himself having evidence that suggests

>> well the president elect receives intelligence briefings that i am not privy to. let's focus on -- on the issue at hand which is if the cia, director brennan and others at the top are serious about turning over evidence to we the american people. they should do that. they should show up when the house intelligence committee invites them to brief them. but you know that is a closed door meeting not so exciting and tantalizing you can't leak it to the media. they should not be liking to the media. if there is evidence. let's see it. i would note, president obama himself the other day stopped short of sag what many pundits on tv are saying. they would have no idea. sure they don't get intelligence briefings. tell you what unintelligence briefing we know is. hillary clinton and her team spent $1.2 billion. lost an election they should have within. didn't see us coming. got help from people in the media trying to fight the last r wa. >> we are not going to get any insight into the president elect's thinking here. let's try this. did anyone involved in the trump campaign have any contact with russians trying to meddle with e

>> absolutely not. i discuss that with the president elect just last night. the conversations never happened the i hear people saying it like it is a fact on television. that is just not only inaccurate and false it is dangerous. >> does the president elect -- approve of president obama's decision to retal yalt against the russians for, for hacking into the election? >> the president elect respects the ability of president obama to do what he sees necessary in, in any different, any number of different arenas. it does seem to be a political response at this point. seems like the president is under pressure from team hillary who can't accept the election results. >> sorry, kellyanne -- i want to understand, you said the president is retaliating because he is doing it for political not national security reasons? >> john, what i am saying is that the president elect respects the ability of, right of president obama to do what he wants. he is the president for the next several weeks. we believe in sanctions that work.

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triple am estimates that 94 million americans will hit the road this holiday week. as dean reynolds reports, they're likely to find more traffic and higher gas prices. >> at the marathon service station in naperville, illinois, gasoline prices are cause for concern. >> well they have definitely gone up. >> jody is bracing for what's down the road. >> it will impact us. we are driving to iowa for christmas. so we are definitely going to feel it. >> in naperville, the price of a gallon has risen between 20 and 3 cents in over two weeks. patrick dehan is senior petroleum analyst at gas buddi.com. >> what's going on with gas prices? >> they're headed north in every community across the country. starting to see gas prices go

up. >> bay city, michigan, up 42 cents. evansville, indiana, up 33 cents. lake county, illinois, up 31 cents. 39 cities across the country. up 25 cents in the last month. the reason is classic sa play and demand. opec, the oil producing cartel, decided to cut production last month. and because less supply means greater demand. prices at the pump started rising. but for the last couple of years, opec had been going in the opposite direction. overproducing and driving prices down. hoping lower profit would eventually price american suppliers out of the market. but the u.s. producers in north dakota, texas and louisiana, have proven far more resilient than ope anticipated. so, now, opec's influence is diminishing. >> u.s. producers will turn the key. that will act to limit oil prices from increasing too high. >> for now the expectation of oil market experts is that

rise gradually well into 2017 and could reach as high as $3 a gallon in some areas. saw. >> the roulette wheels are spinning in las vegas's first new casino in five years. lucky dragon caters to the growing flood of asian tourists. one chinese air lane has even begun the first nonstop flights from beijing to las vegas. john blackstone reports. >> lucky dragon hotel and casino isn't as much as east meets west, as east comes west. at the edge of the las vegas strip. >> trying to do something authentically for our asian guests. it is a very steady and -- growing group of customers that come here. >> reporter: the chief operating officer says while other ka see nose on the strip have long courted high rollers from asia, lucky dragon is aiming to win over china's growing middle-class. which is now beginning to travel. >> it is the largest growing international travel market on

we want to be part of that. >> reporter: the first new ka see know to open in six years. the hotel its betting the new nonstop flights from bay sthng to las vegas will bring a surge in tourism. according to the department of commerce, in 2015, nearly 2.6 million chinese travelers visited the u.s. by 2020, that number is estimated to grow to 5 million. while other vegas hotels have lavish theaters, featuring famous entertainers, the hottest acts at lucky dragon are in the show kitchen. here they make authentic chinese cuisine, which often bears little resemblance to the chinese food americans are accustomed to. >> it is very authentic. >> yes. >> instead of show girls, this casino has dragons. symbol of good fortune. the casino bar is eight sided. also a seen of good fortune.

what are the odds at any casino in las vegas, bloody mary would come with a chicken foot. a delicacy in china. take a chance. instead of cocktails, chinese prefer tea. so the hotel offers traditional tea service. >> you are from china? >> absolutely, yes. >> she now lives in las vegas. >> style, design, people so nice. >> the department of commerce estimates chinese travelers spend 6,000 to 7,000 per person per trip. ranking the chinese as the highest spending group of international visitors. lucky dragon isn't alone in trying to cash in on the chinese travel boom. a malaysian company has plans to develop resort world las vegas. and an enormous asian themed hotel and casino complex scheduled to open in 2019. while lucky dragon is designed to attract asian tourists in particular, the hotel also

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a vintage plane that helped win world war ii is back in the skies. lee cowen has the story of the man who brought the b-29 silver ghost become to life. >> this particular airplane is the last restorable b-29 in the world. >> a b-29. sleek, sill ghost of world war ii. a bomber that haunted and obsessed tony nearly three decades. >> part of the greatest generation. we want to keep the memories alive. >> swarms of b-29s, and task forces carry destruction to the japanese homeland. >> reporter: neck named the super fortress. the b-29, the most advanced bomber in the world at the time. >> one day, august 5, 1945, one b-29 left on a special mission. >> the most famous of course, was the enola gay. >> dropped the first atomic bomb. tony was a flight engineer on a

and then, the jet age had nearly rendered the legendary bomber obsolete. those who hadn't been lost in combat were usually scrapped. or sent to the china lake naval weapons center in the california mojave desert. where the once proud bombers were used for target practice. >> they were just millions of pieces. >> reporter: kind of undignified end. >> it is to quite an historic aircraft. >> reporter: everyone told tony any b-29 worth saving had been saved already. there were none left. >> but they were wrong. >> i could see the silhouette on the horizon getting larger and larger. and my, my heartbeat was getting faster and faster. >> reporter: out in that desert bone yard he found a b-29 named doc. defiantly, inexplicably stillen one piece.

as if it had never given of the will to fly. it was a sanctuary for some of the desert birds. and critters. you know. with the help of a few dozen bomber buffs, slowly, peace by giant peace, it was shipped back to the former boeing plant in wichita, kansas. >> they were building the mightiest aircraft in history. >> the very same plant where doc rolled off these assembly lines back in 1945. >> my mother, father, grandmother all worked on the. -- them. my mom started the day after she turned 16 years old. >> t.j. norman is an airplane mechanic from a long line of b-29 mechanics. and doc became his patient. >> forced turning.

his job wasn't just to make the plane a static displayen a museum. no, what he had to do seemed impossible. to get doc flying again. and they kept coming. >> out towards the wing. by the hundreds. >> i think we are in now. >> we probably some of these things here. >> reporter: some older than doc itself. like, connie palasio. >> kind of hard to believe that i would be here. >> at 91. connie is one of the original rosie the riveters who worked here at the boeing plantin

doc herself. >> from that section down to hear. >> all those are yours? >> uh-huh. >> they're still as the good as the day she put them there. >> yeah, really proud of this plane. it means a lot to me. >> connie and the rest of the volunteers, known collectively as doc's friends, spent hundreds of thousands of volunteer hours. and hundreds of thousand of donated dollars to get doc ready for its hometown debut. after it was rescued. few were as awe-struck as army corps veteran, charles chauncey. 92. a former b-29 pilot. >> i don't know how many are left of us. but it is getting pretty sma.

over japan. >> what does it feel look when you are in there and start up all four engines. >> noisy. it was the day of doc's first test flight. and it finally arrived. and the air in wichita was thick with nervous anticipation. i'll be right up. smart -- >> yeah. >> tony, chaupsy, everybody was there. connie too. appropriately dressed as rosie. >> just hope everything goes okay. as doc lumbered by, there were

>> wonderful day. >> tony joined connie at the end of the runway to wait. >> just thrilled to death. and to watch. it had been 60 years since the plane left the ground. and then -- it happened. >> if the's up! it's up! >> that's all tony could say. >> it's up, by god, it's up. >> tony had done it. there it was. a b-29, back among the clouds. a tangible piece of flying history. but tony's real gias

the pomp and circumstance, said more than we ever could. >> old doc, yeah.

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with easter seals. captioning funded by cbs it's monday, december 19th, 2016. this is the "cbs morning news." sealing the deal. today, the electoral college casts its vote for president. the last-minute long shot attempts to block donald trump's election. having a grown-up in the white house who can say to you in times of crisis and turmoil, hey, it's going to be okay. >> the first lady michelle obama and her hopes for the future. more from her final interview in the white house. and as evacuees finally escape the atrocities in aleppo, cbs news gets up-close look