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Have on you? >> he's made a big change in my life. he's made me look more positive towards things. i had my mom and my stepfather start going to the gym three times a week because i don't want them to become overweight. like he said, i lost my father. jamie has been the positive influence on my life completely. >> larry: i have to say, we'll be right back in a moment. there's no negative to this. back with stacy and justin, they're coming back. progress they've made since joining this fight. don't go away. try prilosec otc. heartburn occurs when stomach acid backs up into the esophagus. unlike...

>> larry: why huntington, west virginia? this is the pilot program. >> the series opens up in huntington, west virginia. the idea is to create a national movement. we started in huntington, west virginia, because it caught a bad rap. it's on the list called the unhealthiest town in the unhealthiest region in america. >> larry: an lach what. >> the tristate area. let's start there and hopefully create a legacy of change and improvement, not just with the schools but with the great people there. i have to tell you, jamie did some incredible work on the ground. and initially even those who were a...

Congress. you know, yesterday, a whole load of work got done. $4.5 billion over a ten-year period is embarrassing, is rude, is disrespectful. it won't do anything. you know, to think that $4.5 billion, to help the child nutrition and the obesity across all the schools in america over ten years compared to $7 billion in a month in iraq. it's -- we need more funds. absolutely. i know it's about money, but there is nothing more precious than the kids and the future of this country. >> larry: what else is there? jamie, it's hard to control jamie outright. he's so not opinionated, right? >> he does...

You're thinking you're not getting that much. you really are, you're getting enough anyway. >> jamie's awesome. i'm working out. now that i have a cook. it's the best thing that i've done. >> great story. >> larry: we've got a question submitted to larry king live facebook page says having been a chubby kid, i remember turning to food when i felt unloved or stressed. do you feel that way? do you turn to food when stress? >> yeah, i do sometimes. my parents got divorced. i was stressed. >> larry: do you sense that you felt badly for that and therefore turned to food? >> that's what i thought th...

>> larry: so what do you eat now? what's your favorite food at school? >> i like the beef-aroni a lot. >> larry: do you like cooking this better than you like cooking what you used to cook? >> i don't have a problem with it. i liked what i did before. but this is a little more work, but i feel like it's healthier for everybody. >> larry: alice, how are the kids reacting in general? >> a lot of them are still asking if it's jamie's food, and i think the reason they did that is because of all of the publicity. and if -- if it was just -- we just tell them it's always been our food and a lot of t...