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Carmaker added six models to the list of cars with potentially deadly defects in their ignition switch. at least 12 deaths have been linked to the problem so far. the same storm system that spawned tornadoes in missouri and dropped golf ball sized hail in kansas city could bring severe weather to large parts of the southeast this weekend. some parts of florida are under a tornado watch right now. and same-sex couples can now say "i do" in parts of the united kingdom. lawmakers made the decis...

Think, us again. i know that weve been through two wars. i know we have been vigilant against terrorism. i know it is har. leaders cant afford to get tired. leaders cant afford to be weary. now, lets turn our attention to business. how are we going to close out the week? back to back days on wall street thanks in part to reaction to citigroups failure of the stress test. steve sedgwick live in london. good morning. >> a very good day to you. down over 5%. the nasdaq was also down for the worst...

I havent had enough sleep. >> the ntsb said she told train operators during an interview last month that she dozed off and missed a station. can you believe that? >> a precursor to what happened here. >> they did run tests on her, drug and alcohol test. those arent back yet. but she did tell investigators, she wasnt on any medication, so she may have just been tired. >> and she has been running trains for two months. so what she said to the ntsb, so two times in two months, not a good combinatio...

>> the ignition switch was actually in the accessory position which in effect turned the airbags off. even back in 2005, i saw indications that gm was aware that this problem was occurring. >> in april of 2007, regulators were notified by an investigator that roses crash was linked to the faulty ignition. they did not open an investigation. and by the end of 2007, general motors was aware of four crashes related to their faulty ignition. they gathered the black boxes from the cars, but it wasnt ...

>> over the past decade, general motors has been aware that over a million of their cars on the road potentially had a fatal glitch. an ignition switch that could suddenly turn off the engine and airbag system while the car was driving. as early as 2004, gm knew of at least one incident where this happened. an engineer found that something as simple as a weighted key chain could cause the cobalt to lose power. solutions to fix the flaw were rejected by gm after consideration of the lead time req...

Motors has been aware that over a million of their cars on the road potentially had a fatal glitch. an ignition switch that could suddenly turn off the engine and airbag system while the car was driving. as early as 2004, gm knew of at least one incident where this happened. an engineer found that something as simple as a weighted key chain could cause the cobalt to lose power. solutions to fix the flaw were rejected by gm after consideration of the lead time required cost and effectiveness of e...

Komo photographer bill strothman and pilot gary pfitzner were killed. a driver on the ground was severely burned. in iowa, a state trooper was parked off interstate 80 when a pickup truck careened off the freeway and slammed into his squad car. turns out that pickup had been hit by a semitruck and the force sent it airborne. amazingly the trooper and the pick jum driver didnt suffer any major injuries. >> incredible video. toyota ready to accept a huge settlement with the department of justi...

Press"" saying gm should have warned of the faulty ignition switch. 12 people have died in crashes linked to the issue. >> "the new orleans times-picayune" says edwin edwards will run for congress. >> ive given a great deal of thought to this. ive read articles from people who suggest what i should and shouldnt do and i acknowledge that there are good reasons why i should not run.

A little tongue-tied. she sort is grasping here. she was offering the gop alternatives and now that response is part of wendy davis online campaign ads. the ads actually used what this woman says now as part of the advertisement to get wendy davis elected. take a look. >> if you look at it, women are -- are extremely busy. we lead busy lives whether we are working professionally or whether we are working from home and times are -- are extremely -- extremely busy. its a busy cycle for women and w...

Time now to take a look at the morning papers. the detroit free press. general motors is announcing three new recalls of more than 1.5 million vehicles unrelated to the ignition switch issue. the automaker will take a charge of 300 million dollars in the first quarter to cover costs to repairs. the announcement comes after an internal investigation following the ignition switch failure. that problem prompted a separate recall of more than 1.6 million cars last month. from our parade of papers,...