been responsible for at least five deaths in the united states. awe all serious injuries too. cory burdick in an accident in florida. his lawyer says the airbag should have protected him. the airbag exploded, sent a piece of steel into his face, taking out one of his eyes. he is horribly disfigured. the manufacturer is takata one of the biggest in the word. for months takata tried to limit the recall saying the accidents occur in areas with very high humidity. the government unsatisfied with such claims, pounded takata with $1 million in fines. of until now, takata refused to acknowledge that their airbags are defective. that changes today. reporter: the most serious accidents so far involved hondas, but the recall also involves fords, chryslers, mazdas, bmws, in all 11 manufacturers and parts
now he s horribly disfigured, unfortunately. the air bag manufacturer is the japanese company takata, one of the biggest in the world the for months, takata has tried to limit the recall saying the accidents occur only in areas with very high humidity. the government, unsatisfied with such claims, pounded takata with more than $1 million in fines. up until now, takata has refused to acknowledge that their air bags are defective. that changes today. the most serious accident so far have involved hondas, but the recall involves fords, chryslers, mazdas, bmws, in all, 11 manufacturers and parts suppliers so far and the recall process could be a long one. the big question is how long is this going to take? nobody knows that yet. there is no question, it could be some years. the manufacturer issued a statement saying it remains committed to consumer safety, but like the government, it does not yet know why the air bags are exploding. although takata has devoted some
with u.s. prosecutors for weeks. the deal includes criminal charges, a temporary ban on dealing in u.s. dollars and the firing of more than 30 employ s employees. honda, mazda and nissan recalling 3 million vehicles worldwide. it s related to defective air bags manufactured by a supplier. toyota recalled vehicles for this issue. honda is recalling cars from the u.s. honda and mazdas are in the tens of thousands. they include the honda civic and cr-v, the rx-8, mazda 6 and path fipder. i have a cross tour. i m okay. i have an infinity. i need to check that out. new day starts right now.
kids today. thanks so much. now to your headlines. big development overnight in afghanistan. the united states officially handing over formal control of bagram prison to afghanistan s government. the prison houses hundreds of prisoners suspected of fighting for the taliban. the u.s. reportedly fears afghan authorities may just let some of those detainees go. so the u.s. will retain custody of nearly 50 of those inmates accused of fighting for the taliban. the plant in michigan will open its doors at the ford only manufacturer. the plant used to make mazdas and fords. mazda production ended last month because the ford motor company is investing $550 million in revamping the plant to produce the new ford fusion and it says 1200 jobs are being created as a result. ahead in the anniversary of the september 11 terrorist attacks, there could be some relief for first responders and people who lived near ground zero when it all happened. the new york post is reporting that the federal go
that. that is very bold. very bold. can t wait to share the ending with you. good morning. welcome to early start. i m zoraida sambolin. i m john berman. this morning mitt romney is in ohio. so is bobby jindal and jeb bush. parade? coincidence? it is sort of a parade. all about the veepstakes. also the key state of ohio. more coming up. also nelson mandela s 94th birthday. we ll hear from former president clinton who just visited with the icon in a cnn exclusive. that s coming up. first, zoraidzoraida, the b story affecting so much of the country, the weather and the devastating drought conditions that have turned half of the u.s. into a disaster zone. the department of agriculture is declaring natural disasters in 1,000 counties across 26 states. blistering temperatures are making conditions even worse. across the midwest temperatures have topped more than 100 degrees. and heat advisories are reaching up into the mid-atlantic regions. the bone dry conditions