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Bronx zoo for a while. though she turned up hiding in a corner. her fame was rammed up a notch when a twitter account of her supposed escapades around new york city surfaced. well, as for the name, decided via popular vote, mia, mia, as in missing in action. up next, a pregnant woman diagnosed with stage two breast cancer. what happened since we first told you her story? shake up at

Big news tonight on the education front. cathy black, a former magazine executive with no education experience, is out after just three stormy months on the job at head of the public schools here in new york city, the nations largest school system. mayor michael bloomberg stunned just about everybody when he appointed black. today, he took full responsibility for the fact his choice didnt work out. oil prices continued their march higher, rising $1.47 to $110.30 a barrel today. on wall street,...

Area of the zoos house of reptiles. caught at 9:00 a.m. this morning using tongs and something resembling a golf club were told. a curiosity out of england today that got a lot of folks talking on the web. prince william will not wear a wedding ring after his marriage to kate middleton. while most men in the royal family have traditionally worn wedding bands, palace officials say this is a matter of personal preference entirely. the truth is, of course, hell be among the most famous and recogn...

Well, the big story tonight here in new york on local news, the snake has been found. it was six days ago that officials at the bronx zoo made a somewhat alarming revelation. they couldnt find a two foot long egyptian cobra. there was a feverish search. it actually received worldwide news coverage. even a closely followed fake snake twitter feed. and today relieved zoo officials announced that they had found her coiled in a dark and secluded corner of a non-public

Stadium in new york. tomorrow, new england is expecting an april fools snowstorm. for real. no kidding around. and that lost snake that launched a thousand tweets has been found. the deadly egyptian cobra escaped from its enclosure at new yorks bronx zoo last week. the case drew national attention, especially after someone posing as a snake on twitter posted imaginary exploits of a cobra out on the town. as it turns out, the unnamed snake never actually left the reptile house. next on the cbs ev...

Zoo keepers found the serpent coiled near the reptile house only a couple hundred feet from its cage. its alive, well, but still nameless? after this kind of fame, youd think the snake should have a name and somebody should probably tell the human behind the cobras twitter account, who is still posting. i highly doubt that zoo keepers would let a snake keep a cell phone. hello, time for the twitter to end. the "jersey shore" snooki will be paid $32,000 to peek at rutgers invited to talk about ...

Supreme court takes up one of the biggest workplace discrimination cases in history. a class action lawsuit on behalf of women at wal-mart. the justices will hear arguments on whether the suit should go forward. if they lead it proceed, from 500,000 to more than three million current and former wal- mart employees could be included as plaintiffs. if they win the lawsuit, wal- mart could be forced to pay billions. its been a long shots for the n.c.a.a. basketball tournament. kentucky plays connec...

Spring day brought families here to the bronx zoo. but in the dark corners, out of sight, the hunt is on for a snake. a venomous egyptian cobra that slithered out of its enclosure. >> all snakes are escape artists. they dont like to be on display. >> reporter: the cobra is hardly at home in the bronx. its most commonly found in north africa. and it can be deadly. >> these cobras, i dont want to sound alarming, but that whole family kills about 50,000 people a year. >> reporter: legend says cleop...

Tonight on "world news," target libya. facing tough questions from congress and this country, president obama preparing to address the nation. and just in tonight, the jets pounding gadhafis hometown, a first, as obamas defense secretary tells abc news this operation was not of vital national interest. the women versus walmart. the blockbuster case at the supreme court, and the worker who told us today, she was told to dust off the makeup, to doll up, to get a promotion. getting answers. mor...

Pouch is created with staples. a loop of small intestine is attached to the pouch so food is only partially absorbed. with a lap band, a band is placed around the upper portion of the stomach which limits the quantity of food consumed. >> the gastric bypass is the gold standard for bariatric surgery. its the most effective operation at both weight loss as well as improvement in the co- morbidities like diabetes. >> reporter: bypass patients lost an average of 97 pounds compared to 55 pounds in t...