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""a more perfect union"" goes to the school to see how it operates on a shoestring budget. but we begin this morning's "eye opener" with your world in 90 seconds. >> we've seen it against innocent bystanders. >> a car plows through a crowd in australia. >> two men were arrested. >> it's always a lot of fun when you win. >> the president takes a victory lap on the tax bill. >> they may be celebrating today, but i have a feeling that next november they will not be celebrating quite as much. in mexico police say driver negligence and speed caused a bus crash that killed eight american tourists. >> in washington, a highway shutdown after a deadly amtrak crash has reopened again. >> they condemned the decision to recognize jerusalem as the capital of israel. >> let them say a lot. we don't care. >> the good news, nobody got hurt. >> all that -- >> battery conspiracy. >> apple confirms it slows down the iphone to reduce power demands. >> -- and all that matters. >> what kind of grandmother is gloria estefan? >> a fun one. i just enjoy it so much because you can give them back. >> -- on "cbs this morning." >> they knock off the fifth ranked north carolina heals. >> they orchestrate one of the biggest upsets of the college basketball season, knocking off the defending champs in north carolina in chapel hill. >> what a win! welcome to "cbs this morning." they're saying "go heels." what happened? wohlford, i don't know what school that is. >> new to me. >> that's a big mystery. i'm gayle king with norah o'donnell and anthony mason. president trump brought congressional republicans to the white house to celebrate the passing gop measure and flex the party's muscle. >> corporations and the wealthy will get the biggest benefit. it slashes the corporate rate from 35% to 21%. major garrett is at the white house where the white house shared the spotlight yesterday. major, good morning. >> good morning. as this massive tax cut was moving through the legislative process, top advisers to president trump begged him to give senate republican leader mitch mcconnell the credit they say he deserves for holding the republicans together all year on the trump agenda save for one failure, a conspicuous one on health care. when the tax bill passed, the president finally relented, creating unity. president trump made the most of his first big legislative win, so he invited nearly 200 congressional republicans to celebrate tax cuts and him. >> mr. president, thank you for getting us over the finish line. >> earlier he praised senate majority leader mitch mcconnell with whom he's had a frosty relationship all year. on twitter he said he could not have asked for a better partner. mitchell returned the praise. meeting for the ninth time this year, he asked ben carson to say a prayer. >> carson called the president and his colleagues a blessing. >> we thank you for the president and for cabinet members who are courageous. >> for months the white house has pitched tax cuts as a boon for the middle class. with the bill now passed, mr. trump admitted corporations are the big winners. >> the plan also lowers the tax on the american business. that's probably the biggest factor in this plan. >> the bill also doubles the standard deduction for families and cuts the individual rates for the highest earners from 39.6% to 37%. senate minority leader chuck schumer said republicans failed the muddle class. >> there are only two places where america's popping champagne, the white house and the corporate board rooms. >> this is a big win for the white house, but in the very near future, the president will need democrats, not one of whom voted for this legislation if he hoped to gain votes on children. the business and corporate tax cuts are permanent and, anthony, some employees are already seeing benefits either in terms of year-end bonuses or promised higher wages. >> yes, they are, major. some large u.s. companies are promising their employees bonuses after president trump signs the tax law. at&t will give $1,000 to each employee and comcast plans to give $1,000 and boeing plans to invest $300 million in job training, facility upgrades, and charitable giving. the white house released a new plan to prevent a government shutdown. run will run out tomorrow if congress cannot make the deal. the gop plan would keep the government going for nothanothe four weeks and keep c.h.i.p. going. house democratic leaders say they will not support the plan unless it also gives legal status to so-called d.r.e.a.m.ers. they're people brought to the u.s. illegally as children. >> dan senor is a republican strategist and former house speak speak speaker before paul ryan. good morning. >> good morning. >> we saw after the president called the tax plan a sort of fantasy, we saw all these companies come out and say, well, we are going to give people more money and do more hiring lchl they actually follow through on these promises? >> new overnight with the companies offering the end-of-year bonuses, it's kind of a gimmick here. i don't think we should overstate it. it's good, it's positive. we shouldn't overstate the significant. the big question is will a large portion of the country receive tax benefits and, b, will companies really invest in infrastructure and hire more people? we'll know that quickly. everyone's making these projections. too many are going get a tax cut, not enough. you see these things from independent projectors. we'll know pretty quickly in early 2018 on withholding. people when they get their paychecks, they're going to see a tax cut right there, january, february, march, or not. >> people will be watching. >> your old boss told us yesterday that, you know, the poll shows this is a very unpopular bill, but as soon as people start getting the checks they're talking about, their opinions will change. >> which is exactly what happened with the bush tax cuts in 2002. they front loaded the relief and it helped the republicans heading into the upcoming elections. the bill is also unpopular. the president, despite the hoopla, did not make the case for this bill. it's very rare to gain public support if you don't have the president of the united states out there delivering speeches, holding town hall meetings, giving addresses from the oval office. it's what president obama did with obamacare. you need the white house out there. that was missing. >> does that come back to hurt them? >> yeah. i think congressional republicans have a lot of work to do over the next year explaining this bill because i don't think people will understand. it's going to take some work explaining it. >> they sure gave him a lot of credit yesterday on the white house lawn. what do you think republicans got right, do you think? >> look. unlike health care reform where they agreed on repeal, but there wasn't a consensus about what to replace obamacare with. in this case, there was real agreement going back years and years and years on many of the provisions in the tax reform bill, particularly the corporate tax rate cut. the republicans, there wasn't a lot of fighting over the substance of this one, a, and, , i think the republicans got spooked by the fight over obamacare. and they thought, wait a minute, we've got proximity to the mid-term elections, and we don't have anything to show for our time governing in the unified government. we need something to show. we didn't have anything to show before. i also think mcconnell and ryan did a good job of getting all the factions on board beforehand. they didn't have it before. >> all right. dan, thank you. >> thank you. >> have a good christmas. >> good to see you guys. up next we'll talk about it more with leigh gallagher from "fortune magazine." we're following a story where an suv slammed boo a crowd in the second largest city of melbourne. police are calling it a deliberate act. the driver and another person are in custody. the heart of melbourne was crowded with christmas shoppers. nick etchells of our affiliate is there. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. we now know the driver had a history of mental health issues and police are trying to determine exactly what led him on this deadly rampage. height of rush hour outside the busiest train station packed with christmas shoppers. emergency personnel rushed to the victims as the suv plowed into the pedestrians at full speed. witnesses say it was like a bomb going on snoof people were on the floor with blood pouring out of them. >> the car sped up on purpose. >> reporter: at least 19 were injured, several are in critical condition. australian police say it was no accident. >> at this stage we believe it is a deliberate act. can we repeat that? we believe it's a deliberate act. however, we do not know more. we even in the early stages of the investigation. >> reporter: a first man was arrested. he's an afghanistan born in australia. a truck attack in new york in october left eight dead. 13 were killed in barcelona before that. and last year a deadly rampage in france claimed the lives of 86 people. police say the second man arrested was filming the incident and had knives held in his bag. security has been stepped up around melvin. gayle? >> thank you very much. we now know eight americans are now involved in those killed in the bus crash in mexico. three americans who died were from the same family. anna behar, her 7-year-old son daniel and also fanya shah miss. andy and jody fritz were also killed. manuel bojorquez is in mexico with the details. good morning. >> good morning. investigators say skid marks show the driver may have been speeding. behar family member tells us his nephew moises has been flown to miami. he is also mourning his wife, son, and mother-in-law. >> it's a great law. >> reporter: he was on the bus with his wife, two children, and mother-in-law. he and his older son david survived the crash. the others were killed. >> he clearly was in shock, and the way he told me so nonshow land that his son died in his arms, i knew that he was absolutely in shock. >> reporter: franco saw video of his nephew walking around the crash scene looking for his family. >> reporter: the last thing you think about when you go on a cruise is your safety, that something such as taking a bus to go somewhere is going to end up leaving you dead or your children orphaned. >> reporter: the red cross says the crash is the worst they've ever seen. >> you saw they were clearly in shock. >> reporter: they were in a desperate state, he said, crying. some were screaming because of their injuries and finding their relatives dead. a survivor named jacques said most were not wearing seatbelts. >> no one told us to put the seatbelts on. >> reporter: jim walker is a former defense attorney for cruise lines who now represents several passengers against cruise lines. he says they don't do proper background checks. >> it's pretty much being offered by way of word of mouth. they're operating primarily to make as much money as they can. >> reporter: there is conflicting information about the bus driver. earlier state tour iism industr said the driver was being held. later prosecutor said the driver's whereabouts are unknown. >> wow. the holiday rush is under way. aaa predicts more than 107 million people will travel by plane, train, or car between december 23rd and january 3rd. that's the highest travel season. the busiest days at airport will be today, friday, and the day after christmas. good news. i'm traveling saturday. the majority of travelers are hitting the roads for the holidays. more expensive gas prices are not deterring driver this year. who can expect the most congestion today, in the late afternoon and early evening. new revelations from apple confirm what many iphone users suspected. apple slows down older phones. the reason, the lithium-ion batteries in aging devices can't keep up with peak demand for power. apple says the batteries may need to eventually be reserviced or recycled. anna werner is here with the slowdown that's frustrated users. >> good morning, anthony. just like my iphone, your phone is storing lots of photos and apps. now apple is slowing the devices down on purpose. a computer scientist said it's happening because the iphone's power problem is widespread. >> your web browser will be slower, instant messaging will be slower, your camera will be slower. basically it affects all of the functionality of your phone except phone calls. >> reporter: when john poole set out to see why his wife's iphone was poor, he made a surprising discovery. in order to sustain its life, apple is deliberately limiting the battery power that the battery sends to its phone. the issue began when its iphone 6 experienced sudden shutdowns last year. older batteries were struggling to deep up with the phone, so the company offered a limited battery replacement program and software update. they now admit the update slowed the phones down. in a statement to "cbs this morning" apple said our goal is to deliver the best experience for customers which includes overall performance and prolonged the life of the iphone. but he's frustrated apple was not more transparent. >> should the $1,000 smartphone have this issue 12, 18, 24 months after it's shipped, it's disappointing. >> you can solve the problem by replacing the battery on your phone. if the device is not under warranty, apple charges $79 for a new battery. this impacts all lithium batteries in the industry. other phone brands do not seem to be experiencing these issues. to note, i did replace the battery in this phone, $80. fixed the problem. >> it seems like a good trade-off. >> that's what i figured. >> annoying but kind of genius what they're doing over there. thank you very much. the parents of a baby girl are sharing their story. >> if them bee owe wouyoowe if owe would have been born when it was supposed to -- >> tina explains why an 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expect more sun then anything, and marking first extra day of winter, in the sunshine, warming up next couple days but there will be rain to track if that is a time frame you are traveling for holiday, you will need to be, paying close attention to that. >> yes, lots of people out there traveling, thanks very much, katie. good morning, we are looking outside we have an accident on pennsylvania turnpike westbound at fort washington one lane is compromised take a look bumper to bumper 30 miles an hour or possibly less, also an accident in avondale, so, port pike lanes are block here and bumper to bumper conditions there as well remarks hell, over to you. >> next update 7:55. up next, why some airlines want to band smart bags from their plane i'm rahel solomon good morning. the sun's coming up. beautiful. welcome back to "cbs this morning." senator mark warner strongly warned president trump not to fire counsel robert mueller. he also warned the president against targeting a probe. >> 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separate sex abuse and pornography charges. jericka duncan is here with new questions about a confidentiality agreement. good morning. >> good morning. ma r nassar abused her 50 to 100 times. in return, maroney agreed to keep quiet about the abuse, something she now argues was an attempted coverup. four years after rising to fame by winning gold at the 2012 summer olympics, mckayla maroney says usa gymnastics tried to silence her at the expense of other female athletes. in a lawsuit filed on wednesday, maroney said the confidentiality agreement she chose to sign allowed usa gymnastics to conceal dr. larry nassar's abuse of minors. michigan state university is also named as defendants in the suit. >> they wanted to keep their dirty secret quiet and they wanted to silence mckayla maroney. >> john manly is her attorney. >> her mom said in the last few days, she wasn't sure if she was going to walk in the room and find her little girl dead. >> she said she was molested for years by nassar. usa gymnastics responded it admired maroney's courage. >> knowing she can't talk and putting out a statement indicating that they appreciate her coming forward is hypocritical and repugnant. >> gloria allred declined to comment to cbs. last month aly raisman was chris cal of how usa gymnastics handled complaints against nassar. >> what did usa gymnastics do and larry nassar do to manipulate these girls so much they're afraid to speak up. >> gymnastics gymnastic says she hochs speaking out will help others. >> i know we can do what we need do to make sure this never happens again so not one person has to come up and say, you know, me too. >> now, a victim of child sexual abuse cannot be forced to sign a nondisclose your agreement in california as a condition of the settlement. usa gymnastics said the settlement was in accordance with state law in 2016. they said they first learned of it in the summer of 2015 after being contacted by usa gymnastics. michigan state says it does not comment on ongoing litigation. >> raising a lot of questions about those confidentiality agreements. >> absolutely. >> also in these cases of abuse, when you realize they're system attic and pervasive and people cover it up and so it continues. >> it's time to readdress if they should exist when you're talking about sexual harassment. >> another good conversation to be having at this time. thank you, jericka. the parents of a baby girl who grew from an embryo frozen more than 24 years ago are calling the birth a miracle, a christmas miracle. she was born last month to tina and benjamin in knoxville, tennessee. researchers say this is the longest frozen embryo to come to birth. adriana diaz is knoxville outside the clinic where tina received the embryo. adriana, this is exciting. good morning. >> it is indeed. last month when she was 25 years old, tina received an embryo at this clinic that was just a year younger than her. according to the director, about 15% happen here. >> i'd do it 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trump and republicans celebrate passing tax reform. leigh gallagher of "fortune magazine" is in studio 57 with how the bill could affect your paycheck. plus the secrets of a little school that's sending one senior to harfovard and his brother to stanford. but first here's your "eye opener" at 8:00. president trump brought republicans to the white house to celebrate passing the gop measure and flexing the party's muscle. >> they begged him to give mitch mcconnell the credit they say he deserves. >> the real question is wrge il receive some kind of tax relief and will companies really start to invest in growing, the infrastructure, hiring more people? we will know that very quickly. >> the driver had a history of mental health issues. police are still trying to determine what led him on this deadly rampage. >> skid marks at the crash site show the driver may have been speeding. >> now apple is being accused of slowing its devices down on purpose. you can solve this problem by replacing 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government shutdown at midnight tomorrow. gop lawmakers joined president trump yesterday after the final vote to pass the tax reform bill. the president praised the teamwork of house speaker paul ryan and senate majority leader mitch mcconnell. he also overstated the bill's achievements. >> when you think of it, we haven't even been a year, and we did the largest tax cut in our history. we -- i hate to say this, but we essentially repealed obamacare because we got rid of the individual mandate, which was terrible. >> obamacare is still actually in place, but critics say it will still be undermined when people are no longer required to have health insurance. >> we'll see. analysts say other tax cuts in the past have been bigger than this one, but the bill which is hundreds of pages long will affect the daily lives of americans at every income level. big issues include whether cutting corporate taxes will give workers bigger paychecks, how the new law will affect home buyers. legigh gallagher is senior editr at fortune magazine. leigh, good morning. you know, the president called it -- what did he say, an incredible gift for christmas. >> and a big beautiful tax cut. >> the democrats called it a disgrace. who's telling the truth here? >> i think it tells you how polarizing this has been. this legislative win for the president has been a big game of political football. the last time we passed major tax reform, not a single democrat we know voted for this one. that's not been the case this time. it's been an incredible political battle. >> let's break it down and go through it. some companies have made promises to give back, gift matching, workplace development, at&t and comcast talking about bonuses. how does that work out? >> it's interesting. there's been an enormous amount of public dis-affection with this bill. at&t is an example. it's locked in a fight over whether it will be allowed to buy time warner. >> in fairness to randall stephenson, the ceo of at&t, i was with him before they blocked the deal and he was talking about investing. >> you can see them writing the tweets for the president. they're showing right away that, look, this is for, you know -- the tax cut is on one day. >> they're under no obligation to do that. >> no, no, no. they're not. >> what's the likelihood that once you get past the initial p.r. phase that there will be a pattern of -- >> there's a lot of skepticism. it's not just bonuses. some of them are raising the minimum wage. >> wells fargo. >> yeah. the big criticism is companies will use it to reinvest by buying back their stocks. we're sort of in an era of engineering. >> so the speaker of the house paul ryan talked about inversions, that companies are taking their money bringing it back here. >> there's repatriation, that they off cash to bring the money back to the u.s. nowing it's also switching to a territorial system of global taxation, which means it's not likely that that's going to be as huge as i think, you know, everyone is saying it will be. we did a tax holiday in 2004 and it didn't result in reinvestments. >> here's a question. what stands out to you that's in the bill that we might not have heard about. we know it's hundreds of pages long. >> there's a lot of little things. >> mortgage deduction. >> that's a huge one. that's the one thing that's the most surprising because the mortgage interest deduction most agree is not a good policy. it pushes us into single-family homes. >> it's still there, but it's been reduced. >> it's still there but been reduced. >> it's the biggest investment they milwaukee in in their life. how does this affect that market? >> it affects the affordability math. when you look at what your house is going to cost, you factor in the interest deduction. that's a big part of it as is deducting property taxes. in expensive states there's a cap. this is going to affect the real estate market. >> one teachers union estimates the cap on the state and local taxes could lead to an estimated $250 billion in cuts to public education. >> yes. >> why would it be at risk? >> it's going to be harder for schools. it's going to hurt everybody. >> what about alimony? >> the interesting thing, divorce alimony payments are deductible now. they're no longer going to be. that might have taken place next year, which means we might see a rush of divorces in the next seven days. now they pushed it off for another year, so don't worry about that. you can no longer deduct your tax preparation expenses. i don't know. you can't deduct the cost of your move. that's expensive. that's a big deduction. there are other things that i think people don't know about. the irs, by the way, is going to be so overwhelmed with all of this. this has been pushed through incredibly fast and we all have whiplash. >> my account ant said he's getting 50 calls a day. >> get your employer to pay for your move. >> i don't know about that. all right. tomorrow on "cbs this morning," we're going to look at some specificscenarios. a tax expert will talk about how three different families will make out the new tax law so we hopefully understand it better. the fbi is joining the search for a houston baby who was abducted after the baby's mother was murdered. the 6 world was taken after her mother carolina was stabbed in her apartment on tuesday. it's suspected the suspect could have lost a child and took the baby and murdered the mother. a reward is being offered for information on this case. tennis star venus williams will not face charges for a deadly car crash in jeune. vary lance video shows her car being hit when she crossed an intersection in palm beach gardens, florida. the other woman driving a car will also not face charges. the woman's husband in the passenger seat later died of his injuries. police say williams legally entered the intersection, but an unidentified third car cut her off and that led to the crash. williams still faces a wrongful death suit. an 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"wired"'s nirk loll toms is in a louisiana school with know textbooks and no homework is sending stay tuned students to top tier schools. this celebration is over two brothers who got into harvard and stanford. ahead, how the no-frills school is using teamwork to get 100% of its graduates into college. this might be my favorite story of the day. you're watching "cbs this morning." they can even pay their bill- (beep) bill has joined the call. hey bill, we're just- phone: hi guys, bill here. do we have julia on the line too? 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"wired"'s new article is "don't get your kid an internet connected toy." they say, quote, they're profiting by connecting and monitoring a lot of sensitive information from your kids. the fbi issued a safety alert in july about how smart toys can present privacy concerns for children. nick thompson is editor in chief of "wired." you're starting to get freaked out about privacy, you say. >> yeah. there's a real discrepancy over privacy protections built into internet toys and the privacy protection you want for your children. they're not set up with the best standards. they're hard to update. they're'lly they're starting to have microphones and cameras, which is a nightmare. we're saying you've got to be wary. >> i was stunned to find out the fbi sent out a warning. how is this information being used? >> it's an intense warning. it's a 17-point warning saying, hey, we've had a bunch of problem. we have internet toys that store information on the cloud with your child's voice that can be hacked. be wary. that was an intense statement by them. >> can we switch to apple about them admitting that they had misled us? >> that bugs you. >> it does. i said earlier it's genius but it's annoying. >> so what we learned yesterday is that the conspiracy theories of apple are true, that as your battery gets older and your phone gets older, they deliberately degrade the processing speed. a lot of people said, they're doing that so you upgrade your phone and apple came back with a totally legitimate statement saying, no, they're lithium-ion batteries. over time they degrade. if your battery degrades, we have to slow down the processing speed so the processing doesn't spike and shut down your phones. >> how easy is it to replace the battery? >> okay, apple, i believe your statement, but if you're going to degrade it, it should be easy to swap out the battery. the reason it needs easy is because it doesn't have a screw. they do that for design reasons, they do it for waterproofing reasons, but you would think with this, they would make it easier to swap your batteries and they should. if you're going to slow down a phone because it has an old battery in it -- >> why are they telling us about it? >> they're telling us because they got busted on reddit. >> they got busted on reddit, okay. >> because there are all these forums that have been testing it and they kind of proved it and apple said, yes, but we do it for you. again, apple's statement is legitimate. they're not making it up that. ire doing it to prevent spikes from shutting it down. that's a perfectly good reason. it does have a benefit the apple that perhaps you want to upgrade your phone. >> nick, quickly, if you want to buy an internet connected toy for your kid, what should you do? >> make sure you look over the privacy standards. there's a list of companies that will certified that they follow the best practices. once you set it up, be sure to update it. >> oh, my god. i barely have enough time to wrap the present. the fcc website, dang. >> and read the privacy. >> maybe we'll put something on our website about it. >> we'll put something on twitter right now with the link. gloria estefan's honor was a huge surprise. >> we were driving to the airport in new york. he turns around and said to me, are you ready for this? i said what. >> he said you've been given the kennedy center honoree award. i couldn't believe it. >> ahead, the first cuban american ever recognized by the kennedy center honors tells us how one english track helped turn her name into a household name. and new engagement photos were released just this morning. how the plans will break the royal tradition. look how much they're in love. >> beautiful picture. >> you're watching "cbs this morning." kensington palace released brand-new engagement pictures of prince harry and meghan markle. the photos show the couple holding hands and embracing. it's called canoodling. the duke and duchess also attended. markel and prince harry will break tradition and join the queen at the royal countryside estate for christmas. it's a big deal because unmarried couples have not been invited before. they'll tie the knot. it's clear the queen really likes meghan. she likes kate too. it's a sign that the times have changed. >> it's nice they're breaking tradition. all right. teamwork is the key to success at a school in an old fabrication shop with an impressive shop. ahead, how classmates from kindergarten to high school help each other and move on to top tier schools. your local news is next. good morning, i'm rahel solomon. a popular christmas tradition in our region that was in doubt will go on as plan. actor crossed delaware river every christmas day to reinact george washington's famous crossing from pennsylvania to new jersey, during the revolutionary war. now there was some concern about the water being too low this year, with the boats in the water but organizers have decided to go ahead with the annual event. a lot of people will be happen bye that. >> lets send it over to kate for a check of the forecast and feeling like winter for sure. >> definitely. even though we don't have too much in the way of wind causing my problems out there it is chilly and we will see substantial drop off on the thermometer since this same time yesterday as well but skies bright, clear and we will see sunshine through what actually end up being shortest amount of daylight for the year. we are marking winter solstice after all and we will only get just over nine hours of daylight today but it is looking and feeling like winter out there 32 your current temperature. not much wind but wind slow out of the north/northwest and as day progress we will rebound all over again, flirting with 60, saturday but that promises to bring in damp conditions with rain on the way, and then we will cool back down and there could be a coastal system in time for christmas eve and especially christmas morning, meisha. >> all good to know for travelers, thanks, katie. we are still looking outside at a couple accidents we have this accident in buckingham 413 is closed between new hope road and pineville road use an alternate forest grove road is your best bet there. overturned truck an update ac expressway eastbound pass rude 54 just that right lane is block but would i advice using alternates either 322 or route 30, rahel back over to you. next update 8:55. ahead this morning, kennedy center honorary gloria e stephan talks about her musical correct and family. i'm rahel solomon, good morning. ♪ ♪ michael: iancenk james: i'm thankful for the help and the opportunity that i received. darlene: i'm thankful to be able to help people in crisis. vanessa: i'm thankful that addiction is treatable, and that help is available. fueled by opioid painkillers. but if you or someone you love is struggling with addiction, i want you to know: we are here for you. this holiday season, choose help. call 844 reach nj or visit reachnj.gov. for mild-to-moderate eczema? 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"usa today" reports on the boom in idaho. idaho has a strong economy and low unemployment. rounding out the top five for top growth, nevada, utah, washington state, and florida. u.s. news and world report says facebook ads that target younger workers are facing a lawsuit. it claims they limited ads to people younger than 38. it's the latest criticism from facebook. amazon said it corrected some of ads. t-mobile declined to comment on this story. d "newsweek" looked study that shows that eating salad every day keeps brains younger and prevents dementia. researchers found people who eat one to two servings of vegetables each day had fewer memory problems and cognitive decline than those who rarely ate them. those who ate less were 11 years younger in brain age. >> gayle, know anyone? >> gayle, i read this. i was going to send it to you. we like to have our sweet greens once in a while. >> it doesn't say whether the blue cheese dressing i put on the salad helps. >> it doesn't hurt. >> it adds more calories, but it doesn't hurt. >> eat your salad. our continuing series "a more perfect union" aims to show what unites us as americans is stronger than what divides us. we showed you last week erinton. his brother got into stanford the week earlier. celebrations like these are very common at their school. every year it says 100% of their graduates get into college. >> wow. >> wow is right. omar villafranca traveled to breaux bridge, louisiana. >> reporter: the holiday celebrations started early. one student learned he had been accepted to stanford. another to harvard, and wesleyan, dartmouth, and brown. ten students accepted to top tier schools all in one week. >> my fingers were shaking. just thinking about it gives me the chills. >> james dennis is going to yale. describe that moment when your classmates are just going nuts. >> just completely indescriba e indescribable. >> reporter: kayla amos cried when she got accepted into columbia, but she shares her success. >> the whole team puts in the work throughout the year to get that one person to the school, so the whole team relieved. it's a family. >> the students are not cookie-cutter where everybody has to do the same thing at the same time. >> reporter: it's a family under the guidance of michael and tracy landry. they founded the school 12 years ago. >> when my wife and i started the school, people laughed at us. >> reporter: the skepticism is because it's a no frills school located in an old fabrication shop in a low income area in lafayette. people think of a college prep school and they think rich kids. are these rich kids? >> oh, not by far. the parents make sacrifices to send them here. we make sacrifices to let them stay. the average tuition is $32,000. >> reporter: there are teachers, but no textbooks and no specific class schedule. students from kindergarten to high school help tutor and encourage each other to learn. >> because you're all with other people striving toward greatness like you are, you have no choice but to conform to it. >> go big or go home. if you don't go big in regards to being the best student you can possibly be, one day you can end up still being that kid who goes to jail or who dies early because you went out the wrong way and went into the streets. >> it's not about being smart. it's about working har. he works very hard. >> reporter: this is dennis's mom. she works part-time at the school to pay for the tuition. she was there when he was accepted to yale. >> i was grateful, thankful, proud. >> why are you crying? >> because i never thought this was possible. >> reporter: but there is disappointment. this senior received news this month he's on a waiting list. the landrys also struggle sometimes to make payroll. all that makes the payoff even more rewarding when a student is accepted into college. >> reporter: we have no sports. for me, that's like seeing your child just win the game. >> that's my lot. that tells me that we're changing people, we're changing society, we're giving hope. >> reporter: with more admissions decisions coming in the spring, the school excepts more celebrations for education. omar villafranca, "cbs this morning," breaux bridge, louisiana. >> i love seeing how the kids celebrate each other's success. >> i love it too. it's tough to watch when they don't get in. nobody's laughing at the andriys now. it's interesting. no textbooks, no homework. i like what she said. it's not about being smart. it's about working harder. it pays off in spades, as you see, if you work really hard. >> they have figured out the secret sauce. >> they really have. nicely done. ♪ come on, baby sing it for me ♪ >> the life and career of singer gloria estefan inspired a broadway musical. ahead the kennedy center honoree reflects on the struggles and successes with her husband emilio and it pushes us. we push back. challenging conventional thinking. finding smarter solutions. that's what makes cancer treatment centers of america one of the leaders in precision cancer treatment. using tools like advanced genomic testing and immunotherapy to bring more options to our patients. cancer treatment centers of america. we're not just fighting cancer any more. we're outsmarting it. visit cancercenter.com/outsmart to learn more. for 100 years, heritage and innovation have made gillette the #1 shave in america. now get gillette quality at lower prices -- every day. brought to you by 1200 workers in boston -- we're proud of giving you our best. gillette. the best a man can get. that's a tribute to gloria estefan at the kennedy center honorers this month with her hit "lala tina." the singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur built an empire with her husband emilio. she told me family is at the heart of all of her success. ♪ feeling good? >> okay. >> reporter: before the arenas, awards, anded a racing of fans throughout the world, gloria estefan was born into the uncertainty of the 1950s and the rise of the cuban revolution. >> what do you remember about cuba? >> not much. i do remember, though, when my father right after the revolution that he was jailed, i remember going to the jail with my mom and my grandmother to visit her. >> reporter: a police officer under dictate or was jailed jos fajardo after castro regained power. after moving to the united states, is the fan's father went to work for the cia. >> i found out this last year he was in the black ops and that's why he never talked about anything. he had a mysterious briefcase he took to his trip in the vietnam. >> he came back and was not well. >> he was not well. a lot of the men on his base came out the same. he was on the agent orange poison list. >> how did his illness change your childhood. >> it was the center of our lives. my mom had to work because she realized my dad was going to get more ill and i cared for my dad and my younger sister from the age of 12 to 18, 19. it was him. >> you said that music was your escape. >> it was. my catharsis. my everything. >> and before long, music would change her life. >> talk about the day you met emilio. >> oh, my gosh. i'll never forget that day. one of the guys from my brother's school wanted to put a band together. in comes this man carrying an accordion wearing short shorts. >> emilioing care an accordion. >> he looked naked. i walked in and saw a guy playing "the hustle" on the accordion. i thought, i know that guy. we bumped into each other in the hallway and he said, you're that girl. >> she joined his band and married him in 19 80. >> you changed your name to miami sound machine and success comes pretty fast, right? >> depends what you call fast. >> reporter: success came quickly in the latin world but not at home. >> all of a sudden we're going to south america and we're doing a stadium in san selva do with 50,000 and come home and doing a wedding with 200 in miami because we didn't have fans there yet. >> reporter: cbs records wants the spanish hits to keep coming while the band was looking to broaden its appeal. >> we kept the contract eye rights to record in english whenever we wanted although they never thought we i'd do it. we snuck a b track on the b side of a single. and that was "doctor beat." >> reporter: the hits written and performed in her second language kept coming. ♪ bad, bad, bad, bad boy you make me feel so good ♪ >> reporter: whether dance numbers or heartfelt ballads as estevan stepped into the pop zeitgeist in1980s. gloria, i think of your songs and it's songs we sang every word to or danced every beat to, and then 1990. >> not a fun year. >> no. that bus crash. >> i was taking a nap on the couch in the front of the bus. my son was in the back with his tutor and emilio was on the phone with his tutor who was reading him the caption of the picture on the cover of the "miami herald." gloria and estefan has the world in their hands. right when he reads 4i78 that line, we got rear-ended by a fully loaded 18-wheeler. >> gloria injured with back injury. her children also injured. >> i was paralyzed. when they told emilio, he fainted. they said, you probably won't be able to have another child. that was my plan after that tour. he said, i'm hoping you'll be able to at least walk gingerly, but i don't think you'll ever be back on stage. and then he said to me, i can tell you that it's up to you. >> reporter: less than a year after the crash, estefan walked onto the stage of the american music awards. >> what was that moment like when you were back on stage? >> it's luke if i climbed mt. everest and won, you know, the pulitzer prize. everything fantastic that could happen to a human being in one moment. >> reporter: as her career continued to climb, she and emilio welcomed their second child. daughter emily was born in 1994. >> what's the heart of a relationship like that with your husband? you not only love each other and adore each other as husband and wife because you work together. >> i don't recommend it to everyone. for us it's very magical. we're very different, so we're a good balance. if we were both like him, we would be dead of heart attacks, if we were both like me, we'd be both sitting on the couch playing guitar still. >> reporter: their story became a broadway music. now "on your feet" is touring the world. and coming to the kennedy center. >> yes. >> reporter: next month the show opens at the kennedy center in washington, d.c. gloria estefan was recently celebrated at the first cuban american honoree. >> imagine. my father brought us here to be raised in freedom. it means a lot to us and very especially to my parents' generation, i think. they really feel that. >> she deserves to be there. they're wonderful together. >> i know her music so well, but to know her story. so much i learned. it's just incredible. >> reporter:. >> it's remarkable the journeys all the honorees have had. >> i was surprised she was the first cuban american. >> but as our senior music correspondent, you may know this better than us. at the heart of her becoming a music was her father's illness. that was herr catharsis. you learn that people find so much joy in music at an early age. >> for so many artistsing that's -- it's an escape. >> yeah. >> you can see the 40th annual kennedy center honors on tuesday, december 26th, 9:00 at 8:00 central on what station, gayle? 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