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Developments on toyota. the transportation department announced it's investigating brake problems with the 2010 prius. toyota says the best-selling hybrid had design flaws with its antilock braking system. now, i recall could be considered. nbc's ian williams is live for us in tokyo. so ian, what is toyota saying about these new problems with the prius? i mean, what a week they've had. >> they have had a pretty terrible week. and it gets worse. now, the prius is the jewel in the toyota crown. it's their best-selling car here in japan and cutting-edge hybrid technology. and that seems to be par...

Good thursday, everyone. we're working on unfolding stories right now. it's a tough day for americans out of work. instead of seeing a drop in the number of layoffs, we saw a jump. 480,000 filing for benefits. it was a surprise for economists. tough day for toyota and a big admission. its prius cars have brake problems too, but toy he yoet has not reached out to the car owners. we can agree that it's unconsciousable to target gays and lesbians. >> the group behind the breakfast comes under fire for anti-gay stand and actions that encourage violence against gays. breaking news in the michae...

It's good for gm and ford. any thoughts on that? >> what's bad for toyota is bad for anybody driving a toyota. >> also pretty good for ford, i'll be honest with you. it's very good for ford. in today's breaking it down, going from bad to worse for toyota. today, u.s. regulators launch an official investigation into possible braking problems now with toyota's flagship car, their hybrid prius. the japanese news agency reporting that the problem is going to force a recall. so far, mum's the word on whether that's actually going to happen out of toyota. u.s. regulators receiving 124 complaints abo...

Apple co-founder steve wozniak tells cnn there is something wrong with his new prius, but it's not the brake. >> the car will accelerate in cruise control, you can hit the brake to stop it, you know, and maybe it's scary for the first time for a couple seconds, but once you know about it, it's not like i think it's life threatening. >> reporter: japan's government also says it's received 14 complaints about brake problems with the prius beginning in july of last year. in that case, the brakes failed at a red light and the car rear-ended another vehicle. two people had minor injuries. these new...

Swhst larger vehicles are very difficult to steer without the engine running. >> we're hearing new complaints about the brake problems for some toyota priuss. how serious of an issue is this? and is it related to the accelerator problem. >> this is a new issue on 2010 priuss. we're getting to the grips to find out what's going on. again, very few complaints so far. >> some people fear it's not just the gas pedal, it's not the floor mats, but a bigger electronics problem. are you convinced that the electronics are fine? >> from what we've seen of the work that ntsa has done in terms of inducing...