good morning, america. and breaking overnight, shooting in the supermarket. three dead after a gunman walked into an indiana grocery store overnight, randomly firing a semiautomatic gun up and down the aisles. also breaking overnight, an arrest in that alarming serial arsonist case. extraordinary new video emerging of him setting fires to california homes. this one with the family still sleeping inside. good samaritans who raced to put out the flames. developing this morning. the star quarterback mystery. tom brady absent from practice just days before the afc title game. his coach refusing to reveal any details. ladies and gentlemen, we are beginning our decent into los angeles. >> and the envelope, please. the countdown to oscar gold starts now, a blockbuster day

for hollywood's biggest stars and we're the only show with, unprecedented access. backstage with superstar chris hemsworth just before he reveals the academy awards nominations live right here on "good morning america." ♪ why, yes it is. good morning to you everybody out west. george is on assignment. great to have josh here by my side and amy joining me, as well. it's a big morning. "american hustle" and "gravity" both leading the oscar nominations with ten a piece. we have dee jay kiss helping us get the party started as well. >> "12 years a slave" with nine nominations and very well deserved. >> really sets up to be quite a night to be sure.

also, lots of news to get to as well. we'll is latest now on that breaking story. the 34 officers responsible for watching over our nation's most powerful nuclear arsenal, removed from duty after accusations of drug use. pierre thomas will be with us. we'll get to the headlines out of the oscar nominations revealed this morning. chris con elle has been tracking it all. good morning, chris. some big surprises, some unexpected snubs and lot of mcconaughey and several films snatching a fistful of nominations as the race for oscar now begins. we are pleased to announce that the film selected as the best picture nominees for 2013 are -- >> "american hustle". >> no surprise, the party is on for "american hustle" with ten nominations, jennifer lawrence, amy adams and christian bale and of course best picture.

>> whoa! >> bring something into this house that will take all the nutrition out of our food and light our house on fire. thank you god for me. >>reporter: another best picture nominee "12 years a slave" won nine nods. lupita nyong'o and chiwetel ejiofor. >> soaring into the stratosphere with ten nominations, "gravity" and sandra bull lock to best actress. the best actor category is loaded with talent. >> ain't nothing out there to kill lon in 30 days. >> nominees matthew mcconaughey spoke with us hearing about his first ever nomination for "dallas buyers club". >> i felt such goodwill for myself and this movie, the fact that it took so many years to get it. we were always the underdog and now we declared and been able to

share it. i think, you know, it's really affecting a lot of people in film. >> going to lincoln, it's the last thing i do. i don't care what you people think. >> reporter: not to be outdone, 77-year-old bruce stern for "nebraska" which received six nominations, including for director alexander payne. >> any kind of boos? >> no. >> "wolf of wall street" and jonah hill and leonardo dicaprio. and meryl streep and julia roberts winning recognition for their role in "august: osage county." >> mom, please, this is important. >> eat your fish, eat your fish, eat your fish. all right. surprisingly passed over in today's nominations, oprah winfrey and emma thompson. i guess there's only room for so many. we'll find out who wins on march 2nd. for now, let the race begin.

josh? >> chris, thank you. of course we'll hear more from matthew mcconaughey and we'll be joined by jared leto. his costar and fellow nominee for their roles in "dallas buyers club". also, we'll break now for those breaking news overnight on that shooting at a supermarket in indiana. the gunman was pointing his weapon to the third person before police intervened. abc's alex perez as the latest. good morning, alex. >> shots were fired. everyone was evacuated. >> reporter: this morning, witnesses describing the pure horror that unfolded inside this elkhart, indiana grocery store late monday night. >> you're thinking of your kids safety, your safety. >> it's a huge crime scene. the area where the shootings happened in the store are

basically from one end of the store to the next. there were several rounds fired in there. >> reporter: police say a man in his 20s entered martin's supermarket at around 10:00 p.m. he shot and killed a female employee, who appears to be in her late teens or early 20s before walking across the store and killing a shopper, apparently in her 40s. the women were found 12 aisles apart. police say the gunman was pointing a semiautomatic handgun at the third person's head when they arrived and they killed him before he was able to shoot again. >> thankfully the officers were able to respond fairly quickly. >> reporter: police describe the suspect as a white male in his 20s who lives in the area carrying a semiautomatic handgun and large knife was also found near his body. his motive and possible connection to martin's grocery store unknown at this time. while the victims he targeted do appear random, police say there are still plenty of questions to answer. >> we haven't really drawn any conclusions or anything out of it at this point. we do have a lot of things to look at as far as video surveillance. >> reporter: the store has video surveillance cameras and they're hoping that will help them figure out what may have

motivated the gunman to open fire. josh? >> alex, thanks for that. we turn to the escalating scandal rocking the air force. 34 officers in charge of our nuclear missiles implicated in the cheating investigation and abc's pierre thomas now has the latest on something of a disturbingly familiar trend here in washington. pierre, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, josh. that's right. today we have more deeply disturbing news about the people responsible for the most dangerous weapons on the planet. their job, to watch over the nation's most powerful nuclear missiles. destructive force capable of laying waste to whole cities. now, this morning accusations of drug use, potentially widespread cheating on the training tests by some of the air force officers responsible for launching those missiles. >> this is absolutely unacceptable behavior. >> reporter: a development so serious that the air force's top two officials came to the pentagon briefing room for a hastily arranged press conference. >> it is completely contrary to

our core values. >> reporter: 34 officers have been removed from duty at a montana air force base after 17 allegedly cheated on a recertification test and the rest failed to report the scandal. as a result, every officer in the nation's missile launch program, all 600 of them, are being retested. >> this is terribly important because there is no room for mistakes with nuclear weapons. >> reporter: the cheating scandal comes just a week after three launch officers were accused of recreational drug use, the troubles part of a disturbing pattern. a top commander was fired last october after allegedly drinking so much on a visit to moscow, he needed assistance standing. in 2007 four top ranking air force commanders were relieved of duty after a huge oversight left six live nuclear warheads attached to a b-52 bomber flown from north dakota to louisiana and not discovered for 36 hours. this morning, the air force is vowing to root out anyone cutting corners and they

maintain the arsenal is in safe hands. robin, josh. >> again, i know you'll be staying on that story for us, pierre, thank you for that. we turn to amy robach in with today's other news headlines. amy? we begin with new openness from the catholic church for the first time the vatican is testifying in public about child sex abuse. right now top officials being questioned by the united nations over allegations the church enabled thousands of children to be abused by protecting pedophile priests. today a leading bishop admitted there is no excuse for sexual abuse and the vatican welcomes any suggestions to help promote children's rights. new video emerged of bowe bergdahl. the american soldier held captive for nearly five years. military officials say the army sergeant looks to be in worse health than before who have seen the video. they believe he is being held by the taliban in pakistan. a bipartisan senate investigation spreading the blame for the attack on the u.s. consulate in benghazi saying the state department military and intelligence community are all

at fault for missing warning signs. it also points out that ambassador chris stevens who died in the attack refused to accept extra security on two occasions. well, apple has agreed to refund $32 million to unsuspecting parents whose kids racked up huge bills. while playing games on mobile devices. the ftc says that apple failed to tell parents that entering their password actually started a clock during which their kids could buy unlimited extras without parental consent. maybe this isn't a surprise. it wasn't one to me. some kids spent $500 in 15 minutes. it's that easy. down under this morning the temperature hit 109 degrees at the australian open. wow, maria sharapova actually endured three hours in the blazing sun finally before winning three sets and then taking a full body ice bath. officials had to stop all other action due to the heat. look at that. >> yeah. well, a new record in the big leagues. largest salary ever.

dodger's picture clayton kerr shaw has agreed, it was a tough decision i'm sure, agreed to a seven-year deal that will make him the first player to earn $30 million per year. you're clapping, josh. >> that's a slow clap. the man earned every penny. >> oh, sure. >> welcome back, clayton. >> a good one, cars these days will do all sorts of thing, some even allegedly park themselves. but apparently those self-parking features can malfunction. that's what happened according to the driver of this bmw in florida. he says his car drove over an island. you can see where it ended up in the parking lot at target. bmw says its parking assist feature is only for parallel parking and the driver has to control speed. why do you need help pulling into a parking space in target? i don't know. oh, well, you can see what happened. >> yes, we can. >> warning. >> thanks so much, amy. now to a city on edge. san jose, california, where authorities say a serial

arsonist has set over ten fires since last wednesday. overnight, police arrested a suspect in the case and abc's john muller has the latest. >> reporter: take a look at this extraordinary surveillance video of a serial arsonist setting fire to a home in san jose, california, where a family is asleep inside. he enters the porch, pulls a container and a lighter from his pants, tries to set a chair on fire and comes back three times before he is successful and the fire is roaring. fortunately, several men driving by saw the flames, called 911 and used a garden hose to put out the fire. the homeowner says he's lucky to be alive and calls the act infuriating. >> i'm sitting here watching this and this is me and where i live and not only my house but 12 other that we know of. >> reporter: overnight authorities in san jose say they have arrested a man who fits their person of interest but have not released any details on this man who has put an entire city on edge setting at least 11

blazes since last wednesday. his target, old houses, a warehouse, this church has been hit twice. the damage, $70,000. >> people should not be living in fear. >> when you see the destruction here, what do you want to say to the arsonist? >> stop. stop this craziness. >> reporter: police are expected to release details of the arrest this morning but for now san jose's nightmare appears to be over. for "good morning america," john muller, abc news, new york. >> thank you, john. we're going to turn now to what some would have you believe is growing panic for patriots fans. star quarterback, tom brady, missing practice on wednesday. now, just days before the big showdown against the denver broncos. for a chance to play in super bowl xlviii. the team is saying he's sick but not a whole lot else. boy is that new. gio benitez with the latest. good morning. >> reporter: we are investigating this.

good morning to you. the question right now, where in the world is tom brady? he had said last week he had a cold. this week disappeared at practice and fans, they're worried. it's the quarterback clash that everyone has been waiting for. the winner goes on to the super bowl. tom brady versus peyton manning but will it even happen? brady's playoff participation now up in the air after the new england patriots' star quarterback missed practice wednesday for the first time all season. we're told brady arrived at the stadium and then went home sick. but head coach bill belichick wouldn't say much more. >> i know you would love that but i'm not doing that. >> it's typical of him to play it close to the vest. he would not speculate about his availability on sunday nor would he address specifically brady's health. >> reporter: the $57 million man's mystery illness sparking talk on the airwaves. >> it's a big enough deal that he didn't practice during championship week. >> reporter: sending anxious patriots fans into a panic on social media. some playfully urging his wife

gisele to nurse him back to health. should fans brace themselves for a brady-less game day? the backup quarterback ryan mallett has his cleats ready just in case. >> i was playing payton today and mallette today. that's how i treated it. >> reporter: there is a ray of hope for pats fans. brady was so sick before the 2005 afc championship game that he needed iv fluids but he still played. >> that didn't force him to miss the game. he's not going to miss this one in denver. >> reporter: as for sunday's game, brady could announce his plans at a press conference friday. his team flies out to denver later that day with or without him. by the way, that 2005 game when he was really sick, brady helped the patriots win, 41-27. and while the team isn't saying anything about his illness, the practice report also says brady has an injured right shoulder so let's just hope he gets better soon. >> practice report said that virtually every week for his entire career.

a career that will have him in the hall of fame sooner rather than later. i hope he makes it. i do. >> so shocking because usually bill belichick is so open. >> and really giving with information. >> thanks, gio. to a court ruling that could prove very costly for netflix subscribers. an appeals court striking down a rule that could make it a lot more expensive to stream all those tv shows and movies especially hits like "house of cards" and "orange is the new black." abc's rebecca jarvis has the story. >> 22 years in congress, i can smell which way the wind is blowing. >> reporter: it's one of president obama's favorite shows. >> the golden globe goes to -- >> robin wright, "house of cards." >> robin wright taking home the golden globe. as its lead actress. >> completely unexpected. i have no speech. >> reporter: a landmark decision in federal court this week could mean content like the o oh, so

popular original series on netflix, "house of cards" and "orange is the new black" and popular shows like "arrested development" may cost you a whole lot more. here's why. until now those internet providers like verizon, at&t and time warner had to treat everything on the web equally no matter how much bandwidth it used so whether streaming your favorite cat videos or checking e-mails, the cost was all the same but this week's court decision changes that and says verizon and many other internet providers can charge a company like netflix a whole lot more because netflix is streaming much bigger files like tv shows and movies, some analysts now estimating netflix could be charged as much as $75 million to $100 million additional dollars and who do you think may ultimately pay that hefty price? >> everything that the courts will decide will trickle down to you. it might mean you're paying for internet in an entirely different way. >> reporter: in a statement verizon who brought the suit says the decision will allow more room for innovation and consumers will have more choices to determine for themselves how

they access and experience the internet. experts say it would take at least a year to take effect. the fcc is expected to appeal the decision. for "good morning america," rebecca jarvis, abc news. new york. all i have to say is no! it's been so wonderful. >> come back. >> no, don't raise the prices, please. but for now we turn to ginger zee and parentally an active weather pattern as i see. on the roads in the northern plains i want to check in. we have some video here to show you from grand forks, north dakota. that's what it looks like and then you go into the ditch. i've seen several reports of people in a ditch all part of this active pattern. we have a bunch of clipper systems sliding through the northern plains and great lakes. and this is through sunday, the amount of stow that you will see over a half foot in many so of those areas in pink. quickly we have to talk about

the record warmth. the completely different thing on the west coast, san francisco had its all-time january record high at 73. your local forecast coming up in 30 seconds, first, the snowiest cities brought to you by royal caribbean international.

>> coming up, almost all of florida under freeze watch. we'll show you that. and coming up, you've got to get outside. we have a great crowd out there, ginger. they're waiting for you. they're from mississippi and they're ready to sing. they came to carnegie hall. a murder mystery at a popular hiking destination. a young man claimed with killing his rock climbing mentor. what happened on the rocks? courtney love making headlines at the center of a landmark court case for twitter. and country singer, trace adkins, takes on his own impersonator in a bizarre incident. ♪

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♪ crazy is what they think about me ♪ ♪ ain't going to tap because they tell me so ♪ >> that is our girl, ellen degeneres, in that knockout oscars promo that makes you want to get up and dance. >> and be a part of that scene. >> we will. we will, soon enough. we will. you know that she is back, thank goodness, as the host this year and we're about to find out which movies and stars are up for hollywood's biggest prize, "american hustle," "12 years a slave," both are leading contenders among others and we're right there exclusive backstage access you have never seen before. you've seen this woman before. dj kiss. >> i thought it was friday. i was so excited. >> a big day. >> friday eve. >> good to have her. also, lots to get to, as well, courtney love making

headlines at the center of a landmark case that changes the way everyone uses twitter. essentially does twitter count now? that's the question. >> a lot of people watching. >> interesting, okay. then country star trace adkins versus his own impersonator in a baffling incident at sea. what they're saying about this story this morning. >> i'm intrigued. also show you how to supersize your savings all week long. this morning it's super save rs "deals & steals" and use your phone to save up to 75% off. >> those folks are very happy about that outside. we begin, though, with that mysterious death at a very popular hiking spot right outside washington, d.c. a young rock climber is charged with killing the friend and mentor he had known since he was a little boy. he's claiming self-defense. abc's reena ninan is here with the latest. good morning, reena. >> reporter: good morning, the two men were reportedly friends and those who knew them tell us

they are surprised the man found dead geoffrey farrar was said to have mentored for two decades a 31-year-old now accused of killing him. geoffrey farrar loved scaling these rocks at maryland's carderock park so much he even earned a nickname. >> people would call him carderock geoff. >> reporter: little did he know he would spend his final moments there. the 69-year-old found dead at the rock's base after climbing with three friends including the man he mentored for 20 years, david dipaolo. at first many thought it was an accident. >> we had an operating on the assumption that it was an accident just doing something that he loved. >> reporter: but now police say it was manslaughter. according authorities farrar and dipaolo were seen arguing right before the climb. their two companions said they went to the top of the rock face but looking over the edge they see no one. when they walk to the bottom they see 31-year-old dipaolo running up the trail and farrar

lying nearby next to a wooden beam bleeding from the head. his injuries were not consistent with the fall but more in line with a blow from a claw hammer found nearby on the ground. >> i can't imagine anyone needing to use a claw hammer for any rock climbing purpose out here. >> reporter: dipaolo fled the scene. more than a week later police say he admitted he did hit his friend farrar with a climbing tool but claims it was in self-defense. according to court documents, he says farrar tried to choke him fearing he was losing consciousness he whacked farrar in the head. the court documents say he later told police, i'm sorry this happened. i didn't want it to happen. i didn't know it was going to happen. authorities say david dipaolo was arrested near glen falls, new york, he's agreed to return to maryland to stand trial. >> sad. all right, reena, thank you very much. we turn to courtney love learning perhaps the hard way that what you say on twitter can land you in court. she's been charged with

defamation in the very first liable trial involving twitter. that particular social medium and nick watt has the latest on this groundbreaking case. ♪ >> reporter: courtney love is a lot of thing, guitar goddess. rock 'n' roll rascal and widow of kurt cobain, arguably the greatest grunger of them all. but did you ever think she might be responsible for the advance of jurisprudence in this great land. >> the courtney love twitter lawsuit is monumental because the judge has now determined that tweeting in california can potentially give rise to liability under the theory of defamation. >> reporter: because for the first time a twitter war has wound up in court. love is in the dark. libel is the charge or twibel as it's been dubbed. >> reporter: the courtney love case will now set a precedent that will result in the average private person being liable as

well. >> reporter: in this 2010 tweet she suggested her lawyer rhonda holmes had been bought off when she wouldn't help love in a legal battle with the managers of the late cobain's estate. love claims it was merely an opinion, that the internet is full of high personably and exaggeration and thought she was only tweeting it to two people, not to the world. this case could rewrite the rules of the much loved celebrity twitter war, you know, like miley cyrus victoria sinead o'connor, demi lovato berating prix rest hilton and george lopez calls kirstie alley overweight and kirstie calling george an alcoholic. >> don't tweet when you're highly emotional. don't tweet when you're under the influence of any alcohol or drug. >> reporter: sound advice for us all. meanwhile, the love trial continues. for "good morning america," nick watt, abc news, los angeles. >> all right, for more on this we turn to abc's chief legal

affairs anchor dan abrams. dan, we saw the case as it's laid out now. what does it hinge on for you. >> it things primarily, i think, on the question of is in an opinion or fact? this is standard libel law. in any libel case, there's a big question which is in this case, when she said that her lawyer was bought off, is that her just saying, i think my lawyer was probably bought off or is she literally stating a fact which is, i think my lawyer was paid to do something? if it's a fact, then she could be in trouble. if it's opinion, then she's protected. >> the internet and particularly social media seem at times very cast as an electronic wild west where, you know, perhaps we can do what we want in a lawless place but is this potentially precedent-setting. >> that's what she argued. the same standards shouldn't apply to twitter as applies to something that's been reviewed for weeks in a magazine, et cetera. how can awe ply the same legal standards she argued.

the court said, no, it's still a statement being made publicly in writing and as a result, the same legal standard applies. now, we're talking about the same precedent setting -- she had been sued before by somebody else and she settled so she almost became precedent setting on a previous setting. this just a reminder the courtney loves of the world have been careful on twitter. even though she thought it was only going out to two people. it doesn't. it goes out to a lot more and in this case the same legal standards apply and i think that's the way it will be ruled across the board. >> lessons for all of us to learn. dan, thank you. >> always out there. isn't when people feel they can delete it and it's gone. >> no, you can find all the deleted tweets, as well. >> dan, thanks. >> i'm a follower of josh. a long and embarrassing history. >> for another time. oh, look, saved by the santa anas. >> i know what i'll be doing in the next break. i'll go search.

let's check. we want to start in pacific ka, california, just south of san francisco. we've got video, yes, they're surfing, yes, they're beaching and that is the positive part of all of the record warmth. burbank today will go to 90. los angeles goes for the mid-80s and this heat, the drought, it is sticking at least for this pattern in the next week or so doesn't look like we break much much the red flag warnings up and down the state on the back side of the high pressure system. east coast, we have a much different story going on especially tomorrow morning much these are low temperatures tomorrow morning. some places in florida with a windchill in the 20s but we see temperatures here freeze watches and warnings all the way down ft. myers might even break a record at 38 tomorrow. miami, it will start the day in the low 40s. you will warm up, of

>> this weather report brought to you by bank of america. i've got to tell you the center of the nation i talked about the snow but the wind will be a problem all the way south of kansas. >> thanks, ginger. coming up country music star trace adkins takes on his own impersonator. the strange incident at sea and now his camp speaking out. >> coming back to that one. also, a new parenting trend sparking debate. should you take away your baby's toys and bottles and feed them like adults? >> oh, boy. >> well, it's tough.

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welcome back. 7:43. we continue now with the latest on country music star trace adkins and the baffling brawl that allegedly broke out on a cruise ship and here's the twist. t it was with his own impersonator and linsey davis is here with the latest. linsey, please help me understand. >> his own impersonator. trace adkins has a list of tour dates coming up but this morning those performances may in be jeopardy. we learn the country star entered rehab much the reported circumstances surrounding his insobriety are rather unusual ♪ you're doing all you can >> reporter: this morning country music superstar trace adkins has checked into rehab for alcohol abuse following a bizarre incident at sea. >> way ntszed to invite you

personally to the best country cruise ever. >> reporter: the grammy nominee was headlining a country music themed cruise for norwegian cruise lines alongside other big acts like wynonna judd and montgomery gentry when he reportedly got into a fight with this man. >> separated at birth. >> reporter: no, you're not seeing double, the man seen here meets adkins in 2007 is a trace adkins impersonator. tmz reporting the 6'6" country star was in the ship's bar when he heard the impersonator singing karaoke to one of his songs, the fight reportedly breaking out soon after. ♪ ready >> reporter: ironically, the rough and ready singer tweeted this on the first day of the cruise "up here in my suite overlooking the pools. behave yourselves." 52-year-old adkins not just country music star royalty, also appeared in movies like "the lincoln lawyer" alongside matthew mcconaughey. he even won the celebrity

apprentice all-stars. >> trace adkins. [ cheers and applause ] >> reporter: but with all his success, he's always been candid about his struggles with alcohol including another rehab stint back in 2002. the star had been sober for 12 years prior to this incident. his rep telling abc news as he faces these issues head on, we ask that his family's privacy will be respected. this morning we know the cruise which has planned stops in jamaica, grand cayman and mexico will continue on without adkins. we reached out to norwegian cruise lines but have not heard back. lara. >> linsey, thank you very much. lena dunham is in vogue. the creator behind "girls" now makes history as a cover girl and she is looking good. >> good for her. >> also our "play of the day." you love, love -- >> i love, love -- >> you'll want to stick around, spencer. throwback thursday. >> whoa!

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sigalert in castro valley has canceled. northbound along 238 at espirion boulevard. we are left with a terrible backup from dublin. that will take you 45 minutes. eric? >> leyla, thank you very much. the news continues now with "good morning america." we'll have another news update coming up for you i

good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. on an oscar thursday. and are you ready? >> this script, i'm going to teach each and every one of you to be the best. >> unprecedented. behind-the-scenes access only here this morning. the nominations for hollywood's biggest awards revealed by superstar chris hemsworth just ahead. and big "deals & steals" this morning. the hot new way to use your phone to save money right now. are you ready to toss your baby bottles, the pacifier, all the toys? why the hot, new trend in parenting says your infant should be treated like an adult. >> let's race. so are you ready? the countdown to oscar starts right now. ♪ oh here we go ♪

>> oh, yeah, we're ready. we're ready. we're ready. we've got our own dancers here. they're from "dancing with the stars" fame and here to help us count down to the oscar nominations revealed just ahead. >> awesome. >> i want to learn that. >> you may be going out there to learn that. >> we have an hour yet. >> george is on assignment. good to have josh by my side and amy with us, as well. >> good to be here. we're also backstage right now. there you see him, chris hemsworth. thor all cleaned up. he will be announcing this year's nominations in just moments, cameron mathison giving our viewers exclusive and unprecedented access backstage before the big announcement predawn there. >> never done before. >> really exciting. ah. i love it. i just can't even fathom who is going to get it. such a big year in movies.

and kiss, the deejay, kiss is here as we count down. so what do you think will score the most? we want you to vote on goodmorningamerica.com on yahoo! of course. and you know what, this is my favorite story of the morning. besides the oscars, have you ever run into your doppelganger, the person who looks just like you? look at these people. they are not twins and they're from all over the world. >> wow. >> yes, they're not related. >> wow. >> remember when we did that on "gma." >> that was hysterical. >> all right. so these pictures are all part of one photographer's project. he went all over the world searching for people who aren't related. just trying to reiterate. sorry. >> i'm sorry. >> we're so excited. its so nice we'll read it twice. >> the first two were -- that's incredible. >> we'll have to see. the news headlines from amy. >> all right, thank you, guys. good morning to everyone. we begin with the search for a motive in a late night shooting at a supermarket in northern indiana.

police say a man in his 20s walked in and opened fire killing a young female employee and a shopper in her 40s. responding officers say they shot the gunman before he could take any more lives. police are analyzing the store surveillance video as that investigation now gets under way this morning. breaking news from southern california. a wild fire has erupted 30 miles northeast of los angeles. it's now threatening homes and prompts voluntary evacuationings. california is in the midst of its driest record on morning. and new earthquake concerns in southern california in each of the last ten days. there's been one quake with at least a 3 magnitude. one quake earlier this week was a 4.4. cell phone service could be down for days if a major quake hits. and yet another scandal is rocking the air force this morning. this time 34 officers entrusted with powerful nuclear missiles are off the job. accused of cheating or allowing others to cheat on monthly

proficiency exams. there are more tough times for jcpenney. disappointing holiday sales. best buy reporting weak sales. its stock plummeting today. a man in south carolina learned the hard way. you should never sign a receipt without ereading it first. he paid more than $1,600 for breakfast instead of $16. >> it was $16, the number 6 on the machine got stuck. fortunately he went back and saw it later and the restaurant returned his money. >> lucky. finally the wife of san francisco 49ers head coach jim harbaugh has taken to the airwaves to defend her husband's choice of attire. on a radio show on monday, she revealed her husband's pants seen every week on the sidelines are straight from walmart, $8 a

pair. mind you, harbaugh makes $5 million a year. but with only one game until the super bowl harbaugh is not changing anything about his game day routine. apparently those $8 pants are lucky pants right? >> any time. >> lucky pants. >> great couple. wonderful. >> thank you. "pop news" is ahead but first a check outside with ginger zee. >> all right. you know this, robin, we have a special group here from the newton county high school. they're going to sing at carnegie hall this sunday in -- they're from mississippi here to visit. i wanted to give you a little taste. ♪ ♪ alleluia ♪ >> and she loves new york city. we see it right there. we have to get to the forecast here. from the gulf coast up to east koekt is where we want to touch on. and raleigh, north carolina, look at this, y'all. it was snowing and they had flakes throughout parts of north

carolina and we want to show you exactly what will happen behind that. we've got some cooler weather, yes. but not too, too cool. that shot of snow in western pennsylvania or moving into, it'll eventually get here and look at that, the wind advisories, blizzard warnings and beautiful sound behind me. that's the big picture. oh, my, i see a lot of 75% off signs we have coming up. but, lara, we'll get to you. >> here's a look at what's coming up on our "gma morning menu." first in "pop news," the new queen of comedy, lena dunham, is

now a darling in the fashion world. plus "deals & steals," super saver edition. look at those signs, and there she is, tory johnson with 75% off. you don't want to miss that. and cam mathison has exclusive backstage access with the one and only chris hemsworth before he announces this year's nominees. it's happening live on "good morning america" here in times square. ♪ brought to bw, fas "gma's morning menu" is brought to by new, fast-acting advil. nothing is faster.

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rehearsals for the oscar nominations, actor chris hemsworth, academy president cheryl boon isaacs, show producers neil meron and craig zadan heading into the samuel goldwyn theater in beverly hills, of course, rehearsing for the oscar nominations which are just minutes away. >> chris hemsworth, rehearsing looking cool. >> yeah, yeah. >> i don't think he needs rehearsal. >> looking awake, it is los angeles, the predawn but everybody up this morning, everybody waiting this morning for the all-important news, the oscar nominations as you can see now about 26 minutes away. we are there as you saw with cam exclusively backstage. first time with that kind of access. it's terrific. also terrific, where is she, dee jay kiss getting ready for our party. >> love it. >> hey, deej. meanwhile, scrambled to get out of her way. lara -- >> yeah, thank you. i love it. it's "pop news" with a little bit of background music and this

morning we begin with this, she has been embraced by the hollywood community and lena dunham is proving she is a darling in the fashion world. the creator of "girls" that prides herself on her individuality and real woman look graces the cover of "vogue's" february edition and ditching her usual dreads and favor of prada and dolce and ga ban that. her real-life doggie lambie. anna wintour dubbed her the perfect cover girl saying "she charts her own path which makes her an inspiring role model." >> she looks so good and her show written, directed, everything, lena dunham. >> we talked about air brushing. my guess is she would say don't touch that. you know, that's a great message to send. also in "pop news" this morning, the westminster dog show been around for 138 years and for the first time, the doggie doors are opening to

mixed breeds. i'm so proud. granted they're only admitted to compete in the new agility competition, i personally think it's because the fancy pure breeds are scared. they are scared. harry, dandy and cocoa, this could be your year, my friends. as for those perfect pure breeds that are all fancy, the ones allowed to compete in best in show, there are three new breeds allowed this year. they are the portuguese podengo pequenos -- >> good job. >> wow. >> nice. >> the rat terrier. an unfortunate choice of names and the chinook. >> i thought it was a helicopter. >> the rat terrier. >> no, the -- >> oh, the chinook. >> oh. >> they're all invited. >> the dog probably came first. >> hey, everybody, it's next month, down a block, madison square garden. best of luck to all the competitors. >> real girls on the cover of "vogue." real dogs -- >> and you met mines.

and they're singing. oh, well, hey, finally, speaking of dogs, if you think it's hard to get your kids to go to bed, huh? check out blade. he not only won't listen to his owner's request to go in his kennel, it sounds to me like he's actually saying no. >> time to go in the kennel. kennel time. kennel time. come on. come on. let's go. [ dog making sounds ] >> come on. >> didn't he say no? he's moaning. >> he's like a bear. >> sounds more like chewbacca. >> come on. >> that last one sounded like no. >> contributing to my theory that, yes, george, dogs do talk. and that's "pop news." >> maybe five more minutes, i don't know. oh, this is a transition i've been looking forward to.

maybe it's time to toss your baby's bottles and pacifiers, maybe even all the toys. because according to a late trend here in raising children, babies should be treated just like adults. it is called rie parenting. it is r-i-e, now the hot trend in hollywood we're told and abc's abbie boudreau has the story. >> reporter: it's a parenting trend celebs like penelope cruz and tobey maguire are doing. with their little ones. the idea, not to treat them like little ones at all. it's called the rie parenting method. resources for instant educarers. deborah carlisle solomon, who wrote "baby knows best" believes they should be treated more like adults. >> your title is "baby knows best." i think a lot of parents are saying no. parents know best. if parents have the bigger picture but babies really do know more and are more competent than we often give them credit for. >> reporter: this is a back to

basics approach. rie parents don't use highchairs. they don't yell at their kids and would never give a time-out even for bad behavior like fighting. >> mine. >> let's just see what happens and we're here to protect them and referee but let's give them a chance. >> reporter: parents believe this hands-off approach will instill independence, responsibility and patience. and we saw that firsthand during snack time at the rie center in los angeles. >> which one would you like? >> reporter: each child quietly waits for their bib and pours their own water. >> that's a squirrel. >> reporter: this woman has been using this technique with ellis since she was born. >> it just was really in sync with how we want to live our lives, which is being present, slowing down and just giving space to a child. >> i love the notion that they focus on independence and not rescuing or overindulging or spoiling a child.

>> reporter: but parenting expert karyn gordon also worries being the more passive parent could lead to problems. >> this philosophy would say don't interfere at all and let the kids actually figure it out. and to me that's too extreme. >> reporter: still rie parents say the proof is seen at snack time. for "good morning america," abbie boudreau, abc news, los angeles. >> you only have so much time to be a kid. >> i know. >> you know, it's something for everyone i suppose. i'm into the pacifiers and -- >> just letting baby be baby. >> helping them grow into -- >> into adults when they are an adult. >> yeah. >> all right. >> but i'll talk to them -- i'll talk to sarina like an adult. you hold her accountable as you might a 5 1/2-year-old. >> i agree with you. >> she doesn't have to make a mortgage payment quite yet. >> we'd like to believe as individuals we're all unique. we'd like to believe that.

but there's a photo project that is putting that theory to the test. a photographer traveled the world uncovered hundreds of people who aren't related but look at this. >> that's amazing. >> they look like twins. bianna golodryga is here with more on these stunning pictures. >> these are great. >> they are. those are stunning. watch those two, it's incredible. good morning, everyone. chances are at least once in your life you've heard the word, hey, has anyone ever told you look like such-and-such. for one photographer it set off a mission that created a whole new world of dead ringers who heard it one too many times. at first glance, the people in these photos look like sets of twins but they're not. these pictures now going viral are of complete strangers. the man who has all of us seeing double is canadian photographer francois brunelle in a project called "i'm not a look-alike." >> i would put them together and then they would have the shock, you know, of confronting their own identity with somebody else.

>> reporter: over the last 14 years he has photographed over 200 pairs of doppelgangers. including 17-year-old high school friend who found the experience to be surreal. >> it was pretty shocking because we didn't think that we looked that much alike and then we saw the photo we were like wow, we actually do like related. >> i'm mexican and haitian and i'm puerto rican and african-american. it's just weird how different ethnicities could have the same structure. >> reporter: our looks are determined by over 21,000 genes, half we get from our mother and half from our father. the result is a seemingly random combination of how those genes decide to express themselves once they get together. so how is it that two complete strangers can look so much alike. there have been no major studies about the doppelganger phenomenon. as cool as it is, he says his project is not just artistic. it's also a way of bringing people together. >> my goal is to show what can

be attained if we just relax and sit side by side and put our arm around the shoulder of our friend or even if we don't know him or her. >> so you saw that photographer, remember early in my intro, i said he was confused for somebody else. it was mr. bean. people always thought he looked just like mr. bean. his trick he does them all in black and white. that way you don't have complexions and skin tones. >> facial structures were incredible. >> i know. >> if one more person calls me halle berry -- >> i know. >> enough. >> enough. >> if you hear it once you hear it a thousand times. great. that's great. that was awesome. >> lara. >> all right, thank you, guys. time now for "deals & steals." tory johnson, always has big discounts, today no exception. in fact, 75% off of products designed to save you money. josh, get on over here. >> you are about to hug me and then you stopped. >> i was going to hug you. 75% off. josh, we want to remind

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cameron, what's the feeling right now there? >> it's extremely exciting. great to be here live to here these nominations. anticipation filling the room, waiting for names to be read that dreams are made one for one here at gma, this morning, we were given extra access behind the scenes in preparation. so it was very cool for me. security was out of control tight. basically if i hadn't seen a name or list that i wasn't supposed to, i would have been deemed contaminated and had to be coroner teened until after the nominations. they're out. we will air them coming up as well as exclusive conversations with matthew mcconaughey, jared leto and many others that were nominated this morning. you won't want to miss it. >> thanks so much, cam. we're in hollywood with more exclusive back stage access. ♪

good morning. i'm eric thomas. in san jose, police say they've arrested an arsonist and plan to talk about it at a scheduled news conference this morning. volunteers distributed a composite sketch of the suspect developed by police from surveillance video in the downtown area. they arrested a man shortly after 8:00 last night. is he suspected of setting more than a dozen fires within days of each other this month. let's see how the thursday morning drive is going. ley leyla? >> eric, we do have a problem as you approach marsh road in the northbound direction. we have a two-car crash there, blocking at least one lane with one car that has spun out of control. southbound side, though, we do see plenty of bumper-to bumper traffic as you make the approach

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viewing pleasure. you can see the bay water there is. what a nice place to be when the temperatures are who got lucky today as the nominations for the academy awards here. the beverly hills the entire announcement was made this morning. we'll brings you the entire announcement as it happened. lot of excitement in the air this morning. we want to get a look at the weather from ginger. >> so much to talk about in the movie world. one fly-by across the nation just to give you an idea of what's happening today. here is a look at what the country looks like. you know it's dry and windy. northern plains little snow and that warmth out west. that's the big pi

>> that's your nation's weather. let's head into josh and robin. >> thank you, ginger. what a morning for three movies in particular. "american hustle," "gravity". >> el low, everybody. good morning. and welcome to the academy of motion picture arts and sciences. i'm cheryl boon isaacs, president of the academy. [ applause ]. >> i want to thank everyone for joining us for these exciting announcements, celebrating the heroes of movie making.

and lucky for us, we have a super hero here with us today. ladies and gentlemen, the very talented, chris hemsworth. >> thank you very much. good morning, everyone. >> let's get right to it. the 2013 nominees for best performance by an actor in a supporting role are -- >> barkhad abdi. bradley cooper many american hustle. michael fass ebender. jonah hill. and jared leto "dallas buyers club." chris? >> thank you. best performance by an actress in supporting role, the nominees are -- >> sally hawkens, in "blue jasmine" jennifer lawrence in "american hustle" lupita

nyong'o. julia roberts in "august: osage county" and june squibb in "nebraska". >> for best original song, the nominees are -- >> "a loan yet not alone" from "alone but not alone." happy spiegel, "happy" from "despicable me 2," music and lyric by pharrell williams, "let it go" from "frozen," music and lyric by kristen anderson-lopez and robert lopez, "the moon song" from "her," music by karen o, lyric by karen o and spike jonze and "ordinary love" from "mandela: long walk to freedom," music by paul hewson, dave evans, adam clayton and larry mullen. you may know them better as u2.

lyric by paul hewson. >> for adapted screenplay, the nominees are richard linklater, julie delpy and ethan hawke for "before midnight," billy ray for "captain phillips," steve coogan and jeff pope for "philomena," john ridley for "12 years a slave" and terence winter for "the wolf of wall street." >> for best original screenplay, the nominees are eric warren singer and david o. russell for "american hustle," woody allen for "blue jasmine," craig borten and melissa wallack for "dallas buyers club," spike jonze for "her" and bob nelson for "nebraska." >> for best animated feature film, we are pleased to nominate "the croods," chris sanders,

kirk demicco and kristine belson, "despicable me 2," chris renaud, pierre coffin and chris meledandri, "ernest & celestine," benjamin renner and didier brunner, "frozen," chris buck, jennifer lee and peter del vecho and "the wind rises," hiyao miyazaki and toshio suzuki. >> for best documentary feature, the nominees are "the act of killing," joshua oppenheimer and signe byrge sorensen, "cutie and the boxer," zachary heinzerling and lydia dean pilcher, "dirty wars," richard rowley and jeremy scahill, "the square," jehane noujaim and karim amer and "20

feet from stardom," nominees to be determined. >> for best foreign language film, the nominees are from belgium, "the broken circle breakdown," from italy, "the great beauty," from denmark, "the hunt," from cambodia, "the missing picture" and from palestine, "omar." >> for best achievement in directing, david o. russell for "american hustle," alfonso cuaron for "gravity," alexander payne for "nebraska," steve mcqueen for "12 years a slave" and martin scorsese for "the wolf of wall street." >> for best performance by an actress in a leading role, the nominees are amy adams in "american hustle," cate blanchett in "blue jasmine,"

sandra bullock in "gravity," judi dench in "philomena" and meryl streep in "august: osage county." >> for best performance by an actor in a leading role, the nominees are christian bale in "american hustle," bruce dern in "nebraska," leonardo dicaprio in "the wolf of wall street," chiwetel ejiofor in "12 years a slave" and matthew mcconaughey in "dallas buyers club." >> and finally we are pleased to announce that the films selected as the best picture nominees for 2013 are "american hustle," charles roven, richard suckle, megan ellison and jonathan gordon, producers, "captain phillips," scott rudin, daniel brunetti and michael de luca,

producers, "dallas buyers club," robbie brenner and rachel winter, producers, "gravity," alfonso cuaron and david heyman, producers, "her," megan ellison, spike jonze and vincent landay, producers, "nebraska," albert berger and ron yerxa, producers, "philomena," gabrielle tana, steve coogan and tracey seaward, producers, "12 years a slave," brad pitt, dede gardner, jeremy kleiner, steve mcqueen and anthony katagas, producers and "the wolf of wall street," nominees to be determined. for the complete list of all the nominations, please visit oscar.com. >> and join us sunday night, march 2nd to celebrate these incredible artists and films at the oscars. see you then. >> we're just getting started.

coming up, we'll hear from matthew mcconaughey. all right, all right, all right. jared leto and bru ♪ [ male announcer ] a car that is able to see, to calculate, to think -- and can respond to what it encounters. ♪ even if that means completely stopping itself. it's the stuff of science fiction... minus the fiction. the 2014 e-class. see your authorized dealer for exceptional offers through mercedes-benz financial services.

♪ so many worthy nominees awoken with great news this morning. we spoke to two of them. the stars of "dallas buyers club" on the phone. jared leto. and matthew mcconaughey. let's take a look. jared leto, on the phone, just nominated for best supporting actor for his role in "dallas buyers club." jared, tell us what it was like. this is your first nomination. first of all, congratulations and how were you told about your nod? >> like everyone else probably awoken from sleep. yesterday i was on jury duty and told i got nominated.

only in america. >> only in america. >> i have to believe the judge will give you a pass today if you don't make it, jared. jared, you know, you disappear into the roles and this one was quite one to disappear into. what did this role specifically mean to you? >> it was the role of a life time. i hadn't made a film in almost six years and i read the script and fell in love. >> how gratified is it for everybody, jared, knowing how long it took to bring this to fruition? it took a lot of years, and a lot of people believing in this. >> it did. it took about 20 years to get this film made. that tiny little thing cost like $4 million. it's a testament to the hard work and passion of the people, the film makers. >> you poured yourself into your music career. why was this the film and this the role that brought you back to the big screen? >> well, you know, four of the past six years we've been

touring the planet, 30 seconds to mars. had more success than we ever dreamed was possible. and that was an incredible thing. but it meant i didn't have a lot of time on my hands. but i thought, you know, i should probably make another film because six years can turn into a life time and i wanted to see what was left for me and i'm really grateful that this beautiful story came my way and i was able to bring this to life. >> well, it was a powerful role, a powerful performance, a powerful film. jared, congratulations. you can go back to bed now. i don't think you have to worry about jury duty but thank you. on the phone, somebody he knows a little bit, matthew mcconaughey is on the phone just nominated. all right, all right, all right. >> what a nice way to wake up. >> ah. >> so, do you know how many people are cheering for you,

matthew? who are so happy for you this morning? >> oh, you know what i could say honestly, i've felt so much goodwill, you know, for myself, for this movie, the fact that it took so many years to get it made. we were always sort of the underdog and now we've sort of declared and been able to share it. i think, you know, it's really affecting a lot of people in film. and i felt the goodwill, absolutely. >> hey, congratulations, matthew. this is lara. i want to know how did you wake up this morning? did you set your alarm? did the kids tell you? how did you find out you've been nominated? >> my wife set the alarm. we got up about 5:15 and the announcement came on 5:30. we were switching through four or five channels, which one do you want to watch. who do we want to hear this from? >> then you chose "good morning america". >> they said jared's name last.

then they said best actor and said my name last. then original screen play was up there and best picture. so i'm really proud how well represented our movie is for this. >> all right, matthew. thank you. >> good morning to you all. >> take care. and we have more ahead. we're going to hear from bruce dern, nominated for best actor for the role in "nebraska." so humble. ♪

♪ a big moment for bruce dern, nominated for his role as best actor in "nebraska." we spoke to him on the phone just moments after his found out. take a listen. >> we're going to bring in bruce dern on the phone, just nominated for best actor for his role in "nebraska." congratulations. good morning to you. it's been a few years since your last nomination. what was it like to hear your name this morning?

>> well, i was told my name was heard. i was still out, if you will. >> what was your -- >> said it was going to be 5:38 and i looked at the clock and it said 5:40. well, i'll just put my mask back on and go back to sleep. then they come cheering on the hall, and lara said, get up, dad, you have to go talk to people. >> that's quite a wakeup call, sir. that's quite a wakeup call you got this morning. >> it's such an honor, you know what i mean? you work a long time and appears standup and say, come on down, it's pretty fantastic. >> well, congratulations. we can just listen -- >> we were all friends. there was no "i" in the word team. >> i love the sports analogy. >> they got six nominations, right, "nebraska"? >> bruce dern, that you think. congratulations again and thank you -- >> thank you so much. and thank you for including me

and even wanting to talk to me. >> ah. >> ah! >> give him the oscar right now. thank you. >> very exciting. now bring in chris hemsworth, star of "rush" and cheryl boon isaacs. chris, i want to start with you. quite an honor to step to that podium even in the predawn. what's your reaction? >> it's fantastic. i've been watching all if films the last two weeks and trying to catch up. and everyone of them i think every person in film that we nominated today or mentioned was absolutely deserving. so very exciting. >> go right ahead. >> please. >> you get to make or break dreams as you say those words. what's it like to have those words, know how much it means to the people the names you're speaking? >> it's a very, very exciting morning for everybody. and there's a lot of enthusiasm

in the room and it's been a tremendously wonderful year in film this year. and a great group of nominees all deserving. >> and it's going to be a great, great show, especially with el endegeneres leading the way there, cheryl. go ahead. >> it's going to be a wonderful show. ellen is fabulous. it will be a great evening on march 2nd. >> thank you so much and giving us the access. we are here to decipher all -- >> it never gets old. it's fun. >> kudos to our audience at home. we asked the movie that would get the most nods. you said "american hustle" and also "12 years a slave." well, "american hustle" received ten nominations, "gravity," ten, and "12 years a slave," nine. going to bring back jess and chris again, and best actor. >> i know. i know. well, leo got in. >> he did. >> which i was happy to see.

no robert redford, and i was really surprised to see no tom hanks. >> i know. >> for "captain phillips." i think people really had expected that, but idris elba and forest whitaker also left out. i mean, this was an amazingly strong category this year. the support for "captain phillips" was just not there for tom hanks or best director. >> bruce dern, you see him not sneaking in. >> no. >> no. >> it was great work. but i don't know that a lot of people have yet seen this movie. >> you should. >> going to get that post-oscars nod. >> absolutely. >> alexander payne is a big oscar favorite. he got nominated for best director and a lot of people didn't expect that. >> it's a beautiful film. >> but you look at that lineup for best picture. >> amazing, nine pictures in all were nominated. could have nominated ten but just went with nine. left on the outside was "saving mr. banks," i guess. >> so sad. that was my favorite. >> i really thought -- i loved the movie too. >> i loved that story. >> critics weren't crazy about it, but i kept saying the academy is going to love it. it's about moviemaking. >> i cried the last 15 minutes

but it was like tears of joy. >> yeah. >> and emma thompson -- >> i know. >> huge surprise. >> i think it's a three-way race really for best picture. "american hustle," "gravity" and "12 years a slave." >> you have to think "12 years a slave." >> i'm going to say "american hustle". >> the director will be "gravity." >> he reese imagining things never been imagined before. >> the painstaking work he put into that film. we'll be right back. ♪ sofa... desk... you know what? yogurt.n't you go get some frozen yogurt. i got this. you're so sweet. you got this, right? i do got this. from the shelf, and to your home. starting at $99.

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