themselves in a big ballet company, such as san francisco ballet and in the east bay we found michelle henry, a woman who is breaking barriers as she chases her dreams. >> there is something about that sound that deep, all encompassing roar of this 1968 pontiac firebird that, for michelle henry, does something nothing else can do. >> it's one of those ones where sometimes i get nervous and i feel like i want to puke and i want to cry, but as soon as that car starts up, everything goes away and i feel at peace. >> henry is a drag racer, and for her there is nothing like those few seconds on the track. at speeds so high. you need a parachute to slow you down, she says as the first african american woman drag racer from the bay area, she knows that every time she hits the track, she's breaking barriers. >> when i was at famoso raceway last year at the hot rod reunion, i did my run, popped my parachutes and got out the car. there was a few people at the end and they were clapping for me, and when i took off my helmet, they was like, oh, that's a woman driving. and i was like, hi! and i was like,

themselves in a big ballet company, such as san francisco ballet and in the east bay we found michelle henry, a woman who is breaking barriers as she chases her dreams. >> there is something about that sound that deep, all encompassing roar of this 1968 pontiac firebird that, for michelle henry, does something nothing else can do. >> it's one of those ones where sometimes i get nervous and i feel like i want to puke and i want to cry, but as soon as that car starts up, everything goes away and i feel at peace. >> henry is a drag racer, and for her there is nothing like those few seconds on the track. at speeds so high. you need a parachute to slow you down, she says as the first african american woman drag racer from the bay area, she knows that every time she hits the track, she's breaking barriers. >> when i was at famoso raceway last year at the hot rod reunion, i did my run, popped my parachutes and got out the car. there was a few people at the end and they were clapping for me, and when i took off my helmet, they was like, oh, that's a woman driving. and i was like, hi! and i was like,

michelle henry struggled with her weight for years. >> overall, the medication has really, really helped> reporter: she's lost more than 80 pounds in two years. but it's not all about fitting into your jeans. the cdc says the price for obesity is $173 billion a year. it increases the risk of hypertension, heart disease, stroke, type-two diabetes and certain cancers. >> i had sleep apnea. i my blood pressure is controlled now. i know longer take high cholesterol drugs. >>. >> why is it so important we get this under control? >> it is excess weight that leads to health complications. we all come in different sizes. the moment that weight starts impacting our health, we should think about it and address it. >> now the doctor says he is cautiously optimistic, but warns this is just one data point. in his own practice, he's actually seeing more of a leveling off than an actual decrease. keep in mind that some people who go off the drugs say they gain weight again. all of that said with all those caveats, it is still encouraging news. >> so many americans. anne, thank you. >> nice to be here.

thank you for the moment, henry. - michel barnier has become the first prime minister of france to bewhat are ahead. huge questions. and — questions about what are ahead. huge questions. and a _ questions about what are ahead. him questions, and a huge period of political and economic stability as well. france, already having huge public debt, and its deficit is twice the limit imposed by the european union. what michel barnier tried to do to spark this crisis was force an austerity budget through parliament without a vote in parliament. that provoked it so much anger on both sides of the oil that they toppled him in a no—confidence motion last night. i am outside the elysee palace, the seat of the government here in paris, and this is where michel barnier will come in a couple of hours to formally tender his resignation to president macron, who will then be under real time pressure to name a replacement prime minister. we expect an announcement later on today. but who can govern this hugely fragmented and deeply divided country? and even though there will be a new prime minister, the