nation's financial system. dodd says besides laying down more stringent rules for institutions and great er protections for consumers the biggest aim is to prevent firms from getting so big that their failure would threaten the entire financial system. we'll take a closer look at that bill in our next hour. so have you ever found yourself staring into the face of skeptical mechanic as you try to explain the latest mystery affliction to your car? of course that problem always disappears once you're at the garage, right? well, that's the latest chapter in the runaway prius drama. both toyota and government technicians couldn't duplicate the alleged case of a sudden acceleration. the latest now from cnn's susan cant yoty. >> reporter: a draft congressional memo seems to take some steam out of jim sikes' self-described wild ride in his 2008 prius. it even had 911 and the california highway patrol running to his rescue. >> the gas pedal felt kind of weird and it just went all the way to fast.