>> gio: good morning, america. slashing jobs. federal workers bracing for a new round of firings with a new email. show your work or you'll be shown the door.

who's being targeted now. >> janai: breaking overnight. israel stops all goods and supplies into the gaza strip after hamas rejects a proposal to extend the first phase of a fragile ceasefire. >> gio: oval office fallout. ukraine's president zelenskyy seeking and finding support in the uk hours after that white house shouting match that shocked the world. what's next as europe's leaders meet today for a summit on support for kyiv. >> janai: breaking overnight. convention center chaos. people rushing for the exits at a cheerleading competition. what prompted the rush. >> gio: comeback run. new york's former governor, andrew cuomo who resigned amidst a scandal plots a return to politics, now announcing a run for new york city mayor. ♪ >> whit: and oscar night is here. hollywood honors its own in a year of memorable movie performances. "gma" on the freshly rolled out

red carpet. the biggest names in hollywood prepping for their appearances. >> i am honored to host. >> whit: first-time host conan o'brien warning, expect the unexpected. "gma" going one-on-one with the nominees. >> i was offered the opportunity to bring my whole self into this film. >> whit: and looking at who could win best dressed. the musical performances and the tributes in a night of building suspense and one that could make oscar history. ♪ >> janai: good morning, america. coming to you coast to coast this morning. >> gio: yes. >> janai: we have a lot of news to get to, but of course, we are talking about hollywood's biggest night, now just hours away. look at whit johnson over there looking dapper. >> gio: look at whit, looking sharp. yes. the academy giving us behind-the-scenes snapshots of the final preparations of tonight's oscars show. the actors looking quite casual as they ran through the rehearsal overnight.

now they're going to be busy getting primped and preened to look their very best for the cameras, and get ready to walk that beautiful red carpet, but as we just showed you, whit's ready for that red carpet. >> whit: we're ready. >> gio: looking primped and preened. >> whit: we're ready. let's go. what did i tell you yesterday? i said two things. i said, color and texture. so i got a little help with this, and i desperately needed it. >> janai: what is that, is that velvet? >> whit: it is velvet, yes. >> janai: we love it. >> whit: i feel like a stuffed animal in this thing. not bad, right? we'll get into all of that later this morning, but we're so excited. we're just hours away. they've removed the plastic from the red carpet. we see the guys out with the vacuum cleaners all morning long. it's almost showtime for the 97th academy awards, ten best picture nominees, five for best director, and 20 hopefuls competing for the top prizes in acting. just hours from now, the biggest names in hollywood will parade across that world famous red

carpet and into the dolby theatre for an evening like no other. >> an icon of achievement and timeless beauty. >> timeless beauty. it's a bit much, but i'll take it. >> whit: and tonight with first-time host conan o'brien at the helm. >> i'm honored to host. >> whit: expect the unexpected as he told our lara spencer. >> i don't care if my ideas are bad ideas. i care that they're new and you haven't seen it before. >> i like this. >> do you know what i mean? wrestling a giant cobra? >> for no reason. >> for the first time on stage? >> yeah. >> hasn't been done. >> no. >> i'm going to do it. so i want people to be watching, thinking there's a good chance he doesn't survive the night. >> yeah. >> whit: the academy foregoing the traditional best original song performances. ♪ instead featuring acts from doja cat, queen latifah, blackpink, and --

♪ >> whit: "wicked" duo ariana grande and cynthia erivo. >> any time you see those two together, you have to expect something. >> whit: oscars musical director michael beardan opening up about his full-circle opportunity to honor the late quincy jones in this year's in memoriam segment. >> he was the first black conductor of the oscars. >> sounds like a man who knows a little something about scoring. >> that's how i want to honor him, with the music with my part of it, is just to be joyful, have fun, and as you said when you came in the room, you felt that. >> whit: and in the wake of the l.a. wildfires that took a toll on so many here in the entertainment community, the academy is promising some powerful moments and tributes tonight highlighting the resilience of los angeles, and even the goody bags will include resources for those impacted by the fires. gio? >> gio: yeah, absolutely, but we know that you're going to be here all morning long on this show to bring us the very latest from the red carpet, whit. we appreciate that as always.

we are going to turn now to those mass federal firings and rising levels of uncertainty for government workers. billionaire elon musk doubling down on his doge drive to slash federal spending. abc's selina wang is in washington with the details now on what's ahead this week. good morning, selina. >> reporter: hey, good morning, gio. federal workers are getting even more anxious and confused. thousands have already been laid off, and those who still have their jobs are now getting yet another email asking them what they did at work last week. elon musk says if they don't respond, they'll be fired. this morning, federal workers bracing for more layoffs as they receive a second wave of emails demanding they list five tasks they completed at work last week by monday night. elon musk saying those who fail to respond will be fired. writing on x, the president has made it clear that this is mandatory for the executive branch. the email doesn't include musk's threat, only adding to the confusion. it's the latest push for musk's

department of government efficiency to dramatically slash the federal workforce. the department of education giving workers a monday deadline to accept a payment of up to $25,000 to voluntarily resign or retire. according to a memo obtained by abc news, and the social security administration which provides key benefits to older americans, saying it plans to cut 7,000 workers. >> only the federal government can get away with this level of waste. >> reporter: secretary of defense hegseth telling workers to comply with musk's order as the pentagon braces for thousands of layoffs any day now. this 30-year veteran currently working for the army corps of engineers, tells me he started the hunt for a new job. >> we put the sacrifice out. it's almost like it's nothing, like, we don't even matter. we don't count. >> reporter: are you worried that all these changes could impact our country's military readiness? >> definitely.

>> reporter: this federal worker who says he was recently fired from the general services administration, rebuking musk. >> now just incredibly terrified and scrambling to find new jobs, to keep the roof over our head, and, you know, feed our little one. >> reporter: a federal judge is ruling that these mass firings of probationary workers is illegal, but said he doesn't have the power to reinstate the workers or stop future firings, janai. >> janai: thank you so much. turning overseas now with israel stopping all goods and supplies into gaza, insisting the first phase of the ceasefire deal needs to be extended. abc's ines de la cuetara has the latest developments. good morning to you, ines. >> reporter: good morning, janai. israel announcing it is halting the delivery of all goods to gaza accusing hamas of rejecting a u.s. proposal to extend phase one of the ceasefire deal. prime minister benjamin netanyahu saying moments ago the decision was coordinated with the trump administration.

and it comes as israel and hamas had just begun negotiating next steps in cairo. israel endorsing a proposal by middle east envoy steve witkoff to extend the phase one by another six weeks. that would see half of the hostages at the beginning of the ceasefire, and the other half released at the end, if a permanent ceasefire is reached. the terms of deal require both sides to move directly into phase two which was set to include the release of all living hostages in exchange for a permanent ceasefire and the full withdrawal of all idf troops from gaza. hamas seized the witkoff plan to try to delay plans to end the war and calling the decision to block aid cheap blackmail. this morning, the israeli prime minister warning there could be further consequences. gio? >> gio: all right, ines, thank you so much. and the president of ukraine is turning to europe for support and getting it, following that shocking oval office shouting match in washington. abc's tom soufi burridge is in london now with the latest. good morning, tom. >> reporter: good morning, gio. yeah. ukrainian president arriving here moments ago with other european leaders. even the canadian prime

minister. but no u.s. officials here. after that blistering bust-up between president trump and ukrainian president zelenskyy at the white house. this morning, new details about uk prime minister starmer's key talks with ukrainian president zelenskyy in downing street last night. starmer saying he also had more calls with president trump and french president macron. starmer announcing that the initiative this morning >> we've now agreed that the united kingdom along with france and possibly one or two others, will work with ukraine on a plan to stop the fighting, and then we'll discuss that plan with the united states. >> reporter: ukrainian president zelenskyy touching down in london this weekend just hours after his meeting with president trump in the oval office, descended into chaos. >> you're gambling with the lives of millions of people. you're gambling with world war

iii. >> reporter: but what a contrast in london saturday. people demonstrating in support of ukraine. ahead of zelenskyy's arrival. the uk prime minister keir starmer then embracing zelenskyy at number 10 downing street. starmer saying the uk will support ukraine for as long as it takes and backing zelenskyy personally and his plea to president trump that a peace deal can only work if there are security guarantees that prevent russia from re-attacking ukraine. >> americans stand with ukraine. >> reporter: back across the pond in washington, protesters gathering outside the white house, calling for continued u.s. support for ukraine after trump and zelenskyy's oval office bust-up. >> well, unfortunately, i'm so incredibly impressed with zelenskyy. he handled that situation so well in the oval office, but what trump did was a disgrace to the united states, to the world. >> reporter: well, after talks

wrap up here, zelenskyy is set to meet king charles later today with another key european summit in just a few days amid a growing sense of crisis over ukraine and u.s.-european relations. janai? >> janai: tom, thank you. now to the tariffs set to go into effect this week on goods from three of the country's biggest trading partners. the new fees will apply to goods from canada and mexico, plus higher surcharges for imports from china. abc's alexis christoforous is here to break down what it means for your wallet. alexis, what do these tariffs mean for consumers and how soon could we start to feel the impacts? >> it all depends on a couple of things. how long will these tariffs be in place, and how willing and able are businesses to absorb those higher costs, and not pass them onto consumers? so we could actually start seeing the effects at the supermarket within weeks. we're talking about perishable items like fresh fruits and vegetables including avocados, tomatoes, bell peppers, also baked goods, cereals, and pasta as well as beef and some seafood from canada, and if you are in the market for a new car,

analysts say the tariffs could add up to at least $3,000 more on that price. that includes by the way, domestic cars. >> janai: at least? >> at least, exactly. could be more for trucks, suvs. some other categories here that could be impacted, clothing, shoes, pharmaceuticals. >> gio: how are consumers responding, are we already changing the way we're spending money? >> consumers have been a rock star through all of this. higher prices and interest rates, we continue to spend. a lot of that is because of the strong job market that we have had, but we're seeing cracks. consumer confidence saw its biggest drop in four years in february, a lot of people now saying they're frustrated with inflation, the threat of these tariffs and they're starting to feel insecure about their own finances and adding to this walmart this past week, said that sales will probably slow down this year. they're considered a bellwether for consumer spending. this could spell trouble for the economy.

i spoke to at least two economists this week who said they're actually expecting a recession later this year. could be a little premature to start talking recession, but it's clearly on their minds. >> janai: alexis, that speaks to the power that people have. on friday when there were many people who said we won't go shopping today, there are businesses that do feel the impacts of that. >> for sure. >> gio: you'll stay on top of it. thank you so much. we're going to turn now to a frightening moment at a cheerleading competition. some people were even injured rushing from their seats in the take a look. >> stay down. >> gio: chaos and confusion at a youth cheerleading competition in texas. thousands rushing to the exits. >> get out. go, get out. >> we heard, pop, pop, pop, but i didn't know what it was. >> gio: spectators and athletes fleeing this convention center in dallas fearing there was gunfire. >> someone yelled, the shooter is coming this way. the shooter is coming this way. >> gio: thousands of cheerleaders attending the national cheerleaders association all-star national

competition. >> reports of an active shooter at the convention center. >> gio: police getting to the area, but discovering there hadn't been any gunfire at all. dallas police saying a fight between two people led to multiple poles being knocked down causing a loud noise. >> it started a fight. there was a big fight, and it just blew up. >> gio: people inside had mistaken the noise for gunfire and panicked, leading them to rush outside in a stampede. several suffering minor injuries in the pandemonium. >> it was just a very scary experience and we're just praying that everyone involved is okay. >> gio: so scary there, and organizers suspended events. the competition will be back on today. dallas police say they haven't made any arrests. >> janai: okay. at least the competition will be back on, gio, thank you. now to andrew cuomo trying to launch a political comeback announcing he'll run for mayor for new york city four years after resigning as governor of the state of new york. abc's morgan norwood explains. >> new york city is the greatest city in the world. >> reporter: this morning,

andrew cuomo shaking up the race for new york city's mayor. the former new york governor who stepped down following multiple sexual harassment allegations, re-entering the political sphere saying he wants to save the city of new york. >> i believe i can help, and that is why i announce my candidacy today for mayor of new york city. >> reporter: in his nearly 20-minute pitch to potential voters, cuomo touting his decades of experience in politics saying he can fix what he called a failing transit system, economy, and migrant crisis. >> i know what needs to be done, and i know how to do it. >> reporter: he joins an already crowded democratic field looking to unseat embattled new york city mayor eric adams who's awaiting a final word from a judge on whether to dismiss sweeping federal corruption charges after the doj recommended it be thrown out so he could focus on his re-election bid and the president's immigration overhaul. adams has denied all allegations. the end of cuomo's tenure as governor was marred by scandal. at least 11 women, some state

employees accusing him of sexual harassment. cuomo denying all claims, even upon his resignation. before that, the face of new york's response to covid, came under fire for his handling of the virus when it was spreading through nursing homes. cuomo largely stood by his decision-making at the time. >> did i make mistakes? some painfully? definitely, and i believe i learned from them. >> reporter: and cuomo avoiding criticism of president trump in his announcement as well. instead saying he hopes to work with trump again. the former governor wasting no time hitting the campaign trail. we know that he made stops in manhattan and the bronx yesterday. >> janai: morgan norwood, our thanks to you. this morning, a passing to note. ♪ grammy-nominated r&b singer angie stone has died. her label says stone was traveling with members of her band from alabama to atlanta when their van collided with a

semi truck early saturday. stone was pronounced dead on the scene. she rose to fame in the 1970s as a member of the female rap group, the sequence, before going solo with hits like "wish i didn't miss you." angie stone was 63 years old. she absolutely will be so deeply missed. >> gio: oh, that's so sad this happened. >> janai: heartbreaking story. >> gio: time now for the weather. somara's out, but abc news meteorologist greg dutra is here. from wls, our station in chicago. greg, there's an extremely critical wildfire risk in the southwest. >> greg: there is, and there's advisories out for the southwest, and we brought you advisories yesterday, and look what happened. this is through the carolinas. we had high fire danger there. this is the view from myrtle beach. how often do you see this? the smoke and flames going up in the distance. we shift our focus today to the southwest where there's high fire danger. red flag warnings, and it gets worse for tomorrow as things shift a little bit farther off to the east. you see critical extreme fire danger from el paso up to roswell, and it is cold across

the central and eastern portions of the u.s. a warm day yesterday, but look at these highs over the next few days. it takes at least until monday for us to get back to normal. here's your local >> greg: we're just trying to make our way into summertime or at least springtime, but yet to stick the landing, gio. >> gio: i see what you did there, and that's because of this story, greg. we have a landing right now. firefly's blue ghost lunar lander has touched down on the moon. this is firefly's first time

landing there, making that landing on the moon, and it makes it the second u.s. company to achieve it. the little lander sending back some images there. blue ghost will now stay on the moon for the next two weeks to conduct ten experiments for nasa. nasa paid $101 million for the delivery. another $44 million for the science and tech on board. >> janai: but really cool that we're going to be getting information back. they've done this before, but it's still so cool every single time. all right, gio. now to a historic performance for a college gymnast. i spoke with the clemson junior who's become the first ncaa gymnast to land one of olympic legend simone biles' spectacular signature moves. this is the moment clemson university gymnast brie clark made collegiate history. >> and she's able to land it. wow. >> it's like a dream come true. i don't think it's really hit me yet. >> janai: the first in the ncaa to complete the biles 1. a double layout with a half

twist landing blind. celebrating with her team and the g.o.a.t. herself. >> shut up. twice. like, she knows i exist and she pushed some buttons to, like -- >> janai: that's right. the seven-time olympic gold medalist simone biles writing, congrats, and closing out black history month, i know that's right. brie's milestone moment was a move created by biles herself who first performed it at the 2013 world championship. what was it like when you saw that simone saw it? >> wow. i was -- because she's like such a role model for me and i always have looked up to her, and i think she's, like, one of the coolest people on the planet. so i'm, like, she knows i exist. >> janai: the mobile, alabama, phenom has been blazing trails since she started gymnastics at age 10, eventually getting an athletic scholarship to clemson with one goal in mind, to land that biles 1.

>> my mom had a shirt made that was, like, i just made history, and i, like, lost it. >> janai: that was so cool and i asked her, what goes through your mind when you're flipping through the air? does your mind go silent or what? she counts her steps and then tells herself to go, and then it just kind of goes silent and she nails it. >> gio: she goes, she knows who i am. janai, great story. also here the road to the oscars continues in our next half hour as we hear from top nominees like colman domingo of "sing sing." >> whit: yes, and we also have our reel talk roundtable. we turn to social media influencers for their thoughts on the oscar nominations. >> janai: and no oscar sunday is complete without a team. look at the fashion that will be on display on the red carpet. stick around. you're watching "gma" on this oscar sunday. ah, bookstores.

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♪ i'll teach you the proper poise when you talk to boys ♪ >> janai: we are back now on the road to the oscars, and that road takes us back to hollywood buzzing with the ceremony just hours away, and look. you're seeing gio and i on your screen. i cannot wait for you to see the other people that you're about to see on your screen. >> gio: let's see them right now. let's take this shot to show whit johnson and linsey davis. >> janai: a moment for miss linsey davis. >> blue velvet. >> janai: come on, linsey. >> gio: come on, look at that. >> janai: go, girl. >> linsey: oh, janai. just for you. >> gio: linsey will be the co-host today, this afternoon for -- with whit johnson right there for the red carpet preshow. guys, take it away. you must be feeling amazing. >> linsey: our third time. >> whit: yeah. third time's a charm. that's right. you look incredible, of course. >> oh, thank you. >> whit: putting these guys to shame this morning, but we've got a fun day coming up. we do. of course, the red carpet is

rolled out here, and soon the celebrities will be rolling up as well. >> linsey: 900 feet of red carpet, but think about it like this, whit. this time a month ago, we weren't even sure if this little spectacle of glamour would even take place, but alas, we are in hollywood, and as they say, the show must go on. plus, it doesn't hurt that l.a. actually receives an estimated $175 million economic boost from the academy awards, and firefighters and first responders are expected to be honored and in the spotlight tonight. so too will some of hollywood's a-listers. i had a chance to sit down with a few of them. some newcomers and for others, it's getting to be an old hat. >> jealousy is a disease, remember that. >> how did you find out about the oscar nomination? >> i was just going to sleep and then maybe possibly wake up to a phone call or not, but i was convinced to watch it live, but i'm glad i did. >> sean baker is a director. he reaches out to you after

seeing you in "scream" and says, hey, i want you to do this role, annie. how involved were you in bringing annie to life? >> oh, it was very collaborative. he really welcomed me into the process of making the movie, and in such a big way. he really made it clear from the beginning that he cared about what i had to say and my opinions. >> since you have been in custody, you have been involved in the theater program. >> i am gladiator goliath. >> so what attracted you to this role? all i knew about it before i watched was that it had people who had actually been incarcerated who were now serving as the actors. >> that was part of the draw. i mean, it's about this rehabilitation of the arts program at sing sing prison that was founded by inmates. they've got all these skills, these theater skills and these acting skills. and my director thought it was brilliant to actually invite some of these guys to audition to be a part of it. >> you said you felt closer to

this film than any other. what was unique about this one? >> i was offered the opportunity to bring my whole self into this film, how much i care about black and brown men, how much i care about these brothers who because of circumstances, ended up in the prison industrial complex, and i know that these men are my cousins. they're my neighbors. >> has there ever been a character that you've played that has come close to this? >> and we conducted that interview with karla sofia gascon prior to the revelation of her past offensive tweets which created all the subsequent fallout, but she is expected to

be here today on the red carpet after skipping many of the other big awards shows. so that is only adding to all of the buzz that is the 97th academy awards, and fun fact. if isabella rosselini wins, for "conclave," best supporting actress, first mother/daughter duo ever to nab a pair of oscars. so really exciting. >> whit: plus, fernanda torres too, following her mother's footsteps. a lot of history to be made. that's a taste of our pre-oscars coverage. we'll bring in mr. clayton davis who will be with us on the red carpet later today as he does every year. >> i'm just walking by. >> whit: just walking by. >> my long lost cousin. >> whit: exactly. we would love to have you and we love putting you on the spot as well. we'll come to you for the predictions right out of the gate. the three big ones, right? best picture, best actor, best actress. what do you think? >> picture, down to "anora" versus "conclave." it's hard to bet

against "anora." the last movie to lose with that combo, "brokeback mountain," so that would be historic if that happened. we get to actor, a race between timothee and adrian. timothee chalamet won the s.a.g. award. voting was already closed. i think it will be adrian brody. he had the momentum going into voting. then actress, this one stresses me out a lot. >> whit: don't stress out. we're just getting started. >> demi moore who has had the narrative all season, fernanda torres, and you also have mikey madison who won the bafta award. i'm going with 62-year-old demi moore. >> linsey: really? >> going to be the sixth oldest woman to ever win that prize even though she's the sixth youngest looking to win that prize, but i just think her work on "the substance," everyone loves her story. >> linsey: what kind of milestones might you be looking for? >> i'm looking for sean baker to win four oscars in one night. the first time since walt disney in 1952, and then i'm looking

at diane warren to possibly win her long overdue oscar 16th time charm, sweet 16. maybe she does it tonight. >> whit: what do you think it is about this one? 16 nominations. why is she going to pull it off tonight? >> two "emilia perez" songs, splits vote comes up the middle. >> whit: clayton davis, as always, looking forward to it. we'll see new a couple of hours later today. for those of you at home if you want to play along with the prediction game, abc has teamed up with our friends at espn for a free online oscars ballot. one person will win two round-trip tickets to the 2026 academy museum oscars watch party. that's here in l.a., and $5,000. >> linsey: cash involved? >> whit: there's money involved. head to abcnews.com by 6:59 p.m. eastern today, and you'll get the vote. your name on it so you can qualify. we'll be back here in new york, and a check of the weather though. mr. greg dutra is following that for us. how you doing, greg? >> greg: i am, and tell linsey that in the fine print, i'm sure there's disney employees cannot

participate in this event. >> whit: you're right. >> greg: let's take a look at our forecast. she's got the inside scoop. well, inside scoop on the oscars forecast. there may be some showers out there. temperatures a little bit cooler than they have been the last couple of days, and this is the seed for what will eventually become severe weather across the south and southeast united states. here are those severe storms. it's that time of year right on the north side of that by the way, blizzard conditions through interstate 80 through kansas and nebraska. >> greg: unfortunately, that severe threat continues east into the carolinas where they are currently dealing with wildfire problems, janai. >> janai: all right, greg, thank you for that. still coming up here on "good morning america," our reel talk roundtable. social media influencers weigh

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♪ >> whit: we're back now with our reel talk roundtable. there's always a debate when the

nominations for best picture are announced, and now that it's oscars time, will ganss checked in with some major social media influencers who gave their thoughts on whether the academy got it right this year. take a look. >> what are the movies that resonated with you and with your followers this year? >> "the substance" was talked about a lot. it really resonated very deeply with a lot of my followers. >> i'm fine. everything's fine. >> and i think a lot of women can relate to, if i am not beautiful, am i invisible? >> you're green. >> i am. >> "wicked" was everywhere. everybody was interested. we all wanted to see how it was going to end, so to see that get so many nominations this year was exciting. >> you have "wicked." you have "dune," but then there are a few like "conclave" that really resonated with people. then there's, like, something like "challengers."

>> do you have any take on why "challengers" was shut out this year? >> i wish i could say that i knew why. >> to listen is to accept. >> okay, forgive me, but i have to bring it up, "emilia perez." i'm just going to read a couple of tweets to you guys. every time "emilia perez" wins an award, i lose years of my life. i feel the need to remind people that on top of everything else, "emilia perez" is one of the worst movies i've ever seen. is all of the hate fair? >> if this is a latin american story, as a latina, i would love to see latin americans express that. so seeing someone like selena gomez on screen not be perfect, but still claim their identity because language is more than just verbs. it's feeling. it's expression. it's all these things. >> whit: all right. some strong opinions there. we're now going to go to the anti-experts here, and we're going to talk -- >> gio: excuse me. >> whit: janai and gio. look. >> janai: all that shade because the sun's not up in california yet. >> whit: that's what it is. that's what it is. no, but your personal thoughts, your favorites to win best picture.

what did you think? >> janai: what do you think, gio? >> gio: "conclave" is definitely a favorite, so i'll say that, but i would really love to see "wicked" win. >> janai: yeah. "dune: part 2." what about you, whit? >> whit: no, you did not. see? you said that just because you know that i love that movie. i'm going with "conclave." i'm going with "conclave." incredible cast, lots of twists and turns at the end. beautiful film. that's my pick. >> gio: so awesome. whit, thank you so much. coming up here on "gma," the stars expected to be fashion standouts on the red carpet tonight. celebrity fashion expert joe zee is bringing out his best dressed list. stick around. did we need to wave her down to tell her that? no. no. for a young homeowner turning into their parents, the neighborhood is their life. wonder who's visiting the burkes. that's not their car. hey, guys. who's winning? [ giggles ] now most of the neighborhood uses progressive

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>> janai: from metallics to sparkling sequins, big bowties and structured suits, it's time to talk fashion. whit, everyone's excited to see what the stars are wearing. >> whit: thank you so much janai and gio. i'm here with joesie, he's going to tell us who to watch on the red carpet. joe, good morning. great to see you at this hour. joe, by the way, is my fashion consultant as well. let's talk about best actress nominee demi moore. she's always making a statement. >> oh, absolutely. if anyone is asking who to watch this season, this is her time. it's her time in the movies. it's her time for acting and her time on the red carpet. she started this nine months ago for "the substance" at every single awards show and has not had a single misstep and i think she's going to be the one to watch tonight for what she's wearing. >> whit: and another best actress nominee you know will bring it, cynthia erivo.

>> she's been wickedly great. you can expect the unexpected. there is always something that is truly not what you think it's going to be, and she's great at wearing archival. she's been really dig into the vault of designers. >> whit: we started having this discussion last year, right, and i think it all started with colman domingo who is definitely one to watch on the red carpet for the men. >> two of the best men -- male nominees this year are really the trailblazers and changing menswear on the red carpet. colman domingo being one of them, absolutely, and okay, timothee chalamet has really been the one to change the entire game when it came to menswear, and then, you know, i'm doing it for you too. >> whit: let's talk about that. who else are you keeping an eye on tonight? >> maybe mr. whit johnson. >> whit: so -- and this all started again, it was a year ago. we were, like, i'm, like, the suburban dad. i don't like getting dressed up and you're, like, let me help you. >> yes, literally a year ago, commercial break on the red carpet, i said, next year when we do this, i'll help up. we did it remotely and i sent you to this amazing tailor

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>> janai: all right. so before we get to the big night, whit, what are you excited for? >> whit: i'm excited for a lot here, guys. obviously to talk to some of the nominees before they go in. let's see if colman domingo finally brings me that coffee that he owed me from two years ago. i want to ask timothee chalamet wicked. cynthia erivo, ariana grande that's going to be incredible. >> so your coffee and dune part

three. this is very self-involved. priority getting the answers we all need. with all. so we hope you have the best time my friend. enjoy it all. be present, soak it all up. and the big show tonight. of up. course, you at home can be watching what will be co-hosting on the red carpet with linsey davis and our friends at our abc station. >> and of course, at 7:00 pm right here on abc. you've got the oscars. have a great day, everybody. whit, you're looking good. >> why do so many people start their day here from abc news. this is start here to be in the know and get a different take on the day's top stories. start here. >> now that's a part of the story i bet you didn't see coming. >> make it your daily first. listen wherever you get your podcasts. >> this morning. push for peace in ukraine. can president trump and european leaders find common ground? massive cuts on capitol hill? what's elon musk's next move? and the president's address to congress. the powerhouse roundtable takes it all on this morning on abc's this week. >> more americans choose abc

news. america's number one news source. >> push for peace in ukraine. massive cuts on capitol hill and the president's address to congress. the roundtable breaks it all down this morning on abc's this week. >> now from abc seven mornings. >> good morning i'm stephanie sierra. governor gavin newsom has proclaimed a state of emergency for california's forest fires. the announcement is newsom's latest push to fast track fire prevention efforts. his proclamation will suspend certain regulations like the coastal act and the california environmental quality act. newsom says these acts have slowed down critical forest management projects. this, of course, after the devastating fires that burned through los angeles county in january. well, we're seeing a change in the weather today. dangerous surf brought some pretty intense moments in capitola. yesterday,

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