even the kremlin calling this situation larming. what we re seeing as a completely new phase alaunching it in russia. we re very clear with the ukrainian that s we do not support attacks inside russia. the 2024 gop presidential race is about to get more crowded. mike pence will throw his hat into the ring. chris christie feels he s the only candidate that is willing to take on donald trump directly head-to-head. are they going to get in the race and tactually say somethin about him, to him? it s a difficulty. and the guide saved a climber s life hauling him down mt. everest for six hours. it was important for us to rescue him. we saved his life by coming down the summit. good morning, everyone. miracles do happen. i love that story. we ll get much more of that ahead. happy to be joined by erica hill. good morning. nice to be with you this morning. p. nice to have you. we start here. federal prosecutors obtained a recording of donald trump saying he
through these early states, we were in iowa, now we re in new hampshire, jake, and what we re seeing emerge is when he s on the stump he s talking indirectly about former president trump. he s never naming him. it s when he gets off the stump and talks to media that we get those more direct hits that he s taking at him. and that seems to be kind of the needle he s trying to thread right now because remember, a lot of these voters he s talking to may have potentially voted, or most likely voted for former president trump in the past. so he has to kind of walk a fine line here. and what we re also seeing is how he is pitching himself to voters. and that s really starting to come into focus. and what we re seeing, the lane they re really carving out for him and that he s carving out for himself is that of a sitting executive. he s not a former anything. he is a sitting governor in florida. and when he talks to voters he s really going through and outlining what he and his team h
reporter: clinical trials in humans are needed to prove that. one is under way at the university of north carolina looking at the drug s effect on alcohol and tobacco use. sherry ferguson says ozempic has helped her lose 38 pounds. even better, she says, is the way it makes her feel. the weight that it takes off your mind is far greater than any weight off your body. reporter: eli lily makes a similar medicine. both companies are say they re not running trials of their drugs for addiction. this traditionally hasn t been a market that s appealing to pharmaceutical companies, because drugs haven t been successful in selling well, although doctors emphasize there is a huge unmet medical need here. alcohol use disorder affects almost 30 million americans and only 5% currently receive
my brain. so i choose neuriva plus. unlike some others, neuriva plus is a multitasker supporting 6 key indicators of brain health. to help keep me sharp. neuriva: think bigger. popular weight loss medications are helping people shed more than just excess pounds. some patients say the drugs have also helped them curb addictive behaviors, like drinking alcohol, smoking or even nail biting or online shopping. cnn medical correspondent mega terrell has more zb. reporter: these days sherry ferguson has swapped her vape pen for an ozempic pen. i thought i m not enjoying vaping, so let s just put this in the bin at work and see how
long i can go without it. that was 54 days ago. reporter: ferguson started using ozempic 11 weeks ago to combat weight gained during the pandemic. a smoker for much of her life, she switched to vaping last july. after starting ozempic, she says something changed. it s like someone s just come along and switched a light on and you can see the room for what it is. all of these vapes and cigarettes you ve had over the years, they don t look attractive anymore. it s very, very strange. reporter: ferguson is one of many patients taking drugs like ozempic for weight loss who say they ve also lost interest in some addictive behaviors. doctors told cnn that patients most commonly report an effect on alcohol use. it may be because these drugs have an effect not just in the gut, but also in the brain. it s something being studied at the nih, where researchers just