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Happened at all raised more questions than answers. william la jeunesse is live from los angeles, why, now, why is there the belief by some that this man may have faked the swire thing? >> reporter: megyn, youre right, some people believe this could be another balloon boy, an elaborate how convincing hoax. number one is public relations, toyota is done being on the offensive, theyre going to fight back, and theyre going to do a show and tell at qualcomm parking lot in just about two hours. secon...

Timing which came during joe bidens visit to the region last week. israeli prime ministnetanyahu h regrettable. how many times can they say that? it happens every time. >> they did not know -- >> every single time. >> thats the piece i dont understand. >> so dont do it. >> im skeptical. >> its like dick fuld, please. >> he was in the dark. >> this is an incredible story. i hate it when people take -- toyota will hold a news conference in san diego to release its early findings in the alleged cas...

This federal investigation, where does that stand? >> reporter: you know, it would have been easy to potentially dismiss this guys story, if toyota was not already under investigation for the problem dating back to 2000, i believe there had been 53 fatalities since the year 2000 and over 2,000 complaints, into nhtsa, the federal government in the last decade which alleged the sudden acceleration problem involving toyota products and the avalon and the camry and lexus es and is and the tacoma, an...

The unwarranted acceleration. bill: a mystery, again today and new developments overseas from yemen today. the country unleashing a second day of airstrikes, in al qaeda hideouts a week after yemeni officials announcing the arrest of a new jersey man, in that country, accused of joining al qaeda. yemens embassy says the strikes on sunday killed two al qaeda leaders, close to an oil rich region in the south of yemen, yemen has been stepping up some of these counterterrorism efforts, and you might...

What do you make of it? >> this is automatic. whether hes frantic or calm, the car is designed to act in this way. his specific car when tested did act in that way. he could not have done what he said, had his feet, had his foot as firmly as possible on the gas. and yet the throttle remained open. he claims he couldnt even slow it down. thats false. >> neil: all right. >> impossible. >> neil: again, one last point in his defense, that it happened once and that was it. >> that is what you are hea...

>> gregg: toyota is reaching deep into its pockets this had on ri car buyers back into the showroom. they are cranking up advertising and incentives, even offering no interest financing for 60-month loans for many cars. sales of toyota vehicles took a big hit after they issued 6 million recall notices in the united states alone. problems with acceleration but the sales campaign put the brakes on the sales and get people back in dealerships. a regular on cashing in, seeing regularly. jonathan, ho...

Milliseconds before it happens. the show and car stopper is the braking bag. before impact, a rubber coated steel frame is coming from the bottom of the car, causing the front end to hop and doubling the acceleration and keeping the nose at bumper height. >> its important to get the right timing because if youre too early, its not good, if youre too late for the crash, also. >> automotive electronics has kind of a bad reputation right now in the united states. should the driver rely on this sort...

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Priuses. federal safety investigators are looking over this toyota in san diego trying to pinpoint a cause for sudden acceleration. across the country the investigators boss is on capitol hill under fire for the way his agency has handled the toyota recalls. president obama outlined a plan to boost u.s. exports. he wants to double exports over the next five years to support 2 million jobs. in a speech last hour, the president pledged to help u.s. companies stay competitive. he is calling for...