he left here for connecticut university to study english. to their surprise he was already fluent in the universal language of basketball. a shoulder injury put a stop to the lucrative contract. he was already trying his hand at comedy. >> we have to joke about that. it was an amazing year. through basketball i have a lot of experience. i talk about this in my show in india appeared [applause] . [applause] today audiences of every creed and color he switches from french, english, and back again. >> i got my blue eyes from my father. my mother had black eyes, she got them from my father, too. >> in sharing the wit and rare ability to bring different cultures together, he is proof of that old adage would ever we may live, whenever our experiences may be, laughter is the best way. >> let's bring you up-to-date on the main stories this hour. president barack obama and michele just about now are at the university medical center in tucson visiting the congress woman and her husband as well as other victims of the shooting. he is going on to the se

he left for connecticut's university to study english.o their surprise, he was already fluent in the universal language. ♪ a shoulder injury -- the discipline it was short-lived. he was sorry trying his hand at comedy. [applause] today, audiences of every creed and color, he switches from french to english and back again. >> physically, i do not look arabic because i have blue eyes. my mother has black eyes. she got them from my father, too. [laughter] >> he is proof that the old adage that wherever we may live, laughter is the shortest distance between us. >> you will get much more on back any time you wanted on bbc.com. you can get in touch with me and the team on twitter. thank you for watching. >> hello and welcome. >> see the news unfold, get the top stories from around the globe and click-to-play video reports. go to bbc.com/news to experience the in-depth, expert reporting of "bbc world news" online. >> funding was made possible by the freeman foundation of new york, stowe, vermont, and honolulu. newman's own foundation. the john d

central connecticut state university ranked the country's largest metro areas and doesn't measure whetherpeople can read, but whether or not they do. it used things like newspaper, bookstores and libraries available. washington, d.c. is at the top of the list. san francisco did come in at number six and oakland is at number 37. the other 10 of california's 12 largest ranked in the bottom half. san jose is ranked 50th and stockton is last. >> we want to check the morning commute. mike inouye has the time saver traffic. >> i want to take to you 580. we have a new accident at greenville road. that's a big slow down expected. back to you. >> a local news update in a half hour for you. have a great day year after yea. feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today. texting...blogging... all this technology, but you're still banking like pilgrims! it's time for new school banking, bubbie. interest plus savings at capitalone.com. why earn bupkis, when your savings can earn three times the national average!! three times the national average!!! new school banking at capi

. >>> the end of the year marks the end of a record-setting winning streak for the university of connecticut women's basketball team. the huskies lost their first game in more than 2 1/2 years. after 90 wins they fell to stanford 71-59. >>> when we come back, the party has started. ringing in the new year around the world. >>> you're looking at flood waters sweeping through northern australia where days of pounding rain have now flooded an area larger than texas. some two dozen towns have been inundated, forcing more than 200,000 people from their homes. >>> and in that part of the world, the new year has already begun. nbc's martin fletcher is keeping an eye on all the celebrations across many time zones, designed to get 2011 off to a grand start. he joins us tonight from london. happy new year, martin. >> reporter: thank you kate, you too. with the weather, the economy, it's been a rough year worldwide. but for a few hours at least, all that is set aside as new year celebrations unite much of the globe. new zealand opened the new year celebrations well enough almost a day ago. that was ecl

. >>> federal agents raided two homes in connecticut in connection with a cyber hacking case. university of connecticut students lived in both of those homes. investigators were led to the first house after they traced the ip address linked to several cyber attacks. >> felt that the neighbors were sharing internet access were part of a website hacking. >> officials won't say what websites were targeted expect that they are major business. no one was arrested at either home. >>> today a parolee is in trouble again, this time for threatening a retired congresswoman. nelson was arrested last night accused of calling diane watson and threatening to kill her. police searched his apartment and found several stolen items but no weapons. he was on parol for a prior terrorist conviction. >>> and a san francisco woman received an anti aircraft projectile in the mail. several apartments near by had to be evacuated by police say the projectile wound up being harmless. the woman ordered a cooking package on ebay when the projectile was sent instead. >>> caltrain will be holding a meeting to keep serv

stanford beat the university of connecticut, breaking a 90-game string of wins.uskies played perfectly for more than 2 1/2 seasons, unthinkable, capturing a pair of national titles. and like a true sportsman, a great response from connecticut's coach. meeting loss with humor. >> the losing stuff is getting old, man, i hate it. >> we'd say the same thing. >>> and another unlucky break today, this one for a legendary american outlaw. new mexico's governor decided against pardoning billy the kid. the state apparently promised the gun slinger a chance at freedom more than 130 years ago after he testified at a murder trial. but this morning on "good morning america," governor bill richardson said the killer outlaw did not deserve to be pardoned. exonerated. you heard it here first. >>> and now to a changing of the guard online. facebook has just overtaken google as the world's most hit internet site. more hits there than anywhere. the rise of the social networking giant shows that americans are now spending more time connecting with people on the internet and apparent

fbi agents have raided a home in connecticut linked to cyber attacks by wikileaks supporters. a university of connecticut student says that he was the target of the raid yesterday. he acknowledged he is part of the group that coordinated those attacks on visa and mastercard and paypal. the group claims they hacked into the company's website to support wikileaks founder julian assange. the raid comes a day after federal officials issued 40 search warrants related to the hacking. the student was not arrested. >>> back here closer to home, it is going to rain a little bit this weekend, and that's something we haven't been able to say for several weekends. >> ready for a change? >> i think so. might be a freshing. >> inc. it would be a nice change. we'll see changes in the atmosphere out there today, beginning with a lifting in the fog bank. might notice already out there visibility is a little greater than the last few days. we will continue cloudy and cool. and as ann mentioned, a bit of rain on the horizon, which we'll take a look at coming up in a few minutes. >>> also, a peculiar problem

university, but i reside in ocean town, new jersey? >> where is quinnipiac, and why are you going there? >> it is a school in connecticut, about 6000 undergrads. i arrived at quinnipiac university because of their communications program and decided that was not the position for me. they have a strong communications and business program. i wanted to study sociology and political science. >> what have you learned this last couple of weeks? >> so much. we learned a lot about networking and things like that. we made trips to capitol hill where people are extremely effective -- extremely accepting of view. congressman and senators are -- congressmen and senators are extremely receptive to you. making sure that you see everything that is going on, very transparent. it is an awesome experience to have. >> how old are you? >> i am 20 years old. >> so you can vote, right? >> so why do you think members of congress might be interested in you? >> because we are their constituents, yes. >> let me ask you the same question about the fairness doctrine. do you think we need one? >> i think the press should be extremely free. i do not

connecticut. robert kershaw, business owner and outreach worker, oxford house, incorporated, silver spring, maryland. dr. jesse b. milby, director, medical psychology, substance abuse and homeless research program, department of psychology, university of alabama at birmingham, birmingham, alabama. dr. clark, when is a person categorized as homeless? well, the most important thing is to recognize that when a person lacks a permanent, fixed residence, they meet the category of homeless. now, there are a number of temporary arrangements that people have; for instance, it's estimated that roughly 1.6 million people are living in transitional or shelters, and they also meet the definition of homeless. so it's-we're looking for people who have permanent, fixed residence, and if you don't have that, then you're defined as homeless. and dr. milby, can you sort of take us through those categories a little bit? well, there're, there're lots of services that are provided for the homeless, from basic emergency shelters that just provide overnight stay, and people have to leave after-usually serve breakfast and then have to leave after. there are shelters that are more permanent and give people a chance to find more permanent housing. there are

university. >> tell us about quinnipiac, because we always hear about the polls. >> it is a school in connecticut, 6000 undergraduates. i went there because of their communications program and decided that would be a position for me. we have a strong communications and business program. i am setting sociology and political science. >> what have you learned of the last couple of weeks? >> so much. we learned a lot about networking and things like that. we made trips to capitol hill where you see people extremely receptive to you. an amazing thing. you would think they would not want anything to do with a random college student. but congressmen and senators, their office are very receptive to you. they are helping you learn about what is going on here and making sure that you see everything going on, transparent, extremely awesome experience to have. i am 20 years old. >> so you can vote? >> yes, sir. >> why did think members of congress might be interested in you? [laughter] >> i had even met with congressman who i was not their constituents. they were all extremely receptive. >> let me ask you ab

included being an avid swimmer, luis took advantage of the university of miami extensive and accessible facilities. however, during a trip to the connecticut ymca a couple of years ago, luis could not access the indoor swimming pool so luis and carolina decided to take action and not only did they promote awareness of paralysis and disabilities in this community but also made the connecticut ymca accessible for all the disabled. out of this victory, the walk-about foundation was born. the walk-about foundation's mission is twofold. first, to actively pursue a cure for paralysis by helping fund research programs, and second, to provide wheelchairs to those who cannot afford one. what makes the walk about foundation singular ises i drive to make sure that disable -- singular is its drive to make sure that disabled individuals can lead full and active lives. this is due to lisa's character and unyielding belief that people should not be victims of their circumstances. the walk about foundation has not limited its services and generosity to just our nation. last month the foundation provided 200 wheelchairs to hatey. in addition to the 4 hub -

connecticut. an 86-foot buzzer beater to close out the first half. it was courtesy of stephanie quartchuze from the universitye will remember, not the loss. let's head out to sam who's coffee is now iced coffee. sam, good morning. >> good morning, juju. we have a good basketball history in kentucky. less that three minutes, the water that we poured, solid ice. the coffee, solid ice. even the coffee, solid ice. i know it's not amazing water freezes but it's amazing how quickly it freeze on these sidewalk this morning. let's get to the boards. one or two things to talk about as you head out the door. there's plenty of rain coming in the deep south from houston to new orleans, to mobile, to jackson. this is a big rainmaker. it's also something to watch out for later in the week. that's the storm system that moves up the eastern seaboard to deliver another dose of winter. l.a. and san diego in the 70s. palm springs at 75. san francisco, 62 degrees. there is less wind. it was a brutal weekend with santa ana kicking up. cold blast and that system will run up by wednesday. good news, it's got so much warm air with i

university's mercatus center. isabel sawhill is at brookings institute. the next call is from connecticut. this is charles, a caller: republican good morning. this is perhaps not germane, but it is something that has aggravated me for ages. i would like to have the government refer not to a budget, because as i understand it, when most families figure a budget, at the top of the page they put down what their income is, then they list all things they will have to spend money on such as food and rent and mortgage and transportation and so forth. if that number comes out bigger than the number of the top of the page, they go back and cut down on other things. the government does not seem to work that way. i would like to know if from now on, can we refer to it as the government's expense account? guest: i will start and say i like your idea in general and i think the government does need to learn to live within its means, which is really what you are talking about. we had a lot of problems back in 2008 leading up to where we are now because a lot of people were living beyond their means. we h

university's mercatus center. isabel sawhill is at brookings institute. the next call is from connecticut. this is charles, a caller: republican good morning. this is perhaps not germane, but it is something that has aggravated me for ages. i would like to have the government refer not to a budget, because as i understand it, when most families figure a budget, at the top of the page they put down what their income is, then they list all things they will have to spend money on such as food and rent and mortgage and transportation and so forth. if that number comes out bigger than the number of the top of the page, they go back and cut down on other things. the government does not seem to work that way. i would like to know if from now on, can we refer to it as the government's expense account? guest: i will start and say i like your idea in general and i think the government does need to learn to live within its means, which is really what you are talking about. we had a lot of problems back in 2008 leading up to where we are now because a lot of people were living beyond their means. we h

university's mercatus center. isabel sawhill is at brookings institute. the next call is from connecticut. this is charles, a caller: republican good morning. this is perhaps not germane, but it is something that has aggravated me for ages. i would like to have the government refer not to a budget, because as i understand it, when most families figure a budget, at the top of the page they put down what their income is, then they list all things they will have to spend money on such as food and rent and mortgage and transportation and so forth. if that number comes out bigger than the number of the top of the page, they go back and cut down on other things. the government does not seem to work that way. i would like to know if from now on, can we refer to it as the government's expense account? guest: i will start and say i like your idea in general and i think the government does need to learn to live within its means, which is really what you are talking about. we had a lot of problems back in 2008 leading up to where we are now because a lot of people were living beyond their means. we h

university's mercatus center. isabel sawhill is at brookings institute. the next call is from connecticut. this is charles, a caller: republican good morning. this is perhaps not germane, but it is something that has aggravated me for ages. i would like to have the government refer not to a budget, because as i understand it, when most families figure a budget, at the top of the page they put down what their income is, then they list all things they will have to spend money on such as food and rent and mortgage and transportation and so forth. if thanumber comes out bigger than the number of the top of the page, they go back and cut down onther thing the government does not seem to work that way. i would like to know if from now on, can we refer to it as the government's expense account? guest: i will start and say i like your idea in general and i think the government does need to learn to live within its means, which is really what you are talking about. we had a lot of problems back in 2008 leading up to where we are now because a lot of people were living beyond their means. we had acc

university. his research focuses on spending in which ways government policy develop and how it impacts what measures of well being. let's get to calls for the two guests beginning with norwalk, connecticut. tom, you're on, tom. >> caller: hi, this is more for isabel to answer. if obama keeps on pulling money out of the private sector through his policies and keeps adding to the regulations of the private sector or the business sector, if you pull money out of the private sector and give it to the public sector, you shrink the money in the private sector, and it keeps the job growth down and exacerbates this long unemployment that we're seeing. do you see anything, a change in the heart of obama in his policies since the election of the tea partyers that will change his policy towards continuing high tax or raising taxes and regulations on the private sector? >> guest: i think in the state of the union address, you saw a very clear picture of the president towards reaching out towards the private sector. he also in his a.ments has -- appointments signaled he will work more closely with business groups in the future, so that suggests that he's very aware that government doesn't create job