we re going north 125. and the accelerator is stuck. hold on. four people died in that october incident, including a state trooper who was at the wheel. it involves a lexus made by toyota and the cause of the stuck accelerator was tied to a floor mat issue. but this signalled a much more widespread issue with gas pedals that has idled dealerships and factories. there s a fix with parts being shipped to dealers, but the national highway traffic safety administration tells cnn, they are continuing to investigate a range of potential causes, including issues with the car s electronics. ryan todd is working the story for us. brian, tell us what you re learning. learning a lot about what toyota drivers can do, wolf. in the meantime, while they re having their gas pedals kind of
from the time we stopped the sale of our product, announced the recall, stopped the sale of our product and ak aly did something unprecedented by stopping the manufacturing of our product so that we could ensure that we had a supply of parts, all ofresources. to us, what s most important now is making sure that customers understand we have the fix and that we re going to take care of their cars as quickly as we can. all right. a bit of a p.r. drive for toyota today, pulling out the big dogs. that was one of them you saw on american morning talking about the fix. they re finally putting out a plan to fix millions of recalled vehicles. the replacement parts for the sticky gas pedals on the way now. it can fix the cars, but can it fix toyota s image, reputation? the brand could need a big fix as well. poppy harlow is in new york for us. always good to see you. so, people have always highly
mire. this after reports suggest repeated concussions lead to serious long-term health problems. it s the news toyota owners are waiting for. a fix for the sticky gas pedals and new parts are on the way to dealers already. the company is getting in touch with customers this week to let them know when to bring in cars for repair. president obama submitted his nearly $4 trillion budget to congress this morning. the two competing goals slowing runaway deficit and increasing spending in a bid to lift the country out of recession. among the items, $53 billion in tax cuts, $50 billion in job creating measures and a spending freeze on several programs. well, you do not want to go anywhere. coming up next, ed henry. that s all i need to say. stay with us. only alka-seltzer relieves your upset stomach, heartburn, indigestion and headache. so you re good to go in the morning.
eric: toyota reportedly getting the green light from federal regulators on a solution to the problem with the company s sticky gas pedals. sources say dealers could get new parts to try and fix this problem, as early as this coming thursday. an official announcement is expected tomorrow morning, as you may know, toyota issued a massive recall, of millions of its cars and trucks because gas pedals get stuck. the problem, of course, causes the cars to suddenly speed up, without any warning, to dangerous speeds. jamie: the focus on capitol hill shifting from health care to job creation, getting people back to work, the cornerstone of president obama s first state of the union address. and, a bipartisan panel of lawmakers broke done the president s plan today. on our fox news sunday, take a listen: i think a freeze under domestic discretionary spending is a good step in the right direction and i think the president s pledge to veto
they were the first talks since last year s deadly shelling incident. it was meant to set the stage for higher level talks in the future. an investigation has determined that electronic flaws are not to flame for the sudden unintended acceleration that forced the recall of at least 8 million toyota vehicles last year. the u.s. department of transportation found three known mechanical causes, floor mats, pedals and driver error. italian prime minister may be going to court sooner than he thought. the prime minister and the young woman have consistency denied the accusations. those are the headlines. i m monita rajpal in london. world business today starts right now.