this friday morning on "world news now," what a difference a year makes. >> yes, that's right. president trump is set to take the stage at the conservative political action conference. the event where last year, attendees were trying everything to stop his campaign dead in its tracks. this year, a much different story as the president's inner circle opens up on stage. and new developments overseas as officials investigating the parent assassination of kim jong-un's half-brother have figured out the deadly substance used in that airport attack. the u.n. classifying it as a weapon of mass destruction. the details ahead. survival story. the fbi investigating what could turn out to be a hate crime after a deadly shooting inside a packed sports bar. we'll hear from one man who was shot. >> and counting down to oscar. we are

award vault looking back at some of the best moments ever from the oscars. >> yul brenner? that's one of my favorite men of all time. >> yes, it is friday, february 24th. >> announcer: from abc news, this is "world news now." hannibal lecter's masque. >> it was and billy crystal in one of his opening sequences there. you forget how genius billy crystal was in his many years. that's going to be fun to look back. >> nothing more funny than cannibalism. >> yes, exactly. >> yeah. >> nothing gets the kids going like cannibalism. speaking of blood sports, politics is definitely that. and we're going to start with the president who is going to be headlining in just a matter of hours from now at the cpac conference of conservatives outside washington. >> the president has earned mixed reviews for his past appearances at cpac as candidate trump last year, he

attend and finished third in the conference's presidential poll. >> and we should mention vice president pence took the stage just hours ago saying conservatives have a once in a lifetime chance tons influence the nation's future and he also promised a quickened to obamacare. >> america's obamacare nightmare is about to end. >> reporter: a forceful defense overnight of thedration's plans for new health care system. vice president mike pence telling the conservative activists at cpac that obamacare has been a failure promising something better. >> we'll have an orderly transition to a better health care system that finally puts the american people first. >> reporter: he also called president trump a modern day ronald reagan and noted their differences. >> i'm a small town guy. he's big city. i'm midwest. he's manhattan island. he's known for his bigger than life personality, his charm and

charisma. and i'm like not. >> reporter: earlier the president's chief strategist steve bannon making rare public comments to the crowd. the former editor of breitbart news portrayed as the grim reaper by "saturday night live" may be the president's most controversial aide. he said the president won't back down from this battle with his opponents. >> if you think they're going to give you your country back without a fight, you are sadly mistaken. every day, every day, it is going to be a fight. >> reporter: appearing with chief of staff reince priebus, bannon says the trump we saw in the campaign is the trump we'll see as president. >> every day in the oval office, he tells reince and i, i committed this to the american people. i promised this when i ran and i'm going to deliver on there. >> reporter: they tried playing down those reports of tension between them. >> a very dear friend, a very dear friend and someone that i work with every second of the day and actually,

friendship. >> i can run a little hot on occasions. >> i'm sorry, i still see rosie o'donnell every time i see steve ban on on stage. speaking of bannon, he also helped president trump formulate his crackdown on immigration. the president called the deportations now under way a military operation. sean spicer quickly clarifying saying the president was using that phrase to mean with precision. and homeland security chief john kelley went further saying there will be no mass deportations and no use you have military force during immigration operations. but concerns about what's ahead are spilling into those town halls. >> i have students who have minorities ask me questions every day. i answer the questions. you

>> the woman saying they're not answering their questions. the other issue dominating the town halls is health care. republicans are under fire for their plan to repeal, replace obamacare but former house speaker john boehner says he laughed when he heard that adding it is "not going to happen." instead he predicts republicans will keep most of obamacare's existing framework and make relatively modest changes. >> we'll see who is correct in that decision. the trump administration also plans a crackdown on legalized marijuana. the white house spokesman sean spicer saying is the justice department will enforce the federal law against recreational use. as a candidate, president trump said he supported medicinal marijuana but spicer says there's a big difference between that and recreational use. such use is legal in eight states. malaysian police say a nerve agent was used to kill the half-brother of north korea's leader.

body reveal the presence of vx nerve agent. it's a banned chemical weapon which the u.n. classifies as a weapon of mass destruction. kim was assaulted by two women seen wiping the toxic chemical on his face the. investigators are trying to determine how the women were able to get their hands on the poison. one of the women did become ill after that attack. >> and to georgia where police have finally they believe solved a nearly 12-year-old cold case. arresting a man in the 2005 disappearance of a history teacher. tara grinstead was also a seasoned beauty pageant contestant disappearing in 2005 after watching a pageant and having dinner with friends. police charged ryan duke with her murder. it's news her family has been waiting a long time to hear. >> on behalf of billy and myself, the first thing that i want to do is to thank god for answered prayers. we always

be solved. we just did not note when. >> duke has not entered a plea as yet. he's a former student where grin stead taught. investigators say a recent tip led to the arrest. he's also charged with burglary and concealing a death. the vatican is helping two sets of struggling italians at once. farmers and the homeless. sent by the hope, the head of papal charities went on a shopping spree in centrality lit buying up local produce, fruits and vegetables. the food donated to soup kitchens in rome. farmers and merchants in the quake zone have been at risk of closing up shops since the earthquakes began last summer. new help for migraine sufferers. regular acupuncture may help reduce the frequency of the most common type of migraine. those who received about 20 acupuncture treatments a month had about one less headache than those who didn't

treatments. more than 37 million people in the u.s. suffer frommy grains every year. >> another study says if you eat more fruits and veggies you'll live longer. ten portions of fruits and vegetables every day could reduce the risk of early death for nearly 8 million people worldwide. right now, held guidelines recommend five servings every day are needed to see at greatest benefits. get the vita mix out and make a whole lot of kale smooth is. that's a lot of stuff. ten servings. >> yeah, i'll pass. >> you don't want to live longer? >> who needs to be in their 70s. >> i'm going for 120. >> wow, nice. >> a lot of work to do. >> clearly. from the "world news now" social pages, plumpty and peer are now married. >> quack, quack, quack. >> and sayre fladed by a

the bride and groom or should we say the hen and drake marched down the aisle. >> the two ducks were born -- i'm totally tripping up on this script. two years ago. these little ducklings were born in new hampshire in a kindergarten classroom. this year's students hatched the idea of the water fowl wedding. after the vowses, the pril offered her con quackulations. at reception the kids did the chicken dance because a duck dance doesn't exist. though i think it could be discovered after a duck wedding. >> no idea who foot the bill for the wedding though. coming up, oscar dreams coming true. >> yeah. >> plus, we're taking a trip back in time checking out some of the funniest and craziest moments in oscar history. >>ut first we're hearing from the man being called a hero. his split second decision inside a deadly sho

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person. not the first time a dog has fallen here. they're allowed off leash. owners often aren't paying as much attention but that dog is happy to be back up. >> look how much of the effort was made to rescue that one dog. >> yeah, that is. good job, firefighters. here's a story that a lot of people are paying attention to. a 51-year-old man is facing murder and attempted murder charges after opening fire at a sports bar near kansas city into one man killed antoine others wounded. federal investigators are looking into wllg race might have played a part in the motive. pierre thomas with the latest. >> reporter: the fbi is at the scene of austin's bar and grill outside of kansas city, investigating what could turn out to be a vicious hate crime. just after 7:00 p.m., three men weren't shot. one fatally, in a barrage of gunfire. two of the victims were of indian descent. engineers at garmin, the major gps firm. according to local press reports, the alleged gunman reportedly yelled, get out of my

>> our role in this investigation is to work jointly with local law enforcement to determine if an individual's civil rights were violated. be? adam purery tan, 51 has been charged with murder and is being held. on $2 million bond. he allegedly told a bartender he had been involved in a shooting and needed a place to hideout. police were called and he was arrested. >> one of the men who was wounded in that shooting was a good samaritan who tried to tackle the gunman. >> 24-year-old ian says he's now looking forward to spending time with the man he tried to save whom he now describes as his new best friend. >> i was planning on going to do some fishing this weekend but i don't think that's going to be happening right now. and get together with the gentleman that i've now become best friends with. don't think it's going to be at the bar though.

backyard with a beer or two. >> what a good sense of humor for something who went through a strajdy like that. >> you see the way he looks. he still has a great attitude about it. >> i have a feeling they're going to be friends for a long time. coming up, the fridayening moments on the runway. what caused this plane to slam in the pavement on the runway collapsing theanding gear and breaking one of its propellers. >> first we're counting down to oscar and the moment of brilliant acting that should win an oscar. yeah, really. don't go anywhere. don't let joit keep you down. come play with us! i'm coming. upgrade to move free ultra's triple action joint support for improved mobility, and flexibility. it also provides 20% better comfort than glucosamine chondroitin, all from one tiny mighty pill.... get in there with move free ultra, and enjoy living well. ♪living well

>> lane, your host for the 89th academy awards, kendis gibson. >> thank you. thank you. thank you. thank you. thank you, thank you. thank you. it is so great to be here amongst you for the 89th academy awards. all these hollywood "a" listers or as i like to call you, democrats, especially when you're in the presence of the one and only meryl streep. meryl streep, everybody. give it up, everybody. meryl streep nominated for florence foster jenkins" but after that performance, i think we should change her name to meryl sleep. really, think about it. a little bit i've

yes. >> thank you. thank you. thank you. thank you. thank you. >> thank you. >> kendis. >> thank you. >> kendis, are you sleeping? >> thank you. >> are you awake? >> thank you. thank you. >> are you all right? wait. >> wake up. >> thank you. >> we have the show. >> thank you. wait, wait. meryl streep. you're not meryl streep. >> no, even though we do look related. >> you're not even like halle berry. >> hey. >> sorry. so. >> no, i'm not. >> you're cuter than halle berry. this morning, it might have been a dream for me. but this morning we are opening up the abc academy awards vault. >> yes looking sbrak back on some of the oscar moments and better jokes that really did happen. >> meryl sleep. >> i know what you're thinking ellen, that's easy for you to say. you've been chosen to host

there is. thank you, thank you. >> i've done the show a number of times and i can tell you looking into every one of these faces i know what you think. i have sort of a sixth sense over what they're thinking. and you know what? i'm still the coolest guy in the room. >> i'm sorry, i was late. i was just backstage trying to convince jennifer lopez the best way to remove double faced tape is with saliva.+i >> before we begin tonight, ladies and gentlemen, i would like to say for the record, that i am in favor of using more american indians and other minorities in motion pictures. >> for "winter's bone." >> you guys are just standing up because you feel bad that i fell. that's really embarrassing. >> my heart is full to bursting except to say i'm

the world! whoo! >> i would like at this time to present. >> we've already will a jimmy stewart impression. >> who did it? >> jimmy stewart. ♪ >> you know, before i got on the trapeze i asked them if they had taken safety precautions. they said yes, billy crystal. >> i'm having some of the academy over for dinner. care to join me? >> yes, anytime. >> anytime. >> everybody, i love you. i love you all. >> i think that's the only one i actually watched. >> what? >> well, i was too young for a lot of those. how old do you think i am? >> what about last year's. >> sammy davis junior? >> yes, of course, ellen. >> you weren't a grown adult for

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gastation. >> whoa. >> yeah, a police officer actually it looks like a sheriff's deputy did this. >> how, you know you're in trouble if it's a police officer that's doing it. >> you get distracted. you're going somewhere. >> i polka. ♪ politics and foreign wars, all the weather all the scores ♪ ♪ that's the world news polka >> take it, kermit. >> if you're an insomniac and a good night's sleep you lack ♪ ♪ do the world news polka. >> on banjo and accordion the folks love every note but when we sing it sounds like there's a frog stuck in our throat sing it loud sing it big every anchor frog and pig ♪ ♪ do the world news polka. >> the sweetest chef and beaker too, they do the world news polka ♪ ♪ even pepe the king prawn gets

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this morning on "world news now," conservatives setting the course. the trump administration taking a break from all those tough questions in d.c., facing a friendlier crowd at the annual cpac gathering in the suburbs, we're going to take you to the conference to see what he everyone's really trying to get their hands on ahead of the president's big speech. >> outrage in the streets overnight as the trump administration's rollback of transgender for students is met with anger and uncertainty. protests are demanding action including caitlyn jenner calling the situation a disaster. >> new this half hour, the explosive incident that's left a community outraged. >> the new video that shows what led to an off-duty police officer firing his weapon after an altercation with a group of teens. we hear from the young man involved.