testimony. he must somehow win over u.s. lawmakers, win over u.s. consumers and convince them that toyota does produce safe cars. so there is a lot of discussion that there s going to be a lot of political theater. well, the political theater is going to have an impact here in japan. we understand from people inside toyota they will be watching here, the company concerned but also the highest levels of fwochlt as well. and the man on the street frankly. they are concerned this may trickle down and affect the household as well. all right. are you able to hear me? did we get our connection fixed? doesn t look like it. we apologize for that. we were having to have some q & a with kyung lah. that s live television, folks. holding their feet to the flame. we ll have more in a moment on the cozy relationship between nhtsa and car companies. also we re checking safety records. how does toyota really stack up against other car makers. later, his wife nearly died