very transparent with the safety problems. he says his company is cooperating with u.s. investigators as they examine possible braking problems on the new prius hybrids. the same brake systems are also in the latest models of the lexus hybrids. so those cars are now in question also. as you can see, toyota's problems are staggering. 8.1 million vehicles have now been recalled for the gas pedal problems. cnn's kyung lah joining us with the newest information from japan and its top guy getting a lot of criticism for not talking sooner. >> reporter: certainly a lot of criticism and being certainly the on of frustration by the media here in this press conference that just wrapped up a few hours ago. the reporters really in something that's quite extraordinary in japan, something we don't see all the time, reporters asking very directly asking where was your management style? what is your management style? where was your leadership, mr.