, and oscar reads them. person. >> but there was a side to oscar that wasn't apparent then. one prosecutors will surely highlight at the trial. something cold and hard and angry. after months of interviews, we've learned it started to surface in the spring of 2012. that's when oscar split with his long-time girlfriend, samantha taylor. here's a selfie oscar took of the two of them in happier times. oscar told her, though, the olympics came first. writer michael sokoloff was there when it happened. >> he had told her he was too focused, too intent on this goal and he didn't feel that it was something he could maintain and he broke it off with her. >> but later during the london games, we learned something was grinding away at oscar. at least that's what talk radio host david o'sullivan heard from oscar's london roommate. >> i said so what's it like rooming with him? he said it's terrible. he's always yelling and shouting at people on the phone. and i thought i didn't understand that because this was such a po

oscar hammerstein was theirirst oscar to win an oscar.ne squibb could become the oldest in their category. just kids compared to the actual state of nebraska. it turns 147 on oscar eve. and it wouldn't be the oscars if meryl wasn't nominated. >> again. >> yep, number 18. >> but whatever. >> not bad. until you consider that he's still 41 behind walt disney. by the way, the guy who played him this year, he's got two. finally, whether meryl takes .home her fourth, jennifer lawrence her second, or steve mcqueen her first, the number in the back of their mind must be 45. that's how many seconds each one has before conductor william ross cues the music. alfred hitchcock only needed two. >> thank you. >> he woep yhope you join us fo academy awards. the red carpet starts 7:00 p.m. eastern. join all my colleagues right here breaking it down for you. good night, america, from los angeles. robert set m me up. i mean, you don't give your girlfriend of 2 years a little velvet box for her birthday and not have it be an engagement ring. oh, amy. i don't

so june takes her phone and says, let me speak to oscar.he says to oscar, listen, that's my precious and only daughter, that's my angel, and you better slow down. and reeva said afterwards, mom, he slowed down. >> the second week of february, 2013. oscar pistorius was making plans for his annual training trip to italy. but this year was different. he wanted to bring along reeva steenkamp. >> we were looking at the schedule and planning opportunities where she can come and visit him. my reaction was, you've never asked me for something like this. are you serious about this girl? and his reaction was, yes, i am very serious about this girl. >> her relationship with oscar, the impression i got from the messages we exchanged and from our few conversations was that she was very happy. >> she was always very friendly and very excited to be around him and with him. she spent a lot of time at the track jogging and running to keep in shape. >> last year, steenkamp was looking forward to spending valentine's day with pistorius, tweeting, what do you

to the oscars. >> going to the oscars, looking forward.such a great night looking forward to being out there with robin and lara and josh and we're going to have a couple of fun pieces on "this week" this morning, as well talking to ben affleck about his passion project in the congo but also lara spencer sat down with espn's stat guru, nate silver, and they have cracked the code and they have figured out what it takes to be a best picture. you can find out what it is on "this week." >> nate moving on from sports to politics to now hollywood. thanks, george. >> kind of like george. >> exactly. following in your footsteps. thanks, george. have a great time out there. >> thank you. >>> as a reminder "this week" airs later this important right here on abc. george will crunch the numbers of the oscars as we said and have the latest news and analysis on the crisis in ukraine. >>> but now let's get a check of the morning's other top stories. for that we'll go over to ron. >> hi there, bianna and dan. strangely quiet here this morning, isn't it? >

a and now we have the latest on the oscar pistorius trial. >>> oscar pistorius who sprinted into the olympics went into the south african courtroom charged with murdering his girlfriend reeva steenkamp, a stunning up and coming model. we speak to those who were there that fateful valentine night. you could hear him crying? >> yes, i know. you could hear it. >> reporter: we hear from those who saw oscar away from the track. >> you get violent, and you get too far with people. >> reporter: and we take you into courtroom. >> i was traumatized to what i heard that evening. that petrified screams and shouts >> reporter: and then -- >> bang, bang, bang. >> reporter: "cnn spotlight, the oscar pistorius trial." >> make way. make way! >> reporter: making his way through the flashes of the international media gauntlet. >> make way. make way. >> reporter: oscar pistorius has gone from world famous to infamous since the night he shot and killed reeva steenkamp a year ago on valentine. and now the trial for premeditated murder. he claims that he mistook her for an intruder and shot her by acciden

followed by the oscars with ellen degeneres on abc. >> and everything oscar on monday. from the fashion to the after parties, the ultimate oscar party. >>> and now for a check of the weather, ginger zee in los angeles. hey. >> reporter: hey, good morning, everybody. i have to tell you, the positive part of the los angeles rain story or much of california. i was with a bunch of folks from here. as soon as it starts raining, and for three days in a row, people start cheering. there are some good parts coming out that we dent the epic drought. get that out before the rest of the weather. today it will cause severe weather, especially in east texas. show you what the map has here. most of louisiana, parts of arkansas and just a little bit of mississippi. so just this afternoon and evening, watch out for damaging winds, potential for hail. watch your local abc station for the latest on the severe weather potential. and the cold, bringing good news, or not. these are the morning temperatures, overnight lows that you see there. minneapolis starting by tomorrow morning, sub zer

and then the oscars here live on abc. >>> and it's "gma's" ultimate oscar party.and he's going to be wearing that bowtie. tie. >> live from the abc seven broadcast center, this is an abc 7 news update. klesko morning. it is a: 56. in the news, a man has been hospitalized after an overnight shooting outside a metro station. a man was exiting from a road stopped when he was shot. he was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. delays.e no service now, much more on the snow heading our way. theother nature is ignore fact that yesterday was the beginning of meteorological spring. a significant snowstorm for the washington area. gray skies, northern virginia here. -- 40atures, four degrees degrees. storm movinghe through portions of the ohio valley right now. snowing heavily in places like kansas city and moving it to illinois and indiana. places that do not need any more snow. it is making its way toward the east coast. ethical there plummets to the south, we have a winter storm warning in effect from midnight tonight until 6:00 tomorrow afternoon. of

get back to the oscars now. cate blanche blanchett. >> i got to sit down with cate blanchett. such a fantastic actress. so many roles to her name. not surprising, then, that she took home her second oscar. >> this night's going to talk for me. i'm not saying a thing. >> it's always fun to be the one to be able to ask you about the moment. >> cate blanchett. >> he looked at me. that's when i knew. you never expect it to happen. i think the more expectation there is around it, the more nervous it gets. um, so, it was -- it's always a shock in that moment. there's never any shoo-ins. it's not the olympics. it's a cultural event. in the end, the choice is subjective. as random and as subjective as this award is, it means a great deal. >> you called it random and subjective. that's what i love. it's always been something for me to try to wrap my head around. the idea of the most subjective things, arlt, that we could possibly have and we choose one that's the best. so what does it mean to you? >> it means that more v

oscars doesn't end here.z on big winners along with who looked great and who didn't coming up in "the skinny." >> and in our "skinny" bonus round, hows on cars are is -- oscars are burning up social media. stay tuned, everybody. >>> it was a bigger than usual party this weekend in new orleans as mardi gras entered its last couple of days. the partying ends at midnight local time tomorrow when fat tuesday turns into ash wednesday. >> i think we have to have a party here on "world news now." >> i like that. >> speaking of partying, they were going for it big time in rio as well. michael jackson thriller electrical event was one of 100 street parties across the city yesterday. >> plenty of people impersonating the king of pop, including bands putting a twist on jackson's music. >> looks like a lot of fun. >> it does look like a lot of fun. i like that idea. >> fat tuesday. >> all right. >> coming up, what the embattled mayor of toronto and jimmy kimmel have in common. >>> but first, the betts time to buy a plane

june steenkamp hoped to look oscar in the eye.ty because when he walked in he walked straight ahead. there were 80 journalists inside the court following the proceedings. and he was asked when the charges were read to him if he pleads guilty or not. he said i do understand the charges and he said not guilty, my lord. and he said not guilty, my lady, to the judge. some charges happened a long time ago when he fired a shot in a restaurant, for example. so that's what has happened this morning. then the prosecution called its first witness, a neighbor from oscar pistorius's other estate, neighboring estate who said she was 177 meters away from the house. michel berger said she had heard it. >> reporter: there is huge interest in the trial. for example, south africans have seen a new television channel dedicated to the trial. people are following the trial across south africa and across the racial divide. he was a hero across the racial divide. and the trial is expected to last for three weeks. but perhaps with delays here and there i

last year at the oscars it was the stairs that did her in.anticipated sequel. is it becoming her signature move? >> if you win tonight, i think we should bring you the oscar. >> and remember pharrell's grammy hat? that's becoming his signature. and last night it seemed to make everyone happy. ♪ because i'm happy ♪ clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth ♪ >> oh, and speaking of happy, that pizza delivery guy, he didn't get a tip at the time. but on the "ellen" show today he got a small fortune to go along with his mufound fame. >> i ended up getting about $600, something like that. [ cheers and applause ] >> good for him. thanks for watching abc news. "world news now" is coming up soon with overnight breaking news. i'll see you at "good morning america" tomorrow. and as always, we're online at abcnews.com. good night. >>> every day more americans choose abc news. america's number one news source. hey! have you ever tried honey nut cheerios? love 'em. neat! now you on the other hand... you need some help. why? look atchya. what is t

putting on your oscar sunday best for our ninth annual oscar special.6th annual academy awards wrapped up across the street here in hollywood. a night of suspenders, of seek wince and seacrests. ellen degeneres was excellent. she kept it loose. she brought pizza. congratulations to matthew mcconaughey, who won better actor. [ cheers and applause ] >> really incredible performance as a human slim jim. the best thing about matthew mcconaughey winning best actor, he gets to have the movie failure to launch removed from his permanent record. jared leto won best supporting actor. [ cheers and applause ] >> the same movie, for transforming from man into transgender woman. and yet, the academy never honors the auto bots for transforming themselves from robots into cars. racism? you be the judge. [ laughter ] >> barkhad abdi nominated for best supporting actor. on the red carpet. almost every reporter pointed out the fact that a couple years ago he was a limo driver. tonight he got to ride in a limo. which is condescending, i mean, most actors start out with re

and it's after the oscars, which is why it's called our "after the oscars special."nd all next week. my guests will be ricky gervais, aaron paul, jane lynch, omar epps, bellamy young from "scandal." we'll have music from fitz and the tantrums, kongos, and jetta. and tomorrow night, monday night, i can honestly say that i've never been more excited about a guest than i am for this one. our guest tomorrow night will be toronto mayor rob ford. [ applause ] that is right. [ cheers and applause ] honorable major of toronto. oh, wait a minute. i think you're -- you're on the show tomorrow night. oh, sorry, jimmy. it's okay. it's cool. sorry about that. but i'll see you tomorrow, right? see you tomorrow, folks! [ cheers and applause ] kimmel: very anxious. [ laughs ] and let that be a lesson, kids. god does answer your prayers, if you pray hard enough. tomorrow night, mayor ford and gonzo from "the muppets" will be here together, so [chuckles] that will be fun. our guest tonight is a gifted and distinguished actor who is two for two at the academy awards and has an inside t

at the oscars.th the winners at 10:00 on a special edition of "jimmy kimmel live" followed by abc 7 news at 11:00. "good morning america is next." ♪ ♪ it takes two to make it outta sight ♪ ♪ ♪ it takes two to make a thing go right ♪ ♪ ♪ it takes two to make it outta sight ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] only yoplait light and yoplait greek 100 are endorsed by weight watchers. so many delicious flavors that taste outta sight. >>> good morning, america. this morning, massive storms. after slamming california with record rain, this huge system is now moving east dumping heavy snow and freezing rain onto 100 million americans, causing this massive pileup, and there's more to come. >>> invasion. that's what america is now calling russia's latest moves in ukraine. the stern talk between president obama and putin. it's a potential collision course, but what options does the white house really have here? >>> out of control. take a look at this. a truck crashes through a grocery store and mows down customers trying

i took my oscar to go and on the subject of oscars -- >> here is the engraving station.xactly where the winners will be with one guest with a glass of champagne and having their oscar engraved. >> reporter: this ball takes place in a 28,000 square foot room, surrounded with some remarkable vertical garden. >> it has to be the next. it has to be the new idea, and the installation looks really simple but it's got layers and layers of hardware to make it look as beautiful and as simple as it is. >> reporter: the governor's ball opens for all the other guests as soon as all the awards are handed out. in hollywood george panacchio for abc news. >> for the first time watch the oscars live on your smartphone or tablet with the watch abc app and whether you catch the oscars with the app or on tv use watch abing to get exclusive access to what's happening back staining for the behind the scenes moments. there's download information for the watch abc app at ab abc7 news.com/apps. viewing party will take place in san rafael at the smith san rafael film center taken will feature foo

year for oscar.inated films would become classics. the "l.a. times" jumped the gun and published the list of winners prematurely. the academy was furious, and from then on price waterhouse has delivered oscar results in /sealed envelopes to be opened only onstage. >> these votes are all tabulated by price waterhouse. they're counted in a sealed room. then a secretary types them out. then she is taken out and shot and here we are [ laughter ] >> i'd like to introduce you to mr. bill miller of price waterhouse and company, the guardian of oscar secrets. >> mr. bill miller of price waterhouse. >> mr. miller is a representative of price waterhouse. >> i'm bill miller of price waterhouse. >> no, i didn't know that by >> may i have the envelope. >> and the envelope, please? >> the envelope, please? >> may i have the envelope, please? >> where is it, the envelope? oh, i have the envelope. all right. >> next the presentations to outstanding motion picture writers. of course, i'm not too familiar with them be

oscar's "red carpet live" airing oscar sunday starting at 7:00 followed by the oscars only on abc. >wait to see what they'll be wearing. we'll everything on oscar on oscar monday here after the fashion show, after the after-parties, it's "gma's" ultimate oscar party. >>> meantime, time for a check of the weather and back to meteorologist shay ryan from wfts in tampa. hey, shay. >> hi, and we're talking cold again, right. spring is nowhere to be seen. take a look at buffalo's windchill this morning. 10 is what it feels like as you're stepping out the door. now let's take a look at this amazing video, and it's from niagara falls, and you can see it is just covered in sheets of ice. and just to put this into some perspective, the entire month of february, buffalo has been at least 6 degrees below the average. so we are talking extreme cold, and as we look further across into the midwest and beyond into the plains states, you can see that we've got windchills this morning at 50 below in minot, so, again, extreme cold, and this is all going to be spreading south and also to the east. you

and the oscar goes to -- >> the oscar goes to -- >> do i get this one? >> yes. >> all right.so cuaron. [ applause ] ♪ >> well, thank you. thanks to the academy. like any other human, making a film can be a traumatic experience. and i want to thank "gravity" because for many people involved in this film, it was a very formative experience. and it's good because it took so long. if not, it would be like a waste of time. [ laughter ] what really sucks is that, well, for a lot of these people, that information grows wisdom. for me, it was just the color of my hair. i want to share this with all of the people who made this happen. my amazing son and co-writer, ernest cuaron. sandra bullock. sandy, you're "gravity." you are the soul, heart of the film. the most amazing collaborator and one of the best people i've ever met. and george clooney, for your absolute trust, team work for making this film happen. the wise guys of warner brothers. the wise people of warner brothers. [ laughter ] lee harris, chris defaria. and the film took so long, we went through two different administrati

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and the stars don't fully own the oscar. since 1950 winners signed agreements if they want to sell the statue, they must offer it to the academy for $one but judging by the smiles most appear happen yes to keep oscar at home. coming up we're going to hear from the host of the show, ellen degeneres the countdown is on. ask weather is taking a toll. something i overheard if there is a slight chance of rain sunday which looks to be the case, these tents are coming down. >> katie, thank you. looking forward to the reports. abc7 news will be giving you live updates on oscars throughout the weekend here on abc7 news >> abc7 is the only place you can see oscars on sunday. you can click on countdown to oscar sunday so you can choose winners. >> today's rain made it slippery for people just trying to get around town. showers doused folks towards the ferry building. so how long will we see these scenes around the bay? >> well we're not done with scenes like that, yet. we're getting breaks equipment. you can see we don't have a blanket

. >> don't say that to me now. >> when you won an oscar was your name legally changed to oscar winner i love it. >> her film debut but she already established herself as dramatic actress doing live plays on television. from early television career is a musical version of "our town" with paul new machine and frank sinatra. >> ♪ love and marriage >> ♪ go together like a horse and carriage ♪ >> on the subject of love and marriage. you've been married to the same man since 1951 you have two kids, how many grandkids? >> three. >> career, family. it was never an issue with you? >> never an issue because i made decisions, i had an agent once who wanted me to do many more movies, i said, i can't. i can only do one a year. i had children, little children. he said, well, i guess you won't be a superstar. i said, well, i guess not. >> what happened to that alight? >> fired him. >> family was so important within she made the movie she insisted on bringing her husband, kids, parents and mother-in-law with her to isreal. >> is it true that the director on the set took you in his arms to show paul n

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as we mentioned, oscar pistorius is inside the courtroom right now. he's expected to testify, he's chosen not to be in vision on camera. if that does happen, we'll bring you the audio live and bring you the latest on that. >>> still ahead on cnn newsroom, a three-week-old mystery continuing. >> what happened to malaysia flight 370? we'll take you live to kuala lumpur for the latest on the investigation from that part of the world. >> also the pilots continue to come under scrutiny but now the captain's son and others are coming to their defense. >>> welcome back. if you're just joining us, we want to update you on the search for malaysia airlines flight 370. >> that's because a short time ago australia authority say a credible new lead points to an area 1,100 kilometers -- 700 miles -- northeast of the previous search area. new analysis of radar data shows the plane was going faster than first thought, that means it burned fuel at a faster rate and didn't fly as far. >> let's get the latest on the investigation now that's headquartered in kuala lumpur

the 86th annual oscars begins at 5:30 followed by another edition of live at the oscars.mmy kimmel live" followed by abc7 news at 11:00. and we will see i then. all right. now it's time to check in with lisa argen, who is on the rooftop right now of the abc7 broadcast center. it's looking a little damp in l.a. today. what about tomorrow? >> they still run the risk of some showers. and for all the fancy gowns. here we are looking at breezy conditions and rain sinking south of the bay area. still plenty of showers out there, as we take a look at live doppler 7hd. around davenport and monterey we are getting some very heavy rain. but the rest of the bay area it is very light. so the reds and the yellows indicating some pretty good cells and the heavy rain continuing to push into watsonville and cap tolla as the low heads south. further east in hollister and morgan hill where we have lighter rain. notice the trajectory. it continues to push up some showers even into the north bay. but the track of the low is to head into southern california. so we will be looking at some brea

transformation has always won oscars.n hbo hit at the same time the votes were going in, so i think that's what really won him over. he's spooky great. i mean he's even spookier than he was in his acceptance speech last night when he thanked his future self for being a hero. you know i mean this guy is -- it helps when you're authentic authentically weird and i think mcconaughey is authentically weird. >> weird in a good way, right? in a southern charming way. >> absolutely. >> southern charming way. >> there's also ellen's performance? is there an overaulg assessment of how well she did or how they liked about what she did as the host? >> my guess is -- i think her proportion of good jokes to bad was about one to four meaning way down but her vibe was so sweet, it with us so good it was so i'll do anything i love you all, that i think we walked away from it thinking oh i like her very much however bad her material was. >> i think what she did -- i'm sorry. wi us going to say i twharng she did right she did things that we

chaos outside the court as olympian oscar pistorius is finally tried for the shooting death of his modelirlfriend. >> how do you plead? >> not guilty, my lady. >> he says it was an accident, mistaken identity. but the first witness says she heard screaming before the gunshots. >>> plus, bachelor betting. >> where is juan pablo? >> there's fierce competition for tv's most eligible bachelor. but it's not just on the show. >> nikki. >> fans now creating brackets and place bets on contestants. >> unbelievable. >> apparently, juan pablo isn't the only prize. >> pizza's here. >> and oscar tipper. when ellen had pizza delivered to the academy awards, it seemed he got stiffed. but today it was her turn to make a surprise delivery. >> keep it right here, america. "nightline" is back in just 60 seconds. >>> good evening. olympian oscar pistorius, known as the bladerunner, an amputees recognized worldwide for his athletic accomplishments. now he's one of the world's highest-profile murder defendants. he insists it was just a horrible accident 2that left hi model girlfriend reeva steenkamp dead in h

expect a photofinie oscar horse race for best picture.s year's front runners, "12 years a slave" -- can i speak of what did not occur. >> reporter: "american hustle." >> bring something into this house that will take all the nutrition out of the food and then light house on fire. >> r >> houston, this is mission >> reporter: but any of the six other nominees could also surprise, of course and oscar highte tonight as steve mckwequeen could become the first black filmmaker to win in the be al3 tin >> this really has bee deal gir the biggest burden tonight would be ellen degeneres hosting for just the second time. >> watch out, penlope >> reporter: calling it the scariest thing you can do, right up there with bungee jumping. ellen says this will be a fun show, classy and, yes, there may even be a little dancing. back to you in new york. right the lara.w york. can't wait for you robin carpet live" special moment as much more ahead on "world news" how d before your flight you should that ticket for the best you guess? >>> a la tonight, the big

first, they directly contribute oscar pistorius' testimony. >> oscar pistorius said it was so dark. >> pitch-black. >> and neighbors are saying, but i can see the window. >> exactly. so two reasons. first, it catches him in a fib. part two, any ambient light -- the theory it was so dark in the bedroom i simply couldn't see anything, a speck of light coming under that bathroom door, is going to seriously undermine his contention that i had no idea reeva was in the bathroom. >> so i'm just going to play defense attorney saying well, are you so certain when that light was on, as opposed to before or after the shooting. >> and that's why the defense attorney is hammering each witness about exactly what time, how many shots. >> mark o'mara, when you have a doctor on the stand, that's a smart witness and he was able to pop in there that little comment about, i don't know, i think maybe he was begging for atonement, when he was begging for god. o lord, my -- my head fell in my hand. if you're a defense attorney, you just don't want to hear that thing. this is an expert, a doctor, saying, sou

of the oscar special. at 7:00, "good morning america" is on the set with the winners, losers and the biggest moments. >> what did you think of ellen as oscar host? did she score? should she be brought back? >> those the questions. go to facebook and join that conversation by sharing your other favorite oscar moments on our page. >> another quick question, if you loss a lot of weight does that make you a contender? >> like matthew mcconaughey. >> or tom hanks in philadelphia? all won and all last tremendous amounts of weight. >> i think it is the transformation. >> and the discipline. >> the weather forecast? >> we will look at our percentage of normal for the rain after a couple of healthy storms. as you look to the south, the clouds are thin are and a gorgeous sunrise with a small window to make it for a colorful morning. the more clouds you get to the north and the scattered light rain. we are around 35 to 45 percent of where we should be but we still anywhere from seven to 17 inches below normal for rai

>>> and from one oscar to another. the parties, the highs, the loys, everything you could probably want to know about the oscars, including this extraordinary moment. >> guess what, pizza's here. >> the surprise pizza delivering star of hollywood's biggest night. how was the tip? the pizza man will be here live. >> russia on the move in ukraine. president obama's options. host of cnn's fareed zakaria gps. his book is soviet fate and loss. welcome to both of you. fareed, are we seeing or are we not seeing the beginning of a new cold war? >> it's not really a cold war, piers, because russia is not the superpower it once was. this is a country that is in many ways that tragically diminished what it was, one of the greatest losses of empire in the last 20 years that has happened to it, but i think what you are seeing is a conflict that is very reminiscent of the cold war, so that russia will veto any action in the united nations. the west will probably be almost all united in condemnation, if not in specific actions. there

we've got the ultimate oscar after party. everything you need to know about the oscars and we've got some help coming up tomorrow morning. >> we do? >> yes, johnny weir and tara lipinski. >> and my hairdresser, i promise it will be better tomorrow morning. thanks, lester! >> tight quarters out there. enjoy. all that buzz tomorrow morning on "today." >>> from hollywood royalty, we have this note tonight about british royalty. prince george, now 9 months old, will make his first official trip overseas next month when he travels with his parents to new zealand and australia. they'll take commercial flights and be gone for 3 1/2 weeks. of course, a nanny must come along to watch over the prince while the duke and duchess of cambridge carry out their official duties. >>> when we come back, remembering a storied american warship as it sails into history. . >>> the latest ship named in honor of the heroes of 9/11 was commissioned yesterday in philadelphia. the "uss somerset" was named in honor of the 40 passengers and crew members w

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olympian oscar piss torya pleaded not guilty mo -- oscar pistorius pleaded not guilty a moment ago.said it was all an accident he thought she was an intruder. prosecutors say the shooting was deliberate brat. the case could send him to prison for 25 years. >> hamming today the biggest terrorism trial since 9-11. the al qaeda spokesman is charged with con firing to kill americans on 9-11. prosecutors say he played a pif col role in the attacks. security will be tight in the new york city courthouse. the judge refusing to delay the trial after gates tried to argue mistaken identity. breaking overnight the pilot whose jet crashed during a training exercise died in the crash. the navy not releasing the pilot's identity at this time, though. the f 18 went down near the navel air station in fallon east of reno. it took rescue crews several hours to even reach the crash site because of a snowstorm and a repotato location. it is called a quote total loss. >> north korea in the sea of japan. this according to the mystery. the short range missiles are scud missiles. the news agency reported t

we're going to fill out our oscar ballots right now. so here's yours, here's mine. >> thank you, hodi. >> here's your pen. >> okay. we're going to pick -- are we saying who we're picking? >> no. >> why not? >> then it is a boring quiet moment. i'm picking leonardo dicaprio. i'm going with meryl streep. >> i'm going with cate blanchett. >> oscar best picture i'm of course going with "philomena" which i have not seen. >> and i'm going with "12 years a slave" which i saw yesterday. >> we're going to -- put your three cards in. >> three cards? >> we're going to put them in here and hand them off to alex. >> here's the problem with that, i don't trust alex, all right? not since the day i set my eyes on this guy. would you trust this face? look at him. >> no. >> okay. alex, take these. >> you going to sleep with that box? >> not leaving the studio. see you when you return. >> see what i'm saying about him? not going to end well. >> monday while in l.a. and while we're doing our live report back and forth, we're going to reveal, we'll open the

she's also tweeting oscars updates. abc7 is the only place you can see the oscars tomorrow. coverage begins at 2:00 p.m. visit abc7news.com and click on count down to oscar sunday. there is a ballot so you can choose the winners. oscars 7 is tomorrow here on abc7. how is the weather looking for the oscars in l.a., lisa? >> looking pretty good. maybe some showers in the morning, matt, and then sunny breaks, as well. that's our forecast today. and we're looking at heavy rain along the central coast from san jose on south. live doppler 7hd shows the yellow, which indicates the heavier rain along the coast, and south of half moon bay and san jose getting hit right now. we go in closer. notice all the yellows and some of the reds there. possibility of this thunderstorms here and lightning. do be careful around davenport, santa cruz. this is very wet weather. over into san jose and milpitas, the rain gets lighter. up over the hills into union city and fremont. 680 and 880 light rain. and richmond. up to marin county you are looking at heavier cells from 101 in petaluma down to nov

all those words are spelled correctly. >>> we asked you, who gets your oscar? >> your oscar.oes to obama. if you like your plan, you can keep your plan. amazing performance. >> oh, boy. paul, to my four kids who could seemingly get sick on command to get out of tests at school. >> hanna says, my brother and the rest of the police officers in america. we salute all of them. >> beautiful sentiment. jonathan says, the pizza man from last night. carbs. >> he was good, edgar. >> he was great. >> i mean, he played his role perfectly. he's got nothing on matthew mcconaughey. >> those starlets looked hungry. they were very happy. >> because they don't eat before. >> absolutely. >> i won my oscar poll. >> you did? >> all you have to do is guess "gravity" in every category and it's going to win. sound effects, editing. it's easy. >> well done. thanks for watching. >> here's gretchen. see you tomorrow. >>> and we start with a fox news alert. russian troops on the move. the acting prime minister saying armed conflict is a, quote, definite possibility. hi, everyone. i'm gretchen carlson.

which earned a total of seven oscars. he thanked the film's stars. >> sandra bullock, sandy, you are the soul, heart of the film. you're the most amazing collaborator and one of the best people i ever met. >> while steve mcqueen who lost his bid for best director eventually made it on to the stage along with executive producer brad pitt to accept the best picture prize for "12 years a slave." >> everyone deserves not just to survive, but live. this is the most important legacy of northup. >> clearly, the subject matter of some of these films prompted amazing speeches. people hit all the right notes, i thought they were poignant, emotional and moving, the ones i saw. >> yeah. and i think they rose to what the movies were trying to say, as well. >> exactly right. >> al and kathie lee were on the red carpet last night. we're going to hear from them in a little bit. and johnny weir and tara lipinski, as well. >> you have headlines. >> i do. >>> and the oscar pistorius murder trial underway in south africa. the former olympic

se hace historia en el mundo del cine, por primera vez un latino americano gana un oscar.is en rusia aumenta por minuto. a pesar de aproximarse la primavera otra tormenta asota al paÍs. y este es el "selfie" mÁs visto del mundo, que es un "selfie"? si no lo sabe a estas alturas se lo diremos. comenzamos. ♪ ♪ ♪ >>> este es su "noticiero univisiÓn" con jorge ramos y marÍa elena salinas. ♪ ♪ >>> buenas noches. y comenzamos con buenas noticias, con la noche de los mexicanos, ayer tres meexicanos se llevaron un oscar, se lo llevÓ cuaron, por su pelÍcula, lubeski por cinematografia, y lupita nyong'o naciÓ en mÉxico, a pesar de ser keniana, y nunca hubo una noche de oscar tan mexicana, magali ortiz se fue a la fiesta. >>> arrasÓ con los premios pelÍcula "gravity" con mejores director, mejor efecto especial, es el primer latinoamericano en tener el oscar a la mejor direcciÓn. >>> si por algo estoy aquÍ mamÁ es por ti. te amo. >>> otro mexicano que se hizo acreedor al prestigioso galardÓn fue emanuel lubeski. >>> le dedico parte de este oscar a la gente mexicana que fue a ver la pe

i never thought i would get an oscar. to thank my mother and brother and it was a really wonderful thing to be able to do. >> i know you gave a very moving speech tonight. one of the things did you, you got a little political. you talked about the people that are facing the crises in ukraine and venezuela. what was on your heart to make that statement tonight? >> i'm in a band called 30 seconds to mars and we tour the world. we have shows coming up in the ukraine. we had a shine the works in venezuela. we had a show in that i would and all those places and many places we deal with in the world deal with social issues, social unrest. it's a part of our lives. and, you know, it means a lot to me to speak and support the people that are there facing really challenging times. literally, fighting for their lives. and, you know, so that's why i took the opportunity to shine a light on that situation. >> are you still planning on going to you crane? -- ukraine? >> yes. we have a show there in a week or two. we're looking at the

the annual oscars begins at 5:30.at 10:00. >> rain for los angeles is a pretty big deal there. they're not just used to wet weather, of course, they got a deluge. up next, just how much rain fell in l.a. during the latest storm and why people remain evacuated there tonight. >> we had a few sprinkles today and there's more rain for us, meteorologist leigh glaser has the full forecast after the break. >> and abc7 is the only place where you can see the oscars live tomorrow and we're giving away free movie tickets for a whole year through our facebook page to celebrate the dame -- academy awards. to enter, like us on facebook.com/abc7 news, then fill out the entry form so we can get in touch with you if you win. ♪ turn around ♪ every now and then i get a little bit hungry ♪ ♪ and there's nothing really good around ♪ ♪ turn around ♪ every now and then i get a little bit tired ♪ ♪ of living off the taste of the air ♪ ♪ turn around, barry ♪ finally, i have a manly chocolatey snack ♪ ♪ and fiber so my wife won't give me any

. >> a lost oscars. you saw it right here. hollywood's big of the nights with the highlights. >> the oscar goes to... "12 years a slave." >> it won best picture, best supporting actress for lupita nyong'o. best adapted screenplay. >> all right, all right, all right. >> academy award for best actor went to matthew mcconaughey for dallas buyers club and his co-star jared leto won best supporting, and cate blanchett for "blue jasmine." >> "gravity" swept the technical category taking home seven oscars in all including best director. >> it was a transforming experience. it is good because it took a long-term. >> host got in a few digs at hollywood royalty. >> most amazing impersonators i have seen in my life, seriously...good job, sir. >> that was the host keeping things interesting, and took an oscar group selfie with jennifer lawrence, brad pitt, julia roberts, kevin spacey all in on the action. the photo was re-tweeted 2.5 million times causing twitter to crash for a short time. it got 700,000 more re-tweets than the previous r

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. >>> and all eyes on oscar. we are live on the red carpet where final preparations are underway for hollywood's biggest night. from the favorites to take home gold to the all-important fashions. we've got it all for you today sunday, march 2nd, 2014. >>> and welcome to this special split edition of "today" on a sunday morning. i'm erica hill in hollywood. lester holt and dylan dreyer back home in study owe 1-a. good morning, first after all. we know we have a lot of serious news to get to and we will be carrying all of that for you today. we'll have a little fun here as we look ahead to the oscars as well. >> i feel a little underdressed right now. you got into town late yesterday. what's the mood in l.a. on the eve of the oscars? >> first of all, there are a lot of people. l.a. is known for its traffic. that has nothing on an awards show weekend. so many people here when we left our hotel just after 3:00 a.m. in the hotel. the bar was packed. everybody's festive and excited. they're happy because the rain seems