COSTELLO: General Motors has just done something historic. Yes, they've named a woman as its next CEO. Her name is Mary Barra. Let's head to New York to find out more. Alison Kosik is there. Good morning.</s>ALISON KOSIK, CNN BUSINESS CORRESPONDENT: Good morning. The thing with Mary Barra she's not just going to be the first female CEO of General Motors but the first woman to head a major automaker ever. She's replacing Dan Akerson. Here's a bit of a bio on her. She is 53 years old, been with GM for 33 years. She's become quite the super star. She started I love this as an intern on the factory floor at the age of 18 to help pay tuition while she was getting an electrical engineering degree and reportedly said recently that being a car gal rather than a car guy, has never stood in her way. She said, it's about no kidding results and no kidding is right. She's been a leader in GM's turnaround since the company emerged from bankruptcy. She's even listed as number 35 on "Forbes"s list of the top power women, power on.</s>COSTELLO: You're not kidding. That's fantastic. Alison Kosik, thanks so much. Still to come in the "NEWSROOM", a single mom with little hope.</s>UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE: I just feel like what's the point, like. What's the point of trying, I'm not going to make it anyway.</s>COSTELLO: The debate over the minimum wage goes on. Workers are struggling to survive. We'll be right back.
GM Names First Female CEO