now we're in the massive recall airbags, the gm ignition switch.year the 64 million vehicles were recalled. some of them were for non-safety defects, but the vast majority were for safety defects. so we clearly have a problem throughout the auto industry, and yet we have not seen individual prosecutions. and toyota got another one of these "i don't have to admit i'm wrong" settlements, different prosecution agreement. it paid more money because it wasn't as contrite with the as gme department itself was. but as laura has said, so eloquently, the money, which is really not a big deal to these companies at the cost of doing business, does not have the same to turn affect in the future to save other consumers. amy: the justice department understands this full well. last week the justice department unveiled new guidelines intended to increase the prosecution of executives involved in white-collar crime. the deputy attorney general said -- again, that is the deputy attorney general sally yates. ralph nader, your response? >> words, words, words. in addi

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. >>> general motors reaches a settlement over the ignition switch problem. >>> and riot police deployedn croatia, as thousands of refugees cross the border from hungary. >>> this is al jazeera america live from new york city. i'm stephanie sy. republican presidential candidates this morning are assessing the impact of their performances at wednesday night's debate. the top 11 squared off on issues, but it was clear from the start front runner donald trump was the big target. david shuster has the highlights and low lights of the debate. >> reporter: at the reagan library, the republicans mentioned the former president more than a dozen times. >> ronald reagan knew how to go big and bold -- >> i'm on the reagan side of this -- >> i think i actually flew on this plane with ronald reagan when i was a congressman. >> reporter: the political world, though, is far different than 30 years ago. and this group hit hard. >> first of all rand paul shouldn shouldn't even be on this stage. >> reporter: they tak taken -- tangled from the start. >> his visceral attack of people's appearance. that happ

. >> general motors reaches a settlement over the ignition switch problem blamed for the deaths of dozens. >> russia of its the united states to meetings to discuss syria. the u.s. concedes its plans to train syrian fighters to fight isil is not achieving its goals. >> this is aljazeera america, good morning. live from new york city, i'm randall pinkston. the picture this morning may be a bit clearer when it comes to the crowd of republican candidates running for president. they had a lengthy debate with the clear target being the front runner donald trump. >> you ran up mountains of debt, as well as losses using other people's money and you were forced to file for bankruptcy not once, not twice, four times, a record four times. why should we trust you to manage the finances of this nation? >> i'm very concerned about having him in charge of the nuke weapons, because i think his response, his visceral response to attack people on their appearance, short, tall, fat, ugly, my goodness. that happened in junior high. >> the candidates touched on several issues, including immigration, iran, pl

these settlements mean many but not all of the legal cases surrounding defective ignition switches have been resolved and general motors has moved a step closer of getting out of a cloud of scandal that has rocked the company for the last year and a half. phil lebeau, "nightly business report," chicago. >>> american airlines resumed flights after computer problems briefly grounded some flights. the flights affected were at three airports, chicago's o'hare, dallas/fort worth, and miami. 300 flights were delayed and the ground stop lasted two hours. americans apologized for the inscreens and says the issue was not hacking related. >>> verizon warns about future earnings. the company says earnings may plateau next year because of changing consumer habits. still, the ceo believes the company will outperform despite the competition. >> so, is there impact? is there innovation? yeah, i think that's the mark of a healthy industry. but we've been able to hold our own. and grow, and deliver profitability. >> shares fell 2% to $45.23. >>> on to rite aid now, a down day for that drugstore chain. i

. >> the keyless ignition is supposed to be convenient. they replace traditional keys so you can get in your car, press a button and drive but a lawsuit alleges keyless ignitions have caused the deaths of 13 people across the nation. . >> we're suing on behalf of drivers with keyless fob ignition systems that don't have an automatic shut off. >> drivers who take the key fob with them but leave the vehicle without manually shutting off the engine don't realize that dangerous emissions can build up in the home without anyone noticing until it's too late. >> people are dying, two people died just within the past two months. we want the auto makers to fix that defect. and we want them to do it now. >> the lawsuit also points out that some car manufacturers have already installed an automatic engine shut-off, in some vehicles, but not in others. >> what i don't understand is why would the automaker put the auto shutoff on a 2013 vehicle and the consumer is safe but not in the 2012 vehicle. and the consumer's at risk. >> a spokesman for the auto

we would ignite them. light from the sparks would hit a bunch of lenses, would go to the camera, the spinning wheel would scatter the light around the film, and then i would take the film, go to the darkroom, develop it, and look and see how simultaneous the eight sparks were of these switches. the sparks, that was sparks tha by -- i forget whom. it was me, margaret ramsey, my coworker at the laboratory back in the back. it was simply two pins. two regular, ordinary pins, like this. the spark would go between the pins. that's all. it was just a mockup for the real switches that were to occur later. so that was my job. my job was to put in all the wiring and to get the -- expose the film, then run to the darkroom and develop in the darkroom. then i would show the final result to donald, and he would decide how good these switches were. how good the switches would be and then make recommendations from that. that was my job. it was an interesting job. it involved a lot of physics. for a two and a half -- kid

. >>> a settlement reached in the gm ignition switch scandal. news 4's david ushery. >> reporter: the justice department announcing a deferred prosecution agreement. essentially acknowledging it new about the defect and misled consumers. now there's questions many victims and their families may not be fully satisfied with this deal because the prosecutor didn't announce any charges against gm now or individuals who played a role. u.s. attorneys saying the legal bar to bring those charges is very high. to settle the criminal investigation into faulty ignition switches, general motors will pay a hefty fine, prosecution down the road. >> the appointment of a federal monitor will ensure continued government oversight, targeted at the issues that led to the the first place. >> reporter: those tragedies killed. another 275 injured. when the ignition switch on gm cars like the chevy cobalt and switch off. shutting off the engin and disabling power assisted steering brakes and air bags. prosecutors say worse than the defect was the cover-up. >> to sum i

coming, how much carmaker gm will pay for the ignition switch problem. for a student was arrested bringing a clock to school. we will have that just a head. -- just ahead. melanie: a texas teenager returns to school after being arrested for his homemade alarm clock. ends mohammed's suspension today but he will not say if you will return. the student was escorted out in handcuffs after bringing the clock to impress a teacher. the clock made a sound and the teacher called police. >> that is a very suspicious device. we live in an age where you can't bring things like that to school. >> i don't think this would have been a question if his name was not ahmed mohammed. melanie: ahmed mohammed has received an invitation to meet the president of the white house and also an invitation to meet mark zuckerberg of facebook and the ceo of twitter. motors will pay a fine of around $500 million and any criminal charges against them will be dismissed with the ignition a switch problem. the problem with the ignition switch problem resulted in a number of deaths. gm cove

we would ignite them. light from the sparks would hit a bunch of lenses, would go to the camera, the spinning wheel would scatter the light around the film, and then i would take the film, go to the darkroom, develop it, and look and see how simultaneous the eight sparks were of these switches. the sparks, that was sparks tha by -- i forget whom. it was me, margaret ramsey, my coworker at the laboratory back in the back. it was simply two pins. two regular, ordinary pins, like this. the spark would go between the pins. that's all. it was just a mockup for the real switches that were to occur later. so that was my job. my job was to put in all the wiring and to get the -- expose the film, then run to the darkroom and develop in the darkroom. then i would show the final result to donald, and he would decide how good these switches were. how good the switches would be and then make recommendations from that. that was my job. it was an interesting job. it involved a lot of physics. for a two and a half -- kid

the fed slapping gm with a fine over half a billion dollars for failing to disclose an ignition flaw that led to over 100 deaths. >>> and no turning back. our journey to the inferno. a wildfire suddenly erupting all around and the only way to safety is through a gauntlet of flames. nightly news begins right now. y is a gaunt let of flames. nightly news begins right now. >>> good evening. tonight could be the last time the top republican presidential contenders need so big a stage. this evening they are going at it in the second debate of the season, being held at the reagan presidential library in california. and there is growing sentiment this could be a make or break moment for some of them who are in desperate need of a breakout moment. to date donald trump has taken up most. oxygen in the race but even he's feeling heat from ben carson and base pd obd predebate jockeying, it could produce interesting moments. we are in semi valley, california. >> the gop undercard is under way. tonight's main event coming up. this time an 11 candidate face-off. donald trump usually jabs his oppon

the fed slapping general motor with a fine over half a billion dollars to failing to disclose an ignition flaw that led to over 100 deaths. >>> and no turning back, our journey to the inferno. a wildfire suddenly rerupting all around and the only way through safety ty is a gaunt let of flames. nightly news begins right now. >>> good evening. tonight could be the last time the top republican presidential contenders need so big a statement. they are going at it in a debate at the reagan presidential library in california and there is a growing sense this could be a make or break moment for some of them that are in desperate need of a breakout moment. to date donald trump has taken up most of the oxygen in the case and he is feeling heat from ben carson and today's showdown could produce memorable moments. peter alexander is in simi valley, california. >> fighting to stay in the ring. the gop undercard is now underway. >> our goal is to have a true debate. >> the main event coming up. this time an 11 candidate face-off. donald trump usually jabs his opponents but today hinted at pulling the

. >>> general rule motor will pay massive fines for faulty ignition switches. >> big changes are coming for the laundry pods that kind of look like candy. s.just one more alarm clock of the week tomorrow morning. let's look outside on the ben franklin bridge and see what's going on. we have construction eastbound blocking the right lane, don't worry there you go, no would-be delays just yet. you know what, you're moving and you're moving pretty good. in cape may county middle township we have construction blocking the right lane route 9 both ways between 47 and the parkway. mass transit is on time. >> reporter: if we're dressing the kids this morning, and we usually do karen, we are putting a jacket on them, maybe they need it maybe they don't. this afternoon, shorts and ts. 68 by his by 9:00 a.m. 83 at noon, 86 by 3:00 p.m. 89 high will be 87 degrees similar to yesterday around 3:30 or 4:00 p.m. down the the airport hoping for all green aircraft on the big board, no chance of rain in our most commonly traveled destinations. >>> a cigarette may no longer be part of new york cool. in 2,0

the defective ignition switches are linked to at least 124 deaths. company new about the problem for a decade for issuing recalls. it ensures no individual gm employee will be criminally prosecuted. bisi onile-ere is live in detroit for us. what else do you know about the deal and what it does for gm? >> reporter: this settlement ends a long investigation by the u.s. government. general motors has admitted to misleading the public and is now faced with this $900 million penalty. it was last year when general motors recalled more than 2 million vehicles because of an ignition switch defect. the switch could switch into the at position and disable the power staring, and air bags. it was revealed last year that general motors knew about this problem for more than a decade butting didn't issue any recalls until last year. gm says that it will now be forced to pay over $600 million to the victims. as you mentioned as well, gm is not being prosecuted, none of its employees. this agreement includes a deferred prosecution deal which means that the government

there's a lot of things it can go wrong with this ignition system. the pan is susceptible to dampness straight you are exposing your priming powder to the outside elements. the powder burns and fouls quite easily. it can plug up that touch hold it runs through the breach of the barrel, plug it shut. the flint can get worn down and lose its edge. all of these have happened to me and i have not had to have my life depend on it, fortunately. every time i have fired a flintlock, whether in my backyard or a reenactment, at some point it misfires. moving forward, we have some important technological advances after the mexican war. one of the most widely talked -- the french army officer, in 1849 he invented this new bullet. how did this revolutionize warfare? it is also smaller than the boor in which it is inserted. he made a bullet you can use with rifling, the twisted groups carved on the inside of the barrel that when you fire the weapon, it gives the weapon a spin or twist that increases its accuracy. they couldn't issue them to the widespread body of

-- defective ignition switch for years, yet failed to act. now the meltons are determined to help flag potential safety problems that may deserve a closer look. funding a vehicle safety watch list that gathers raw government data from all 50 states, then looks for trends in death and injury claims. >> it's a way to prioritize how to examine potential vehicle safety defects before they become crises. >> reporter: already they believe they've identified a potential steering problem with a top-selling car that deserves a closer look. the 2012 ford focus. more than 300,000 sold in the u.s. government records show more than 100 complaints about a sudden failure of its power steering like it's unsafe to drive and "i lost complete control of the vehicle." >> i was scared. yeah. it locked up on me, and i couldn't turn the steering well at all. >> reporter: amy and mike kamara say it happened while amy was driving 50 miles per hour on a florida highway. >> we're not alone in this. there's many, many, many people that are in the same boat we are right

the malfunctioning ignition is tied to 100 deaths. the all. eventually recalled the -- the automaker eventually recalled the part, a decade after the problem was discovered. it calls for charges against the automaker to be dropped. >>> some of the biggest names in the silicon valley are reaching out to a texas teen after he was detained for bringing a homemade clock to school. the 14-year-old was arrested after he showed it to his english teach. she was spooked and reported him. stand with ahmed mohamed is trending on whitewater. that's what facebook's mark zuckerberg reached out saying as well, ahmed, if you ever want to come by facebook, i'd love to meet you. keep building. even google tweeted, hey, ahmed, we are saving a seat for you at this weekend's google science fair. want to come? and i believe the white house reached out, as well. >> there's some good coming out of that. >>> a member of the san jose police department is breaking new ground. only on 5, kpix 5's kiet do explains what separates this new sergeant from the rest. >> police

because what we learned from the general motors ignition scandal was that the government had some ofhis information -- general motors had this information for years and they did nothing, and while they did nothing people died. so the government got hammered for that, gm got hammered. and the regulars said we're getting tough year. we're not rolling over for the auto industry anymore. volkswagen comes along unfortunately at exactly the wrong moment. >> rick thank you. >>> goldman sachs ceo has cancer. his form of cancer is highly curable and he will not be stepping down from his role at the company while he undergoes treatment. >>> ben carson stands firm and defies critics calling for him to drop out of the race. >>> ben carson is doing damage control this morning. he spoke from ohio to clarify his previous comment that the u.s. president shouldn't be a muslim. >> there's no question that our constitution and our traditions have a judeo-christian base. there's no question about that. and i don't think there's any reason that we should deny that. but the first amendment is very importa

he argues that charles manson ordered the seven savage killings to ignite a bloody race war. but what if the prosecutor got it wrong? >> you know, you want me to feel sorry for something i didn't do? i didn't kill anyone. i didn't order anyone to be killed. >> well, we just reported what bugliosi said.

tonight nbc news has learned that gm has reached a settlement with the feds over the faulty ignition switches and pete detailed. >> nbc news has learned the agreement announced tomorrow settles charged that the company failed to obey federal laws quiring prompt disclosure of safety probllems. last year gm began recalling 2.5 million cars with ignition switches that could suddenly shut off the engine, cutting off the power to the airbags and disabling ths e power steering and brakes, causing crashes. but prosecutors say pe company knew about thodeloroblem for more than a decade before reporting it. good morning has since determined that the switches caused accidents that led to 124 deaths and 273 injuries. the family of nursing student sadie john sud saw who died in her chevy cobalt said it has been an ordeal. >> quite frankly, i just want this to be over. it is very painful. >> reporter: officials familiar with the settlement say gm will pay the government a fine of over half a billion dollars. that is far less than the $1.2 billion toyota paid last year for concealing acceleration p

it's not like a recall in the gm case where you replace defective ignition switch with the new ignitionrdre: so bob, wait, i don't mean to cut you off, i'm going to do it anyway, with the gm cars when you talk about the ignition switch, almost 125 people, i think it was 124 people died. no one has died with the vw case. >> right. thank goodness and that's right. and no one will but you lost the complete value of what you thought you purchased. you know, you bought a car that supposedly had a lot of ability to go fast and go slow and be a diesel. you know performance was the reason for the purchase, and once volkswagen fixes the vehicle, you lose performance. volkswagen had a dilemma, and they decided, and it was the most amazing business arrogance to do this. they wrote a software program that caused the vehicle to pass the epa test by igniting their pollution control device during the test. as soon as the test was over, they turned it off to give the customer performance. now the only fix is to turn it on full-time, the customer loses the very performance that caused that customer to b

advil over faulty car ignition switches will cost gm motors almost a billion dollars. steve: critics say it doesn't go far enough to punish the automaker for the deadly defect. >> gm could have substantially reduced the risk related to this defective defect -- this deadly defect by improving the design of a key that would cost less than a dollar and they decided not to do so because of cost. >> reporter: $900 million is the cost of the decision for gm as the automaker reached an agreement with the government. gm faced criminal charges for concealing an ignition switch defect linked to 168 deaths and 800,000 injuries. it would slip cutting power to the engine, brakes and airbags. >> gm new about the low torque ignition switch for a long time, from the early 2000s, shortly after it was first installed. back then base gm personnel completely missed the connection nondeployment. >> reporter: even when gm recognized the issue, it did not disclose it for years. it had to recall a massive amount of cars. the ceo fired 15 employees after she was brought in last year telling em

s defective ignition switches are linked to at least 124 deaths. the company knew about the problem, for a decade. before it should bees any recalls. now the settlement end as two year investigation, and ensures that no individual g.m. employee will be criminally prosecuted. b.c. has more from detroit. >> the settlement ends a long investigation by the federal government. general motors has admitted to miss leading the public, and now it is faced with paying a $900 million penalty. if you recall, g.m. recalled more than 2 million vehicles because of antic in addition switch defect. the auto maker has linked it to 100 deaths. it was revealed last year, that g.m. knew about the problem for more than a decade, and did nothing. g.m. says it could be forced to pay more than $600 million to victims. no employees were prosecuted. this also include as defers deal, which means the government will dismiss the case. under the terms of the agreement, g.m. will be watched by an independent monitor for at least three years. >> take a listen to what was said duri

. >> that covered that ignition switch test test test se se does in order to secure a deal like this. prosecutors are not ruling out charging individuals in the future. and it's part of our apology to the victims. $75 million to settle many of the lawsuits filed by victims and their families. the settlements were met with frustration by victim's family members like laura christianson who last year said she hopes someone at general motors would be held criminally responsible for the death of her daughter, amber marie rose died in a 2005 crash caused by the ignition switch in her chevrolet cobalt. it's a bill law makers said last year could have been avoided. the parts needed to fix the defective switches said cost less than a dollar per car. >> they insided not to do so because of cost. now, americans stepped up and bailed out general motors. now general motors needs to step up and make substantial corporate changes so nothing like this ever happens again >> general motors will be watched by an individual monday the. but it was stressed today that could change >>> >>> how are the famil

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general motors has a criminal investigation into faulty ignition switches. gm will pay the justice department 900 million dollars to end the case. no individual will face criminal charges. gm lawyers and engineers knew about the flaw for years and it has been blamed for more than 100 deaths. a transaction and cable tv. will byse -- altis cablevision. cablevision is one of the top five. it is controlled by a french billionaire. anothergreed to buy u.s. company. oil priceshs says will be low for 15 years p or the forecast is $50 a barrel earlier this month. they say there is so much oil it could fall to $20. datai want to get to the check. jon ferro, it was boring in london. that may do better. i might be more boring. not much to say. do not go on to the second string, let's go to our chart that shows what we were talk about on "surveillance," with a lack of hysteria. these are the fed meetings we have had this year. venus, earth, mars, jupiter, saturn, lugo is out here. this is a regression, the trend. until 1% on the two-year summer of next year. this is a c

there are a lot of things that can go wrong with the initiative -- ignition system. the pan is susceptible to dampness. you are exposing your priming powder to the outside elements. powder burns quite easily. it can pluck up that little hole and run through the barrel. the flint can get warm down -- worn down. all of those have happened to me as i have never had my life depended -- dependent on it. at some point the thing misfires. forward we have some really important technological advances after the mexican war, one of the most widely talked about is a new bullet. 1849 there is a conical ball with a hollow base. how did this revolutionize warfare? this bullet is also smaller than the poor -- bore in which it is inserted, he has made a pair -- a bullet you can use with rifling. when you fire the weapon it gives it a spin or a twist and increases its accuracy. the reason they could not use them to- they did issue some selectmen, but they could not issue them to a widespread body of troops -- they could not be loaded fast enough because those round bullets had to be p

investigators - looking for the ignition source of an overnight house fire - in hayward. >>> breaking news, was it set on purpose? investigators looking from the ignition source of an overnight house nier in hayward. >>> a suspect confronts a woman in here home only to turn and run. >>> the latest on the death of yogi berra. today in the bay starts right now. >>> good wednesday morning, i'm sam brock. >> and i'm laura garcia cannon. i want to get right to the forecast with keri hall. >> it is 58 degrees in the east bay and a look at the highs this afternoon in the 60s along the immediate coast, 70s for the inner bay and inland areas in the lower 80s this afternoon. expect a high of 86 degrees in the tri-valley. i'll talk more about all of that coming up in the microclimate foreca forecast. let's check in with mike. >> good morning fall. the bay bridge, hey, people are celebrating all over the bay. there's a little backup for the cash payers but not a big deal. we have a crash blocking the two left laneses on the center divide. southbound we there's going to be a distraction as we clea

the gm financial payments exceed 1.5 billion for the ignition switch defect.killed 120 and injured 275 more. that is according to the lawyers. >> new reaction on moscow military build up in syria russia an a loy of bashar al- assad increased the presence just as assad's regime loses ground to rebel forces. >> why is the white house talking to russia at this time? >> reporter: they want clarity from the kremlin on what they are doing sending the steady stream of equipment and personnel in syria. just a few minutes ago, we didn't get details from josh earnest about what the discussions are going to entail between the americans and russians. u.s. and russian talks are military to military, time and place. tbd. and something that is more settled. the israelis don't like the way things look in syria benjamin netanyahu is worried about russian weapons could scooped up. netanyahu will get the story from putin in person, jon. >> what do the diplomats do next? >> secretary of state kerry is heading to the pentagon today and this is at the top of the list of things to t

justice department over its faulty ignition switching.e will tell you more, next. ♪ matt: general motors is set to settle a criminal probe by the justice department over faulty ignition switches. it's linked to more than 100 traffic deaths. than 2.5called more million vehicles and the ceo has been bogged down in investigations since almost day one of her tenure. have gm has recalled more than 30 million vehicles overall since this issue was brought up. they have had trouble putting it behind them. i think until recently, even though they have this legal issue out there, there has been more focused on the quality of their products and sales numbers , which i'm sure they are happy about. now they get a fine that is smaller than the fine toyota got , the problem is has the culture at general motors changed? barra's main goal after this issue was unearthed. i wonder scheduling a press conference at the exact same time as the fed meeting -- pimm: having said that -- the stock is up today. if you look at the stock performance since the end of a

. >> as tempers flared and fires ignited. hungary's riot police stood firm. unwavering on the hard line they promised to take. water canons may have pushed these refugees back to szczerbiak but they failed to extinguish their anger. >> they've asked them to move back so cooler heads can prevail. >> the mod changed from moment to moment, severing from defiance to uplance. hundreds of refugees began streaming in. thank you, they chanted and cheered in unison. but they were not met with welcome but rather force. parents were as stunned to their children, the young just as affected as the old. kids died from the tear gas and the trauma they had experienced. this welcome never imagined she would see her eight-year-old daughter by police. >> they hit her with the baton on her head. they hit her, the hungarian police. we came from death in syria, and look at what happened to us here. [ sobbing ] >> he was finely free and clear to cross serbia. it was the first he felt happy in days. >> they kept on hitting us. they also hit us here. >> rides were offered but many we

if you're trying to ignite this economy which hasn't been ignited under obama, you go with what everyone else is talking about. i did quibble with jeb bush. in a statement about 15 million more people not paying taxes, that's one of the problems in this country. not enough people have skin in the game. >> flat tax for everybody, get some skin in the game. >> when i hear these ideas for raising revenue from the left, that's fine. if there were ways to control spending, i might give them an ear on this. but they're not. >> no. they're looking for more money and they're looking for more revenue. >> we could tax charles at 100% and it wouldn't pay for all this stuff. >> one more abrams tank, though. >> he wouldn't be on this fine program because he'd be living in the bahamas. the issue i have with all of these tax proposals even on the right is that they talk about we want a flat tax, we want fewer tax brackets. oh, but you have to keep the mortgage interest deduction. these desuctions that you get in the this country and the tax breaks we get -- >> get rid of them all. >> here's dirty littl

terry the feds released a $1 billion settlement with general motors over defective ignition switches to lead to many deaths about 169 the critics say it doesn't do nearly enough to hold him accountable. reporter: gm could have related to this defective defects, this deadly defect by improving the design of the key that would cost less than 1 dollar and they decided not to do so because of the cost. reporter: that decision is going to cost gm $900 million. the fine part of an image with federal government announced today. gm is facing criminal charges for concealing an ignition switch defect that was going to lease 169 deaths and more than a thousand injuries. the problem with this switch, it would put while the car is running star power to the engine power steering power brakes and airbags. >> gm knew knew about the knew about this low torque at ignition switch for a long time so shortly after was first installed but you didn't fix the problem back then because gm personnel completely missed the connection between the switch and airbags non-deployment. gm recognize the safety problem

now the settlement is is related to gm hiding a defect in ignition switches that have led to crashesmore than 100 deaths and injuries. the crashes occurred when the ignition switch move into the off position causing the cars to stall and turning off the power assist for the steering and the brakes. >>> it's looking like google is getting bigger in northern california. they not only plan to expand in mountain view, but they have their eyes on san jose. google is negotiating to link two expansion sites. but they may also buy property in north san jose. there is no word to when the projects might begin. in addition to google, am has been setting the stage for a big expansion in san jose. >>> a federal appeals court is blocking samsung electronics from selling some of his older smart phones here in the u.s.. feds now the ruling vindicates apple but it might not hurt samsung too much. that is because it applies to phones that are no longer popular. the most recent phone effected is the galaxy s3 which was released in 2012. >>> amazon has introduced a new tablet computer. it's making waves

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reportedly reached a $900 million settlement with federal prosecutors over its handling of faulty ignition switches. they've been linked to over a hundred deaths. g.m. acknowledged it knew about the problem for more than a decade but didn't start recalling cars till last january. the justice department is expected to announce details of the deal at a news conference later today. >>> check out tesla's new competition in the electric luxury car market. pore sha unveiled this concept car. it's got a -- porsche unveiled this concept car. it's -- it can go to 60 in three and a half seconds. it won't reach the marked till 2019. >>> the fiercest fighter jet will be on display at the annual air force show this weekend at joint base andrews. today and tomorrow you can catch a glimpse of the thunder birds practicing. they'll be performing saturday. the air show is free and open to the public. it caps off the air force's celebration of its 68th birthday. >>> what was supposed to be a private conversation between a little boy and his god is now heavily trending on social media. brody smith heard about

gm wasn't necessarily found guilty of the ignition switch problem, but more of the wire fraud connected to the cover-up. >> it's basically the same charge the federal prosecutors have used for years for gangs and different crimes, you know, using a telephone or any electronic device across state lines. the u.s. attorney said there is not a statute that makes it a crime solely for an auto company to sell defective vehicles. and they were not able to determine whether individual employees, you know, were engaged in a cover-up or intentionally committing a crime without that specific statute, and so they said they're not giving up, and they're in the ruling out any criminal charges in the long run, but realistically, this is probably the end of the criminal side of this case. >> sreenivasan: a lot of families of victims are saying, listen, my loved one died and there's not a single human being at general motors that's responsible for this that we can find criminally negligent here? >> you have 124 deaths and gm's independent compensation fund is died to this, 270 injuries, some of them ver

just as the department reached a settlement when general motors over its faulty ignition switches. >> let's turn to landon dowdy. good morning, landon. >> hey, scott and laura. good morning to both of you. stocks rose again on tuesday ahead of the interest rate decision by the federal reserve as energy stocks were boosted by a big jump in oil prices. on whether the fed will pull the trigger on the first interest rate hike in a decade. look for data today on unemployment, housing starts and permits. the dow rising 140 points to 16739. the nasdaq up to 2849. if the fed does decide to hike rates, experts say you stillces home sales could pick up as buyers lock in lower mortgage rates. may not see as much benefits as banks may keep rates flats on cds and other deposits. >>> a settlement with general motors today over whether the automaker had problems with faulty ignition switches. pay a fine of $1 billion. gm recalled 2.6 million cars worldwide to repair switches linked to 124 deaths and 275 injuries. back over to you. >> thanks, landon. >>> today marks the four-year anniversary of occup

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