CBS Evening News - 2009-12-06
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[0:02] Tonight, [music] President Obama goes to
[0:04] Capitol Hill to rally Senate Democrats
[0:06] behind healthc care reform [music]
[0:08] while senior citizens worry what
[0:10] proposed Medicare cuts will [music] mean
[0:12] for them. I'm Russ Mitchell. Also
[0:14] tonight, replacing a legend. Four
[0:17] Massachusetts [music] Democrats are
[0:18] fighting for their party's nomination to
[0:20] fill the late Ted Kennedy's Senate seat.
[0:23] Powering down, Switzerland is
[0:25] challenging [music] its citizens to use
[0:27] one6 the energy the typical American
[0:30] family uses.
[0:31] And meet the high school football team
[0:34] with big stars on the field and in the
[0:37] stands.
[0:43] >> This [music] is the CBS Evening News
[0:46] with Russ Mitchell.
[0:48] >> And good evening. [music] The race to
[0:50] push the1 trillion dollar healthc care
[0:51] bill through Congress by Christmas got
[0:54] even more intense this Sunday as
[0:56] President Obama made a trip to Capitol
[0:57] Hill. His mission today was to lobby
[1:00] Democrats and urge them to stand
[1:02] together. But as the debate continues,
[1:04] that strategy is not sitting well with
[1:07] Republicans. Kimberly Doer has the
[1:09] latest.
[1:12] >> President Obama announced they're going
[1:14] to get it done after he met with Senate
[1:16] Democrats on Capitol Hill today. He said
[1:18] he'd come to give them a pep talk as the
[1:20] Senate debated healthcare in a rare
[1:22] Sunday session.
[1:24] >> Republicans charged Mr. Obama's visit
[1:26] violated his own campaign pledge to
[1:28] include them.
[1:29] >> I'd love for the president to come and
[1:31] meet with the 40 of us who are on this
[1:33] side of the aisle and we could have a
[1:35] discussion with him.
[1:37] >> But this visit was about w