governor chris christie drawing more attention than usual after acknowledging he had weight loss surgery. christie has lost 40 pounds since having the lap band in february. many speculating because his eyes are on the presidency. christie says after turning 50 it was more about his family and his health. i did this for myself, my wife, and my children. and unlike some of you, they will still pay attention to me whether i run for president or not. christie had the surgery a week after jokingly eating a donut in front of david letterman. he kept the procedure confidential by checking in under a different name. now to wall street and another record high. the dow closed above 15,000 points for the first time ever. gaining 87 points. abc s rebecca jarvis explains what the bullish milestone means to your nest egg. reporter: the stampede on wall street reached a milestone. the dow is up a staggering 130%
volunteers that have brought us here today, that have brought me here, your time, your hard work, your dedication, and your confidence in me will take me to wherever my next journey is. she outspent sanford by a wide margin. this congressional district has not voted a democrat in more than than 30 years. outspoken new jersey governor chris christie drawing more attention than usual after acknowledging he had weight loss surgery. christie has lost 40 pounds since having the lap band in february. many speculating because his eyes are on the presidency. christie says after turning 50 it was more about his family and his health. i did this for myself, my wife, and my children. and unlike some of you, they will still pay attention to me whether i run for president or not. christie had the surgery a week after jokingly eating a donut in front of david letterman. he kept the procedure confidential by checking in under a different name. now to wall street and another record high. the
he used to drink 10 to 12. he and his friend are like, we have to stop drinking. we will cut back to four. bill, don t think about it. what do you make of this? is he one of those guys that functions great as a fat guy? i like christie. i didn t like him for a longtime and now i love him. this is what a self-centered ass i am. i did hannity with him and it it was before he won the election. he said hello and i neglected to get a photo. i cannot live with being in the same room with a man who would be president and i didn t get a picture with. you have lost a lot of weight. thanks, greg. a little stick to itness and self-hatred moments. no lap band for you? no, it is just literally i just pinched my fat breast one too many time and i finally had to do something. come on, please, i popped out two kid and lost the baby
if asked about it i would have never lied about it, but, you know, it is not anybody else s business, but mine. that s the reason i made the decision i did. check out that flag. skeptics note that even after surming reit is difficult for an over eater to give up old habits as it is for a cat to continue to bathe himself. it is not that difficult at all. lori, before you had your lap band surming reyou weighed 500 pounds. can you believe it? it is such an accomplishment. it is amazing. i think it is a great thing for him. what do you think? i do too. who cares if it is about running for the presidency? it doesn t matter. i believe he is doing this for his health and his family. he is a straight talker, right? what did he say? you are tan enough, get off the beach. he made himself a political
slow. that is the basic nature. i will tell you as well it s interesting because one of the questions that has always come up is do these patients still feel a lot of hunger and just have this mechanical sort of blockage here or obstruction? the answer is that over time the hunger hormone seems to go down as well. you actually eat less and feel less hungry if this is working well, jake. christie told me about a year ago that he had never considered getting any surgery. i, specifically, asked about gastric bypass which is a different kind of weight loss surgery. a source close to christie says there was something about the lap band surgery. it was less invasive, less intrusive. also the doctor had undergone it himself as well as having done dozens of the procedures. right. what is the difference between lap band and gastric bypass? i think you sort of hit it on the head, jake. one is going to be more invasive, which is the gastric bypass surgery, and in that case you are actuall