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In addition technicians, according to the "the new york times" soungded the alarm. minor accidents, a fender bender may cause the air bag to go off. and people are getting horrifically injured or killed. one man bled to death in front of his 17-year-old and yet, christine, even today, confirming the numbers for the recall they wouldnt put anything in context. unlike toyota who had a similar acceleration problem, after the initial response they took ownership and took control. were not seeing tha...

Started drifting to the west or changed before it left the ground or even taking off that night at 12:41 a.m. were trying to piece this together. brenner is a very, very good source on this well talk a little bit more about that. >> what is on the deleted files? bill: that we do not know. whether or not that is even relevant in this entire investigation. so whether we get it, well pass it to you. >> all right. meantime we do have other breaking news to talk to you about this morning. toyota and ...

Provocation by moscow to intervene, to protect its fellow russian co-nationalists. so there is still a lot of possibility for this to get much more deadly. >> thank you so much, richard engel right there in eastern ukraine. and in a major settlement between the justice department and toyota, announced today the worlds largest auto maker has agreed to pay more than $1 billion for its mishandling of sudden acceleration complaints. since 2009 this has been an issue, toyota has recalled more than ...

games. the olympic torch has finished its final leg on the river thames. next time youll see its flames itll be tonight. the big london secret though, the opening ceremony and, better yet, piers morgan is not going to be missing the event. he is on his home turf for goodness sake. lots of secrecy about the opening ceremonies. i know youve got your sources, my friend. probably family members. clue us in. >> reporter: ive been sneaking around. ive been putting my nose in everywhere it sh...

Are a fraction of what the cartels are getting through by any means necessary including in tunnels the government hasnt found. pierre thomas, abc news, washington. >> unbelievable there. senator charles grassley wants to know if the government thoroughly investigated those sudden acceleration problems in toyotas. the iowa republican says he has information from whistle blowers claiming the acceleration problem may have been caused by electronic defects. two investigations found that was not th...

Acceleration problems. its here again. toyota reports its added the following models from various model years from 2009 recall for pedal entrapment. the toyota 4 runner lexus lx 570. the rav-4. there is a song. its also issued a new recall for these other models we have listed here on the screen. if you own one of these vehicles, toyota reports it has sent out letters that you should get within the next few days. national highway traffic safety administration requested the recall after it review...

This morning on "world news now," the new safety study into the sudden acceleration problem in toyotas that led to those historic recalls. >> now the results of a federal investigation are in. how nasa got involved and why the good new -- why its good news for the automaker. its wednesday, february 9.. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." good morning, everybody. happy wednesday. im rob nelson. >> and im vinita nair. abc news broke the story about the runaway toyotas last yea...

Constitutional amendments that were discussed at this weekends talks with opposition members. as states across the country deal with soaring deficits, floridas republican governor rick scott unveiled a new state budget proposal that cuts spending by about $5 billion. it also cuts taxes by $2 billion. the move reflects a goal by politicians in both parties to deal with deficits mainly by shrinking the size of government. in just 30 minutes we expect the results of a ten-month investigation into...

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Cars. 8 million youll recall recalled cars, ten months of study by the finest minds at nasa. it comes to this solution we think to the unintended acceleration problem that put a major ding into toyotas good name and its bottom line. even if your car wasnt affected, im sure you remember the stories, cars that sped up, wouldnt slow down, sometimes with horrendous results. for almost eye year now experts from the transportation department and, yes, nasa have looked into possible causes, including t...