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Overriding focus of the white house at this time. jane? jane: wendell is at the white house for us. thank you. jon? jon: more problems, jane, for the toyota motor company. the department of transportation is looking into problems with the brake system on that very popular hybrid, the prius. jenna lee is here with more. we were just talking about the 2010 prius? jenna: right. for this brake issue for the 2010, that's the issue at this time. the prius itself is on the recall list of the other eight models because of those other issues, the floor mat, the accelerator as well, but the 2010 prius i...

Announcement yesterday? >> that wasn't a wise idea to do yesterday, because it had people in a hysteria. the phones lit up and people had issues with the car, whether it's broken down or a tire repair or whatever, couldn't get through, because we were dealing with people who were hysterical being told not to drive their car, to pull over on the side of the road. really irresponsible on his part, but i don't think he meant to say that, butt that but that came out. >> reporter: and the impact on your sales, finally >> they will come back. toyota is a quality product and they'll take care of thei...

Brake activating of when you tap it and a second can mean 80 or 90 feet which is of course an important distance when you try to stop your car. we will keep you posted on that side of things. we will take a quick look at the recalls right now to make sure that if you have a car that is recalled, you will know that you are in here and you should call toyota or the dealership. but the floor mat recall, and there are two issues, one is the foot pedal getting stuck on the floor mat. you have the avalon, the camry, the corolla and the highlanders and the matrix and the prius, and that is just abo...

Informed or called toyota or your local dealer to find out what is go on. we will go to buffalo, because we spoke to lauren fix yesterday who was very good about giving us some specific information about what to do if you find yourself in a car that is subject to the recalls. lauren, now, there are two recalls going on that total more than 5 million cars. one of them involves a floor mat and the gas pedal getting stuck and the other one is a gas pedal getting stuck in an accelerating position without the floor mat being there. what do you do, first of all if you drive a toyota at this point, w...

Okay. we're going to continue on with this story about toyota and those recalls, and it just keeps on getting worse for toyota. among the latest developments, the national highway traffic safety administration has launched a formal investigation in to the brake issues that we've been hearing about on the 2010 prius hybrid electric model. let me tell you what the recall involves right now. first of all, there are two separate recalls. the prius is not involved in the recall at all. the first recall, which involved the gas pedal getting stuck on a floor mat. let me show you the models involved i...