NBC Nightly News - 2009-06-01
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[0:00] parts. Is it as bad as it gets? And the
[0:03] finale, the Cinderella story that didn't
[0:05] have a Cinderella ending. In fact, there
[0:07] may be an investigation. Nightly News
[0:10] begins now.
[0:15] >> From NBC News World Headquarters in New
[0:18] York. This is NBC Nightly News with
[0:20] Brian Williams.
[0:22] >> Good evening. More than any other, it is
[0:24] America's car company. General Motors
[0:27] has been a huge part of the American
[0:29] economy. It helped build the city of
[0:31] Detroit. It put a lot of food on the
[0:33] table and a lot of kids through college
[0:36] and a lot of cars in the garage over the
[0:38] years. Tonight, General Motors has filed
[0:40] for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.
[0:43] It's going to take more government
[0:45] money. It's going to be a while before
[0:46] they make any money, though. The
[0:48] president's assuring us they'll soon be
[0:50] back on their own feet. We want to begin
[0:52] tonight this historic and sad
[0:54] development. Our reporting started off
[0:56] by CNBC's Phil Leau. He's outside
[0:58] bankruptcy court here in New York. Phil,
[1:00] good evening.
[1:02] >> Good evening, Brian. A busy first day in
[1:04] bankruptcy court for General Motors. At
[1:06] its first hearing, the company is asking
[1:08] to immediately receive 15 billion
[1:10] dollars from the US government. This as
[1:12] it rushes to cut its debt, cut plants,
[1:14] and rebuild its business.
[1:18] Arriving at court in a hybrid Chevy
[1:20] Impala.
[1:20] >> How you doing? GM CEO Fritz Henderson
[1:23] says this is the end of the old GM and a
[1:26] new one will rise from the ashes of
[1:28] bankruptcy.
[1:28] >> We know we need to prove ourselves and
[1:30] to do it every day and we will.
[1:34] And we will do it righ