i'm lynn berry. >>> and today we begin with damage control. a third major recall is reportedly in store for the world's number one automaker as safety concerns for toyota's vehicles spread from the gas pedals in eight models to the braking system in its popular prius. though the company is not ready to officially say it's pulling back the prized hybrid, that decision may not be far down the road. tracie potts reports. >> reporter: japan's nikkei news service reports that the world's number-one selling hybrid is being recalled. toyota usa says no decision has been made. 270,000 prius models made before this year may have brake problems, something toyota knew about and fix indeed recent models this. this can't be good for toyota's image. >> i know they're working as hard as they can to fix this, but the press is not good. >> reporter: bill o'brien is not worried. he may buy one. >> it's a good car. i don't know. i drove it around. and i'm going to consider it. >> reporter: more than 180 prius drivers h

. >>> i'm lynn berry. here's what's happening. at least 13 people were injured when a man rolled a shopping cart containing a makeshift explosive device into a strip mall in darwin, australia. police have not identified a motive, but a suspect is in custody. >>> in a surprising reversal, iran now says it is willing to send its uranium out of the country for enrichment. the u.n. has been pressuring iran to agree to the proposal for months. >>> israel's president suggested in a tv interview that his country would release three jailed american hikers in tehran in exchange for three prisoners held in the u. >>> the christmas day bomber is providing kurn and valuable information on terror activities in yemen. the suspect's family report lid persuaded him to help authorities. >>> people are without power in oklahoma after freezing rain downed tree limbs and power lines in some area. now back to "hardball." >>> welcome back to "hardball. we don't mind if the movie connects on some personal level, relevant to world we live. in year's nomi