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Some tough questions that need to be answered that shes not going to be able to avoid by just saying, im waiting for the investigation. >> barra was hit repeatedly yesterday with questions about why it took more than a decade for gm to issue a recall over an ignition switch defect already linked to 13 deaths and 32 crashes. gm says they are conducting an internal investigation and the company will share their findings with the public. let me bring in renee and phil trautwein, the mother and brot...

Bringing on mr. feinberg is the first step. i would now be happy to answer your questions. thank you. >> thank you, ms. barra. i also want to acknowledge all the families are here today. kelly of scranton, pennsylvania, is one of those that we offer sympathies to their families. we have all of you in our hearts. >> all right, lets run this out in conversation. you just heard mary barra, the ceo of general motors. her mea culpa there in front of this house subcommittee. but really to the american...

This early on. >> mary barra has been with gm a long, long time. what does she know about this? >> keep in mind she wasnt ceo -- >> right, but she was with the company. >> right. theres one more layer to this. the wall street journal is reporting delphi, auto supplier, told gm that there was a problem with the ignition switch. gm knowing, according to the wall street journal, gm knew about the problem with the ignition switch but signed off on getting that part put in the cobalt any way. it went...

Involving children. the new moves is expected to cost $500 million a year. >> meantime an apology issued for those affected by gms fatal ignition switch defect. she heads to todays capitol hill hearing. why it took gm so long to do anything about the ignition switches. in her testimony she says she is deeply sorry especially for the family and friends who lost their lives they will testify before a house subcommittee today. they found the national traffic

Knowing about the risk. rich is live with the fox business network with more on this story. what do we expect from general motors today? >> another apology. general motors, according to committee aides have cooperated with the families and then later today, according to the remarks, she will apologize. barris said todays g.m. will do the right thing. that begins with my sincere apologies to everyone who has been affected by this recall, especially to the families and friends much those who lost ...

Airbags and killing innocent victims. we now know that the difference between this switch and one that would have worked properly was life or death. jenna: on capitol hill this morning lawmakers like massachusetts senator ed markey joining family members who lost loved ones because of faulty ignition in general motors cars. were learning it took years for the auto maker to issue a recall. hours from now the ceo of gm will testify on capitol hill on this topic. chief congressional correspondent m...

Caused 13 death. shes expected to answer questions about the faulty ignition switch and why it took decades to recall cars. were going to bring you that testimony live as soon as it starts, as soon as members of congress wrap up their statements in front of mary bar barra. meantime investigating the scene in long island. police say the driver of a pickup truck may have crossed double yellow line colliding with chartder bus. they are trying to get them out of the windows. the bus swerved into a t...

One of the subcommittees under your committee, lets talk about what americans should understand about this. in your understanding just how long has general motors known about this problem? >> well over a decade. kelly odonnell just summed it up. thats one of the best summaries in about two and a half minutes. and what she explained is absolutely inexcusable. its an outrage that a corporate culture would end up sacrificing at least 12 lives that we know of because an ignition switch did not work ...

Reporters to demand change. they want answers. poppy harlow live to tell us more. good morning. >> reporter: this press conference went for 40 minutes. it just wrapped up. kicked off by a number of lawmakers. you heard from senator blumenthal of connecticut and senator ed markey. also, calling on g.m. to take all of these cars off the road, not allow people to drive them until they are fixed, frankly. that is something that g.m. has not done yet. we had a chance to hear from the family members. ...

Regards to turning the car off with the drivers knee, unquote. if this was such a big problem, why didnt gm replace the ignition switch in the cars already on the road? the cars where the torque fell well below gms specifications instead of just the new cars, why? >> what you just said does not match under tab 25. >> its the bottom of the page, there should be something there. just note that what ive said -- i apologize for that but there was a statement made that cobalt is blowing up in their f...