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Running an orphanage. is it problem mattic? >> were talking about a mom for one thing, and shes raised children. were also talking about a woman who has been a businesswoman, so the problem of running a business, all of that was already in place. >> reporter: in 2006 silsby won an award from the national women business group, saying shed given hope to countless families from around the world. shes also a respected member of her church and thats why several members jumped to join her in establish...

Paid for back wages but wasnt. her world was closing in as she left idaho for haiti, and that may help explain why the mission was so disorganized. many have wondered why for such an ambition mix, she and the group failed to clear the most basic hurdles, such as paperwork to transport the haitian children and registration as an adoption agency. >> in my heart i think she probably went down there with good intention to help people in trouble, but lack of foresight and planning. once again, she di...

Accounting for 82% of all new jobs. now, in the past, years ago, that kind of growth was generated among large businesses. so its in small businesses, even more precisely if you look at the figures in detail, its businesses with 50 or fewer employees, so theres a very select segment of really kind of high-growth small businesses and thats the segment that needs to get the support to continue to grow. >> but you have something, a different approach when it comes to small businesses. you talk abou...

Perhaps this might be the case that they didnt realize how serious the safety issue was, give them the benefit of the doubt there, they might not have known how serious the problem was. it doesnt look very good when theres a fix out there and theyre still looking to how to get the fix to the cars in consumers hands, i would hope toyota would realize right away how serious a momentary loss of braking power could potentially be. >> peter, i was reading to you from cnnmoney.com, and you and someone...

Because owners of recalled toyota models are venting their frustrations through cnn i-reports, look at this. >> without a vehicle, especially here in southern california, youre pretty much paralyzed. youre immobile. theres nothing you really can do, so its tough. its tough to decide whether get work done, get school done, or take care of this problem that can possibly do you damage by getting you into a car accident. we just havent found the time of day into which we can just go into the dealer....

Alerting their customers and providing the fix for free. beyond that, well, don, youre on your own. >> okay. so what if -- lets say someone has an accident in one of these vehicles. could they be sued? would the damage be covered by the auto insurance? >> reporter: well, this is where it gets a little more complicated. i talked to the insurance information institute yesterday. they said that auto insurers will cover consumers in the event of an accident in one of these recalled vehicles. typical...

Want to call it that, will affect the resale and leasing value of these cars, consumers will look elsewhere, and its very expensive to draw the consumers back. because its always cheaper to keep the existing customer. >> hold on, you were talking about the value of the car, theres something else i wanted to talk about. but lets get to peter right now. the problem keeps growing, the latest developments there. the transportation secretary says he feels toyota didnt act quickly enough and there are...

Co-sponsors of that bill, which is hr-1835, which is dan bourne from oklahoma and john sullivan from oklahoma. so everythings set. the house bill has 137 co-sponsors. so this could, if we could get it in place, this could go as a stand-alone bill and pass quickly. >> what of those who say, listen, dylan ratigan might lake saying t. boone pickens and think hes smart and makes a good case, but t. boone pickens is no more than a rich guy trying to pick everybody else off by using the government. >>...

When it comes to us. >> tell us the problem. youve tried to get in touch with toyota to complain about this but come up, what, guess a dead-end? >> well, the nhtsa has been a real problem for me to report things online or by phone. >> the national highway transportation safety administration. >> they just want to take data. they dont want to fix problems. they just want to hear about it for the database but they finally did get me a number of toyota and i got through. it was difficult because i ...

And they are right and, also, i claim that i have a different story slightly. but regardless, its not the one that threatens lives like cars that just suddenly start acceleratoring and you cant stop it. once i heard that story i memorized the technique to quickly shift my car into neutral. >> and turn 06 the engine and get to the side of the road as quickly as possible. we went through that whole explanation -- >> theres a way to do it. if youre panicked, if youre panicked and your car takes off...