. >> ifill: i am joined by david shepardson, who covers the automotive industry as washington bureau f for the detroit news. welcome back, david. let's start with the chrysler. what is the scope of the investigation we hear about today? >> 1.2 minivans, suvs, a similar issue at which hundreds of complaints, the stalling when a driver's knee hits the key, similar to the g.m. cases. the differences are no reports of any killed or injured. however, same issue that the air bags could fail to deploy in the event the key moved out of the "run" position is what's prompting the government to take a very serious look at it. >> ifill: mary barra said today they now fixed 199,000 vehicles. sounds like quite a lot. did she in any way satisfy members of congress today that g.m. is taking sufficient action about what seems like an endless round of recalls? >> i don't think she's satisfied members of congress but i think she sent the right message that this is crucially important. yes, they fired 15 people, disciplined 5. hired does of engineers, recalled almost everything under the hood. but she sa

david shepardson, detroit news, washington correspondent. laura, congressional reporter for bloomberg news, and rohan, columnist. [applause] >> when our guest today took his seat representing michigan in the u.s. house, it was the same year the first mcdonald's opened and coca-cola was first coca-cola was sold in cans, gas was 23 cents a gallon and you could buy a car for $1900. john dingell took office in 1955 and served alongside 11 presidents and is not only the longest serving member of the house, he is the longest serving member ever. he announced he is going to retire at the end of his 29th full-term. dingell at 29 succeeded his father in the congressional district. his district is the heart of the big three auto countries. he is hoping that the dingell dynasty continues with his wife debby being elected in november to succeed him. dingell spent a decade and a half with the house chairman committee and was there until 2008. he is known for his quick temper and questions that people magazine called intimidating. the committee has wide r

david shepardson, "detroit washington correspondent. congressional reporter for bloomberg news. hillllcall heard on the columnist. [applause] when our guests today took a seat representing michigan in the u.s. house, it was the same openede first mcdonald's in coca-cola was first sold in cans in addition to bottles. and you $.23 a gallon, could buy a car from the motor city from only $1900. john dingell took office in 1955 during president eisenhower's administration. he served alongside 11 presidents and is not only the longest serving member of the house now, he's the longest-serving member ever. he announced in february that he his retire at the end of 29th full term. only 29, he succeeded his father in the congressional district. is the heart of the big three in auto country. he's hoping that the dingell dynasty continues with his wife abby and former gm lobbyist eating elected in november to succeed him. -- being elected in november to succeed him. democratas ranking until he was ousted in 2008. he is known for his quick questions. he earned a nickname, "the stature andhis

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