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tonight on "nightline." new year, new you. after all that holiday season binging, what if you could get your dream body during your lunch hour? we're with one woman as she gets it done. >> that is going to be 100% gone. >> so nine months later, is the fat really gone? riding the waves. the two dudes from california who caught a wave like no other. in of all places frigid canada. it was 20 miles long and took 2 1/2 hours to ride. onlookers were mesmerized. others are now trying to replicate it and local officials are worried. >> this is new to muncton, new to our citizens. it's dangerous. it's not for the uninitiated.
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>> and under pressure. two famous men who cracked. what made this big time hollywood director storm off the stage. >> excuse me, i'm sorry. i'm sorry. >> and what set dennis rodman off like this. >> just shake our hand because we're trying to do something very nice. >> keep it right here, america. "nightline" is back in just 60 seconds.
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>> good evening. it's tempted to be flooded with dissatisfaction with our body, which mie maiks the promise held out by dr. aaron rollins so enticing. he's a lipo doctor to the stars and he says he can get you in and out during a lunch break,
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but does it really work? tonight, we follow two women through this process and show us the before and the after. >> so this is your fat. >> yes. >> okay, all this. and we're going to make your arm today look like that. >> blanco ramirez is about to get liposuction on her lunch break. in just 45 minute, this doctor promises to give her brand-new skinny arms. it's a trouble spot that's plagued her since childhood. >> no matter how much i diet or exercise, i feel that my arms just don't slim down. >> two, one! >> reporter: it's a familiar refrain this time of year, when all that holiday binging feeds a need for those guilty-ridden resolutions we wary keep. but what if there was a short cut? >> any area of the body from head to toe. >> a magic wand you could make to make that holiday fat disappear. >> better in the bucket than in your body is what i tell people. >> reporter: meet aaron rollins,
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lipo suction doctor to the stars. he says come awards season, the celebs flock to his office when they need fat removed fast. >> you can only fit the dress to the body so much and then you have to fit the body to the dress. >> reporter: and business is booming. who wouldn't want angelina jolie's arms or beyonce's, well, anything. he says he can make mere mortals like like starlets in sometimes mere hours. but is this quick fix too good to be true? he says his patent air brush laser lipo technique is safer and more precise than the crude fat extraction of years past. >> usually when you get lipo with standard eck niques it looks like you got hit by a truck>> it's so minimally evasive that patients remain awake during the procedure and can even go back to work when it's over, earning its nickname, lunchtime lipo. >> see the tricep that's going to be coming out there?
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>> yeah, going to be buff. >> she's actually one of dr. rollins' regulars. he's carved her chin and lost fat from her tummy. what did your friends say? >> they thought i lost weight. >> jimmy: wh >> reporter: what did you tell them? >> yeah. >> this is 90% art and 10% medicine. >> reporter: dr. rollins considers himself an artist. the human body his canvas. >> when someone asks micha michelange michelangelo, how did you create statue of david? he said i just removed the stone that didn't belong. >> and he's sketching out the next masterpiece on jamie stone's face. jamie is a lipo virgin but she has always hated her chin. >> with my blog, i do more stuff on camera and i'm in more photos. i think with the rise in social media, you see yourself a lot more of course than you would
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have ten years ago. >> reporter: and now that hur website has gotten more exposure, she's helping dr. rollins can help enhance her on line profile. >> pinch your fat. that's going to be 100% gone. the last time you pinch it. excite, right? >> yeah. >> reporter: it's taken dr. rollins over 5,000 procedures to perfect his technique and now he can comfortably work on just about any part of the body, stoma stomachs, thighs, tushies, you name it. >> later this afternoon, i'm taking a woman's fat from her abdomen and putting it in her breasts to do a natural breast augmentation. >> don't the breasts get lumpy? >> no, not at all. the fat that comes out of here is like frozen yogurt. >> blanco's arm makeover is about to kick many to. but first a little laughing gas to take the edge off. >> are you nervous? >> just waiting for it to get
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over. >> reporter: i think i'm feeling it more than you are. finally, brings out the fat melting laser. >> this is moving about over 1,000 times a minute. do you feel anything? >> just like a vibration. >> you're looking at it come out. what do you think? >> it's nasty. >> it just disappears. s a you pinch, your pinch gets smaller and smaller. >> that's crazy. >> reporter: and he says instant fat removal has emotional benefit. >> how long have your arms bothered you? >> since junior high. >> it's very encouraging and you want to go to the gym even though you're tired after work because you're excited about your results and you want more. >> reporter: but why go to the gym if i could just have dr. rollins do it for me in 20 minutes? >> it's not when i've seen. the better people look the better they want to look and the more motivated they are. we kn >> reporter: we know how easy it
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looks, but is it safe? >> there's no such thing as doing something to the body without risk, especially a change like this. >> reporter: but dr. rollins says the risk is roughly the same as getting a tooth pulled. critics warn, though, that it can carry a high risk of deformity. >> people have died from lipo sdux. >> absolutely. the vast majority happened with older techniques. for example, under general anaesthesia, which has its own risk factors and complications. that sound you're hearing is the sound of empty arm. >> reporter: this quick fix doesn't come cheap. he usually charges between 2k34rr,0 $3,000 and $10,000 for the procedure. you look great. why did you do it? >> you're your own worst critic.
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i guess you're never happy, i don't know. >> does that mean you're never going to be happy? >> now i have my skinny parms now i'm done. now just hitting the gym and sticking to my diet. >> reporter: after a few minutes recovering, justice as adverti she's back at her desk at a nearby doctor's office. she's a pro. what is that line? >> this is the no-fly zone. >> reporter: but jamie has the first-time jitters. >> there's a nerve we don't want to touch. >> reporter: don't be nervous. >> this tells me where that nerve is. >> i want you to take the blue pill and put the white pill under your tongue. does this hurt? >> no. >> reporter: it looks like a more delicate surgery. >> it's definitely a more delicate surgery. every millimeter counts. okay. you can sit up. you can shake it, whatever you want to do. >> reporter: after 20 minutes of mied dis comfo
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mild discomfort, jamie is done. the worst part seems to be the chin strap she has to wear to manage swelling. >> my biggest concern now is going to the pharmacy. >> reporter: dr. rollins assures her the swelling will go down. just three weeks after surgery, tada, it's the new jamie. she's proudly posting pictures of her chin on facebook. >> they're all really excited for me and slightly jealous, too. >> reporter: but will she be able to maintain her new sculpted jaw line over time? month after month she's still flaunting her new chin on social media and just today we met up with her on her lunch break? >> it's by nine month since my surgery and i'm still really happy with the results. you know, as you can see, my chin is definitely smaller. and it's really everything i could have asked for. >> reporter: blanca seems equ equalequa equally pleased with her recovery. these are her new arms just weeks after surgery. there's not much more he can do with blanca, but dr. rollins always seems to be on hunt for fresh meat.
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>> i try not to bring my work home with me. but occasionally when i'm driving, i see a double chin and i'm just like oh, please, i really just need you to come in and take care of that. >> reporter: for "nightline" -- >> i've been keeping my jacket on. don't look at my arm pms. >> just for the record, her arms are perfect. coming up next on "nightline" the two surfers so dedicated and extreme they travel to canada for a 20-mile long risky and dirty wave. and later, the outburst. what pushed dennis rodman over the edge on his visit to north korea today? ♪ [ alarm sound for malfunctioning printer ] [ male announcer ] you've reached the age where you've learned a thing or two. [ metal clanks ] ♪ this is the age of knowing what you're made of. so why let erectile dysfunction get in your way? [ gears whirring ]
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>> surfers are famous for traveling great distances and taking great risks for the perfect wave. right now, there are epic waves along the atlantic coast of europe. check out these babies off of france. but tonight, you're going to meet two dudes who journeyed to an extremely surprising place for a wave like no other. here's david wright. >> reporter: surf rider beach, mali malibu, californkr california. a place straight out of a beach boys tune. the natural habitat of our heroes. >> i need a drink. >> reporter: a pair of surfer
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dudes who recently took a real life surfing safari. the land of endless winter. that's right, surfing in canada. >> when you're the only people on the river, surfing by yourself for 2 1/2 hour, it's a different story than coming up out here with 200 people and getting a 30-second wave. >> this is like rush hour on the 405. >> exactly. >> i think most of the people on the 405 were coming here. >> reporter: colin and j.j. were pioneers of the tidal bore on the kodiak river in muncton new brunswick in the great white north. it lies just beyond maine on canada's east coast. the petitcodiac river, home to the highest tides in the world. twice a day like clock work, something strange happens. at high tide, the bay stills back into the mouth of the river against the current. a huge wave shoots back up the river for miles. a tidal bore, a phenomenon that happens only a few places on
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earth. >> the bore was famous back in the day. it would sweep boats away. and then in the 60s, they built this dam and stopped the flow. and the river turned into a stream. >> shallow, clogged with silt and polluted, the water is now dark brown, like a chocolate river. >> it was something out of a willie wonka fantasy. people lived there for 60 years and didn't put a toe in it. >> new brunswick removed the dam hoping the river would come back. but the locals think of the water as toxic. nobody swims there. so when these two california surfer dudes rocked up from the canadian border, the custom officials were skeptical. >> so what is this in the boot, eh? >> we're going to go swim a river wave in canada. seriously, don't lie to me. we're going to surf after river wave. >> so literally an hour later -- >> reporter: go drop your trousers. >> reporter: but as you probably already gathered, they're charming guys.
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after driving all night, they arrive just in time for the tidal bore. >> and we pull into muncton. we didn't even sleep the whole night. and the photographers are like you guys ready? we're like ready for what? let's go right now! it's coming! >> because it's time. >> reporter: they're off. on the longest ride of their lives. 20 miles. >> how long did it take? >> 2 1/2 hours or so. >> yeah, 2 1/2 hours. >> we're standing, paddling, running. you know, like riding prone. it was a triathlon of surfing. >>ing look out, they could see the locals gathered on the banks, mesmerized by thf sight. >> it was pretty cool. it was amazing. >> i think it's incredible. i might get down there myself. >> reporter: truly a world away from southern california. >> did you see any moose? >> no president nop the whole time. nothing.
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. >> we saw bald eagles. >> they emerged from the chocolate river like chocolate surfers. but completely elated having set a new north american record for the longest wave ever surfed. >> to jump into a river smelling like poop and then smell like roses. >> reporter: the brave ones joined right no. >> i didn't think it was actually possible without being thrown in jail, so when i heard that a couple of international guys were going to be coming in and doing it, i thought this was a perfect opportunity. >> at first, some local officials weren't all that thrilled. >> this is new to muncton, new to our citizen. it's dangerous. it's not for the uninitiated. >> reporter: in the surfing world, nothing stays secret for long. >> it was really different than surfing the ocean. >> gij jet here came all the way from norway to surf the bore, the first woman to do so. >> just last month in frigid december intrepid surfers were still braving the bore. this guy is trying to set a record. he figures he's done it 40 times
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now. muncton has warmed to the idea, so long as the surfers are state, delighted that their city is the whacky key of the great white north. >> them telling the world how unique and amazing the experience was for us was absolutely priceless. >> reporter: so you guys are honorary canadian citizens now? >> i think so. >> reporter: muncton, new brunswick, may not be malibu, but that's kind of the point. j.j. and colin have bragging rights. >> reporter: some of these canadians have never seen surfing in their lives. whoa! look at these guys. >> jimmy: a gnarly wave on a chocolate river. but oh what a ride. i'm david wright for "nightline" in malibu.
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>> and to see more wild photos of the ride, go to abc.com/nightline. coming up next here, hollywood director michael bay is famous for his onscreen explosions, but he had a real life and very public meltdown recently. why he stormed off the stage after a quick break. so i tried depend last weekend. and it made the difference between hearing about my daughter's gym meet, and being there. yeah! nailed it! unlike the bargain brand, depend gives you new fit-flex®, our best protection. it's a smooth and comfortable fit with more lycra strands. hi sweetie! get your free sample at depend.com.
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in tonight's "speed frenzy" three very different men all cracking under pressure. former nba pro dennis rodman coming unglued in his role as unofficial and unlikely ambassador to the rogue nation of north korea. watch him spin out when trying to justify why he organized a group of pro ballers to play a game in celebration of the birthday of that country's brutal dictator. >> i said guess what, this isn't about money. this is about one thing. it's about opening doors, you know, for people to come here and say hey, north korea is not bad. >> and then check this out. when chris pressured him to
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explain his position, the athlete totally lost it. >> i bleep i don't give a rat's ass what you think. i seenlding you -- look at these guys here. look at him! you guys behind the mike right now. we the guys here doing one thing. we have to go back to america and take the abuse. >> next to the convicts who had the gupmption from his but couldn't quite hack it on the outside. robert vick, who's 42 was serving a six-year sentence at a minimum security facility at kentucky. but shortly after managing to slip away, he walked into this motel and asked them to call the cops. why? because he said he was too cold outside. and then there was this bizarre scene involving big shot hollywood director michael bay getting his own version of cold feet. he was supposed to give a talk at a samsung event when the teleprompter cut

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