i'm randall pinkston in for michelle gielan.ining us. in the news this morning, toyota is denying reports in a highly respected squap these newspaper that it will recall the latest version of its popular prius hybrid. tara mergener is in washington with the story. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, randall. well, according to that report, this recall is looming, yet another hit to toyota's once stellar image. toyota this morning is denying published reports that it will recall 270,000 prius hybrids. on thursday, the auto giant admitted there are problems with the antilock brakes in the 2010 model. >> it's a weird sensation. it's like you're driving and when you pit a hot hole or some kind of bump, all of a sudden it's just like -- >> reporter: more than 100 prius drivers in the u.s. have filed complaints including four reports of crashes. toyota says the problem has been fixed, but only in vehicles sold since last january. the company is also looking in to two other high blid models including the lexus. it uses the same braking sys

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