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Of blame to go around. turns out the japanese automaker with a sterling reputation has had its share of manufacturing defects in the past and federal regulators failed to crack down. some toyota owners have been in rebellion as they say the company ignored their repeated reports of problems involving both those brakes and the more serious issue of uncontrolled acceleration. >> the national highway traffic safety administration says it received some 2,000 complaints, and this is for the sudden ...

Preferred package. good choice. only meineke lets you choose your service, choose your savings. like an oil change for just $19.95. meineke. adding up the cost of toyotas troubles. the recall involving millions of vehicles is sure to put a dent in the companys bottom line. then theres the damage to toyotas reputation and lawsuits. boy, cnns ines is joining us with details. why dont we do this. why dont we start with the cost of repairs. what is toyota looking at here? >> toyota thinks its goin...

In jail for throwing snow balls. the james madison students targeted a city plow during the blizzard. the driver called the police who responded in an unmarked car that the two students reportedly then pelted with another frosty fuselage. the two were charged with, quote, throwing missiles at occupied vehicles, a felony. they could face between 1 and 5 years in prison and a fine of $2,500. toyota is recalling almost half a million prius vehicles and other hybrids because of a glitch that has led...

Movement in the carmakers today. as toyota takes its lumps for continued problems they keep announcing. gregg: it gets worse day after day, and keeps on coming for toyota. the automaker announced more recalls, this time braking issues, forcing the recall of about 400,000 toyota and lexus hybrid vehicles, worldwide. and while toyota may be feeling the heat. it is hard the only company forced to recall its vehicles, brian wilson is live in washington with more, sounds like the problems continue to...

Accelerator problems in other toyota models and they did nothing. they said they failed to investigate because of "limited resources." toyota has since recalled about 8 million vehicles because of accelerator problems. for more, let me bring in david lazarus, business columnist for the "l.a. times." mr. lazarus, how have they managed this? i know have you a column coming out on this. the dos, the donts, what have they done well and not done well? >> the list of things theyve not done well is vol...

In jail for throwing snow balls. the james madison students targeted a city plow during the blizzard. the driver called the police who responded in an unmarked car that the two students reportedly then pelted with another frosty fuselage. the two were charged with, quote, throwing missiles at occupied vehicles, a felony. they could face between 1 and 5 years in prison and a fine of $2,500. toyota is recalling almost half a million prius vehicles and other hybrids because of a glitch that has led...

Scheduled three more days of hearings next week. a tragic story, two americans returning from a trip delivering aid in haiti are dead after their helicopter crashed in the dominican republic. in the wake of a massive recall, toyota says its launching a new ad campaign that will convince the company andist customers that the sticking gas pedals are fixed. a spokesman for toyota says theyre considering using the pedal problems to rebrand itself listen to this, because the ads may take aim at those...

>> shepard: 20 inches of snow on the way for the capital. james, thank you. couple important stories from the auto industry. toyota is deciding whether to recall the top-selling prius hybrids because of braking problems. remember accelerator problems recently forced toyota to recall millions of other vehicles and now the company has this new prius problem. toyota reports the issue comes when people drive over bumpy or slippery surfaces and the vehicle pauses as it switches from regular braking s...

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...

>> thats right, bill. toyota was down about 6 percent in trading, its hitting a 10-month low, around $73, the company out saying the recall could cost it $2 billion, and that could sink it into the red. as i noted, its at a 10-month low. basically what were seeing with toyotas stock, its seeing about $30 billion in market share wiped out due to the recall. the u.s. congress is saying there are 19 crash deaths that may be linked to the accelerator problems, and now the prius problem is also putti...