Ashley Minkkinen, co-owner of Black Label Tattoo and Piercing, discovered she has more in common with the well-known "Modfather" than just being in the same industry.
With this that didn t happen. reporter: the plan is broken up in four phases. the very first 17 days are the toughest. that s when the first big chunk comes off. kind of a cleansing. some have lost more than 15 pounds almost a pound a day. but is it too fast? is that safe? we ve heard that rapid weight loss can be unhealthy. it can be if you don t do it in a healthy way. your body needs food. the appropriate portions in terms of proteins, carbs and fats. reporter: we ve all experienced the yo-yo of dieting in fact most of it gain it all back. the 17-day diet is about eating healthy and exercising. haven t we heard this before? what s different this time? we re not depriving you or taking away all your calories. it s like getting a tuneup for your car. it allows your body to process foods in a different way. reporter: first, you start the plan walking 17 minutes a day. next up? more exercise, certain food
I think it s cool that this would work. i thought about it for a good 18 months because once you have it, it s there forever. reporter: and you better really want to look like an elf, because doctors warn, sculpting cartilage is a risk. the real risks are, one, major deformity of the ear, which is very easy to have happen. and two, infection of the ear. if infection occurring it can destroy the ear within days. reporter: and it s also a very hard procedure to reverse once the ear is permanently pointed. it s very difficult and often, it s not possible to fully reconstruct a nice-looking ear. when i was in high school, i have to admit, i had the piercings on the top, like the cool kids were doing, i tried. but i could never imagine doing an elf ear. can you imagine that? now that i look at i, i can see you have two earring holes right there. but it s not pointed.
Threatened to cut her head off and burn down her home. jurors did not hear an audio recording in which one of bonds former associates discussed the king s steroid use. the judge decided it was inadmissible as evidence. they argued that the government never made the case that what bonds said to the grand jury mattered to the grand jury. and if that s the case, they can t convict him on any of the counts. reporter: and there was one witness who refused to testify. bonds friend and former trainer, greg anderson, was found in contempt of court and sent immediately to jail. the second time anderson has chosen jail over testifying against bonds. diana alvear, abc news, los angeles. as we enter the second week of the baseball season, a lot of people are keeping their eyes on barry bonds. of course, this case he s become the lightning rod for the whole steroid controversy so we ll see what happens with one of the greats.
The white house responded by saying, if the senate passes that, and it won t, the president will veto it. a recipe for a government shutdown. mike? peggy? the budget battle is a story about politics but it s about people. millions of americans could be affected as soon as tomorrow morning if the government shuts down. jake tapper has the details. reporter: we told you the story of louisville, kentucky s, jt henderson, his wife, and adopted son. worried about getting their tax refund because of a possible shutdown. if i could speak directly to the president and the congress fall leadership, i would just say that reporter: and at least one negotiator was watching. jt if you could speak to us directly in washington, he would tell us all this political grand standing has effects. as it trickles down the normal, everyday americans. there s no reason why we should not be able to complete a deal unless we ve made a decision that politics the more important