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Information with other crew members out of embarrassment. it is one of the findings highlighted in the ntsb hearing on the crash. heres abcs brandi hitt. >> reporter: new video shows the moment that asiana flight 214 crashed in to the runway at san francisco international airport and spun out of control. leaving three people dead and more than 200 injured. the airports automatic landing aids were out of service that day. >> if you raise your right hand. >> and at this hearing in washington, d.c....

Was worried about landing safely, but didnt share the information with other crew members out of embarrassment. it is one of the findings highlighted in the ntsb hearing on the crash. heres abcs brandi hitt. >> reporter: new video shows the moment that asiana flight 214 crashed in to the runway at san francisco international airport and spun out of control. leaving three people dead and more than 200 injured. the airports automatic landing aids were out of service that day. >> if you raise your ...

Government investigation rules out that faulty electronics as the cause of the acceleration problems that reached the crisis point in 2009. our cnns samantha hayes has the story. >> reporter: after a ten-month investigation, the federal government says it knows what did not cause unintended acceleration of some toyota vehicles. at a news conference tuesday, nasas scientists who performed extensive tests, vouched for the findings. >> nasa analysis and testing did not find evidence that malfunctio...

Cars. 8 million youll recall recalled cars, ten months of study by the finest minds at nasa. it comes to this solution we think to the unintended acceleration problem that put a major ding into toyotas good name and its bottom line. even if your car wasnt affected, im sure you remember the stories, cars that sped up, wouldnt slow down, sometimes with horrendous results. for almost eye year now experts from the transportation department and, yes, nasa have looked into possible causes, including t...

The electronic controls, not the floor mats. >> is it your feeling that toyota has known about this problem for a long time and is only now addressing this issue, rather late in the game? >> as soon as toyota introduced the electronic throttle control in the 2002 model year, complaints shot up fourfold, insurance claims shot up on the vehicles and so the one common theme is electronic throttle controls and sudden acceleration go hand in hand. >> is it your feeling that people with any of these v...

Today. dow gained 12. the s&p 500 finished ahead two. nasdaq up 8 1/2. toyota says it found no flaw with the throttle controls despite the conclusion of a study by an engineering expert. the "associated press" says the auto maker could face $3 million in cost from 89 class action lawsuits filed by own ers who said the recent problems diminished the value of their vehicles. and san diego deputy helped slow driver of a prius when the accelerator was out of control. the federal government is lookin...

Today. dow gained 12. the s&p 500 finished ahead two. nasdaq up 8 1/2. toyota says it found no flaw with the throttle controls despite the conclusion of a study by an engineering expert. the "associated press" says the auto maker could face $3 million in cost from 89 class action lawsuits filed by own ers who said the recent problems diminished the value of their vehicles. and san diego deputy helped slow driver of a prius when the accelerator was out of control. the federal government is lookin...

Sudden acceleration issues. sean kaine joins us live from providence. thanks for being with us. >> good morning, thank you. >> first of all, your report says toyota first started to get the complaints about acceleration issues, unwanted accelerations back in 2002 when the 2002 camries hit the road. they even saw the unwanted acceleration issues during a first-hand testing of the sienna in 2003. why wasnt it until the past year that we started to see the recalls? >> you know, i think we have to l...

Today. as technical issues could be accelerating for the automaker. the national highway transportation safety administration is reportedly investigating whether toyotas failures may involve electronic throttle controls also. an agency official who wishes to remain anonymous says there is no evidence yet to support that theory. meanwhile, the heartbreak over the human toll of these failures is starting to surface. in houston, a grieving husband is suing toyota now, alleging that a faulty gas p...