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Administration. joining us michelle maynard, author of the book "the selling of the american economy: how foreign companies are remaking the american dream." welcome. >> good morning. >> i dont think its an over state to say toyota had a golden reputation until the wheels came out in recent months. should journalists have been more aggressive about past safety problems? >> howie, there actually were recalls back in 2005. toyota took a lot of hilts back then. their president came out and bowed lo...

Moment for all of us collectively to report something based on a whisper of a rumor, of a possibility. but the story hasnt come out. i think this is exhibit a in why people do not like journalists, why they think we go way too far when we dont have the goods. marsha cramer, joanna malloy, thanks for joining us this morning. when we come back, tackling toyota, the press gearing up over safety problems that began years ago but rarely made headlines. were journalists stuck in were journalists stu...

The iranian government puts in their way. iran says it plans to launch a new national email service, sounds like a way to monitor your critics. shep. >> shepard: mike emanuel at the pentagon tonight, thank you. the high high profile recalls of millions of cars the toyota appear to be driving away americans from japanese automakers at least for now. kelley blue book finds 27% of potential car buyers who were considering a toyota before the problems with the gas pedals and the brakes are now looki...

Hybrid vehicles worldwide because of those braking problems. the affected models are the 2010 prius gas electric hybrid and the lexus sedan. earlier the president of toyota issued another apology. >> assure everyone that we will redouble our commitment to quality as the life line of our company. together, we will do everything in our power to regain the confidence of our customers. >> this is the latest in the string of embarrassing safety problems for toyota. the company recalling more than 7 m...

The lexus hs-250h sedan. earlier, the president of toyota issues another apology. >> you can assure that we will redouble our commitment to quality as the lifeline of our company. together. we will do everything in our power to regain the confidence of our customers. >> of course, this is the latest in a string of embarrassing safety problems for toyota. the company recalling more than seven million vehicles worldwide for floor mat and gas pedal problems. prius owners in japan can start getting ...

About what they will do to keep them from worrying even though they have already changed the brakes in the new prius we are building. >> so the reports of his approach to this is accurate? >> absolutely. the company has been -- they appear to be dragging their feet every single inch of the way and we have akronology in the free press today that runs through a lot of recalls where as every step they tried to minimize things that turned out to be safety problems and delay them and it does not insp...

Technologies. >> what were some of the major events that were going to be coming down the line? what were some of the things that happened over the years that nasa achieved with these shuttle launches? >> in 30 years, the shuttle has been a work horse. its been our classroom in space teaching us how to do complex robotic and space walking operations to assemble the huge 1 million-pound space station with our partners in space. so thats been a big achievement. the shuttle had economic troubles an...

Now to staten island, new jersey, where its coming down pretty fast -- staten island, new york, just lost that shot. where we are, mid-town, 30 rock, nothing. go figure. right now, the president of toyota says he is sorry from the bottom of his heart for the safety problems plaguing his customers and he says he is calling in outside experts to conduct a top to bottom review of toyotas quality controls and meanwhile, others are hoping their troubles continue because they want to benefit from th...

East coast. several major airlines have canceled flights to and from washington and new york. amtrak also canceling several trains. check ahead, folks. the storm system which is already dumping rain in the south could bring at least two feet of snow to the mid-atlantic. and were watching your money right now overseas markets have been knocked down by heavy losses on wall street. the dow lost 268 points yesterday to close just two points above 10,000. and the sell-off was fueled in part by fear...

Happy friday, everybody. here are the big stories we will tell you about in the next 15 minutes. a surprise press conference this morning featuring the top executive of toyota. he is apologizing for the safety problems. meanwhile new problems for toyota today. one of the lexus hybrid models may have a problem in the brake system. tea party supporters powering into the first ever national convention. and then we are going to look at one way they organize, by cruising for conservatives. and th...