>> good morning, it's oscar sunday, february 28th. let's start with a quick look at the weather and here's meteorologist lisa argen. good morning >> good morning, to you. hi, everyone. we have plenty of cloud cover this morning and temperatures are much cooler. a weak frontal band is pushing through extreme northern california and we are getting the clouds. you can see they are just pushing through the first half of the state in the southern part of the state. they are enjoying more sunshine. numbers are mainly in the 40s a few 50s closer to the city and this afternoon we will are looking at mild readings once again, above average. look for 60 at the coast.

63 san francisco. mid-and upper 60s around the bay. maybe will 70 around be fair field and antioch. so a mild day today. much sunnier. much warmer to start the work week and we will see if we can bring in think rain as march arrives. cornell. >> we can use it. thank you, lisa. we you now about 12 hoursal hollywood's biggest night. you are looking live at the red carpet outside the dolby theater in los angeles. it's been a beehive of activity all weekend and the assignment is growing. matt keller was there and has the story. >> places, everyone. the oscars are almost here. some of the biggest names in the world will be walking down the red carpet, including lady gaga, jennifer lawrence, and best supporting actress nominee racial mcadams. but it's not just pretend celebrities. a real actor, orlando jones, was here. fans arics sighted to be star watching. >> it will come hike a wave. you have to wait for it. >> our friends from good morning

america were on the job going through rehearsals. but it's all fun and game for these san jose residents. their employers sent them to southern california for an oscar watch party. >> we actually get massage and getting our hair and make up done and then we are going to the viewing party. >> sounds hike fun, and i had to ask. >> who are you wearing? >> nordstrom rack. >> final decorations are being done and flowers arranged inside the theater. although we had to look through glass doors to see what was happening inside, in hollywood it's all about who you know. elizabeth and all the people are related or friends with an executive with the academy. and today they get to see the stage before everyone else. >> it's a rehearsal. you know, you are not expecting to see it exactly the way it's going to be, but you get to see all of the people come together. >> the bleachers are set up for the fans but hollywooded boulevard is blocked off to the public. unless you are seated here, the best view of the red carpet is

at home on abc7. in hollywood, matt keller, abc7 news. >> thank you, matt. stars like spike lee, will smith and others will not be at the ceremony. they are boycotting because for the second year in a row only white actors were nominated. the hack of diversity is expected to be addressed by host chris rock, yet no one knows what he really plans to say. he hasn't given any interviews since the nominations came out and he's been quiet on social media. his last post friday showed a static tv screen with the words see you sunday, #blackout. >> abc7 news is a proud sponsor of the gala at the design center. at the viewing party guests will enjoy great food and drink from bay area indicatorrers. you can visit on items in the auction. there will be life entertainment and tickets. it all benefits aids services. it starts at 5:00 p.m. on the

design center on henry adams street. another oscar viewing party benefits the partnership that starts at 5:00 p.m. at the fairmont in san francisco. the countdown to oscars is underway. comedian chris rock hosts the oscars on abc7 news today. the live coverage starts at 2:00 p.m. join us to see who wins. you can watch as the stars arrive ahong hollywood boulevard outside dolby theater. our site also has photos, videos and stories about bay area connections to the nominees. we have breaking news this morning out of contra costa county. all lanes of interstate 80 in pinole have reopened after a fatal car extent this morning. a couple was driving on 80 when they were involved in aniston. the man got out of the car to look at the damage when another car sideswiped the car and the man who died at the scene. the driver was caught in vacaville and faces possible manslaughter charges. police are looking for a driver

who shot and killed a man on interstate 80 in richmond early yesterday morning. the shooting happened near hilltop drive. the 60-year-old man in this. >> he died. his s.u.v. crashed in a ravine after he was shot. another car drove up alongside of him and opened fire. they say this was not a random shooting. the victim was targeted. there had been seven freeway shootings on the east bay since november and that has people on edge. >> seems to be an epidemic right now people think they can pack their guns in their cars and drivefy whenever they are unhappy with somebody. >> we are taking to the street. >> receipt now police have few leads. no suspects or a good description of the suspect's car. now to a high surf rescue caught on video. a bystander took this foot age of a family who got swept out into the ocean at goat rock beach friday afternoon. a lifeguard tried to save the

woman and three children but the sheriff's office sent a helicopter to pluck them out of the water one by one. the family is out of the hospital and doing fine. today is the last day of the california democratic convention in san jose. vice president joe biden fired up the room delivering the keynote address last night. abc7 news reporter sergio quintana was there and has details. >> to a convention full of impassioned democrats, vice president spoke about failed policies. all you have to do is go back to george bush in 2000, 2004. romney 2012. it's the same tired prescription. they haven't changed at all, folks! they have just gotten minor. >> and in a salute to the state's powerful delegation, biden made a special mention about senator barbara boxer. >> barbara, the senate is going to miss you >> the country is going to miss

you, i'm going to miss you and california is going to miss you. >> she will not be seeking re-election, and based on the rowdy support for the two leading candidates seeking her open seat, this is the statewide race to watch. she said she's the most experienced legislator. >> if you were going to have open heart surgery, would you get a doctor who has never performed that or would you get somebody who has done it several times in i've been doing it for 20 years. >> camilla harris encouraged everyone to get ex-seated about the race. >> if they are shouting and energizing and they feel it passionately, eats good for all of us >> the state democratic convention was vice president's final stop this weekend. they met with researchers at ucsf earlier today as part of his initiative to find a cure for cancer.

now to the race in south carolina. hillary clinton easily won the primary. most of the 53 delegates went to clinton. exit policy show african americans made up 62% of democratic primary voters yesterday and clinton received 84% of their votes. >> we have to invest in communities of color, reform our growth in criminal justice and immigration systems. we have to guarantee opportunity, dignity and justice for every american. >> all of the candidates now getting ready for super tuesday with republican or democratic primaries and caucuses in twelve states. republican candidates are on the offensive. >> in florida we have a sitting senator, and i'm up by a tremendous amount, every poll, because they can't stand the goo i. >> we cannot lose this election -- nomination to someone that the democrats will rip apart. >> we have extensive coverage of the 2016 presidential election on our website.

abc7news.com. >> a san francisco man is one of seven people arrested after a violent brawl at a kkk rally in anaheim. it started when six arrived for an anti-immigration protest. three were stabbed, including one person with the end of a flag. all expected to survive. 51-year-old charles edward donner of san francisco was arrested tore assault with a deadly weapon. what a night the warriors had last night in oklahoma city. just when you think you have seen it all from the team, the defending champs came back in overtime with last-second shot from steph curry. the team came back in the fourth and sent the game into overtime. that's when curry lit up the court and hit his tenth three pointer of the night. then number 11 broke his own single-season record with 287 threes in a season to tie the game. and with the score tied in the final seconds, curry with the long three to win the game. the warriors defeat the that you understander 121-118. here's curry after the game. >> did you know the last shot

was going in? >> i hoped it did. got a good rhythm dribbling up and found a good spot to take off from. had confidence all night, and luckily the last one won the game. >> they return to oracle arena tuesday night against the hawks. tipoff 7:30 p.m.. we want to see your warriors spirit. share your photos and share them with hashtag -- too bad steph curry isn't playing better, you know? [laughter] >> a beautiful week ahead. >> we had it painted very wet, but keep talking about indications of things changing. but here right now you see the partly cloudy sky in san franciscoy it's 52 degrees. everyone else in the 40s. a cooler start. a cloudier day perhaps for some.

we will talk about a warmer day for everyone as soon as tomorrow. that's next. >> lisa, thanks. also next, why a bay area shooting range is a step closer to closing. >> it's the romeo spot. shall we dance? >> the art of award winning sound. four-time oscar winner talks about what it takes to put together a

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>> regional park managers are recommending the closing of the gun range in anthony shaboe region park. it's in castro valley. park management said lead is poisoning the water and the soil and the privately owned gun club can't afford to clean and contain the pollution. it will be voted on tuesday. last year a gun club closed at lake merced after their lease expired. san francisco is refunding $6 million in overpaid parking fines for some famous sports names on the list. they announced the refunds last week for overpaid or duplicate payments. sports website dead spin pointed out some of the marcel greated researchiants. they include flush dand klay thompson owed 20 bucks. jerry rice 37.

barry zito 52 bucks, and vernon davis owed nearly $400. they, and you, have to fill out a form by tuesday to get a refund. >> we are getting a look inside what winning an oscar is really like. perspective is that of a local man who has won every time he's been nominated and the cheapest seats in the house cost about $300. lisa amin gulezian has that. >> the most significant would be apocalypse now. >> why? >> because it was the first for me. >> to say mark berger is familiar with the oscars would be an understatement. he has four gold statues, which weigh ten pounds each. >> i have been there and done that. 170 films over the last 40 years. he's a sound engineer and won't be going to the oscars this year. he went two years ago to support some friends who were nominated. even that trip was memorable. there is burger and his wife in people magazine. >> and there we were, right

behind cate blanchett. >> he proudly displays his oscars in his home. he won for "apocalypse now" being and other films. >> he considers his first win the most important for bay area talent. >> it further solidified northern california as a significant force in sound work. >> this year three local sound mixers are up for oscars, including randy thom. this is his 15th nomination. this week it's for his work on the revanent. >> i've been to the big show quite a few times. >> most hang out in the bar for much. the show, which means seat fillers, who are usually college students, are in high demand. and there's no food allowed at the oscars itself. >> the most important thing we learned about the oscars is to bring food with you in the limo before you go there.

>> lisa amin gulezian, abc7 news. >> very cool. a different sound in west hollywood today at elton john and lady gaga performed on the strip. ♪ don't let the sun go down on you ♪ >> aol streamed the concert live. yesterday's free concert coincides with elton's annual viewing party for before the oscars, a benefit for his aids foundation. and the nominees and award winners will have less time to accept their awards tonight. there will be a scroll to thank people. that way they can speak more from the heart and less time spent verbally thanking people. >> i did not plan for this. >> what would you say if you won an oscar? abc7 news morning anchors hit the street to get people's acceptance speeches. share your ten-second speech and

post it on social media with the #abc7now. >>. we've been practicing all morning, right? >> april can't believe it! >> me! no. >> good morning. we are looking at some cloud cover. today low to mid-60s. live doppler 7hd showing we are agree. you look outside your window it's agorae i start. visibility being reduced in the north bay. still fog there from santa rosa to petaluma. as you look at this system, you know, you see the clouds. you think, okay, maybe we are going to see some rain, but it keeps pushing into dry air and a ridge of high pressure. so not even getting a glancing blow with these next few systems. 2 1/2 mile visibility santa rosa, three quarters mile petaluma. just of the cloud cover and the mild conditions and, in fact, tomorrow will be much, much sunnier as high pressure continues to build in.

and it will warm us up another t the numbers now, warmer conditions on the coast in san francisco, 52 degrees. it's 48 for you in oakland and mountain view. 49 san jose, morgue helisitting at 47 degrees. and a live look outside from our roof camera. looking pretty good with the sun coming up at 6:45. 42 in santa rosa. it's 43 in napa with 44 by the delta. upper 40s for you in concord. novato sitting at 46 degrees. so a little change from yesterday to today. we will be in and out of the clouds. we call it partly to mostly cloudy. and with the mechanics of clouds and sun, it should be very mild once again with numbers above our averages by about 5 degrees or so. but then tomorrow gets even warmer. so that's going to be the forecast for most of the week with the ridge beginning to break down, looks like by wednesday. so as we go through the morning hours, you will notice cloud cover here, some sunshine on and

off. so overall we call it mostly cloudy. week ahead looking very, very mild for you. san jose average he's should be 64. today above that at 69. but look what happens tomorrow. 77 degrees. so that's full sunshine and 73 follows on tuesday with mid-70s on wednesday. this should be the coolest day of the week. and that's really our only opportunity for rain this week, on thursday. then by friday and saturday temperatures will rebound. >> this all could change between now and thursday. but the chance of rain looks very slight. we are going to keep it in the forecast. and hopefully wondering and hoping that perhaps it verifies. but this week overall looking very mild in southern california. 77 degrees today for the oscars at 2:00 and staying in the mid-70s by 4:00. partly to mostly cloudy today.

70 concord and livermore. sunnier and milder tomorrow. a few clouds in the north bay on tuesday. wednesday still 60s and 70s wednesday into thursday. we could see some rain with it being a weak system, back to mild numbers friday and saturday. >> looks good. it's an oscar-winning forecast. >> all right. >> thank you, he'sa. coming up, its so dangerous only a dozen full-time professionals actually do it. the sword swallowers terrifying act. and in honor of black history month we are using our instagram feed to celebrate people making a difference where you live and around the world. soul city movement was founded in cape town, south africa. we have more information on our abc7 news bay area

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>> dan harris joins us from new york to tell us what is coming up on "good morning america." good morning, coming up on gma, blowout. the massive win for hillary clinton in south carolina. she beats bernie sanders by nearly 50 points, powered in large part by african-american voters. what does it mean for sanders

heading into super tuesday? meanwhile the trash talking on the republican side intensifies this morning. and the nba superstar steph curry launching himself into the record books after an extraordinary performance overnight. breaking one record and tieing another. incredible moments from the world of spores. and we are now hours away from the oscars. we are covering all the angles here this it morning, including who is likely to win, who is likely to wear what, and the other question is how will chris rock handle hosting duties in this year of controversy. it's all coming up on gma. see you soon. >> dan, thank you. happening today, hundreds of people are expected to walk this morning. it's the second annual dose of awareness event in san ramon. our own cheryl jennings will mc the event. mothers who lost their children to drug abuse are walking with the expo. they want everyone to lock up

their medications so it stays out of the hands of young adults. >> abc7 news was at ripley's believe it or not for the world sword swallowers celebration. there are thousand less than a dozen full-time sword swallowers in the world. the day also raises money for esophageal cancer research. much more ahead. an oscar swag bag controversy. a free gift not every actor is willing to accept. >> we are here on the

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>> good morning. we are starting this half-hour a look at the weather. good morning. >> we have clouds around. temperatures are on the cool side. but check it out. our son is coming up. it looks to be hike a pretty nice morning out there. not a whole lot of fog. the fog is confined to parts of the north bay. be careful if you are up that way. 49 in san jose. 52 half moon bay, and 48 mountain view. and our sutro tower camera shows we are hooking at a pretty nice-looking day and a nice start to the morning.

43 in livermore, as well as santa rosa. and a final look here from mt. tam. we will hang on to the clouds for much of the morning. a few breaks in the afternoon. temperatures will be well above the average in the mid-and upper 60s for most. even about 60 at our coast. we will talk about even warmer weather arriving for your back to work forecast coming up. cornell. >> lisa, thank you so much. the oscars are tonight and hollywood is in full prep mode for the biggest award show of here's a live look at the red carpet at the dolby theater in los angeles in morning. abc news reporter lauren lyster joins us live electric hollywood this morning. >> good morning. the oscars potentially reach 700 million people all around the globe and it will get started here on the red carpet. >> a cgi bear, a martian, post

apocalyptic warriors, and wall street traders. just a few of the characters facing off into tonight's academy awards. nominated films this year taking audiences from a single room to the newsroom. back in time to era past. this scene has been a construction zone for days. the red carpet rolled out. the governor's ball afterparty getting decked-out, too. and later this evening we had find out which of these 8 films were deemed the best. >> nobody has any idea who is going to web best picture. this is a really muddled, unpredictable year. >> when it comes to best actor. >> it's definitely leo's year. there's no way he doesn't pick up an award for his role in the revnant. >> leonardo has yet to snag the coveted statue. the best actress category includes past winners. a hot topic this year? who wasn't nominated.

a lack of diversity, and oscars so white. people are waiting to hear how the host, chris rock, will mention it. chris rock, of course, as his duty, will mention it and joke about it. presenters this year go beyond hollywood stars. vice president joe biden is one of them. and awaiting guests 1500 bottles of champagne and 16,000 feet of red carpet >> wow, everyone is wondering what chris rock will say about the oscar diversity controversy. have we heard anything from him? >> we haven't heard much from him. once this controversy arose, he cancelled scheduled interviews. so he hasn't really spoken out to the press. the tweet that is pinned on his twitter page is one promoing his

hosting of the oscars where he calls it the white bte awards. and he tweeted see you sunday with the #blackout. and most folks believe he's going to tackle it head on and address the controversy. >> for sure. okay. lauren lyster live in hollywood for us. have number tonight. >> this year's grab bag for nominees is packed with goodies. one item is causing a bit of controversy. items inside are worth about $200,000. it's the normal chapstick, a little personalized m & ms and a $900 toilet paper dispenser. and $55,000 ten day all expenses paid trip to israel.

a spokesperson for the government said it's meant to boost tourism there but they are pleading with the stars to reject it. >> we are asking hollywood people, as they did during the south africa aparti, not to give their names for israel to whitewash. >> talking about boycotting israel because of the current situation. it's simply unfair. >> mark is up for best supporting actor for "bridge of spies" and is a supporter. , a supporter of palestinian causes. he won't accept any gifts. other nominees haven't made a comment so far. >> we will be getting he ready for the oscars all day. live coverage begins at 2:00 p.m. with on the red carpet followed by the opening ceremony live from the red carpet at 4:00. oscars starts at 5:30. followed by more on the red carpet at the oscars with a live look at backstage speeches. then the night's biggest stars talk to jimmy kimmel on a special edition of "jimmy kimmel live" after the oscars. >> hillary clinton is celebrating a big win overwhelmingly beating bernie sanders in the south carolina

democratic primary. at the same time insult are flying on the republican side as the super tuesday super tuesday primaries are fast approaching. >> celebrating a crucial victory. >> thank you receive much south carolina! >> thank you so much south carolina! >> in south carolina, hillary clinton gang delegates and momentum. >> the big win here in south carolina, likely means a big win in the southern states on super tuesday. >> bernie sanders can continue to win some states but if he doesn't win decisively it will be impossible to catch up. >> bernie sanders conceding here, but he's insisting his campaign is far from over. >> tuesday over 800 delegates are at stake and we intend to win many, many of them. >> both democrats focusing on super tuesday and beyond and going affront runner donald trump. >> the leading candidate for president spends half of his time insulting them.

>> we will defeat trump because the american people do not want a president who insults mexicans, muslims -- >> trump also the target of now relentless attacks from marco rubio. >> con artist. con artist. con artist, friends. friends, don't let friends vote for con artists. >> the insults go right back by trump. >> i watch this lightweight rubio, total height weight, and little mouth on him, bing bing, bing bing bing bing. and his hard-hitting chris christie who is right by his side on the campaign trail. >> and the intensity only building with the countdown on to super tuesday. all of the candidates will be out on the trail with campaign stops in several of those key states. abc news, columbia, south carolina. >> following his surprise endorsement of donald trump,

governor chris christie is speaking on that decision. also two days before super tuesday presidential candidates ted cruz and bernie sanders come this "this week." you can catch it here at 8:00 right here on abc7. still ahead on the abc7 sunday morning news, some san francisco students will be watching the oscars very closely tonight because they could win. here's a live look from the abc7 exploratorium cam at pier 15. check it out. a beautiful, an oscar-winning sunrises there for sure. lisa argen will have your full forecast coming up in just a few minutes.

>> welcome back. you can bet a lot of stars can't wait to get their feet on this. yeah, it's the red carpet. you are looking live at the red carpet by the dolby theater in hollywood where just in a few hours just about anybody who is anybody will on converging on the dolby theaters for the oscars that begin at 2:00 p.m. here on abc7 news. stick around for that. lisa argen will have your forecast from los angeles. or about the l.a. forecast in just a few minutes. a zoo polar bear felt at home in san francisco this weekend.

san francisco zoo shared this video from international bowl lar bear day. it's ooloo, the oldest polar bear in captivity, enjoying her snow making machine yesterday. it made 10-ton of snow for her. she was rescued back in 1985. the goal of polar bear day is to bring awareness to global warning and the impact on animals. that looks cool there. we could use a snow-making >> right now it's all about the pretty shots out there from mt. tam. look at all the collars. it's a beautiful start. cooler today all over the bay area. 43 napa, 46 novato and 44 in san ramon. but once again above average even with the clouds cover. we will talk about our warmest day of the week and when we could see some rain in just a few minutes. >> also next from ridiculous to the sublime. that's what warriors coach steve kerr called the dubs fantastic finish against the thunder last night. you have to see it to believe

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back to the bay area after finishing a grueling six-game road trip in style. dubs beat the thunder in an overtime thriller. they also set a franchise record for the most road wins in a season with 29. abc7 news sports director larry beil has highlights, post-game reaction in this morning's sports. >> good morning, everybody. the legend of steph curry continues to go. it shows again why he's the best shooter in nba history. a thriller in o k.c. we know now why steph practices these shots from 40 feet in pregame because practice makes perfect. early in the third, steph curry with the drive. russel westbrook rolls up on his ankle and we think, oh, no, did the championship stint just end? he limps to the locker room, but he comes back and comes back firing. warriors get they're first lead of the game. kevin durant answering. seconds to play. they call time-out but throws it away. draymond green saves to klay thompson to iguodala, who gets fouled. 61% free-throw shooter calmly drains both. we go to o.t. tied at 103. a shrug of the shoulders. you thought i was going to miss? here's steph. 10 threes.

warriors down 1. sets the new single season mark, 287 and counting. time winding down. curry for the win from 38, got it! his twelfth three ties the nba record. better get up on him. warriors goes 5-1 on this road trip. speaking of epic roadies, here's mike shumann. >> probably the grittiest went you have had all season as a team, right? >> all things considered, a road trip against a great team at home, you think of all the things that had to go our way down the stretch and the things that we had a hand enforcing our way, it's just a great win. >> we are witnessing greatness, all of us. and you should definitely appreciate it if you are a hoops fan. even if you are not. it's something special to watch. i'm happy for him and happier for us. >> it's incredible. that's why he's the mvp of the league and the global figure that he's become. of just three seconds left and he will pull up from 38 feet?

dude, what are you doing? but it goes in. he's special. man, he is special. >> what steph did was, you know, what's the expression from the ridiculous to the sublime? like that's where we are at this point. >> it's not exactly stephesque, but a pretty nice evening for the st. mary's basketball team locking up first place in the west coast conference. usf clinched the title last season. peck it up in the first quarter. usf -- the first half. chase with the three. 20-18 st. mary's. later in the first st. mary's moving the ball around. calvin hermanson for the deep three. hermanson the other side now. smooth lefty stroke. hermanson would finish with 24 points. gives st. mary's the hardware and they are the one seed in the west coast conference tournament upcoming. 84-72 is your final. that's the wrap on morning sports. have a great weekend, everybody. i'm larry beil. >> all right, larry, thanks so

much. lisa is here with the forecast. not much to complain about. a beautiful warm weather and a little bit of rain maybe? >> that's right. we will try to bring in more rain. we still have some time. but today we are looking at some beautiful pictures for a sunrise officially at 6:43. 11 hours and 18 minutes of day light. and about next weekend we spring forward -- or the next weekend. not the upcoming weekend, the next weekend. we will be looking at more spring-like temperatures this week. but we need the rain, and we are hoping it really comes our way as we get into march. so a live look outside. we have the pretty views. right now the radar and satellite composite showing the cloud cover. system after system continues to push into our ridge of high pressure that shunts all the activity up to the north. not even northern california get being that much. it's really up into oregon and washington. seattle has been very wet.

we go through the next few hours. notice the cloud cover. electric time it thins electric time to time. with the weak frontal band pressing the clouds into the bay, looks like we will see more clouds today. in terms. the fog, it's been isolated up toward santa rosa. a mile and a half visibility there. and elsewhere doing fine, as we take you around the bay. you will notice that it looks pretty calm out there. here's the roof camera. this is our exploratorium camera, i should say, with temperatures in and around the upper 40s for most. observe lapped, mountain view and san jose. 47 morgan hill. looking at 52 half moon bay and san francisco. its cooler utah there for most. and we will look for the numbers once gone flirting with 70 in some spots of the day. exploratorium camera from peer 15. 43 santa rosa and napa and livermore. it's 46 in novato and 44 by the delta. this afternoon enjoying partly to mostly cloudy conditions. that front way too weak to bring us anything in the form of rain. in fact high pressure builds strongly tomorrow and that will

bring more mild air this week. so we've got the clouds, we have a mix of clouds and sun. then we've got very mild conditions well into the 70s with rain chances arriving maybe wednesday night into thursday. just a glancing blow really. so statewide not only are we dry pretty much from north to south, we see a little bit of precip around eureka, but it's warm. 75 los angeles. we have 80s on tap for the middle of the week and even the sierra nevada will climb to near 60 degrees by wednesday and thursday. upper 70s 2:00, with about 74 at 4:00 in the around. the week ahead it will be mild. we talked about that. how mild? 69 for a high today in san jose. that's above the. >> a. then we are looking at upper 70s to mid-70s all throughout the week. and the cool day, thursday, 67. that's when we are hoping for a also bit of rain. so rain chances for the week ahead, scant on thursday. we will see what happens.

the highs today ranging from the mid-60s from richmond to fremont. 67 there. 06 on the coast. 63 san francisco. accuweather seven-day forecast, sunnier and warmer tomorrow and quite mild, above average tuesday and wednesday. and then maybe our chance of rain on thursday. friday and saturday at this point are not looking very interesting in terms of weather. >> okay. grab the sunscreen and maybe, maybe the umbrella? >> maybe, right. >> he'sa, thank you. have we mentioned, the oscars will be awarded tonight live here on abc7. some san francisco students could be among the winner. their academy of arts class were nominated on the crew for a best foreign film: >> it's a typical day for a visual effects artist. removing the top of grandma's head from a scene she's not supposed to be in. >> what does it look hike when it's removed. they solved a real world problem for a real world director.

x stands for experience. they find independent till many makers who need visual effects but don't have the money to make it happen. >> at the same time they needed access to professional footage. >> so the class becomes the visual effects crew and they hit the jackpot. >> this is the second oscar-name natured film we worked on this film is set during world war i. >> there are a lot of modden he earn innings this we have to remove like tire tracks and truck tracks. >> the work can be invisible but their names in the credits are not. >> it really will set them apart when they are actually going out for jobs because they can literally say i have worked on a film that has been nominated for an oscar. >> the students get to work on all sorts of shots from creating entire explosions from scratch to the seemingly simple task of removing this wound from my head. >> this actor had a head wound so i think something fell on his head. >> look now and you will never see it. >> i'm pretty sure it was right here. >> but it took weeks.

other work is more extreme. >> what we took out here is the guy and the rest is computer generated. >> the rocky walls, the night sky, and the reflex of the moving water. >> i think it's great, definitely. i saw it in theaters when it came out. beautiful the's chance to work on films like that has some staying is studio x again and again. >> a student but on the side having this other life, it's incredible. i wouldn't have managed it really. >> abc7 news. >> coming up next, the big winners, or perhaps the big losers. movies that took home the

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>> it happens. what are you going to do? >> yeah, there are quite a few movies out there that are not exactly oscar worthy, right? >> maybe. we are all about the oscars, right, you and i? >> we are. >> i don't know about that. just kidding. >> and you have an oscar-winning forecast too? >> i think so. 70 in livermore. we will call it partly to mostly cloudy. the accuweather seven-day forecast sunnier. hoping for some rain on thursday. still mild as we go into next weekend. so we have to make up a hot of in terms of the rain department. >> for sure. >> maybe we will in march. >> keep our fingers crossed. >> yeah. >> thanks for joining us for the abc7 morning news. i'm cornell barnard along with lisa argen. abc news continues at 9:00 a.m. "good morning america" is next. enjoy the oscars tonight, everybody. see you soon.

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