DOUCHE OF THE DAY: George Stephanopoulos thinks Bill Russell is Morgan Freeman

During ABC's telecast of the president's inaugural address, anchor George Stephanopoulos confused one of our nation's greatest basketball legends with one of the country's greatest acting legends. Panning to a shot of NBA Hall of Famer Bill Russell, who was wearing a Boston Celtics cap to make it even easier, Stephanopoulos identified the 11-time NBA champion as the five-time Oscar nominee. "That's Morgan Freeman, I think, right there on the Capitol steps," Stephanopoulos said. "No, Bill Russell, I'm sorry." [USA Today]

Man Aims To Set World Record Of 10K Hugs In 24 Hours In Downtown L.A. 

David Parsons (Photo courtesy of Hug4Wishes)

Timed appropriately with National Hug Day, a local man is hoping to set a new Guinness World Record for most hugs given during a 24-hour period. The hugs don't only benefit the embraced, they also benefit a nonprofit dedicated to children battling cancer relapse. David Parsons of Glendora lost a close friend to cancer two years ago. In honor of Sharon and others fighting cancer, Parsons decided this year to launch Hug4Wishes, a fundraising event that uses one simple gesture to raise money for Grants Wishes: a hug. Parsons wants people to "remember that changing the world can start with a hug," he says in a release. Parsons' mission for Sunday and Monday was to hug 10,000 people, and through those warm embraces, to raise at least $100,000 for Grants Wishes, which grants wishes to children whose cancer has relapsed or who endure never-ending treatments. That's seven hugs for minute, people. Parsons started his hugging stint at 11 p.m. Sunday at ESPN Zone L.A. LIVE and continued until 11 p.m. Monday. There are three ways to get your hug on: pledge an in-person hug, sponsor a hug and help spread the word. [LAist]

Trader Joe's Raises Price Of 'Two Buck Chuck'

(Photo by bossco via the Creative Commons on Flickr)

Attention cheap wine fans: the price is going up on Trader Joe's famous "Two Buck Chuck" for the first time since it debuted over a decade ago. Until now, Californians have only had to fork over $1.99 to pay for a bottle of the wine whose low price was made possible in part by a glut of California grapes. Trader Joe's told the Los Angeles Business Journal this week that the wine would now cost a whopping extra 50 cents, making it Two-And-Half Buck Chuck. "We work hard to have every item in the store at an intersection of quality and price that highlights outstanding value. In general, our retail prices change only when our costs change," Trader Joe's spokeswoman Alison Mochizuki told the Business Journal. The price of the wine has always been lowest in California. In some states, it was already known as Three or even Four Buck Chuck. The Monrovia-based grocer sells about 5 million cases of the Bronco Wine Co. wine a year, and it has sold more than 600 million bottles since it debuted 11 years ago. [LAist]

1.1 Million Tweets During Inauguration

Twitter peak at 12:08p - 27,795 TPM - "We cannot mistake absolutism for principle...name calling as a substitute for debate" #inauguration

— Anthony De Rosa (@AntDeRosa) January 21, 2013

Did you watch the inauguration yesterday? If not, did you tweet about it? Because 1.1 Million tweets came in during the inauguration. The highest Speech Peaks was at 27,000 and hit Twitter peak at 12:08p with 27,795 TPM for "We cannot mistake absolutism for principle...name calling as a substitute for debate" Insane! Also, some more fun facts. There were 82,392 Tweets during 2009 #inauguration, but 1.1 Million Tweets during 2013. Looks like all of you hopped on that social media bandwagon. [Twitter]

Obama Makes History By Citing Gay Rights in Inaugural Address

President Barack Obama delivers his inaugural address at the ceremonial swearing-in at the U.S. Capitol during the 57th Presidential Inauguration in Washington, Jan. 21, 2013. (Jewel Samad/AFP/Getty Images)

President Obama made history in his inaugural address today mentioning the word "gay" and the issue of gay rights for the first time in a speech at the presidential swearing in. "Our journey is not complete until our gay brothers and sisters are treated like anyone else under the law for if we are truly created equal, then surely the love we commit to one another must be equal as well," Obama said in his address on the Capitol steps after his swearing in. [ABC News]

Unpopular Full-Body Scanners to Be Removed From Airports

After years of complaints by passengers and members of Congress, the Transportation Security Administration said Friday that it would begin removing the controversial full-body scanners that produce revealing images of airline travelers beginning this summer. The agency said it canceled a contract, originally worth $40 million, with the maker of the scanners, Rapiscan, after the company failed to meet a Congressional deadline for new software that would protect passengers’ privacy. Since going into widespread use nearly three years ago, the scanners have been criticized by passengers for being too invasive and are the subject of lawsuits from privacy groups. The removal of the Rapiscan scanners does not mean that all full-body scanners will be removed from airport security checkpoints. A second type of full-body scanner does not produce revealing images. Instead, it makes an avatar-like projection on security screens. The T.S.A. said those machines, which should be in airports by June, will allow quicker scans than those using X-rays. [NY Times]