The MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour (PBS) - 1991-11-29 (partial)
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[0:02] After the news summary, we examine
[0:03] consumer confidence on the first day of
[0:05] the Christmas shopping season. Elizabeth
[0:07] Brackett reports on feelings in the
[0:09] Chicago area. We talked to two pollsters
[0:12] about national trends, then discuss the
[0:14] political implications with our analysts
[0:16] Gergen and Shields. We have a report
[0:19] from the Ukraine on the weekend vote to
[0:21] make the republic independent. And we
[0:23] close with a Roger Rosenlat essay on
[0:25] life without the nuclear threat.
[0:28] Funding for the NewsHour has been
[0:30] provided by PepsiCo. Every day we enjoy
[0:33] people being cold to us, cutting us up,
[0:36] getting fresh with us, tearing into us,
[0:41] and calling us chicken. In fact, the
[0:43] more people do it, the happier we are.
[0:45] PepsiCo
[0:47] and by AT&T
[0:49] and by the Corporation for Public
[0:51] Broadcasting and by the financial
[0:54] support of viewers like you. Today was
[0:57] the traditional start of the Christmas
[0:59] shopping season, the traditional make it
[1:01] or break it time for many in the retail
[1:04] business. Recent surveys show many
[1:06] Americans plan to cut back their
[1:08] shopping because of worries about the
[1:10] economy. President and Mrs. Bush were
[1:12] among the shoppers at a mall in
[1:14] Frederick, Maryland this morning. They
[1:16] had traveled from nearby Camp David in
[1:18] search of gifts for their grandchildren.
[1:20] We'll have more on consumer confidence
[1:22] and the economy right after the news
[1:24] summary. Robin,
[1:25] >> the Centers for Disease Control today
[1:27] denied reports that the nation's supply
[1:29] of flu vaccine is nearly depleted.
[1:31] Vaccine distributors told the New York
[1:33] Times in USA Today the