Today, volkswagen admitted it rigged 11 million cars to defraud pollution tests. The u. S. Justice department is looking into criminal charges. And heres more from kris van cleave. In my german word we have totally screwed up. Reporter volkswagens us, ceo Michael Horne has said what has become painfully clear for the u. S. Automaker. Our company was dishonest with the epa and the California Air resources board. And with all of you. Reporter the 11 million cars with software to cheat u. S. Emission standards are diesel versions of five popular models built between 2009 and 2015. The company is moving full speed to finding a fix and set aside more than 7 billion to deal with the problem. Thats half a years profits. But it is facing up to 18 billion in possible fines. The software senses when a vehicle is undergoing emission tests and reduces pollutants released. But when driven the epa found emissions 10 to 40 times above acceptable levels. The damage to volkswagen is going to last for y
Values and principles of america, then of course it should matter. Reporter later, when donald trump was asked about the possibility of a muslim president , he said some people have said it already happened. Reporter a rens to president barack obama. Trump later adding. He said he was a christian and is a christian. Im willing to take him at his word. Reporter carson is doubling down on his controversial comments in in an an interview with a Washington Newspaper, the hill hill, democrats were quick to pounce. You judge candidates for president not on their religion, not on the color of their skin, but on their ideas on what they stand for. Reporter this as the latest cnn orc poll shows trump and carson losing momentum with voters after the cnn debate. Trump still the frontrunner but his lead slipping as Carly Fiorina makes the biggest jump, rising 12 percentage points. How many of you saw the debate on wednesday night . Reporter over half of poll respondents who watched cnns debate thi
it had been billed months ago as a celebration, a gathering in houston of jeb bush s big donors where they would have a chance to mingle and take pictures with a pair of former presidents who also just happen to be jeb s father and brother. instead, that closed-door conference, which wrapped up today with remarks by george w. bush, is being cast as something more like a funeral for jeb s floundering campaign. now, bush still has plenty of advantages in his quest for the gop presidential nomination, a marquee name, access to a massive donor network, a well-funded super pac, and more endorsements than any other republican candidate. but if the bushes and their backers once expected a coronation, well, what they ve gotten thus far is closer to a catastrophe, and they know it. the patient is either in intensive care and in need of some good doctors who can save him or being put into hospice and we re going to see a slow death, one k street lobbyist backing bush told politico. a b
support a republican now. when all in starts right now. good evening from new york. i m chris hayes. it had been billed months ago as a celebration. a gathering in houston of jeb bush s big donors where they would have a chance to mingle and take pictures with a pair of former presidents who also just happen to be jeb s father and brother. instead, that closed-door conference which wrapped up today with remarks by george w. bush is being cast as something more like a funeral for jeb s foundering campaign. now, bush still has plenty of advantages in his quest for the gop presidential nomination, a marquee name, access to a massive donor network, a well-funded super pac, and more endorsements than any other republican candidate. but if the bushes and their backers once expected a coronation, well, what they ve gotten thus far is closer to a catastrophe, and they know it. the patient is either in intensive care and in need of some good doctors who can save him or being put
it had been billed months ago as a celebration. a gathering in houston of jeb bush s big donors where they would have a chance to mingle and take pictures with a pair of former presidents who also just happen to be jeb s father and brother. instead, that closed-door conference which wrapped up today with remarks by george w. bush is being cast as something more like a funeral for jeb s foundering campaign. now, bush still has plenty of advantages in his quest for the gop presidential nomination, a marquee name, access to a massive donor network, a well-funded super pac, and more endorsements than any other republican candidate. but if the bushes and their backers once expected a coronation, well, what they ve gotten thus far is closer to a catastrophe, and they know it. the patient is either in intensive care and in need of some good doctors who can save him or being put into hospice and we re going to see a slow death, one k street lobbyist backing bush told politico. a bush