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Today, friday, september 29th, 2023, breaking news, remembering a trailblazer. Senator Dianne Feinstein, the longestserving woman in Senate History has died. Were taking a look back at her more than three decades on capitol hill and her legacy that goes beyond. Tick tock time is almost up for congress to compromise on a funding bill and get this, it is not. The government will in fact shut down this weekend. From the skies to even our military, a look at the pretty wideranging impact a shutdown could have on your dalecally lif. And super soaker. Strong storms shut down new york city, cars trapped on highways, water flooding subway stations, more rain still to come, but how long will it take for things to dry out . And quality over quantity a two decade long study of 137,000 people shows us it is not how many carbs you actually eat but instead the type of carbs that really matters, including the one thing researchers say is even worse for you than sugar. Thanks again for joining us this friday. We begin right now with breaking news. California democratic senator Dianne Feinstein, the longestserving woman in u. S. Senate history has passed away at the age of 90. First elected in 1992, feinstein broke new grounds for women in politics. She was a passionate advocate for gun reform and a driving force on the judicial and intelligence committees she had been declining in health in recent months causing her to miss significant time in the senate. At both the white house and the capitol today, flags have been lowered to halfstaff in her honor, this all coming as tributes pour in from the most powerful people in our country. May she rest in peace. She left voting the last day. Earlier this morning, we lost a giant in the senate. Senator Dianne Feinstein was one of the most amazing people who ever graced the senate, whoever graced the country. She was an historic figure, a trailblazer for women, and a great friends. It is our honor to have nbc news chief washington correspondent Andrea Mitchell with us this hour, live. Andrea, its good to see you this friday. I know you covered feinstein throughout your entire tenure there in washington, and tell us a little bit more. Reporter the tributes are pouring in, justifiably this morning, for Dianne Feinstein, she really was a trailblazer as you point out. She passed away overnight at her home here in washington. She was the longestserving woman in Senate History. Her last vote was just yesterday morning on the continuing resolution. President biden and the first lady called her a cherished friend and a true trailblazer who made history in many ways. Writing, that our country will benefit from her legacy for generations. Majority leader Chuck Schumer you just saw wrote, she is in a class by herself. Dianne feinstein, a leading woman senator for generations, whose political career in california was launched by tragedy. November, 1978, San Francisco mayor george musconi and board of supervisors member harvey milk, were assassinated in the city hall. Then board of supervisors president , Dianne Feinstein, tried desperately to save milks life. Mayor musconi and supervisor harvey milk have been shot and killed. Reporter the events cementing her passion for gun reform. She was elected mayor and became a national figure. On democratic nominee walter mondales short list for running mate before he chose geraldine ferrero. Ive had an opportunity now to be the first woman and the first mayor to be asked to go through an interview process, and i view that as a major opening of the door, and something that is very important to do. Reporter it was the Clarence Thomas hearings before an all male Senate Judiciary committee in 1991 that got feinstein to the senate as she recalled in 2018. What did i see but an all male Senate Judiciary committee grilling anita hill. And it was not nice. And it was not what one would like to see. And that was my incentive to run in 1992. Reporter after her decisive senate win, then senator joe biden made her the first woman on the Judiciary Committee. In congress, she quickly made an impact, leading the charge for an assault weapons ban in 1994, and Senate Intelligence chair, she took on the c. I. A. s water boarding of prisoners, Holding Hearings into the bush administrations harsh interrogation techniques. In later years, colleagues faulted her performance during Supreme Court confirmations, praising republican Lindsey Graham for getting trunk nominee Amy Coney Barrett confirmed, just weeks before the 2020 election. This has been one of the best Senate Hearings that ive participated in. Reporter but through political and personal trials, Dianne Feinsteins legacy as a trailblazer endures. She is really extraordinary in so many ways. And she is someone who brought people together, both sides of the aisle. And people feel a lot of attention, today, tonight, and in the future, about the role she played, and she was a very good example that we should follow. An important reflection. An important legacy. Andrea mitchell for us there, thank you so much. Well, the deadline for congress to take action and avoid a Government Shutdown is coming up pretty quickly, with no real resolution in sight at the moment. If a deal is not reached before tomorrow at midnight, the impact of a shutdown will be immediate and also pretty widespread. More than 2 million civilian federal workers will be sent home or forced to work without pay until that shutdown resolves. That includes 17,000 air Traffic Controllers and 60,000 tsa employees who will be charged with keeping our sky safe while not collecting a paycheck. It is also going to impact 1. 3 million military personnel. Those on active duty. They will be forced to report without compensation. The pentagon warns a shutdown could have profound impacts across the globe. One group of people who will remain paid during the shutdown, well, lawmakers on capitol hill. We have it all covered with nbc news capitol hill correspondent ali vitali, nbc news correspondent tom costello and nbc News Pentagon correspondent Courtney Kube. Ali, lets start with you. Where do negotiations stand right now . Reporter theyre at a standstill, morgan. Thats because we watched the rule pass, which would have allowed them to move on to the stopgap spending bill, that would have averted a Government Shutdown and bought legislator plors time to figure out spending levels and their budgeting plan. But then when the actual vote on that continuing resolution, the stopgap measure happened, thats when things fell apart once again. More than 20 republicans voting against the wishes of their leadership, and a plan that their colleagues put together, to fund the government for a set period of time. They in many ways were the never see r caucus, never going to vote for a continuing resolution caucus. And thats what i asked Speaker Mccarthy about. The idea for this group of people, the goal was to stop this cr plan, because they were never going to get behind it. Watch. If they stop the cr they recognize i dont need their vote. So i think what is striking there, while mccarthy ignores the substance of the question of what happens after this fails, which is where we are squarely now, what is instructive there, morgan, is the way that he is saying that the people within his conference, who are voting against this, are voting with democrats. Hes effectively trying to make the politics point and cede a little bit of leverage, it is a reminder though of the way mccarthy may try to play, they may try to come out of it and say hey, i have tried everything to appease the people within my conference, its not work, the government shut down in a different way, well see more answers at 4 00, because when the republicans will be huddling then and we will see what happens. And that is already in the play book and when skeed biden for the meeting, biden said no and effectively trying to throw the blame on the democrats but are the democrats worried about an optics issue here and are they worried about the president refusing to meet with mccarthy that the voters will ultimately blame the Biden Administration if there is a shutdown. Theyre afraid of that and thats why theyre trying to make that the reality here, but squarely speaking, morgan, House Republicans are at odds right now, with senate, house, senate and house democrats, as well as House Republicans, and thats why were watching mccarthy try to shift the blame, because really, this is all a result of infighting within the conference. Wow, ali vitali, our thanks to you. Meanwhile travelers are warning the potential shutdown could cause staffing shortages as well as disruptions at airports across the country. Our very own tom costello has more. Reporter with a Government Shutdown all but inevitable, the Ripple Effect at the nations airports could soon be on the horizon. The consequences would be disruptive and dangerous. Reporter from tsa checkpoints to airport control towers, front line workers who keep the flying public safe could be forced to work without pay. Even as members of congress continue to take home a paycheck. Thats 100 wrong. If theyre not going to pay the necessary employees to do the work, they shouldnt get paid either. You just wonder whats going to happen and where the money is going to come from. Reporter the faa is already short, at least 2500 controllers. Forcing many to work 10hour days, and sixday weeks, as new controller goes through training. A shutdown would immediately hamper evers to bring those controllers on board. You would immediately have to stop training new air Traffic Controllers and furlough another 1,000 controllers who are already in the pipeline. Reporter all of it adding new Financial Stress to an already High Pressure stressful job. A day or two is frustrating, and difficult. A pay period or two, it is untenable. Is it infuriating, rich . Its frustrating this. Industry relies on us. Reporter for now, passengers likely wont see changes at the airport, but that could change if the situation drags on. Experts warn, we could see a repeat of the 2019 partial Government Shutdown. I wouldnt be surprise if it takes, you know, another 20 or 30 minutes before we become airborne. Reporter when air traffic slowed significantly when controllers missed two paychecks and many called out sick. After going without pay, some tsa screening officers went looking for other jobs. Leading to longer security lines. The Tipping Point in 2019 came when new yorks la guarda airport came it a virtual standstill forcing President Trump to end the shutdown. And now front line workers and aviation passengers on front line history watching as history could repeat itself. Our thanks to tom costello. We go to Courtney Kube live for us at the pk. This impact reaches beyond paychecks for 1. 3 million members of the military and were also talking about other member was armed services. What are your concerns . There is the active duty and the reservists on federal active duty all affected here and continue to be required to come to work without getting paid. Now at the same time, the civilians, the d. O. D. Civilians, the majority of them, will not be coming to work. They will be furloughed. Not getting paid. And that means there will be a whole vacuum of people and jobs that are not going to be filled during this time. But some of the things that weve been asking around here, the d. O. D. Has provided some sort of broad idea of some of the things that will be accepted from this Government Shutdown. That Means Services that will continue. Those include things Like Department of defense schools. The ds schools. They will continue to operate. Military hospitals will continue to operate. The u. S. Military members, civilians, and everyone of their dependents will continue to get prescriptions. But all of that beengz said, Elective Medical Services will not continue. And the concern is Something Like pharmacies, prescriptions, yes they will continue to be open but if theyre starved by civilians and they go weeks and weeks and weeks without pay, will they start to see staffing shortages and that could start to impact member was the military and their families. There is still a lot more questions than there are answers about. So specifics here, morgan. That elective element, that is an important distinction. Courtney, thank you. We appreciate it. Coming up, breaking news. Police arrest a person tied to the deadly shooting of rapper the deadly shooting of rapper tpac shakur b imagine if you could get ahead of your ibsc. By treating it with linzess. Then you could start proactively managing your constipation with belly pain, and begin to find yourself a little further away from the symptoms that keep coming back. Say yess to linzess. Linzess is not a laxative. Its a oncedaily pill that helps you get ahead of your symptoms. 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Reporter its hard to find a dull moment in the baxter household, with two fulltime working parents and two small children, the secret sauce in keeping it all together, the Early Education center here in haynesville, north carolina. Thats where the 3yearold jura spends her days. How crucial is that child chair to having your family run smoothly . We depend on it. 100 partly sunny. Like i truly dont know what we would do if we did not have that. Reporter but that center is now in jeopardy of closing for good. Its among the more than 220,000 child care providers across the country that received 24 billion in federal pandemic relief. Money that for the last two years has helped keep the doors open. But with that funding set to end, september 30th, it could have a resounding impact. One report estimates more than 70,000 child care providers that have received that money could face possible closure. Sheila boil is director of the Southwestern Child Development commission, which operates the haynesville center. We need child care. We need it not only for the economic value of supporting the work force, but we need it so we can send our youngest children to Public School ready to learn. In north carolina, the new state budget allows for leftover budgets to extend those compensation grants for several months. While the september deadline will not mean instant closures for most centers around the country, for providers like sheila, retaining staff becomes an immediate concern. Every restaurant has a sign out and how much theyre paying per hour, and in many cases, i cant even equal that wage. The threat of losing the center is especially devastating in this rural community. Jill and miguel say one of them might have to leave their job. Within a 25mile radius, there is absolutely no option. If youvee. Blayne alexander, nbc news, hainesville, north carolina. Today a judge ruled that a michigan teenager can in fact be sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing four of his classmates back in 2021. You may remember, Ethan Crumbley there on your screen was 15 years old when he opened fire at Oxford High School nearly two years ago. He pleaded guilty to all charges last year. Nbcs Shaq Brewster is following the latest in the case. Shaq, thanks for joining us on this. First off, what is the latest in the judges ruling . What he did say. Reporter the big thing is the sentencing will be in december. And thats the key moment to watch for. But this was a key decision from this judge because he was determining if the maximum sentence possible, that life without parole, was possible for this 15yearold, he is now 17, but someone who was 15 years old when he committed these murders. Now, he pleaded guilty to these murders. That process is done. The trial is done. But in terms of that sentence, the judgment, 25 point, his maturity and age when he committed the murders, but his family background, how serious that murder was, two of the students were shot execution style, so he went through all of the details of that and made the decision that he was able to stand trial and that he would be able to get that life without parole when the sentencing happens in december. In 10 seconds, where are the parents in all of this . Reporter the parents are in jail, facing charges for involuntary murder because that is on trial because the michigan Supreme Court is determining whether these charges can stick. Shaquille brewster, thank you so much. Appreciate it. More nbc news daily after this. Why didnt we do this last year . Before you were preventing migraine with qulipta® . Remember the pain . Cancelled plans . The worry . That was then. And look at me now. Youll never truly forget migraine. But qulipta® reduces attacks, making zeromigraine days possible. 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It was important for her to show her gratitude for the senators work to advance women and beyond. That Public Service work began right here in San Francisco where feinstein began her political rear. After serving as president on the board of supervisors, she became the first female mayor of San Francisco in 1978. She ran for senate in 1992, motivated by the Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings. She won decisively. Then senator, now President Joe Biden made her the first woman in the senates Judiciary Committee and the first several years as senator, Dianne Feinstein quickly made an impact, most notably on the assault weapons ban she spearheaded and passed. As Senate Intelligence chair, she took on water boarding. Some criticized her return to work despite bouts with her health. Nonetheless, shes seen as a trailblazer in local and National Politics by people from both sides of the aisle. This morning, we were here when the very first bouquet of flowers were left outside the senators home. Since then, bouquets and cards, messages, they have grown. I left some flowers just in memory of her and her dedication to the city, the state and the country and her respect for both sides of the parties and how she worked with both sides. I appreciated that. Reporter aside from that woman we heard there, many people have spoken to that spirit of bipartisanship, whether as a personal observation or those or from those she worked closely with on the hill and in other aspects of politics. As for now, the memorial is growing here. We have members from the press covering this. We will bring you continued updates from San Francisco outside Dianne Feinsteins home. Ginger Conejero Saab, nbc bay area news. Thanks. Many are mourning her in the bay area. The mayor spoke of the senator. The mayor said as she blazed a trail for others, she never forgot about her roots. Dianne feinstein never stopped being mayor. Whether she was calling me to ask for something to be done or calling my chief of staff, who used to work for her. Any little thing was not too little for Dianne Feinstein. If there was something wrong with a sidewalk, a corner, an issue, it did not matter. She took the time, because she cared so deeply about seeing San Francisco look and feel good. President biden remembered the late senator. He took a moment to honor her during a speech today. She was an historic figure, trailblazer for women and a great friend. Dianne made her mark on everything from National Secure to the environment, to gun safety, to protecting civil liberties. The country is going to miss her dearly and so will jill and i. We will talk about our weather. It will get cooler. Lets toss it to kari hall. Our temperatures today across the bay area look pretty nice. We are back to the low 70s in San Francisco and elsewhere its in the upper 70s and low 80s. 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According to the associated president , a nevada grand jury indicted davis on murder charges. A tennessee judge terminating the conservatorship between former nfl player michael oher and the couple who took him in when he was just in high school. The judge said she was pretty disturbed that the agreement was ever reached in the first place, and that she was not going to dismiss the case. Oher has filed a lawsuit accusing the tuohy of using his name and image and likeness for personal profit. The tuohyss said oher new he was in a conservatorship and they denied profiting off of the game, he was the subject of the hit movie blind side. And lizzo, the grammy Award Winning singer and the production company, they are requesting the Court Dismiss the case with prejudice meaning the case cannot be refiled. Three of the former dancers claim they had been subjected to Sexual Harassment and a hostile Work Environment while on tour. The singer denies the allegations and has called them false and outrageous. Lizzo and members of the team are facing a lawsuit by a fashion designer, accusing them of bullying, harassment, and racial discrimination. Right now, the northeast is getting hit pretty hard by torrential rain. There are states of emergency in effect right now here in new york, and also in new jersey. Just take a look at there video. This is from brooklyn, new york, cars are trying to make it through these rushing waters, thats just a regular street turned into a river. This is video from the east side of manhattan. You can see a water geyser right there in the middle of a highway. That video taken by one of our very own producers here, ben zander. As you can imagine, this rain is just completely overwhelming new york citys subway system. Some train lines, theyre just shut down entirely. Commuters stuck inside those busy stations, capturing flood waters as they burst through the walls there. All caught on camera. Lets go and bring in nbc news correspondent george solis in new yorks central park. George, you have been following this from different parts of the city today. What you are seeing . It looks like things are getting a little bit better behind you. Reporter yes, thats right. The calm that weve been waiting for. It has been happening throughout the afternoon. But this is what officials warn. They dont want people to fall into a false sense of security, because this is still an ongoing event. Were here in central park right here. Ordinarily here, you might see a large swath of runners and bikers. And now there are still some people outenjoying this break right now but obviously nowhere near as many people as you might ordinarily see when it is dry and beautiful and sunny out. Officials here at the park are telling us some of the water here has been draining which is why you dont see the large pools but the central park zoo is closed because of some Flooding Issues from what weve been told. And right now in the city, four to seven inches of rain have been falling. And even more rain is expected to come in the following days. I spoke with a new yorker a little built earlier today about the rain. Here is what he had to tell me about his impression about all of this. Well, here, it aint bad. Plus we need some rainy days. How you are getting home . Youre walking right now but are you worried about the rail later . Some services have already been suspended. We wont have problems. A little scary this morning for sure. But yes, were trying to make the best of it. Reporter morgan, it is just a mess. Transit lines obviously, we saw some of the images that were seeing, really just a nasty day out there, the message from the officials here, take this seriously. Stay home if youre not already out and hopefully we will dry out soon. We hope. With a lot of us trying to figure out how we are going to get home today. George solis for us, thank you. Despite ongoing talks with the nations big three automakers, around 7,000 more United Auto Workers union members, they have just joined the picket lines. The two facilities are a gm plant in lansing, michigan and a ford plant in chicago. And the union decided to leave out stellantis that includes chrysler and jeep with the expansion. About 70 of the union now picketing at facilities across the country and today marks two weeks exactly since the first walkouts began. Nbc news correspondent maggie vespa is in wayne, michigan where workers are on strike outside a ford plant. What do we know with the negotiations going in and also why was stellantis excluded from this particular expansion . I know, i know, morgan, each time around, you can hear the report, it is still strong two weeks in, with a rolling strike strategy. Last week, they left out ford and there week theyre leaving out stellantis from the latest strike expansion to. Back up a little bit, what this says today, about the situation, the negotiations, overall, is that the union feels it is still talled enough, with two of the big three, those two being ford and gm, that they need to expand the strike, and for 7,000 workers, making it roughly 25,000 total across the country. California to massachusetts. That are now on strike. Stellantis they said was left out, largely because of latebreaking developments this morning before that 10 00 a. M. Announcement on facebook live. Take a listen to the uaw president shawn fein. Before this broadcast, stellantis made significant progress on the 2008 cost of living allowance, the right to not cross the picket line, as well as the right to strike over product commitments and plant closures and outsourcing moratoriums. We are excited about this momentum at stellantis and hope it continues. Reporter the ford gm jim farley quickly had been saying, released a statement earlier, say thack the union is holding negotiations hostage because of electric battery plants. The union came out with a statement literally calling farley a liar saying he lied about that and saying there are core economic principles at stake, so clearly this back and forth is not going anywhere at this point. Some strong words indeed. Maggie vespa, thank you. So if you owe Student Loans, this story may be for you. After a threeyear pause, due to the pandemic, borrowers will have to restart those payments on those loans starting this sunday. This will directly impact more than 43 Million People here in the u. S. Nbc News Business and data reporter brian cheung is following this for us. Brian, what do people who owe these Student Loans need to know right now, especially if theyre worried about making those payments as early as there weekend . I will give you some options in a second but to rehash as you mentioned 43 Million People are going to be impacted by this. The median borrower has between 20 to 25,000 dollars in outstanding debt. The average Monthly Payments are expected to be about 203 dollars. This is very significant. And even more significant when you consider that Students Loans are the largest nonhousing debt. So if youre not including mortgages, that most households will face, more than auto loans, more than credit cards, more than other types of loans. The red line here. 1. 7 trillion in Student Loans out there. And now, what are your options . As these payment does begin. Just remember, even if you dont make a payment, the department of education says they wont report to you credit agencies through september 2024. So it wont ding your ability to get a mortgage or a car loan up until that point in time. Also consider auto pay options. That could save you 0. 25 on those Interest Rates that youre paying, if do you set up an auto pay. Again, if you can afford to do so. But lastly, consider incomedriven repayment plans, there are things called save, which could actually reduce your payments from 10 to 5 , and again the way that these plans work, they just take a portion of your paycheck out, and after 20 to 25 years, they will just forgive the rest. These are all options that borrowers should consider as we get to that october 1st date. Again, the first payments in over three years, morgan. I didnt realize that they werent going to report you to the Credit Agency until september of 2024. What does this all mean for inflation as a whole and just the direction of our economy . Well, certainly, there are a lot of Students Loan borrowers out there. Talking about 43 Million People, but estimates out there are not necessarily that this is going to tilt us into recession. This will be a resumption of payments that were being made prior to the pandemic anyway but again that 200 per household, pretty impactful. When you talk to a number of borrowers that were saying you know what, this is going to be very difficult for us to pay. Take a listen to what one borrower told us. The reality that youre telling me is that i have to start paying in october, the reality that im telling you is i dont have the money. And so im not going to be paying. And again, a lot of people are facing that. Which is one reason why the department of education is saying they will offer that grace peer. But again that is only one year. After that, you will face the normal repercussions for not paying the bills you racked up. I love hearing directly from former students. Brian cheung for us, thanks. Meanwhile, activists in atlanta are furious over a Police Facility under construction right now as we speak. Georgia Officials Say the facility enhances the neighborhood protections, but protesters say the facility is actually evidence of police militarization. Zinhle essamuah has more. I was arrested the evening of march 5th in atlanta, georgia. Priscilla green spent a month in ddkalb county jail with no bond. She is part of the movement fighting against construction of a Police Training facility in the south river forest outside atlanta. Now the 49yearold alleges protesters civil right were violated and that her charges are an attempt to silence her. They would withhold food from us. Lights were always on. The doors were always slamming. She is one of at least 61 people charged in september with violating georgias rk tear influenced and corrupt organization act, also known as rico, also one of three dozen protesters charged with domestic terrorism, called violent agitators for allegedly vandalizing Government Property and attacking officers back in march. It is generally rare to are for a protester to be charged with domestic terrorism and it is a lot easier for incitement to rite or assault. The American Civil Liberties union says the use of rico charges is are overly broad, allegedly used to stigmatize and target those who disagree with the government. In response, the georgias attorney general says they continue to protect the right to peaceful protest but that quote violence is not speech. According to the group, depend the atlanta forest, individuals experienced Police Harassment and arbitrary arrests while attending what they call a quote Music Festival in the forest. Grim says she was arrested on her way there. While detained, she alleges extreme conditions at he Dekalb County jail. What was the Dekalb County jail like . Personally it was horrifying. The Dekalb County jail was horrifying. She says they denied food and denied menstrual products and broken toilets with untreated sewage leaks in the cells. And there was an inmate in custody at the same time as grim. And they requested to be anoumgs due to charges and the individual corroborated grims allegations. Am one instance, grim says she witnessed a Suicide Attempt also seen by the unnamed former inmate. All of us in the area, we were screaming at the guards to come and get her because they she was locked in her room and they were laughing as they came to get her out. The Sheriffs Office says they will not responds to allegations by formally incarcerated individuals directing jail inmates to file their complains treengcally. Grim says she did use the jails complaint system while incarcerated but never heard back. She was released in april and today, like many other protesters, awaiting trial. I am facing 25 years in prison. How does that feel . Thats why im every here. If i go to prison for 25 years, my life is over. Zinhle essamuah, nbc news. Coming up, when it comes to managing your waistline, its not how many carbs you eat but my names dan and i live here in san antonio, texas. My wife magda and i have been married for 39 years. About three or four years ago, i wasnt feeling as if i was as sharp as i used to be. I wanted to try something that was overthecounter. I saw the prevagen commercials. After a short amount of time taking prevagen, i started noticing a difference that im remembering this, im remembering that. I stopped taking prevagen and i found myself slacking back so i jumped right back on it. I feel as if its brought me back to the good ol days. Prevagen. At stores everywhere without a prescription. Im sure you probably noticed, it is no secret that certainly weight loss drugs are exploding in popularity. But as more americans get prescriptions for things like ozempic or govn, the fda is now sounding the alarm over some unexpected side effects. Nbcs Stephanie Gosk takes a closer look. Reporter for millions of americans, the rise of whats loss and diabetes drugs including ozempic feel like something of a miracle. I couldnt be happier. Reporter over the past few years, the use has gone up 300 according to a new report from the Analytics Firm and with the blockbuster success of these drugs come new warnings they may not be suitable for everyone. The food and Drug Administration recently updating its ozempic warning label to acknowledge reports of ileus or failure of the intestines to move normally. Drug maker novo nordisk which makes ozempic and wagovy say they stand behind their products adding the company is working closely with the fda to continue to monitor the safety profile of the medications. More common side effects include flawsa and stomach issues as Sharon Osbourne recently shared with piers morgan. You feel nauseous. Due swell up. You got that feeling. It is about two or three weeks where i felt nauseous the whole time. You get very thirsty. And you dont want to eat. Osbourne says she lost more weight than she expected. I lost 42 pounds now. And it is just enough. Oprah winfrey weighing in on the truck drugs, who is an investor and board member am Weight Watchers says she doesnt believe the medications are for her. She wouldnt be all more accepting of whatever body you choose to be in. When i first started hearing about the weight loss drugs, i felt i got to do this on my own, ive got to do this on my own, because if i take the drug, thats the easy way out. Inspired by dramatic before and after pics on social media, doctors say many people have Unrealistic Expectations of how fast they should be losing weight. Which can make unpleasant side effects worse. I see too many people who want to start at the higher doses. It is best to start slow and low. Stephanie gosk, nbc news. So lets stay on this topic of weight loss for just a moment. In todays daily health, a mu study is shining light on the impact carbs have on our diet. Some researchers now say the types of carbs that we eat, they could actually be more important than the amount of carbs. And you dont need a big complicated change in your diet to help contain your weight. Nbc news medical contributor dr. Ben gupta, joins us now. It is great to see you this friday. Based on this study, how many carbs should we be eating . I mean another way to ask that is what should we be actually buying when we go to the Grocery Store . Morgan, thanks for highlighting this. Good to see you. This study reinforced some of what we already know, there are good carbs and there are bad carbs. The good carbs, we know those are the ones that have high fiber, fruits, vegetables, that are not starchy, even popcorn, whole wheats, and bad carbs are the ones that spike your blood sugar and if we see something, the sugars for example, soft drinks, white starchy foods like bread, like rice, those spike your blood sugar and we know with the spike, we can often develop fat and increased weight. Thats the difference. Good carbs versus bad carbs. Speaking of the carbs we should avoid sort of underline for us. And a lot of people talking about getting fruit and vegetables in your diet and they think smoothy. Is that the right solution . Im glad you mentioned that. Smoothies remove all of the goodness, the fiber that gives the nutrition from fruit and vegetables, vitamins from those fruit and vegetables they get removed in smoothies so you get is really the sugar. So it is advised that smoothies are not what you think they are. You want that fiber, you want the whole foods, so just remember here, good carbs, whole foods, whole vegetables, whole grains, wheat bread, popcorn, can be quite filling, tomatoes, cucumbers, high fiber, a lot of water will keep you satiated. Bad carbs something that is filled with sugar, and anything that affected that is white, white rice, white bread, things to avoid. Important data for us dr. Gupta as we see the fad diets come in and come out and the basic things youre telling us are the things that will keep us healthy. We appreciate your time. Thank you very much. More news ahead. You are watching nbc news daily. sung febreze i use febreze fabric refresher everyday. To make my home smell amazing. On my bed. My couch. My jacket or jeans. In between washes. Even shoes. Febreze doesnt cover up odors with scent, but fights them and freshens over one thousand uses. Febreze fabric refresher. 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Dianne could be acquainted with the pentagon discovery papers on what she did to the cia. Most people dont reference that. They go back to her successful effort to produce an assault weapon ban or they go back to her confrontation on several issues, and in particular involving what occurred on the floor of the senate when she went there for anita hill and biden was the chair of the Judiciary Committee. Reporter we asked his response to criticism that she did not retire because of her poor health. He says, what is my response to that as an 89yearold man, about to turn 90, the age she was when she passed . Its wrong for people to conclude if people elect you, you do not serve out your term in full, period. We heard from a supervisor who says he will remember feinstein for saving the citys cable cars, calling her a strong leader, the kind of person who would call me up and tell me what i was doing wrong. She was a force of nature. Here in San Francisco, bob redell, nbc bay area news. 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