from humble beginnings. it started in a garage. too global empire. how a plastic doll went from misunderstood. seventys were not a great time for bobby. to megastar. ryan gosling, pink everywhere. if you think you know barbie, i got a story for you. it starts with a woman. she grew up in denver, colorado. as a high school student, she met elliott answer, the two of them married and they went to the golden state to pursue their golden dream. wasn t your typical 1940s housewife. in their relationship, ruth was the businessperson. elliott was a creator, and artist. he was working with plastic and making things like light fixtures in the garage. he saw the business and the market possibilities at every opportunity. she brought in a business partner. created and it started in a garage. as it happened, the company was not ruth s name but instead, a hybrid of mats for harold matson and elliott for elliott handler. mattel. the first line they produce was t
super saturday. also tonight, president biden leaves washington for the holidays. what the economy strong, but some voters saying bahumbug. the campaign season now just days away. in the czech republic, a day of mourning, one of europe s deadliest mass shootings. plus, christmas canceled. cbs chris shows us why bethlehem s big night is silent this year. normally, celebrations would have bound, but because of the war, there s hardly anybody here. later, it s an american town spreading the holiday spirit all year. this is going to the united kingdom, australia, japan. with festive flair and a special stand. you don t think of like christmas things in florida. announcer: this is the cbs weekend news from washington with adriana diaz. good evening. adriana is off. i m robert costa in washington. the holidays are here. around 115 million are packing up suitcases and are headed on their christmas and new year s travels. today was forecast to be the busiest trav
o say can you see by the dawn s early light what so proudly we hailed at the twilight s last gleaming whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight o er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming and the rockets red glare the bombs bursting in air gave proof through the night that our flag was still there o say does that star spangled banner yet wave o er the land of the free and the home of the brave will: welcome to new york city on december 23rd. merry christmas. your photos, national anthem, they get better as they go. i love the photo of the back of the pickup bed, the desert, slightly outdone by you in your robes the week leading up to christmas. we got griff jenkins and doctor nicole sapphire with us. nicole:you guys are looking very festive. griff:you get to this part of the year and it is just special. in new york, it is crowded which is frustrating the week before christmas.
good afternoon to you. i m yasmin vossoughian, we have breaking news on the debt ceiling negotiations. word a short time ago of a white house meeting tomorrow between president joe biden house speaker kim mccarthy. a sign of hope after the two men spent today selling very different versions of the senator talks. i ve done my part. we put forth a proposal to cut spending by more than a trillion dollars. at the top of the nearly three trillion dollars of reduction, i am pleased to propose the spending cuts and new revenue. now it s time for the other side to move, they have very extreme positions. the president has really shifted right after the more progressive socialist wing of the party stood up and said they want to spend more money. he s now bringing something to the table that everyone said was off the table. so members of congress are holding their breath as we are just a couple days away from default, with the finger-pointing coming fast and furiously. i am putt
president cut his trip short to handle the pending economic crisis in d.c.. manufactured crisis that is easily avoidable. house republicans, however, refused to raise our debt limit unless the white house case to their spending cut demands which would hit low and moderate income families the hardest. nbc news is kevin mccarthy will meet in person tomorrow at the white house in hopes of moving past this standstill. before biden left japan, he said republicans must be willing to compromise instead of holding the economy hostage. it is time for republicans to accept that there is no bipartisan deal to be made solely, solely on their partisan terms. they have to move as well. all four congressional leaders are meeting default is not an option. of course, and i know you know this, republicans raised the debt ceiling without conditions three times during the pro trump presidency. now they are not acknowledging that. instead they are seeing stuff like this. here s speaker mc