and pixar won best animated film for "toy story 3" and maybe there is encouraging news. films are shooting in san francisco again. it is good for the economy. >> we have so many good trade jobs working behind the scene. >> among the fun there is serious business. >> we raised $8.5 million for the community. >> the academy of friends, glad to see my picks made. it wish i was that good with the stock market. talk about the actors has gone up. interesting thing is this was a new high-tech concept. they are appealing to a younger crowd. don't know if they made it or not. when people like debbie crystal came out there was a lot of applause, and based on the voting, maybe the academy is still about nostalgia. don sanchez, abc7 news. >> thanks, don. congratulations to the folks at pixar. >>> by the way, oscar was the number one trending topic on twitter. you can see how many people were dweeting about the uh -- tweeting about the show throughout the night. this is what we found when searching for hash tag oscars. >>> coming up, if he will ever leave libya. >> and clepto the cat

and our own emery based pixar studios toy story three won for best animated feature. >>> the oscars were a backdrop for an important cause. people joined for the academy of friends oscar party. >> it's amazing there are so many people here to support hiv and see it in this economy and have people come out and support fundraisers and events it's great. >> in its history the academy of friends has raised $8.5 million to help in the fight against arizona. for arizona -- fight against aids. >>> don't look now but the new bay bridge tower is growing taller today. here is a live picture at the construction. >>> and a request to alter a memorial for the jones town massacre is prompting an outrage. >>> starting today this tower here behind us will get a little taller. we'll tell you about the work plan for the new bay bridge. >>> plus more shootings in

. >> at the bay view safe haven, we have a project with pixar. that's going on through this summer as well. we also have another project with another participant in my program, will be taking a flight to the colorado film festival where he one a prize for a film he did about his brother in hunter's point. i will be running a right's of passage at joe lee. so our number, 4 one 5. 824-4098. i can give you a whole slew of activities. >> i just wanted to say, we had been in a conversation with maya and we are planning with a pilot program to develop an 8-week program where mondays would be career explorations. they are going to visit art musicians and bank of america and the career paths they have chosen and then there are discussions about attitude and hygiene. how do you present yourself so people want to engage with you. we are trying to work with the mayor's office and d.c. yn. >> there are a couple of youth empowerments. and the whole goal of that fund, which john may know about the details is to empower the people to be the victors of their des

if i do more for pixar, the likelihood that i might be -- i understand how it works. i saw my uncle alfred who was nominated 45 times and he won 9, which is a far better batting average that i have. i.m. one for 19. it would not bother me. if i don't work anymore, if i have to wait for the next animated picture to come around, that might bother me a little bit. but song writing, for myself, is important to me, so i don't mind doing that. tavis: is this the family business? >> looks like it. there were three uncles who did it. one of them did sony pictures, the other did pictures for fox, hello dolly, others that i am forgetting, and alfred did all about eve, how the west was won. tavis: did you have any choice? this was her calling before you even knew what? -- this was your calling before you even know it? >> i think my father thought it was a great life, being in that business. i think he wanted me to do that. i had some talent for it. tavis: when did you know that you were talented enough to do it and it would well? >> i have not learned that yet. the trouble is yo

. >> it was a good thing for local guys, coppola and pixar also won for toy story 3. this was a new concept. fleelg a younger crowd, don't know if it made it or not, based on the voting, maybe the academy is still about nostalgia. >> another chance in the movies, more films are being shot in san francisco and that is great for the local economy. >> one of the reasons they shoot so many films because they have so many days they can shoot because people like mike nicco in the picture as we speak says it's good weather and he is right. >> i like to make it interesting. >> where is the red carpet. >> frances, where is my red carpet? [ laughter ] >> good morning to you. checking out the radar. i wanted to show you that. here is a look what is going on. we do have a few clouds hanging around. there is fog and some low clouds developing. that is why temperatures are all over the scale. looking around mount sutro back down to san francisco. let's talk about some temperatures outside. they are running, well say about 43 in santa rosa. had you in san francisco and 45 in oakland

timmy is the model in an upcoming pixar film. they stink at fetch and they are terrible watch dogs., nbc bay area news. >> they're ginormous. the greyhound thing, you can see it in them. >>> rain in the next round? >> well, we're going to see a chance in the north bay hilltops tomorrow. much drier than today. stay tuned, a little snow maybe late next week. >>> thanks for joining us. >>> the following is an address from the president of the united states. [ applause ] >> good evening. in the next few days, the u.s. house of representatives and the te

. >> this director used to work at pixar.and this is with successes starting with the lion king. >> they've opened every door for me. up until that point i was doing records and touring and videos, that is about it. >> and he says he looks forward to showing this film. and his partner says they'd like more children z look for a gnome blitz in stores soon. he says they're coming. >> and they're seeping into the country. >> you better look in the car when you leave. okay? >> and it opens february 7th. >> that is a neat new career for him. >> and there is a couple beautiful sun sets. there is through you report powered by you tube this, one submitted by marlene in fremont. and there is is a beautiful skies there. and there is where a storm is producing blizzard conditions from oklahoma to wisconsin. that is tomorrow through upper mid west by wednesday this, is going to be a major storm for a large portion of the country. back here tomorrow, high temperatures moving up into mid to upper 60s and there is some unwinter like weather

emery vail based pixar won for best picture. >>> coming up later we will go live to los angeles. for the entire list of winners you can go to our website ktvu.com. click on the oscars tab. >>> most bay area drivers complained as gas jumped 20- cents a gallon. premium sells for $4 a gallon. with regular near $3.80. some drivers say they are already trying to limit their driving. >>> time now 5:25. a north bay family this morning hopes their tragedy can be a low son on -- lesson on everybody else for the dangers of using a cell phone while driving. family members held a fundraiser for jeff andling murray. ling murray lost their granddaughter to a driver. >> it's great to sit back and see all of this love. >> they are now asking everybody put your cell phones down when you are behind the wheel and wait to answer a phone call or send a text message. >>> why a proposed goo will store is -- good will store. >>> violence on the streets of san francisco over the past two days could some of it be connected? >>> welcome back. this is the ktvu channel 2 morning news. it's monday, february 2

emeryville based pixar toy story three took home best picture. we will go to live los angeles to get the latest on last nights show. to see a complete list of all the winners go to our channel 2 website ktvu.com just click on the oscars tab. >>> a north bay family is renewing the common call to put down the phone. on december 1st of last year she was crossing the street with her two-year-old daughter that's when police say an 18- year-old driver using the cell phone hit the mother and daughter. caly died in the accident. >> don't use your phone. that is the bottom line. it's not wort taking a -- it's worth taking a life. >> community members donated everything for the fundraiser. they hope to raise $20,000 with all of the proceeds going to the murray family. >>> we'll take a quick break and we'll be right back. >>> we are back. there is the opening bell. they are celebrating 15 years trading there. looks like a pretty good day as oil prices stabilize a little bit. overnight trading. we'll see what happens. it looks like we will get a little bit o

. >> toys 3 from pixar from emeryville.minated for best picture and win best animated feature. waiting to see what they wear and who the academy has picked on top honors for the annual ceremony. will you agree with them? >> don sanchez, "abc 7 news." >> on the record ipad app. it will give you exclusive looks at the awards program. it works on i-pod touch. you know the coverage going begin with on the red carpet at 2:00. oscars show at 5:30 followed by post awards special and then "abc 7 news" at 11:00. very exciting times i think, and the weather, it's a little chilly but weather here. >> a little chilly there. in fact, starting out, you'll see numbers in the 0.5, sunshine. dropping to the 50s, so, yeah it will get cool later on in the afternoon there. early evening and back home, numbers warm up anywhere from five to seven degrees from yesterday's readings. 53 with sunshine in san rafael. mid-50s in san jose and who's are gone. highs in the 40s yesterday. how about mid to upper 50s along the central coast. clouds and chan

>> toy story 3 from pixar in emeryville. it's part of our walt disney family.ated for best picture. it will win best animated feature. you'll be waiting to see what they wear and who the academy picked for top honors in the ceremony. >> because i have a voice! >> yes, you do. >> don sanchez, abc 7 news. >> i like don's predictions. new for the oscars, the on the red carpet i-pad app. it will give you access to exclusive cameras along the red carpet, inside the kodak theater and the governor's ball. it works on the i-phone and i-pad touch. the academy award's coverage begins with on the red carpet at 2:00. the oscars actually start at 5:30 followed by a post-award special and then abc 7 news at 11:00. and with academy award winning weather, give it to lisa argen for a final look. >> another hour for north and east bay valleys. we're looking at upper 20s right now in napa and the livermore valley. look at san jose, 34. 32 freezing degrees at our coast. a sunny and warmer day today thank goodness. back in the mid-50s. so it will be another cool one but enjoy it. w

you guys know our next guest from the hugely successful "blue collar comedy tour" and from from the pixarmerica," on the history channel premiering next tuesday at 9:00pm. it's really funny. say hello to larry the cable guy. ♪ [ cheers and applause ] >> thank you. thank you. how you doing? get ur done! >> jimmy: larry! it is good to see you, buddy. >> hey, i want to apologize, i didn't mean to poop in your sand trap and i apologize. >> jimmy: is that what you did in there? i didn't know. >> samuel: it's not a big deal. we got a cat. >> well, there you go. that's -- >> jimmy: larry, you do not seem like a cold weather guy here. >> let me say one thing about the cold weather. i come up here and i understand that it's cold, and people bitch and moan about the cold weather. but let me just say this, it's february. [ laughter ] it's cold in february, and it snows in february and you know what is going to happen in june? hot. it's going to be hot. and then next february, cold again. and snow. holy mackerel. can you believe that? >> samuel: not in l.a. >> it's unbel -- well -- florida either. bu

. >> pixar studios, got best picture, toy story 3 did take the oscar and there was really no surprisesong the top winners. natalie portman got best actress in black swan. big winner of the snait night the king's speech taking home four awards. many were happy to see christian bale for best supporting actor in the fighter. melissa leo also in the fighter that stayed in the tough role and let a four-letter word slip out. >> that is all it was. >> coming up, critical crime fighting tool people won't have access to. >> and closing the window, officially a wipeout for the mavericks surf competition. >> don't look -- some construction on the bay bridge could be a big distraction. i'm amy hollyfield, [ ma announcer ] 95% of all americans aren't getting enough whole grain. but actually, it's easier than you think, because general mills big g line of cereals is america's number one source of whole grain at breakfast. there's whole grain in every box... ♪ ...from chex... to cheerios... to lucky charms. so you can get the whole grain you want with the taste you love. get started on the whole grai

>> toy story 3 from pixar and emeryville. part of our walt disney family.ture. you'll be waiting to see what they wear and who the academy has picked for top honors in the annual ceremony. will you agree with them? >> because i have a right! i have a voice! >> yes, you do. >> don sanchez, abc 7 news. >> well, new for the oscars, the on the red carpet i-pad app, it will give you access for exclusive cameras. it works on the i-phone and i-pod touch. you can go to oscar.com to find the same features. academy award coverage begins with on the red carpet at 2:00. the oscars begin at 5:30 followed by a post-award special, then abc 7 news at 11:00. coming up next at 6:00 this morning, record low temperatures in parts of the bay area as the cold blast lingers. and a pilot walks away from a crash without a scratch. how his single engine plane that tastes good is torturous. your father is suffering. ♪ [ male announcer ] honey nut cheerios cereal tastes great and can help lower cholesterol. bee happy. bee healthy. i'm in pain... that's ever happened to cinnamon. intro

representatives, palo alto native james franco up for best actor, 127 hours he is also hosting the show but pixar'sy story 3, second time the emoryville animation studio has had a film up for top honornominated for multiple awards is social network story behind the creation of palo alto based facebook another techy trivia thing there. >> toy story 3, thumbs up to that one. >> she is a disney girl. >> it is really good. sad though. >> okay jim. >> what is your pick? >> warmer weather as well as rain showers showing up by mid- week cold air and threat of snow gone for now, hard freezes over as well a little warmer next couple mornings by mid- week looking for measurable rainfall, light showers beginning tomorrow picking up in intensity, tuesday night into wednesday as temperatures return to near normal and this is all wet, not frozen. >>> that is good because there was some black ice left out there,. >> that was a major problem. >> be careful on the roadways, cold temperatures warming stations open in san jose, 10 of them if you need to make use. >> we don't like cold air here. >> no, that's right th

. >> the director used to work at pixar. for elton john scoring and producing this film followed successes on stage and other film starting with the lion king. >> you expanded your horizons. >> opened every door for me. after that point in my life i was doing records, touring, videos and that was about it. it gave me another opportunity to expand my horizon. >> he says he looks forward to showing this film to his new son in a few years. his partner says they'd like more children. look for a blitz in stores. they're coming. >> they're seeping into this country and one day they will take over. >> i'm going outside and see if there's one there. >> look in your car when you live, okay? >> it opens february 11th. in beverly hills, don sanchez. >> honey, does if look like a tragedy? >> no. looks like it's funny. >> this version looks awesome. lisa in for mike this morning. and you brought for us tada! >> hope you're enjoying this weather. we have a lot of haters back east. dangerous conditions midwest and east coast. >> i feel sor

the bay area's pixar earned a best animated film oscar for "toy story 3" as well. >>> there are a coupleersions of "the king cease speech" and scott mcgrew is here to talk about that. >> the company who distributes it is reediting it to get it down from an "r" rating down a pg-13 rating. it is not clear where the edits are but we expect it for language, that's really the only naughty part in the movie. the distributors are not clear which movies will get the pg-13 versions. if you are headed out to see it, ask ahead of time which one you bought a ticket for. >>> meanwhile, big trouble for individuals and businesses alike this morning. tens of thousands of people are looking at their gmail inbox and seeing literally nothing. google is working furiously to figure out what went wrong. the company's timeline on the fix is very, very fuzzy. google says, quote, in the near future. but they even get fuzzy saying that estimate could change. the bottom line is that they don't know. this is the kind of thing thatcompanies that promote the cloud don't want to hear. if your corporate e-mail goes out

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now, pixar's "toy story 3" has an oscar nomination for best picture, which tickled pixar and disney animationup disney ice" snow white and the seven dwarves." ♪ make a wish into the well that's all you have to do ♪ >> reporter: dreamworks' "shrek." "along with best picture nominees, "beauty and the beast." ♪ find you can change learning you were wrong ♪ >> reporter: and "up." >> you think you got what it takes? well, do you? >> reporter: no animated movie has ever captured the top prize. >> and the winner is -- >> reporter: what are your chances of winning best picture? >> i think they're awesome. if an animated film truly is the best film of the year why not give it best picture? >> reporter: "toy story 3" has this for your consideration oscar campaign. couldn't this be the moment when oscar gets tuned in? >> the academy does not take animated films seriously. they really think they're kids' stuff. >> reporter: in "the l.a. times" patrick has written about "toy story 3's" chances. most successful movie of the year. most successful animated film of all-time. >> yes. when you talk about most s

. >> reporter: pixar made this year's best picture nominee toy story 3 another animated film that hadiences in tears. >> the thing that makes woody special is he'll never give up on you. ever. he'll be there for you. no matter what. >> every film, i believe, should have an emotional reward. if i go to the theater and i sit there and i watch a movie for an hour-and-a-half or an hour and 45 minutes and i'm not moved again, i've wasted, you know, an hour and 45 minutes. >> reporter: james kahn starred in one of the all-time weepyiest tear jerkers. 1971's "brian's song." >> the toughest guys confess like they did something. >> i actually cried in that movie. >> i knew it was coming and i cried too. >> i love brian pick low. and i'd like all of you to love him too. >> reporter: it was the real life and death story of football player brian piccolo and his friendship with gale sayers played by billy dewilliams. >> it's really the first.... >> the first two black and white guys, integrated guys. >> i'm rooming with a colored player again. >> reporter: what made brian's song a tear jerker, kah

the pixar folks use three dimensional space to create emotional depth in toy story 3.s not the norm. many films get retrofited with 3-d which in the green hornet adds nothing but mirth. >> underground. >> reporter: in clash of the titans turns the landscape into a puppet stage. in that one i took off my glasses. even blurry it was more involving. gene cameron himself lambasted such film and how has lent his name and more important his patented gizmos to a so-so thriller called... about dull people trying to escape an underground cave and getting the bends or worse. the mirth doesn't hurt there. it's a cave. many shots make you say, wow. so 3-d has its place, has a gimmick not in every other movie. the irony is your brain works so hard to process 3-d that it's often harder to get lost in the story. it's easier to make the leap into ordinary movies. and there's depth of field in orson welles' the magnificent andersons. there's wow in 127 hours. and no need for aspirin. or $3 glasses. if i bring these back, do you think they'll let me off? >> osgood: up next, how a shark

and pixar the illusionist is gorgeous how to train and picks are-pixa r speaking of visuals, inception model script, it was too long. like so many it is a visual impact with cinematography it is not actually a acid flashbacks [laughter] and with creativity, it deserves to win for cinematography and special effects. and also mainstream hollywood ma to ma too many movies 12 year-old boys. this is a great documentary " inside job " it it should win. competition is difficult but i hope it went. and why was robert not nominated for the music man? with gigi and often musicals do well at the oscars but this is stiff competition, jack lemmon. gregory peck, to kill a mockingbird, and burt lancaster, peter o'toole, andmarcello mastriaon, and get out there, and watched the oscars next sunday i think it is going to be interesting. >> i think it will be interesting with the king's speech i love that one. the heart of is it. >> and is an exchange of people's lives. with childhood trauma and a great subject to be addressed. >> this is planning now. and let us check in with henry. choirs singing) >> t

pixar won best animated feature for toy story 3, and bay area native laura hurshberg won. we have live in los angeles and the king's speech was the big one any of the night, wasn't it? >> reporter: it really was, it was triumphant as expected. the sun coming out in hollywood, but much of hollywood just going to sleep. as hollywood always does, it played a guessing game in advance, they thousand the king's speech would win, and like so many other picks, that came true. >> reporter: the glitz, the glamor, the stars. the academy awards were handed out in true hollywood style. james frank co and anne hathaway served as hosts. >> you look so beautiful and so hip. >> oh, thank you, james. you look very appealing to a younger demographic as well. >> reporter: early on, the fighter proved to be a worthy contender. melissa leo took hope the oscar for best -- home the oscar for best supporting actress and christian bale for best sporting actor. natalie portman in black juan won oscar -- swan won oscar. >> i'm so in awe of you. >> reporter: in the end, it was the king's speech that r

pixar schedule on line and how -- and signed up to have them e- mail to you using the c-span alert. now from -- former vice president dick cheney, the keynote speaker at a banquet saturday celebrating the 100th birthday of ronald reagan. his remarks are just under an hour. >> good evening. i am delighted to come participate here in the functions of the center as well as the reagan not 100 celebration. it really is an historic occasion because it has given all of us an opportunity to think back and reflect on president reagan and what he meant to us and to the country. what i have here are a few remarks. it is short. but i wanted to say something appropriate at the outset and then it is my understanding that frank and i are going to do a sort of interview format. and you will ask questions and i will give sparkling answers. [laughter] except for those questions that i do not want to enter. [laughter] but it is always nice to get out here in santa barbara. we had an ice storm yesterday down along the rio grande. if you can believe that. i am busily working on my memoirs. i have a dead

." ♪ >> we're working on a pixar movie called "up." >> so long, boys.him an oscar. ♪ >> if you want to be creative, get out there and do it. it's not a waste of time. >> reporter: giacchino once had a the privilege of conducting the academy awards orchestra. for a life-long lover of films, joining the academy was a high note. >> it was a chance to meet people that i admired all my life. and get to learn from them. that's probably the greatest gift about being in the academy. express that musically. >> reporter: when he's not making music, he's teaching it. mentoring students in a program called education through music, los angeles. >> these kids go to a school where the music program was taken away. and what we do is put a music program back in. you know, we fund it ourselves and put it back in. maybe one day, you'll play on movie scores. >> reporter: he hopes music lessons are an opportunity for kids to go beyond what they learn every day, and create a life-long relationship with the arts. ♪ >> music and art aren't these frivolous extras you get by goi