dieters on jenny craig lost weight. which is better. although jenny craig might trim more pounds they picked weight watchers for being the most cost effective. >> "early today" is brought to you by vagisil, the experts in intimate health. >>> now let's get down to business with cnbc's landon dowdy. good morning. >> hey milissa, good morning. starbucks claims to expand its college program for employees to cover the entire cost of getting an online bachelor's degree. the coffee giant launched the program with arizona state university. it was previously limited to juniors and seniors looking to complete their degrees. >>> kfc chasing millennials with fewer bubts and more bowls, rolling out two new chicken and rice barbecue and texas mexico aimed at younger customers with new tastes and ingredients. all part of kfc's popular $5 fill-up menu. >>> bmw wants to make its cars crash proof as possible. new technology uses laser systems to keep track of stationary objects around the car such as walls and columns and will automatically hit the brak

they actually help you pick real food as opposed to jenny craig which gives you the food.if you just follow and try not to cheat, you're really successful. in those ways they're very different. it's amazing that weight watchers ends up working out. it gives you a lot of autonomy. >> they both stress dietary fiber. not just bagels left and right. >> i love bagels. dr. kelly powers. thank you so much. we have breaking news right now. the first comments from the white house over that widespread power outage in washington dc. press secretary josh earnest confirming that it did impact the white house. and the complex did have to go to backup power. as to whether president obama was impacted. here's what he had to say. >> i'm not under the impression that the president was affected by this. i happened to be in a meeting with him. when i walked out of the meeting, i was informed there was a power outage. at least during the period of which it seemed to be most notable, i was with the president and he did not notice. >> all right. america draws down. and isis moves in. isis target

it gives high marks to weight watchers and jenny craig, they found with jenny craig dieters lost an average of 15 pounds and kept it off for at least a year. followers of weight watchers lost an average of 8 pounds and other plans are not studied long enough to draw conclusions. >>> the "action news" team is out working on news stories for tonight beginning at 4:00. lets check in with alicia vitarelli with a look ahead. >> they love lucy but they love her statue why fans of lucille ball are calling a new bronze statue made in her honor absolutely terrifying. >>> and a new mishap lands a drexel university professionner hot water, the explicit message she accidentally sent to her students. >>> and she was told the love of her love would never wake-up. how a newlywed who refused to pull the plug on her husband defied all odds and battled back from the brink you don't want to miss that, take us with you he on the go with the new free 6 abc news app and i'll be back to talk about "dancing with the stars" in this week's elimination. >>> your accuweather forecast is coming up when "action news" co

coming out on top, weight watchers and jenny craig. both have the most sustained weight loss after 12 months of use. those on weight watchers lost nearly 3% of their body weight on jenny craig, nearly 5%. some of the other programs looked promising in the first few months but users gained the weight back. researchers also noted that programs like weight watchers which focus on teaching users how to make good choices about food seemed to be the best bet for long-term success. but there isn't much data to be found to confirm that. we've got details on the full study on our website. if you want to check it out, go to nbcwashington.com. pat, jim? >> thanks doreen. >>> a family poisoned on spring break. how investigators believe it happened and why the environmental protection agency is getting involved. >>> new video of a close call on a runway. how a pilot averted disaster. >>> and back to that breaking news. more pictures from our city camera of a two-alarm blaze in prince george's county. ♪ ♪ know you can keep your financial big picture

that is compared with about 15-pound, for jenny craig. >> jenny craig and weight watchers. >> jenniferatchers. >> that is right, yeah. >> in reosmond is on knew try system. >>> let's do entertainment news. >> i love bee bee king. i go to his place in new york all the time, there on fourth second street. he was rush to the vegas hospital over the weekend. >> the 89 year-old legendary mains hospitalized at a medical center close to his vegas home but we here he is doing okay. source close to the singer says the health scare was related to his type two diabetes a condition he has lived with for more than two decade. >>> lets get you up to dayton bruce jener, he has had enough with the tabloids and is sitting down with dianne sawyer to set the the record straight about his transition he is going through in his life. her interview with the former olympian turned reality tv star is set to air, april the 24th. her people dianne's people described the sit down as far reaching but it is expect he will address stories that he has transitioning into a woman. the patriarch won't appear on keeping

they found jenny craig dieters lost an average of 15 pounds and left it off for at least a year. lost 8 pounds. the study says many other plans have not been studied long enough to draw a conclusion. >> the world's biggest coffee houses chain is making it more attractive to work at its stores. here's abc's america's money. >> good morning. starbucks wants to send baristas to college. >> ceo howard schultz is offering free tuition to any employee who has a high school diploma and works 20 hours a week. they'll have access to 49 online degree programs. >> americans leave a lot of quarters dimes and nickles at the airport. the t.s.a. says travelers left behind nearly $675,000 in spare change last fiscal year. >> whoops that money? well, they get to keep it if they keep anything left behind at security check points that is not claimed. >> that's what happens. >> and major retailer is pulling no punches taking on lingerie giant victoria secret. >> lane bryant launching a new ad campaign focusing on being sexy at any size features the hashtag i'm no ganch gel a clear dig at victoria se

after a year folks on jenny craig lost 15 to 22 pounds.hat had counselling and education alone they lost two to six a year. another program that did well is weight watchers. it's important to remember sometimes these can be expensive, like hundreds of a month. not everyone can do them. let's think about things you can do if you want to lose weight without having to spend all that hundred. let's take lessons from what's worked in these programs. one thing that's really important is get support in person from people trying to do what you're doing. whether family or friends or a support group. when you're surrounded by people trying to lose weight that really helps. also drink beverages that don't have calories. juice or soda which can have a lot of calorie, sometimes you slug those down and don't realize how many calories you're taking in. thirdly, exercise to keep the weight off. americans, we really aren't that bad at losing weight. what we're not great at is keeping it off. exercise can really help. back to you. >>> top of the hour here.

weight watchers lose eight pounds while jenny craig lose 12.rchers at johns hopkins looked at 11 programs. these wrote earned the best marks. >> one pore -- more celebrity is out. >> game over for football michael sam, the third celebrity cut this season. sam is leave saying he had a great time. >> i a thankful that "dancing with the stars" offer me the opportunity to do this and grateful to have a beautiful partner and i will carry the skills to my wedding! >> the 14-year-old willow shealys and her partner are at the top and their contemporary scored a forly perfect 39 out of 40 with week four behind them the nine remaining couples look ahead to disney week. you can catch "dancing with the stars" on monday night at 8:00 right here. stay tuned. >>> here is a look outside of the embarcadero and bay bridge and wet conditions all around the bay area. we keep you in my world, wall isn't a street. return on investment isn't the only return i'm looking forward to. for some every dollar is earned with sweat, sacrifice, courage. which is why usaa is ho

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weight watchers and jenny craig earn the best marks. >> prom season is here and it can be costly. consumer experts are suggesting a place to convince the teens to cut back is the survey of prom spending by visa fines that teens spend a staggering amount of money on the promise proposals with the average cost up to $324! visa recommended nailing down the budget before, maybe asking your son or daughter to handle the cost for part of the prox proposal or dress or item. chaps are that will make them understand the value of a dollar unless they are not working is they will have to get the money from you anyway. >> all this for the asking of the person to the dance can cost more than the dance because they are elaborate. >> you will find out. >> i am sure. >> all-girls school in siberia where there is in guys to ask. >> we have a lot of rain in the bay area. >> i'm in trouble. >> switching gears we have serious weather, finally we have heavy rain in the region and some areas have pick up 1" of rain and we can see a dozen more storms. we would be in if shape. live doppler hd will show y

i i'm thinking weight watchers or jenny craig. >> those came out on top.l and focused on those that have at least a year's worth or could show effectiveness over the course of a year not just two or three months. we know short term weight loss doesn't have many health benefits. if you stretch it out over a year you are in business. the headline is the two they deemed most effective were weight watchers and jenny craig. when they compared people who did those diets those people lost 3% to 5% more weight over a year than people who tried to diet alone. nutrisystem is also in that group of diets. they didn't have enough research to show it lasted over a year. >> the question is what she said. why? what is it they had in common? >> this review didn't really assess why but we know one thing that those diets do very well which is they integrate teamwork. they integrate a group approach. a lot of people do it in the work place or bring in colleagues friends partners and go into a place and meet other people in the same position as you. we know the only diets that

weight watchers and jenny craig came out on top. both had the most sustained weight loss after 12 months on use. those on weight watchers lost nearly 3% of their weight and people on jenny craig lost almost 5%. >> bringing the doctor to you. we spent the time with the d.c. physician making old fashioned house calls. we have details on why he is making a huge impact in the community. >> dr. earnest brown said seeing people in his homes not only helps him treat them better but gives him means to care for those know electneglected by the exam room. it's just him, his car, and a cell phone. because he doesn't practice out of a clinic or hospital. he travels to his patients making house calls all over the d.c. area. you can learn more about dr. brown's practice tonight on news 4 at 6:00 including why he treats some of his patients for free. >>> slapped with a lawsuit. why the fraternity that came under fire in rolling stone article said it's suing the magazine. >>> you could be soon going 70 miles per hour legally. >> we want to show you

weight watchers and jenny craig came out on top.d the most sustained weight loss after 12 months on use. those on weight watchers lost nearly 3% of their weight and people on jenny craig lost almost 5%. >>> false positive mammograms are costing women billions of dollars a year. between 2011 and 2013 more than 70,000 women received a false positive for breast cancer diagnosis and the false reports lead to other procedures costing about $852 per patient. false positives are common because what looks like a tumor on an x-ray could be assistcyst. >>> as we near the end of the school year police in the city of frederick, maryland are remining teens to stay away from alcohol. acting police chief patrick grossman, liquor board officials, and members of the alcohol prevention initiative will hold a press conference. they will share measures that helped curb underage drinking. they'll discuss their own community outreach campaign. >>> as we enter prom and graduation season virginia state police are launching a new safe driving campaign aimed

. >> i'm thinking time to go back to weight watchers or jenny craig.ou, they looked at three different groups of diet programs, 11 diets in total. they focused on those that had at least a year's worth or that could show effectiveness over the course of a year. not just two or three months. because we know short-term weight loss doesn't have many health benefits. if you can get it to stretch out over a year, you're in business. the headline is that the two that they deemed the most effective were weight watchers and jenny craig. >> why? >> when they compared people who did those diets, those people lost 3% to 5% more weight over a year than people who tried to diet alone. nutrisystem is also in that group of diets. they didn't have enough research to show that it lasted over a year. >> the question is what she said, why? what is it they have in common? >> right right. this review didn't really assess exactly why but we do know one thing that those diets do very well, which is they integrate team work a group approach. a lot of people do it in their wor

and then keep it off for weight watchers and for jenny craig.ri system helps people lose weight but they haven't done longer term studies that we could find in order to prove that people keep the weight off. >> other programs including atkins and online plans have been shown to help people lose weight in the short term but are lacking studies in the long term. and if you're just losing weight for a few months and then putting it back on it doesn't do too much to improve your overall health. guys. >> thank you so much. >>> bone marrow transplant patients took a walk to celebrate their second chance at life this afternoon. the indoor fundraising walk was held at the hospital of the university of pennsylvania. because of their fragile immune systems the patients will not be able to take part in the big be the match walk on the 18th but still they did their part for marrow transplant research by working to encourage more people to become donors. >> philadelphia mayor michael nutter announced the return of human family day today. the event happens ev

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. >> reporter: review of 11 commercial weight programs find weight watchers and jenny craig are mostective for helping people lose weight and keep it off. >> on average weight watchers participants lost at least 8-pound, at the 12 month mark participants in jenny craig lost on average of 15-pound at 12 month mark. >> reporter: although average weight loss is modest, the health benefits are significant. >> for some people a commercial program might be the right answer for them. the it has to be suggest that physicians consider as part of their arsenal or their toolbox in thinking of weight management. however they are not necessarily the right answer for all patients. >> reporter: she says weight watchers smart phone app that tracks food and activity has within helpful with the meetings, she regularly attends. >> i interact. i get support. i can raise my hand and talk about things. get advice. >> the study also found knew try system showed promising short term weight loss results but there wasn't enough evidence on whether the program helped dieters keep it off. having in person couns

. >> reporter: review of 11 commercial weight loss programs find weight watchers and jenny craig are most effective for helping people lose weight and keep it off. >> on average weight watchers participant lost 6-pound at the two month mark. jenny craig lost about 15-pound at 12 month march. >> reporter: report although average weight loss is modest health benefits are significant. >> for some people a commercial program might be the right answer for them. it has to be something that physicians consider as part of their arsenal or their toolbox in thinking about weight management. however they are not the necessarily the right answer for all patients. >> reporter: she says weight watchers smart phone app that tracks her food and activity had has beenes specially helpful with the meet that is she regularly attends. >> i interact. i get support. i can raise my hand and talk about things and get advice. >> reporter: study found and, promising, short term weight loss results but there wasn't enough evidence og whether that program help dieters keep the weight off. i'm stephanie stahl, cb

jenny craig is the prepackaged meals.n mind. the weight loss was modest. so people come in i want to lose 50 pounds or 100 pounds. we're talking 6 to 12 pounds on average. these are really the onles studied well enough that we can say that they work. it's not that other ones haven't been tested and don't work, it's just that we haven't tested them long enough to know. >> thank you so much. it is 8:05. let's get a check of the weather with mr. roker. >> you love wrangler. thank you so much. let's see what we have going on for you right now. we're looking at a lot more wet weather making its way into the east. we go to the map. you can see philadelphia looking at some wet stuff. san francisco as well. some thunderstorms going on in san francisco. city of brotherly love is looking at weather all week long this week. and we've got a little bit of a dip out west. so temperatures a little chilly there. but in the southeast and the midwest, look at these highs. 79 in st. louis. alexandria, 85. 77 in d.c. however, the jet stream

they found that weight watchers and jenny craig were the most effective.ow, this was about three to 5 percent of weight loss. that the sound like not much, but it is actually is. if you can think of a 5-pound bag of sugar, just 5-pound, if you lose 5-pound you will feel so much better, but it comes down to this, folks. number one you have to eat three meals a day. the it is calorie accounting. in this time of tax season and everything you need a checkbook for calories. most people in my practice don't even know how many calories they eat for breakfast. >> , no i don't. >> my mother, she said mike, i said i want to lose 10-pound. she would say cut off your head. >> well, i think you have a wonderful brain. >> thank you. >> would you kiss me. >> yes. >> i love you good there we go. >> and your parents, i met your parents. >> yes. >> they are the the sweetest people. >> yes, they are. >> thank youy don't know what happened to her. >> it is tuesday, april the seventh, 2013. thank you doctor. >> reporter: four days since kidnapping at jeweler rose parking garag

they found only weight watchers, and jenny craig helped people lose weight and keep it off for at least year. other programs like nutri system had great immediate result however more research needed now to determine the long-term effect. >> and, the key to avoiding early death could be in working up a sweat. researchers in australia followed more than 200,000 people for more than six years. they found the risk every death for those who did vigorous activities, like jogging or ' robe innings, was lower than those who did moderate activities. >> well, some of the largest retailers in the country are pulling blue bell ice cream made at oklahoma plant. wal-mart and sam's club are among the stores making the move after blue bell announced it was temporarily closing the facility. dairy company issued recall last month after ice cream contaminated when list tear just was linked to three deaths at a kansas area hospital. >>> right now 5:53, we want though check in with katie on this rain. katy? >> it is on the way, for sure. coming through somewhat scattered, but it will be kind of running them

. >> the top two plans, weight watchers and jenny craig. why do the plans work?he only two diets that consistently have evidence that people maintain or lose the weight but maintain it a year or longer. >> it's about what you have in your pantry and meal planning. the prepackaged meals work for people. >> they work for most people at the time but important things to keep in mind. if the weight loss was modest. i want to lose 50 or 100 pounds. we are talking 6 to 12 pounds on average. these are really the only ones studied well enough to say that they work. it's not that the other ones have been test and they don't work just we haven't tested them long enough to know. >> let's get another check of the weather with mr. roker. >> thanks so much. you love wrangler, huh? thanks so much. let's see what we have going on for you. we are looking at wet weather making its way into the east as we go to the map. philadelphia looking at wet stuff. san francisco as well. thunderstorms going on in san francisco. the city of brotherly love looking at wet weather all week. we hav

clinicians should refer overweight or obese patients to weight watchers or jenny craig.s at the lowest point in the last year. is the street so focused on big pharma and tech it ignores the important information? >> the focus is under armour. i will not be on the playing field with kevin plank. i don't want to be anywhere on the field with that guy. i think he will take me down. i am in his zone that 100 yard rectangle. renee in new jersey. >> caller: good evening, cramer. what is your position on ge? >> they are selling these properties rumored to be -- wells fargo is one of the buyers of the property. they report friday. because they report friday i say don't buy, don't buy. don't buy, don't buy. let's go to -- if you own it fine, don't sell it. alex in massachusetts. >> caller: how's it going? >> pretty good. how about you? >> caller: good good. i need your opinion on imgn. >> they had that big miss. it's hanging out here. stock going down. i'm okay with owning immunogen here. >> that it's end of the lightning round! 5 tech stocks with more than a 10 percent change in

a 2.6% losing wait with jenny craig, and weight watchers 4.9%. had the longest term data 12 months at least. >> was there any data as to how they do eating less and exercising more and going it alone? >> that was the control group, and it was the people that do these programs and everybody else people trying to lose weight but not joining a particular program. weight watchers and jenny craig, they did so some although modest improvement over that going it alone. >> this is why we love talking to you. dr. gupta, thank you so much. we appreciate it. >> thank you. >> i like that sanjay gupta. >>> in other news an arizona officer rammed his vehicle into the suspect who was firing a gun on the street. was it excessive, and this is for the chief to answer and he is here next. the bed reacts to your body. it hugs you. it's really cool to the touch. this zips off so i can wash it-yes, please. (vo) visit your local retailer and feel the tempur-pedic difference for yourself. so if you have a flat tire dead battery need a tow or lock your keys in the car, g

researchers a at johns-hopkins say that jenny craig and weight watchers helped people lose weight andeep it off for a year or more. they say many programs show promise for short term results but they were limited and lacked evidence on long term weight loss. >>> new reportes in mates that the you had, spend $4 billion a year on unnecessary medical costs due to mammograms that generate a false positive and on breast tumors that are unlikely to cause problems. researchers say their findings indicate that the cost of breast cancer over treatment appears to be much higher then previously estimated. breast cancer is second most common cause of cancer deaths a among american women claiming nearly 41,000 lives every year. >> as you are reading that i think of angelina jolie preventive measures that she has gone through. >>> never mind getting defriended on facebook now you can get divorced. >> yes. >> the details straight ahead. >>> plus prince harry thinks selfies are a royal pain why he says you should just take a normal you wish your dog could fight off fleas and ticks. but since he can't

they found out that the number one program in terms of long term weight loss is jenny craig.s and after a year the folks lost about 15 to 22 pounds and compare that to people that had counseling and education alone, lost two to six pounds over the year. another program that did well was weight watchers. now it's important to remember that the programs can be very expensive like hundreds of dollars a month, so not every can do them. so let's think about things that you can do if you want to lose weight without having the spend money. let's take the lessons from what has work in the programs. one thing that's important is get support in person from people who are trying to do what you're doing. whether it's family or friend ors a support group. when you're surrounded by people who help you lose weight. sometimes you slug down drinks and don't realize how many calories you're taking in. exercise to keep the weight off. we're not that bad at losing weight. what we're not so great at is keeping it off and exercise can really help. back to you. we all enter this world with a shout,

they found only weight watchers and jenny craig helped people lose weight and keep it off for at least a year. >> average weight watchers participants lost at least 8 pounds at the 12 month mark. participants in jenny craig on average lost at least 15 pounds at the 12 month mark. >>> other programs like nutrisystem had great immediate results but more research is needed to determine the long-term effects. >>> well they help every day athletes play like pros. smart gadgets designed to helper if he can your skills in golf, baseball basketball, soccer and more. jim donovan has the look at the latest smarts sports devices. >> rebecca is trying to improve her tennis game. at times she works with a coach but when she doesn't she use smart gadget leak this sensor to track her play. >> i can see a lot of great feedback are you hitting the ball ball in sweet spot. what's your power level on your different shots. >> the device she uses serves up valuable information she couldn't get anywhere else. >> you can analyze your game in a way that you would never be able to just from playing or having s