and the oscar goes to -- "the artist." [ cheers and applause ] >> good morning. silence is golden. the artist wins five academy awards including best picture, best actor and best director. meryl streep takes best actress, her first oscar in 20 years. and octavia spencer and christopher plummer honored for their supporting roles. we have it for you today from los angeles, monday, february

we have it for you today from los angeles, monday, february 27, 2012. captions paid for by nbc-universal television and welcome to a special edition of "today" on a monday morning. i'm matt lauer in new york city. ann curry and al roker are in los angeles with a complete wrap-up of the oscars. ann, i think in los angeles it's a felony to steal an oscar. >> it definitely is. i didn't steal it. >> borrowed. >> i can't believe that mark bridges who won this for the artist loaned it to me because i'm not to be trusted. i might run home for it. "the artist" is the first to win hollywood's top prize since 1929. we'll talk to the men and women behind the film including best actor jean dujardin and we'll

have other big winners as well. we love that scene from the movie. >> absolutely. everybody talking about the return of billy crystal as host. first time in eight years. we'll tell you how his return is being received. of course, we'll talk about all the hot looks on the red carpet. matt, ann was very impressed by angelina jolie's stance. >> she had a beautiful stance last night, so i wore a dress with a slit. >> you're working it. i did see angelina standing that way in the paper. and, al, you should stop that now. also, sacha baron cohen showed up from "the dictator" and things got a little bit out of hand when he was interviewed by ryan seacrest. more on that coming up as well. ann? >> we begin with highlights from the 84th academy awards.

it was a fabulous night in hollywood. in fact it feels like it hasn't quite ended. ♪ >> an evening to celebrate cinema full of bright color and moving acceptance speeches but the biggest winner of the night, a small black and white picture with no talking at all. >> "the artist." >> thank you from the bottom of my heart. to you members of the academy. >> the french film's homage to hollywood's silent era took home best picture, best director and best actor for star jean dujardin. >> i rolove your country. >> i love you! >> the other award went to a familiar face. >> i knew i was gay though. at the weddings i would be staring at husbands and not the wives. >> christopher plummer won his

first oscar, best supporting actor in "the beginners". >> you're only two years older than i am, where have you been all my life? >> i hope i can do it for another ten years. >> reporter: billy crystal got laughs but his performance received mixed reviews from critics. >> george, let's make pasta! maybe it will rain! say "i'm batman." >> in perhaps the tightest contest for best actress -- >> meryl streep, "the iron lady." >> the oscar went to meryl streep for her role in "the iron lady." >> when they called my name i had this feeling i could hear half of america going, "oh, no,

oh, come on, why her again"? >> it seems like she's nominated every year but streep hadn't won since 1982. >> thank you, all of you, departed and here for this inexplicably wonderful career. thank you so much. thank you. >> but the biggest ovation of the night may have gone to octavia spencer who had to be helped on stage after winning best supporting actress for "the help." >> thank you, academy, for putting me with the hottest guy in the room. thank you! i love you. i'm sorry. >> i still love you, matt lauer, ann curry and here's what's happening in your neck of the woods, al roker. >> it was really a fun night and it was so great, matt, to see octavia spencer. it was a real moment when she

was up on stage. it was fun to watch billy crystal. what did you think, matt? >> that made me feel good to see the opening montage and his song in the beginning. i love having him back. probably two or three people should host on a rotating basis and he clearly is one of the men. >> very funny guy made an interesting joke about watching during the recession all the rich people, people all dressed up for the oscars. he was a delight. you're right. it was very comforting. we'll have much more on the oscars coming up including the hottest fashion and hair friends on the red carpet. back to you for more serious news from new york. >> absolutely. now to afghanistan and the rise in violence sparked by the burning of korans by american troops there. there was a fresh attack outside an airport on the heels of the murders of two military adviser

inside an afghan government compound. attiya abawi is in kabul. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. a car bomb killed nine afghans today. there are also possible reports of a poisoning at a u.s. base. the military said they are investigating but no one was injured. this follows seven days of unrelenting anger. it's been a week of rage, frustration and bloodshed and the anger shows no signs of letting up. just this morning a suicide bomber struck the airport and base in eastern afghanistan. four americans and more than 30 afghans have been killed since u.s. soldiers accidentally burned korans and other religious materials last week. despite repeated apologies from u.s. and nato officials the situation is very tense. president karzai tried to diffuse the anger saying our

emotions for shown all over the country. it is time to return to calm and keep i. karzai offered condolences to the families of the americans who were slain buftz chaos. last thursday 25-year-old joshua born and 22-year-old timothy conrad, jr., were killed by an afghan soldier who turned his weapon on them. on saturday two high ranking u.s. military officers were killed inside their offices in the heavily fortified interior ministry. their killer is still on the loose. >> there is no place necessarily inside afghanistan that's safe for anybody. i don't think a great deal of progress has been made in places it needs to be made. >> the latest cran burning follows insults that intensified public outrage toward the u.s. including the intentional burning of a koran by a pastor in florida and the video of u.s. marines urinating on the corpses of taliban fighters.

the u.s. ambassador believes the anger will eventually settle. he told cnn the mission is still necessary. >> this is not the time to decide that we're done here. we've got to redouble our efforts. we've got to create a situation in which al qaeda is not coming back. >> reporter: last night the pentagon said a planned visit this week by afghan's defense ministers has been postponed as they try to end the violence. the anti-american and western sentiment is at an all-time high within after standard of practice and has many foreigners living on edge. matt? >> atia, thank you very much. here at home the gop presidential race is facing what could be a critical turning point. mitt romney and rick santorum are battling it out on the campaign trail on the eve of the key contests in michigan and arizona. nbc's peter alexander is in rockford, michigan, with the

latest there. good morning to you. >> hey, matt. good morning. mitt romney and rick santorum will be crossing michigan today to nail down votes ahead of tomorrow's pivotal primary. a senior adviser for the campaign says they feel like they are on a good track now. down in the polls two weeks ago. now they are slightly ahead according to most polls. meanwhile, santorum has been going after romney claiming he's not conservative enough to deserve the nomination hoping voters will help him turn the race on its ear. >> let's take the first step to a better future on tuesday. >> reporter: down to the wire. >> you can change this race, right here in michigan. >> reporter: rick santorum and mitt romney are mixing it up in michigan. with his poll numbers slipping santorum is appealing to social conservatives insisting this john f. kennedy speech to protestant ministers. >> i believe in america for the separation of church and state is absolute. >> reporter: makes him sick.

>> i don't believe in a separation of church and state. to say people of faith have no place in the public square, that makes you throw up. >> reporter: santorum claims college campuses are places of liberal indoctrination. >> president obama said he wants everybody in america to go to college. what a snob. he wants to remake you in his image. >> reporter: but jan brewer endorsed romney on "meet the press." >> i think he would serve america the best of all the candidates. >> reporter: meanwhile the daytona 500 was delayed by rain and mitt romney played up the auto industry. >> this plays up things i like best -- cars and sport. >> reporter: but when asked if he follows the sport. >> not as closely as some of the most ardent fans but i have some great friends that are nascar team owners. >> reporter: that made him seem

out of touch. >> i drive a mustang and a pickup truck. ann drives a couple of cadillacs actually. >> reporter: he was seen scoping out the 26 car sponsored by the santorum campaign. santorum hopes his car pulls off a win. >> hang back as long as you can, let the folks in front of you crash and burn, move up at the end and try to win the race. >> reporter: campaign sources tell nbc news rick santorum will begin receiving secret service protection. today mitt romney already has secret service protection. >> peter, thank you very much. let's check on the top stories. natalie is at the news desk. good morning to you. >> good morning, matt. welcome back. >> thank you. >> in the news the compound where osama bin laden lived from 2005 until his death is in are you able.

pakistani authorities destroyed the house. demolition crews worked throughout the weekend to take down the house, a symbol of pakistan's association with the terror chief. officials didn't explain why they destroyed the house at this point in time. a train from niagara falls to toronto canada has derailed killing at least three and injuring 40 others. 75 passengers were on the six-carriage train when it went off the rails. the incident is under investigation. the cause of the derailment isn't known. an assassination attempt on vladimir putin has been foiled. a joint operation by ukrainian and russian intelligence caught the would be assassins and discovered their links to terrorists. this is according to russian television. the report comes days before elections that putin hopes will return him to the office of president for a six-year term. the federal trial over the bp oil spill, the worst offshore

oil disaster in our nation's history, has been delayed. proceedings were scheduled to begin today but bp will get another week to try to come to a settlement deal. penalties could run into the billions if bp is found grossly negligent in the spill when the "deepwater horizon" hig exploded. 11 people were killed and miles of coastline doused in millions of gallons of oil. courtney is at the new york stock exchange. what will we watch this week? >> economists surveyed are growing optimistic for 2012. improved sentiments in employment, new housing construction, business spending and economic outlook. however those rising energy prices could curtail the optimism. according to the lundberg survey the national average for a price of gas increased 18 cents in just the last two weeks to

$3.69. drivers in denver are paying $3.07 on average. san diego drivers forking over $4.24 for a gallon of gas. natalie? >> thank you, courtney. for the first time in daytona 500's history race day was rained out. it was postponed from sunday until today at noon but could see another delay as puddles well up on the international speedway in florida and another storm is looming. 7:15 now. back to matt. better safe than sorry. slick track for sure. >> thank you, natalie. let's go to los angeles for a check of the weather from mr. roker. i heard some complaining it was chilly on the red carpet last night. >> it was a little brisk, but the fashion was so hot nobody minded. the good news is we've got weather on its way out. we have really rough stuff

coming into southern california and the pacific northwest as well. look at these high wind warnings, wind watches. we've got winter storm warnings, winter storm advisories and watches as well as we make our way into the mountains. there is a big system coming on shore. it will be bringing rain to the coastal southern california. we're looking at mountain snows and you can see a lot of wet weather in the southeastern atlantic states. big snowstorm getting itself together through the plains into the midwest and maybe the northeast. details coming up in the next half hour. >> good morning. things will start to warm up a little bit today appear will see a mixture of sunshine and a few clouds. we will wi

and that's your latest weather. ann? >> thank you, al. we are so happy to be joined by the men and the women from the movie "the artist." the best director, best actor, berenice bejo, penelope ann miller, thomas langman and harvey winestein all joining us as well as the best score winner and best costume designer, mark bridges. congratulations to you all! [ cheers and applause ] >> you have to tell us how you have been celebrating. you said you were the happiest director in the world. what have you been doing all night? >> we're french. we have been drinking. >> there was a rumor that some of the frenchmen who worked on

the movie have been jumping in pools. >> our producer jumped into a coffee cup. >> he's got what? >> coffee. >> oh, he dropped coffee, i see. >> what i'm wondering is what does it feel like to have won five oscars for a movie that even said you were crazy to make, michele? >> can you answer that question? >> we feel great. it's just amazing. really thrilling. this is the highest recognition we could hope. and it happened. it's crazy. yeah! >> jean, what was your emotion? what did you feel when you heard your name? >> i was over the moon.

i was out of my body. >> you were out of your body? that must have been an experience. >> yes, it's a new experience. >> you were yelling at the end of your speech in french. >> yes. >> what were you saying? >> no, no, it's very correct. it's me saying, unbelievable, thank you very much. >> i love you all. >> o okay. >> thank you, my friends. >> everything pg-13. i made you blush by asking the question. let me through this next question to you. for two years no one would listen to you. they wouldn't give you money. you had to mortgage your own assets. what does it say to you -- this big win -- about the value of taking a risk for what you believe in despite what everyone is saying? >> it's amazing. sometimes he calls me the most

stupid producer in the world. now with this in my hand i don't feel stupid at all. >> you're brilliant! >> you can be stupid and have an oscar. >> oh, dear. >> he's smart! >> harvey, this is a movie a lot of americans will consider anew. they hadn't maybe convinced themselves to see a silent film. what's your message to anyone all over the world who has not seen the movie because they don't want to sit through a black and white silent movie. >> this is the million to one movie that had impossible odds and overcame it. you can do what you dream. that's what michelle, thomas, berenice and the team have done. we're going to expand this to main stream and open it in 2000 theaters on friday. it's in close to a thousand theaters now. the movie will ride a great success. >> in taking a risk in making

the movie it really says something. this is your second one. you had "the king's speech" last year. congratulations to you. >> i like to choose interesting subjects -- a stuttering king and a black and white silent movie. i should have my head analyzed. >> martin, you wrote a paper about black and white films, right? >> a book report in 6th grade, silent actors, silent movie actors. i have loved it all my life. i was going to show that to you. so i have always loved it as a kid. as i mentioned in my speech. it just happened tonight. >> very wonderful. your first nomination and win. james, you were not out partying last night, i can see -- >> i was. i was. >> you were the one in the pool. >> the two of you have been

campaigning hard for the movie. you didn't believe it would have the legs until you saw it on screen, right? >> until i saw it. actually michele explained what was going to happen but i don't think i heard him until i saw it with an audience. >> i saw it in telluride in front of an audience. it was tremendous. the reaction was really overwhelming. i think we realized we had something really unique and beautiful. >> you really do. we have just run out of time. congratulations to you as well. congratulations! well done! cheers. [ cheers and applause ] >> you were fantastic in this movie. we love you. much more just ahead including the hottest looks and trends from oscar's red carpet, the hits, the misses, very important questions this morning. first, this is "today" on nbc.

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deployed in afghanistan for less than a year and word of this debt service after this week in's to the protest in afghanistan. -- weekend's deadly protests in afghanistan. >> we are tracking a few problems. the one having the big impact is and southbound 83. you can see the impact it is hatem. -- having. on frederick road and that in the late, accident to avoid. in gambrills, crash at said the delay and sunshine way. -- crash at some city laid and sunshine away. inner loop, eight minutes to its 83's. harrisburg expressway is very congested from shawan road to the beltway. 95 out of white marsh, tracking some delays towards the 895 split.

>> nothing going got weather- wise. a little bit of the chilean side, though. 23 in frederick. 2990 parkton. forecast for today, a mixture of sunshine in a few clouds. this is going to push the temperatures in the upper 50s to around 60 degrees. seven-day forecast, cooler again tomorrow. that's a pretty good chance for rain on wednesday. rain on wednesday.

♪ 7:30 now on this monday morning, the 27th of february 2012. stars from brad pitt and angelina jolie to penelope cruz and gwyneth paltrow were decked out. who shined the brightest? we have it covered for you coming up in this half hour. i'm ann curry in los angeles on the morning after the oscars. matt is back home in studio 1a. hey, matt, good morning. a sleepy one for us here. >> hang in there, ann. on a different note the spring break season is heating up.

in the coming weeks tens of thousands of u.s. college students will head to parties in various locations. a lot of them will head south of the border. how safe is mexico? it's a country that's been in the headlines for violence a lot lately. coming up, a young man will share a cautionary tale. >> all right. and also coming up on a lighter note we'll tell you what ryan seacrest is saying about this uncomfortable moment with the dictator during the oscar preshow. >> that looked like the moment where you laugh because it's sacha baron cohen, but i'm not sure ryan was thrilled standing there with ashes all over him. >> right. but it looked like he handled it pretty well. maybe a lesser person might have gotten angry. he handled it pretty well. sacha is unpredictable. >> let's begin with actors in the best dressed at goir at the

oscars. avril graham is with us from bazaar magazine and will is here from "essence" magazine. you must have woke up this morning and say, matt lauer is doing the segment? what went wrong? unless i see stars in uggs and snuggies, i think they look good. what did you think? >> everybody did a great job. it was about hollywood glamour. >> let's jump to the ones you like the most. avril, you liked gwyneth paltrow. >> i did one of the 365 head swivels when i saw her come out. she looked amazing. it could have been a designer that just popped up out of the woodwork. it was custom tom ford. the idea that you can wear white and not look bridal and as a blond white can be difficult to pull out. she was front cover worthy gorgeous. >> one thing that struck me is almost nodulery.

>> no. just a big beautiful cuff. what i love is that it was simple, elegant and rich. she was tweeting on her way saying i'm on my way, wearing tom ford and everyone was waiting to see the outfit. >> let's talk about angelina jolie. she always gets attention. what do you think? >> angelina got it right. the italia versace, her thigh out. look at that leg. she looked modern and sexy. she looked like a star. >> with versace you can have all the bells and whistles, it can be gorgeous, metallic, whatever. she wore dark with an unusual silhouette. she was working it. minimal jewelry and a great red lip. >> what do you think of jessica chastain? >> i think she was one of the top winners wearing mcqueen. she's been hit and miss. a younger girl with a gorgeous

swath of red hair. she wore a fabulous couture mcqueen. very difficult to pull off. very regal. it's what we have seen on the runways, lots of black and gold. befitting a royal queen. i loved it. >> one of the nice moments of the night was octavia spencer winning best supporting actress as she stood on stage and as you walked her walk what did you think of of the dress? >> octavia is a winner. the dress suits her shape, full of bling and sparkle. but it's really beautiful. the draping is amazing. she stayed with tadashi throughout the season and looks like a win sprm she's not one of the traditional stick figure characters in hollywood. >> no. that's the beauty of it. this is how you wear curvy full-size fashion beautifully. >> it looked fabulous as she was presenting the award -- as she got her award last night from the back. she looked amazing.

>> we have to do some of the misses and i don't like this part much. melissa mccarthy? >> we're not being mean. with this one i feel it was just a little bit too much fabric. the sleeves were a little bit of an after thought. i personally would not have put her in the dress. it was just too billowy and wasn't this season's shape. >> the color was not great with her skin. the jewelled neckline and belt cut her body in strange ways. if you put her next to octavia spencer you would get a lesso in how to dress for a curvy woman. >> what about maya are yrudolph? >> it was a little bit space age. not the most flattering dress i have seen her wear. for me it was a thumbs down. it wasn't a winning look for me. >> i didn't love it. she's so beautiful. it made her look older. it aged her. it looked better on stage than

on the red carpet, but not my favorite dress. >> i'm going to switch ahead and move down to emma stone. i saw her on a couple of occasions on the red carpet. then presenting an award. what did you think of the dress? >> i thought for a younger girl -- and we love emma stone. it was a little bit too grown-up. it had echoes of other looks. >> i thought she looked beautiful. >> the big bow thing was a little bit too older woman. it wasn't my favorite look for her. i would have loved to see her look more modern and younger. >> i loved it. i thought it was fresh. you know, to wear red on the red carpet is challenging. but i think she got it right with the color and the bow was fun. >> let's do a montage. you liked michelle williams. >> in louis vuitton, fabulous. she played marilyn monroe but

didn't go for the cliched super siren look. demure, with the short hair, fab. >> viola davis. >> how brilliant to wear natural hair, a huge statement. she looked gorgeous in the green vera wang. >> the color was great. >> avril, glenn close. >> the "albert nobbs" man-woman thing, she pulled it off. it was good for glenn. i love thad dark, olive green. >> thank you for pulling me through this without laughing. that's nice of you. thank you so much. coming up, the biggest trends from the red carpet. for now, a check of the weather from al. >> announcer: today's weather is brought to you by the american

cancer society, the officially sponsor of birthdays. >> winter isn't over yet. we have a big storm getting itself together, pushing to the east over the next 48 hours. right now in the central rockies it will make its way east starting late tonight, pushing in ahead of it, a lot of snow. to the south of it we are looking at icy conditions and way down to the south, strong storms. but from tuesday to wednesday we are looking at some areas from central minnesota into central wisconsin. could pick up a foot and a half of snow on into northern michigan. >> good morning. it will turn out to be a pretty nice day. temperatures will climb to near 60 degrees.

and that's your latest weather. ann? >> now to a real life drama tied to "desperate house woowivehous" nicollette sheridan claims she was wrongfully terminated in 2009 and now her case heads to court. kristen dahlgren joins us from los angeles. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. as one of the legal experts said it, 12 jurors about to see a real life tv drama unfolding right before their eyes. >> oh! i forgot you were in there. >> reporter: as sexy schemer edie brit on "desperate housewives." >> do you know someone else my age with a body like this. >> reporter: she was no stranger to rivalry and revenge. >> ow! don't psychoanalyze me, you simp! >> reporter: this week the mud

slinging is in a los angeles courthouse where sheridan is suing mark cherry, the creator of the program along with abc and touchstone television. sheridan claims she was wrongfully terminated after an on-set scuffle with cherry. she alleges during the show's fifth season cherry slapped her head. in these court documents sheridan claims she was emotionally injured, humiliated and stunned by cherry's sudden physical violence. he's denied hitting sheridan and insists plans to kill her character were in place for some time but the actress claims only after she complained did her role come to an electrifying end. >> of course there was a gunshot wound. >> reporter: in the courthouse it could look like a "desperate housewives" reunion. teri hatcher, marcia cross, felicity huffman and eva longoria are on the witness list. the four have defended cherry.

>> he's funny and sweet and really probably could not harm a fly. >> reporter: the judge has already dismissed sheridan's sexual harassment claim but her case contends networks don't kill off lead characters. the testimony could center on where she fell in the hierarchy. >> she wasn't one of the original housewives. she was added. if you look back in the history of these shows, dallas and melrose place and everything else, they are always killing people off. >> reporter: in a statement to nbc news, mark cherry and touchstone television say, we believe our case is strong on its merits. lawyers for sheridan told us nicolette looks ford to having a jury decide the case. as the case heads to the courtroom the judge has urged the two sides to settle. perhaps one final plot twist in the real life drama. >> once the people and players see the whites of the eyes of the jury rors aors realize this

real decision with risk to both sides there may be a last minute checkbook writing at the table. >> nobody blinking yet. the latest word is that it will move forward this morning. it's a civil case. so nicollette sheridan only needs a simple majority in order to win it. as for this being the last season of "desperate housewives" and the questions about whether neck let sheridan could appear in the final episode despite of all of this, she was asked and said, so far she's heard nothing about that. >> kristen dahlgren, thank you so much. still ahead, much more on the oscars, but coming up next, a warning to parents of college students planning a spring break trip to cancun right after this.

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destinations the mexico, but with drug violence on the rise the state department has issued a travel warning. janet shamlian is in cancun this morning. good morning to you. >> reporter: matt, good morning to you. the beaches are beautiful here. it feels carefree but the fact is we are not far from the ongoing violence of the mexican drug war. starting this week and for about the next six weeks or so american college students will be streaming here for spring break. this morning one young man's story exposes the potential dark side of a usually laid back week ♪ i'm sexy and i know it >> reporter: with sun kissed beaches, oversized drinks and bikinis cancun is the gold standard for american college student this is time of year. tens of thousands will party here over the next six weeks. two years ago zeke was among them, joining friends for a final fling before starting law school. you had no concerns whatsoever

that it wasn't safe. >> not at all. everyone does it. how can it hurt someone? >> reporter: yet what happened hours after zeke arrived would do just that. after a night at the clubs, zeke fell asleep on a lounger near the hotel pool. he remembers nothing of what happened next but his parents can't forget the phone call. zeke was found near the pool, a doctor told them, bloody, unconscious with multiple skull fractures. he was on a ventilator and near death. >> you can't believe it. everything becomes surreal from that point on. you're living in a nightmare. >> reporter: for weeks zeke was in a coma. for months he couldn't walk or talk. law school was put on hold for relearning the basics. >> i was certainly brain damaged. it was like i was sort of a small child. >> reporter: to this day zeke's case is unsolved. no suspects, no idea what happened. cancun police tell nbc news the hotel never reported the crime. there are surveillance cameras

where zeke was beaten. the hotel told his parents there was no video of the attack. >> the camera wasn't functioning. >> reporter: do you believe that? >> no. do you? >> reporter: zeke's mom believed the hotel feared losing business. the barcelo told nbc news it had no comment on the case. the area has not been immune to drug violence consuming mexico, but the director of the cancun tourist police says the zone is heavily patrolled and safe. as for zeke, the left side of his face is paralyzed, no hearing in his left ear but he's now in law school. >> to an american it's sort of surreal that something could happen like it did to me and basically no one cares. the hotel doesn't care. the police don't care and there was no real justice. >> reporter: a young man's cautionary tale as dawn breaks

on another spring vacation season south of the border. mexican authorities say cases like zeke's are unusual in cancun and the tourist heavy beaches are exempt from the travel warning. but 14 mexican states are included. among them, the big travel destination of puerta vallarta where just last week 22 american cruise ship passengers were robbed at gun point. back to you. >> janet shamlian in mexico this morning. thank you very much. up next, much more of the highlights from last night's oscars right after this. [ indistinct conversations ]

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it was gracious. she sort of implied -- or said outright it's going to be the last time she's up there which we all know isn't true. >> i thought octavia spencer was great as well. >> she was so heart felt. i was moved by how real and emotional she was. >> what did you think of the dictator on the red carpet? what a moment with ryan seacrest. >> you were on the red carpet. did you see it first hand? >> i saw him go through. i didn't see him dump ashes on ryan but he tweeted he's having a pancake party at his house. i guess it was really pancake mix. >> he didn't look happy, ryan. >> he handled it like a pro, no question about it. >> he had a smile but deep down he was seething. >> more trends from the red carpet after your local news. so, you guys grew up together. yes, since third grade...

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road. you can see the west side delays, heavy from 40 towards 29. average speed of route 824 miles per hour there. another was wrapping up southbound 295 just past the beltway. live view at traffic. here is what it looks like on 83 just past shawan road. perhaps the problem we had at warren road is now clear. back up from approaching white marsh towards the 895 split. >> nothing going on weather- wise. a little bit on the chilly side. 29 and the parkton. 27 degrees in frederick. such an a few clouds this afternoon.

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we're back now. 8:00 on a monday morning. it's the 27th day of february, 2012. we've got a keeper of a day here in new york city. sunny skies, temperatures going up into the mid 50s today. we're starting out at 41 degrees. these people are loving it. out on the plaza feeling lonely. i'm matt lauer. we have ann curry and al roker out soaking up the oscar after glow in los angeles. good morning, guys. >> hey, good morning. we're missing you, too, matt.

welcome back from vacation. >> thank you. >> you're welcome. from here we'll have more of the dazzling looks on the red carpet from the dresses to the hair to the jewelry. we'll tell you the hottest trends from head to toe coming up. >> and also we have a remarkable woman enjoying the return to hollywood. delores hart heft acting in the 1960s to become a nun. she was back on the red carpet last night as the focus of an oscar-nominated documentary about her extraordinary life. ann accompanied her and even got in the limo with her. >> it was exciting. it was the second time i believe she's been and the last time she was on her way to the oscars was 52 years ago. >> she was a presenter. she was a young starlet. it was so nice. she had she didn't have to worry anybody would copy her outfit this time. >> also we'll talk about some of the new programs that are going to make your next trip a whole

lot easier, even less expensive. these are great ideas for travellers. we'll get to those. first let's go inside to natalie at the news desk with the headlines of the morning. natalie, good morning. >> good morning, everyone. the taliban says a suicide car bombing that killed at least nine people today at a military airport in afghanistan was another act of revenge for the unintentional burning of korans at a nato air base last week. with one day before the arizona and michigan primaries, rick santorum is appealing to conservatives saying he does not believe in the absolute separation of church and state and calling president obama a snob. mitt romney meanwhile played up his own love of michigan's auto industry at the daytona 500 but may have sounded out of touch when he boasted some of his friends are nascar team owners. there is a excelling reason to file your taxes early this year. someone else could beat you to your refund.

pete williams explains how the scam works. >> reporter: bart cohen, a retired miami police officer only recently got his tax refund, not from this year -- from last year. expecting a $4,000 refund he was stunned to discover someone else beat him to it. >> it's a huge nightmare that you can't believe is happening. >> reporter: the crime of stealing someone's identity oh th to get a tax refund from the irs has exploded from 48,000 case as year ago to 260,000 cases now. they are putting more trip wires in like name and address mismatches but they say it is hard to separate honest record changes from dishonest ones. >> millions of taxpayers move every year. millions of taxpayers have children. millions of taxpayers change jobs. we have to go through the process of validating are you really who you say you are? >> reporter: the irs is hoping to check returns against w-2 pay

forms more quickly, something it doesn't do now until after refund checks go out. so how to protect yourself? the experts stress safeguarding your social security number above all. >> never answer it on a website no matter how many times it asks you. protect it like it's money because it is. >> reporter: the most important tip, file early so you get your refund before someone else does. pete williams, nbc news, washington. >> now for a look at what's trending today, our quick round up of what has you talking online. the oscar night flash of thigh has fans searching for more of angelina jolie. angie's right leg has its own twitter feed and thousands of followers. j. lo's revealing oscar gown has some fans saying they glimpsed a hint of a wardrobe malfunction. and kevin mcguire is battling leukemia.

his sister launched a facebook page urging taylor swift to be her brother's prom date. taylor said she couldn't make the dance but invited him to the academy of country music award this is spring. this video has oprah winfrey fans tweeting their surprise. kimmel pretends to pitch new ideas including one changing oprah's book club into a fight club. another has oprah repossessing some of the favorite things she gave away. it's now 8:05. now to al with a check of the weather from hollywood. >> announcer: "today's" weather is brought to you by advil. make the switch to advil now. >> oprah's dark side. i like it. let's see what's going on. pick city of the day, as we always do at this time of day. los angeles, california, nbc 4. showers developing. going to be windy with a temperature of 58 degrees for

the high. as we look to the satellite, we've got a big storm system developing in southern california making it across the country. then bringing a lot of snow through the plains into the midwest and the great lakes. more wet weather continues in florida. probably going to have more delays for the daytona 500. showers along the coast. more light showers in new england and the eastern great lakes. >> good morning. things will start to warm up a little bit today appear will see a mixture of sunshine and a few clouds. we will and that's your latest weather, ann.

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s.a.g.s, they are supposed to save the best for last. some did. >> we saw a lot of neutral colors, white, blush, nude. rooney mara wore a beautiful, light dress. you liked it. >> i love it! >> givenchy, chic, fashion forward, striking, very her. >> absolutely. i want anybody out there who doesn't understand the dress to understand this is fashion. rooney herself is a very interesting person. the detailing of the dress at the bust line, it has a fish tail that gives an alluring look. that's the great thing about rooney. she's not trying to be in a pretty dress. she wants to wibe interesting a she nails it. >> octavia spencer chose a light frock. >> she's a great lesson in how to dress curves. >> she was very assuming because

tadashi koji has been her designer and she brought out the bang for the very end. the star shape showed off her curves. >> gwyneth paltrow. >> the cape was a risk that paid off. she looked stunning in it. i saw the dress last week in london. >> you should have gotten it! >> tom said, this is my favorite for the red carpet. there she is. >> i love that she was able to change it a little bit by removing the cape. it was effortless for the presenting. she now how to keep the detailing simple to let the dress stand out. we don't just judge the dress. we judge the overall look. accessories, hair and makeup. >> big word "judge." you're judging cameron diaz's look. >> oh! why are you going there? >> i'm going to speak first. >> oh. i'm going to get the bad news

out. we're judging again the overall look. cameron diaz, i'd die for her knockout body. the dress was very simple. therefore, the rest of her should have been played up a bit more. i know she got dressed up with gwyneth. >> he doshe does the natural, dishevelled. >> but be honest. >> she's an athletic girl. >> fashion point and counter point. now to silhouettes, colors and embellishments. they are all over the map. jessica chastain. i thought it was kind of beautiful. regal looking. >> the mcqueen. the gold thread in it was 24 carat gold inspired by nature. this was an example of a girl who didn't quite hit it before on the red carpet but nailed it. >> natalie portman in

polka-dots. >> to die for! i think the fact that it was vintage, first of all. it was dior and it was faint polka-dots but this was natalie's chance to bring it together in a classic way. every woman need it is "pretty woman" moment with the necklace. you picture the richard gere snap box. >> this dress is 60 years old. >> also, the side sweep in hair was a big trend. we're not seeing it in natalie, well, kind of. >> i could do it. but here's the thing. a side sweep is challenging to wear. you have to keep very poised because it's just intricate bobby pins. poise and elegance is structured in order to maintain the look. otherwise you have strands falling out.

it's a key style to have. >> what about jewelry? >> it was notable almost by the absence. there was a lot of money on the red carpet for sure. millions of dollars in jewelry. however it was minimal. simple, short necklaces. i liked it. it was definitely a moment. >> adding to the understatement, more silver than gold. >> a lot of jewelry was in the dresses. the embellishment was a big moment and the jewelry was less so. >> you're saying positive things about the outfits. why weren't you wowed? michelle williams? >> we weren't upset. it was just -- i think also because we were at fashion week and saw the fresh dresses off the runway together for the style network. we knew what was present for the picking but we didn't see. we were wowed more by the runways than by the oscars. >> i agree. >> you two obviously have more

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security and there is a special line for trusted travellers. >> there is something called social seating that some airlines are dabbling in. what is it? >> dabbling in. klm is the big airline doing this. it's in the very small stages. only two flights at the moment. but once you have booked on a flight and you look at the seat map, you can upload your profile off linkedin or facebook and someone can look at it and pick you as their seat mate. >> you have a person sitting next to you that could share your interests but you cannot reject someone. >> you need to go into your seat map, look at who they are and if you really don't want them you can actually move seats up to two days prior. or go back to the anonymous way and just pick a different seat completely. >> is there a social category for the do not even attempt to talk to me if i have my headset on people? >> i'm with you.

i want to watch a movie, have a nap. >> you can say, i like to fly quietly. >> you would like air new zealand. they have a program where if there is an empty seat -- for $50 or $60 you can book an empty seat if it's not full and you get refunded if someone has to sit there. i would pay to have no one beside me. >> speaking of paying, the airline lounges are a convene vens for people who travel frequently. and now they are not just for vips. >> it used to be for business and first class you didn't have access to the lounges. much more available now. you can pay between 25 and 40. the average person spends about $20 at the airport on food, magazines and that sort of thing. in the lounge it's included. the fees are $25 to $40. >> priority pass.com? >> it's the best value. 600 airport lounges around the

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>> live, local, latebreaking. this is a wbal-tv 11 news in baltimore. >> good morning. i am mindy basara. let's get a final check on the morning commute with sarah caldwell. >> things are improving on southbound 83. on timonium, 38 miles per hour. greenspring ave and ridge road, we have an accident in reisterstown. ridgely oak road, watch for crash. 17 miles per hour approaching

white marsh towards the 895 split. if you want to head out on southbound 295, just past the beltway, tracking and accident there. we will update you on 83 and warren road first. in a lot better than a last check. live view in the area of white marsh. all of that volume coming into play. tony, over to you. >> lots of traffic, but no weather problems. starting off with a lot of sunshine today. temperatures coming out of the 20's. 36 at the airport. 32 in parkton. same thing in a rising sun. mixture of sunshine and a few clouds. southwest winds are going to put the temperatures close to 60 this afternoon. that is way above average of 48. tomorrow, we drop down to 50. good chance for re coming up during the middle of the week.

45 for thou high-temperature. it should warm up going into the weekend. >> we will have another update at 8:55.

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tonight on access hollywood, our oscar spectacular. everybody watches the same show, but no one sees it the way we do. >> feels good. >> this is great. >> tonight. 8:30 now on this monday morning, the 27th of february 2012 as we say hello to all the fine people lining rockefeller plaza on this back-to-work monday morning. meantime i'm ann curry alongside al roker in los angeles. matt and natalie are joining us

from new york. guys, coming up from here, delores hart was a budding star in the 1950s acting alongside the likes of elvis presley and anthony quinn. she walked away from hollywood to become a benedictine nun. her life is the subject of a film short and she returned to the red carpet for the first time in 52 years wearing her habit. she wanted a photograph with her iphone of the limousine. >> that's terrific. octavia spencer, as you know, picked up her first academy award last night for her supporting role in "the help." i would like to think that along the way one of the highlights of her weekend was the conversation and glass of champagne we shared as she geared up for the oscars. with we're going to have that as well. >> matt, back to you. >> we have star power here as well. >> we do. you know the dr. seuss classic

"the lorax" is soon to be an animated adventure on the big screen. ed helm is here and he's just now reading the book for the first time. just kidding. >> also, speaking of star power can we bring in megan hilty, one of the stars of "smash," nice to see you. >> you, too. >> i'm confused. help me out. >> uh-oh. >> we now know your character, ivy, got the role of marilyn monroe. where does that leave us in terms of drama? >> i'm marliilyn for now. as someone who's gone through the process of doing musicals from the ground up. just because you start it doesn't mean you can keep your job. >> they can snatch it away from you? >> it adds to the drama. >> how sit playing ivy the actress and also marilyn monroe? >> it's great.

makes it less daunting. it's not me playing marilyn. it's ivy lynn. so i can hide a little bit. but i'm doing research. marilyn is fascinating. i like to read about her and watch her on youtube and get her voice in my head. >> second you said as someone who's gone through it before you were on "wicked," "9 to 5" on br broadway. how close to reality is this? >> it's close. there are so many people involved in the project that come from this world it gives it an authentic flavor you wouldn't otherwise get to have. >> nick jonas stars in the episode tonight. >> he's fantastic. he plays like a child star. someone who became famous early and now has all this money and doesn't know what to do with it. eileen, played by angelica houston, essentially has to beg for money from a 20-year-old

which is great. so we woo him tonight. it's a great show. >> i'm hooked. >> we want to remind everyone. megan can be seen tonight on "smash" at 10:00, 9:00 central time on nbc. nice to see you. >> you, too. >> let's get a check of the weather from mr. roker out in los angeles. >> all right. thanks so much, matt. let's look at the week ahead. show you what we've got starting in the early part of the week. we'll see temperatures above normal for the eastern half of the country. western half going to be wet and snowy with below normal temperatures. mid-week period, the temperatures start to shift. we'll get warmer air making its way through the southeast. chillier in new england and the cooler air out west shrinks a little bit. still some snow and the latter part of the week, as we head toward that, you will see more normal conditions. above normal along the eastern seaboard. below normal in the mid to upper

mississippi valley. look for showers in the pacific northwest. >> good morning. it will turn out to be a pretty nice day. temperatures will climb to near 60 degrees. don't forget. keep track of your weather all day. go to weather channel on cable or weather.com online. matt, natalie? >> all right, al. >> thank you. still to come this morning, the former starlet who returned to the oscars last night more than four decades after leaving hollywood to become a nun. first, this is "today" on nbc.

♪ welcome back to los angeles. now to a woman who wasn't hard to spot at the oscars. she was the one wearing a nun's habit as she walked down the red carpet. her story is remarkable. ♪ you're the only one who can make my dreams come true ♪ >> reporter: few stars rose higher than elvis presley. sharing scream time with him was as close to heaven as a 1950s actress could get. >> i'll try anything. >> reporter: billed as the next grace kelly, delores hart starred in ten movies including "king creole" and "loving you," even delivering the king his first on-screen kiss. forgive me, but is elvis presley

a good kisser? >> i would say he was very good. >> reporter: despite standing on the brink of stardom she waved good-bye to hollywood for a greater passion. ♪ >> if you're a good lover you take your relationship to the max. >> reporter: delores was in love with god and her relationship with him led her to the convent. last night a film about her life "god is the bigger elvis" led her to the oscars. what are you looking forward to the most? >> winning. >> reporter: you can't tell me you haven't side at least one prayer. >> possibly god isn't interested at all. >> reporter: how will you celebrate? >> maybe my assistant and i will get some yogurt. >> reporter: the film portrays her life and sacrifice as a nun

including the heart break of leaving behind a fiance, don robinson. >> i was engaged to be married. i said, don, every love relationship doesn't have to end at the altar. he said something i won't say here. >> reporter: you would have to go to confession? >> no, i wouldn't. it would just insult all your viewers because they wouldn't think a nun would say those things. >> reporter: incredibly, the two never stopped seeing each other. >> don came every christmas, easter to visit me. >> reporter: his love never ended. >> it never ended. >> reporter: did you love him? >> i did. i still do. >> reporter: though she has no regrets about leaving hollywood, she's enjoying the return to show biz. her fellow nuns have given her specific instructions for what to do at the oscars. >> i am supposed to see george clooney. i'm supposed to ask him all different questions and if i go home without these answers, it

may be even worse if i go home without them than without the oscar. >> really? >> reporter: late in the afternoon it's time to get ready. one thing, mother, at least no one will be wearing the same outfit. >> i don't think so. not this year anyway. >> reporter: delores's story line defies even hollywood's imagination. from hollywood star to nun to the oscars. >> it's such a precious gift. don't miss it. >> reporter: with the red carpet waiting, she's a star again, celebrated for her time on screen with her heart given to heaven. they didn't win the oscar but they are now going to -- you can now see the documentary on television because "god is bigger than elvis" is debuting thursday, april 5, on hbo.

coming up next, ed helms on why he fought for his role in "the lorax." first, this is "today" on nbc. wheeeeeeeeeeeee! whee! whee! wheeeeeeeee! ah heads up. wheeeeeeeeeeee! everything you love about geico, now mobile. download the new geico app today.

we're back at 8:43 with one of the stars of dr. seuss's "the lorax." the lorax is the guardian of the forest so all heck breaks loose when a young entrepreneur voiced by ed helms starts chopping down trees to make what's called a sneed. >> you chopped down my trees to make that piece of garbage? >> garbage? oh, no. you don't get it. this is a revolutionary product that will change the world as we know it. it has a million uses. it's a swim suit.

whoa, mud tracks on the floor by un inviinvited guests, well it in hanley for that. >> and ed helms joins us in the dr. seuss fantasy land. >> this is impressive. >> you really wanted the role. why? >> i actually didn't want this role exactly. i just wanted to be in this movie. because the book was so special to our family when i was a kid. for some reason this particular book was a family favorite. when i heard illumination would make the money i said, i will do anything. >> a grip. >> i just wanted to tell my nieces and nephews and all my future kids i was in this. >> this is your first animated film. i was going to ask you how challenging and difficult it is to do. then i watched the oscars last

night and chris rock came out and said, this is the easiest way to make money in history. do you agree with him? >> well, no. it's incredibly difficult. it takes enormous skill and talent. compared to making a normal live action movie it's preposterously easy. the time commitment is minimal. you go into a studio. the nice part is you can wear nothing if you want. you can be -- i was naked. >> now i'm visualizing this. i'm not sure i want to go there. you're voicing the wunsler naked. >> not true. >> it would be surprising if people don't know "the lorax" because it's a great book but it is -- >> it's kind of the -- he's kind of the villain but he's not a bad guy. he's an entrepreneur who gets

carried away and goes down the way of greed and avarice. >> you say he's not bad. he's naive more than a villain. >> like all of us he's vulnerable to these things but he's not an evil guy. >> dr. seuss has sparked controversy because lou dobbs weighed in to say this is about a woodland creature who speaks for the trees and fights rampant industrialism and says the lorax is an example of the president's liberal friends in hollywood target targeting a younger demographic using movies to sell their agenda to children. go! >> i'm so excited that barack obama, who is my best friend, got us going on this. because we are going to indoctrinate a lot of people. if this goes well. lou, come on! what are you talking about?

he couldn't have seen the movie yet either. >> or read the book. >> it's about a good guy who gets greedy. these are unimpeachable values like be responsible to your world. >> here's what dr. seuss said. by the way, the guy sold about a billion books worldwide. he said, the lorax doesn't say lumbering is immoral. i live in a house of wood. it's anti-pollution, antgreed. >> boom. there you go. >> he said after that, boom! there you go. >> boom. >> let's talk about "hangover 3." lots of rumblings that it's going. what can they do to you they haven't already done? >> right. speaking of children's movies. i don't know what's happening with this. i hope we are. there is a lot of positive

energy. the movies are so many moving parts. we'll see what happens. i'm hopeful. >> season 7 of "the office" now being shot. >> eight. how dare you? >> pardon me m, lou. are you enjoying your time on the show? >> it's the greatest. it's the greatest cast, crew, staff you could ever hope to work with. we have a blast. couple more weeks left in this season. >> and much deserved time off. ed, great to see you. "the lorax" is from our sister company universal pictures and it opens nationwide on friday. nice to have you here. >> thank you very much. >> up next, al catches up with oscar winner octavia spencer, first, this is "today" on nbc.

welcome back to los angeles. octavia spencer may still be out partying after winning for her role in "the help," al. >> i got a chance to spend time with her as octavia geared up for the big night. we talked about her unforgettable role and how it changed her life personally and professionally. >> marker, a camera, c camera. >> wow. i have never seen that before.

this is hollywood. we have never had that. that's how we know you're big now. >> we have a clapper. >> you have a clapper to start this interview. my life has changed just hanging around you. how has your life changed? >> my life is still pretty much the same. >> no! >> well, my career is very different. >> yes. >> but my life, i have to have a simple life. i have to be able to have a day where i read and close my mind to the world. i'm pretty busy careerwise, thank the lord. >> how has it changed? >> it's weird. you walk into a room and before nobody knew you. you walk into the room and it's like -- i'm like, who are they smiling at? me? >> what did you put in here that makes it taste so good? >> that good vanilla from mexico. and something else real special. >> there are people who have said, wow, you're portraying a

domestic. yet the fact is there is no less dignity in what these people did and the roles they played in this country. >> well, al, here's what i have to say for people who just sort of discount what domestics do. you're a dad. do you not cook for your dad? do you not make them make their bed, brush their teeth, all the things domestics do, provide them with unconditional love. if we discount what these women did even though it's for someone else's kids in addition to their own we are discounting our mothers, fathers, grandparents, those who provide that type of love every day. >> i was going through my research. i read in an article and correct me if i'm wrong that one of the splurges you have talked about -- > >> boob lift? people are like, you're giving too much information. no. i love my body.

i'm trying to get to an even more healthier weight and i'm not trying to be a thin mint. i want to be a thick chocolate mint. i also want to be sexy in my own eyes. i'm going to get my boobs stapled to my shoulder so by the time i'm 70 they will drop to where they need to be. >> wow. >> lot of information. >> wow. and wow. fantastic. so now when you walk in a room, if they are -- ta-da! >> ta-da. >> so next year when i see you at the golden globes -- >> the golden globes will be golden. >> and tomorrow we're wearing -- >> spanx for sure. >> and to the spanx. >> and a way cool bra. >> and to the bra. >> bowe're talking boobs, bra, d

spanx. t.m.i., octavia. >> to you. >> to you. oh, man. that's good stuff. i'm going to have one more sip, al. >> go right ahead. >> okay, maybe one more. >> okay. >> even it out. >> okay, okay. i tell you what. that's delicious. >> where is the crapplapper wheu need it? >> yes! >> we love her. she's so talented. it was so fun to watch it. >> i can't believe you went with the boob lift question. >> wow. tell us about your evening. where did you watch the awards. all that sort of thing. it was at a local watering hole knocking back a couple, watching on television. >> with what, members of "the

lion king". >> it was a bar. >> with the hyenas. >> how about you, mr. vanity fair party? >> i was hanging out at the elton john party. >> good job out there, guys. hurry home. we look forward to seeing you. we'll be right back after your local news. >> live, local, latebreaking. this is wbal-tv 11 news in baltimore. >> good morning. i am mindy basara. city police are investigating a shooting at west garrison avenue.

after friday a man suffering a gunshot wounds to the head and lower back. he was taken to a area hospital for

>> after a chilly start, it is going to be a nice afternoon. high temperatures today will be in the upper 50s to 60. high temperature of 500 and tuesday. good chance for rain on wednesday. >> another weather update