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Now to the latest trouble for Toyota, new documents made public as congressional hearings are about to get underway and it's what's in them that is sure to raise the public's anger at a company already under fire for all those safety problems. Our own Kelly O'Donnell with us from Capitol Hill tonight and now Kelly, two audiences are watching this, members of congress investigators and those consumers who would still like answers.

Absolutely Brian, more than 8 million cars have been recalled and tonight the scope of the investigation is getting bigger. A federal grand jury and the Securities and Exchange Commission are involved. Toyota says it has been subpoenaed to turn over documents. Now this comes after internal memos came to light that show Toyota executives boasting, they were able to get federal regulators to stop looking into acceleration complaints in 2007 when Toyota replaced floor mats. It didn't make repairs. So that saved 100 million dollars, take all of these developments and you have a starting point for congressional hearings. On the hot seats, the North American executives and then Wednesday, the big event coming here from Japan, the CEO to answer for these brake and acceleration problems. Brian.
Alright, Kelly, thanks. this is gonna snowballs an even bigger story later in the week.