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We're not leaving. stay with us for the latest. in the meantime let's check in with lisa sylvester. she's monitoring some of the other top stories. we're keeping our fingers crossed. we're hoping when they close those valves we're not going to see oil coming out any more. >> that is so true. a lot of people are hoping this is what does the trick. in other news toyota shares are on the rise because of new reports suggesting that some of the company's vehicle troubles could actually have been caused by driver error. the report which appears in the wall street jushl implies that some drivers say ...

Megyn: well, an update on that so-called runaway prius in new york state. police now say driver error was the cause. a 56-year-old woman was driving this car when she said it suddenly accelerated and crashed into a stone wall. authorities confirming that the gas pedal was not stuck, but had been pressed all the way down, and the brakes never applied. that, that'll do it. she was not seriously hurt. well, the justice department is now reviewing whether to appeal a federal judge's order to release a key al-qaeda suspect. at one point this guy was called the most valuable, the most dangerous pris...

Unintended acceleration is not a new problem, that nhtsa has been tracking this for years and found more deaths in vex made by ford, chrysler and other companies combined than in toyotas over the past decade. nhtsa sent us figures that back that up. a total of 59 fatalities due to unintended acceleration in vehicles over the past ten years. ford with 19, chrysler with 12, they still pale in comparison to toyota that had over 50 deaths. nhtsa has spent decades trying to get a handle on this problem. >> what do the automakers say? >> ford says it hasn't identified any major defects in its vehicl...

Interaction with you? >> there wasn't much interaction. we started calling toyota and kept getting the response that they would call us back and we would call again and they said they would call us back that day or the next day and they wouldn't call us back. and so we emailed and we didn't get response from them so finally we called the dealership and asked them if they had heard from toyota. and they had said that they would send a technician out to the dealership, for no one to touch the car at the dealership. they did send a technician out. the technician inspected whatever that means, ins...

Causing these sticky gas pedals. brian wilson has been reporting all day there. sean kane just gave testimony. this is a group that specializes in motor vehicle safety. what makes cars so dangerous. i want you to listen to what he said, then we'll tell you why it's so pivotal in this case. >> the evidence suggests strongly there is more going on. again, one of the things that has happened in this crisis is the consumer voice has been tamped down. what they report they are told is not credible. consumer complaints have been used against them saying it's not credible. folks are urgent and people...