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And 8 injuries may be tied to the steering problem. another 200,000 ford tauruses recalled for a potential corrosion issue that likely caused 18 fires. i say this is the year of the total recall for car owners. >> nice, nice. are you going to open your shirt and see a little man out of the stomach there? because thats what i think when you say "total recall." i digress. house republicans are trying to slow down the new school nutrition standards backed by michelle obama. the house committee ad...

Adding that that law does not apply in the case. john stewart threatened the police chief who was overseeing the investigation. stewart was accused of sending bill lee an e-mail that said lye lye and his family should be killed. lee stepped down following local and national outrage and rallying calling for justice. these pictures are coming in from los angeles. and recalls to tell you about now. from motors to porche. there is a steering problem in thousands of vans and suv. and they are recalli...

Days of any type of safety problem. the question is, whether or not that happened, shep. >> shepard: which vehicles are we talking about specifically here, trace? >> they wont specify exactly which vehicles. we can tell you back in that recall in 2005, there were 937,000 vehicles recalled. were talking about the toyota t-100 you see on the left. toyota 4 runner as well as some other toyota trucks. the recall again very same steering problem which is why the national highway transportation safety...

Jury ordered it to hand over documents relating to a steering system problem. its an issue which prompted a recall way back in 2005. trace gallagher with late details from our west coast news hub. what do we know specifics about this? >> we know the grand jury wants to know if toyota delayed notifying u.s. authorities about that steering column problem. were talking about something called a steering relay rod, shep. its actually the piece that connects the steering column with the wheels. now, b...

A steering problem but told safety inspectors that there were no complaints in the u.s. and that the trucks were built differently. internal documents dispute that. toyota ended up recalling some of those same trucks in 2005. despite all the bad press and recalls, toyota announced it made a $2.2 billion profit. the gulf oil leak is at the center of a pair of capital hearings. executives from b.p., transocean and halliburton will testify before the senate committee and likely point fingers at e...

♪ ♪ potential problems with your little red corvette. general motors recalling 40,000 of the iconic cars over a possible steering problem. repeated readjustments of the tilting and telescoping steering wheel could mess up the electronic stability control. it applies to 2005 and 2006 vets. >> walmart is writing a big check to settle a hass douse waste investigation in california. $27.6 million, all of the companys california stores allegedly dump stuff like fertilizer, paint and pesticides ...

On this tuesday, taking a look at the economy on this day, a senate hearing is under way about toyotas massive recalls and whether they did enough to protect the public. transportation public secretary ray lahood just finished testifying. were also waiting pfor toyota monthly sales figures. meanwhile, general motors is recalling 1.3 million cars because of a steering problem. lets take a look at wall street. dow jones industrial is up 10,000 points and s&p up 6 and nasdaq has jumped 11.75. p...

The what the international atomic energy agency is reporting tonight is that it believes iran never stopped trying, that it is still trying today. and it confirmed western intelligence reports that iran is now further enriching uranium to 20% now, which is higher than it ever has before, as far as we know. not to the some 90% necessary to make a nuclear bomb. again a developing story with more we will get back to major garrett as warranted. toyotas president has now agreed to testify before the ...

Investigation of this alleged steering problem with the corolla. its the 2009-2010 model. they believe it has to do with electronic steering. its more than 100 complaints. the department of transportation has something like 150 complaints of the car actually veering to the left unintentionally, unexpectedly catching drivers by surprise. so thats going to be the focus of the investigation. >> shepard: you know, its interesting that the car company is announcing an investigation before any recall....

Made complaints about the power steering system and the u.s. government is looking into similar concerns from corolla owners. the latest from tout. sticking gas pedals forced one recall. floor mats, trapped accelerators in another. the company is worked to fix brake problems on the prius hybrid. brian, start with the steering problem. are we expecting a recall here? >> well, shep, the national highway traffic safety administration is looking into it, so is toyota. you might think toyota might th...