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Space between two buildings. student was reportedly stuck for more than a day. its its not clear how he got into the predicament. and police confirmed they have a video that supposedly shows him smoking a crack pot. the mayor did not reference the video, but does want it released to the public. >> and chief, im asking you to release this video now. whatever this video shows, toronto residents deserve to see it and people need to judge for themselves what they see on this video. >> ford says he...

Because of problems with the brakes. one georgia man who drives a recalled model says hes lucky to be alive after the braking problem caused him to fall 150 feet into a ravine. he only had a broken arm. toyotas president bowing during his first apology last week. >> wheres your protractor? >> yesterday, he took a deeper bow after apologizing for the prius problem. >> he could pull a hamstring. >> he need a bow analyst to figure out the difference. fox news alert for you now, while you were sleep...

>> all right. peter doocey live there in downtown chicago where not only do they have snow but this morning, they had a 4.2 earthquake as well. >> wow. >> cant cut a break. >> never knew you could have them in the midwest. thanks very much, peter. rest of the headlines right now for a wednesday. more trouble for toyota. its recalling more than 7,000 2010 camries for another brake defect. the company is also fixing priuses right now in japan. more than 400,000 2010 prius and lexus hs-250h sedans ...

Affecting some 400,000 cars. akio toyoda, his grandfather founded the company, made this promise, speaking in english to his customers around the world. >> together we will do everything in our power to regain the confidence of our customers. >> reporter: the problem, says toyoda, is with the antilock brakes. hit ice or uneven surfaces, the brakes seem to fail for a fraction of a second. toyota says a software fix fixes the problem. for about two weeks, amid toyotas recall of more than 8 million...

Politics of terror and speaking out again. what is he saying? >> he did an op-ed in "usa today" this morning and this is what it said in part. he said terrorists are not 100-feet tall nor do they have the fear they seek to instill and he said absurd that american counterterrorism forces couldnt deal with these people. betty, back to you. >> jeanne meserve, thank you so much. top stories for the second time in less less than a week, toyota issuing a global recall. overnight they announced more ...

The problems until now. it sounds as though the company is trying to get ahead and stop reacting and getting in front of it. but there are two important takeaways. one, if you have one with of these cars, youre looking at time delays and going to your dealer to get it fixed. youre still asking questions in the morning, is this the braking problem im having, is this part of the problem or something else? the second question you have, the second takeaway, is if youre out looking for a car, if your...

But toyota is not the only manufacturer feeling the heat of the recalls. brian wilson is on this for us. lets talk about how these problems continue to mount for toyota today. >> you almost feel sorry for them, dont you? one thing after another. now they have a braking problem on the popular prius and the lexus h250h, this will add another 150,000 toyota vehicles to the previous u.s. recalls. by the way, congress wants to know if the national highway safety transportation administration moved qu...

Firm. >> what do you think they should do about this braking problem that a lot of speculation they could call a recall for a few hundred thousand cars? >> i think theyre going to have to, whether its called a recall or technical service bulletin, which is something less severe, but basically there is an issue it seems with the older priuss, priuss sold before january of this year, and they know the fix. so they need to get it out in front of the consumers. >> do you still recommend buying a toy...

>> reporter: i love my prius except for this braking problem. here is what happens. sometimes when youp are driving slowly over an uneven surface or slippery road and you hit a grate or a pothole, you step on the brake, and they wont respond for a moment. it is as if the brakes are not getting traction with the ground and you just slip, which obviously can be really scary. the brakes respond just fine when you are moving at a high speed or if somebody were to jump in front of the car, i am sure ...