the white house is left with few options. and president obama has to think about what his next move is in terms of escalating or de-escalating tension at the moment. we're watching the white house do back channel conversations. president obama himself said yesterday there are daily conversations happening between the kremlin and the white house, also the state department. so a lot happening behind the scenes, but quiet from the white house for now. >> we're waiting to hear hopef hopefully from 5:00 p.m. we'll have updates from the president himself. thank you, libby casey, for joining us from washington, d.c. also joining us, james, deputy director from ukraine. is there a difference between authorization and action? >> not really. it seems to me that the big question is no now is whether ts an expo facto or is something more ambitious being planned by russia in the future. >> president obama said that he was deeply concerned about russian intervention in the ukraine, but what options does he have on the table? >> there is very small options. th

the obama white house today announcing dispatch of 6 additional fighter jetting to nato baltic region boarder patrol, president signing a executive order imposing visa restricts and economic sanctions on these russian official who are deemed to threaten the sovereignty of ukraine, and mr. obama ordered a guided missile destroyer to head to the black sea. the president insisting his orders will cost russia. and he pushed putin, in a phone call this afternoon, to resolve the situation, dip natically. -- diplomatically. >> we're beyond the days when borders can be redrawn over the heads of democratic leaders, i have spoken to several of our closest friends in the world, and please our international unity is on display. we have moved together to announce assistance for the government in kiev. and today in brussels oural highs took similar steps to impose costs on russia. lou: russia for its part unfazed. as you see there. russia naval forces, trying to sink one of their own become mixed ships to -- decommisioned ships. former secretary of state henry kissinger giving some council to world

according to a new analysis, the obama white house all wore censored. he is a government's own figures from 99 federal agencies. covering nearly six years. essay reveals the obama white house has kept a very tight rein on information. citing withholding stuff and 8096 times. that is a thousand 496 times the administration refused to provide information for security concerns. often the white house employed what it calls a deliberate process to explain withholding information. in other words if you wanted something, you had to wait and wait, and then most of the time he didn't get what you wanted anyway because i nearly 200,000 locations the government said it couldn't find the records it requested or often completely block out all pages. not a page out of open government but a reminder of how secretive this administration has been. last you a record 704,394 such requests, up 8% for the prior year which was a record. much has been written about how guarded the white house was. a little more than five years in, nothing. compared to this administration now.

president obama and the white house stressed over and over in several conference calls and statementshey're using all diplomatic avenues and looking at all economic possibilities to put the pressure on russia and isolate them. that will take time to put the pinch on, freeze russian assets, withdraw from the g 8 summit. which is supposed to be in sochi. that will take time. right now they're trying to figure out how to get russia to make a withdrawal, figure out how to replace russian troops with some sort of international forces or protect russian interests there. it's something the president doesn't have a lot of good military options. >> let's talk about leverage. does the u.s. have any leverage here in negotiations at all? >> not really. the problem is this is not something that happened overnight. relationship with the obama white house and the putin administration in wirussia is a an all time low. if anything, the relations have gotten worse. diplomatic channels are almost at a stand still. the president tried to call putin and talk to him for an hour and a half but it hasn't mad

documents from the network, then admitted having done so and said it was done at the behest of the obama white house. aides to obama denied that but did not dispute that feinstein had complained to the council as the rare rift between the senate and ci arx deepbes. >> thank you. >> what do you think about the allegations that the cia spied on senate computers? let me go on facebook or twitter. use the hash tag #specialreport. >> as the investigation into malaysian airlined boeing 777 disappearance goes on, things seem to be getting more confusing, not clearer. correspondent catherine herridge on a mystery that continues to deepen. >> as the search for mh 370 expands to the malakha strait well beyond its last confirmed location in the waters between malaysia and vietnam, investigators are sharpening their focus on the transponder that went silent about an hour into the flight. four days into the search for the plane and its crew, reports it made a u-turn and was flying low several hundred miles off course before its disappearancd, they didn't rule out terrorism. >> what about the transponder? why did

the dilemma here is in contrast -- this is a friendly critique of the obama white house. when sandy berger and bill clinton were in the white house, they dealt with russia. had you lots of different touch points, some good, some bad. you would deal with russia. i don't get the sense that we're dealing with russia in the same sense as where we're dealing with china, where there are strategic and economic tracks, assessing what's going on. it looks to me like putin has a strategy with us and he's giving us trouble on many, many different fronts and we're dealing with him, as richard haas sort of said, we need to deal with ukraine one square the a time. i disagree with richard for the first time in my life. we need to look at the whole chessboard. >> in here saying you have to deal with russia, everything needs to be on the table, iran, syria, ukraine. it needs to be bilateral discussions with the russians. we can pretend -- >> snowden. >> snowden is another one. we can pretend this isn't the cold war anymore but if he's going to act this way, we have no choice. >> all of the

they hammered the salanter bankruptcy which was a legitimate scandal and the black mark for the obama white house but implemented that this idea that obama wants control of america's economy. i think the health care debate and death penalty was something that was accepted and popular culture and not just relegated to the conservative case. the idea whether the health care bill had death penalty that was a legitimate point of the health care debate that fox is pushing aggressively. what i think is interesting is that obama's candidacy and his selection really changed the mission at "fox news." i interviewed someone close to ailes who told me prior to obama's candidacy ailes saw himself competing with cnn "msnbc" and fox is the counterbalance of the american media but with obama's rise ailes saw the america that he knew as a child and an adult changing. it became almost as personal mission where ailes is standing up to the president that is why open the hook with an exchange that took base of the white house in 2011 at the holiday party for the members of the media. ailes took his son zachary to th

afterwards obama spontaneously invited the pope to visit the white house. an invitation francis immediately accepted the vatican and president obama's white house do not see eye to eye of course a number of social issues divorce gay marriage abortion policies like those are anathema to many catholics and other social concern. and of the tens of millions of catholics in the us many actually disagree with the vatican's stance on social issues. despite all this there is a new generation ready to devote themselves to the church every day mass in washington i like my studies. and ran his own hands. the twenty monkeys to call signs didn't seem to be two seasons off to college. the latter the career on with the family who are here in the city. that's a possibility. i'm a bit into that. pour into a vocation to priesthood religious life. he concedes candidates didn't want him to the country's east and the city's plans come to understand why he won two weeks and to the priesthood straight the whole ipo. chastity moreno. we didn't commit a comedy or south. i'm not usin

now, the white house is trying to make russia feel like it's alone against the broader international community. and to that end president obamaoday with the president of france also the prime minister of candidate three of them talking about coordinating closely according to white house and firming the importance of unity. know there is criticism from capital hill of just how far president obama is willing to go. and what specific threats he can make. senator john mccain republican of arizona expressed his own deep concern who what's happening in ukraine and he called on president obama to rally our european and nato ally to his make clear what costs russia will face for its aggression and to impose toss cothoseconsequences without furr delay. senator ma kane said every moment the u.s. and allies don't respond gives putin the signal that he be be everybody more ambitious and aggressive. those are senator mccain's words. sitting on the sidelines and criticizing can be easier in the oval office and deciding exactly what tact to take. the white house said today it would no not be part of the planning process at this table of g8

that came from your buddy, obama's white house. they are the ones thatame out with that report. you saying this is ridiculous you don't know what we are talking about. this is from obama. >> you don't know what you are talking about. the fact street -- >> yes, i do. >> it has come tr and cbo certified -- >> that's not true. >> the rest of the country for health care as a result of obamacare and a lot of -- >> small businesses have seen their health insurance go up for five years straight. now they are not even going on have health insurance. they are going to drop all of their employees and they are going to have to go to the market and pay more money. >> let me get dash. >> evading reality. >> yes. >> this is the prident'own numbers that costs are going up. we think of business people -- >> there is no such number! >> greedy s.o.b.s -- >> it came from the white house, the white house! >> not only for small businesses. it is for hospitals, medical device anufacturers. government is forced. forcing health care is pushing up costs for everyone. juan's argument is basically if you d

. >> the obama white house struggled to give a firm leg between the surveillance program or a terror attack that has been stopped or blunted. there's a distinction that the new proposals give application to the u.s. citizens, and not anyone anyone anywhere else. >> the soy es rocket had to delay docking because of difficulty. a key engine malfunction could mean crew will be waiting up to two days to enter the station. it's supposed to take only six hours. the rocket carrying an astronaut lifted off from khazakhstan. they are scheduled to be up in space for six months. >> peruvians carved out funds from mountain sites. now, a new program is helping tens of thousands work their way out of poverty. >> a day of supervision, peter is going around the community making sure houses, tubes and barrels are working. this farmer's land is now filled with vegetables. >> we used to grow potatos, so there was a lot of malnutrition. now we are using the technology, everything is organic everything is grown. >> hundreds of farmers are learning. greenhouses are a success. >> it's incredibly warm, but

obama. senior white house correspondent jim akosta joins me now with details about that call. jim, what do you know? >> reporter: first thing to point out before i detail that phone call, we're getting word that the president is at a local fund-raiser in the washington, d.c. and told people at the fund-raiser that we may be able to deescalate this crisis in his words. the u.s. may be able to deescalate the crisis in the coming days so interesting to hear the president using the words, perhaps a hopeful sign about the way the white house feels about what's happening in ukraine at this point. but getting to that phone call, yes, as we all know it took place on saturday. 90 minutes long and according to a senior administration official briefing reporters on that phone call earlier this evening, the president and vladimir putin spent much of that time during that phone call debating the facts on the ground with respect to what's happening on the ground in ukraine. russian president basically saying that he's trying to defend the rights of ethnic russians in ukraine and the preside

the obama white house says health care enrollment numbers are up. they are short of the 7 million goal but still a stunning rebound from the program's disastrous early roll out. even if there's policy progress will the politics of health care still favor the republicans come november? since obamacare turned four this week our puzzle this week use as birthday cake to explore the numbers. let's take a look. happy birthday to the president's hearth plan. view of the health care plan from 2012 when it was passed you do see a point here in early 2012 where it was more popular than unpopular. then we come fast forward to today and the patient is on life support. 53% disapprove of the health care law 41% approve. let's take a closer look at these numbers. african-americans like the program. hispanics are evenly split. look at this among white voters opposition is high almost 2-1 among white voters. whites vote in higher percentages in a mid-term year than blacks and hispanics. younger voters split. slight majority. favor it. again older voters are most lik

senator john mccain said similar things of the obama white house.on the foreign relations committee hit back today at them. listen. >> i've listened to some of my good friends on the republican side try to score political points in connection with the russian move on crimea. trying to paint this somehow as obama's fault. this is a ridiculous contention. putin marched into georgia in 2008 under a republican president and many considered to be strong on foreign policy and now doing it with the democrat in office. >> earlier i spoke with republican senator marco rubio of florida. senator rubio, you outlined eight items which you said the u.s. must do and should do immediately, economic issues, diplomatic issues against russia. it seems like the obama administration out of those eight have already embarked on a number of them. what more do you want the united states to be doing? >> well, first of all, let me recognize that they have and i've been pleased with the reaction to this. i think that key to all of this, of course, two things. first is allowing

tonight we examine the white house strategy and the white house role in the alliance with your. president obama and our allies faced difficult choices in dealing with a leader of the second most powerful nation on earth. he is a leader who appears intent on achieving full control of crimea and may well be expanding his ambitions to include all of ukraine. if that is the case then nothing stands between vladimir putin and the realization of his objectives in ukraine. western leaders look either adequately prepared or unified to confront the geopolitical challenge that the latter putin has faced before them in the world through the white house released this picture of president obama yesterday. make of it what you will of our leisurely attire present with phone to hear in a lavish setting. it seems hardly to project hi there energy or engagement without allies intent are restoring the ukraine's control crimea or for that matter preserving what is left to the ukrainian sovereignty. we will take all of this up with admiral james lyons in moments. the admiral commanded the u.s. navy's specifically t

the latest from the obama white house enrollment numbers. how many of those 6 million have paid or are healthy. chris stireh wild. if you had all of the answers, we would have a story, right? >> it is tough to get. you know it is true. what is in this number, chris, go? >> no idea. it would be like chris, i have 6 million widgets here. it would not mean anything unless i know what is it in it? it could be good or bad news. desperate for a bright spot in the face of what is a heinous four years for the law with public opinion. the administration is looking for anything that is good news. 6 million is a large number and does sound like a large number of things. >> it is a good headline. and someone was talking to marsha blackburn. she dropped the l word. they are lying. i mean what kind of a reaction are you putting up for republicans here. >> they don't like. it what this administration has done before and we know this, has been that they shall we say taken it in the light most favorable to the defense. and they have padded out the numbers an

lou: president obama meeting with his israel's prime minister netanyahu at white house today. there is a end of april deadline for a april agreement on mideast peace, that looks closer, president obama today urging netanyahu to make tough decisions to salvage of process, netanyahu however, sounded pessimistic. >> israel has been doing its part. and i regret to say that palestinians have not. i know this flies in face of conventional wisdom, but, people of israel, know that is truth, because they have been living it. lou: palestinian president mahmoud abbas scheduled to visit white house in two weeks. >> on wall street stocks finished lower, dow sold off down 153, s&p down 14, and nazdaq fell 31. all over tension and anxiety over the ukrainian crisis, crude oil up more than $2, gold up $29. dollar gaining again most currencies, yield on 10 year dropping to 2.61%. carl icahn, publishing his fifth letter to ebay shareholders, demanding to inspect the company's books and records but he said please, was it please or pretty please? some republican redemptiotion matters of foreign pol

obama hosting new ukrainian prime minister at the white house today demonstrating both solidarity andupport to the new ukrainian leader called on mr. vladimir putin to step back from what may well be an abyss. >> if he wants to redraw the line, and to change or undermine the entire global security and to revise the outcome of the second world war so they will move forward, so my message is mr. vladimir putin tear down these walls. develop or intimidation and military aggression, let's stop. let's calm down. >> lou: secretary of state john kerry not quite as diplomatic in his testimony delivered to the house appropriations committee ahead of a scheduled trip o london tomorrow where he will meet with russian foreign minister circa a logger off. the secretary state. >> very quickly on ukraine it can get ugly fast if the wrong choices are made. they can get ugly in multiple directions. so, our hope is that indeed there is a way to have a reasonable outcome here. he will speak to our first guest says the obama administration needs to ensure that the new prime minister the ukraine doesn't l

he said the culture of timidity led by backing by the bush white house and some similar extent by the obama white house, that leads to reluctance to follow up on the evidence. what do you say to that? >> well you know, gm has special interests here. obviously it does not want to be responsible for a large number of deaths. the center for automotive safety has special interests too. it is tied with the product liability law business and, so and obviously he has got his, ralph nader has his own special interests here. gerri: what are i saying? so who is ralph nader tied in with? >> well the center for automotive safety is basically a lobbying firm for, it lobbies for, product liability lawyers. it's a it's a special interest group tied in with them. not to say that their points are not valid. just to say they have their interests. gm has its own interests and, you know, we need to have a better answer here. we need an independent investigator into this. someone outside of the government, someone outside of the cas, someone outside of general motors. gerri: a great point. i don't know who that

the new ukranian prime minister meeting with president obama at the white house today. he says we will never surrender to russia. president obama affirming u.s. support for ukraine, rejecting the vote in crimea and saying the world community will be forced to apply costs to russia if it continues its current course. meanwhile in new york city, the collapse of two buildings following an explosion has killed three and injured 69 people. the explosion now is believed to have been caused by a gas leak. a resident reportedly called con edison to complain of a gas smell just 15 minutes before the eruption. officials warn there may still be people in the rubble. nine people are still unaccounted for. tragic situation that is still developing. >> not too far from my wife's art studio. so it is tragic. i just want to say one thing about the meeting with ukraine and the united states. the g-7 issued a statement today. i've been backing obama all the way and he's talking tough sanctions, individual sanctions. what the statement today from the g-7 was so wussy. all they said was we

relations without vladimir putin, he will try to exploit those differences and i'm sure in the obama white house, they are thinking we've got to push them on ukraine and other issues for which he is still a central partner whether or not we like it will stop >> michael crowley's piece is available online at time.com with this headline. ukraine is the latest example of obama's limited go -- limited global influence. the u.s. president is a frustrated i stand her. thank you for being with us. >> thank you. , more on the international outlook. we will be joined by josh rogan with the latest detail from the ukraine. reaction from marco rubio and secretary of state john kerry on the sunday morning talk shows today. here is what they had to say. >> if you are asking whether the u.s. should be taking military strikes against russian troops in the u.k. or -- in the ukraine or crimea, i don't think anyone is advocating for that. our nato alliance needs to be reinvigorated. it's an important alliance. the ukraine and poland are part of that alliance and we need to provide assurance of the importance of th

that's an oddity for a republican to say, he wants the obama white house to be involved. [laughter] but i'm the co-chairman in the house with the online privacy caucus. diana degette is my democratic co-chairwoman and before that ed markey of massachusetts who's now in the senate. and we have introduced an online privacy protection bill for children, the do not track kids bill. i'm hopeful that we'll get it to move in this congress. and i can't honestly give you a straightforward answer as to why some of these privacy issues have not moved forward. i will tell you with the problems they've had on the obamacare web site, problems with the irs, the problems with national security administration, there are all kinds of privacy issues that have made the front pages, and i think more and more the average voter is going to demand that we move on privacy whether it's a generic privacy protection bill of rights like the white house has released or more specific bill like mr. markey and i have introduced to protect children's privacy, you know, it is time to do that. and to their

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this comes after the prime minister's meeting the president obama of the white house. the president issued another warning to russia. rebecca cooper is in the newsroom with the message. >> president obama said today american -- america stands with is ukrainian people and behind their stance. intended for russian consumption, clear message from the white house, the u.s. continues to strongly back the new government. president obama said russia is clearly breaking international law by moving troops inside the country's borders. >> we have been very firm in saying we will stand with ukraine and the ukrainian people that it is maintained. >> the president said there will be costs if russia does not remove troops, but did not spell out what the cost would be. >> the referendum is quickly approaching for referee a -- four crimea to decide whether they will succeed or join with russian forces. he says if russia pulls back, he is prayer -- prepared to negotiate. buto military, no tanks with the diplomacy and political tools. >> today in the ukrainian capital of kia, protesters

"new york times" coming out for scathing criticism from the obama white house, which promised to be thetransparent in history. we'll debate that next. okay, listen up! i'm re-workin' the menu. mayo? corn dogs? you are so outta here! aah! [ female announcer ] the complete balanced nutrition of great-tasting ensure. 24 vitamins and minerals, antioxidants, and 9 grams of protein. [ bottle ] ensure®. nutrition inharge™. security personnel shot and killed the suspect. firefighters say about 60 civilian volunteers are helping in the search now for victims of a mudslide that happened in washington state. at least 14 people were killed when the grounds gave way. this happened saturday. some people still missing but authorities are not sure exactly how many. >> the prosecution resting today in the blade runner murder trial. oscar pistorius accused of murdering his girlfriend reeva steenkamp on valentine's day. text messages revealed the two argued fiercely in weeks before her death and she told him she was sometimes cared by his explosive behavior. >>> u.s. officials making their case to the vat

like this in an investigation where the facts as they've come out have not directly linked the obama white houseirs misgoings that occurred in cincinnati in 2010. >> the speaker of the house knows who stan brand is. i don't care what the republicans are saying, this legal analysis is being taken very seriously by the speaker tonight. i just want to read, stan a reaction from darrell issa's spokesman about this. a written statement where they say, chairman issa specifically informed ms. lerner of the committee's determination that she had waived her fifth amendment right not to answer her questions. he then offered her fair warning that a refusal to answer could lead to a contempt finding which ultimately must be made by the full house of representatives. what's your reaction to that statement, stan? the case is made clear, many he's got to overrule her objection in an explicit way and give her an opportunity to comply or not. >> and the court looks for all of that specifically in the record of the hearing. >> the congressional record in enforcing these contempts is abysmal. 80% of them are acqui

president obama at the white house, vladimir putin in russia. a one hour phone call on the growing crisis over crimea in ukraine, with president obama offering a way out. the conversation comes after the u.s. and europe lines up sanctions and crimean lawmakers take steps towards braking away from the ukraine. mike viqueira has the latest from the white house. a third call in the last week between president obama and his counterpart. no visual or public sign that progress is made in the diplomatic stand off. the call lasted an hour, a read out from the white house distilled it to one paragraph. the president calling for talks between russian officials and ukrainian officials. the president calling for the world community to look for the may 25th elections in ukraine as legitimate. we have heard russian officials talk about a refusal to deal with a ukrainian government the product of a coup. the president calling for international monitors to allay the stated russian concerns that ethnic russians are being persecuted. >> the president and the white

exchange that took base at the white house in 2011 at the holiday party at the white house host for the administration. he's going to greet the president and barack obama turns to ailes and makes a joke is this the most powerful man in the world is here. he says don't believe those rumors, mr. president. i'm made them up myself. what's so which are seen as d.c. so much revealed about these two men. you see the president to end the year 2011 facing a tough reelection while he was making a big, a joke but really there's some truth to it. fox at that point in time really seemed like it was possible to change the political landscape in america. ailes' answer about making up rumors, you see the humor. you see the ratio self-deprecation. he downplays his ambition and it's really been this big part of his career. i thought it was such a way to open the book to bring these two men together to show how at the highest levels of politics, roger ailes of barack obama were adversaries that way to get into the book and you learn a lot about fox and the president. >> host: you said america was changing. i you apply and it's racial attack? glenn beck is quoted as sayi

white house is reluctant to do, if the c.i.a. is not on board. >> brandon used to work in the white house. he knows where the bodies are buried. barack obama's achilles heel is the drone program. i think partially the reason the was white house hasn't pushed the report is because of this. america's spies spied on those would whom they are ultimately accountable. it will be up to barack obama to side with the c.i.a. or those representing the people. >> staying in the u.s., a man who spent 26 years on death row has been freed. >> glen ford was accused of killing jeweller isabelle roseman. he walked free hours after a louisiana judge overturned the verdict, after evidence came to light that he wasn't there at the time of death. ford always denied the killing. >> i was locked up for 30 years for something i didn't do. i can't go back and do anything. i should go back. my son, whom i left as a baby is now a grown man with babies. >> coming up, from destroyer to protector. how the sun in senna gal is coming to the rescue of farmers. [ singing ] >> sweet memories. russians tell us why they are still attached to crimea after all these years. ♪ what

so, my criticism of the obama white house is a lot less what they have done or not done in the past 30days. it's what they have not done to get ready for this for five years. >> does this have any impact on our continuing problems with iran and syria? >> yes. i think this is yet another demonstration of american weakness. we have been saying with respect to syria for three years incorrectly that we have a common interest with russia in a peaceful transition away from the assad regime. that's never been the russian interest. they want assad in power. he is only their only arab ally at the moment. i think in tehran they must be looking at this performance by the united states and europe on a european country watching putin push us around and concluding they can do the same in the nuclear investigation. their nuclear weapons program continues almost unabated. i think they now see that there is real weakness in the west and they will press against it. >> ambassador, thank you, sir. >> thank you. okay. let's all go off-the-record for a minute. are you kidding me? president obama gives russi

one more bending of the rules by the obama white house as they face more bumps and bruises. what it means for you, your health and especially your money. when the ceo of merck, the largest pharmaceutical company in the world gives us the inside track. obamacare will cut millions of jobs, but if unsrpt persists, could that rise even higher. former treasury secretary joins me as we look ahead. >> happy sunday and welcome to a brand-new sunday. different than anything you have seen before. sunday morning's futures. the first inside lock at the week ahead. unlike other programs who only bring you washington, we will discuss how to recreate opportunity and get america back into an opportunity of economic and financial leadership. we bring you face-to-face with the most successful men and women in america that takes us straight to my first guest. he is the ceo of the cleveland clinic, one of the best hospitals in the country by u.s. news and world report. good to have you on the program. welcome. >> good morning. how are you in. >> i'm great. your thoughts on this latesttene act.

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just ten days ago, the obama white house listed people at 10 million people.oost tops forecasts from the congressional budget office, but only about 6 million people would sign up for obamacare in the first year. that was a revised number down from earlier estimates of 7 million because of that botched low out of the website in october. the white house says traffic on healthcare.gov, which handles enrollment for some 36 states has been heavy this week and that the website has held up well. it's had more than 1.5 million visits on wednesday alone. >>> president obama even took time out from his trip to rome to announce the good news. he spoke on thursday on a conference call to thousands of workers and volunteers who are helping people to enroll in insurance plans via call centers or in person. it's unclear just what the demographic make up is of this last-minute surge that we've seen or whether some of these people or how many of these people were previously uninsured. interestingly enough, they don't ask that question on the applicati application. some states

a culture of timidity bred by the lack of -- by the bush white house and to some similar extent, by the obamawhite house. that of course leads to a reluctance to follow up on the evidence, to stand tall for the american motorist, and that is not why we established the auto safety agency in 1966. maybe this will help turn it around. often it takes a tragedy like this to turn it around. >> general motors filed a time line with federal investigators that shows what a first became aware of the problems with the ignition switch is in some cars turning off between 2003 and 2007 and when it finally issued a recall of six of those models last month -- about 1.6 money and cars. this is a cbs news reporter recapping earlier reports of problems. trucks and 2004, gm became aware of an accident with chevy cobalt. , but closeds opened with no action. 2005, newfield report of engines losing power. a service bulletin was issued to dealers in place customers complain singers a potential for the driver to inadvertently turn off the ignition. the concern is more likely to occur if the driver is short and has a

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is that, indeed, there is a way to have a reasonable outcome here. >> outside the white house, after his meeting with obama, a comment from another president. >> mr putin, tear down the wall. >> mike viqueira from the white house reporting. we should mention arseniy yatsenyuk will make his case to the u.n. on thursday, appealing for international sport. >> a massive explosion in a level ii apartment building. the blast may have been caused by a gas link. residents reported noticing a smell of gas. when the explosion happened, some new yorkers raced to help. >> a little girl, she was 10. she was saying, "hep", she was full of blood. we grabbed her. >> she was full of blood. where was she. >> she may have blown out the building. >> you think she flew out of the building. >> she had a playstation control in her hands. we grabbed her with a blanket and everything. >> residents said they could feel the boom from several blocks a way. >> president obama's appearance on an internet comedy show appears to be paying off. nearly 900,000 people visited healthcare.gov after president obama appeared on "between two fer