in my way ♪ approaches, mary j. bligenvolved in a bitter divorce from her husband of 14 years, kendu isaacs. she says the split even left her temporarily homeless. that's when she turned to jimmy iovine and his family. >> we just jumped in and said okay, what do you need? >> i need a place to live. >> yeah. well, she stayed with us. you know what i mean? we loved having her. breakfast with mary. it was incredible. >> reporter: and to blige it was incredible what happened last month. the day she turned 47. >> wow. what a gift you got on your birthday. >> oh, my star. >> you got a star on the hollywood walk of fame. >> yes. >> i always want to earn everything. i don't play games with this. i want people when someone is praising me or looking up to me, i need to have earned that. so i'm so grateful for this star right now because i've earned it probably three times but i'm so grateful that i have this. >> you've earned it three times. >> i've been working my ass off. i worked really hard. >> reporter: setting the stage for w

." >>> the queen of hip-hop soul mary j. bligeay soon be carrying around a couple of gold statues from the oscars. blige has been nominated for both her acting and her songwriting. michelle miller has her story. ♪ come on baby just party with me ♪ ♪ set your body free >> reporter: less than two weeks before the academy awards. ♪ ♪ before you get loose and start to lose your mind ♪ mary j. blige up for not one but two oscars is on stage in tampa, giving it her all. ♪ no more ♪ no more drama >> when it's a show with real fans, energy is through the roof. it's amazing. ♪ when i'm looking at me when i'm looking past the mirror ♪ >> reporter: no question about it. ♪ i'm not gonna cry no more mary j. blige writes her own script. >> she's not afraid of anything. >> reporter: she's not? >> no. >> reporter: producer jimmy iovine, one of the biggest names in music, has known blige for decades. >> mary brings you on a journey, and she connects with her fans like that. and she really reflects the life she's lived, the struggles and all. ♪ ♪ t

nominee mary j. bligep with for two academy award this pluss still live and well in our gi to support not just one but two super bowl winningan home. we are back in a more and more student debt is keeping people from doing what they love. (horn sound) ♪ ♪ like buying a home. ♪ ♪ (knocking sound) traveling. ♪ ♪ even getting married. ♪ ♪ at citizens bank we can help you refinance both your federal and private student loans. so you can start saving and get on with your life. ask a leader in student lending how we can help you reach your potential. >>> eagles nation gives more cheers to moorestown new jersey's favorite citizens, head coach doug pederson and assistant coach were honored to bring the vince lombardi trophy home to philadelphia "eyewitness news" reporter cleve bryan, was there. >> ♪ fly eagles fly >> reporter: strike up pep band and lets hear our favorite fight song. >> ♪ >> reporter: eagles super bowl celebrations continues saturday. moorestown new jersey honor two favorite citizens head coach do

. >> mary j blige enrique. >> mary j blige. with creative students in the philadelphia school district. >> when i first heard it honestly i thought it was too good to be true. >> too good to believe that this could be the break budding song writer and app per clinton mills has been dreaming of. ♪ >> and he's learning it all in a free after school program. he's not the om one. >> ♪ >> this will be the first song i've ever recorded. i was always very nervous about recording and being out there with my vocals. >> i'm gonna let go everything in and believe. >> we're going tweak it and mack sure it fits your vocals. >> for me to learn how to do everything and for them to take on all of our skills and teach us everything new is amazing. ♪ >> you don't have to be singer, writer or producer to benefit from the skills learned here. says station manager shelly wo wolf. >> we allow them an innovative space where they can be themselves, tell their stories and really have hands-on experience with new technology. >> to give kids the opportun

. >> mary j. blige. enrique ink lay sis. >> mary j blige, tupac. >> justin timberlake.ow they're working with creative students in the philadelphia school district. >> when i first heard it honestly i thought it was too good to be true. >> too good to believe this could be the break clinton mills as and dreaming of. >> he's learning it all in a free after neil school program. he's not the only one. >> ♪ this will be the first song i've ever recorded. i was always very nervous about recording and being out there with my vocals. >> ♪ >> we're going tweak it and make sure it fits your vocals. >> for me to learn how to do everything and for them to take on all of our skills and teach us everything knew is amazing. ♪ >> reporter: you don't have to be a singer writer or producer to benefit from the skills learned here. says station manager shelly wo wolf. >> we allow them an innovative space where they can be themselves, tell their stories and really have hands on experience with new technology. >> to give kids the opportunity not only have creative outlet but get them prepar

they have announced the list of performers including mary j. blige and common, they will be performing oscar nominated songs and you watch all the action during the 90 and academy awards here on 6 abc march 4 and at 8:00. and here on "action news" at noon a milestone for general hospital. the hit soap is celebrating their 14,000 and episode. >>> health check this noon. america's childhood obesity epidemic appears to be getting worse. a new study finds the significant rise in the rate of severe obesity among preschool children at ages of 2 to 5 years old. and increasing from 1999 and 2016. and african-american children and hispanic had higher elevations of obesity than white and asian children. >>> and we had a chance to catch up to two stars of general hospital. alicia vitarelli spoke with them about their upcoming live show for charity. >> general hospital is the longest running scripted show in the history of television. and today at 3:00, right here on 6 abc, the show is celebrating a landmark. it's 14,000th episode. monoco is on the show for 20 y

. >> nominated this year octavia spencer and mary j. blige up for original song. and denzel washington nominated for best actor and among it's nominees for original screen play, and best adapted screen play d. reason first woman to get a nod for writing. >> why did it take 90 years to gets here. they say that diversity in the film industry asks the same. there is some progress hollywood has a long way to go. >> out of 2016. 25 did not have a single african-american or black actor on the screen. over 40 did not feature asian characters and 15 did not feature latino characters. we need stories that represents all of humanity. >> don't forget to watch the oscars live with host jimmy kimmel here on 6 abc. beginning at 8:00 sunday night. and after the oscars, alec baldwin's new talk show on abc makes the debut. he will interview comedian jerry seinfeld andcate mckinnon on the show. set to hair sunday night after the academy awards. >>> tonight on an all new goldbergs we can relive eagles glory with a special super bowl episode. the sitcom is centered around the family

reporter: three three-year old designer went from painting on t-shirts to her new collection, mary j. bligeas recently worn her clothing on stage and she says other celebrities are looking to sport exclusive use of color and graphic artwork that has come to define her brand and the person who wears it. >> they are real bold, colorful, real confident, and or risque but some are saying it is just for everyone i feel >> she tells us she's absorbing the moment. she's happy to be head lining at the fashion show here at century 21 tonight but her hope, eventually, are to show at insuring fashion week. we're live from center city, natasha brown for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >> that is awesome. >> very cool. >> kate joins us now. we say good bye to june and february's back. >> february's back. >> it is every bit of february outside today. it is cold, damp and we have a winter weather advisory that we talk about earlier for poconos that goes right through tomorrow afternoon for ice, freezing rain, and we will be dealing with soggy conditions right through the weekend but chill will in the last as lon

. >> reporter: nominated for best supporting actress this year octavia spencer and mary j. bligengton and daniel kaluuya nominated for best actor. among the nominees for original screenplay, than jani and dee rees the first black woman to get an oscar nod for writing. >> cause for reflection as it's much for celebration. >> reporter: studying diversity asking the same while there has been some progress hollywood still has a long way to go. >> in 2016 out of 100 films, 25 didn't have a single african-american or black character on screen. not one that spoke. over 40 didn't feature asian-american cashes and over 50 didn't feature latino characters. we need to tell stories that represent all of humanity. >> reporter: marci gonzalez, abc news, los angeles. >> we can only hope that will make a difference that you have the likes of "black panther" which is nearing a billion dollars. that will make many of these studios say, yeah, it could make money, a black movie. >>> as you see the dolby theatre in hollywood. >> a lot of preparation under . >> ♪ >> "action news." delaware valley's le

" and getting a nod for best supporting actress this year actresses octavia spencer and singer mary j bligethem end up taking home a prize. you saw daniel kaluuya nominated forget out. watch the oscars with host jimmy kimmel right here on 6abc at 8:00 on sunday. if you miss anything we'll be here of course on monday morning to break down all of the memorable moments and of course the fashion. >>> and the award perhaps for best husband right now may be going to alexis ohanian who helped support the tennis star before she goes back to tournament play next month. he had four inspiring billboards featuring pictures of the new daughter alexis old olympia ohanian jr. with cute saying like greatest mom of all time. >> if you have unpaid parking tickets in philadelphia find out when the city will cut i was break. >>> a college basketball player from western pa is getting a lot of credit for delivering a pizza. we'll explain why he hopes this gesture will inspire others. following breaking news in south jersey. a shooting leads to an armed barricade situation that seems to have been resolved. we're

>> reporter: that's double nominee, mary j. blige 20 years ago on the jaime fox show.tcalf, getting her big screen start in "desperately seeking susan." >> she is taking the car keys. that little sneak. what did she say about me? >> reporter: and long before taking on winston churchill, gary oldman played in 1986's "sid and nancy." from when he sang a northwested version of "my way." ♪ i did it my way >> reporter: chris conley, abc news, los angeles. >> and somehow he's never won an oscar. >>> can we guess. >> that is so far. >> so this was someone who was homecoming queen, lead in every musical in french club and counsel. helen mirren. meryl streep. so we were wrong. these birds once affected by oil are heading back home. thanks to dawn, rescue workers only trust dawn, because it's tough on grease yet gentle. i am home, i am home, i am home >>> okay. so you know those people always say money doesn't bring happiness? there's a recent study that found money does bring happiness. so if you make $105,000 in north america, that is the ideal income for happiness to kick in.

how about this mike jerek is mary j blige. justin timberlake.or me to learn thousand do everything, and for them to take on all of our skills, and teach us everything new, is amazing. >> even if some of them don't end up becoming the next artist that you're going to next in the next ten, 15 years, these skills they're taking and learning may be the attorney for those artists down the line. >> and do some of the behind the scenes stuff as well. the partnership funded mostly by comcast and verizon. so it is neat. it is growing. maybe more kids will take advantage. >> i would imagine so. that would be great. thanks, karen. >> and she had beautiful voice. >> really nice. you know this doug pederson guy, our coach, he was cents miked up during the super bowl. you probably know that by now. but the eagles just released clips of his reaction to some of the biggest plays. what he says to the players before and during and after the game, it almost >> really? >> i'm too invested maybe. but we will play it for you. he lover >> ♪ >> listen to you! >> just s

reporter: three three-year old designer went from painting on t-shirts to her new collection, singer mary j. blige has worn her clothing on stage and she says that other celebrities are looking to sport the explosive use of color and graphic artwork that has come to define her brand and the person who wears it. >> they are real bold, colorful, you have to be real confident, some are risque but some are kind of, chic. i feel it is for everyone. >> natasha brown for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> one of the keys to living a long life? healthy diet and regular exercise, probably come to mind but results of a new study may surprise you. "eyewitness news" reporter nicole brewer explains. >> reporter: many of searched for the secret to longevity. >> exercise, eat healthy. >> just overall activeness. >> well rounded life should we say. >> reporter: or should we say secrets. many factors extend your life but would you believe, booze beat exercise. >> crazy. >> reporter: student at university of california found two glasses of wine or beer reduce your risk of premature death by 18 percent compared to 11 perc

. >> reporter: nominated for best supporting actress this year octavia spencer and mary j blige who iso up for original song. denzel washington and daniel kaluuya for best actor. for best adaptive screenplay dee rees now the first black woman ever to get an oscar nod for writing. >> cause for selection in as much as it's cause for celebration like why did it take 90 years to get here. >> reporter: researchers asking the same saying while there have been some progress t-hollywood still has a long way to go. >> in 2016 out of a hundred films 25 didn't have a single african-american or black character on screen. >> reporter: not one that spoke. over 40 didn't feature asian-american characters. over 50 didn't feature latino characters. we need to tell stories that represent all of humanity. >> reporter: marci gonzalez abc news, los angeles. >> we should have our oscar picks on friday. want to do that. >> yeah. >> i already 65 know what -- >> did you watch any of the oscar movies. >> not many but enough. >> you're always interesting matt. >> let's take a look outside right now and check the

for this happened. 175 oscar hopefuls gathered at the annual luncheon yesterday with stars like mary j. bligent, front row just to the right of the oscar himself. >> meanwhile meryl streep, the queen of the oscars has 21 nominations. she was all the way in the back row. >> huh, okay. but the real star of the event wasn't even there. an 89-year-old french filmmaker who sent a cutout of herself. >> i like that style. >> right near steven spielberg. >>> over to the eagles where frank has been waiting a very long time to crack open a very special bottle of champagne. he's a huge eagles fan and that bottle of champagne is 38 years old. he says he can finally appreciate the bottle. >> they had had a tough time opening it. they're on their fourth person and finally the big moment. >> still good. >> after all that. >> still good. >> they drank it and it was a little acidic. >> i didn't think they minded. >> that's a long time to keep it on ice. >> you're such a connoisseur. >>> over to making lemonade, not champagne. when life hands you a blackout at a wrestling tournament, you get your phones out. t

. >> reporter: that's double nominee mary j. bligetart with madonna in "desperately seeking susan." >> hi ya. >> gary she's taking the car keys. diary. that little sneak. what did she say about me? ♪ hello ♪ ♪ and now the end is near ♪ >> reporter: long before taking on winston churchill gary oldman played sid vicious. he sang a twisted version of "my way." ♪ and now much more than this i did it my way ♪ >> reporter: all right, guys. let's see if you can recognize a couple of oscar-anymore to nated faces from become fa the day. first, this one. a johnny winter album in her hands and a big career ahead of her. who is that? >> anybody? any guesses? >> allison janney. >> it is. congratulations. >> all michael. nice. >> hey, chris, you can tell by how i answered the question with a question that i was really sure. >> reporter: you gotta love those '9 0s yearbook pictures. a drum major rhett in high school. has bravely marched to the beat of her own drum. he's in the middle right there. who is that? >> oh. we can't see because there's a --

mary j. blige will sing and nominated also for her performance in that movie.thing." from the movie "marshall," "this is me" from "the greatest showman" will also be performed at the 90th academy awards. we'll be there to bring it all to you. march 4th, 8:00 p.m. eastern, 5:00 p.m. pacific right here on abc. >> i brought it home, rob. >> you did. you finished strong. >> yes, thank you. >>> another one here, a major milestone for a member of our family, "general hospital." the soap opera will air its 14,000th episode today. guys, just to put this in context, i mean, most shows have giant celebrations if they make it to 100 episodes. 14,000 episodes. we first met the folks of port charles in 1963 and, of course, one of the most watched episodes was luke and laura's wedding. 30 million people tuned in. [ applause ] oh, the dream of those ratings. bet you didn't know more americans watched luke and laura tie the knot than charles and diana. that's how obsessed we were with them and also the show. we congratulate you, "general hospital." >> yes, we do. [ applause ]