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Four days prior. in their lawsuit, it was revealed that gm was aware of the program, even before the car was sold to brook in 2005. was wasnt the problem fixed? well, a 2005 memo cited by lawmakers said it was because redesigning the ignition switch would have cost 90 cents per car. theres still much to determine, but the reason mary barra, the ceo of gm just testified this week, begins with the meltons and their search for truth. and the sleuthing of an engineer named mark hood, hired by their ...

Economic plan in 2010. its like that movie "groundhog day." except its not funny. if they try to sell this sandwich at zingermans, they would have to call it the stink burger, or the mean-wich. for the second day in a row, the new ceo of general motors was grilled on capitol hill on why the company waited more than a decade to recall more than 2 million cars. marry barra testified about the ignition switch issue linked to at least 13 deaths. barra named ceo in january after 30 years with the c...

Ignition switch recall. >> is it safe? what about safety? >> lten, its a small car. for being what it is, its safe. >> reporter: theres nothing i need to know about that car? >> nothing. put a battery in there -- you saw my write-up, right? >> reporter: yeah, yeah. >> im as honest as its gonna be. >> reporter: but what about that recall? you said this car is safe, but it actually has a recall. >> recalls get recorded once you register the car. we dont know there is a recall. >> we pulled it up h...

Months after gm settled the case, a recall fiasco. now another potential danger. carfax tells gma, more than 3 million used cars from different manufacturers are being sold right now with open recalls. and if you dont check, you might never know. 23-year-old damian snow says he bought this recalled 2004 pt cruiser from the los angeles dealership. >> they told me everything is fine. it has no mechanical problems. checked out and nobody told me there was a recall on this car. >> reporter: and ther...

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Systems coming on line that will beacon the airlines latitude, longitude and height. >> wish we had more time. theres a lot breaking tonight. gms ceo apologizes for 13 deaths caused by a faulty ignition switch. but will the families ever forgive? >> im an angry mother. my familys hurt. ill never forget that 4:30 in the morning knock at the door from two troopers. i want justice. gunderman group.

We just played there. congresswoman, thanks for joining us. im going to start with the simple question about mary barra. she basically seemed to be in front of your committee today saying, hey, i took over a couple months ago, i just found out about this. im here now. its a new gm. do you believe her when she says she only found out about this problem on january 31st of this year? >> i dont have any reason to believe that miss barra would be lying about when she found out about this, but it is d...

The buckhead section of the city. crews had to use caution of the size and the intense heat of the fire. luckily, this time, no injuries reported. the gms ceo mary barra is set to be back on the hot seat for a second day facing a grilling from congress on the house side on a defective ignition switch that led to a dozen deaths and thousands of accidents. she apologized to family members and many were present >> i cannot turn back the clock, but as soon as i learned about the problem, we acted ...

Now, cnn global economic analyst, ronna faruhar. general motors may have known about this defect as early as 2001. barra didnt explain how that could have happened when she testified yesterday. why? >> i think she is telling the truth when she says she doesnt know. the most explosive part of yesterdays testimony was the e-mail from 2005 where an engineer basically admitted there was a problem with the ignition switch. but it could cost 90 cents a switch and $400,000 to put in a production line. ...

Breaking news out of the supreme court. changing the rules again when it comes to campaign contributions. pete williams is reviewing the decision right now, and we will have more for you as soon as he gets out to the camera. meantime, big story weve been following for two days now. back into the fire for general motors ceo mary barra, whos facing another round of tough questions about gms massive recall. this time its the senates term. right now the consumer protection subcommittee getting ready...