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oscars. and we have details on our >> major new developments in ukraine. the country has requested a united nations security council meeting to deal with its crisis. switzerland and austria are trying to block any assets ukraine's fugitive president may have hidden. today, viktor yanukovych claiming to still be ukraine's rightful leader. >> camouflage and armed pro-russia militants this morning took control of two airports. the message was clear -- they are on the side of russia and completely reject the new ukrainian government. the chaos gripping ukraine now the source of dangerous and rising tensions between the saidd states and russia today that a massive military exercise near the ukrainian border. nowhere is the battle line more evident than right here in the mostly russian enclave of crimea. they want to be closer to russia, even part of it. on thursday, armed men stormed the parliament building, raising the russian flag. they are playing revolutionary songs, and they are calling everyone here comrades. ukraine, citizen of but i am russian, this woman told us, saying she welcomed a russian i

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in the trayvon martin case on the so this story of oscar grant and what happened to him, everybody needs to see it. this is my opportunity on nationalelevision, my chance to thank you. i have a foundation called the tavis smiley foundation, go figure, that works with young people and has for years, thousands across the country, and every summer, we have a leadership institute on the campus of ucla, and kids from around the country come for and talk days to train about what it means to be a servant leader. you cannot lead people if you do not love people, and you cannot save people if you do not serve people. >> beautiful. tavis: we bring these kids out every summer, and they were out last summer in ucla around the time it came out, and i wanted these kids to see it badly, and the truth is, i did not have hundreds of dollars to take these kids to the movie, and something just told me to call forrest whitaker, and he was on location, filming a movie, and literally within a matter of minutes, an hour or so, he called me back personally and made arrangements for the film, not for the kids to go to see the film, not that we would have to

nation with some 45 murders a day. today, of course, south africa's most famous gun owner is oscar pistorius. he spoke of his own fears of violent crime at last year's bail hearing, saying that was the reason he shot his girlfriend, mistaking her for an intruder. he kept his own pistol under his bed at night. >> crime and the fear of crime are huge in south africa, but the reality is a lot depends on where you live. this is where oscar pistorius killed reeva steenkamp, but in seven years, there has only been one of the reported incident of crime, and that was for a minor theft. >> pistorius' version of events will be tested in court next week, but wider questions are already being asked about gun ownership. >> having a gun in your home to supposedly protect your family and your loved ones from the external threat, from the stranger danger, the results show that more often the family who you are trying to protect, your loved ones, are in fact at beingf the gun either used against them or using it in something like suicide or domestic violence. >> but such arguments do not seem to count for muc

it has raised hundreds of thousands for national alzheimer's disease research. >> red carpet is ready for the oscarsse of rain expected in los angeles today. a crew of 300 workers is building structures on hollywood boulevard. getting the job ready in time for oscars is harder this year. >> we are planning for weather. we are on top of the plan, landing for sunday. we will start the red carpet on time and end on time. whatever happens in the middle we will deal with. the days and nights are longer. we will be ready. >> businesses have clogged floats and closures from the preparations. some tourists are confused because they are not able to get in. >> oscar sunday is this sunday only on abc7 news for the first time you can watch the oscars on the smartphone or tablet with a watch abc app and watch them back stage to see the moments that everyone will talk about. you can download the app at abc7news.com/apps. >>> on friday, katie marzullo will be in los angeles covering the oscars. >>> two suggestions for twitter followers in addition to katie marzullo, live doppler 7 hd and >> hello, let me get out o

before you could say "the oscar goes to," a wall of stars with a sweet tooths began sending in orders. "it's given us national and international exposure." "i certainly couldn't put a dollar figure on it, but i would say it // keeps us in the consciousness of people." and each year, they've tried to top themselves. "one year, we had a hand-painted box--very elaborate. each one cost $650 bucks." in 2006, swag bags topped a hundred thousand dollars, including a week-long hawaiian vacation. the i-r-s called it "income." "george clooney, that year, gave his to the red cross to auction to do something good. this year, oscar swag includes trips to vegas and japan. and hollywood necessities--- cosmetic surgery and hair transplants---and grandma frances mccoll's toffee---also in the green room for presenters. now, if her grandson, terry opalek could just get a ticket in. "we've been offered to be seat- fillers this year but couldn't get away. but we may do it next year." "we'll of course, have toffee in our pockets so that might get us in the door." there is a limit to oscar swag extravagence---terry's toffees is sen

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nation's most reliable 4g lte network. >> jimmy: i'm been told we have to bring in our next guest. he is an actor at best, who has only one oscartt damon. [ applause ] >> jimmy: so when you shoot a movie that is a period movie like this -- >> i'm sorry. but do i get a [ bleep ] chair? >> jimmy: oh, is there not room for you? oh, i'm so sorry. okay. but anyway, when you're shooting a movie like this. >> can i just get a chair? >> jimmy: will you get the baby his chair? guillermo will get you a chair. is that all right? was he like this the whole time on the set? [ applause ] >> thank you. thank you. >> jimmy: so bill, now, in in movm this movie when you guys are in the military, i have to say i'm watching it and it really reminded me in a way of "stripes" because you're just a ragtag -- [ applause ] >> jimmy: and even the soundtrack to the movie is kind of reminiscent of "stripes" especially the end of the film. did you think of that? were any of you conscious of that in that situation when you were shooting it? >> well, it reminded me a bit in the midst of it. george has probably got the music on his phone. he could probably pl

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government protest is when is he a nation it's a bit concerned that think accent establishments as well as many tiny sleeping and sound finally with precisely a week away from the oscars ceremony and suspense is building and if at a higher light in the hollywood palin doubtless find out more now how the winning films chosen sadiq as laos key is that they seem mad busy watching films that is. i try to watch honestly a lot maybe like a hundred hundred and fifty a year. laos is a publicist and one of the nearly six thousand members of the academy of motion picture arts and sciences. that means he gets to the end of the year to determine who wins the coveted oscar statuette. what membership academy is by invitation only answered its voters were talking about their favorites actually they want the awards wonder announced that the sermons to the surprise that when the nominations to be a surprise. i think that if too many people talk out of turn you know it's it's not a surprise. at this time every year. hollywood is chock full of defense for the film industry events like this one we nominated screenwriter stats mingle with and talk academy members. the people in business i

nation, why are we powerless to prevent all of these outages. also, why is afghan president hamid karzai setting dozens of alleged terrorists free. plus an oscar-nominate are nateed spot light on background singers. i am antonio mora and welcome to "consider this." here is more on what's ahead. >> we are going to continue to mon or the power outages. >> frozen rain and sleet may be a bigger factor. >> running ragged trying to get the lights back on. expect wide spread outages. >>> the u.s. military is upset about the release of 65 prisoners in afghanistan. >> it is of no concern to the u.s. and should be of no concern to the u.s. >> there is a four these women that stand on stage with these guys. >> my life has been all about trying make a success of the gift that i have. ♪ ♪ ♪ lean on me ♪ lean on me ♪ ♪ >>> we begin with losing power another fierce storm has left more than three-quarters of a million customers throughout the eastern seaboard in the dark. utility crews are scrambling but power outages persist long after storms past. as janet toboni reports, it's starting to feel like we are powerless against our nation's aging power grid. >>

national. go like a pro. . >>> while southern california may be the center of attention this weekend because of the oscars, manyping a close eye on the rain that isifiable fanlly blanketing the area, flash floods are very, very real. forecasters are predictioning up to five inches of heavy rainfall across the l.a. basin. you have the eastern foothill communities of glen dora and azusa under a mandatory evacuation. people are racing to protect their homes before packing up and getting out of there. >> it looks like niagara falls. once it gets dark, nobody should be here. this stuff comes down quickly and unexpectedly. partake a look at this picture from nasa. a before and after shot of sacramento's folsom lake. this was 2011 and you can see the comparison. 97% full and on the right side, 17% full. it's amazing here. california lawmakers just signed off on nearly $700 million in emergency drought relief and the correspondent is live in glen dora. wow. me where you are and what people are telling you. >> in the foothills of glen dr r dora. the rain and mud is coming. this is the first break that we had from the ra

we would like to thank the bohemian national hall in new york city for the lovely, lovely venue that they provided and all their help. we're covering all things oscar an exclusive one-on-one interview with ellen degeneres. our countdown to the oscar special airs thursday, february 27th, 8:00 p.m. eastern. >>> coming up -- take the shot. mary lambert. mary lambert performing live. come on back. >>> good morning america's countdown to oscar sunday brought to you by ♪ she keeps me warm >>> back now getting great advice from mary lambert. you all know her for the collaboration with macklemore & ryan lewis. "same love." "welcome to the age of my body" her album. the song you're going to play, "she keeps me warm," is an extension of "same love." >> yeah. it's my own personal story to it. it's more of a love song. a nonpolitical side to it. >> we cant wait to hear it. take it away. >> thank you. [ applause ]. ♪ ♪ she says i smell like safety and home ♪ ♪ i named both of her eyes "forever" and "please don't go" ♪ ♪ i could be a morning sunrise all the time, all the time ♪ ♪ yeah, this could be good this could be good ♪ ♪ i can't change even if i tried even

nation for largest hotel playing tough to keep it. what it means for small business . >> movie makes elegy. the oscarht, attract almost one billion users. we will see what your oscarcould win this year. >> welcome back to "market makers." i am stephanie ruhle. >> i'm erik schatzker. >> we have to get to the top business stories around the world. -- belts sent a letter to the board of pepsico rejecting the split. he says it will erode value theer than create it. at family chain is getting ready to file for bankruptcy within a couple weeks. 570 million bucks in debt and franchise owners say they are being squeezed out of business with the very high cost. and showing some love to joe sixpack. they are spending more on marketing for brands like bush light -- erik's favorites! [laughter] that's not true. lime guy.ud lite >> about 11:00 in the morning i will drink just about anything. market magazine is out with his list of the top performing hedge funds of 20. barry rosenstein is the manager of a fund that returned 13%, putting him on long the very, very best. congratulations. >> let's talk about activism and you. >> what about me? >> the spectrum of activism. where ar

nation." thank you for being here. >> thank you. >> allison, i want to talk to you first about the idea of the transformation of personal tragedy into political activism. apparently the families of oscart till are also going to be at the peace rally today tieing back the kind of long history of people who turned personal tragedy into political activist. >> that's what's important to remember. it's not just about the act itself, it's much larger. we're ear no longer talking about the individual deaths of these young men, but it's about race, racism, about the stand your ground laws. with the fast food strikes, it's not just about their individual jobs. it's about wage. it's about capitalism, reforming those issues as well. >> it feels to me, like, in that sense it becomes difficult than having to think about what a win is. if a win is or if justice is michael dunn goes to jail and george zimmerman goes to jail. if george zimmerman does not, in farkts get convicted and go to jail, you have to redefine what justice looks like. is it a repeal of stand your ground? it's hard for me to know what justice looks like in this case? >> i think it is a repeal of stand your ground, debates in furt

oscar's defense will focus on his intense fear of crime. his special vulnerability that put him on high alert and resulted, he'll say, in a tragic mistake, an accident. come monday, the nation the world will be watching the trial that determines the fate of the blade runner. for "today," keith morrison, nbc news. >> and you can see more of keith's report tonight on "dateline," 8:00/7:00, and we'll have live reports as the trial gets underway monday morning on "today." >>> let's take a turn now to the weather. al's busy this morning. >> that's right. another look at what's going on right now in california. because this is really a dangerous situation. we have high wind warnings. we've got winter weather advisories back in the mountains, but also flash flood watches into central and southern california. look at the rainfall coming on in here. especially between san and san luis obisipo, rainfall rates of about an inch an hour. that's going to shift down to southern california, highway flooding, gusty winds, small hail possible, isolated tornadoes and water spouts are going to be a problem, as well. and we haven't seen more than an inch of rainfall in 24-hour period in more th

oscar winning actor philip seymour hoffman to an apparent overdose. david bar katz is the person that found hoffman. made even worse when the nationalrted playing to a story that hoffman and katz were lovers. he joins us now. david, thank you for taking the opportunity. obviously on many levels, a conversation you don't want to have. this was a private person, your friend. you're mourning the loss of him. it's hard for you and your family. what also brings you here is that so much of it is false which started with the inquirer. so thank you for being here. how is his family doing? >> everyone's just focusing on taking care of everyone. anyone that's suffered a loss knows what it's like, so no need to tell them about that. but i don't really know what to say about that. everyone's doing the best they can. >> it's never easy. especially when it's made public, it's even more difficult. and the story when how someone's life ends becomes business constru construed. >> it's unfortunate that in our -- what we all tend to do is, the last moment is given i think inorder nant importance and maybe too much when the court of phil's adult life c

oscar winner ben affleck will meet with john kerry about the democratic republic of congo, part of the eastern congo initiative. and seth rogen on the hill representing the national alzheimer's association to take part in a senate hearing. >>> a police dispatcher out of a job in oklahoma today after officials say she was caught on camera smoking pot on the job. it happened after an officer was unable to get ahold of the dispatcher on a two-way radio. police say that's because she was out near the garage door smoking pot when he came back to check on her, he smelled marijuana and confronted the dispatcher. they say she eventually fessed up, so the officer had no choice but to arrest his co-worker and she agreed to resign. >>> some whale watchers in mexico got more than their money's worth during a recent expedition. the boat was traveling off the coast of baja when the whale swam up to the boat and without warning tried to give everyone onboard a high five. managing to slap a teen girl on the head with the massive tail. she's okay, bu >>> good morning to you. i'm meteorologist christina loren with a microclimate weather alert. this is impacting morning drive. ligh

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