it s not just ms. perry but everybody on that panel. somebody should have stepped up and said you know what, let s take some responsibility for this. this is the wrong segment to do and i m not participating in it. instead you had four people, an echo chamber all having fun at the expense of a little baby. by the way, the twitter apology, pick up the phone if you want to apologize to the romneys. ms. perry did apologize that way. you can pick up a phone. that would be the better thing to do here. absolutely. thanks very much for joining us. appreciate it. happy new year. finally, on a freezing christmas eve in des moines, iowa, some thought they were giving money to a homeless man in need. but the man on the other side of the road ended up giving them something better in return. maureen nichols has this remarkable story. reporter: drive through this intersection and you ll likely spot a homeless person
0 and happy new year, everybody. that s it for me. newsroom continues right now with martin savage. hello, everyone. i m martin savage. thanks very much for joining me for these time hours of 2013. it is the holiday that everyone, no matter their creed or country, celebrates. we re talking about the magic of new year s, of course. while it has yet to hit the united states, in much of the world it is already 2014. it arrived in style. happy new year! celebrations in hong kong and taiwan. at this moment, new year s is hitting the revelers in pakistan, the maldives, and amsterdam island in the indian ocean. back here stateside, we re less than ten hours away from the big event on the east coast. of course, that is all the focus. in case you re wondering, the times square ball says it is set, even tweeting today, quote, here we go again, we need to rehearse? seriously, 100-plus years, i got this. let s check in with cnn s margaret conley. she s live in times square. the entertain