what movies to watch ahead of time, and we're talking to idina menzel and multiple elsas from around will be performing at the oscars. that's all coming up. >>> a lot to get to this morning, but we do want to start with our top story, the democrats debating just days before the new hampshire primary and it happened right here on abc. abc's rachel scott is live in manchester with more on that. rachel, good morning. >> reporter: dan, good morning and the pressure was on. we are now just three days away from the new hampshire primary. and thisisisisisisisisisisisisi make theiritch, and theyeyame ouswinging. piling on thattacks on mayay peteuttigieg and s sator bern sanders, the e o candndates that pulled ahead of the pack in the iowa caucuses. mayor pete buttigieg has branded himself as the fresh face that he believes washington needs but his rivals have called his experience into question saying his resume is too thin to take the white house. on that stage was a battle over electability and a fight over the future of the democratic party. the battle lines over health care were sharp. s

idina menzel and multiple elsas around the world are staging a magical "frozen 2" performance tomorrow. abc news reporter kaylee hartung sat down with them to get a sneak peek of what's to come. >> it's the song that everyone%'s singing. "frozen 2" is the number one animated film in the world, translated into 45 languages. ♪ >> sunday night on the oscar stage, julio jones idina menzel and aurora, elsas, representing nine different countries. >> how did this all come together? >> i just, you know, called them up, hey, i'm doing the as correspon -- oscars tomorrow. >> i would assume it's your first time all being together? >> absolutely, yeah. >> what is this like to have all of you together? >> we were all very emotional, i think. we just went into the room and had that first rehearsal and everyone is like, oh, my gosh. >> that beautiful voice norwegian singer aurora. >> i got goo bumps when i saw them together on stage today. it's so powerful and so -- i don't know. i think there's nothing more beautiful than a group of humans, especially women, standing together. >> any preview you ca

. ♪ >> and idina menzel nominated for best original song.'ll be performing with nine international elsas all singing the lyrics in their own language. i met one of them at a nearby nail salon prepping for my red carpet moment. "1917" is favored after winning best picture at the golden globes. the "joker" also up for best picture has 11 nominations. >> joaquin phoenix is the front-runner for his performance in "joker." it has the most nominations of any film. >> renee zellweger won her oscar years ago. she could win again tonight. and they plan to pay respects to kobe bryant. >> still to come here on "abc7 mornings," we have a lot more oscars coverage for you. we're going to talk about the achievement that makes the short "pit bull" different from other projects. and we have a live look outside. look at the waves whipping on the water. the winds are going to stick with us through monday. lisa arg uh, "fifteen minutes could save you 15%ain? or more on car insurance." i think we're gonna swap over to "over seventy-five years of savings and serv

we saw elsa out there, idina menzel, nine elsas from all over the world.emale composer do a musical tribute as well. they tried to get a lot of women out there to try to get involved in the show. >> yeah, it was a pretty fun show. jason nathanson, thank you for your time there in hollywood, we appreciate it. we will have much more from the oscars ahead in this half hour and some surprises here on "world news now." >>> for now turning to the race for the white house, senator bernie sanders is planning to request a partial review of iowa caucus results on the eve of the new hampshire primary. >> former mayor pete buttigieg received two more delegates than sanders but many news organizations are not declaring a winner due to voting discrepancies. here's abc's mona kosar abdi. >> reporter: with a high-stakes new hampshire primary a little over 24 hours away, candidates making a last-ditch effort to win over voters. minnesota senator amy klobuchar feeling the boost from her performance in friday's debate brought in her largest crowd to date sunday in the granit

. ♪ no one can hurt you >> reporter: and idina menzel nominated for best original song. ♪ into the unknownng with nine international elsas, all singing lyrics in their own language. coincidentally i met one at a nearby nail salon prepping for my red carpet moment. ♪ as for the major contenders, "1917" is favored after winning best picture at the golden globes and the bafta. "joker" also up for best picture has 11 nominations. >> joaquin phoenix is the front-runner in the best actor rauz race for his performance in "joker," that film has the most nominations of any film. renee zellweger could win her second oscar as best actress for "judy" tonight. and they plan to pay respects to the one and only kobe bryant, who won an oscar in 2019, for best animated short for his autobiographical film "dear basketball." >> they gave a 6-year-old boy his first laker jersey, and i'll always love them for that. >> that's going to be an emotional moment. there will be so many people recognized in the in memorial section, their legacy lives on. guys? >> adrienne, thank you. >>> be sure to catch all of the ac

. >> steve: the oven >> jimmy: the next headline was, "idina menzel belts 'frozen 2' with nine other could have been "horrified guests at wedding slowly realizing that bridal party is about to do some sort of performance." [ laughter and applause "oh, no, no, no. don't do this. don't. next headline was, "punxsutawney phil predicts early spring." headline could have been, "arby's catches this week's roast beef." hey. [ laughter ] [ audience oohs >> steve: come on. we have the meats. >> jimmy: who was that have them fired immediately. >> steve that's rude that's rude. >> jimmy: yeah the next headline was, "democrats face off in new hampshire. headline could have been, "cast of 'friends,' where are they now" [ laughter and applause "we were on the break! we were on a break." and finally, this headline was, djokovic wins australian open. headline could have been, "man zips fly too fast. [ laughter ] [ audience oohs that's all the time we have for "just and improved." [ cheers and applause we'll be right back with more of the "the tonight show." come on back, everybody. [ cheers and appla

. ♪ into the unknown broadway superstar idina menzel bringing us into the unknown bringing the song from the world who voiced elsa in foreign languages, performing alongside the original snow queen. ♪ and one of the biggest surprises of the night -- the real slim shady. ♪ his palms are sweaty singing his 2002 hit song, "lose yourself." it won best song that year, but eminem never showed up to sing it. so this year, he made up for lost time. ♪ lose yourself in the music ♪ you better never let it go following his performance, eminem tweeting, look, if you had another shot, another opportunity, dot, dot, dot, thanks for having me, academy. sorry it took me 18 years to get here. ♪ and sir elton john, no stranger to performing on hollywood's biggest night, took to the stage to perform his nominated song "i'm going to love me again" from his biopic, "rocketman." ♪ oh oh oh i'm going to love me again ♪ later winning the oscar for best original song alongside his writing partner of 53 years, bernie taupin. >> and the oscar goes to sir elton john and bernie taupin. >> i'm rarely lost for words, b

party jumping up here upstairs in our studio and tomorrow on "gma saturday," a sneak peek of idina menzel's" and we can reveal that she'll be joined by nine elsas from around the world and will make it a truly global performance. you were like elsa who? you'll meet them tomorrow. but until then, it is time for "pop news" with lara spencer. [ cheers and applause ] >>> good morning. so as you can probably tell we are counting down to the oscars all morning and right now we have an exclusive for you. your first look at what this year's biggest stars will be dining on at the governors ball. wolfie, wolfgang puck, there he is, the brains behind the delicious menu. this is his 26th year feeding the winners at the official post oscars bash. this year he's going green for the golden night. the menu will be 70% plant based. more than 70 imaginative dishes including tacos with tomatillo salsa, beet macaroons and who says tots can't be fancy. look at these bad boys with the herb creme fraiche and caviar. wolfgang bringing new dishes too like cacio -- >> pepe. >> i wasn't sure. >> speaking my language.