another first-time globe winner was octavia spencer best supporting actor for the help while christopher plumber took best hobbs. the adventures of tintin brought steven spielberg brought best animation while martin scorsese won. on the tv side, the conspiracy thriller homeland won best drama and it started claire danes, best actress. best actor went to kelsey grammer as a corrupt chicago mayor in "boss." "modern family" grabbed kudos for best tv comedy. and former friends star matt leblanc playing an exaggerated version of himself in various episodes. mark barger. >>> now here's a look at other stories making news early today in america. >>> a police cruiser dash cam was rolling when a florida believe began beating an elderly man with dementia. the violence occurred after police arrived to break up an altercation involving the 66-year-old who allegedly pulled a knife on a co-worker. >>> an elderly woman is very lucky to be alive following a crash into a chicago building. the car was launched into an empty doctor's office after she was rear-ended by a truck. the woman and the driver of the truck

nick nolte against christopher plumber nominated for the beginningers.t supporting actress hardest to predict -- the help's octavia spencer and jessica chastain face tough competition from melissa mccarthy. as for snubs leonardo dicaprio's turn as j edgar hoover was not nominated. nor the director of the girl with the dragon tattoo. >>> of course moneyball was the movie shot in oakland. the 84th annual academy awards will be sunday february 26th, starting at 5:30 watch it all right here. >>> hollywood's most watched evening begins with a road to gold. academy award preview 12:30 followed by the red carpet arrivals then the big show skwroplt download our new oscar app right now it lets you predict winners and gives exclusive live video from the red carpet and backstage during the show we have a link to the app at abc7news.com under see it on tv. >> the ultimate social event. >> i'll see you there, we have tickets. >> yeah, we can get the app. meteorologist mike nicco golden sunshine? >> or ski lift tickets. we'll family the sun ab probably ride this -- [

. >> reporter: in the supporting categories christopher plumber won for "gingers. "and octavia virginia spencer for "the help." >> i am living the dream of so many young actors and act tretss o out there. i'm having my diet pepsi alongside hollywood's best and brightest. yeah, this is the ultimate party. and i got the ultimate party favor. >> reporter: i'm george pennacchio, abc news. >> and abc's "modern family" won for best musical or comedy. and sofia vergara accepting the award. >> are you done? >> they claim to be delivering some very funniee. >> get to your fashion police. >> best interested charlize theron. >> no complaints. >> paula patton, lady in yellow. mile la kunis. and worst, not a big fan of michelle williams, zooey deschanel, freida pinto, not sure about that. t insurance at the right price. the "name your price" tool, only from progressive. ready, aim, save! grrr! ooh, i forgot my phone! the "name your price" tool. now available on your phone. get a free quote today. >>> you're looking live now at that crippled cruise ship off the coast of italy. s

nick nolte against christopher plumber nominated for the beginningers.supporting actress hardest to predict -- the help's octavia spencer and jessica chastain face tough competition from melissa mccarthy. as for snubs leonardo dicaprio's turn as j edgar hoover was not nominated. nor the director of the girl with the dragon tattoo. >>> of course moneyball was the movie shot in oakland. the 84th annual academy awards will be sunday february 26th, starting at 5:30 watch it all right here. >>> hollywood's most watched evening begins with a road to gold. academy award preview 12:30 followed by the red carpet arrivals then the big show skwroplt download our new oscar app right now it lets you predict winners and gives exclusive live video from the red carpet and backstage during the show we have a link to the app at abc7news.com under see it on tv. >> the ultimate social event. >> i'll see you there, we have tickets. >> yeah, we can get the app. meteorologist mike nicco golden sunshine? >> or ski lift tickets. we'll family the sun ab probably ride this -- [ un

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christopher plumber took best supporting actor honors. the adventures took steven spielberg's animated feature and martin scorcese for hugo. >> thank you so much. >> on the tv side the thriller "homeland" won best drama and claire danes best actress. kelsey grammer for his role as a chicago mayor in "boss." family for comedy and laura dern for best actress and matt le blanc best actor playing a variation of himself in "episode." now that the globes are in the books it continues for the movie industry. the oscar nominations are coming up next tuesday. in beverly hill, mark barger, nbc news. >> i love award season. >> that's a great night. it's a party, they drink, they have dinner and all. tv and movies. looks great. you saw one of the big winners. >> i saw "the artist" this weekend which is rare for us. >> even for a silent movie. pulled you in. >> i had to tell brent at the last second to get him there. >> i can't wait to see that. >> while most of hollywood's biggest stars were on the red carpet one spent the night as a prom king. >> ja

. >> christopher plumber best supporting actor in the sag awards as we said considered a barometer of next month's academy awards. last year all four individual winners went on to win the big oscar. >> i like the award season. a lot of fun. >> it is fun. great gift baskets to talents like that. >> 4:56. coming up pg&e's tool for detecting gas leaks. >> bracing for a walkout. the bay area hospital system forced to deal with a staff strike tomorrow. >> for all of your news, weather and traffic check us out on facebook. search nbc bay area news. >> a live picture of san francisco, sfo i believe. traffic flowing, the lights are flickering. es cells throughout your body. the latestesearch shows cigarette smoke contains over 7,000 chemicals that spread through your blood vessels... causing inflammation and clotting... restricting oxygen flow... and doubling your risk of heart attack and death... i'm dr. regina benjamin, u.s. surgeon general. with each cigarette, you have to ask yourself: "is this the one that will cause a heart attack?" if you really want to quit smoking, call 1-800-quit-no

christopher plumber took best supporting actors honors. and steven spielberg got best animated feature and martin score zazy won for "hugo." on the tv side, "tthe conspiracy thriller homeland won. kelsey grammer won in "boss." "modern family" grabbed kudos for best comedy and laura dern took best actress and matt will he blank took best actor playing an exaggerated variation of himself in "episodes." in beverly hills, california, mark barger, nbc news. >>> and here's your first look at other news going on around america today. a police cruiser dash cam was rolling when a florida police officer began beating a man with dementia. the 66-year-old allegedly pulled a knife on a co-worker. an elderly woman is lucky to be alive following a crash into a chicago building. the car was launched into an empty doctor's office after she was rear ended by a truck. the woman and the driver of the truck were taken to the hospital for minor injuries. >>> finally, one visitor to a texas high school had no problem clearing the halls. that's a surprise. a wild

. >> reporter: christopher plumber took home best supporting actor for his role in "beginners." >> being honored by a critic is like being honored for a re

christopher plumber. von sydow. >> best performance by an actress in a leading role: glenn close. viola davis. rooney mara. meryl streep. michelle williams. >> nominees for best performance by an actor in a leading role: damian -- george clooney. jean dujardin. gary oldman. brad pitt. >> best achievement in directing: martin scorsese. woody allen. terrance malick. >> for best original screenplay the nominees are: michael hazanavicius. woody allen. >> for adapted screenplay: alexander payne, jim rush. john logan. george clooney grant hazanavicius. aaron sorkin. bridget o'conner peter strong. >> for best foreign language film: from belgium, from israel, -- a separation. >> for best animated feature film: a cat in paris. chico and rita. kung fu panda 2. "puss in boots". >> finally, i'm pleased to announce the film selected as best picture nominees for 2011 are: warhorse. the heart 'tis. -- the artist. moneyball. the descendants. the tree of life. nominees to be determined. midnight paris. -- midnight in pari

joe that hill, nick nolte, christopher plumber, and max von sydo. >> for best performance by an actressading role -- >> we're going to continue to monitor as all of the nominations come out. >> huge day in hollywood. >> exactly. of course we'll bring you updates. >> absolutely. it's the raiders head coaching search may be over. we'll have the latest coming up. >> plus, keeping kids safe. the new and surest being provided to protect young athletes from concussions. >> 12 hours from the president's state of the union address, we'll go live to capitol hill for all of the det. >> this is a live look at hollywood t nominees are, let's listen to best picture. >> money ball, the descendants, jim burke, alexander payne, and jim taylor, producers. the tree of life, nominees to be determined. midnight in paris. "the help." hugo, graham king and martin scorsese producers. and extremely loud. scott ruden, producer. >> join us on february 26 when we celebrate the magic of the movies, thank you. >> always exciting to hear. nominations for the academy awards. best picture there at the end. we're going

reporter: after winning a globe for his performance in the beginners christopher plumber barely madest -- plummer barely made it past security. >> there's a lot of security i almost didn't make it in. i did tell them and most of them didn't know who the hell i was. reporter: adam housley, fox news. >> did not know who christopher plummer was. did you see the sound of music? come on! >>> the news continues. now here's brian with the news edge at 11:00. >>> a nightmare on

christopher plumber won for best supporting actor in the beginners. >>> she looked a little different in her award outfit last night. >> very glamorous. >>> 6:27. police clashed with occupy protestors in oakland over the weekend. the aftermath from saturday's protest including the expensive cost for the ongoing demonstration. >>> we are live in san francisco where 200 customers are without power. we'll tell you why and when pg&e expects to fix the problem. >>> stock markets internationally dropping. we're looking live at the new york stock exchange. we'll see what happens when that opening bell is live up next. ao introducing the new flip & fresh from air wick with 100% fragrance oil. it's something new to brighten your home with two scent levels to choose from for when you want something light or something more. it's the new flip & fresh from air wick. the lasting fresh fragrance that brightens your world with a flip. something in the air wick. >>> welcome back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news. they are ringing that opening bell there this morning. that is start-up america. they he

christopher plumber won for best supporting actor in beginners. >>> 5:25. in sacramento investigators want to know why a driver that crashed into a train ignored warning signals. three people inside an suv including a small child were killed on saturday. a fourth person was seriously hurt. investigators say warning lights were flashing and the crossing arms were down but the driver went around them. 70 passengers were on the train at the time. 17 were checked at the scene. six were taken to the hospital for minor injuries. >>> caffeine could lead to changes in women's estrogen levels. researchers find that drinking two cups of coffee a day increased estrogen levels in asian women but the same amount of caffeine actually lowered estrogen levels in caucasian women. caffeine effects on african american women were inconclusive at this point. researchers say it doesn't seem to cause problems in the short term but in the long run it could play a part in osteoporosis and cancer. >>> 5:26. pg&e crews are busy now. they are at the scene of a power outage in san fran

christopher plumber took home best performing actor.he sag awards a bit of a barometer for next year. last year all individual winners for the sag went on to win the oscars. >> a new survey looks at what length someone would go to to see the super bowl intern. 23% would stip a vacation just to watch the game in person. 20% would miss the wedding after close friend or family member. 19% would skip. and 9% would miss the birth of their own child. >> we suck to tune in on sunday. your official home of super bowl xlvi. >> i like that booming bear atone. >> nothing like yours. >> thanks for joining us this morning. we're going to be back at 7:25 for a local news update.

so -- >> you got to love christopher plumber right? >> he's fantastic. >> good morning, you're watching 9news now on this friday morning. i'm jessica doyle in for andrea roane. >> and i'm mike hydeck, he's monika samtani. howard bernstein's got the first weather. go howard. >> little rain and snow out there. it's light and leaving very quickly. not expects much in the way of problems, well north and west of d. c. might get a little slick, that's about it. the day planner where temperatures are dropping into the 30s this morning. and they're not going to recover much. lucky to get back to 40 the afternoon. windy too. loots of wind at times and winds can gust 40, 50 miles an hour or more so wind advisory north and west of d. c. until 6:00 p.m. front came through a couple of hours ago with it some rain. some hear showers and north and west even a little bit of snow. getting reports that up in olney and howard county, light snow here but look how quickly the back edge is pulling away. it's coming out of western charles county. virginia, yo

christopher plumber. >>> rnc chair compares the president to the captain of the costa concordia. in the end, in a few months, this is all going to be ancient history, and we're going to talk about our own captain schettino, which is president obama, abandoning the ship here in united states, more interested in campaigning than doing his job as president. >> what did you call the president? >> i called him captain schettino, the captain that fled the ship. that's our own president fleeing the american people, and not doing his job and running around the country and campaigning. >> dnc chairman woman debbie wasserman schultz blasted back calling the comments incendiary and unbelievable. he faces charges including manslaughter, shipwreck, abandoning ship. president obama hanging out with a new circle of friends, participating in a google plus hangout and live chat with users. the president will also answer questions submitted via youtube. >>> former white house press secretary robert gibbs is back on the president's payroll. he is now a roving surrogate and strategic consultant for

by an actor in a supporting role -- kenneth branagh, jonah hill in "moneyball" nick nolte, christopher plumbery close. >> for best performance by an actress -- glenn close in albert nobbs. viola davis. rooney mara. meryl streep and michelle williams. >> the nominees for best performance by an actor in a leading role are -- damien beschir. george clooney, jean dujardin. gary oldman. and brad pitt. >> for best achievement in director. michel hazanavicius. terrence malick for the tree of life. >>>. >>> for best original screen play. michel hazanavicius. annie and kristen wiig for bridesmaids. woody allen for mid might in fairs. and asghar fedali for the separation. >> for adapted careen play zsh alexander payne, gnat saxen, jim rush, john logan. george clooney, grant, hesloff, the ides of march. ste aaron sorkin. >> for best foreign language film, bullhead, foot note, in darkness in, monsieur lazhar. and a separation. >> for best an nated feature film. a cat in paris, chico and rita. kung fu panda 2, puss in boots, and rango. >>> and finally, i'm pleased to announce the films selected as best pic

. >>> thank you very much [ in french ] >>> he won for the leading role in the artist, and christopher plumberstreak. >>> the actor goes to the cast of the help. >> reporter: big winners were the ladies of the help taking home best ensemble cast. >>> it changed because i have allowed it to change me that i have gained a different perspective of the business and the perspective i have gained is that i have a voice and that i have the power to make that change. >> like most preoscar awards shows expect these winners to be front runners for the february 26th academy awards in hollywood, courtney friel fox news. >> good for them >> all right. >> maryland's governor unvailed a bold legislative agenda calling for higher taxes on people making more than $100,000 a year. also a higher sewer tax and increase in the gas tax and he will again push for legalizing gay marriage >> how is all of this sitting with the public? we will take a look at new poll numbers with the governor coming up it is now 8:54 a.m. we will be right back  mornining, sunshine, it's time to bring it. [ gargling ] oo-ay-ow

." >> and for supporting actor you have kennethny branagh, jonah hill, christopher plumber, nick nolteole is glenn close, viola davis, rooney mara, meryl streep and michelle williams. >> the best per for mapss by an actor in a leading role is jamie bachir, george clooney, jean dujardin, gary oldman, and brad pitt. >> for best achievement in directing -- michelle hazanavicius, alexander payne, martin scorcese, terrence mallick and woody allen. >> for the best original screenplay, the nominees "the artist artist," "bridesmaids," "margin call", "midnight in paris," and "a separation." >> and for best a adapted screenplay, we have "the descendents," hugo," and george clooney a clooney for "the idz of march," and brad pitt in "moneyball," and also "tinker, tailor, soldier spy." >> for best foreign language film, we have "bullhead," "footnote," "in darkness" and "monsieur lazhar," and "a separation." >> and best animated feature you have a cat in paris, chico and rita, and kung fu panda 2, and "puss in boots" and "rango." >> and finally the films nominated for best picture for 2012 are" war