. >> the most friendliest laba lion you're ever going to find. >> new york. >> that's it for me.'m martin savage. remember, you can see me on facebook all the time. cnn "newsroom" continues at the top of the hour, but first the latest on the flu epidemic. what you need to know and how to protect your family. sanjay gupta, md, starts right now. >>> hello, and thanks for joining us today. i'm going to bust one of the biggest myths about the flu. and hopefully teach you how to protect your family from this epidemic. >>> also, the legendary surgeon who has worked on more top athletes than just about anyone. he just operate on the redskins' quarterback, rg3. he'll be joining us. and a fitness dilemma. why you don't want to watch your weight too closely. we'll explain. ♪ >>> by now you've heard, it's the worst flu season in years. emergency rooms in plane mayses are overflowing. at least 20 children have died. among them, a young man named max from texas. take a look at his picture. his mom said he went from being a healthy, 17-year-old to dying. in just a matter of days. it is a fast-

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jeanne moos -- >> he's the most friendliest laba-lion you will find. >> reporter: cnn, new york. >>>memo to the president" starts right now. >>> barack obama is entering his second term. only the third democratic president to be re-elected in the last 75 years. he faces deep domestic challenges, above all, a still weak economy. he faces a world in flux and in crisis from iran and syria to north korea and china. perhaps most visibly, he faces a domestic political deadlock this seems to overshadow all else. with this hand, what can he do? what will he do? i've asked for advice from the statesmen and women who have stood beside presidents as they have made their most difficult decisions. from republicans like james baker. >> if we didn't have the dollar as a reserve currency of the world we would be greece. >> from democrats like robert rubin. >> in a democracy you can only move forward if both sides are willing to come together to govern. >> and independents like michael bloomberg. >> when you have jobs that we need to get done but americans won't take, letting the crops rot or letting

he says he tells people he's a laba-lion and half of them actually believe them. charles the monarch is friendly, loves kids, loves tailgating at old dominion and hanging out with the mascot and last we checked has 6,000 friends on facebook. it's probably a good idea if you think you see a lion roaming the streets. that's a good policy to have. but to the good citizens of west virginia, rest easy knowing your streets are safe. hey, that's it for us. thanks for watching. " erin burnett "outfront" is next. >> new developments in the araur ra theater tonight. prosecutors say he intended to kill every single person in the theater that night. let's go "outfront." >>> good evening, everyone. "outfront" tonight, the vice president, talking about what the president is going to do about guns. >> the president is going to act through executive orders, executive action can be taken. we haven't decided what that is yet, but we're compiling it all with the help of the attorney general and all the rest of the cabinet members as well as legislative action we believe is required.

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. >> but i tell people he's a laba-lion. >> reporter: shaved like this to play the part of a mascot for. people called the virginia zoo to confirm both of the lions were secured and accounted for. that's the zoo's director posing with charlie. th

>> we tell everybody he's a laba-lion. actually, he's a labradoodle. >> is he talented?he does what he's told to do. he's casual. he's laidback. he does whatever he needs to. >> he doesn't look very ferocious, at all. out there, save the 911 calls. he's safe. thank you both for being here. give five. give a shake. >>> meanwhile, we're coming up, with "pop news" today. bradley cooper, revealing that he's looking for love. >>> and then, we have a "play of the day" you do not want to miss. middle school dances used to get so awkward. but not this one. freeze it. oh, wait. it's frozen. we'll explain. ♪ ♪ dominate that pta bake sale. the everyday collection. by target. we asked total strangers to watch it for us. thank you so much. i appreciate it. i'll be right back. they didn't take a dime. how much in fees does your bank take to watch your money? if your bank takes more money than a stranger, you need an ally. ally bank. your money needs an ally. a deep, throbbing, persistent ache. my doctor diagnosed it as fibromyalgia, thought to be the result of overactive nerves that c

he says he tells it people he's a laba-lion and half believe him. charles is friendly. he's great with kids. charles loves hanging out with the school's mascot. and the last time we checked he had 6,000 friends on facebook. now look, it is probably a good idea to let somebody know if you think you see a lion on the streets, that is just a good policy to have. always my policy. but to the good citizens of virginia, rest easy knowing your streets are safe. there is one place where there is the labra-lion, and that is the ridiculous list. "early start" begins now. >>> a flu epidemic sweeping through dozens of states. hospitals are crowded from new england to the dakotas. >> vice president biden and the nra, their much-hyped gun control sitdown, hours away. >> and hollywood's best waiting with anticipation. we are counting down to the academy award nominations. >> i can't wait. >> are you excited? >> i love the movies. sure. >> so do i. >> i think "argo" is the only one i want to see that got a lot of nominations. >> welcome to "early start." i'm zoraida sambolin. >> i'm jo