quick. liz: p watching us live on abc seven at 7:00, which starts right now. good morning, america. the president heading to poland, confronting the growing humanitarian crisis with millions displaced by the war in ukraine. biden announcing plans to welcome refugees to the u.s. and his warning for russia over any potential use of chemical weapons. "world news tonight" anchor david muir is live from warsaw. show of force. nato conducts joint military exercises with u.s. troops near the border of belarus, russia's closest ally. in the war on ukraine. martha raddatz with exclusive access this morning. also this morning, new images from that major escalation by north korea. kim jong-un watching the launch of that icbm, capable of reaching the united states as president biden speaks out condemning the launch.

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hall and wanda sykes, sitting down exclusively with lara. >> we're celebrating everybody involved with movies. >> as they get ready to make history, along with amy schumer. >> it definitely helps knowing i'm going to walk out with regina and amy. and the big "bridgerton" drop overnight that will have you binging right up to the oscars begins. ♪ get this party started ♪ good morning, america. it's great to have you with us i'm whit johnson with linsey davis and will reeve. busy friday morning. >> let's get right to it president biden in poland after lammestncludith despera suationh >> the response to the refugee crisis at the top of the president's agenda. "world news tonight" anchor david muir is in warsaw where he met ukrainian refugees. including a boy who fled all alone from the war zone.

david, good morning. >> reporter: whit, good morning. heartbreaking stories here. president biden arriving in poland today. he's here to meet with u.s. forces, members of the 82nd airborne division but most importantly here to witness this worsening humanitarian crisis unfolding. really a catastrophe what we've witnessed here. we've made two reporting trips now to the region to report on the humanitarian crisis. this number alone, here in poland they've now received more than 2 million ukrainian refugees fleeing war. the numbers overnight from unicef now 4.3 million ukrainian children displaced from their homes because of war. and when you think about that, that's more than half of all the children inside ukraine. the total number now, 10 million ukrainians or more now displaced by putin's war on ukraine. as whit mentioned, we've been traveling throughout the region. and overnight we learned of a theater that had been built by the ukrainians. we went to visit it here in poland across from the ukraine border.

and inside we found so many mothers and their young children fleeing war, leaving behind husbands, brothers who are now fighting against the russians. a couple of the stories forgott. oksana and her baby alexander. she said the journey was so difficult with that baby in hand and carrying him on those trains, hours and hours on the trains. grateful for the help along the way. traveling all the way from kyiv to lviv and across the border in poland. she doesn't know how long she'll be in that theater. we met with a boy. he's left school. he's traveling alone. his parents wanted him to flee for his own safety. he said he can't wait to play basketball again. he was proud of his jersey. he pulled it out and showed me. he's number 11 on his team. he hopes to go home soon. and, of course, there was the 16-year-old girl elmira who told me she remembers the last day of school. it was one month ago when her life changed, her life as she knew it.

we're now a month and a day into this war here in ukraine, and there's no sign that the humanitarian crisis is going to let up any time soon across the region. whit. >> those numbers are staggering and those personal stories really emphasizing the human toll. david, the president announcing new aid for ukraine. >> reporter: he did announce new humanitarian aid, $1 billion. and that money will be earmarked for food, medicine, water, not only here in poland but throughout the region as the crisis worsens. he made that point of saying 100,000 ukrainian refugees will be welcomed into the united states. though we all know that will take some time to actually play out, but he did say that ukrainian refugees will be welcome in america. whit? >> david muir reporting for us from warsaw, poland. thanks so much. linsey? >> whit, thank you. president biden on his way to poland after a high-stakes day of summits with american allies, reaffirming nato's solidarity and delivering that warning to vladimir putin on chemical weapons.

our chief white house correspondent cecilia vega is in warsaw with the latest. good morning, cecelia. >> reporter: hi, linsey. good morning to you. allies in a united show of force against vladimir putin. president biden on his way here to poland right now, and he is pushing european leaders to isolate putin even more by cutting off their dependency to russian oil. this morning, president biden with european allies making a big promise that could help them and hurt moscow saying the u.s. will ramp up shipments of gas to europe so countries are less dependent on russian oil. >> putin's energy resources are to coerce and manipulate his neighbors. that's how he's used it. he's used the profits to drive his war machine. >> reporter: allies gathered at nato headquarters for that emergency meeting where president biden stood firm in his decision to not send american troops to ukraine. >> you have made it very clear in this conflict you do not want to see world war iii, but is it possible that in expressing that so early that you were too quick to rule out direct military

intervention in this war? could putin have been emboldened knowing that you are not going to get involved directly in this conflict? >> no and no. >> reporter: he warned the u.s. and nato would respond if putin used chemical weapons. >> we would respond if he uses it. the nature of the response would depend on the nature of the use. >> reporter: we asked exactly what that would mean. if chemical weapons were used in ukraine, would that trigger a military response from nato? >> it would trigger a response in kind. whether or not -- you're asking whether nato would cross -- we'd make that decision at the time. >> reporter: ukraine's president zelenskyy joining the summit virtually pleading for help, saying nato has yet to show what the alliance can do to save people. president biden announcing new sanctions on more tan 400 russian lawmakers, state owned defense companies and dozens more russian elites. the president insisting nato's unity will ultimately defeat putin. >> putin was banking on nato being split. nato has never, never been more

united than it is today. >> reporter: we also heard president biden make an unprecedented suggestion. he wants to see russia kicked out of the g20, that group of the world's largest economies. russia was booted from the smaller group, the g8, in 2014 after it invaded crimea. this kickout has never been done before. if member countries don't agree, biden says he wants to see ukraine have a seat at the table at those meetings right there with russia. >> cecilia vega in warsaw, thanks so much. nato is reinforcing its eastern flank with more troops in response to the russian invasion and our chief global affairs correspondent martha raddatz was granted exclusive access to a nato military exercise near the polish border with american troops participating. martha is now in warsaw with more. good morning, martha. >> reporter: good morning to you, will. these were exercises like nothing i've seen, war games like nothing i've seen because the threat is so real. this was a show of force. we were about ten miles from the

border with belarus, belarus, russia's staunchest ally. that's where many russian forces were amassed before the invasion into ukraine. there were about 2,000 nato troops taking part in this exercise, troops from poland, romania, uk and america, and they did an air, land and water assault trying to repel this imaginary enemy that they think could be very real. i talked to one polish commander on the ground. i asked him how likely he thought it was that russia would cross the border, attack targets in poland. he said, never thought in the 21st century they would attack ukraine. now they're destroying it. this is crazy. also talked to many american troops. they're there. california national guard, oregon national guard, washington state national guard, asked major trevor phillips from california what he was thinking about in

regard to ukraine, he said, it's difficult to watch and not be able to do anything. we are direct action type people. the mission of nato is to deter and defend. they say they will be ready for anything. will? >> martha, thank you. whit? now to the latest from the war zone. the city of mariupol under siege with the battle raging in the streets now, and ukrainian forces fighting back. our foreign correspondent james longman is in lviv with the very latest on the ground there. james, good morning. >> reporter: yeah, good morning, whit. russia is tightening its grip on mariupol now giving out humanitarian aid to the very people they have made homeless. part of the clear aim to permanently occupy the city. this as we're now seeing for the first time the aftermath of that attack on mariupol's theater where hundreds were thought buried under the rubble. it was the attack that shocked the world, and new images circulating online this morning now show the immediate aftermath of the bombardment on mariupol's theater. this is what it had looked like reduced to this. covered in debris. people unsure where to turn for safety. now russia's dark ambition for

the city clear, permanent occupation, but ukrainian fighters aren't giving up. russian state television showing these images of russian troops fighting in the streets. this video circulating on social media, a driver weaving through a residential street. blown up cars littering the neighborhood. russia gives out aid to the very people it's made homeless. a top russian official has said they're here to stay. civilians across the country targeted. this video shows units from chernihiv removing objects from people's homes. the ukrainians saying they destroyed this russian warship. it was miles west of mariupol. a month of fighting and fierce ukrainian resistance battles on pushing russian forces back 40 miles away from kyiv. to the east, russian forces have been unable to use ground forces to take kharkiv. ukraine's second largest city. they resorted to aerial bombardments with no signs of letting up. homes seen here leveled. their residents trying to extinguish the flames with bucks of water. 76-year-old victor

describing the moment of the strike saying, and then all of a sudden the ceiling started to fall on me. this video shows the aftermath of a russian strike outside of a shopping center where humanitarian aid and food was being distributed. you can see a missile still lodged in the ground after an attack. the city's major saying it killed 16 people and 17 injured. with fears bombs could fall at any time, many of the city's residents have been forced under ground to the metro system. some there for nearly a month. ukraine is pushing back on the ground, but they cannot defend from russian aerial bombardment. so while the invasion may have stalled, russia has not stopped raining down bombs on civilians across this country, whit. >> we see the devastation in those images. james, thank you. linsey? now to judge ketanji brown jackson's nomination to the supreme court. her hearings have come to an end, and now we wait for the voting to see if she gets any bipartisan support. congressional correspondent rachel scott is live on capitol hill this morning. good morning, rachel. >> reporter: linsey, good morning. it was a marathon of a week on capitol hill.

four days of confirmation hearings, 30 hours. judge jackson has a clear path to being confirmed to the u.s. supreme court. the question is how close will this vote be? right after the confirmation hearings wrapped up, senate minority leader mitch mcconnell said he cannot and will not support judge jackson's confirmation, accusing her of being soft on crime. republican opposition is not enough to stop judge jackson's confirmation. as long as democrats stay united they have the votes to push it through. so the senate judiciary committee will be meeting on monday hoping to vote her nomination out of the committee by april 4th sending it over to the full senate for a vote by easter. in about two weeks judge jackson is on track to make history as the first black woman confirmed to the supreme court. linsey. >> quite a milestone. rachel scott, thanks. we'll turn to march madness. this is my bracket and probably

yours as well. lots happened last night at the expense of so many millions of predictions comes the glory of the unexpected. number one gonzaga, l. number one arizona, l. oh, and in the story book ending department, duke and coach k, w, but t.j. is in l.a., so we'll clear the floor for him. t.j., you'll talk about your arkansas razorbacks. >> reporter: i'm here covering the oscars but i'm also calling the hogs. i was the most annoying dude in l.a. last night and that's saying a lot after arkansas pulled off not the biggest upset of the tournament, but took down the biggest team, the mighty number one overall seed gonzaga bulldogs are out at the hands of my arkansas razor backs. this sets up a dance with duke. >> you can cancel those early

retirement plans for coach k. >> reporter: coach k's swan song season extended for at least one more game. after overcoming a stubborn texas tech team, mike krzyzewski and the blue devils are on to the elite 8. in his 26th sweet 16 appearance, coach k picked up his 100th ncaa tournament win. all this after the legendary coach announced his retirement last summer. >> my guys are doing a great job. they're really doing a great job. and we beat guys who were doing a great job on the other teams. >> reporter: duke one win away from the final four. one problem, hogs, arkansas, the razorbacks delivered biggest upset of the night. >> >> underdog hogs delivered a crushing defeat to the gonzaga bulldogs, the tournament's overall number one seed. >> make it three from the corner. >> reporter: arkansas head coach eric musselman now having the time of their lives.

the mus bus rolls on in razorback nation in which i proudly reside, and they're letting everybody hear the hog calls. >> two guys i'm glad i'm not with john daly and t.j. holmes. been blowing my phone up. >> reporter: arkansas advanced to the elite 8 for the second year in a row. last time that happened, 1990. well before these current players were even born. >> we believed. nobody else did. we read everything. i'm telling you, we put it up on our screen every single meal. thank you to everybody that said we had no chance. >> the call of the hogs can be heard all the way to san francisco. >> reporter: okay. of course another slate of games today. st. peter's will continue today. the cinderella story. see if they can continue their run. and, lara, i love you. we're here to cover the oscars. of course. she asked me if it's whoo pigs. >> or wee pig. >> whoo pigs. >> there it is. >> congratulations. >> thank you. >> that's exciting.

this is so exciting. we are where it's all about to happen, and i had a huge day yesterday. i sat down with two of the women who will be hosting the oscars, regina hall and wanda sykes. they gave us all the scoop to their final days of preparations to what they have planned for the big night. then also coming up, we'll talk oscar food and fashion and look at the best picture noms with a tiktok star who does a cheeky movie review thing. it's worth the wait. people, i promise, you will be oscar ready by the end of this morning. whit? take it away. >> looking forward to it. nice to know t.j. got plenty of sleep to kick off the oscar weekend as well. >> allegedly. >> allegedly. we all had gonzaga going. that did not work out well. congratulations, t.j. we'll talk to you both coming up in just a bit. we're following a lot of other headlines including new questions about the wife of supreme court justice clarence thomas and her alleged role in attempting to overturn

the election. her text messages to president trump's chief of staff. and the urgent search for the teen who vanished from a nevada parking lot on her way to work. police now identifying a potential witness as her family speaks out. but first to ginger. >> reporter: hey, thanks, linsey. the rest of that system did its damage. south carolina picked up an ef-2 tornado. you can see pickins county there. the woman inside the home was bruised up, but she's okay. thankfully. that was a six-mile path on that one. now we have record heat in the southwest including re.ifornia and a cold blast up if you were hoping for more springlike weather, i'm sorry. somebody needs attention. that somebody's name is winter. by sunday into monday it will feel like that. all right. your local weather coming up now. let's check a little closer to home.

drew: i'm drew tuma with your accuweather forecast. today cool inland, mostly dry. some sunshine along the coast, but our marine layer stays with us for much of the day. overnight tonight, start and clouds, with temperatures going into the 40's. the weekend starts out dry, we finish the weekend with some rain that continues into monday, level 1 on the storm impact scale. a lot more ahead on this busy friday on "gma." we'll be right back.

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he's speaking to us in a "gma" exclusive. that's coming up. whit. >> linsey, now to the new questions about the wife of supreme court justice clarence thomas and her alleged role in trying to overturn the 2020 presidential election. let's go back to congressional correspondent rachel scott with more on that story. rachel, good morning. >> reporter: whit, good morning. yes. these text messages show how the wife of a supreme court justice used her inner circle to repeatedly pressure, at times plead with the white house to take steps to overturn an election donald trump lost. this morning newly revealed text messages showing the pressure the wife of supreme court justice clarence thomas put on the white house to overturn the 2020 election. the text messages in ginni thomas obtained by the january 6th select committee. as it investigates the riot that broke out on capitol hill, the committee getting texts sent by

ginni thomas to mark meadows in the days after the election. in one, thomas writing, quote, help this great president stand firm, mark. biden and the left is attempting the greatest heist of our history. and in another just days after the 2020 election, thomas writing, do not concede. other messages show thomas pushing false conspiracy theories, urging meadows to tell officials in the west wing to buck up. >> we're going to walk down to the capitol. >> reporter: thomas attending that rally at the white house before rioters stormed the capitol on january 6th. but telling the washington free beacon in a recent interview she said she got cold and left early insisting, clarence doesn't discuss his work with me and i don't involve him in my work. all this coming at a time when trump was trying to overturn an election he lost to the supreme court where justice thomas could weigh in and decide his fate, but the court ultimately rejected those cases. the supreme court has not responded to our repeated questions about whether justice

thomas knew about his wife's activities or why he didn't recuse himself from certain cases, whit. >> rachel scott on capitol hill, thank you. will? all right, whit, now to new developments in the search for the nevada teenager who vanished from a walmart parking lot nearly two weeks ago. police say they've identified a vehicle and its occupant on surveillance video just moments before she was abducted. kaylee hartung has the latest. kaylee, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, will. with each day and night that passes, naomi irion's family is in agony. authorities say her kidnapping was captured by surveillance cameras. now there's hope that video has led them to a new witness who could provide key information. thng a potential witness identified in the abduction of 18-year-old naomi irion as the nationwide manhunt intensifies for the suspect seen in this surveillance video. >> it's the worst torture that i have ever imagined. it's -- this is literally the worst thing that could

ever happen to a family. >> reporter: moments before police say the suspect kidnapped naomi in her own car, this shows him walking in front of another car parked with its headlights on. that vehicle and its occupant identified. >> the way the suspect walks, his clothing description, all that stuff is imperative to leading us to a possible identification of the suspect. >> reporter: naomi was last seen in these images the morning she went missing, visiting a convenience store outside reno, nevada, on march 12th, and just like she would every morning before work, police say she pulled into this walmart parking lot at 5:09 a.m. to wait for a shuttle to take her to work. at 5:24 the suspect is seen approaching he alsoideo b released t t publi is the moment the suspect opened her driver's side door and gets in. just one minute later naomi's car leaves the parking lot with the suspect behind the wheel. >> when you watch the surveillance video that you've been allowed to view, how does

it make you feel? >> angry, so angry and horrified. i'm so angry. so angry. a monster has my baby. we don't know what's happening to her right now. we have to find her. >> reporter: investigators tracing pings from naomi's cell phone to find her car abandoned three days later. not far from the walmart. they say evidence found inside suggests her disappearance was criminal in nature. authorities now urgently searching for that man with a distinct walk and for this vehicle, a dark colored four-door pickup truck. >> she could be anywhere. anyone across the nation who has seen a truck like this needs to call law enforcement right away. >> reporter: earlier this week a vigil for naomi, her family desperate to find her. >> hold on, baby. hold on. fight. escape. hold on, baby. we're coming >> need you sy stng

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back now with an abc news exclusive from our oscars team. on the west coast, t.j. holmes, lara spencer live for us in los angeles again. the red carpet will never be the same begin, i'm sure. good morning, guys. >> what does that mean? >> why would she say that? >> it sounds offensive. the show -- we talk about maybe not going to be the same, but the show is going to get back to being the same in a way. we're getting hosts back. not one, not two, but three.

>> it's feeling so good, you guys. this, as t.j. said, the first time we had a host in four years. oscars executive producer will packer thought, well, if we're going to do this, let's go big with not one, not two, but three of the funniest ladies in hollywood at the helm. regina hall, amy schumer, wanda sykes. they say we can expect three times the energy and fun. i sat down with two of the ladies to hear the game plan. check it out. >> i'll probably be nervous on the night. >> it definitely helps knowing i'm going to walk out with regina and amy. >> yes, yes, it's different. >> power in numbers, right? >> exactly. if we suck, we won't suck alone. >> right. >> reporter: with just two days to go, hosts wanda sykes and regina hall speaking to us about this sunday's academy awards. >> i mean, i'm looking forward to interacting with the audience. i've watched them since i was a little girl. their movies. there's just so many great moments, musical artists, so

i think there's not -- you know, i'm going to interact with the whole crowd if i can. >> what's been the best advice from past oscar hosts? >> whoopi said go up there and have fun. she said, the more fun you have, the more fun the audience has. >> wrap it up. we want to go home. >> same thing with jimmy kimmel. if the room is having fun, it's a great show so have fun. >> reporter: sykes and hall along with amy schumer who wasn't able to join us, are making history as the first all-female trio to host the oscars. >> they called me and said, would you host the oscars? hell, no. >> right, that's different. >> you would not have done it solo? >> absolutely not. >> i don't think i would have either. >> talk about the three of you acting as a team. >> amy is driving us nuts. i'm going to say it right now. >> now it can be told. >> she's driving us nuts. >> so, ladies, are you ready to host the oscars? >> yeah. >> we're going to crush this. >> we just have to do better than last year's host. >> that is the thing.

>> we shot the promos. it was the first time we were together. amy comes in like -- okay, let's go. it was like when a squirrel gets in your house. and you're just like, where did it go. it's like running up and down your leg. that was the energy that amy had. she is so excited. >> yeah, she really is. >> reporter: schumer telling us last week why she decided to take the hosting gig. >> i just feel like we're coming out of this pandemic and i think we all have kind of a new lease on life. i'm, like, i want to host the oscars. i want to perform. i feel like telling jokes and getting to do it with wanda and regina is like beyond my wildest dreams. >> reporter: and on a night celebrating movie's biggest stars with three of the funniest women in comedy at the anything is possible. >> i'm excited about the snippets about the music. >> us singing? >> uh-oh. >> gave it away. >> will packer, your executive

producer, has called himself the coach of you guys and said i need to put these amazing players in the right positions. what positions would you say you all are playing in this year's super bowl of hollywood, the oscars? >> we have a strong offense. >> i think so. >> he set it up where we could come out and we're united and then, you know, hand the ball off to amy. you run with it. then it's pass to regina. >> throw it back. i don't know football. but whatever. >> three female hosts run the show. a will packer production. >> yes. >> i mean, this is a different year. >> yeah. >> it's exciting. >> we'll be able to celebrate after. hopefully we'll be hung over. >> right. >> from celebrating. >> i hope so. >> so good. you can watch these ladies do their thing, and they will sunday night at the academy awards, 8:00 eastern, 5:00 pacific.

want to tell you this, will packer described them as this, amy, the wild card, wanda, in your face, brutally funny, and regina his swiss army knife because she can do it all. >> yeah. but, you know, we miss -- and i think the show needs a host. i mean i know they tried some different things, but it's so nice to know we'll have people on stage, handling things, reacting to things. >> they're so happy and excited to do it. you can feel the energy right here in hollywood, guys. >> i'm with t.j. i think they do need a host. thank you so much. looking forward to that super bowl of hollywood. a lot more coming up with t.j. and lara all morning. and coming up, "full house" star dave coulier is speaking up about his struggle to get sober only on "gma." next, a heart-warming "play of the day" that will take you into the weekend and make you feel so good about humanity. stick with us. and make ♪ i'm the latest hashtag challenge. and everyone on social media is trying me.

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look, just the fact i get to make a living -- that i get paid to do what i do. i would pay to do what i do. >> "as you love me." i just want to start singing right now but i won't. we'll throw to whit. >> we're cheering her on. for sure. can't wait to check in with you later on in the show. we have a lot of news to get to starting with president biden heading to poland to confront the growing humanitarian crisis there with millions displaced by the war in ukraine. cecilia vega is in warsaw this morning. cecelia, good morning once again. >> reporter: hey, whit, good morning to you. you know this, more than 3.6 million refugees have fled ukraine. we are talking about more people than the entire state of connecticut or the city of chicago for perspective. the majority of them ending up right here in poland, and so this is where president biden is going to come face-to-face with this war. world leaders are warning of severe food shortages. a full-blown humanitarian crisis. while he is here, president biden is going to meet with the president of poland.

he'll be meeting with american troops who are stationed here in this country working with our nato allies, and he told me he wants to meet with refugees face-to-face. the u.s. already giving hundreds of millions in aid for this humanitarian crisis, promising $1 billion more. all part of this united front, allies in a show of force against russia. this morning president biden with european allies making a big promise that could help them and hurt moscow saying the u.s. will ramp up shipments of gas to europe so countries are less dependent on russian oil. >> putin's has used energy resources to coerce and manipulate its neighbors. that's how he's used it. he's used the profits to drive his war machine. >> reporter: allies gathered at nato headquarters for that emergency meeting where president biden stood firm to not send american troops to ukraine. >> sir, you made it very clear you don't want to see world war iii. but is it possible in expressing that so early that you were too quick to rule out direct military intervention in

this war? could putin have been emboldened knowing that you're not going to get involved directly in this conflict? >> no and no. >> reporter: he warned the u.s. and nato would respond if putin uses chemical weapons. >> the nature of the response would depend on the nature of the use. >> we asked exactly what that would mean. >> if chemical weapo were used in ukraine, would that trigger a military response from nato? >> it would trigger a response in kind. whether or not you're asking whether nato would cross, we'll make that decision at the time. >> reporter: now the biden administration is promising to take in 100,000 ukrainian refugees in the united states. but that's over the course of years to come. people need help right now. i asked the president if seeing this war up close will change his approach. he told me he does not believe it will. he says it's going to help reinforce america's commitment to help those in need, but, whit, he is standing firm, he

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fun off camera too. usually part of that equation until he was faced with a harsh reality. >> gang, next time don't mess with the king. >> reporter: actor dave coulier best known as the lovable comic joey gladstone on the hit tv show "full house" says he's cut out alcohol. >> reporter: says he's done just that with alcohol. >> i was kind of the sad clown. for me, i had to really take an inner look at myself to see, okay, this is something i need to change. >> reporter: dave posting this bloody photo on instagram thursday announcing he's more than two years sober. >> i won a few bucks on the golf course. and it discuss was another excuse to, hey, let's celebrate. and i was laughing and having a grand old time and i tripped and face planted. >> does that photo signify the last straw? >> yeah, that was pretty much it. my wife was out of town. so i had to send her that

picture, and she started crying. at that point i realized i need to fix this. >> how difficult was it to get to the point to be able to say, i'm an alcoholic? >> that was hard. that was something that i thought other people were. for me, i was a functioning alcoholic. >> you weren't looking at your drinking habits as those of an addict? >> no, i was not. and that was part of the problem was it was just, hey, let's have fun. and it was very thinly disguised as let's have a great time. but i didn't realize the physical and psychological effects it was having on me. >> our biology tricks us to crave more. and it's not necessarily you go from zero to rock bottom. there's a long time in between that maybe people don't notice as much. >> reporter: his "full house" co-as far as, john stamos and jodie sweetin have been candid about their struggles with alcohol and drugs and are part of dave's support system. >> jess, i remember all the

important numbers -- >> joey, we can take care of it. >> how difficult was it to cut alcohol out of your life? >> i thought, am i going to be able to make people laugh? are we going to have the same good times? the choices at the time were really tough, but i look back now and i think, wow, i'm glad i'm past all those hurdles. >> are you still having fun? >> i'm having the best time of my life. i feel healthier than i ever have. you have to feel like you want to change and improve your life and let it come from the inside outward. >> reporter: by sharing his story on instagram, dave says it's part of his healing process. >> i didn't expect the outpouring from people that said, thank you for having the courage to post this. i'm kind of in the same place in my life as well. and as soon as i saw those responses, i thought, hooray, i've done something really positive for a lot of people. >> reporter: yes, he has. there are some deep scars that

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streaming service ever to win that top oscar instead of netflix. thanks to the excitement around "bridgerton" season 2, netflix will be just fine and enjoy themselves this weekend and now so will all of us. >> dearest, gentle reader. >> reporter: the social season is upon us again, and the latest intrigue from lady whistledown promises to please. >> come now. it is not proper to stare. >> reporter: the hotly anticipated second season of netflix's smash, "bridgerton," dropping overnight. >> all the young ladies of london are truly so easily won by a pleasing smile and nothing more. >> you find my smile pleasing? >> i find your opinion of yourself too high. i shall bid you good night. >> reporter: shondaland broke records upon its debut, subsequently viewed by more than 82 million accounts. >> i wish to be entertained. >> reporter: rampant speculation about what season 2 would bring.

even the gossip column central to the plot. the eldest "bridgerton" brother, anthony whetting appetites for a possible story line based on his efforts to find a love match. >> this is the season the viscount intends to find a wife. >> reporter: early word suggesting season 2 might be less, you know, than season one which went full will they or won't they with daphne and the reluctant duke of hastings. flirtation blossoming into happily ever after. and how. >> for this to work, you must appear madly in love. >> reporter: also missing rege-jean page who had viewers smitten as the women of mayfair trying to woo him. the heat remaining on. fans already swooning over a possible romance. reactions pouring in from overnight bingers. one twitter user saying, the first meet, the eyes, the smiles. i can feel the chemistry already. another writing "bridgerton"

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>> without a win. but this year could be different. >> you never know. you never know. that's the fun of this. >> how do you get up and go, you know what, this is the year, this is lucky number 13? >> well, i'm just -- there's always a chance unless you're up against "titanic" which i was or gaga. i'm just happy to be at the party, really. you know, i mean, it's a big deal to get nominated. >> no kidding. >> it's the hugest thing. >> to be nominated this many times, to have written, someone said, over 100 movie anthems. you said you love doing it. >> i love it. and that's the fun of it. really. >> that's the prize? >> that is the prize. >> we really want you to win one, though. >> i do too. i'm not going to lie. like it would be cool. i could take one of those guys home. they're really big. >> we're about to give you one. >> 13, but was there one in the previous 12 like you said i know

this is the one? >> there was a couple. okay. "because you love me," i thought that was the one. >> who won that year? that's the greatest. >> the "evita" song won, and i have to say the song i wrote for lady gaga "til it happens to you," five years ago. i lose track of time. you're winning, you're winning. >> who won that year? >> the sam smith james bond song. that performance was amazing with all the sexual abuse survivors, everybody crying. i looked behind me and everybody was crying. and then the commercial break and then we're all like, and the winner is -- oh. >> not you. all right. but this year it's lucky number 13. do you have your outfit? >> i do. i do. >> are you -- can you share? >> it's cool. i really like it. >> do you have a lucky charm that you'll bring with you?

>> i have lucky socks. >> you're going to wear socks wth your gown? >> yeah, i'm going to wear a ball gown. i'm wearing a really cool suit. >> what do your lucky socks look like? >> they look lucky. i wore them the night i stayed up all night waiting for the nominations too. >> you haven't worn them to a previous oscars? >> no. >> maybe that's the issue with the previous 12, diane. the socks. is there a plan for celebrating? >> yeah. i'm just going to have fun no matter what. i'm in it to have fun. >> why not? >> it's fun. look, we're here. how cool is this? it's very -- it's not easy to get here. >> do you still get star struck at these events? >> not super star struck. i'm just excited to, like i said, be a part of it. >> well, we love talking to you. if you win, promise me that you'll come see us. >> yeah, after i faint. >> yeah.

i'll be there for you backstage. we're all rooting for you. we love your music. please keep making it. >> thank you. oh, i'm not stopping. thank you. >> i got to see these socks. >> i know. >> the day of the oscars. i'll -- >> you'll give us a little -- >> yeah. >> all right. diane, good luck. >> thank you. good to talk to you. >> whit, sending it back to you. thanks so much, guys. now to the official post-oscar celebration. the governor's ball packed with celebrities and the incredible food. this morning we have some here. the chocolate oscars and smoked salmon oscars. new this year lobster pot pie and corn bread with crab and caviar. we've been checking it out here. amy is in hollywood with the team who put it altogether for us for sunday's big party. amy, good morning. >> reporter: hey, good morning . yes. i've got wolfgang puck and the chefs from ghetto gastro. and, you know, yes, everyone is here representing. look at this spread.

it has been quite the year. the governors ball was canceled a year ago for the first time and i know, wolfgang, you have been cooking for this incredible ball for 27 years now? >> 27 years. even i look younger than that. don't laugh. okay? >> you age like fine wine, man. >> there you go. it was canceled last year. what does it feel like to be back in the kitchen, back in business with this incredible event? >> i'm so excited the governors ball is back, the oscars are back in the home where we did it every year. last year was sad. we didn't do nothing. this year we're doing it bigger than ever. i brought my guys from the ghetto gastro. i have brought my chef from hungary over here. he's going to do things and chef gary is doing amazing chocolate oscars and eclairs. creme brulee for dessert. we are going all out.

we have champagne too. >> it's not a party without champagne. >> it's 6:00 at night somewhere. >> somewhere. somewhere. >> i want to bring in the chefs from ghetto gastro. we have jon, pierre and lester. tell us why you wanted to be a part of this experience. >> it's no mystery. we're here to make history. first time wolfgang brought an outside group to collaborate with him. shoutout to will and shayla. we had to bring the flavor academy to the academy, don't get mad at me. >> what kind of flavors? >> ghetto gastro, we have a mantra, w.o.l.f., and it stands for, we only lay the flavor. it's only right we connected with an icon and have some amazing flavors. >> you know, the icon is right here on our t-shirt. >> yes, exactly. right here on our t-shirt. rest in power. rest power. >> some of the flavors we brought, we refer to ourselves as the mouth of the global south. we use a lot of ingredients

that are derived from places like south america, africa and southeast asia. we're serving our triple c, our signature dish, which is corn bread, crab and caviar. we have waffles with fried chicken and our syrup and a gold leaf on top of that amongse going to be serving up as well. >> it's beautiful to look at and incredible to eat. 117 chefs behind the scenes. >> 117 chefs and 600 people in the dining room serving. we're going to have a station where we make like a pizza that comes from turkey, and we're going to have my friends making fried chicken. i love fried chicken. i grew up with it. >> it's not a party without fried chicken and champagne. guys, thank you so much. we'll be back live from hollywood. stay with us. ♪ be back live from hollywood. stay with us.

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in 30 minutes. and always on our news at and on like my join us for abc seven ♪ ♪ i like what i see when i'm looking at me back from the mirror ♪ welcome back to "gma." we are now just two days away from the glitz and glamour of hollywood's biggest night. and joining us on the road to the oscars is celebrity stylist ade samuel. she has a look at what trends we can expect on the red carpet. thank you for joining us. >> thank you for having me. >> you have a whole team in the house to get ready for the big day. before we get started, who are you most looking forward to seeing? >> i'm so excited about the williams sisters. i think serena and venus have been killing it on the carpet together. recently they were seen at the critics choice awards wearing this versace metallic

piece together. i'm excited to see what they bring on sunday. >> tell us about the signature sleeve. we see it on the jennifer hudson cutout that we have here. our model nicole is also wearing it. what makes it so go to? >> it's a regal way of wearing a gown. right? textures, it's statements. i love a structured sleeve because i think the textures around it just allows you to have a bit more fun. we've seen jean smart wearing it. the model is wearing this amazing dress that is elegant and i'm excited to see who is g and anne hathaway, we see it on her.rated cut-outs, and our model has it as well. tell us about this. >> this is a sexy way to wear a gown on the carpet. i love a cutout. it's sensual. it's a bit of a peekaboo moment and it's daring.

this prdress, it's fun, and it's youthful. when she turns around, it's like hey. >> women are wearing these power suits. you might see that on the red carpet. we saw that there -- let's see. do we have a model wearing it? there she is. mikaela has the power suit on. >> power suits are every girl's dream. what it does, it just reminds you that not only men are allowed to wear suits on the carpet. but women can and we can have fun doing it so we'll see a lot of people playing with these ideas of elevating their wardrobe by wearing bold statement suits. you can see women wearing it now. this amazing sergio hudson suit is just to die for and i think you'll see a lot of women. we saw ariana debose wearing it as well for a recent oscar luncheon. i'm excited to see how people play on that feminine power suit moment. >> what about the men here? whole thing. usually it's the black and white tuxedo. but now we're starting to see

some more adventurous trends take shape. what you having fun, taking risks and not just wearing the traditional tuxedos we're used to seeing on the carpet. really elevating it. this valentino purple one. it's going to be something we see men do more, taking more of a risk and not being so flat. it's what i love to say on the carpet. >> what are you trying to say about what i'm wearing? >> oh, you look amazing. >> always so debonair. >> the purple. >> you should try it. it's so fun. i think color we'll see a lot of. i'm excited to forecast that people will see a burst of color and the energy of coming back from the pandemic. >> always so fashionable. come on. >> trying to keep up with you all. just doing my thing. >> ade, thank you so much. we'll be keeping an eye on the red carpet looks sunday. thanks for joining us.

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oscars. >> we sure are and this morning, becky worley is checking out the latest high-tech beauty trends. becky, va va voom. >> it's the whole package, gang. i mean, red carpet ready. it's not complete without a manicure. these polished nails were not touched by human hands. mine or anyone else's. this is a robotic manicure done by a sophisticated piece of equipment using aspects of 3d printing technology, artificial intelligence and it could be the future of beauty. >> i'll have the works. >> reporter: jane jetson's futuristic beauty became real. >> manicure. >> my nails are a mess. >> reporter: when i stumbled upon the clock work nail robot located in two california target stores and one just opening up this week in minnesota, these kiosks are beta testing robotic manicures. so try it out? heck, yeah. how many colors do you have. >> we have about 25 colors.

>> reporter: they use brands like opi and essie so you can get a bottle of the same polish for touch-ups. it takes ten minutes and costs just $10. first the thumb. >> it's about a minute per nail. >> wow. >> you have nice nails. >> three down. >> reporter: 3d scanning technology identifies the outline of the nail. my fleekand they are drawing a crowdan i wa? >> reporll ma crowd. oh, yes. >> they turned out really good. there's a tiny bubble on that one. manicure by robot, amazing. the founder says it's just the start. >> this is something that's meant to be like as easy as grabbing a cup of coffee. it's also a lot more affordable which makes it more accessible. we want this to be on every corner. >> reporter: she says it's not

about replacing manicurists. >> we think of ourselves more as a fast food restaurant. whereas the salon is more like your five-course sit-down restaurant. >> reporter: this beauty innovation isn't just for nails. >> meet the future of makeup. >> reporter: called mink, this printer can take any image, isolate a color and print a matching make-up powder on the page that you use on your face. >> the mink can print 16.7 million colors. >> reporter: as the future of makeup goes 3d, the folks who gathered round to watch my manicure are all in. not bad for a robot. >> no. >> now, the mink printer takes an image, in this case a red carpet image, and using their app you can print it to that exact red. check this out. you just rub on that there and it comes off and then you can apply it. >> oh, wow. >> up to 16.7 million variations. you can do whatever you wanted.

>> fascinating stuff. >> pretty cool. future of beauty. >> yeah. >> pretty amazing. >> thank you, becky. now over to ginger. >> you know when the fog burns off at venice beach and the sun hits, you may as well have a red carpet. it makes you want to work. they said do you want to work the red carpet? i was like, do i? of course i do. they're warm today but we have an oscars forecast for you. it will be gusty as far as the winds go. eddie liked that. and the temperatures a little cooler. 70 there. our team's favorite. we love some oscar cities. king richard, virginia, 48. new york city, because we have movies here, okay, i have to wrap. drew: a cool coast today. it's warm inland. dry skies to finish out the week. saturday on the accuweather forecast is

let's go. >> all right. >> so, this year there are ten films nominated for best picture at the oscars. we decided we needed help. we called in movie guru juju green, also known as strong head goofy to give us a crash course on everything you need to know about the contenders. take a look. >> today we're going to talk about the ten best picture nominees at the academy awards. [ speaking foreign language ] first up let's talk about "drive my car." "drive my car" is a foreign language film. [ speaking foreign language ] there's only been 12 in the history of the academy awards of foreign films nominated for best picture. it's a great film that's good for your soul. >> richard, i'm impressed. i think you might have the next michael jordan.

>> "king richard" is one of the most feel good movies in this category. >> i gots me the next two. >> reporter: i'll be happy with will smith getting the best actor. next up, let's talk about "nightmare alley." >> can you read minds. >> yes, under the right circumstances. >> reporter: it's whimsical and deals with monsters that are human. this is a film to check out. >> it's weird that i hang out with gary and his friends all the time. >> let's talk about "licorice pizza." it's a great film. however, it's weird. it's almost like eating a licorice pizza. that's the perfect title. okay, pause. look up. it's "don't look up." >> let's call it a night, huh? >> it's about a meteor hurtling towards earth, and the scientist is trying to tell everybody, but nobody is listening. >> you can't go around saying to people there's a 100% chance they're going to die. it's just nuts.

>> everybody from jennifer lawrence, leonardo dicaprio, kid cudi, ariana grande, this really weird cast but it works. >> thanks for dressing up. >> i wonder what little lady made this. >> i did, sir. >> "power of the dog." benedict cumberbatch hands down gives the best performance of his career. he is intimidating with a whistle. "dune" is one of the biggest films to come out in the last ten years. >> this is only the beginning. >> zendaya may only have three minutes of screen time, but i'll pay all the money in my pockets to have zendaya stare at me for three minutes. >> dad, no. >> let's talk about "coda." it has great positive representation for the deaf community. it's a film from a different perspective but it tackles those themes we can all relate to. you already know the academy loves themselves a good black and white picture. "belfast" is one of those pictures. >> do you think we have a future? >> why the heck not. >> you know she's a catholic.

>> this is my top three to win the award. it has a really good chance. >> i'm not puerto rican. >> is that okay? >> we have to talk about "west side story." and to be honest, this is going to be a steven spielberg appreciation post because he's had 11 nominations. that's g.o.a.t. status. one of the best films in this pack. >> juju, this is so helpful. we've been getting behind the scenes. this guy knows so much. has such strong opinions. you just ran through the contenders. who do you think should win? who do you think will win? >> oh, well, for me "coda" is my top pick to win. that's what i think should win. it's such a loving story about family. >> so endearing. >> so endearing. it's great representation for the deaf community as well. it treats that community with so much respect and love. it's a story that everyone can relate to, wanting to get out from under the parents, wanting to kind of like set yourself

free after high school, while also feeling tied to that responsibility. we saw that recently. i love films endearing. >> that's who should win. who do you think will win? >> "power of the dog" has been getting a lot of power in this race so far. it's been sweeping almost every best picture category it comes across. i like "the power of the dog." around 2 1/2, 3-hour film. benedict cumberbatch absolutely fantastic, but i feel like it's not as accessible for the average moviegoer where "coda" is. >> i completely agree. >> i appreciated that movie even if i didn't enjoy the movie watching experience. oh, my goodness, but it's gorgeous. it's a beautifully done movie. we're talking about the movies. can we talk about you for a second? >> if you want. >> you're making your red carpet debut. >> thank you. thank you. >> tiktok to the red carpet. that reaction says it. how do you put into terms the journey that landed you on the red carpet. >> it's kind of hard. it really is kind of hard.

first off, if you look at the videos from where i started and look at right now, it's night and day. right? i started literally taking my phone and screaming at the tv screen, my thoughts on a movie. that evolved to my computer. and then it took a while before i even showed my face, and it's just really wild that people are attaching themselves to my opinions on these films and want to hear it. it's fantastic. >> congratulations. >> thank you. >> so fun to watch you. thanks for being with us. great insight. >> thanks for having me. >> really appreciate it. coming up, we have more for you. chef david rose with some very delicious recipes for your oscar parties and they're easy. don't worry about it. you got

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as you can tell, we love food and puns and the oscars. so that's all coming together in delicious recipes. we'll start with something sweet, another pun, being the ricardoughnuts. >> yes. >> that's good. >> thanks for having me back. it's oscars time. and we're going over the top, great food, so being the ricardoughnuts, we have a little bit of lucy, little bit of ricky. we have doughnuts. we got a little bit of ricotta. ricotta cheese for nice fat and moisture. gives you a light fluffy doughnut. for lucy this raspberry sauce right here for her beautiful red hair. for ricky, let's not forget the cubano, we have coffee, chocolate. the key to making this -- oh, yeah. the key to making it luscious and creamy, melt down the chocolate and use heavy cream. the heavy cream will give it body and give it that nice

silky sauce-like consistency. smooth like you. >> i'm going to drizzle these ricardoughnuts. >> the best thing, if you eat that, you can have biceps like david rose. he's covering up today. >> there you go. >> we're going to talk about the don't look upside down cake. we're going to keep it going with the puns. >> up jied down. >> so walk me through the process. >> this is a marriage of my two favorite things, an old fashioned and a pineapple upside down cake. we have a bourbon caramel sauce right there and the key to releasing the cake out of there because once you make the cake, how do you get it out of the pan? >> we want it to look pretty. >> a little bit of butter and sugar. the butter acts as a release. but before you do anything, let that sucker cool down, about 15 minutes. >> okay, okay. >> let it cool down. it will release. you have your knife. gently go around. flip it upside down. tap, tap, tap, boom. >> does it have to be three taps or -- >> third time is a charm. >> got it. >> have you heard that?

third time is a charm. do four, do two. >> moving down the line here. >> the licorice pizza without the licorice. >> no licorice candy on this nowhere near it. it's reminiscent of it because of the fennel. we have the base right here. little bit of parmesan cream sauce. i'm going to put you to work. put a little layer on there. >> heavy handed? >> as much or as little as you want. no time to diet. that's our base. beautiful. next we'll do the anyonele sausage. we put that on there like that. we're going to put some mozzarella cheese on there too as well. what's a pizza without mozzarella? there we go. we do that. we did say licorice. we have fennel, nice caramelized fennel for sweetness and that candy-esque flavor without the candy.

then we finish it off with a little bit of spicy honey because, you know, sweet and hot like you, linsey. little drizzle on there. >> oh! >> you said puns. we have some chilies and honey. brought it to a boil and steeped it and let it mellow out. that is a licorice pizza to die for. >> you also -- >> go for it. >> you also save time by using this store bought dough. any tips for working with it? >> it saves you a lot of time. bring it to room temperatures. let it hang out on the counter. get a little toss action right there. lay it flat. toppings. oven, 15, 16 minutes. >> sweet and hot, that's all you need. >> that's it. the only thing left now is to eat. you know? >> we already started. >> okay. my bad. let me jump in here. linsey, go ahead. i'll grab one of these. >> chef david rose, you're the man. thank you so much. >> i try. >> best actor. although this is all real. >> yes.

no stunt doubles. >> no stunt doubles for david. if you want to get involved, you can scan the qr code on your screen or get the recipes on goodmorningamerica.com. we'll be right back. you'll find us right here. >> we started with dessert. >> no rules. ht here. >> we start xfinity mobile runs on america's most reliable 5g network, but for 30% less than t-mobile, so you have more money for more stuff. this phone? fewer groceries. this phone? more groceries! this phone? fewer concert tickets. this phone? more concert tickets. and not just for my shows. switch to xfinity mobile for 30% less than t-mobile. new and existing customers get amazing value with our everyday pricing. switch today.

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i cannot stop with this spicy honey pizza. it's jus i cannot stop with this spicy honey pizza. it's just too good. thank you. thanks to lara, t.j. and amy, our whole team out in l.a. so much fun having them with us. >> be sure to watch the oscars sunday night right here on abc and we have our oscars after party the next morning on "gma." >> yes, we do. we'll see you tomorrow on saturday "gma." have a great weekend, everybody. >> bye-bye. >> take care. "gma." have a great weekend, everybody. >> bye bye.

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and ryan. we will be back at 11:00 a.m. ♪ ♪ >> announcer: it's "live with kelly and ryan!" at the annual preoscar celebration. today academy award winner adrien brody and do you know your oscars? find out. also at oscar movie roundup with entertainment reporter sandy kenyon. plus, we wrap up our holy word game week all next on "live." now here are your preoscar celebrations the glamorous kelly ripa and ryan seacrest. [cheers and applause] >> ryan: you look amazi.