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Driver error -- i realize people make mistakes under pressure. everybody dos. stay that. state the facts. if they dont realize that -- release that that odd because they made moves to throw toyota on the coals while other car manufacturers, also making recalls, never was mentioned in the press. every car manufacturer as issues but toyota took a beating on this one. >> neil: fair and balanced. theyre not glomming on to it. lauren, thank you very much. good seeing you. >> thank you. >> now to the ...

National highway transportation safety association said you know what, that may have been driver error, so it may be, you know, theyre sticking perhaps but maybe theyre sticking because the floor mats are in the way. they find of said toyota is off the hook on that, at least to a certain extent, they paid 16 million buck, a small penalty. by the way, thats the maximum they were allowed to pay, they paid the full amount. we are wondering what the stock will do. well show you whats going on. $90 a...

Pedals screwing up, not all, but many, dagen, what do you make of that. >> im not above going i told you so, i told you so, i told you so. ben stein said it, you were cautious and i even thought that at least-- >> you were the only one that said it with a southern accent. >> so people didnt believe me because i was talking with a southern accent, but all along there had to be some element of driver error and this report does not completely exonerate toyota. nevertheless, let it be a warning to t...

Conclude in many of those cases driver error was to blame. mike ramsey is one of the "wall street journal" reporters who broke this story. he joins us from southfield, michigan. mike, why dont you just summarize what exactly your report is saying. because you are not saying all of them, youre just talking about these ones that are not attributed to stuck gas pedals or floor mats stuck to the accelerator. right? >> right. the important thing here is that a couple weeks ago, the department of tran...

>> major league baseball paid its respects prior to the all-staff game in anaheim. >> in his memory, please join us for a moment of silence. >> derek jeter there. the yankees say steinbrenners funeral will be private but there is likely to be a public memorial for the boss. toyota is facing more than 100 lawsuits from customers who say their cars accelerated out of control. a new report says government tests cant find a mechanical problem and that says it is suggesting driver error instead. so...

Largest recalls. you remember the story about toyota recalling a lot of their cars because of brake problems and potential accidents. the "wall street journal" has a story that is proving it doesnt have to do with the cars, it might have to do with the drivers. ashley webster is here on that. >> reporter: imagine hitting the accelerator instead of hitting the brake and getting that wrong. apparently that may be the case. the u.s. government has been looking into this. no official reports will be...

Name back when youve beenvy vilified. >> a classic case of bad names coming back but theres work to be done. a government report says theyve been driver error. when you look at the report and read it, even the news stories, they point to certain things about accelerator pedals not springing back, toyota admits that. carpets getting in the way of -- >> neil: i think the report says not nearly as many. >> when you have confusion, neil, like -- i had a diet coke in the green room. if there was -- >...

You can certainly say that the anti-immigration sentiment this utah is rising. shep? >> trace gallagher live in l.a. tonight. trace, thanks. a couple of states to the east now, a city council in nebraska has just okd a ban on people hiring or renting homes to illegal immigrants. voters approved this ban last month and now that the council signed off, it could take effect in a matter of weeks. the american civil liberties union has pledged to sue to stop it. such legal challenges have tied up sim...

>> camarillo, northwest of l.a., three wildfires are burning near homes sending up huge columns of smoke. theyre reaching right up to some peoples backyard. government investigators in toyota both finding driver error, not sudden acceleration may have caused dozens of accidents. the company says its investigation of nearly 2,000 cases found no problem with the throttle system in the toyotas. drivers who surged out of control might have hit the accelerator when they meant to hit the brakes. and t...

Year, 1982, he went through three managers, five pitching coaches and three batting coaches and 47 players. >> and another number for you, steinbrenner hired and fired billy martin five separate times. driver error it turns out could be behind dozens of accidents involving toyota vehicles. government investigators reviewed data recordingerrecord involved in accidents. the wall street journal reports that it shows drivers likely stepped on the gas pedal instead of slamming on the brakes. beli...