mentoring. what if home room were more than attendance taking and routine announcements? principal bill him nez agreed to try it. let s look at the data referring to standardized test scores as well as research on same-sex classes. let s con front it and see what we can do about it. now every morning for six minutes and 20 minutes once a week, the junior class splits into race and sex, and in just a few minutes we ll hear how it s working out. this is going to be a hot topic online. we want to hear from you. what do you think about all black home rooms. head to cnn.com/ali to hear what you have to say. this is an interesting subject. you can post on facebook, either my page or ali s page. we ll read your comments throughout the day. moving on to two at the top. it s been the snowiest wentr in a while in parts of the northeast. the flakes just keep on falling, a foot here, 19 inches there. all the big cities up i-95 were hit by this overnight nor easter from d.c. to bogs ton
come let s celebrate tonight developing tonight, an american government contractor held in cuba, a new response from his company as the u.s. government wants a meeting with him in havana. a loophole in the new health care proposal that you need to know about. the white house is now scrambling to fix it. and this time of year, keep in mind not everyone will be home for christmas. but you can make a difference in a military family s life. we ll tell you how this hour. and he s no adam sandler. come and celebrate tonight but one mormon senator is paying tribute to hanukkah and you definitely want to see it. hello, everyone. i m don lemon. cnn has confirmed a u.s. citizen was arrested in cuba one week ago. it is not clear what the alleged offense is, but u.s. diplomats in cuba are trying to get to the bottom of it. new york times reports a man was acting as a u.s. government contractor in distributing cell phones and laptops. cnn contacted the suburban washington
private plane. yes. larry: jermaine, jackie, tito, and marlon. sunday night, the jacksons a family dynasty on a&e. sunday, december 30th. breaking news, a mystery in cuba. an american working held by castro s government. tonight, the u.s. government wants answers fast. cnn uncovers a bombshell after a meeting by democrats on health care reform. forget smoking pot. what about growing it legally right here in the u.s.? this is a real life episode of weeds. a mom helping her young son grow his business. and mary j. blige drops by for a visit. she tells us why she s gault an important date with the president and first lady. we start with a story that could become a huge foreign policy problem for the obama administration. late today, cnn confirmed a u.s. citizen is being detained in cuba. what is not clear tonight is what the alleged offense is. diplomats is cuba are trying to get to the bottom of it, trying to meet with the detainee. they say he was in cuba under con