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Fires destroyed more than 800 homes. firefighters are starting to get the upper hand on the flames thanks to cooler weather and rain. and gm will crop up 9$900 million to avoid prosecution. another 5$575 million will go t settle civil lawsuits. the ignition problem is blamed on more than 150 deaths. now, back to hannity. welcome back to "hannity" as we continue with 2016 gop presidential candidate donald trump with us. last night there was a battle, got a lot of press, the match-up between y...

President trying to shift some of his focus to the economy. hes set to deliver remarks calling on congressmen to create much needed jobs. president obama says he is willing to take that action as well, without congress, if he has to. already under a microscope due to a faulty ignition switch, gm is recalling an additional 8.4 million vehicles because of a similar defect. the latest involves older models dating back to 1987. the crashes havent been linked with the ignition problem. gm recalled ...

The dead and to encourage employees to speak up about safety issues. >> while i want to solve the problems as quickly as possible, i never want anyone associated with gm to forget what happened. i want this terrible experience permanently etched in our collective memories. >> but barra seemed to be having some memory problems of her own. >> how many actually have been recalled since february of this year? >> i have to add up the count. i dont know if we have that information. >> hundreds of thou...

Because of an ignition problem. they have recalled about 14 million cars this year. now back to "hardball." ♪ >> welcome back to "hardball." after that. anyway, that was chris christie dancing, i guess you call that, on "the tonight show" with jimmy fallon last night. and a performance were not likely to forget anytime soon. to me its the latest move in christies charm offensive to rehabilitate his image amid the

Its headache, not the new gms headache, you say what? >> i say -- i say in 2009, part of this filing, if you look at the filing, there was an exclusion made by the judge which said that gm is not responsible for claims and for current defects that are known. now, obviously, the question is -- >> wait a minute. does that mean they cant do that, then? >> that means that, i believe, that all of the claims pre-bankruptcy will be treated the same as -- >> thats what i was asking. >> but heres the rub...

Levels never been seen in the s&p 500. a focus on gm stock today as well. its taken a major hit during all these recalls. interesting to note, sales have not been hurt by these recalls and by, you know, the fact that its having to defend itself from this ignition problem. numbers released yesterday showed gm selling 4% more cars this march than last. its ceo heads to capitol hill today to answer questions about its recall. >> certainly good news for them. okay. well "new day" starts right now....

This press conference about driving one of these cars that they believe had this ignition problem and how dramatic going through this experience twice for them was. listen. >> when my mother and i decided that this car was surely a death trap in the game of what if and what again, we are not ones that are willing to play anymore. driving this car was like playing a game of russian roulette with my safety and that of my friends. i cant begin to explain the fear and confusion that runs through you...

Into a tree in 2006. >> this is for our children. these were our children. and they just act like they dont matter. they may not have mattered to gm, but they mattered to us. >> reporter: now the nbc news investigative unit has obtained an internal gm memo suggesting a design engineer knew about the ignition problem in 2006 and signed a document authorizing a redesign. the engineer was ray dee giorgio. under oath in a deposition lawsuit from between, degiorgio said he did not know about the swit...

>> reporter: sheri lost her 21-year-old son michael in 2012 when his chevy cobalt veered off the road and hit a rockwall. she blames a faulty ignition switch. general motors admits 13 deaths and 31 accidents are related to the switch which can turn off when bumped cutting off the airbag, brakes and power steering. >> who knew what when. that includes you. >> reporter: today lawmakers grilled gm ceo at a house hearing following a massive recall of 2.6 million vehicles tied to the ignition problem...

That allowed problems to go unaddressed for more than a decade. in 2002 gm approved using the faulty switches even after the outside vendor provided test results that showed gm the parts didnt meet specifications. in 2005 gm engineer met to consider making changes to the switches, according to the report, but decided against it. the house finding in 2007 and 2010, federal regulators still declined to open inquiries because they didnt think there was enough crash evidence to link to the ignition ...