we have significantly increased their loaner fleet to provide any bmw customer needs a loaner, rental vehicle or altered into transportation of the customers wish that i can assure the subcommittee that bmw of north america will continue working with nhtsa and takata on these issues. we will remain vigilant in identifying safety issues and proactive in addressing them. thank you for your time and attention. >> thank you mr. westbrook and now mr. saadat are recognized for your five minutes. >> chairman terry and ranking member schakowsky thank you for inviting me today. my name is a boss saadat and unoriginal product safety executive under vice president of north america graham senior executive united states responsible for toyota interaction with nhtsa and oversight responsibility for field action in the u.s. regarding takata airbag recalls that an engineer by training and function. first, toyota shares her goals of helping build effects by these recalls and keeping them safe. we are committed to resolve this issue for customers as quickly, conveniently and safely as possible. we beli

we are significantly increasing our loaner fleet to provide any bmw customer who needs a loaner, rental vehicle or alter nat tra transformation. i can assure working with nitza and takata on these issues. we will remain individual lantd and proactive in addressing them. thank you for your time an attention. >> thank you. you are recognized ffr your five minutes. >> chairman terry, ranking member of the committee, thank you for invieting me here today. i'm the regional product safety executive. i'm a senior executive in the united states responsible for toyota's interaction with nitza and currently have responsibility for field action in the u.s. regarding the air bag inflater recalls. i am an engineer by training and function. first, toid owe that shares your goals of helping those affected by recalls and keeping them safe. we are committed to resolve this issue for our customers as quickly, conveniently and safely as possible. we believe that actions we have taken reflect this skmitmentcom. from the beginning, toyota has responded and supported the on going investigation. in april of 2

we are significantly increasing our loaner fleet to provide any bmw customer who needs a loaner, rental vehicle, or alternate transportation of the customer's wish. i can assure the subcommittee that bmw of north america will continue working with nhtsa and takata on these issues. we will remain vigilant in identifying safety issues. and pro-active in addressing them. thank you for your time and attention. >> thank you, mr. westbrook. now mr. saadat you are recognized for your five minutes. [inaudible] >> chairman terry, ranking member schakowsky, and members of the committee thank you for inviting me here today. my name is abbas saadat and i'm the regional product safety executive and vice president of toyota north america. i am a senior executive in the united states responsible for toyota's interaction with nhtsa, and currently have oversight responsibility for field action in the u.s. regarding the takata airbag inflater recalls. i am an engineer by training and function. first, toyota shares your goals of helping those affected by these recalls, and keeping them safe. we are commit

if you're not on the list, ask for the loaner anyway. chrysler says it will consider loaners on case-by-case basis, it is up to you to demand help. in any case don't remove or disable your airbag. >>> we have more to come this hour including your voice. your voice is important to us. during the show we want to you facebook me or tweet me @gerriwillisfbn. send me an email. go to gerriwillis.com. at bottom of the hour i will read your tweets and comments. >>> covering the story too, should employers accommodate pregnant workers similar to those on disability. the highest court in the land is about to weigh in. details coming after the break. ♪ music ...the getaway vehicle! for all the confidence you need. td ameritrade. you got this. then you'll know how uncomfortable it can be. but did you know that the lack of saliva can also lead to tooth decay and bad breath? well, there is biotene, specially formulated with moisturizers and lubricants... biotene can provide soothing relief and it helps keep your mouth healthy too. biotene, for people

we are significantly increasing our loaner fleet to provide any bmw customer who needs a loaner, rental vehicle, or alternate transportation of the customer's wish. i can assure the subcommittee that bmw of north america will continue working with nhtsa and takata on these issues. we will remain vigilant in identifying safety issues. and pro-active in addressing them. thank you for your time and attention. >> thank you, mr. west brook. now mr. saadat you are recognized for your five minutes. [ inaudible ] >> chairman terry, ranking member schakowsky, and members of the committee thank you for inviting me here today. my name is abbas saadat and i'm the regional product safety executive and vice president of toyota north america. i am a senior executive in the united states responsible for toyota's interaction with nhtsa, and currently have oversight responsibility for field action in the u.s. regarding the takata airbag inflater recalls. i am an engineer by training and function. first, toyota shares your goals of helping those affected by these recalls, and keeping them safe. we are com

carmakers like toyota, honda, bmw told congress they would give customers loaner cars and are aware itake time to repair all affected vehicles. in philadelphia, carmakers and car dealers are caught in the middle. the airbag maker is funnel for ma making replacement parts. >> have to speed up production, figure out a way to get the airbags replaced. >> reporter: that may take a while. texas congressman joe barton points out takata's production of replacement parts won't cover all the recalled vehicles. >> do you think that's acceptable? >> not speedy enough. >> as you heard, congress suggested carmakers should give dealers and drivers loaner cars. they can't fix the recalled airbags right away. here in philly, lawyers are pushing takata to hand over proprietary information about how it makes airbags so other manufacturers can increase production. if you want to see if your car is affected, just go to our website, nbc10.com. we have a complete list there along with statements from some of those manufacturers. for the investigators. nbc 10 news. >> all right, thank you, mitch. >>> a woman

. >> honda has instructed vehicles to provide loaner or rent cars at no cost to the customer. to forrecall would apply other automakers -- chrysler, ford, bmw. >> we will see the sun today, and we will get a short break from the bitter cold. jackie joins us with a look at our first forecast. >> we are looking not so great outside in that picture, but it feels a little bit better. we still have a couple of lingering showers out there. noon hour youthe would be asking yourself where is that sun. hang in there, we do expect to see breaks today. a couple of sprinkles along the i-81 corridor, but it is this last batch moving through across parts of frederick county into carroll county as well. you can see some wet weather across westminster. it's clearing out of your region right now. maybe a couple of sprinkles around the area. we have been trying to get a couple of pockets of clearing here, also in areas near martinsburg. it's having a hard time doing that. i do think we will get some breaks here and there, especially the later in the day we get. i expect the cold front will be p

i've always been a loaner, an outsider, and very rebelloius in my own way. >> let me cut in. lists you regards you as one of the 100 greatest guitarist of all time. how much better do you think you could be if you were playing it the right way. >> you know, i have to think i might be technically better but, there's so much more that goes into it. you can play, can you be a very technically basic guitar player or any instrument and write songs. and i consider myself a song-writer as much as i do a guitar player. so i think that again, as far as the technical part of it, i think i can get the point across either way. but it's a little late to change it. though i did try at one point. i said why don't i try it the other way and see what happens. and i worked at it for about a week and said if i'm going to spend all this time i might as well do it the way i've been doing it and get better there rather than go this way. >> that makes sense. it is amazing that you pick up an instrument that you never really played before. you're playing it backwards, given your anatomy. and you sti

not, since there doesn't appear to be enough row placemented parts, honda would, in fact, provide a loanera representative said yes, they would. and, yet, i have yet to have evidenced that, in fact, that is the case.m> thank you for the question. this gives me a chance to elaborate and reinforce. in fact -- i don't talk about it often, about my father, but i come from a law enforcement "g there are laws you have to follow. if you need to recall, then you need to do it.ñ i'm going to find every tool, authority, legal and otherwise, to get that job done. we did talk about this earlier and it gives me a chance to reiterate. there's been a lot of focus on defekt. if we don't get the recall a hundred percent and fully done, people are still at risk. so i don't think it's my job to come up with all the solutions, especially right now.uóñ but there that has to be a hundred percent solution to make sure people are safe. >> there has been some discussion about an immediate fine on a per-day basis.ysc$us% i wouldw0f]ñ suggest to you tha fine ought to be on a per v

. >> honda has instructed our dealers to provide rental or loaner cars at no cost to the customer. >>o apply to four others, chrysler, ford bmw and mazda. >>> police are investigating an overnight robbery in wawa in west mt. airy, it happened at the wawa on german town avenue and alans lane. a person walked into the store and told the employee that he had a gun and demanded cash, the man took the money and took off. >>> philadelphia police are searching for three men that brutally beat a teenager in kensington last month. there is a reward now leading to information for an arrest. this shows a teenager waiting for a ride at 1:00 a.m., that is when the three men attacked him, the victim suffered a broken jaw and teeth. if you have information you are asked to call police. three people were hurt in a crash early this morning in philadelphia. it happened at 54th and chestnut streets, the impact sent one car careening into a light pole and two people were sent to the hospital in critical condition. >>> officials in reading are hoping to install more state of the art surveillance cameras i

takata and honda was whether or not since tlp doeshe doesn't appear to be enough in fact provide a loanergiven the fact that people are driving around with a live grenade in their steering column. of honda in the u.s., said, yes, they would. and yet i have yet to have evidence that in fact that is the case so what would you like to do about it as chairman? >> thank you for the question and i think there has been some discussion. this gives me a chance to both elaborate and reinforce. in fact, i'll just highlight -- i don't talk about it often about my father. but i come from a law enforcement family. and they're laws. you got to follow them. you're going to do something, then you need to do it. what i can do is basically commit that, if confirmed, i'm going to go and find every1ky t, authority, legal and otherwise,  job d. there's been a lot of focus on defect. if we don't get the recall 100% and fully done, people are still at risk. so i don't think it is my job to come up with all the solutions, especially right now. but there has to be 100% solution to make sure those people are safe.

if if they are concerned we have loaner cars available. just just this week, congressman, i requested our service division to contract each and every vehicle. we have more than 1300. contact them individually and in short the treatment the customers are getting is up to our expectations. we expect our dealers to accommodate our customers. >> not been recalled. >> the individual needs at no cost to the owner. >> thank you. i yield back my time. >> the chair to recognize the gentleman from ohio 45 minutes. >> thank you, mr. chairman. i would like to also give my thoughts to you as you make this transition. it has been great serving with you on this committee, and i wish you the absolute best. i want to get into the manufacturing. i came prior to coming to congress i worked for an automotive supplier. we made electronic components. some of some of the plants were located near where some of your plants are located. we understand that their are five inflator types that have been subjected to these recalls. in terms of producing replacement kits

also tying the knot kneel patrick harris and denny wahlberg and aning loaner lena jolie and brad pitther couples are heading for splitsville. there are no blurred lines in robin thicke's relationship after his wife filed for divorce. and gwyneth paltrow and chris martin said they have decided to consciously uncouple. some celebrities were busted for behaving badly. justin bieber facing charges for several offenses, including drag racing, drunk driving, and egging a neighbor's home. singer chris brown arrested for probation violation and assault. shia labeouf disorderly conduct while beloved comedian bill cosby falls from grace and faces a scandal as multiple women accuse him of sexual abuse. morgan is recovering from a serious brain injury and is involved in a lawsuit against walmart after the company's truck slammed into the back of a limo van the comedian was riding in. some starlets like jennifer lawrence revealed a little more than they wanted to after a major hacking scandal released nude photos of female celebrities on the internet and renee zellweger triggering a shocked respon

or not, since there doesn't appear to be enough replacement parts, honda would in fact provide a loaner or a rental car given the fact that people are driving around with a live grenade in their steering column. the honda representative, the vice president of honda and u.s. said yes they would and yet, i have yet to have evidence that in fact that is the case. so, what would you like to do about it as chairman? >> thank you for the question and i think there has been some discussion that gives me a chance to elaborate and reinforce. in fact i will just highlight. i haven't talked about often my father but i come from a long family of law enforcement. the second part you are talking about is you don't have to recall because you said you were going to do something they need to do it. you basically commit that if confirmed i will find every tool authority legal and otherwise to get that job done. we did talk about this earlier and it gives me a chance to focus on defect. if we don't get the recall 100% fully done people are still at risk. so i don't think it's my job to come up with all th

. >> just as a matter of convenience, are you providing loaner vehicles to the customers that come?>> yes. if that's what they desire, yes. >> mr. westbrook, is that something that bmw is doing, yes? >> and honda. >> yes. right now the parts are in adequate supply. we provide that to them at no charge. >> if i may ask, you mentioned earlier, and you said there are not never driver side air bag issues for toyota. why is that? >> the problematic inflators that takata has identified, they're not installed in the u.s. >> different supplier for the driver side air bag? >> yes. >> what prompted you, mr. saadat to start supplying inflators to takata for testing? >> there was a preliminary evaluation that was opened by nhtsa in june of this year, and requested all automakers to send parts that they have collected. >> okay. >> and send them to takata for testing. >> what about independent testing? what are we doing there? >> in terms of independent testing, we have retained the service on an independent engineering firm to be able to help us and give us more assurances on the root cause of t

. >> just as a matter of convenience, are you providing loaner vehicles to the customers that come? >> yes. if that's what they desire, yes. >> mr. westbrook, is that something that bmw is doing, yes? >> and honda. >> yes. right now the the parts are in adequate supply. we provide that to them at no charge. >> if i may ask, you mentioned earlier, and you said there are not never driver side air bag issues for toyota. why is that? >> the problematic inflaters that takata has identified, they're not installed in the u.s. >> different supplier for the driver side air bag? >> yes. >> what prompted you, mr. saadat to start supplying inflaters to takata for testing? >> there was a preliminary evaluation that was opened by nhtsa in june of this year, and requested all automakers to send parts that they have collected. >> okay. >> and send them to takata for testing. >> what about independent testing? what are we doing there? >> in terms of independent testing, we have retained the service on an independent engineering firm to be able to help us and give us more assurances on the root cause

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