here over the weekend. tomorrow we have morning fog, cooler temperatures and light rain is back on sunday. >> and number six, we are looking at an accident. if you or someone you know is traveling to sacramento this morning. a multi-car accident blocking a couple of lanes. this is in vacaville, east 8-80, right near pena adobe road. >> and number seven, we are counting down to the oscars. the fun kicks off tonight when robin roberts hosts a special edition of 2020 at 8 p.m. sunday. coverage starts at 1230. the oscars, of course, start at four right here on abc seven. and for the first time, the show is streaming on hulu. >> yeah, many ways to watch. >> many ways to watch. and i would say in the prompter right now, it says oscars, oscars. >> oscars, >> letting you know >> george: good morning america for our viewers in the west. we are live on the scene near gene hackman's home plus a pivotal day at the white house, plus live in hollywood heading into oscar weekend.

growing questions around the death of gene hackman. >> are they moving? >> no they're not moving. just send somebody up here really quick. >> george: authorities investigating how the oscar winner, his wife and one dog died in his home. details on how and where they were found. what his family is saying. breaking overnight federal judge said the trump administration mass firing sz likely break the law. the fallout this morning. what will it mean for thousands who have been let go? and the high stakes face to face moments from now. president trump meeting with ukraine president zelenskyy at the white house. >> rebecca: race to contain the spread. at least nine states now reporting measles cases, as we learn where some of the patients contracted the disease. dr. narula is answering urgent questions. >> george: new twist in the menendez case. what the brothers are saying about the governors new move as they push for freedom. >> rebecca: lovin' it. how mcdonald's is breaking the surcharge trend with a big deal this weekend.

where to find it. plus, the other fast food chain serving up savings. ♪ life in the fast lane surely make you lose your mind ♪ >> rebecca: can't miss curry. >> curry knocks it in! >> rebecca: steph electrifying performance overnight. >> george: and gma's on the road to the oscars. >> lara: oh god you're supposed to be on the right side of the road. >> george: start your engines. we're flying fast into oscars weekend. two days until we find out who gets oscar gold. we have more surprises from hollywood. what are lara and james up to this time? >> i would like to thank the academy -- >> lara: we do not have time for an acceptance speech. we have a lot of l.a. to see. >> george: and they're saying -- >> good morning america! >> announcer: live from times square, it's friday. good morning america.

>> george: lara and james are in hollywood having some fun. we're going to have fun with them today. >> rebecca: they are at the home of the oscars, the famous dolby theater. you are already dazzling. it's great to see you. >> lara: great to see you. two days and counting and the energy level here at the dolby where the oscars will happen is palpable. >> i am so excited to be here. we drove around l.a. i did the driving. surprised we are still alive. >> george: alive and looking good. we'll come back to you later on. we have a lot of news to get to. we're going to start with a pivotal day at the white house. major ruling on the firing of federal workers. trump set to meet with ukraine's president. we're going to begin with new information on the death of gene hackman and his wife. police in new mexico are revealing details about where the bodies were found. trevor ault is on the scene in santa fe. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, george. there are some odd details here to be sure. investigators are trying to figure out how gene hackman and

his wife and one of their dogs all died at home, and when these deaths even occurred. there are very few answers, but there are a number of clues. >> okay. are they moving at all? >> no, they're not moving. just send somebody up here really quick. >> reporter: this morning, looming questions surrounding the passing of actor gene hackman, his wife betsy and one of their dogs. their deaths all new being investigated as suspicious. >> she's laying down on the floor from the window. >> reporter: officials were called to the actor's santa fe home wednesday, finding the front door open. >> there was a security officer that went to the house and had discovered the individuals in the home. >> reporter: according to the search warrant, hackman was found in the mud room of the home appearing to have suddenly fallen. his wife was on the bathroom floor with a space heater near her head and an open orange prescription bottle with pills scattered on the counter top. their german shepherd was found dead inside a ten to 15 feet away.

two other dogs were found alive. police believe those pets had access in and out of the home through a dog door. authorities say they found no signs of foul play, but they're not ruling it out. detectives now looking into carbon monoxide as a potential cause of death. the gas company also investigating. >> there was no indication of a struggle. there was no indication of anything that was missing from the home or disturbed. >> reporter: officials say the couple could have been dead for quite sometime. their bodies already decomposing when they were found, signaling deadly gas could have vented through the open front door. >> lex luther the greatest pivotal mind of our time. >> reporter: gene hackman was considered a master of hi craft, known for his roles as super man's archenemy and his performance in "the french connection." tributes pouring in from his hometown to hollywood.

dustin hoffman remembering their early days at pasadena play house acting school together saying in a statement, gene was like brando, in that he brought something unprecedented to our craft. powerful, subtle, brilliant, a giant among actors. i miss him already. bill murray also remembering hackman, who co-starred with him in the royal tennenbaums. >> he was really good. he was really, really good. good-bye, gene. i hope you're well, wherever you are. >> reporter: and some family members are speaking out saying they hope the couple didn't suffer. in a statement from hackman's children and grandchildren, they say the actor was loved by millions but to them he was just dad and grandpa and they are devastated by this loss. >> rebecca: truly one of the greats. he didn't even get started until his late 30s. all right, trevor. thank you.

we turn now to breaking news overnight. a federal judge reportedly says the trump administration's mass firings likely break the law. our senior political correspondent rachel scott is at the white house with what this could mean for the thousands of workers who have already been let go. good morning, rachel. >> reporter: good morning to you. there's no doubt about it this is a blow for the trump administration, but it is not total relief for federal workers out there. news that a federal judge said the firing of thousands of probationary workers was illegal, but only suggesting that it should be stopped. overnight reports of a federal judge ruling the trump administration's mass firings of probationary workers is illegal and should be stopped and rescinded. the judge saying the office of personnel management did not have any authority whatsoever to order the firings of probationary employees, but the judge acknowledging he could not stop agencies from independently firing workers in the future. >> we're cutting down the size

of government. we have to. we're bloated. we're sloppy. >> reporter: and this was the scene at usaid the humanitarian agency that has provided food and medicine to millions of children around the world. workers who were fired returning to retrieve their belongings. >> it's heart breaking to see this whole sector, this whole field kind of collapse. it's really heartbreaking. >> reporter: the impacts of the cuts at the agency reportedly leading to the termination of projects including hiv treatment, malnutrition, malaria control programs and polio vaccination. the pentagon preparing for layoffs. department of veterans affairs dismissing 1,400 probationary workers this week. veterans make up 30% of the federal work force. overnight fired workers showing up at this town hall in virginia telling their democratic representatives they're concerned about the cuts. one veteran fired from his job at the department of agriculture speaking with jay o'brian. >> go back to the veterans and tell them they were not

performing well when we defensed our country for many, many years was directly, for lack of a better word, a slap in the face. >> reporter: the president was asked if he's tracking how many veterans have been fired so far. >> we're watching that very carefully and we hope it's going to be as small a number as possible, but we are having great success in slimming down our government. >> reporter: the latest tiring hitting noaa, the nation's top weather and climate agency. hundreds let go. >> these are the scientists who help figure out where the hurricanes are coming and how severe they're going to be, whether we're going to have an earthquake, whether we're going to have a wild fire. >> reporter: so the unions that were suing the trump administration celebrating this move, saying that it is illegal full stop. but the judge here not really providing so much clarity on what this means for workers that have already been let go. will they be rehired? again, on suggesting the firings should stop, not ordering it, rebecca. >> rebecca: george has a question. >> george: president saying more tariffs are coming? >> reporter: you may remember the president threatened a 25%

tariff on mexico and canada. the president announcing those tariffs are now moving forward next week on march 4th. he's saying those countries have not done enough to stop drugs flowing into the united states. it is notable, though, because mexico has infact extradited members of drug cartels trying to show a good faith effort to stop this from going into effect. president also noting there will be a 10% tariff slapped on china. economists say this could drive up the prices on everything, from cars to beer to avocados. >> george: thank you very much. president trump also set to meet with president zelenskyy today as a peace deal with putin hangs in the balance. mary bruce has the latest on that. >> reporter: good morning. the stakes are high here today. ukrainian president zelenskyy here at the white house to meet with president trump as his administration pushes for a cease fire deal with russia, and just days after president trump labeled zelenskyy a dictator. now, he has been softening his tone recently.

president trump yesterday saying he has a lot of respect for zelenskyy and that they're going to have a very good meeting. today the two will be signing a deal to share ukraine's mineral resources. trump saying this is a way for ukraine to pay back the u.s. for billions in aid. but in order to reach a broader agreement, zelenskyy says he needs security guarantees from the u.s. so that russia cannot invade again. so far that is something that president trump has been unwilling to give. he says he'll consider those option once they reach a cease fire agreement something, by the way, he says he is confident vladamir putin would honor saying, quote, it's going to old, adding his approach would be to trust but verify. rebecca? >> rebecca: just like president ronald reagan. thank you. we turn to the urgent battle to contain the growing measles outbreak in west texas. health officials warn it's expected to get worse. new cases of the disease have been confirmed in at least nine states. elizabeth schulze is in washington, d.c. with more.

good morning. >> reporter: good morning rebecca. the federal government says it is providing assistance to state health departments in texas and new mexico after an unvaccinated child died from that measles outbreak in west texas. now more cases are being reported nationwide. this morning growing concern among families and health officials as new cases of the measles are detected across the u.s. overnight the latest case reported in washington state, where an infant may have been exposed through recent travel abroad. in new jersey, an unvaccinated child who traveled internationally was hospitalized. two family member also infected. the health commissioner saying so far the virus appears to be contained. >> we're out there trying to keep this contained. >> reporter: in kentucky, the first confirmed measles case. a resident who may have traveled abroad may have spread the broad while at a local gym. nine states are reporting cases of the disease which is preventible with vaccines and was declared eliminated in the u.s. in the year 2000.

majority of new cases, unvaccinated children. measles vaccination rates among kindergarteners have dropped four years in a row. >> it is really hard seeing these kids going through this, knowing we have something to help them and protect them. >> reporter: growing alarm in rural west texas, where 124 cases have been reported so far. the number expected to go up. unvaccinated school age child died at a hospital there this week. the first measles death in the u.s. since 2015. kyle rabel's wife is planning to deliver their first child at this same hospital next month. >> you're afraid of everything. you wipe everything down. we're pretty close to that here. >> reporter: children are eligible for the measles vaccine at age 1, and the second dose at 4. the texas outbreak is a test for robert f. kennedy jr. as he takes the helm of the department of health and human services. he spoke with the governor of texas and expects willingness to

assist officials on the ground. kennedy, who is a prominent vaccine skeptic did appear to downplay concerns about the outbreak earlier this week, rebecca. >> rebecca: thank you. coming up, dr. tara narula is here to answer questions on your mind right now. big ones for families about the measles outbreak. >> george: now going back to our oscars team in hollywood. there we see lara, james and chris connolly. >> lara: this is the biggest weekend of the year in hollywood. before the oscars, the energy level here at the dolby theater is buzzing. >> chris, you always have the info. >> chris: 80% of those competing for oscars sunday will leave the dolby theater thinking they were honored just to be nominated. the other 20% will be leaving with an oscar. so who will they be? ♪

everyone deserves a chance to fly, but how high can they go? ♪ sunday night's 97th oscars will determine if wicked and ariana grande and cynthia erivo will soar above all. >> hello? >> chris: or if the substance will cap her 40 years plus on screen. from the '80s, st. elmo's fire or alongside a few good men. >> your honor, the defense strenuously objects. >> chris: mikey madison is on the rise in best actress. admiration abounds for bob dylan in a complete unknown. ♪ sag award win made him feel like a three person race. but which guy? the brutalist is unimaginable, with adrien brody's passion. >> our faith is a living thing. >> chris: and conclave is built

around raef fiennes. the category had likely winners before you threw out your christmas tree. >> first class car. >> chris: they would be kiernan culkin in "a real pain." and zoe saldana from star trek and avatar and guardians of the galaxy, showing many dimensions of her skills and talent in emelia perez. anora and its 53-year-old writer director shawn baker. that's just the kind of underdog story oscar voters love. and it's the best picture favorite.

wicked may have to wait until its part two, but when cynthia and ariana hop on stage sunday and start singing live, it might be the oscar roof that lifts off. ♪ those magic movie moments. delicious uncertainty in leading actor categories. it's been that kind of oscar season. we'll get all the answers sunday night. >> if you had to choose best actor, best actress? >> chris: best actor i think will be adrien brody although fiennes is there. i wouldn't count out timothee chalamet. especially that acceptedance speech at the sag awards. >> lara: it's gonna be great. there's so many questions so you have to watch. george, back to you. >> george: we'll be coming back to you. coming up matt gutman is in l.a. with the latest on the menendez brothers bid for freedom. >> reporter: i spoke to the brothers' family after news california governor newsom could

commute the menendez brothers sentence. why there were gasps on the call and how the brothers are reacting to this bombshell from behind bars this morning, all coming up. >> rebecca: that was quite the call. new at 7:30 the incredible rescue of passengers from a small plane crash in the snowy vermont mountains. >> george: newly released documents about the investigation into jeffrey epstein. we'll tell you what they found. first let's go to ginger. >> ginger: where the grand river meets lake erie near cleveland, maybe you know it, george. ice jams. i know we've been watching this. this is relatively normal for spring. this is not the only river doing this. this is cumberland county, maine. about nearly a foot below average for the season so far. they still do need some to catch up. today is all about the wind from north dakota all the way down to kentucky throughout michigan. and red flag warnings, that's fire danger, in plains. very dry out there. those winds will be kicking up to 45 miles per hour.

behind this, enjoying the spring feel. it ends. we're going to have temperatures about 10 to 15 degrees below average. detroit sunday morning 15. these are actual temperatures. we've got 14 for boston. get ready to be normal. your local weather in 30 seconds.

>> george: lots more from l.a. with lara and james all about the oscars.

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we're getting into it. >> james: lot of those places at the chinese theater where so many of the biggest movies had their premieres. when in rome we added our hand prints to the sidewalk of stars here. we have so much more from hollywood coming right up, guys. [ applause ] >> george: we are looking forward to that. first transportation secretary sean duffy announced a plan to super charge hiring to address the shortage of air traffic controllers. said he is offering a salary increase of 30%. this comes after a string of recent aviation accidents and close calls. vatican says pope francis continues to improve while being treated for pneumonia but will take more days of clinical stability before they know whether he's out of danger. >> rebecca: look at this incredible rescue. first responders air lifted three people to safety after their small plane crashed into a snowy vermont mountainside

wednesday. rescuers worked through four feet of snow to reach the victims. all of them escaped without serious injury. thank goodness. it was a huge night for warriors super star steph curry. not on did he successfully nail that halftime buzzer beater from beyond midcourt, he scored 12 three pointers, the most by a player this season and totalled 56 points. wow. warriors coach steve kerr said we're spoiled around here. we're used to it but it never gets old watching. feels good to win. >> george: yeah. good for him. now the menendez brothers and their fight for freedom. family members are responding to governor newsom's latest move to order the parole board to assess whether the brothers pose a risk to the public. chief national correspondent matt gutman is in l.a. good morning, matt. >> reporter: good morning george. the governor's announcement could pave the way for a commutation of the brothers' sentence within a number of months. almost no one saw this coming. family members telling me when

they heard the news from the governor's office earlier this week their jaws dropped and audible gasps. this morning the family of the menendez brothers opening up to abc news about california governor gavin newsom's fasttracking of a parole board assessment to determine whether erik and lyle would pose a risk to the public if released. one of their cousins, the first to hear the news. was there an audible gasp? did you high five? what did it feel like? >> the meeting began with let me clear, we are not granting clemency, then went down that road where they explained what the process was. it was just a few people in that meeting. i know that i audibly gasped on my side. i can't speak for anybody else. it's very exciting. >> reporter: erik and lyle are 35 years into their sentence of life without parole for the shot gun murders of their parents in 1989. now a huge step on the road to possible freedom.

>> the question for the board is a simple one. do erik and lyle menendez, do they pose a current, what we call unreasonable risk to public safety? >> reporter: the assessment could take up to 90 days but abc news said newsom is fast tracking the process. if he does support the brothers' release after the investigation concludes, their case will be reviewed by the parole board which would then have up to six months to make a ruling. >> this is very welcome news for us. we're so grateful for the governor for stepping in and giving us this chance. >> reporter: newsom initially content to allow the l.a. district attorney to take the lead, but now multiple sources telling abc news newsom made the decision to intervene after the da's press conference last week in which he rejected the brothers' petition for a new trial and dismissed their allegations of sexual abuse at the hands of their father, which the sources called a mistake.

do you personally now believe they were not sexually abused by at least jose menendez? >> they actually testified to it in great detail. i also understand that when it came to any corroborating information about that sexual abuse, it was extremely lacking. >> reporter: just last thursday erik and lyle opening up on the tmz podcast about life behind bars. >> prison can be hard and there's a lot of suffering in prison. so, and i wasn't, i wasn't, you know, not gonna fight back. i'm not going to you know, engage. >> reporter: i heard you and family members speak to the brothers regularly in prison. what was their response when they heard about the governor's investigation? >> optimistic and a little bit of, what does it mean? how do we move forward? >> sources close to the case say it could lead them to commute the sentence is already having a significant impact in two ways. likely will cause the da to delay his long awaited announcement of whether he would support resentencing the

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>> rebecca: we are back with the growing concern around measles with online searches about the disease soaring 900% in the last week. our chief medical correspondent dr. tara narula is here live to answer some of the most pressing questions. clearly, a lot of interest in this with those online searches. put this outbreak into perspective. how does it compare to the past? >> perspective is so important. we do see outbreaks every year. in fact, last year there were about 16 outbreaks, 285 cases in this country. i think what's concerning here is we're only two month i.n.s. to 2025 and are already seeing 124 cases in texas, three kwroutd breaks in the country and multiple states reporting cases. we've also seen the first deaths. we haven't had a death from the measles since 2015 and haven't had a child die since 2003. so when we talk about why this might be happening, globally

measles cases are rising. we see pockets of unvaccinated. in order to protect those pockets, we need 95% of the community to be vaccinated. the problem is our community rates of vaccination are about 93%. we don't have that fire wall around those unvaccinated groups. that's where we see it spreading. unfortunately, they are a vulnerable population who end up potentially being even more at risk in addition to those in general. >> george: measles highly contagious. >> it is. when you think about contagious you think about the flu and covid and even scary diseases like ebola. this by far and away surpasses that. if i walked into a room with measles and there were ten people who were unvaccinated, nine would get it. it can live in the air for two hours. in general, if you are exposed you will develop symptoms anywhere from 7 to 14 days after ward. >> george: you can be contagious

before you show symptoms? >> absolutely. you're contagious four days before the rash and up to four days after the rash. >> sam: people have interest in it. we know what the search numbers are. some of the questions people are looking up. can i get measles if i'm vaccinated? even if i'm vaccinated, can i spread it? >> this is one of the most effective vaccines we have. if you get two doses of the mmr vaccine, it's about 97% effective in protecting you. one dose, 93% effective. we think about the flu vaccine, we're talking 40% to 60% range. if you get vaccinated, can you spread it? there was one case reported in literature in 2011 they called her measles mary. a 22-year-old in new york city who was vaccinated but did spread it. according to the cdc this is unlikely. if you are fully vaccinated, you are not likely to spread this to anybody else. >> rebecca: what's your advice to parents out there who are looking at all of this and thinking about their kids, maybe in daycare or school. what should they be doing?

>> i think we forget how dangerous measles can be. before we had a vaccine in the 1960s, 40,000 to 60,000 people in this country were hospitalized. we saw 400 to 500 deaths. it is important to think about complications. 1 in 20 kids with get pneumonia from the measles. up to three out of 1,000 kids can die. really important to get your kids vaccinated with the mmr vaccine 12 to 15 months is the first dose, 4 to 6 years is the second dose. >> rebecca: dr. narula, thank you. >> george: coming up how two big fast food chains are breaking the surcharge trend when it comes to eggs. next lara and james back in hollywood. >> lara: it's flashback friday. we are pulling out some of our best oscar moments from the gma vault. >> james: and our "play of the day" in honor of oscar weekend. we'll be right back. it is plant

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>> sam: that sounds so special. we're celebrating 50 years of gma. what goes hand in hand with gma? the oscars edition. some favorite moments. lara has a good one. first of all, you look so glamorous. bravo. >> rebecca: stunning. >> lara: sam saying you look beautiful, everyone. thank you, sam. >> sam: what's your moment? >> lara: i saw you as the tiger. we saw that tiger before. it was memorable.

i love this one. this is back when jennifer lawrence won best actress oscar in 2013. i'll never forget it. "silver linings playbook." remember she tripped. >> sam: on the stair case. >> lara: so charming, so lovable. handled it beautifully. george interviewed her and, well, this happened. take a look. >> george: you got a fan here. >> thank you. really? [ laughter ] >> is he still here? >> i'll be waiting. [ laughter ] >> george: i was gonna ask you what are you gonna remember about tonight. >> that. >> lara: that was such an iconic

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>> thank you. julian. and we're headed to san rafael. some brake lights headed at the turn right by north san pedro. or before north san pedro, i should say by freitas parkway. so you are on the brakes for a bit of a slowdown? no stalls or accidents. here, look at this. it's like empty season at the bay bridge metering lights.he although they are on very minor backup and you will see some brake lights on the span. we do have an accident over near crow canyon road north 680. you're backed up to bollinger. >> hey, sue, the exploratory camera. partly sunny skies out there, temperatures right now in the 40s and in the 50. we will get another mild afternoon on the way here under a mix of sun and clouds. temperatures going into the 60s and 70s later on today. so the end of the month feels a lot more like spring. but over the weekend, cooler weather arrives. rain is back in the forecast on sunday. julian. >> back to reality. thank you drew. we'll have another abc seven news update in 30 minutes. the news is alwaysn at abc seven news.com.

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the oscar winner, his wife and a dog died in their home. details on where they were found, including the 911 call. we have the latest on the investigation. >> rebecca: as egg prices soar, the new mcdonald's deal on a breakfast favorite. and this morning, the other fast food chain combatting high costs. ♪ >> george: we're counting down to hollywood's biggest night. the fashion, the food and the flashbacks. when are you gonna let go? >> not anytime soon. >> george: plus lara and james are driving us into the weekend. >> lara: buckle up, butter cup. >> george: going all out in hollywood. >> james: has anyone ever told you you look like faye danaway? >> lara: you're looking pretty good yourself, my friend. >> george: and they're saying. >> good morning america! >> announcer: live in times square and hollywood, it's friday.

"good morning america." >> george: it is oscar friday here on "gma." lara and james are out there in los angeles. >> rebecca: we love to see them in the heart of hollywood. hi, guys. looking great. >> lara: hi. thanks so much. good to be here outside the famous dolby theater, home of the oscars. we've got a great audience. [ cheers ] and we are just 48 hours away from the moment when these stars will walk up these stairs getting ready for the show and possibly getting ready for a win. >> james: i'm just excited about this drink. >> lara: i see that. >> jim: this is so exciting. we have been all over hollywood and l.a. we also hit rodeo drive where we shopped til we dropped. >> lara: we are starting the morning with a toast and a whole lot of hollywood magic. that's coming up. [ cheers ] >> sam: hollywood. i can't wait to see more. we have an incredible story about a school bus driver being hailed a hero this morning.

rightfully so. >> george: first look at top stories breaking at 8. we start with new information on the death of gene hackman and his wife. want to go back to trevor ault in santa fe. good morning, trevor. >> reporter: good morning, george. the sheriff this morning said it is going to be difficult to piece together a timeline. gene hackman, his wife and a dog found dead at home. investigators still can't say for sure how or even when they died. >> okay. are they moving at all. >> no, they're not moving. just send somebody up here quick. >> reporter: this morning looming questions surrounding the passing of actor gene hackman, his wife and one of their dogs. the deaths being investigated as suspicious. >> she's laying down near the window. >> reporter: officials were called to the home wednesday. hackman was found in the mud room of the home, appearing to have suddenly fallen. his wife was on the bathroom

floor with a space heater near her head and open orange prescription bottle with pills scattered on the counter top. their german shepherd was found dead in a kennel. authorities found no signs of foul play but they're not ruling it out. detectives now looking into carbon month monoxide as a cause of death. >> lex luther greatest criminal mine of our time. >> reporter: he was known for his roles as lex luther. and his oscar winning performance in the film "the french connection." now the sheriff does say they feel confident there was no foul play but this is definitely an open investigation. he says the toxicology report could take months. we're hearing from some family members of the actor. they say they hope the couple didn't suffer. >> rebecca: such a legend. we're hoping for answers soon. okay, trevor. thank you.

we're gonna turn now to the battle over the so called epstein files. the justice department releasing some documents connected to the notorious sex trafficker. but now attorney general pam bondi is accusing the fbi of with holding documents. senior investigative correspondent aaron katersky is here with more. >> reporter: good morning. attorney general bondi said this is just phase one. she's promising to open the government files on jeffrey epstein, but despite the hype most of what she released so far has been made public years ago. overnight the justice department releasing material about the late sex offender jeffrey epstein including a three page evidence list, cataloging what investigators obtained while searching his new york mansion and private caribbean island. among the item, a photo album of girl and epstein, a bag containing one set of copper handcuffs and whip along with dozens of computers, hard drives and recording devices and a folder containing lsj logbook.

attorney general bondi went on tv to trump at the release of this material, teasing a big reveal. >> what you're gonna see, hopefully tomorrow, is a lot of flight logs. lot of names. lot of information. it's pretty sick what that man did. >> reporter: much of the material had been circulating in the public domain for years, including pilot logs from epstein's plane and his so called black book of names and addresses. several conservative media figure weres given early access, showing off binders and posing for pictures. some later posting how under whelmed they were. epstein died by suicide in jail before he could be tried on sex trafficking charges. his paramour was convicted and is considering an appeal to the supreme court. attorney general bondi is promising to release more documents after the review to protect the identities of victims. >> george: thank you very much. >> sam: now frightening video, something you don't want to see.

the school bus driver is being hailed a hero. the school bus carrying middle schoolers from cleveland heights, ohio, when it suddenly burst into flames. cause of the fire is under investigation, but all 15 students were able to escape safelywithout injury. the driver wishes to be anonymous but the crediting annual bus evacuation drills. remember how annoying those were? but they worked helping get all the kids out safely. when you see that, you don't think it's gonna be good. >> george: coming up in our gma morning menu how two big fast food chains are breaking the surcharge trend. >> rebecca: we are unlocking the gma vault for more of our favorite gma moments at the oscars. we might embarrass you a little more. >> sam: we're gonna save you money, too. you don't have to hire a glam squad, fly to l.a. you can have a party at home. lori b has all you need for your

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egg mcmuffins. tell us what's going on with mcdonald's. >> reporter: we've been hearing a lot about egg surcharges. now mcdonald's is promoting a deal where they're cutting prices only for one day. this sunday offering signature egg mcmuffin or sausage mcmuffin for $1. this is part of a celebration marking the 50th anniversary of the sandwich. important caveat. you have to buy it through the app. you cannot just show up and order off the menu. >> rebecca: they really want you to download that app, elizabeth. there are other businesses that are taking advantage of this and using it as a competitive advantage. >> reporter: exactly. fast food chains trying to strike a delicate balance. they've been struggling to win back customers. they were reluctant to raise

prices which is why mcdonald's said they wouldn't put the surcharges on. wendy's also tells us they have no plans to raise prices on eggs. customers can claim a $2 sandwich which includes a fresh cracked egg. only on the app through march 3rd. >> sam: if i'm doing this at home and not up on protein substitutes. what are something that i can swap out eggs for? >> here's some options you can incorporate into that breakfast routine that generally will offer better prices than eggs. greek yogurt, tofu, cottage cheese, quinoa and flaxseed. another trend is a surge in sale for egg substitute. a vegan egg substitute made from plants. sales grew five times faster in the past month compared to last year.

checked my local store. it was in stock. the cost is on par with a cost of a dozen eggs. plant based eggs, why not try it, right? >> rebecca: i'd go more for greek yogurt. that's where i'm going. >> george: thank you, elizabeth. let's go back to l.a. and lara for pop news. >> lara: thank you, george. i wanted you to help me with this because gma has been covering the oscars every single one of the show's 50 seasons on the air. >> james: you've been covering its for a long time. >> lara: long time. we counted. >> james: not all of it. >> lara: 27 oscars. 27 oscars. i missed one during covid. but "good morning america" has not. here's a look at five decades of "gma" at the oscars. >> michael: all right. red carpet, here we come. >> lara: it's a match made in cinematic heaven.

>> i love it up here! >> lara: raving reviews year after year. >> michael: one two three! >> good morning america's ultimate oscar party. >> lara: for five decades, the academy awards becoming part of gma's dna. >> oscar, the most exciting night in television. >> i'm at the beverly hilton hotel. >> lara: it's been that way ever since. >> good morning america. good to see all of you. >> the morning after the oscars. >> lara: with gma giving you a front row seat. >> the oscar goes to -- >> lara: to hollywood's biggest night. >> right now! you like me! >> lara: from the glitz -- >> that's leo dicaprio over my shoulder. >> lara: to the glamour. do you feel like a princess? >> in this i do. >> george: you look so fabulous.

>> lara: all of the green screen. let's do this. what's cooking good looking. ah! of course the interviews. >> winner winner chicken dinner. >> lara: with the world's most famous stars. >> george: when are you gonna let go? >> not any time soon. >> lara: you can find it only one place. >> we did it! >> lara: right here on "kpw ma." i can't decide what i'm more mesmerized by the diamonds or the oscar. >> george: got a fan here. [ laughter ] >> is he still here? [ laughter ] >> i'll be waiting. >> george: i was gonna ask you what are you gonna remember about tonight? >> lara: did you look out in the audience while you were performing? >> no, no, scary, oh my gosh. >> sam: do you want to tell me what that is?

>> i was hoping it was a ruby. >> lara: we wanted to give you a little birthday cake. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> america. >> good morning america! >> it's been a great night. stay tuned for "good morning america." [ laughter ] >> sam: it is epic. it's a no sleep kind of four days, five days of that, right? >> rebecca: it's great to see. lara, 27 years of this. that's incredible. >> sam: congrats, my friend. [ applause ] >> lara: thanks for reminding me about the no sleep thing. awesome. hey, listen. i also want to share with you this morning, we've been talking about the nominees and this year's oscar worthy films. it is a constant debate to see which of the films takes home the gold. abc has teamed up with our friends at espn to make those

predictions happen. check it out. they have a thing where you can do an online ballot. anyone can put in their picks for this year's winners. over 70,000 people have done it. the person who gets the most correct wins wins the grand prize. they get two round trip tickets to the 2026 academy museum oscars watch party here in l.a. $5,000 cash. the ballots are open until 6:59 p.m. sunday. you can win big. the ballots close one minute before the ceremony starts. you can head to abc.com/oscars pick em to get your votes in. you are not allowed to do it, sir. [ applause ] >> chris: all right. >> lara: the reason he is not allowed to do it is you know too much. you are always right. >> chris: doesn't happen often. >> lara: you have been very, very vocal this year about your

picks. >> chris: i'm like a stop clock. i'm right twice a day but that's about it. >> lara: we have wonderful thoughts about you. conan has other thoughts about you. i'm glad you're here this morning. i did want to talk to you about this. the other day, you probably remember i had a fun interview with conan o'brien. we had a great time. during our interview i mentioned my colleagues chris connelly and how much i love the interview chris did with him when it was announced conan was going to be host. you did a great job. >> chris: thank you. so did you. >> lara: conan said something that, frankly, chris, we found disturbing. check it out. i remember chris connelly, you had a great interview with him. >> great man. he followed me to my car afterwards. >> lara: was that a problem? >> he asked for money. >> lara: we aren't supposed to do that. >> just wearing a rain coat. >> lara: he had on clothes during the interview. >> i know but he put on this big rain coat.

weird. [ laughter ] is there anything you want to share with us? >> chris: ubers are getting more expensive. i just needed something. what can i tell you? >> lara: if this is any indication on what's to come sunday, conan just ripping like only he can do. i think we're in for a very fun oscars. >> chris: and we might need a rain coat sunday. >> james: were you wearing anything under that rain coat? >> chris: i'm not gonna confirm nor deny. >> lara: on that note i' send it back to you. >> george: let's go over to ginger. >> ginger: i can get you that weather forecast, rain coat or not. i would have one prepared. you saw lara and james cruising around. temperatures were in the 80s. that's gonna change by oscar sunday. showers make it from northern california right on down. look at emerald city, nevada, 62, vatican city 66. let's get a check closer to

>> sam: everything's been so elegant, i'm about to ruin that now for the entire show. the road to the oscars continues with just hours until the big event. i think it's a good idea to see it all before the big night. ways to make your home feel like you're in the theater, lori bergamotto is here with the

perfect picks for our viewing party. >> lori: we can make it elegant. we can't have a party without popcorn, right? >> sam: i'm in. >> lori: we love a popcorn maker. you can do a heart healthy snack at home. really fun, easy. the popcorn does taste delicious. my favorite thing, this is the pop light. >> sam: this is light? >> lori: this is an air popper. it uses that hot air to open the kernel up. >> sam: i'm not doing anything. >> lori: you're just enjoying it. this one can make 18 cups of popcorn in two and a half minutes. that's the butter melter. it's heart healthy and low fat. >> sam: you can put a little in there. just get a little taste.

>> lori: it's fantastic and affordable. >> sam: i truly love it. >> lori: shut it off so we can chit-chat. it's gonna pop for a little while longer. keep eating your popcorn. if you would like to put your popcorn down and take a drink, look what we have. your couch caddy. this turns any arm rest into your own personal like movie theater viewing. you can have your drink, your popcorn that you just popped. you can put your phone, remote control. you can do anything. >> sam: your room can look beautiful then you can make it comfortable for your viewing night. >> lori: in my case i have little kids. always no, you can't eat and watch the movie. with something like this, it's helpful. try and keep your drink secure. you do need two hands to get it out. >> sam: it's steady. >> lori: this fits up to 9 1/2

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hollywood. >> rebecca: we are just two days away from the big show. lara and james are in hollywood on the red carpet. everyone is going to be talking about fashion come sunday night. this is my favorite part of the oscars, guys, the fashion. >> lara: it is a big part of it. what can we say? that's why we have style expert and author of the style super guide, the one and only liliana vasquez is with us. we are talking oscars fashion. >> james: it's not red carpet fashion. it's everyday looks inspired by the oscar nominated casts and film. >> lara: what i want to do is start with one of the great movie, demi moore an her character. she's nominated for best actress for playing elizabeth sparkle in "the substance." how would you describe demi's character's fashion in that film? >> it was completely marked by bold colors, beautiful structures. who could forget that coat? the yellow coat she wore?

i love that we brought color back to the screen. it's something we can incorporate in our real lives. >> sam: let's get genivieve out. >> her signature colors were purple, yellow and red. you're like, there's no way i can put together an outfit. it's all about color blocking. you can color block in two ways. you can do colors that are next to each other in the color wheel. or colors next to each other in the color wheel. purple and red is a perfect example. beautiful sweater. this skirt from amazon under $25. make sure you keep the shoe neutral because we are doing a lot of color here. this is a gorgeous silhouette, so easy to pull off. i love that we are playing with color after an entire season of avoiding them. >> james: she is working it. thank you so much. thank you. >> lara: thank you. now our inspiration for this new look is zendaya's character in "dune 2." let's talk about her character style. >> i'm so happy we're talking

about zendaya. whether she is on a red carpet or getting coffee she is style gold. this is what i call desert chic. kind of exactly what you're doing today, beautiful nude desert chic. i love it. it was also about draping and layering. this is one of the looks that i was so excited for. >> james: we have angelica. >> lara: i love it. beautiful on her. is this a dress? >> it's a dress. it looks like it's almost two pieces. we did a lot of mimicking with the draping you saw with the suit she was wearing in the film. it's all about playing with those desert tones. army green color, the beautiful richness of that suede belt. we're gonna top it with metallics. big bold earring. i love the shoe on this.

if you are gonna do this, one quick tip for makeup. do a pop of color on the lip. >> sam: wear to it a cocktail party at 6. >> definitely not desert fighting but definitely desert cocktail party. >> lara: i'm definitely ordering that. so beautiful. next look. >> james: is it caleb we've got next? >> lara: we're gonna look at timothet chalamet. >> this is such a fun look. bob dylan's style is iconic, whether you are interpreting it now or looking at archives. i loved how texturized it was. that relaxed baggy fit is one of the best men's looks forever. >> lara: now we have -- >> james: come on out. >> lara: i love it, caleb. >> i feel like he could walk on the set. >> lara: that is amazing. >> best compliment ever. caleb is rocking a very modern way. we did this beautiful textured jacket. whether it's corduroy or wool. the standout is the denim.

men, it is time to update our jeans. kendrick lamar told us to do it. it's a wide leg, modern. you can't do this without a pair of boots. these are easy to wear. >> lara: every single piece. >> james: thank you so much. >> lara: we're running out of time. we have to talk about cynthia erivo. she just stunned in "wicked." she's up for best actress for her leading role. how can we channel her style in real life? >> it's all about layering and three dimensionality. we have our model coming out. >> james: come on out. >> even though -- exactly. even though she's wearing one color head to toe, you're mixing the fringe on the jacket, the sheer of the body suit, the pleats on the pants. all of these pieces are under100. you can get her signature style from the film in real life when you style it. >> lara: all about the mock turtle neck. you look great.

i love all of these pieces. so fun to translate from the films. come on in, everybody and work them into our wardrobe. that was great. always great to have you. [ applause ] liliana vasquez, everybody. we are so grateful to you and all of our models. you can shop for these looks -- i know i am -- on good morning america.com. you can watch the oscars this sunday when? 7:00 p.m. >> james: yeah. >> lara: streaming on hulu, airing on abc. coming up, our moment. >> james: our tour of hollywood. . >>

>> george: it is time now for >> george: it is time now for lara and james' excellent adventure. let's go back to hollywood. >> lara: that is the perfect way to describe it, george. we did have so much fun together in paris for the olympics. james has never been to an oscars. it just felt natural that he should come from london to see hollywood at its most glamorous. >> james: i wanted to get the full hollywood experience. who better than this lady, lara. we had so much fun. take a look. >> lara: in hollywood there's no better way to celebrate than lights and oscar winners. >> james: has anyone ever told you you look like faye dunaway? >> lara: you're looking good

yourself, my friend. >> james: i would like to thank the academy -- >> lara: we don't have time for an acceptance speech. it's oscars week. buckle up, buttercup. why are the windshield wipers on? someone help me. oh my god you got the thing on. the heat is on blast and it's 80 degrees outside. are you okay? >> james: i don't know what i did. >> lara: on ward! ♪ >> james: which side of the road -- >> lara: you're supposed to be on the right side of the road. beverly hills, here we are, baby! >> james: all over the world everyone knows what this is. >> lara: we are going through a very private estate. our first stop, really sparkled. let's go shop for jewelry. this is how we do it oscars week.

private home in beverly hills. welcome to l.a., my dear. iconic jewelry designer david webb adorning some of the top stars in history with luxury jewels for over 75 years. they are showing off some of their most spectacular pieces. >> james: look at that. how do you feel? >> lara: like a queen. when i think about iconic, elegant, oscars worthy jewelry, the first name that comes to mind is david webb. >> it's big bold jewelry. it makes a statement on the red carpet. >> james: i can tell you love an animal. >> i do. >> lara: talk to me about some of the celebrities, oscar winners, that have worn david webb. >> in 2020 when rene zellweger won. she was holding the oscar with a big david webb ring. >> james: how much is this? >> this is $36,000. >> lara: it looks like a piece of art. >> james: yeah.

>> lara: will you marry me? >> james: what are the men wearing? >> this is from our museum collection. it's a one of a kind piece that's only been worn by men. >> james: oh my god. it's quite heavy. this has been fun. been lovely to meet you. >> lara: security! >> james: i've got something for you. i don't want you to get excited because it is only a loan. for you. >> lara: just like julia roberts. that seemed familiar. speaking of the award winning movie "pretty woman" our next stop, the home of the rom com classic the elegant beverly wilshire hotel. >> welcome to the beverly wilshire. >> james: can i do the thing where they just throw you the keys? i love that. >> lara: kristen has worked here for years and knows all. people know this hotel for one of the great movies of all time.

tell us about "pretty woman." >> it's certainly our favorite. for the filming of "pretty woman" while it was only the exterior they shot here, they replicated certain scenes in a hollywood studio lot. >> lara: are there people who work here when the film was made? >> they remember seeing richard gere and julia roberts outside while they were filming. >> lara: we had to get their signature drink the feeling pretty. cheers mr. gere. >> james: cheers ms. roberts. >> color me happy there's a sofa in here for two! >> going up. >> lara: we can't live out our "pretty woman" dreams without some shopping on rodeo drive. ♪ pretty woman walking down the street ♪ ♪ pretty woman stop awhile pretty woman talk a while ♪

>> ginger and fred. >> lara: all aboard, the he generalary a-list homes with hollywood l.a. tours with our expert tour guide steven behind the wheel. >> this was lucille ball's house. over here on the right-hand side this is the actual apartment marilyn was living in with joe dimaggio. >> james: that's cool. >> lara: we made it to the world famous walk of fame where the sidewalk honors 2,800 stars including a member of our gma family. there's michael! shall we? we want to make sure, michael, you are perfect. >> james: i have got a shoe print here. >> lara: michael strahan. >> james: we're doing this out of love for you. >> lara: anything for you, my love. as we head this way on sunset boulevard on the iconic sunset boulevard, it brings to mind a

famous movie i hope to recreate at some point today. >> james: which is? >> lara: sunset boulevard. and with all this movie magic, something seems to have come over me. mr. deniro i'm ready for my closeup. >> james: she's been doing this for four hours. [ applause ] >> james: this is what i have been dealing with for days. [ laughter ] this woman. i can't go anywhere without this. >> lara: i might have taken some creative liberties. >> sam: i don't know that it's supposed to be leopard, but now i think it could be leopard. this is all working. lara, i'm seeing a tony and an oscar in your future. >> james: that makes one of us. [ laughter ] we had so much fun. the driving -- did you enjoy the driving?

>> lara: yes. do not drive with james in london. >> sam: i just said if lara was driving it would be exactly the same thing. [ laughter ] >> james: that's funny. see? we did go through two reds on sunset. >> lara: no ticket, thankfully. i do want to point out one somewhat serious thing. that is the jewels. there is a security guard involved. this is the actual pen from the david webb collection worn by -- >> james: jonathan bailey. jonathan bailey wore this for the "wicked" premiere. a little leopard. lara has been tickling this tiger all morning. >> lara: james. guys, i will bring home the turbin. [ laughter ] >> george: that was so much fun. thank you, guys.

james is a great man. >> sam: the lapel pin was amazing. i was looking at it all day trying to figure out what it was. >> rebecca: now we know. >> george: time for ginger. >> ginger: we are continuing our road to the oscars. now we get to hear from mandy moore the choreographer behind your favorite performances including last year's "i'm just ken." she's opening up about what we can expect from hollywood's biggest night. >> what i can say is that lineup is epic. i think there's going to be something for everyone as far as the performers and performances go. i can't tell you what they're doing because then you wouldn't tune in. but i can definitely say that i think, if you liked kenergy last year, you'll probably like where we're going this year.

>> ginger: coming up chef wolfgang puck gives us a preview of what the stars will be eating after the oscars.

>> james: our countdown to the oscars and the governor's ball. >> lara: always the place to see an be seen, and eat. chef wolfgang puck has been the catering guru for this event for 31 years. he brought us a sample of this year's menu. so much fun having you. >> james: smells amazing. >> lara: i know you always have

some classics. stars love your dishes. like the oscar made of smoked salmon. >> an caviar. we have the chicken pot pie here. macaroni and cheese. we make 3,000 chocolate oscars. >> lara: you're jumping ahead. from these classics, what is it about the chicken pot pie that makes the celebs lose their mind? >> it stays nice and hot. if people didn't eat all day or all week, you get a hot meal. it's perfect. >> lara: you need some comfort food. >> james: there are some new items on the menu. >> i am making an austrian dish. we have farm raised. >> lara: they almost look blue. >> they get pink once you cook them a little bit. add a little thai noodle. that's new.

black pepper sauce which is amazing. bokchoy there. beef which is the best beef in the world. >> lara: how do you prepare that? >> sear it, mashed potatoes with gravy. >> lara: unbelievable. i'm gonna ask for a plate and big napkin when we get done. what i want to know is what i'm seeing over here. >> my son byron now is working with me. >> james: what have we got? big sweet tooth. what are the main highlights? >> little bit of everythg but the things we're most excited about is our heritage some of the austrian desserts. the torte. my personal favorite will be the apple strudel. then for you guys here today we have our wonderful chocolate cigar.

>> lara: it actually smokes. tell me what it's made of why is it smoking. you look like james bond with that. >> james: really? >> lara: so handsome. wow. i just can't look away. is it good? >> james: there's fudge inside like a truffle. >> you're right. chocolate. >> lara: what is making it smoke? >> nitrogen. popcorn caramelized popcorn here. you put it in liquid nitrogen you can literally smoke it. >> lara: check these out, guys. these are the classic oscars you make. byron gonna show me. >> we're gonna start spraying them. here we go. >> lara: while you do that, come on out. i'm gonna hand out some oscars

to our amazing audience. we're going to eat and hand out oscars to everybody. we will send home some treats to you, sam, george, rebecca. wolfgang, we want to thank you. thank you all for bringing something for our audience. back to new york. i promise you we'll take care of you. be right back on "good morning america."

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