Administration. for nearly two decades, some jeep suv models have had a tendency to burst into flames after a rear-end collision. the ntsa is requesting upgrades to the older models be installed to stop them from firing. it s a bad design if it s harmful to people and if it occurs repeatedly and that s all been the fact here. reporter: the models in question are 19 knee to 2004 jeep grand cherokees and 2002 to 2007 jeep libertys. the company says it has been working with the government on the fuel tank fire issue since 2010. chrysler says they met the rear-end collisions. in a letter to chrysler the agency says, bluntly, quote the existence of a minimum standard does not require ntsa to ignore deadly problems. chrysler responded in a
Million jeep vehicles the government claims are defective and prone to fires in rear end collisions. let s get more now from cnn s 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 installed to keep fires from starting. the definition of a safety defect is if it s a bad design, if it s harmful to people, and if it occurs repeatedly. and that s all been the fact here. reporter: the models in question are 1993 to 2004 jeep grand cherokees and 2002 to 2007 jeep liberties. the company says it s been working with the government on the fuel tank fire issue since
If we go down the road of overtaxation at the expense of eliminating the plaque market, i think overall we will be looking at the negative situation. recreational pot use is supposedly a $600 million industry that could generate more than $130 million in state taxes next year. would you say it s about, that 20% or the percent annual that you just gave me for the state? reporter: that s around there. it depends. we have local taxes in the state of colorado. that sound fair to me. it s definitely fair. we re not here to argue sales taxes. we re here to discuss the misapplication of 280-e to the income tax side of the issue. it s just interesting that you are in washington and you are lobbying when so many things need to be worked out as as far as selling marijuana for recreational purposes. i do agree. we re working diligently, especially in colorado. if you look at the statutes we ve passed top to bottom, seed the sale tracking.
Also an important one for anyone who s concerned about the government s ability to regulate our roads. 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. the nhtsa is requesting that upgrades to the older models be installed to keep fires from starting. it s a bad design. if it s harmful to people and if it occurs repeatedly. that s all been the fact here. reporter: the models in question are 1993 to 2004 cheje grand cherokees and 2002 to 2007 jeep liberties. the company says it s been working with the government on the fuel tank fire issue since 2010. chrysler says their suvs met the
Eventually escorted out of the building. mrs. obama did stay. let s bring in cnn analyst l.c. granderson joining us on the phone. gorgeous l.y. reporter: good morning, carol. oddly enough, you are writing a column on this very topic, right? reporter: actually, i am. i started writing this tease yesterday in regard to the house democrats not voting on the issue of equality in illinois and what happened to the first lady last night kind of ties into what i see as a complicated relationship the democrats have with the lgbt community. so this event and michelle obama was talking about children, right, educating and eating right and all of that, was that the proper forum for someone to go in and complain about this particular issue? was it helpful? reporter: you know, heck himmers don t get patience. there is never a right time, you