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>> reporter: sheri lost her 21-year-old son michael in 2012 when his chevy cobalt veered off the road and hit a rockwall. she blames a faulty ignition switch. general motors admits 13 deaths and 31 accidents are related to the switch which can turn off when bumped cutting off the airbag, brakes and power steering. >> who knew what when. that includes you. >> reporter: today lawmakers grilled gm ceo at a house hearing following a massive recall of 2.6 million vehicles tied to the ignition problem. going back to 2003 models. but the automaker admits it knew about the problem as early as 2004. sh...

For full body and she said you are not going find that. she said you would find body parts. >> reporter: he talked to miranda's sister who said miranda is a big liar and she is a big fan of the show "dexter" and the sister thinks that's where all these stories came from. bill: 13 deaths linked to a defective ignition switch and those families expected to speak at any time on the hill. this before the testimony of the ceo of general motors. martha: open enrollment for obamacare is over. the white house says they shall close to their 7 million mark. we'll go live to the white house on that next....

Customers, we'll do that. >> that was general motors ceo mary barra. testifying before congress. she testified about a faulty ignition switch linked to gm cashes. and resulted in 30 crashes and deaths. why they waited until this year to recall $2.5 million cars when the company has known about that problem for more than a decade. barra asserted gm is now a different company. >> while i cannot turn back the clock, i as soon as i learned about the problem we acted without hesitation. we told the world we had a problem that needed to be fixed. we did so, because whatever mistakes were made in the...

Well, of some of the people who died as a result of that problem are also waiting to see her. so poppy, maybe just give me a little bit about the people who are there now awaiting this meeting and awaiting this hearing. especially those family members. what are they saying? >> reporter: so ashleigh, this is a massive recall. this is really a big test for the new ceo of general motors. she has only been at the helm of this company for about three months. and the family members of victims. people that died. their families say as a result of this ignition switch getting switched off and then the ...

Of my friends. i can't explain the fear and confusion that moment when you have no controlover your car. >> lawmakers pressed barra about what took so long? >> we know the switches were defective from the start. in february of 2002, gm's ignition switch supplier, delphi, informed the company that it didn't meet gm's minimum specification, but gm approved it anyway. >> a top republican wanted to know why gm bought a part that didn't meet its own specifications. >> there will be times where there will be a material or a part that doesn't meet the exact specifications, but after analysis andic lo...