Capitol hill on the hearing about deceptive advertising for weight loss products. some weight loss companies may be putting out false claims and people like dr. oz maybe part of the problem. dr. oz, world s best snake oil salesman. renee marsh is in washington. what is going on? reporter: don, you know, dr. oz, you saw the live feed there, it is still going on. he s still on the hot seat on capitol hill and the daytime home host whose show focuses on weight loss issues is frequently cited in false adds promising dramatic weight loss. she talked about the so-called os effect and she had some stuff questions for him. she said intentional or not, the senator believes that dr. oz has
Our star, isiah thomas says black student-athletes in particular are getting the shaft. and the money lead. the ad says sprinkle some of this on your food and lose 30 pounds just like that. you re saying it s not true? the government nailing so called weight loss companies for false advertising. are you using any of their products to keep that new year s resolution? good afternoon, everyone. welcome to the lead. i m jake tapper. we ll begin with the politics lead. some pundits say how governor chris christie responds to this crisis today could determine whether or not he has a chance of being president. it all has to do with accusations of a political vendetta. of particular alarm for christie supporter, this direct quote from one of his top aides to an executive at the port authority time for some traffic problems in ft. lee. that and other e-mails and texts obtained by cnn appear to tie christie s administration to
an amazing story of survival as man who can t swim drifted for three days clinging on to a lid of a coffin. he was 46 miles from shore. rescue crews found him 60 hours after his ordeal began. doctors say he was in good condition, calling his survival nothing short of a miracle. federal trade commission announcing it s taking action against four weight-loss companies accused of deceptive advertising, including censa, almond beautiful, weight loss supplements and hgc diet direct. lots of feedback whether it s right for the president to back extension on unemployment benefits. one says, how about creating an environment for jobs to be created instead. from christopher, right move from him, 1.3 guaranteed democratic votes. here, what s this, my lovely