david. >> all right, janai norman tonight. janai, we'll be watching you on "weekend gma" this weekend. thank you, janai. >>> tonight, wnba star brittney griner back in arizona tonight, speaking out for the first time since being freed from a russian prison. griner on instagram expressing gratitude to everyone who helped and advocated for her. releasing two new photos, one the moment she stepped back on u.s. soil, the other being the moment she reunited with her wife cherelle. griner saying she will play for her team, the phoenix mercury this season. the season begins in may. welcome home. >>> when we come back here tonight, the urgent search off hawaii at this hour. the plane vanishing from radar, and we'll have new details in just a moment here. but her moderate to severe eczema could make it hard for her. my skin was so itchy. and my outfit was uncomfortable. now, my skin's not as itchy. now we're staying ahead of her eczema. there's a power inside all of us, to live our passion. anxent there's a power rks on the inside,, to

here's abc's janai norman. ♪ >> a one a two -- >> reporter: the precision of a pointed toe and the gracedance moves that taylor edwards has been perfecting ever since she was a little girl in chicago. >> all my sisters play the basketball, i was a dancer. i was the one who wanted to dance all the time. then it just became who i am. >> reporter: when it came to classical ballet, edwards didn't always feel like she fit in. >> i've always been very insecure about point ae because i don't have the apps feet, i don't have the long legs, i have point for ballet. t that don't - >> yeah. >> what was that like? feeling like there's a whole style that is meant for a body type that just doesn't include you? >> diagngoing into rooms, okay short, here they're going to look over me immediately. >> reporter: enter homer hans bryant whose multicultural dance studio in chicago became like edwards' second home. >> show it, big hit. up, nice. close, elevate -- >> reporter: 13 years ago, ryans took a daring step, creating a unique new form of dance he called hiplet, a vibrant mix of ballet and hip-hop that

abc's janai norman takes a look back. >> growing up, i wanted to be a little bit thicker.ke how skinniry i was. i wore padded underwear, i wore a booty pop, i was that thing. i wanted a little cushion for the pushing. so i heard about these injections from some friends of mine. i knew other people who had had them. and they had no issues. they absolutely loved them. >> reporter: taryn quinnteri's butt injections were supposed to be a dream come true. they ended up being her nightmare. >> you wanted some jiggle. >> yeah. >> and so these are the lengths that you went to, and you're not alone. >> yeah. >> but it's cost you a lot. do you feel like it was worth it? >> absolutely not. one of the people that specialized in silicone injection removal told me that what i had done to my body was worse than cancer. >> reporter: whether photo editing, angles, or shapewear, our cultural fixation with beautiful bottoms is a trend that continues to get bigger. glamorized across pop culture, big, bouncing bottoms are everywhere. from songs like "anaconda" -- ♪ ♪ look at her butt ♪ ♪ body

here is abc's janai norman. >> the property was never the question.e property at the time of the appraisal. that was the question. >> he actually appraised my house for lower than i purchased before, over $20,000 lower. >> reporter: many minority homeowners claim racial bias is holding them back in the real estate market. >> the only thing bringing down the value of my home was me. >> reporter: with allegations of appraisers low-balling the value of their homes. >> there was so much on the line. if the house didn't appraise for a certain amount of money, then we wouldn't be able to move forward. >> reporter: tenicia tate austin and husband paul are just two of the homeowners profiled in the abc news documentary "our america lowballed." executive producer and abc bay area reporter julian glover spent almost two years investigating alleged home appraisal bias. >> what we found after looking at more than 50 million refinance applications for home loan mortgages is in predominantly black neighborhoods, they're almost five times more likely to be lowballed

here's abc's janai norman. >> i love this painting. the loving person that she was.all i got is memories and this photo. >> reporter: those memories. >> there's certain pictures make me cry. >> reporter: these portraits. what shanquella robinson's parents hold close to their heart. >> she's on my mind, first thing i wake up in the morning, is her, shanquella. >> a beautiful person on the outside, a beautiful person on the inside. she had a beautiful spirit. >> reporter: shanquella's life and legacy shaped by her final moments, a brutal beating shared on social media, a vicious death while on vacation with friends. >> the growing mystery surrounding the death of an american tourist -- >> reporter: just one day into that vacation, she turned up dead. >> the fbi has now opened an investigation. >> i'm raising awareness for shanquella robinson. >> reporter: a horrifying story gripping the country. cries for justice spreading online. >> shanquella needs justice. >> reporter: now mexican authorities charging an unnamed u.s. citizen with murder. one of shanquella's acquaint

here's janai norman. >> reporter: tonight, twitter ceo elon musk facing growing questions about free speech after abruptly banning more than half a dozen prominent journalists from the platform. >> this is supposed to be the guy who's the free speech absolute it. >> reporter: musk has portrayed himself as a champion of free speech. but issuing the suspensions to journalists who have at times been critical of his turbulent takeover at twitter, alleging the reporters doxxed him by sharing information about his location. >> showing real time information about somebody's location is inappropriate. you doxx, you get suspended, end of story. >> reporter: the bans come just a day after musk also suspended the well-known account which tracks his private jet, @elonjet. a 180 after musk tweeted, "my commitment to free speech extends even to not banning the account following my plane, even though that is a direct personal safety risk." musk saying the reporters posted, quote, basically assassination coordinates, though the account reports to only use public data. >> reporter: those journalists

. >> janai norman joins us from new york to tell us what is coming up at 7:00 on gma. >> coming up, theitions this weekend creating chaos from coast to coast. the icy cold weather bringing it -- bringing about power outages. blizzard warnings for places like buffalo and the air travel outlook, thousands of flights already canceled, and our weather team has the latest. breaking news overnight, deadly shooting at mall of america sending frightened customers running for safety. what we know coming up. how some of the philadelphia eagles players are raising money for charity through music. we are taking a behind the scenes look at the polar express. >> looking forward to it. let's get another check on the weather with lisa. 46 degrees g today. milder weather for christmas. picking up over two inches of rain next week. enjoy the dry weekend. norman, bad news... i never graduated from med school. what? but the good news is... it's the xfinity hello 2023 sale! now hurry, and you can get xfinity internet for $19.99 a month plus, when you add xfinity mobile, you get the best price for 2 lines of

of their home increased by half a million dollars by using a strategy known as whitewashing and janai normanlues affect prices of homes and entire neighborhoods, and that's why many point to discrimination within the home appraisal process as one of the number of factors that contribute to the huge disparity in wealth between black and latino families and white families. >> so my mom's house is the blue house. >> reporter: paul austin loves marin city, born and raised in the historically black neighborhood just north of san francisco, he and his wife take pride in their home. after some major renovations, the couple had their home appraised and the value was hundreds of thousands of dollars less than what they expected. >> we were pretty stunned by what she put in the report. >> i was angry and scared too because, you know, there was so much on the line. >> reporter: they opted for a second opinion. this time enlisting the help of a white family friend to stand in as the home owner. >> we had a conversation with one of our white friends and she was like, no problem, i'll be tenisha. >> repor

janai norman has the latest. >> reporter: this morning, concerns growing about local drug shortages inthe country as the tripledemic tightens its grip. cases of flu, rsv and covid surging. and now coast to coast spot shortages of certain medications and over-the-counter pain relievers. >> i feel like it should be one of the things that they should always have is, you know, like antibiotics, amoxicillin, anything. >> reporter: kendra hall's 15-month-old was diagnosed with rsv and a double ear infection monday. but the massachusetts mom couldn't find a pharmacy to fill the antibiotic prescription for the ear infection. >> it took us a whole day to actually find what we needed and we had to go at least like 30 minutes away. we looked at five different stores. so it was pretty crazy. >> in the 20 years that i've been practicing i've never seen drug shortages quite like this. >> reporter: the tripledemic driving a high demand for over-the-counter cold and pain meds for kids, causing spotty supply depending on the region and issues with other medications. some antibiotics like amoxicillin ar

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