. >> reporter: meet marlene beltran and lisandra lanusa. two women about to start one of the most extreme weight loss plans yet. the tongue patch diet. plastic mesh known for hernia repair is sewn onto the tongue making eating solid food painful if not impossible. >> this is our patch. there it is. we put it right into the portion of her tongue. >> reporter: it's a kind of aversion therapy, pioneered in the u.s. by cosmetic surgeon dr. nicholas shegay. he introduced the procedure four years ago after first seeing it done in latin america. >> it doesn't fit me anymore. >> reporter: lisandra lanusa, 27 years old and married. and 20-year-old marlene beltran. each hope to drop 20 pounds in 30 days. you heard that right. 20 pounds in one month. and they're ready to take desperate and extreme measures to make it happen fast. >> in a month's time i will be going to hawaii. i'll be wearing this bikini. and hopefully, i'll be looking great. >> reporter: when it comes to food, lisandra can't help herself. >> i love eating everything. american food, k

. >> reporter: meet marlene beltran and lisandra lanusa. most extreme weight loss plans yet. the tongue patch diet. plastic mesh known for hernia repair is sewn onto the tongue making eating solid food painful if not impossible. >> this is our patch. there it is. we put it right into the portion of her tongue. >> reporter: it's a kind of aversion therapy, pioneered in the u.s. by cosmetic surgeon dr. nicholas shegay. he introduced the procedure four years ago after first seeing it done in latin america. >> it doesn't fit me anymore. >> reporter: lisandra lanusa, 27 years old and married. and 20-year-old marlene beltran. each hope to drop 20 pounds in 30 days. you heard that right. 20 pounds in one month. and they're ready to take desperate and extreme measures to make it happen fast. >> in a month's time i will be going to hawaii. i'll be wearing this bikini. and hopefully, i'll be looking great. >> reporter: when it comes to food, lisandra can't help herself. >> i love eating everything. american food, korean. >> reporter: and neither can

marlene wants to begin dating. lysander has a bikini and a deadline. >> in a month's time, i'll be going to hawaii and i'll be wearing this bikini and i'll -- hopefully, i'll be looking great. >> so, this is our patch. and we put it right on the interior portion of her tongue. >> reporter: it's called the tongue patch. cosmetic surgeon dr. nikolas chugay introduced the procedure in the u.s. four years ago after first seeing it done in latin america. >> i thought, you know, this is a good way to help people lose weight quickly. our first stitch is already in. i am just going to put four knots on it. make sure it stays in there. >> he said the way it works was if you eat solid food, your tongue rolls back and it would cause pain. >> reporter: chugay says lysander is his 81st patient as he pioneers the process here, in what is arguably the plastic surgery capital of the country, southern california. but that's nothing compared to body-conscious venezuela. one clinic in caracas has stitched patches on more than 800 ton

. >> how helping7j óñ to lead the charge is marlene castro. >> these amazing answer autos the teacherld her class it wasn't easy getting her. she glup a neighborhood where gangs, drugs and violence replaced reading and writing. so her first lesson included teaching students valve respecting and supporting one another. >> just can be an umbrella for a lot of things. >> marlene is one of only five students from her former middle school when made to it college. after graduating in the spring she set her eyes on the community she felt needed her most.çxxu÷ >> reality of teach qlorz only focus on ones doing well and everyone else who is too far gone was too far gone. and not worth time. >> marlene shows -- knows she has her work cut out for her according to a report one out of five african american boys in oakland were sus spekded from school at least once. >> every time i do see a younger boy male of color that is my younger brother a boy i cannot give up on and a young woman who needs a role model that i never had, i'm hoping for for them. >> this class of 27 students are faces she sees

or marlene to the next programs meeting you should give our imply supervisor time to find someone who works for our district. for seat two i want to respect the continuance of supervisor farrell >> supervisor farrell is support i have of ms. sax. >> i want to add that that's great to have such a long-standing member of our advisory committee i know it can be a lot of meeting and your commitment has been tested and shown and you also come to many of our full board meetings as well i'm happy to support ms. sax. >> let me ask if anyone from the public wants to speak? >> seeing none, public comment is closed. so colleagues there's a motion to reappoint jackie sax to the c ac. any objection >> and to continue with the appointment of marlene. >> i want to echo my support of ms. sax thank you four speaking your mind. >> so colleagues can we take that without objection. congratulations. so ms. chang call the next item >> recommending adopting the supervisor advisory committee and the terms not to exceed two years. >> thank you. good morning committee members i'm with the authority. this item

ahora con el enemigo, salva el juego 6 a 0 gana los dodgers a marlene. >> a arizona le queda pensar entudio de angel, donde menos da más y más da menos, los ganadores tienden a comer cosas más saludables, y los perdedores comen de todo y azucares. >> cuando veo futbol de verdad no como pero américano le entro a todo, alitas, lo que pongan delante. >> llamo la atención de la camiseta. >> (risas) . >> jugadores méxicanos, y rafa marquez se ofrece para volver a la seleccion. >> hay que ver. >> ni los chicos musculosos llaman la atención, esta tiene cuatro patas. >> es una golden retriber que recorre las olas en tabla de surf. >> llega a la playa a mar adentro, y ayuda a subir a la tabla y puede durar horas. >> volvemos a las 11 buenas tardes. s >>> autoridades y familiares temen que sean los cuerpos de los jÓvenes secuestrados en el barrio heaven de la capital. rebeldes y dicen que matÓ a mÁs de mil personas incluyendo a niÑos tambiÉn, se lo asegura univisiÓn, mientras lo niega el rÉgimen sirio. el ex soldado bradley mary quiere ser mujer y llamarse chelsea. en la prisiÓn donde cumple con

by the way, our abc2 weather winner, want to make sure we mention her, marlene, congratulations to her. we want your name at abc2news.com. enter your name and you'll get in the running for our monthly breeze dwing. steamy conditions. people doing summertime volleyball. they look toward harbor east. 86 degrees. winds are south at 9 miles an hour. want to show you a couple of photos. how about deep creek lake. beautiful on the water the last couple of days. this is mamma ever hart cooling some rocks -- climbing some rocks. sure sign of fall. true fall foliage in garrett county. there have been cool nights. hot, humid. across maryland it is hot everywhere but deep creek lake. look at the steam just coming off. that will help fuel scattered showers. i think you're okay for the morning but through your midday, like lunch break, a pop of thunder showers could be something you're dealing with. grab your run much -- lunch on the way. a wet evening commute could make traffic worse. after that beautiful clear dry weather. great travel weather for one of the last summer weekends as we see a cryst

marlene de león/residente de richmond 34:26:11 antes se veía mucho pandillero en la calle, verdad, y se ve son más policías. pero otra gente lo ve distinto. s.o.t. ismael ramírez/residente de richmond 34:02:00 sí, si he mirado cosas malas, sí he mirado balaceras y violencia, mucha violencia. blanca ---la policia de milpitas esta blanca ---la policia de milpitas esta solicitando la ayuda del publico para dar con el paradero de un sujeto que atropello a un ciclista y luego se dio a la fuga. take vo ---el incidente ocurrio el 10 de agosto pasado a eso de las 5 y 45 de la maÑana cuando el ciclista se conducia hacia el oeste de la "montague expressway" y "great mall parkway". ---la victima un hombre de 56 aÑos y residente de san jose se encuentra grave en el hospital. ---el sospechoso conduce una camioneta "suv" color marron. cesar ---tras casi semana y media de arder incontrolable , take vo ---hoy miercoles, los mas de cuatro mil bomberos que combaten el incendio alrededor del parque yosemite lograron ganarle terreno a las llamas... ---hoy el siniestro consumia en promedio 300 acres por

marlene de león/residente de richmond 34:26:11 antes se veía mucho pandillero en la calle, verdad, ye ve son más policías. pero otra gente lo ve distinto. s.o.t. ismael ramírez/residente de richmond 34:02:00 sí, si he mirado cosas malas, sí he mirado balaceras y violencia, mucha violencia. cesar ---un hombre que se hizo pasar por un empleado del departamento de control de animlaes logro engaÑar a una persona para cesar ---un hombre que se hizo pasar por un empleado del departamento de control de animlaes logro engaÑar a una persona para entrar a robar a su hogar... take vo ---el incidente ocurrio en un hobar ubicado sobre la calle "bennington lane" de hayward, y de acuerdo a la policia de esa ciudad, el hombre llego a la casa y le dijo a la victima que andaba en busca de huevecillos de serpiente y que necesitaba revisar el traspatio de la vivienda.. ---al ingresar el sospechoso, otro sujeto entro al hogar para robarse varios objetos de valor... cesar ---15 viviendas en total resultaron afectadas por un devastador incendio este martes en fairfield. ---algunos no podran volver del todo

. >> good evening, my name is marlene. i'm the store manager. i have a personal relationship with the mission. my first department in san francisco was three blocks from the store location. i love living there and while i now live elsewhere in the city i continue to shop at the restaurants and shop there. i also give my time in the community as a volunteer. for over two years i have been a mentor to a student on valencia. the area of the mission has gone through, valencia street looks and feels amazing. more people than ever seem toen jo i this section of the mission. 16 street tells another story and i'm happy to the contributing to the enhancement of the street. i love this system of it's why i was hired. not to run a big box store of disgruntled employees, but a store that actively participates. going through this process has been extremely beneficial to me. it illustrates the commitment and passion that drives this neighborhood and the city and further motivates me to be a contributor and active partner. i'm invested to ensure that this r e

fue encontrado al interior de una casa en sunnyvale la semana pasada, fue identificado como el de "marlenede 55 aÑos. ---de acuerdo a las autoridades, la mujer habria sido asesinada por "michael nehez" quien fue abatido por la policia en una casa de la avenida "san pedro" de esa ciudad. ---la policia fue llamada a la casa la maÑana del 8 de agosto luego que una llamada telefonica de un hombre avisara que habia asesinado a alguien. ---de acuerdo a la policia la pareja "nehez" estaba en proceso de divorcio. ===roll ticker=== blanca ---tiempo de la primera pausa , pero mas adelante... vo-blanca ---las autoridades federales dan el visto bueno para que la nueva seccion del puente de la bahia pueda ser abierta a la circulacion. take vo cesar ---enterese que propuesta le hacen los caballeros templarios al gobierno de mexico y a cambio de que... ===roll ticker=== ---los abogados defensores de un hombre acusado de causar la muerte de una niÑa de trece aÑos en la ciudad de "susun" estan solicitando al juez que mantenga el juicio y los archivos alejados de la prensa... take vo ---"anthony lemar jones

. >> good evening, my name is marlene sansiloti, i was raised in the marina so i saw it in the old days when it was all small shops and it was enchanting, it is no longer that way though it is very clean and a lovely area. we don't want that to happen in san francisco. we don't need anymore big chain shops. i have nothing against pet food express but we have enough of pet food express. obviously they're doing very well and they can help a lot, thanks to them, but we don't need another store, and i hope you consider this. thank you. >> president fong, members of the commission, except.er the lady who just spoke ahead of me, for the record, my name is mar -- mare yo*n mazuka come -- thomas, i've live ined the marina for 50 years and for all of those 50 years, i've had dogs and pets. over the past 50 year, i have seen the many, many evolutions and iterations of the marina. there was a time when there was four grocery stores on chest nut street and all four stores thrived and supported each other. it was high rents which drove them out of the community. there were three florists and multipl

. >> good evening, my name is marlene sansiloti, i was raised in the marina so i saw it in the old days when it was all small shops and it was enchanti,

. >> reporter: neighbors knew them as mike and marlene. they said it got to the point where some became really worried about the couple's welfare. >> i have to say frankly looking back, i said probably a year ago if these people don't separate, something bad is going to happen. somebody's going to get hurt. >> reporter: now they say it's hard not to look at the house and think about what happened. >> every time i leave my house, there's no way that i can leave or enter my house without looking at this house and thinking about the tragedy. thinking about their families that are left behind, thinking about the lives that were lost for no apparent reason. >> reporter: and neighbors have not seen any family members show up to the home since this happened. we're live in sunnyvale, nbc bay area news. >> thank you very much. >>> the man accused of killing a san jose state nursing student is behind bars tonight. 23-year-old johnny lazzano was officially charged with the murder of kimberly chica. she was in a car in downtown san jose when someone s

. >> reporter: meet marlene beltran and lysander lanusa.o start one of the most extreme weight loss methods yet. the tongue patch diet. plastic mesh meant for hernia repair is sewn onto the tongue making eating solid food painful if not impossible. >> all right. the first stitch is already in. >> you are sewing a foreign object into somebody's mouth. is that healthy? >> it's not unhealthy. we have not encountered any of this, we have not seen any infection, we have not seen a s. >> the sirnurgery is finished. >> i can't feel my tongue. >> reporter: she'll be able to speak normally in a few hours when the anesthetic wears off. but all that greasy fried food she loves, forget it. it's a strict 800 calorie per day liquid diet of juice, broth, and shakes until the patch is removed in a month. >> have you receive flak from colleagues in the medical community over this? >> no, i haven't. >> reporter: dr. chugay, meet dr. rob huizenga. >> i think it's a barbaric procedure. >> reporter: better known as dr. h. he specializes in long-term weight loss

to marlene and lysandra, the pain was worth the payoff.seen. so far, so good. >> i am excited and out to see how things turn out. >> for "nightline," cecilia vega, long beach, california. >> not so much, huh? what do you think? >> absolutely -- >> there is a tried and true way to lose. that's healthy diet and exercise. >> yes. true. >> and change your lifestyle. stay thinner. i know it's harder for some people. >> it is so hard. but now here -- put a patch in your mouth. it's like the patch isn't suppressing my diet. i am just as hungry. i want the cheeseburger and pizza. it's just that i can't. i have a thing on my tongue. >> it hasn't changed your response. >> nothing is changing in your brain. >> gastric bypass makes more sense than the patch. >> makes no sense. i am anti-patch. >> me too. where does it leave you when it comes off. >> more burger. more cheese fries. >> i want one of those cheeseburgers. >> me too. >> more burger. more cheese >> i want o of tho cheeseburgers. >> me too. coming up i in attle. evereryone's goioing then w w

investigators say 55-year-old marlene hes was killed by her estranged husband. the couple was in the process of getting a divorce. michael was shot and killed by police after they say he rushed them with a knife at the end of a two-hour stand- off. the cause of the woman's death has not yet been releasedded. >>> happening now, day one of a three-day strike. hundreds of city employees are on the picket line tonight. ktvu live at city hall there where workers are making it clear how they feel about stalled contract talks. >> they certainly are. and just in the five minutes, the picket line here has expanded. there's a rally that is supposed to get underway any minute now with some speeches. they're about 280 city workers who are on strike right now. they have been picketing since 6:00 a.m. and there are six spots around this city. there was one big confrontation here earlier at city hall. a striking worker reported he was hit by a white van at about 9:00 a.m. union leaders thought the van driver might be a replacement worker but the driver told ktvu he was trying

. >> the neighbors knew them as mike and marlene and got to point where some were worried about the couple's welfare. >> i have to say frankly looking back probably a year ago, if these people don't separate something bad is going to happen. somebody is going to be hurt. >> reporter: and now it is difficult to look at the house and not think of what happened. >> no way i can leave or enter my house without looking at this house and thinking about the tragedy. thinking about their families that are left behind, and thinking and the lives that were lost for no apparent reason. >> reporter: george keatiano for "today in the bay." >>> today, law enforcement will hold a buyback program, and they will give $200 for an assault weapon and people can exchange three firearms for each one. and you will have to present a utility bill because it is only in oakland. you can stop by between 10:00 this morning and 3:00 this afternoon. if you have questions, call the number on the screen to set up an appointment to also get the questions answered. all weapons by the way must be unloaded to be turned in. >>>

. >> what was the idea, marlene? you wand to fire staff?different teachers, everything. for our children. >> and who is against that? >> the district? >> the district. so the people who are running this badly performing school don't want change. >> of course. >> of course. so how hard is it, james, having watched this process for parents to use this law, the trigger law to take over a failing elementary school? >> well, i think it's difficult, you know, it takes a lot of parents to get together, it takes a lot of organization. it's not something that i think anybody can sort of take lightly and just do on a whim. in that first instance, it was very difficult. i think these three schools opening in l.a. this week, they had a little bit easier time and i think because of the effort of parents like marlene who blazed at that trail. >> so the union, they're not for this, correct? >> i think that there is some pushback from unions, i think that a lot of the status quo is uncomfortable with the idea of parents being able to fire principal and sta

. >> reporter: meet marlene beltran and lysander lanusa.o start one of the most extreme weight loss methods yet. the tongue patch diet. plastic mesh meant for hernia repair is sewn onto the tongue making eating solid food painful if not impossible. >> all right. the first stitch is already in. >> you are sewing a foreign object into somebody's mouth. is that healthy? >> it's not unhealthy. we have not encountered any of this, we have not seen any infection, we have not seen a s. >> the sirnurgery is finished. >> i can't feel my tongue. >> reporter: she'll be able to speak normally in a few hours when the anesthetic wears off. but all that greasy fried food she loves, forget it. it's a strict 800 calorie per day liquid diet of juice, broth, and shakes until the patch is removed in a month. >> have you received flak from colleagues in the medical community over this? >> no, i haven't. >> reporter: dr. chugay, meet dr. rob huizenga. >> i think it's a barbaric procedure. >> reporter: better known as dr. h. he specializes in long-term weight los

. >>> marlene o como quiera, la cosa que cumple aÑos, galvÁn gonzÁlez, 9 aÑos, hermosa. >>> dominique seÑora. >>> venga, venga, venga, sigue, sigue. venga sherlyn, sherlyn. ♪. ♪. ♪. >>> venga, vamos allÁ. ♪. ♪. ♪. >>> baila, baila, baila, tubo, tubo, tubo. ♪. ♪. ♪. >>> vamos a una pausa, estamos re locos verdad? muchachas, muchachas, como dirÍan en chihuahua, les tenemos recetas caseras para devolverle a tu cabello el brillo que perdiÓ, no se lo pierdan. >>> y rechiflas, abucheos, le recordaron hasta a su mami linda en el partido de los yankees a alex rodrÍguez, y hoy la entrevista que vieron ahÍ, que dio tony, mÁs cositas de este tema. >>> seÑora, muchachas niÑas, todos quieren ver al sol de mÉxico, en "despierta america" lo captamos, luis miguel, bueno, ya sabemos es un conquistador, se le fueron los ojos atrÁs de una muchachas, no se imaginan cÓmo reaccionaron ante la mirada del sol. >>> andale. ♪. ♪. ♪. ♪. ♪. ♪. ♪. ♪ ay, ay, ay. ♪ canta y no llores. ♪ porque cantando se alegra cielito lindo los corazones♪. un grito mexicano! un grito. ♪ los corazones. ♪. ♪. >>> aplausos! (aplausos

marlene, democratic caller. calling because when my daughter was 10, her appendix burst. she was treated with triple antibiotics. then discharged, but returned because returns later of infection. i have often wondered, because it took her a very long time to recover her strength, and she often still feels tired, more tired than my other daughter because of going through that. i often wonder, is there any kind of long-term effect? guest: i don't know that. sorry, i cannot help you with that. i know it is incredibly debilitating when it happens, and it is sometimes fatal, but i don't know how it affects people after that over the long term. ryan says, "what percentage of bacteria cannot be cultured, and what implications for health does this have?" a pretty small percentage that could survive in a petri dish and be studied. the dnay started to do sequencing and seeing all the rest of the things going on in our body, it opened up a pretty big new world. and we are just finding out what the effects are on our bodies