how close they came to catastrophe. you ll hear the urgent calls from air traffic control. the black boxes found after the passenger plane crash that killed at least 69 in nepal. the final moments caught on camera. the search tonight for answers. the death toll growing in one of the worst russian strikes on civilians since the war in ukraine began. italy s most wanted man captured. how a notorious mafia boss was found hiding in plain sight after 30 years on the run. and honoring a civil rights icon. the images from across the country on this martin luther king jr. day. announcer: this is nbc nightly news with lester holt. good evening, everyone. california tonight suffering the effects of its tenth consecutive storm. weeks of rain from an atmospheric river undermining roads. some crumbling right before the eyes of horrified onlookers. saturated hillsides turning to mudslides. the round of storms now blamed for the deaths of at least 22 people. search and rescue
domenica rubino worked on one of two studies that showed when people stop taking semaglutide they regain weight. are these drugs meant to help someone drop two dress sizes? no. these are serious mecines that should be used to treat serious disease. reporter: the maker of both ozempic and wegovy, novonordisk, says its research supports the belief that obesity is a chronic disease that requires long-term management and that in the case of ozempic does not encourage off-label use. ellie diaz wants to use wegovy again. in my case i believe a combination of medication and diet and life change will make the complete change. reporter: to keep this mom of three healthy for years to come. ande, peoe hear about drug effective for weight loss and obviously high interest. but who are they really for? these drugs are not for cosmetic use. they are for people who are chronically overweight and also have other medical
in the weight that you carry. there is no denying the power of oprah to shape national discourse and move entire segments of the economy, and whether or not she personally drops any pounds, this pa partnership with weight watchers is is likely to is succeed. but when i saw the commercial, i could not help but feel a little distress and this is why my letter of the week is to oprah winfrey. hello, oprah, it is me, melissa, and happy new year, and i wish you all of the success and much su success in the endeavors including dropping weight if that is one of the goals, but after watch your recent commercial for weight watchers, i wanted to let you know that even if you never shed a pound, you still everything. i mow that your weight loss struggle is personal and i know that in my 30s losing more than a few dress sizes, i get it, and
it is. reporter: the trainer to the stars, how can we make this work? you want to pick an action, one action. don t pick a result. don t say my new year s resolution is to lose five or ten pounds but to walk an extra 1,000 steps a day. emma lynn did just that in january 1st, 2013, stuck it to and how many dress sizes have you dropped? seven. i ve lost a total of 60 pounds. i m impressed. i ll do ten curls a day maybe through next tuesday. nick watt, abc news, los angeles. did you even make any resolutions? yes, i did actually. tell us about them. tell us. there you go. to work on my thunder thighs that i didn t know i had. thunder thighs. you resolve to work on your hair do as well in 2015. that s when i don t have donna s help and yoli here.
like the new york times or the washington post where you wouldn t, where you re getting descriptions of female politicians dress sizes, how they do their hair, of their exercise tips. it becomes this kind of standard thing that s included. so i would ask, if you re reading these types of pieces anywhere, to look at it as if, one, what would it be like if it was written by a man? two, what purpose do these details serve? if somebody is having a serious political discussion about their ideas, what does it bring to it, you know, to put in workout tips? is anybody really reading this and going, well, where s the details about her highlights? where s the detail about her exercise routine? you re mentioning it s not just magazines, but the new york times. you cite exactly that. coverage of condy rice, who is a size six, but occasionally jumps to anning eight who is impeccably dressed, usually with