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Toyota just to promote gm and chrysler, which the government bailed out. the mississippi governor, haley barbour, hes here in "the situation room" to explain. and did an employee for the company formerly known as blackwater take weapons intended for the afghan national police using a name from the animated show "southpark"? im wolf blitzer. youre in "the situation room." >> all the recalls, deaths and a public disaster over toyota, this was the man so many people have been waiting for, the pre...

Toyoda, you have offered a brake override feature for some recalled vehicles. why havent you offered that feature for all toyota vehicles? [ speaking foreign language ] >> translator: allow me to explain the situation a little bit. >> you have to pull the mike closer. >> the factors contributing to the unexplained acceleration can be classified into four categories. [ speaking foreign language ]

That has to be our number one priority, whether its in trains, planes or automobiles. you look at any statement ive ever made, any speech ive ever given, theres always something about safety in it. we will not sleep at d.o.t. and we will work 24/7 at nhtsa to make sure that every toyota is safe to drive. and we will continue to make safety our number one priority at d.o.t. and at nhtsa. i look forward to your questions. >> thank you very much, mr. secretary. i really appreciate your commitment t...

Motors to cooperate as fully as toyota did with the corolla on a car which has had more complaints for a longer period of time? >> yes. >> thank you. >> gentlemans time is expired. i now yield five minutes to the gentleman from illinois, congressman davis. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman, and, mr. secretary, its good to see you. its good to see you in this role. and i want to commend you for the stellar job that youve been doing since having been appointed and confirmed. let me ask you, as ...

You seem awfully understanding of the dealership not reaching out to you and sending you a letter. why is that, sir? >> i cant explain that, but i can tell you the car has been absolutely satisfactory in the two years i have owned it. and i wouldnt hesitate to buy another toyota. >> so, your view of the company has not been impacted at all, negatively, by the news of the recall, the news of deaths associated with this problem, of sudden acceleration? >> i have driven many different cars, and i h...

Of transportation. is nhtsa underfunded? >> the president has included 66 new positions in our 2011 budget. we have the people and the expertise to really find these problems and get the car manufacturers to fix them. one of the reasons that i listened to that testimony yesterday from mrs. smith and i know the horrific anxiety caused by the acceleration of her vehicle, and we encourage people, if you are having a problem, take it to the toyota dealer. if you are on the recall, definitely take it...

Deborah feyerick, cnn, new york. as for the alleged conflict of interest, under federal law employees interviewing for jobs outside the government are not supposed to engaming in any business between the current agency and the potential employer. once that person leaves government, as long as theyre not in the executive or legislative bramplnchs, that no longer applies. the toyota hearings have a lot of people asking just how safe is my car. poppy harlow is in new york to break it down for u...

Median. >> what a nightmare. as for who is to blame, she says this. >> this failure is surely shared by toyota and ntsa today. in our view, theyve demonstrated an uncaring and disregarding attitude for life. the results have been tragic, and today i must say shame on you, toyota, for being so greedy, and shame on you, ntsa, for not doing your job. >> toyotas u.s. sales chief says he does not think sudden acceleration in some toyota cars is caused by an electronic problem. that prompted this ques...

We know that toyota president, akio toyoda, will apologize and take some lumps on capitol hill today. we also know that the national highway traffic safety administration is getting hammered for its own failures, like why didnt you step in sooner. joan claybrook is a former nhtsa administrator. hes now president emeritus of a watchdog group and is also scheduled to testify today. joan, whats the first thing youre going to say? >> the first thing im going to say is that toyota motor company has l...

Here. our recent recalls address five separate issues that we have vehicles. in total, some 5.3 million vehicles across 14 countries are affected by one or more of -- 14 models are affected by one or more of these recalls. our recalls is developing with regard to two specific mechanical causes of intermittent acceleration. one involves all-weather or inappropriate accessory floor mats, that when loose or improperly fitted can entrap the accelerator pedal. the other concerns, accelerating pedals ...