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GM under pressure over auto defect

General Motors is facing pressure in Washington after it admitted to hiding an auto defect that's responsible for killing people.

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General Motors is facing pressure in Washington after it admitted to hiding an auto defect that's responsible for killing people. 

For about a decade, GM hid the need for repairs to millions of smaller cars which resulted in many accidents.

North America correspondent John Stempin is speaking to Kristina Kukolja.

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