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Her fiances tragic death is one of the 13 deaths linked to gms faulty ignition switch. why didnt she get that letter from gm? gm has not released the names of the 13 victims linked to that defect. now anderson is starting to fight back. shes asking for the negligent homicide charge tho be vacated. shes suing gm for fraud as well. anderson and her attorney join me live to talk about their case against gm. thank you both. i so appreciate it. let me begin with you, candice. what did you think when ...

Lawsuits for the faulty ignition switch linked to at least 13 deaths. but candices case against the car manufacturer may stand out. here is a picture of anderson as shes buying her new car in 2004. one of the millions of cars that g mr has since recalled. later that year, anderson was in a horrible sing of-car gent that actually killed her fiance. anderson, thinking she had caused the accident and rife with guilt at the time, pled guilty to criminally negligent homicide. this is the mug shot fro...

Compassion nal person. that first time i have heard it. its out of context. that to me means he is this young man who has a spirit of adventure, who has been an independent thinker and now hes in this military system and its rubbing him the wrong way. that could be it. it could be just his own personality clashing with the military life. again, i dont really know. its the first time i have heard it. its difficult to speculate on those things. >> i have to wrap it up there. i could go on and on f...

Incompetence and neglect and showing that gm knew about the deadly defect and knew nothing about it. the report said, quote, the switch was so plagued with problems that the engineer who designed it labeled it then the switch from hell. at gms annual meeting, no shareholder asked about the recall or deaths but ceo mary barra apologized again. >> i know there are no words that can capture and explain the grieve a grief that each of you feel. >> reporter: gm is counting only frontal air bag crashe...

Other firings related to the companys delayed ignition switch recall. ceo mary barra says gm has taken appropriate action. google is making an acquisition, buying imaging firm sky box for $500 million. and shares of radioshack slid 10% after the retailer reported its ninth straight quarterly loss. thats it from cnbc, first in business worldwide. to combine solar and natural gas at the same location. during the day, we generate as much electricity as we can using solar. at night and when its cl...

>> reporter: i want to read you a quote from this report that really stood out to all of us talking about this defective ignition switch. here it is. the switch was so plagued with problems that the designer labeled it the switch from hell. they talked about a gm nod, acknowledgment by gm executives in meetings they would do something, a plan of action and no one followed through. just showing what the corporate culture was like at this company a long time and they insist this is a new general m...

Concealed weapon. he tried to intervene, but what he doesnt realize is in a mill hear a wife. she seize what hes doing and she shoots him before he can take any action. carol? >> dan simon, reporting live this morning. right now, protesters are facing off against general motors at the companys annual shareholder meeting in detroit. moments ago ceo mary barra responded to criticism the company mishandzeled a recall over a faulty ignition switch linking to at least 13 deaths. >> its not about pu...

Karl penhaul, thank you. more questions this morning for general motors as that company holds its annual shareholder meeting in detroit, where victims families are expected to protest gms mishandling of an ignition switch defect linked to at least 13 deaths. it took the company over a decade to recall some 2.6 million vehicles equipped with the part. shareholders are now demanding to know how much the scandal is going to cost. some estimates put the figure as high as $7 billion. all right, t...

Demanding answers. [ crying ] >> reporter: a small but impassioned group of protesters at gm headquarters. >> i hate being here outside this building. but it just reminds me that shes never coming back. >> reporter: laura christian acknowledges her 16-year-old daughter was drinking and not wearing a seat belt when the car she was in crashed. >> i was supposed to have the rest of my life with her and im not going to have that. >> reporter: ken rimer drove 11 hours to stand here. he believes the d...

And tense shareholder meeting inside general motors headquarters. only a few days from the damming investigation came out showing 11 years what they are calling neglect and incompetence that led to at least 13 deaths. 54 crashes. many injuries. because of this faulty ignition switch that no one took responsibility for. you know, it has cost the company $1.7 billion so far and cost them a lot more than that with all of these lawsuits and litigation. more important than the money here are the peop...