hours of hearings waiting for a chance to defend his company's safety efforts. this is extraordinary, the man behind the international brand, expected to apologize to millions of toyota owners and to answer some very angry lawmakers. we are watching the hearing, we will bring you his remarks the moment it happens. 1:00 here in the east, topping the show, republicans asking more questions today about who exactly is working inside the nation's top law enforcement office. a defiant department of justice refusing to name names when it comes to which of its attorneys used to represent terror suspects. the doj represents the people of this country, so don't the people have a right to answers? that's where we begin this hour, welcome to "america live", i'm megyn kelly. certain republican lawmakers are upset that attorney

general eric holder is refusing to identify which lawyers at justice are hot off the heels of representing terror suspects. new york congressman pete king is one of those republicans. he's the ranking member of the house homeland security committee and he's my guest now. congressman, thank you for being here. what is it that eric holder has not done that you want him to do? >> i think it's absolutely essential he disclose the names of anyone in the justice department who represented in any way guantanamo detainees. you and i are lawyers, obviously the lawyer has the right to take on an unpopular client or cause but we are involved in a war, a struggle for survival of our civilization, and i believe the american people are entitled to know what role these lawyers now have as far as framing justice, policy, is it going to be in civilian court, representing the government on various motions or applications. i think we as americans have the right to know that. , so we can better gauge the

quality of their arguments, what was the basis of their decision. i -- don't see what eric holder is trying to hide. megyn: he's refused, senator chuck grassley sent him a letter demanding to know the names and he basically got the back of land and -- of the hand and sent back an angry letter and saying it's unacceptable. in the justice department it's supposed to be representing the people of the united states, do we the people have the right to that information congressman or is it up to eric holder to decide what is disclosed? >> as far as i'm concerned, we have the absolute right to know. i mean, we're not talking about any confidential secret here. i think especially in these cases where eric holder is under the gun as far as making a decision to hold a civilian trial for khalid shaikh mohammed in manhattan, the fact that he wants to dairy out criminal investigations of cia interrogators, listen, i think it's important we know if anyone who is involved in guantanamo representing a guantanamo detainee was also involved in the

investigation of the cia interrogators. i mean, to me, eric holder owes it to the american people, an absolute moral obligation to the american people, and also just in his own interests, if i were in eric holder's position, i would want everyone to know i'm doing everything -- honestly, there are no conflicts of interest and let the american people decide whether or not they believe are the -- if the attorneys are in any way compromised by the representation. so this to me is arrogance on eric holder's part, just like it was arrogant for him to put the ksm trial in lower manhattan without speaking to anyone in the new york city police department, new york city administration, anybody at all involving security. megyn: what do you say to those who say this looks like a political stunt because lawyers, as you point out, you and i are both lawyers, we've both represented clients whom we don't necessarily believe. that's what you do as a lawyer, you go into court and make an argument. abraham lincoln said how he

could argue for one in the morning and the opposite in the afnlt that's what lawyers do, just because they worked for gitmo or gitmo terrorists doesn't mean they're true believers. how do you respond to those who say this is a political stunt? >> i don't object to fact that they represented gitmo detainee, although you wonder why people decide to put their time in for certain causes. now that they're on the other side and we're talking about vital issues of life and death i think the american people are entitled to know who represented guantanamo detainees then and now, and to me, this removes any type of doubt and himself would let us decide whether or not this colors their opinion, whether or not they are so influenced by their representation of guantanamo detainees, certainly, for instance, if they're going after cia's interrogators and it turns out they also represented someone who is a guantanamo detainee, that would raise questions of judgment. i think the american people are entitled to make that decision. eric holder may decide the person is qualified, fine, but that should be on the table so there's no secret, there's no conspiracy theories. to me, that's not politics,

that's honest, open government, the type of government that barack obama said he was going to bring to the united states. megyn: one wonder -- wonders whether that list will be forthcoming. so far, not so much. congressman, thank you for being here. >> thank you. megyn: we go to the saint regents hotel in washington, mr. obama saying america can outcompete other nations, but hiring new workers, revamping regulations and overhauling health care are all needed he says to get the economy back on track. if you like, you can watch the president's entire speech on line, it is streaming live at foxnews.com. tomorrow at this time, the president of the united states will be about three hours into his big health care summit with leaders of both parties. it happens on february 25th. about six months after the date the democrats had originally hoped to have a health care reform bill passed. president obama set to open the event at 10:00 a.m. with

his take on reform. that will begin the discussion. but we will start the debate today, with pennsylvania democrat alison schwartz, she's on the critical budget committee, she's a believer in health care reform, and house minority leader john boehner, who will be at the summit tomorrow and gives us a preview of what he will tell the president when he sees him face to face at the blair house tomorrow morning. big story, big interviews, both before this hour is done. fox news alert, the teacher who singlehandedly stopped an attempted murder of middle school students in colorado is about to hold a news conference. d david benke, other school officials as well, recounting what they saw and did during the terrifying ordeal. this was the scene at deer creek middle school yesterday. less than 3 miles away from the site of the columbine high school massacre. can you imagine? a gunman, opening fire on the students, ailing directly at the kids as they were heading home from the

day of classes. the firing suddenly stopped by a brave math teacher who risked his own life to stop what could have been a blood bath. the suspect is now in custody, police say he has a history of mental issues and trace gallagher is live in our new york city newsroom with the latest. trace, there is a court proceeding, there was this morning. what happened? >> reporter: a couple of things, you mentioned david benke, a hero, we're going to hear from him in a second. the court hearing hasn't happened, it was supposed to happen an hour ago. we're finding out the suspect could be the last in the rotation, so it should happen any minute. they're alleging he went to deer creek school at the end of the day, he actually walked inside the school with a high-powered rifle and then he walked outside, the kids were standing around, waiting for the school bus, and that's when police say that eastwood took the rifle and he fired off, round after round. he hit two of the students.

we're talking about 13-year-old reagan weber, she was hit in the arm, she was treated and released at a hospital. he also hit 14-year-old matt thiele, he was hit in the chest, he remains hospitalized but is expected to survive. eastwood has a history of mental problems, he's a convicted felon, he also attended deer creek middle school back in the '90s, his family says yes, indeed, mental issues have been a long time for this guy, megyn. megyn: tell us about this hero teach every. >> the hero teacher, what a story this is, talking about dr. david benke, he is 6-foot, 5 inches, a former basketball player, he actually participated in columbine-like drill about what to do if a shooter did come on campus. he says he was walking out of the school yesterday afternoon, he heard what sounded like a firecracker, and then he walked around the corner, and he saw a man with a high-powered rifle, firing. here's what happened next. >> then i realized that it

was a bolt action rifle and that he wasn't going to be able to load quickly enough for me, so i grabbed him. the next thing i remember, basically, is that we're on the ground, struggling. i'm not sure whether it was courage or stupidity. >> reporter: he says his wife and his children are very proud of him. we have also tell you, megyn, it says that he bugs him very much that the shooter was actually allowed to get a second round off, megyn. megyn: as you are telling that story, i'm literally getting the chills, listening to him and thinking about what his wife and the poor parents and poor children, knowing this other guy was loose on the campus, firing at these poor children. again, we expect a press conference from that hero teacher shortly. we're going to dip into that when we get it. trace gallagher is monitoring it for us, thank you very much. incredible. just over a year into his presidency and fox news

is getting new details on what president obama is doing to get ready for his 2012 reelection campaign. is it time for that already? cue the music! someone call joe the plumber! plus, stossel is here! stossel. with a big lie he says is being pedaled in the drink aisle of your grocery store. and no, no, it's not a joke, the people who want pole dancing set up as an olympic sport, they are very, very serious! and in three minutes, we will reveal their plans to go for the gold. >> it's a lot of upper body but lower body as well, it's a lot of balance. >> the first thing is learning how to grab yourself on to the pole and find your security on there. you can't just jump on it and know anything. it takes a lot of practice.

megyn: a rhode island school board taking drastic steps, voting to fire one school's entire faculty last night, some teachers are outraged. >> i'm disheartened. i feel like after 20 years, i can see some progress beginning to be made, and i'm sad that we're not going to be around to follow that through to push that forward. megyn: central falls high school graduates less than half of its students. rhode island's commissioner of education recommended this plan, among others, and when the teachers union rejected a different reform, the district superintendent went with this approach, cleaning house. by this time tomorrow, the president and top leaders of both parties will be going head to head in a health care summit that critics say is more about politics than policy. most democrats don't seem all that interested in

republican ideas and most republicans aren't about to suddenly forget the town hall protests over the size and scope of this bill, so maybe the real story is what happens after tomorrow. pennsylvania democrat allyson schwartz, vice chairman of the house budget committee is my guest. thank you for being here. >> good to be with you. megyn: that's the big question. assuming that tomorrow is the stalemate so many believe it will be, where are the house and senate left? we had a congressman come on our air, bart stupak, moderate democrat, today who cast serious doubts about whether this can pass in any meaningful way in the house. do you agree? >> tomorrow is yet another opportunity where the president is going to reach out to republicans, talk to them about many of the items we agree on and hope to bring some along, but i hope is very clear about why we're moving ahead on health care reform and you asked about my colleague and his

question about the votes, the fact is we are democrats and we hope republicans join us, we do believe it is essential to the fiscal health of our nation and to our economic competitiveness and to the health and safety of our families for us to move ahead with that uniquely american solution to health care reform. but i believe in terms of -- >> megyn: the numbers, are they there? let me play you what bart stupak said in ""america's newsroom"". >> parts of this bill doesn't kick in until 2018. why are we passing a bill that doesn't kick in for eight, nine years? we have real legislative and procedural concerns, which what the leadership is trying to do with this legislation. megyn: he called the compromise by president obama unacceptable in particular on the issue of abortion and says the votes are not there in the house. is he wrong? >> i hope so, and i believe so. when i talked to my colleagues, many of them have said we voted for, we

passed this, we have lost a couple of members so that we will have to gain those three members back in other votes, but the fact is that this bill does what many of the members, including those who were concerned about the first vote, in making sure that it is a very centrist bill, it builds on the way health care works in this country, it has new consumer protects and some rules and regulations for the insurance industry, and it does bring all americans in, 30 million more americans, having access to buy private insurance. megyn: how do you get the moderates like bart stupak on board? he was critical, he and his contingent in the house, if you will, were critical. nancy pelosi did not have the votes to get this passed until bart stupak signed on, once he got a satisfactory amendment ensuring there would be no public money used for abortions of any kind. that's the only reason he and his compadres signed on and now he says the language being proposed now is not acceptable in any way and he

doesn't think the votes are there. you need more. you can't have stupak and others bowing out. >> i want to say this, that -- also what bart stupak said at the time was that he wanted to offer the eldand even if it went down he would have voted for the health care bill. i hope that is still true. but understand the language in the senate bill also does what we had always agreed on, on which that public dollars would not be used to cover abortion services. that is done differently in the senate bill and as for some of the other provision as well, there are many that like the bill's content and the language that we put in the house bill, but in fact, we're going to go with some of the slightly changed language with modifications, of course. but slightly changed language that the senate used. but it does get us to where we want to go. even for those concerned about abortion coverage, there will be no public dollars used for abortion coverage. megyn: you mentioned modifications, obviously president obama came out with the proposed modification if you will to

the senate and house plan, he started with the senate bill as a point of origin, and many people have come out and criticized his compromise now because they say you had many special deals in the original legislation, in particular, over in the senate, you had the cornhusker kickback, giving ben nelson of nebraska $100 million for his state, then you had the louisiana purchase, giving mary landrieu 300 million in louisiana, and the criticisms that have come out since barack obama revealed this new plan have been not that he got rid of those benefits, or those deals, but now he's expanded them to every state! so now it's not just ben nelson and mary landrieu, but every state is going to get this extra mon and everybody is asking, how aregy going -- are we going to pay for that? >> let me certainly say the concern about those provisions was that it was unfair, that nebraska got help in providing health coverage to more citizens and other states didn't, and that was the unfairness of that, was really what the objection was.

megyn: but now that it's fair, how do you pay for it? >> well, and this bill will reduce the decifit, and as you know, states are struggling -- >> megyn: i don't hear an answer, how do you pay for it. >> as you know and if you looked at the president's language on this, too, is that they're going to pay for it in half by savings within government, which most americans want us to do, and the rest is paid for through individuals and physicals -- and businesses and wealthiest americans contributing to what is going to really benefit all americans, which is access, meaningful, ongoing health insurance coverage that you can count on. that's going to be true for every american for the first time in this country. megyn: congressman allyson schwartz, thank you for your perspective, all the best. as i mentioned, we're going to have house minority leader john boehner coming up here live. you heard the argument from the democrats and john boehner has thoughts on this. this man will swear off --

will square off with the president tomorrow. how will that go? what is he going to say to president sphwhm and is this a lose-lose situation for the republicans? i'll ask him. also, they are supposed to be the health alternative, apple juice, orange juice, grape juice, the list goes on and on, but there is an unhealthy secret lurking behind that vitamin c. john stossel peoples back the label on your -- peels back the lame on your favorite fruit juice. hide the children!

megyn: what a day on capitol hill, there are going to be fireworks motel early, 1:25 in the east and we

could see toyota ceo akio toyoda on capitol hill any moment now facing the music. you've got some very angry lawmakers up there. this is him, arriving in his toyota, a good move there, to face these questions, and the cross-examination is expected to be brutal. don't forget a lot of these lawmakers arguably have a dog in this fight, and they're going to go after this guy, and he's going to face them one on one, to answer questions about 34 deaths that are said to be linked to sudden unintended acceleration in toyotas since the year 2000. this is transportation secretary ray la hood, answering questions. he's also on the hot seat because there are questions not only about toyota mal functions but why the feds didn't catch it earlier, why it wasn't taken care of earlier, and whether toyota effectively strong armed the feds out of its business in a way that endangered consumers. we're going to keep an eye on all of it for you and bring the news as it happens in a dramatic day on capitol hill. and fox news alert,

we're just getting new details on that colorado shooting. we told you it would happen, the hero teacher who stopped the gunman after two shots as he opened fire on middle schoolers, now telling some of his story. let's take a listen. >> basically, i, whenever we had had these drills, whenever we had worked with students, i said basically if something happens and there's something that i can do about it, i want to try and do something about it. right? and i said i hope that i'm capable of doing something about it. and so what was going through my mind was that i promised. >> what was it like today, knowing that you faced this?

>> it bothers me that i was a little bit late, it bothers me that he got the second shot off. i only heard one, and then another one and it bothers me that he got the second shot off and that was the one that hit matt. >> can you talk a little about your relationship with matt, [inaudible question] >> yeah, he was a really cool kid. if i remember correctly, he was in regular seventh grade math, and he was doing really, really well with it, and basically, i said okay, matt, what we're going to do is we're going to do a couple of things and try and get you skipped up to algebra1 next year, instead of pre-algebra, which is the regular sequence. he was a great kid. earlier, i don't remember whether it was last week or earlier this week, that i

was in mrs. bathric's class, just talking to her, and matt said hey dr. benke, high five, and you said you know matt, i'm getting old, i can only see students in their chair, with their hand raised, right? so then we got the high five after he sat down. you know, he was -- he is a great kid. we're hoping to be able to see him later this afternoon. we really -- becky and rob were kind of on their way, to see him this morning, and then they kind of got corralled. megyn: little did he know when he had that conversation with that student, just a short time later, the student would be facing gun shots and he would be the man responsible for perhaps saving his and others' lives. good for him. more on that as we get it, thank you very much for watching that, because that's an important piece of the colorado story, and by the way, if you go online, you can see more of that

story. you can also see, you may not know, all of the sex offenders who are registered in your neighborhood. that's an important tool for many parents. but what about a data base for people who abuse animals? a new plan, coming together, and causing a little controversy. and senate majority leader harry reid, landing in some hot water for suggesting unemployed men might become abusers. we'll show you what the senator is saying now. three minutes away. >> there's no question that people being out of work causes more people to be involved in domestic violence. i mean, i didn't make that up. i was told that by people in domestic crisis shelters.

mig welcome back, 1:33 in the east and greg jarrett is here for the stories to watch. >> companies that hire unemployed workers could take advantage of the new tax break under the jobs bill that passed the u.s. senate today and that bill now goes back to the house for approval. former vice president dick cheney released from the hospital, his staff saying he is feeling well and should be back to work sometime shortly. mr. cheney was hospitalized after suffering a mild heart attack, the fifth heart attack of his life. and don't quit your day job a would-be thief got stuck in a chimny after trying to rob a bar in brazil, he tried to sneak into the fireplace, wound up dangling in it for an hour,

firefighters, they had to break him out. here's a note to thieves, pick a chimney that has just been cleaned. that one hasn't been cleaned in years. megyn: he looked like a thin man, in his defense. he wasn't like a santa guy who got stuck because of his girth. >> it's one of the frequent breaking an enterings, down in chimneys. >> something we don't have to worry about living in manhattan. >> that's right. megyn: thank you gregg. oh yeah, you thought campaign season was over? you thought wrong. that's the music. so it's official! everyone back on the campaign buff. check on the polls places -- polling places, yes, it may be february 2010, but we are getting new reports today on what president obama is planning for his 2012 campaign. wendell goler has the dish at the white house. lot, what is he doing? >> >> reporter: megyn, the 2008 campaign manager, david plouffe, said to be having private conversations with

others involved in the 2008 effort, some, including presidential counselor david axelrod, working for the president right now, others including plouffe himself who are not white house staffers, the president himself says he hasn't given much thought to the 2012 bid, he told ab c's diane sawyer he'd rather be a really good one-term president than a mediocre 2-term president. officials say no significant planning has been done here at the white house yet but one senior democratic official calls the report disconcerting, he notes there are a number of democrats up for reelection this year and in his words, 2012 is a hell of a long ways away. megyn: wendell, thank you very much. don't expect an poll -- an apology from harry reid any time soon after he learning dollars unemployment to violence against women. >> i met with two people who run domestic crisis shelters, and they said very

clearly, with high unemployment, it's created lots of additional work for them they would rather not have, and there was an article -- i'm trying to think -- it was in the "wall street journal," usa today, one of them, very recently, that had an article just absolutely confirming what the two women in nevada told me. megyn: that was senator reid yesterday, arguing for his jobs bill before it passed the senate, suggesting men are more likely than women to abuse their spouses, especially when he says they're out of work for extended periods of time. a group that advocates for men is now crying foul saying women are the least likely to engage in domestic violence, a spokesman says research backs up harry reid's statement. stossel is here. this is exciting! here's the question. are you pumping your child full of calories and fat producing sugars without knowing it? stossel says yes and he's going to prove it to you. john stossel, anchor of

stossel, joins me live. i love he's segments. i loving the -- i love the props, too. >> so often during consumer reporting, i find what you think you know is not so, and we all know that soda is bad, evil, filled with sugar, 10-teaspoons per can, sugar rots peoples' teeth, gives you empty calories and all of that. >> new york city's health department made this disgusting video about that. on the other hand, proof is good -- fruit is good so we assume fruit juice is good, healthy, gy the kids fruit juice, not soda, and you see that in the ad, fruit juice is the natural drink you give to kids. the ads say things like -- >> did you know that every glass of apple juice has two servings of real fruit inside? each serving gives you two servings of fruit. >> loaded with antioxidant power.

>> except what they don't tell you about is all the sugar. so megyn, how many teaspoons of sugar do you think there is in a glass of apple juice? megyn: i guess four. >> that was my guess. but no, i'll -- i'm up to four here. it's more. it's much more. this is orange juice, it's the same as apple juice. megyn: that's horrifying. >> that's much. 10-teaspoons of sugar. mig ah! >> it's just as much as coke and pepsi. so how is fruit juice a healthy food? the kids drink a lot of this. it will make them fat. >> i put that question to sarah wallet, who speaks for the juice products association. >> based on all the sugar content, you should run ads that say drink juice, it will make you fat. >> that's not telling the whole story if we're just comparing calories to calories, we have to look at

the nutrient content of 100 percent juice and it's supplying important vitamins and minerals and it's supplying a full serving of fruit in just a half cup of fruit juice. >> so i can take a vitamin pill and drink coke! >> you know, sugar is a new tricial target at the moment, it's been fat, it's been sodium, soon another nutrient is going to have its 15 minutes. the important thing about fruit juice, there's no added sugar. >> so there's natural sugar, 10-teaspoons. >> there's natural sugar in whole fruit as well. >> with whole fruit, i get the whole fruit, i get the fiber. >> but the majority of americans aren't eating the related number of fruits and vegetables. when you're looking at 100 percent fruit juice, you have to look at the whole story. >> in fairness with fruit juice, you get some vitamins and nutrients you might not get from a vitamin pill but don't forget you also get 10-teaspoons of sugar. megyn: can i say this with the sugar, what parent would willingly give their childlike are you thirsty,

honey, here you go! most parents don't let their kids have like chocolate or candy because it makes them a little nuts, yet they're giving them this. okay. >> good to know. megyn: so the folks can hear more about this on stossel. >> actually, no, on stossel tomorrow night, we're talking about gig government in your medicine chest. >> they're everywhere, jon, they're everywhere! john stossel, hears here, we love having him, he will bring your consumer experiment, debates about freedom and government all with a live studio. how would you like to be with that! thursday nights, 8:00 p.m., and 11:00 pacific on the fox business network. how can that be, 8:00 p.m. eastern time, wouldn't it be 5:00 p.m. pacific? >> yeah, it's 8:00, and 11:00, 5:00, and 8:00 pacific. megyn: clear that up. thank you! >> good point. megyn: in three minutes, an insider's guide on what to watch for in tomorrow's

health care summit, john boehner, house minority leader, is our guest, right after this break. he will be in the summit tomorrow, he will be there with 1/6 of the economy on the line, and with that kind of stakes, you kind of have to watch this one. also, he is the host of a comedy-laden sports talk show, she is a distinguished veteran sports reporter. what tony kornheiser said about espn colleague hannah storm that got him kicked off the air for two weeks, in kelly's court. >> she's got on a read go-go boots and catholic school plaid spirit, way too short for somebody in her 40s, maybe early 50s by now and has got on her typically very tight shirt so she looks like she's got sausage casing wrapped around her upper body.

megyn: well, the high stakes

health care summit gets underway tomorrow, president obama facing a bunch of skeptical republicans across the table, including my next guest who says the president has, quote, crippled the credibility of tomorrow's event by putting forward the same proposal already rejected by the american people. congressman john boehner of ohio is the house minority leader. we're honored to have you os our guest, sir, thank you very much for being here. >> good to be here. megyn: let me start with that. many people believed that the republicans had won this debate with the election of scott brown, the four -- the 41st no vote when it comes to health care, and are questioning why the republicans are essentially looking across the aisle and engaging at all when they believe you had already won and yet you continue to pretend that the game is still going. >> well, megyn, the american people understand that our health care bill, and the health care system in

america needs to be fixed, and as a result, i think we have an obligation to see if we can't find common ground, but the president's double-down on his proposal by basically adding a huge tweak to the senate bill and continuing to try to sell this to the american people, and so i think we have an obligation to give to them, the president, to them, our democratic colleagues, make it clear we think they should scrap this bill, this big government takeover, start with a clean sheet of paper and try to do those common sense steps to make our current health care system work better at a lower cost to the american people. megyn: president obama, kathleen sebelius, the other democrats are going to control the floor tomorrow, they've sent out the agenda, they will open each phase of the discussion an republicans will be given a chance to respond. what do you plan on saying tomorrow when it gets to be your turn? >> i think it's going to be clear that we're going to point out what we believe the flaws in their bill are. it's a trillion dollars. a half a trillion of that

comes from medicare. it's a giant bureaucracy making decisions about health care that will affect every american, and we'll point out those flaws. we'll also point out what we think are common sense steps to make our current system work better, allowing people to buy health insurance across state lines, ending junk lawsuits that drive up that cost of health care for all americans. megyn: but when i listen to you talk, sir, i think to myself, all right, so nothing is going to get done, because i've heard that a million times, the president has certainly heard that nothing, sound like -- sounds like nothing new will take place, he'll say what he's been saying, you'll say what you've been saying. >> i guess we'll see. i can't predict what's going to happen tomorrow. the president invited republicans and democrats to come to the white house. i think republicans need to go, i don't see any reason to allow the president to have a 6-hour infomercial about his bill. and i have no problems going down there and pointing out what i think the flaws in his bill are, and outlining

what we think are common sense steps to make our system work better. >> how do you compete against barack obama in that kind of a setting because as you know, whatever people feel about his policies, they like the president and he's a good public speaker and he tends to be very engaging and there are questions about whether your side has somebody who can compete with that. are you that guy or who is? >> megyn, we've got the facts on our side. we're going down there tomorrow, speaking on behalf of the american people who have made it perfectly clear that they want this bill scrapped and they want us to start over, and so we have the facts on our side, and so i think that we'll do just fine tomorrow. megyn: all right, let's say tomorrow ends in a stalemate as many believe it will, that there's not going to be huge progress made, then it goes back to this business in the house and senate and do the democrats try to force it through on reconciliation, meaning through getting it through the senate on a 51-person vote as opposed to 60. we are hearing more and more about that. you say hey, hanging that over our head is not helping

chances at the summit. do you believe the democrats and are prepared to do that, to muscle this bill through on reconciliation? >> well, they're certainly thet thing to do that and -- threatening to do that and it's clear they've been plotting and scheming for weeks to try to find a way to shove this pill down the throats of the american people but i don't think they have the votes to do it and let's not forget about the 51 votes in the senate, i don't know how they pass this in the house. if the american people stay engaged in this fight as they have over the last six or seven months, the democrats can't pass this bill. megyn: one democratic source predicted this would be a career-ending vote for those who vote yes in favor of the bill that winds up coming out of the house or the senate. do you agree? >> i do. this was an issue far beyond any issue that i've seen during my legislative career, an issue that all americans understand and have some feelings about. and after everything i've seen over the last six or

seven months, the american people have been very loud and aggressive about how bad this bill is and the fact that we've got all these entitlement programs that are going broke and here they are wanting to create a new entitlement program that's going to cost a trillion dollars right at the beginning. megyn: i literally have 20 seconds left. what's the one thing we should be watching for tomorrow? >> i think you want to watch for the common sense better solutions that republicans have been putting on the table now for six or seven months, and i think the american people will see these steps really do make sense, it will make our current system better and bring down the cost. megyn: congressman john boehner, house minority leader, thank you very much for the preview, sir, we'll be watching. >> thank you. megyn: if you have -- by the way, what do you think? i mean, what do you think? do you think there's going to be any progress tomorrow? send me an e-mail, kelly at goks news. there's this, if you ever hurt an animal, california lawmakers want the world to know, but are

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are supporting it. [laughter] >> isn't that funny? he says many of his dancers already take part in pole dancing competitions but now it's time for the international stage. so far, no response from the international olympic committee. trace gallagher is down in our newsroom. >> reporter: she was fit, you're right! come on, she was fit! fit as a fiddle,! you got a pole dance, a great aerobic workout, what! >> they just kicked the skiers out of the olympics, they're going to make room for this? >> there is talent to be had. >> i'm sure you've never witnessed it firsthand. >> glad i didn't see that, because i didn't want to go my whole life without seeing a pole dance. megyn: trace has news and it relates to fido, man's best friend may soon be getting extra protection thanks to a california law. what's the deal? >> the deal is pushed by

democratic state senator dean flores and the deal is if you commit animal abuse, you have to register as an animal abuser, which means you give your name, home address and picture and they put it into a data base, kind of like a sex offender, the hope being if you went to adopt a pet, they'd run your name through this data base and you wouldn't be allowed to, but here's the catch, they want to pay for this by taxing pet food, so the people would have to foot the bill. the senator says he thinks he's got the support to get this through, but the aclu is coming out against it, as well as the pet food makers. they say now is not the time to raise taxes of any sort, megyn. megyn: interesting proposal. trace gallagher is going to check out the tivo and we're going to get ready for the next story. trace, thank you. all sorts of incentives are being offered by the white house, designed to get lawmakers to sign on to the health care bill. in three minutes, judge

andrew napolitano shows us why the president maying dangerously close to crossing a legal line. he has the show on espn and on radio but for the next two weeks, he has nothing to say. the comments that got this guy kicked off the air. >> sometimes you have only one opportunity --

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of today's business world and your career ambitions. 85 locations nationwide and online. discover how to grow the business of you... at keller.edu. megyn: fox news alert. transportation secretary ray lahood on the hot seat for hours, defending the government's efforts to crack down on toyota after drivers raise serious safety concerns. here he is representative of the feds about what they did to stop this problem moments ago. >> when it comes to safety there will be no compromises, there will be no sweetheart deals or cozy relationships. and as i said earlier, if you look at any speech i gave last year, it was on safety. whether it was in planes, trains or automobiles, it was on

safety. that's our obligation to the public. i don't buy this argument that because the government owns 60% of gm that we are going to turn a blind eye to that. that is nonsense. we would never do that. it will never happen under my watch. by guarantee you tha that. megyn: secretary lahood is almost done now. up next, toyota's top executive. he has serious explaining to do and today he will get his chance. a live look at capitol hill. akio toyoda arriving -- he is there and brian wilson is there on capitol hill watching all of this. they have been questioning the secretary of transportation ray lahood. that looked firey. give us the highlights. >> reporter: i think you have a good sense of how the

questioning has been at times for secretary lahood. he's a former member of congress. he's a republican. both democrats and republicans had strong questioning for him. he was asked about toyota's black boxes that record a lot of data like a black box in a plane when there is a plane crash. but apparently the department of transportation can't decode what's in the black box because toyota won't give them the encrytion key. >> would your agency allow that kind of secrecy on that important matter to continue? >> no. >> reporter: there you have it. a quick answer. one of the few times he didn't have a long answer for a question. right over here you can see the cameras are stacked up. we expect secretary lahood to

end his testimony then we'll hear from akio toyoda. megyn: as a legal matter to have the ceo of the company get up and answer questions that could relate to potential liability is very unusual. i guarantee you his lawyers told hip not to do it. next up we see akio toyoda in the hot seat. what is expected to happen? >> reporter: i have seen his prepared testimony. he says when a toyota is damaged, i feel damaged. he said they got ahead on trying to grow the company and programs did not pay enough attention to safety issues. but he's going to testify in japanese with not simultaneous but consecutive translations which means it will be a lengthy process getting the questions and answers in. megyn: i take it he does speak english. >> reporter: i think in a situation like this he probably feels more comfortable talking in his native tongue and

allowing the translator to be more exact about how it's translated into english. megyn: brian, thanks so much. from toyota's mea culpa on capitol hill to its response in new york state. the attorney general reaching an agreement with toyota to improve its repair program. they will offer to pick up cars and trucks from customers' homes, pay for out of pocket transportation costs and offer free rental cars during repairs. red flag there is a problem when you get that offer. we have heard a lot from toyota's critics today and yesterday. in three minutes we will speak with a toyota dealer and get mistake on why he says this is all really unfair. back now to the healthcare debate and the white house

summit coming up tomorrow. the white house unveils its own pared down proposal. at tomorrow's televised healthcare summit we'll see members of both parties react to that proposal. my next guest says the bill offers some sweetheart deals still that raise some serious legal questions. joining me now judge andrew napolitano. >> it's good to be with you. i love that window behind. megyn: so you say even if bake* and the democrats get this bill through and there are questions about whether they will, this may face serious legal challenges. >> the one you and i talked about before the show is this. how far can the government go in horse trading? how far can the administration say what do you need from me in order to get my vote?

we know a couple things that are a given. $100 million to nebraska. $300 million to louisiana for senator landrieu's vote. didn't want joe sestak to run against arlen specter. this morning senator mel martinez said name your price for your vote. there are laws intended to prevent bribery. that's giving something of value to somebody in the government in return for their exercise of their governmental powers. but this also a law called the honest services law. it says you can't have a corrupt motive. even if you do the right thing, you can't do it for the wrong reason. megyn: i hear you talking about this. i think it's done all the time. the republicans did it when they were in power. >> both parties do it. megyn: how is it illegal to say it's a bribe to give senator

landrieu's state a bribe? >> if the president said you want so and so as a federal judge in new orleans, you got it. $300 million that comes from the taxpayer, it's worth looking at. did she exercise her judgment in the best interests of her con itents -- the best interests of her constituents? the problem with these statutes is it gives too much latitude to prosecutors. but it's a wakeup call to office holders. you cannot be corrupted or seduced by the things that government will offer you. megyn: who would potentially get prosecuted? those who received the bribes or those who gave them. >> very interesting. mayor james hired a real estate agent to sell property. she sold it at fair market

property. she also slept with the mayor. so the mayor was prosecuted for choosing her because she had sex with him rather than choosing her because she was a good real estate agent it shows you the law was written to make sure those we give governmental power to do the right thing for the right reasons. megyn: we got a little off the path there in an x-rated side bar. now barack obama has come out and said forget this cornhuskers kickback. instead of singling out unions, i'm going to give this benefit to everybody. so now this disaster relief i'm giving to louisiana, the $300 million, every state will get that. the medicare help i was giving to nebraska, every state is eligible for that. >> it violates economics101. it adds to the problem of the future and mort gauges our

future so the president can -- it mortgages our future so the president can win votes today. megyn: a fox news alert. we are getting word from capitol hill. congress just wrapped up its questioning of transportation secretary ray lahood. the committee taking a quick break, and in moments the president of toyota will face the heat. we'll bring you the highlights of those remarks as they happen. the host of "pardon the interruption." he might want to say pardon me to a colleague. espn suspended tony kornheiser fear someoff color remarks he made about hannah storm. but did he cross a legal line? >> she has on a tight shirt so she looks like she has sausage

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megyn: all eyes are on capitol hill. akio toyoda getting ready to testify before members of congress and we do not expect this to be an easy haul for him. he is much course facing -- he is of course facing allegations his cars are not safe and the recalls have been too slow. in fact they didn't make it recalls even though they knew they were supposed to. things boiling over on capitol hill as lawmakers take it car company to task. >> we have 39 deaths attributed to sudden acceleration in toyotas. to give that horrifying number some perspective there were 27

deaths attributed to the famous pinto exploding gas tank of the 1970s. in short, if the camry and the prius were airplanes they would be grounded. megyn: staying fair and balanced we wanted to give toyota a chance to respond to everything going on. we contacted a dealer. joining us is the chairman of the toyota national dealer council put atkinson. thanks so much for being here. this has got to be hard for you to watch on capitol hill. do you think they are being fair? >> it's difficult to watch, but i think there was a lot that came out in the hearings yesterday about how important safety is to our dealers. we were asked this morning about dealers taking care of our customers. as of last night dealers around this nation have taken care of 740,000 recalls.

we are taking care of our customers. megyn: as we watch the media getting ready for your boss' boss. akio toyoda is about to take questions on capitol hill. you heard lawmakers. 39 deaths since 2000. now lawmakers are alleging toyota knew there was a problem and then patted itself on the back for successfully deflecting further federal investigation. how do you respond to that charge? >> i think the key word was the word alleged. in a couple hours we'll have a better understanding of this. i'm as anxious to see these hearings as you are. toyota for all these years has been about safety, quality and reliability. $9 billion a year is spent in research and development by

toyota. megyn: the concern by many is you at toyota are not being honest about the problems. we heard testimony yesterday about a woman who almost died as her car suddenly started accelerating over 100 miles an hour. and she and others believe there is a computer problem in these toyotas that the company is not being honest about. they are trying to pawn this off and floormat problems or sticky gas pedals and today we saw transportation secretary ray lahood say that may be the case. >> toyota hurd an outside firm that looked into it. this is a reputable firm it's the same firm the government hired to inspect the challenger. so toyota is investigating every one of these to try to figure out what is going on. megyn: that firm that toyota hired is called exponent inc.

that firm has had its executive testify for toyota in many lawsuits. many people believe it's in the bag for toyota. and they only tested six cars. >> that was the six models involved in everything. they have also hired an outside -- another firm to validate the process that they had gone through. megyn: i'm not throwing toyota under the bus prematurely. i want to hear the facts come out. but i do question six cars. i get that you took the models. but for any meaningful study to tell people their lives are safe. don't you need more than six? >> absolutely. we are just as interested as dealers and interested in getting to the bottom of this as anybody. we want you to understand, we understand safety and that is

one of our largest concerns in dealing with our commerce. 740,000 recalls so far -- go to our showroom and ask the customers in that waiting room what their thoughts are about toyota. you will be amazed how strong they are convinced toyota is doing the right thing. megyn: do you think the government -- that the lawmakers who are doing this questioning have a dog in this fight or a horse in this race? because the government essentially owns gm, they call it government motors and a portion of chrysler. >> i want to believe that they don't. i sat and watched the hearings yesterday. on the other hand i see a list that shows toyota is 17 in recalls and mr. lahood was asked yesterday, what are we doing with companies 1-6 if toyota is number 17. megyn: what do you think the answer to that is? >> i don't know the answer to

that. toyota will work with these committees and do everything they can to get to the bottom of this. there was a question that came out in the hearings yesterday that in the last 12 months the detroit 3 have had 141 recalls during a 12-month period. so i think the congressman that asked the question is what are we doing with toyota if our own three have had 141 in the last 12 months. so a lot more to come with this, megyn. megyn: you can see akio toyoda making his way up to the table where he will be taking questions. we expect this to be kind of painful because he's going to be taking questions through a translator. we are not sure whether we are going to show the whole thing live because it may be difficult to watch, waiting for the translation. it's worse than a u.n. proceeding because there they have simultaneous translation. in the meantime i want to ask you, there was a report out by a

car expert who came out and said there is an electromagnetic interference from lines with toyota's electrical system. the problem is people driving past lines, the systems go haywire in their toyota cars. do you have any information on that? >> i sat in the hearing yesterday and i listened to the engineer give his testimony about being able to override the alert system. as the questions came out, he manipulated the system. that was what the congressman asking his questions -- that system got ma nip late. the company -- the system has got manipulated. but that's not real world examples when you saw unplugging devices to manipulate the system. megyn: let's stand by as we watch akio toyoda get sworn in.

>> let the record reflect the witness answered in the affirmative. you may be seated. let me begin by first welcoming you. i appreciate fact that you have come to testify and that you actually volume entired to come and -- you volunteered to testify. that shows your commitment to safety as well. and we appreciate the fact that you volunteered to come. we have had conversations with you over the past few weeks and months. so at this time we would ask you to -- we'll give you additional time. we generally give five minutes,

but being he is all the way from japan, we give him more time. mr. toyoda. you may begin. >> thank you, chairman. i'm akio toyoda. i would first like to state that i love cars as much as anyone. and i love toyota as much as anyone. and here with my family of dealers, team members and friends. i take the most pleasure in offering vehicles that our customers love and i know that 200,000 key members, dealers and suppliers in america feel the

same way. however, in the past few months, our customers have started to feel uncertain about the safety of certain vehicles, and i take full responsibility for that. today i would like to explain to the american people as well as our customer in the u.s. and around the world, how seriously toyota takes the quality -- >> pull the mic closer to you. thank you. >> today i would like to explain to the american people as well as our customers in the u.s. and around the world how seriously toyota takes the quality and safety of its vehicles. i would like to express my appreciation to the chairman and ranking member issa as well as

the members of the house oversight and government reform committee for giving me this opportunity to express my thoughts today. i would like to focus my comments on three topics. first regarding quality control, the cause of the recalls, and how we will manage quality controls going forward. first, i want to discuss the quality control. i myself as well as toyota am not perfect. at times we do fine, but in such situations we always stop, strive to understand the problem and make changes to improve further. in the name of the company it's long standing tradition, we

never run away from a problem or pretend we don't acknowledge them. by making continuous improvements we aim to continue offering even better products for society. that is the core value we hold close to our hearts since the founding days of the company. at toyota we believe that key to making quality products is to develop quality people. each employee thinks about what he or she should do continuously making improvements and by doing so, make even better cars. we have been actively engaged in developing people who share and can execute on this core value. it has been over 50 years since we began selling in this great

country and over 25 years since we started production here. and in the process, we have been able to share this core value with the 200,000 people at toyota operation, dealers and suppliers in this country. that is what i am most proud of. second, i would like to discuss what caused the rail issue we are facing -- what caused the recall issue we are facing now. toyota has been expanding its business. i fear the pace at which we have grown may have been too quick. i would like to point out here that further priorities have traditionally been the following. first, safety, second, quality. third, volume. these priorities became

confused. we are not able to stop, think and make improvements as much as we are able to before. and the basic chance to listen to customers' voice to make better products has weakens somewhat. we pursued growth at at a speed -- at a speed -- and we should sincerely be mindful of that. i regret that this has resulted in the safety issue described in the recall we face today. and i'm deeply sorry for any accident that toyota drivers have experienced. officially i would like to extend my condolences to the members of the family for the accident in san diego. i would like to send my prayers again and i will do everything

in my power to insure that such a tragedy never happens again. since last june, i have personally placed the highest priority on improving quality over quantity. and i share that reaction with our share stake holders as you well know, and the grandson * of the for under and all the toyota vehicles. for me when the cars are damaged it's as though i am as well. i more than anyone wish for toyota's cars to be safe and for our customers to feel safe when they use our vehicles. under my leadership i would like to reaffirm the value of place safety and quality, the highest on our list of priorities which

we have held firmly from the time we are founded. i will also strive to provide assistance in which we can insure what we value. i would like to discuss how we plan to manage quality control as we go forward. up to now any decisions on conducting recalls have been made by the customer quality engineer division in japan. this division confirms whether there are technical problems and makes decisions of a necessity of recall. however, reflecting on the issues today, we lacked the the customer perspective. to make improvements on this we'll make changes to the recall decision making process. when a recall decisions are

made, a step will be added in the process to insure that management will make responsible decisions from the perspective of customer safety first. to do that, we'll device a system of which customers voices around the world will reach our management in a timely manner. and also assist them in which each region will be able to make a decision as necessary. further we'll form a advisory group composed of experts from north america and around the world to insure that we do not make misguided decisions. finally, we'll invest heavily in quality in the u.s. through the establishment of automobile centers of quality excellence, the productivity executive and the sharing of more information

and responsibility within the company for further quality decisions. including defects and recalls. even more importantly, i will insure the members of the management team actually drive the cars. and that's -- that they check for themselves where the problem lies as well as the severity. i myself am a trained test driver. as a professional i'm able to check the problem in a car and can understand how severe the safety concern is in a car. i drove the vehicles in a simulator recall as well as a prius comparing the vehicles before and after the remedy is set in. i believe that only by examining the problems onsite can one milwaukee decisions from the

customer's perspective. through the measures i have just discussed, and with whatever results we obtain from the investigation, we are conducting i intend to further improve on the quality -- of putting the customer first. my name is on every car. you have my personal commitment that toyota will work vigorously to restore the trust of our customers. thank you. >> thank you very much, mr. toyoda. >> members of the community. thank you for inviting me --

megyn: threw heard it. that was akio toyoda speak in english at length about this company's responsibility for these massive recalls and saying i love toyota as much as anyone. i'm not perfect, we are not perfect. we tried to find the defects and make changes. this company was incorporated back in 19. akio toyoda is the grandson of the founder. he spelled his name differently than we know that name by. toyota here in the united states. when they founded the company they decided to change it from toyoda with a "d" to toyota with a "t" because the founder thought it sounded better it sounded softer and in japanese it takes eight brush strokes to rush toyota's title with a "t" and that's apparently a lucky number in japan as well as

china. he said that all the vehicles bear my name and when they are damaged, i am, too. i want customers to be safe. now they will go into the question and answer period after this gentleman. we expect that to be in japanese with translation. we'll keep monitoring it for you as news is made and we'll bring you the headlines as we get them. it's also streaming on foxnews.com. meantime there is this. most people who read the "national enquirer" are probably interested in juicy gossip, not award-winning journalism. but apparently they have gotten both when the tabloid dove into the sex scandal involving then presidential candidate john edwards. it is being considered for the prestigious award. but many believe they will never be given it.

bernie, hi. the "national enquirer," the pulitzer prize. does it deserve it? >> i don't know if they deserve to win. but i am very glad that they are in contention. when you asked me yesterday if this is interesting to you. my initial reaction is do we want to talk about something as tawdry as the "national enquirer" writing about a sex scandal? i did a little research. in 1999 maureen dowd won the pulitzer prize. when they gave her the award i'll read you one sentence they said when they gave her the award. award to maureen dowd for her fresh and insightful columns on the impact. president clinton's affair with monica law win ski. that's a sangre de cristos scandal. last year the "new york times"

won. >> the award for the coverage of eliot spitzer and its hooker friend. that's a sex scandal. if the "new york times," the post, the "boston globe," the "l.a. times," the "chicago tribune," if any of these legitimate proper newspapers had been doing their job, they would have uncovered what the inquirer uncovered. if any of them had have in fact uncovered the edward story nobody would be questioning whether it's legitimate to be in the running for the pulitzer. this is about snobbery. megyn: i did a little research in preparation for this segment. i town the following headlines. nasa moon walker, alien coverup. recently there was a story about how anderson cooper was allegedly adopting a haitian

baby. does that factor in at all? >> it does in the real world. because people say the enquirer is trashy and we are going to give the enquirer the most prestigious award in journalism? to a trashy paper that writes about the loch ness monster? except in this case. that's the only thing that matter. in this case they did what the big important mainstream newspapers should have done. they humiliated the "new york times" and they humiliated "the washington post" and the "boston globe" and the "l.a. times." they uncovered the story before the others. john edwards could have been president. could have been vice president. could have been attorney general an was a phoney and a liar. give credit'"national enquirer"

even though they do those goofy stories. no one is giving them aaward for those stories. but for this ones they should be considered. megyn: october 2007 the enquirer first published the story that was having an affair. then they published the story that hunter was pregnant with edwards love child. he came in second in the new york caucuses but still the "new york times" and nobody was covering the story. they were praising john edwards. >> it's worse. i'm glad you said that last part. when john edwards came around to endorsing senator obama for president, the "new york times" wrote in its story that day that the endorsement is important because john edwards may be able to bring white blue collar workers over to the obama camp. hard in, they wrote about it as serious political commentary.

and they didn't mention a syllable about edwards' alleged problems, even though they wrote that about edward 7 months after -- 7 months after the national inquirer began uncovering scoops about john edwards. they are still pretending he's a serious force and a serious person in the campaign. megyn: they say the award is discretionary. they will have a bunch of elitists sitting around deciding whether the newspaper is worth think for purposes of this award. i have got to go, thanks so much for standing by through the toyota thing. we appreciate you being here. we are monitoring that for news. if we hear anything and if we get into this q and tax session and -- this q and a session. and if it gets meansful we'll

get back to you. if you started ripping on your colleague. espn's tony kornheiser did it on his nationally broadcast radio show. now he's been suspended for two weeks. but did he really controls the line in talking -- did he really cross the line? "kelly'kk's next. >> she looks like she has sausage casing wrapped around her upper body.

megyn: fox news alert. jumping back into the toyota hearing where the president of the north american toyota is take questions. mr. inaba is his name. >> you offered an override feature for some vehicles. why haven't you offered that feature for tall toyota

vehicles? >> allow me to explain the situation a little bit. factors contributing to the unexpected acceleration i believe can be roughly classified into four categories. brac translation icat gore

>> first problems with electronic systems. secondly the way in which a car is used the for misusage of a car. and thirdly the structural as spcts of the correct and the structural as expect of the parts used in the vehicle. these i understand are four major factors contributing to unexpected acceleration. [translation in progress] >> and of that, the electronic control system is designed based point concept of safety first,

and whenever it -- whenever this any abnormality in the system the fuel supply to the system is cut off. even under a very vigorous testing conduct internally, no problem or malfunction was identified and therefore i'm confident there is no problem with the design of the system. [translation in progress] >> however, placing emphasis upon the fact that customers do have concerns as to the possible bit of unexpected acceleration which may result from the

remaining three reasons, to offer an extra measure confidence as the chairman just mentioned we decided to add brake override systems. >> that's what i'm trying to get to. yes and no. >> i yield to congressman issa. is that a yes or no? >> it could be addressed in a different perspective. we are putting blacks or systems

on all the models for north america coming off the line by the end of this year. now probably your question is retroactively one of our existing models. we have already announced the camry and those are already included in as an additional measure when we do a recall. now we have recently announced tacoma, and then sequoia. this covers probably about -- my recollection is collect, 72% of the recall population. and any older one technically it is not possible. so therefore we think we have covered. but we do not stop it there.

we carefully monitor the situation. by next year with this new model with this retroactive actions, i think we will quite sure we'll be quite sure we'll have much know what we need to operate. >> i yield to the gentleman from california. >> thank you, mr. chairman. the chairman has proven he can ask a question so complex as to even be difficult for people of your great knowledge and doesn't surprise me. let me ask in a different way the same question so we all on the diaz have clarity. isn't it true that in order to use a advanced brake override system like this, your cars depend on electronics systems. they depend on microprocessors and engine control modules that

can simultaneously reduce fuel when sensing that the brake that been pushed. isn't that correct? >> you are much better at talking than i am. i think i believe so. >> for all of us here who are concerned of course about fail safe and acceleration caused by electronics, i think -- i'm asking you, isn't it fair to say although electronics could at times be a problem and your people have not eliminated the that, the solution is in fact electronics in this case and that's what's going to give the higher level of safety? >> i can only say that this is an added measure to customer confidence. and of course i do not mean to say [inaudible] >> i understand in the earlier testimony there was some discrepancies perhaps between how secretary lahood would

explain certain technical occurrences and how you would. is that correct that you would like to be able to correct the record on some areas of secretary lahood's testimony? >> i'm not quite understanding what specific comments are you referring to. >> i guess i would welcome if you would like to we would offer the opportunity for you to submit for the record any technical corrections in what secretary lahood's questions and answers were during the earlier testimony. >> we'll be glad to for the record. >> thank you. i would ask we put up the unintended acceleration exhibit i showed earlier. and i put this up for both of you because in your current advertisement on tv you said something that it was was profound and a high goal. you said good companies fix their mistakes and great companies learn from them.

in the case of the unattended acceleration, in 2007, there was a problem in the united states for which the floor mats were changed. there was a problem in japan with a different model, but similar in floor pedal in which the toyota pedal was shortened. and now in the case of all these models, there is an electronic upgrade additionally to prevent an accident like we had in 2009. would that be the outcome today, the outcome of the recall including the electronics upgrade to advance brake override, is that the type of learn from your mistake we can expect in the future on any problem that develops?

[translation in progress] >> i do not know the situation you refer to about 2007. but generally speak whenever a problem occurs, toyota addresses those problems in a most sincere manner and attitude. >> i came to know this japan's problems only in the previous year that you mentioned. that was the first time i ever heard. therefore, let me look into that if it is correct or not. but at the same time i think we are a company that we learn great lessons from this incident

and we learn more. i think this is -- we have committed that we try to remain a great company, not just a company. i think we have [inaudible] he has just said and we have many, many measures taking place. i don't want to go -- >> i appreciate that. i have a copy of documents that you have provided to us concerning the toyota blade which is the japanese only vehicle. we'll deliver that to you for your further update. my second and only other question, second tarry lahood talked -- secretary lahood talked about want to have the transparency of worldwide sales and problems. will you agree, mr. toyoda, to be the company that lead by providing the u.s. with full

transparency of your worldwide observations and help set a model for all the major companies here in the u.s.? [translation in progress]

>> to that question i purely say yes. in the past case of recall, or problems have solutions, in making decisions we base our decision on two issues. whether or not the regulations and sketches for different parts of the world are complied with. in that sense going forward we intend to exchange and share information more timely throughout the world and we are now heading up the system for that purpose. for that specific purpose we are going to establish the special

committee on global quality which i personally will be heading, and that first meeting of that will be held on march 2. and for that purpose we are now picking up the structure where the united states and other parts of the world will be represented in the meeting of that special committee of global quality. and we are now introducing the system so we can face up to this problem ultimately and transparently. >> thank you. thank you, mr. chairman for your indulgence. >> recognize the gentleman from pennsylvania. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. gentlemen, welcome to the united states. i have to compliment you mr. tie mr. toyoda to come here and testify it's a unique experience that you will be able to brag about the fact that you

withstood the intear gaiftion a congressional committee. that's a bafnlg courage in the united states. -- that's a badge of courage in the united states. if you heard the questions of the secretary and now yourselves, we are a little disturbed about some things, and i am, too. though i'm sympathetic to the fact that we want to encourage international business and open our markets to your manufacturing from japan or your ownership of manufacturing facilities in the united states. but i thought i heard this morning, the secretary say that you had a problem in japan that was detected in '07 and then subsequently the same problem was detected in europe. but there was no communication of the problem.

>> we're going to bring you "kelly's court" tomorrow or friday. we won't be in the hearing which will have concluded. we willable on the air tomorrow, covering the healthcare summit. watch it live on fox. thanks for being with us. our coverage continues with "studio b" with shepard smith. >> more fireworks on capitol hill after the toyota safe gas pedal safety recall. 40 minutes ago the star of the show began testifying, akio toyoda, who is the grandson of the founder of the company. he flew here from japan to apologize. a big deal because the way japanese culture works. mr. toyoda, referred to as the