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
is building safe cars. the basic performance of the car, drive, turn, and stop, that quality is essential and can never be compromised. none of the reports of the 2010 prius involve any deaths, but this is yet another ding in the toyota s reputation. the automaker is preparing to announce its earnings forecast for the final quarter, which is expected to show just how big a price tag all these recalls and the bad publicity will cost toyota. kyung lah, cnn, tokyo. all right. let s talk about something that s causing a lot of consternation here. a prominent medical journal retracts a study linking vaccines to autism, but is that enough to erase more than a decade of fears? we turn now to our senior medical correspondent, elizabeth cohen, and also joining me now by skype from kentucky is kim stagliano, you see her right, she has three childrened diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. we ll get to her in a moment. but first we want to start with elizabeth. bring us up to speed on this