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>> reporter: i want to read you a quote from this report that really stood out to all of us talking about this defective ignition switch. here it is. the switch was so plagued with problems that the designer labeled it the switch from hell. they talked about a gm nod, acknowledgment by gm executives in meetings they would do something, a plan of action and no one followed through. just showing what the corporate culture was like at this company a long time and they insist this is a new general motors and things have changed but they are in the middle of a congressional investigation and crimin...

Concealed weapon. he tried to intervene, but what he doesn't realize is in a mill hear a wife. she seize what he's doing and she shoots him before he can take any action. carol? >> dan simon, reporting live this morning. right now, protesters are facing off against general motors at the company's annual shareholder meeting in detroit. moments ago ceo mary barra responded to criticism the company mishandzeled a recall over a faulty ignition switch linking to at least 13 deaths. >> it's not about putting it behind us. it's about using the learnings and the feelings that we had to make sure tha...

Karl penhaul, thank you. more questions this morning for general motors as that company holds its annual shareholder meeting in detroit, where victims' families are expected to protest gm's mishandling of an ignition switch defect linked to at least 13 deaths. it took the company over a decade to recall some 2.6 million vehicles equipped with the part. shareholders are now demanding to know how much the scandal is going to cost. some estimates put the figure as high as $7 billion. all right, time for an "early start" on your money. european stocks mixed, u.s. futures down right now, edging...

Demanding answers. [ crying ] >> reporter: a small but impassioned group of protesters at gm headquarters. >> i hate being here outside this building. but it just reminds me that she's never coming back. >> reporter: laura christian acknowledges her 16-year-old daughter was drinking and not wearing a seat belt when the car she was in crashed. >> i was supposed to have the rest of my life with her and i'm not going to have that. >> reporter: ken rimer drove 11 hours to stand here. he believes the death of his stepdaughter was caused by a faulty ignition switch. >> this is where we need to be. t...

And tense shareholder meeting inside general motors headquarters. only a few days from the damming investigation came out showing 11 years what they are calling neglect and incompetence that led to at least 13 deaths. 54 crashes. many injuries. because of this faulty ignition switch that no one took responsibility for. you know, it has cost the company $1.7 billion so far and cost them a lot more than that with all of these lawsuits and litigation. more important than the money here are the people. the victims. at least 13 deaths. we had a chance last night to speak to some of the people who a...