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Being from in this stuck position, thats why it continued to move faster and faster down the highway, for more than 30 miles. it is part of the floor mat recall. thats the recall last fall where toyota said, listen, some of the floor mats can become lodged under the accelerator pedal, causing unintended acceleration. the driver said he checked the floor mat as he was speeding out of control and that that was not the issue here. so what you have is a case of another person, a very high-profile in...

Bring your car to a halt. are your officers trained in that at all? >> well, our officers are aware of that, and i havent spoken to mr. sykes regarding that particular series, and i dont know whether or not he went through that. however, i will tell you that, you know, were very fortunate and happy that it came to an end where it did, because he was approaching a pretty treacherous part of the roadway, which was a 6 percent decline in the roadway, with several curves, and we needed to get that c...

Perhaps most concerned about unintended acceleration, and they might be concerned about our electronic throttle control system may have a problem, but i am here to explain to the american people that our engineers tried to reproduce those problems, alleged problems, and theyve been working very hard, and as far as their effort goes, we were not able to re-create those malfunctioning, so at this point in time, i would say that our vehicles are safe, however, depending upon how the vehicles are us...

Media today to defend those electronic systems. inside the car. they plan to discredit a study that suggests that electronic controls are to blame for sudden acceleration in some of the vehicles. the company will also challenge the credibility of a whistle blower who gave internal company documents to congressional investigators not so long ago. >> country music star brad paisley back in nashville this morning after taking a big fall on stage. watch this. >> oh! >> during his final concert in ch...

>> larry: were back with akio toyoda, the president and ceo of toyota motor company. you discussed taking responsibility. what do you do, mr. toyoda, with that responsibility? more than 8 million vehicles have been recalled worldwide. what do you do for your customers now? >> translator: first of all, to our customers i would like to say that toyota vehicles are safe. for example, customers are perhaps most concerned about unintended acceleration, and they might be concerned about our electronic...

Testing youve done in the past. when i say you, meaning toyota. >> right. just to back up a step here for those who dont follow it as closely as you have. why is it so important to toyota that this problem not be about the electronics system, that it be about something else? is it because it would have such a wide-ranging affect on all of its cars? >> huge implications. toyota has said all along that it has tested the electronics and the electronics are not the problem. thats why you have the tw...

Bottom of the hour now. a quick look at whats driving the day. >> president obama is hitting the road for health care today. hell be in pennsylvania later this morning. its part of a final, final push, they say, to rally support from the public as democrats prepare for a final congressional vote. defense secretary robert gates is in kabul today on an unannounced visit to afghanistan ahead of president ahmadinejads visit to afghanistan later this week. secretary gates warned that iran is, quote, ...

And rachel chandler have been held separately since being kidnapped from the yacht. a doctor says he received a phone call from the captors saying they were temporarily reunited. the pirates are refusing to free the chandlers without a ransom. the british government at this point is refusing to pay. jon: toyota is offering huge discounts to win back some of its lost customers. the president. company is hoping to repair toyotas damaged reputation after those big safety recalls. fox business netwo...

>> neil: apparently today hitting the brakes on the public mea culpa and putting the pedal today to a new ad campaign that takes the gloves off and the critics on. more in a moment on what the company is doing to fight back. what do you got, buddy? >> exclusively, neil, inside toyota today, this demonstration. you know the testimony that you heard on capitol hill a couple weeks ago how the professor from southern illinois university did produced stunned acceleration. this is a company that toyot...

He did it because he said it didnt do enough. he came from the left, part of the single pair, much like dennis kucinichs who said it didnt go left enough. democrats want this done after today. >> another scandal affecting someone within their party. well see what he has to say at 5:00 p.m. today, luke. thanks very much. >> take care. toyota on the offensive with a presentation that proves its cars dont have an electrical problem causing that sudden acceleration issue. meantime the company laun...