. >> jillian brown was a 37 pound 5-year-old when the car she was riding in was hit from the side on way to school. >> first thing i did was look back to see, to check on the girls. >> brown, was strapped in to her ev evenflo booster seat. the crash left her paralyzing her from the neck down. >> i would never have bought it, i would have left them in the five point harness, rear facing for years. you read it and you believe it. >> had they said that the injuries were due to the severity of the crash and on or driver error and that the seat passed the internal crash at the times. the lawsuit was settled this summer. but four years before the crash that left jillian paralyzed, e-mails from the company showed they decided to pay 30,000 in labeling costs to market it to 30 pounds up instead of the 40 pounds and up required in canada, for the same seat. i have looked for the 40 pounds numerous times and will not approve it. evenflo and graco have adopted a 40 pound limit. but others market theirs for at little at 30 pounds. we were able to buy in booster tuesday that said, 30 pounds and u

. >> reporter: jillian brown was five years old and weighed 37 pounds when her mother's car was hit fromide. brown was strapped into her booster seat. the crash left her paralyzed from the neck down. now nine years old, she is kept alive by a ventilator. >> i would never have bought that if i had known. i would have left them in the front-facing five-point harness. >> reporter: the maker of of gillian's seaid it "met or exceeded federal standards, passed internal crash tests, and performed as designed." none of the companies would agree to an interview, but through their trade association, say in a statement, "a correctly-used car seat is a child's best defense in a car crash, reducing the risk of sh reducing5% when compared with the risk of injury by 45 per vehicle seatbelts alone," adding "the industry supports stringent federal standards." now republicans were critical of some of the reports' findings. tonight the committee is calling for consumer protection investigations to be launched. norah? >> o'donnell: really such important information for families. kris van cleave, thank you s

jillian: oregon governor brown extending the coronavirus shutdown.e of the most difficult parts of the pandemic is the decision to close down our businesses, very difficult for oregonians but also very necessary. it is so incredibly important for the next few weeks that oregonians continue to comply with the safety measures. jillian: one mayor is saying enough is enough pending an open letter to the governor, joining me with why he is urging businesses to safely reopen despite the restrictions, the mayor of sandy, oregon, thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. jillian: for people at home watching let's have a clip of your open letter to the governor and this says our neighbors are simply unable to continue drowning arbitrary rules that are bankrupting their family businesses. governor brown, we are open. what his reaction been. what is your reaction so far? >> i had an opportunity to have a conversation with her where i expressed the importance for action in the drafting effect on local main street community. there is desperation, thes

brown family this summer. but four years before the crash that left jillian paralyzed, internal emails from 2012 showed evenflo $30,000 in additional labeling costs to market boosters to kids 30 pounds and up instead of the 40 pound standard in canada for the same seats. one executive writing i looked at 40 pounds for the u.s. numerous times and will not approve this. house investigators found several makers adopted a 40 pound minimum, evenflo and graco as early as earlier this year. baby trend, kids embrace continue to offer it for kids as little as 30 pounds. we were able to buy a booster tuesday that says 30 pounds and up. >> as a parent, i am begging people, please not put children under 40 pounds in a booster seat. what we have seen from this investigation is terrifying and heartbreaking. >> reporter: the companies declined to go on camera, so did the trade association which says a correctly used car seat is a child's best defense in a car crash, reducing risk of injury by 45%, compared with vehicle seat belts alone, adding they support stringent standards. the report i critical of national highway traffi