Feb 24 On Wednesday’s NewsHour… TOYODA TESTIFIES - The president of Toyota made an unprecedented appearance before a U.S. congressional committee today and delivered an apology for the problems that forced extensive recalls of the company's cars, and promised a course correction. We'll have excerpts… Continue reading
Feb 24 Under Fire, Toyota President Apologizes for Safety Missteps By Anna Shoup The president of Toyota, Akio Toyoda, arrived Wednesday on Capitol Hill and took "full responsibility" for the safety lapses that forced the recall of millions of vehicles in the U.S. "My name is on every car," Toyoda said in… Continue reading
Feb 24 The ‘Millennial’ Generation Talks Economy, Politics, Media By Judy Woodruff On Wednesday, I’ll be spending most of the day focused on “millennials,” one of the terms being used for the younger generation. I will moderate a daylong conference sponsored by the Pew Research Center and aimed at… Continue reading
Feb 24 Toyota’s ‘Prince’ to Testify Wednesday Before Congress Today on Capitol Hill, Akio Toyoda -- president and CEO of Toyota Motor Corp. -- will face questions from the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform as it probes his company's response to its vehicles' safety concerns. According… Continue reading
Feb 24 Wednesday Headlines: Toyota President to Testify; Senate to Vote on Jobs Bill Toyota's president, Akio Toyoda, will testify Wednesday before a House committee about the massive recall that has tarnished the world's largest automaker's once sterling reputation for safety. In prepared remarks to the House Committee on Oversight and… Continue reading
Feb 23 Reporter Gets Look ‘Behind Taliban Lines’ By Hari Sreenivasan Last summer, Afghan reporter Najibullah Quraishi got an unprecedented look at the Taliban’s attack tactics in Baghlan province in the northern part of the country, living with the insurgents and documenting their moves. We spoke with Quraishi and producer Jamie… Continue reading
Feb 23 On Tuesday’s NewsHour… On the PBS NewsHour this Tuesday: TOYOTA HEARINGS | Day one of the congressional hearings into the Toyota recalls saw the company's top official in North America, James Lentz, apologizing for its safety problems, and vivid testimony by one… Continue reading
Feb 23 Karzai Takes Control of Key Election Commission Afghan President Hamid Karzai has issued a presidential decree granting him control of a key electoral monitoring commission, allowing him to remove foreign observers from the watchdog agency ahead of parliamentary elections in September. The decree, issued Feb. Continue reading
Feb 23 Tuesday’s Headlines: Hearings on Toyota Begin; Senate Advances Jobs Bill As the first of three Congressional hearings on the safety standards at Toyota are set to begin Tuesday, the president of the automaker's U.S. operations is apologizing for the company's slow handling of its vehicles' problems. "Put simply, it has… Continue reading
Feb 22 On Monday’s NewsHour… HEALTH REFORM: President Obama today unveiled a revised proposal for health care reform ahead of this week's bipartisan White House health care summit. On the program tonight, our Health Correspondent Betty Ann Bowser reports the details of the proposal. Then,… Continue reading