so it was only fitting diane was there the night heather fell instantly in love with a guy named chris jones. >> heather went to a new year's eve party on 1999. and she came home and we sat down and talked and giggled about this new guy that she had met, chris. >> reporter: diane recalls that heather found chris fascinating. >> he dazzled her with his knowledge of wine and -- just his -- his knowledge of the world. >> she liked that? >> she loved that. she absolutely loved that. >> reporter: diane was surprised to see how fast the new couple was moving. within weeks heather and chris were living together. not long after, diane noticed a change in her cousin. a big one. >> they got very involved in a lot of online gaming and some things like that. and so they had a very, very sedentary lifestyle. and so that's when she gained, i would say, about 250 pounds. >> 250 pounds over how much time are we talking about? >> i would say over maybe a year-and-a-half. i mean, it was a very short amount of time. >> that's life-changing. >> it was tough. >> did she seem depressed about the weight gain? >> a

eastbound side of rout 4 right near jones road an accident westbound an accident right near forest avenue. street cleaning rules are in effect. lori over to you. >>> okay heather thanks. so and bill evans has your -- so much and pence witness has your accuweather forecast can be bill evans has your -- bill evans has your accuweather forecast. >> cloudy skies and showers, 56 degrees is going to be the 8:00 temperature. this is light to moderate rain can this will continue off and on through the day with cloudy skies and temperature mother 60. tomorrow morning might be a shower but is upny breaks for -- sunny brakes for veterans and 61 degrees. a couple of showers thursday, that's gone thursday might and sets up a nice weekend. lori? >> all right bill thank you, it's 7:57. that will do it for us, coming startling heart alert -- health alert, the one risk factor that "good >>> good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. pamela anderson says she's cured. free from the liver disease that's haunted her for 16 years. did she really overcome hepatitis c? the all-out way she's celebrating her medical victory. >>> black friday frenzy. astonishing deals just revealed by some o

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