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Work for the company and then coming back and lobbying the agency on exactly what you used to do before. >> reporter: critics allege toyota and nhtsa were aware of reports of stuck gas pedals as early as 2003. now members of congress are asking why nhtsa hasn't itself ordered any recalls in 31 years, instead relying on carmakers' own voluntary recalls. >> count me as skeptical that in a 31-year period, there has not been an instance where automakers acted responsibly in every particular case. >> reporter: all of this as the anxiety over toyota and its recalls grows. investigators still haven't...

Two seconds were really bad. they were really bad. >> reporter: dr. hoffman says that he and his wife did practice what to do in case their prius got stuck, so let's go through some of those suggestions again for you. to begin with, it's not just a prius, could be any vehicle. first of all, you've got to put both feet on the brake, if you can, both feet. at the same time, try to move your car into neutral. on a prius, this is a new one, put the joystick here over to the left and you've got to hold it over there until it clicks into neutral. then you try to move your car over to the side of the...

right now on "news 4 midday," breaking news. a car and a fire truck collides, sending multiple people to the hospital. the latest on what might have caused this crash. a deadly mistake, a d.c. paramedic could face criminal charges in the death of a 2-year-old girl and there are serious questions about the city's emergency response system. the investigation that council members are planning on their own right now. and flooding fears. gray skies this morning and they won't be clearing up in the near future. we'll tell you how much rain we can expect this weekend. "news 4 midday" st...

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recallled toyota. once again, the driver is pointing blame at the automaker. this afternoon, the investigation amid heightened attention surrounding unintended acceleration in toyota vehicles. good afternoon. i'm jim handley. >> i'm wendy rieger sitting in for pat lawson muse. that's right. there are more reports of frightening things happening in toyotas. that's the world's largest automaker. reports of more incidents, calling more attention to toyota and raising more questions for investigators. there are more new reports out today about drivers whose cars unintentionally took of...