becky worley is on the case with the best sales that are happening right now. that inflation hurts. shoppers are looking for deals and there are some out there worth paying attention to. we will start with the big department stores. there's a reason you remember your mom dragging you to macy's memorial day sale. there are a lot of deals. i logged on more than 50,000 items and then you get an extra 20% off of a lot of select items. nordstrom also with their half year -- nearly sale. clothes, shoes, brands, nike, they have makeup on sale, too. not very common and additionally to the nortdstrom sale, there are makeup specific stores. let's look at sephora. 50% off. offering 50% of. it is their gorgeous hair event. cosmetics, 20% of. with a code. there's a lot out there to take a look at, mary. >> mary: and becky, what other categories get discounted this time of year and when should we be skeptical that a deal may be too good to be true? >> becky: uh-huh, right. there's something to that. furniture, mattresses, all of the winter gear. the shoulder season and pet pr

becky worley is back with that story for us. fter another and being told the problem is your weight. for one woman, these new drugs offered a way to achieve her dream of motherhood. for winter mitchell and her husband alan wanting to have a baby hit like a ton of tricks. >> i married the love of my life. i thought now all i want is a family. >> reporter: but the road was rough. four pregnancies, all ending in heart break. >> they were wanted babies. >> reporter: winter said she suffers from a condition which complicates her situation. so they turned to ivf. another road block. the doctor said winter had to hit a lower bmi, which meant losing 40 pounds. >> i just kept thinking to myself, are you insane? i'm not a small person. i'm a plus sized woman. >> if the body mass index gets above 40, so that's twice the person's normal body weight, then we are talking about significant risk to them from anesthesia and also, by the way, for pregnancy. >> reporter: that's when winter turned to ozempic. within a few weeks she lost 15 pounds. >

our consumer correspondent becky worley has ways you can save big on your grocery bill. d that about 40% of all the food we produce in this country is thrown away. lot of that is from expired food at the grocery store. but hold up. there are new apps that match expired fill and customers looking to save. the view from behind the shopping cart has been a real life study in inflation, from bread to veggies, dairy to meat. but -- >> okay. i have to tell you about this. >> reporter: technology to the rescue. >> i got two different pork tenderloins, bagels, four different packs of chicken breast. >> reporter: slashed food is an app that pairs grocery stores looking to sell foods near its expiration date with savvy shoppers. >> prices have been ridiculous. i think one of the biggest things was meat prices for me. i noticed there was a bunch of ground beef on the app. i ended up buying ten packs of ground beef. each pack was three pounds. it was a great price. >> reporter: discounts can be as much as 50% off. you pay in the app and then pick up your food, already bagged up at st

here is abc's becky worley. ♪ ♪ >> surfing, that is outrage because that is where we spiritually cans there as native hawaiians. i feel connected to my answers. i feel connected to my culture, like, our culture goes way beyond just language. >> can say she was born with surfing in her blood. her grandfather, was a surfing legend. her first memory of surfing is being on a board with him. >> since we were babies, before we could call -- walk, we were here in the water. my grandfather was just always ate water man. he was raised in a time where a lot of culture, taken away. you were not allowed to speak our language. and sometimes some people cannot even hula dance. and so that got lost but i think naturally, he just always connected to his culture through being a water man in the ocean. >> reporter: the 26th row represents a growing movement of native hawaiians reclaim the spirit of surfing that they say has been co-opted by pop-culture and commercial -- commercialize. we were always raised to know that the ocean is respected like an elder. in hollywood, surfing has been portrayed as c

becky worley is back with the causes and some new treatments. hey, becky. >> hey, george.hat's being done to help those who suffer from it? if it affects you, what can you do to feel better? >> do you know what hurts? yeah. back pain hurts. a new study from the hrapb set rheumatology journal said it remains the leading cause of disability world wide. in the u.s., the study says 15% of the work force report an average of 10.5 lost workdays a year due to chronic low back pain. this is the equivalent of about 264 million workdays lost each year. the study highlights that women tend to have slightly more back pain than men, and the condition shows up more as you age. yeah, tell me about it. >> do you feel any pain about that? >> reporter: as health practitioners address this, the study highlighted the importance of physical therapy and educational intervention while calling out what it says is inappropriately high usage of imaging, prescribed bed rest, opioids, spinal injection and other invasive procedures of questionable efficacy, leaving those of us who suffer to find our o

oakland, california. >> thanks to becky worley for that. taking these drugs, or you're thinking about taking them, talk to your doctor about keeping up your strength training and protein consumption. of course, we have our own doctor, our wonderful dr. jen ashton, our medical correspondent here, to break this all down. you are managing patients who are on these medications right now. so talk about that concern. what do people need to know when they get off these drugs? >> first of all because i'm board certified in obesity medicine, i think this is getting kind of a bad wrap in our lay public because people think it's a trend or a fad. we've known that this class of medication, along with other fda approved weight loss medications, has worked very, very well and it's been used off label for almost a decade, if not longer. as we heard in the piece by dr. ironi, this is not candy. this is not like treating strep throat. when pplcome o a medication that they need to treat a chronic condition, which the conditions of overweight and obesity are,

consumer correspondent becky worley met up with one family who's been testing it out. >> reporter: good morning. parents dilemma. you have multiple teens who have a myriad of after school activities. then your schedule, maybe you have to be at work. how are you supposed to drive your teens all over the place? starting today uber says they can help. a single mom of two, ruth stern is like many parents trying to juggle transportation needs for her family's busy schedule. >> one kid needs to be picked up from school. another kid needs to get to an activity. there's a doctor's appointment. it's a constant juggle. >> reporter: in a bind, needing a way to get 15-year-old izzy home while she was driving her 10-year-old son to one of his activities, ruth decided to try a pilot program for teens from uber. >> i couldn't be two places at once. i could get my child home safely from a location and still be with my other child. >> reporter: they've been part of the pilot for a few months. starting today, parents will be able to add teens to their account under the family profile. >

becky worley is with some west coast walkers in fresno, california. hey, becky. you, rebecca. we're going to begin with the new inflation report out. prices are still high. there was one area of relief, grocery. joining us is rodney mcmullen, ceo of kroger. what do you make of this report? >> it's consistent with what we were expecting. if you look over the last year or so, we were telling people as we get further into the year, the inflation will decline year on year. doesn't mean it will go down but just the rate of increase. >> which categories are going up and down? >> eggs are starting to come down. some of the meat, beef, chicken, things like that. good time of the year for meat. they start coming down, given you're moving into the growing season. >> how have shoppers adjusted to the price increases? how have you adjusted? >> if you look at shoppers, first of all, during covid, tons of people learned how to cook at home. you're finding people are cooking at home more than they used to. you can cook at home for one-fourth, one-third the cost of going out. we

our consumer correspondent becky worley has the best deals this year and how to save. catch a break on prices after the increasing cost of inflation have absolutely pummelled consumers. >> ashley's memorial day sale going on now. >> reporter: sales are heating up and the big ticket items this year -- >> mattresses, major appliances, home furniture, they're all going to be pretty good sales this weekend. and aside from that, also clothing as well. >> reporter: j crew offering online only deal of 40% off entire purchase and extra 50% off hot weather styles and jump on mattress deals. like this queen bed priced at $1,100 and now 550 at mattress firm. wayfair announcing up to 70% off home goods and appliances, like this mini fridge that can go outdoors, just under $300. >> i think really the biggest thing is to go ahead and start your shopping as soon as possible. the bulk of the sales will be this weekend. most of them will last through monday night. >> reporter: but how do these compare to years prior? >> what may be a little concerning for shoppers is the fact that infl

becky worley joins us with the reported side effects of these drugs and what happens to people takinghey are and if people feel like they're worth it. >> i am about to give myself my first shot. here it is.ctio in reportehe and millions more taking injectable medications to lose weight. >> they supress the appetite. they make your stomach feel >> reporter: for some, they do come with side effects. >> side effects are minimal. very well tolerated. side effects include primarily a nausea, stomach upset, sometimes vomiting. >> reporter: we spoke with three patients, all at different stages in their weight loss journey and all using slightly different versions of the drugs. it's a little confusing because the three most common brand names are ozempic, wegovy and monjauro. because of some shortages and cost, there is also a way to get an off name drug with compounding. it can be risky if they're not regulated by the fda. >> i feel the exact same. no sickness. minnesa istwoeeks i said e ht ftide effects so far, but has lost her appetite. sick but, no, i feel great. >> greasey food seems to

becky worley joins us with more information about getting the medication and how much it will cost youbetes now now they are being used to lose weigh. they fall into a no man's land. discounted off label verges of the drugs, out of pocket prescriptions that can cost more than $1,000 a month. ozempic, wegovy are experiencing a big surge in use for weight loss. but there can be a big catch. the cost. >> patients may not have coverage, and so if they elect to use them, they are often paying out of pocket, and the cost could be anywhere between $1,000 to $1,500 a month. >> reporter: insurance coverage is all over the place. it varies by state, by company and by your employer's plan. one industry group tells gma that health insurance providers make sure drugs are provided to patients at an affordable cost. evidence suggests that patients may not be able to maintain their weight loss once they stop taking the drug. patients like sara and tina both say they could not get their insurance companies to cover the drug. >> i was like, okay. i can do $1,200 a month for a year. i'm planning on hopef