this morning, oscar gold. >> the silent movie winning the top honor at the academy awards plus trophies for a very humble and teary-eyed octavia spencer and a seemingly shocked meryl streep. >> i can hear half of america going oh, no. [ laughter ] oh, come on, why her again? billy crystal back in the hot seat but face something tough reviews this morning. and the controversy on the red carpet. the oscar moments you're going to be talking about. we're live from los angeles. plus, out of touch. critics pouncing on mitt romney's comments, a day before two critical primaries. and oprah like you've never

seen before, stealing a car. and good monday morning, everyone. it's the night that can change lives and certainly boost some careers. >> absolutely. hollywood's legends and newcomer as like are oscar winners this morning and with a hint of deja vu as billy crystal came back as host. >> abc news has been up all night. craig, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, rob and paula. it's an historic evening for "the artist." the first black and white movie to win since 1960. the first mostly silent film to win since 1929. ♪ >> reporter: "the artist," a very, very quiet movie. >> "the artist." >> reporter: made a loud racket sunday night winning five academy awards including oscars'

top prize, best picture. the black and white and mostly silent film earned the director and oscar as well as jean dujardin as best actor. [ speaking in french ] >> i love you! >> reporter: and meryl streep took home the oscar for her portrayal of "the iron lady." >> i can hear half of america going, oh, no, oh, come on, why her again? you know? but whatever. [ laughter ] >> reporter: oscar drama began in hollywood well before the academy awards even started when sacha baron cohen in character as the director dumped what he claimed was king jong-il's ashes over ryan seacrest.

>> there's a little piece of you in everybody. >> i'm glad you like it. >> reporter: and there were memorable moments as well. 82-year-old christopher plummer became the best actor in history. >> you're only two years older than me, darling. where my life? >> reporter: and octavia spencer won best supporting actress for her portrayal of a black maid in segregated mississippi. with stunts from cirque du soleil, a musical interlude from will ferrell and zach galifianakis. and rommic relief. >> here's theest nominees. >> reporter: well "hugo" was also a big winner last night. though it didn't win in any of the so-called big categories, it also took home five oscars in

all. back to you, guys. >> craig, we always hear so much about the afterparties. >> reporter: well, a lot of them are going on right now. i opted for the power nap. those are the "vanity fair," that a big one. the elton john party, that one is expensive. $3,500 for a ticket. lastly, the madonna party, being held at her manager's house, and that one, she's singing. >> abc's craig gropper live, thanks for that report, craig. >> hollywood gold and hollywood hangovers. "gma" team is planning a huge show this morning. octavia spencer will join robin roberts live in hollywood. just part of the oscar ex tr extravaganza.

this morning, a suicide bomber killed nine people at an airport in the east. over the weekend two american officers were killed inside the highly secure interior ministry, all trusted afghan aides. two other american troops have been killed and ten injured. and pakistan has demolished the compound where osama bin laden spent the last six years of his life. crews worked through the weekend and finished just this morning. bin laden was killed in a raid by u.s. navy s.e.a.l.s. back here at home, republican presidential candidates are campaigning in michigan ahead of the critical primary. mitt romney and rick santorum are battling over who is the true conservative in the race. abc's tahman bradley has more. >> reporter: the republican primary is just a day left before the crucial primary. santorum mocked romney for claiming he's resolute.

>> maybe he doesn't understand what the term "resolute" means. but it means you're supposed to have sort of a resolve of a consistent pattern of beliefs. >> reporter: romney jabbed santorum on some of his votes in congress. >> he said he did it to take one for the team but my team is for the people of michigan and america. i'm going to fight for you. >> reporter: a gallup poll shows santorum lost ten points to romney in a week. santorum is defending some of the statements including calling president obama a snob, warning all americans to go to college. >> we have some real problems on college campuses with political correctness, with an ideology that is forced upon people who may not agree with the political left doctrine. >> reporter: and mitt romney tells voters at the daytona 500 that he's out of touch.

asked if he follows nascar, he said this. >> not as closely as some of the mostardent fans but i have great fans that are nascar team owners. >> the stakes could not be higher tomorrow. tahman bradley, abc news, washington. >> tahman, appreciate that. a look at weather across the country. up to a foot of snow in the sierras, the southern california mountains. rain around l.a. and san diego. more than 2 feet of snow across parts of the rockies. meanwhile, showers and thunderstorms in dallas, san antonio, houston and miami. wet in jacksonville and the carolinas. detroit is 41, omaha, 46, kansas city, 47. just 15 in fargo. mostly 40s from seattle to colorado springs. 58 in albuquerque, 76 in phoenix. maybe if you were in phoenix and

warmer weather, you would get your voice back. >> although it's dry in phoenix. i need to go to miami. our oscar show continues with the oscar moments you'll be talking about today coming up later in "the pulse." plus, a disturbing travel alert. cruise passengers threatened and robbed and back in the u.s. last night. also funny stuff here, the video of oprah winfrey bound go viral today, doing things we have never seen the queen of daytime talk do before. stay with us.

well, th a numbers are in showing little relief for drivers. gas line prices keep heading up, even though there's no shortage. that's because crude oil prices are high with worries iran might shut down or to start later today, bp and those seeking damages from the

2010 gulf oil spill are nows tos making progress towards settlements on their own. in fact, one report says a $14 billion is now in the works. while the movie industry was handing out awards, real-life action winners were the winners this weekend. "act of valor" took out the competition earning 25 million bucks. "tyler perry's good deeds" opened at $16 million and and journey 2 was third at $13 million. the nominees beat where it counts at the box office. all the interest in the silent film remains very strong. only to get stronger now that it has oscar gold, of course. all right. ahead on this monday morning, the midair scare, what passengers thought they heard their pilot say. and kobe bryant with an award-winning performance at the nba all-star game. highlights coming up.

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gentlemen, take off your umbrellas. heavy rain forced nascar officials to postpone the daytona 500 for the first time ever. the decision came after a four-hour delay while folks tried to dry off the trucks. the checkered flag is set to drop today at noon. unfortunately, though, more rain is forecast for today. meanwhile, that rain in the southeast making for a pretty slick ride from the carolinas down to miami. also wet on i-10 from jacksonville to san antonio. i-5 from bakersfield and i-80 in the rockies. if you are flying just a couple of airport weather-related delays are possible in minneapolis and salt lake city. a couple of cruise ships are back after a dream vacation turned into a nightmare. >> the passengers were robbed at

zbun point it happened in puerta vallarta when a gang of masked robbers stopped their bus and took their money and passports. >> everybody is very quiet, to be honest with you. because he had a gun and a knife. we didn't know exactly if there were other people in there. >> that frightening, though. no one was hurt. but passengers were understandably shaken up. also, a frightening moment at a southwest flight but it turned out to be a business misunderstanding. passengers thought they heard the pilot say bomb on board but he was actually wishing happy birthday to a mom on board. flight attendants calmed passengers but a couple complained. once they landed but faa is not investigating. douglas kennedy, the son of late robert f. kennedy is facing

charges for trying to taken his newborn son out of a hospital. he's right there cradled in his arms. the nurses said they were attacked. kennedy said he was only going ought for some fresh air. but an attorney for the nurses said what father takes an infant outside at 7:00 at night in the middle of winter. doctors are recommending boys as well as girls get the vaccine for h.p. howeverable 30% of girls received the required three shots. the american academy of pediatrics say all 11 and 12-year-olds should be vaccinated. time for highlights from the nba all-star game. we'll get those from our friend. at espn news. good morning, and welcome to the espn news update. i'm zubin mehenti. 12 years after the all-star game

at the home of the magic, the festivities returned to orlando. west and west. lebron in transition. he had 30 assists. blake griffin had 16 points on dunks. third quarter, kevin durant with the steal ahead to kobe. and with that dunk, he breaks the record for most all-star game points some guy passing so named jordan. durant,ing straight for the rack. this one of the final dunked we see from dwight howard in orlando? time will tell. deron williams playing defense. somebody has to. heat down one. last chance, they're down two. williams way off. lebron one last one, he's got it. griffin. west holds on 152-149. and that's it.

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the big oscar moments you'll be talking about today, starting, of course, with the host billy crystal who is back after a long hiatus. some critics felt his performance sounded a little dated, maybe a little dull. >> oh, come on, it looks like crystal was trying to bridge the generation gap in his opening number. >> justin bieber? >> yeah, what's up? >> what are you doing? >> trying to get the 18 to 24-year-old demographics. >> great, great. thanks. >> how long do you want me to stay here for? >> a couple seconds i think will do it. ♪ [ laughter ] >> cool. >> so where are you going now? >> we're going to go hang out with hemingway and fitzgerald. >> and then we're going to go kill hitler. >> they're referring to those to a certain age. crystal said, quote, we're going

to slam the demographics. >> and those talking about whether j.-lo suffered a wardrobe malfunction. she wore a plunging gown. some are saying it's a shadow. some are saying it's a bit more. but they're saying it's an illusion. whatever it was, jennifer, thank you. >> we're talking about the chest. another body part grabbing attention was angelina jolie's leg. the actress wore a simple black dress with a high slit. and the right leg, get this, already has thousands of followers on twitter. j. lo has a twitter for her mishap. and sacha baron cohen was doing his best to grab attention on the red carpet. he was dressed as the dictator cast for his upcoming movie.

and he spilled what he claimed were kim jong-il's ashes over ryan seacrest. security came in and removed the entourage off the red carpet while security swept up the ashes. and how about the oscar worthy drink on our own robin roberts. robin looks incredible. she really did. hosting the oscar preshow on abc. one blog called her dress the epitome of understated elegance. miss roberts looked good last night. well, oprah winfrey was honored with a humanitarian hoss c oscar, but later on jimmy kimmel live, we saw her like we've never seen her before. >> in one, she's actually dressed in a hoodie and reposes one of the car s famously gave away a couple years ago.

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next, sex, lights now videotape. new word of a sex tape involving nadia lockyer. why copper thefts seem to be on rise. also, meteorologist mike nicco has the forecast. slight chance of scattered updating the top news stories on this monday morning. "the artist" takes home five oscars last night, including best picture.

meryl streep wins best actress and her third oscar. also newcomer octavia spencer is named best supporting actress at last night's academy awards. gas prices up another 13 cents in a week even though there's no shortage. the reason is high prices over crude oil. also, osama bin laden compound in pakistan is now rubble. crews worked all weekend to demolish the hideout. today's weather, showers from houston to dallas, rain from l.a. to san diego. well, george clooney, martin scorsese, hollywood's biggest stars were involved in jimmy kimmel's spoof. take a look. >> here it is. our gift to you the world premiere trailer for the greatest film ever made, movie, the movie. >> every so often, a film comes along with a guy. a girl.

a werewolf. and a wedding. between the world's most dangerous secret agent and the president of the united states. >> you complete me. >> starting academy award winner charlize theron. >> robo lawyer, you are out of order. >> and tom hanks. >> you're out of order! >> jeff goldblum. >> we've got the test results back. >> gary oldman. >> sorry, senator, you're a centaur. >> no! >> i love you with all my heart. >> and i you. but on this our wedding day i thought i'd tell you. >> yes? >> i'm blind. >> what! >> oh.

>> academy award winner matt damon. >> at the end of the rainbow, a big old shooting star. >> who they wanted to cut out of the movie. >> are you [ bleep ] kidding me? i will [ bleep ] kill you kim l kimmel. >> yeah? what's that, boy? a meteor hurdling towards earth? who's that riding on it? >> gabrielle sidibe as black hitler. >> "movie:the movie." hitler. >> "movie:the movie." >> big names for that. closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc