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>> ouch. but true, l.z. granderson wrote an opinion piece this weekend. kids may should go to school year round in part because were trying to compete with the rest of the world where theyre pretty serious about education. hi, l.z. what prompted you to write this piece? >> oh, man, saturd"saturday nig live" skit is a good place. it really started with my own frustrations as a parent. i have taken my son to four different schools in about two years desperately trying to get him into a s...

Immediately after he was born. you saw him when he was an infant? >> sure, of course. >> reporter: he says he met the president after he was born, because he was close to barack obamas parents. he remembers his mother, ann, living in hawaii and pregnant. and remembers selling the birth with the obamas. >> his mom and dad went to school with me here, and with other folks here in hawaii. of course, we had no idea at the time that the future president of the united states was that little boy, that ...

Living in hawaii and pregnant. and remembers selling the birth with the obamas. >> his mom and dad went to school with me here, and with other folks here in hawaii. of course, we had no idea at the time that the future president of the united states was that little boy, that little baby, and we were very, very happy, of course, that took place. >> reporter: at the university of hawaii, where the democratic governor and the presidents parents went to school, this professor has taught for almost a...

Im just saying. >> i look the way your brain works. a.j. thank you. we always appreciate it. if you want information on everything breaking in the entertainment world, a.j.s got it tonight on "showbiz tonight" at 5:00 p.m. eastern and 11:00 p.m. on hln. the bronx zoo cobra thats been in the news since it escaped last week, now has a name. it even has its own twitter account, still. the zoo and the new york daily news ran a contest and got more than 33,000 name suggestions. the winner, mia. whi...

Out of 33,000 entries the zoo in the "new york daily news" picked m.i.a. >> i didnt get it when i first saw it, missing in action. >> but its cute. m.i.a., a little tiny snake now. i dont know how cute its going to be when shes an enormous deadly cobra. still the size of a pencil. slittered out of her cage a couple weeks ago. the search captivated the nation. turned up a few days later in the reptile house. but, m.i.a. had another idea, she tweeted the vote is in, they want to name me m.i.a., in...

Denied, its not happening, because they didnt want the press to keep calling them. there are some that are neither confirming or denying. if it is burton of alexander mcqueen, it will be a stunning dress. shes a brilliant designer. lets take a look at whats trending on social media right now. at number three, the grand national. its one of the best-known british horsing events. it is happening tomorrow, making this a popular talking point online. bookmakers expect it to take it nearly $500,000...

Situation, and was attacked by the naked man, who fired its ak-47 at it. he eventually surrendered to the robot, the only casualty. zoo keepers her not so amusing vanishing trick now has a name. 65,000 people voted on five names and 27% of the vote the egyptian cobra is now named mia. inspired by the phrase mising in action. we turn to bill karins with the weather channel forecast. good morning, bill. >> good morning, paige. very fitting. cleopatra what i was going to vote for but m.i.a. -- >>...

Raising hopes that the job market is slowly picking up some momentum. she may no longer be tweeting and missing in action but now we know what to call her, at least. that egyptian cobra who escaped from her bronx zoo enclosure has been named -- mia, or maybe mis. thousands submitted nominations to name the snake and 60,000 people voted on the final five names. were watching the developing story on capitol hill and the white house. the budget battle, of course. tune in for a special hour of "...

Bring her car. she is also accused of being publicly intoxicated. james was not jailed after her arrest. police say she was released on her own recognizance. she is expected to appear in court to face charges when she is summoned. she may not technically be m.i.a. anymore but that egyptian cobra who escaped from the bronx zoo is officially m.i.a., as in mia, her new name. very clever writing, huh? thousands submitted nominations to the bronx zoo on the website. more than 60,000 voted on the fi...

The bronx zoo cobra that went from missing to media daryle is going to get a name. the zoo and the new york daily news are asking the public to come up with one. here are the top five out of 33,000 suggestions. agnes. amaunet, an egyptian god des meaning the missing one. cleopatra. she apparently committed suicide with an egyptian cobra biting her and subira, which means patient in europe and mia, which means missing in action. the winning name will be picked today. look for these stories late...