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Cars, including jeep liberty and dodge rams due to a brake problem. new signs of hope, engineers will begin work on a new an ambitious plan to completely contain the gushing oil well once and for all. let's go live to venice, louisiana and ann thompson with a good saturday morning. what is this new plan? >> reporter: good morning, alex, it is a complicated procedure that is going to start today. and we will watch, we'll pay very close attention to what's happening 5,000 feet under the sea because what happens there could ultimately control or contain more of the oil and ultimately help bp ki...

Liberty and dodge rams. it's all due to a brake problem. the party's heating up in miami. lebron james was given a heroes welcome. he was lowered in by a forklift along with dwyane wade and chris bosh, this in front of 13,000 screaming fans. talk about a spectacle. all three men signed their six-year contract with the miami heat right before that event. the very versatile nbc stephanie goss joins me live in new york. we're all used to seeing stephanie out globe trotting somewhere in front of riots or afghanistan. now you're dealing with miami and the heat. >> you'd be surprised how insightfu...

For potential brake problem. odyssey minivans and element small truck model years 2007 and 2008 may have defective brake pedals that could make stopping the vehicle much harder. it's just the late nest a series of auto recalls including more than 8 million toyotas flagged for potential accelerator problems. but toyota is by no means first automaker to deal with this issue. that's triggering accusations government regulators are asleep at the wheel. brian todd has been investigating. pretty eye opening. >> it is. what they're saying is that the regulators are overwhelmed in this instance. fresh...

Mechanically and electronically impossible, and, welcome back, what is your theory, ellen, what do you think happened. >> it is hard to make conclusive answers and we can make statements and i hear the definitely doubts, we don't know a couple of things that have not been addressed and first off, as i have been working in the brake sti since the early '80s and the '70s and, first thing i want to know as a brake expert is, did someone look at the brakes the last time he brought in the for service and he claimed it was in for service prior to the situation happening, and if that is the case what...

Car to spin out. putting the car into neutral, you'll be fine. >> we were confused here, he is pressing an ignition switch. is that what the prius has, it's not a turnkey function? >> well, that particular year should ab push button. you just hold the button for five seconds or longer and the engine will shut off. if you listen further into the 911 call because i did listen to it many times myself, he said he was afraid of shutting the car off because of someone behind him hittingle and that's why you want to use your 4-cases -- 4-ways, emergency flashers, to let people know you're having a pr...