obama before addressing the nation and secretary of state john kerry jets to london tonight for a meeting friday with russia s foreign minister. kerry warns moscow, sanctions could get ugly fast if ukraine loses crimea. we have just learned russian officials say about 8,500 troops are taking part in military exercises near its ukraine border, as ukraine s parliament has reportedly voted to create a national guard that could stand up to russia. stunning, new developments in that massive gm recall. a filing with federal safety regulators shows gm had received reports of an ignition defect back in 2001. that is three years earlier than the carmaker previously disclosed. that defect is now linked to 12 deaths and at least 31 crashes over the past decade. new this morning, case dismissed for the indian diplomat whose new york arrest and strip search sparked an international uproar. a federal judge dismissed devyani khobragade s case wednesday, saying she has
always. this major car company has a lot of explaining to do for delaying a fatal admission switch recall. loren simonetti joins us now with this news and our other top business news. good morning everybody. the government is ordering general motors to answer 107 detailed questions relating to the recall more than a million calls right here in the u.s. a faulty ignition switch led to 13 deaths. the question must be answered under oath by april the 3rd. safety regulators want to know why it took gm as long as a decade to recall the cars. engineer cooperating with the order. facebook and the gun de late. they are pulling all posts from it gun sales that doesn t require background checks and under 18 from viewing gun offers as well. also making changes to instagram in consultation with industry and organizations. travelers can expect planes
and that worked only after the straps were loosened and her little girl was squeezed between them. you remember federal safety regulators want graco to recall 1.8 million additional seats. the rear-facing models used for infants. they are the snug ride. snug ride 30. snug ride 32. infant safe seat. step one. snug ride 35. tutonia 35 and snug ride click connect 40. graco insisted those seats i just mentioned don t need to be recalled because if a buckle does jam, you can just detach the whole car seat from the base. the graco representative said if you re having trouble with dispatch of car seats. give them a call. they will replace it for free. last month the safety agency began investigating similar complaints about child seats madegy evenflo company. they use similar buckles made by
popular show. it s friday, december 20th. announcer: from abc news, this is world news now with john muller and diana perez. good friday morning. it has arrived. it has arrived. a quick week. the friday before christmas. can you believe it. this is a special friday for us here. we don t tell you where because we don t want you to crash it but tonight we are having our holiday party. we are going out styling. going crazy. we may stay out past 9:00 before we go to bed. wild and crazy is the way we do it around here. troubling news. new trouble for bus travelers. just last week that federal safety regulators shut down 52 bus companies after fatal accidents in four states. in two back-to-back accidents in california weather looks to have played a part. brandi hitt has more. reporter: it lost control. it hit the center divider and wound up on its side.
safety regulators have shut down 52 bus companies deemed to be unsafe. the sweeping action called operation quick strike involved companies in 22 states across the nation. and they re not just the low-cost carriers. the industry carries some 700 million passengers a year or about the same as domestic airlines. in total, 340 unsafe vehicles were taken off the road. this 43-foot cross on mt. soledad in la jolla, california must come down. a federal judge issuing the order from the bench calling it an unconstitutional religious display on government land. proponents of the cross say they may petition the supreme court once again to intervene. those are your headlines. guys, back over to you. we ll take a break on new day. when we come back, why would north korea s young leader have his own uncle executed? is it about power, treason or could this be a sign that the regime is falling apart? we re looking into that story for you.