than toyota. and t here we are involved in a series of hearings over toyota.u looked at the cars in the complaints that scored higher than toyota or worse than toyota, if you will, on that list? and are we -- are we actively pursuing the complaints that came into nhtsa for those vehicles as well? >> nhtsa looks across all manufacturers in terms of how the focus on toyota, there was clearly an anomaly in the acceleration events during the period that we're talking about, which is the reason why nhtsa has oped, you know, up until this point we had, i believe we opened eight investigations into this issue prior to the santy crash. so we have taken a look -- we've et treated toyota as we would any manufacturer. yes, there are other manufacturers with similar complaints, more complats. we look at them just as vigorously as we do toyota. it's just that in terms of the actual profile and in terms of trend analysis, toyota in this area did have a higher tendency toward the later years of the camry after 2002. >> and was that all related to control? >> yes, sir. let me

the toyota response to dr.lbert was not to investigate his work seriously, but publicly attack his credibility and motives. nixon has taken a different approach with dr. gilbert and tsa has taken a different approach with dr. gilbert. >> it is my understanding that he will be visiting our facility in ohio where he will be given access to our laboratory and our facilities to replicate his work and discuss with our engineers and the nasa folks as well. it is important for us to get to an answer and we welcome his participation. >> i expect it would not invite him to participate unless you believe he has something to offer in this discussion. >> we believe he has replicated a situation where, as you described, mr. chairman, that he can have an incident of unintended acceleration. we have to take his work very seriously. >> you were in the process of hiring more engineers. have you? >> we are in the process of recruiting several. we have begun the interview process. we hope to get a number of folks across but be el

strickland, after 2011 when toyota is done with its trofitting, will there be toyotas on the road that will not have the brake override? >> i would imagine from your answer, sir, no there will be some vehicle that's will not have brake override. >> do you support making brake override a mandatory feature for all cars? >> we're beginning our reef search to justify such a move. but in the preliminary fashion, the one goal we want to have is this. any driver that depresses the brake should be able to sto the car. and that -- with that goal we believe it has great promise. >> well, toyota's reached a conclusion that they want to have this brake override. they think it's important s there any reason why if they've decided a brake override is important for the future cars and some of the existing cars that they wouldn't want to make brake override available in all cars that are compatible with this feature? i'll ask them that myself, but can you imagine any reason they would not want to do that? >> from a consumer standpoint, i would imagine that every driver of a toyota that may have an iss

toyota diddnot do that. instead, they asked their whose mission appearr to be the exact oppositt -- to obfuscate, and find no roblems. and do not know. i am not an engineer or scientist. i do knoo that dozees f people have died in accidents linked to run away toyota vehicles. many of these have occurred n%+ floor mats orrsticky gas pedals. -pthe priority should be to do out what is causing these+ i do not believe that we'll de hazmat this obligation. i look forward -- that toyota -phas met this obligation. i look orward to heering your >> thank ou. >> thank you. i think he tookkhis time and my time. he certainly gave an extensive statement. i will submit my statement for thh record and make a few extemporaneous remarks. i share the chaarman's concern about findinggthis problem. i am not on the -- it is comppicated. it is easy to sit here on the podium and point fingers and ddmand results and act as if we know what the nswers are. but hat is not how life is. it is in the best interest ofs. nhtsa to solve this

. >> toyota it is coming under fire again. jane king joins us now with a look at the economic report. >> happy monday to you. new accusations that toyota has been trying to cover up card defects. they may have known five months with shifting gears. the lexus engineers said they were not suitable for production. they went on sale in 2001. toyota received hundreds of complaints that the car would lurch forward on their own. toyota would service only the lexuses whose owners complaints. this was a small number of lexus drivers. stock futures are mixed. the nasdaq looking strong. back on friday, we did rebound from the biggest drop in a year. lockheed martin, shares were higher on friday. they have been awarded a new contract to upgrade fighter jets. more good vibes. they are given $30,000 grant to support micro financing efforts overseas. i'm jane king reporting for wbal-tv 11 news. >> thank you. you may not be old enough to remember when we had to rent our telephones. i remember. these days you can buy them just about anywhere.

. >>> the toyota sports desk is brought to you by your local toyota dealers -- moving you forward. >>teven strasburg ? >> i think june 8. here we go again. >>> the toyota sports desk is brought to you by your local toyota dealers -- moving you forward. is the starting pitcher again tonight in syracuse -- steven strasburg is the starting pitcher tonight in syracuse. he has yet to give up a run in triple a ball. it is almost like he elevated his play. he has been getting stronger and stronger. the anticipation for his arrival has everybody talking. while the nationals say they are tired of being asked, they are anticipating his debut. >> i an not curious. i am just anticipating like you guys. waiting patiently and looking forward to seeing what he brings to us. >> there is a plan for steven strasburg and whenever that magical date is, it will be here soon enough. >> he is 64 and has been virtually unstoppable. he has a 6-1 record with an era of less than one. incredible. the nationals have the day off and start a 10 game road trip tomorrow. the nationals took two of three from the oriol

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toyota says it will buy 50- million dollars worth of tesla's common stock. but not until tesla completes its i-p-o. meanwhile tesla announced plans to buy a plant owned by toyota in fremont, california. there, tesla will produce its model "s" electric sedan. a check up on housing. are foreclosure and default rates expected to get worse? and, another perspective on the financial reform bill. that's next. coming home can be hard if you're a veteran of iraq or afghanistan. you may feel like you're all alone. but you're not alone. at iava.org, your fellow vets are all around you. join our free online community. get the resources you need and connect to other vets who know where you're ng from. now that the senate has passed sweeping financial reform legislation, committees will begin working out differences between the senate finance reform package and a similar bill the house adopeted in december. joining me now is george simon of foley and lardner law firm. great have you on to talk about this big reform. what do you think? good morning to you by the way. what

toyota engineers are overseeing those repairs. the massive oil spill is leading to higher prices for crabs. prices have been raised about $10 per bushel. the new sponsor of the nfl is bud light. they're paying more than $1 billion, more than twice what miller cores is currently paying. i'm jane king reporting. >> thank you. good news for your wallet and bank account despite oil leaking into the gulf of mexico. analysts don't believe price for gas will not go much higher than $3 per gallon. this bill has little to do with what we pay for gas at the pump. the oil spill is threatening the environment. matter of trust is collecting hair clippings and turning them into oil mats. >> we can either send them to where they need to be sent or we can stockpile them here. everybody is sending us here. we are getting care from australia, england, all over the world. " every slot throws out about a pound hair each day. >> after they're done with that, they can style them into wigs. >> we will let toni know about that. >> 5:22, 56 degrees. we wi

this traffic report is brought to you by your toyota dealer. toyota buy right the first time, you will save more in the long run. >> look at this, calvin is in town. today at 8, tomorrow at 3, tomorrow at 8, and then sunday at 5. calvin making a way down at the lear i can. he's a big r and b singer. he stood next to that grammy banner, just put out a disk covering a rock and roll hall of famer, bobby womack's greatest work. it's a really good disk. he's a really good guy, check this out. [ music ]. it's great to have you here, man. >> it's better to be here. >> every picture you will see me with a hat on. >> you're a singer, you have to maintain an image. >> that's right. >> why did you first start wearing a hat. there's a reason i'm going here. >> well, the reason i first started wearing, why did i first start wearing. >> when you were performing. >> i don't know, i just always wore a hat. i don't have a reason for that. >> i'll tell you why, a cdc, he always wears a hat, he has so much hair, he breaks such an enormous sweat, the hat is basica

. >>> de toyota sports desk brought to you by your local tokyo dealers. moving you forward. -- by your local toyota dealers. >>> i will tell you this, the first major league baseball game with the royals and the senators' way back when. washington and baltimore get together. the belt way bragging rights. it is a great night for baseball, they are ready to play a three game weekend series. moments ago, i had a chance to speak with the manager. >> i hope in the near future, there will be playing really good baseball. they are excited about the meaning fullness of the results. >> i know you live up the ball club and you are not happy about it. you're going against the ball club tonight that is really struggling. how do you keep them on their heels? >> we have great respect for the orioles because they beat us four out of six last year. the have the edge on us, and hopefully, our pitcher pitches better. >> may have been outstanding. everything we have asked them to do has been done. we don't expect them to motown big hitters. there is a plan for him. whenever

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uh-oh ♪ ♪ >>> the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers -- moving you forwardon nationals, welcoming the orioles to town. scott olson was roughed up last night. he will miss his next scheduled start, which was supposed to be thursday. also leaving early experiencing tightness is in his left shoulder. mri said no structural damage. >>> right now, washington down 2-0. this changes that. the bomb to left, man on, we are tied. watch what happens to morgan. to the wall, reaches up, the ball bounces off his glove. he thinks it bounced off his glove and he throws it in disgust. inside the park two-run home run. the nationals have moved in front, 7-6. >>> the maryland terrapins trying to make their way through the lacrosse bracket, taking on notre dame. around the net, he scores. notre dame bought 5-3. it was 7-4 irish in the fourth. on the doorstep. he makes account for maryland, but there was no come back today. -- he makes it count, for maryland, there was no come back today. notre dame advances. >>> the maryland women's lacrosse team advances. they won their game 1

. >> the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers, moving you forward. >> when we going to see mr. strasburg. >> they are trying to slow him down. he says he feels ready for the big leagues now. five starts with syracuse at least. he will be here in japan. he had a good work session with the chiefs -- he will be year in j andune. he pitched -- in june. >> it will be a great opportunity to improve my game. you just got sent to the major leagues and there are a lot of things you have to deal with lane you are not playing the game. i am learning a lot. >> very mature. the nationals are on the field at the ballpark. they play atlanta tonight and last night they beat them 6-3. keep an eye on roger. this is an incredible play. he also dropped a liner, but this is the catch of the night. energized the entire team. >> it was a great player. [unintelligible] >> unbelievable. i know he was out there dealing with the lights. he lost the ball in the lights for a second, and for him to be able to readjust shows how athletic he is. >> let's go to new york where the yankees co

. >> the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealer, moving you forward. >> it tooknnings but the braves beat the national 7- 6. atlanta snapped an eight-game losing streak. let's pick it up in the bottom of the sixth inning. joshed takes this pitch to left field. everyone is running. roger is flying in. this ball game was tied at 6. in the top of the 10th, matt cassel on the hill for washington. a good piece of hitting here. atlanta gets the 7-6 win over the nationals. strasburg went through his normal routine at syracuse and talked about his time in the minors. he says he is just doing what he has to do to make it work at the next level. >> i am just trying to keep throwing strikes and throwing the ball down the zone. just facing better hitters and a higher level of competition. just doing my best. >> the pitch is this friday. the yankees completed the sweep over the orioles. nick johnson homered and this was trouble from the get go. it was six-one. the yankees win 7-5. the orioles are just seven and 214 this season. more than 10,000 fans watched d.c. united get th

. >> the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealer, moving you forward. >> they nationals continue to be one of the biggest surprises in baseball. they beat advances 6-3. this club is playing some defense. just watch roger with an incredible pleasure. he just lays out and eats it up. he has a catch of the night. ostensibly, the nationals hit three solo home runs. this was a monster of the night. he takes it to the upper deck. washington win 6-3. how about this, steven is getting a step closer to washington. he has been elevated to aaa syracuse. he will make his international league debut on friday. he pitched 22 and ends and had 27 strikeouts with just six walks. >> he had five starts in harrisburg and now he has five in the next spot. we hope when we get him here he will never turn around and go back. it seems like a long time, but people will forget he did not start here. >> the nightmare continues for the orioles. they lost to the yankees 4-1. they are seven and 20 overall. we showed this to you earlier. he ran around dodging security officers. officers used a

. >>> the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers, moving you forward. >>> thet olsen on the disabled list, inflammation in his throwing shoulder. washington, may be the spark they needed to get the win streak going. washington down 2-0, he got all of that. the two-run bomb, left field, we are tied. top of the fourth, watch this. adam jones, the rocket, to the wall, morgan reaches up, the ball bounces off his glove. he thinks it bounces over his wall, throws his glove and discussed. it it landed right behind him. jones runs around, he scores, two-run inside the park home run. for-3 birds. another blast, going yard. that is a two-run home run for baltimore. in control, right? the sixth inning was big, adam dunn up the middle. guzman scores, the nationals win. a bank of the maryland terrapins trying to complete their work in the n.c.a.a. lacrosse tournament bracket, taking on notre dame. not good. around the net, he shoots he scores. notre dame up. seven-four irish in the fourth. at travis lee, on the doorstep, and he makes it count. there was no comeback for the

. >>> the toyota sports desk, brought to you by your local toyota dealers -- moving you forward. >>> great night at the ballpark, orioles-nationals, a good crowd, entertaining game. downtown, scott olson got rocked in the top of the second. muscles the pitch to deep right center, two-run shot. the birds flying high early. bottom of the seventh, the nationals coming to life. willie harris, it throws the ball, right field, upper deck, frozen rope, the nationals down by just one. top of that age, the birds with the insurance run. corey patterson up the middle, that scores the runner. 5-3 orioles, and that is the final. the birds get the first round. they play again tomorrow. >>> the nba combined in chicago, college players before the draft. the wizard staff is there and all eyes are focused on john wall. how about this, john wall showing off with the shots, shadow defense, and evan turner said he is not ready to concede the top pick yet. >> it depends on what they're trying to do with gilbert arenas and what they need or don't need. three years from now, the pick doesn't really matter.

he has done more than anyone for the american car industry, except for toyota. of course, toyota. and as you may have heard, there are more problems for toyota today. apparently two of the crash test dummies refused to get in the car, so it's not -- things are not looking good. but one wonderful thing about president obama. he never lost his street cred, he knows how to deal with the average guy. look how instantly he can relate. >> we're about to go -- the president, again, is expected to talk about small businesses and how he's going to help them in this hurting economy, what he's going to do. >> another piece of cake? when you were elected, thank you for picking joe biden, we appreciate that. joe is a great pick, because so many more media savvy than joe biden. here he is with andrea mitchell. now, the word he is looking for is avatar. the word he is looking for aavatar. let's take a look. >> you've been a very busy man. do you and mrs. biden ever get to the movies? academy award picks. oscar nominee? >> yeah, as a matter of fact, we do. and i -- i think the -- one of the odds-

intelligence la motors announced it is teaming up with toyota to build cars. it will get a $50 million cash infusion from toyota and a recently shuttered auto plant in california will be back in business. >>> finally, while the markets are volatile these days, the rare coin market seems very solid. what's believed to be america's oldest silver dollar is now the world's most expensive coin. the mint condition 1974 liberty dollar was just sold for a whopping $7.8 million. >>> a former teammate accuses lance armstrong of cheating, and there is an amazing comeback win by the atlanta braves. plus, the canadiens bounce back in the stanley cup playoffs. your early morning sports headlines are straight ahead. >>> it's starting to feel more and more like summer out there. your weekend forecast is coming up. you're watching "early today." >>> good morning. if you're just waking up, this is "early today." in sports, disgraced tour de france winner floyd landis has finally confessed to using performance-enhancing drugs, and that's not all. he's now also accusing former te

toyota is investing $50 million in tesla. tesla will build its electric sedan near san francisco, creating about 1,000 jobs. the company currently makes an electric sports car that costs more than $100,000. >>> ford is looking to reduce its carbon footprint. the automaker says it plans to work with its top suppliers to cut energy use and greenhouse gas emissions. any improvement would be on the way to ford's goal to reduce its emissions by 20% by 2020. >>> google has unveiled new technology that marries tv and the internet. it designed to make it easier to find tv shows and movies on your television set. users will be able to surf the web on their tv. new sets and set-top boxes will be available this fall. >>> a silver dollar has become the world's most expensive coin. a rare 1794 liberty dollar, which was among the first silver dollars ever made, was bought for $8 billion. the previous record was $7.5 million, for a 1933, $20 gold piece. they say there's only about 150 of these coins in existence. so, don't go checking your

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. >>> a new complaint from a toyota driver his car raced out of control even after being checked forccelerator problems. charles in minnesota said he was driving his 2007 camry on monday when that car wouldn't stop. he claims he was pressing the brakes as hard as he could and he got the car to park which stopped it. he had the car checked out months ago as part of toyota's recall and now the company is takeing another look at the car. he hasn't hired a motive. -- a lawyer. toyota recalled millions of cars because of problems with gas pedals. >> uh. >> a big problem. >>> and the news is far from over. >> thage in 6 starts right now. >> we're starting off with a developing story tonight. live pictures from sky fox over a deadly accident in fairfax. the car swerved and the investigation is just beginning. fox 5s wisdom martin is live on the ground with details. what do you know? >> he we're -- we're here where according to police after 4:00 p.m.,

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police say the victim stepped out into the road and was struck by a toyota matrix being driven by a 71-year-old. it is believed the pedestrian was intoxicated at the time of the accident. >>> if you drive by most area high schools this time of year you'll see a likely a lot -- crash cared sitting out front. it is to remind student not to drink and drive during prom season. tonight some students were stripped of that warning. >> reporter: chesapeake high school lost six students in the past six years. jennifer helps run the students against drunk driving program at the high school. she's trying to teach the students how to make good decisions. >> the idea that the cars are out there to remind our students the importance of making good choices and to have someone turn around and make a poor choice appalled the staff and students. >> reporter: the students are getting ready for this year's prom. all i talked to had an opinion about the theft. >> i think it is disgusting. >> i was appalled. >> it is not cool. >> a lot of people make the wrong choices. >> reporter: his 18-year-old cousin di

an older model white toyota pickup truck with almost blacked out windows on the passenger and driver's side. it was also somewhat beat up and had a short bed. investigators say it is something pretty distinctive, that, along with the composite pictures of the suspects, they hope they will get information that will lead them to an arrest in this case. reporting live from fairfax virginia, abc 7 news. >> thank you very much. >>> it burglary at lake ridge middle school compromised personal affirmation of thousands of students. it is from drive containing the personal and formation of students was stolen -- a somewhat dry containing personal information of students including names of parents, gardlin, phone number is, even student bus numbers and walker status. a meeting will be held tonight at 7:00 p.m. at the middle school to give parents more details. >>> a shooting shut down part of the baltimore washington parkway for some time. the shots were fired southbound lanes at 198. police found one person with a gunshot wound. that person, though, has non- life threatening injuries. the road

. >> an older model white toyota pickup truck seen in this area. so we are looking for people who routinely pass through here. either walking dogs, exercising or driving through on the way to work or school and we are talking to everyone. >> here are sketches of the two suspects. if they look familiar, call police right away. they may be driving as officer caldwell said a white pickup. that pickup has dark windows. >>> testimony resumes today in the case surrounding the murder of robert wone. he was found stabbed to death inside of a dc row house nearly four years ago. the three men on trial are charged with conspiracy, not murder. prosecutors will focus on what detectives and crime scene technicians found and saw at the murder scene. a low house in dupont circle. if convicted the three defendants face up to 38 years in prison. >>> today the trial of a man charged with murdering an 11- year-old maryland girl gets underway. 30-year-old thomas leggs junior is accused of kidnapping and killing sara foxwell. he is a convicted sex offender and used to d

. >> toyota is offering 0% financing on most of its 2010 vehicles. it is that -- they have raised their innocence -- and sentence following the recall. suzuki -- incentives following their recall. suzuki will give you a prepaid gas card with money on it. >> do not expect to break the bank filling up this summer. commodities brokers to not think the average price per gallon will go too far over $3 this summer. one insider thinks gas prices could drop midsummer. he says the spill in the gulf has little to do with what we pay in the pump. it would take military threat in the persian gulf gas prices to surge. >> the i-team investigates dangerous delays in telephone service. >> those left verizon customers with no way to make a phone call for weeks when their land mine went out. why verizon will not be able to raise rates if things do not improve. >> she is 84 years old, has a heart condition, and lives alone. the land mine is a lifeline. >> that was my outside contacts to the outside world. without this, i have no contact. >> this is literally a lifeline