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that's next. >>> finally tonight, actress frances sternhagen has died.tony award winner appeared on both stage and screen during a career that spanned more than 60 years. she is perhaps best remembered for her maternal roles like cliff's motheret ester on "cheers." >> you're my pride and joy. you're the best thing that ever happened to me. gee, think of that. >> she made countless appearances on tv, including as bunny mcdougle le on "sex & the city." her family says she died peacefully at home on monday night. that's the over night news for this thursday. for some of you, news continues. for others, check back later for "cbs mornings." and follow us any time online at "cbs overs cbsnews.com. reporting from the nation's capitol, i'm norah o'donnell. >>> this is cbs news flash. i'm naomi ruckum in new york. henry kissinger has died. he was 100 years old. he rose to the heights of u.s. government and helped steer foreign policy through the trbulent 60s and '70s. >>> pro-palstinian protesters tried to disrupt the rockefeller center christmas tree lighting. p

. >> that's frances sternhagen as bunny mcdougall, charlotte's mother in law on sex in the city. >> hery says the veteran actress has died of natural causes during a long career on stage in movies and on tv. sternhagen also raised six children. she was 93. >> we turn now to elon musk, lashing out with profanity after weeks of controversy. he's offering a reality check about the future of a social media company formerly known as twitter. this morning, elon musk is apologizing for endorsing an anti-semitic conspiracy theory on his social media platform. x, it might be literally the worst and dumbest to post that i've ever done. >> speaking to the new york times, the world's richest man had a message for the companies who pulled ads from his platform telling them, don't advertise and using an expletive multiple times to emphasize his point. >> you don't want them to advertise. no. what do you mean? >> if someone's going to try to blackmail me with advertising, blackmail me with money. >> musk has faced mounting criticism after he agreed with a user on x who falsely claimed jewish people ar

. >>> to the index of over news tonight, and we learned today that actress frances sternhagen has died. the tony-winning actress known for her work on broadway, of course, but her many tv and movie roles. she was 93 years old. >>> there's news on aaron rodgers now. the jets quarterback has been cleared to return to practice now. he tore his achilles during the opening minutes of that first game of the season. 79 days later now, aaron rodgers seen working out today. he says he hopes to be on the field for the christmas eve game against washington. stay tuned. >>> when we come back here tonight, what began as a letter, written 56 years ago. a seventh grader, that letter, and the incredible meeting all these years later, in a moment. . - i'm lea. and we live in north pole, alaska. - i'm a retired school counselor. [lea] i'm a retired art teacher. [steve] we met online about 10 years ago. as i got older, my hearing was not so good so i got hearing aids. my vision was not as good as it used to be, got a change in prescription. but the this missing was my memory. i saw a prevagen commercial