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Says she was not drunk. missing is her account of her toyota truck accelerating wildly. why didnt they put it in? >> i have no idea. i was surprised when i looked at -- i wasnt really surprised, but i was when i looked and it said opinion, it said driver -- my opinion was the driver was just driving at unsafe speeds. of course i was. down the cliff. >> reporter: asked to plain that report, police told us they try their best to record drivers comments accurately. david wright is part of the class...

>> in the latest shock wave to rock the auto industry reports say another massive toyota recall may be on the way. this one for the prized prius model. here is craig riveras with one womans story about how her hybrid almost turned into a curl. >> toyota instiss the problem with the accelerating problem has to do with the gas pedal. many are saying it may be the electronics. there are more problems with the prius the best selling hybrid. nancy bernstein is one who fell victim to an unintended acc...

Working. they will remedy it with a software fix thats on the way now. >> so the formal announcement kyung lah, will be when? >> reporter: it will be here in japan. the timing of it will be worked out. they are working on the logistics of who will make the announcement, how it will be done. thats a all still taking place, but they have decided the recall will be taking place and it will be today. >> this follows on the heels of recalling about eight million other cars because of the sudden accel...

>> in the latest shock wave to rock the auto industry reports say another massive toyota recall may be on the way. this one for the prized prius model. here is craig riveras with one womans story about how her hybrid almost turned into a curl. >> toyota instiss the problem with the accelerating problem has to do with the gas pedal. many are saying it may be the electronics. there are more problems with the prius the best selling hybrid. nancy bernstein is one who fell victim to an unintended acc...

Bumpy roads. the u.s. government saying the glitch is suspected in at least four crashes that caused a couple of minor injuries. latest problem not related to separate recalls affecting millions of cars involving faulty gas pedals and floor mats that may cause unexpected acceleration. the first national tea party convention continues today in nashville. hundreds of delegates voicing anger over issues like taxes, big government. hoping to build the tea party movement into a solidified political f...

There -- >> our tokyo-based correspondent could hardly get there on time. i do not understand, and michael will tell us about this, because consumer reports knows about reputation and brand, i do not understand how this company has mishandled its brand so badly over the past couple of weeks. >> that brings you mike, tell us why this company has so poorly defended its brand and should we be driving these cars? ray lahood. >> dont get me started on this. consumer reports maintains that the toyota ...

The u.s. government saying the glitch is suspected in at least four crashes that caused a couple of minor injuries. latest problem not related to separate recalls affecting millions of cars involving faulty gas pedals and floor mats that may cause unexpected acceleration. the first national tea party convention continues today in nashville. hundreds of delegates voicing anger over issues like taxes, big government. hoping to build the tea party movement into a solidified political force. to cap ...

Have been talking about toyota. what to do next about your toyota car. what will the company say? what questions still need to be answered? dealers still need to get the parts. mechanics still need to be trained. and all the same time, toyota looks at the possibility of maybe an additional problem with prius brakes. i mean, this story just keeps going. >> let me just tell you, before we get to mike, whos a good friend, let me just tell you, not only is toyota the benchmark for when people buy ca...

Criminal, that privilege goes away. same thing for the confidentiality clause. toyota is trying to silence the attorney because they dont want the evidence to come out. that is exactly what the experts are saying. they could have put in fail safe devices to prevent the acceleration. that toyota knew about the corrosion in the throttle. but corrosion in the throttle. the attorney general privilege is absolutely sacred. there is only three ways you can breach that. number one, to avoid the commi...

Dont seem to kick in and that they think can be fixed by changing the software. >> okay. that with software, but the update with regard to the gas pedal and mat problems with the rest of the toyotas out there, any updates on how that is being fixed and how thats coming along? >> well the mat thing is easy. just get a new mat and i think theyre going to reshape the pedals. the gas pedal thing is you get a different gas pedal theyre going to put a piece in there that prevents it from sticking. the...