mr. bryson to mr. daly, are you familiar with this? >> no. >> are you involved with any way? >> i have nothing to do with this. >> nothing at all? didn't know about it? >> no. >> did you talk to the white house in those seven visits, did you talk to anyone there about this project? >> never. i never spoke to anyone about this project or any other renewable loan guarantee. only about the nuclear. >> you've talked a lot about energy issues in general. do you think it's maybe out of the ordinary or not customary to have a company send an e-mail to the department of energy asking those folks who will be responsible in determining whether you get the loan or not? do you think it's unusual to ask the department of energy was going to send to the white house chief of staff. >> it's nothing that i've never done. >> you think it's uncommon to get that specific and ask the person who is supposed to say ya or no on a loan project that we'd like you to edit this letter? >> i don't think i've sent an e-mail or a letter to the white house. i don't have a lot of experience in this area. >>

mr. bryson had been on medical leave since june 11th following a seizure that resulted in his involvement in two car accidents. john bryson is stepping down today. >> on the far left of that witness table is michael huerta. this is a hearing in recess now considering his nomination to be the full-time administrator for faa. there's a series of votes on the senate floor. that's the reason for the recess. on capitol hill today across the street from congress the supreme court handed down four of ten remaining decisions in supreme court cases. neither of which was the health care decision nor the arizona immigration law but they did decide today throw out fines and sanctions broadcasters who violated curse words and nudity on broadcast tv. the justices declined today to issue a broad ruling on the constitutionality of the fcc policy. concluding that broadcasters couldn't have known in advance that a brief display of nudity on "nypd blue" could give rise to sanctions. that's one of four decisions handed down today at the supreme court.

mr. bryson to bill daley, white house chief of staff, are you familiar with this e-mail? >> no. >> did you know about this? were you involved in any way with this e-mail being sent to the department of energy? >> i don't think i'm copied on it. >> pardon? >> i had nothing to do with this. >> nothing to do at all? didn't know about it? >> no. >> okay. did you talk to the white house in those seven visits you had to the white house, did you talk to anyone there about this project? >> never. i never spoke with anyone at the white house about this project, or any other renewable loan guarantee. only about the nuclear -- >> so you talked about energy issues in general. do you think it's maybe out of the ordinary, or not customary to have a company send an e-mail to the department of energy asking those folks at the department of energy, who are going to be responsible in determining whether you get the loan or not, do you think it's unusual for them to ask the department of energy to edit an e-mail -- excuse me, edit a letter that their chairman of the board was going to send

mr. bryson, secretary bryson, for his work in promoting exports, renewable energy this san individual whoen a director at bowing, a director at disney, he was ceoo and president of edison international. rebecca blank, who is now the acting secretary ever since that medical leave went into effect some two weeks ago now becomes -- continues as acting secretary. this is a position, of course that would have to be confirmed by the senate. no indication from the president of who he will ultimately nominate to succeed bryson. >> mike viqueira at the white house. thank you. >>> developing right now, want to show you live pictures from orlando, florida, where in 30 minutes, will speak to the national association of latino elected and appointed officials, also known as nah lay -- naleo. voters been waiting for mitt romney, an executive order giving if immigrants the opportunity to legally enter the workforce. this could be one of the candidate's final opportunities make gains within a pivotal part of thing elechter rat. telemundo's jose diaz-balart and maria theresa kumar join us now the immigrati

mr. bryson came.trace: unanswered questions about his health and unanswered questions about this weekend's wrecks? >> that's right. because all of this happened on saturday. it's all very confusing. one question is when did the seizure actually occur whether it was before the first accident or as a result of that one or the one five minutes later when bryson was found slumped unconscious over the wheel of his car. spokesperson says bryson himself has only a limited recall of the events which occurred in the suburb of los angeles. bryson would have been arrested if he hadn't been taken to the hospital. he was apparently released after a fairly brief stay. trace? >> trace: ed henry live at the white house for us. thank you. here is another reason to pack light for next trip out of country. ready? united airlines is now charging $100 for a second checked bag on many international flights. since last year that fee has jumped from $50 to $70. now it's 100 bucks. the new price took effect earlier this month

mr. bryson to bill daley, white house chief of staff of our youth money with his e-mail? >> no. speak were you involved in any way with his e-mail being sent to the department of energy's? >> i don't think i am copied on it. i had nothing to do with this. >> nothing at all? did you talk to the white house in the seventh is just as the white house, did you talk to anyone there about this project? >> never. i never spoke with anyone in the white house about this project or any other renewable loan guarantee. only about the nuclear -- >> so you talk a lot about and general. do you think it's made out of the ordinary or not customary to have a company send an e-mail to the department of energy asking those folks at the department of energy, who will be responsible in determining whether you get the loan or not, do you think it's for them to ask the department of energy to edit a letter that the chairman of the board was going to send to the white house chief of staff? d. think that's unusual? >> i don't know. it's nothing that i've ever done, but whether it's unusual or not i don't

mr. bryson to be commerce secretary, believed that he was capable of serving as commerce secretary, and, in fact, secretary bryson has served effectively as commerce secretary since he was confirmed. i don't have any details of the process of the nominating process beyond that. >> in the last question, you've pointed out so clearly and wonderfully that we have guests that have been asking questions, particularly from i guess states that could be purple or trying to be purple. what's the effort in having questions come -- we welcome them, but talk to us about the white house picking up this regional -- >> well, today we're hosting another installment of our "live from the white house" series, inviting local television anchors from across the country to broadcast the evening news from the south lawn. this time we've invited anchors from markets with significant rural populations so their viewers can hear the president talk about his administration's record of and commitment to investing in rural america. these interviews come as the white house makes two announcements today. one, president

mr. bryson's many decades of service both in the private sector and the public sector. and i would refer you to secretary bryson's letter explaining his resignation. dr. blank, becky blank, will serve as acting commerce secretary. if we have a personnel announcement to make beyond that we'll let you know. but the president has a lot of confidence in dr. blank -- she has served in this position already and did it quite well -- and has a great deal of confidence in her ability to carry on the important work that the commerce department does. >> so that's a no, there's no plan to nominate someone else? >> no, i said that if we had a personnel announcement to make we would provide it, and we will, if and when we do. >> okay. let's try on another thing. there's a story in the times today about the cia helping allies make sure that weapons don't get into the wrong hands in the syrian opposition. i don't know that i can get you to talk about intelligence matters, but i wonder if you could talk about how much you know about the opposition and how much confidence anyone can have

mr. secretary, thank you, sir, for literally gracing us with your presence. it's my honor to introduce to you the 37th commerce secretary of the united states. john bryson has a very, very interesting background that goes both wide and deep. after he graduated from hail law school, he was one of the folks who put together the national resources defense council and took a deep, abiding and lifelong interest in the preservation and enhancement of our national resources throughout the country. he also in california was the chair of the state water resources control board. that's worthying about for a second. california as mark twain once said, whisky is for drinking, water is for fighting over. so when you're the chair of the state water resources control board, and you understand that the water's in the north, the act chur is in the middle, and the people are in the south, there's plenty to fight over. the idea is can you see if you can keep that fighting to a minimum and actually make progrids on the issue of wine in california. john did that, john of course went on to become president and ceo of edison international. one of the world's largest and in my

jay carney issued a statement saying the president's thoughts are with secretary bryson and his family during this time. mr. obama learned about the bizarre chain of events more than a day after it happened. >> we're going to make sure obviously he gets the best care. we'll be able to make a determination from that. >> reporter: in a sign of how contentious the campaign season has gotten, the super pac posted this tweet monday morning. how does@commerce sec have three car crashes in five minutes and alcohol not be involved? #skills. once they learned it was health related they apologized. attempted levity before facts known and failed miserably. we took it down. >> we always knew it was going to be a negative campaign. but we're beginning to see just how low and how negative it can get. >> reporter: senior administration officials say president obama didn't learn about the accidents until monday morning because secretary bryson spent saturday in the hospital. the commerce department didn't learn about the incidents until saturday evening. there will likely be more questions around this part of the story. t

mr. secretary, thank you very much. >> secretary john bryson spoke about the role of coastal economies and maritime commerce this week. the secretary said the u.s. should act now enjoying the treaty says the benefits are too great to ignore. the treaty defines the rights and responsibilities of nations in international waters. part of an event hosted by the national marine sanctuary foundation. it's 25 minutes. [inaudible conversations] >> good morning, everybody. welcome to the 12th annual. it is wonderful to see many familiar faces. it is equally wonderful to see many unfamiliar faces. as the week has grown over the years, want to invite those who are joining us for the first time. my name is jason, president and ceo. to kick off the month president barack obama officially declared june as national oceans month the other day. and as he seems to do year in and you out he once again foreshadowed a lot of the things that we will be discussing of the next few days. in his proclamation the president asked us to, and i quote, celebrate our heritage as a seafaring nation. and that is what this