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Good morning. welcome back on this easter sunday. we have quick headlines for you. one of the friends of the accused boston bomber requesting a change of venue for his upcoming trial. it was set to take place in boston but now his attorney doesnt think hell get a fair trial there. hes accused of trying to hide in dzhokhar tsarnaevs do you remember room. and gm has been criticized to the slow response to the deadly ignition switch problem. they are having issues there. and pope francis just f...

The safety defect blamed for at least 13 deaths and 32 crashes. minutes ago in her opening statement before a senate transportation subcommittee, barra again apologized for gm, taking more than a decade to fix the ignition switch problem that caused engines to suddenly shut off and airbags to fail to deploy. >> sitting here today, i cannot tell you why it took years for a safety defect to be announced in that program, but i can tell you we will find out. when we have answers, we will be fully tr...

Obamacare. so its official. its his and his partys. >> thanks. >> you bet. the new chief of general motors says the automaker may have once put economics ahead of safety. today ceo mary barra made the first of two scheduled appearances before lawmakers. mike emanuel tells us what else she said. >> todays gm will do the right thing. that begins with my sincere apologies to everyone who has been affected by this recall. especially the families and friends who lost their lives or were injured. >>...

Investigation. gm had critical information, he will say, that would have helped identify this defect. so, nhtsa and the justice department have launched investigations into gms handling of the crisis and the families of natasha weigle and amy rademaker have sued gm in federal court. it will show to what extent gm is liable for what happened before the bankruptcy deal, which was all about the bailout. legal protection for things that happened before it was negotiated. but some legal experts belie...

You have no control over your car. >> no boyfriend troubles, no wedding date jitters, no children. no family member to care for her as she grows older. just a forever hole in her heart for the daughter she so loved. >> and this exclusive nbc news has obtained a copy of a 2006 memo in which a gm engineer approved the redesign of the switch linked to the recall of more than 1 million cars. gabe gutierrez and tom costello both join me now. tom is on the hill where he was meeting with the family mem...

This warm air will be setting the stage for possible severe weather on thursday and also on friday. very widespread. damaging winds, large hail and tornadoes will be possible. heather and ainsley with the same system we are expecting winter weather to return to the midwest coming up tonight and tomorrow with significant snow and very strong winds. a blizzard catch already in effect. >> so a tease is what you are saying. >> a little bit of a relief but enjoy it. >> a decade before they issue a re...