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Ford is embarking on a major restructuring plan, including thousands of layoffs and a number of plant closings. What does the future hold for the nation's second-largest automaker?

Job cuts and plant closings are in the cards for Ford Motor Company, which announces a major restructuring plan Monday. The automaker is attempting to regain its footing in a highly competitive market.

Japanese singer-songwriter Ayano Tsuji bucks her nation's J-pop trend. In high school, she loved folk music, but found her hands were too small to play guitar. So she turned to the ukulele. Producer Robert Rand has a profile.

The evacuation of the Superdome is temporarily suspended when shots are fired at a military helicopter. Meanwhile, the first buses carrying hurricane refugees from New Orleans have arrived at the Houston Astrodome.

President Bush announces that his father and former president Bill Clinton will head up fundraising efforts for recovery following Hurricane Katrina. The two led a fundraising mission after the Asian tsunami last December. Bush and the former presidents met in the Oval Office this afternoon.

An international energy consortium announces it will try to ease the crunch on oil supplies by releasing more than 60 million barrels of oil from its stockpile. The International Energy Agency, of which the United States is a member, is hoping to help rein in soaring gas prices.

Grammy-winning rapper and actor Will Smith has had success in music, movies and television. He began his career as the Fresh Prince with DJ Jazzy Jeff. Since then, he has acted in numerous films and been nominated for an Oscar, for his performance in Ali. (This interview originally aired Dec. 17, 2001.)

Day to Day contributor, musician, golfer and avid technology freak David Was talks with Alex Chadwick about what's hot and what's not at this year's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. More than 2,500 exhibitors are touting their latest electronic gadgets and software.

The trial of radical Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri began in London Monday. He is charged with 16 offenses, including incitement to murder and possessing a document relating to terrorism. He's also the subject of an extradition request from the U.S. government.

Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera became the longest-running show in Broadway history Monday, breaking the uber-composer's own record that he set with Cats.