Viva la squid. Im drew griffin at the cnn World Headquarters here in atlanta. Flu shot scramble. There is a run on vaccine on spots with an outbreak gripping the nation. One day later. A painful decision awaits the community of newtown, connecticut. A golden upset. Did you watch . The surprise winner of best picture, argo. Argo, wean yourself. I havent seen it yet. Its good. Welcome to early start. Im zorida sambolin. And im john berman. The cdc says the only state spared widespread flu is california, hawaii and mississippi. In new york, getting a flu shot is tougher and tougher. There is a run on the vaccine at some pharmacies and urging care centers since Governor Andrew Cuomo declared a Public Health emergency. Elizabeth cohen joins us now. What do Health Officials mean when they use the word epidemic . It gets very technical. Ill boil it down here. Basically, people are getting sick and dying from the flu in certain numbers. When those numbers get high enough, we call it an epidemic. I personally dont really care that much about that word. Ill tell you why. The flu season nearly always reaches epidemic levels. Even if its just like a moderate plain old, you know, normal season. So i think we shouldnt get focused too much on that word. We instead should focus on what were seeing here which is what can you do to avoid getting the flu which is getting a flu shot and doing things like washing your hands and staying away from people who look sick. John . It doesnt feel like just a normal flu season here. I have to tell you. A lot of people sick here in the office. A lot of people sick where i live. Governor cuomo declared a Public Health emergency. So since were talking about terminology, what does that mean . Let me go back to what you said before. This is absolutely not, from what we can tell at this point a normal flu season. This is more like a moderate to severe flu season. What im saying is almost every year we have an epidemic. People are freaking out about the use of this word. It is almost every year, nearly every year there is an epidemic. Thats why i dont get too into that word. Getting to what Governor Cuomo did. He said there is a state of Public Health emergency. Hes telling pharmacies, hey guess what . Usually in other years we tell you dont vaccinate kids. They have to go to their doctor for that. This year, he said, go ahead and vaccinate kids. Theyre telling pharmacies they can do that. But its interesting. We put out several phone calls to many phone calls to pharmacies in new york and the pharmacies we called, none of them are offering shots to kids. They said, look, we dont usually offer shots to kids. Were not going to offer shots to kids. In addition, these same pharmacies said they didnt really have enough even for adults. They were running out of shots for everyone. But its interesting that even though they can offer shots to kids, theyve chosen not to. And as you said, adults having a hard time getting it, too. I know she had a hard time getting a shot. My wife had a hard time finding a shot. Governor cuomo, we saw him getting a shot there. He got a lollipop after his shot so were happy for him. Elizabeth cohen, thank you for helping us. This is affecting a lot of people around the country. I have to tell you, i did check to see where they were giving the flu shots. I went to cvs. By today they should have a new supply of shots. And the independent pharmacies said by tuesday. So if youre looking for one, hopefully you can still get one. Three minutes past the hour. Now to newtown, connecticut. Its been one month since the massacre felt around the world. It will be a day of remembrance for the 20 children and 6 adults gunned down at the sandy hook welcomery school. That shooting sparked a National Debate over guns and gun violence. In newtown, connecticut, the fate of the School Building itself is a very delicate subject. It was debated at a public Forum Last Night. My 3yearold thinks his school is broken and that were going to fix it and, personally, my own opinion is i dont want to see the land and the Building Stay empty and broken. I want to do something with it whether it be a memorial park, i would support. That whether it be building a new safer school with top security. Cnns Susan Candiotti is live with more. I think saying this is a delicate subject is totally understating it. Reporter oh, sure. And you know, were beginning to hear a variety of opinions. First of many public hearings, forums here in newtown that will be held on this subject about the future of sandy hook elementary. We heard from a number of speakers including a lot of parents of sandy hook elementary, students who are going temporarily to another school. And some parents very passionately spoke about tearing down the school saying its just hard, too frightening for the children to go back. And even for teachers, too. Yet, other parents said, no, we should rebuild, put a memorial there as a sign of strength. Strength that you see all over this town. This church lost nine of its youngest members at sandy hook. A vigil drew thousands that first night. And then there were the funerals. I was this far away from the families. It was palpable what they were going through. Reporter how well are people healing . There is still a lot of pain. A lot of grief. When its going to go away, i dont know. It might not ever go away. Reporter arriving daily to ease that pain, something that astounds the deacon and fellow per i perisioners. These are gifts, letters, prayer cards coming in from all over the country, all over the world. Reporter thousands of pieces of mail carefully sorted for each victim including the shooters mother and the killer himself. What is this all a sign of . This is the world putting their arm around newtown and saying were here for you in some way. Reporter like a huge banner that reads we are with you, newtown, filled with signatures hanging from an overpass. Its all the way from tucson, arizona, the site of the Gabby Giffords mass shooting. Down the street from the Elementary School, a bouquet marks the spot with a make shift memorial once stood, now dismantled, composted, preserved for a permanent memorial. In this community, people turn to each other for strength. Many with the same question. The main questions of why . Why did this happen . How did this happen . Seeking answers no one may ever have. And for now, no perfect answer on what to do about sandy hook elementary. And susan, newtown families are having conversations, Difficult Conversations about the future of gun laws in the wake of this tragedy. Is there any consensus on what they want to see changed, if anything at all . Reporter i would say its too early to have a consensus on these things. But certainly a large number of people are calling for stricter measures including a ban on assault weapons and high capacity magazines. I spoke with a mayor yesterday and she said, you know, now is the time for change. The horror of knowing that these are innocent 6 and 7yearolds who were so harmed and killed by a man who had a flaw in his judgment and had access to an assault weapon and other weapons as well. For many people like me ive long been an advocate of better controls over access to those kinds of weapons, this simply elevates our passion on that issue. Reporter and rate they are morning in the town hall behind me, theres going to be a News Conference held by a group called Sandy Hook Promise. We expect to hear some speakers, possibly relatives of some of the sandy hook victims who will be weighing in on the subject of gun control as well. Many people calling for stricter measures. Susan candiotti, we really appreciate having you live in newtown, connecticut, this morning. Thank you. Later this hour, well talk with Stephen Barton who was wounded in the aurora, colorado shooting and a woman whose daughter was shot during the rampage at Virginia Tech. And well have starting point at 7 00 eastern time. And one many onth to the day since at sault, joe biden will meet with representatives to gather policy proposals on gun violence. The Vice President s final recommendations are expected to be announced on tuesday. Also in the house of representatives debate begins today on two bills address Superstorm Sandy relief. Congress passed 9 billion in aid last week. The states and president are asking for another 50 billion. One of the house plans, however, calls for just 17 billion in what it calls emergency aid. The week getting off to a really soggy start in some parts of the country. Heavy rain and flooding wash out roads in parts of west tennessee. Public schools and three counties are closed today because buses couldnt get to the students. And the National Weather service saying an eftornado hit near paducah, kentucky, on saturday. It destroyed one church and blew the steeple off another. We want to check in with alexandra steel. Good morning you to guys. Here it is. Heres the cold front. Along it is all the rain. You saw that flooding in western tennessee. Now that rain is in eastern tennessee. Its along and ahead of a cold front. It is moving eastward. A lot of variety of weather happening be it the fog in the northeast, dense fog advisories there until. Caller 8 00 this morning. It will be a morning affair. Things will clear out through the afternoon. Travel a lot better then. But all the way, look at that from maine to the midatlantic, washington and the delmarva have some fog. But really the story, the temperatures. Incredibly dramatic, right . You find the front. Here it s there is only one Little Pocket of warmth here. Theyre wearing shorts in atlanta, georgia and parkas in los angeles. Heres where the cold air is. High today in denver, 13 degrees. Salt lake city, 12. So by 20 to 25 degrees below average. Today is kind of the lowest its going to go. Well modify a little bit. Salt lake gets up into the mid 20s by wednesday. Vegas, everywhere in the west very cold. But temperatures will modify. A big variety of weather values around the kun troy day. All right. Thank you very much. 11 minutes past the hour. The super bowl picture is almost set. Somebody is gloating this morning. The four teams are left standing this morning. Foxboro, new england beat houston 4128. They were fantastic. The patriots got a huge performance from running back shane green. He scored four touchdowns all year before sunday. Tom brady won more playoff games than any nfl quarterback. He passed his idol joe montana. Any quarterback ever in history, we should say. And atlanta, the atlanta falcons, they came this close to blowing a huge lead but they didnt thanks to that matt bryant field goal with no time left. Atlanta blew a pair of 20point leads. Seattle just kept coming back. Really, it looked like seattle would win. They jumped ahead with 31 seconds left. Bryant hit that field goal. Here it is again. The time running out. So the falcons will host the nfc championship game at home for the first time. So congratulations to them. All right. So here is your playoff picture. Two teams will punch their super bowl tickets next week, atlanta plays San Francisco at the georgia dome for the nfc championship. And new england hosts the ravens for the afc title. This will be a rematch of last years title game which was won by who . The patriots won that. They went on to lose in the super bowl. I should say the patriots lost a player and he broke his arm again. Hes out for the rest of the playoffs. It will be a tough haul. That could be a problem. Everyone is pulling for them. Not everyone. Speaking of other winners and losers, in an evening with a lot of winners, it was jody foster who was the talk of the Golden Globes. Well tell you why coming up. Plus, Lance Armstrong on the verge of making a tv confession, the latest word on his upcoming oprah interview. Well have that coming up, too. And cut very good. People are always asking me how we make these geico adverts. So were taking you behind the scenes. This coffee cup, for example, is computer animated. Its not real. Geicos Customer Satisfaction is quite real though. This computeranimated coffee tastes dreadful. Geico. 15 minutes could save you 15 or more on car insurance. Someone get me a latte will ya, please . 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Talk to your doctor about all your symptoms. Get the blood tests. Change your number. Turn it up. Androgel 1. 62 . Welcome back to early start, everyone. The 70th Golden Globe Awards had a surprise ending. Ben afflecks argo beating out lincoln. And there was a bit of redemption for affleck, too. It was in your face redemption. He won the best director prize just days after being snubbed for an oscar nomination that many thought was a sure thing. Michelle turner with more on the big winners and best moments from the Golden Globes. Its getting sloppy in here, everybody. Look at how drunk glen close is. The Golden Globes are usually one party. And cohosts kept the zingers coming for the ceremonys 70th anniversary. When it comes to torture, i trust the lady who spent three years married to james cameron. There were, you know, awards to be handed out. And guess who had the best reason to celebrate . Argo. The iran hostage thriller earned the nights biggest prize, best drama and ben affleck who didnt receive an oscar nomination this year was a winner as well. I dont care what the award is. When they put your name next to the names she just read off, its an extraordinary thing in your life. Lincolns daniel del lewis took the top act ago wards and both absoluted their directors, Steven Spielberg and catherine big low. Steven spielberg, youve given me an experience that i will treasure until the end of my life. Catherine bigelow, youve done more for women in cinema. And the film won best musical or comedy and earned honors for first time globe winner hugh jackman and supporting actress ann hathaway. Thank you for this blunt object. And homeland took top honors. Girls won for its creator and star lina denim. This isward for everyone who thought there wasnt a space for her. Speaking of women, jody foster honored with the career Achievement Award provided the nights most emotional moment. I will continue to tell stories but it will be my writing on the wall and i want to be seen to be understood deeply and to be not so very lonely. And former president clinton surprised everyone when he came out to salute lincoln. In the end, they laughed, they cried, and, of course, the party continues. Good night. Were going home with jody foster. That was one of my favorite moments of the night. And speaking of jody foster, it was quite a moment. Jody foster has managed to keep her personal life private over the years. But, you know, during a candid moment during her award acceptance speech, she caught everyone off guard with this. I guess i just have a sudden urge to Say Something that i never really been able to air in public. So declaration that im a little nervous about. But, you know, im just going to put it out there, right, loud and proud. So im going to need your support on this. I am single. I already did my coming out about 1,000 years ago. Yeah, you expect the unexpected at the Golden Globes. Now it has been widely speculated for years that jody foster is gay. But she never publicly addressed her sexuality until last night. Now she never did say the words im gay during her speech, but she did acknowledge that shes out and she thanked her expartner in love sidney during the speech. It was definitely a moment. To say the least. I have to say my inbox was overflowing with people commenting on the jody foster moment last night. Michelle turner in hollywood, thanks very much. Nice to see you this morning. Sure. It is 20 minutes past the hour. Time for your early reads. Were going to begin with a story from