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conclave and amelia perez. >> i thought amelia perez. >> going in because it was leading with 13 nominations> but a bit of controversy. >> has slowed it down. >> and at the sag awards. >> last. >> weekend. >> which really they get this. >> category about. >> 80% right. whoever wins the sag normally goes on to win the best picture for the oscars. it was conclave. nobody saw that coming. so now if i could check two, it's amelia perez. and also conclave is like the sleeper. how much? how much is the controversy over karla? sofia gascon? >> yeah, yeah. >> is that a real thing? will. will that damage amelia perez from its chances of actually winning best picture? listen, i think if you watch the golden globe awards, it. >> was. >> all we were talking about. after the golden globes. it swept in all the major categories. and there has been. >> some wind. >> kind of taken out of the sails. >> those tweets that resurfaced. >> they've got people talking and the voting body that. >> had the. >> you know, the ballots. still out. that was at the height of voting when that came out. so they don't i think

. >> zoe saldana made history with her best supporting actress win for amelia perez, also making historycked's paul tazewell became the first black man to win best costume design. >> hollywood's biggest night. >> host conan o'brien had a monologue with adam sandler. a song about not wasting time and mentions of nominees. >> if you are going to tweet about the oscars, remember my name is jimmy kimmel. >> this included amelia perez, star karla sofia gascon resurfaced controversial social media posts. >> the people of los angeles have clearly been through a devastating ordeal. >> he concluded with a message about the devastating l.a. wildfires. paying tribute to the hard working community behind the camera, later on, lafd members were brought on stage to a standing ovation. a website was shown encouraging wildfire relief. donations throughout. >> won the hearts of film lovers all over the world. >> morgan freeman paid tribute to gene hackman, which started the in memoriam segment. >> on down the road. >> in musical moments. queen latifah performed a song from the wiz in a tribute to quincy

maybe they saw dune and wicked but i doubt if anybody saw a nora, amelia perez, i think there was oneidn't see them except written but the new york times so there's a lot of disconnect between where the audience is and what the oscars want to salute and hold up. i think an oscar border so this, this is an informed opinion, oscar voters told me they are not even voting because they think oscars over, that's it quote from an academy award winner and another told me they just believe if at disconnect between the audience and hollywood that they are counter programming the audience serving up things in violation of sensibilities. >> why do you think disconnect is there? >> countercultural, they like to be on the cutting edge pushing the envelope so part of this is oscars of turned into their own resistance and have become their own protest movement. to project the word, my guess is in between speeches about thank you for the academy and mike director and costars, you will hear beverly hills solidarity where everybody is wearing blue and yellow colors or sounding that tone because they wan

amelia perez, wicked conclave and nora the brutalist, just to name some, and who will be taking home the night's biggest prize? that's the question. abc news reporter zohreen shah has a look at what we can expect. >> it's one of the most unpredictable award show seasons in recent memory. >> i probably should have listened to my publicist and wrote a speech or something. >> i love. >> even with amelia perez. wicked and conclave leading the pack. anything could happen. >> when you look at the acting categories, we have 13 first time nominees, which is remarkable. it's one short of the record of having the most first time nominees ever. and i think what we see here is the academy that's really open to new faces and new talent. >> and those new faces are not just for acting. >> that's true for every artist in the movie. >> but across categories. >> they also bleed into the director's category. the directors that are nominated, the five of them, are all first time nominated directors. first time that that's happened since 1970. so i feel really hopeful for the future of the business. >> p

amelia perez, wicked conclave and nora the brutalist, just to name some. so the big question is who will be taking home the night's biggest prize? abc news reporter zohreen shah has a look at what we can expect. >> it's one of the most unpredictable award show seasons in recent memory. >> i probably should have listened to my publicist and wrote a speech or something. >> i love. >> even with amelia perez. wicked and conclave leading the pack. anything could happen. >> when you look at the acting categories, we have 13 first time nominees, which is remarkable. it's one short of the record of having the most first time nominees ever. and i think what we see here is the academy that's really open to new faces and new talent. >> and those new faces are not just for acting. >> that's true for every artist in the movie. >> but across categories. >> they also bleed into the director's category. the directors that are nominated, the five of them are all first time nominated directors. first time that that's happened since 1970. so i feel really hopeful for the fut

. >> zoe saldana made history with her best supporting actress win for amelia perez, also making historyaul tazewell became the first black man to win best costume design. >> hollywood's biggest night. >> host conan o'brien had a monologue with adam sandler. a song about not wasting time and mentions of nominees. >> if you are going to tweet about the oscars, remember my name is jimmy kimmel. >> this included amelia perez, star karla sofia gascon's resurfaced controversial social media posts. >> the people of los angeles have clearly been through a devastating ordeal. >> he concluded with a message about the devastating l.a. wildfires, paying tribute to the hard working community behind the camera. [music] later on, lafd members were brought on stage to a standing ovation. a website was shown encouraging wildfire relief donations throughout. >> we won the hearts of film lovers all over the world. >> morgan freeman paid tribute to gene hackman, which started the in memoriam segment. >> down the road. >> in musical moments, queen latifah performed a song from the wiz in a tribute to quincy

funny and emotional zoe saldana saluted her family after winning for amelia perez.d good that i've ever done in my life is because of you. and kieran culkin's win for a real pain could mean two more kids for him and his wife, jasmine moore. she said i will give you four when you win an oscar. the night also included a lengthy standing ovation for l.a. firefighters, while morgan freeman supplied a poignant moment honoring the work of gene hackman. he won the hearts of film lovers all over the world, a love shared for sunday's oscar winners the musical. amelia perez led nominations with 13, but ended up taking home just two statuettes. in hollywood, jennifer bjorklund, nbc news. well, it's a good thing it wasn't here because it got so cold over the weekend. i'm sorry, i just. strapless dresses. it is. we were just talking about dresses and all that stuff. i didn't watch any of it, but i've just been seeing stuff on social media, so i'm sure that's what people will be talking about when you get to work in school. today is some of the red carpet where now we're going to

sunny, an emotional zoe saldana saluted her family after winning for amelia perez. everything brave, outrageous and good that i've ever done in my life is because of you. and karen culkin's win for a real pain could mean two more kids for him and his wife, jazz. she said, i will give you four when you win an oscar. the night also included a lengthy standing ovation for l.a. firefighters, while morgan freeman supplied a poignant moment honoring the work of gene hackman. he won the hearts of film lovers all over the world, a love shared for sunday's oscar winners the musical. amelia perez led nominations with 13, but ended up taking home just two statuettes. in hollywood, jennifer bjorklund, nbc news. always a fun time there. conan o'brien had a really funny bit where he was advertising to the younger audiences a new streaming idea to watch movies. it was called cinema stream. when you go to this building and they have this big screen and they play the movie for you. yeah, it's like that idea where you go to a building and there's stores and you can shop all these new

um, i think that amelia perez will win best international film. and i think that zoe saldana will win supporting actress. so i'm not sure really it's going to affect it that much. i think the film will still walk home with some statues, but not all 13, that's for sure. >> yeah. all right. and finally, um, you know, it struck me when you were making your list of what you thought the best, uh, best pictures would be. not a lot of box office, uh, you know, number ones there. so there's always that debate around whether the academy should award more movies that people actually see. you know, blockbusters like dune, wicked, and so on, versus the more artistic films, where do you think they'll go on the on that sliding scale this year? >> i think they're going to stick to the more cerebral films as they always have the past 97 years. i don't see dune taking home a statue or wicked, but, you know, they were great films. it's a great year for hollywood, and, you know, it's going to be a good night. >> all right. listen, great to get your take on all this

>> amelia perez. >> so amelia perez went in with the most nominations with 13, but now it's starting to feel like it may be more of a race between honora and conclave. conclave shocked everyone when it won a bafta. that was kind of a surprise, but honora has really pulled it out with all the guild shows. so like the guilds, like the directors guild and people like that. so it's very difficult to determine. like i said, it's just it's like one of those things where people are going to have to tune in and see how it actually goes. so, you know, i don't know, i, i personally would love to see what. >> what, what. >> all of them. there are. so many. >> you're killing me. >> so many great films. you're not going to get me in trouble because social media is not going to come from me and say, you don't know what you're talking about, but if i had to predict, i will say, i think if you're going to push me up against the wall, i'm going to go with honora. i feel like honora is just one of those, you know, kind of indie films, right? and it kind of feels like their year, right? >> yeah. okay.

amelia perez leads with 13 nominations, followed by the brutalist and wicked with 12 apiece.ve editor deadline is joining me with his picks of the winners. you're usually pretty good at this, picking the right one. so let's start with best supporting actor. who do you have? >> oh. >> i mean succession. on succession. >> jeremy strong is. >> up for the. >> apprentice. >> but i think it's going to be kieran culkin. i mean, he's. >> done well in all the other awards so far. i think this is a. pretty much a solid one for him with a real pain. >> okay. best supporting actress. >> it's got to. >> be zo for you talked about emily perez. >> i mean, again, we're looking at precedent. >> here. >> and that's. >> always what is kind. >> of a good indication. >> never a solid. >> thing. >> but a good indication. >> to what's happening. >> she has seen. >> an amazing run this oscar. >> season. >> even as the film. >> itself has hit some. >> controversy over its star and some. >> tweets made. >> in the past. >> i think this again, this one is going to happen. >> yeah. let me just ask you qu

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all right, speaking of zoe saldana, the actress weighed in on the amelia perez controversy on hollywood's biggest night. right after saldana accepted the best supporting actress award, she fielded questions from reporters. she addressed the criticism from some mexican audiences who say they dislike the film's depiction of mexico's drug cartels and their victims. saldana apologized to anybody that felt offended, but she stood her ground. she said that while the movie was set in mexico, it wasn't about the country. she also went on to mention the true focus of the film was actually the four women that struggled through systematic oppression. and did you see this? ariana grande was wearing a dress that literally defied gravity. the wicked star wore this look, a perfect ode to glinda's signature pink looks. the silhouette, as you can see right there, featured over 190,000 crystal sequins, rhinestones and beads. but one big question had fans and viewers scratching their heads as they saw her walk down the red carpet. how did she manage to sit down? somehow she did. maybe. magic? who knows? all

sunny, an emotional zoe saldana saluted her family after winning for amelia perez. everything brave, outrageous and good that i've ever done in my life is because of you. and karen culkin's win for a real pain could mean two more kids for him and his wife, jazz. she said, i will give you four when you win an oscar. the night also included a lengthy standing ovation for l.a. firefighters, while morgan freeman supplied a poignant moment honoring the work of gene hackman. he won the hearts of film lovers all over the world, a love shared for sunday's oscar winners. jennifer bjorklund, nbc news, los angeles. congratulations to all those winners out there. and you know what? bay area is a big winner today, weather wise. you know, it's nice and sunny. we've had a big change here. and we went from seeing temperatures in the 70s. but you know what? it's not supposed to be thahat warm this time of year. so we're going to go back to our normal season and get a little bit of rain in the mix as well. we'll have better rain chances wednesday and thursday. all right. looking forw

saldana won an oscar for best supporting actress for her role in the movie amelia perez.tume design. >> a lot of wicked. yeah, a lot of wicked moments. all right, let's check in with sal. the bay bridge toll plaza. pretty crowded. >> it is crowded. pam and dave, good morning to you both. it is backed up all the way out to the maze, and we'll look at that in just a minute. i want to start, though, with the east bay. we have some slow traffic from 238 all the way down to union city on 880 south, and then highway four is going to be extra slow this morning. if you are driving on highway four because of an earlier accident in an antioch near the harbor exit. now, we talked about the bay bridge at the beginning. there it's backed up to the maze. a traffic camera, moderate traffic on that san mateo bridge heading out to the peninsula. 650. what about today's weather? let's bring steve back in here. >> so i think it looks okay. not bad, not warm, but it doesn't look bad here. mostly sunny temperatures starting off. 30s and 40s. walnut creek one observation down to 35. concord 37

june part to amelia perez. as you just mentioned, the spanish language musical. i'm still here a brazilian film nichol boys, the substance and wicked, the 3 films that are now considered the top runners with our a nora, the brutal list, and conclave conclave just got a uh, the top awards at the british academy film awards. the baptist last year, so that is rising up and also very timely in, in, in, in the light of the situation involving po francis and his health right. now, if i have time, i'll go on to best actor, adrian brody. and timothy shalom. a at re find those reactors. brody for the brutal list story about a hung gary, an architect trying to realize is vision in the united states after the 2nd world war, timothy shalom. a. for a complete unknown. that's a bob dylan, bio flick, and re finds in conclave for training the cardinal in charge of a back stabbing. sort of that can political drama. i don't think i have time to go through the best actresses. we'll save that for another time, but we'll keep you updated as the evening and the awards begin to flow. a

ten movies are in the running for best picture, with the netflix movie amelia perez leading with 13 nominationsre remains the favorite for best actress. timothee chalamet is hoping to win his first oscar for a complete unknown. comedian conan o'brien will be hosting the oscars. the oscars are set to kick off at 4 p.m. the san francisco 49ers have reached an agreement on the first major trade of the offseason. wide receiver deebo samuel is headed to the washington commanders in exchange for a fifth round draft pick. that's according to espn. general manager john lynch had previously said the team would honor samuel's request and try to trade or release him. >> san francisco's largest urban farm is asking for help to keep its gates open and continue to provide food for the community. organizers are asking for donations, trying to raise $200,000 alimony. farm says it's making staffing cuts this year as it struggles to stay afloat. it's also considering pausing its apprenticeship program. farm says it feeds more than 700 families a week with the food that it grows. organizers say if you are unable

winner for amelia. perez paying tribute to her heritage. >> i am a proud child of immigrant parents. with and dignity and hard working hands, and i am the first american of dominican origin to accept an academy award, and i know i will not be the last. i just wanted her to know that i appreciate her. >> adrien brody. >> 22 years after his win for the pianist, an earnest adrien brody, the grateful recipient of a second best actor oscar, this time for the brutalist. i pray for a healthier and a happier and a more inclusive world. and i believe if the past can teach us anything, it's a reminder to not let hate go unchecked. >> kieran culkin, supporting actor winner for a real pain. reflecting on a hotter than ever acting career that began in movies 35 years ago. >> i have no idea how i got here. i've just been acting my whole life. it's just been a part of what i do. so this is i felt like this was never my trajectory. >> some. >> of the rainbow. >> and it was a showstopper that started the show. oscar nominees

dune part two and amelia perez each took home two awards. show was hosted by comedian conan o'brien there. there were also plenty of musical numbers, including from wicked stars ariana grande and cynthia erivo. >> the magic of mardi gras is coming to san francisco. tomorrow on fat tuesday, fillmore plaza will be taken over by a parade and festival starts tomorrow night at 5:00 with a free blues concert that starts at six. there will be face painting, street artist costumes, food, and lots of colorful beads. the nonprofit the village project, which supports youth development and culture, is hosting the event. oakland sports fans supported their remaining hometown teams and met some big name legends in oakland's former baseball team. >> now the a's anymore. but we still got ballers and roots. >> several east bay businesses and fan groups organized a free fan fest at raymond park over the weekend. some in attendance had their memorabilia signed by former oakland a's jose canseco and ruben sierra. >> people often say, why are you guys doing this

netflix's amelia perez the musical, about a drug kingpin who undergoes gender affirming surgery, nabbingyear and most ever for a non-english language film. >> it says a lot about us as people, that one, we're looking for things that are fresh and different and outside boxes. >> wicked with ten nominations. >> i don't cause commotions, i am one. >> and conclave with eight. but the number of nominations might not signal who goes home with oscar gold. there have been a range of movies snagging other honors during this awards season. demi moore taking home best female actor at the golden globes. >> i've been doing this a long time, like over 45 years, and this is the first time i've ever won anything as an actor. >> she's also up for best actress at the oscars, but so is mikey madison, who won best actress at the baftas, england's equivalent of the oscars. >> i probably should have listened to my publicist and wrote a speech or something. >> adrien brody, demi moore, kieran culkin, zoe saldana probably all winning oscars, but don't be surprised if you hear timothee chalamet, mikey madison, e

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took home best actor for the brutalist, while zoe saldana was crowned best supporting actress for amelia perezsome historic moments as well, including wicked's paul tazewell becoming the first black man to win best costume design. this year's ceremony also shed light on the devastating wildfires in los angeles county, including paying tribute to the firefighters who were out there on the front lines. speaking of hard work in the oakland zoo gave out its own oscars today for best actor. the mountain lion cub brier, who was rescued from a wildfire last year and is known for his antics on the zoo's cub camera. for best costume design leaf insects. no explanation necessary here. and finally, for best makeup, the klipspringer, a small antelope recognizable by those dark patches right underneath their eye glands. well, the nfl draft is next month, and when the new football season eventually kicks off, the fox nfl sunday show will be without a longtime member. >> how about. >> jimmie johnson, a two time super bowl winning coach for the dallas cowboys, is now calling it a career after more than 30 yea

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dune part two and amelia perez each took home two.was hosted by comedian conan o'brien, and there were also plenty of musical numbers, including from wicked stars ariana grande and cynthia erivo. >> the san francisco 49ers have agreed to trade wide receiver deebo samuel to the washington commanders. the niners are receiving a fifth round draft pick in exchange. deveaux was drafted by the niners in 2019. he had his best season with the team in 2021, when he earned all team pro honors. deebo has made multiple trade requests over the years, with the most recent coming on super bowl sunday last week at the nfl scouting combine, lynch said the team is listening to calls about brandon aiyuk being traded. aiyuk's 2024 season ended when he tore his acl because he's coming off an injury. it's unlikely the team would receive a very lucrative offer. aiyuk signed a four year, $120 million extension just last year. >> we have been reporting on the price of eggs for weeks here, but have you looked at the rest of your receipt from the grocery store?

. >> this included amelia perez, star karla sofia gascon resurfaced controversial social media posts.the people of los angeles have clearly been through a devastating ordeal. >> he concluded with a message about the devastating l.a. wildfires. paying tribute to the hard working community behind the camera, later on, lafd members were brought on stage to a standing ovation. a website was shown encouraging wildfire relief donations throughout. >> he won the hearts of film lovers all over the world. >> morgan freeman paid tribute to gene hackman, which started the in memoriam segment. >> on down the road. >> in musical moments. queen latifah performed a song from the wiz in a tribute to quincy jones. [music] plus, wicked stars ariana grande and cynthia erivo kicked off the night. the duo sang a medley which ended with defying gravity. in hollywood, ashley dvorkin, fox news. >> new york. will be international venmo emerald. >> check this out. the academy awards were celebrated across the world. crowds of people at the sambadrome in rio de janeiro, where carnival parades were taking place,

. >> zoe saldaÑa completed her award season sweep, taking best supporting actress for amelia perez andng her immigrant parents. >> and i. >> am the first american. >> of dominican. >> origin to accept an academy award. and i know i will not be the last. >> saldana's costar. karla sofia gascon attended the oscars after a series of offensive tweets from years ago derailed her best actress campaign. >> and karla, if you are going to tweet about the oscars, remember my name is jimmy kimmel. >> o'brien getting rave reviews for a hilarious monologue. >> we have some footage of amazon chief jeff bezos arriving tonight on the red carpet. this is great. let's see if we can get out there. and here he comes. and yeah, there he is. >> goodbye. >> gravity. >> the night kicked off with a wickedly good performance. nominees cynthia erivo and ariana grande may not have won oscars, but their voices certainly struck gold. >> oh. >> gosh, i get chills every time that she hits that note perfectly. now, we also had a lot of fun on the red carpet. i got serenaded by wicked's jeff goldblum and adrien brody,

. >> i'm feeling very hip and cool because i saw anora and i saw amelia perez and i saw conclave. >> you are way ahead of me. i did see conclave. >> the movie as well. and i love them all. i thought it was actually a very political oscars because karla sofia gascon, nominated for best actress. first transgender actress. nominated, i think deserved to win and probably would have won. but for the social media tweets and all the reaction that came to it and to my way of thinking, and i approve of none of her social media tweets, but i don't think it should have been a part of the dynamic. like how well did she perform in the movie and in the movie? we should evaluate her performance. that's it. >> it did seem clear, actually, that that movie was on track. i mean, they like zoe saldaÑa won, of course, the song from that movie was great, and won. >> please don't shame me. i have not seen any of them. i'm a little busy. 2024 was kind of a busy year for me, so i don't. >> know how i feel about it too actually. >> so i'm trying to catch up. um, i mean, i'll say i literally was in california

. >> zoe saldana clinching oscar gold for amelia perez in an emotional speech.i am. >> a proud child. >> of. >> immigrant parents. >> with dreams and dignity and. hardworking hands. >> just you and i define. barry. >> the night kicking off with a magically wicked duet featuring ariana grande and cynthia erivo. >> oh. >> the high notes kept coming with a tribute to the james bond franchise. skyfall and queen latifah, celebrating the legacy of the late music giant quincy jones. >> ease on down. ease on down the road. >> first time oscars host conan o'brien honoring la's firefighters and in a history making win. >> wicked. >> wicked costume designer paul tazewell bringing the audience to their feet. >> i'm the first black man. >> to receive a. >> costume design award. >> i love that kieran culkin call out to his wife. we're going to have a fourth. you said we could have a fourth if i won an oscar. if i win an oscar, i'm going to tell tony that we're going to have a fifth. good thing that's never going to happen. all right, we have some sad news to end with. so we'r

. >> zoe saldana clinching oscar gold for amelia perez in an emotional speech. proud. >> child of. >> immigrant parents. >> with dreams and dignity and hard working hands. >> just you and your divine. gravity. >> the night kicking off with a magically wicked duet featuring ariana grande and cynthia erivo. >> oh! >> the high notes kept coming with a tribute to the james bond franchise. skyfall and queen latifah celebrating the legacy of late music giant quincy jones. >> he's on down, he's on down. he's on. >> first time oscars host conan o'brien honoring la's firefighters and in a history making win. >> wicked. >> wicked costume designer paul tazewell bringing the audience to their feet. >> i'm the first black man. >> to receive a. >> costume design award. >> very special. >> moment there. but one. >> of. >> the most. >> talked about. >> moments of. >> oscars night. >> happened before. >> the show even began. during a. red carpet interview. halle berry joking. >> that she finally got some payback on adrien brody. for planting that. infamous kiss. >> on her back.

. >> she won best supporting actress for amelia perez, and the controversy about the movie didn't hurther chances of winning. and i knew it wouldn't, because her performance is that strong. she plays the lawyer who works with the trans character on transitioning, uh, and creating a whole new life. and yes, her speech was beautiful and, uh, was a lot about her grandmother being an immigrant and a lot about zoe being the first dominican, i believe, to win the oscar. um, dominican. yeah. >> she said she's the first, but not the not the last. >> hopefully she won't be. but it was a very heartfelt speech. i thought she should have talked more about the trans community. there was really not a lot of talk about that at all. uh, from the other winners either for that movie. but it still. look, zoe saldana is someone who's been in avatar movies and the avengers franchise, but it took this oddball international film for her to get recognized as a great actress. so this is a great turn of events for her. >> yeah, perhaps well overdue. it was. it was a great, great moment to see. michael musto, ap

. >> winning for amelia perez. >> everything brave, outrageous.ran culkin's win for. >> a real pain. >> could mean two more kids for him and his wife. >> jazz. >> she said. >> i will give you four when you. >> win an oscar. >> the night also. >> included a. >> lengthy standing ovation. >> for l.a. firefighters. >> while morgan. freem supplied a poignant. >> moment honoring the work. >> of gene hackman. >> he won the hearts of film lovers all over the world, a love shared. >> for sunday's. >> oscar winners. and for all of us who love hollywood, that is one of our favorite nights of the year. certainly it's mine. as a lover of pop culture and film, really a great one. still ahead this morning, the department of government efficiency appears to be taking credit for changes that were made before president trump even took office. we'll break down that report from the new york times when way too early comes right back. >> this one goes better with the walls. >> this is so much easier than the home improvement store. >> so which would you recommend? >> d

artificial intelligence which entered this year's oscars race after it was revealed "the brutalist" and amelia perezniversity of england. >> defending his decision in a recent interview with nbc news. >> i wanted hungarians to be able to watch the film and have it ring true for them. >> so artificial intelligence has been a hot topic especially since the strikes and now the academy is considering requiring films to disclose when a film has utilized an a.i. service, according to "variety." and such disclosures have been voluntary in the past. and one thing that certainly will not be artificial on sunday night, those big moments that you just cannot script. you guys remember when they actually switched the envelopes? >> hard to forget. >> i just feel like it's one of those nights where anything can go wrong. >> unpredictability is usually always predictable. >> hloe, thank you. appreciate it. we want to look into the forecast. angie is keeping an eye on the skies for us. what are you seeing? hi, guys. we've got mainly calm conditions for the weekend. that's great for anyone with outdoor plans. let's l