alex hadey and asha metta. if there are others, please line up. two minutes. >> good afternoon, i have a resident of san francisco and also serve on the advisory board on gays and the lgbt advisory committee. i am here to speak bryant tan on bryant t on behalf of bryant ta. i have known him since he was involved in the while less youth center. he was involved with a lot of youth programs there. a lot of youth can say that they look up to bryant as a role model. he's an mit graduate and he would be a great asset to the entertainment commission. i look forward to seeing him in that role. as an entertainer, he would be there to support the needs of the community. thank you. >> hello, my name is asha metta, i am from the beacon initiative. at my office is right across the hall from bryant's. i have been the director of the initiative and i have been able to watch bryant grow. it was just an idea into a very robust use leadership program. it in fuses high levels of youth leadership within -- i would imagine of all the departments, it has the greatest a

. >> metta world peace. ho ho! >> yes, that is ron artest's new name, metta world peace.akers pounded utah 96-71. >>> in the nfl, the patriots and 49ers dominated the pro bowl picks. each team has eight players going to the game in hawaii next month. new england's tom brady will be the starting quarterback for the afc, while green bay's aaron rodgers will start for the nfc. >>> in college football, purdue gambled big against western michigan and little caesar's pizza bowl. the boilermakers tried their second onside kick and look. and take a look. it worked. that led to the lead in the half. a great one-handed grab in the third, there it is in slow mow. in the end, it was purdue over the broncos 37-32. >>> when we return, another look at this morning's top stories. >>> and meet elvis, the australian crocodile. show him a lawn mower and he sees a snack! a new belt. some nylons. and what girl wouldn't need new shoes? we talked about getting a diamond. but with all the thank you points i've been earning... ♪ ...i flew us to the rock i really had in mind. ♪ [ male announcer ]

when we're doing highlights what we should call him ron artest or metta. guess it's metta because we chad johnson chad ocho cinco. >> i remember when long island changed his named to world b. free. >> possibly so. >> it's nice to know things don't change and ron-ron is still ron-ron. >> see you at 10:00 and 11:00. >> caption colorado, llc comments@captioncolorado.com (announcer) still got flakes? switch to selsun blue shampoo. maximum strength medicine wipes out flakes. aloe and moisturizers keep hair healthy. keurig has a wide variety of gourmet coffee and tea to choose from. keurig is the way to brew fresh, delicious coffee in under a minute. way to brew. so with keurig, every cup tastes like it's brewed just for you. because it is.

ron, as you know, legally changed his name to metta world peace.o, the reporter asked him how that change is going over with his teammates. >> been asking the players if they call you ron artest or metta world peace and all the rookies say metta and all the veterans say ron. what's up with that? some time of hazing? >> i'm just -- i'm most happy that jesus christ -- um -- did not let me lose my teeth when i was 20 years old. because i was wondering, what if you kept your baby teeth and then at the age of 20 then you lose them. that would look pretty bad. so, i just think he's really brilliant that you lose your teeth when you're a baby rather than when you are 30 and 20. that had nothing to do with your question. but that was definitely on my mind. [ laughter ] >> jimmy: i'm glad he cleared that out. [ applause ] thank god they didn't trade him. is it possible that he has jesus confused with the tooth fairy? [ laughter ] that's the guy gary busey should endorse for president, ron artest. you know, we work very hard all year to find and bring you wo

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>> brian metta world peace! ho ho! >> great call. they gave peace a chance in l.a.orld peace scored 14 points last night in the lakers win over utah. >>> any proud father would want their son to take over the family business and take that business to the next level. for jerry rice junior, that's a tall task to ask. >> jerry rice, jr., with the grab. dad's got to be smiling. >> reporter: jerry rice, jr., made his college debut for the bruins on october 29th versus cal. the sophomore walk-on had only two catches for 17 yards. and he knows it will be nearly impossible to live up to his father's reputation. >> i was glad i was able to get my feet wet, you know, and transition from high school to college to do a good job. >> he has done a fantastic job with dealing with the mystique of his dad. he said i can only be jerry rice, jr. and that's it. i realize what my dad accomplished. >> reporter: the proud father gets to watch his son practice in person this week as ucla gets ready to take on illinois saturday in the kraft hunger bowl at at&t park. >> he said this morning,

. >> the artist formerly known as ron artest is officially metta world peace on the court.istmas present? he debuted the name last night against the clippers. he changed it last year. >>> one of the more spectacular goals in hong kong, a nigerian defender, it goes in but it was his own goal. i was trying to clear the ball and scored. >> right over his own goalie. >> for the other team. you know your day isn't going right then. >> see you at 10:00 and 11:00. >> caption colorado, llc comments@captioncolorado.com switching to progressive could mean hundreds more in your wallet year after year. feed me! saving you money -- now, that's progressive. call or click today.

the problem for gingrich in this metta sense, is he, as he says an left it as an open question in the debate, is he trustworthy. has he changed? is he a different kind of a machine as a 68-year-old grandfather east wass a rebellious, young, republican revolutionary? is he a different kind of person now? and he leaves that open for people to come to their own conclusion. the question is once you get down to the end, once it's time for the caucuses and the primaries do those concerns about his character still linger in the back of voters minds. >> tonight going one-on-one against jon huntsman. that is the only place he's made an impact he's at 11% in the polls there. does newt gingrich take a chance who maybe huntsman who is on the rise there, a one and one lincoln-douglas style debate maybe draws some blood. >> it would be okay with him if huntsman does well in new hampshire, because the votes he would take would be from mitt romney the presumptive winner in new hampshire. newt gingrich is polling in new hampshire but not killing it. he would be werl fine with winning in iowa, i think