takada, we had that discussion last week.d safety seats. things are moving in a new direction. their vehicles work, how does nitsa come to the conclusion of how their vehicles work? >> i appreciate that question.óñ there's an on going technical challenge to actually trying the stay ahead. so i'm third generation s&l francisco. i come from silicon valley and i totally get this. in fact, the earlier question, nafsta is always a challenge to figure out how these agencies maintain highly-trained, technical individuals who can be doing their jobs with these different industries that they're interacting with. so the chags their challenge th identifying people and keeping them. most importantly, what you've just stated, is knowing that that challenge is out there. the most important thing is the pl complacency when people aren't learning. >> do you believe there's the right employees to do that? >> i appreciate that question seen yet the specific lay out of all of the particular expertise. i think that's a question that needs to be

federal regulators say takada airbags can explode, sending shrapnel flying through the car. they are blamed in five deaths and many injuries. so far, the airbags are recalled only in states with high humidity. you see, high humidity is suspected of causing the explosion. today, takada told congress a recall should be confined to those states to ensure those cars get immediate repairs. >> takada continues to believe that the public safety is best served if the area of high absolute humidity remains a priority. >> in spite of that position, car maker honda said it will go ahead and recall all cars nationwide that have the affected airbags. nine other auto makers also use takada airbags. >>> the shopping season is gearing up and two big companies want to make sure you make the most of every minute, including the time you spend in public restrooms. amazon, proctor & gamble are teaming up so you can buy items while in a toilet stall. they are calling it, not kidding, a stall mall. ads on the back of the door will offer products like toilet paper, whitening strips. you scan a bar

the government has called for a nationwide recall but takada says the problem is limited and the key is to focus on where there have been issues. >> reporter: embattled airbag maker takada holding its ground. >> there is not enough scientific evidence. >> reporter: its executives telling a congressional committee why they are defying an order from safety regulators to expand the recall of the driver's side airbags linked to five deaths and dozens of injuries. the airbags exploding with too much force sending shrapnel flying into passengers. takada says the defect is linked only to high humidity, though the existing recall in a handful of humid states is suspicious. >> we continue to believe the public safety is best solved in f-the area of absolute high humidity becomes a priority. >> reporter: there have been cases of defective airbags in states outside the current recall. one of those victims' family says she was killed boy a defective airbag in arizona. >> it's literally life or death situation. >> reporter: federal regulators now demanding the company recall the airbags in all 50

federal regulators say if takada doesn't agree to a voluntary recall it will face civil fines and legal say the problem is limited to high humidity areas and denies there's a need to expand the current recall. eight million vehicles in the u.s. alone have so far been recalled over this issue. five deaths have been blamed on those airbags. >>> a new federal report says more cable companies are putting caps on the amount of data their broad band customers can use. those customers or i should say those companies are also imposing penalties on their customers going over their allowance. the federal study says these companies' networks do not face widespread congestion and these fixed data plans may not be warranted at all. the u.s. attorney -- excuse me, the u.s. general accountability office says the lack of competition in the broadband industry could result in more caps with no benefits to consumers. if you saw my special report last week, you know there is growing concern over this issue. >>> the cell phone wars are heating up. at & t and verizon customers can cut their monthly bills in

takada and the family exerting more control over the company's operations. as you said, mr.cker was the first nonjapanese president of the company and over the first ten months the company has seen tens of millions of vehicles recalled around the globe, it's raised the stakes for the company to try to show both the public and automakers that these vehicles are safe and more importantly, that the company has an effective solution to fixing the issues and finding the root cause. >> srennivasan: and speaking of that root cause, when millions of vehicle owners take their cars back into the shop to get this fixed, do we know that the new air bags won't have these problems? >> well, that's the real question. and the other issue is how long will it take to actually get those replacement parts. at congressional hearings this month, members of congress asked that very question. the problems with these air bags are twofold. one are production issues as well as problems with the propellant at two factories in north america. and many of the issues have shown up four, five, six years aft

wednesday, a healing of the recall of defective car airbags manufactured by the takada corporation. join the head of the national highway traffic safety administration before the house energy and commerce committee. that is live at 10:00 a.m. c-span -- 10:00 a.m. on c-span 3. wednesday, republican leaders on foreign policy. louisiana governor bobby jindal, senator ted cruz, and senators ,ohn mccain and bob corker discuss u.s. engagements in the middle east and national security issues. we will be live with the foreign policy and issues of -- foreign policy initiative on c-span 3. tour takepan cities c-span on the road, traveling to u.s. cities to learn about their history and literary life. this weekend we partnered with time warner cable to a visit to waco, texas. >> as we began to receive the nal, we began turning over the besides -- b-sides. gospel music was not widely heard in the white community. but the flipside would be heard even less. what we discovered quickly was s wereny of the b- directly related to the civil rights movementi. we didn't know the sheer number ain't no--