if you experience irregular heartbeat, heart racing, chest pain, shortness of breath, fatigue, or light-headedness, you should talk to your doctor. afib increases the risk of stroke about 5 times. when it comes to your health, this is no time to wait. >> janai: good morning, america. plane problems. four incidents involving united airlines in less than a week. >> 2477, i see you in the grass, rolling the trucks en route. >> the latest, this jet skidding off the taxiway while landing in houston. an emergency landing at l.a.x. a tire tumbling at takeoff, and this engine fire. what the airline is saying.

>> gio: super soaker. 27 million people under flood watches along the east coast, a tornado watch in the south with major cities at risk for severe storms. our weather team tracking it all. >> janai: vying for votes, president biden and donald trump set to appear in the battleground state of georgia today. biden's campaign kicking into high gear following his state of the union address. plus, his hot mic moment now making headlines. >> gio: additional approval for wegovy. the fda okaying broader use of the blockbuster drug. could it lead to better coverage by your health insurance? ♪ i'm on top of the world, hey ♪ >> janai: sharp shooter. >> caitlin clark hits the three-pointer, and clark makes history once again. >> janai: caitlin clark tops steph curry in a magical night. ♪ >> whit: and oscars countdown. hollywood revving up for its

biggest night. we're on the red carpet for the final preps. the wins that could make history in all the top categories. so many oscar firsts. plus, bold is beautiful. how the men could rule the red carpet this year. >> gio: we do say good morning, america, on this saturday morning. it is the eve of the oscars, and we are kicking things off from hollywood. whit johnson is with us now from the red carpet at the dolby theatre. we've got you covered on the fierce competition, the fierce fashion, and, of course, the big predictions. hey, whit. you're looking sharp out there with that bow tie. >> janai: speaking of men owning the red carpet. >> whit: thank you very much, guys. go ahead. oh, start. take a look here. they're putting the finishing touches on this red carpet behind me. they actually started removing the protective plastic here, so it has that fresh, new car smell, and we'll take it for a spin.

we have the preparations under way for hollywood's biggest night and have a look at some of the history-making headlines and will ganss is here with a variety of reports including the latest in men's fashion. as you're speaking of this tuxedo, this is the reject tuxedo, the one that janai told me specifically not to wear because it's boring, so we're going to spice it up for tomorrow. we'll have more on that coming up. >> janai: you know, whit johnson, that's not exactly what i said, but you're playing it tv friendly, so we appreciate that. so much to look forward to. >> whit: it's morning television. >> janai: there is a lot going on elsewhere, of course, this morning. an 11-hour agreement on the senate narrowly averts a partial government shutdown, and a deadly helicopter crash in texas near the u.s./mexico border. >> gio: the hamas-run health ministry saying five children died after a

pallet air drop with aid in gaza. we begin with new plane problems, just as an expected number of travelers take off. this morning, yet another investigation under way after a united jet skidded off the taxiway while landing in houston friday. >> 2477, i see you in the grass, rolling the trucks en route. >> reporter: 166 passengers and crew aboard this boeing 737 max 8 as it traveled from memphis to george bush international airport landing in the rain but as it exited in the taxiway, the plane rolling into the grass. passengers exiting on the tarmac then bused to the terminal. no one injured. in this video you can see the plane's nose wheels suspended off the ground as passengers evacuated. it's the latest in a slew of scary moments in the skies this week for the airline. another united flight facing troubles on friday in los angeles, originally flying from san francisco to mexico city but forced to make an emergency landing at l.a.x. after hydraulic failure. the flight landing safely but towed off the runway.

>> united 35, you might have lost a wheel. >> gio: and this united plane losing a tire crushing this car in a parking lot. no injuries there either. on monday a united plane's engine shooting out fire, caused by bubble wrap inside. united saying, we take every safety event seriously and will investigate each of the incidents that occurred this week to understand what happened and learn from them. despite safety concerns among travelers, experts say incidents like these are still rare. >> we have about 100,000 commercial airline flights over the planet every day, and we have about 32,000 over the united states, and therefore for for it to be as safe as it is and seldom to have things to report on, it's one of the more astounding achievements of mankind in the past hundred years. >> gio: there is nothing to tie these incidents together, so there's no reason for the flying public to be concerned about this, but no doubt about it, the airline needs to take a look at this and figure out why they happen in the first place. >> janai: especially so many in

just a couple days. gio, thank you for that. to politics now. they are off and running with super tuesday in the rearview mirror. president biden and former president trump had each other in their sights this weekend. both heading for events today in the battleground state of georgia. abc's selina wang is outside philadelphia where biden spoke last night. good morning to you, selina. >> reporter: hey, good morning, janai. the president has been trying to reach more suburban voters in pennsylvania and ramping up attacks on trump. blitzing key battleground states including georgia, michigan and wisconsin. this morning, president biden and donald trump heading to georgia for dueling campaign rallies kicking the election into high gear. the president blasting trump overnight in battleground state pennsylvania. >> donald trump and the maga republicans are trying to take away our freedoms. that's not an exaggeration. well, guess what, we will not let him. >> reporter: the president building off momentum from his fiery state of the union speech.

>> you can't love your country only when you win. >> reporter: after urging israel to allow more aid into gaza in his remarks, the president caught in a hot mic moment. >> i told him, bibi, don't repeat this. i said, you and i are going to have to have a come to jesus meeting. >> reporter: he promised to go after wealthy companies. >> folks at home, does anybody really think the tax code is fair? i sure don't. i'm going to keep fighting like hell to make it fair. >> reporter: biden's team is confident the president proved he's energetic enough for another four years, but some voters in his home state of pennsylvania are unimpressed. >> i thought he sounded very angry most of the night. i don't think he's really in touch. like, he doesn't go to the grocery store. prices are crazy. >> so, who are you going to support to be the next president? >> maybe the day of i'll decide.

>> reporter: the fact you have both president biden and donald trump headed to georgia tonight for campaign rallies shows just how important that state will be. back in 2020 biden only defeated trump by a margin of less than 12,000 votes. biden's team knows very well that every single vote is going to count in that state. gio? >> gio: as you say, the rematch begins. all right, selina, thank you very much. overseas to the war in gaza. the humanitarian crisis there, the hamas-run health ministry saying five children died when an air drop of aid landed on them. abc's tom soufi burridge is in jerusalem now with the latest. good morning, tom. >> reporter: good morning, gio. yeah, what a cruel irony. an air drop of food aid into gaza turning deadly. the parachutes on one of the pallets of supply failing to open as it hurtled to the ground crushing five children to death according to the hamas-run health ministry. the pentagon saying it wasn't a u.s. air drop that caused the casualties. it comes as the first shipments of aid bound for gaza is due to set sail today from cyprus after a coalition of countries backed president biden's plan for the

u.s. military to build a temporary pier off gaza so ships full of aid can dock there. biden saying more than a thousand u.s. troops will take part in the mission with israelis providing security. the president promising no u.s. boots on the ground in gaza. aid agencies calling on israel to open road crossings into northern gaza saying only a cease-fire will allow the distribution of aid to the areas most in need, but there's no sign of a breakthrough in those cease-fire negotiations with hamas calling on muslims to march on the al aqsa mosque. guys, you can see the stunning golden dome of that holy site behind me. there are real security concerns in jerusalem when the holy muslim month of ramadan gets under way tomorrow evening. janai? >> janai: yes, we are certainly counting down to that. tom, thank you so much. that air drop disaster in gaza is likely to put even more pressure on the biden administration to use u.s. influence to achieve at least a cease-fire in the war. joining us now from washington is white house communications director, ben labolt. ben, thank you so much for being with us this morning.

as you just heard tom talking there about, you know, the pressure for a cease-fire continues to mount, when is president biden going to have that come to jesus meeting -- those are his words -- with prime minister netanyahu? >> the president has been working on this every hour as has his administration and cabinet officials. secretary blinken is in the region right now. the president has been working with the prime minister. he's been working with regional partners such as the egyptians, the jordanians, the qataris, to try to put in place a temporary cease-fire for six weeks that would get hostages out, get additional humanitarian aid into gaza and allow for a cease-fire that could be built from. as you know and just pointed out in the last segment, the president is making sure that humanitarian assistance gets in by land, by air, and by sea to the 2 million civilians in gaza that desperately need food, water, and medicine. >> janai: and would he specifically take those concerns to netanyahu? is that what he would tell them

in this meeting? >> absolutely. well, he's had a frank working relationship with the prime minister over the course of decades. he's talked to him many times since the terrorist attack on israel of october 7th, and he has pressured the prime minister and the israelis to get much more humanitarian assistance into gaza. he's taken the extraordinary step of these air drops and also providing assistance by sea, working with the israelis, because the trucks going across land were simply not getting across aid in, and so he needed to tap new channels. >> janai: but i know yesterday he did say that netanyahu needs to do more. now, one day after the state of the union, the president started taking his message on the road. what is the administration's top priority right now? >> well, look, the president outlined those priorities in his state of the union address the other night. 28 million americans tuned in. but he knows that americans consume information differently

than they did 10, 20 years ago. he was taking his message on the road yesterday to pennsylvania, today to georgia. next week to wisconsin, michigan and new hampshire. he's focused on preserving democracy in this country after insurrectionists stormed the capitol and tried to overturn the fair and free election results, restore roe v. wade after donald trump appointed supreme court justices that overturned it, and keeping the greatest american comeback story going, 15 million jobs created, inflation down by two-thirds, wages are up. the president outlined policies to keep lowering costs for the american people and to make sure that corporations and the wealthiest pay their fair share. >> janai: ben, real quick before we let you go, the president heading to georgia. that is where the incident with laken riley happened. immigration is a top concern for so many voters. what is the administration's response to the criticism that they haven't done enough to stop the flood of migrants? >> the first bill that the president introduced was a comprehensive immigration reform bill that would have secured the

border. republicans in congress didn't move on it. the president sent two funding packages to capitol hill last year to fund 1,500 border patrol agents, to fund fentanyl screening technology at the border, to provide more asylum officers, and immigration judges to make sure that once you cross the border, it doesn't take five or six years to determine whether you can stay here or not. it should take six months or less. the president worked out a bipartisan deal with oklahoma senator lankford and democrats in the senate that the senate was ready to move forward on. if the house allowed for a vote on that package, it would secure the border, provide more border patrol agents and expedite those screenings. >> janai: all right. white house communications director ben labolt, thank you so much for being with us. gio? >> gio: speaking of immigration, there is this developing story at the u.s./mexico expectation border. a national guard helicopter crashing in texas. abc's melissa adan joins us with the latest there. good morning, melissa. >> reporter: good morning, gio.

well, today the national guard chief is mourning the loss of those three killed aboard that military helicopter that crashed along the u.s./mexico border. this morning, an urgent investigation under way after a national guard helicopter crashed killing at least three people on board. the crash happening along the u.s./mexico border in texas rio grande valley. the joint task force-north says the uh-72 lakota helicopter had four on board, two national guard soldiers and one border patrol agent were killed. another soldier injured in critical condition. >> it started a rapid swirl, rapid swirl, turning around in a circle. >> reporter: a local farmer describing what he saw moments before the copter came crashing down into a field. according to the joint task force-north, the helicopter had been assigned to the federal southwest border support mission and was conducting aviation operations when it crashed in the early afternoon.

this fatal crash follows last month's deadly collision when five u.s. marines died after their helicopter crashed into the southern california mountains. now, as for this latest helicopter crash in texas, that investigation is ongoing. the cause is still yet unknown. meantime, the families of those killed are being notified of this tragedy. janai? >> janai: all right, melissa, thank you for that. now, to michigan and the involuntary manslaughter trial of the father of a school shooter. james crumbley on trial a month after a jury convicted his wife on the same charges. abc's morgan norwood joins us with more on that. morgan, good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, janai. that's right. dramatic testimony in this trial so far. prosecutors we've heard lean into the gun store manager who sold james crumbley the weapon and the lock for it, but it was the interrogation video of james crumbley in his own words revealing where and how the gun was kept that prosecutors say proves he didn't do enough to prevent the massacre. >> that is ethan being arrested. >> reporter: james crumbley

emotional and wiping away tears friday as his son's assistant principal recalled the deadly massacre the then 15-year-old carried out at a michigan high school, killing four students. >> the shooter was coming closer to me. as he got very close, i realized it was ethan, and it didn't seem right to me because ethan always seemed like a sweet kid. >> reporter: james crumbley facing four involuntary manslaughter charges for those november 2021 murders, similar to his wife who was convicted of those same charges last month. prosecutors say he ignored glaring signs of his son's deteriorating mental health and bought him the weapon just four days before the shooting. >> said he had had his eye on that for quite some time. >> reporter: the shop employee who sold him the weapon taking the stand testifying james crumbley received a cable lock and gun safety pamphlet and also certified on this form that he was buying the gun for himself. prosecutors say the morning of the massacre when crumbley learned there was an active shooter, he rushed to check for the gun, playing this panicked call to 911 for the jury.

>> i think my son took the gun. i don't know if it's him. i don't know what's going on. i'm really freaking out. >> what's your son's name? >> reporter: crumbley's defense attorney arguing james was not aware that his son had access to the gun. the court also hearing this interrogation video recorded shortly after his son's arrest. >> where was the gun at? >> it was hidden in an armoire in the case, and the bullets were hidden in a completely different spot underneath some jeans. >> reporter: and this morning, james crumbley can only make calls to his lawyers from jail. his phone privileges have been restricted after authorities say he was caught making threats over the phone and through electronic messages. guys? >> gio: all right. morgan, thank you so much for that. and time now for the weather now. somara theodore is tracking severe weather in the south. what you got there, somara? >> somara: gio, this is an expansive storm. if you live in the great lakes

and your friends live in florida, you are experiencing the same system. so the threat in the south, we've had flash flooding occurring near macon, georgia, in central georgia where they've seen three to four inches. they could see an additional one to three. look at the yellow. panama city, valdosta, savannah, head's-up, you're under a tornado watch through this afternoon, because a lot of these storms are robust and going to bring the threat for severe weather, especially in that yellow zone there, so we could see damaging winds along with some isolated tornados. meanwhile on the northern tier of the storm, heavy rain through parts of the i-95 corridor through tonight and snow on the really tippy, tippy top of it into new england. there they could see 12 to 18 inches of snow in some of the higher elevations. that's the weather across the

>> somara: and that's a look at your local forecast. gio, back to you. >> janai: wait. hold on. did you see her boots? >> gio: oh, yeah. [ laughter ] >> janai: i looked over during weather and was, like, yes, boots. those are cute. >> somara: i can't get them on camera. wait. here we go. >> janai: since we're going to talk fashion anyway. >> gio: that is what we're going to do right now. the road to the oscars, hollywood's biggest night is about the performances, the presenters and all of those nominees. >> janai: of course, the big show just one day away. you can feel the excitement building. our boy, whit, he is there front and center on the red carpet of the dolby theatre in los angeles where the stars will line up right before the ceremony. you look so dapper, whitney. >> whit: see, now you're being nice to me, because i called you out this morning. now you're being nice to me. well, thank you.

yes, this is the more traditional 007 look i was going for this morning. something different for tomorrow. as we're covering the glitz and glam, of course, the dozens of stars nominated for awards are getting ready for the big show. history has already been made here, and more is likely to come. hollywood's biggest night is just a day away, and thousands here at the dolby theatre are working around the clock to get oscar ready, rolling out the iconic red carpet earlier this week in preparation. our lara spencer speaking with the show's co-executive producers. >> it doesn't get bigger than this. the whole world is watching, and i think people are more invested this year than, you know, they have been in a while because these movies are so great. >> whit: and the program is poised to make history. in the best picture category, three of the ten films nominated directed by women for the first time ever. >> it is literally impossible to be a woman. >> whit: one of them, justine triet, is the first

french female director to be nominated for best director and best original screenplay for her work on "anatomy of a fall." >> i did not kill him. >> that's not the point. >> whit: martin scorsese earning his tenth nomination for best director for "killers of the flower moon," more than any living director. >> martin scorsese. >> whit: he won back in 2007 for "the departed." >> could you double-check the envelope? [ laughter ] >> whit: and at 81 years old, scorsese is also the oldest ever to be nominated in that category. [ speaking in a non-english language ] >> what was that? [ speaking in a non-english language ] >> that's how you are. >> whit: rising star, lily gladstone, played molly burkhart in the film and could be the first native american to win an oscar for best actress. >> we had a moment where it looked like the chain reaction from an atomic device might never stop and set fire to the atmosphere. >> reporter: as for cillian murphy in "oppenheimer," if he clinches his win for best actor, he'll be the first irish born

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i don't think i've had a real family christmas like this before. i don't think i've ever a real family christmas like this before. thank you, mary. >> you're welcome. >> history is not simply the study of the past. >> whit: welcome back to "gma" on this saturday morning as we count down to the oscars. here's a little trivia for you. "the holdovers" is the first christmas film to be nominated for best picture since the original "miracle on 34th street" was awarded in 1948. we'll have a lot more on hollywood's biggest night coming up right here live from los angeles.

have you guys seen "the holdovers" yet? i love this movie. it's warm-hearted. it's funny. it's great. >> gio: it's supposed to be beautiful, but we just watched "oppenheimer" this week. >> janai: oh. >> gio: and it's so good, and i know whit loves that movie too. >> janai: i loved -- >> whit: i've seen it three times. >> janai: whit johnson, he does his homework, folks. he has seen all of the nominees. so good, whit. all right. we will check back with you in just a bit. but now let's take a look at some of the other big stories that we're following on this saturday morning. happening right now, a partial government shutdown averted by a a midnight vote in the senate. the 75-22 vote passing a package of six bills that will keep programs governed by them funded through the end of september. the bill is now heading to the president's desk. >> gio: also right now, a second case of the measles reported in the chicago area there in the span of 24 hours, this one involving a child in a migrant shelter. health officials say they are concerned that this could grow into an outbreak. investigators are working to

identify anyone who may have been exposed. >> janai: and iowa's caitlin clark isn't done breaking records. she just surpassed steph curry's single season record in the quarterfinals for three-pointers of the big ten tournament last night. clark has 164 for the year, two more than curry made in his sophomore season at davidson. this comes just one game after clark passed pistol pete to become the all-time leading scorer in college basketball. robin had that great sit-down with her this week. >> gio: great interview. >> janai: oh, my goodness. >> gio: she's amazing, >> janai: just breaking all the records. >> gio: absolutely crushing it. we start with a closer look at the top political headlines this week, and joining us are deputy political director averi harper and abc's white house correspondent, maryalice parks. welcome to you both there. maryalice is in washington. averi, let's start here with what happened at the state of the union, because essentially the president was essentially resetting his campaign, right? was he successful in really laying out his vision for the

future? >> well, the speech came at a pivotal time and his campaign had been marking this speech as a shift to a new phase of the campaign. i do think the remarks were really successful in providing a contrast between biden and his vision for the country and that of republicans and former president donald trump. so, we saw him do this on democracy, on reproductive rights, the economy, even immigration, and i think it's something that we're going to see the campaign draw on as they work to try and convince voters to cast ballots for him in november. >> janai: and, maryalice, we know the president addressed his age head on and the criticism surrounding it. did that go far? >> reporter: yeah, look, when the president is asked about his age, he normally says, watch me and, of course, this week millions of americans did just that, one of his biggest audiences ever of the campaign, and i can tell you there's a lot of democrats that feel a lot better. even some independents that have talked about feeling less

anxious about his age. they liked he looked fiery, he looked feisty, he seemed to relish in those ad-libbed sort of witty, combative moments with republicans, but he did talk about his age directly. he also seemed to refer to the former president, and he said, other people also my age, and he said, the issue facing our country isn't how old we are, but how old our ideas are. hate, anger, revenge, retribution are the oldest of ideas. you can't lead america with ancient ideas that take us back. i mean, look, i don't think this will stop an entire conversation about his age. he's asking for four more years. we know there are plenty of americans that are skeptical about that given his age, but i do think it was a powerful speech and did reset the conversation around that and really make it much more about the policies and the difference between him and trump. >> gio: it certainly was a fiery speech, and, averi, let's turn to the republicans now, because trump won nearly every delegate there for super tuesday, but with nikki haley now out of this race, where do her voters go? >> before nikki haley left the

race, she actually talked about how her voters, her supporters, mainly moderates and independents, they would be a vulnerability for former president trump. and i'll tell you, i looked at exit poll data and veronica borne it out. those folks are not necessarily sold on former president trump, so it's possible that we could see some of those folks vote for trump. nikki haley made a point not to endorse former president trump, instead calling on him to try and earn the support of her supporters, but we also saw the biden campaign make an explicit appeal to those voters to say that they have a political home with president biden, and so we could see some of those folks vote for him as well. time will tell. >> janai: it will be very important to see where those voters go. and finally, maryalice, let's look at the messaging on immigration and border security. we talked to white house communications director ben labolt earlier, and just like president biden, he really challenged republicans on the issues, so what are the stakes here? >> we know the stakes.

i mean, record levels of border crossings. more americans that say the border and immigration is front and center for them with this election. a lot of democrats celebrating that president biden this week seemed to go on offense with his messaging on the border, kind of a shift there. i was struck by the moment when he really scolded republicans in the house chamber for backing away from the bipartisan immigration bill. republicans were heckling him when he listed the specifics of the bill, how many more agents, how many more judges would have been provided with that bill, and the camera caught oklahoma senator james lankford. he is not a moderate, but he helped negotiate that bill, and you could see him saying there on camera, it's true. he was backing what the president was saying about the realities of that bill the republicans walked away from. >> janai: all right, that certainly has gotten a lot of talk. maryalice and averi, thank you both so much for having this chat with us. and it is time now for a check of the weather, and somara theodore is still tracking some snow in some areas. >> somara: yeah, that's right. here we are in nebraska. north platte, 19 inches

of snow. you can see how that wreaked havoc on some of the roads. this truck running off the roads there. we do have more snow this time for parts of new england into the northeast and upstate new york as well as far western pennsylvania. winter weather advisories from winter storm warnings and winter storm watches, as well, so somerset, erie right on up to upstate new york. snow totals, let's talk about them. generally speaking, we could see anywhere from one to three inches down towards the area of western pennsylvania, but you get into those higher elevations into the mountains, they could see 12 to 18 inches of snow. that's a look at the forecast across the country. let's see what's >> somara: that's a look >> somara: that's a look at your local forecast. back to you all. >> gio: all right, somara. thank you. coming up here on "good

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>> janai: welcome back to "gma." the news that the fda just approved the popular weight loss

drug wegovy to cut the risk of heart disease for some people. abc's morgan norwood is here with the details. morgan, good morning. >> hey, good morning to you, janai. that's right, wegovy no longer just for weight loss. the fda clearing the way to add cardiovascular benefits to its label, and it marks what the drugmaker describes as another important milestone for adults living with overweight or obesity and known cardiovascular disease. okay, let's talk about this. the fda decision comes after a landmark clinical trial showing promising results when it comes to reducing the risk of nonfatal heart attack, nonfatal stroke or heart-related death in those with known heart disease in those overweight and obese. people taking wegovy which has the same active ingredient as ozempic had 20% lower risk of major cardiac events compared to those taking the placebo. walk with me here. there's also the potential that wegovy could soon be covered by medicare. the federal health insurance program for older americans is currently right now barred by

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>> whit: we are back on the red carpet, and the real-life drama rivaled only by the hollywood screen. who are the favorites to take home an oscar, and among the

triumphs could there be surprises as well? of course, we brought in chris connelly to break it all down for us. good morning. >> hey, good morning to you, whit. yeah, two different things might be true about the 96th oscars, yes, it could be a big night for "oppenheimer," and, yes, eight or nine of the ten films nominated for best picture could go home with an academy award including "barbie." when it comes to the big categories, we got you covered. ♪ i'm just ken ♪ >> reporter: nominated for "barbie," ryan gosling will perform "i'm just ken." >> as colleagues we agreed to disagree on a great many things. >> reporter: but the oscars figure to join the s.a.g.s and the golden globes with the supporting actor win for robert downey jr. his a performance and personal story this town loves. >> it's hard. >> reporter: in supporting da'vine joy randolph has been winning again and again and earned her oscar moment. in best actor, paul giamatti won the comedy musical globe for "the holdovers." >> i feel that i have blood on my hands.

>> reporter: cillian murphy has the oscar edge for the title role in "oppenheimer" for his his insanely expressive eyes and face. >> we need that good feminine energy. >> reporter: she's up as a a producer but best actress omitted margot robbie. yet the five here are strong. carey mulligan as leonard bernstein's wife felicia raising her game alongside bradley cooper. >> this was just the first time working with an actor that i trust implicitly but also a director i trust. >> reporter: the fifth nom for "nyad's" annette bening, awaiting for her first oscar and first nomination for sandra huller in "anatomy of a fall" in which she tackles it in english and french. [ speaking in a non-english language ] but oscar's most eagerly awaited choice is between two standouts. >> if i know the world, i can improve it. >> reporter: emthat stone, fearless through the adventures of "poor things." >> i didn't realize it was a race. >> reporter: and lily gladstone from martin scorsese's "killers of the flower moon" earning the admiration of her co-star and

her director from the jump. >> i've never seen martin scorsese meet somebody for the first time and say, that person is doing the role, hire them. >> reporter: a native american actress whose sterling performance reshaped the film itself. gladstone making it deeper and truer to the experience of the osage. look for her to win. the last best director nomination for greta gerwig for "barbie," but she is up for adapted screenplay. if as expected christopher nolan for actor and picture, it will pay off a 15-year debt when "the dark knight" was overlooked in best picture. a decade and a half later the academy will honor him. and if you didn't catch all that and would like to hear it again, well, you're in luck. >> whit: yes. we've got a busy weekend ahead. the two of us will be here through the weekend, through tomorrow, our oscar red carpet extravaganza kicks off tomorrow 1:00 p.m.

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♪ >> gio: all right, we're back now with our "play of the day" and how the men on the red carpet this year may be turning more heads than usual with their fashion choices. we're not just talking about will and whit. >> janai: right. but, whit, will ganss is there perfectly embodying this. we told you color was the way to go. this year could be bold. hey, guys. >> will: bold is beautiful. >> whit: speaking of, upstaging on the red carpet, bam. >> will: you know what, for decades the classic black tux has worked for hollywood's leading men, exhibit a, but this

year some of us are experimenting with color like ken himself ryan gosling or even ditching the classic tie like colman domingo or cillian murphy or, i don't know, will ganss. from colman glittering in gold to barry busting out the biceps, hollywood's leading men are saying hello to taking risks on the red carpet. >> ten years ago the george clooney era, men were wearing white tuxedos, black bow ties, that's great, james bond. >> reporter: has the 007 look been assassinated ahead of this year's oscars? >> it's different now and i think we will see color. >> reporter: like matt bomer in blue and red hot andrew scott. >> we're going to see texture. we're going to see different types of silhouettes. >> reporter: like bradley cooper and cillian murphy who both have been rocking the overcoat this season. >> what are some of the trends that you love this year when we're talking about men's fashion? >> definitely the oversized silhouette. i mean charles has been doing that really well. it's been done really well. paul mescal is always wearing a tank top under a jacket and it looks so, so great.

we're going to see jewelry on men in more than a watch and wedding band. that's been the biggest statement of this entire awards season has been jewelry. >> joe tells me the key to men's fashion is to step outside of your comfort zone. i don't have a comfort zone, so i don't know how that works. even just a little bit that works. joe zee is back here monday morning to break it down and coming up in our second hour right here on "gma," i'm going to see if we can get whit johnson to step outside of his fashion comfort zone even just a little bit. >> whit: maybe a little. just a little bit. thank you, will. we appreciate that and we'll send it back to you guys. >> janai: we can't wait to see. we've been talking fashion with this one all week. stick around. we'll be right back. >> somara: good morning, and

an update for you this morning. we have learned an armed barricaded person caused a bay point neighborhood to go on lockdown this morning. if you live near chadwick lane, lancaster circle and lancaster lane, you are told to stay inside and close and lock all of your windows and doors. now police are asking people to stay off their phones and to not call 911 unless it's an emergency. this is still a developing story, and we will stay posted as soon as we learn more information today. fan fest returns to oracle park in san francisco. the giants are holding the event from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. this afternoon, and you can expect giants alumni access to restricted areas and, of course, merchandise. you can take home this year's event also features new hologram technology that allows fans to interact with the players in scottsdale. that's where they're playing for the spring training game today. and yes, the rain is back again this weekend. let's check in

with lisa. good morning. good morning stephanie. >> yes. more so for your sunday but saturday. notice the clouds thickening up here. the golden gate bridge. and best chance of showers in the north bay. this morning. it is 52 downtown and hayward is checking in at 52, as well as half moon bay, 53, san jose. some sun here, but the clouds will arrive, allowing for a mostly cloudy day. upper 40s right now in the north bay, we're starting out milder with that blanket of cloud cover 3 to 7 degrees milder. it's a level one system over the weekend, so a few sprinkles. the north bay this morning and then tomorrow. more widespread rain, gusty winds. it arrives late in the day. as for today, 63 in fremont and the accuweather seven day forecast several days. level one weak systems and then sunny and warmer. the end of the week. >> thank you lisa. thank you all for

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it's our second hour. plane problems. four incidents involving united airlines in less than a week. >> 2477, i see you in the grass. rolling the trucks en route. >> janai: the latest, this jet skidding off the taxiway while landing in houston. an emergency landing at l.a.x., a tire tumbling at takeoff, and this engine fire. what the airline is saying.