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, i m ashleigh banfield. and i m zoraida sambolin. we are bringing you the news from a to z. it s 5:00 a.m. here in the east. let s 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 story. she joins us with the live latest. this is shocking news. it s not very often you hear the commerce secretary involved in a felony hit and run investigation. according to the police and the l.a. times and the pasadena star this all happened in california, around 5:00 p.m. he rear-ended a car that was stopped waiting for a crossing train. bryson in his lexus pulled over, told the driver the other car something to the effect of let s exchange our information, but then instead, accordin