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for now, we will go back out to whit in hollywood who will take us around hollywood where things arexciting? >> whit: absolutely. we will have some fun. janai and gio, we are on the road to the oscars. for actors, creatives and writers, the walk they will take when they arrive tomorrow could lead to one of the biggest moments of their careers. so with just hours to go before hollywood's biggest night, we have an inside look at the route the nominees will follow before some of them win that famous statuette. take a look. it all starts here on hollywood boulevard. this year the oscars doing something brand-new, unveiling this grand entrance for the stars as they arrive and take their first steps on to that red carpet. let's take a walk. hundreds of journalists from all over the world will be lined up along the red carpet here. and this is one of the most recognizable areas. this is known as step and repeat. it looks different every year, but this is where the stars come out. they pose for the cameras. they step. they do it again and work their way to the dolby theater. right now there

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it's the high holiday of hollywood.eady for the big night, we're joined by abc's whit johnson on the red carpet. whit, what's happening at oscar headquarters? >> juju. we are just 48 hours away from the big show, and they're putting the finishing touches on everything. these are those iconic oscar statues. they range in size from 8 to 18ft. they'll be lining the red carpet here. also, you'll notice these cream colored drapes that stretch that elegance right up to the sky. that's to cover up the protective tent that's here. they put that in about 12 years ago to protect the carpet and protect the stars. and they're going to need it because we're expecting rain on sunday. you can see the red carpet itself is covered in this plastic right now. and did you know it's not really a true red. it's more of a crimson color considered more flattering for the stars. but right now it's pretty much a construction zone here, with all the hundreds of journalists from all over the world lining up and getting ready, things are going to l

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and our own amanda delcastillo is in hollywood, hollywood, and will join us live later today and tomorrow. as frances mentioned, we're seeing a change in the weather. that dangerous surf brought some pretty intense moments in capitola. yesterday, the city closed its beach and wharf because of the high surf. police said numerous people had to be rescued. so the decision was made to close both out of an abundance of caution. thankfully, none of the people rescued were hurt, but you could see plenty of debris ashore. dangerous surf conditions are expected to continue through tomorrow, and the hazardous beach conditions also stretch closer to home. this is a look from ocean beach, where some people were braving the rough conditions. experts are warning of an increased risk of sneaker waves and rip currents this weekend. we're following breaking news in san jose. police are currently on the scene of an investigation where a car hit and killed a pedestrian. it's happening on south white road near mount pleasant high school. officers say when they arrived, they located a man in the road with maj

and will join us live later today and tomorrow from hollywood. as frances mentioned, we're seeing a change in the weather. dangerous surf brought some pretty tense moments in capitola yesterday. the city closed its beach and wharf because of high surf. police said numerous people had to be rescued, so the decision was made to close both out of an abundance of caution. thankfully, none of the people rescued were hurt, but you could see plenty of debris ashore. dangerous surf conditions are expected to continue through tomorrow. the hazardous beach conditions also stretch closer to home. this is a look from ocean beach, where some people were braving the rough conditions. experts are warning of an increased risk of sneaker waves and rip currents this weekend. now we're following some breaking news in san jose. police are currently on the scene of an investigation where a car hit and killed a pedestrian. it's happening on south white road near mount pleasant high school, and officers tell us when they arrived, they located an adult man who was in th

hollywood's biggest night is just hours away. we'll show you what it looks and feels like to walk down the red carpet in la. and speaking of that red carpet, it's covered by a tent we saw earlier as both la and here at the bay area. we're getting some spotty showers. >> spotty showers during the morning hours, but right behind us we're starting to get some breaks in the cloud cover over the bay bridge. you can see some here with live doppler seven. some of the rain has moved south now towards san jose. and i want to show you quick live shot in san jose where the roads are still wet, but in some areas it's already starting to dry out. we are in a level one light storm on our storm impact scale. light showers and breezy conditions. chance of isolated thunderstorms, but those are diminishing by the hour and dangerous surf conditions at the beaches. also in la it is starting to dry out for them. it will be breezy there as well. by about lunchtime, temperatures will be in the low 60s, cooling down to the mid 50s for this evening. look

welcome to hollywood. _ there in hollywood? welcome to hollywood, sunday _ there in hollywood?ort weeks ago and there was a point, ? whether this award show in the did the other ceremonies of the past weeks could or indeed should go ahead. was there an appetite for a celebratory mood while so many people were suffering and that suffering continues and many people are associated with the nominated movies have been affected by the fires and will continue for the next few years but i think that would show biz motto that the show must go on prevails although some of the events have been scheduled, it's not the traditional nominees luncheon just after the nominations were announced but later on tonight, there will be a few parties and so people are trying to make the best of it and at least look forward and enjoy this occasion and it is an interesting oscar's because as you implied, there really isn't a runaway favourite this year very often this award season, we kind of know who is going to win for best picture and i think that's a good point to introduce my guest here. matthews sh

tomorrow is the biggest night of the year for hollywood. we'll show you the glitz and glamor as the academy puts its final touches on the oscar. and more rain is returning to the bay area. abc seven weather anchor spencer christian is up next with your accuweather forecast. >> in sports, deebo samuel is about to become a former san francisco 40 niners, dealing him to an nfc rival. and honestly, they did not get that much in less than 24 hours away from hollywood's big night, the oscars, which will be right here on abc seven tomorrow. we'll have a live report from the red carpet in hollywood coming up in just a few minutes. spencer christian joins us right now. it's always a fun weekend, the oscars. it doesn't matter what the weather is because you've got a great show to watch and hopefully it's a little warmer there. it's been a little chilly today. it's chilly here. let's get right to it. i'll show you how chilly it is. here's the satellite radar image. you can see a frontal system approaching us, bringing us clouds, and a little bit of ra

. >>> hollywood gets ready for the oscars as film industry workers recover from the devastating elliees. >>> and there's good news tonight. about the life-saving power of baseball and friendship. >>mpted this mass evacuation and mass panic at the dallas convention center. >>> we begin tonight with a scary afternoon in dallas, where a national cheerleading competition turned into a frantic scene. police say an incident prompted this mass evacuation and mass panic at the dallas convention center. video showing girls in their chair uniforms sprinting to get away, the rush leading to a massive emergency response. dallas police later confirming there was no active shooter threat, and saying a fight between just two people caused all of this commotion priscilla thompson reports tonight from dallas. >> tonight, a chaotic scene in dallas at the national cheerleading association competition. me. >> reporter: addison and her hundreds of people evacuated from the convention center, running for their lives, and searching for safety after hearing a sudden loud noise. >> it sound like three popgirl

in hollywood, i'm amanda delcastillo, abc seven news. >> all right. and here is your rundown for your oscars sunday right here on abc seven. our coverage begins with on the red carpet at 1230. that's followed by the oscars red carpet show at 330. then the oscars begin earlier than ever at 4 p.m, right here on abc seven. >> going to be fun. the question is, will the red carpet be soaked? i know they have a tent. >> let's hope not. i mean, you know, keep it mild for them. let's get to meteorologist sandhya patel for the weather. sandhya. >> yeah. you know what, dan and ama, there will be some rain on oscar sunday. but like you both said, i mean, it is covered. so we're talking about 60 degrees down there in los angeles. a wet conditions expected, the same system that is going to bring us some rain today. we had record highs to talk about san jose tying the last record set back in 1924 of 77 degrees. santa rosa breaking the old record 79. look at that oakland 74. a tie for today. say goodbye to the mild spring like weather, because here comes a storm sys

live from hollywood. >> thanks, amanda. and the oscars are on sunday, and we've got dubs on seven tomorrow. catch the warriors and the 76 ers. coverage begins at five immediately followed by after i mean, i know how the fire affected me, and there's always a constant fear that who's to say something like that won't happen again? that's fair. we committed to underground, 10,000 miles of electric line. you look back at where we were 10 years ago and we are in a completely different place today, and it's because of how we need to care for our communities and our customers. i hope that's true. [joe] that's my commitment. [ambient noise] what would y'all name this chapter of y'all life? probably family. family, why is that? buenos dias, buenos dias. la comunidad es el corazón del barrio. pues sin ella no hay vida, no hay esperanza. everything that i'm doing is for my family. yeah. las mismas cosas que yo quiero para mi hijo las quiero para los niños de la comunidad. (♪) days away from hollywood's big night, the oscars, which wil

and hollywood celebrates its biggest night. we'll take a look at all the highlights from this year's oscars. >> live from atlanta. >> this is cnn newsroom with rosemary church. >> good to have you with us. british prime minister keir starmer says the west is now at a crossroads in history, as european leaders move to take control of negotiations aimed at ending the war in ukraine. at a key summit in london, mr. starmer said leaders were working to craft a plan to stop the fighting, which would then be presented to the u.s. french president emmanuel macron told newspaper le figaro that france and the uk have proposed a month long limited ceasefire in ukraine. all this coming just days after zelenskyy's explosive meeting with u.s. president donald trump at the white house. the ukrainian president said his country is ready to sign a rare minerals deal with the u.s., a deal zelenskyy had been expecte tensions, the ukrainian leader called the u.s. a strategic partner and had this to say about the relationship. >> i think our relatio

but yeah, it's going to be a great night in hollywood.cited to see amanda there. >> it's great to see amanda there. and if you're staying home, it will also be good weather because temperatures will be cooler and we're going to see some rain arrive. so here's a look at live doppler seven and the satellite radar image. we had a few sprinkles this morning and we could continue to see some, but the main activity will be coming this evening. gray skies over sfo right now. temperatures hovering near 50 degrees for oakland, hayward, redwood city and half moon bay. a little warmer in san jose at 51 and san francisco cooler at 49 degrees. and you can see the camera shaking because of the wind that will pick up today, and that onshore flow will cause temperatures to cool down compared to yesterday in santa rosa and petaluma, 46 concord and livermore, also in the mid 40s. so the system that arrives is a level one on our storm impact scale tonight through tomorrow morning, mainly showers will be continuing overnight and the breeze will pick up. tomo

and there's so much excitement for hollywood's biggest night. i know, frances, we're going to do a watch party, and we have the sheets filled out right with our favorite picks. and it's so much fun to be able to celebrate. yeah. >> and do you have an oscar outfit for your party, too? >> yeah. i don't think i'm going to dress up, per se. >> i'm going to. >> probably be my slippers. >> and cozy, but. >> do you have any favorites? >> not i mean, actually inside out to that is my absolute favorite. i enjoyed it so much. and it's also going to be a good time to stay indoors and watch something, because we have some rain on the way. here's a look at live doppler seven satellite radar image. you see lots of cloud cover and some fog along the coast, even some mist and drizzle. and here's a live shot over san jose where it is gray. temperatures right now are generally near 50 degrees. san francisco is 49. oakland, hayward, redwood city, and half moon bay 50, and san jose at 51 and this time from emeryville. we're looking west towards san francisco, which

a night to celebrate hollywood's best and honor the victims of the l.a. wildfires. 97th academy awards was full of big orchestral numbers, celebrity singalongs, and a triumphant hosting debut for conan o'brien. there were several snubs and surprises. danya bacchus has a wrap-up of the big moments from los angeles. >> reporter: the oscars love was spread around on a night where it was anyone's guess who would take home some of the top awards. in the end, it was the indie film "anora" that came out on top. "anora," the strip club cinderella story without a fairytale ending was the night's big winner with five award including best picture. >> if film was made on the blood, sweat, and tears -- >> reporter: mikey madison beat demi moore to win for leading actress. >> a dream come true. i'm probably going to wake up tomorrow. >> reporter: "the brutalist" grabbed three oscars including best lead actor award. >> i believe if the past can teach us anything, it's a reminder to not let hat go unchecked. >> reporter: rounding out a season of wins, kieren culkin and zoe saldana

and coming up, we're live from hollywood with more highlights from hollywood's biggest night. >>> let's turn now to the white house and the effort to slash government spending. there are new concerns over the future of social security after elon musk went on a podcast and called the benefits a ponzi scheme. alice barr is following reaction for us from d.c. good morning, alice. what are we hearing from lawmakers? >> reporter: good morning, frances, and we did see new reaction on nbc's "meet the press" over the weekend with senator bernie sanders calling musk's comments outrageous. while house speaker mike johnson defended doge. >> what he's finding with his algorithms crawling through the data of the social security system is enormous amounts of fraud, waste and abuse. >> it's worth noting the internal watchdog found less than 1% of benefit payments were improper. >> don't believe it. hey, don't believe it. >> half of elderly people are trying to get by on $30,000 a year. 22% on $15,000 a year. we've got to raise social security benefits, not go afteo important. >> reporter: and this com

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esta noche hollywood se vistió de gala con 1 de los eventos más importantes para la industria del cine los nuestros, entre ellos a fernanda torres, quien estaba nominada como mejor actriz y zoe saldaña, quien también estaba nominada. por cierto, llegó acompañada de su esposo. las protagonistas de wicked. ariana grande y cinthia erivo llegaron espectaculares, dispuestas a llevarse una estatuilla y entre los galanes, 1 que no pasó desapercibido fue timothée chalamet, que bueno, con este traje amarillo pollito lo podías ver desde lejos. pero qué tal el guapísimo edgar ramírez? y bueno, selena gomez también derrochó belza en esta alfombra, con este look luciendo esbelta y sonriente y también muy sonriente. demi moore que no podía ocultar su felicidad, pues además de verse guapísima, ha estado arrasando en las premiaciones y este año es una de las favoritas. ale, vete dentro del recinto. el show comenzó con un musical de ariana grande y cinthia erivo, las protagonistas de wicked. después hizo su presentación el conductor del evento, conan o'brien, quien por cierto habló en español también s

hollywood honors its own in a year of memorable movie performances.gma" on the freshly rolled out red carpet. the biggest names in hollywood prepping for their appearances. >> i am honored to host. >> whit: first-time host conan o'brien warning, expect the unexpected. "gma" going one-on-one with the nominees. >> i was offered the opportunity to bring my whole self into this film. >> whit: and looking at who could win best dressed. the musical performances and the tributes in a night of building suspense and one that could make oscar history. ♪ >> janai: good morning, america. coming to you coast to coast this morning. >> gio: yes. >> janai: we have a lot of news to get to, but of course, we are talking about hollywood's biggest night, now just hours away. look at whit johnson over there looking dapper. >> gio: look at whit, looking sharp. yes. the academy giving us behind-the-scenes snapshots of the final preparations of tonight's oscars show. the actors looking quite casual as they ran through the rehearsal overnight. now they're going to be busy get

a well 1st lord, welcome to our purchase overlooking hollywood boulevard and adobe theater behind me, which will be the sites of the handing out of those little gold statuettes not too far off in the future from now. so let's talk about the best picture of the consensus is that it's a 3 way race between a neuro that's the story of a new york sex worker and tangled with the son of a russian oligarch. the brutal is the story of a hung gary, an immigrant after the 2nd world war and his quest to build a masterpiece building and conclave a little drama set in the vatican about the choosing of a new po. certainly some a very timely aspect to that. you mentioned no other land, the 1st palestinian field ever up for a best documentary award. it is the story of uh, of, of the journalist bottle audra, who is a chronicling and fighting against efforts by the israeli army, to erase his village in the west bank. if we want to talk about the individual awards for let's say, best actress, that seems to be a tie or a close race that connect between uh, mike madison from a nora and demi moore. this wit

whit is live in hollywood. the countdown to the 97th academy awards is on.g sharp, my man. >> whit: gio, i wore your least favorite bow tie to kick things off, the one you can't stand, the jumbo, but now i'll do it every single year from here on out. hey, gio and janai, one day to go, a mix of glitz and grit here on the red carpet because it's still a construction zone as they get everything oscar ready, and we take you behind the scenes for the preps and highlight the favorites to win and nominees who could make history on sunday. that's all coming up right here, guys. >> janai: and we are looking forward to it. we love when you get all dressed up and dapper. you clean up pretty well, even with the bow tie. we will get back to you in a minute. but first -- >> whit: just for gio. >> janai: we do have breaking news to get to from overnight. stunned reaction around the world to the white house face-off between president trump and vice president vance and ukraine's president zelenskyy. plus, new drone strikes overnight between ukraine and russia. >> gio: we hav

>>> hollywood's biggest night was all about anora, a comedy drama taking home some of the biggest awards for the oscars. we wrap the other big winners. the funniest moments of the big night and some of the best looks from the red carpet. >>> the secretary of defense orders the military to halt all cyber operations on russia. we're live with how europe is stepping in after friday's oval office clash. >>> a state of emergency in south carolina, as firefighters race to put out nearly 200 wildfires across the state. those fires fueled by dry and windy conditions. michelle grossman has the latest. >>> the harrowing video from on board a cruise ship, caught in rough waters tilting to the side. >>> plus it's spring break season. and a crackdown to try to tame rowdy crowds and prevent violence. why they say their measures are working. it's monday, march 3rd. "early today" starts right now. >>> good morning. i'm frances rivera. less than two months after the devastating california wildfires put its very existence into question, the show went on at the dolby theater sunday. hollywood's brightest s

in hollywood, i'm amanda delcastillo, abc seven news. >> all right.nd here is your rundown for your oscars sunday right here on abc seven. our coverage begins with on the red carpet at 1230. that's followed by the oscars red carpet show at 330. then the oscars begin earlier than ever at 4 p.m, right here on abc seven. >> going to be fun. the question is, will the red carpet be soaked? i know they have a tent. >> let's hope not. i mean, you know, keep it mild for them. let's get to meteorologist sandhya patel for the weather. sandhya. >> yeah. you know what, dan and ama, there will be some rain on oscar sunday. but like you both said, i mean, it is covered. so we're talking about 60 degrees down there in los angeles. a wet conditions expected, the same system that is going to bring us some rain today. we had record highs to talk about san jose tying the last record set back in 1924 of 77 degrees. santa rosa breaking the old record 79. look at that oakland 74. a tie for today. say goodbye to the mild spring like weather, because here comes a storm syste

on hollywood's biggest night. it was the only thing we were talking about. >> well, what surprised you most last night or for you, a few hours ago? >> biggest surprise for me was demi moore not winning. i thought that she was a shoo in. uh, the most slam dunk, i thought was zoe saldana. and her speech was word perfect. i love everything that she had to say. uh, being the first dominican or first, uh, actor or actress of dominican descent to to go home with a gold statue. but i was sad for people that i wanted to see go up there. i wanted to see colman domingo win for sing sing. i wanted, uh, i wanted it to be a livelier event. i wish, i wish conan was funnier. so that i guess that wasn't really a surprise, but i didn't find conan to be all that engaging and entertaining. although keeping the drake kendrick beef alive with that one liner, i credit for that. you know, chef's kiss for keeping rap beef still thrilling, but i just didn't find the entire oscars to be that compelling. >> but you are. i'm looking at i was

among the talent being recognized in hollywood. our region and recognize the role it played. >> very significant movements came out of the bay area. the black panthers, you know, the chicano movement, the farmworkers, and for native people, you know, there was the occupation of alcatraz, which was in many ways a starting point for native rights here in the united states and globally. and that was, you know, the history, the culture that i grew up in. and it deeply shaped my perspective and who i am. so, you know, i, i love oakland so much. >> oakland's own julian brave noisecat getting his first directing nod for his work on the deeply personal documentary sugar cane. i sat down with him to discuss the film up for best documentary feature. >> i love my city, i love, i love the place i grew up, and i hope that more people, you know, continue to make this kind of work from native backgrounds and from all backgrounds that aren't represented well in this industry. >> in that category. noisecat is up against palo alto native brendan bel

reporting live in hollywood. amanda delcastillo, abc seven news. >> fantastic. amanda, so glad you're there. look forward to your coverage all weekend. >> yes. thank you amanda. so here is the rundown for your oscars sunday right here on abc seven. our coverage begins with on the red carpet at 1230. that is followed by the oscars red carpet show at 330. then the oscars begin earlier than ever at 4 p.m. right here on abc seven. >> going to be a great day. join us. still ahead, enjoy this dry weather while we can because there are changes on the way. abc seven news meteorologist sandhya patel will be here with the full forecast to let us don will begin. muslims in our community and across the globe will participate in daily fasting and worship. this means those observing the holiday will not drink liquids, including water, or eat any food during the day. instead, they will eat before dawn and after sunset. the timing of ramadan is tied to the lunar calendar. therefore, the exact start changes from year to year. >> all right, let us get lettuce. lettuce? are we hav

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hollywood's biggest night is almost here. the 97th annual academy awards takes place on sunday and many categories, including best picture, are truly still up for grabs. i'm afraid it is not so simple. ten movies are nominated for the big prize. hollywood forecasters say there are two frontrunners, but there could also be a surprise in the works. the race for best picture is between honora and conclave, but i think you can also count out the brutalist and even a complete unknown comedienne and former late night tv host conan o'brien will take the stage as host. the ceremony is expected to pay tribute to the victims of the california wildfires and actors who died this past year, including the recently deceased gene hackman. that's going to do it for us at 430. kira klapper is here with garvin thomas. they're going to join you with part of the 5:00 newscast in two minutes. if you like options, you' love my $6 all day big deal meal. choose from 4 delicious entrées and 5 tasty sides with a drink. oh, and nobody else includes brea

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well, it was hollywood's biggest night with glitz and glamor on full display for the oscars. wicked stars cynthia erivo and ariana grande got the night started with a stunning performance of defying gravity from their blockbuster film. but in the end, it was the low budget independent movie honora, which took on hollywood giants and won big. mikey madison claimed the award for best actress for the title role in the film. she could hardly believe what had happened. >> the first oscar. >> i grew up in los angeles, but hollywood always felt so far away from me. so to be here, standing in this room today is, um, really incredible. this is a dream come true. i'm probably going to wake up tomorrow. >> honora also claimed the biggest prize for best picture and best director, going to sean baker. adrien brody won best actor in a leading role for his work in the brutalist, in which he played a struggling immigrant architect in post-world war two america. and zoe saldana won best supporting actress for emilia pÉrez. she shared a real life immigrant story when accepting the award. >> my

that's your vip celebrity pov in hollywood. amanda delcastillo, abc seven news. >> joined by spencer christian. right now, i think it's safe to say amanda is pretty excited on her job, so excitement. >> in her steps for the day as well. >> yes, and i think we realized that the carpet there is a little dirty. >> it needed a little cleaning, i think. >> maybe some vacuuming. before they get started. >> tomorrow, i think. so while they're doing that though, i'll show you what's going on with our weather. we've got a little bit of rainfall. as you may have noticed, if you've been out this evening and it's going to continue spotty rainfall overnight as this system sweeps on through, bringing us mainly light rain and showers. and then we'll get a little bit of clearing at the beginning of the week. it's also gusty in some spots right now. 28 mile per hour gusts in novato, 33 in oakland and 25 mile per hour gust in hayward. on we go to the 24 hour temperature change this afternoon. it was about 10 to 15 degrees cooler, generally acros

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i grew up in los angeles, but hollywood always felt so far away from me. so to be here, standing in this room today is really incredible. it was an unprecedented night for palestine in filmmaking. the documentary no other land one . it's category the 1st, the palestinians film ever to win an oscar. it's the story of a journalist who chronicles, and struggles against the gradual obliteration of his village in the occupied westbank by the is really far. no. other than that, if it reflects the house, do you have to do that? we have been in building for decades, understand the business as we call on the world to stake students actions to stop the injustice at the stuff that makes them think there is a difference best political solution with our think supremacy with national rights for most of our people and i have to say as i am here, the foreign policy in this country is helping to build this best. adrian brody one, his 2nd best actor award for his role in the brutal list. as an immigrant, hong gary and architect struggling to realizes, grand vision in post 2

madison. >> i grew up in los angeles, but hollywood always felt so far away from me. so to be here, standing in this room today is, um, really incredible. this is a dream come true. i'm probably going to wake up tomorrow. >> for more on all things oscars, let's go live now to michael musto here in new york. he is an entertainment journalist with the village voice. thanks for waking up nice and early for us, michael. let's talk about just i mean, that that category you predicted last night that demi moore would win best actress. how surprised are you that mikey madison took it home? >> i was hoping you wouldn't remind everyone of that mistake. >> but i was insistent. >> i really felt. >> like it was a lock for demi moore. >> not only for. >> her performance, but for the trajectory of herself as a person. >> who had come into. >> this great recognition all. >> of. >> a sudden, after having been. >> deemed a washout. um, but i have to admit, mikey madison was the right choice. you know why she was the best performance in that category? mikey madison is a 25 year old actr

and hollywood and l.a., of course, an industry town. know, that is that is so many people affect so many people there. so it will be a nice time to come together. michael musto, thank you so much for being here. >> we appreciate it. >> yeah. >> one last thing. which is more morgan freeman is going to give the tribute to gene hackman, his dear friend. so that'll be special. >> all right. something to certainly look for. all right, michael, thank you. have a great night and we'll be right back. >> in the neighborhood. every delivery is a treat. >> one pistachio for you, sir. >> one strawberry, please. >> oh. >> enjoy it. oh. >> perfect. >> by weber. >> something minty. >> of course. >> it's a. >> large. >> are. >> oh. a double. >> lucky. >> every home. are you one of the millions of americans who suffer from an upset stomach after a big meal? try pepto-bismol. unlike some products, pepto coats and soothes your digestive system to provide fast five symptom relief. stock up on pepto today. >> take advantage of everything aarp has to offer r

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and even some later descendants or buried at hollywood. all right. this is going to be the last question that we have from our q&a box. so if anybody still has questions out there, make sure that you go ahead and get them in that box. we've had a couple of guests who want to know if all of the pictures you've used tonight have come from the museum collection or where you are able to find some of these images. so the davis images of those, for the most part, are the museum collection i tried to label many of them that weren't. i tell you, the one of joseph is actually from the valentine of richmond history museum. there's a and then a lot of the ones that weren't labeled. those are library of congress. so those are now digitized. you can easily find those and some of the ones of the davises are also library of congress, too. but we. a number of davis images in our collection. thank you. one last question. can you talk little bit more about the spiritualism that you mentioned in of mary todd lincoln. and i'm quite sure what more to talk about other tha

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in hollywood, jennifer bjorklund, nbc news.'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 start out with something we will have to layer up on as our temperatures are cool. we're in the low 40s right now in walnut creek. it is now 50 degrees in palo alto and temperatures in the upper 40s low 50s to start, and we will only make it up to 59 today in hayward, as well as the tri-valley throughout the north bay. the warmest tememperature today, 60 degrees tomorrow. not much better. in fact, it will be pretty much a repeat of today. and then on wednesday. we're, for the most part, staying in the 50s. so we've gone back to winter here. and now we have these series of cold fronts and storm systems coming in. we can see the

great hollywood's biggest stars.but this year, one major spotlight will shine on the fires that devastated entire neighborhoods in los angeles. as nbc's david noriega reports, it wasn't just celebrities impacted, but workers who make the magic happen from behind the cameras. stay here. hollywood is rolling out the red carpet for its biggest night of the year. as los angeles gears up for the 97th academy awards. but this year, oscars weekend feels different, with many in the entertainment business still reeling from the devastating wildfires that ravaged swaths of l.a. everything is gone. we've just. bj and adrian mcdonnell lost their home in malibu, which had been in bj's family for generations. people look at the palisades and they just think, oh, there's these rich millionaires, and they're just these actors. there's a lot of people that have generational homes that live here, and we are all union workers, like we work paycheck to paycheck. the couple have worked behind the scenes in film for years, and they have m

hollywood shines a spotlight on the homeless crisi. with some help from the bay area, we speak with one young actor from walnut creek about his new movie and the powerful message he's hoping to share about those struggling without a place to live. plus, so lynette. over the rainbow. a night to remember at the academy awards, we are in los angeles with a look at the small budget indie film, taking home some histotorc top honors and the shaking afterward that barely registered during those for all those making it big out there... ...shouldn't your mobile service be able to keep up with you? get wifi speeds up to a gig at home and on the go. introducing powerboost, only from xfinity mobile. now that's big. xfinity internet customers, cut your mobile bill in half vs. t-mobile, verizon, and at&t for your first year. plus, ask how to get the new samsung galaxy s25+ on us. monday morning as we take a live look outside in palo alto. a little busy out there for it to be so early and it's breezy. temperatures now in the upper 40. you want to mak