u.s. women s worse since the 4-nil loss in the 2007 world cup. they have to get it together. and back to the nba court where there was a wild moment while the suns hosted the wizards last night as the gorilla mascot came diving onto the court while the game was going on. before we chalk this up to some monkeying around, let s take a closer look. it appears the mascot was sprawling out to retrieve an object that had slid onto the floor. i guess we ll give him a break after that. i mean good for the gorilla. quick reflexes. i couldn t tell what that was. it could have saved a player from slipping and injuring themselves. so, you know, kudos to him. very true. still ahead, it was a shouting match during a senate confirmation hearing. senator chuck grassley acruised senator al franken after asking a gotcha question. and we continue to follow the latest on the freight train
it s like a roller coaster march ride here, we re windy and warmer. and we ll get much colder in the upcoming weekend. we ll talk about the snow coming up. i want to keep the warm weather. bring on spring. bring the spring on. we got one more for you here, bill, overnight some of the lights of the statue of liberty went dark for several hours. the earth cam captured the statue with only the crown and torch illuminated. the light us came back on before midnight. on social media many suggested this went dark due to the upcoming day without women protest. the national park service said on twitter the outage was likely related to a new emergency generator and construction work related to the hurricane sandy recovery project. you knew the internet was going to weigh in on it. i can see that it sort of makes sense. there s activism that has taken place at the statue of liberty. so it is possible that somebody had access to a light switch. anyway, still ahead, did the phoenix suns g
gretchen: welcome back. the sight of a big gorilla would make think twice about picking a fight. a gorilla mascot in a costume is attacked by a banana. reporter: the breaking news, it looks like the banana was stalk can that gorilla. while the gorilla was walking around advertising his goodies, that banana was hiding in the bushes. then when the gorilla turned around, the banana tack manied the gorilla. and the manager called 911.