CBS Morning News - 2008-12-25
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[0:00] Bill Whitaker, CBS News, Los Angeles.
[0:04] >> In Minnesota, someone with a big heart
[0:07] and an even bigger wallet helped save
[0:09] Christmas for 200 people who suddenly
[0:11] found themselves homeless. Monday night,
[0:13] their apartment building was destroyed
[0:15] by a massive fire. Almost immediately,
[0:17] strangers helped with clothes, food, and
[0:19] gifts. And then, a secret Santa donated
[0:23] a million dollars to the fire victims.
[0:25] Just one condition, they had to get the
[0:27] money before Christmas. Yesterday, they
[0:29] picked up their gift. Each family
[0:31] received a check for $17,500
[0:34] from the donor who remains anonymous.
[0:37] Thanks for joining us this half hour,
[0:39] and happy holidays. This is CBS News up
[0:42] to the minute.
[0:51] >> CBS News, experience you can trust.
[1:00] >> Midnight music in St. Peter's Basilica
[1:03] as Pope Benedict and Christians around
[1:05] the world celebrate Christmas Day. But
[1:08] the Christmas spirit didn't come easy
[1:09] for holiday travelers stuck in airports
[1:12] or stranded on snow-blown highways. And
[1:15] joy is also hard to come by for
[1:17] retailers as shoppers look but don't
[1:19] spend for a fifth straight month.
[1:24] This is the CBS Morning News for
[1:26] Thursday, December 25th, 2008.
[1:34] Good morning and Merry Christmas. Thanks
[1:36] for joining us. I'm Michelle Gielan. We
[1:38] begin this morning with Christians
[1:40] around the world celebrating the birth
[1:42] of Jesus more than 2,000 years ago. From
[1:44] Bethlehem to Afghanistan, from the
[1:46] majesty of the Vatican to the humblest
[1:48] storefront church, this is the happiest
[1:50] day on the Christian calendar. Catherine
[1:52] Brown has our report.
[1:57] >> Thousands o