announcer: this is cnn breaking news. we have breaking news right now on cnn. what looks like a major accident at a mardi gras parade in new orleans. witnesses say a truck plowed into a crowd of people watching the parade. as many as 14 people are reported injured. 12 of them critically. we have no reported fatalities at this point. this is something that happened in the mid city section of new orleans, not far from the french quarter. a source says the crash appears to have been caused by a drunk driver. of course we are watching this incident very closely. we will update you when we learn more. up next on cnn, the history of comedy, back to back episodes. at 9:00 eastern the funnier sex and then the comedy of real life. have a great week.