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It is not enough repolicement parts to it fix it right away. out of the first cars recalled not even 2,000 oaks will be fixed. gm will be on the hot seat in capitol hill tomorrow. the investigation will have testify before the house committee. they came down hard on gm and company culture. he is expected to come down on gm engineers debated whether the fixes were cost-effective. focus on cost was driven by the failure to understand that a safety defect was at issue. the defect that killed 13 peo...

Putin back into the fold during the d-day ceremonies in it france tomorrow. >> we are at a point where mr. putin has the chance to get backing into a lane of international law. >> i think as the president said, there is an opportunity for diplomacy to play a role and to chart a path. >> france president hollande is trying to get the leaders together. up next, heads roll at general motors over a safety defect that has led to at least 13 deaths. first, heres what some of our fox affiliatesjé ar...

The key question facing her today is how could this have happened? how could general motors have known about an error that turned out to be deadly for some as far back as 2004 and have not recalled those cars until just a few months ago. ten years later. not only gm thats going to face these questions. nitsa, the government agency tasked with protecting people on the road, many say they fell short, they did not notice a trend and did not recall these cars in time. general motors has apologized f...

Add vooigsd by counsel. do you desire to be advised my counsel at todays hearing? >> no. >> in that case if you would please rise and raise your right hand, ill swear you in. do you swear that the testimony you are about to give is the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth? >> i do. >> thank you. ms. barra, you are now under oath and subject to the penalties set forth in title xviii, section 1001 of the united states code. you may now give a five-minute summary of your written stateme...

They are not releasing details of that meeting. with he do know that they met. i can say that g.m. has come out and apologized numerous times for this saying they will accept responsibility. in terms of the testimony, we are going to hear from the general motors ceo today. we do have some of the prepared testimony. she will say, i cannot tell you why it took years for a safety defect to be announced. i can tell you that we will find out. the bottom line, lawmakers on this how committee want to k...

Attorney, to help us investigate this process. >> barra is expected to apologize again this afternoon, telling the committee this. quote, todays gm will do the right thing, beginning with my sincere apologies to everyone has been affected by this recall, especially to the families and friends of those who lost their lives or were injured. i am deeply sorry. barra has create aid new position, vice president of global vehicle safety and named a long-time gm employee to that role. also in the hot s...

>> reporter: sheri lost her 21-year-old son michael in 2012 when his chevy cobalt veered off the road and hit a rockwall. she blames a faulty ignition switch. general motors admits 13 deaths and 31 accidents are related to the switch which can turn off when bumped cutting off the airbag, brakes and power steering. >> who knew what when. that includes you. >> reporter: today lawmakers grilled gm ceo at a house hearing following a massive recall of 2.6 million vehicles tied to the ignition problem...

Say we are running out of time to turn back the clock and if governments do not get serious about reducing carbon dioxide emissions, we could see a shortage of food and water supplies. not only that, the report warns of increases in ill health in region, an increased in violent conflicts in the form of civil war and a slow-down in economic growth. they say that its already too late to reverse coral reefs and arctic sea ice. gm issued yet another recall. 1.3 million vehicles are being recalled ...

Million jeep vehicles the government claims are defective and prone to fires in rear end collisions. lets get more now from cnns athena jones. >> reporter: in a rare act of defiance, car company giant chrysler refuses to recall almost 2.7 million vehicles as requested by the national highway traffic safety administration. for nearly two decades, some jeep suv models have had a tendency to burst into flames after a rear end collision. they are requesting that upgrades to the older models be insta...

charleston, south carolina. tonight, newt gingrich whose performance in tomorrows primary election here will make or break his run at the presidency. no doubt, hes surging in the polls. you look that left right and center. the latest show him in striking distance of mitt romney. hes also ignited the fire storm, slamming the media of his ex-wifes accusation he wanted an open marriage. >> the destructive, vicious, negative nature of much of the news media makes it harder to govern the co...