good mor good morning, i'm kenneth moton. >> i'm stephanie ramos in for janai norman. theer are the stories we are following on "world news now." and the winner is -- "green book" overcoming criticism for the best picture oscar. rami malek won big for "bohemian rhapsody." the south is cleaning up after five tornadoes touched down this weekend. one destroyed the commercial district of columbus, mississippi. one person was killed and at least a dozen injured. aviation mystery near houston. finding the flight recorder is one of the highest priorities. full details on the investigation coming up.

"empire" actor jussie smollett is getting support from his tv dad. he posted we love the hell out of you. he lied about an alleged attack last month. those are some of the top stories this monday, february 25th. announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." we begin this half hour with the oscars. a big night for women and people of color. >> the academy award for best picture went to "green book," a film about a black musician and white chauffeur traveling through the deep south in the '60s. looking live at the red carpet for the first time in three decades the show had no host. a lot of people said they liked it. they didn't mind it. a huge upset in best actress. lady gaga took home and oscar and queen kicked off the show. ♪ we are the champions my

friends ♪ >> regina king! >> appropriate for me to be standing here because i'm an example of what it looks like when support and love is poured into someone. ♪ we are the champions >> ali. >> i want to dedicate this to my grandmother who has been in my ear my entire life telling me if i first don't succeed, try, try again. ♪ we'll keep on >> spike lee! >> let's do the right thing. you knew i had to get that in there. ♪ no time for losers rami malek. >> my dad didn't get to see me

do any of this, but i think he's looking down on me right now. ♪ tell me something boy >> olivia coleman. >> my kids are at home and watching. well done. i sort of have you -- this is not going to happen again. ♪ off the deep end >> lady gaga, andrew wyatt. >> it's not about winning, but what it's about is not giving up. it's about how many times you stand-up and are brave and you keep ongoing. thank you. >> "green book." >> we made this film with love and we made it with tenderness. we made it with respect. ♪ fhe shallow now

>> there goes that, will they, won't they moment. a few years after the oscar so white backlash, last night, oscar so black. marci gonzalez is on that beautiful red carpet, looking beautiful in hollywood. marci, this year, the academy awards was much more diverse than previous years. how different was it? >> reporter: oscars so white, pushing for more diversity for several years now. for the first time, we are starting so see that with people with different races, ethnicity -- it's cold out here. it's been a long day, italk. people with different races,ette nisties and women winning in record numbers. both supporting acting awards went to black actors. rami malek talked in his

acceptance speech of being a first generation of americans, an immigrant. the founder of oscars so white said, is this still an issue? she said as long as we are having conversations about firsts, there's an issue here. >> absolutely. of course everyone is talking about the fashion we saw last night on the red carpet. you are looking stunning and so many stunning gowns on the red carpet. who is trending? who have you seen trending on social media? >> everyone is talking about billy porter in the velvet tux-gown, whatever it was. i have never seen anything like that. lady gaga looked so stunning, so classy. you never know what you are going to get with her. so, this was a pleasant surprise. we have to talk about that necklace she was wearing, it's 128 karat diamond worth $38

million. outrageous. she looked incredible. j.lo looked gorgeous in that mirrory looking gown. glenn close, she was a favorite to win for best actress. of course, she did not. i tell you, i think she was a winner when it comes to fashion. she looked so beautiful in that gold gown. >> i think you are right. also trending on twitter, marci gonzalez for the way she knocked it out of the ballpark. we have to give you all these compliments because you did a stellar job. go get warm, my friend. get some rest. you have been working -- >> putting my coat on. i'm wearing my uggs. it is the end of a long day here. we have uggs, i have my coat on the ground. time to warm up and get out of here. >> great job on the oscars coverage, my friend. good to see you. >> reporter: thanks, guys. >> we are keeping an eye on the

weather with a severe storm system stretching from wisconsin to the northeast. >> one person died after a pile up near oshkosh, wisconsin involving 130 vehicles. police blame the whiteout conditions there. one called it the worst he's seen in 27 years. >> the south is seeing major flooding. schools in knoxville are closed today. a man died driving into the high waters as onlookers yelled at him. good morning, paul. >> good morning, kenneth, stephanie. thanks to a high pressure system over the tennessee valley, the recovering effort is under way with tranquil weather. this week, minor to major flooding in tennessee as well as along the mississippi river. difficult traveling in the east with with cross winds, tree damage, widespread power outages. montreal down to new york and the northwest, brace for another snowstorm creating the

opportunity for the storms. kenneth, stephanie? >> thank you very much. back to work for investigators at the scene of the cargo plane crash near houston. >> the body of a crew member remains missing. they are hoping the black boxes will reveal what happened. david kerley is there. >> reporter: the clues to this unusual and mysterious crash of the boeing 767 flying for amazon. >> it is low tide now. we are getting a better sense of the debris field. you can see wheels from the landing gear and pieces of the fuselage from the surface. >> we flew with ktrk. >> it is reinforcing the fact that this aircraft came from a high angle from the trinity bay. >> reporter: why without the cargo jet abruptly start a rapid, deep dive, hitting trinity bay in nine seconds. >> out of the corner of our eye,

we seen the plane coming down at a 45-degree angle. >> reporter: all three on board are dead, the remains of two recovered. >> there's not much of a plane left. packages, clothes, shoes. stuff floating everywhere. >> reporter: the fbi is on the scene assisting ntsb. amazon offering thoughts for families of atlas, one of the two contractors operating 40 aircraft for the e-retailer. the 767 is reliable. the previous fatal crashes were intentional or caused by pilot error. often in these cases, there are weather or the aircraft. it is important to recover the black boxes in understanding what happened 6000 feet above this march. david kerley, abc news. resident trump has a, quote, special feeling, as he heads to the second summit with

kim jong-un. >> the president said he thinks he's developed a good relationship with kim and thinks it will lead to something good. then he added, maybe not. he has been lowering expectations for the talk saying as long as there's no testing, we are happy. many catholics are disappointed after the conclusion of the vatican's extraordinary summit on sex abuse by clergy. pope francis closed the meeting with strong words, but no details on how the church will fight what he calls brazen, aggressive and destructive evil. critics want a concrete action plan to hold bishops accountable for failing to take action against abusive priests. coming up, the frightening moments that played out in a neighborhood. what if you saw this on your front porch? >> i'd run. later, we are headed to the afterparties. life at the engraving statue

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vanity fair party, the after party for the oscars. you are looking at spike lee there, director of of o "blackkklansman." he didn't one, but did for best adapted screen play. >> he's excited. >> still excited about that. wildfires burned 4,000 acres on the french island or course ka. >> they looked keodown on the northwest ocean. one firefighter was injured and a home damaged. a weekend of deadly violence along venezuela and brazil. guaido faced off with maduro. they were hoping shipments aid could get through. vice president, pence, meets with guaido this morning.

jim crow area lynching victims as he fights sexual assault. he denied the claims virginia's gop calls the comments the most disgusting type of rhetoric he could have invoked. a man who spent decades in prison for a crime he didn't commit is getting a massive payout. >> he was convicted of murdering a mother and her son in 1978. he maintained his innocence while spending 39 years behind bars. now, he reached a $21 million settlement with the city of simi valley, california. a city manager called avoiding the court fight and settling the case the right thing to do. he was released 15 months ago after being pardoned by then california governor, jerry brown. >> he got $2 million from the

victim's compensation claim board. they are giving him money for being wrongly convicted. i'm sure he would have rather enjoyed his freedom. >> he has to adapt to life outside of jail. it's a long time to be behind bars. a mountain lion spotted roaming has been caught. >> the 100 pound cougar was seen on a security camera at a home outside sacramento. it may have strayed too far looking for territory to call their home. some residents armed themselves with baseball bats. animal control was able to bring it down with tranquilizer darts. coming up, where all the celebrities go after the oscars. a rare look backstage and inside the most exclusive oscar parties. you are watching "world news now." actors go after the oscars. we are getting a rare look backstage and inside some of the most exclusive oscar parties. you are watching "world news now."

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r party. cori most exclusive after parties. here is some of their coverage. >> right now, the biggest movie stars are filing out of the doll by theater making their way to the most exclusive after parties. we are here at the governor's ball. we have seen several hundred people come in and several hundred more on the way. before we talk more governor's ball, we are going to the mercedes-benz party now. that's where we find brandy. >> talk about an incredible atmosphere here at the viewing party at the four seasons hotel in beverly hills. it attracts a-list s across the entertainment industries. it is one of the most elegant parties in town. they watch the show, enjoying food and drinks. there's plenty of meeting and mingling. >> we have so much happening here at the viewing party.

my new friends. >> we are joined by the mother of black hollywood, it's jennifer lewis. a lot of standing ovations in that ballroom. >> everybody's so -- you know, the temperment of the country and the temperature of the country, we needed diversity tonight and we got it. >> live with two women involved in period, end of sentence, right? you got an oscar in your hand. this is fantastic news. you are too young to have an oscar. >> i know, i'm looking downgoing, oh, my god, i'm 25, i don't deserve to hold this statue. >> live action, short skin. you were really excited when your names were called. >> yeah, well -- >> we were in shock. >> shock. we were not -- >> wouldn't you be? >> yes. you know you are a big winner at the oscars when you are carrying three statues. "roma's" director is here. he got three awards tonight.

tell me what it means in the big picture. it goes beyond "roma" now. >> look, i think this is a regulation of upgraded diversity that is happening. this is -- it would be considered a foreign language film, a film that is recognized. >> we have the guys of "green book" that are holding statues. tell us why you have two in your hand. >> we got lucky tonight. my father says we won't lose. very generous of the the voters, best screen play, best picture. mind blowing for us. quite an honor. >> so, for those celebrities who are back at their hotel, they have had a long night of partying, watching us right now. a tip for you, drink lolts of water. >> a long day, a long night. >> they have been partying.

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book" and olivia coleman winning best actress. >> glenn close, you have been my idol for so long. i think you are amazing. i love you very much. >> seven, the amount of times glenn close has been nominated for an academy award. zero, the amount she's won. at least 31, i counted, the number of rabbits on melissa mccarthy's costume. two, the number of cables that lowered michael from the sky. 128.54 karats in the tiffany diamond gaga wore around her neck. it was last worn by awe drudrey hepburn. 42 pounds, how heavy that dress is. three, the people who should have hosted the academy awards. opening the show with jokes they would have used if they were the

hosts. >> look under your seats, you are all getting one of those cheese sandwiches from the fire festival. >> 99. the number of people in a room who don't believe in lady gaga. one, the number of people who do and that person is bradley cooper. 24, the amount of seconds that bradley and gaga's foreheads were touching in the performance of "shallow." one, the number of oscars lady gaga took home. >> 24 seconds. let's go -- ♪ >> will, tell us -- >> i have one more statistic while you are getting cozy over there. gaga is half the way to an egot. >> this is what 24 seconds looks like for lady gaga and bradley cooper. cooper. >>

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this morning on "world news now," an oscar so surprising -- >> an oscar goes to "green book." >> i used to work as a cleaner. i loved that job. >> several underdogs taking an award on a diverse night for hollywood. >> spike lee jumping for joy at his win. "black panther" racking up awards. >> the ceremony had no host, but it had music, from queen. ♪ we are the champions my friends ♪ >> to lady gaga. ♪ in the shallow >> lots of color and daring looks on the red carpet. experts standing by with the hits and misses. >> live in hollywood, a special edition of "world news now"

begins right now. >> good morning on this amazing morning after the oscars. filling in for janai norman, stephanie ramos, everyone. >> hi, so good to be here. thank you for having me. slow clap, too. >> a day after the oscars. >> it is great to be here. what an exciting morning. >> such a good, good night. i enjoyed it. i watched it all the way through, can you believe it, for the first time. i watched it. >> there was a lot to see. >> yes. >> the fashion, the presenters, everything. it was one to watch for sure. >> as i said, remember oscar so white from a couple years ago? >> i do, actually. >> trending, oscar so black. we begin with oscar night with a ceremony marked by firsts with a few surprises and show of diversity. >> regina king could not hold back tears.

she accepted her first oscar, best supporting actress for "if beal street could talk." >> "shallow" from "a star is born." a hit that awarded her best original song. >> stephanie will sing that one for us later. first, best picture went to "green book" the story of a black pianist and his white chauffeur, traveling through the segregated south. it was criticized as outdated and filled with racial stereo types. the win left spike lee visibly upset. our friend, marci gonzalez is holding it down in hollywood. she's been covering everything on the red carpet. good morning, marci. >> reporter: thank you. hey guys, good morning. the producers didn't accomplish their goal of keeping the show to three hours, but they did

succeed in giving us an entertaining night. you mentioned the surprise wins. there were emotional speeches and moments we are going talk about for a while. ♪ we will we will rock you >> reporter: hollywood's big night getting off to a big start. ♪ we are the champions >> queen opening the oscars, just one of the memorable performances. ♪ in the shal shal shallow ♪ in the shallow >> reporter: packing the star studded show. the first without a host in three decades. >> again, we are not your hosts this year. if we had hosted, it would have been like this. >> i'm freddie mercury. >> i'm the wife. i hardly know her. >> reporter: best supporting actress. >> mom, i love you so much.

>> reporter: the first of 24 awards handed out. ali taking home his best supporting actor oscar. >> trying to catch the essence pushed me to my end. >> reporter: spike lee winning his first academy award. >> let's do the right thing! you know i had to get that in there. >> reporter: wrapping up with the biggest awards of the night. >> the oscar goes to -- rami hall ek chlgt -- malek chlgt >> think about what it would have been like to tell little bubba rami that one day, this might happen to him and i think his curly haired little mind would be blown. >> and the oscar goes to -- >> olivia coleman. >> this is hilarious. i got an oscar. >> an oscar goes to "green

book". >> reporter: probably the biggest surprise of the night was the best actress win because so many people thought it was going to go to glenn close. olivia coleman just walked by and looked just as stunned and surprised. a lot of stars are heading out. others are still upstairs at the governor's ball, partying and celebrating. back to you. >> they are definitely partying. i loved olivia's acceptance speech. i also love glenn close. that acceptance speech was really good. marci, you heard me say, oscars so black was trending on twitter. a lot of things buzzing and moments buzzing on social media. >> reporter: yeah, this was, you know, the big topic of the night. everyone watching the oscars and talking online. we looked at the facebook numbers. the most disgusting about the oscars was "green book's" win. i think a lot of people were

surprised. that category was wide open. it was anybody's guess who was going to take home that award. the second most talked about moment was that awesome performance by lady gaga and bradley cooper performing "shallow." just, just so moving. a lot of people are talking about lady gaga's acceptance speech for her win for best original song. it was powerful. she said this is hard work. she's been working hard for a long time. i's not about winning, it's about not giving up. if you have a dream, you have to fight for it. she inspired a lot of people last night. >> absolutely, marci, so many moments to watch for. thank you so much, marci gonzalez on the red carpet for us. >> thank you, marci. let's get some analysis, expert analysis, right now, from our will ganss. will, what do you have? >> film critic drake joins us live from l.a. good morning, grae, what did you think? >> we didn't do too bad.

it was a pretty good night after a lot of trouble in the lead up. the academy lucked out. >> they sure did. i obviously have to start with glenn close. seven times she hasn't won. what did we think of olivia coleman? >> okay. olivia coleman is so talented. she was marvelous in the favorite. she gave a fantastic speech, including her going -- oh, i have to tell you, my heart breaks because glenn close didn't win. i thought she was nearly a lock. >> i think we all did. you know, i think the entire room was shocked when we heard the "o" for olivia coleman. another moment, though, i want to talk about, gaga and bradley cooper, that lingering staredown. what was that about? >> you know what it's about. they are so in love. it's artist love. they created something so

special with their relationship in, "a star is born." that's what we saw on stage. it was full of passion. full of reverence for each other. a wonderful performance. i cannot get enough of that song. >> i agree the song was amazing. final question, while i have you here. the mike kept getting cut. you know, this year, we had 90 seconds to give an acceptance speech. what did you think of that pacing throughout the show? >> i think i want whoever was on mike cutting duty to follow me around and cut people off in my life. that person was savage. they didn't care what it was or who was talking, they cut so many people off. i, personally, as a viewer, thought that was a really bad look. i didn't appreciate it. i thought it was sad. listen, they wanted to make this thing come in under a certain amount of time. they are under a lot of pressure. yuck. >> it worked. speaking of cutting off, i have to cut us off now. film critic, grae drake, thank

you so much. kenneth, stephanie, back to you guys. >> thank you so much. much, much more to come from hollywood, soon. we turn to the winter weather. extremely strong winds that follows heavy snow and rain in the midwest. >> in the south, they are cleaning up after deadly tornadoes this weekend, especially hard hit was columbus, mississippi. at least one person there is dead and a dozen injured. >> schools are closed in shelbiville, tennessee because of bad weather. paul williams has more on the widespread wind storm. good morning, paul. >> good morning, kenneth, stephanie. high winds the story around the great lakes, the ohio valley region and the entire northeast. look for the winds to cut across violently 50 miles per hour. toronto to new york, boston and d.c., 40-50-mile-per-hour gusts. speaking of power outages, recovery for the south continues. high pressure dominates giving

it the chance to recover from the storms from the previous weekend. kenneth, stephanie? >> paul, thank you very much. president trump is under pressure to show what progress has been made as he leaves for the second summit with kim jong-un. >> north korea hasn't tested weapons in months. the secretary of state says the north is a nuclear threat. >> as kim heads to hanoi by train, a south korean official says he believes the u.s. and north korea may agree on how to declare an end to the korean war. coming up, the plane crash investigation underway in texas. the boeing 767 cargo plane carrying amazon packages went down near houston. what we are finding out about the search at the crash sight. later, the show before the show at the academy awards. who wore it best and who took the biggest risks on the red carpet? you are watching "world news

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the carpet may be red, but the fashion is white hot. from regina to amy, a-listers stopping the show with back-to-back gorgeous gowns and tailor tuxes. hollywood's hottest night sizzling with the fiercest fashion that tinsel town thooz offer. here to break down the fashion, dennis kenny. thank you so much for being here. he is a lifestyle expert.

he is the head wardrobe stylist for season ten of "trading spaces." most recently, he dressed janai norman for her hosting duties. >> oh, my goodness. >> can we start with that? >> miss janai was stunning. i can't believe how perfect she looked. we did a ruben singer gown with her. hand draped coral perfection. stunning head-to-toe. that color is a trend you saw on the red carpet. oh, my goodness, she wore it well. when that first shot came on, i said we did it. >> i think we all did. that's our a-lister that we had to start with. >> yes. >> now, let's move on to hollywood's hottest. we saw trends on the carpet. where do we want to start? what is one trend? >> the metallic shimmer and shine. that trend is so beautifully done today. oh, my gosh, emma stone giving me vibes. this copper, metallic finish.

bri larson in celine looked classic. silhouette, that high slit. >> if you don't win the oscar, dress as one. >> she won the oscar for best dressed. absolutely beautiful. >> bold colors is another trend you mentioned. >> oh, absolutely. bold and bright. janai and constance wu. look at this. spring just came early in this versace number. sun is shining. eloquent. can i bow on set to this multicolored pink fuschia moment. couture serving. then, i cannot. the pink high collar. the pocket to hold the cell phone. just perfect. >> incredible. being that awardn,wards we woul like you to give out while you are here. our own fashion award, if you will.

who was the best dressed woman on the carpet tonight? nny from the block.ut i ha look at this tiled, mirror moment, the high neck. she works it. that ease and confidence. stunning. >> stunning across the board. best dressed man has to go to -- >> nicholas hoult. this take on dior. this embellished front and party on the side with the draping. custom gorgeous. >> who brought the best old hollywood glam? >> i would have to give it to gaga. she nailed the glam with this current rock star edge and tiffany $50 million canary yellow diamond, which is stealing the show in addition to her marilyn monroeesque. >> oh, yes. oh, yes. we have to talk most daring look on the carpet. >> billy porter. come on. this christian seriano perfection.

this hybrid tuxedo gown moment. you have to have guts, presence and just serve it. he was one of the first on the red carpet. everyone else should have got in the car and went home. >> on the other end, of course, we have to have you play fashion police for a second. who was the hottest mess? >> okay, hottest mess was tough. diane warren just missed the mark for me in terms of fit. there's a restricted moment happening in the neck. what needs to happen is she needs to call me. >> you heard it here first, diane. you have a volunteer. you worked magic with janai. janai looked fantastic. thank you, dennis. thank you, again, for being here. check him out on instagram and twitter. @stylewithden. now, back to kenneth and stephanie. >> compliments all the way around. your favorite? >> j.lo. i agree with him. j.lo rocked it. my latino goddess with her tile

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♪ the oscars are over, people are partying now. those are still going. hey will ganss. >> hey, guys. >> good to see you. >> welcome. >> you know, we don't have much money around here on "world news now." >> that is something i know. >> we are cheap here. it's not every year we have a correspondent that goes. in fact, this year is different. >> janai made it to hollywood. >> she actually made it to hollywood. >> yes, as part of the red carpet coverage. she was amazing and sent us this message. >> so, guys, this is not the red carpet. this is a hotel bed. i had to come back to the hotel room, get out of that dress, put my feet up because it was a very

long few hours on the red carpet. >> my gorgeous abc colleagues. janai norman, chris connelly. >> try making those steps in four-inch heels with a long train on your dress. >> glad to be on the podium. >> i'll be looking for the neon. >> it was so much fun. if i couldn't be there tonight to hang out with kenneth and read you the news, there's no better place to be than on the red carpet. i had so much fun with t.j. holmes and chris connolly. getting to chat with our guests. we had a bunch of people that made it such a fun experience, talking about the nominees and the fashion and what to look for. of course, by know who has won all of those awards tonight. it was so much fun being out there. the energy was electrifying. i have never covered the oscars before.

getting to be on the red carpet was unreal. did you see my dress? i hope kenneth only had nice things to say. everybody loved the color, right? it shined on the red carpet. i will be back later this week. stephanie, don't get too comfortable. kenneth, play nice. see you guys soon. >> even in hollywood, she's shady. even in hollywood. >> janai, you can have this. >> she's just as shady, everybody. >> i did miss you. i will say, i did miss you, kenneth. a reunion. >> janai was stunning and did a stellar job to kick off the oscars coverage yesterday. bravo to our friend. i joke a lot with her, but she did an incredible, incredible job. what was she wearing, again? >> ruben singer. the russian designer that designed for alicia keys, shakira. today there is only one park for every 14,000 americans.

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this morning on "world news now," making history at the oscars. a standing ovation for an excited spike lee. >> controversy, already, about the best picture win. >> this morning, the moments everyone is talking about. ♪ shallow >> scrunchies on the red carpet and the most outrageous looks ever. >> you are watching a special edition of "world news now," this monday, february 25th. good morning, everyone. such a big, big night. >> it definitely was. so many incredible moments. >> yeah. >> this was an oscars to watch. >> it was. >> if you didn't watch, go back, go on youtube. >> that's why i dressed up. typically, i don't wear a tie. >> that's right. >> after the oscars, a big night. i decided on a black tie affair here.

>> you look great. >> stephanie ramos in for janai norman. >> thank you for having me. >> i don't know what she is doing. >> janai is living it up. >> she will be back later this week. bla, bla, bla. >> she will see this. >> she will. i hope she does. we begin with the 2019 oscars, handed out in hollywood to a diverse group of winners. >> "green book" denied "roma" the biggest prize of the night, despite backlash over the subject matter. it was one of three trophies for "green book" which one for supporting actor and original screen play. lady gaga took home her first oscar for best original song "shallow" from "a star is born." but fell short in best actress. >> for more highlights, abc's marci gonzalez.

good morning. >> reporter: hello, my friends. the producers did not succeed in keeping the show to just three hours, but they did succeed in putting on a very entertaining night, complete with those surprise wins, those emotional acceptance speeches. moments people are going to talk about for a while. ♪ we will we will rock you >> reporter: hollywood's biggest night getting off to a rocking start. ♪ we are the champions >> reporter: queen, opening the oscars, just one of the memorable performances. ♪ in the shallow ♪ in the shallow >> reporter: hacking the star-studded show, the first academy awards without a host in

three deck kalds. >> again, we are not your host. if we had, it probably would have gone like this -- >> freddie mercury. >> i'm the wife. buster scrubs, i hardly know her. >> reporter: regina king winning best supporting actress. >> mom, i love you so much. >> reporter: the first of 24 awards handed out. ali taking home his second best supporting actor. >> trying to capture the essence pushed me to my ends. >> reporter: spike lee winning his first academy award. >> let's do the right thing! you know i had to get that in there. >> reporter: the show wrapping up with the biggest awards of the night. >> the oscar goes to -- >> rami malek. >> i think about what it would have been like to tell little bubba rami that one day this might happen to him and i think his curly hair, little mind would be blown.

>> the oscar goes to -- >> olivia coleman. >> this is hilarious. >> an oscar goes to -- "green book." >> probably the biggest surprise of the night was the best actress win because so many people saw glenn close as the favorite in that category. the stars are heading out. others are still upstairs this morning at the governor's ball celebrating. kenneth, stephanie, back to you. >> marci gonzalez in hollywood, thank you. let's get a breakdown, more of a breakdown from our will ganss. >> thanks, guys. so much to talk about. let's bring in film critic, grae

drake. grae, good morning. it is our super bowl. i'm still on a high, i don't know about you. we have to talk about that plot twist ending, "green book" taking home best picture. what do you think about that? >> that was not a plot twist. that is one of two ways that ceremony was going to go. "green book" and "roma" duked it out the whole season. i was not surprised. i was surprised "bohemian rhapsody" didn't sweep it from both of them. >> really? so, even with "green book" and the controversy surrounding the film, you still had a feeling it was going to take home the top prize? >> i did. at the end of the day, it's controversial for some people. not everybody loved it. they have valid points, but it was a crowd pleaser. i thought it had a lot of good points to it. so, there you go. peter, he directed "there's something about mary." >> he's come a long way. someone else whose been in the game for a while, spike lee,

finally taking home an award for adapted screen play. what did you think of that? >> one of my favorite moments of the show. he leapt out of that chair and on to samuel jackson. so good. such a passionate speech. i enjoyed every second of it and what he had to say. they even cut him off. >> i know. that's oscars royalty right there. you don't do that to spike lee. anyway, a great moment for him. also a cool moment, several moments, history being made when "black panther" won in the beginning of the ceremony. >> oh, man. every win for "black panther" is a win for my spirit. i loved every second of it. it made audiences happy. it's one of the most popular movies of last year and rightly so. wakanda forever, so good. >> wakanda forever. that's the perfect way to wrap this up. thank you, drake, so much for joining us this morning. kenneth, stephanie, back to you guys. >> thank you.

a lot more from hollywood coming up. first, the other big story. another devastating winter storm. >> the latest system runs from the great lakes to the atlantic ocean. no one is immune to the winter weather, not even a police officer in western wisconsin. the ice under the snow, obviously very, very slippery there. >> the ice boom on lake erie is breaking up to allow ice to build up along the shore and flow down the niagara river. the south has extreme weather of its own. at least five tornadoes touched down over the weekend. >> now, there's massive flooding in places like kentucky. roads turned into rivers. a man drown near knoxville after driving into high water. a large debris field near houston is all that's left of a boeing 767 cargo plane that crashed into a bay over the weekend. the flight with three crew members was carrying amazon prime packages. so far, only two victims' bodies have been recovered. the search for the black box is ongoing.

ntsb says the pilot did not send out a distress signal before the crash. democrats are threatening to subpoena special counsel robert mueller if the full report on the russia investigation is not made public. >> adam schiff said he will take the trump administration to court, if necessary. mueller's report is expected soon on possible coordination on russia and the trump campaign and possible obstruction by president trump. william barr promised to be as transparent as possible. more news ahead, including the investigation into robert kraft. ahead in "the skinny," the one moment of the oscars that brought down the house. that electric moment between bradley cooper and lady gaga. you are watching "world news now." i'm alex trebek, here to tell you about the colonial penn program. if you're age 50 to 85,

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this guy wanted his dad's attention because he had an important question for him. >> dad? dad? dad! i found you. >> i love you. how's it going, man? >> how do you turn on the kid channels? >> he's asking him, dad, how do you turn on the kids channel? mom was across the street. he knew dad would be on the other side of that ring, you know, the security system there. he was probably at work or something like that. it worked. >> it worked. he got his attention. >> he asked a couple questions. how do you turn on the kids channel. >> dad walked him through the process. >> grab the remote, point it at the tv. bins.le. we like to t >> exactly. and no one is on the other side. we are just talking.

>> just talking. there's a lot of people on the other side. >> yes. exactly. it would be cool for any child to see their grandpa on tv. right? imagine what it's like if your grandfather is the president. >> president trump's daughter-in-law, laura, posted video of what has become a tradition for her son, luke. the 1-year-old turned away and waves hi to his grandpa. he turned back to toys, gave a giggle and turned to wave hi, again. hi, grandpa. >> adorable. >> yes. >> absolutely. i have to tell my kids over and over, look, that's what i was doing. that's why i was gone. they are like, yeah, i see you. okay. when we come back, what guy had his own scrunchie on the red carpet. they are making a comeback.uytor moms to the show. the skinny is next.

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♪ skinny, just give me the skinny ♪ >> skinny time.

we have a special edition of the skinny and we couldn't do it without our oscar guru, will ganss. this is your super bowl, just have at it. just go. >> thank you. let's start, i guess, with spike lee. how about that? he won the first nonhonorary oscar for "blackkklansman." in one of the signature moments of the night, here it comes -- >> oh. >> bam. >> jumping into the arms of his friend, samuel l. jackson. such a cool moment. >> yeah. >> samuel is obviously excited for him as well. i love how he gave him the mixed score beforehand. >> that was amazing. >> he's a big knicks fan. >> people were upset he didn't win for directing. but, he still got -- >> an oscar is an oscar. >> yeah. >> good for him, in a purple suit, too. >> can we talk lady gaga and bradley cooper.

>> please. >> will they or won't they perform the song "shallow" that won. some said they made out. will they, won't they? they have significant others. at least will does, excuse me, at least bradley does. i said at least will does. >> check out this standing ovation as they stepped off the stage. gaga asked coo it? so sweet. >> that's really nice. >> you did, bradley, you did. melissa mccarthy was nominated for drama, but all laughs. >> she came out in a gown inspired by "the favorite" covered in stuffed bunnies. >> if you have seen tha part. they obviously played a big part in melissa's ensemble as well. >> we are talking fashion. let's start with who wore the best gown and the best tux. >> we agree on gown. >> yes. j.lo. nailed it.

>> you mean tux/gown combo. >> there was some of that, too. >> j.lo was bling bling blinging. tux-gown combo goes to -- >> billy porter. >> where is he at, guys? that was incredible. >> almost broke the internet with this gown. see that? can we talk about capes? >> for sure. >> capes were a big thing. >> yes. >> porter told "vogue" magazine, his goal was to be a walking piece of political art challenging expectations of masculinity. that's why he donned this. we have never seen it before. >> it was a moment. how do you top a man's black velvet tuxedo-gown? >> maybe this >> j.lo. she outshined so many people. sparkly from head-to-toe in that

tom ford gown. beautiful. >> she complimented the look with a wave in her hair and alex rodriguez on her arm. >> love that. >> twitter. the twitter verse was talking about a certain mamoa and his red carpet look. >> yes. he has a scrunchie on his wrist in a dusty pink tuxedo. there he is there. he had his wife on his side. the scrunchie blew up on twitter. there were 1.4 thousand tweets a minutemen -- minute mentioning the word scrunchie. it's a fendi scrunchie. >> it costs more than my suit. >> you look like a million bucks. >> the other hot oscar accessories, moms. >> among the a-listers that brought their moms was black panther's michael b. jordan. there they are. >> yeah, he posted this on

instagram before the event. he captioned it, my momma about to make me have to fight somebody because she's looking so pretty. >> adorable. regina king, she turned to her mother. they were there. they hugged. both of them emotional. >> very nice moment. >> we really, we can't really close out our coverage of this year's academy awards without mentioning the razzies. >> i know. the other end of the spectrum. >> the 39th annual golden raspberry awards. holmes and watson, which took home the award for worst picture, worst director, worst remake and worst supporting actor for john c. riley. >> i hope they take it well. melissa mccarthy picked up two awards for worst actress in "happy time murder" and "life of the party." >> she wins because she was actually at the oscars, nominated. she wins.

>> redeemed, indeed. >> we also win because we get to talk about it all morning long. in because we get to talk about it all morning long. we get to talk about it all morning long.

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as the celebs party the night and morning away, i think janai is somewhere in there, knocking on the door, trying to get in. the curtain has finally, finally gone down on the best of hollywood 2018. >> 2019 is shaping up to be jam packed with blockbusters. will ganss is here to check them out. >> of course. yes, guys, we are already looking fortwoord an incredible slate of films coming out this year. the sunrising on movies we can't wait to get our paws on. ♪

>> disney's remake of "the lion king" featuring james earl jones and beyonce. due out july 19th. that may seem an awfully long time to wait, but acuna matada. there's plenty to keep you entertained. captain marvel, starring bri larson flies in march 8. will she take him down? from superheroes to superscary "us" is the follow up thriller to get out. >> if you want to get crazy, we can get crazy. >> hitting theaters in march. coming back to life in april, stephen king's "pet cemetery." >> those woods belong to something else. >> on the heels of "bohemian

rhapsody," a hit playing sir elton john. if oscars bait is what you are after, look for clinton tarantino's "once upon a time" in hollywood. disney set for a more than magical year at the box office with live action "dumbo" and "aladdin" out in spring. toy story 4 in june, "frozen 2" in november and, stars wars episode 9 in december. j.j. abrams directing the final installment of the so-called skywalker era. in december, "cats." musical with taylor swift, rebel wilson, jennifer hudson will all play, you guessed it, cats. >> oh, my god. i'm going to spend most of my time in the moviar money

>> they did great. making news in america this morning. hollywood's biggest night. ♪ we will well will rock you >> the powerhouse performances. ♪ in all the good times i find myself alone ♪ >> the surprise winners. >> god. >> and the major upsets at the oscars. >> and the oscar goes to -- "green book." >> the controversy over the choice for best picture. one director nearly storming out of the theater. plus, lady gaga and bradley cooper steal the show. ♪ in the sha shallow >> and of course, the top moments on the red carpet. also this morning. dang