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Blackberries could play part in all of this. >> we now know that the federal government is investigating all of that. the national highway safety transportation administration is looking into that possibility. they say they have not found anything but there are those experts who believe that emi electromagnetic interference may be causing the problem. e.m.i. is the things that concerns pilots. thats why they make you turn off your cell phone when you are in a plane. its a fly by accelerator prob...

We all know haiti was hit by a devastating earthquake. tens of thousands of haitians have died, and that number is rising. we dont have time to sit around and talk about what we can do to help. you can help by donating today. much more ahead. first to now new york newsroom with ainsley earhardt. >> reporter: word just in from japan toyota recalling prius worldwide expected to cover 300,000, 2010 prius vehicles includes the lexus hs-250h and sai hybrids all use the same braking system which mig...

Sudden acceleration in some of its models. a top insurance company says it notified the federal government about the problem as early as 2007. we are following that part of the story. this intriguing, 2007. maybe take some time here and walk us through all of this. >> a lot of people must be wondering who knew what when? >> absolutely. >> thats the question. and we know that the insurance company state farm said it receive numerous alleged accelerator problem complaints on some toyota and lexus ...

Explain a little bit more. its pretty clear this was an accelerator problem. mrs. hardy had taken their 2008 avalon in for acceleration problems three times before this fatal wreck. the last time it she took it in was just a week before the fatal wreck and each time they told her the problem was fixed or that there was nothing wrong with the car. when the wreck occurred. >> and go ahead, mr. roberts, cause i know that and yet, the problems persisted, so tell us what happened when the wreck occur...

Global recall of nearly 4.5 million vehicles because of a gas pedal problem. tom joins us. >> reporter: this is nikkei news service reporting this recall in toyota and the hybrid prius. msnbc and cnbc have not independently confirmed that. they are reporting the prius hybrid is now part of a new recall involving 270,000 vehicles, 100,000 of those would be in the united states because of this concern about a braking problem. the japanese government and u.s. government have been expressing concern...

Swhst larger vehicles are very difficult to steer without the engine running. >> were hearing new complaints about the brake problems for some toyota priuss. how serious of an issue is this? and is it related to the accelerator problem. >> this is a new issue on 2010 priuss. were getting to the grips to find out whats going on. again, very few complaints so far. >> some people fear its not just the gas pedal, its not the floor mats, but a bigger electronics problem. are you convinced that the el...

Huge recall involving what amounts to sticking gas pedals. the suits filed in the united states and canada accuse toyota of negligence and accuse it of causing emotional and financial distress, among other things. the new legal action comes as the company promises that help is on the way. but its also warning help may be a while. toyota has recalled more than 4 million vehicles worldwide, including 2 million right here in the united states. the sticking accelerator problem could leave you behind...

It owl sounds good and maybe in a different economy it would be good. very quickly, we have 15 seconds left, how you can tell them that we can afford this? >> well, youve got to grow the economy. youre not going to bring down the decifits, youre not going to eliminate these problems without growing the economy. and youre not going to grow the economy by wishing it. youre going to have to invest in it. and thats what we are doing with this budget, investing it in growth for the economy, and i thi...

Kind of like two pieces of glass getting stuck together based on condensation inside and they hope this reinforcement bar will stop it from happening. tbhi weekend you should get it fixed or at least get in line to have it fixed. the dealers are going to deal with consumers that have their cars right now, not the inventory, but as weve reported before, eight models are stopped in production, and have been -- have not been sold since this problem came to full vee last week. so if youre a consumer...

Bring them all back. >> this is a fox news alert. the associated press is reporting that engineers for the national highway traffic safety administration saying they are satisfied with the proposed toyota plan for fixing the sticking accelerator problem that led to a gigantic global recall and unpress tented halt to production and sales of toyotas popular vehicles the nuts and bolts of the toyota plan will be announced tomorrow morning. jessica walker owns one of the toyota corolla and stewart s...