LEON HARRIS, CNN ANCHOR: We turn to the tire recall fallout. Bridgestone/Firestone gets a visit today from congressional investigators at the company's headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee. Our Susan Candiotti is also there this morning. She is going to give us an update now on this visit -- Susan.</s>SUSAN CANDIOTTI, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Good morning, Leon. That's right. Top brass at Bridgestone/Firestone headquarters here are going to be put through the same paces as their counterparts at Ford Headquarters in Michigan last Friday. Congressional investigators are expected to arrive here at any time to continue their efforts to gather evidence in their investigation, as they try to find out who knew what about potential problems with the tires, and when did they know it. Both House and Senate committees will be holding hearing starting next month on this issue. The recall of 6 1/2 million ATX, ATXII and Wilderness AT tires began August 9th. Bridgestone/Firestone, so far, has replaced one million tires. The company calls that working at record pace. However, critics say it is far too slow for them, and they would like to see a wider recall of up to 47 million tires. Now, this weekend, Firestone's top executive appeared in TV commercials, following the lead of his counterpart at Ford, to assure the public that Firestone is doing all it can. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is also investigating potential links between these tires, and 62 traffic fatalities, and more than 100 injuries. As you also know, several lawsuits have been filed. In one of them, a Texas judge has ordered the top executives of Bridgestone/Firestone, including the president in Japan, be deposed next month. All of this indicating that the troubles for both Ford and Bridgestone/Firestone are far from over. And Firestone, as a matter of fact, last Friday, announced that its profits, its earnings for the first half of this year, are down 50 percent. Susan Candiotti, CNN, reporting live in Nashville.</s>HARRIS: All right, thank you, Susan.
Tire Recall: Congressional Investigators to Visit Bridgestone/Firestone Headquarters