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diane alvear abc2 news slog -- los angeles. >> the ratings were up. the oscars may have helped with the return of long time host billy crystal. >>> all right. a confrontation between robert kennedy's younger son and two nurses. he wanted to take his 3 day out for air. he went to the elevator but the nurses stopped him from going. the nurse falls on the ground. the nurse's lawyer said he twisted the arm of one nurse in. the family friends said their story is not true. kennedy pleaded not guilty to child endangerment and harassment. >>> a man was killed after crashing his tanker truck full of gasoline in wisconsin. it burst into flames after the driver lost control, crossed the highway median and ended up in the westbound lane. the driver died at the scene. all lanes were closed as crews tried to clean up the mess. >>> a portland man suffered a heart attack and it was caught on camera. wes rogers said his wife's quick thinking helped save his life. rogers had a heart attack at work and lucky for him his wife works in the office next door. she called 911

diane alvear, abc2 news, hollywood. >> the buildup is bang. tonight a special "20/20" oscar special before they were famous including viola davis for her portray hall in abilene in "the help." >> my sister diane said in order to get out of poverty, you have to have a dream. >> she grew up poor, the youngest of six in central false rhode island. her acting career began at eight when she and her sisters put on a skit in a talent show. tune in to abc2 news tonight, a special with robin roberts, "20/20" "before three were stars." you can see the oscars this sunday starting at 7:00 with the red carpet live show followed by the big show with your favorite host billy crystal, sunday night. >>> if you think you're cutting calories by drinking diet soda, you are, but at what cost? >>> plus, how you can manage your relationship without all the screaming and hollering. >>> bad news for diet soda drinkers. there's a 43% greater risk of a heart attack or stroke compared to those hop don't drink any. the study followed more than 2500 people over a decade. r

diane alvear, los angeles. >>> before you went to bed last night did you run your dishwasher to clean up that mess from the super bowl peamplet -- party? >> reporter: you set the dishwasher, and then you head up to bed but hundreds of questions about spontaneous dish wash per fires may have you changing your ways. it's uncovering hundreds of complaints about fires in dishwashers. those fires have been serious enough to claim a life am one state and torch kitchens in others, although many have been lucky to have their dishwashers damaged in a close call. >> not sure if we have a latent problem sitting in our kitchen. we run the dishwasher. we run it during the day and i just like to have the confidence that it's safe. >> reporter: our abc2 news investigation breaks it down going complaint by complaint to see if the dishwasher in your kitchen might be a danger. that's tonight at 11. joce sterman, abc2 news. >>> well if you own an hp fax machine there's an important recall. hewlett-packard is recalling about 928,000 hp fax 1040 and 1050 mns -- machines. apparently they can overheat becau

diane alvear has all the highlights. >> reporter: hollywood boulevard has been transformed into a hollywoodr and complete with -- wonderland, complete with towering oscar statues. >> the experience we have as a collective body of people where we sit with hundreds of others to watch a fillment in theater. >> reporter: host billy crystal, back for his ninth round as mass tar of ceremony. he will share the stage with loads of a list teres, tom hanks, halle berry, even kermit and miss piggy. but don't expect to see sacha baron cohen or his role the dictator. >> the oscars are supposed to be about celebrating film in general but not specific movies. they are opposed to him coming to use the red carpet as a promotional device. >> reporter: and creaser one -- everyone's favorite four legged star was ?ubd -- snubbed. he was not invited to appear. billy crystal joked on twitter. >> abc2 is the home for the 84th academy awards. you can see the oscars this sunday at 7:00 p.m. with the live show followed by the big show with billy crystal as host. >>> shocking news coming up about the surgeons you trus