morning. golden glow. one film wins big at the academy awards. also veterans and new-comers taking home gold. >> i'm fully aware that i am a lucky, lucky man. >> all the lucky winners plus has a host ever done this? well we'll show it to you. we're live in hollywood. >> killer cold. dangerous travel across the south overnight. hundreds of monday morning flights already cancelled. >> on alert. shopping malls in the u.s. and abroad. terrorists calling for new attacks. we'll have reaction here at home. >> plus the oscar post parties overnight in hollywood and the red carpet moments everyone will be talking about today.

a good monday morning. we begin with the major sweep at the the oscars. a bit of an upset "birdman" scooped up four trophies and the parties raging on at this hour. >> that's right. our brandyondy joins us now. >> reporter: the celebration is on here in hollywood. you can see the stars walking behind me on the oscar red carpet and celebrating at the governor's ball where there are 1,600 guests drinking 1,300 bottles of champagne. the big award, best picture going to "birdman." best actress went to julianne moore. and best actor one of the best acceptance speeches of the night went to eddie redmayne. >> i am fully aware that i am a lucky, lucky man. >> eddie redmayne winning in

"the theory of everything." best supporting actor went to j.k. simmons and best supporting actress to patricia arquette for "boyhood." let's talk about neil patrick harris. there are a lot of mixed reviews for his role as host. the opening number was spectacular. there was a sort of holographic image that went along with him on stage and then there was the funny moment of his imitation of "birdman" where he walked out in his underwear on the oscar stage surprising many people. some critics though believe his jokes fell flat. one person who was not flat at all lady gaga. my goodness. what a performance. ♪ what songs they have sung ♪ >> lady gaga and julie andrews on stage for the 50th anniversary of the sound of music. we saw a lot of stars walking the red carpet. many celebrating and holding their oscars in hand. i have a feeling it is going to be a very, very late night or early morning i should say. a lot of people are not going to

be sleeping reena and t.j. >> right. we hope she made it to some parties. >> of course she did. you'll be hearing more about neil patrick harris. that role always heavily scrutinized. the fashion, she takes home the gold julianne moore. >> it really was a night of incredible homes. you didn't see a lot of red. it was a lot of whites and champagne color dresses and mother/daughter moment. >> we'll have more later in this half hour and much more oscars coverage ahead. let's turn to other things. >> other major stories, at least 21 people dead in tennessee after a weekend ice storm. >> a mountainous area between nashville and knoxville. the entire town lost pourer. could be the end of the week before it's restored. the worst weather since he can remember. this is in his 65 years there. >> another storm bringing more

snow and ice to the texas panhandle. schools have delayed openings after dozens of accidents reported yesterday. at least one person was killed when his car skidded on ice. many flights also cancelled. the area has already had more snow this year than it normally gets in an entire winter. >> the denver area bracing for an awful commute this morning. storm dumping 6 to 12 inches and some melted yesterday and refreezing overnight. the legislature cancelled today's sessions. many schools are closed or will open late today. >> several thousand flights cancelled or day laid. hardest hit, dallas fort worth. that's a major hub for american airlines. thousands of flights delayed or cancelled over the weekend too. well the icy weather in dallas extends to northern alabama. rain for the entire gulf coast and more rain in southern california and arizona. >> chicago and detroit, only in

the low teens today. warming up to a high of 20 in minneapolis and won't get above freezing in d.c. b stepped up security after a terror threat against malls here in the u.s. >> an al qaeda group calling on muslims to attack those malls. abc with the latest. >> reporter: a terrorist group's propaganda video threatening the american homeland specifically shopping malls for the first time. this morning security officials are urging vigilance after al qaeda somaliafy yale yet al shabaab released the video saturday. a direct call for home grown extremists to attack western malls including in the uk and canada. the video urges violence at the mall of america. shoppers there seemed defiant. not letting the threat disrupt their routines. >> i feel like it's a fact of life with the threat. >> a little hesitation this morning but we talked about it. we talked about it with the kids

and everyone was fine with staying. so we decided to stay. >> al shabaab is based in kenya in africa and the group warned of more attacks there like the september 2013 assault on the west gate mall that left 67 people dead. no specific plot identified homeland security secretary jay johnson wants americans to be alert and calm. >> we're in a new phase now. this most recent video release reflects that. the reason i think we're concerned about this is because it encourages independent actors who can strike with little notice. >> issuing a bulletin overnight noting that other al shabaab videos asking for western muslims to attack have been unsuccessful. abc news washington. >> 11 students at connecticut's university are being treated for what appears to be an overdose of the drug known as mali. one person in critical

condition. a bad batch of the illegal drug suspected. mali is a street name of mdma. the main chemical in ecstasy. >> president obama and vice president biden attending a meeting of the national governor's association. last night they kicked off the annual winter meeting with a dinner at the white house. the president vowed to keep working to make progress during his next two years in office. >> it was one of the most iconic images in american history and it turns 70 years old today. >> it was february 23rd 1945. you know it well. these when a fairly unknown associated press photographer took this photo of five u.s. marines and a navy sail her racing the u.s. flag. the photo ended up winning a pew let's zer, prize. >> what movie was on top at the box office this weekend? just ahead. >> a story from new england.

a man survives an explosion in a friend's bathroom. >> and a guy who spends his life behind the scenes. what did he do that led him to be called pure inspiration?

it's a night to celebrate in hollywood. it's a really good night to celebrate if you have taken home an oscar. we'll have more from the academy awards coming up. >> well you knew the lower gas prices wouldn't last forever. here's new proof. the average price of a gallon now up to $2.33. that's up 13 cents in the last two weeks and more than a quarter per gallon in the last

month. >> swaul street the dow and s&p 500 both hit records friday. nasdaq is within 93 points of its highest close after eight straight up sessions. sparked of a news of a time to repay its debt. cargo being unloaded at west coast ports following a labor deal. work at all 29 ports slowed over the months long contract dispute causing huge backups. west coast sea ports handled 1/4 of international trade. >> "fifty shades of grey" keeps raking in the green. the ticket sales down 73% from last weekend. >> the erotic drama earned $23 million to stay number one. "kingsman: the secret service" second with $17 million and the

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the academy awards. we talked with the senior editor at rotten tomatoes. >> you were here in studio with me and you said no question it's coming down between "birdman" and "boyhood." sure enough that was the case. >> yep. absolutely. listen those were the big boys of the night and i was totally right. i got to toot my own horn here. "birdman" was really the one that took home the really big prizes. >> you were surprised a little bit. i don't know why i was surprised to hear "birdman," that name called. >> it was "birdman," "birdman" all over the place. you know what no best actor award for michael keaton which might have been an even bigger surprise than "boyhood" getting snubbed. >> talk about queen of the night. julianne moore. >> absolutely. she looked phenomenal. i loved the fact that she said people with alzheimer's deserve to be seen. that's one of the reasons she did this film and she was amazing in it because it meant something to her. >> people made a few statements.

patricia arquette speaking about women's issue. you had common and john legend speaking about the african-american community and jk simmons talking about his own family. what were the moments that are going to live from oscars 2015? >> i loved all of the emotion that came out after common and john legend won that award. i loved seeing people in tears. i thought that was beautiful. i was on the phone calling my own parents because it was so great. you know something that i noticed this year is that a couple of people including ida when the documentary won, the music started to play but then people kept talking and then the music stopped. listen we're not scared of you, we're going to keep talking if we want to. >> that was pretty funny. a great moment. >> always good to see you. thank you so much. we will of course be seeing a whole lot more about the oscars

throughout the morning on abc, good morning"good morning america" coming your way in a moment. but it wasn't all fun or laughs. graham moore won oscar for imitation game. >> it started with a usual thanks and got emotional talking about his youth and making a startling admission. >> when i was 16 years old i tried to kill myself because i felt weird and i felt different and i felt like i did not belong. and now i'm standing here and -- so i would like for this moment to be for that kid out there who feels like she's weird or she's different or doesn't fit any anywhere. yes, you do. i promise you do. >> powerful moment. moore went on to tell those kids to quote, stay weird, stay different. the twitter #stayweird trending right now. >> also last night we sautia kyle.

the widow of chris kyle. she told robin roberts she was there to represent chris. "american sniper" was nominated for six oscars and took top honors for sound editing. she is flying back to texas for closing arguments in the trial of her husband's alleged killer. prosecution has one more witness. eddy ray routh is claiming insanity saying he believed people around him were assassins bent on killing him. >> teen anyoner accused of shooting a las vegas mother will be in court today. eric nausch is facing three convictions. still looking for the drive of the car captured on camera the night of the shooting. >> a strange story here about an explosion at a house and it's kind of the one place you don't want to be certainly in the house but you don't want to be in the bathroom when this happens. that's exactly what happened to a visitor, to a providence rhode

island. ten minutes after he arrived the blast threw him out of the bathroom. he says it felt like being hit by a cannon. the owner and kids fled. no serious injuries or no cause for this blast. >> nascar driver kyle busch is side lined. his broke his right leg and left foot in the xfinity series race. the speedway placed bumpers on the wall where he crashed and promised to put energy absorbing material beginning today. many drivers say that's long overdue. >> no injury at sunday's daytona 500 race. dale earn hard junior ended up third. >> the most tweeted about moment of the night. >> and a round up with the red carpet fashions including who wore it best next in "the pulse" pulse."

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. okay. time now for the oscar edition of "the pulse." >> one of the most awkward moments of the night. idina menzel got some payback for john travolta butchering her name. last night she sfwro duesed him long gazingo. >> travolta with the chin holding, face petting and uncomfortable personal space issues. >> here it is here's the moment. it's just -- oh. >> i know. you cringe. >> john can't get it right. he'll come back next year and have to apologize for this. the most tweeted moment lady gaga marking the 50th

anniversary of a hollywood classic. ♪ the hills fill my heart ♪ ♪ with the song of music ♪ >> gaga also hit the high notes for my favorite things and climb every mountain after her performance the one and only julia andrews came out to thank her. >> of course once all the awards were finished it was party time. >> and those lucky enough to be awarded a golden guy were able to get it engraved and treated to a full service dinner where they got their oscar statues engraved. >> the stars were able to pop open the 1,300 bottles of champagne before digging into the food prepared by wolf gang puck and his crew. >> topping the list. julianne moore, her custom

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>> good morning everyone i hope you had a great weekend. i'm matt o'donnell. 4:27 monday, february 23. a swat standoff is unfolding right now at a bucks county gun shop. we're live with updates. there's a terror threat at a shopping mall in the united states and across the world. we'll have complete coverage. oscars, the big moments, the highs and lows of the red carpet. the accuweather team is tracking tumbling temperatures, could make it treacherous for the morning commute. we're looking out for slick spots on the exclusive accuweather seven-day forecast. all next on "action news." academy awards

had elements funny, touching and down-right awkward. >> i will now read my predictions to you. i neil patrick harris here by predict that after jk's speech we will all call our parents. >> call your mom, dad if you're lucky enough to have a parent or two alive on this planet call them. >> the foreign women winner from poland will get played off and back on. during patricia arquette's norm nah ray moment meryl streep will suddenly realize she's underpaid. common and john legend will get three standing ovations and win the oscar mvp. >> thank you everyone. thank you. thank you. oprah. harpo. >> travolta will be back again next year to apologize to idina

for all the face touching. >> my wickedly talented idina menzel. >> you got it. >> a "birdman" screen writer will thank his dog larry. the winning screen writer will thank oprah and inspire us all to stay weird. and taking flight back stage eddy and julian will each have the biggest o of their lives. >> wow. >> thank you so much. >> my oscar predictions, everybody. >> the oscar goes to "birdman"! [ cheers and applause ] >> the script that starred with a middle aged man, dressing room cross legged can go anywhere. i don't know how that happened but it happened. >> what a fantastic night it was. >> it was a good night. it was a fun night. a lot to talk about and everybody will be talking about it today. >> i want to

>> we're following a breaking story on monday, february 23 a showdown is underway between an armed man and s.w.a.t team happening at a gun shop in bucks county. >> a big night in hollywood as oscars took center stage. >> the warmup is over and a blast of bitter air is moving in. >> good morning, it is 4:30, monday february 23. let's go over to david murphy with the latest on