good morning, america. breaking overnight, authorities now say a banned chemical weapon, vx nerve agent was used to kill the north korean dictator's half brother. the terrifying weapon used in the middle at that crowded airport. race at this hour to make sure the airport is safe for passengers. new reports the white house asked the fbi to dispute those bombshell stories claiming the trump campaign was communicating with russian intelligence officials during the election. this as trump's inner circle takes center stage at one of the biggest conservative events of the year. president trump set to take the stage this morning. winter whiplash. blizzard conditions taking over the midwest after those record temperatures. dangerous commutes from idaho to michigan. already more than two feet of snow shutting down interstates. now a new severe weather threat this morning.

♪ can't stop the feeling and can't stop this feeling. just two days till the oscars and we've got your exclusive all access pass to every single moment unveiling the red carpet, taking you inside the historic dolby theatre. wait until you see this. and backstage where the winners will be one-on-one with "gma." this morning we're revealing secrets behind the big show and you've got a front row seat. "gma" at the oscars starts right now. >> announcer: live from times square and hollywood, this is "gma." and good morning, america. it feels like hollywood here in times square this morning. of course, we are closing in on the oscars. >> just two days away and robin is there as you can see. you're looking a little hollywood in that outfit. i love it, though. good morning. >> it's because it's a little cold here. get ready for it, michael and amy, when you come out here.

anticipation is building. putting the final touches on everything. behind me at the dolby theatre, take a look at this. they are literally unwrapping that famous red carpet that all the stars will be walking down. we'll have much more on our exclusive behind-the-scenes access coming up, george. >> a lot coming up and a lot of news to get to. breaking news overnight, the white house in contact with the fbi over those stories about russia during the campaign and there's president trump getting ready to speak to the largest group of conservatives in america this morning in d.c. >> a lot to get to. first that breaking news from overseas. authorities revealing a banned chemical agent vx was used to kill the north korean leader's half brother at the malaysian airport and terry moran has more. these new details are disturbing to say the least. >> reporter: terrifying, amy. this is a truly shocking development. vx is considered the weapon of mass destruction. it's lethal in tiny amounts and here it's been used to kill a single individual at a major

busy international airport. this morning, malaysian police are saying two women accused of murdering kim jong-nam at the kuala lumpur airport used a chemical weapon called vx, a banned nerve agent. vx is deadly even in small amounts. it was detected on kim jong-nam's eyes and face. surveillance cameras caught the moment one of the suspects wiped the liquid toxin on his face. he is seen stumbling towards officials for help before collapsing. malaysian officials say the suspects washed their hands right away but one later became sick and vomited. they are scrambling to make sure no other area is affected. vx is tasteless and odorless. it can take days or weeks for the agent to evaporate. symptoms can last for hours. it triggers uncontrollable muscle contraction.

it causes first confusion, drowsiness and nausea before leading to death or paralysis banned under the chemicals weapons convention but north korea is not part of that. vx is not something you make in your kitchen. the fact that it was used to kill kim jong-un's half brother points to evidence that north korea is the culprit but they have a massive arsenal of them. 5,000 tons of mustard gas and sarin and vx and now have demonstrated they're willing to use them. thanks very much. >> that is terrifying. thanks very much. we move on to the new report that the white house asked the fbi to dispute recent stories about contacts between the trump campaign and russian intelligence during the presidential election. our senior justice correspondent pierre thomas with details. >> reporter: today a white house official tells abc news that priebus was in contact with the fbi and did ask the fbi to set the record straight and dispute the accuracy of stories suggesting there was repeated contact between trump associates

and russian intelligence officials during the campaign. late last night white house press secretary sean spicer told cnn we didn't try to knock the story down. we asked them to tell the truth. the fbi's declining to comment this morning but a source did not dispute the conversation between priebus and fbi official took place. priebus went on a talk show and blasted the story about them contacting russian officials as inaccurate and grossly overstated. he suggested that his assessment was based on discussions he had with intelligence officials and including the fbi, george. >> he said he talked to the fbi. this is sensitive, pierre, because white house political officials are not supposed to have contact with the fbi over ongoing investigations. >> reporter: super sensitive because the fbi is supposed to be free to conduct criminal investigations pretty much independently and bureau policy is generally not to comment on ongoing investigations. democrats are criticizing the white house contact with the fbi calling it pressure. that is something the white house today is rejecting, george.

>> democrats are also saying they're surprised by the white house's categorical denials. thanks very much. the trump administration taking center stage at cpac, the largest annual gathering of conservative activists in the country. both vice president mike pence and white house chief strategist steve bannon making their case for trump's agenda and against the media. let's go to jonathan karl with more on all of that. good morning, jon. >> reporter: good morning, amy. conservatives once viewed donald trump with great skepticism and some still do but today he goes before that conservative political action conference as the clear leader of the republican party and the conservative movement. vice president pence got a warm welcome at this year's most influential gathering of conservative activists. >> you know, this is the ninth time i've had the privilege to address cpac. thanks to all of you and the confidence of our new president, this is the first time i'm here

as vice president of the united states of america. >> reporter: decades cpac has been a showcase for presidential wanna-bes and republican big wigs but this year it's the donald trump show. >> this will be t-pac this year. >> reporter: conservatives got a rare glimpse of steve bannon who pledged the president would wager an all-out war with the media and political opponent. >> if you think they're going to give you your country back without a fight, you are sadly mistaken. every day, every day it is going to be a fight and that is what i'm proudest about donald trump. every day in the oval office he tells reince and i, i committed this to the american people and promised this when i ran and i'm going to deliver on it. >> reporter: this year's trump takeover of cpac after he skipped last year and got hammered by his rivals. >> he was told there were conservatives that would be here. >> reporter: ted cruz is back but this time with praise for what trump is doing if not exactly for trump himself.

do you now think donald trump is a true conservative, a true blue conservative? >> i think he is the president and -- >> reporter: that's not my question. is he conservative? >> i think he's the president and i will say the first month the cabinet president trump nominated is a terrific cabinet. >> reporter: does that mean you think he is a true conservative? >> i think he is implementing conservative policies and any time he does i will celebrate and applaud it. >> reporter: not a yes. >> i'm going to focus on substance. >> reporter: you heard kellyanne conway there say that cpac which of course stands for conservative political action conference will become known as tpac for trump. that is not sitting well with some conservative activists. talk radio show host mark levin said, quote, it is conservative political action conference, that's what it is, that's what it will be ten years from now and levin pointed out when reagan was president it was celebrated at that conference, it wasn't known as rpac. >> you mentioned trump skipped cpac last year.

what do you expect his message will be to ted cruz as well perhaps who worry he's not conservative enough? >> reporter: i think his first message will be he won, that is trump's answer to a lot of the criticism. he won. he won big in those republican primaries among conservative voters and then he'll point to what he is doing, by all accounts a conservative agenda so far at least as defined by donald trump. >> thank you. more from our chief political analyst matthew dowd and amy holmes, political strategist for rasmussen reports. matt let me begin with you. trump going to cpac this year. overall his approval ratings pretty dismal but he does have a stronghold on conservatives and republicans right now. >> well, as you know, george, he is in a historic low for a president. about a majority of the country that disapproves of him but does have a very, very solid base of support that doesn't seem to have moved. the problem for a president is you need a majority of the

country in order to communicate effectively and govern effectively. doesn't do any good to speak to fans. reminds me of the oscars, you cannot win an oscar is all you do is talk to the cast of your own movie. you have to branch out. >> amy, he'll have a chance to branch out to the whole country when he speaks to congress tuesday night. one of the things we've been seeing members of congress going home, going to town meetings and getting big questions about the repeal of obamacare, about russia. some real angry meetings there. >> there are and if you heard the vice president last night he actually really focused on obamacare repeal and replace so republicans in the trump administration are not backing down, although i understand some congressmen like pete king from new york, he phoned in. he didn't want to show up and be shouted at on camera. going back to cpac what i found interesting was how the trump administration is reaching out to conservatives to consolidate support. steve bannon who made that rare

appearance told cpac this is where donald trump launched his political career six years ago which i think would be surprising to some conservatives since he didn't do well in straw polls there. but also vice president mike pence said to this conservative audience that the cabinet that president trump has chosen is the most conservative cabinet he's seen. >> steve bannon knows the take on the media. red meat for that crowd, no question, right, amy? >> absolutely. i mean, the media is a big, fat, juicy target for conservatives. >> matthew, one thing we're seeing playing off this report that reince priebus talked to the fbi about russia. this story going to continue to embattle the white house as long as the fbi intelligence committees are investigating. >> well, i think you're going to have senate committees that will bring this and it will become full, front and center and not going away. for viewers is if you're upset or upset about bill clinton meeting with the attorney general then you ought to be upset with what these contacts between the chief of staff and fbi. all of it is unseamly.

>> thanks very much. now to that blizzard and severe storms throughout the midwest. 15 states are facing alerts and let's go to ginger zee with more. good morning, ginger. >> good morning. i want to start you off in casper, wyoming, highway 22, trucks everywhere. some had up to 28 inches of snow, blowing snow and that's what we're concerned about in the areas still blizzard warned. iowa, minnesota, even as the winter storm warnings stretch into wisconsin and point out by tomorrow, flood potential in new england, so new hampshire, vermont, parts of maine and the rain on top of it but want to time it out. the most important part today, the most threatening part, severe storms for cincinnati, indianapolis and ft. wayne, michael, damage wind the primary threat. >> warm weather, snow, unpredictability. >> still february? we'll take the warm weather here and move on to kansas city where the fbi is investigating a fatal shooting at a sports bar. the suspected killer was

captured in another town after he told a bartender he shot two middle eastern men. linzie janis is tracking the case. good morning. >> reporter: one eyewitness reportedly heard the suspect yell get out of my country before opening fire in the packed bar where fans had gathered to watch a college basketball game. this morning 51-year-old adam purinton is accused of murdering a man in cold blood and injuring two others. in a violent barrage of gunfire. it took place inside a busy kansas sports bar wednesday at around 7:15 p.m. >> i've got two down with gunshot wounds to the chest. a third with a wound to the hip. >> reporter: the suspect traveling 80 miles to an applebee's in clinton, missouri. >> now we're being advised the suspect's name is adam, and he is a white male wearing a white shirt with military medals. >> reporter: police say a bartender at the restaurant called them after purinton allegedly told him he had shot

two middle eastern men and needed a place to hide out. the fbi now investigating whether this is a hate crime. >> our role in this investigation is to work jointly with law enforcement to determine if an individual's civil rights were violated. >> the two men were not middle eastern but of indian descent. srinivas kuchibhotla died of his injuries and another, alok madasani is in the hospital with injuries. a third man who tried to stop the shooter says he was lucky to survive. >> i was doing what anyone should have done for another human being. he fired at me and went through my hand and through my chest here. >> reporter: purinton is a navy vet. he has not yet entered a plea. guys. >> oh, wow. >> horrible story. >> sure is. >> and now we're going to go back to hollywood where robin is holding down the fort. >> all right, michael. thank you.

a lot of excitement as you know for the oscars. countdown is on and there could be major surprises and who better than this man right here, abc's chris connelly. >> aren't you nice? man about town and standing tall. it could be history in the making and a marked change for this year at least from the oscars so white days of 2016. start with best picture. the much nominated "la la land" has been getting a bit of a hollywood backlash but still on track to win even up against "moonlight," the exquisite art film, "hidden figures." >> i have no idea they hired -- >> quite a few women working in the space program. >> reporter: and "manchester by the sea." >> do you want to be his guardian? >> well -- >> he doesn't want to be my guardian. >> i'm trying to lose some kids at this point. >> reporter: viola davis remains the odds on favorite thanks to her powerful work in "fences."

>> i get 18 years in standing the same spot as you. >> reporter: dev patel and feels like mahershala ali's moment to shine, "moonlight" becomes him. >> at some point you got to decide who you want to be. >> reporter: who is poised to win a packed best actress category? emma stone powers "la la land" with her incandescent longing and sings too. ♪ she captured a feeling >> reporter: yet in "elle" 63-year-old isabelle huppert is all in and then some performance as a high-wire work in high heels. [ speaking a foreign language ] >> reporter: it's a capstone to more than 40 years of film acting but the superb stone looks the more likely winner. >> congratulations, it's incredible. >> reporter: best actor also feels like a two-man matter. as a performer casey affleck proves himself to be the master of big troublesome emotions rendered in small telling moments throughout "manchester

by the sea." >> you don't understand. there's nothing there. >> it's not true. >> reporter: but denzel washington puts on a clinic in "fences" hearing the script's music, writing the rhythms of august wilson's words using everything in his acting arsenal to convey his character's sense of swagger and defeat. >> as long as you are in my house and have a roof over your head and got clothes on your back, why do you think that is. >> because of you. >> reporter: could go to either man. denzel's late charge could make him the favorite and that would make something in 89 years of oscar history, three out of four categories won by people of color. there's more history to watch for. bradford young from "arrival" the first african-american to earn a nomination. a lot of news. >> we're seeing progress but still lagging behind when it comes to writing, directing. >> it's a serious issue. no women nominated for best

director. no best picture nominees for best picture and only one woman nominated in either of the screenplay categories. and 20% of the nominees in total women. that's not good enough, particularly for this community. >> it's going to be continuing to move forward and be part of the conversation. >> i think it has to be throughout hollywood and not just at the oscars. >> thank you there, chris. can you talk to ginger about the weather. it's warmer there than it is where we are here. maybe talk to her. >> i've been staring at the weather. it's warmer in new york than it is in l.a. >> you are right at least for today. you can play that game but you guys are going to fly into it and it'll be kind of mild. frost advisories north and west of los angeles this morning. and on sunday you will see a few light showers moving through. 3:00 p.m. the red carpet time, chilly and everybody leaving. it will feel like the 40s. your local weather in 30 seconds.

good morning. i'm abc 7 news meteorologist mike nicco. mainly bright and cooler than average again today. temperatures about eight degrees short of where we should be. chance of cold showers tonight through monday. dry and seasonal much warmer temperatures next week. today 55 to 57 except at the coast 53. not as brisk as it was yesterday. cold again tonight. some showers around. that means the snow level down to 2500 feet. hail and graupel is possible. now the weekend is not and coming up is a big american murder mystery finally solved?

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♪ can't stop the feeling welcome back to "gma." we are live on both coasts this morning, robin in hollywood. "gma" is going to be first to walk the oscars red carpet. that big show two days away and, robin, i see you have some friends with you. >> say hello to my little friend. the biggest names in hollywood are hoping to go home with this statue sunday night. 8 1/2 pounds, 13 1/2 inches tall and it is something and my friends here, they may -- [ applause ] one of them will win two tickets to this red carpet and we are the first on the red carpet. but i want to show you something that we shot earlier this morning. if the nominee wins and holding this, they'll head down what's called the winner's walk and go through this hallway right here

before they speak to the press so we'll continue to show you backstage what goes on here at the oscars, guys. >> very exciting. >> i'm nervous thinking about that walk after you win. >> you get to just smile for the cameras and say, thank you. >> well, i'll never experience it. >> we'll talk to them. a lot more from robin coming up. also right now president trump is taking center stage at cpac, the biggest annual gathering of conservatives speaking at the event this morning after choosing to skip it last year. the president will also sign an executive order this afternoon and meet with his former rival ohio governor john kasich at the white house. and but now we'll move on to that major arrest in one of america's biggest murder mystery, the man is now facing charges for the death of a former georgia beauty queen who went missing more than a decade ago and abc's steve osunsami is in atlanta with the latest in this case. good morning, steve. >> reporter: good morning to you, michael.

georgia police were finally able to crack this case after nearly 12 years because someone came forward with valuable information. it was an unsolved mystery in the south that made headlines across the country. >> tara grinstead disappeared. >> reporter: the disappearance of 30-year-old tara grinstead. >> what happened to tara? >> reporter: she was a high school teacher and experienced beauty pageant contestant seen here winning one of her tiaras in video that aired on investigation discovery. in 2005 she went missing after watching a pageant and having dinner with friends. more than a decade went by with no answers for her family. >> i need an appointed attorney. >> reporter: this morning this man seen here in his first court appearance is now charged with murdering her. authorities say that ryan alexander duke broke into her home in october of 2005, robbed and killed the teacher with his bare hands and then hid the body.

body. he has not yet entered a plea. >> ryan alexander duke did in the county aforesaid commit aggravated assault. >> reporter: duke was a student at her school and here's his senior photo from the yearbook and graduated three years before grinstead was killed. police say the mystery ended earlier this week. a few days ago an individual came forward and reported that they had information into tara's disappearance. >> reporter: a filmmaker who produces a podcast is credited with keeping interest in the story alive. >> this is up and vanished. the investigation of tara grinstead. i'm your host payne lindsey. it would be great to, you know, call up her parents and sister and say, hey, i think we have some information that can help solve this. >> reporter: this morning grinstead's family is thankful for answers after all these years. >> on behalf of billy and myself, the first thing that i want to do is to thank god for answered prayers. we always believed that it would be solved. we just did not know when.

>> reporter: the young man in custody was never on the radar of investigators and police have not yet said if they've recovered the woman's body. amy. >> all right, steve, thank you for that. joining us now legal analyst nancy grace and documentary filmmaker and amateur investigator payne lindsey. thanks for being with us. nancy, i know you have followed it for years and know the details intimately. what was it about this case that captured america's attention. >> i think that there were so many factors that grabbed america's attention. for one thing, i recall distinctly at the time tara went missing going to ocilla and meeting with her family and going through her home, step by step, i looked around and it looked like a little jewel box. she had it perfectly appointed. it looked like it was out of a magazine. you know where you shot for home furnishings and everything was perfectly in place and it struck me then that her alarm clock had been pushed away from her bed. it was broken on the floor.

there were some beads on the floor, a lamp shade was askew. there was a mark on her bedpost. her car had clay on it. it was unlocked and the seat was pushed back and i knew then, tara was gone. >> wow and, payne, you're a documentary filmmaker and interested in true crime. you got some early tips from the family's private investigator and don't think this case is over yet. >> i don't. i want to credit dr. maurice goblin a part of this case with me since the very beginning since i started the podcast but, yeah, i think that this is of one piece to a bigger puzzle that we should find out soon about in the coming days and near future. >> you believe there might be more arrests. what role do you believe your podcast made? a lot believe it solved this murder mystery. >> i think that the podcast opened up this atmosphere in

ocilla that created this trust factor and line of communication and an open channel and i think that has been so long these secrets have been kept and it's just been such a tight-lipped uncomfortable thing to talk about and the podcast maybe helped create an environment for the truth to come out. i would hope that would be the case. >> nancy, we just heard about this community and the impact this has had. what do you think it means for the community to finally be solved? >> you know, before this, ocilla and still is a beautiful area, very bucolic, gorgeous woods and meadows, this hung over the community like a dark cloud and now it's blown away and i don't think the case is over. when the spokesperson for the gbi was asked yesterday will there be more arrests, he basically said, wait and see. somebody knew about this. they walked straight into police headquarters and said, i got a tip for you on tara grinstead and then, bam, everything

happened very quickly. so it's not over yet. >> yeah, and, payne, tell me why it was so important to you personally to help solve the case? >> you know, my grandma is from tipton and i have family in south georgia and after digging into the case i just became immediately attached to it. i saw how heartbroken this community was and how deeply affected they were, so i'm just so glad there's an answer now and finally some sort of resolution in play so i think in the beginning just seeing the affected sad has been unreal. >> you see the relief in the families during the press conference, nancy grace, payne lindsey, thanks for joining us. coming up, how one of president trump's closest confidantes is shaping the white house taking a seat at the table and giving us a look at behind closed doors. is she the most powerful woman in washington now? closed doors.

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just over a month into her father's presidency. first daughter emerging as a political force front and center at high-profile meetings shaping policy behind the scenes. paula faris here with the story. good morning, paula. >> you mentioned policy. it's unprecedented for a first daughter to delve into the world of policy. ivanka trump hosting a meeting with republican lawmakers to discuss issues she's passionate about like child care benefits and paid maternity leave and the white house maintains her role is unofficial but ivanka is busier than ever. she's one of the president's closest confidantes and thursday was first daughter ivanka's most active day yet in washington. at the table, tweeting about a great session with business leaders and just hours later by her father's side again at a roundtable on human trafficking. >> well, i want to thank ivanka and everybody for working so hard to set this up. >> reporter: the 35-year-old mother of three stepping out of the shadows after first insisting unlike her husband jared she wouldn't formally serve in her father's

administration focusing on settling her family in washington, d.c. >> i said throughout the campaign i am very passionate about certain issues and i want to fight for them but not in a formal administrative capacity. >> but in the past few weeks there she was at her father's side boarding marine one to honor a fallen navy s.e.a.l. at the resolute desk after a meeting with justin trudeau, even that unprecedented meeting, the first daughter hosting republican members of congress at the white house to discuss a child care tax proposal and paid maternity leave. >> we just simply haven't seen the offspring of a president play such an active role in the white house both as an aide and sort of quasi-first lady. >> reporter: press secretary sean spicer insisting to our cecilia vega on thursday ivanka's role remains unofficial. >> i think her role is to be helpful and provide input on a variety of areas she has deep

passionate concerns about, especially in the area of women in the workforce and empowering women. >> but still not a formal role. >> no, nothing more than you've seen now. >> not a normal role. ivanka does not have an official office at the white house. i'm told by the administration she is mainly working from home and neither ivanka nor her husband jared are being compensated for their duties but she's by her father's side. some of those biggest moments becoming a power player in washington. >> paula faris, thanks very much. let's talk to cokie roberts about this right now and, cokie, i'm tempted to say who needs a formal role when you have this much power? >> exactly right. even the first lady isn't exactly a formal role. we have deemed it such but ivanka trump's role in the west wing, not the east wing where the first lady presides and it's one on issues that she has said she cares about and i have to tell you, george, i'm delighted she's there talking about child care and maternity leave and often when you look at those pictures, she's the only

nonwhite male in the room. so good for her. i'm glad she's there. >> we're seeing the influence in a lot of different ways affecting the president's schedule. who he meets with often determines policy and intervened we are told on a couple of different issues clearly most recently perhaps to influence the president's position on climate change so she can work her -- she can work her influence in many different ways because she is so close to the president. >> that's exactly right and that's what we've seen with families, mainly with first ladies who and you know it upset people when i say this, but the first lady is the most powerful woman in the country because she has the ear, first thing in the morning and last thing at night of the most powerful man in the country and ivanka trump is coming very, very close to that with her tremendous influence and nearness to her father. >> one of the things hillary clinton learned the more formal that role gets the more -- the

greater possibly pitfalls will come up. >> laura bush, the day september 11th happened laura bush was on capitol hill to testify about early childhood education which was a passion of hers and but she, of course, got deflected because of the attacks, but first ladies have lots of roles but the more formal, the less powerful. >> cokie roberts, thanks very much. over to michael. >> thank you, george. and coming up in two minutes our "gma" oscar party where we're just getting started, everybody. the show's producers are pulling back the curtain and taking us backstage where the biggest stars in hollywood will be hanging out on sunday night. nice room. e hanging out on sunday night. nice room.

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show's producers and got the inside scoop on what we can expect sunday. >> i did. right now there are nominees writing speeches that they will never get to deliver but those producers are rehearsing a show that we know millions of people are going to watch all around the world sunday night. "la la land" leads with 14 nominations. ♪ city of stars >> reporter: we might hear that song live sunday night. you said no extraneous musical numbers. >> nothing that wasn't nominated will be performed. ♪ >> reporter: so maybe also a little lin-manuel from "moana." the chances are it's going to get political at some point. >> we feel like it's their time to shine in that 45 seconds to use that time and by the way it begins the minute they get out of the seat. >> reporter: yep for winners 45 seconds to walk, accept and speak. >> it's kind of thrilling and scary. you can't when the winners are up there they really have us by

the thing that i can't say. >> we like the spontaneous moments. the streaker. >> reporter: hasn't happened since '74. >> i liked when halle berry won. it was moving and emotional. >> this moment is so much bigger than me. >> reporter: if something like that is happening you're not going to start playing music. >> no, of course not. it's on a case-by-case basis. >> someone that has wronged us in our careers. >> someone we have a petty grudge against.. >> reporter: kimmel first time host. how do you control jimmy kimmel? >> you wind him up and let him go. you can't control him. >> he knows what he's doing. >> i want to say good evening and welcome to the real "star wars." >> we're big fans of johnny carson and bob hope model and jimmy brings the spontaneous energy. >> reporter: meanwhile, backstage the rolex green room is ready. >> this is where the biggest movie stars on earth are going to be chilling sunday night before they go onto the stage to present.

a venetian crystal chandelier, photos of the famous, they made me take my shoes off. if any of these walls could talk monday morning. when you're asked to do a job like this, trepidation. >> no. >> we chased it, man. we're just crazy film fans. we chased it then got the job then got nervous and we're nervous still. >> 4:00 a.m. hyperventilating. >> we have a well oiled machine. >> we would never lie to "good morning america." it's actually going really well, i tell you. >> and they are promising it will be emotional, funny and they will not break the record for longest oscars ceremony 4:23. they're not going to break it. >> they're saying 45 seconds for the acceptance speeches but that's when the person's name is said and making their way through the crowd. 45 seconds from that point. >> so you've got to walk fast and grab that statue off whoever is giving it to you and talk and the music is going to come up. if i was winning i'd want ten minutes but they will drown,

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♪ yeah we're all about a good time ♪ good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. get ready for the oscars. we are coast to coast, robin and lara live from l.a. with behind-the-scenes access at the dolby theatre where the stars will walk the red carpet. >> hollywood's biggest night now just two days away. who are the leading contenders and what will they wear? the latest on the fashion, the food and what to expect from oscar host, jimmy kimmel. >> i'm half man, half "gma." ♪ 24 karat magic also this morning, hugh jackman right here live. how he's recovering from that skin cancer scare. is this really his last time as our favorite action hero and what advice does this former oscar host have for jimmy kimmel and the moment that only comes once a year, a brand-new movie you can only see here. we've headed to mars and been lost in space and done the hustle.

but only right here live, the world premiere trailer for "gma: the musical," all ahead on a blockbuster oscar show and look who is saying -- >> all: good morning, america. [ cheers and applause ] >> good morning, america. happy friday, everyone. we're going to get the party started. i think the camera was moving around a little too quickly right there. if you look too quickly -- >> oh. we promised you hugh jackman. there he is, hugh jackman, everybody. [ applause ] >> yeah. >> you know this is our big oscars show. >> i can see. >> but you know a thing or two about the oscars. >> i did host it a while back and i tell you, that was the ride of my life. i can tell you. yeah. >> a little more relaxed this morning. >> this is a lot more relaxed. i can tell you jimmy kimmel is

not this relaxed this morning. >> we're going to have much more with hugh in just a bit and hear what he thinks about unleashing those famous wolverine claws for the very last time. >> oh, all i can say -- >> maybe not now. >> maybe not. >> people want more. >> people don't approve of that. [ applause ] and i want to know, people. and we're live from hollywood where all the academy award action is kicking off and already getting the party started. look at them. they're ready to go. robin and lara. how is it going, girls? >> yeah, you got hugh jackman, i got lara spencer joining me out here, yeah. >> hey, it is the middle of the night. >> i'll raise you a lara. our good friend, wolfgang puck, is dropping by. he has an exclusive look at his special oscar themed dessert that's always wonderful. >> you guys are in luck. robin, we also have a special guest in "pop news." a man who has been nominated

more times than meryl streep. he's been nominated again this year, but there's a catch and we'll explain. you'll meet him live coming up. >> so, let's toast to oscar weekend, everyone. cheers. come on out. [ applause ] >> this is better than that margarita they gave us the other day. >> a little sip of apple cider. they're partying out there. we've got our own party right here in times square. dj kiss and her husband dj mos in for the weekend. >> we'll have to bring the music down now because paula faris has the morning rundown. >> and cheers to you, i'm raising my imaginary glass to you and to hugh jackman, hey, hugh, i'll talk to you in a minute. good morning, everybody. we begin with new details about communications between the white house and fbi over allegations that president trump's campaign advisers were in constant contact with russia. now, a white house official now confirms that chief of staff

reince priebus asked a top fbi official to dispute media reports about those contacts after the fbi determined a "new york times" story on the subject was, indeed, wrong. critics called this request inappropriate, but a white house official says that priebus only wanted the fbi to set the record straight. and president trump is addressing an annual conference of conservatives this morning at saying anonymous sources should not be allowed in story. >> a few days ago i called the fake news the enemy of the people and they are. they shouldn't be allowed to use sources unless they use somebody's name. let their name be put out there. let their name be put out. a source says donald trump is a horrible, horrible human being. let them say it to my face. >> trump promising to build the border wall and the vice

president promising obamacare care will be replaced blaming much of the anger on liberal activist t and a kim jong-un's brother was killed by an agent that is a weapon of mass destruction. investigators say traces of the nerve agent zx were found on his face after he was attacked in ma laboreria and searching for suspects. another major retailer is cutting back. jcpenney is closing 130 stores in the coming months. department stores have suffered as shoppers head online. and finally on this friday, a new jersey woman's dream coming true when she went back to the store to check her powerball numbers. cameras were rolling when she found out that she had won $2 million. take a listen. >> $2 million. >> are you kidding me? >> you just won $2 million. >> you're kidding me. this is real?

>> it was, indeed, real. they were not kidding her. she matched five numbers not including the powerball, but she spent an extra dollar for the power play option, which doubled her winnings, so the moral of the story, guys -- actually i don't know what the moral of the story is, but congratulations to her, $2 million. congratulations. >> that is a pretty good day. >> great story. >> i'll tell you what, i'm glad they were serious because that would have been a cruel joke. yeah. >> want to thank paula for that and back to hollywood. >> thank you so much, george. that's right. will you do the honors? >> time for "pop news" with lara spencer. >> oscar edition, we're finally here. >> i'm her hype girl. >> it's the middle of the night. you know, we all have predictions, right? do you have a feeling of who will win? >> absolutely. >> all of us do. who is going to take home the gold. some taking a step further and break it down mathematically. there's a harvard math wizard who happens to write for "the

hollywood reporter." ben zazmer and crunches numbers with incredible accuracy and has been over 75% correct in the five years he's done it thus far. his predictions this year are emma stone, yes, will take home best actress according to mr. ben. also "la la land," best picture and a category that has a lot of people talking, best actor. do you guys have any predictions? >> casey affleck. >> casey affleck. i love denzel. i lot love casey. ryan gosling, so many to choose from. he says it's casey affleck. so he said without question, the numbers tell the story. but he's not the only one foreseeing a "la la land" slide. those in vegas say the odds on favorite is "la la land" for best picture, 1-5. it is always fun to play the odds but you can always with the oscars guarantee there will be at least one major upset. it happens every year. >> "hidden figures," "hidden figures."

>> "hidden figures." so many good ones. so many. >> saw "loving" last night. amazing. >> i saw "lion" this weekend. >> let's talk. let's talk. >> up next, while "la la land" may be the critical darling it is "hidden figures" that has really spoken with moviegoers. in a poll of more than 8,000 people conducted by fandango.com, that film was ranked number one to win if it was just moviegoers who had the say. and it certainly is a winner at the box office. that little engine that could if you would cost $25 million to make. it's already made $150 million and counting. >> i love that. >> such a great story to tell our children, our little girls and a story that most of us had no idea. >> no idea whatsoever. that was the beauty of it. >> yep, absolutely. >> well done. >> speaking of beauty, i'm going to introduce you guys now to a man who has an amazing story. a distinct record holder, if you

will, the most nominations without winning. he has been nominated more than -- nominated 21 times, that is more than meryl streep but i believe that number 21 is the charm for mr. kevin o'connell. come on out, kevin. [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you so much. thank you so much. >> it's going to happen. >> it's going to happen. kevin is a long island man. i feel a special kinship to him. 59 years old and you have done more than 200 films as a sound mixer, and now you're nominated for "hacksaw ridge." what is it like to be nominated 21 times? >> i have to say it's quite amazing to be honest with you. i have to pinch myself every time i think about that because people would say to me after the third time, maybe the third time will be the charm. then it was the sixth time, then it was the 12th time, then it was the 18th time. then it was the 20th. now they're saying maybe the 21st time will be the charm. >> i believe it, people. i have a soothsayer. >> i have to gulp when they say that. >> they say the third time is a charm.

two plus one is 21. it's three. >> i like your math. >> i like your numbers. >> a whole mathematical "pop news." you have done so many incredible movies. your favorite? >> my favorite movie was in 1986 "top gun." >> also kevin has sound mixed for "terms of endearment" and he worked on a little film called "the patriot" with mel gibson who must have loved him enough to bring him back for "hacksaw ridge." has mel said anything to you about your nomination? >> yeah, listen, mel has been a big proponent and amazing person and worked with him from "apocalypto" to "the passion of christ," and i saw him go through a whole bunch of transformations himself and he's like one of my favorite directors i've ever worked with in my life. >> what category is yours? >> best achievement in sound mixing. >> do you know when that airs? >> i don't. i don't. >> everybody, kevin, kevin. [ chanting "kevin, kevin" ] it's going to happen. >> thanks so much. >> thank you for all the wonderful films. >> congratulations. it is an honor to be nominated.

congratulations. >> absolutely. >> thank you. >> great to meet you. >> thank you so much. strong island in the house, everybody. and, guys, we send it back to you. >> yeah. [ applause ] >> so now we'll be paying attention to sound mixer on sunday. >> you bet. coming up a look at your favorite stars, what they may be wearing on the oscar's red carpet. and we have got hugh jackman and dj kiss and dj mos. "gma's morning menu" is brought to you by the fast powerful cough relief of robitussin because it's never just a cough. it's never just a cough. you cough all day. often and so would everyone else. robitussin 12 hour delivers fast, powerful cough relief that lasts up to 12 hours. robitussin 12 hour cough relief, because it's never just a cough.

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"project runway host." the woman knows her fashion and jess cagle. my jess, editor in chief of "people" magazine. among many other distinctions. nina, i want to ask first, "cosmo" came up with what they're calling the perfect oscar dress, based on what winners have worn over the past 30 years. again, it's all that science this morning, people. so here it is. oh, it's pretty actually. black v-neck. sort of a v-neck. i love it. a chic silhouette. do you think this is a winning look. >> listen, leaf it to armani prive to come up with a timeless and sexy dress but i don't agree because i think color always makes a statement on the red carpet. it's all about color. >> you'd rather see the ladies step out of their comfort zone. >> yes, it's all about color. >> all right. so, i will follow that up by showing you what ten nominated actresses wore to the golden globes. take a look.

you're going to see their choices at the golden globes. we want to know who do you think will meet the criteria on sunday. >> all right. >> that's not ten but a good number. >> so here's what i think, i mean, this is an exciting oscar season because there's so many of these ladies that are so into fashion. >> yeah. >> top of the list, ruth negga. >> oh, my gosh. >> there's always -- there's -- every year there is a girl that fashion -- the fashion industry falls in love with. >> yep. >> this is it. she is it. every designer wants to wear her -- she's worn gucci and she's worn prada and louis vuitton, and this is the girl of the moment. the fashion industry is in love with her. second on my list, emma stone. america's darling. the girl next door. and she embodies so much of what the trend is this season, this femininity, the flowers, the ruffle. she's fantastic. >> i love that starry, starry night dress.

>> you all know it's not just what we're going to see. it's what we're also possibly hearing, jess. people want to know some of the winners become political. >> i think they will. there will be some reluctance by some because they've heard the backlash about politics and award shows and how beaten up meryl streep got after her globes speech but, look, this is a once in a lifetime platform for a lot of these people to say something about something they care about and not going to miss the opportunity. you will also hear people talk about sexism in hollywood. a lot of renewed focus about particularly gender equality among directors. so, there's already an emerging #oscarssomale. >> oh. >> if it happens on this red carpet, we'll be here along with michael and krista smith will be joining us for the oscars opening ceremony starting at 7:00 p.m. sunday night on abc and let's continue to party. we'll keep the party going here. >> yes. >> we're not stopping. >> we'll see you. [ applause ] ♪

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best kiss i've seen on the internet. in the last 24 hours. yeah, that's liam and little good morning. i'm abc 7 news meteorologist mike nicco. mainly bright and cooler than average again today. temperatures about eight degrees short of where we should be. chance of cold showers tonight through monday. dry and seasonal much warmer temperatures next week. today 55 to 57 except at the coast 53. not as brisk as it was yesterday. cold again tonight. some showers around. that means the snow level down to 2500 feet. hail and graupel is possible. now the weekend is i'm here with the ultimate x-men, wolverine. yes. [ applause ] give it up for hugh jackman. >> hi, guys. >> have a seat. have a seat.

>> i just had a flashback. >> a flashback. >> to when i was hosting to walking out as the host. there's a guy called val dez that was there for 30 years and i was getting nervous. i was kind of fun -- he said 30 seconds, mr. jackman, and i said, why did i say yes to this? and i just started to look down. he goes 20 seconds and i'm like, what am i doing, 15 seconds. good luck, mr. jackman. only a billion people watching out there. have fun. if you see the tape, i'm laughing as i walk out, if it wasn't for him, it could have gone downhill. >> it was great and you've done great at everything you did. >> you haven't spoken to my wife. >> you're one of the nicest people out there walking the streets and, you know, you posted something on instagram i saw the other day about another little bout with skin cancer and had a message for everybody out there. >> you know, don't be like me. wear sunscreen. get checkups.

this is like my fifth one now which in australia is quite common. i have english skin. my parents are english, brought up in australia. but it doesn't matter where you are now. all skin cancers come 25 years after you get sunburned. you only need to get sunburn once in your life to be susceptible. get checkups every year and wear sunscreen. i'm fine, everything is fine. it's all done. >> i'm glad you stepped up. but it's a very simple message so thank you. thanks for that. and everybody heed that. sunscreen and get checked out. >> don't be like me. >> and now -- in some ways. in some ways. now i want to talk about the movie "logan" which i had a chance to see. loved it. [ applause ] and from my understanding, you came up with this idea at 4:00 a.m. like two years ago. >> 4:00, yes, literally like almost to the day i woke up at 4:00 and had the idea of doing something grittier, darker, perhaps a little more violent but getting to the heart of this

character and i rang jim up and we got to work. i wasn't sure the studio would say yes. they said yes immediately and this is the result. i'm really proud of them. >> you've been donning these claws for 17 years and worked with patrick stewart. he's back in the movie as professor x. >> he's amazing. >> and this could be the last time you're going to do that. >> yeah. >> so is it emotional? >> yes. >> do you think you'll miss something about it? >> you know, it's kind of like leaving the best part of your life. there's a point where you should go and this is just that time and it will never leave me. this is -- the fans come up to me every day of my life and i love them. this character, i love. i don't regret anything. i'm just really lucky, blessed and i'm happy. i'll miss it. >> going to be right back with a lot more about the movie. be right back with more and hugh jackman, everybody. it. >> going to be right back with a lot more about the movie. be right back with more and hugh jackman, everybody.

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reggie kind of nailed it. look at these temperatures. morgan hill 32 degrees. a lot of 30s inland. low to mid-40s at the bay and along the coast. we've got a chance of scattered showers tonight through tomorrow morning. again tomorrow afternoon and again sunday night into monday. they're scattered, they're light. they're nothing to change plans over. the cool part about it to me is the snow level is down to 2400 feet. just one light saturday sunday monday, then mid-60s and sunshine next week. >> i'm looking forward to that. thanks, mike. another update in 30 minutes and always on the news app and abc

7.come. ♪ let be me a friend ♪ [ applause ] welcome back to "gma," everybody. where as you can see we have a fantastic audience this morning on this star-studded friday. you guys look amazing, by the way. [ applause ] lara and robin on the red carpet. we'll hear from them in a moment but right now hugh jackman, you're here, man helping us kick off oscar weekend. we're grateful for that and you and i just had a brief moment to talk about your movie "logan" and i'm done talking about it. i want to watch a clip. so, everybody, check this out. >> i need the girl. >> what girl? >> i know you went to the motel.

>> there was no girl there. it was just a woman. >> so, you saw gabrielle but you didn't call see, you're not the only [ applause ] >> not going to end well. >> you know how to bill the suspense. "logan" hits theaters march 3rd and, wow, that's all i can say. >> you had to grow a beard too. >> i do but deb is kind of happy. >> i can understand that. >> but now we'll talk about the oscars which are two days away. like you said you hosted the show and what do you think jimmy kimmel is going through right now? what's going through his mind? >> right now he's probably quite relaxed because he will know what his show is and now you go into this thing of camera rehearsals and today is friday

so he'll be at the stage today. so it's his first run-through on the stage age finally hitting him and that guy is a pro. i love jimmy and i think he's going to be so exciting. it's a moment he'll never forget. my goal was to have the time of my life whether it worked or not -- >> you had quite an elaborate number. what was the thing you were most worried about or nervous about before going on any. >> the elaborate number. [ laughter ] and the billion people watching live. >> we have a clip of how you did. let's take a look. ♪ because i am hugh jackman ♪ and i've waited so long ♪ and no one can stop my confession or silence my song ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> that was the best. >> dan and rob, the recession was on, sort of great recession so let's do the budget oscars

and came up with this idea. that was it. >> but go ahead. >> your movie right now, so what are you getting when you're out there? what kind of reaction have you been getting? >> for the movie? really, really strong. i think we tried to make something that didn't feel like a comic book movie but a love letter to the fans but a movie that people have never ever seen a comic book movie would go to and people i think are surprised by it and it's been really gratifying and thankfully even though this is my last one people are like, no. >> it really is your last one. >> took a little souvenir away? >> oh, many. on the very first "x-men" had a garbage back with the x-men suit and said you should keep this and i said there's ten of them. he said, nine are gone. take this one. >> like tom brady's jersey. >> the reason -- one of the reasons our good friend jerry seinfeld having dinner after his birthday and asking him about

finishing the series. he said it's important to know when to go. not finishing on top but as a creative person, if you tap yourself out and you've gone too long it's almost impossible to kind of keep going. >> you feel like you've left it all -- >> yeah, every frame of this film i put everything into and i owe it to the fans. i'm so grateful to the fans and this is my love letter to them. [ applause ] >> you watch the film and you did put everything. you and patrick stewart -- everybody put everything into the film. it is a great film and you've done this nine times and played this character nine types. i hear you're a great theater performer and when you got this role your wife wasn't too excited that you took this role of wolverine. >> it was a worldwide search going out. i was a guy in london doing a musical "oklahoma" three pages came through and reading the scene with her so she's looking at it going wolverine senses dangers, and snikt.

claws come out of her hands. she goes, literally threw the pages on the ground. i said i'm going to give it a go. she says you're on your own. the only time i might add she's ever been wrong ever. ever. she's watching too. i really shouldn't have told that story, baby. sorry. >> you made it great and we're happy you decided to give this "logan" something -- >> how long did you play football for. >> 15. >> you know what it's like. >> i knew i could have gone on a few more. enough is enough. i wanted to leave with people wanting more. very important. very important. [ applause ] >> you know what's annoying, you're one of the few who leave -- like now i don't know on that wolverine diet. i'm just going to eat. but you're in better shape. this is very annoying for me. enjoy it. >> you know, speaking of eating, looks like -- i don't know if

that's candy or chocolate. speaking of eating, let's go back to robin and lara, what you got going on there? >> thank you, everyone. it's wonderful to see hugh looking so well, dapper as always and one of our favorites at "good morning america." >> yep. >> but we are here on the red carpet joust outside the dolby theatre. hugh knows that very well. but the oscars with a ch wolfgang puck dishing out for the party, the governors ball. >> good morning. >> hey, wolfie. >> hello. >> mwah. >> i know, hungry audience. >> i know. we brought them a lot of food. they'll get our oscars to taste everything in we could not have a pre-oscar show without you. you have been doing this for 23 years. >> i know. you were in high school i did the oscar already. >> what's the theme tore this year. >> you know it's always about the oscars, so to always make

tradition things like barbra streisand loves the chicken. viola davis loves the short ribs and vegan things even, some vegan pasta and then we sauteed it with spinach and mushrooms and some wonderful distilled -- you get all the flavor. >> after you eat dinner you get the dessert. >> have an amazing chocolate -- you can have chocolate souffle like tiramisu. >> i'll be willy wonka. >> you are the only person allowed to make your golden oscar statues. >> they're so stingy they don't want -- [ laughter ] as soon as the oscars are over, they take them away. >> only give them to you. >> they don't want them. >> only make the mold. what is so special and what is this gold coating? >> this is 24 karat gold and

look at that. you can eat it. >> i look forward to that every year. never gets old. pretty good for breakfast. >> you have so many wonderful people who help you. >> i know. we have eric there and justin and -- >> thank you, chef eric -- >> all up early in the morning and finish at 2:00 in the morning. >> you have that on sunday. so many with you. >> 1600 people. i have 300 chefs in the kitchen and 600 waiters in the dining room and we'll save a lot for you too. >> we will be there, governors ball. >> while you're doing that and getting prepared for the after-party, we have a wonderful audience is here with us and one person is going to win two tickets to be on this red carpet. >> oh. >> are you ready? >> wow. >> yes, who is it going to be. >> come on out, fonzie. we'll pick a number out of this bowl. >> dig around. >> dig around. >> mix it up. [ drum roll ]

>> the number is -- 2rs. >> the number is -- 2. all right. >> come on out here. >> you're going to the oscars. >> do you know who you'll bring with you? >> probably emma. >> yay. >> wonderful. >> anybody you'd like to thank? >> my parents. hi, guys. >> we have to tell you all the leftover food from the governors ball will be given to the charity chefs to end hunger and wolfgang sent a special treat to new york for you guys, as well. so, enjoy. >> everybody is going to taste. thank you. >> thanks so much. >> congratulations. >> thank you. >> here it comes. there they are. >> yes. >> guy, thank you to wolfgang puck. there we go. you know, got to say thanks to wolfgang puck and surprises in l.a. and in new york you are sitting here looking so dapper, you have a little surprise for

the audience. >> yes, i do. i would love to invite the audience to see a special screening of "logan." [ cheers and applause ] >> we'll be right back.

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morning in new york city. one of the best-looking audiences hello. i'm abc 7 news meteorologist mike nicco. frost is going to melt by 9:00, low to mid-50s with mostly sunny conditions this afternoon. we'll have a chance of some scattered light showers tonight and again sunday night. and we are just moments from the debut of our "gma" road to the oscars. you can't watch without a snack. we have a perfect treat. the new oreo chocolate candy bar. you like it? >> yes. >> so chocolaty and delicious. jess, coming on over. >> glad to have you here. time for one of our favorite traditions on the road to the oscars and we have lara and robin out in the real la la land and our own "gma" trailer. you got your popcorn ready? >> all right. we proudly present to you

""gma": the musical." >> in a land where the silver screen is king, we get "gma" to sing. ♪ city of stars >> it's the blockbuster that will have the whole world singing. >> thanks, ryan. ♪ city of stars ♪ there's so much that i can see ♪ >> their stories will touch your heart. >> i got a callback. >> what? come on. for what? >> for the movie musical extravaganza. what? "gma" the musical. >> performances you won't soon forget. ♪ oh oh oh oh oh oh oh >> want to try another take. >> i don't see why. seemed perfect to me in critics are raving about ginger zee, i've never heard a voice like that. my ears are still ringing. the mastermind behind it all -- >> that's classified information. top secret.

>> not once it hits the theaters. this has blockbuster written all over it. >> you figured all that out with this? >> that's what i've been trying to tell you. you don't have to be a movie critic to figure this out. >> you did the math. >> yes, sir. >> well, there it is. >> what have i been telling you? >> what's your name. >> taraji p. -- robin roberts. >> are you a russian spy? >> am i spy? no i'm a screenwriter. >> it's a star-studded cast. >> going to do a dance number with george stephanopoulos. >> i mean i can. >> whether they like it or not. >> george told me you two have been rehearsing. >> no. >> he discussed this with you. >> he didn't. >> you'll feel the tension in the room. >> kosek mood. >> no, i'm jesse palmer. >> come. >> as a musical prodigy is discovered. >> so what shall i play. >> i really don't mind as long as it's not too loud. ♪ >> oh.

>> from first time director amy robach. >> dance. you're not understanding. dance. what, are you aliens or something? how are you not understanding me? sick. >> oscar buzz for george stephanopoulos. >> okay, you know we need to choreograph this final dance number. kathryn, have a go at it. >> michael and ginger. >> 46. >> i get it. i see what's happening there. >> 77.3333 degrees west. >> great. let's get to work. >> reporter: with music for all ages you can't help but sing along. ♪ let me know ♪ what is beyond that line as i cross that line ♪ ♪ in the sky you can see it calls me ♪ ♪ and no one knows how far i'll go ♪

>> get ready. for "gma: the musical". >> that's all i got. you better not say we got to do that again. [ cheers and applause ] >> obviously it's a ton of fun but then in the back of my mind i'm wondering what is everybody else on the crew -- you guys shooting. you did an unbelievable job. >> look out, the rock. >> you got a lot of ink. >> i'm kind of regretting that. >> ginger, you were double dutying. >> yes, i really practiced with that vocal ability like florence. ♪ ah >> i got to ask robin and lara what did you two think of that? >> i think the oscar goes to michael strahan. [ applause ] >> i cannot accept the oscar without ginger zee. she carried me in that scene. she carried me literally. >> no, your hips did it.

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we are back now with erin bowman with her song "good time good life". going on tour which keeps music education in class which is something that is great. let's get to the music. erin, hit it. ♪ ♪ ooh ♪ ooh ♪ i never overthink it do it i want and i do it my way ♪ ♪ i never try too hard i'm so awesome so effortlessly ♪ ♪ watch me take some notes 'cause i'm confident and i get it done ♪ ♪ i speak to the ones who do it

best that's right my generation ♪ ♪ that's right that's right that's right my generation ♪ ♪ that's right that's right that's right my generation ♪ ♪ yeah we're all about a good time yeah we're all about a good life ♪ ♪ you won't believe until you see this is gonna be a fun ride ♪ ♪ yeah we're all about a good time yeah we're all about a good life ♪ ♪ good energy come follow me oh it's gonna be a good night ♪ ♪ that's right that's right that's right my generation ♪ ♪ that's right that's right that's right my generation ♪ ♪ take a second catch ya breath if you need to need to that's okay ♪ ♪ life in the fast track is where i live this is my every day ♪ ♪ okay ♪ we never slow down we never gonna stop ♪ ♪ we never gonna take a break ♪ we live the life we wanna live that's right let's celebrate ♪ ♪ yeah we're all about a good time yeah we're all about a good life ♪ ♪ you won't believe until you

see this is gonna be a fun ride ♪ ♪ yeah we're all about a good time yeah we're all about a good life ♪ ♪ good energy come follow me oh it's gonna be a good night ♪ ♪ ooh feels so alive ooh that's what i like ♪ ♪ ooh feels so alive ooh that's what i like ♪ ♪ ooh feels so alive ooh that's what i like ♪ ♪ ooh feels so alive ooh ooh ♪ yeah we're all about a good time yeah we're all about a good life ♪ ♪ you won't believe until you see this is gonna be a fun ride yeah we're all about a good time ♪ ♪ yeah we're all about a good life ♪ ♪ good energy come follow me oh it's gonna be a good night ♪ ♪ ooh feels so alive ooh that's what i like ♪ ♪ ooh feels so alive ooh that's what i like ♪ ♪ ooh feels so alive ooh that's what i like ♪

♪ ooh feels so alive that's right let's celebrate ♪ ♪ yeah we're all about a good time yeah we're all about a good life ♪ ♪ you won't believe until you see this is gonna be a fun ride ♪ ♪ yeah we're all about a good time yeah we're all about a good life ♪ ♪ good energy come follow me oh it's gonna be a good night ♪ ♪ you won't believe it you won't believe it believe it ♪ ♪ you won't believe it you won't believe it you won't believe it believe it ♪ ♪ you won't believe it yeah we're all about a good time yeah we're all about a good life ♪ [ cheers and applause ]

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good morning, bay area. let's get up and get going. >> this is abc 7 mornings. >> it's friday and 8:59. i'm reggie aqui. let's go over to mike nicco. it's kind of cool outside. >> we're not freezing anymore, but still in the 30s and 40s on our way to mid-50s today. we'll have a chance of scattered showers tonight, tomorrow afternoon and again sunday night into monday. just a one on our impact scale. scattered and light. not everybody is going to get wet. >> i want to take you back to our sig alert in san jose. things are improving just a bit. northbound 87 crash involving three vehicles total. we did have two lanes down, now we're down to just the far right lane blocked. you are totally jammed there from 85. avoid that. stay north on 85 if you can. >> we'll be back at 11:00 a.m. for the midday news and our reporting continues on our news

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