what i can point you to is george kaiser, himself, with the committee reaffirme affirmen his words heeporter: he pointed out that the e-mail was written in the spring of 2010. that was months after solyndra got half a billion dollars that was eventually lost. his suggestion was the deal was already done so george kaiser was not lobbying anyone because the money had been paid out. we are getting late word from democratic officials that there may be documents sent up to the hill later tonight from the white house. none of it is official yet. again, republicans likely to say that these are not the documents they are looking for. there has been a back and forth. white house turns over some documents and republicans say it's not enough. jay carney from the podium noting he wishes republicans would be this focused on creating jobs as they are on solyndra. >> neil: i wonder if there is a strategy beyond fighting from the bigger argument saying this is what happens when you go reckless on spending. the crisis kind of pick up and accelerate. >> no doubt republicans on the hill sees this as a p

this email from george kaiser. is he a solyndra investor, also an obama campaign donor.that email that we reported on last night george kaiser basically indicated he had spoken to white house officials about solyndra. that seemed to can that district that what jay carney said a a few weeks back when he said george kaiser never lobbied on that. today carney fired back. >> what i can point you to is george kaiser himself with the committee reaffirmed in his words that he never lobbied in administration. >> carney also insisted that he email we were talking about in the spring of 2010 was months after solyndra got half a billion dollars from the federal government. so his point was even if george kaiser was trying to lobby, the deal was already done, shep. >> shepard: the white house may release more documents. do we have any word on a time frame? >> look. they say basically they are going to keep sending these documents out on an ongoing basis and trying to cooperate as much as possible with the republicans on the hill. for example, jay carney points out they have already

conversations, generally and a kaiser family foundation spokesman agreed, tellinggfox news today, quote, "george kaisero," kaiser wrote to solyndra board member steve mitchell in march 20-10, when ken and i were visiting with a group of administration folks in dc who are in charge of the stimulus process (white house, nottdoe -- kaiser streessd) aadd them responded simultaneousll about their thorough knowledge of the solyndra story, suggesting it was one of their primeeposter chillren."" mitccell had tolddkaiser foundation executive ken things are headed in the right direction and [energy secretary steven] chu is apparently ssaying involved in sslyndra's application and companyy s a success story." &pp aad just a week earrier, levit had told mitchell, quote, "they about had an orgasm in biden's office when we mentioned solyndra." at house energy hearing held shortlyyafter the f-b-i raided solyndra's offices, white house and denied that favoritism ever played a role.waxman says "did anyone in the administration instruct you or our staff to guarantee because of the donattons to the president by mr. kaise

the request from fund-raiser george kaiser came after the loan was issued.aiser and his associate was trying to get the government to buy some of the company the solar panels. committee republicans it is proof political influence played a role in ow solyndra was treated but committee democrats are furious tonight. they say the republicans selectively cherry picked a few e-mails but are holding dozens more none of this took place. one email exchanged, kaiser associates discuss a meeting with vice president joe biden's office. >> they about had an orgasm when this was mentioned. later e-mail from kizer to a colleague he discuss what's appears to be a meeting at the white house. "a couple of weeks ago when ken and i were visiting with a group of administration folk, white house, not d.o.e., and solyndra came up, every one of them responded saying it was one of their poster children." and of the oversight subcommittee joining us now. mr. chairman unthink there's a smoking gun. if so, what is it? >> i don't know if it's a smoking gun. john, what you mention in th

taxpayers were moved to the back of the line in case of default. >> what i can point you to is george kaiser himself with the committee reaffirmed in his words he never lobbied this administration. >> white house officials also note republicans did not play up other documents. such as the kaiser e-mail in october 2010 saying, "i doubt whether roush browner would intervene." in reference to two top white house officials. >> despite what jay carney said at a briefing today about there being nothing to lobby on because the loan had been long approved the "washington post" reported that in fact, solyndra sought a second loan from the government. aren't the time in 2010 that george kaiser wrote the e-mail. officials insist the energy department quickly rejected the second request for money. bret? >> bret: ed henry live on the north lawn. thank you. he spoke at a town hall event, a rarity for the top man at the central bank. but bernanke that he was campaigning for anything. tonight for the first time, in almost a half century, penn state university has a head football coach not named "joe paterno

solyndra, and he is a billionaire and one of president obama's most prominent supporters head of the george kaiserily foundation. and, also, a major investor in solyndra, and kaiser has visited the white house 17 times, and the e-mails shed some light on the substance of the visits that carney described "a couple of weeks ago kaiser wrote to the board member mitchell in early march of 2010 when ken and i visited with administration folks in washington, dc would were in charge of the stimulus process, white house not doe kaiser stresses, and solyndra came up, and each of them responded simultaneously about their thorough knowledge of the solyndra story suggesting it was one of their prime children." and early that same day mitchell told to ken, that kaiser foundation executive it appears things are headed in the right direction and energy secretary is apparently staying involved in solyndra's application that continues to talk up the company as a success story." >> of course, solyndra went bankrupt, and the f.b.i. in september raided its offices and executives' homes and a series of events pursued

looking at the heavily redacted emails, at least we know that george kaiser and ken leavitt, who was ation, were bragging about meeting in the white house about the stimulus recovery team and were talking about the department of energy loan and a possible other deal that involved a $400,000 contract for the navy that they were angly forward. they were bragging that the white house considered solyndra know one of its quote, prime poster children, unquote. and all of this has to be said in the context of this great stonewall of obama that's been built on all of these festering scandals, including fast & furious, which eric holder was on the hot seat this week. but it brings to light all the obstructionism. they are allergic to sunlight and subpoenas. >> sean: and what happened to the transparency? [chuckles] >> it was a pipe dream from day one for sure. >> sean: great to see you. we appreciate as always, you being with us. we will come back with bhr on the media being slammed tonight by the audience in the republican debate. and race and the democratic party. we will explain that as we

himself to a colleague, a solyndra board member -- you, remember, george kaiser was a big investor in solyndra -- and he said among other things: >> reporter: that is from george kaiser himself, that suggests if not lobbying, he was at least in the west wing of the white house discussing solyndra. that may contradict what has been previously said by the white house. there was another e-mail that came out yesterday involving solyndra officials, one of them saying in february of 2010, quote: >> reporter: that might get a little bit of a mention here in the briefing as well. megyn: is that awkward, ed, as you're like steps away from the lectern that jay carney's going to go out of, and he's probably backstage watching you deliver this report, and in the moments the two of you are going to have an exchange, perhaps a testy exchange about these e-mails that you just played for us? >> reporter: just the facts, megyn. [laughter] megyn: well, it was very gracious of you to highlight for jay exactly what you were going to ask him. we'll be watching the briefing as it unfolds. thanks so much

>> one day after congressional investigators interrogated him behind closed doors, billionaire george kaiser saw the private e-mails released by the house energy and commerce committee. financial supporter of president obama, kaiser is a major investor in solyndra, the now bankrupt solar company to which the obama administration gave half a billion in loan guarantees that the taxpayers are swallowing now. kaiser investigators say visited the white house 17 times. >> he was involved in a lot of charitable efforts. and it's our understanding that while we haven't looked in every meeting that he might have had here that was the focus of the conversation generally speaking at the white house. >> the kaiser family foundation spokesman agreed telling fox news "george kaiser had no discussion with the government regarding the loan to solyndra." but e-mails tell a different story. a couple of weeks ago they wrote to board members in march 2010 when ken and i were visiting with a group of administration folks in d.c. who were in charge of the stimulus process, white house, not doe, kaiser stressed an

he wrote to george kaiser, one of the big investor, march 5, 2010 t. appears things are head in the right direction and stifen chu is apparently staying involved in solyndra's application and continues to talk up the company as a success story. now it shows the secretary of energy, i mean, this went all the way up to the top of the energy department. it wasn't someone below. >> solyndra wanted a lot. they got the $535 million and then they wanted to restructure that and they were applying for a nearly $500 million more loan guarantees, i think it was $479 million more. so they were trying -- even up to the end, they were trying to get additional taxpayer money to prop themselves up. >> i look forward to seeing what the other emails are that the in thees want to release that are going to make this look different maybe it will. but it seems like to me, that's quite a chore for them. byron, thank you. >> thank you. >> the debate just ended and they are here. mr. herman cain, and representative michele bachmann, both here to go on the record and an electio

many written by or two a man named george kaiser the billionaire backer of president obama who is alsomajor investor in solyndra. white house press secretary jay carney has said 17 visits to the white house were generally charity related. he wrote to a board member in 2010 a couple weeks ago when ken and were visiting with a group of folks in d.c. white house not doe kaiser stressed solyndra came up. every one of them responded simultaneously about their knowledge of the solyndra story suggesting it was one of their prime poster children. that same day the board member told ken mentioned in the other email ken leavitt, quote: it appears things are heading in the right direction steven chu is apparently staying involved in solyndra's application and continues to talk up the company as a success story. >> are you aware of anything that would suggest that mr. kaiser's donation to the president were a factor in determining whether to grant the solyndra loan guarantee. >> no. i wasn't there. but i have no reason to believe that. >> those were white house and doe officials. accuses house rep

texas republican joe barton: >> you know who george kaiser is, i'm sure. >> yes. i know now. >> you know that he was a major investor in a venture capital firm that had a major stake in solyndra. you knew that. >> not at the time of the evaluation of the loan, not at the time of the restructuring. i know now what his connection, what his role has been. everybody and their dog at d.o.e. knew who he was and knew what he was involved in. >> reporter: but chu insistd throughout the hearing there was no political influence in the department's decision. >> who put the pressure on, you or them, to delay divulging that knowledge till after the elections? >> there was no pressure. i was not part of that decision, and i certainly would not have been in favor of that decision. >> reporter: democrats on the committee charged republicans with playing politics. henry waxman of california: >> all of these records show that the decision to award a loan guarantee to solyndra was based on the merits, not political considerations. it's time for house republicans to stop dancing on s

just released e-mails appear to indicate that a major donor to the obama campaign george kaiser pushed for a loan to solyndra before it went under. obama spokesman maintains the white house did not get involved and the loan was approved by the energy department. >>> to politics. embarrassing debate stumble by rick perry. at last night's presidential debate in michigan, perry couldn't remember all three federal agencies he said he'd eliminate if he's elected. >> commerce, education and the -- what's the third one there? let's see. >> you can't name the third one? >> the third agency of government -- i would do away with education, the -- i -- commerce, and, let's see -- i can't. the third one i can't. sorry. oops. >> last night's debate was focused for the most part on the economy. those charges of sexual harassment leveled at herman cain also came up. danielle nottingham reports. >> reporter: eight gop presidential candidates took the debate stage at oakland university in michigan. the harassment allegations plaguing herman cain's campaign were addressed early on. >> the american peopl

they were from george kaiser calling solyndra a poster child for renewable energy. and they went bankrupt in september, and the white house insists it did not intervene in this decision to grant that loan. >> bay area schools turning to solar power getting a lesson in saving money. three east bay school districts developed solar master plans. the plans have enabled school districts to turn to owe solar energy to campuses on berkeley and oakland school districts. a state senator says turning to sole jar not om good for environment but it's good for school budgets, too. >> this will pay for itself shortly and after that, money can be put back into the classroom and back, giving our young people what they need. to her learn and thrive. >> they spent $7.3 million on electricky and have capacity to generate up to $5.3 million in solar power. >> twin 2-year-old girl who's underwent surgery are make prog gres. doctors moved them out of intensive care today. girls have begun physical therapy and now he'ding -- eating solid foods and watching tv shows. the twins once joined

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i think jay carney having said that this, george kaiser this obama bundleer who is an investor in solyndra never discussed solyndra in his white house meetings. not true. we have an e-mail that says at the time they were going to restructure it, they were handling the loan. they contradicted themselves we'll likely find more. >> i don't it rises to the level for jay carney making a mistake, probably given bad information. rises to bombshell. because george kizer in the e-mail that were released the shrekive release told the lobbyists to back off. pulled back because they pressure him too much. vy yet to see other than bungling, no question they bungled this. any proof to lead to us believe political influence on high pushing it through. because of a donor. >> bret: g.o.p. aide typing in through ed henry reporting this is a start, but the white house has more in the system. the committee wants to see the documents. >> there is a reason administration is withholding. if you look at the documents. you discover that solyndra was protesting how much of a going concern it was. and supported by t

committee examined some of the documents they already had and discovered the the white house and george kaiser did talk about solyndra. the obama administration said it hadn't talk to kaiser about the plant. 9:00 a.m. our time is when the white house has to turn over the documents. >> it will be interesting to watch this one unfold. >> it is 6:26 right now. still to come on "today in the bay. rick perry certainly lost his train of thought, but could he possiblily lose the gop bid for president? >> three people dead from traffic accidents in five days in san jose. we'll have a live report on that coming up. >>> and we're going to see the sunshine and the 70s for today. take a look at what's headed our way. a lot of rain on the coast. >>> as the commute builds around e e bay i have an eye on the cil heac gth wu tewelan come back. >>> new this morning, the recent time change has san jose police sending a warning to everybody on the roads after a few deadly accidents. i'm marla tellez. i'll have the story coming up. >> millions of dollars on the line for bay area cities. it all hinges on a state s

e-mails show the white house and major solyndra investor george kaiser did talk about solyndra. on the face of it, that's a mistruth. republicans accuse him of pushing the administration into a another loan for solyndra, which it didn't. the white house was caught not doing something wrong but not telling the truth. still to come. a fugitive on the run after murdering a bay area police officer gets ready to turn himself in. >> imagine having to fight for millions or dollars you believe is yours. many cities here in the bay area are in the fight. it could be your town. we'll have the story coming up. >>> about 24 hours away from heavy rain in parts of the bay area. we have the weekend forecast ready to go. >>> i've been tracking a full i'osure for the peninsula. i'll give you the latest for highway 1 coming up. >>> new this morning the recent time change has police sending out a warning to everybody on the roads. i'm marla tellez with that story coming up. >> and a school on edge after news that not one, but two major gas pipelines run right under the campus. >>> and community ou

. >> judge jeanine: and in this case, george kaiser. the whole idea of the refinancing deal where american taxpayers are put at the end of the line behind the hedge fund guys, did he answer that question as to why he would put americans whose money it is at the back of the line and change the whole deal so there is no chance of our getting our money back, a half a billion dollars? >> lieutenan let's be clear. the language of the loan guarantee act that authorized these things in the first place specifically says you cannot subordinate the taxpayer debt to other sources and he clearly did that. he said well, i only thought it was the first financing, rehe financing was not subject to that and i have advice from a lawyer in an e-mail that says that i didn't have to behave that way but that is prepostorrous. >> judge jeanine: seam on him. i don't know how smart he is but that seems ridiculous. do you think, peter, that the energy secretary should have seen this was is going to collapse? >> you have the office of management and budget predi

newly released e-mails show contrary to white house claims, one of president obama's major donors, george kaiser, pushed for a second loan of the company before it went bankrupt in september. solyndra already received a $528 million government loan back in 2009. the second loan was not approved. instead, an investment group led by a kaiser made a private loan that put them in front of taxpayers for repayment. kaiser was a frequent washington visitor in 2009 and last year. the white house has denied for months that they talked about solyndra during those visits. it also contends no political influence was involved in solyndra decisions. >>> new tonight at 6:00, satan was here, 6-6-6 and a pentogram was scrawled on a milpitas church halloween night. the lutheran church on calivaris boulevard spray painting independent grams, some time overnight between october 30th and halloween morning. whether it was meant to be a prank or intended to harm the church is unclear. either way, the police department is offering a $200 reward for any information that leads to an arrest in the case. >>> san francisco