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Blackberries could play part in all of this. >> we now know that the federal government is investigating all of that. the national highway safety transportation administration is looking into that possibility. they say they have not found anything but there are those experts who believe that emi electromagnetic interference may be causing the problem. e.m.i. is the things that concerns pilots. that's why they make you turn off your cell phone when you are in a plane. it's a fly by accelerator problem it could be the answer but they are still looking. >> shepard: brian wilson covering the heari...

We all know haiti was hit by a devastating earthquake. tens of thousands of haitians have died, and that number is rising. we don't have time to sit around and talk about what we can do to help. you can help by donating today. much more ahead. first to now new york newsroom with ainsley earhardt. >> reporter: word just in from japan toyota recalling prius worldwide expected to cover 300,000, 2010 prius vehicles includes the lexus hs-250h and sai hybrids all use the same braking system which might have faulty software the car maker has recalled more than seven million vehicles worldwide to de...

Sudden acceleration in some of its models. a top insurance company says it notified the federal government about the problem as early as 2007. we are following that part of the story. this intriguing, 2007. maybe take some time here and walk us through all of this. >> a lot of people must be wondering who knew what when? >> absolutely. >> that's the question. and we know that the insurance company state farm said it receive numerous alleged accelerator problem complaints on some toyota and lexus cars the last years. it had notified the national highway traffic safety administration about these...

Explain a little bit more. it's pretty clear this was an accelerator problem. mrs. hardy had taken their 2008 avalon in for acceleration problems three times before this fatal wreck. the last time it she took it in was just a week before the fatal wreck and each time they told her the problem was fixed or that there was nothing wrong with the car. when the wreck occurred. >> and go ahead, mr. roberts, 'cause i know that and yet, the problems persisted, so tell us what happened when the wreck occurred. >> mr. hardy was out ministering to some folks in the neighborhood, he had three of the membe...

Global recall of nearly 4.5 million vehicles because of a gas pedal problem. tom joins us. >> reporter: this is nikkei news service reporting this recall in toyota and the hybrid prius. msnbc and cnbc have not independently confirmed that. they are reporting the prius hybrid is now part of a new recall involving 270,000 vehicles, 100,000 of those would be in the united states because of this concern about a braking problem. the japanese government and u.s. government have been expressing concern to toyota about the hybrid and about the braking concerns. that is separate from the 2.3 million ve...