mr. freedman, you have determined humidity is no longer a key factor or contributing factor to represent tured in these airbags? have you determined that consumers outside of high humidity regions are potentially in danger from ruptures? >> regarding passenger side airbags, all the data continues to point to an issue associated with high temperatures and high humidity over long periods of time. on the driver's side airbag, while humidity may still be a contributing factor, it is now clear based on the evidence that that is not simply the dominant factor which is why we have called on them and made clear to them while we accept regional recalls where the evidence supports it, the evidence does not -- no longer supports a recall limited to those freefshous areas. >> in september, ranking member interest david j. friedman dwoused a bill that all recalls occur on a national be a sis sis. cars are mobile and move from state to state. you can commit to re-evaluate the procedure that allows for regional recalls based on climb mat or environmental conditions? >> ranking member, each and every da

mr. freedman, you have determined humidity is no longer a key factor or contributing factor to represent tured in these airbags? have you determined that consumers outside of high humidity regions are potentially in danger from ruptures? >> regarding passenger side airbags, all the data continues to point to an issue associated with high temperatures and high humidity over long periods of time. on the driver's side airbag, while humidity may still be a contributing factor, it is now clear based on the evidence that that is not simply the dominant factor which is why we have called on them and made clear to them while we accept regional recalls where the evidence supports it, the evidence does not -- no longer supports a recall limited to those freefshous areas. >> in september, ranking member interest dwoused a bill that all recalls occur on a national be a s sis. cars are mobile and move from state to state. you can commit to re-evaluate the procedure that allows for regional recalls based on climb mat or environmental conditions? >> ranking member, each and every day we are looking at

mr. christmas! >> from concord, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >> joe cocker, the gravelly voiced rock singer whose careertook off after the 1969 woodstock festival died of lung cancer at his home in colorado. he will be remembered best for "you are so beautiful" and "up where we belong". he was 70 years old. back in a moment. >> sometimes, you know the simplest things can cause greatest aggravation. >> yes. who knew a door slot could be this much trouble? steve sweeney makes a trip to his mailbox. until recently, the post office slipped mail through this front door. it wasn't an ideal situation. >> steve brought it from lowe's and it came precut with the mail slot. the cover, like this one, didn't come with it. the door didn't kwum a lining to protect inside of the foam door. steve was told to wait a few days. >> if there is one mistake after another. >> lowe's told the sweeneys, the manufacturer sent the wrong size. soon, steve says days turned into months. >> about six months. >> steve went to talk to a manager the manager told him to be patient. >> we're not talking about ten days we're talking about

mr. christmas! >> from concord, wayne freedman, abc7 news. >> joe cocker, the gravelly voiced rock singer whose careerk off after the 1969 woodstock festival died of lung cancer at his home in colorado. he will be remembered best for "you are so beautiful" and "up where we belong". he was 70 years old. back in a moment. >> sometimes, you know the simplest things can cause greatest aggravation. >> who knew a door slot could be this much trouble? steve sweeney makes a trip to his mailbox. until recently, the post office slipped mail through this front door. it wasn't an ideal situation. >> steve brought it from lowe's and it came precut with the mail slot. the cover, like this one, didn't come with it. the door didn't kwum a lining to protect inside of the foam door. steve was told to wait a few days. >> if there is one mistake after another. >> lowe's told the sweeneys, the manufacturer sent the wrong size. soon, steve says days turned into months. >> about six months. >> steve went to talk to a manager the manager told him to be patient. >> we're not talking about ten days we're talking about six mont

mr. christmas. abc 7 news reporter wayne freedman joins us from concord with the story. >> reporter: behind me it looks like a fairly ordinary house. when we come back at 6:00, you will see how ordinary it is. ordinary as in 50,000 christmas lights, as you said. it is a long, long tradition. the man who lives in that house goes by the name mr. christmas and we are about to show you why. >> i used to do a lot of work. >> reporter: he's a little like the wizard of oz in concord. goes by a different name. mr. christmas. also known as bruce mertz, age 85. a man who likes to tinker, clearly. and after 36 years, his tinkering has turned into this extravaganza, christmas on steroids. a tradition. >> since i was 17. >> reporter: jackie, now all grown up and a mother of two, says it wouldn't be christmas without mr. christmas and his christmas house. >> he changes it a little bit every year. he adds something new. >> reporter: the wrinkle this year, not one on which anyone had planned. this is the last christmas house. mr. christmas not feeling as spry as he used to. >> so i can't do any -- i can't climb any la