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Questions on this entire controversy that has come to light as of late. earlier today a press conference with families who have been affected by this situation. some families who lost loved ones, they claim, as a result of this faulty ignition switch. earlier we saw members of congress joining these family members and asking pertinent questions like how did the bailout of general motors from the federal government, did it have anything to do with this situation. many unanswered questions no doubt top on the list of many lawmakers who are going to be questioning mary barra at this point in time...

Time for news by the numbers. first, 1.3 million. that's how many cars general motors now recalling because the power steering can suddenly cut out. in just a few hours, ceo mary barra will testify before congress about the latest in fixing the ignition switch defects on 2.6 million cars. 400,000, that's how much the state department wants to shell out for this sculpture of a camel staring at an oversized needle. the pricey art bought by taxpayer cash will be placed in the american embassy in pakistan. finally, 8. a high school senior from long island, new york, getting accepted into all the i...

>> all right. we are now waiting for a news conference from families who say their relatives were victims of the defect in the gm cars. this is hours before the ceo is set to testify in front of congress. the issue is a faulty ignition switch that is believed to be connect tod connected to 13 deaths. that defect, as you know, was what led to a recall of 3 million cars and they named a new safety chief, but it took ten years to do all of that while these families have been trying to get somebody to listen and take action on their story. we will keep a close eye on that. and this this morning as...

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Public that entire time is truly reprehensible, so i really think that after everything, the ultimate responsibility here lies with the company, general motors. >> fred upton, who is a congressman from michigan, is now speaking as part of the hearing. we are covering and following the gm hearing. i want to get your response. harry waxman released a supplemental memorandum on findings from the never released gm warranty claims. it says that it announces the warranty claims database by the committee staff revealed 133 cases between june of '03 and june of 2012 where customers were actually repor...