in addition technicians, according to the the new york times soungded the alarm. minor accidents, a fender bender may cause the air bag to go off. and people are getting horrifically injured or killed. one man bled to death in front of his 17-year-old and yet, christine, even today, confirming the numbers for the recall they wouldn t put anything in context. unlike toyota who had a similar acceleration problem, after the initial response they took ownership and took control. we re not seeing that here christine. they re wondering if the cars are safe to drive. what are they saying if you have a takata air bag in your car right now, what are you supposed to do? people don t even know necessarily if their vehicles are affected. hondas nissans, ford toyota
started drifting to the west or changed before it left the ground or even taking off that night at 12:41 a.m. we re trying to piece this together. brenner is a very, very good source on this we ll talk a little bit more about that. what is on the deleted files? bill: that we do not know. whether or not that is even relevant in this entire investigation. so whether we get it, we ll pass it to you. all right. meantime we do have other breaking news to talk to you about this morning. toyota and the justice department reportedly nearing a $1.2 billion settlement in order to avoid criminal charges. it all stems from a series of mysterious acceleration incidents linked to 13 deaths. stu varney, host of varney & company on the fox business network joins us right now. steve or stu, what is the latest on this? well, heather, this is the unwanted acceleration problem that burst into the headlines four years ago. remember there was a lexus speeding down the highway,
provocation by moscow to intervene, to protect its fellow russian co-nationalists. so there is still a lot of possibility for this to get much more deadly. thank you so much, richard engel right there in eastern ukraine. and in a major settlement between the justice department and toyota, announced today the world s largest auto maker has agreed to pay more than $1 billion for its mishandling of sudden acceleration complaints. since 2009 this has been an issue, toyota has recalled more than 11 million toyota and lexus calls for the acceleration problem. after a four-year investigation, attorney general eric holder says the justice department found that toyota had intentionally concealed information and misled the public about the safety issues behind those recalls. as part of the agreement now, toyota will also fully admit wrong doing and will be subject to independent reviews. toyota confronted a public safety emergency as if it were simply a public relations
games. the olympic torch has finished its final leg on the river thames. next time you ll see its flames it ll be tonight. the big london secret though, the opening ceremony and, better yet, piers morgan is not going to be missing the event. he is on his home turf for goodness sake. lots of secrecy about the opening ceremonies. i know you ve got your sources, my friend. probably family members. clue us in. reporter: i ve been sneaking around. i ve been putting my nose in everywhere it shouldn t be trying to get any information. it s going to be pretty spectacular. probably my favorite detail is they re going to recreate a british countryside scene using real animals, country animals, so pigs, sheep, cows, you name it. they re all going to be in there with muhammed ali, bran-gelina, paul mccartney, an extraordinary mix of animals and people. sounds like the beautiful setting of your wedding. i remember the pictures of the two of you walking through the beautiful field.
are a fraction of what the cartels are getting through by any means necessary including in tunnels the government hasn t found. pierre thomas, abc news, washington. unbelievable there. senator charles grassley wants to know if the government thoroughly investigated those sudden acceleration problems in toyotas. the iowa republican says he has information from whistle blowers claiming the acceleration problem may have been caused by electronic defects. two investigations found that was not the case, grassley is asking whether the probes may have been too narrow. well, here is a story that folks will be talking about today. how about some starbuck s while you are grieving for a lost loved one. yeah, pretty soon a funeral home in south carolina will be offering families just that. yes, the fourth generation robinson funeral home is adding a starbuck s. the owner says it is all about making people mourning the dearly departed feel more comfortable. he says those not wanting