no, engineer knows absolutely what is going on at oracle. i have taken or " courses and access the database that had for two years. no one knows what the hell is going on at any given time. the federal government repudiated $240 million worth of oracle contracts because five years later, they did not know what the hell was going on. after they paid an amount of dollars. you should look at that right now. i am not making a joke out of it, i am very serious. you can program any officer, police officer in city college on a program and they will know 60% to 70% of what their job is on the microsoft database. i appreciate your time. president mazzucco: any further public comment? hearing none, public comment is now closed. next item. >> discussion and possible action regarding proposed amendment of the san francisco police commission rules of order to modify the commission's regular meeting schedule and to make non substantial of clean-up changes -- none substantive clinic changes. president mazzucco: there is a conversation about the cost of our

every time that oracle wins, san francisco wins better. we voted un to make san francisco a better and safer place. under your leadership, we have now lost the forty-niners. let's just hope that we don't lose the america's cup. supervisor kim: next speaker? >> thank you for your service, and thank you for the opportunity. i think your hard work shows that you recognize the urgency of this matter and the need to get it done and the surface amount -- the shortest amount of time possible. i will speak to the direct benefits of this campaign in the city. san francisco is to sailing like new york is to seeder. if you can do it here, you could do it anywhere. if we bring of this race successfully in san francisco, we will establish san francisco as the premier destination for sailboat racing on the planet. for the long-term effect, nowhih we hope and bring back, it will bring back more sailboat activities and races on our waters, and these are direct impacts we cannot possibly quantified today. i hope it will be in consideration and should move

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oracle is still building the super secret boat.o years on valentine's day he became the youngest skipper ever to win the america's cup on board oracle. >> in the old boats you would basically stand there on a grinding pedestal and you would be there for the day. now you're running around. you need a real mix of skill and athleticism. >> there is one hometown hero with a big role in oracle's race to the trophy. john consteski grew up in the bay area. the oracle's team says they feel lucky the america's cup came to san francisco but they're not sure that san francisco feels the same about the cup. why some city officials are questioning the benefits of hosting the america's cup. >>> this is mardi gras or fat tuesday in new orleans rolled out its rollicking parade today. the french quarter was alive with costumes, partyers and parade floats today. it's the feast before the fasting. a day to dress up, toss beads and toast rex the king of carnival. >> hail rex. >> hail rex. >> mardi gras is the last fling before the season of lent which

unveil to the public oracle's well oiled america's cup racing machine. part of it anyway. >> this is the first time that the media has been allowed in to oracle's america's cup headquarters here at pier 80. >> reporter: there's a lot they're willing to show us including a wing being built for one of the new boats, but what they're not willing to show us is the boat itself. the newly designed high-tech 72- foot catamaran will be top secret for as long as possible before it's launched in july. undoubtedly team oracle plans on launching its boat in san francisco bay waters. that's despite huge economic concerns being raised about the viability of the race. the city of san francisco could be looking at much higher costs for everything from holding the event to the amount the port authority would have to reimburse race organizers once a new cruiseship terminal/race headquarters is built. america's cup executives aren't discouraged. >> there is no plan b. we just have to really try to make it all work. >> reporter: another concern is the lack of race competiti

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for the latest we bring in john henry smith at oracle arena. away. >> reporter: hey, jimmy k., for all of the defense that mark jackson has had since he came here to coach the warriors, did you know that 23 games in the warriors are one of the top six scoring teams in the entire league. one of the primary ways they have gotten that done is through the three-point shot. they are in third place on a percentage basis in terms of hitting three pointers this year. coach jackson said he doesn't want to rely on those long-distance calls. >> i don't go in to the game thinking, okay, let's get x amount of shots from three point. you realize there are good and bad ones. i think my guys are taking good ones. i would encourage him if you get a wide-open shot shoot the basketball. off of ball movement, dribble penetration, inside, outside, we have shooters that are comfortable and confident and are shooting the three-point basketball. i am a guy that fully understands the weapon it can be and i like the way we have used it. >> the rockets come in to oracle

oracle shares were up a fraction. this is its second acquisition in three months. taleo stock shot up 17%, closing just shy of oracle's purchase price of $46 per share. pepsi is taking aim at coke, cutting jobs and using some of the savings to boost marketing. pepsi has been lagging coke, especially in the u.s. it will eliminate 8,700 jobs worldwide. earnings in the fourth quarter were better than expected. but the pepsi c.e.o. called 2012 a "pit-stop year to refuel." shares certainly hit the brakes, falling almost 4% on heavy volume. the company rejected calls for it to split its beverage business from its frito-lay snack division. it's a different story at snack food maker diamond foods. the company will restate two years of financial results and replace its top two executives. shares took a nosedive, losing more than a third of their value. the company has been under increasing pressure for its accounting of payments to walnut farmers. the trouble also has put pressure on diamond food's plans to buy the pringles brand from p&g for close to $1.5 billion. an impro

you'd never want to what -- run on oracle. it is not secure, reliable. for the technical people in the room, was unix a technologically better system? was oracle better than db2 technologically? the answer i will tell you is no. what they were were economically better. the massive difference in the economics of this, which has driven every stage of computing here, and that is what is going to drive this forward. i will end by letting you -- if there's one thing i want you to walk away with, i am going to tell you a little story, and i'm going to pass it back. as i said, i teach a class in beijing, and the amazon boys are very nice to me. they gave me $3,000 worth of computers and storage, so i showed up in class and said, "you get $3,000 of computer and storage." turns out that buys you about 2 1/2 years of a server, you can pick northern california, virginia, ireland, right? most of the kids in the room are looking at me saying that it is kind of boring. they can get a server in beijing. what difference does it make year or $3,000 buys 10,000 computers

now i know the oracle thought houses were going to turn last year. whoa! [ buzzer ] and also never applied to him, but i'm going to do it. [ booing ] . he has home-related plays galore. but this year is different. he is not just saying housing, i'm early. he wants in used. just take a look at this amazing, in my head, snippet from today's incredible interview with becky quick. >> if i had a way of buying a couple hundred,000 single family homes and had a way of managing, the management is really a problem, because they're one by one. they're not like apartment houses. but i would load up on them. and i would take mortgages out at very, very low rates. >> got to love a guy that says the real issues is management and not buying hundreds of thousands of them. i would have thought the buying hundreds of thousands of them was a bit of a stumbling block. anyway, warren is not alone. fantastic housing numbers for january, one that took the index back up to where it was in january 2010 when it was pumped up by the home buyer tax credit. i say infamous because it c

>> with you quenelle, compared to oracle, i know you like ibm, do you feel the opposite of oracle? will that firm continue to struggle at least comparative? >> that's an interesting question. ibm, they're going more from a hardware model to more software services, whereas oracle is doing the opposite. they're going into hardware with the acquisition of sun, right? so i think, you know, that trend is probably likely to continue. >> 58% of the businesses outside of the u.s., maybe the u.s. at this point does seem as though it's the best house in a shaky neighborhood. perhaps a slowdown coming in asia, i guess it's debatable. >> the thing with asia, it is somewhat slowing down, but still growing faster than the rest of the world, so, you know, china, india still growing nicely. southeast asia starting to emerge. we did see asia as a whole as a high-growth market. >> also kind of cyclicalities with the ibm, and companies -- in a big downturn, because it can save them costs and preserve margins. you can see expanded extending on ibm's offerings on a downturn spurred by that downturn? >>

is boring old oracle sexy again? >> i think it certainly is.e have a facebook feel-good rally right now. facebook's the tide lifting all these boats here. microsoft over 30 for the first time in two years. we have intel rallying, apple at all-time highs. ibm up at all-time highs. oracle is a boring old stock but going to make you some money here in the short-term. investors are focused on tech, so why not ride the tide? >> really? would you buy these techs on the back of facebook? this is a feel-good rally on the back of facebook? >> absolutely. that's all people is talking about. greece is in our rearview mirror believe it or not. jobs number added fuel to the fire. people can focus on the tech sector and really buy it right now. it's not just the large caps. small and mid caps are up over 12% this year too. there's value everywhere and people are buying into it aggressively. >> matt, thank you very much. do appreciate your time. we're a little squeezed today. get you on again soon. take care. >> from big tech to new tech, netsuite soaring. co

if they turn it down and dead teen oracle and owner. ellison would have to scramble to find another venue at the very late date. >> at staying fabulous here. it certainly is. 59 and half moon bay and these numbers were at least 10 degrees warmer than what we experienced on monday. it is taking a while to cool down this evening. san jose 55 after our high of 65. we get over to the north and eastern portion of our district where his 47 in napa, 50 in livermore after 60 degrees today. san francisco in the mid- 50's after the high temperature of 61. 39-47degrees will be the span and we will see some areas of patchy fog away from the day. the area of low pressure to the north of the bay area, see those clouds quacks that are still drifting in across the horizon, but this huge dome of high pressure will continue to contribute to temperatures well above normal for this time of year. but the dry air mass in place, where pollen count will be extremely high tomorrow, and you can blame it on the blossoming of their ash and gene boards. additional

this afternoon oracle racing showed off the speed and style that it hopes will bring back the america's cup when the yacht races come to san francisco next year. these high tech boats may look like they could sail themselves but the team captain says it takes high peak athleticism. >> you will see that during the racing. >> the city of san francisco is expected to spend more than $50 million to get ready for the races in 2013. organizizers say the america's cup will bring more than a billion dollars to the bay area economy. but not everybody is buying that forecast. some people say they are concerned that the turn out will be less than expected. >>> some folks who rent boat slips are upset about proposed new rules. those new rules could include a ban on subleasing of slips just as those spaces are about to be in high demand. a meeting is set for tomorrow. ktvu.com has complete coverage of the america's cup race you can watch more of today's oracle team practice. >>> the words of a serial killer may lead to a new search for victims. today crews smoothed dirt back over a well where offici

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. >> well, you know, in the old way, jim, you would go to oracle, microsoft, sap.ou would buy this old software. you would have to install it, upgrade it, maintain it. it would really slow down your ability to innovate. it would really impair your cost structure because of the amount of risk that you take on. in fact, still, jim, many, many companies do that today. i think to their detriment. >> right. >> the next generation companies, the companies that i just spoke of, the ones who have really amazing revenue growth like we do, they're all built on the cloud, jim. the cloud is where innovation is happening. that's why forbes rated us the most innovative company in the world. we give you the ability to go faster in your organization. that's what the cloud does. >> now we get into what i regard as the minutiae, but others regard as the fundament. here's what i was taught to do at school, which is a parsing of the two reports. i've got salesforce.com fiscal third quarter. all right. all you bears, i got that. i got the fourth quarter, and i am seeing a break-out tha

see oracle do?k out well. >> well, i know what you meant. >> hope he gets it because i didn't. >> in a way, yes. oracle's playing catchup in the cloud, but i don't think they're playing catchup to s.a.p. there's a bigger picture here. there's another start-up called workday run by the guy who did people soft. got bought out by larry ellison. they're doing really well probably going to go public late they are year, early next. that's one to look at as far as a lot of people in this space are concerned about. it's a battle for the hr cloud. it's going to be a broader battle even. this cloud consolidation is not over. >> can you tell me who you think is ruling the cloud right now? you ask some people names like google, amazon, sales force comes up. who do you think is in the cloud? >> i stick to cloud doesn't mean much of anything anymore. are you talking about software as a service or platform as a service. they're all very different. salesforce is strong in another area. >> microsoft. >> you have to

oracle grew 20%-plus year over year. microsoft grew over 30% year over year.o their crm product is growing faster. in fact, they say that 75% of their growth -- of the growth area is competitive replacements and a good chunk of that is coming from salesforce. so we believe as microsoft increases their drive in the space, as oracle increases what they're doing in the space, as their partners -- because this is a massive partner channel that microsoft has -- >> sorry to interrupt. any chance microsoft makes a bid for salesforce? >> no. it doesn't -- it's not going to be eps accretive. the company has guided next year to 51 -- negative 51 to negative 56 cents gap. so there's no way microsoft's going to buy it because of the issue of how it's going to affect their bottom line. in addition, the multiple is very high. and frankly, marc benioff really believes the story. i don't see that he would sell. >> if we've taken out the microsoft takeout premium in this, could you then set up some kind of a trade where you buy microsoft/oracle and sell crm short? >> i could s

>> you know, jim, i'm all in favor of oracle. i think it's a great company.sed to work there myself. i love s.a.p. and microsoft. i don't know what cloud customers any of them have. i can show you, and you know, hey, let's go talk to g.e., facebook, coke, dupont, you know, hewlett-packard now. you name it. we have hundreds of thousands of customers who are using salesforce.com's system in the cloud, and this quarter we passed s.a.p. as the second largest provider now of crm in the world. software or cloud. >> amazing. >> that was a huge accomplishment, and thousand we're targeting number one, and you know who they are. >> yes, i do. mark, i do greatly appreciate that you gave us that additional data, which you know i felt the heat from by not having, and i really think it was a great quarter. no flies on it. well done, mark, salesforce.com. >> thanks, jim. great to see you. >> great to see you. >> guys, look, i asked for a series of data points because i felt that people weren't able to get their arms around how well the sales force is doing. we now know to g

oracle for stealing their software.ou may recall that former sap ceo was named in the lawsuit. the first months the head of hp nobody could find him. not lawyers from oracle who wanted his deposition nor hp employees. back to you. >> sounds like a case of espionage. rapper m.i.a. could get a sizable bill from the fcc. she showed her middle finger right into a camera during sunday's halftime show. the nfl had a signed contract that said if they did anything to trigger a fine they would be responsible. the fcc fined cbs 550 grand back in the day when janet jackson's wardrobe malfunction shocked the world. and a court eventually threw out the fine. >> a bay area native, on the bouncing tight rope, he's a red wood high school graduate, andy lewis. look at this. boing. he is a pioneer in what is called slack lining. he was selected after madonna saw a slack lining competition. >> well done. got to get him -- yeah. what are those. the greek things. toga. >> still to come on "today in the bay," a redwood city man accused of dr

he was the president of oracle's on demand service, which by some records was the first online on demand service. cloud computing has a lot of fathers, but tim is often called the grandfather of cloud computing because of that endeavor. but tim is also an investor in a cloud computing companies, and author of some very exciting cloud computing books. thank you for being here. next, we have simon crosby. he is an entrepreneur, who has just launched his latest company, and he might tell us a little bit about it. before that, almost just about a month ago, he was the cto of citrix systems. he got there by selling his last company to them. that company has developed some of the key virtualization technologies, which enable the cloud. he made a big contribution. thank you for that. last but definitely not least, we have jeanette tomlinson, the cto of our very own, dear city of santa francisco -- gina, and sen. she has had a very daunting task of taking the legacy infrastructure of the city and moving that to a professional data center. but also, setting up a virtual private cloud and making a

so far only 3 teams have challenging oracle for the cup. and so all of the team bases can be con sol did did ited on pier 80. >> with the level of investment that have been anticipated to repair 30-32 we won't be needing those and we figured that out over good conversations we had this weekend. >>reporter: ceo of the event authority says some millions will still be spent on pier upgrades. >> for example the apron part of the if boat requirements they industrial to be done. >>reporter: if the 80 million isn't spent fixing up the pier that means a lot of jobs fixing the pier will also not come to pass. supervisor david chu says matter of running out of time. >> by the changes we made ka to simplify how much work we have to do to prepare for that we'll be ready for the whole world to kilometer and seat races. >>reporter: former supervisor felt the city was over its head. he thinks the new deal is a step in the right direction. >> i am hopeful this is a sign that the project is being scaled into reality to deal with the fact that there's less c

our john henry smith joins us from oracle arena. john henry, fans are looking forward to this match-up. warriors get to face their former coach, keith smart, tonight. >> reporter: that's right. for the second time since he lost his job as warriors head coach, smart makes his return to oracle arena. the first time was in the preseason when he came as a kings assistant. this game counts for real tonight, and keith smart is the kings' head coach. >> what he's done is tried to input some of the things that he's -- he did here. so they're in the middle of running old stuff and new stuff. they're very talented basketball team. you know, it's -- you can see the difference. >> overall, it's going to be strange coming in to a real regular season game to get ready to play. but our guys, i think we'll play. and we're -- trying to build something, and i think we're on the right track right now. >> reporter: well, some individual players like demarcus cousins are playing better under smart's leadership. but the team, not so much. since smart too

takes us behind the scene of oracle racing team's san francisco headquarters, where espionage was therder of the day. >> whoo-hoo! >> reporter: the site of oracle racing team's 40-foot catamarans practicing on the bay has been a very public display of the coming america's cup race. but today the team opened its 340,000 square foot warehouse to give the public a peek behind the curtain. >> at the moment, we have about 100 guys here designing, building, sailing, maintenance. >> reporter: in cavernous rooms, workers built custom sails used on the team's catamarans, and in another, the machines are carefully studied. >> the wing's getting repaired. >> reporter: there are reminders of america's cup past. looming overhead is the sprawling 223-foot wing from oracle's winning trimaran in the 2010 america's cup. >> if you can be respectful about not taking any footage. >> reporter: but here's where the public footage ends, at least for the cameras. behind a curtain wall marked top secret, design teams are building the team's 70-foot catamaran that will actually compete in the america's cup yac

the oracle team is in the middle of months of practice. roughly half the size of the boats that will be on the bay in the summer of 2013. >> this race course in san francisco is going to be incredibly physical. i mean, these boats are going to go two or three times the wind speed. lots of maneuvers. >> sailing in the bay has its unique challenges, from the varying wind in regard to a boat's relationship to one of the bay islands. >> this course is making the racing more interesting. it would reward the good moves and mistakes to be punished. i think it's going to suit our team. >> reporter: additionally unlike past america's cups the entire competition will be viewer friendly within that natural amphitheater which is the bay. >> people have probably seen fleet week, this is going to be another dimension. this is a summer long of activity. to look at some of other examples of waterfront cities that have benefited from events like these. there's a legacy, this america's cup is really going to do some good for this city. i think the america's

. >> gentleman unique look behind the scenes at oracle's -- preparation to defend its america's cup tileial -- how -- how fans can get the ir >>> welcome back. clear across the entire state. a stray shower possible around eureka and 53. tahoe sunny and 55. 53 yosemite. low to mid 80s around l.a. and palm springs. looks like spring everywhere. here's kristen with more news. >>> 5:48. oracle racing showed off some of their boats as they prepared for the america's cup races in san francisco bay next year. the home base is at pier 80 and boats are spectacular. the team is here to practice on the smaller version of the final product. we weren't allowed to film the design on the larger -- [ unintelligible ] america's cup will be 72 feet long with a 223 foot mast over 20 stories. there's a lot to consider. >> everything, tide, wind, it is not always apparent which direction to go which is the most viable way to go. given the bay is small there be a lot of spectator craft. the boats more physical. it is going to be extremely challenging. >> the america's cup races are set for september 2013. >>>

i like the way the stock has acted since oracle added telos.ody made a huge profit, i'll just say, from a $6 to a $12 option in two days. that was at the march 125 strike. now they have rolled out to the 135/150 strikes, which nines now they have put even more money on the table, betting this stock goes a lot higher over the next 30 days. >> it will be interesting to watch. after the close rack space, of course i point out less than a quarter of its sales come from what you call cloud. i'll be talking to jon fortt about this, on "closing bell." >> now you have like a developing arms race, right? larry ellison goes out and shot right to the bow of -- when he goes for taleo last week, now they're star starting to run up again. survive of the fittest, keep buying. >> that's the classic story on wall street. >> i look at that as one less buyer in the industry. oracle has already bought. >> how do you know they won't buy somebody else? >> they won't buy crm. i think the stock is overvalued. i gra el with herb on this. >> i was just pointing out what

the ceo of oracle was going to rebuild those properties in exchange for future development rights andfree lease so far only three teams are challenging oracle for the cup so the mayor says all can be consolidated at pier 80. the city still plans to use 27 and 29 as a racing village. >>> san jose state university officials say they will continue to stand by a promise to give preference to students -- [ unintelligible ] >>> opponents of a plan by george lieu to -- george lucas to build -- the planning commission gave the expansion a thumbs up yesterday their action followed hours of public comment. lieu can'ts to build a 270,000 square foot compound -- near his fame news skywalker ranch. some fear the large development is going to be too gigantic and harm the environment. the issue will go to the board of supervisors. >>> obama administration moving to reduce funding for the nation's tsunami warning system. waves from the march 11th, quake in japan caused 58 million dollars in damage to the harbors in santa cruz and crescent city. the budget will reduce spending for the tsunami programs

or call -- oracle ceos are expected to attend. >>> hopefully there are no problems for the commute this morning? >> the commute looks good on the san mateo bridge which is not causing a huge problem. also it looks good on 880 as you pass the coliseum heading to oakland and if you are driving onto the bay bridge, there is lincoln figure racing so use caution after the toll plaza. let's go to steve. >>> there is some fog around, it is going to get pushed north to south, and yesterday was a foggy cloudy day until late in the afternoon. 50s to very low 60s. today we will warm it up. santa rosa 70s and i will go 68 downtown. 68 for montgomeryville. 64 today. concord was only 59 san jose cool 61 and cool temperatures, high pressure is deflecting everything way to the north san jose checking in warmer than san francisco's 49 and you can see it right there, everything is driving northward after this last system clips us. it could be a significant cool down as we go through the weekend. patchy clouds warming, breezy up in the hills. that northerly breeze starts to kick up. vallejo 64, san rafael

pay for stealing oracle software. the former ceo was named in that lawsuit and in the first months as the head of hp nog nobody could find this guy. and congress has proved new funding for if faa as well as rules that would allow pilots to fly more direct flights between cities, that should cut down on flight time. many of the ideas were developed in mountain view. one of the big changes is instead of stair stepping down to the destination, pilots will be able to make a much more sudden decent. the lower you go the more fuel you burn. >> does that mean they drop our prices? >> we'll see. they'll save money. pass it on to you? >> 5:26 now. still to come on "today in the bay," the man known as the chrome resolver bandit heads to court. >> and a big decision out of san francisco today on the state gay marriage ban. we'll talk about the possible outcomes, coming up. >> christie smith has her umbrella read the go. make sure you do as well. we've got heavy rain moving through parts of the bay area. we'll pinpoint the shower

warriors having a fun time at oracle tonight. the warriors hit the road and play the suns on wednesday night. in new york, what would another jeremy lin night bring? knicks-nets. carmelo anthony. first game playing with jeremy lin. jeremy lin with a steal there. finger roll. yeah! 21 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists. 7-16 from the floor. deron williams 8 three- pointers. 38 points in the game and the nets win it 100-92. rondo with the celtics. let's talk about allen iverson. offered an indoor soccer contract. former nba mvp. offered $20,000 a game. with a 5,000 per goal bonus. we will see if he wants to get it going. we will tell you, celtics guard, rondo suspended suspended for just not being nice. he has been called the best right handed hitter. the a's are giving manny ramirez a chance to show it. signed today to become an oakland a's. $500,000. he will sit out 50 games because he failed a drug test last year. manny ramirez will join the team on friday. his first game could be on his birthday, may 30 at the twins. last week, fred

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association, who worked with to create the solution to help keep employers in san francisco like oracle and twitter, to make certain to keep them in san francisco. 20% of the trips by 2020. they allow for them to have a place for their employees to store their bikes. people who are helping to keep the economy going in san francisco. as fighting continues to grow, we hope that many buildings will invest in by grooms, and as large employers consider this we will see building owners do this more and more. i think this is a great interim solution to make certain that there is secured by storage as the real-estate market catches up to the demand we see in the next few years. this is a very elegant and effective way to do this and i support avalos crafting this. and the employers talk about where they will store the spikes in the rental space. t encourage more people to bike. someone may say, i want to store this in the conference room or somewhere near their desk. i want to thank all of you for your support of this. >> we have a question? supervisor mar: thank you for your great work on this

. >>> later this hour, the oracle racing team is taking to the water for a practice session in the bayn preparation for next year's 44th america cup. the route goes along the em bauer da kerr row before circling in front of treasure island angel island -- embarcadero before circling in front of treasure island, angel island. >>> remember these pictures, the miracle on the hud son? tonight we're learning -- hudson tonight we're learning what was on there may not be on all plane. >>> thanks for watching have a great day.

last week oracle gave a preview of racing in action. today, mayor ed lee will tour -- tour improvements at piers 305732 that could accommodate the -- 30 and 32 that could accommodate the race. >>> the oscars were hand the out last night at the -- handed out last night at the 84th annual awards. paul has a look at the winners. >> reporter: the black and white silent movie "the artist" was the big winner. it picked up five oscars, including best picture and best director. its french actor beat out george clooney and brad pitt to be named best actor. >> i love your country. >> reporter: meryl streep took home her third oscar for her portrayal in "the iron lady." she's been nominated 17 times. >> when they called my name i had this feeling i could hear half of america say oh, no! >> octavia spencer cried when she accepted her award. and at 82 this actor won in "beginners." martin scorsese's film won. billy crystal hosted the show for the 9th time. sacha bare baron cohen walked the -- sacha baron cohen walked the red carpet. >>> sasha baron