what you have to settle for. as long as they're in this building and i'm with them 365 days a year, you know, we keep enforcing it. i know that i'm making a difference. >> wow, what a great guy. have a great super bowl weekend, everyone. let's keep talking about childhood obesity, finding a job, whether america is on the right path. let's keep talking about it online. i'm christine romans. back now to "cnn saturday morning" for the latest headlines. see you next saturday morning. have a great weekend. good morning. it is saturday, february 4th. just ahead, police show up in force at the occupy protests in washington. so did they make protesters pack up their tents. and republicans are about to vote in statewide caucuses. also, should sugar be regulated lie alcohol? find out why some medical experts argue the sweet stuff

could be just as bad for you. from the cnn center in atlanta, this is "cnn saturday morning." great to see you. i'm susan hendricks. we start with this in syria. no one is being snared. government activists say snipers and bombers are killing women and children as well. it's hamming in. cnn is ahhs not independently confirmed the results. here's what one activist told our anderson cooper last night. >> these aren't animals. they're human beings being bombed by mortar shells and tank shells. no one's doing anything about it. they're sitting here and getting killed. there's one message i need to get out. they're not going to stop. they're going to kill millions. >> that was a man who called

himself danny. he said he didn't mind showing his face if he were to help other people. at this hour united nations security council will be meeting. we'll have a live report from the u.n. a little later this hour. people are showing support for the syrian activists meanwhile at embassies around the world. this was the demonstration in london. people gathered in front of the syrian embassy and washington, d.c. and cairo, egypt, as well. some were complaining that the international community is just standing by and letting that massacre happen in syria. anger as police have erupted. demonstrators are clashing with police in several cities. 12 people have been killed in a recent violence there because of a recent protest. people are angered by the recent action by the police at a soccer riot this week at a game. nearly 80 people were killed in the soccer riot. police say protesters have been helping officers with birdshot

and molotov cocktails. >> thousands of demonstrators have gathered to rally against prime minister vladimir putin. they're also a pro-putin rally going on in moscow. these demonstrations are seen as a test for putin with just about a month to go until he runs for president. to politics now. the start of the nevada caucuses. yes, the long caucus is actually starting right about now, and at the end of the day nevada will have made their choice. paul steinhauser joins us now. is it over before it begins? a lot are saying mitt romney has this one. >> reporter: win two contests in a row. remember he won that big won on tuesday. let's talk about nevada.

it's not nevada. it's nevada. they'll tell you about that out here. 28 delegates are at stake. that's less than florida. but here it's proportionate. this is like florida. closed caucuses open only to registered republicans. we have 120 caucus sites across the statement unlike iowa, remember the caucus sites all opened at the same time through the evening. it's very different here. there's one caucus late in the evening here. we're going to get our first results at about 8:00 eastern, 5:00 local. so that's a little bit of a lay of the land, susan. >> paul, romney not ginot givin. what are they saying about newt gingrich? >> reporter: remember, he won a few years ago. he is the favorite, the the overwhelming favorite here he's not attacking gingrich anymore.

now he's directing his fire power once again at president barack obama. as for gingrich, we've seen him pretty tough against romney in the last couple of days, really going after the comments romney made about really not caring about poor people. also, remember, on tuesday night newt gingrich did not call mitt romney to congratulate him. there's been a lot of talk about that. he said mitt romney didn't deserve to to be congratulate and this is what he told our wolf blitzer in "the situation room" yesterday. >> pretty hard to imagine that nomination is going to be worth much if that's all they've got to show for themselves. so i feel very comfortable with exactly what happened after flori florida. >> reporter: the other campaign has gone differently. he's got a lot of libertarians. both he and santorum have moved on. they're not here. those two states plus missouri,

susan, they hold contests on tuesday. so we're going to pack our bags after tomorrow and head to those states. susan? >> we know you are. it's nevada, not nevada. got to remember that. paul, thank you. be sure to stay with us throughout the day for updates from nevada. and remember our coverage starts at 6:00 p.m. with a special edition of "the situation room." then join wolf blitzer, anderson cooper and the rest for all of the results. jobs, as you know, big focus on the campaign trail. so how did yesterday's good news play out with over 250,000 private sector jobs last month. the unemployment rate has dropped to 8.3%. that is down from 8.5% in december. here's president obama. >> now, these numbers will go up and down in the comes months, and there are still far too many americans who need a job or need a job that pays better than the one they have now.

but the economy is growing stronger. the recovery is speeding up. we've got to do everything in our power to keep it going. >> it's been a tough time, and i know the president didn't cause this downturn, this recession, but he didn't make it better either. today we have about 24 million americans that are out of work or stopped looking for work or can only get part-time jobs and need full-time work. >> the economy, even at 8.3% is dramatically weaker than it was under ronald reagan at this exact same point in his first term, and he's not going to be able to go to the public and say, look how successful i've been. the most he'll be able to say is i'm less destructive now than i was a year ago. >> i want to break this down for you. here are the groups that saw the biggest gains. african-american unemployment is still the highest among the ethnic groups. it came down 2%.

police showed up and ready for anxious at as on pie camp in the nation's capitol overnight. they were dressed in full right yacht gear as they swarmed into mcphearson square in downtown washington, d.c. their purpose, move camtents in violation of the no camping law. have arrested people for failing to obey the lawful order. they removed a few tents. the judge ruled this week living in a public park as a means of protest is not protected by the first amendment. parts of colorado looked like this. it has been slammed by a major snowstorm. airlines forced to cancel hundreds of flights. more than 600. a snow removal crew of nearly 500 people plan to work throughout the storm to keep the airport running, but more cancellations are expected to be delayed. kind of a trickle-down effect. meteorologist reynolds wolf is here. a real mess, reynolds, because the winter coming in, kind of

slow and they're feeling it. >> very much so. especially in places like steamboat springs or maybe -- take your pick in colorado. even into parts of sierra, nevada, where people have been desperate for the snow. the snow has been coming in finally to a lot of places. the question is what took so long. it was needed a few months ago. now the snow is moving into portions of the ntral plains. it's going to be a mess. the klein-up has been very big too. take a look at the map. here's the big weather map. the tail end of the system closer to the gulf coast is a different scenario all together. we're talking about scattered rain showers. some of these are really heavy. some of the heaviest precipitation you'll see here. as far as south of monroe, this system, the frontal boundary, leaving houston in its wake. now it's going to be on alabama, sulph sulfer and louisiana. that may be a scenario that plays out a good part of the day

today. the moisture, which means we've got winter storm warnings still in effect. this is the same storm system that brought snow to denver and parts of the seven tral rockies. moving to parts of kansas, nebraska, and back into iowa. we're going to be dealing with anywhere from 8 to 12 inches of snowfall and strong winds. farther in the northern plains, not snow but fog and poor visibility. again, the flood threat. anywhere from 2 to 3 inches of rainfall. and as that area of low pressure drives eastward we get the snow and cold behind it. out west, very, very different. should be beautiful, plenty of sunshine. highs in the 50s, 60s and 70s, back to you. >> there's a snow navigating behind you. >> what's not to love. >> what's not to love, exactly. opposition activists say a massacre is happening right now in syria, and they're pleading with the international community to stop it. children, women being killed.

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including medicare. welcome back. the u.n. security council is meeting this hour on the deadly violence exploding in syria now. in a just released statement from the white house, president obama says, quote, i strongly condemn the syrian government's unspeakable assault against the people of homs, and i offer my deepest sympathy to those who have lost loved ones. assad must halt his campaign of killing and crimes against his own people now. they allegedly broke into the

syrian capital and set fire. armoire shelling has killed more than 260 people in the city of homs in a single day. syrian state-run tv disputes that. let's get more on what is happening at the u.n. from cnn senior correspondent richard roth. richard, do we have any more answers as of yet and do we know when they could vote on this? >> this is coming down to the wire. usually when they meet on a saturday, which nobody likes to do, even the diplomats, they know there's going to be a vote. russia has objected all along to much of this latest resolution. they vetoed one in october. now russia is introducing some last-minute amendments. the russian minister in knew nick, germany, today to say it would be a scandal if this resolution was pushed to a vote today. the russians think not enough balance is in this resolution. they think a lot of the violence in syria has been fomented by

opposition groups to the government. here in new york there's much anger among western diplomats who want a vote. the german ambassador saying there would be a scandal if there was not a vote today. the french pacing around saying too much time has been wasted, too much violence has occurred, there must be a vote. a russian ambassador churkin dealing with all the western ambassadors here. i walked on thursday night, he walked out of the council, had to be paraded back in. there may be a meeting. russ russia, one of the five members of the council. it's still up in the air. if they veto the resolution, it would not pass. they can stay if it gets a men mum nine votes. it would pass but wouldn't have the cloud of a resolution with all 15 members on board. back to you. >> president obama speaking out against the syrian government as well. richard roth, thank you. some other news now. the group of hackers known as anonymous, they're at it again.

this time they secretly recorded a phone call between fbi and scotland yard discussing the investigation of the attacks. here's a conversation on one of their sights here. >> we've been set back the further arrests of kayla and t-flow, that being -- and -- until we know what's happening. >> a law enforcement tells cnn it's basically vandalism. the fbi is investigating. nevada republicans are voting today in caucuses across the state. party leaders are trying a few new tricks to spice things up. i'll be talking with one of the people helping organize the process right after this.

nevada republicans are heading out to caucus sites across the state as we speak. party organizers are giving the old-fashioned caucus a modern twist, bringing in the tools of social media. how could they not. joining us now is a man who has helped organize this year's republican caucuses. jim anderson. jim, great to talk with you. i want to start with a description of what works here in the caucus. there's a little bit more involved for voters, right? >> reporter: it really is, susan. it's nice to be with you. there are 125 locations all throughout nevada. there'll be a precinct captain on each one. they'll be phoned, scanned, sent to headquarters and they'll be

certified by the secretary of state party and be reported out by the staff starting is at 5:30 p.m. local time in nevada. >> clarke county where las vegas is located is holding a later caucus than the rest of the state. why is that? >> that's right. it was a county decision, susan. the county of clark, clarke county, wanted to give the opportunity for everybody in the state, if they have a religious obligation, to have a cannes to participate in this historic caucus after sundown, so they gave the opportunity to all the voters. so we'll see what the turnout is like starting at 7:00 p.m. >> and, jim, this year, twitter, google will be used. how will that work to get the results out? >> that's right. it's pretty historic. it's the first time twitter will be used in the history of elections to report the sults. we think the gop will act as a model for future elections to come. we thing it's the fastest most

effective way to get the results out. google to get it out to the google maps and be visible. we encourage everybody to follow and to look at their site to get the results in real time. >> how has it been, jim, for you organizing this. some long days? >> it's been long days, but it's las vegas. it's really hard to sleep her anyway. so it's great location for it. >> you're right. the city that never sleeps. finally, president obama won nevada by 12% in 2008. how are things looking for republicans this time around? we keep hearing the buzz mitt romney is the leader. could there be an upset? >> i think it looks good. every morning they wake up with mortgages under water. 12% of nevadans are not working. we'll see in november. >> that is a great point.

thanks so much, jim anderson, appreciate it. city of las vegas that never sleeps. tonight our expanded coverage starts at 6:00 p.m. with a special edition of "the situation room." then join wolf blitzer, anderson cooper, and the gang for all the results. you know, we are looking for heroes. cnn heroes, that is. meet the woman you chose as the 2011 cnn here of the year next.

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2011 cnn hero of the year. here's robin lim with anderson cooper. >> congratulations. how do you feel? >> overwhelmed. >> did you think you might have had a chance? >> of course not. i've helped people since 2005. almost 13,000 people have gotten free medicine. >> what has that felt like, starting with one person and slow sli starting to build the organization? >> i found if you have a good idea and do it with love, a lot of people want to help you. >> it was a very personal loss that got you involved in this. >> my sister died. she was pregnant. this was 21 years ago. >> what was your sister's name? >> her name was christine. i feel like she really helps me. >> you carry her with you still. >> yeah. and i think i carry her baby too. >> what kind of impact do you think this will have? >> in the tsunami zone, that one is really safe, but the clinic in bali is falling apart. it's too small for our patient care. >> you're hoping to rebuild the

clinic. >> we've been saving money for years. we're ready to build and now we have money to begin. >> you have 250,000 plus 50,000, so $300,000. >> yes, yes. that goes a long way in indonesia. >> what keeps you going? even in those dark days when, you know, you don't have money and when you don't have support -- >> some days i don't have money but i always have support. just when you thing, well, how are we going to pay the electric bill, there's always an e-mail that says we're sending money. it's just a miracle every day, just like birth. >> congratulations. i'm so happy for you and the work you're going to do and the lives you're going to save. thank you. >> thank you. >> robin lim is so inspiring. if you know someone who inspires other people, tell us their story. help us find the next hero of the year. go to cnnheroes.com to find out more information. you know, if you're running for president and want to shake the image that you don't have much sympathy for the poor, should you share a stage with donald trump?

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is you can't buy tobacco until you're 18, you can't by alcohol until you're 21. but should there be a law against sugar. this is controversial but some people yes, there should be. we're joined by senior medical correspondent elizabeth cohen. they're talking about sugar. why is it so bad? >> for one it's empty calories, and number two, they say sugar leads to something called the

metabolic syndrome and the metabolic syndrome can lead to diabetes and heart disease. three researchers wrote an opinion piece recently saying let's regulate it like we regulate booze or cigarettes. for example, we should tax it with a sin tax. >> more people would want soda then. so we're talking about added sugar. how much is okay on any given day? >> right. we're talking about processed sugar, added sugar, not something like an apple. but when you're looking at processed sugar, the american heart association says not much is very safe. so for example, the amount of processed sugar in this lemonade, the american heart association would say no more for a day, this is it for the entire day and you know americans are eating way more. >> or the doughnut. >> or the doughnut. if you eat this doughnut, you're done for the day. >> i'll skip the lemonade and

have the doughnut. >> this contains more than you're supposed to have. >> that's amazing when you think about it. what are some of the surprising foods we have that we don't know about? >> everybody would guess a chocolate doughnut has a lot of processed sugar in it. but this granola bar has about a third of the processed sugar you should have in an entire day. a third. that's a lot. here's one. this really surprised me. this chicken sandwich right here, this is from a popular fast food restaurant, it has a quarter of what you should have in the day. >> you think you're doing well and say i'll order the chicken for lunch instead of a hamburger, that's it. >> there's a lots of sugar. they don't realize it. that's why a lot of researchers think we're overdosing on sugar because we don't realize what it's in. we called the sugar industry and they're not so crazy about this opinion piece and they say we shouldn't single out a single food. obesity is a huge health problem in this country. i say to single out one food is

unfair and confusing. >> so i'm sure many people have a lot of questions about what's good to eat, what you shouldn't eat, how much you can have in a day. where can people find the information so they know what they're putting in their bodies? >> if you look at labels on packaged food, there's a line for sugars, and thing that really helps or if you go online to fast food restaurants' websites you can learn a whole lot there. to learn go to cnn.com/empoweredpatient. >> thank you. coming up, we're breaking down the nevada caucus. that's next.

. mitt romney comes in to

today's nevada caucus leading in the polls but battling the impression once again that he's out of touch. it all started with this remark he made to cnn's soledad o'brien. >> i'm not concerned about the very poor. we have a safety net there. if it needs repair, i'll fix it. i'm not concerned about the very rich. they're doing just fine. i'm concerned about the very heart of america, the 90%, 95% of americans who right now are struggling. i'll continue to take that message across the nation. >> newt gingrich and president obama's campaign team immediately jumped on that comment. mitt romney later said he misspoke. he may not have helped his image though when he made this appearance with billionaire developer donald trump. trump endorsed romney. joining me now to talk about the campaign for president, democratic political strategist and cnn contributor maria cardona in washington. also republican strategist lenny mcallister in chicago.

maria, aisle start with you. are you buying that that mitt romney said he spoke or do you think he's backpedaling here? >> he certainly is backpedaling. i'll tell you the problem. it's not the first time it's happened or second time or third time. he's made these kinds of gaffes time and time again, and what it does is reinforce in the minds of voters that this is somebody a millionaire 200 times over who, by the way, pays a tax rate much less than many middle-class and working-class americans do and there's no way he can even understand or relate to the struggles the middle-class families and working-class families are going through. he dunoesn't understand it. he doesn't even seem to care according to the gaffes he's making and that's going to be a real problem going into the general election. >> lenny, do you think that's why he was hesitant to release

his tax returns because he didn't want the general public to know how much money he was bringing in? >> oh think he wases he tanltd for two reasons. one, because he was afraid of being pajted as the 1% at a time you have the occupy wall street going on. but number two, he's never clarified the message as to how to explain this, how to say i am the rich guy as maria likes to always say 200 times over millionaire, but at the same time be able to relate to working-class people. the problem is he hasn't clarified that message because he's too busy make 10g$,000 bets at the drop of a hat. until he gets to the point in time where he can relate to working with poor people in america and see that that's where america's going to rebound, he's not going to be able to shake that image, and that's going to be a huge problem for the republicans moving forward if he can shake it and if he ends up being the nominee. >> maria, what's your opinion on ron paul? there's been a lot of in-fighting as you know between

newt gingrich and mitt romney kind of bickering back and forth. ron paul seems to be a voice of reason to a lot of republicans. do you think he has a shot today in nevada? >> i do think he'll do better in nevada than a lot of folks believe or a lot of folks are talking about or giving him credit for. let's remember, he's got a huge base of support in nevada, and he is focused on that base of support and on everybody around the country who thinks that he is bringing the voice of reason. the problem with ron paul is that his base of support doesn't really get past the percentage point that he need in order to actually get the nomination. i think he understands that. but what he does bring to table and what i think a lot of republicans are really thirsty for is somebody who understands their own stances, who has never flip-flopped on an issue and who understands that you need conviction, you need principles, you need something to stand for. you need a core, which, again, is a big problem for mitt romney because he not only makes statements talking about he

doesn't care about the poor and he doesn't understand middle-class families, but he's also somebody republicans don't really trust to carry conservative principles and americans don't trust because he's flip-flopped on almost every issue he's faced in this country. >> i think the sides will come together and support him. lenny, if it is mitt romney against president obama, does obama have the time here to kind of put everything back together. we're talking unploimts rates, we're talking about people out of jobs, losing their homes, you name it. does he have a shot, mitt romney, against obama, and does obama have time to rebuild? >> mitt romney absolutely does have a shot against president obama. the latest gallup poll shows he could be nasing a catastrophe. when you hear the unemployment rate went down after being told on wednesday that it was going go up, after we have the lowest participation in the job market in 30 years and unemployment

rate for the african-american community has gone down after being such a problem, you get these mixed messages. america wants something clear and they want to see a clear recovery, not a whole bunch of numbers fighting against each other and the president trying to spin it. as long as you get that from this administration, of course, mitt romney has a shot and the polls are starting to show in a head-to-head matchup, president obama would probably lose in november. >> marimaria, it seems in the s of the union, president obama was kind of laying out where he would go and bridging up mitt romney and being extremely rich and focusing on that and what he would do with veterans and people unemployed, without jobs. >> absolutely. i think that is a critical piece of a contrast that he's going to make and the democrats are going to make going into this election. you know, to lenny's point, the unemployment rate is as low as it's been since 2008. there have been 22, now 23 straight months of private sector job creation. so those are numbers that

americans understand. it's going in the right direction. do we need to do more? absolutely. you know what? president obama is talking relentlessly about what he's doing to help middle-class families, about what he's doing to help homeowners who are upside-down on their mortgages while mitt romney is talking about letting the housing industry hit rock bottom and not helping homeowners who are in trouble. that is the contrast. that is the contrast going into the election, president obama will win. >> we receive in the job force -- we've seen the participation rate in 30 years. who cares if it's going down -- >> if you're somebody who just got a job. >> it's been lower than during the recession. >> we love the different opinions, guys. maria cardona, lenny mcallister, thank you so much. appreciate the time. >> thank you. >> thank you, susan. god bless. >> be sure to stay with us throughout the day for results from nevada. it starts at 6:00 p.m., don't

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we're just one day way from the big game, the patriots and the giants in super bowl xlvi. cnn's mark mckay is in indianapolis for us this morning, and, mark, the countdown is on. how are things looking today, 24 hours beforehand? >> reporter: well, looking a bit cool, drizzly, susan, a bit rainy as well. we've had cool conditions invade indianapolis, and maybe, just maybe, that will help thin out the huge crowds that have descended on the super bowl city or maybe not. it wasn't raining last night, and the streets were packed. people from all over. it seems as if the entire midwest has poured into indianapolis to be part of the super bowl experience. people everywhere. that will continue today. the nfl experience at the indiana convention center breaking records. so a lot of people taking part in the super bowl, even if they're not going to get inside lucas oil stadium tomorrow to

see the game. of course, the super bowl is a big deal, no matter where it's played. and so are many of the guys who will be playing in sunday's game. they're big, but there's one patriots player who plans on not being as big when his football days are over and his motivation is driven by emotion. battling in the trenches as a nose guard. a tough fight he knows could be tougher much like his father's life. a constant battle with diabetes, lost in 2002, just six months before his mother surprisingly died of a stroke. >> nowhere i go, they're always with me. you know, they have the best seats in the house to see me play, but i wish they were here physically to see me play, but it didn't work out that way. >> reporter: he's worked his way back to the super bowl for the third time in his eight-year career. it's the pinnacle for any nfl

player. but at 325 pounds with his family's history of diabetes, willfork is concerned about reaches other heights after his career. >> it's not during football season that i'm worried. i'm always active, always doing something. off season when i'm sitting around for like a month, you know, enjoying myself, have a few drinks with my friends and eat what i want and cook what i want. then my wife stepped in and said, okay, enough of that. time for you to start working out. >> reporter: nfl linemen have continued to tip the scales at increasing rates over the last several years which have raised concerns for potential health risks associated with their size. wilfork has a plan to shed weight. >> when i'm done with football i'm going to lose as much weight as i possibly can. one thing way tonight be able to do is be around for my kids kids. that's something my father and mother never seen in person,

their grandkids. so that's a goal of mine. i'm going to do everything i can to make that goal happen. >> reporter: celebrated for his strength anding ing aing a ina wilfork is used to facing double teams and he's not asked for help. >> i think i can educate guys that there are certain years in the league that are thinking about retiring soon, but, you know, tell a grown man, hey, you need to lose 50 pounds, some guys would look at him like he's crazy. >> reporter: since his foundation is up and running it's raise third degree $00,000 for diabetes research. >> an inspired message and a great player. mark mckay, strie to get some rest. stay warm. coming up our very own josh levs wants dodger the dog to

fess up. >> what do you thing? are you anxious to get more exercise? what do you think? >> still waiting for that answer. walking the dog is the first step to a longer and healthier life for your pet, but find out what else you need to do to protect man's best friend.

believe it or not, it's a big and growing epidemic in the country. obesity among pets. a brand-new study shows just how bad it's gotten and what can be done about it. we know you like looking at overweight pets on youtube. you can tell. this is the number one story, by the way. >> on cnn.com today. >> because people love their pets. and sometimes you don't even know if your pet is obese. you can't tell by looking. >> this is a problem and they're so adorable. more than half of the dogs and cats in this country are overweight or obese. that is a findinging of a brand new study from an organization that focuses on this issue. the new report comes out next week. they gave it to us at cnn vanlsz. we take a look at what's causing this and what pet owners should know. this is dodger, he's a mixed breed rescue dog. and this is his owner, kim stevens.

and talk to me about him. what's his weight right now? >> his weight is about 82 pounds right now. he should be 62 pounds. >> that's a lot of extra weight. >> that's obese. >> how does this happen? how does a dog become so fat? >> too much food, not enough exercise. >> what do you think? do you think you should eat less, get more exercise? we're now going to talk to a vet who's an expert at this to give advice to kim. this is ernie ward. he's going to talk to us about what's going on with dodger. >> this is one of those cases where he's deceptively obese. he's a big start to talk with. he's carrying a lot of extra fat in his abdomen. it's the belly fat that's the most dangerous because that's the type of fat that secretes all those harmful chemicals. the foods we're eating today is so different than we ate 40, 50 years ago. that i've got more calories in a smaller amount. and the other part of the equation is we think exercise,

gosh, let's go walk dodger for 30 minutes. that will burn all all that extra weight. output does not beat out input. it's not just exercising. it has to be what they eat. >> what's the right way to reward a pet without a treat? >> these are called calorie grenades. we've got to be careful. think about single-ingredient treats. crunchy treats like broccoli, celery, asparagus. we're going to graduateually reduce the calories so dodger -- diet is not about starvation or deprivation. sit's about a gradual safe weight loss. i want both of you to commit to a 30-minute brisk walk per day. if you can do that, you'll see dodger lose weight and you'll be fitter for it for sure. in the end, what do you think will be your motivation. what will motivate you to help

him turn around? >> well, i need to turn myself around, so we'll work together as a team. because he is a really awesome dog and i don't want to lose him. >> and look. i mean people love their pets. you know, one in three homes in america have a dog. one in three homes in america have a cat. about half out there are having these problems. >> we're not being mean. the goal is to keep your pet around as lodge as possible around you. you want to avoid the calorie grenades. that's tough if you have a dog. >> unfortunately they recommend -- don't go crazy and try do it on your own. you've been sending in questions. at facebook and twitter, people are sending in questions now and next hour i'll be along with that same veterinarian answering some of the most popular questions from our ireporters. so keep those coming. we're just doing our jobs here. we don't want to make people

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welcome back. it is almost 11:00 here in atlanta. some news now that may have been off your radar. the "do not fly" list doubled over the past year. the list went from about 10,000 people to 21,000. one of the main reasons. remember the christmas day underware bomber in 2009? it turns out the teen's father had gone to the u.s. embassy to raise concerns about his son but that didn't get his name on the "no fly" list, so the u.s. can now put people on the "no fly" list from a single source if the source is credible. in ohio, a college is waving tuition fees for all students who enroll in the next three years. in 2008 ante yough college had to temporarily shut operations for various reasons but recently they received a surge of donations from its alumnae that added up to $47.1 million. now the school isp