will not be at the academy >> jada pinkett smith's oscar boycott.

pinkett smith is not alone in her many have vented over the lack of oscar diversity. for the second straight year the hashtag "oscars so white" has been trending online. spike lee meanwhile says he's boycotting the ceremony as well. in a post on social media the director asks quote "how is it possible for the 2nd consecutive year all 20 contenders under the actor category are white?" both stars said they wish their friends involved with the oscars production the best -- and pinkett smith praised chris rock -- who will be hosting the show next month. i'm jeremy roth reporting. at 6:30 on more access -- will host chris rock drop out of the award show? plus - perspective from a local film insider on why a boycott will do nothing to change hollywood. a mission two years in the making... is coming into bloom... for astronauts aboard the international space station. u.s. astronaut scott kelly on saturday tweeted a photo of what he says is the first-ever flower grown in space. the space garden flower follows a few failed growth cycles. a recent nasa blog detailed kelly's eff

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. < sot jada pinkett smith "i will not be at the academy awards and i will not be watching" jada pinkett smith taking that firm statement to her facebook page overnight (nats concussion a hit in movie -- can put the nat before or after this line of track - whatever works better) coming just days after husband will smith's best actor oscar snub for his role in "concussion" controversy and the viral hashtag "oscarssowhite" sot jada pinkett smith begging for acknolwedgement or even asking diminishes dignity she's not director, spike lee voicing his disappointment on facebook writing he won't be attending the ceremony -- expressing gratitude for receiving an honorary oscar...the chi-raq directory, addressed diversity in his acceptance speech for the academy's governor's awards back in november sot - spike lee - it's easier to be the president of the united states as a black person, than be the head of a studio. nats straight outta compton - change the situation vo: straight of compton overlooked in actor, director and best picture categories rapper ice cube, who the film is based on, speakin

jada pinkett-smith calling for it. the academy didn't nominate any person of caller including her husband will smith. >> i hosted the official red carpet show along with samantha harr >> cameron mathison was first on the carpet. her boyfriend was in full pda mode. >> no one covers the red carpet like "e.t." >> amy schumer, train wreck. >> can you believe this? >> amy and her boyfriend shared their first public kiss on what was a cinderella night for the star. first she kisses prince charming and then loses her shoe. amy was snapped wrapping her arms around the furniture designer as she arived in a fitted white gown. >> i'm a plus-plus sized actress >> she won two awards. the other big couple is jen supporting justin. he was nominated for his role on the leftovers. iston was stunning in a teal spaghetti strap gown by st. laurent. she accessorized with wire rim glasses. hayden panettiere's first appearance since taking a leav of absence from nashville to seek treatment for postpartum depr >> how was the transition back t

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[nats pinkett smith red carpet] today, the hollywood heavyweights calling for a boycott of the oscars over a lack of diversity, getting a reaction quick sot jada video: i won't be at the academy awards" after actress jada pinkett smith posted that video on her facebook page monday and director spike lee announced on instagram he "cannot support it" the academy responds... president cheryl boone isaacs [[gfx in a statement overnight, admitting she is "heartbroken and frustrated about the lack of inclusion" and promising the academy "is taking dramatic steps to alter the makeup of our membership." kabc interview - cheryl boone isaacs sot "what we really need is the support of the industry" (nat) selma star david oyelowo at a ceremony honoring isaacs in l-a last night, joining the critics of [[graphic 20 missed opportunities to recognize a person of color in the acting categories, for a second year. sot "to be missed last year is one thing for that to happen again this year is some of the actors seen as overlooked this year... idris elba - for beasts of no nation nats and jada's leading

pinkett smith is not alone in her frustration... on social media - many have vented over the lack of oscar diversity. for the second straight year the hashtag "oscars so white" has been trending online. spike lee meanwhile says he's boycotting the ceremony as well. in a post on social media the director asks quote "how is it possible for the 2nd consecutive year all 20 contenders under the actor category are white?" both stars said they wish their friends involved with the oscars production the best -- and pinkett smith praised chris rock -- who will be hosting the show next month. i'm jeremy roth reporting. lee has been nominated for two oscars before. he says the "real battle" is not at the academy awards. he says the nominees won't change until executive positions in hollywood. a garden in bloom that's truly out of this world! see the nasa experiment thousands of people are oooh, i think i saw dessert! but you just had a big lunch! it wasn't that big. steve! hey! come back here! steven, stay strong! wh-what's that? you...you want

on facebook today actress jada pinkett smith expressing her show. also not attending, today released a statement questioning: how is it possible for the 2nd consecutive category are white?" the hashtage oscarssowhite is trending again with the revelation that for the second year in a row only white actors have been considered for the most coveted award in hollywood. snubbed for nominations this year- idris elba, will smith and michael b. jordan in fact, the only nominee from creed's predominately black cast is sylvester stallone. who decides the nominees? it's a long- held secret?but a 2012 los angeles times investigation found academy voters are nearly 94% caucasian and 77% male, with blacks only accounting for about 2%. the president of the academy of motion pictures issued a statement about the criticisms saying she was - quote "heartbroken and frustrated" about the situation. she went on to say the racial make-up of voters who decide awards needs to change. guys, if you can't figure out why you're single... you may want to take a here are types

jada pinkett smith taking to facebook overnight. none of the academy awards' 20 acting ambitions went to a person of color, reviving last year's controversy in the viral #oscarsowhite. >> even asking diminishes dignity. andrea: director spike lee voicing his disagreement on facebook. expressing gratitude for delivering -- for receiving an >> it is easy to be the president of the united states as a black person then be the head of studios. andrea: "straight -- "straight out of compton" overlooked. rapper ice cube speaking out on a book with the wendy williams show." >> i am not pissed. i'm not surprised. andrea: president of the academy , who is herself black, said that she has sought to improve diversity. >> we are working inside the academy in order to make sure we have inclusion. andrea: both spike lee and jada pinkett smith mentioning today's holiday honoring martin luther king jr.. andrea: not to headlines across the state. shelter opening for the first time. and panthers tickets andrea: going, going, gone. andrea:investigating

coming up next-- after jada pinkett smith's announcement to boycott the oscars... another celebrity is speaking out against her. why she is calling smith "a hypocrite." plus... actor jamie foxx being hailed a hero-- after saving someone from a fiery car crash. more on how he jumped in -- to save that person's life. shores" are releasing a new composite sketch of the man who hit a 71-year-old woman on the head. that story kicks off the morning rush. atlantic avenue-- where a woman was walking her dog. the elderly victim jnwmtigators -- the man ran up to her.. struck her-- and then just ran off. the woman was not seriously hurt. f-d-l-e is now investigating, after two orlando police officers fired on a suspect. investigators say 28-year old eric provost died at the fter being shot at a condo complex monday night. police were called there-- after provost's father called for help saying his son "wasn't acting right." when they arrived, they were confronted by provost... who was holding a gun. but it turned out to be an airsoft gun. both officers have been placed on lea

actress jada pinkett smith and her message to hollywood. the video now seen 5 million times and counting. >>> and late word tonight, we remember a great. eagles legend glenn frey. >>> good evening. and it's great to have you with us on this martin luther king jr. day. and we begin tonight with the final sprint to iowa. two weeks left now. on the republican side tonight, a war of words between the two men battling for that all-important first state. donald trump calling ted cruz a nasty guy, saying, no one likes him. and ted cruz tonight firing back, saying donald trump is clearly getting rattled by cruz's strength in iowa. and tonight, some well-known conservative voices have a message of their own for trump. abc's tom llamas is in iowa tonight, leading us off. >> reporter: just hours after taking aim at senator ted cruz, donald trump today quoting evangelical liberty university. two corinthians 3:17, that's the whole ball game. where the spirit of the lord, right? where the spirit of the lord is, there is liberty. >> reporter: but on "this

pinkett smith is not alone in her frustration... on social media - many have vented over the lack of oscar diversity. for the second straight year the hashtag "oscars so white" has been trending online. boycotting the ceremony as well. in a post on social media the director asks quote "how is it possible for the 2nd consecutive year all 20 contenders under the actor category are white?" both stars said they wish their friends involved with the oscars production the best -- and pinkett smith praised chris rock -- who will be hosting the show next month. i'm jeremy roth reporting. tracy morgan is coming back to t-v. the actor and comedian is set to star in a pilot for a potential f-x comedy. according to entertainment weekly, morgan will play a career criminal released from prison after 15 years...hoping to blend into society. morgan has slowly re- surfaced in the public eye since a 2014 crash that him seriously injured and killed a close friend. he appeared at the emmys last year and hosted saturday night live. hundreds of thousands

. < [nats pinkett smith red carpet] today, the hollywood heavyweights calling for a boycott of the oscars over a lack of diversity, getting a reaction quick sot jada video: i won't be at the academy awards" after actress jada pinkett smith posted that video on her facebook page monday and director spike lee announced on instagram he "cannot support it" the academy responds... president cheryl boone isaacs [[gfx in a statement overnight, admitting she is "heartbroken and frustrated about the lack of inclusion" and promising the academy "is taking dramatic steps to alter the makeup of our membership." kabc interview - cheryl boone isaacs sot "what we really need is the support of the industry" (nat) selma star david oyelowo at a ceremony honoring isaacs in l-a last night, joining the critics of [[graphic 20 missed opportunities to recognize a person of color in the acting categories, for a second year. sot "to be missed last year is one thing for that to happen again this year is actors seen as overlooked this year... idris elba - for beasts of no nation nats and jada's leading man-will smi

. >> reporter: jada pinkett smith taking that firm statement to her facebook page. coming days after her husband will smith got snubbed for an academy award for "concussion." none of the academy awards 20 acting nominations went to a person of color reviving last year's controversy. she's not alone, director spike lee voicing his disappointment on facebook, writing he won't be attending the ceremony. lee addressed diversity in his acceptance speech at the academy's governors award in november. >> it's easy to be the president of the united states as a black person than to be the head of >> they're about to lose their mind. >> reporter: "straight out f compton" overlooked for best picture category. rapper ice cube speaking out on "the wendy williams show." >> i'm not surprised. >> reporter: oscar's host chris rock tweeting out a new promo with the caption, the oscars, white bet awards. 2012 los angeles times found they're nearly 94 caucasian and 77% male, with blacks accounting for about 2%. president of the academy cheryl boone isaacs who herself is black, said she

actress jada pinkett smith is also boycotting the event. she posted a video on her facebook page in an effort to send a message of empowerment. but, not all actors and actresses are on board. coming up, one actress is speaking out against the backlash of the event. the freezing, wet weather and cold temperatures in northern california continue today. check out this video from stockton. heavy rainfall drowned the streets over the past few days. trash cans that were set out for the garbage collectors were instead pied up by floodwaters period. arctic air r ll push temperatures into the upper teens, lower 20s tuesday morning. highs will struggle through the 40s the next several days before the rain chance increases late thursday into friday. 1"-2" rain totals are likely with this system. temperatures will rise to near normal with highs in the lower to middle 50s to finish the week. one 'fresh prince of bel air' in the midst of award season, one acceptance speech at the critics choice award has gone viral this morning. it's that of 9 year-old j

. >> we can no longer >> jada pinkett-smith calling for an oscar boycott. who is joining her as stars take sides? >> i understand where she's coming from. >> and the critics choice standout including hayden panettiere on life after postpartum depression treatment. >> i couldn't keep it together. >> and ang putting her kids in kung fu 3. the family premiere withco-star kate hudson and her son. >> also robert shapiro, johnnie cochran, marcia clark, people versus o.j. simpson. >> she was just picked apart like a buzzard with road kill. >> plus, new images of miley with a ring. >> and kate gosselin, her kids are all grown-up and they have just one goal for mommy. >> find a husband so she doesn't die alone. >> now, in our 35th season, this is "entertainment tonight." >> an boycott. jada pinkett-smith calling for it. any pe caller including her husband will smith. >> i hosted the official carpet show along with samantha harris. >> cameron mathison was first on the carpet. her boyfriend was full pda mode. >> no o covers the red carpet like "e.t." >> amy schumer, t

. >> spike lee and jada pinkette smith. smith said it was time for people of color to disregard the academy awards. it's really interesting. i was looking at spike lee's post. in it, he says he and his wife won't be attending he apologizes to his friend chris rock who's the producer. reggie hudlin and also the president of the academy who happens to be a black woman. >> imagine being chris rock and having to weigh your politics versus your career. jada pinkett smith is saying i'm sorry i can't support it but i wish you the best. >>> let's go to apple now. apple says it's investigating the issue with the iphone 6 s and 6 s plus. apparently they don't accurately display how much battery life is left until the device is shut off. apparently not all the phones but some people are having the issue. according to apple support this problem could happen if a user manually changes the time on their phone or if they change time zones while traveling. apple is looking for a solution. apple users you can fix the problem according to th

abc's lauren lister has more. " jada pinkett smith "i will not be at the academy awards and i will not be watching" jada pinkett smith taking that firm statement to her facebook page overnight coming just days after husband will smith's best actor oscar snub for his role in "concussion" none of the academy awards' 20 acting nominations went to a person of color reviving last year's controversy and the viral hashtag "oscarssowhite" jada pinkett smith begging for acknolwedgement or even n king diminishes dignityty she's not alone... director, spike lee voicing his disappointment on facebook writing he won't be attending the ceremony lee addressed diversity in his acceptance speech at the academy's governor's awards in november spike lee, director it's easier to be the president of the united states as a black person, than be the head of a studio. nats straight outta compton - change the situation vo: of compton overlooked in actor, director and best rapper ice cube, who the film is based on, speaking out on the wendy williams show ice cube ic: i'm not pissed. i'm not surprised. oscar's h

. >> actress data pinkett smith calls for boycott of the oscars. >>> it is 7:00, good to have you with us. i'm bill slie. i nee chou. it is so cold outside but if you want to stay inside for just a little bit longer we are happy to have you hang out with us. no need to rush out and fill the arctic blast. >> it will wake you up, that's for sure. >> it will. we encourage you to stay under the covers over ur head just enough to sneak and watch tv. i can promise you it will get any better. take a look at the durham sky cam. it looks gorgeous. the pretty sun starting to light up the horizon behind the courthouse. check out the temperatures, 18 as holly rings. 15 in moncure, 12 in southern pines, 19 in goldsboro, 21 in fayetteville. that there is a windchill. it feels a 10 in raleigh and rocky mount and wilson. 14 in goldsboro and 12 for southern pines and fayetteville. it is cold, cold, cold. temperature only creeps up 23, barely above freezing. it will be quiet in terms of precipitation, not a cloud in the sky. it will be cold and breezy making affiliate teens for the 20s in the afternoon.

announced he will join his wife jada pinkett smith in boycotting this year's oscars. they're taking the stand over a lack of diversity. none of the twenty acting nominations went to a person of color for the second year in a row. lauren lyster has more. will smith: "diversity is the american superpower." will smith in an abc exclusive with robin roberts, responding to the oscar controversy over a lack of diversity. looking at this list of acting nominees, he says... "everyone is fantastic - and that's the complexity of this issue smith, pointing out... i've been nominated twice for an academy award and i've never lost to a white person. losing to denzel washington in '02 and forest whitaker in '07. "but it feels like it's going the wrong direction." the academy is under pressure as more stars speak out about this issue including will's wife jada pinkett-smith, on facebook. jada pinkett smith: "i will not be attending the academy even though he wasn't aware she was going to do that, smith voicing support for his wife and saying will join her in boycotting the awards. "

again as we mentioned some like director spike lee and actress jada pinkett smith took to social media year's awards. abc's lauren lister reports from los angeles the be the last jihad pinkett smith taking back firm statement to a facebook page overnight and in just days after husband will smith best actor oscar snubbed for his role in concussion. none of the academy awards twenty acting nominations went to a person of color providing last year's controversy in the viral hashtag oscars so white they in the scheme diminishes. she's not alone director spike lee voicing his disappointment on facebook writing he will be attending the ceremony expressing gratitude for receiving an honorary oscar show iraq director address diversity in his acceptance speech. the academy's november is easy to be a pretty nice taste the black person to be the head the studio was the straight out of compton overlooked in the actor director and best picture categories rapper ice cube for the film is based on speaking out on the wendy williams show. i'm not and i'm not surprised. oscars host chris rock recently t

her comments are in response to jada pinkett smith hubert released the video after smith and spike lee announced they will skip the academy awards because of lack of diversity. >> reporte and let's d us didn'tly. >> in a video posted on nbc actress jada pinkett smith says she's boycotting the academy awards and went be watching from home, either. she made the da mattic announcement in the wake of a growing controversy over the lack of diversity among this year's oscar nominees. >> begging for acknowledgment or even asking, diminishes dignity. and diminishes power. and we are a dignified people. >> reporter: her husband, will smith is one of the actors of this year despite critical acclaim for his performance in concussion. pinkett smith says it's time reevaluate things. >> maybe it's time that we pull back our resources and put them back in t our communities, into our programs. >> reporter: she's f the alone in her frustration. on social media many have vented over the lack of oscar diversity for the second straight year the hashtag ososr so white has been trending on line. spike lee s

and we put them back into our programs. >> reporter: pinkett smith frustration. on social media many have vented over the lack of oscar diversity. for the second straight year the #oscarsowhite has been trending on-line. spike lee meanwhile says he's boycotting the ceremony as well. in a post on social media possible for the second consecutive year all 20 contenders under the actor category are white? both stars said they wish their friends involved with the oscar production the best. and pinkett smith praised chris rock. >>> the singer behind the classic song american pie is facing serious criminal charges in maine. he was released on bail and police received a 9-1-1 call from his home in camden where the singer lives with his wife. police would not release any more details about the incident. >>> the mayor of flint, michigan says she will take the city's water problems right to washington tomorrow. the city is hoping to secure a federal disaster declaration over the contamination of the drinking water supply. protestors marched to the governor's hours today. th

>> i'm going to have to go with jada pinkett. >> it's right! [ applause ] >> okay. so tell us about that. >> it's true. it's true. they met. she was auditioning for his love interest role. she didn't get the part. nia long got the part, but they started dating, and later got

. >> so they commas jada pinkett smith and spike lee, they say they're going to boycott the oscar, michael moore, they say they're not going. here is what she said her reaction to the oscars boycott. >> okay. >> so basically she is talking about the fact they're asking her do you think it is the whole oscars all while thing. >> then ex planned dollars into black history month, black entertainment television. you got it? let's go. >> i think it is ludacrous. >> why? >> we have to make up our minds, either have segregation orient gays. if we don't want segregation, then we need to get rid of channels like bet. and the bet awards. and the image awards, where your only award is if you're black, if it were the only way around, we would be up in arms, double standard. >> so you say there shouldn't be a bet? >> no, i don't think so, no,