the short story is sasha had the plans to show up as the dictator. oscars said thanks but no thanks, we don't want publicity stunts as a part of our red carpet. there was a lot of back and forth and in the end they said we welcome you with open arms. don i think that happened when the folks from the academy more people will tune in to see how sasha baron cohen shows up on the red carpet. expect him to show up as the ittic tator. i think he wins. look at the amazing amount of publicity he's gotten. did you know he was coming out in a movie called "the dictator"? there you go. >> no publicity is bad publicity. a.j. you'll be hanging out here and more clothing than bruno, so that's good news. "showbiz tonight: road to gold" begins at the bottom of the hour on cnn and mr. a.j. hammer live on the red carpet. >>> two of the most hated words in nascar, rain delay. for the first time in its 54-year history daytona 500 has been postponed until tomorrow. can you believe it? drivers spent the afternoon waiting for the rain to stop. there's tony stewart, danika

. >> reporter: oscar drama began in hollywood before the awards started when sasha baron cone in character as the dictator

he looked mad. >> i'm sure he was mad. >> sasha has always done crazy stuff.ou look at the mtv music awards over the years. is a brilliant marketer. that will push that movie so far over the internet for the next couple of months. that was the most brilliant marketing. i think ryan hand it would well but it was very funny. >> if you look at it in a different way than maybe some other folks who might be like what was that? >> that is the brilliance of it. that will be talked about everywhere for the next month. till within a lot of fun. >> best supporting actor, christopher plummer and best supporting actress, octavia spencer. >> tony is laughing. best line. need knight because kodak is in bankruptcy and we are at the chapper 11 theater. i thought that was hilarious. and the bit he did where he cut to people and said here is what they're thinking. it was very funny. i thought the oscars were so- so. >> it was kind. quiet. >> it was different this year. >> it didn't feel exciting. >> one of the producer was saying we see these people all year long and it is almo

sasha darlington is in the middle of it all.s definitely gotten started here tonight, don. we're at the samba drum, and that's where ryo holds it's incredibly lavish parades. hundreds of dancers are lining up ready to go in, and in front of them one of their lavish floats often with barely dressed women on top sambaing the night away. there are another two nights after this, and these parades go until after the sun comes up. 80,000 people pack in the stands and this is carried live around the country. another 200 million brazilians can tune in. as you can see, all of these schools have different themes. these women here resident vionas, and then right here behind me we have gladiators. this isn't the only party in town. in fact, across the city neighborhoods are holding what they call block parties. it's not a couple hundred people. in some cases more than a million people turn out for block parties to follow samba musicians, plenty of drinking and partying. don, this carnival is just getting started. >> all right. thank you, sa

in "hugo" blacky plays a police dog to sasha barren cohen's policeman.d tilts and expressions. >> she doesn't like to talk about sasha that much. she had to carry him a lot in the picture, know what i mean? >> reporter: i'm nick watt for "nightline" in london. >>> thank you for watching abc news. i do hope you'll meet me on "good morning america" tomorrow. you'll get your first glimpse ever of the chinese factories where apple products are made. their reputation has been on the line in recent

the car was parked outside sidwe sidwell's friends school, sasha and malia obama attend it.he man was rested for carjacking and the attempt had nothing to do with the president or the school. >>> federal agents are investigating a suspicious letter spent to former vice president al gore. it arrived in matchville and contained white powder inside. hazmat left the office hours later and mr. gore was not in the office at the time. there have been a number of suspicious powders sent including one at the rotunda of the u.s. capitol and offices of some u.s. senators. >>> now to decision 2012, where mitt romney unveiled his economic plan. the michigan native received lots of attention for his speech, although not all of it positiv positive. >> i guess we had a hard time finding a large enough place to meet and this certainly is. romney held an event at detroit's ford field, a stadium that seats 65,000 people but only about 1200 people attended the event. romney's campaign says they were planning to hold the event in the stadium's it a triium but the secret service moved it because

it didn't win in any of the so-called big categories it took home five oscars. >> sasha baron cohen's stunt with the ashes was one of the most buzzed about events but wasn't the only unscripted moment that caught attention. angelina jolie flashed a little leg, maybe a lot leg as she presented and she had the twitter sphere buzzing someone started a twitter account in the name of the famed leg tweeted like look i'm everywhere now. jennifer lopez known for her backside her front making news. take another look quite an oscar mystery as everyone debates whether her gown ended up being too revealing. many say she suffered a wardrobe malfunction on the red carpet. her stylist denies it outright. the mystery also lead to a mock twitter account on behalf of her chest. the first tweet read: did you see me? more on the fashion hits and misses coming up on "good morning america" at 7 a.m.. >> let's check in with meteorologist mike nicco. >>> possibility of an isolated shower this afternoon. chance all of us will see rain wednesday. it is going to feel like winter we have the chill, we might as w

baron cohen wanting to come in costume as a way to character the dictator and it turns out sasha was allowed to come and this is how it all went down. thank you those things think it's not so much. salt. to. him just a little. yeah so basically spilled what he said were the ashes of kim jong il all over those ryan seacrest maybe not the classiest a prank probably exactly what the oscars were trying to avoid but let's face it was probably the most interesting part of the night and it was just the pre-show but donald trump analysis of the incident on fox news this morning that's a really takes the cake talk about making this a completely overblown situation. if you were to go out in the race was prophetic sure you had over everything it's like oh please go with me please come with me that's probably the truth the problem with this country when you talk about crime but other things that's the way things are handled but i would have had him probably bubble up to the ground. so the security guard should have pummeled him to the ground and the fact that he didn't is what's wrong with this

sasha barron cohen.your insights, and we will look forward to seeing what you have to say once you're there. thanks so much. zirjts well, be sure to tune in this evening as "showbiz tonight"'s a.j. haerm hosts our live coverage of the oscars. the road to gold with a.j. hammer airs sunday 6:30 p.m. eastern. >>> a more serious note. a bus driver suspended from his job after confronting a passenger who was trying to stab him. his bosses say, well, he didn't follow protocol. what do you think about it? tweet me now@deb feyerick cnn. [ beep ] [ mom ] scooter? the progresso chicken noodle you made is so good. it's got tender white meat chicken. the way i always made it for you. one more thing.... those pj's you like, i bought you five new pairs. love you. did you see the hockey game last night? [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. we asked total strangers to watch it for us. thank you so much, i appreciate it, i'll be right back. they didn't take a dime. how much in fees does your bank take

and then there was sasha baren cohen.ng banned by the academy from coming dressed in character, the dictator ended up showing up with a surprise, a big one for ryan seacrest, a dirty one. >> the interesting thing is actually -- >> oh, no, sorry. i dropped kim -- i dropped kim jong-il. wait a minute. >> whoopsy daisy. afterwards, seacrest tweeted "my mom always told me to pack two jackets for red carpet. always wondered why. now i know." pretty good sport in the tweet. i'm not so sure he was happy about it when it happened. >> moms have a lot of things down pat but to tell a child when you're on the red carpet bring an extra coat that's indeed a mom that's covered everything. >> bring cookies and milk. >> it was entertaining. >> it was. next year, they should have an award for the dogs, though, that dog was fantastic. coming up, you just heard it. rick santorum not mincing words saying president obama made a huge mistake by apologizing for the quran burning. he joins us live next. >> and the real life hero on the big scree

thank you, sasha. >>> forget kobe and lebron.nyone is talking about is this guy, jeremy lin. his popularity is spreading around the world. that story is straight ahead. but first -- tonight we're honoring a woman who has given many children with cancer what her own daughter couldn't have, a place to learn and make friends. this week's cnn hero gives these kids their own preschool experience. >> morgan was a very happy child, had friends and then one day when she was 2 years old, she was diagnosed with leukemia. we were devastated. to make it worse, because of the chemo therapy, she had no immune system. she could not be around other children. i was driving morgan to the hospital, and all of her friends were going to the preschool and i thought we need to start a program where they can socialize and learn and be play. i'm nancy. i give children battling cancer a preschool experience. exposure to a simple childhood cold or illness can become life threatening to these children. we provide a safe and clean environment to have individ

whateve >> oscar drama began in hollywood well before the academy awards started when sasha baron cohenumped what he called kim jong il ashes on ryan seacrest. and there were memorable and historic moments as well. 82-year-old christopher plummer became the oldest best supporting actor winner in history. and as many anticipated "the help's" octavia spencer won best supporting ak actress. at a loss to entertain boasted stunts from circ-du-soille. a musical interlude from will fairly. relief from robert downey, jr. re the nominees. "hugo" was a big winner last night. win in big categories took home five oscars. >> 4:50. call it a fashion no-no for j. lo. >> she presented awards. hether she questions w had a wardrobe malfunction with her plunging neckline. did she reveal too much? backstage they were congratulated on a, quote, very sexy presentation. >> fortunately no problems from our correspondent reporting from the red carpet. look for her report coming up in our next hour. 4:51 early on this monday morning. you can t, learn how weigh in on a proposed metro increase. >> a >> on the cool

take it away, sasha cohen! ♪ ♪ ♪ [ applause ] >> sasha cohen, thanks so much.is is "today" on nbc. i'm drinkin' dunkin'. definitely dunkin'. you know, i need to get that jolt in the morning, but i want something good to do that. you can't mistake the flavor. i run on dunkin'. tell us what you're drinkin' for a chance to be famous. america runs on dunkin' coffee. >> announcer: the toyota concert series on "today" brought to you by toyota. >>> welcome back, everybody, to indianapolis. two guys who love music, met in high school gym class 15 years ago. eventually leading to the hit band gym class heroes. now their single "stereo hearts" featuring maroon 5's adam levine has rocketed to the top of the charts. it's the latest on their album. we have gym class heroes travis mccoy, matt mckinley, ginley and eric roberts all here with adam levine. good morning and thanks for being here. especially since you guys were out performing late last night. >> definitely. we had a show last night and got in early yesterday. it's been crazy. but got up early this morning. ready t

. >>> i don't think controversial actor sasha colin will ever be invited on american idol. at last nights oscar award. what he spilled an urn of ashes all over ryan seacrest tuxedo. he was dressed in military grab promoting his movie the dictator. he also spilled ashes on the red carpet. ryan seacrest brushed off the incident. saying he was prepared for anything. >>> 5:26. more trouble ahead for an alameda county supervisor. the tape reportedly sent to nadia lockyer's husband the state treasure. >>> eight burglars in one day in one bay area city. how police are reacting and what you need to do to stay safe. >>> also an early morning fire at an oakland apartment house. we have learned what caused it. >>> marin county southbound 101 traffic looks good right to the middle of the county. we'll tell you more about the morning commute. ♪ ♪ twinkle toes i think i found a soul ♪ ♪ to make me happily ever after ♪ ♪ i say i love you and i'll say it more ♪ ♪ my one and only ♪ oh i can't lose ♪ so don't stop doing what you do ♪ ♪ have i paid my dues just to be with you ♪ ♪ don't stop d

that's why in moments like this i think about malia and sasha. i think about my daughters and i think about your children. the millions of visitors who will stand where we stand long after we're gone. i think about what i want them to experience. i think about what i want them to take away. when our children look at harry tubman shawl or the plane flown by the tuskegee airmen, i don't want them to be seen as figures larger than life, but i want them to see how ordinary americans could do extraordinary things. how men and women just like them had the courage and determination to right a wrong, to make it right. i want my daughters to see the shackles that bound slaves on their voyage across the ocean and the shards of glass that flew from the 16th street baptist church and understand that injustice and evil exists in the world. but i also want them to hear louis armstrong's horn and read the poems of phyllis whitley. i want them to appreciate this museum not just as a record of tragedy, but as a celebration of life. when future generations hear th

that may be the best approach with sasha baron cohen.icly ran around in character with those other films. it looks like that was his plan for the oscars. he plays a sex crazed middle eastern despot for the film. we can understand why they might not have wanted him do that on the red carpet. they have let him know. a spokesperson for the academy is saying this to "showbiz tonight." we would love to have him at the oscar show. we have expressed to him that we don't like our red carpet to be used as a promotional stunt. we're waiting to hear from him. we put the ball in his court. apparently they can't simply pull his ticket as has been reported. cohen was in hugo, of course. the way it apparently works is the academy a lots a whole bunch of tickets to each film. the film distributes those tickets to whomever they want. i don't know that sasha barron cohen planned to show up like that. maybe he just wanted us to be talking about it right now, which we're doing. well done, sasha. well con. >> on the note of hugo, you and i loved the movie. w

either a or sasha baron cohen is shooting a new movie. (cheers and applause) please welcome king peggy! (cheers and applause) your majesty, thank you so much for joining us. >> thank you. >> stephen: now this is a vest very interesting story we'll get to in just a moment but first you couldn't have dressed up for me? >> (laughs) >> stephen: is this the official crown you're wearing? >> yes, it's an official crown i'm wearing. it's not gold because i can't take the gold with me right now >> so the gold back in ghana? >> yes. >> stephen: your fascinating story is in the new book "king peggy, an american secretary, her royal destiny and the inspiring story of how she changed an african village." first of all, explain to the good people of america-- my kingdom-- (laughter) how you became... you're an american citizen now, you were born in gonna. >> yes. citizen now. how you became the king of this village? >> well when my uncle passed away they did the rituals and then i was chosen because i was the first woman so they did it three times to m

>> i'm with sasha. i think the background of the environment actually looks quite good. but we've moved very far, very fast. 7% before this, in the first 45 days of the year. our expectation, it would probably look at a 10% return this year. so to get 70% of it in the first 45 days, we've come far, we've come fast. when you look at the insiders selling the low volume, the rsi, basically it suggests we should be in for a pause. there's some down side here. our view would be, you want to put some protection on the exposures you have, just to protect yourself, in the event we do get the pullback that seems to be occurring right now. >> how big do you think the pullback will be? what would you be waiting to pounce on? what would you really like to buy in that pullback? >> so the -- the first question is, how big the pullback would be. it wouldn't surprise me to be a 5%. that's easy, given how far we've come since the lows of october. maybe 5%, 10%. on that point, sasha's right, i would back up the truck, so to speak, and get my equity exposure up to where it would be on a st

i must admit, he always has to push the boundaries, sasha baron cohen.ll think the comedy line of the night should go to billy crystal. his line was nothing takes the sting out of an economic recession like watching rich people giving each other gold statues. >> that's a very apt one. given the fact that the price of gold is well above $1,700 an nou ounce is a pretty expensive gift to be given as well. >>> i'm nina dos santos in london. >> i'm andrew stevens in hong kong. you're watching cnn, the world's news leader. we'll be back with ali velshi later in the day. hopefully we'll see you then.

. >>> sasha baron cohen had a imagine off role in the movie hue bow -- "hugo." >>> good afternoon. it's a wintry, cold day. that's what's in store for your day today and into tomorrow. more so on wednesday. take a look outside the doors. we can -- we have a few cumulus clouds. a little bit of unsettled weather but for the most part any moisture sticking to the south. we have a little bit of rain reported over parts of the monterey bay. hear at home, we are partly cloudy, mostly clear. winds have picked up over sfo. and our temperatures at this hour cool. 52 in san jose, 51 san francisco as well as oakland, low 50s, livermore, 53 napa. 50, santa rosa. for the afternoon things will be even cool for february. so a chilly day and winds could be breezy. if you have errands to run, make sure you bring along that jacket. this winter storm not bringing us much moisture. you can see it's all pulling south. if you see the clouds beginning to build in the afternoon. pretty much all it is. i'm gonna show you the forecast through the next few days. here we are mainly dry. it looks like south of

ryan is ryan seaiest. >> yeah, sasha baron cohan we weren't sure he was going to show up because there were rumors he was banned then they said no, no, he had two tickets from being in hugo but they encouraged him to not show up as the dictator, his new movie coming out in summer fair enough he did and ryan seacrest was about to interview him on the red carpet and he poured this urn he said were kim jong il's ashes all on ryan he didn't seem too happy about it he sent out a tweet my mom always told me i needed to bring two jackets to the red carpet now i know why. >>> and we were talking about how composed he still was kept that smile on his face when inside you knew he was thinking something else. >> yeah, he is such a pro but again i mean, i am sure he was like i can't believe this is happening to me everyone is going to talk about this how do you react in that moment. >> right. >> all right. courtney well, you look fabulous yourself. >> reporter: oh, thank you. i am just trying to stay awake. >> thanks for joining us i know it has been a long night. >> courtney. >> have a good day.

. >> the baby's father, sasha, thinks that fokina, not the girl's mother, is on to something. >> sashafather, believes in this. he has gone down to egypt before and spent time with her, and i think is a big part of their lifestyle. >> in fact, he still swings his daughter, who is shown here as a 2-year-old toddler. he says she is happy and healthy. while this video represents an extreme version of dynamic gymnastics, thornburg says this practice is at least partly in line with the russian approach to fitness and health. >> russians expect a certain amount of virility. they are the people who sit in hot, you know, saunas and beat themselves with sticks then run out into the snow. >> this is an example of different strokes for different folks, right? but still, i don't think it would be a good idea. >> you know that it's real, it's good to know that the baby was fine. that nothing happened. there was no injury. everything's cool. but it just seems so, like, violent and like, not healthy. i thought babies' necks were soft and that you needed to cradle them. not jerk them around. >> and ma

today we hear from sasha saskin in ukraine. >> i'm sascha skaskin, i'm 26 years old and i live in the ukrainian capital of kiev. i studied philosophy at university. now i work as a radio announcer and music editor at a ukrainian radio station. on the one hand, for me, globalization means different cultures exchanging views and influencing each other and learning more about other people and nations. on the other hand, it also means a loss of individuality. so i can't say whether i think globalization's good or not. my family, my friends and my work. that's it. i don't need anything else. my favorite food is the simplest dish in the world: fried potatoes and meat. when i was small, my mother and i dreamed of traveling to australia to see kangaroos and talk with crocodiles. now i'm an adult, but i still want to go to australia. but first i want to see more of europe. >> considered somewhat exotic just a few decades ago, the japanese specialty sushi has long since taken the world by storm. a fact much lauded by nutritionists. but the growing appetite for premium fish is depleting global t

sasha baron cohen wants to arrive as his next film character a gadhafi-like strong man from the mideast>> they are opposed to him coming as his character to use the red carpet as a -- as a promotional device. >> reporter: -- >> i got really emotional. i'm trying to not go there i don't think i'm wearing waterproof mascara. >> reporter: for viola davis the build-up has brought the chance to share with the world her story as an actress as well as her character. >> she discoverses a voice much like i've done during the course -- during the course of in move shreufplt >> reporter: it will play out to a house of hollywood's elite from angelina -- at the many hollywood's last master general, billy crystal already tweeting away oscars are a few days away tonight i might tweet winner of best supporting actor, really who can stop me. all ready to make the 84th annual academy awards the night it always is. >> that's chris connelly reporting. our coverage begins at 12:30 red carpet arrivals 1:30 the show starts at 5:00, oprah will be on a special jimmy kimmel live our own lizzie bermudez starting

sasha cohen aka admiral general shabazz is speaking out today after the academy told him he could notnything but himself. okay. cohen wanted to come as a ruthless dictator but the academy seemed to have a problem with the publicity stunt. cohen spoke on the "today" show this morning and called the decision an act of cowardice by a faceless regime. he threatened unimaginable consequences like higher gas prices if the academy didn't change his mind. he means business. expect the unexpected. >> i wouldn't want to be sitting next to him in the theater. >> no you would not. it's not only a battle to see who takes home an oscar trophy but there is also that competition on the red carpet. >> that's a tough one. actors and actresses trying to turn heads and compete for the title of best dressed. nbc's mike wilbur takes a look. >> the dress is jason woo. >> who are you wearing? >> the ladies are definitely saving the best for the oscars. i mean, that is the blowout. >> michelle, rooney, jessica, fashion police's george katsiapolos is exposing what makes an oscar gown award worthy and which sta

ryan seacrest will never forget the introduce with the dictator and ashes that sasha baren cohen poured on him and they're talking about angelina jolie's leggy presentation and scored its own twitter account and has more than 16,000 followers. a dramatic pose is memorable, even one of the crew mocked the fan when is he came up on stage to claim his trophy, his leg was not as sexy as jolie's. >>> are you a believer? a new viral video shows what appeared to be a u.f.o. and is raising a lot of questions tonight. the amateur foot sang from left week in -- footage is from last week in new mexico. the camerman claims he spotted a u.f.o. and skeptics say it's a camera tripp trick. i don't know about that. we'll -- a camera trick. i don't been that. we'll let you decide. >>> a boa constrictor got too friendly with a morning anchor. the rep tile slithered up and down and around and into her shirt. she froze and not sure what to do. i don't know that i would know what to do either. oh, my goodness. can you believe that? can you -- oh, imagine that coming down your she was, it gives me the heebie-

sasha baron cohen used the spotlight to plug his latest role. the academy warned him about throwing pretend ashes of kim jon ilg il live on their certainly broke protocol. they are always the last to arrive with a flourish. it was the clear favorite from the beginning. "the artist" did not disappoint, becoming only the second saw the movie to ever win best picture. it's a best director, best costumes, and best actor. >> the oscar goes to john dujardin. >> merci! i love you. >> perhaps the right honorable gentleman could more closely attuned to what i am saying. >> she won the best actress prize, her third oscar and first in 30 years. >> i look out here and see my life before my eyes. my old friends and my new friends. thank you, all of you. thank you for this inexplicably wonderful career. >> in the best supporting actor category christopher plummer when his first oscar at the age of 82, the oldest actor to ever win an oscar. >> your only two years older than me darling where have you been all my life? >> it was a powerful movie and one -- won b

sasha baron cohen wants to arrive as his next film character a gadhafi-like strong man from the mideast they are opposed to him coming as his character to use the red carpet as a -- as a promotional device. >> reporter: -- >> i got really emotional. i'm trying to not go there i don't think i'm wearing waterproof mascara. >> reporter: for viola davis the build-up has brought the chance to share with the world her story as an actress as well as her character. >> she discoverses a voice much like i've done during the course -- during the course of in move shreufplt >> reporter: it will play out to a house of hollywood's elite from angelina -- at the many hollywood's last master general, billy crystal already tweeting away oscars are a few days away tonight i might tweet winner of best supporting actor, really who can stop me. all ready to make the 84th annual academy awards the night it always is. >> that's chris connelly reporting. our coverage begins at 12:30 red carpet arrivals 1:30 the show starts at 5:00, oprah will be on a special jimmy kimmel live our own lizzie bermudez starting su

. >> you see sasha baron cohen on the red carpet with an urn full of ashes.from hbo's bill maher realtime. did you find tat funny or not? >> i haven't seen that. i happen to know -- larry charles is the guy who directed that and directed my movie, i happen to believe that movie is going to be a scream. >> i think sasha baron cohen is a scream. >> it's silly. what's to get upset about. what i get upset about is the french took over our motion picture show. >> you at the "vanity fair" party met tim tebow. i was there and didn't get to meet him. tim is a phenomenon. >> do you like him? >> of course. i never didn't like him. people think i didn't like him because he's super religious and i'm an atheist. >> this tweet about the lose to bronco bulls, wow, somewhere in hell say tan is tebowing saying to hitler, hey, buffalo is killing them. >> yeah. there's no animosity there against tim tebow, i just -- >> say tan, hitler. >> first of all, it's a joke. i don't believe in say tan and i don't believe in jesus as a god either. what i was saying this guy does, this guy

and that's why in moments like this, i think about malia and sasha.hink about my daughters and i think about your children. millions of visitors who will stand where we stand long after we're gone. and i think about what i want them to experience. i think about what i want them to take away. when our children look at harriet tubman shawl, or the plane flown by tuskegee airmen, i want them to see how ordinary americans could do extraordinary things. how men and women just like them had the courage and determination to right a wrong. to make it right. i want my daughters to see the shackles that bound slaves on their voyage across the ocean. and the shards of glass that flew from the 16th street baptist church. and understand that injustice and evil exists in the world, but i also want them to hear louis armstrong and learn about the negro league and read the poems of phyllis whitley. and i want them to appreciate this museum not just as a record of tragedy, but as a celebration of life. and when future generations hear these songs of pain and progress

here you see sasha will. she posed for this one. here is deandre and another one. also, there will be radio ads that are played on local radio stations. you can expect to see the print ads on sides of busses and a number of publications. they will be distributing them to different schools. again, the hope here is that fellow students who have struggled and have turned things you a round and succeeded they will be able to reach fellow classmates who perhaps are skipping class. and convince them that it is worth staying in school, worth getting that diploma. live from anacostia high school, megan mcgrath, news4. >> thanks, megan. >>> republican leaders vow to get congress involved in the fight over birth control mandate. if the obama administration does not change its course. house speaker john boehner calls the requirement an attack on religion. he says that the government is overstepping its constitutional boundaries by requiring church affiliated organizations to cover birth control in health insurance plans opinion boehner said if the administration does not reve

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don't expect to see sasha or his the dictator. oscar producers won't permit him to crash the show dressed in full character. >> the oscars are about celebrating film and not specific movies. they are opposed to him coming as his character to use the red carpet as a promotional device. >> reporter: everybody's favorite four legged star may have the snub. producers of the artist say he was not invited to appear. and billy crystal is having fun. on twitter he jokingly threatened to reveal the best supporting actor winner saying really, who can stop me? abc news hollywood. >> there is a debate heating up in washington over whether to ditch the dollar bill in favor. the dollar coin. it would savor a lot of money but not as much as first thought. lobbiests are fighting hard for the change in your change. christian takes us into the dollar drama in dc. >> it would be devastating. >> he leads clean and company which makes high end --. >> product that we are proud to make. >> reporter: he is nighing to save the dollar bill. >> it's a bad p

sasha baron cohen.e have been talking about this, reportedly had his oscar tickets revoke. >> yes. guy that played borat. remember that movie? >> yes. >> other characters. that's his whole shtick. he comes up with super shocking characters and puts real people in random positions. latest character is admiral general something or other, dictator from a fake country. they are like we don't want to have that in the oscars. >> he will come as that person -- >> of course he will. he comes in character and does his thing. >> on the "today" show. >> general is will you or will you not be walking the red carpet at the academy awards on sunday? >> normally i would be impressed by by an act of a cowardice at the face of the regime but this is personal. you know, i have issued them an ultimatum. they have until midday on sunday to give me my tickets back. if they do not they will face unforeseen and unimaginable consequences. >> uh-oh. all right. what do you say to that? >> i can't believe he gets away with this s