Holiday shipping deadlines loom
Deadlines loom for shipping gifts for the holidays. Kris Van Cleve goes inside a FedEx center in Tennessee as workers prepare for the last-minute rush of packages.
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Deadlines loom for shipping gifts for the holidays. Kris Van Cleve goes inside a FedEx center in Tennessee as workers prepare for the last-minute rush of packages.
Shipping company employees are ramping up for the holiday rush as deadlines to get gifts delivered in time for Christmas approach. CBS News correspondent Kris Van Cleave joins "CBS News Mornings" from a FedEx facility in Tennessee to share the dates that you need to be aware of.
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