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Yes, i can. >> we can hear each other. talk about a potential fix. toyota says all the vehicles recalled, got a fix for you. go to your dealer, get fixed. is this the fix that toyota motorists can feel comforted by? >> i think they can feel comforted by it. the question remains, will it work? toyota has been trying to solve the problem of sudden acceleration in its vehicles for almost three years. first surfaced in 2007 with the tacoma. 2008 with the jarious and now at this point, literally they...

That the odds of your toyota winding up in a sudden unintended acceleration are very, very rare, but we still, we advise people, keep on top of how the accelerator pedal feels. in other words, if its stiff to go down, doesnt return to its upright position. if you dont think its performing smoothly ought all, definitely bring it in to get looked at. for most people, their toyota is probably running okay. >> i talked to a dealer earlier in the week, if you feel you have this problem, dont drive it...

To fix the problem after you know, halty sales and so and and so forth and three, fixing the problem and then say six months from now, seven months from now, the problem is still there. that will damage toyotas reputation more so than this whole ordeal has to date. >> the jury is out as to whether this is in deed the right fix, is really is being upstaged by how long toyota knew about this problem? how long did it take toyota to render a fix on this problem and all the while jeopardizing a lot o...

Malibu. not only that, a lot of people own them and theyre all around you when they drive. it if they have a problem with sudden acceleration or braking, it concerns me, even if im not driving a troy yoda. this is on everybodys mind. >> before we turn to our guest, the response from the company, friday night, 9:00 p.m. in tokyo, hastily arranged news conference, im sorry. two hours from tokyo, very difficult for reporters to get there. >> our toke yoer base correspondent could hardly get there o...

The cliff. >> reporter: asked to explain that report, police told us they try their best to record drivers comments accurately. david wright is part of the class action team that recently asked a judge to widen toyotas recall to include all models involved in sudden acceleration incidents, not just those models toyota identified like posens 2007 tundra. >> when the police come to a scene and they cant reproduce an event right there, too often it is easy to just say, well, the vehicle is travelin...

Mercury milan. those car buyers also need to keep an eye on those break mechanisms. megyn: wow. in the meantime toyotas president holding an emergency conference in japan. what he had to say? >> reporter: well, akio toyoda, everyone wanted to know when he would address this issue. the u.s. representative had. he hadnt. millions of cars were not so because of problems with rapid acceleration and an accelerater pedal that would get stuck. and floor mats. if you have them get them out of the car. d...

Unintended acceleration. but as dealers around the country began the monumental task of fixing potentially faulty gas pedalingins, theyre fayed with repairing relationships with millions of loyal customers. >> i just want it fixed. i want to go on driving my car and be happy and safe. >> reporter: so at toyota dealerships around the country, the big fix has begun. almost all the dealerships have begun to receive the shims that will go into the faulty gas pedals. it will take the dealers weeks if...

That. up next, todays top ten in the 2010. which governors are ripe for the picking? plus, another big blow in illinois politics. this is the democrat running for lieutenant governor. >> i assure you, i promise you, i never touched the woman, i never tried to cut her throat, i never did anything like that. >> well, there you go. >> oh, was that a campaign slogan or -- >> i didnt cut her throat. wow. >> well, well delve into that. but first, thanks to the toyota recall, detroit speak has beco...

Driving this road in flint, michigan, lilia alberto is haunted by her mothers last moments, the fear the 76-year-old woman must have felt desperately trying to control her 2005 toyota camry as it barrelled down a quiet street at 80 miles an hour. >> she nicked that tree, and the car went airborne, and it was going 80 miles per hour, and it hit the tree on the top, and it just went down. she died instantly. >> reporter: guadalupe alberto, by all accounts, was an extremely careful driver in good h...

Road. they say it will come soon, and they say they are now referring all complaints like mine to the department of transportation. so, everything i heard in that call was not exactly right. interesting though that when i called as a cnn reporter, i got very different information than when i called as a regular toyota car owner. >> why am i not surprised about that? >> yes, it is unfortunate and frustrating. >> i want to tell the viewers it is the national highway traffic safety agency charged w...