was a hot mess. [laughter] good morning, america, for our viewers in the west on this monday morning. after hollywood's biggest night, the new details on the shocking oscars moment. breaking overnight, star struck. the slap seen around the world. >> oh, wow. wow. >> will smith smacking chris rock on live tv at the academy awards after a joke about his wife jada pinkett smith. and then, returning to the stage to accept the award for best actor. >> love will make you do crazy things. >> the fallout this morning. fierce resistance. ukraine reclaims territory, forcing russian troops back after president biden's passionate speech in poland. >> for god's sake, this man cannot remain in power.

>> the president now says he was not calling for regime change in russia. new booster. when the fda is expected to authorize another shot for americans over 50. but will the agency formally recommend the fourth dose? spring freeze. millions in the northeast waking up to a bitter cold blast with brutal wind chills. plus, the major cross-country storm on the move this morning. ginger tracking it all, including another possible tornado outbreak for the south. exclusive one-on-one with kim kardashian. responding to the backlash over her comments about women and work. >> what did you mean by that? and what do you want to say now about it? >> only on "gma" this morning. ♪ it's electric ♪ what an electric night. this morning, the teams still dancing in march madness and punching a ticket to the final four. plus, north carolina setting up

the first-ever tournament showdown with their rival duke in coach k.'s last dance, as saint peter's epic cinderella story comes to an end. ♪ we don't talk about bruno ♪ and we are definitely talking about the oscars.r fill "bruno" sing-a-long to new details on beyonce's aceing her opening number, we are taking you backstage. >> good morning, america. it's a great morning! >> with the night's biggest winners -- >> good morning, america. >> oh, my word. >> the emotional victories -- >> what is this? good morning, america. >> and the heartwarming best picture of the year. >> "coda!" >> get ready for our oscars after-party on this monday morning. >> good morning, america. >> congratulations!

good morning, america. thank you for joining us this morning. we are live in new york and los angeles this morning after an unforgettable and historic night. lara, t.j. and amy are at the academy museum of motion pictures in los angeles covering it all for us this morning. >> they were there for something we've never seen before, something very hard to process. will smith walking on that stage after chris rock told a joke about his wife, simply assaulting chris rock. you see it right there. he hit him coldcocked him after that joke. chris rock composed himself. gave out the award. the academy put out a statement saying they don't condone violence but haven't taken any other action yet. >> chris rock did not file charges. l.a. police are aware. no charges. really, it changed the entire night. it was a wonderful night of firsts.

he was soon back on the stage accepting the oscar for best actor. t.j. starts us off. good morning, t.j. >> reporter: robin, it was awful. it was ugly. it was embarrassing. it was confusing. but on that stage last night like george said we saw something we've never seen before, and this was a night where we saw history repeated. we had a feel-good night. ariana debose, a night where we saw the first deaf man pick up an acting oscar. on a night where the entire oscars show was done for the first time by an all-black producing team. but here we are leading off the show and the story of the morning is about one man assaulting another on the oscars stage. hollywood's biggest night, and this was not an act. >> wow. wow. >> reporter: will smith slapped chris rock on stage at the oscars.

the tense moment happened just seconds after rock made this joke about smith's wife jada's shaved head. >> jada, love you. g.i. jane 2 can't wait to see it. >> reporter: you can see jada rolls her eyes, and smith seems to laugh it off and then gets up on stage. >> oh, wow. wow. will smith just smacked the [ bleep ] out of me. >> reporter: this is what you didn't hear at home. >> keep my wife's name out your [ bleep ] mouth. >> wow, dude. it was a g.i. jane joke. >> keep my wife's name out your [ bleep ] mouth. >> i'm going to. okay. okay. that was the greatest night in the history of television. okay. >> reporter: a seemingly rattled rock goes on to introduce nominees for best documentary feature.

host amy schumer tried to cut the tension in the room. okay, will and chris we're going to solve that like family. right now we're moving on with love. >> did i miss anything? there's like a different vibe in here. >> reporter: about 45 minutes after slapping rock, a tearful smith took to the stage to accept the award for best actor in "king richard" amid a standing ovation. >> richard williams was a fierce defender of his family. i'm being called on in my life to love people and to protect people and to be a river to my people. i want to be a vessel for love.

>> reporter: smith apologized, but not to the comedian. >> i want to apologize to the academy. i want to apologize to all my fellow nominees. love will make you do crazy things. >> reporter: overnight, the lapd tells abc news rock declined to file a police report. the academy issued a statement saying it does not condone violence of any form. jada has been candid about her struggle with hair loss due to a condition called alopecia. ultimately deciding to shave her head. >> this is going to be a little bit more difficult to hide. >> reporter: this isn't the first time she's been the butt of rock's jokes. in 2016, rock took aim at her decision to boycott the awards show. >> jada's mad her man was not nom fated for "concussion." i get it. it's not fair that will was this good and didn't get nominated. you're right. it's also not fair that will was paid $20 million for "wild wild

west." >> reporter: the couple ignored questions from the press atsz they walked the blue carpet at the vanity fair after-party. smith smiling with his family and then partying and dancing with his statue. robin, george, stray, depending on who you talk to you hear different opinions about what the moment was. some people say this was a man frustrated and was defending and taking up for his wife, and then there are other folks who will tell you, and this was the word y'all i had said to me plenty of times, heartbroken. this is what i got from a lot of african americans that this was a moment and a showcase for will packer to have his hands on this show. for this to be the moment talked about, it took away from what the show was. people will have their opinions about it. without question this was an awful, unfortunate and out of character behavior from will

smith who we've all spent a lot of time with over the years, guys. >> it took away from a night of firsts like we said. we'll get back to you and amy and lara in a little bit. >> no excuse for violence. sorry. >> none. we'll get the latest on the war in ukraine entering its second month. russia still pummelling ukraine cities. president biden struggling to walk back his declaration that putin shouldn't remain in power. terry moran is tracking it all from lviv. good morning, terry. >> reporter: good morning, george. the momentum in this war is shifting. russian forces are stalled in many places. ukrainian forces launching counterattacks. both sides looking to secure territory as peace talks look. ukraine is pressing its counterattacks on several fronts claiming new victories on the battlefield. these images released by ukrainian authorities appear to show forces reclaiming the city

near the russian border. government officials say more territory has been retaken in the north, threatening russia's overstretched supply lines. but the brutal russian assault continues. russia struck targets in western city of lviv. president zelenskyy tried to speak directly to the russian people in an interview with independent russian journalists. but not aired on russian state media. he said he's open to a peace deal if russia withdraws its troops to territories that were occupied before the invasion. ukraine would pledge neutrality and not join nato. but only in return for security guarantees from western countries. ukrainian officials claim russia no longer has the strength to "swallow the whole state." the head of ukraine's military intelligence said putin may be shifting strategy to split ukraine in two after russia's failure to secure kyiv. and try to occupy the east and south of the country. all this comes on the heels of president biden's speech in warsaw where he reiterated u.s.

support for ukraine, called putin a war criminal and then, caught up in the moment, he went further. >> for god's sake, this man cannot remain in power. >> reporter: that declaration was immediately met with a backlash, the administration insisting removing putin from power is not a u.s. goal. >> in this case as in any case, it's up to the people of the country in question, up to the russian people. >> reporter: biden himself denied he was calling for putin to be ousted. >> mr. president, were you calling for regime change? >> no. >> reporter: ukrainian and russian negotiators will meet face to face in turkey for peace talks this week, a country that has worked hard to broker a peace deal. all signs right now show that remains a long way off. george? >> terry, thanks very much. let's get more on this from our senior white house

correspondent, mary bruce at the white house. >> reporter: they're certainly in clean-up mode. seems this was an unscripted moment of pure frustration from the president, but words matter, especially the words of the president of the united states. there's concern whether intentional or not this comment could be seen as an escalation and could undermine diplomatic efforts to end the war. biden is being criticized for this. key allies are being forced to respond. french president macron said he wouldn't use these kind of words. the white house was quick to walk this back, reiterating that they don't have a policy of regime change. whether putin stays in power is up to the russian people. as for the kremlin they say it's not up to biden to decide who the russian president is. george. >> mary bruce, thanks very much. michael? we'll turn to a second covid booster coming for americans. the fda is set to authorize a fourth shot for people over the age of 50. eva pilgrim is live if brooklyn with the details.

good morning, eva. >> reporter: good morning, michael. we're told the fda could authorize that additional booster for americans over 50 as soon as tomorrow. sources say the fourth shot will likely be offered, but not formally recommended. the details are still being worked out. the general idea that the shots would be available for people to choose based on their personal health and age. the move, an attempt to get the most vulnerable their second booster ahead of any surges this fall or winter. this is something we've seen previously happen in this pandemic. offering the shots to the most vulnerable and then later to the general population. health officials saying they will continue to monitor if the booster is needed for any additional age group. >> eva, so many people remain unvaccinated. are we still seeing people getting their first vaccine? >> reporter: 82% of eligible americans got at least one shot. there are still some 57 million people who are completely

unvaccinated and we're not seeing a crush of people going out to get the vaccines. as a matter of fact, right now, we're seeing the lowest rate of vaccination since the roll-out began. >> this comes as overseas china is imposing a new lockdown this morning, its biggest in two years. >> reporter: china's most populous city shanghai going into lockdown. this is going to happen in two stages over nine days. they'll test and isolate anyone who comes back positive. michael? >> eva, thank you so much. robin? now to millions here in the northeast waking up to a bitter cold blast. ginger tracking the spring freeze and the major cross-country storm that's on the move. >> that look, michael just gave me a dirty look. >> she said freeze. that wasn't strong enough. >> it is march 28th, y'all, and this is what we're seeing. more than a half foot of snow in parts of pennsylvania. more than a foot of snow in western new york, but in

new haven, connecticut this morning, they have slick roads because of a distant lake-effect snow band. we'll take the temperatures this morning with the windchill, 10 in new york city. single digits in erie. look at detroit at 8. we'll warm up, but it will take more than 24 hours. then we'll be fighting severe storms, damaging wind and tornadoes possible in the very same areas that got hit last week. i'll be covering this more throughout the show. sorry. >> you did the best you could. we appreciate you, ginger. turning now to march madness. north carolina ending saint peter's cinderella run and setting up the semifinals for the ages against arch rival as coach k. hopes to go out a winner. janai norman joins us with more. >> the only thing colder than ginger's forecast is what unc did to st. peter's. it wasn't the fairy tale ending st. peter's had hoped for, but it definitely made for tv drama.

it sets up the monumental matchup between unc and duke. this is huge. a bitter rivalry we have never seen play out in ncaa tournament history. this being coach k.'s final season only adds to the hype. this morning, the stage now set for an epic showdown. >> davis give it up. > love upstairs. >> reporter: after a blowout win, unc marking the final chapter in the 15th seed st. peter's storybook season, knocking the ultimate cinderella team out of the big dance. the peacocks packing their bags and heading home as the biggest rivalry in college basketball takes center stage. coach hubert davis holding back tears on the court. >> i'm just so happy for them. i have really wanted this for them. i just desperately wanted this for them. >> reporter: unc ready to face duke in the semifinals in what could be coach k.'s final game before he retires.

the last time the tar heels met the blue devils unc walked away with the win, robbing coach mike krzyzewski of a final victory at home. whoever comes out on top this time will face off against villanova or kansas for a chance to win it all. on the women's side, the reigning champions are back in the final four. the stanford cardinals besting the texas longhorns 59-50 to secure their return. >> are we really electric sliding in 2022? >> reporter: taking to the court to celebrate their win with the electric slide. >> okay, carolina, we see you. >> reporter: and south carolina also heading to the final four after defeating creighton 80-50 sunday. the gamecocks looking to secure a national championship for the first time since 2017. their coach dawn staley, a hall of fame player and olympic gold medalist, looking to lead her team to victory. >> i mean, this team has been driven by one thing, that one

thing is to win a national championship no matter how many games we lost or won or looked ugly. we got back. we got back to the final four. >> and today's matchups between uconn and nc state and michigan and louisville gives two more number one seeds a chance to advance to the final four. guys? >> great games. thank you, janai. coming up, lara is backstage at the oscars. he interviewed some of the biggest winners. my exclusive interview with kim kardashian responding to the backlash over her comments on women and work. that was even mentioned on the oscars last night. you'll see it on "gma" this morning. back to ginger. >> thanks, robin. this is boulder, colorado. they got this contained. the evacuations in place have been lifted. that's the ncar fire. we'll be watching that one. it's moving through l.a. the oscars got lucky, they missed out on the rain and wind

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♪ we don't talk about bruno ♪ ♪ we don't talk about bruno ♪ welcome back to "gma." everyone is talking about bruno. what a performance by the cast of "encanto," along with some special guests. we're going to have much more on the music, fashion and winners just ahead. a lot of headlines we're following right now. of course, the latest on the war in ukraine. russian forces are stalled in ukraine. the next round of peace talks set to take place in turkey over the next three days. president biden's aides scrambling to walk back his declaration of vladimir putin cannot remain in power. also, the flight recorder of

the chinese eastern airlines plane that crashed last week has been found. the voice recorder was discovered a few days ago. investigators hope they'll show what caused the boeing 737 to crash killing all 132 people on board. sports fans are celebrating the life of joan joyce, the legendary softball hall of fame pitchers. so good she even struck out ted williams. joyce was the longtime coach of florida atlantic university, and just recently notched her 1,000th win in her coaching season. she also spent 19 years as a member of the lpga tour, and coached golf at fau and a heck of a basketball player as well. she was so feisty and sorry she has passed away at the age of 81. and we have a lot more ahead, including my exclusive interview with kim kardashian. what's she's now saying about her comments that sparked so much backlash. but first, we want to get to

the wonderful moments at the academy awards, the big win of ariana debose to the movie "coda" making history. lara was backstage with all the stars. good morning, lara. >> reporter: good morning, michael. how about this for a first, the moment that really does change the landscape of this 94-year-old tradition. we're talking of course about a streamer, "coda," winning best picture, the highest honor of the night. ♪ beyonce belting out the opening to the 94th oscar awards, alongside daughter blue ivy singing her nominated "be alive" from the movie "king richard." >> we are here at the oscars. >> reporter: regina hall joining wanda sykes and amy schumer in

this history-making moment. the first time the show has had three female hosts. >> you know what's in the in memoriam package this year? >> what? >> the golden globes. they didn't have any black people. they didn't have any black members. >> "the power of the dog." >> reporter: ariana debose making her own history winning best supporting actress for her role as anita in "west side story," 60 years after rita moreno won an oscar for the very same role. >> look at this girl. you see an openly queer woman of color and afro-latina, who found her strength in life through art. i promise you this, there is indeed a place for us. >> what would you say to that little girl sitting in the back of the white ford focus right now? >> my god, don't let people make

you think you're crazy. you're not. anybody that feels like the little girl in the white ford focus, your dreams are not too big. >> reporter: jessica chastain brought home the award for best actress for "the eyes of tammy faye." >> in times i think of tammy and i'm inspired by her acts of love. >> reporter: and jane campion becoming the third woman to win best director for "the power of the dog." >> the oscar goes to -- >> "coda." >> reporter: but the night belonged to "coda," winning best picture and best supporting actor for troy kotsur. who plays a deaf father struggling to let go of his child who can hear. >> my dad, he was the best signer in our family, but he was in a car accident and he became paralyzed from the neck down and he no longer was able to sign. dad, i learned so much from you. i'll always love you.

>> reporter: kotsur becoming the second deaf actor ever to win an oscar. >> the story you shared about your father in your speech was very beautiful and very emotional. why was that important to you to share that with the world? >> when he learned i was deaf, i was 3 years old. i didn't have exposure to sign language, and so i went to a school for the deaf, so i'll never forget my father said that sign language is such a beautiful language. it's a gift to the world. so many people don't realize that. >> reporter: it was so wonderful watching marlee matlin interact with her co-star troy kotsur after his win. she said she has been waiting three decades to have another deaf actor join her in this club. and she says she and troy know

they will not be the last. >> wonderful how the audience knew to do this when he won. we'll turn to an abc exclusive interview with kim kardashian. i was in calabasas on friday and i had a chance to sit down with the family ahead of the premiere of their new hulu show. "car car kardashians." kim was addressing the comments she made about women in business. >> reporter: this morning, kim kardashian responding to the backlash from her comments to "variety" earlier this month. >> i have the best advice for women in business. get your [ bleep ] up and work. it seems like nobody wants to work these days. >> so true. >> you have to surround yourself with people that want to work. >> reporter: many weighing in online, calling out the privilege they say may have helped the skims founder success. the statement mentioned at the oscars. >> and this is a quote from kim kardashian. work harder. >> that's right. >> that's what we need you to do.

>> reporter: in a new sitdown, kardashian addresses the controversy. >> when you made the recent statement about women in business and it got a lot of backlash -- >> it did -- >> saying get up and go to work. what did you mean by that? what do you want to say about it? >> well, that statement that i said was without questions and conversation around it, and it became a sound bite really with no context. that sound bite came off of the notion and the question right before which was after 20 years of being in the business you're famous for being famous. my whole tone and attitude changed with the previous question that went into that question about what advice would you give to women. the advice that i would give is just that having a social media presence and being on a reality show does not mean overnight success. you have to really work hard to get there even if it might seem

like it's easy and that you can build a really successful business off of social media and you can if you put in a lot of hard work. it wasn't a blanket statement towards women or to feel like i don't respect the work or think that they don't work hard. i know that they do. that was taken out of context, but i'm really sorry if it was received that way. >> she apologized for that comment. just one of the many topics i discussed with kim, kourtney, khloe and their mother kris jenner. it's a special that airs on abc. it's ahead of their new hulu show "the kardashians." >> thank you, robin. coming up, new details from the stunning oscars opener by beyonce. how it all came together. ♪ look how we decided ♪

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♪ it's a celebration ♪ that's how the night started. we're back with music from the academy awards, headlined by beyonce and bruno. amy has that story. good morning, amy. >> reporter: good morning, george. last night's production had a major focus on bringing back live music and performances, from opening with beyonce to those surprise performances in "encanto." as far as the entertainment was concerned, the oscars delivered. it was the performance of the night. ♪ we don't talk about bruno ♪ >> reporter: the cast of the oscar-winning

"encanto" coming together to celebrate the chart-topping song "we don't talk about bruno." the song not nominated for any awards, but still taking down the house with a surprise appearance by megan thee stallion, along with sheila e. and becky g. in an electrifying number of color, song and dance. [ singing in foreign language ] >> reporter: sebastian yatra enchanting the crowd with the "encanto" song nominated, "dos oruguitas." and queen bey serving up an ace to start the show. performing her oscar-nominated song "be alive" from the movie "king richard."

which chronicles the young venus and serena williams. >> i've got these two young tennis players, all we need is a club. >> i want to tell you these people where we are. >> reporter: the court and all performers clad in tennis ball yellow paying homage to the powerhouse athletes. ♪ no time to die ♪ >> reporter: the night belonged to the brother and sister duo billie eilish and finneas. their song "no time to die" taking home best original song. >> did you look out in the audience while you were performing? >> oh, no. scary. oh, my gosh, no. >> did you lock eyes with any major celebs? >> no. we can't do that.

>> they're all nervous, too. ♪ there's just no time to die ♪ >> reporter: very hard to believe there were any nerves with those two. what a powerful haunting performance. there was a huge range of music on display last night. a little rock and roll, a little country. big nod to reba mcentire. i know you love reba, robin. >> love reba mcentire. thank you. looking good. you and t.j., you were there for like ten hours yesterday. >> reporter: it felt like it. it was five hours. if anyone's counting. >> it was great. >> great job. questlove won his first oscar yesterday. >> he was so emotional. >> so emotional talking about his dad. really special. coming up, we have something else special, the oscars "play of the day" with my man t.j. who was up extra early this morning. you know what that means. get your tissues ready. it's a big surprise. you know wh.

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>> just doesn't sound right. this time we're honoring a young lady. we're honoring the next generation of filmmakers, and we found a wonderful teenager, kimberly, i didn't knock on her door this time. she wasn't expecting to see me. but check out how this went. here she is. she gets off the elevator. we have surprises you have no i see the look on your face. >> you have to explain yourself. >> yeah, because it's 3:00 in the morning. what is this dude doing here? >> nothing to see here. >> we have a special morning of surprising for her including messages from lin-manuel miranda, also a special mentorship from oscars producer will packer and a bigger surprise. we have cool stuff coming up. it was worth the surprise. >> absolutely. >> we're back here on "gma." stay with us. ♪

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good morning, america. it's 8:00 a.m. the shocking moment at the academy awards. >> oh, wow. wow. >> the slap seen around the world. will smith smacking chris rock on live tv after a joke about his wife jada pinkett smith. then returning to the stage to accept the award for best actor. also this morning, fierce resistance. ukraine reclaims territory forcing russian troops back. spring freeze. millions in the northeast waking up to a bitter cold blast. plus, ginger is tracking the major cross-country storm on the move this morning. ♪ we don't talk about bruno ♪ we are talking to all the stars backstage.

lara and amy are there in los angeles, along with t.j. who is at it again. >> surprises that you have no idea about. >> don't miss our surprise for an /* an aspiring young filmmaker as don't miss our surprise for an aspiring young filmmaker as we celebrate the historic wins at the oscars. >> your new best friend. >> as they say -- >> good morning, america. >> congratulations. good morning, all. we have a lot planned for our big oscars after-party this morning. t.j. is staying up all night long to surprise an aspiring film maker. but first, t.j. has more about that stunning moment on the oscar stage. good morning, t.j. >> reporter: stray, good morning to you. will smith was on the oscar stage twice last night.

once when his name was called to pick up the oscar for best actor. the other time he was on stage, he was physically, violently assaulting a man. now this was an ugly, confusing and awful incident that had the room stunned even thinking it was some kind of a stunt. all of this has now taken away from what should have been a memorable and historic oscar night. hollywood's biggest night, and this was not an act. >> oh, wow. wow. >> reporter: will smith slapped chris rock on stage at the oscars. the tense moment happened just seconds after rock made this joke about smith's wife's shaved head. >> jada, love you, gi jane two, can't wait to see it. >> reporter: you can see jada roll her eyes and as smith gets up on stage -- >> oh, wow. >> reporter: but this is what

you didn't hear at home and what aired on some international feeds. >> keep my wife's name out your [ bleep ] mouth. >> wow, dude. >> yeah. >> it was a gi jane joke. >> keep my wife's name out your [ bleep ] mouth. >> i'm going to. okay. that was the greatest night in the history of television. >> reporter: a tearful smith took to the stage to accept the award of best >> richard williams is a fierce defender of his family. i'm being called on in my life to love people. and to protect people. and to be a river to my people. >> reporter: smith apologized, but not to the comedian. >> i want to apologize to the academy.

i want to apologize to all my fellow nominees. love will make you do crazy things. >> reporter: and overnight, smith took to instagram making light of the slap, commenting, you can't invite people from philly or baltimore nowhere. it was a night of so many special moments, historic moments. ariana debose. first man, deaf man to win an acting oscar. "coda" winning, and yes, there was an all black production team for the first time ever. those things should absolutely be celebrated. the diversity of the night should be celebrated, but there was, george, as we saw, an ugly moment that is going to be talked about for quite some time. we can tell you that chris rock has apparently right now said that he does not want to pursue charges against will smith for that incident. we will see what comes out of it from here on, but it was a special night, and george, that

was just ugly. >> it was as ugly as it could possibly be. t.j., thanks very much. we want to turn now to the latest on the war in ukraine entering its second month. the russian forces still pummelling ukraine cities. terry moran is in lviv. good morning, terry. >> reporter: good morning, george. this country is still seeing hard fighting across ukraine. ukrainian forces are launching counterattacks now and claim to have retaken several towns in some locations. russian forces are stalled in some places. they're gaining ground in the east and continuing bombardments here in lviv. over the weekend they hit an oil depot and a tank facility. meanwhile, president zelenskyy gave an interview to independent russian journalists. it didn't air on russian state tv. he said he's ready to do a peace deal if russian forces withdraw in territories it occupied

before the war began. in exchange, ukraine would pledge neutrality and not join nato. all that would have to be guaranteed however by western powers. probably including the united states. this comes in the wake of president biden's trip to europe and the declaration he made saying vladimir putin must not be allowed to remain in power. the white house quickly walking that back saying there's no u.s. plan to remove vladimir putin from power. no plan for regime change. it certainly shook things up. george? >> it sure did. terry, thanks very much. coming up, we'll have more from the oscars. t.j. has some surprises in store for a young aspiring filmmaker. plus, lara is backstage with the winners. that's all coming up on "gma." what if smartphones were more than just smart? the all new google pixel 6 truly sees you. not a blurry face. and for things you don't want to see,

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these chairs are comfortable. nice, right? >> be more professional. we're lucky she agreed to see to see us. >> i'm sorry. i'm excited. we're in the white house. >> tell me about why you're telling me about this. you have 20 minutes. >> 20 minutes? no. we have more than 20 minutes. we have a full hour. >> oh, good for you. >> just tell us what it is. >> it's the "gma" oscars after party. heard of it? >> it's only our most glamorous show ever. >> so how certain is this? >> there's a 100% certainty it will happen. it's happening right now. we're in it.

>> please, don't say 100%. >> can we just call it a potentially significant event? >> potentially? it's so huge. come on, we're backstage with the winners. you can't buy that access, baby. >> i'm sorry. who is she? >> i'm robin roberts. who are you? >> our guests today have made a pretty big discovery. >> can it destroy my ex-wife's house? >> you know what, madea, you joke, but this thing is going to be huge, right? >> what she said. >> and you're going to love it. >> uh-huh. >> okay. ♪ moonlight ♪ >> this show is going to be out of this world. stray, are you sure you can fly this thing? >> don't worry. i've done this before. ♪ i need you ♪ >> strahan is a true rocketman. >> that's so dope. i have a tattoo of a shooting star on my back.

>> that's great. we have a ton of stars on the show today. >> let's get this party started. >> can i come? >> good morning, america. >> we love "gma." >> good morning, america. >> the "gma" oscar after-party. >> is this really happening? >> let's do this, america. >> both: good morning, america. ♪ we don't talk about bruno ♪ hey, is that my ring tone? hey, george, the party is starting, man. i can't wait. >> the best show ever, george. ♪ baby let me take you home tonight ♪ >> that was an incredible opening. incredible. oscars for everybody. that's what i say. great job, everybody. great job by our team to put that together. a big thank you to everyone who

helped us with it, making us look like we actually could act. our oscars after party is in full swing this morning live from los angeles to our new set here in new york city which is beautiful as well. the guys and gals did a great job putting this together. 80-hour weeks to make this happen. >> great, great job. our team in l.a. on very little sleep this morning. we got d.j. reach in new york providing the soundtrack. plus, we also have a standout red carpet moment covered. we have it all covered for you. we have a panel of fashion experts ready to break down the best looks of the night. wait, there's more. we shopped all night. well, someone else shopped all night long to re-create some of the hottest red carpet styles. let's get to the backstage moments with lara.

>> hey, george, want to talk backstage. when the actor comes off the stage after winning their award, we're positioned past the bar. often the first place they can kick off their shoes like jane campion did, have a shot of bourbon like jessica chastain did with us, or break into a screaming, cheering signing explosion like the cast of "coda" did. they won. hello, miss jessica. >> what has happened here? >> what has happened? >> this -- i would have bet against myself. i cannot believe this happened. >> your new best friend. >> this is my friend and my wife is probably going to be jealous. >> reporter: it was a night of historic wins kicked off by ariana debose the first afro latina queer woman to ever win an academy award for playing anita in "west side story." >> now you see why anita says

that i want to be in america. even in this weary world we live in dreams come true. >> you started your speech by talking about your character anita, the same character played by rita moreno who won the academy award 60 years ago. >> yeah, rita moreno. >> i just got chills. >> a lot of history. a lot of legacy. >> becoming the first latina to win an academy award. >> now she's not alone. that's 60 years of being the only one. >> reporter: jessica chastain celebrating her win for transforming into tammy faye bakker. >> i can't wait to call her children. it's very emotional for me. it's very meaningful for them. >> reporter: billie eilish and finneas bonding over their win for best original song. >> to win an oscar with your sibling, what a feeling? >> better than winning alone. >> thank god i had finneas. we held hands running up to the stage. >> reporter: but the night's biggest wins were for "coda." troy kotsur becoming the first

deaf man ever to win an oscar. >> it's amazing. the most touching moment was the standing ovation for me. i felt like this warmth in the room. it felt like we were a family and community. it was such a special moment. that really touched me. >> reporter: and the movie itself made an impact on voters. the heartwarming story taking home the night's biggest honor, best picture. >> how meaningful is that for the deaf community and what we can hopefully do now? >> i'm so happy. finally this validates that everyone is respecting our work as actors in every way and it's been 35 years and i've been waiting for another deaf actor to join me. i've been waiting for another movie with this message similar to ours to come out and it hasn't happened. i just am hoping this opens the floodgates. >> such a joyful moment with the cast of "coda."

just when we thought it was over, who came in with a cocktail, but kenneth branagh so excited, just giddy about his win for the screenplay for "belfast." he's got a record for the most nominations in the most different categories. he's been nominated in seven different categories. i said what's next? he said well, tonight, i'm hoping for a nomination as best partygoer. i believe he was well on his way, michael. >> great job as always behind the scenes, lara. >> can i add a little something? "queen of basketball" also won. that was the story of lucy harris. the standout alt delta state. she passed away shortly before the oscar nominations came out. some of her family members were there last night. >> congratulations. >> congratulations. now let's go to ginger who is high above new york city. hey, ginger. >> reporter: hey, good morning to you. yes, what better way to spend a

day where you start the morning in windchills of single digits and then right here 86 floors up at the empire state building. nobody who asked what i'm wearing. it's layers. i want to show you our earth cam. this shows this iconic building. it's mostly famous because of its pop culture status. films we know and lovee "king kong," "affair to remember," and "sleepless in seattle." the empire state building are celebrating their 90 years since opening day. they have a brand-new exhibit. you can see how the building was constructed. my son loves the history of this. we'll definitely be coming back to check it out. celebrate the pop culture, not just movies, comic books to television, and beyond. we have more coming up from here even though it's freezing, it's drew: your accuweather forecast,

level 1 storm on the impact scale. scattered showers and the chance of a thunderstorm this afternoon , highs going to the low 60's. overnight tonight, wet weather gets out of here. patchy fog developing, overnight lows in the 40's. seven day forecast, level 1 today with the storm chance later this afternoon. we dry out tomorrow, warm up by the end of the week. no now to the other star, fashion. it isn't hollywood's biggest night without some serious style, and last night all the stars dressed to impress. we're going to break down the biggest trends with our panel of fashion gurus. >> let's get to them. please welcome nikki ogunnaike, celebrity stylist tara swennen, brad goreski and zerina akers. welcome everybody to the show. nikki, i want to start with you.

d carpk the dolbythe first time theatre after a very paired down event because of the pandemic over the last few years. what was the special theme on the red carpet this year? >> you know, as you said, after two years of being at home, i think people were excited to have some fun. they're finally back in person. they can get their fits off, really push some boundaries, take some risks and really make their outfits their own. >> we saw that. tara, i want to bring you in. we saw that with somebody that you dressed, kristen stewart, with that tuxedo and showing off some gams as well. >> yes, we did. >> tell us about the look. >> we had a lot of fun with this one. she's a brand ambassador for chanel, so we wanted to create something that was uniquely and authentically hers for her special night. so we came up with this unique twist on a classic look.

>> so good, tara. >> thank you. >> you nailed it. >> thank you. >> great job. zerina, last night you dressed halle bailey. she wore this beautiful gown. what was your inspiration to put her in this gown? >> she was being introduced as like the new disney princess. so i wanted her to feel like a mermaid out of water. i wanted her to just feel really beautiful. i loved how you got this nod to like a two-piece look, the bralette and this skirt. the mermaid tail. she wanted to show skin. she felt beautiful. >> i'll stay with you, zerina. showing more skin, we saw a lot of that on the red carpet. tell us about that trend. >> we did. we did. well, first of all, one of my favorites of the night was

timothee chalamet. choosing to wear no shirt was really bold, and it paid off. it was quite edgy. it was fun. one of my favorite looks of the night. megan thee stallion, she looks like a dream in that dress and the back of it if you got to see it was so stunning. venus williams, it was quite futuristic. really beautiful. loved the hair with that open neckline. all of our faves of the night was zendaya. >> always. always. >> she never lets us down. but her in that valentino, it's something we're going to be referencing and looking at for years to come. >> i agree with that. timothee chalamet, everybody can't pull that off. you all know that. >> you could do it for sure. >> no, no, no buddy. the belly would not be out.

brad, one of your favorite looks of the night was nicole kidman who wore this armani outfit. you said she was doing a cotton candy trend. what's that all about? break that down for us. >> all these beautiful pastels, that just kind of reminded me of jars of candy. nicole said she created this specific color of blue with mr. armani. i was calling nicole kidman blue last night, but we saw these beautiful pastels. lily james looked so beautiful in versace. i absolutely loved this cotton . all the rgeousacdetails that we count on donatella giving us. just so many gorgeous looks last

night in this beautiful, light, fun, feminine, romantic palette. i was so happy to see this on the red carpet. >> so well said, brad. nikki, we saw a lot of red on the red carpet. ariana debose. >> making history in red. red was the color of the night. ariana debose wore it in valentino. simu liu in versace. rosie perez. it was amazing to see the celebrities wearing red, but in various silhouettes. >> all looks great. now it's time for snap judgments. zerina, we start with you. penelope cruz in chanel. penelope cruz in chanel. what did you think? >> well, first of all, i love the silhouette of this dress. loved the neckline. loved the buttons. i could have done without the bow, but she looks beautiful. she always kills it. stunning. >> another chanel ambassador with a very different vibe.

>> okay, tara, you're up next. billie eilish, your thoughts? >> i love billie eilish. she was on trend for the night with a lot of young talent in black which you don't normally see. i thou was butul a 's v her. goes with the hair. i just thought it was elegant and divine. >> okay, nikki, lupita nyong'o in this prada gown looking like robin roberts right now. what's your snap judgment on lupita and robin? >> i'm inspired. beautiful. i need to get some gold myself. she absolutely killed it. lupita's a prada girl through and through. >> her glasses as well. she was on point. >> red carpet glasses, perfection. >> really was. okay, let's talk -- can we talk about the guys? show a little love for the guys.

how about andrew garfield? tara, that was a great look. >> fabulous. warren did an amazing job. they've had a killer tour this award season. on point. he's done a variety of colors. i loved that was sleek and classic. utter perfection. one of my favorites. >> brad, what did you think about the guys? >> i loved it last night. so much variety. from timothee chalamet to andrew garfield, to kodi smit-mcphee in that beautiful, beautiful turquoise.i thoue guyshtt last night. i'm excited to see men taking more chances. and we have to talk about the accessory for men was the lapel broach, which i'm happy to see guys dipping into diamonds. >> thank you all so much for your expertise. we have an oscar-size surprise for an aspiring filmmaker when our after party continues. come on back. after party conti. come on back.

>> building a better bay area. moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. >> let's check in with sue hall for a look at traffic. >> have behind you you rain all over the bay area right now. we have a couple of problems on the bay bridge. a stall run letter -- a stall right after the toll plaza. traffic is very slow behind and on the bay bridge. a span atan bridge, the reasonr bumper-to-bumper traffic here. >>

>> good morning. the after us go show -- the after oscar show is coming up. 9:00 here on abc >> we are tracking some showers out there from oakland over to dublin. some light showers right now. as we widen out, there is lightning off the coast right now, so there's the chance later this afternoon we could see a thunderstorm. this is a level one on the storm impact. east bay hills shows you a wet vantage point. again, the transfer thunder

later this afternoon. >> we will have another update in about 30 minutes. as always, you can find us on our app abc7news.com kimberly, how you doing? wh ood g erica." now you have a whole morning of things going on and surprises that you have no idea about. i see the look on your face. go ahead and get a good shot of that look. she has no idea what's going on. we've heard about you and we want to honor you this morning. erika, you get in there. welcome back to our "gma" oscars after party. that was t.j. holmes earlier this morning surprising a young film student at her hotel. we all know that's what t.j. does best, surprise people before the sun comes up. she thought she was going to be part of the audience.

we have amazing surprises for her. t.j., take it away. >> strahan, why do you put it that way? i actually don't like doing that. you all keep sending me out knocking on people's doors at 3:00, 4:00, 5:00 in the morning. this time i didn't have to knock on her door. kimberly is standing here with me now. she's had this blindfold on for quite some time. kimberly, are you ready? >> yeah. >> first of all, you are live on "good morning america." right now. >> oh, wow. there's a lot of people. >> there's a lot of people. you don't know these people, but you do know these people. mom, dad, brother, sister. [ applause ] >> yes, they're all here. you know your best friend's here as well. they're here.

i know. they're all here to celebrate you and we -- they know your story. these people know you and love you. the rest of the country is about to get to know you and love you as well. you're an aspiring filmmaker. we want everybody to take a look at kimberly's story. for kimberly film making is an opportunity to travel to worlds we can only imagine. >> i knew her as my star filmmaker. she's so wise beyond her years. you can't believe a 14-year-old is doing this type of material. >> reporter: her film provides a window into her life outside of the classroom. kimberly, a student who took part in southern california's youth cinema project, a program designed to teach students the intricacies and teamwork that goes into telling a story.

>> we have professional filmmaking mentors come into the school and work with the students for a year where the students work in short film projects all the way to concept to screen. >> when she works, when she speaks, when she performs, it's monumental. she takes it to another level. >> i cannot think of my siblings without the urge to cover them with a blanket. >> reporter: her latest film, "the eldest daughter," focuses on being the eldest sibling as a role model for her siblings. >> i'll always be here for you. a shoulder to lean on. [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: kimberly balances her studies, film making and being the role model as her siblings grow. >> i don't know how she's able to perform at such a high level both at home and at school.

>> reporter: that balancing act not going unnoticed to those around her. >> it's an enormous gift. she's a teacher with open arms. she's the best. >> all: we love you, kim. >> you represent everything that we stand for. you make us proud wherever you go. [ speaking foreign language ] [ applause ] >> okay, now let's hear from >> i don't know what to say.hat- i wasn't expecting this. i thought i was doing an interview with other filmmakers. >> no. it's all about you this morning. your mentor over here, erika, you tell me, she seems to be a young lady of few words. we're here in hollywood. had the oscars last night celebrating filmmakers. you have any doubt she could be on that stage somewhere down the

road? >> no. she's already a superstar. she's making all of us proud. i have no doubt that she has a huge future ahead and that she's going to be here one day with all of us guests of hers. >> now, we are just getting the country to know you. they all know you. somebody else who knows you is somebody you're a big pretty fan of, as well, lin-manuel miranda. he has a message for you. take a look and listen. >> hello, hello. kimberly, it's lin-manuel miranda. i hope you're doing well. i hear you're doing for inglewood, california, what i tried to do for my neighborhood of washington heights. you're making movies and you're making moves and i'm sending you love and all the luck in the world and we're all going to brag and say we knew you when. congratulations. >> all right. okay. now, i told you we had surprises.

how about 245 one? how did you like that one? >> oh, my god. i wasn't expecting this. >> now, when i came and got you this morning, again it was very early. i said i had a number of surprises. i have a ticket for you to comicon as well. this is a ticket -- this is not just a ticket however to attend. i'm sure you aware that they have a san diego international children's film festival. bmsifor thr s.eds of thacce 40. your film has been accepted into the film festival. how do you like that? >> i don't know what to say. thank you so much. >> does she ever say anything? >> oh, my god. i do, but this is all -- >> it's a little much. >> yeah. >> i have that effect. i have that effect.

we're not done yet. the oscars was put on by will packer and his production team. he has a message for you. take a look at this. >> hey, kimberly, it's will packer. fresh off producing the oscars. i'm still buzzing and excited about the oscars. you know what else i'm excited about? you. my whole team at will packer productions, we have our eye on you. we've seen your work. what an incredible young storyteller you are. we believe in elevating diverse voices. we want to bring you in and mentor you. your future is so bright. can't wait to meet you. congratulations, lady. >> oh, my god. oh, my god. >> okay, okay. give me something, kimberly. give me something. what do you think no tist. di't expecal oh, my goodness. >> you keep saying that. >> it's amazing. amazing.

if your little heart can take any more, i have one last thing. >> i don't think i can. >> so you're telling me that you don't want the $10,000 that five below is giving you for your education. you can't take anymore? >> oh, my god. >> you can't take anymore? i thought you could take a little more. yes, the good folks at five below heard about you. $10,000 towards your education. >> thank you. >> it's yours. >> thank you so much. >> look, this is what we do. this is what this industry is about, diversifying young voices and supporting folks like you so you can be on that stage that we saw last night somewhere down the road. i know you have been a young lady of few words. you got to give us something now as your reaction to all that has taken place, the folks here supporting you your entire young life.

what do you think? >> i want to say thank you to everyone who have helped me, my teacher ms. felix, m mr. alejandro who have been here. i didn't even want to do the program. i wasn't interested in this at all. thank you for encouraging me and always pushing me, especially erika for giving me the opportunities and like believing in me and always pushing me. the whole team, thank you to all of you. >> thank you. thank you for putting up with s wake-up call at your hotel this morning. guys, this really is what it's about, supporting and encouraging them when they're this age so in a few years we'll see them on that stage. guys, another great one. we expect great things down the road. i'll send it back to you guys in new york. >> she should get an oscar speech ready. very talented. congratulations to her. great job by t.j. as well.

coming up the popscars, the awards they didn't show us last night. "pop news" with lara when we come back. how us last night. "pop news" with lara when we come back. (music throughout)

did you prepare something? were you -- did you have something in your back pocket? your speech was beautiful, by the way.

>> i had to prepare something because about five days ago i had a stress dream because i really didn't think i was going to win that i actually did win and got on stage and had no idea who to thank. good morning, america. it's a great morning. welcome back to our oscars after party. that was jessica chastain backstage with lara after her big win. for best actress. lara was there all night for the big awards, and now it's time to hand out some of our own. it's time for "pop news" oscar edition. let's say hello to lara spencer. hey, lara and t.j. >> t.j. is here to help me. i guess we're doing this kind of oscars cheeky awards thing. we're calling it the popscars. the oscars celebrate movies we here at "gma" like to celebrate moves. presenting our first popscar for best dance break is a woman who has some moves of her own,

including the best robot i've ever seen, miss robin roberts. >> oh, my gosh. we have some great music here that really gets you going. remember the time when pitbull was at the park and john travolta was there. we were busting a move watching pitbull. it's something we do here. it just so happens. the popscar for best dance break goes to john travolta and uma thurman. the "pulp fiction" stars took to the oscar stage with their co-star samuel l. jackson and decided to bust out some moves. remember the twist, the same dance moves they did in the cult classic movie that earned all three of them oscar nominations. can you believe it was 28 years ago? >> one of my favorite movies. that was great. >> well done, robin. thank you my friend. we move on to another award. most of the oscar winners were present at the dolby to receive

their trophies. this next award goes to the best away game. the winner who had the greatest reaction outside of l.a., michael strahan will present the award. michael? >> the winner is hans zimmer. right now hans is on tour in europe. his daughter woke him up at 2:00 a.m. in amsterdam to tell him about his original score win for "dune." he even made an impromptu acceptance speech in his bathrobe. complete with a plastic oscar. check it out. >> who else has pajamas like this? i remember someone saying to me did you ever hear of a book called "dune." i instantly knew i had found a soulmate. >> having fun. i love it.

this is hans zimmer's second oscar after having won for "the lion king." a memorable celebration to say the least. now we go back to ginger at the empire state building. hey, ginger. >> reporter: yes, up here 86 floors. thank you, michael. when this building was completed in 1931, it was the world's tallest. within two years it was one of the best known in the world because of "king kong." now they have a whole exhibit where you can be part of that exotic scene get right there in king kong's hand. you're in the 1930s style office. there's so much more to see. you have to get up here. 1,200 feet up. drew: your accuweather forecast, scattered showers, level 1 light storm on the storm impact scale. two pitchers in the 60's. chance of a thunderstorm this afternoon -- temperatures innnnn

coming up here on "gma," how you can make some of those red carpet looks work for your real life.

♪ d.j. reach, always good to have you here with us. we're back now with our "gma" oscar after party and we're taking the hottest looks of the night and turning them into everyday style. while you were sleeping last night, our fashion expert melissa garcia was out at bloomingdale's. she did late night shopping at bloomingdale's. overall, what did you think of the style last night? >> i had a few favorites. nicole kidman in armani. she always looks like she belongs at the oscars. quintessential oscars. i think she looked stunning.

>> now you're going to take some of the stunning oscars looks and give it to us everyday folks. zendaya, i loved what she was wearing. let's see -- that's zendaya right now, our "gma" staffer jade, come on out. >> so zendaya looked gorgeous in valentino. there was a microtrend with white button down shirts. we saw zendaya, uma thurman, kirstin stewart. remember when share stone wore the gap white button down? it reminded me of that moment. >> yeah. >> it's really versatile and here it's ready for the red carpet. pair it with a sequin like we saw last night. what's great about sequins, a lot of them are holiday pieces and you can get them on sale. >> jade is like, she gets it.

see that smile. looks like zendaya. >> can't go wrong with that. >> thank you so much. this next look, ariana debose, it was absolutely stunning what she was wearing. how can we make it an everyday look? >> ariana was wearing valentino also. the color of the night, robin, was red. regal, so beautiful for a red carpet. ariana, tracee ellis ross and that neckline was really similar. and here's a great way to do it. since red is really bold, you can do it all as one color. i love the matched set that ariana had. you can wear the blazer with jeans and you can break it up if you don't want that much red. with a deep v neck, how do you wear that in real life?

i love the idea of doing an oversized blazer. it's not as tight. you can pin it or tape it where you want it to hit. little bit of tape there so it just sits exactly in the right spot. >> melissa, great job. >> gorgeou. >> red is your color. >> so beautiful. >> thank you very much. we can't forget about the guys. another one of our staffers, adam, he is showing off the look kodi smit-mcphee wore. >> yes, yes. we saw a lot of monochromatic suiting on the red carpet last night. i loved that baby blue color. i wanted to find something like that. we found this at bloomingdale's. we gave him a pop with a white sneaker. your models are working it. so good. >> they are. >> what i love about this trend, you don't have to go shopping for this. shop your closet. you have pieces in the same color family. put it together and it looks polished and refined. >> this isn't exactly the same. >> just in the same family.

>> i'm telling you, you're working it, adam. can we have all our wonderful models come back out. what's your final note? if you saw something last night and put it into your everyday wear? >> take something you can transition from your wardrobe already so you don't have to shop. >> like you were last night. >> it was fun. >> and thanks to d.j. reach for providing the soundtrack to our oscars after party. you can find this morning's playlist by pointing your phone's camera at the qr code on your screen. we'll be right back. ♪ you're so golden ♪ golden ♪

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it's been a great morning. we want to give a big thanks to lara, t.j., amy and our entire team in l.a. >> and our oscars after party does not end now, because they'll be back on "gma3" with much more from hollywood's big night. >> have a good day, everyone. b much more from hollywood's big night. >> have a good day, everyone.

>> building a better bay area. moving forward, finding solutions. this is abc 7 news. jobina: good morning. let's check in with sue hall for a check of the weather. sue: wet roads continue to be a problem. accidents have been out for some time. it doesn't look like it is affecting traffic on the span as much. we had an earlier accident on the san mateo bridge that has cleared but traffic is stacked up to mid span with a couple problems. drew: we are still tracking scattered showers out there right now. most of the action in the east bay but we are watching lightning strikes off the coast. there is a chance of a thunderstorm moving in this afternoon. it is a level 1 on the storm impact scale. a stormy view in san francisco with showers in the forecast for the afternoon and we dry out

later this evening. jobina: time now for live with kelly and ryan. we are ♪ ♪ >> hello, peter. if you're not peter parker. >> ryan: no, ryan seacrest here. your fourth friendly neighborhood spider-man. ever since i got bit by the spider, i have only had one normal week. >> so, scooby doo this crap. >> kelly: keep it classy, dr. strange. it is of the [bleep] oscars. ♪ ♪ [screaming] ♪ ♪