The family of David Carradine is asking the FBI and a private forensics expert to help investigate the "Kung Fu" actor's death, attorney Mark Geragos said yesterday, the same day Thai police said surveillance footage indicated no one had entered his hotel room before he died.

Carradine's brother Keith met Friday with the FBI and filed reports that could lead to the agency opening its own inquiry, said Geragos, who represents Keith Carradine. The family also will seek a private autopsy by famed forensic pathologist Dr. Michael Baden to determine whether another person could have been involved, Geragos said.

DRINKING ARRESTS MAR MATTHEWS SHOW

Police said 16 people were arrested and more than 20 people were cited for underage drinking at Friday night's Dave Matthews Band concert at the Comcast Theatre in Hartford, Conn.

Twelve of the arrests were made inside the theater. In those arrests, suspects were charged with misdemeanors such as disorderly conduct, Lt. Christopher J. Mefferd said. He said there "were no serious assaults."

SENGALESE STAR BRINGS MESSAGE OF PEACE

An African music star who ignited worldwide controversy among fellow Muslims with one of his albums was in New York yesterday to perform at an arts festival aimed at spreading a deeper understanding of Islam.

"I want to show the true face of Islam — a religion in which people can dance, even enjoy," Senegalese singer Youssou N'Dour said over lunch in Harlem, where children mobbed him with adoration in the streets. "People don't have to associate Islam with fear and sadness. Why is that the only image of Islam in the media?"

A new documentary film about N'Dour's mission plays in theaters across the United States starting June 12. The documentary "Youssou N'Dour: I Bring What I Love" follows the controversy that tagged N'Dour after the release of "Egypt," which won a Grammy in 2005.

The album initially was banned in his native Senegal and Egypt, with Muslims accusing N'Dour, 49, of "desecrating" Islam by mixing it with secular pop culture.

HEROIC PILOT HONORED IN HIS HOMETOWN

In a town that's no stranger to heroes, one stood out yesterday.

US Airways Capt. Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger III returned to his hometown of Denison, Texas, to help pay tribute to military veterans on the 65th anniversary of the Normandy invasion. Denison also was the hometown of the man who led the invasion, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower.

Gov. Rick Perry presented Sullenberger with a legislative resolution praising his safe landing of a US Airways jet on the Hudson River in New York on Jan. 15, saving all aboard.

A crowd of flag-waving, sign-holding Texans staked out sidewalk space early yesterday to get a good glimpse at the 57-year-old pilot in a parade down Main Street.