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secretary john bryson is in the hospital after being cited for a felony hit-and-run. he crashed into a stopped car over the weekend twice and left the scene and hit a second car. they found him unconscious behind his wheel. brianna keeler is live at the white house this morning. what exactly happened? >> reporter: well, this happened in the los angeles area in about the 5:00 local hour on saturday. according to the l.a. sheriffs department, secretary bryson, behind the wheel of a lexus...

shuttle option. both are vastly better than trying to drive. >> no cell phones, no food, no drinks! please and thank you. >> reporter: workers are polite buses described as luxurious. you might want to consider parking at candlestick park. >> im from dallas, this is how they do it they use the old texas stadium. >> reporter: organizers picked it because of the alarm lot and easy freeway access. we did get one complain. >> took me to candlestick parking services. i finally made it back ...

sober-sided, well regarded business executive and newcomer to the cabinet. >> well, first, two things. you said lets wait for the facts which is hard to do in the age in which we live. the other is lets hope everybody, including the secretary, is okay. that having been said, as a political matter im a little surprised at the lack of information, the lack of awareness. were in a presidential year and i think any time a cabinet member is involved in a potential crime, its smart for the a...

highly unusual. as soon as they lost contact with this drone, they sent out a manned aircraft and the pilot was able to put some eyes on the wreckage and determine, a, that it crashed and b, looked like there were no injuries on the ground. its been described as a marshy air on the eastern shore of maryland. this drone, the global hawk can fly up to 11 miles high. it can fly for 30 hours at a time. it can fly for so long and can fly above the weather. here in the united states, its bee...

professor michael sandel raised in his new book, "what money cant buy." >> when almost everything in our public life is sold off to the highest bidder, something is lost, money comes to matter more and more in our society, and that takes a toll on the commonality of our civic life. >> woodruff: we update the violence in syria as the rebels battle government forces with increasingly sophisticated weapons. >> ifill: and we close with an encore look at the story of "porgy and bess," as th...

a fire has displaced 14 people. this photo was sent by fire crews the flames erupted 1:00 this morning destroying two rental units onshore view court. nobody injured. four families are in need of a new place to live and will have to replace everything lost. fire departments across the bay area on alert because of high fire danger. >> meteorologist mike nicco is here to talk about when the red flag warning will expire. >> three hours, 8:00. well keep an eye on it and make sure the wea...

eric thomas. and im kristen sze the high fire danger continuing this morning. >> meteorologist mike nicco who got the blue shirt yellow tie memo just as i did joins us with an update. good morning. serious nature. the lower levels the winds are calm. not up to 10 miles per hour up in the hills we need to be concerned. areas in red north bay mountains east bay hills and diablo range on the eastside of the santa clara fire. humidity levels are low and winds gusting 25 to 35 miles per...

some schools voted 100% for strike authorization ... and calling for the vote the union said that the teachers will not necessarily go to the picket line but they hope to have leverage at the bargaining table. theyre not happy about the school boards decision to rescind their raises and require them to work a longer school day next fall ... theyre looking for a 29% pay increase over two years but the board is strapped for cash facing a $3 billion deficit over the next three years to th...

torrential rains leave parts of the gulf coast flooded with more wet weather expected later on today. good morning, everybody. welcome to the monday edition of "early start," im ashleigh banfield. >> and im zoraida sambolin. we are bringing you the news from "a" to "z." its 5:00 a.m. here in the east. lets get started. >> the united states secretary of commerce, john bryson cited for felony hit and run after a series of crashes this weekend. christine romans has been working this sto...

>> we began in contra costa county with a fire at an apartment building that left 16 people homeless. >> and broke out around 1:00 this morning at a complex and a point. it destroyed two units and others were damaged by smoke and water. >> a man at the building said he believes the fire began in a barbecue pit that was being used at the time. investigators say it is too early to determine the cause at this point >> today we could learn which fire stations would be closed by the contra ...