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thank you for joining us. americans spend billions each year in their fight against fat. everything from trendy diets to as seen on tv gadgets. perhaps it's little surprise so many have jumped at a chance to try a drug that can make you skinny even if it's been approved to treat a condition they don't have. ears abc's mona kosar abdi. >> i got on the scale after the first week and i had lost five pounds. and it was like, oh my gosh. >> reporter: it's one of the biggest moments for weight in decades. >> the weight loss trend, taking over social media -- >> there are reports of an unexpected side effect which includes ozempic face.

>> the u.s. is seeing a rise in the popularity of weight loss drugs like ozempic but the high demand is squeezing supplies for the diabetic patients. >> reporter: major weight loss and quick. >> baby, a girl don't like needles, maybe i didn't like food. i need to feel the way about food the way i feel about needles. >> reporter: splashy tiktoks and diet testimonials have spread across the internet and beyond. >> i am down a total of 122 pounds. >> total weight loss is 17 pounds in 16 weeks. >> reporter: not everyone's on board. >> how freaking lazy have we gotten? >> a lot of people online, on social media, say they are working out, eating healthy, to lose weight. news flash, they're taking ozempic. >> reporter: it's all centering on this booming business of a class of drugs like ozempic and mounjaro, originally fda approved to treat diabetes. >> when i started on ozempic about two months into it i seen

it -- my daily glucose dropped dramatically. >> reporter: they also both work in similar ways, to reduce cravings resulting in one particular effect, significant potential weight loss. ♪ oh ozempic ♪ >> i lowered my a1c and lost some weight. >> reporter: hollywood is raving about it. comedian rosie o'donnell says she lost ten pounds after going on ozempic. >> people are doing ozempic parties in l.a. where they all do ozempic. but i have diabetes too, that's why i'm on it. >> we fight for every listing. >> what are you drinking? >> aperol spri >> reporter: speaking frankly on a podcast, issues. >> both of you are on mounjaro? >> it's like trying to get a piece of steak down, you've got to force yourself. >> i was in the elevator, "you're too skinny." >> thanks so much.

>> i've never in my life been too skinny. >> never. >> reporter: chelsea handler said on her podcast -- >> i went to a lunch with a girlfriend, she said, i'm not eating anything, i'm nascar, i'm on ozempic. i'm like, i'm nauseous too, but i'm not on ozempic. she says, are you sure? i'm like what is it? i'm on semaglutide. she said, that's ozempic. >> reporter: while these drugs have become the latest craze, there is a debate over access and affordability. over how they should be used and who should get to use them. >> it's not about vanity. it's about treating a disease. >> reporter: more than 40% of the u.s. population is obese, putting tens of millions of americans at risk of heart disease, stroke, type 2 diabetes, and certain types of cancers. even death. are these are my ankle drugs? >> we're hearing a lot about these drugs being miracle drugs. we in the field of obesity medicine think of them more as game changers.

>> reporter: callie svensson says the drugs have changed her life. >> hi, callie. >> how are you? >> come on in. >> reporter: she says she was struggling with obesity. her doctor, barry weinstein, prescribed her >> it sounds like you're having great benefits with the current dose. >> nobody from the outside would know i was constantly fighting this weight. >> i love you. how was school? >> reporter: callie is raising three kids and a yard full of animals at a home in suburban new jersey. it might look like she has it all, but a year ago she hit a low. when were you your heaviest? >> i was really struggling after my third pregnancy to lose the rest of the baby weight. i was not able to do the things i loved anymore. mommy was tired all the time. >> it's still emotional to talk about even now. >> it is because you're drawn back to that dark place. you feel so hopeless.

>> reporter: she says for her, body image has been a lifelong struggle. >> i would go to a pool party, i remember having to wear those big speedo bathing suits and everybody else had the cute ones. i didn't look like every other girl. then anorexia developed. that took me into high school. >> gool into your 20s, what did that look like? >> the total control of food got away from me. i started slim fast diets when i was 8. and then i went into anorexia. so does a normal, healthy relationship look like with food? i've been battling something my whole life, not knowing how to properly control it. >> reporter: by last summer callie said she reached her breaking point. >> i felt food was controlling my life and i had no control, there was no off button, it was just going to get worse. >> reporter: after she started giving herself weekly shots of mounjaro, she says the pounds started to peel off. >> i never thought at 40 i would feel better than at 20. >> reporter: the fact that these drugs are being used by people without obesity or type 2

diabetes may be contributing to a national shortage. >> i was on one dose, the farmry said they couldn't get it anymore. >> reporter: 57-year-old shane anthony is an auto mechanic diagnosed with diabetes two years ago. today he says his health hangs in the balance. >> i think a lot of these people don't understand that we need the drug to keep our bodies from falling apart. i'd done one refill, went to do my refill towards the end of the year and couldn't get it. started making phone calls to the doctor and the pharmacy, had to go to something that was much, much older. and isn't -- really isn't working as effectively as the other was. >> reporter: shane and his wife

jeri lynn, herself a nurse, say those who need the drug the most should get priority. >> we need to have that. there's too many people that are diabetic in this country that depend on these drugs. >> reporter: in a statement, ozempic's manufacturer novo nordic says, we are currently experiencing intermittent supply disruptions on the ozempic pen which is anticipated in mid-march due to the combination of incredible demand coupled with overall global supply constraints. eli lilly, the maker of mounjaro, "our priority is making sure it's available to people with type 2 diabetes." as of today, all doses of mounjaro are available. some pharmacies may experience intermittent delay. americans have been looking for quick ways to slim down since before color tv. from vintage newspaper ads to the age of ininfomercials.

advertising dietary supplements like slim fast shakes or specialty diets like atkins. >> i've been living atkins for years. >> reporter: fast forward to 2023, "the real housewives of miami" are taking weight loss shots on screen. >> what's in there? >> it's a fat-burning shot. >> reporter: while ozempic can be really effective for people who are obese, doctors generally don't recommend using them just to shed a few pounds. the long-term side effects aren't really clear yet. the ozempic ads mention risks. >> serious side effects may include pancreatitis, gallbladder problems, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea which may disruption kidneys. >> the side effects are usually mild to moderate. >> reporter: people like callie say this is just a small price to pay. >> i'm not going to say any medication is perfect, and nothing doesn't have side effects. but you weigh, right, and for me, the benefits weigh outweighed some of the cons.

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♪ wgpr in detroit was a trailblazer in television, both behind the scenes and over the airwaves. launching careers and leaving a legacy that is hard to overstate. here's abc's alex perez. >> hi! good morning! >> welcome! it's a great day. >> i know, i drbrought detroit weather. >> do you want some coffee? >> i don't drink coffee. >> reporter: sun robinson worked with her stylist to find the perfect outfit for an upcoming shoot. and for a couple of upcoming oscar parties. >> oh, this is cute.

>> i thought that was super cute. for 90 days, i note they don't want yellow. >> oh, i love yellow. >> i know. >> reporter: the beloved tv personality has been reporting for almost 30 years from her start in local news in miami -- >> morning, night, see you later on your drive at 7:30. >> reporter: to the national stage, cohosting "access hollywood." >> i'm shaun robinson. as an "access hollywood" host, i get to interview the biggest stars on the red carpet. >> reporter: now as the face of one of the most highly rated shows on cable television, reality tv sensation "90 day fiance." >> to make sure you give us straight answers, we're going to hook you up to an actual polygraph. >> all right! >> aka, a lie detector machine. >> reporter: but it all started many years ago at a small local tv station in detroit, michigan. wgpr.

>> the big city news crew. >> good evening. >> reporter: the first african american-owned and operated television station in the country. >> big city news, news and information for the urbanite. >> describe sort of the importance of seeing someone who looks like you on television, of people who eat the food you eat, who maybe are familiar with that neighborhood. there's so much value there. >> yes. i remember coming home, and then at 6:00, my grandmother would turn on the evening news. and there was a black woman by the name of beverly paine. and i would sit there and look at her on the evening news. and i knew she was different because she looked like me. >> reporter: shaun started out working as an intern. she hit the ground running, interviewing people and filing local stories. eventually, she got her own primetime talk show "strictly speaking." >> we've already talked about single people who are dating

people of another color. now the next step, marriage. >> reporter: wgpr was on the airwaves from 1975 to 1995. the old station now turned into a museum honoring its pivotal role in the history of television and its hand in developing black talent. another notable alum, espn executive dave roberts. >> wgpr is part of our history. it's part of the legacy of who we are, how we became who we are, and it will define where we're going down the road. >> it wasn't just the on-air talent. >> reporter: superstar guests walked these halls, such as muhammad ali. >> i'm the real 6 million dollar man. >> the original t.o. >> reporter: on this black history month, some of those alums came back for a reunion at the museum, an opportunity to share memories and reminisce about the legends who used to

grace their studio. >> you're looking for a level of talent that came here, james brown down there, all kinds of artists over the years. the beauty of it, because it was a television and radio station, we drew all kinds of people. i'll never forget. >> i mean, they would come and say they came because of who we are. della reese, james baldwin came here three times. >> reporter: former program director joe spencer was in charge of recruiting those young, hopeful reporters who would go on to do great things. >> how was gpr a pioneer? >> one of our great legacies was that we brought in people who had never had jobs. back in 1973, '74, '75, if a young man like yourself would go to a tv station in the market and ask for a job, the first thing, "oh, you have any experience?" the answer was no. but they were able to come here, learn their craft, and was able to move on to other jobs and other opportunities. >> reporter: critical work for an industry still struggling to

increase diversity among its ranks. according to the radio television digital news association, in 2021 only about one-quarter of staffers and local tv newsrooms were people of color. back in l.a., shaun robinson gears up for the latest season of "90 day fiance." recording her lines at a local studio. >> join us as the couples discuss their rocky journeys all in the pursuit of love. >> reporter: keeping with her the lessons she learned at wgpr. >> i'm just realizing the gravity and the importance that wgpr had, not only to the black community here in detroit, but black people nationwide. because all of these great people came out of this television station and went on to do some amazing things. >> in the wake of george floyd and so many other incidents that have happened and have come to light across the country, a lot of times it's been journalists

of color who stick with the story. so much of that started with the people who started here, fighting for those stories, fighting for that voice. when you see that, do you recognize that? >> working at wgpr, you never had to fight for a story that was relevant to the black community. you just never had to do that. i was always a champion of telling stories, positive stories, about our community. because there's too many negative stories out there. and i hope that, especially now that we're in black history month, let's not have the story stop at the end of the month. we've got to keep telling these stories. over and over and over again. >> our thanks to alex. gma 3 will have more with the alumni of detroit's first black-owned station, wgpr-tv, on

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♪ finally tonight, spartans strong. >> walker. >> it was a packed house in east lansing for michigan state university's first home basketball game since last week's shootings. with white shirts placed on eight seats in the front row of the student section in honor of the eight students killed and wounded. the spartans got the win over indiana, and afterward coach tom

izzo said he hoped the victory brought at least some smiles to a campus community that could really use them. go spartans. that's "nightline" for this evening. catch our full episodes on hulu. we'll see you right back here same time tomorrow. thanks for the company, america. good night. ♪