abc7news.com and your good morning, america. for our viewers in the west. the states making a big move on this tuesday morning signaling a new chapter in the pandemic. major shift. at least four states that once had some of the strictest covid protocols now planning to end mask mandates in schools. and overnight, california announcing its indoor mask mandate will end for those who are vaccinated but what the cdc is saying about it all this morning. on the brink. president biden urges u.s. citizens to leave ukraine and delivers a new warning to russia and french president macron's high-stakes diplomatic mission. now what putin is saying after the meeting. state of emergency. the protests in canada over covid restrictions now spilling across the u.s. border.

we are live on the scene this morning. an abc news exclusive. new details on that navy hell week tragedy that took the life of 24-year-old kyle mullen. we hear from his friends this morning only on "gma." pain at the pump. how the crisis overseas is contributing to soaring prices and when the misery might ease. close call. the crossing guard who saved an 11-year-old girl from this speeding car. the hero is telling her story this morning and the young girl is speaking out for the first time only on "gma." ♪ ain't no mountain high enough ♪ soaring for gold. nathan chen's flawless record-breaking performance, the olympian one step closer to the podium and american-born eileen gu jumping into history. a family affair like no other. ♪ mary's back ♪ mary j. blige taking us behind

the scenes of the super bowl halftime show. >> l.a. is never going to ever be the same. >> what we can expect from that lineup of legends. ♪ all i'm asking is for a little respect ♪ and who will get the ultimate respect? >> going to shake up this world. >> it's hollywood's big morning. we're counting down to the oscar nominations. >> it's real, and it's coming. >> from the box office blockbusters to the big screen musicals, who will swing away with the gold? see all the nominations live on "gma." ♪ for a little respect just a little bit ♪ ♪ just a little bit ♪ good morning, america. oscar nominations this morning. a lot of hollywood stars. probably why they didn't sleep very well last night. >> up early on the west coast. that is all coming up. we begin with the latest on the pandemic and major shift on masks. california's dropping its statewide mask mandate next week. >> four other states, new jersey, connecticut, delaware

and oregon planning to end statewide school mask requirements in the coming weeks. erielle reshef is at a school in fort lee, new jersey, tracking the very latest. good morning, erielle. >> reporter: good morning to you, robin. cases have fallen in all 50 states. the governor of new jersey saying this is not a declaration of victory but an acknowledgement we can responsibly live with this virus. this morning, with new infections down more than 60% from the peak of the omicron surge, a major shift into a new normal from new jersey, oregon, delaware and connecticut. four states that once had some of the strictest covid protocol now planning to do away with mask mandates in schools. >> and perhaps most importantly, this is a huge step back to normalcy for our kids. >> reporter: new jersey dropping those requirements under a month from now. >> for the students, i think, it's overdue. it's way overdue. >> i know kids don't want to necessarily wear the mask but it is really for their overall

protection. >> reporter: delaware and connecticut say they will pull back state mask mandates in the coming weeks. >> we got the tools to keep ourselves safe and the tools to keep our schools safe, and that's part of living with it. >> reporter: all four states leaving it up to local school districts. for now california is still requiring everyone on k through 12 campuses to wear a mask. overnight, governor gavin newsom announcing the indoor mask mandate for public venues like stores, restaurants and public theaters will end next week for those who are vaccinated. anyone who isn't must still mask up. it comes as overall hospitalizations are down nearly 50% from the omicron peak. new pediatric covid cases dropping for a second week in a row. but experts warn pediatric infections remain extremely high, still double peak levels from the summer's delta surge. the cdc still standing by its recommendation that kids and staff wear masks in schools. >> there are still so many people at risk every day and by releasing children into an environment where we're not putting forth even the most

basic protections is a significant error that's compromising the health of communities. >> reporter: and still more than 51% of children who are eligible are still not yet vaccinated. of course, children under 5 are not yet eligible to get the shot. the fda panel expected to meet a week from now to discuss that. but george, experts say the best way to slow the spread in schools is to get as many kids vaccinated as possible. >> that's the consistent message. erielle, thanks very much. we get to the latest on the showdown with russia over ukraine and president biden advised americans to leave ukraine and issued a new warning to vladimir putin who engaged in diplomatic talks with the french president. terry moran is on the scene in ukraine. good morning, terry. >> reporter: good morning. for days world leaders have been struggling, scramblesing frantically to find some diplomatic solution to this crisis and this morning, it looks like they may be making some progress. this morning, a glimmer of hope

for de-escalation on the ukrainian border from those marathon talks between vladimir putin and french president emmanuel macron. french officials saying putin has made a commitment not to launch new military operations around ukraine and to withdraw russian forces from neighboring belarus after military exercises there end and now macron arrives here in kyiv trying to get ukrainians on board. this morning, the kremlin denying there is a deal but confirming russian troops will leave belarus after those drills end. but russian forces are still massed on the border and tensions here remain high. president biden is urging citizens in ukraine who are not part of the diplomatic corps to leave. >> i think it would be wise to leave the country. >> reporter: david plaster has been in ukraine for ten years, a former army medic who runs an ngo here. he's been to the front lines to help ukrainians and he's not leaving. >> just really fell in love with the people. they're wonderful. >> reporter: president biden in a joint press availability with the german chancellor warned

russia if they invade ukraine there will be major economic repercussions including halting a critical pipeline that will bring gas from russia to germany. >> there will be no longer a nord stream 2. we will bring an end to it. i promise you we will be able to do it. >> reporter: shutting down that pipeline could be a massive blow to russia's economy and germany's. german chancellor scholz did not confirm his country would back that. and now, russia releasing more video showcasing their military prowess with anti-missile systems in western russia and fighter jets conducting drills over belarus just north of ukraine. the state department estimates there are 10,000 to 15,000 americans living here in ukraine. many like david plaster will want to stay but after afghanistan, it's clear the last thing the biden administration wants is another chaotic withdrawal of thousands of americans from a country at war. michael? >> i know you're right about that. terry, thank you so much.

now to gas prices surging across the country at their highest level since 2014 partly due to those tensions over ukraine. our chief business correspondent rebecca jarvis is tracking that for us this morning. good morning, rebecca. >> reporter: good morning to you, michael. and this is where americans are feeling the most immediate impact of those tensions between russia and ukraine. russia still supplies some of the oil to the united states and prices for oil now are above $90 a barrel for the first time since 2014 and you're seeing that at the pump. prices up overnight. another penny, $3.45 a gallon. the national average in the last week, prices are up 8 cents a gallon across the country and there are places hit even harder than that that are seeing even bigger price increases, states like ohio, west virginia, michigan and indiana according to gas buddy seeing even bigger increases. nowhere in the country at this point is paying less than $3 a gallon for gas on average

according to gas buddy and they forecast in the coming days and weeks we will continue to see this price pressure rise and we could see $4 a gallon gas as tensions escalate. >> and rebecca, what are the ripple effects? >> reporter: well, if you think about it, gas prices go into everything. they increase our transportation costs but they also increase the price of things like clothing, like groceries, our furniture because very many shippers like this one right behind me, fedex, are bringing your things to you. that costs more money as they bring more things to you and we're also seeing the impact on the supply chain where you have supply chain shortages. that chip shortage now leading to ford to close four of its plants temporarily because of the chip shortage. michael? >> all right, rebecca, thank you so much. george? now to the protests over covid restrictions in canada. a state of emergency has been declared in ottawa and now

protesters are blocking traffic shutting down the nation's busiest international border crossing. trevor ault is on the scene in ottawa. good morning, trevor. >> reporter: good morning, george. a lot of these demonstrators have been here for two weeks. there are hundreds of these semis that are just parked in the middle of the street in ottawa, canada, right outside parliament. while it started as a demonstration protesting truck drivers needing to be vaccinated across the border this has evolved into something much larger. they want all of canada's covid restrictions and mandates to go away. this morning, it's now impacting the border with the u.s. the ambassador bridge between detroit and windsor completely shut down for a time because of demonstrations. that's the busiest land crossing in north america. losing that would be a major impact for travel and trade as well and this morning, here in ottawa, it has gotten a little bit quieter. it's been so noisy for the past two weeks because of an injunction now. anyone who honks their horn could potentially be arrested. instead as we get further into the day, what you'll get is a love of revving engines and music blaring and people giving speeches who insist that they

will not be leaving until all of the restrictions and mandates go away for good. robin? >> all right, trevor, thank you. we turn to breaking news overnight after a deadly shooting inside a washington state grocery store and an urgent manhunt. the suspect has now been taken into custody. our chief national correspondent matt gutman has the latest on that for us. good morning, matt. >> reporter: good morning, robin. that's right. authorities taking that man into custody just a few hours ago not far from spokane, washington, about 130 miles away from the site of that shooting. now, aaron kelly, 39 years old, did not appear to be on police radar. right now, this morning, he is being booked on charges of first degree murder and first degree attempted murder. now, earlier in the day yesterday, video capturing him calmly wheeling a cart into that fred meyers store in richland, washington. a few minutes later investigators say he was in a

heated argument with a 39-year-old patron of the store. eyewitnesses say a dozen gunshots or so rang out. that patron killed and another employee of the supermarket was wounded. shoppers thought this was an active shooter situation and they went diving for cover going into hiding. a massive s.w.a.t. situation ensued. now, because there was so much surveillance video of aaron kelly, police knew who he was. 12 hours later he was in custody. michael? >> all right, thank you so much for that, matt. we're going to turn now to the winter olympics and that record-breaking performance by u.s. figure skating star, nathan chen. maggie rulli is live in china tracking the very latest on the excitement. maggie, this was a huge win for nathan. >> reporter: hey, michael. yeah, nathan showing he came here to compete. after what was a disappointing finish in the last olympics, he's now had two back-to-back, nearly flawless performances. this morning, team usa adding another medal to its tally.

a bronze, winning the first-ever medal in the cross-country skiing event. team usa chasing gold on the ice. nathan chen breaking a world record. the 22-year-old's nearly flawless performance included two quadruple jumps and a triple axel, daring, perfectly executed spins. victoriously throwing his fists in the air, this was a date with the ice he had been waiting on since his disappointing performance at the olympics four years ago. but their teammate vincent zhou missing a chance to compete after testing positive for covid. >> i've already lost count of the number of times i cried today. but i'm happy to say that at least one of those times was happy tears. that was when i found out that i became an olympic silver medalist. >> reporter: free ski big air making a grand olympic debut. eileen gu, the 18-year-old from san francisco representing china instead of the usa and france's tess ledoux in a fierce contest for the top spot.

landing one daring move after another. but gu inching ahead, taking the gold. there cheering her on, chinese tennis phenom peng shuai, seen with ioc president thomas bach. the super g ryan cochran-siegle speeding to silver. his silver coming 50 years after his mom's gold finish in the 1972 olympics. the battle between usa and our rivals to the north playing out in women's hockey. canada taking the "w" in preliminaries but both teams advancing to the quarterfinals. and nathan chen will be back on the ice in just a few more days hoping to keep that hot streak going in the free skate and hopefully securing a gold medal. michael? >> a lot of excitement on the ice, maggie. there's also some excitement coming up on the mountain. >> reporter: yeah, it's going to be a big day here, michael, looking towards mikaela shiffrin. she will get her second chance out on the slopes and what's arguably one of her best events,

the slalom and i'm pumped for snowboarding. shaun white and chloe kim. shaun has said this is going to be his last olympics. it's happening not too far from here and so excited to be there to watch tomorrow. >> you said you're super pumped. we know you're ready, maggie. yes, enjoy. the 94th oscar nominations a lot of big names getting buzz. plus, newcomers with breakout performances and chris connelly here to break it down. good morning chris. >> good morning, george. heroism too. it's the oscar nominations fronts and center this morning. the power of the dog leading all oscar contenders including best picture, best supporting actress and best supporting actor. lead actor for benedict cumberbatch. up next with ten nominations including best picture, but was

passed over for best director. ♪ tonight tonight ♪ >> reporter: 60 years after it won best picture, west side story, is up again for the top honor of the night the director spielberg earning the distinction nominated six times different decades. best supporting actress nominated for her portrayal of anita. following in the footsteps of rita moreno who took home the same award for the same role in 1962. belfast took home seven nominations including best picture and best director. >> a thank you to the people of belfast at a time when that part of world was suffering. >> reporter: will smith could bring home his first oscar for "king richard."

history was made when the first deaf male actor received an oscar nod. >> i feel wonderful to finally have american sign language recognized on the big screen. to share this honor with the deaf community together is truly wonderful. >> of course we'll find out who wins on march 27th. guys? you'll be back here in a little bit. lot more coming up including new details on the death of navy s.e.a.l. candidate kyle mullen as some of his friends speak out for the first time. that incredible rescue caught on camera. a crossing guard saving a student from an oncoming car getting hit herself. we hear from the hero and the 11-year-old this morning, both are doing fine. but first, good morning, ginger. >> good morning, you know we could have one of the hottest super bowls on record by this sunday. yeah. >> really? >> we're talking about excessive heat in southern california and it all starts tomorrow. average high downtown l.a. is 68.

we're going upper 80s if not low 90s going through the end of the week, so wednesday through friday excessive heat watch, san gabriel valley, los angeles county, all the way to the coast. that's what makes this different. folks coming from all over the country and it is going to be steamy and not just in california. you go up the coast into medford, oregon, could see record highs going through the week. it's a west coast event really, all the way through the weekends in southern california. let's get your local weather in 30 seconds. first tuesday trivia sponsored by verizon.

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overnight, california governor gavin newsom announced the indoor mask mandates will end next month for those vaccinated. with new infections down 60%, new jersey, oregon, delaware and connecticut plan to do away with mask mandates in schools in the coming weeks. a big question -- could tom brady's retirement be short lived. overnight, in just six days after announcing he was hanging it up after 22 years, the g.o.a.t. is saying never say never when asked about a comeback. brady also saying, quote, i feel very good about my decision. i don't know how i'll feel six months from now. will he follow in the footsteps of michael jordan? that's the big question. >> ooh. >> i think he's done. >> yeah. >> yeah, i think he's done. >> i thought you were wondering if he was going to play baseball. >> i mean, we all wake up mornings with grandeur, then i watch other people do it and realize i can't anymore. >> not so much. >> so he had a great career. we've got a lot more ahead including caught on camera, the hero, definitely hero crossing

guard risking her life to save a student from an oncoming car. as you see right there. we'll hear from the girl. and mary j. blige sharing a preview of the blockbuster super bowl halftime show with t.j. that is coming up later in the show. right now, we're going to new details on the death of a navy s.e.a.l. candidate kyle mullen. it's raising questions about the grueling training session known as hell week as some of his friends are speaking out for the first time. kaylee hartung has the exclusive interviews. good morning, kaylee. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, george. imagine endless running, heaving boats over your head, swimming for miles, being pounded by the waves of the pacific all while being sleep deprived. that is hell week. kyle mullen survived it just as his friends expected him to, but he didn't live to tell about it and now those friends, his family and the navy are asking why. this morning, the navy searching for answers as one candidate in the navy s.e.a.l. selection process is dead and another hospitalized just hours after

successfully completing the most punishing week in the six-month assessment, what's known as hell week. >> one is one too many. we just don't know. we just don't know what happened here. >> reporter: the pentagon asking for time to allow the navy to investigate the death of 24-year-old kyle mullen, the fourth candidate to die during s.e.a.l. selection since 2001. the other sailor whose identity will not be made public is said to be in stable condition. >> through this grueling 5 1/2-day evolution most of which you're awake for there's a couple of breaks where you grab one to two hours of sleep. you're tested as though you're in combat. >> reporter: new jersey's governor calling mullen a legend in his hometown ordering all state flags to be lowered in his memory. >> when the news broke i went over to kyle's house and, you know, it was shocking. >> reporter: in a ma exclusive, mullen's friends describing the passion and drive mullen brought to his pursuit of becoming a s.e.a.l. >> we said what's the most elite

thing i could do in the world and that's to become a navy s.e.a.l. that's what he set out to do. >> reporter: both friends last communicating with him just before he began the infamous hell week course. now consoling each other and the mullen family through this shocking and difficult time. >> we're confident that the outreach from the community will help them get over this. they're just taking it day by day for now. >> reporter: his friends say there are so many people reaching out to support the mullen family and they've helped create a memorial on the high school football field that kyle played on in his honor. michael? >> all right, thank you so much, kaylee. now to the abc news exclusive. a maryland crossing guard caught on camera risking her life to save a student from an oncoming car. we're hearing from the hero and the young girl she saved this morning. will reeve joins us with the story. it's a feel good story, will. glad everybody is going to be okay. good morning. >> reporter: it really is.

michael, good morning. it's almost inconceivable worst case scenario for a parent, a child almost getting hit by a car walking into school, but thanks to the brave and quick actions of this crossing guard, the worst was averted by mere inches. watch this near-catastrophic moment caught on a school bus surveillance camera. >> whoa! >> reporter: a maryland crossing guard pushing a girl out of the way of a speeding car. >> i would say thank you for saving my life because if you weren't there, i would have been the one going to the hospital. >> reporter: violet watt making it to safety by just inches thanks to the lightning fast reflexes of corporal annette goodyear. >> i'm talking to her telling her, you know, good morning, have a good day, and just see there's a blur out of the corner of my eye and at that point it's just the car was on top of us. >> reporter: goodyear signaled for the car to stop as she summoned watt to cross the street. but right here, the sedan barrels through, goodyear shoving watt out of the way before being struck herself suffering minor injuries in the

incident which she says was a first in her 14 years with the northeast police department. >> the only thing i was thinking make sure that little girl was safe and she wasn't the one to tank the impact. she has her entire life ahead of her. >> i asked her five times if she was okay and then i ran inside. >> what did she say when she was lying on the ground? >> she had said go get help. i need an ambulance. >> reporter: violet and her aunt and uncle megan and josh who care for violet speaking exclusively to "gma." saying the day started out like any other. >> i went out, gave her a hug, normal have a good day and probably 10, 15 minutes later that we got a call from the neighbor who drops her off. >> reporter: the cecil county sheriff's office telling abc news the driver was issued four traffic citations. >> i mean, the kids walking across the street to school with buses there, you would think they would be paying attention. >> so what is officer goodyear like? >> she's really nice. and she'll talk to every student that walks by even if you don't

start the conversation. >> reporter: corporal goodyear says the response from her community has been touching. >> it shows you that people out there actually care. they don't just see you as that uniform at that point. they just see that you're willing to protect their children. >> reporter: violet wants to use this moment for a purpose. she's selling that t-shirt she was wearing in our interview that says real heroes don't wear capes. she's using part of the proceeds for a cause that she cares a lot about, therapy for children. and she offered officer goodyear to donate to a cause of her choosing. officer goodyear picked the same one as violet. she's selfless through and through. >> they are linked together. thank you for sharing that with us, will. real heroes don't wear capes. hmm. coming up, mary j. gives us the inside scoop on the star-studded super bowl halftime show. t.j. is going to have that for us when we come back.

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of performance options to choose from. ♪ let's get it crunk up on ♪ >> this thing is -- i mean the most epic thing in music like in hip-hop, r&b history. this is -- man, l.a. is never going to ever be the same. >> oh! ♪ california ♪ >> reporter: generations worth of artists and tracks will be on display. ♪ the music the moment you own it, you better never let it go ♪ >> reporter: with jay-z serving as entertainment adviser to the show. >> i watched the rehearsal seeing each person's performance. i have goose bumps watching it. >> give me an idea of how epic the visuals and what we're going to see. >> just know it's some history, a celebration of how far, you know, hip-hop has come. how far r&b has come. how far just music and our

culture. >> reporter: but this isn't mary j.'s first super bowl halftime rodeo. she performed in 2001 alongside 'nsync and aerosmith. ♪ walk this way ♪ >> reporter: but she says this year they're raising the bar. >> it's going to go, you know, through the sky. i mean, you know how they say the sky's the limit. there's no limit on this sky. >> reporter: mary j. will pull double duty both as a performer and star in a commercial focusing on women's health and the importance of mammograms. >> women, we do so much, you know, but a lot of us forget to take care of ourselves. ♪ >> reporter: as for the performance she hopes it will offer fans something positive at a time the nfl is once again facing controversy and allegations of racism. >> we focused on uplifting the people with the music, uplifting the people with the beauty and fashion and bringing them back to a place we can all come together. >> mary j. is taking advantage

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. major shift on mask mandates. at least four states that once had some of the strictest covid protocols now plan to end mask mandates in schools and overnight california announces its indoor mask mandate will end for those who are vaccinated. what the cdc is saying about it this morning. pain at the pump. how the crisis overseas is contributing to surging gas prices and when we could see some relief on the road. the link between weight loss and sleep. how an extra hour a night can make a difference. dr. ashton is here. ♪ hey now you're an all-star ♪ all-star showdown. behind the scenes of this ultra superstar super bowl commercial. this morning, legends serena williams and peyton manning are spilling the tea on having a

ball in their spot for the big game. ♪ bring a higher love ♪ and the envelope, please. >> let's do our show. >> we're counting down to hollywood's biggest night, the oscars. is your favorite movie vying for gold? >> don't miss. >> from the record-breaking blockbusters -- >> dude. dude. >> -- to the magical megahits. [ speaking foreign language ] get ready to say hello to this year's nominees and look who is here to help. >> hey, good morning, america. >> good morning, america. mwah. good morning. ♪ things look so bad everywhere ♪ ♪ in this world whole what is there ♪ i love them both. going to get them in a moment. you gave me a hard time about having my christmas gear up. here we are, don't let those silly boys talk about you keeping your christmas decor up. i've been known to keep mine up year round. my tree is still up. it makes me happy. why wouldn't i want to keep it up longer? thank you.

and there's elizabeth, karen, saying i'm not out here alone, carla. just letting you know. >> robin, you do you. it's all okay. >> no, i was feeling alone out here and our viewers came to the rescue and said i'm not alone. >> you're not alone. you're just alone at this desk. you're not alone in this world. >> it's great to have you with us on our oscar nominations morning. "black-ish" star tracee ellis ross, emmy award-winning comedian leslie jordan announcing the oscar nominees live from los angeles. that's coming up. >> that's going to be a lot of fun. there's a lot of buzz for one of the world's favorite magical movies, "encanto." we got much more on the nominations coming up. >> what a tuesday morning here. right now we're going to get some news. the latest on the states with the major shift on masks. california is dropping its statewide indoor mask mandate for vaccinated people starting this week. four other states are planning to end school mask requirements and erielle reshef is at a school in fort lee, new jersey.

good morning, erielle. >> reporter: good morning, george. new jersey's governor saying noal f ks,ewery, eto oregon, connecticut and delaware all deciding to drop mask mandates in schools leaving it up for the school district to decide what's best for their kids, and in california governor gavin newsom saying the indoor mask mandate will end for those vaccinated next week. k through 12 and staff will still be required to wear masks in schools there. all of this is coming as hospitalizations are down across the country, 50%. cases are down 60% since the height of the omicron surge. still, the cdc is recommending that kids ages 2 and over and staff continue to wear masks in schools but saying they have consistently deferred to local officials to make masking protocol based on transmission in their areas. michael? >> all right, erielle, thank you so much for that. now to gas prices surging across the country at their highest levels since 2014. got to go back to our chief business correspondent rebecca jarvis. good morning, again, rebecca.

>> reporter: hi, michael. everyone is feeling this across the country. the national average for a gallon of regular now $3.45. that's up a dollar from a year ago, up 8 cents in just the last week. and according to gas buddy there's no place in the nation at this point where $3 a gallon on average gas is not there, where prices are not above $3 a gallon and prices are predicted to continue to climb in the coming weeks, particularly given the escalation of tensions between russia and ukraine. the thing is, everyone feels this in their budgets but no one feels it more immensely than those at the lowest end of the income spectrum. there are estimates that those individuals feel 20% of their budgets go to gasoline prices. when prices go up, they feel it the most. this has a ripple effect to everything, from your groceries to your clothing costs, to your furniture costs. gasoline, fuel is a major input

in all the things we purchase. when prices go up you see them go up elsewhere too. robin? >> truly is a ripple effect. rebecca, thank you. now we have something special we want to share with you this morning. members of the new global organization, black women on boards are working to get more black women on boards of directors and this morning, they're ringing the opening bell at nasdaq to celebrate patricia roberts harris, the first black woman to serve on the board of directors in 1971 at ibm and she was also a classmate of my mother's at howard. >> no kidding. >> yeah. coming up, could more sleep help you lose weight? the new study that connects shut-eye to slimming down and dr. ashton is here to answer the questions. and serena williams and peyton manning teaming up for a super bowl commercial. we have an exclusive look this morning. plus, kaylee hartung has some special guests this morning as well. >> yeah. and we're getting ready for the oscars. the nominations are just moments away. we'll be right back.

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♪ bring me a higher love ♪ ♪ bring me a higher love ♪ welcome back to "gma" on this tuesday morning. tomorrow, kelly stafford, wife of rams quarterback matthew stafford tells us about battling a brain tumor and how matthew cared for her and how her family is getting ready for the super bowl. >> beautiful story. >> beautiful story. yeah. michael? >> thank you, robin. now to our "gma" cover story, a new study finds that sleeping even just an hour more a night could help overweight people lose weight. our chief medical correspondent dr. jen ashton is here with us. doc, this is big news for a lot of people struggling to keep a

healthy weight. what does it say? >> wake up, sunshine. so let me tell you about this study. it was done at the university of wisconsin, university of chicago, they looked at two groups of people, young, starting about 40 years of age and followed them for about two weeks. one group got about 6 1/2 hours of sleep. the other group, they added anywhere from one to two hours. what they found, the group that got more sleep, on average of 1.2 more hours per night lost almost two pounds in two weeks. they ate less, and so, again, the theory here is that that sleep really can affect your brain hormones which trigger hunger, satiety. as well as our behaviors. we know when we're sleep deprived we make poorer food choices. >> when you're sleeping you're not eating. what's the right amount of sleep and what are the other benefits of it? >> more than most people get for sure. this is not a luxury. this is a medical necessity, and

most adults need seven to nine hours. we know that sleep has been linked with everything from thinking ability, mood and mental health, it affects our hormone levels and then it can decrease high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease if we get adequate sleep. but that is the big if because there are millions and millions of adults who are chronically sleep deprived. >> one-third of adults say they don't get enough sleep that is recommended. >> exactly. >> what can they do? what can we do to get the rest that we need? >> don't work in morning television to start. but i think, listen, it falls under the category of sleep hygiene and with sleep medicine experts, because that is a specialty, they'll tell us that there are some key tips. number one, keep a consistent bedtime routine. you can't have one way and the other another way. make your bedroom cold, dark and quiet, that's the most relaxing sleep environment you can have. limit the screen time which includes the phone, about an

hour before you go to bed, and then what we're eating and drinking really matters. so avoid caffeine, alcohol and large meals, you know, in the one to two hours before you go to sleep. this is so important, on par with nutrition and fitness in terms of our health. >> tell you what, so important. when you sleep, you feel better. >> right. look at that. >> you do. doc, thank you so much. >> you bet. >> george? >> thank you, michael. now to a sneak peek at a super bowl ad starring serena williams and peyton manning. they're facing off in a bowling alley packed with sports stars and kaylee hartung, i see you have your clydesdales there. >> reporter: george, just horsing around with none other than the budweiser clydesdales, they are bona fide superstars of super bowl commercials, but now the brand is calling in backup from some of the biggest names in sports, michelob ultra is taking competition to another level. ♪ she cried ♪ >> reporter: a squad of sports superstars facing off in michelob ultra's newest super

bowl commercial. >> serena williams, alex morgan, it's me, brooks koepka, jimmy butler. i'm not sure it's a fair fight. >> reporter: two-time super bowl winning quarterback peyton manning and his competitors sizing each other up on the lanes of superior bowl. >> we're all super competitive and everyone thinks they're doing really well and then the best walks in. ♪ >> i've been around serena. i know how competitive she is and so that was a pretty easy acting job. not saying i'm an actor, by the way. >> if you walked into a bowling alley right now, what would happen? >> everyone would laugh at me because my bowling, for a lack of a better word, sucks, but i play the part well and you would never know. >> reporter: yet, the record-breaking tennis champ has all the confidence she needs to serve up a real-life challenge to her co-star while in l.a. for the big game.

>> peyton, you know, i'm challenging you to go down. he just can't stand up to my skills. >> if serena absolutely crushes me, i'm not sure i can go to the super bowl. i mean, i might have to fly home, right. but if i hold my own and don't completely embarrass myself, then i think sunday has a different feel to it. >> reporter: no matter where peyton is watching the game on sunday fans will see their ad. directed by oscar-nominated cinematographer rachel morrison featuring a cameo from actor steve buscemi. >> game time. >> reporter: fitting right into the trend of commercials going hollywood this year. >> at the end of the day, commercials are about attention. i think the format of movies is or something that feels like a movie trailer also is a human truth and i think brands have been strategic to tap into that. >> reporter: and last year the clydesdales they sat out the super bowl for the first time in 37 years in an effort to promote covid vaccine awareness.

but now they are back and they are stronger than ever in l.a. for the main event. we talked about these commercials going hollywood. well, these guys took direction from none other than oscar-winning director chloe zhao. that is the royal treatment these celebrities deserve. michael? >> kaylee, i got to say i'm a little jealous you get to hang out with the clydesdales, i always wanted to do that. now we go to ginger. hey, ginger. >> reporter: speaking of super bowl i warned you it could be one of the hottest. here's the list of the hottest. we should be in the mid-80s on sunday for kickoff, los angeles does hold the record back from 1973, the super bowl was hot in san diego in 2003. we love having

♪ celebrate good times come on ♪ we are just moments away from the oscar nominations. so let's get some predictions from our experts. our own chris connelly and "variety's" elizabeth wagmeister. thank you both. exciting morning. let's jump right into it. supporting actress, supporting actor. you think supporting actress, chris, could be very interesting. >> yeah, very exciting. we have a lot of new people getting nominated who haven't been before. maybe somebody like kirsten dunst, aunjanue ellis has a great chance. it's going to be a lot of fun. >> what do you think, elizabeth? >> i agree with chris. there are a lot of fresh faces we could see, ariana debose from "west side story" is the breakout. i'm not just predicting that she'll be nominated.

i think if she's nominated she will actually win. >> okay, let's see what's going to happen. are you ready? >> we are. >> ready for the nominations live from l.a. tracee ellis ross and joining her this year is leslie jordan, all the nominations you're going to see live here. take it away, leslie and tracee. >> good morning, afternoon, evening. i may be in the movie capital of the world, but movies really live wherever you come together in theaters or in your homes to share great stories told on the screen. today we celebrate that thanks to the nearly 9,500 voting members of the academy. they're moviemakers, sure, but really movie lovers about to share the films they've loved the most this year. i hope you're doing the same with your friends and your family. now is the time. movie lovers, unite. let's meet your announcement hosts, tracee ellis ross and leslie jordan. >> i am so excited. i went to sleep dressed like this. now let's go to the oscars, tracee. what time are you picking me up?

>> uh-oh, leslie, someone did not read the memos. the oscars are not tonight. they're on march 27th. this morning we just announce the nominees. >> this is why i hate being hunkered down. i never know what day it is or month. but if it's not the oscars, why are you dressed so nice? >> oh, this, this old thing? this is my workout outfit, leslie. i just threw this on to go to cycling class in an hour. all right. this year's oscars' theme is movie lovers unite. during this next half hour we will be joined by some very special people across the country to help us announce the nominees. are you ready, leslie? >> wait, i'll be right back. this outfit, it doesn't feel right for the oscar announcements. >> okay. all right. well, oscar nominees in most categories are chosen by members

of their respective branches, but nominees for best picture are chosen by the entire academy membership, and if you stay tuned to find out how this year you, the fans, will be able to get to vote for your favorite movie and movie moment featured on the oscar telecast. >> now i'm ready. i love it. understated and traditional. >> very much understated. >> here are the nominees for performance by an actress in a supporting role. >> jessie buckley in "the lost daughter." ariana debose in "west side story." judi dench in "belfast." kirsten dunst in "the power of the dog." and aunjanue ellis in "king richard." >> my turn. here are the nominees for achievement in costume design.

"cruella." "cyrano." "dune." "nightmare alley." and "west side story." i'm a little hurt my costume wasn't nominated again. well, maybe next year. here are the nominees for achievement in sound. "belfast." "dune." "no time to die." "the power of the dog." and "west side story." >> as part of our movie lovers uniting across the country let's go to troy, michigan. joining us are 11 health care professionals from beaumont hospital. reading the nominees is physician's assistant and fellow

movie lover, chantia bobo-harder who loves the movie "girls trip." chantia, over to you. >> thank you, tracee. here are the nominees for achievement in music, original score. "don't look up." "dune." "encanto." "parallel mothers." and "the power of the dog." whoo! >> thank you so much, chantia. and thank you to all the health care workers at beaumont and all across the country who do so much for all of us. thank you. leslie? leslie? wait, is that the official oscar pendant? and if so, why didn't i get one? >> i borrowed it from your oscar nominations gift basket. >> aw, okay. >> and now adapted screenplay,

the nominees are -- "coda," screenplay by sian heder. "drive my car," screenplay by ryusuke hamaguchi and takatsuta. "dune," screenplay by john spates, denis villeneuve and eric roth. >> "the lost daughter," written by maggie gyllenhaal. >> and "the power of the dog" written by jane campion. >> here are the nominees for original screenplay. "belfast," written by kenneth branagh. >> "don't look up," screenplay by adam mckay, story by adam

mckay and david sirota. >> "king richard," written by zach baylin. >> "licorice pizza," written by paul thomas anderson. >> and "the worst person in the world," written by yua kim treria. >> here are the nominees for best animated short film -- "affairs of the art." "bestia." "box ballet." "robin robin." and "the windshield wiper." another category for me. back-to-back leslie, again. i think they like my announcer voice. and now the nominees for best live action short film -- >> well done. >> "ala kachuu." "take and run."

"the dress." "the long good-bye." "on my mind." and "please hold." it's so appropriate that i just announced animated short film and live action short for i am animated and short. >> oh, leslie. and now, here are the nominees for performance by an actor in a supporting role. ciaran hinds in "belfast." troy kotsur in "coda." jesse plemons in "the power of the dog." j.k. simmons in "being the ricardos." and kodi smit-mcphee in "the power of the dog." in just a few minutes we've got more nominee announcements coming up including those for lead actor and actress, director and best picture.

>> all right, leslie was a trip and tracee. what do you think so far, chris? >> i would say pretty much what we might have expected. i was disappointed ruth negga from "passing" did not get a supporting actress nomination. i thought she was phenomenal. i think that went to dame judi dench, who's a longtime academy favorite for her work in "belfast." >> what did you think, elizabeth? >> i agree that actually judi dench, i was surprised by but any time you have judi dench as a potential everyone else should be scared but we didn't see caitriona balfe get a nomination for "belfast" and also no cate blanchett in the supporting category. she could have knocked herself out because she was eligible for two films. >> that could be it. stay with us for continuing coverage of the oscar nominations here on "gma."

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today. kumasi: another update in about 30 minutes, you can find the latest at abc7news.com. ♪ freedom, freedom, freedom, freedom ♪ ♪ freedom ♪ ♪ hey, think about it ♪ what a morning that was. jennifer hudson singing at hudson yards at the edge. it's another exciting morning here. we're about to find out if jennifer gets an oscar nomination for her performance as aretha franklin in "respect," possibly a double nomination. >> that's true. chris connelly and elizabeth wagmeister here. best director, actors, actresses coming up. the front-runners are mostly oscar veterans. could we end up with seeing some first-time nominees? >> we could, but we also could end up with oscar history which

would be that these three categories could all be veterans. my eye is on kristen stewart. she would be a first time nominee but she could be a snub. >> let's listen to the second round of nominations. >> seems so rushed. hearing your name announced this morning is a moment. each nominee will never forget it. not that i would know what an oscar nomination is like, but a boy can dream. >> oh, leslie, and a girl can dream too. >> for those hunkered downers just joining us, good morning! >> good morning! and for those who have been watching, welcome back. all right. now it is time for the rest of the oscar nomination announcements including the big one at the end for big picture. here are the nominees for achievement in film editing -- "don't look up." "dune." "king richard."

"the power of the dog." and "tick, tick...boom!." why, leslie, don't you look beautiful? >> well, thank you, tracee. >> you're welcome. >> i get to announce everyone up for achievement in makeup and hairstyling. none of whom showed up at my house this morning. i did this all myself. >> you did? >> yeah. now here are the nominees -- "coming to america." "cruella." "dune." >> "the eyes of tammy faye." >> and "house of gucci." >> and now it is time to meet a huge movie fan coming to us from tampa. >> a huge movie fan and huge guy. well, to me everyone is huge. >> oh, leslie.

he is a wwe superstar who established the award-winning thaddeus m. bullard academy at sligh middle magnet school. the academy's mission is to serve economically disadvantaged students by providing them with a first class education and creating a wonderful culture of positivity. here is titus o'neil. >> thanks, tracee and leslie. to read the names of the nominees in this next category is a fellow movie lover, eighth grade track star, high honor roll student, courtney anderson who loves the entire "twilight" movie series. kourtney, take it away. >> here are the nominees for the best animated feature film -- "encanto." "flee." "luca." "the mitchells vs. the machines." and "raya and the last dragon." [ cheers and applause ]

>> well done. >> yay. yay. thanks to titus, kourtney and all those amazing students for joining us. >> and now, here are the nominees for achievement in musical original. "be alive" from "king richard." >> "dos oruguitas" from "encanto." >> "down to joy" from "belfast." >> "no time to die" from "no time to die." >> "and somehow you do" from "four good days." >> the category is best documentary short. oh, you're making me do the short category again. >> i didn't do it. it wasn't me. >> it was you. it was you. here are the nominees for best documentary short subject -- "audible." "lead me home." "the queen of basketball."

"three songs for benazir." and "when we were bullies" and now here are the nominees for best documentary feature. "ascension." "attica." "flee." "summer of soul or when the revolution could not be televised." and "writing with fire." >> joining us from times square are new york's bravest members of the fire department of new york. at the microphone is fellow movie fan lieutenant thomas carrera whose favorite movie is "goodfellas." >> thank you, leslie and tracee. coming to you live from times square, here are the nominees for achievement in visual effects. the envelope, please. "dune."

"free guy." "no time to die." "shang-chi and the legend of the ten rings." "spider-man: no way home." >> thank you so much to all the firefighters, paramedics and emts for all that you do. i wave every time you drive by. i say hello, firefighters. i really do. next up, the nominees for achievement in cinematography. "dune." "nightmare alley." "the power of the dog." "the tragedy of macbeth." and "west side story." and now, here are the nominees for achievement in production design -- "dune." "nightmare alley." "the power of the dog." "the tragedy of macbeth." and "west side story."

oh, my gosh, leslie. are you wearing something different again? >> just cause i'm hunkered down doesn't mean i can't dress up. >> okay. >> so here are the nominees for best international feature film -- "drive my car," japan. "flee," denmark. "the hand of god," italy. "lunana: a yak in the classroom," bhutan, and "the worst person in the world," norway. >> leslie, you keep stealing all my lines. >> there's one for you. >> okay, thanks. let's head to ira aldridge theater at howard university in washington, d.c., where we have a special presenter, phylicia rashad is dean of the chadwick boseman college of fine arts and joins us with some of her

students. hello. >> hello and thank you, leslie and tracee. all of our students here are so inspired by chadwick boseman, a howard grad, who was so committed to this university and as you know, chadwick was nominated last year for best actor and we are so honored to announce the nominees in this category. speaking on behalf of the students who are with us today is a senior who's receiving his bfa in acting john woods iii. >> the nominees for performance by an actor in a leading role are -- javier bardem in "being the ricardos." benedict cumberbatch in "the power of the dog." andrew garfield in "tick, tick...boom!." will smith in "king richard." and denzel washington in "the tragedy of macbeth." >> yes. [ applause ] >> well done, beautiful, thank

you phylicia and john and all the students who joined us today. >> and now the nominees for performance by an actress in a leading role -- jessica chastain in "the eyes of tammy faye." >> olivia colman in "the lost daughter." >> penelope cruz in "parallel mothers." >> nicole kidman in "being the ricardos." >> and kristen stewart in "spencer." just two more categories left. >> whoo! this is so exciting. the first is for achievement in directing and the nominees are -- kenneth branagh, "belfast." >> ryusuke hamaguchi, "drive my car." >> paul thomas anderson, "licorice pizza." >> jane campion, "the power of the dog."

>> and steven spielberg, "west side story." >> and finally, the big one, here are the nominees for best picture -- "belfast," lara behrwick, kenneth branagh, becca cuvastic and tamar thomas producers. >> "coda," philip ruselay, fabrice gifermi and patrick woksburger, producers. >> "don't look up," adam mckay and kevin messick producers. >> "drive my car," teruhisa yamamoto, producer. >> "dune," mary parent, denis villeneuve and kale voighter,

producers. >> "king richard," tim white, trevor white and will smith, producers. >> "licorice pizza," sara murphy, adam somner and paul thomas anderson, producers. >> "nightmare alley," guillermo del toro, j. miles dale and bradley cooper, producers. >> "the power of the dog," jane campion, tanya segachian, emil sherman, ian canning and roger frappeier, producers. >> and "west side story," steven spielberg and kristie macosko krieger, producers. ten great best picture nominees. everybody, please make sure to watch the oscars on march 27th on abc and go to oscars.org to learn how you can vote to get your favorite movie and movie

moment featured on this year's oscar telecast. >> it was so exciting to wake up with you, tracee. i can't wait for oscar night. >> you're the best, leslie. oh, what a treat you are. and the best part, you're already dressed. >> that's a great job by leslie and tracee. that is not an easy thing to do. >> it is not easy. >> not easy at all. >> you guys did a great job with that, and so much to talk about. elizabeth, we'll start with best actress nomination category. any glaring omissions? in your opinion. >> you know, for best actor i actually -- this is what i expected. the five men that were nominated that is who i thought would be here. this is a stacked category. now, i want to talk about will smith and denzel washington. denzel has won twice. will smith does not have an oscar which is crazy to think about and fun fact, will smith actually lost out to denzel in 2002.

>> here's what i love about sports. when you win the trophy a number of times they name it after you, the vince lombardi trophy, right, it's time to rename this thing the denzel. it should be the denzel. just call it the denzel because he should win every time. who's up for the denzel this year? [ laughter ] >> all right. >> we'll take a quick break. our coverage will continue. ♪ ♪ it's electric... made extraordinary. ingenuity... in motion. it listens, learns, adapts and anticipates your every need. with intelligence... that feels anything but artificial. the eqs from mercedes-benz. it's the car electric has been waiting for. welcome to the happiest place on earth!

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we are we are back now with the oscar nominations, chris connelly and elizabeth wagmeister of "variety" here with us. best director talking about this, steven spielberg, nominated in six different >> that's right. spielberg once said when he won for "schindler's list" he said it was the first time he ever held an oscar. he made sure to never hold an oscar until that moment when he won best director, so once again he's back in the mix. >> does he has a chance? >> he certainly has a puncher's chance but i think jane campion to whom he defeated last time i think she is the more likely person to win in that category but it's a great category. >> "west side story" won it all in 1942. -- 1962. >> yes, it did. ariana debose up for the same role that won, rita moreno her oscar 60 years ago, what a moment that would be. ariana debose has been creating excitement literally ever since

she audition for steven spielberg for this movie and i think there's a lot of excitement connected to her nomination in this year as well. >> elizabeth, people were surprised as i was, fewer than a hundred people vote for the golden globes. >> yes. >> so how many vote for the oscars? >> nearly 10,000. the golden globes literally one vote could sway a category but with the academy you have nearly 10,000 and they actually said this was the biggest turnout ever which is probably why we oveeeting body isdirsthev we don't know who the host is going to be. the host is coming back. do you all have any predictions there? >> i'm sure she will be very funny. >> oh. >> whoa! >> elizabeth, you want to weigh in? >> you know, i think a lot of people were hoping they would see "spider-man" in best picture which we didn't, but a lot are really rooting for tom holland

and zendaya. >> i was going to say my daughters were hoping. that is their dream ticket for the oscars right there. >> i think you kind of want tom holland, too, george. been pushing him pretty hard. stay with us for continuing coverage of the 94th oscars nominations here on "gma." ♪ how you like me now ♪ ♪ how you like me now ♪

♪ walking on sunshine ♪ we are live here on "gma" with chris connelly and "variety's" elizabeth wagmeister talking about the 94th oscar nominations. and we have been talking about it on disney plus, on "gma" and all morning long, but it really something when you see "king richard" -- people, you know, it's a film that many -- because let's face it, there are many films the people, the masses did not see and those that people did see. "king richard" was one of those. six nominations. >> yes, a great showing for "king richard" and very exciting for will smith because he actually now has two nominations

for this film, both in best actor but also he's a producer, so now that it's in best picture he could actually win two oscars. >> i think you do see some support for what you might call audience pictures, for movies people have really enjoyed. i think "dune" counts as that. i think "king richard" counts as that. it's an impressive thing and one that the academy will be excited about. >> so how do the oscars get people to tune in again this year? how do you think they build up excitement? >> getting a host will probably be a great thing and a great way to get people in. a host is a plus in a big way and i think there's plenty of time for people to make those two clicks on their couch an good. >> our coverage of the oscar nominations will continue in just a moment. ♪ walking on sunshine ♪ ♪ walking on sunshine ♪

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♪ call one eight hundred, eight million ♪ ♪ i think we were trying to get somebody on the phone. >> kenneth branagh on the phone. >> kenneth branagh, congratulations. what a feat for you. [ cheers and applause ] such a delightful movie. >> whoo. >> thank you very, very much. oh, boy, i mean i'm in a kind of daze. we have seven academy nominations for a black and white film about the troubles in northern ireland. you couldn't write it, but the cinema audiences of america and over here in the u.k. has been so responsive to the film.

it was written from the heart and it seems to have touched the an incredibly tough year of wonderful films, it's just amazing. >> it's so clear it was a labor of love for you. >> yes, it was a thank you and a tribute to my parents and to the people of belfast at a time when that part of the world was suffering and like the irish in many situations they found a way, painfully but really meaningfully, to find the joy and the happiness wherever they could in these difficult situations and that part of what is in the movie seems to be what, you know, thrillingly let the film be despite all the toughness and all the difficult decisions the family has to make a kind of feel good film. people are reminded of their own families, their own childhoods and bringing that kind of joy wherever they can find it in people's lives is a great thing given the last few years that we've had, so i'm so grateful for people's appreciation of film.

colations, kenneth branagh. thanks for all for watching. >> thank you so much. thanks a lot.

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