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Overriding focus of the white house at this time. jane? jane: wendell is at the white house for us. thank you. jon? jon: more problems, jane, for the toyota motor company. the department of transportation is looking into problems with the brake system on that very popular hybrid, the prius. jenna lee is here with more. we were just talking about the 2010 prius? jenna: right. for this brake issue for the 2010, thats the issue at this time. the prius itself is on the recall list of the other eight...

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It with like one short shot of the boogie board. >> shepard: hit it with a boogie board and that worked. the sharks ripped through her wet suit and into her hip. she wasnt badly hurt and said she was only in waist deep water in new zeeld when it happened. she was able to quickly reach safety. that shark that went after her was from a species that can grow up to 10 feet long and has indeed attacked people at this very beach in the past. updating some of fox top stories tonight. the attorney gener...

Died at a sweat lodge. harris faulkner is following this. in the middle box the transportation department is taking action against toyota and opening an investigation into the carmakers popular prius after brake problems have been reported in some models. the bottom box, were tracking a major winter storm. we are -- janice is doing all the work. shes going to tell us about warnings posted for the mid atlantic states where some areas will get hit with nearly 2 feet of snow. a look at the fox ...

Help haitis orphans and investigators say they were kidnapping children that werent even orphans. down to the wire for americas athletes compete in vancouver for the winter olympics. the pressure is on. sports illustrated gives us a peek at who is worth watching. live pictures from the white house briefing room. we expect robert gibbs to come out and talk to roerlts about his daily briefings. he may get questions about the prayer breakfast the president attended to. toyota will fully coopera...

Developments on toyota. the transportation department announced its investigating brake problems with the 2010 prius. toyota says the best-selling hybrid had design flaws with its antilock braking system. now, i recall could be considered. nbcs ian williams is live for us in tokyo. so ian, what is toyota saying about these new problems with the prius? i mean, what a week theyve had. >> they have had a pretty terrible week. and it gets worse. now, the prius is the jewel in the toyota crown. its t...

Good thursday, everyone. were working on unfolding stories right now. its a tough day for americans out of work. instead of seeing a drop in the number of layoffs, we saw a jump. 480,000 filing for benefits. it was a surprise for economists. tough day for toyota and a big admission. its prius cars have brake problems too, but toy he yoet has not reached out to the car owners. we can agree that its unconsciousable to target gays and lesbians. >> the group behind the breakfast comes under fire f...

Its good for gm and ford. any thoughts on that? >> whats bad for toyota is bad for anybody driving a toyota. >> also pretty good for ford, ill be honest with you. its very good for ford. in todays breaking it down, going from bad to worse for toyota. today, u.s. regulators launch an official investigation into possible braking problems now with toyotas flagship car, their hybrid prius. the japanese news agency reporting that the problem is going to force a recall. so far, mums the word on whethe...

Apple co-founder steve wozniak tells cnn there is something wrong with his new prius, but its not the brake. >> the car will accelerate in cruise control, you can hit the brake to stop it, you know, and maybe its scary for the first time for a couple seconds, but once you know about it, its not like i think its life threatening. >> reporter: japans government also says its received 14 complaints about brake problems with the prius beginning in july of last year. in that case, the brakes failed a...

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...