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Did toyota know, when did it know it, and has the company really pinpointed the problem causing vehicles to accelerate, the sudden acceleration problem. we will bring you akio toyoda's testimony live, right here in the "cnn newsroom." you know, some portray tomorrow's health care reform summit as an opportunity for compromise. others say it is nothing more than political theater. decide for yourself, cnn will have live coverage beginning at 10:00 a.m. eastern time recommend that is tomorrow morning. let's talk to people who will be watching, that's for sure. dr. brian hill is an atlanta ur...

He's expected to be released from a washington hospital in the next day or two. nearly 450 passengers on a celebrity cruises ship have been sickened with a gastrointestinal illness. it departed charleston, south carolina a week ago, headed for the eastern caribbean and passengers began falling ill over the weekend. the cause, still unclear. torrential rain triggered a massive landslide on a tea plantation on indonesia's main island of java. close to 30 homes were buried. rescue officials have found four bodies so far, but dozens of people are reported missing. a wild police chase in texas ende...

This case actually began in ft. worth. it lasted 45 minutes, reaching speeds up to 100 miles an hour. the suspect was wanted for parole violations and faces multiple charges. >> he could have wished for toyota with an acceleration problem. it could have saved them. >> why did he think he can get away with that? >> i don't know, those high speed chases. can't get enough of the video, though. up next, firing teachers for failing the kids. one district is sending out pink slips for the entire high school facul faculty. are they to blame? we'll hear from both sides coming up. and later, legal li...

Torrential rain triggered a massive landslide on indonesia's main island of java. close to 0 hopes were burieburi. dozens of people are reported missing. a wild police chase in texas ended with the suspect actually leaping from his moving car and trying to escape on foot. he didn't get very far. it reached speeds up to 100 miles an hour. the suspect was wanted for parole violations and faces multiple charges. >> he could have blamed toyota for an acceleration problem. up next, firing teachers for failing kids. is an entire high school faculty to blame? we'll hear from both sides coming up.

It was a fun day for the head of toyota usa today. james lentz had to appear in front of congress to be yelled at by men who don't do anything. he maintains the acceleration problem in many of his cars is a result of misplaced floormats and sticky gas pedals rather than the more serious electronic issues that congress wants them to look into. and in addition to removing floormats and replacing the accelerator mechanisms, toyota is now recommending that owners replace their wheel and tire mechanism with these cement blocks. safety first. >> terrible. >> no doubt about it. hey, with us now, let'...