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Weight plea lures Dr. Phil

SAN FRANCISCO - A morbidly obese California man whose tearful, videotaped plea for help became a YouTube sensation may be getting the support he wanted.

    by ASSOCIATED PRESS, Daily News
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SAN FRANCISCO

- A morbidly obese California man whose tearful, videotaped plea for help became a YouTube sensation may be getting the support he wanted.

The "Dr. Phil" show reached out to Livermore resident Robert Gibbs, 23, after he posted his three-minute video last week.

Gibbs mentioned the program in his clip, which has been viewed more than a million times and inspired dozens of responses from viewers offering diet tips and encouragement.

A crew from the "Dr. Phil" show was scheduled to come to his house and film him today, Gibbs told the Associated Press.

On the YouTube video, which he made the day before his birthday last Friday, Gibbs did not specify what kind of help he needed - just that he hoped a weight-loss expert would see it and get in touch. He said he weighed 600 to 700 pounds.