secretary of commerce john brison. he was driving a lexus in the san gabriel valley saturday afternoon when he rear end a buick as he waited for a train to pass. he stopped and talked with three men inside the buick and then left the location and hit the buick. a second buick brison-- hit the buick a second time. he was cited for felony hit and run. drugs and alcohol don't appear to play a role. he has not been admitted to the hospital. we will continue to follow the investigation and bring any updates as we get them. >> the child sex abuse scandal at penn state university, later this morning opening statements will begin in the trial of former assistant coach jerry sandusky. we're learning surprising things about the jury that will decide his fate. tom roussey has a look ahead. >> only seven months after jerry sandusky was first arrested, jury selection is over. tomorrow his trial begins. one legal analyst is concerned. >> . the case has been > >> also the prosecution could not get a change of venue, so all jurors liv

commerce secretary john brison on medical leave of absence just days after the 68-year-old got into a car accidents in l.a. reps say he suffered a seizure and has a limited recall of the events that happened. brison was cited for felony hit and run in the crashes. never booked, though. investigators found no evidence of drugs or alcohol. >>> despite the efforts of crews on the ground and in the air, colorado's raging wildfire turned deadly. the blaze trapped and killed a 62-year-old woman who was unable to escape from her house in ft. collins. >>> meanwhile, crews in new mexico are cutting back trees to keep the little bare fire from spreading. crews mapping it say flames have destroyed 40 square miles of dry brush, including 45,000 acres at lincoln national forest. >>> an incredible moment of legal closure out of australia for a mother wrongly convicted and later exonerated in the killing of her child. the coroner formally declaring that the baby was, in fact, killed by a wild native dog known as a dingo. little aczarria date in 1980 on an outback camping trip when the animal seized

. >>> commerce secretary john brison is taking a medical leave of action after being hit in a hit-and-run accident. they found him unconscious in his car. brison will undergo tests and evaluation during the medical leave he has been sited but not yet charged in those accidents. >>> a life saving breakthrough at the university of maryland medical center. for the first time ever in maryland a patient with an artificial heart receives a heart transplant. >> 64-year-old grant fuser says he is lucky to be alive. earlier this year he was rushed to the university of maryland medical center with congestive heart failure. >> i wasn't that far away from death and didn't know it. >> reporter: doctors immediately knew fuser was a candidate for a heart transplant but to keep him alive until a donor was found, doctors implanted an artificial heart. ummc is the only maryland hospital certified to use the total artificial heart it is the only fda approved device available as a bridge to a heart transplant. >> when you think about it, we had to really trust each other, because we're telling him we think w

. >>> john brison, the nation's commerce secretary was cited for felony hit and run over the weekend.d manhunt resumes in alabama this morning. two of the dead and wounded were former auburn football players. >>> more flooding along the gulf coast. the northeast should enjoy a beautiful day. >>> and finally, millions of us are feeling the lure of the open road this time of year. >> heading out. americans are flocking once again to the rolling home away from home, the rv. abc's cecilia vega got behind the wheel. >> we pulled into a pretty grove of pines and made ourselves comfortable. >> reporter: the it's the great american vacation. the family road trip. is there you'll find the other campers mighty friendly. >> reporter: these are no campers. meet the rv of a new generation. a custom kitchen, and count them, one, two, three tvs. you can hook up satellite television? >> absolutely. >> there is obviously the initial cost of an rv. but it's cheaper because you can bring your own food. you don't have to go out to eat all the time. >> reporter: there are six-figure price tags and hefty g

united states secretary of commerce john brison is being investigated for his alleged involvement in a hit and run accident in southern california. he's hospitalized with nonlife threatening injuries. the sheriffs office said he rear ended a car that stopped for a passing train. he got out of the car, talked to the occupant and hit the same car again as he left the scene. the sheriff's office said he allegedly caused another collision with a second car about five minutes later. he was found alone and unconscious in his car. at this point, no indication that is drugs or alcohol played a role. >>> campaign 2012 now. it's no secret that the economy is playing a central role in recent remarks by the president have given republicans fuel for the fire. susan mcginnis has more. >> reporter: good morning terrell. one remark in particular. the private sector is doing fine. the president said it. the romney campaign is all over this one. it's not the only thing the white house is grappling with right now. the romney campaign is trying to capitalize on president obama's comments on friday. >> p

e-mail asking, the department of energy in close was a draft letter from the chairman of the board, john brison, who became the commerce secretary. and had been in the news of late. this has nothing to do with that. but, a draft letter from john bryson, saying edit this letter we are thinking about sending to the white house chief of staff, and talking about the loan guarantee they were seeking to get your tax dollars, we have this kind of stuff. so on and on it goes, but we just came from that hearing and i think it under scores how critical the election is. look, i was -- polly and i had a chance in november. i'll give you a bit of context. had a chance to travel isreal, didn't matter who we were talking to, folks in the government or private sector, they all said one thing, they said the best way, the absolute best way for the united states of america to help our country is for america to stay strong. they said when you are strong, we are better. when you are strong, we are safer. and the truth is, and this is why i think sometimes what the left misses. the truth is when the united states of

. >>> john brison had difficult delivering a commencement address thursday two days before two separatecar accidents. the l.a. time reports some students and parents from pasadena's polytechnic school says brison slurred his words during a speech. the commerce department says brison suffered a seizure. a test of his breath came up negative for alcohol. >>> barbara boxer today slammed several car rental companies for failing to take a safety pledge. senator boxer said today just one car rental agency, hertz agreed to take the pledge. they asked the car rental companies to promise not to rent or sell any cars that are under a safety recall until they've been repaired. a woman who appeared with senator boxer today says that pledge might have saved her daughter's life. the two young santa cruz women died when a recalled enterprise rental they were driving caught fire and crashed. >> i do believe my daughters would still be here. but they aren't and i don't want any more rachel and jackies to lose their lives. >> they plan to reintroduce the bill in a few weeks. >>> police are warning of a r

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commerce secretary john brew son is accused of causing two car crashes in southern california and has been cited for felony hit and run. around 5 p.m. on saturday brison rear-ended a car that was stopped for a train. he talked to the three men inside that car but then took off hitting their car again as he left. 5 minutes later bryson hit another car. officers found him unconscious. he was taken to the hospital but has since been released. police say initial tests did not detect any drugs or alcohol. >>> the roger clemens perjury trial is about to go to jury. the defense plans to wrap its case today with closing arguments tomorrow. the jury will then begin deciding his fate following a two young trial. he is charged with lying to congress in 2008 when he denied using steroids. >>> st arizona voters will decide in a special election who will take over gab row el giffords seat in the house of representatives. over the weekends give fords campaigned for her former aide ron basher who's the democratic candidate running for the seat. she gave up her seat to concentrate on her recovery after being shot in the head at a political event back in january 2011.