, it is also important to remember that takata air bags continue to deploy properly as they were designed in accidents. our air bags are helping to save lives and prevent injuries on the road everyday. as we move forward, takata will continue to cooperate with operators and government regulators and will take whatever actions are determined to be necessary in the public interest. that will best advance the goal of safety for driving public. finally, as the committee is, english is not my native language. i'll do my best to answer questions english. i may need assistance from interpreter. >> of course you'll have that assistance. one of the things we want you to answer season about the change to immonium nitrate and problems that occurred after. >> you are representative of honda, being the executive vice president of honda north america. talk to us also about the recalls and provisions of loaners and or rental cars. mr. schostakic. >> thank you chairman nelson, senator and members of the committee. my name is rick schostakic. i'm executive

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air bags. gm had defects with air bags that would not deploy. now we have takata air bags that send shrapnel into the face of those that are driving. as this committee know, i know a little bit about cars. i race them, build them, break them, and i fix them. probably break them more than a race them. that seems to be the way it works out. i will tell you the most terrifying thing a driver experiences is a crash. at that a moment the only thing that matters in their lives is that air bag. we have common themes emerging from all of our hearings this year from this committee and our subcommittee. it's taken far too long for information found within the company that there is a defect and then getting these cars off the road. today i'm proud to stand with senators nelson, mccaskell and introduce legislation to bring this forward faster by rewarding whistle blowers. it's my hope and our hope the whistle blower's act will solve the problems we're seeing time and zben with recalls and employees in these companies that have raised concerns about detects and warnings have n

friedman how can you justify calling for a mandatory nationwide recall of takata driver side air bags, while continuing to allow a patchwork of voluntary and regional recalls for takata's passenger side air bags? >> senator, two things, first of all, these regional recalls are not voluntary, period. i have in my hand the same letters that each of the car companies are sending to all the affected consumers. that state important safety recall notice. this is from honda. who frankly i was frustrated to hear them even at times calling this a service campaign. this is a recall. they also very clearly state honda has decided. >> why are you not making the same recall of passenger side air bags? >> senator, that's based on the data. if we could switch to the chart based on -- the test chart. because we didn't want to be in a position of waiting for another rupture. we pushed the auto industry and takata to test air bags, not just in the affected regions, but all over the country. >> can i just ask you to do this? kim coughlin is sitting over here. her sister died in a passenger side air bag

air bags in that might be able to help with this. because my question to you tonight is: it's all well and good to send me to get new air bags. is takata making them? can they make enough? the company seems like they're under a lot of pressure here. can i get this work done on my car? >> well, this is the problem. there aren't enough air bags in the system right now. if they were to switch suppliers because the way things work in quality control, it would take two years for them to get approved. there's so many different makes and models. whether a honda, toyota or whatever it might be. they have to get that specific one for that year, make, and model. if it's not on the floor, they don't make it any longer, or limited production of them. they have to pull out old altogether to make it. this is where the dilemma is happening. go to auto live or other manufacturers like delphi, it would take almost two years. bloom that you will and markey are saying. [no audio] gerri: i think we just lost lauren. that's too bad. interesting stuff. she was coming live from the la auto show. a lot of good information on these cars on takata air bags. we'

air bags in 2008. auto makers have already recalled about 8 million cars with takata air bags, mainly in the southern part of the u.s. takata executives said high temperatures and humidity could cause the air bags to rupture and spray metal fragments. they say two people in the u.s. and one person in malaysia have died because of the defect. the u.s. safety regulator ordered takata and five auto makers to issue the recall across the country by next tuesday. they say they're being reports of more accidents, and they say takata failed to show enough information to confirm the air bags were safe. takata issued a statement saying they've received the order. they say they'll consider how to respond. on thursday, toyota motors announced they would recall over 60,000 vehicles with the air bags in japan. observers a say the recall could spread to more and more auto makers around the globe. nhk world. >>> a japanese journalist has appeared in a south korean court. authorities indicted him on charges of defaming the president. he's denied the allegations. he had his first hearing in the country's capital. he's the

air bag recall. the national highway traffic safety administration is calling on automakers to fix millions more of the faulty air bags from takataas daniel nottingham reports, takata is responding to the government's demands. >> reporter: the government now wants a nationwide recall of vehicles with front takata air bags. the devices can explode with too much force, potentially sending shrapnel into the vehicle. the defect has been linked to at least five fatalities and dozens of injuries. >> every day even when i look in the mirror, i can still feel that piece inside. i have no idea to this day how i kept my eye. it was a miracle. >> reporter: the initial recall was limited to cars in high-humidity areas like the gulf coast. but a recent incident in north carolina prompted the call for an expansion. the national recall would cover vehicles with takata air bags made before 2008 by ford, honda, chrysler, mazda and bmw. the acting head of the national highway traffic safety administration said takata has indicated it will not comply. >> takata's initial response is an unwillingness to move forward. and frankly, that is one of the

well, it is reported this morning that the japanese air bag manufacturer takata knew its air bags were dangerous ten years ago but covered up the results of secret tests. two former takata employees told "the new york times" the testing was stopped after three months and the evidence destroyed. don champion is here in new york with more. don, good morning. >> good morning, anne-marie. that was four years before takata told federal regulators it first tested its air bags. the faulty air bags have been tied to four deaths and forced a recall of more than 14 million cars worldwide. the secret tests were conducted at takata's facility in michigan on weekends and holidays. the defects can force the air bags to deploy with too much shards caution pieces of metal to go into passengers. last night it responded to the report saying it raised additional concerns about takata's handling of the air bag issues and is one of the reasons it's compelling them to produce documents and answer questions under oath. last night takata's biggest customer honda is expanding its recall. the vehicles affected

well it is reporting this morning that the japanese air bag manufacturer takata knew its air bags were dangerous ten years ago but covered up the results of secret tests. two former takata employees told "the new york times" the testing was stopped after two months and the evidence destroyed. d we have more. >>> good morning. that was four years after they said they first tested the air bags. the faulty air bags have been tied to four deaths and recalled more than 14 million cars worldwide. the secret tests were conducted atta ka ta's facility in michigan on weekends and holidays. the defects can force the air bags to deploy with too much shards caution pieces of metal to go into passengers. last night it responded to the report saying it raised additional concerns about takata's handling of the air bag issues and it's one of the reasons it's compelling them to produce documents. the vehicle ace affect were manufactured between 2003 and 2005 including the popular accord, civic, and crv. they were sold and registered in 13 high-humidity states. tata kasays humidity hurts the stability o

. >>> well, major air bag recall could be expanding if the national highway traffic safety administration gets its way. they want the takataorporation to recall even more air bags, a recall that would cover the entire country. cbs correspondent danielle nottingham shows us that could mean 20 million additional vehicles would be affected. >> reporter: the government now wants a nationwide recall of vehicles with front driver's side takata air bags. the devices can explode with too much force potentially sending shrapnel into the vehicle. the defect has been linked to at least five fatalities and dozens of injuries. >> every day even when i look in the mirror i can still feel that piece inside. i have no idea to this day how i kept my eye. it was a miracle. >> reporter: the initial recall was limited to cars in high humidity areas like the gulf coast. but a recent incident in north carolina prompted the call for an expansion. the national recall would cover vehicles with takata air bags made before 2008 by ford, honda, chrysler, mazda and bmw. the acting head of the national highway transportation safety the board says takat

regulators calling for a national recall of millions of cars with air bags made by japanese auto parts supplier takata. phil lebeau joins us live from the l.a. auto show where air bags are stealing the show at this point. phil to you. >> reporter: a lot of attention regarding the takata air bag recalls. a lot of people saying i'm not sure what is going on. last night the national safety highway administration held a conference call saying there should be a nationwide recall of millions of takata air bags. prior to this it was regional recalls. they are focused on models coming from six auto makers including models 2008 and older from ford, chrysler, bmw, mazda, honda. takata told the national highway traffic safety administration they would not issue a recall. last night they issued a statement explaining why saying if they were to issue a recall they would be concerned a national recall under these circumstances could potentially divert replacement air bags from where they are needed putting lives at risk. over the last year shares have been cut in half. a lot of questions regarding two things. first

now edition is the media reported problems that the takata plant and a secret air bag test in 2004 why didn't takata take action on these concerns regarding the use of ammonium nitrate? >> senator let me explain. ammonium nitrate as i said it in the beginning and has a benefit to the end users also. but it is the chemical properties that is sensitive to moisture is well-known. and they perform they could influence the characteristics. sova to read knowledge to stays stable and then during that process and also the environment. but to be under the control but to be stable and safe with some location as we did in the past. >> mr. shimizu i did not interrupt you to give you every opportunity to answer the question but that doesn't answer the question. if in fact, you knew about it as far back as 2001 and takata was doing secret air bag test with the muddy and nitrate -- ammonium nitrate to say what they said was the problem then dash -- senatos any further questions for the second round? >> mr. schostek until two days ago most of the recent actions related to defective drivers side airbag

. >> we have deeply sorry about each of the reported instances in which takata air bag has not performed as designed. >> do you agree with a nationwide recall of the takata air bags. >> it is hard for me to answer. >> it is not hard for you to answer yes or no. >> i want to bring in lauren thick. how did you manage to get from your home to that studio in buffalo? what's your story? >> snow tires. i can get anywhere. >> fantastic. let's talk about these air bags. we're talking about a nationwide recall that's being recommended because of this shrapnel, these pieces and fragments that go flying. should there be this wide spread recall and should it have happened a long time ago? >> it should have happened a long time ago. they have been asleep at the wheel from if gm ignition switch to these takata air bags. there have been five deaths. there are over 20 class action lawsuits right now. and 16 million cars world wide. there have been deaths in malaysia and some other countries. there needs to be a naegs wide recall. cars move. if you have a car from 2002 there's no way that car has always

one is takata, the air bag company, and about 17 million cars with takata air bags recalled world widece 2008, 11 of those in the united states. more than half of those came from honda cars. honda is the biggest customer affected here. the other player here is national highway traffic safety organization which is on the offensive from bundling the gm ignition switch recall and now we have the air bag issue. this is going to be a long-running problem and a crisis for takata. >> what is the outcome here? you wrote about this in january, by the way. kudos to you and your research team for finding this out. most americans probably would have no idea that the air bag in their chevy is made by an obscure japanese company. what is the recourse? what can americans do against takata? >> first thing they can do is find out whether their car is on the recall list. that is the first thing to do, call the manufacturer, call the dealer. you can check with the national highway traffic administration's website. that's step one. if it is a problem you have to get it fixed. the other thing is who knows

becomes a device that is taking lives. >> reporter: lawmakers and other experts say when the takata air bag inflaters explode they can send shrapnel through the bag and into the driver. so far takata is unwilling to expand the recall. lawmakers want to know how long takata knew internally about the potential problems before they became public. federal regulators are also testifying on capitol hill saying data does not support a national recall which would divert replacement parts from areas where they're needed. susan saulny, abc news, washington. >> this is showing up, the air bag issue, in other countries. you wonder if you go on vacation and rent a car, could you possibly be -- have a situation like this? >> that's scary. the thing that is supposed to save your life could injure you or even kill you. we'll keep on that story, of course. >>> how about this. webcam warnings. hackers able to get into your nanny cam or security cam and stream that online live? the simple way to stop them from invading your privacy. >>> first, it's time for pie. how to impress all your family and friends next

takata air bag hearing just wrapped up on capitol hill. really it raised more questions than it answered. first of all, takata's executive, the one who is -- he said when they were asked by senators, look, you know, we're going to maintain a regional recall and go for a national recall. at the same time, questions about moving too slowly, yeah, they probably could have moved faster. not a good hearing for honda. finally, the senators were calling for independent investigations. >> since that day, i endured multiple surgeries and therapies. i have more to go still. my vision will never be the same. i will never be the same. >> they expect them to come back with more information, quickly. so we'll see how long this goes on before we get something more definitive. we are not getting anything out of the hearing today. >> let me turn to the minimummy van story. a new threat on the road involving minivans and really staggering statistics and results. >> staggering results. and when you look at the video here, you might look at this and say well,

in the united states safety regulators have called for a recall of air bags. takata made the air bags which have caused at least 40 deaths. lisa stark reports. >> this is what the air bag was supposed to do, protect him in a crash. this is what he says it did. >> all i remember was hearing a big explosion. it sounded like a shotgun and my right side went black, pitch black. >> reporter: burdock's car was mildly damaged. but when the air bag inflated, a shart of metal flew out and sliced into his face and eye. >> i realized i was bleeding out of my face. i went down to sit on the curb and thought i was going to die on the curb. >> reporter: burdick survived but is he now blind in his right eye. officials from takata recently apologized. >> if the air bag module explodes you are very likely to be killed or seriously injured. >> clarence ditlow says takata has had shifting explanations for the air bag defect. >> we believe the ammonium nitrate is a very unstable chemical. >> a chemical formula which takata says it has anonymity changed. the government is also demanding

air bags? when did takata no that it was no limited to certain honda vehicles? akata conduct secret tests on those air bags and not report the findings? to me those are key questions on . in addition on how nhtsa handled this. so my first question is honda's been aware of these air bags for years and you issued the first recall back in 2008. and since then it has been expanded multiple times. why do it that way? why doesn't honda just order one expansive recall from the outset and avoid these additional recalls? >> senator, in 2007, we saw a series of inflater ruptures, defects, and began our investigation. when working with takata they identified specific manufacturing problems in their manufacturing plants that were related to the time that those inflaters were produced but which we put into our cars. we recalled based on that information. we expand the recall when another different manufacturing issue was brought to our attention by takata and in all we did four recalls from 2008 through 2011. i think it is important for the committee to understand that those

air bags. new york senator schumer is now calling for a review of the safety testing process. >> driving with one of these takatawith a loaded gun. when there is an accident and the air bag fills up, metal comes out. . >> wow. nissan also just announcing that they are recalling 52,000 additional takata air bags. that affects infinity, pathfinder models. row we have additional info on our website. just search air bags. >>> here is the question again. how low can they go? gas prices continue to fall across the nation. the average price of gas nationally is $2.94 a gallon. according to the lundberg survey. that's down 13 cents from two weeks ago. and down 80 cents since may. here in the bay area, the average price for a gallon of gas in san jose, $3.21. san francisco is $3.39 and oakland $3.25. we saw some last week that was $2.84. >> under $3. >> expert says the drop is because of lower crude oil prices and most people will spend their savings on? >> holiday shopping. >> holiday shopping it is. >> how many days until christmas? it's right around the corner. >>> still to come tonight, there are desperate people fle

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now, the takata air bags can explode sending shrapnel throughout the cabin of the car. ging a nationwide recall of all takata air bags. nhtsa says. vehicles made by honda, ford, chrysler, and bmw are affected. we reported here last night that honda expanded its takata recall to cover the entire country as well. takata a big maker of air bags. as much as 20 percent of the market. we'll give you the latest details as we get them. western being pummeled with snow from a storm dumping 4 inches of snow an hour. a region used to snowstorms, this is the worst in recent memory. a closer of 123-mile stretch of freeway. troopers using atvs to deliver blankets to motorists who have been stranded. the snow is expected to continue until tomorrow afternoon. that's a lot of snow. the kick off to thanksgiving travel say week away. more americans will be boarding a plane to spend time with family and friends this year. here with his tips to keep your holiday travel stress to a minimum. mark murphy. let's talk about flying to our destination this thanksgiving. what's the best day to fly.

that is taking lives. >> we are deeply sorry about each of the reported instances in which a takata air bag has not performed as designed. and our air bags are helping to save lives and preventing injuries on the road every day. >> at least five fatales are linked to the defective air bags. takata is facing more than 20 class action lawsuits along with a criminal investigation. >>> a russian website has hacked nearly 5,000 web cams in the u.s. from outdoor surveillance to indoor nanny cams, peeking into our homes. they did it by simply entering the camera's default factory password which many users don't even bother to change. security experts are urging people to change the password to safeguard their privacy. >>> and the maryland attorney general is sounding the alarm over a parking lot scam in the area that involves $100 bills. the cash is real. it's tucked under the windshield wiper, but not spotted until the driver starts the car. at that point they jump out to grab the cash. that's when the scammer jumps in, attempting a violent carj k carjacking. >> my goodness. >>> and a struggle by

but if takata had done a more global look at what was happening on a -- global i mean in all their air bags, i don't think this would have happened. so to you, mr. shimizu, and that is a november 6th "new york times" article stated takata secretly conducted tests in 2004 at your auburn hills location p-in response to the rere lease of metal fragments issue with the honda accord. according to the article, the steel inflators allegedly cracked during the tests and takata ordered the testing data deleted and the air bag inflators destroyed. takata has disputed the report saying the report was based son some misunderstandings. what specifically about the report was inaccurate? >> yes, senator. again, it's regarding the incident of honda vehicle in 2004 according to my knowledge it was informed to takata in may of 2005. there is no way we can do any test relating to that unfortunate incident before hand. and also the series of incident happened in 2007, and at that time we actually started investigation about the -- to identify the problem. and that time we have the series of tests of the inflat

federal safety regulators now seeking a nationwide recall of vehicles with takata air bags that could the expanded recall would affect 20 million vehicles from ten different carmakers. the relaters demanding more information from the japanese air bag manufacturer. which is so far dragging its feet on the divest. cnn's will ripley is live in tokyo. this is a huge recall. that many cars on the road right now. this is someone that everyone needs to pay very close attention to, will. >> yeah, absolutely, christine, because these air bags have the potential to explode and shoot shrapnel at the drivers and passengers. people have died. many people have been injured. and here at the company headquarters in tokyo, we tried to speak to somebody in person to ask them how they're going to handle the demand for repair kits in this expanded recall. we were turned away. but a statement was e-mailed to us later. takata basically saying they are not convinced that this problem goes beyond the regional recall that they're struggling to keep up with demand right now. we're talking about 8 million cars

. >> officials at japanese autoparts company takata are facing more problems over their defective air bags. safety regulators in the u.s. want all cars with the devices off the road. officials at the national highway traffic safety administration have ordered takata and five automakers to issue a nationwide recall by tuesday. they've threatened to impose fines if the firms miss the deadline. executives at the automakers have been resisting the recall. they say there's not enough evidence to justify the move. safety regulators have already recalled about 8 million cars with takata air bags mainly in the southern part of the u.s. they say the devices can spray metal fragments that can injure people in the car. observers say that if the automakers comply with the order the recalls could spread internationally. well, this morning the share price of takata is falling sharply at the open of the tokyo stocks exchange the air bagmaker fell by 7%. right now it is down 5.3%. the recall order applies to carmakers like honda and mazda. their share prices declined at the open, too. overall the nikkei i

reporte there have been at least four deaths and numerous injuries repord in connection with the takata air bags our sincerest condolences to those who were in accidents and thr families. takata vows it will be trans with the government. coming up on news4 at 6:00, hear how lawmakers are reacting to the victim's stories and takata's response. >> thank you, erika. >>> are you ready to find out what weather winter is going to be like? how much snow we're going to get? what to brace for there, doug? >> that is the big question. are you ready up there towards the buffalo area? yeah, they have seen it a little earlier, and so have we. we have been on the cold side over the last week or so, and looks like that cold air is going to last right through early next week into and around the thanksgiving time period. but what about the rest of the winter? well, here's our first thought two words. cold a those were the two words that crippled our region from january to march last winter. it was a winter that seemed as if it would never end. the big question is, will this year be as bad as last year? the answe

in addition the media reported various problems at the takata plant in 2001. secret air bag test in 2004 so why didn't takata take action on any of these concerns regarding the use of ammonium nitrate? >> guest: let me briefly explain about that. ammonium nitrate there are several vintages using it. also to the end users also. but because of the chemical properties it is sensitive to moisture. and if not well controlled to administer the program. they performed or they will not perform as designed and of course, that could influence the combustion. but talk about two when knowledge ammonium nitrate stays stable during the process and also in the environment. so if we produce that which is under control that will be stable. the law at the end with some occasion. >> mr. shimizu i did not interrupt you to give you every opportunity to answer the question. you did not answer the question. if you knew as far back as 2001 that takata was doing the secret air bag test with ammonium nitrate in 2004 with their own engineers as quoted in today's "new york times" saying what they said

. >>> there's anger and frustration as a top executive from an air bag company, takata takes center stagecapitol hill. some takata-made air bags exploded, leading to recalls. some want that recall to extend to every state in the country. here's cnn's rene marsh. >> reporter: the air bag manufacturer acknowledged and apologized for the deaths and multiple injuries caused by the device intended to save lives. the hear, in a word, heated. one issue, whether the faulty air bag recall should be expanded to include every state and not be limited to more southern hot and humid states. the air bag manufacturer believes humidity triggers the defect and appears poised for a fight. that could mean weeks, even months, before cars with the potentially dangerous air bags are recalled. >> we now have a live hand grenade in front of a driver and a passenger. >> reporter: for nearly three hours, senators grilled an executive from air bag manufacturer takattakata. auto execs and safety regulators about defective air bags linked to five deaths. >> do you take full responsibility for those tragic deaths? doe

when you were advising takata, did you know you had the problem with these air bags? >> no, i did not. i was working with them on a seat belt campaign with mothers against drunk driving. the two key killers in cars are drunk driving and lack of seat belt use. both human error. we had a very effective campaign. the sad news is that takata has saved hundreds of thousands of lives, but they're really blowing it right now. >> so we have some of the executives testifying today. what's just coming out now is that they do not believe the executive does not believe a nationwide recall of takata's air bags is necessary. do you agree with that? >> i agree somewhat. i think there should be a nationwide recall sooner or later, but right now we need to get to those states, those hot, humid states are people are in harm's way. the senators today were asking for three things. a nationwide recall. do it fast and do it good. well, the truth is pick two of those. if it's fast and nationwide, it won't be good. if it's good and nationwide, it won't be fast. if it's fast and good, they're

safety officials about whether its fail to report deaths and injuries related to faulty air bags made by japan's takata corporation. million of defective takata air bags have been recalled by several top automakers and now including honda. >>> falling gas prices and rising consumer confidence are the key reasons sales of cars and trucks revved higher in october. chrysler was the big winner. sales up 22% in the same month a year ago. at ford sales fell slight. and gm sales basically flat. as for the stocks, fooe yacht chrysler off 2%. gm and chrysler off slightly. phil lebeau has more. >> reporter: another strong month for automakers with industry sales coming in for october at a pace of 16.46 million vehicles roughly in line with wall street expectations. taking a look at the big four automakers in the u.s., chrysler had the best month with an increase of more than 21% but toyota and gm were up. ford a slight decline although that was a little better than expectations. the pickup battle is getting a lot of attention. ram had a sensational summer, that continued in october with gains in sales of greater

. >> reporter: for nearly three hours, senators grilled an executive from air bag manufacturer takata, auto execs and safety regulators about air bags linked to five deaths. >> do you take full responsen'ts for those tragic deaths? does takata take responsibility? >> we recognize three victim case, but the two others are under investigation. >> reporter: when the faulty air bags deployed, the inflater, encased in metal can rupture, sending shrapnel flying. this is one of the many surviving victims. metal pierced through the air bag of her 2002 honda after a minor crash. >> the tip of the shrapnel embedded in my right sinus. >> just this week federal regulators demanded a recall of afted cars nationwide. a move the air bag manufacturer is resisting. >> do you agree or disagree with nts a's call for a nationwide recall? >> it's hard for me to answer yes or no. >> it is not hard for you to answer yes or no. >> the issue remains, what did the companies know about the problems with the air bags and when did they know it? >> takat a's vice president of quality assurance, surrounded by camer

offering to replace potentially defective air bags nationwide even though a recall covers cars in 13 high humidity states. honda is recalling cars with takata air bags that can explode and display metal shrapnel in a crash. >>> jose canseco's most bizarre behavior yet. >>> and winning streaks fall by the way side as we roll into tuesday with all of your sports highlights. >>> this morning on "today," the dirty truth. a new rossen reports exposes some hotel chains' biggest secrets. is housekeeping really getting your room clean? a hidden camera investigation later on "today." >>> now to the latest in sports. i'll turn it over to my colleague betty nguyen. good morning, betty. >> good morning, milissa. we begin with monday night football. >> from the 20, mettenburger has thrown a pick six. downfield, and the former steeler is going to score a touchdown. >> the giants took a 17-13 lead at the half and added another touchdown in the third but the steelers rallied big time in the fourth. running back levean bell rushed for 204 yards and a touchdown. that lifted the steelers to a come from behind 27-24 win. >>> there was a jimmy fallon citing at

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air bag recall is about to get even bigger. federal regulators are pressing auto makers to expand the recall of japanese-made takata air bags nationwide. more than 14 million vehicles from 11 auto makers have been recalled. defective air bags have exploded without warning, spraying deadly metal shrapnel. at least five deaths are linked to the defect. >>> the u.s. government has a announced a major bust over phoney debt collectors. seven employees of georgia-based william, scott and associates are accused of scamming 6,000 victims out of $4 million of bogus debts. and no one is off limits here. it appears that at least one of the fbi's top officials got a call from these scam artists as well. >>> and record highs, all three posted gains yesterday on encouraging economic news here and overseas. analysts say the next market driver is what consumers do this season. most of asia's major markets slipped slightly. >>> something of a pushback against the apparent myth of a turkey shortage as we get closer to thanksgiving. the national turkey federation notes that americans ate 46 million turkeys for the holiday two years ago. farmers are prod

that is taking lives. >> we are deeply sorry about each of the reported instances in which a takata air bag has not performed as designed. and our air bags are helping to save lives and preventing dangers on the road every day. >> at least five fatales are linking to the air bags. they are facing lawsuits and a criminal investigation. >>> a russian website has hacked nearly 5,000 web cams in the u.s. from outdoor surveillance to indoor nanny cams, peeking into our homes. they entered the default factory password which many users don't bother to change. they are urging everywhere to change the password to safeguard your privacy. >>> and the maryland attorney general is sounding the alarm over a parking lot scam in the kk area that involves $100 bills. the cash is real. it's tucked under the windshield wiper, but not spotted until they start the car. they jump in when you jump out, attempting a violent carjacking. >>> and a struggle by a school's pool. why the teacher dragged a student into the water. >>> and blindsided. a professional hockey player who made millions now in major debt. and wh

. >>> new calls to recall millions of cars with potentially deadly takata air bags. they can explode sending shrapnel into your car. they have been recalled in eight u.s. states and five territories. the u.s. department of wants them recalled in every state. they are linked to four deaths worldwide. > a congresswoman is looking for her wallet. it happened on route 1 in crystal city police think the wallet may have been stolen. it did not say who the congresswoman is. if you know what happened, calling u.s. capital police. >>> today we are getting our first look at a lost world when dinosaurs roamed the earth. it pieces together a picture of their world by looking at ancient fossils. it is called the last american dinosaurs, discoveri a lost includes bones from an enormous tyrannosaurus rex. >> what it took to rescue a college team the stranded on the road. we have frigid.e hh temperatus on the 1s at 4:41.er a >>> leaving your car at the airport without paying the high fees. you ca park for free at one >>> welcome back at 4:39. you can find more about georgetown's day

now takata air bags. they were notified about exploding air bags in 2008. they didn't issue an urgent advisory to consumers until last month. sean kane is an auto safety analyst. >> what we're seeing is agency goes through crisis to crisis. >> king says it's not getting enough information from auto manufacturers what they do receive isn't being acted upon. just last week ferrari was sanctioned for ever reporting a single accident. >> there's a clear competency problem, lack of control, also far with the industry that they govern. >> they would not answer our questions about the tread act but they are now under investigation by the department of transportation, that investigation is over their handling of the takata airbag recalls. >> thanks very much. taylor swift's latest break subpoena making news. on the business pages. that's coming up next. [ male announcer ] we all think about life insurance. but when we start worrying about tomorrow, we miss out on the things that matter today. ♪ at axa, we offer advice and help you break down your insurance goals in

air bags. gm had defects with air bags that would not deploy. now we have takata air bags that send shrapnel into the face of those that are driving. as this committee know, i know a little bit about cars. i race them, build them, break them, and i fix them. probably break them more than a race them. that seems to be the way it works out. i will tell you the most terrifying thing a driver experiences is a crash. at that a moment the only thing that matters in their lives is that air bag. we have common themes emerging from all of our hearings this year from this committee and our subcommittee. it's taken far too long for information found within the company that there is a defect and then getting these cars off the road. today i'm proud to stand with senators nelson, mccaskell and introduce legislation to bring this forward faster by rewarding whistle blowers. it's my hope and our hope the whistle blower's act will solve the problems we're seeing time and again with recalls and employees in these companies that have raised concerns about defects and warnings have

asking takata and two of the affected auto makers, honda and chrysler if they support the broader air bagw demanded by the government. all hedged with takata clearly not on board. >> it's very disturbing i think to any american family who has a vehicle with a takata air bag to think that that's your position today. after all that we have learned. i think your company is making a big mistake. gls. deputyorter: also on the hotseas administrator blaming takata for not being forthcoming. >> we know that takata has not always provided the auto industry with accurate information. >> reporter: little solace to those already harmed. >> i hope it doesn't happen to anybody else. >> a thought echoed by stephanie erdman. >> i ask the committee to do everything in its power to make sure that every vehicle with a defective air bag is made safe. >> and lawmakers promised to do just that. they want those recalls to be expanded dramatically, they want them to include passenger side air bags not just driver side air bags. and immediately provide a rental car to any owner who has not had their car fixed. al

she blames the takata air bag in her honda civic. she said car makers haven't -- she said the carmaker hasn't handled the problem the right way. honda's representative said the firm wanted to put customer safety first, and he apologized to people who have been affected. >> we understand the urgency of the current situation and are taking proactive steps to encourage honda and acura owners to get their vehicles repaired. >> executives at the carmaker have recalled more than 6 million cars worldwide. shimizu said takata hasn't found any problem with the way it has conducted recalls. he said takata accepts responsibility for three deaths but that two others are still being investigated. lawmakers blame takata and honda for not doing enough to uphold safety standards. they called for an independent investigation. >> i want to know from someone in your company under oath whether those standards were applieded to every airbag design. >> i think your company is making a big mistake in not supporting this recall wholeheartedly. >> the family

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