if you live in an area that does regular emissions tests that the state conducts these emissions inspectionssome states require that in order to reregister the vehicle, if it's subject to a recall to show that the fix has been made. other states do not have that requirement. so it depends on where you're living. >> if someone isn't paying attention and aren't following the news, and there are a whole bunch of those folks out there, they could end up with some kind of a penalty from their state but currently there is nothing nationally? >> that's right. >> would you anticipate that the epa would go in the direction o" some kind of a national program if enough of the cars did not get bought back or fixed after a certain number of months? >> we certainly will be encouraging consumers to -- >> i understand that. you'll get the word out as best you can. >> that's right. but i don't anticipate epa going after individuals. >> but it is a possibility? >> i don't think that is a possibility. >> let me tell you one of my concerns is, and doesn't have anything to do with you all, it's a rhetorical ques

emissions standards. the illegal software was initially deployed in the first generation of these diesel engines which account for approximately 340,000 of the affected vehicles. however, despite apparent advancement in their emissions control systems in two future generations of these engines, the software remained in place. if the technology was improving, what did the company understand about the software cheat, and what does this mean for fixing these vix? will some be easier than others? of course for epa we have questions about its compliance and recall programs. i hope we can get some clear answers today from that agency, why did epa's standard compliance tests and audits fail to detect problems, especially in older technology? what is epa doing to ensure any fix it requires of the automaker does not negatively affect performance? the 480,000 or so vw vehicles represent only 2% of cars on united states highways. so far we have no evidence that the software similar to what was used by vw is present

there are emissions issues. is that correct >> that's correct. >> does epa do its own kind of recall that is separate and apart? >> we do. >> would this be www.recalls.gov that is the website that consumers can go to find out information about the recall or the possible recall on their vehicle? >> we have not ordered a recall yet. when we do, we'll provide that information for sure. >> that information will be on your website? >> yes. >> i went to the website, they printed it off for me. you can get information about pesticides, pesticide websites, epa emission recalls where i assume this would fall. is that correct? when you click on that link, you get a page not found. website improvements under way. can you let consumers know when they are likely to be able to get that information off your website? >> again, we've not ordered a recall. so there's no recall information. we have information on our website that talks about our notice in violation and what consumers need to know today. which is they can drive the

there are emissions issues. is that correct correct. >> does epa do its own kind of recall that is separate and apart? >> we do. recalls.govis be www. that is the website that consumers can go to find out recall orn about the the possible recall on their vehicle? >> we have not ordered a recall yet. when we do, we'll provide that information for sure. >> that information will be on website? >> yes. >> i went to the website, they for me.it off you can get information about pesticides, pesticide websites, epa emission recalls where i this would fall. is that correct? link, youlick on that get a page not found. under way.rovements can you let consumers know when they are likely to be able to get that information off your website? ordered awe've not recall. so there's no recall information. we have information on our that talks about our notice in violation and what consumers need to know today. which is they can drive these cars. cars are safe to drive. they will not be held any repairs.or >> let me ask you this. m

emission standards. the software was initially deployed in a first generation of the diesel engines which account for approximately 340,000 of the affected vehicles. however, despite apparent advancement in the emission control systems in two future generations of the engines, the software remained in place. if the technology was improving, why did the company -- what did the company understand about the software cheat? what does this mean for fixing these vehicles? will some be easier than others? of course, for epa we have questions about its recall programs. i hope we can get clear answers today from the agency. why did epa's audits fail to detect problems, especially in the older technology? what is epa doing to ensure any fix it requires of the automaker does not negatively affect vehicle performance? there is some need for a sense and proportion regarding this matter. the 480,000 or so wv vehicles implicated in the scandal represent only 0.2% of the cars and trucks in the united states highways. so

emissions standards. i mean, volkswagen is one of the premier name brands auto manufacturers in the world. and it's a reputation that has been gained over the last 50 or 60 years. and to have a company of your stature knowingly and willfully make a decision at the highest levels of the company, to put a software program in your products that are meant intentionally to deceive or to cheat on u.s. emissions standards to me is, i wouldn't have believed it if it wasn't actually proven. so my first question to you is, i'm told that this was a decision made in germany at the corporate level, is that correct? >> two answers to this. first of all the investigations are ongoing but this was not a corporate decision from my point of view. to my best knowledge today the corporation in no board meeting on the supervisory board meeting has authorized this but this was a couple of software engineers who put this in for whatever reasons. i would also like to find out. i fully agree -- >> so, and this is an oversight hea

horn: at this point, my understanding is if we correct the nitrogen oxide emissions to the emissions standards, the customers will get the mpg on the label. whether the full performance of , maybe on top speed, there might be one or two miles per hour missing. but this is something we will share with agencies. current understanding is the customer will keep the label miles per gallon. >> the concern i have is when you buy one of these cars, you are relying on the emissions standards, and also the fuel economy and performance is good. you get to the image -- issue of damages. and the fixeder is not achieved good performance or fuel mileage, i will expect to be compensated in some way if that is not the case. i just remain concern that any fix will substantially change the cars. it is unfair to the consumers who relied on the cars, because they expected them to perform a certain way. you are telling me that the fix will guarantee good performance and guarantee good fuel economy? to my currentid understanding in achieving impactns standards, the may have a slight impact -- on performanc

the second point on accelerating the framework of emissions. of course, because the question was whether we noticed that something was wrong. we noticed the system of testing emissions in laboratory is not the right one and the commission proposed draft regulation on the testing a few years ago. the first packet was voted in may but really i think we have to accelerate. the new legislation will improve the test to direct ly assess th regulated emissions of light duty vehicles under real driving conditions. the new testing process will eliminate the possibility to use the devices and will ensure that their regulatory emissions limits are actually met. the second packet sets out exact timing and level of the so-called conformity and we will do it. and the third point, improving the approval and is your veins system so this cannot happen again. where should we act at eu level? let me list those areas where action is needed really urgently and where the full support also your full support, the full support of the parliament is essential. the existi

we know the emissions test are already being updated. we have known fuel efficiency claims do not represent real world experience. that is why the commission is already due to announce new testing crows by the end of this year. earlier last month they came into my commission to discuss what they were doing. the commission needs to announce soon because they have to know what to deliver. they have to deliver to these new tests by any new cars that are approved after the end of next year. but the commission must keep the parliament involved. 500 million people expect us to do our job prorl. and i get a big fed up with secondary legislation being written in the commission but then arriving in the parliament at very much last minute with some comment about don't worry, it's just detail. people expect us to do our job to scrutinize the primary and secondary legislation. and we must get the details right. we have to have time to understand it. and we have to have time to listen to both consumers and manufacturers and expert advice too if neces

emissions standards. the illegal software was initially deployed in the first generation of these diesel engines which accounted for approximately 340,000 of the affected vehicles. two future generations of these engines, the software remained in place, and as the technology was improving, why did the -- what did the company understand about the software cheat? and what does this mean for fixing these vehicles? will some be easier than others? of course, for epa we have questions about its compliance and recall rams. programs. i hope we can get clear answers from that agency. why did epa's standard compliance tests and audits fail to detect problems, especially in older technology? what is epa doing to insure any fix it requires of the automaker does not negatively affect vehicle performance? there is some need for a sense of proportion regarding this matter. the 480,000 or so vw vehicles implicated in this scandal represent only .2% of the cars and light trucks on united states highways, and so far we ha

if you live in an area that does regular emissions tests that the state conducts these emissions inspections, some states require that in order to reregister the vehicle, if it's subject to a recall to show that the fix has been made. other states do not have that requirement. so it exceit g depends on where living. >> if someone isn't paying attention and aren't following the new, and there are a whole bunch of those folks out there, they could end up with some kind of a penalty from their state but currently there is nothing nationally? >> that's right. >> would you anticipate that the epa would go in the direction of some kind of a national program if enough of the cars did not get bought back or fixed after a certain number of months? >> we certainly will be encouraging consumers to -- >> i understand that. you'll get the word out as best you can. >> that's right. but i don't anticipate epa going after individuals. >> but it is a possibility? >> i don't think that is a possibility. >> let me tell you one of my concerns is, and doesn't have anything to do with you all, it's a restore rhet

in this state, emotion controls were -- emission controls were relaxed. they were emitting up to 40 times more particles than legally permitted. one reason the volkswagen cheating surfaced was because of improvements in testing technology. the new systems enable inspectors to check cars on the road. researchers from the international council on clean transportation or icct exposed the volkswagen fraud. this professor says car emission testing needs a thorough overhaul. >> translator: in addition to continued testing in laboratories, we need to measure the amount of gas emitted from the car when it actually runs on the road. we ned to do this to make sure car emissions don't significantly exceed legal limits. i hope the introduction of this new type of testing method will contribute to rules for cleaner air. >> reporter: but volkswagen may not be the only auto maker that needs to clean up its act. icct researchers in the u.s. did an on road test of 15 vehicles. all of these cars had passed laboratory tests for emission standards, but running under normal c

their cars cannot pass the emissions test. andhorn: the epa has said, repeated this in the statement, these cars are legal and safe to drive. there is no indication they did not pass any admissions test. we need to recognize the chairman of the full committee from michigan. >> thank you. i want to go back to the specifics of the defeat device. i live in michigan. where i live, we don't need to test our cars for admissions on an annual basis as many states require. this defeat device actually set up? so that it was >> when an individual goes down the road versus taking it to the service station and getting a sticker that is often required in the state. i just want to know -- if you can walk me through how to change the emission system. whatk happens? >> i'm not an engineer. let me try to explain. let me try to explain at this point of time is that the software was designed that the vehicle in the environment or where it was in the street. one example of this as experts have explained to me the software could detect whether the

on the real driving emission testing two years ago. the first was voted in may but i think we have to accelerate. the new legislation will include process toactice -- directly assess real driving conditions. and the new testing procedure will eliminate the possibility to your devices. and it will ensure that regulatory emissions limits are actually met. package of the procedures setting up exact timing and level of the so-called conformity factors is meant to be voted this year. and will do it. improvingird point is surveillance systems so it cannot happen again. where should we act? where list those actions action is needed urgently. support isour full really essential. approval system for motor vehicles in the-year-old lies in the premarket testing and approval of vehicles. this is the system used in almost the whole world and has been studied and evaluated in detail for several years. the conclusion of our studies has been that the system has been efficient to ensure safe and environmentally friendly cars on the road. ensured that t

we know today that limits to the knox emissions -- to the nox emissions have been deliberately exceededone of the largest car manufacturers. as a chair, i'm concerned, just as my colleagues who will be speaking after me. i turn to the commission asking whether there have been other pollutants, particular tech lats, co-2, carbon monoxide or is nox the only pollutant? is it true as we read in the press that emissions were 40 times greater than allowed? e need to know the truth and i'll ask the demoigs proceed with investigations and keep the parliament abreast of the outcome of your investigation. we'd like to thank the commission for coming to report immediately to the committee as soon as the scandal erupted but we would like to know whether it's true, as has been declared by many car manufacturers apart from volkswagen, that these tests for emissions were not manipulated. we would like there to be some form of independent scrutiny because what is at stake here is realy important. s to the for the health of our european citizens. this is a sad story for many reasons and i would like to

horn: at this point, my understanding is if we correct the nitrogen oxide emissions to the emissions standards, the customers will get the mpg on the label. whether the full performance of , maybe on top speed, there might be one or two miles per hour missing. but this is something we will share with agencies. current understanding is the customer will keep the label miles per gallon. >> the concern i have is when you buy one of these cars, you are relying on the emissions standards, and also the fuel economy and performance is good. you get to the image -- issue of damages. and the fixeder is not achieved good performance or fuel mileage, i will expect to be compensated in some way if that is not the case. i just remain concern that any fix will substantially change the cars. it is unfair to the consumers who relied on the cars, because they expected them to perform a certain way. you are telling me that the fix will guarantee good performance and guarantee good fuel economy? to my currentid understanding in achieving impactns standards, the may have a slight impact -- on performanc

speaker, the objective in climate policy is to cut your emissions, is to cut your emissions.here are many -- >> member from kingston is warned. >> the emissions trading scheme, regulation, emissions reduction fund, a carb tax and many, many others, many other techniques can achieve the same end. and so, the judgment for policymakers is what is the best model, what is the best approach in the circumstances of the time. we have chosen as a government, thanks to the hard work of the environment minister, to go, to use an emissions reduction fund. he has demonstrated that it is cutting emissions at a very low cost. and this so upsets the opposition that they are now forgetting that climate policy is about cutting emissions and thinking that the goal is an emissions trading scheme. of course, i've supported an emissions trading scheme in the past. so did my party. so did john howard. it is a technique. but, and we have changed our policy. the critical question is what is our goal? our goal is cutting emissions. we are doing that. we are doing that in a manner that we believe is le

emissions standards. the software was initially deployed in a first generation of these engines, which account for approximately 340,000 of the affected vehicles. however, despite advancement in the vehicles, into future generations, the software made in place. if technology was improving, what did the company understand about the software cheat? what does this mean for fixing this vehicles? , we have, for epa questions about some compliance and recall programs. i hope we can get some clear answers. why did epa's standard compliance tests and audits failed to detect problem, especially older technology? what is epa doing to ensure that it does not affect vehicle performance? there is some need for a sense of proportion regarding this matter. 480,000 or so vehicles represent only .2% of cars and trucks on u.s. highways. -- i hope our witnesses for vw and epa can understand why our confidence has been shaken. the behavior represents fundamental violation of public trust and reverberations of his violation c

but now 149 countries have proposed emission reduction targets. their greenhouse gas emissionsing the for 90% of the world total. although many developing and emerging nations are positively reducing their emissions, there remain obstacles. one of them is india, which comes third in the amount of its greenhouse gas emissions. earlier this month, the country presented a reduction plan to the united nations. it plemgs to cut emissions by 33-35% by 2030 from the 2005 level. the country's rapid economy growth is not felt in rural areas. more than 300 million people or 30% of india's population live without electricity. india prime minister is taking steps to tackle the problem. >> translato cables will be installed within 1,000 days to start providing electricity. >> reporter: his government is planning a five fold increase in power generation from renewable energy resources. india says this sew lal project costs $167 billion and asks for financial and technology assistance from developed countries. japan is offering technical assistance for the const

china agreed peak its carbon dioxide emissions in 2030. this agreement forces americans to drastically decrease our emissions immediately while china will be allowed to let their emissions continue to rise for the next 15 years. according to the congressional research service, china has been the highest rittit ar emitter o greenhouse gases since 2007. currently china emits 23% of net greenhouse gases worldwide while our nation share has declined to only 13%. this is a terrible deal for americans but it's a great deal for the chinese government and the chinese economy. i also want to address my concerns about the administration's $3 billion pledge to the green climate fund. . the american public does not support paying their hard-earned taxpayer dollars into a slush fund that spends billions of international climate change programs in developing nations to address the impacts of extreme weather. the need for spending our natural disasters is down historically while other international priorities have increased. according to the 2014 annual

before expected china's emissions to peak around 2030. iea data shows china's intensity of emissions fell by 60% between 1990 and 2005, therefore a pledge to reduce intensity to 2030 just as a continuation of the existing trend. so not only does china get to continue business as usual and increase their emissions, the same is the situation in india. the economist said that the concessions made by the united states are more costly and more real than those in china. the india's prime minister has set a target of expanding by 8% a year. if it comes close to meeting that target, emissions will soar just as china's has done. the article went on to say with economic growth, india's total emissions of carbon dioxide would triple, triple, by 2030 from 1.7 billion tons in 2010 to 5.3 billion tons. india is on its way to becoming the biggest contributor to increases in greenhouse gases in 15 years. india's intended nationally determined contribution did not set a peak date for emissions, they will continue to go up. so considering that china and in

speaker, the objective in climate policy is to cut your emissions, is to cut your emissions. there are many -- >> member from kingston is warned. >> the emissions trading scheme, regulation, emissions reduction fund, a carb tax and many, many others, many other techniques can achieve the same end. and so, the judgment for policymakers is what is the best model, what is the best approach in the circumstances of the time. we have chosen as a government, thanks to the hard work of the environment minister, to go, to use an emissions reduction fund. he has demonstrated that it is cutting emissions at a very low cost. and this so upsets the opposition that they are now forgetting that climate policy is about cutting emissions and thinking that the goal is an emissions trading scheme. of course, i've supported an emissions trading scheme in the past. so did my party. so did john howard. it is a technique. but, and we have changed our policy. the critical question is what is our goal? our goal is cutting emissions. we are doing that. we are doing that in a manner that we believe is

knowing of we know the emission test are already being updated.t we have known for manyen years e emission test it did not themiss represent real world. that is why the commission is already due to announce new tested processes by the end of the year and indeed early last month, before this broke out, commission officials came into my committee to discuss what they are doing. but without any details. tke the commission needs to make these announcements soon because manufacturers need to know whatt they have to deliver. they have to deliver these new st as by any new cars that are approved after the end of next year. the commission must also keep the parliament involved. h rol the parliament has a role and scrutinized act, 500 million people expect us to do our job properly. i get a bit fed up with secondary legislation being written in the commission and then arriving in the parliament as very much last minute, with t some comment about don't worry, it's just details.detail people expect us to do our job,. to scrutinize both the primary and the secondary legislation. we must get the detail

not to cut emissions, slow the growth. these countries are committing to increasing emissions through 2030. in t meantime, president obama is committing the united states to cut, not slow the growth but cut its emissions by 26% to 28% by 02035. nobody knows how they came to those years. there's no plan that we have seen that would do that. but this promise is also just as hollow as what we've been hearing from these other countries that i previously mentioned. not only does the president not have the backing of the united states senate and the american people, but outside groups are finding that the president's methods to achieve these reductions through climate regulations primarily the clean power plan is faulty, and according to a recent analysis by the u.s. chamber, the president's intended nationally determined contribution is about 33% short of meeting its target. so that's not going to work. on july 8, david bookbinder, he's a former sierra club chief climate counsel, testified before the committee that i chair abou

lawmakers, who grilled him on why millions of cars were rigged to cheat emissions tests.eporter: this was the day that the volkswagen scandal came to washington, company once renowned for reliability and respectively, facing the humiliation of testifying before congress over the emissions scandal. >> do you swear that it is the truth, the whole truth, nothing but the truth? reporter: the president of the company's american division, horn, tried to head off with an apology. >> i would like to offer ana sincere apology for volkswagen's use of software programs that aim to defeat the emissions testing regime. reporter: the lawmakers were still outraged. by installing computer software designed to cheat on emissions tests, vw deceived the public and possibly broke the law. nation, abetrayed a nation of regulators, loyalists, suppliers, and innocent customers. it is time to clean it up or get it off the road. then came a stunning claim, that installing the software was not a corporate decision, but rather, the work of rogue engineers. knowledge, no supervisory board meeting ha

admits he knew about an emission problem for a year before it went public. michael horn goes before congress this morning. >> nato holds and emergency meeting on rush's intervention in syria, damascus saying the airstrikes are helping it get the upper hand against groups trying to out of the bashar al assad. >> this is aljazeera america, good morning, live from new york city, i'm randall pinkston. we begin this morning with two developing stories from the automotive industry, new details about just how much and for how long volkswagen executives knew about an emission problem with diesel cars. first, fiat chrysler and auto workers averted a strike with a tentative deal in detroit addressing concerns about jobs and the future of 40,000 auto workers. bisi onile-ere joins us live. workers rejected a deal last week. any idea what is new in this tenantative agreement? >> both sides have yet to disclose details of this agreement. i can tell you that the two tier wage scale, health care, as well as outsourcing were major issues. shortly after that deal was reached

diesel emission standards.n diesel fuel burns, it it releases a lot of emissions linked to smog and other health problems. that is why the u.s. instituted these standards. in 2009, they came out with a new diesel car engine that would meet these standards. when the epa and other regulatory bodies tested these vehicles, they appeared to pass. out lateras found through testing through a couple of universities and nongovernmental organizations was that gw was using's -- vw was using sophisticated software to turn off the emissions controls in the real world use. the higher fuel economy, better performance and acceleration, and reduced cost word in the emission control systems. because the systems are more expensive than gasoline engines. about 11 million vehicles potentially admitted millions of tons of additional pollution. in the u.s. alone, 482,000 vehicles. to $18 says vw faces up million in fines or violating the clean air act. at this point, i the company removed it ceo, installed a new one, and set aside bi

mulcair: i was able to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. we are going to be basing ourselves largely on the successful cap and trade model that we use in canada and in the u.s. to reduce so2 emissions. it worked. the provinces have been doing something else that also worked. we are not going to be imposing the details of the means to get there. what we are going to talk about is the combined obligations of results. no more excuse of possible. no more fake stuff from the liberals. no more -- [indiscernible] the ndp will get it done. we have that clear -- [indiscernible] there will be real limits and they will be enforced. mr. mulcair is again making claims without any plan to achieve them. mr. mulcair has taken the decision that what he has to do is -- [indiscernible] -- mr. harper's budget. you cannot make the kind of investment the liberal party is choosing to make the kinds of things cap and that needs right now because -- things canada that needs right now because, yes, we have chosen to balance the budget. it is time to take action on c

emissions from their coal-fired electricity sector are bigger than emissions from the entire canadian economy. we're leading the world on this sector. >> translator: thank you, mr. harper. please, mr. mull care, please get involved in the conversation. >> translator: in fact, you know that mr. harper is totally right when he says that the liberals used their kyoto signature as a pr deal. and he's right when he said that the liberal government had the worst record. except for kazakhstan. that doesn't mean that we have to continue not to do anything. >> those figures are published. every year i was the minister of the environment in quebec, i was able to reduce emissions. we had a clear plan. we have a plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in canada. we'll base ourselves largely on the successful cap-and-trade model we use in canada and the u.s. to reduce so-2 emissions causing acid rain. it works. but if provinces have been doing something else that also works, we won't became posing the detail of the means to get there. what we'll be talking about is the combined obligation of resul

. >> also, on capitol hill today, volkswagon of america's ceo apologizing for his company's emissions cheating. he testified before a house committee about how much he knew, and when he found out. correspondent craig boswell has the latest. >> the head of volkswagon's american group says the company is sorry for cheating on government emissions tests. >> i would like to offer the sincere apology, sincere apology, for volkswagon use of the program served to defeat the regular emissions testing regime. >> up to 11 million vw diesel cars had sophisticated software installed which would reduce toxic emissions during testing, the software would then shut off allowing emission levels to climb, ten to 40 time above epa levels. the american people, the epa, and their counterparts, around the world, have been defrauded by volkswagon. the company's word is not worth a dime. >> vokes weighing on first became aware of a problem with emissions standards after a west virginia university study was published in the spring of 2014. but vw's american ceo claims he didn't know the full extent of the pro

impact on greenhouse gas emissions is also equally real.e benefits of new technologies are profound, connectivity and data also introduced new challenges including privacy and cybersecurity. we commend the committee for generating new proposals here as well. last year the industry became the first non-internet sector, to issue consumer privacy protection principles. they build off well established fps, height inched sensitive consumer information how you drive. what we did is floor for company. as this committee knows automakers will soon stand up the information-sharing analysis center, to facilitate sharing of potential sigh every threats and counter measures in real time. we do hear you loud and clear. even before the introduction of this draft we know you wanted us to move further. we're now moving forward with a best practice initiative as well so he have fully integrated approach to addressing risk. future is extremely bright. we're on impressive era of mobility. technology will make this happen. enable safety outcomes. more environme

peugeot has said it has been honest on the emissions.w measures to make vehicles cleaner as a the rival, vw, reels about aftermath. the third-quarter revenue grew by 3.2%. sales and the home region and pricing improved. on at their earnings from vw wednesday. the company loses title as the told's biggest automaker toyota and awake all the emissions scandal. a little bit more on the story. craig, our editor, standing by. an impact didh of vw scandal have on the sales? it is really just the start all the timepiece, isn't it? craig: absolutely. it may be the worst news that there was only a couple of weeks of this quarter that were potentially affected by this emissions scandal. all of the brunt of the impact from a volkswagen emissions that it is been cheating with the diesel engines will essentially come and is a recent months ahead. you are going to see an impact certainly in a markets were volkswagen has had to do a stop sales of the models with the diesel engines. and that is really something that is just an easy prediction to be makin

new york state is one of the states that requires emission te a vehicle fails the emissions test you can be fined so we know that because of this defeat device most like week those vehicles would not be detected. >> right. >> however that doesn't change the fact that under normal circumstances these vehicles would not be permitted on the road said to have your agencies say well because it's not your fault that they can't drive doesn't seem to undermine the state's requirement for certain emissions levels to be contained for you to then undermine bats with the ability for people notwithstanding the fact that most people when their vehicle has an emissions problem don't recognize it and don't typically think it's difficult it up however we have to remedy it before we put our people on the road otherwise we are fine. you see figures in those figures indicate whether our vehicles are in compliance. here we have the self driving vehicles running around in certain jurisdictions that would fail that under normal circumstances. how do you reconcile that? >> the fines are a matter of state la

the growing scandal over emissions. ♪ >>> this is al jazeera america live from new york city.tephanie sy. in about a half hour, the white house says president obama will announce he is slowing down the withdrawal of u.s. forces from afghanistan. top u.s. commanders in recent weeks had openly questioned the pace of those withdrawals, and the u.s. has been helping afghan forces battle a resurgent taliban around kunduz. the current force will stay on for most of next year. 5500 will remain by the time president obama leaves office. jamie mcintyre joins us from the pentagon now. jamie, tell us more about this new strategy, and what prompted the change? >> reporter: well, it really is a case of reality setting in. the president's plan which was to try to wrap up the war in afghanistan by the time he left office simply didn't mesh with the reality on the ground in afghanistan, and that was illustrated graphically with this recent incident with which the taliban for two weeks took over the city of kunduz in north, and although afghan security forces were able to retake the city, ther

in the spring of 2014, hi was told there was a possible emissions noncompliant. it could be remedy. later in 2014, i was informed that the technical team had a specific plan for remedies to bring into compliance. he also says vw was working with government regulators at the time. last month, vw admitted it installed software in cars to detect when autos are undergoing an emissions test. the software changes the car's performance during testing allowing them to pass remissions reviews. after m.d. mitting it publicly, the company ceo resigned. the software affects about a half million autos in the u.s. at 11 million worldwide. vw model years 2009 to 2015 and audis equipped with engines. >> we must fix those because we prevent these from ever happening again and we have to make things right with the government, the public, our customers, our employees, and also very important, our dealers. >>reporter: on the other side of the capital, the senate finance committee has just announced an investigation into vw's use of federal tax credits, one designed to promote fuel-efficient cars. the e

>> carbon emissions. >> probably emissions. >> a nice car. >> being illegal about their due -- thereiesel emissions. >> a brother just bought one and is considering selling it right away. richard: eu countries agree on tighter limits to test diesel emissions in the future. vw will start fixing cars next year, but they have not worked out the best way to do it. richard westcott, bbc news. anchor: huge military ofveillance plans broke free its moorings in maryland and floated over pennsylvania. 2 f-16 fighter jets were tracking it. they came down, but it is unclear how it became loose. investigation uncovered a man has been imprisoned in the u.s. for 23 years for shooting a british tourist, even though police detectives believe he is innocent. robert jones is accused of being behind a one-man crime spree that included rape, theft, and the murder of holidaymaker julie stott in 1992, despite another man convicted of the murder and linked to the other crimes, robert jones has remained in jail. aleem: in april in 1992, a british couple was in the french quarter of new orleans. they had jus

emission standards. not only is that not permitted under u.s.s, that's not appropriate under west virginia consumer protection laws. if you make a promise to a consumer in the state of west virginia or nationally, you need to honor t it is apparent from all the information we have through the west virginia university study and all of the other material that's coming forward that they violated west virginia laws. >> i see effectively, you are asking for $12,000 per customer. the extra that they had to pay to get a clean, diesel car plus $5,000 in civil penalties, given that we understand that the head of volkswagen usa is about to say he accepts the consequences of their acts providing a remedy and beginning to restore trust around the world, is this an open and shut case for you? how long will it take to get a resolution here? >> it is always hard to predict how long litigation like this will take. obviously, we are seeking to ensure that consumers are held harmless for the damages that occurred to them. what we are asking for is to ensure that

you've heard from the city attorney good council that rfp emissions are a matter that are regulated by federal law and there's a specific statute actually will not allow a city to deny a permit for a wireless facility on the basis of the concerns of the emissions, however, however, this particular ordinance requires the appellant to provide a report from a professional rent-controlled unit i'm saying that backwards a registered engineer that awe tests to the fact this will comply that the fcc standards and crown castle provided that in the packet furthermore after the provision at the time to make sure there is compliance and finally after installed if anyone want to have the test crown castle needs to do that there's the - there is a matter raised a written appeal has to do with with notice the appellants suggest that crown castle if provide proper notice to the application the notice it a mailed notice to property owners between hundred and 50 feet any neighborhood association and three hundred feet as well as posted notice and crown provided that all those notices required by the

emissions from the entire canadian economy. we're leading the world on this factor. [ speaking in french ] >> translator: thank you, mr. harper, please get involved in the conversation. >> translator: in fact, you know that mr. harper is totally right when he says that the liberals use their kyoto signature as p.r. deal. and he's right when he said that the liberal government had the worst record except for kazakhstan. that doesn't mean that we have to continue not to do anything. >> those figures were published every year that i was minister in quebec. i was able to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. we had a plan to do it. we're going to be basing ourselves largely on the successful cap and trade model that we used in canada and the u.s. to reduce so 2 emissions that was causing acid rains. we're not going to be imposing the details of the means to get there. what we're going to be talking about is the can combiombined on of result. no more excuses possible. no more fake stuff from theas:f liberals. >> $40 billion in infrastruc

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with emissions standards for up to 18 months. he is the first to admit scandal sof the far. he again apologized for the practice, which he described as deeply troubling. volkswagen's u.s. boss knew. months before regulators. the admissions were made before a congressional hearing on thursday. horn said he was alerted early last year. he was told there was a possible emissions noncompliance that could be remedied. in a statement, volkswagen said he wasn't aware that the device was causing the issue until recent weeks. the software allowed cars to detect when they were being tested, effectively reducing emissions. at vw headquarters in germany, executives are struggling to contain public anger. on wednesday, the company elected a chairman, who said it was his duty to help with the investigation. >> is my personal wish to do everything to throw light -- it is my personal wish to do everything, to throw like on what happened -- to throw light on what happened. reporter: the company withdrew its application for environmental certifica

that was a direct statement by the appellants they're asking this body to take into account r f emissions you've already been counseled by the city attorney's office and heard and read in the briefing ♪ matter it is simply not a matter this body can, in fact, take into account federal law an explicit at this point that cities and states and localities are not allowed to deny permits for the r f emissions if in compliance with the fcc standards. here that is absolutely required it's been submitted a r f certification we'll fully imply with the standards and is going to have to be a second round of dpeems that is erected and installed and third according to conditions attached by the city to the permit that is further testing requested by any residents so frankly it is actually quite rare to see appellants in a situation like this to be blunt in asking you to do something that is a claim violations for federal laws required under 24 ordinance the other point having to do with views in fact, a reminder once again under section 115 of the ordinance it limits your review here today to what is