CBS Morning News - 2008-12-18

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[0:03] And that is music to Macy's ears at a

[0:06] time like this when retail sales

[0:09] are nothing to sing about.

[0:12] Richard Schlesinger, CBS News,

[0:14] Philadelphia.

[0:19] Thanks for listening to us this morning.

[0:21] This is CBS News up to the minute.

[0:34] Tonight, a little girl's remarkable

[0:36] recovery has doctors wondering if the

[0:39] impossible is now possible. Tonight on

[0:42] the CBS Evening News.

[0:46] CBS News, experience you can trust.

[0:53] From all of us

[0:54] to all of you.

[0:55] Happy holidays from CBS 4.

[0:58] That's definitely a signal of what we're

[1:00] going through. I mean, this is the real

[1:02] deal.

[1:03] Autos idling, Chrysler shuts down its

[1:06] North American operations for at least a

[1:08] month. House arrest, accused Wall Street

[1:11] scam artist Bernard Madoff now has a

[1:14] curfew. And questioning Kennedy, the

[1:17] pressure of running for office.

[1:19] What can you say to New Yorkers that

[1:21] says that you're qualified?

[1:23] Are you ready for this, Mrs. Kennedy?

[1:25] You're not going to answer questions at

[1:27] all?

[1:30] This is the CBS Morning News for

[1:31] Thursday, December 18th, 2008.

[1:39] Good morning. Thanks for joining us. I'm

[1:40] Michelle Gielan. This morning, thousands

[1:43] of Chrysler auto workers are trying to

[1:45] figure out how they'll make ends meet.

[1:46] They won't be getting a normal paycheck

[1:48] for at least a month as struggling auto

[1:51] makers take dramatic steps to try to

[1:53] stay afloat. Tera Mershner is in

[1:54] Washington with the details. Good

[1:56] morning, Tera.

[1:57] Good morning, Michelle. The big three

[1:59] are all trying to conserve cash at this

[2:01] point, making this a very tough holiday

[2:04] for employees.

[2:06] Chrysler is sending its employees ho

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