. >>> meanwhile, in the nba, it's carmelo and the nuggets takes on kobe and the lakers. picking up third quarter. nuggets up, three, carmelo going baseline. misses. try, try again. nuggets up five. to the fourth, and lamar odom, kobe just 3 of 17 shooting. but that one, he also had 12 assists. o minutes to go. nuggets down four. keep an eye on melo. melo fouled out. lakers win it 95-89. that's your espn news update. i'm steve weissman, back to you in new york. >>> in australia, thousands of people have been captured on camera baring it all for the sake of art. >> and we mean it all. about 52 baring souls of all shapes and sizes and ages stripped down to nothing on the steps of the sidney opera house. they spent about an hour getting into position. >> it was fantastic. there were so many people here, when they said, you can take your clothes off, everybody stoot up and said, airport. >> it was organized by american artist spencer tunic who is known for nude pictures in public places. we couldn't zoom in on anything too tight there. >> that's right. >>> up next, the storie

second quarter belonged to kobe bryant who scored ten. check out the moves he puts on mike miller to beat the shot clock. 4th quarter the wizards trail. shock being. >>> you know what? if you ain't rubbing, you ain't racing. ricky bobby.  >>> the nascar sprint series in bristol, tennessee. lap 342. we have a situation. mark martin in the number five car gets hit by greg biffle. he goes into the wall. sparks fly. slows down oncoming traffic and there's a problem. 13 cars involved. martin finished 35th. biffle who started it all was fourth. seven laps left, jimmy johnson takes the lead for good. he wins his third race of the year. he's tied for tenth place all time. tony stewart was second. >>> want to root on a college team? georgetown women play baylor tomorrow night in the second round ever the tournament. i'm dave feldman. have a great night. i'll see you tomorrow.

kobe called it the lucky shot.er even though it was 42 games ago the heat still haven't let it go. said udonis haslem "that one hurt, still does hurt but there is nothing that you can really do about it" except get a little revenge. americanairlines arena in miami for our "opening act." kobe struggling from the field of late. shooting just 34%. he worked with chuck person assistant coach for the lakers. there he hits 39 points on 15 of 28 shooting. game to go to overtime. under a minute to go in o.t. wade to udonis haslem. wade one of his 14 assists in the game. the lakers are down two. kobe in the lane and he is offensiv take another look. jermaine o'neal sliding over. takes the charge. miami wins it 114-111. >>> the season ended today the jazz and suns would face each other in the first round. second quarter suns up nine. grant hill with the stuff. 37-year-old showing he's still got some pop under those legs. steve nash, plus the foul. suns would go up 11 after the free throw. moments later, sundiata gaines he's

. >>> the wizards last night visiting kobe bryant and company and they were abused by kobe bryant from long-range. the lakers star scored 7 from behind the ark. he had 24. the lakers against wizards, a 99-92 loss. they have dropped 11 straight. >>> good news for the nationals this sunday. they won. giving up two runs over five innings of work. nats beat the marlins 9-7. that is a quick look at morning sports. have a great start to your workweek. >>> it is 6:25. watch out cheaters, find out what is being done to nab you. >>> and a proposed fare hike. in five minutes learn where and when they will be. angie? >> reporter: heavy delays on the outer loop due to a disabled vehicle. more info coming up. devon? >> a couple of sprinkles in the northwest on the weather terrace. talking about the chance of rain and even thunderstorms as we go through the day. the complete forecast when we come back. hi! welcome to progressive.com. come on in, and i'll give you a free quote. quote and compare in about 8 minutes. now, that's progressive. call or click today. >>> we are back at 6:29. the signs of sp

like paper kobes. look them up, i'm not making this up. >> i don't think they're for use on the outside street. and it doesn't turn into bio fertilizer. >> i'm just saying there's probably been a drunken night or two where a woman has busted out the funnel. >> thank you. next story. >> or not. >> this is one of those stories that i typically would say, only in new york, but it actually happened in china. i'll just show you the picture. i'll try to explain it as best i can. >> oh, no. >> so this guy goes out and tries to stop a taxi. as you can see, he's naked. of course the taxi driver's like, what is this guy? he stops the car. the guy latches onto the bumper and tries, without success, to lift the taxi off the ground. and the whole time he's saying, please give me strength, please give me strength, as he struggles with the taxi. and police eventually intervened after lots of looky lous stepped in. they tried to get him clothed again. at that point the guy ran and hid under a police van and refused to

>> well, it's actually the law firm that represented kobe bryant and i might add successfully when he was prosecuted in 2004. hal hadden is the best law firm in denver and his team approached him and that is not a done deal. they tore the prosecution a part and if they take this case what, they're trying to do is establish a fear factor that they could go to trial and do the same and that may prompt a plea-bargain. >> heaven levine live in los angeles. see you here at 6:30 for tmz on tv. >>> oprah winfrey's lawsuit filed by the former head of mistress of her school in south africa. the case was set to go to trial next week. students claimed they were abused by a door matron at the school and the woman pleaded not guilty. the woman overseeing the school claims oprah defamed her when she was accused of performing poorly. the terms of the deal are not being released. >>> let's go to brian now for a look at what is next on the news edge at 6. hi, brian. >> good to see harvey levine dressing up, right? >> it's l.a. >> and coming up next, an arrest in a string of thefts at a metro train par

whether it's kobe or tiger or lindsey from lindsey vonn. in this case it's geno. he owns the state of connecticut. you've got this aura about this great program that he's developed over the years so that almost any girl that plays basketball in the united states knows about u-conn. and wants to go there. i think it does start with this man who has got this great ability as a personality to shine and to recruit. and also a fantastic basketball mind. he has developed and really pulled in i think, judy, some of the greatest talent in the country at each position. he's got an all-star team. it's all there at one university. >> woodruff: is it that simple? is it great coach, great recruiting? is that all there is to the story. >> i don't think so. i think it's a tradition of excellence. at u-conn they expect to win. they expect to be great. in fact i love the strategy that they're talking about now which is not so much playing the opponent but playing the game and playing against themselves. they weren't entirely satisfied when they won that 71st game because they know

kobe military symposium at norwich university.it's a program that's designed to expose students to great authors and scholars. and so it should serve as no surprise to you that two of our participants have been the first two recipients of the andrew j. goodpaster award. [laughter] >> it's fitting that i have had a chance to meet general goodpaster in two different settings. in 1994 i was honored to be a member of a group of historians that were invited to the white house to brief president clinton before his trip to europe to commemorate the 50th anniversary of d-day. at his side that evening at both the briefings that were given to the president and later at a dinner was general goodpaster. although the audience included key white house staffers, the secretary of state, the secretary of the xdtreasury, th one individual that night that the president consistently turned to whenever he had a question you was general goodpaster. it was perfectly fitting that a president of the united states would turn to general goodpaster for advi

he beat out kobe bryant. >>> nadya suleman might be evicted from her los angeles home.er says he has started foreclosure proceedings because the family hasn't kept up on payments. he plans to evict the mother of 14 on tuesday. pretty harsh. amy palmer is joining me. it's a serious situation. >> very serious. she has 14 kids. >> do you think it's really going to happen? >> it could. it's a very valid threat. i think she has guardian angels watching over her. she missed payments on her gym membership. someone paid it. people are looking out for her. not for her, but the kids. >> this is a huge payment. some sort of a balloon payment. more than $400,000. >> $450,000 was due this month on top of $4,000 a month monthly payments. it's a guy gan tick balloon payment that she missed. we don't know if she was going to sell her life story or didn't calculate how much it costs to take care of 14 kids. >> she has been making some money? >> she has. >> how? >> she's been doing documentaries and filming the kids. it's not going to pay for the lifestyle she wants to live. she is in al

. >>> gm recalling 2005-10 chevy kobe baltz and 2010 pontiac g- 5s to fix power steering. hard to steer at speeds under 15 miles per hour. >>> in the wake of the massive recalls toyota officials will have to answer to lawmakers on capitol hill again today. the toyota chief quality officer and a top engineer will testify before a senate committee. it's the third congressional hearing in the past week for toyota. they will announce clinton administration staff rodney savener will look into -- slater will look into the transportation practices. >>> it is now 39 degrees out there and up next we'll take another look at the forecast which does include winter weather tonight. >>> then trying to say goodbye to the cold and welcome spring vacation. head down to reagan national and head south. the next time you might have sticker shock when you rent a car as well. >>> and an update on how our three blizzards this winter have hit the cherry blossoms. we'll be right back. one taste and you'll understand. delicious dunkin' donuts coffee -- pick some up to brew at home. america runs on

i think that the young men all truly believe think they'll be the next kobe bryant and shaquille o'neal and they don't need anything to back it up because they're going to make the big bucks and then they get there and find out that they blow the big bunks and probably ended up on celebrity rehab, you know? >> some of the schools -- it's a moneymaker, isn't it? and the alums. what do you think the alumni would say that i have have basketball teams to a rule like this? >> caller: i think they'll be shocked because they understand what the graduation rate is and when with people leaving early, perhaps another incentive for the ncaa would be to let them leave early and come and make their name for a year, and if they can't play on the field or their court until their class graduates so it wouldn't do them any good to leave. stay and get their education and go do it. if they're good enough they're going to make it one way or the other. >> pat does set the bar high. thank you. let's hear from john in chicago. he took our hln news and views tour. >> i actually think it's fair that they have h