ted rowlands has more. >> my car, i can't slow down. >> you can't slow it down?d 911, he claimed his 2008 prius was accelerating out of control on a san diego freeway. but toyota now says they don't see any evidence to backup his story. sykes said while trying to pass another car, his accelerator stuck and, despite putting all of his weight on the brake, the car would not stop. engineers from toyota and the government said they've looked at the car and there is a build-in mechanism that is in perfect work order. that should have stopped jim sikes' prius. >> we're not going to judge mr. sikes. the information we have from our investigation is inconsistent with the account that we've heard from the driver of the car. and -- >> reporter: would you drive his car after looking at it. >> i drive one everyday and i've driven it for 70,000 miles and i would drive mr. sikes' car tomorrow. >> reporter: to hammer through the point that they think sikes' car is safe, toyota called a press conference in a stadium parking lot complete with cars to show how the override system

ted rowlands, cnn, henderson, ted rowlands, cnn, henderson, nevada.sales event. >>> let's look at the stories that are getting a buzz over the internet. they are the stories many of you are taking about. ines ferre is joining me good. what's hot? >> what's heating up between google and china? you've heard about this. who blinks first? one day after google decided it would no longer censor search results in china, the chinese government counters that move by partially blocking access to the site. most google users in mainland, china, are experiencing difficulties making searches. it's like a never-ending saga. >> i got a sense something is going to be done here and resolution of this thing. we'll get an understanding. health care reform, the new law, i know a lot of people are talking about that and looking into the law a little deeper. there's something in here about tanning salons and burgers. >> burgers and tanning salons. tax the tanners, tony. >> yes. >> right. well, this is part of the health care reform. and part of that reform includes taxing t

cnn's ted rowlands is following up with the los angeles school district to see how officials there are 77-year-old ramon cortinez starts another day as l.a.'s superintendent of schools. as you'll see, he moves at a dizzying pace trying to fix the nation's second largest school district. >> they want you to come downstairs anytime before 6:00 a.m. >> reporter: news crews are outside. today's headline, the federal government says some l.a. schools are so bad they're likely violating students' civil rights. >> it's the federal government saying that we're letting these students down. >> in three pages, i would do it in -- >> reporter: next up as the sun rises, what to do with three elementary schoolteachers that came up with o.j. simpson as a role model for black history month. >> and i'd like to scatter them all over the district. okay? if you disagree with that, i need to know. >> no. don't disagree at all. >> reporter: another problem. there's a rumor that a teacher's aide has tb and parents at the school are worried. >> it is not true. i want dr. uada to go to that school this morning

ted rowlands, cnn. >> as quickly as we can, let's get you to the next hour. >>> as tony said, i'm ali velshi. in this two hours, every weekday as i take every important topic that we cover and break it down for you. i'm going to drive to give you a level of detail that will help you make important decisions about your mortgage, your taxes, your health care and your securi security. the administration announcing help. if your mortgage is bigger than your house, but does this reward irresponsibility? are we bailing out people who don't deserve it and who gets to decide who deserves it? we'll show you how the new plan affects you. your health care questions keep coming in so we keep inventing new avatars. today you'll meet infertile irene. we're not holding back. that said, there are people who should be holding back, especially if they're about to raise a fist, hurl a brick or cock a gun. the health care battle is nasty. who is fueling the extremist? the political right? the left? the media? or plain old anger and frustration. it's hard to conceal. it's hard to have one in economic reco