announcer: when you earn your ged diploma, the barriers in your life fall. take the first step and get free ged information in your area at 1-877-38-your-ged, or yourged.org. earn your ged diploma and begin your brighter future. president obama on the mend this evening following an injury on a basketball court earlier today. the president was playing a pickup game of hoops in washington when he reportedly took an elbow to the face. and now he has got 12 stitches on his upper lip courtesy of the white house medical unit. here is a closer look. you can see he is holding what appears to be a gauze pad in his hand. the guilty party, a fellow who worked for the congressional hispanic caucus institute. in a statement he said and i m quoting i learned today the president is both a tough competitor and good a good sport.