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Makes people act improperly in cold conditions and but theme roads. toyota says its a software problem fixed in less than an owner. owners in the united states should get letters next week. toyota also issuing a recall for some of the latest generation camrys after reports that model is prone to brake fluid leaks. this raises the number of cars recalled by toyota to 8 1/2 million. by the way, because of the snowstorm, lawmakers on capitol hill canceled the toyota hearing set for tomorrow. its la...

I mean, its going to make us stronger as a company. >> all right. ali, you heard her say the word quality. that is the message this company is sending home. its all about quality. the big question is will they relate that to the consumers. >> toyotas u.s. president did something as well that was interesting over the weekend. getting involved with digg, the social networking site, tell me a little bit about that. >> if we ever questioned how important social networking is to big companies we know...

Being recalled in japan. they are now looking at lexus, at the lexus hybrid. also over brake problems. with me now, the car coach, lauren fix. shes also author of "lauren fixs guide to loving your car." lauren, again, these are initial reports coming out of japan. what do you make of what were hearing? >> i think that this is very interesting. i think initially that they sat on their hands when it came to acceleration problems and now theyre listening to every single consumer complaint and i thi...

>> breaking -- whats that? breaking minutes ago, the family of a woman killed in her toyota camry filed a lawsuit in los angeles. shes asking the automaker to expand for models not equipped with the brake override system. when the car allows the brakes to override the accelerator. not all toyota cars have that. the woman in this case died when the gas pedal in the camry got stuck, causing the car to speed out of control on a residential street. she was in a 2006 camry, not included on the recall...

This morning. toyota now admitting theres a potential safety issue with its top-selling hybrid, the prius. the automaker confirming a design flaw with the braking system was discovered and corrected late last month. there are new questions about millions of other toyotas that have been recalled. many safety experts believe an electrical problem and not sticky gas pedals are causing sudden acceleration problems. a senior intelligence official says a top taliban operative is believed to have bee...

Does. we did talk to toyota officials throughout the week who said they believe that the sudden acceleration problems are due to the sticking gas pedals and then previously to the floor mat issue, but they do not believe that an electrical problem is causing the acceleration problems, but it is one possibility, and we wanted you to see how it works. >> but people are investigating whether it is an electronic problem in addition to the floor mats, and in addition to the pedal, and maybe something...

Us, and david gergen is standing by and gloria borger and ben stein and we will have full analysis of what the president has to say and much more of the political coverage coming up. to the viewers here in "the situation room," happening now, new worries for drivers of toyotas and the makers of toyotas and the u.s. government opens up a formal probe of breaking issues in the prius. jessica yellin will show us the symptoms in her own car, and brian todd will take us into a lab to check out the to...

Among the models of camrys being looked at for the sudden acceleration problems, but it has a similar layout. those camrys came along a couple of years later, but can it serve as a basic illustrator of the components under the hood or any modern vehicle this day to be susceptible to electromagnetic interference. dr. pecht, are we talking about the wires here? >> yes, there is a control unit to control the engine, but all of the wires hook up to the control unit, and the control unit has wires th...

We want to welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. youre in "the situation room." dramatic and stunning comments today from the transportation secretary ray lahood. he says toyota stalled in dealing with the sudden acceleration problems link stod gas pedals. he said it took government pressure including a trip to japan to get toyota to take action. toyota says it has a fix for the 2.3 million vehicles recalled in the united states because of a sticky gas pedal. there are...

Simon and garfunkels "bridge over troubled water" in honor of haiti. the song will be sold online for disaster relief. it was a reminder of what music does best. and after the show i spoke with mary j. blige who said it was a very emotional performance. one she hopes will inspire others to help. john, kiran? >> heck of a show last night. >> its nice to see a grammy award where so many of the winners can actually sing, beautifully. this mornings top stories just minutes away including the break...