chris connelly and kelley carter to help us break it down.dent and ceo of a motion picture of arts and scientists, jackie yang and bill. [applause] >> good morning, and thank you for joining us for the 97th oscars nominations announcement. on behalf of the academy of motion picture arts and sciences, i want to welcome you and extend our deepest sympathies to everyone impacted by the fire is here in southern california. just because this has certainly been a difficult time for los angeles where many members of the film community, industry with work and live. but the last several weeks have proven what we already know to be true. our film industry in los angeles are resilient. for almost a century, the oscars have brought us together to unite and celebrate our global film community. >> during this year ceremony, we will honor the talented filmmakers nominated today, pay tribute to our brave first responders, and celebrate the enduring spirit of los angeles and the film industry. >> and now without further delay to announce this year's academy a

abc seven mornings anchor reggie aqui spoke with abc news correspondent chris connelly about the story featured in tonight's episode of 2020, explosive secrets. >> so chris introduced me to this businessman who, well, things went really sideways. >> well, reggie, gary triano was kind of a big deal in his hometown of tucson, arizona. and for members of his family, he was seen as a valued and important mentor, especially for his niece, melissa. now, for at least one of his ex-wives, they felt very differently about gary, but gary was in real estate and land development. he was a high flier, and so when his empire crashed, he went bankrupt and he was owing people a lot of money. a lot of people. and so as investigators looked into what happened to gary after a bomb went off in his car, killing him, it turned out a lot of people were hopping mad at gary triano. the question for investigators was who was mad enough to commit murder? it took them years. it will take us only two hours. >> i was looking at this video, you know, promoting this explosive secret story and saw you witnessing a rec

our chris connelly is here with more on that. good morning, chris. >> good morning to you both. vulnerable. not the faces you see on screen, but the names you see after the movie. hardworking crew members. this latest blow to their livelihood is the most painful one yet. >> it looked to me like everything is gone. >> reporter: for three decades veteran prop master on features, tv shows and commercials, dutch merrick and his wife sigma moved to altadena four years ago. >> you're kind of out of the way of everything. it has a magic to it. it's filled with our film people. that spoke to us. it's no more. lot of love. lot of love to the people who made it through this. >> reporter: the couple forced to flee as the eaton fire claimed their beloved neighborhood and dream home. >> i looked out the bathroom window and i could see flames across the street. and it just didn't feel like i was coming back. i just started to say good-bye to the house. >> reporter: the devastation jeopardizing their already precarious livelihood. >> we, in the film business, have just had the wind knocked out