coverage of the president s trip to oklahoma over the weekend. one other question, jessica, as everyone has been talking about governor christie s weight since he had the lap band surgery three months ago. i know you are not a licensed physician but does he look any different to you? okay. i m going to be honest with you. i don t see the change but people that i trust and respect have looked at side by side photos and they say it appears he has lost weight. we are for positive reinforcement and they say the lap band surgeries take some time and we re all for governor christie and the progress he has made so far. we ll give it a yes. based on reports. thank you so much. we ll see you soon. also in national news a dramatic scene outside baltimore right now after a cargo train collided and caused a huge explosion and massive plumes of black smoke. no one has died but the truck driver is badly injured. hazardous material teams are also on the scene because crews are unsure exactly wh
gretchen: he could probably have one. he just has to have less of it. right? brian: right. they say this is an art to eating with a lap band. steve: chris christie said he went for a big steak shortly after he had it, he could only eat a third of it and felt fine. brian: good news all around. except you have to pay the full bill whether you have a lap band in your stomach or not. steve: plus bacon hot dog, that s the lead story. brian: right. or as gavin likes to put in the prompter, next on the rundown. two suspected terrorists vanishing without a trace thanks to the witness protection program. a shocking report from the inspector general reveals the justice department failed to updade the no fly list with their new identities that allowed them and possibly others to board commercial planes. there is a clear lack of accountability here. it is very disturbing, very alarming that we would create a
and the kids. reporter: governor chris christie s lap-band surgery is considered minimally invasive. here s how it works. a band filled with saline is wrapped around the upper part of the stomach to create a small pouch like tying a belt around the stomach to restrict the amount of food the stomach can hold. people will feel full quickly, eat less and lose weight. it can be effective to get you back on track. in fact, studies show 80% of lap-band patients lose at least 30% of their excess weight and keep it off for a year. but keeping the weight off permanently is dependent upon lifestyle changes that patients need to make for the rest of their lives. if governor christie goes back to eating the same amount of food the lap-band can stretch and many patients gain the weight back. of course with any operation there are serious risks and post surgery complication concerns. any operation like this should be considered as a last resort measure. my next guest said she knew she
best thing i ever did for myself. how quickly did you start losing weight? immediately. you just absolutely start losing immediately. within the first four months i was down 50 pounds. is that right? it just starts coming off. we have seen dramatic transformations from other well known personalities as well. for example, sharon osbourne, star jones, al roker. they all had lap-band. al roker had gastric bypass as well. what i found interesting is they are public about the fact that the operation alone wasn t enough. i guess that s what you are alluding to as well. absolutely. you have to be in a mindset. talk about perception. you have to be ready to change your own perception. i didn t just get here overnight. it s not going to get fixed overnight. but this was a great catalyst to get you started quickly. but you have to take it seriously. if i was going to undergo major surgery, because there is risk in everything.
for this kind of attention to be drawn to the fact that i m pursuing a weight loss measure is, i think, shows just how really shallow a lot of this coverage has become and why people ignore it. [ applause ] taking his usual tone with the press, governor christie reacting to his efforts to get smaller. he had a lap band installed to help shrink the stomach or control the stretching of it. why? i think a lot of media, they re fascinated by chris christie. he s a bombastic, charismatic personality. i think a lot of people are starting to look into the tea leaves for 2016.