Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - KGO - 20140606:09

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fundamentally changed the lives of those impacted by the faulty ignition switch. >> reporter: 15 gm employees, including senior executives, fired. five others disciplined and evidence the ignition problems were flagged as early as 1999. the engineer, who designed it, called it the switch from hell. but the investigation found no evidence of a cover-up and cleared barra of any wrongdoing. a point she's stood by since the beginning. >> you claim that never once did this ever cross your desk in the last decade. what do you say to the families? >> i was never a part of that process on this issue. >> reporter: barra announced the creation of a victims compensation fund. some members of congress were critical. >> this report is the result of the best investigation that gm itself could buy. >> reporter: it's an important milestone for general motors which faces multiple investigations still including one from the justice department.

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