. >> after seth mcfarland took a shot at him, yeah. >> "django unchained", i'm told the screen play is loosely based on mel gibson's voice mail. >> that was bad. >> so mc hammer was busted for obstruction of justice in california over the weekend. he's claiming it was racial profiling though. according to his side of things, he was in his car. he said an officer tapped on his window and asked if he was on probation or parole. >> that would be racial profiling. >> you play the mc hammer card. you know instantly he's not threatening. >> he could beat you to death with his wiener. >> the guy is carrying a weapon with him at all times. [laughter] >> coming up -- kanye west trashes jay-z and justin timberlake's new song. >> plus a toilet overflowed at the oscars. if you look at the photographs, half the lobby is wet. i called 50 people to see what it smelled like and they were like you want me to go sniff the lobby? yeah. >> coming up aaron andrews from the daytona 500. 50 cent walks up and he goes in for the kiss. she looks like she's looking for security. > be righ >

: seth mcfarland does it all, acts, writes, sings produces and directs. hosting sunday's 85th annual academy awards mcfarland says this will be his toughest audience yet. >> in f. you are too soft they are not going to give you much. if you are too hard on them they are going to gasp and turn on you. i expect to have them hating me within the percent 30 seconds. >> the comedian ofn jokes that no one recognizes him. but you probably recognize his come day in particular the animated sitcom family guy he created 14 years ago where he voices most of the characters. >> the first feature film ted has also raked in more than $500 million worldwide. >> my bad. i was sending a tweet. >> earning mcfarland an oscar nomination. with fox listing him as the 74th most powerful celebrity in the world last year. >> i think he will hit a out of the park. he is a big-time envelope pusher and may very well offend a few people that night. i'm personally looking forward to that. >> this is a performance mcfarland has spent five months perfecting. all he can redevelop is he wil

seth mcfarland acts, writes, sings, produces and districts.just days from hosting the academy awards, mcfarland said this will be his toughest audience yet. >> you're too soft they're not going give you much if you're too hard on them, they're going turn on you. i expect to have them hating me within 30 seconds he jokes no one recognizes him. >> if you don't know who i am, pretend i'm donny osmond. >> you probably recognize his comedy. "family guy" where he voices most main character autos oh good, lord you saw them together didn't you? >> the first feature film "ted" raked in $500 million world wide. best original song, forks listing him as the most powerful celebrity in the world last year ahead of charlize theron. >> i think he's going to hit it out of the park. he's a envelope pusher and may i'm looking forward to that. >> this is a performance he spent five years prg but the only thing he can reveal is that he'll deliver what he thinks is funny. >> getting through the opening unless you do something stupid you're pretty much gold he did m

. >> seth mcfarland, the guy behind family guy, is hosting the show. look for him to sing and maybe ruffle a few feathers with his humor. >> a lot of people are looking forward to that james bond tribute. and surely there will be singing. there was talk earlier in the week all the game bonds would appear here tonight, all the actors who played them, like sean connery, but the producers say that's not going to happen. that's too bad. >> craig, let me ask you, speaking of producers, are they worried at all about seth mcfarland about the coast? he's a bit of a loud card. >> he is a wildcard but i don't think they are worried. i think they hope he will perfect up the ratings. 39 million watched last year, up from the year before but it's a long way away from the numbers from the 90s which were more like $46 million. >> see what the guy can do. thank you, craig. >>> among those watching the oscars closely tonight will be a group of students at san francisco's academy of arts community. they played a role in a film with multiple oscars nominations, including

. >> after seth mcfarland took a shot at him, yeah. >> "django unchained", i'm told the screen play is loosely based on mel gibson's voice mail. >> that was bad. >> so mc hammer was busted for obstruction of justice in california over the weekend. he's claiming it was racial profiling though. according to his side of things, he was in his car. he said an officer tapped on his window and asked if he was on probation or parole. >> that would be racial profiling. >> you play the mc hammer card. you know instantly he's not threatening. >> he could beat you to death with his wiener. >> the guy is carrying a weapon with him at all times. [laughter] >> coming up -- kanye west trashes jay-z and justin timberlake's new song. >> plus a toilet overflowed at the oscars. if you look at the photographs, half the lobby is wet. i called 50 people to see what it smelled like and they were like you want me to go sniff the lobby? yeah. >> coming up aaron andrews from the daytona 500. 50 cent walks up and he goes in for the kiss. she looks like she's looking for security. >> be right back. >> this year's

if you thought seth mcfarland was funny hosting the oscar last night, wait until you hear gutfeld's takehow it was prom night. k.g., the in-house prosecutor will cross examine a couple of big legal stories. blade runner, the story in south africa and oscar pistorius at home. and we break down sick pay and politically incorrect policy in the work place. finally, our own ricky bobby bob beckel crosss the finish line with nascar controversy exploding to daytona this weekend. if you listen to d.c. politicians you think sequestration will end life as we know it, planes falling out of skies, kids starving, bridging crumbling. listen. >> people will lose their jobs. >> fewer f.b.i. agents o on the job made sure air travel could be crippled. >> it will be painful for the flying public. >> hurt a lot of mom and dads. >> parents have to scram to believe find child care. >> everyone thinks bad things are going to happen. >> we have to stop this from happening. >> dangit, they need to get the job done. >> educators will be laid off. >> 40,000 teachers could lose their jobs. >> the cuts will harm mid

hosting the oscars -- >> seth mcfarland, worst oscar host -- it's that bad?-huh, uh-huh. >> reporter: may be the toughest job in hollywood. kristen dahlgren, nbc news, los angeles. >> and that's our broadcast on a monday night, as we start off a new week. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. and, of course, we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night. >>> good evening. thanks for being with us on this monday. i'm raj mathai. >> and i'm jessica aguirre. the deadline is friday and the $85 billion in cuts announced by the white house sounded scary as the name for that budget carving, sequestration, talking worker furloughs, delayed flights and millions in funding loss for schools, and that's just the tip of the iceberg, all happened march 1st. damian trujillo is looking at the california numbers. he joins us live from the east side high school with reaction. dami damian? >> reporter: jessica, here are the numbers and they dive into the head start program, mental health and other programs but there was a lot of uncertainty as

a lot of practical advice. >> reporter: see how seth mcfarland makes his own oscar history as he takes the stage february 24th. >>> we still have plenty ahead, your weather, traffic and all your top stories. >> fox 5 morning news at 4:30 starts now. >>> good morning to you. this is a live look outside right now at the washington monument here in washington, d.c. it is thursday, february 21st, 4:30 in the morning. and the temperature was in the 20s when i woke up this morning. hopefully, it can at least double at some point today. good morning. i'm wisdom martin. >> i'm sarah simmons. let's toss it over to tucker barnes. >> wishful thinking. >> can't even get it double. >> not going to double. >> it is february. >> what is the current temperature right now. >> let's get right to it. it is 26 degrees. >> so yeah, we're in the going to double that. >> i was thinking more -- >> on the seven-day forecast, we have a 50. >> really? >> yeah. dulles, 24. it is cold out. still some breezes too. winds out of the north and west at 15. that combination making it feel like teens out there this morni

hosting the oscars -- >> seth mcfarland, worst oscar host -- it's that bad?h. >> reporter: may be the toughest job in hollywood. kristen dahlgren, nbc news, los angeles. >> and that's our broadcast on a monday night, as we start off a new week. thank you for being here with us. i'm brian williams. and, of course, we hope to see you right back here tomorrow evening. good night.

seth mcfarland, not so much. >> he sucked. he sucked. >> bill: i thought here is a montage at setting setting mcfarland. argo tells the previously the story was so top secret the film's director is unknown to the academy. daniel day louis is there, of course. >> you were 100% in character as linkon 24/7. stayed in character all day every day. so if you saw a cell phone, would you have to be, like oh, my god, what's that? django you know chained. this is a story of a man fighting to get back his woman who has been subjected to unthinkable violence or as briana calls it, a date movie >> bill: the last one of was edgy, what we expected from him. >> yeah. he is a funny guy in a lot of situations. he is not my favorite comedian or comedic writer but he really did not deliver. >> the william schatner coming down out of the sky with the headlines about how -- i think the first headline probably summed it up. the worst job ever hosting the oscars ruby kramer from buzz feed and arthur delaney from huffington post. >> this is "full-court

and what seth mcfarland is so worried about before the oscars.inny, so skinny >>> skinny in the house! >> that was loud and violent. >> welcome back to tarzan, everybody. >> well, skinny is in his house. so we're starting with harry once again prince harry is in the news. this time because him and a model were apparently snapped kissing like teenagers. they've been dating, they've gotten cozy, and we've seen him in all of his glory in those vegas pictures. new pictures now of him and her kissing apparently this happened in a restaurant where diners were looking on. they couldn't believe it. she was sitting on his lap and they were sucking face in front of everybody. there he is once again. he's been very verbal of the fact that he's not a fan of paparazzi and the media talking about him when he does some other stuff that's good too, like he fights in wars and gives to charity and all they talk about is when he sucks face with girls. >> harry does it all. that man does not have a boring life, we all know that. so hopefully that relationship lasts

and seth seth mcfarland is hostg the show. look for him to sing and maybe ruffle a few feathers with his humor. mcfarland is trying to meet high expectations with a dassingly and astonishingly mediocre show. >> among those watching tonight will be a group of students at san francisco's academy of arts university. they played a role in a film with multiple oscars nominations, including best picture, director and actress. carolyn tyler has the story. >> the whole universe. everything together. >> before the of "the southern wild" made it to the big screen, a small group of students worked on it for months. >> you work on the shots, and you don't know how big it is going to be. you are just working on them because you love what you do. >> what he did was help create visual effects for the fantasy drama, set in the louisiana bayou. he painstakingly enhanced the look and feel of a levy explosion. >> there is added debris to make it a little bit more intense. >> the movie was made on a shoestring budget, under $2 million, so the fin

and seth mcfarland is hosting the show. look for him to sing and maybe ruffle a few feathers with his humor. mcfarland is trying to meet or manage high expectation was tongue in cheek. he programs a show that will be astonishly, dazzling mediocre. reporting live in hollywood. back to you. >> he's so bad. i'm probably getting ahead of myself. can we talk parties? we have the governor's ball. do you know what is going to happen there. >> governor's ball or what we call around here dinnertime. wolfgang puck will be running that show again this year. 19 years in a row for him. i've taken a lock at the grocery list, 1250 stone crab clause, 30 gallons of cocktail sauce and 6,000 buns. that's a lot. >> live from the red carpet in hollywood. among those watching closely tonight will be a group of students at the san francisco's academy of arts university. they played a role in a film with multiple oscars nominations, including best picture, director and actress. carolyn tyler has the story. >> the whole universe. everything togethe

>> i'm the wrong guy to do this. >> i'm seth mcfarland and i'll be hosting. >> we saw tina fey and amyew for that, i would be a happy man. >> does it put more pressure? this is how you host a show. >> i thought they were fantastic, but they are beloved by the press. you're awesome, we love you no matter what you do. that said, they were fantastic. but i wouldn't know if they weren't from reading the press because of those reasons. so, i go in with minus ten with the press. i have to get to myself to a level where they can tolerate me and then maybe from there i have a shot at actually getting a positive review. >> do you reach out to those people who you know who have killed at the oscars, who have done it really right? >> i have talked to billy crystal and he was super nice guy and genuinely helpful. took a lot of time out of his schedule to sit down with me and i came out of it with some practical, practical stuff and it was, i'm very grateful to him for taking his time. >> can you tell me one thing he told you? >> get comfortable with your shoes before you get

what they are asking the academy to do to seth mcfarland. >>> hope for sacramento to keep the new kingse back to the ktvu channel 2 morning news. 5:24 is the time. the city of sacramento is not giving up the on the kings. last night the city council member said he spoke with the minority owner of the basketball team. they are working on an alternative offer to buy the team and build the team a new arena in sacramento. the family the majority owners are working on a deal to sell the kings to a group that will move them to seattle. but sacramento basketball fans are urging city leaders to press forward. >> remember this i won't say it twice. ♪ don't stop believing [ laughter ] >> that takes some guts. kevin johnson says he is possible a deal could be made by friday. the plan would create a downtown entertainment complex. >>> 5:25. california female lawmakers are the latest to criticize academy awards host seth mcfarland's performance at the oscars. the woman's caucus sent a formal complaint. calling his jokes degrading and set back for the women in the industry. they are asking the academ

they tried to jazz up the format and a lot more music, seth mcfarland was edgy. >> and pixstar and angd christoff waltz was spectacular in django unchained, best supporting actor award. >> jennifer lawrence took best actress. but it was dress was quite dramatic and daniel day lewis won for his role in lincoln. >> three years ago, before we decided to do a straight script. i had been committed to play margaret thatcher. >> "good morning america" stars are joining jimmy kimmel and at 11:00, don sanchez joins us live from the red carpet from los angeles. >> ben affleck's movie argo was one of the films that jimmy carter criticized and he did not hoeld back the president's handling from nuclear threats from iran. more on the speech today. >> the theater was filled up at his appearance. the former president spoke about his commitment to peace worldwide. many krifd the present administration regarding the dealings with north korea and iran. >> our country is looked upon as the foremost war like nation on earth. there is a dearth now of commitment of america to negotiate differences with othe

first-time academy awardses hose seth mcfarland is getting ready to deliver his kind of in your face comedy at the expense of some a-list stars. >> do soft. they're not going to give you much if you're too hard on them. they're going to gasp and turn on you. i expect to have them hating me within the first 30 seconds. >> ama: we'll take you live to hollywood and check in with our arts and entertainment reporter dawn sanchez is back to recover the academy awards. he oscars are tomorrow and abc7 is the only place to watch the show. live coverage begins at 2:00 p.m. you can count down with our oscars app, the back stage pass will give you the best access with more than a dozen cameras streaming video from behind the scenes and red carpet. you can download the oscars epa for. and abc7 is hosting a virtual oscars party on our facebook page. just like us on facebook and then hang out with 95,000 other bay area fans to post your opinions on the flops, oscar snubs and surprises. >> here's the rundown of the coverage. "on the red carpet" beginnings at 2:00. you can see the stars arrive at 4:0

fister tonight and tell every drunk dude i'm seth mcfarland and go hit the glory hole. >> good luck, fellas. it looks better. >> enough with the bread from comedy central's world news headquarters in new york, this is "the daily show" with jon stewart. ["daily show" theme song playing] [cheers and applause] captioning sponsored by comedy central >> jon: welcome to "the daily show". my name is jon stewart. man, do we have a show for you tonight. my guest tonight new york city police commissioner ray kelly is going to join us. and after the show, directly after the show, he and i are going to go on the roof of this building and we're going to summon batman. only the police commissioner knows how to do. that you shine a light and then -- [laughter] as you know, kind of a funny thing happened in this year's presidential election amidst the worst economy in decades, high unemployment and a steep spiritual decline, the country chose not a self made and virtuous patriot to heal our woes -- [laughter] -- but the same foreign-born socialist tyrant who created all of our woes. [ laughter ] how

seth mcfarland will host the 85th annual show and barbara streisand and adele are just two big names expected to perform on stage, but the focus is on the 197 oscar nominees hoping to take home hollywood's most prestigeous award. bigad shaban, cbs news, hollywood. >> if daniel day lewis wins the oscar for best actor for his portrayal of president abraham lincoln, he would become the first actor in history to win the award three times. he did have a spectacular performance in that movie. >>> still to come tonight on wjz's eyewitness news, sounding off governor o'malley now pushing for a deal to avoid the upcoming sequester, what he's doing to help the negotiations. >> in hot water, why the brother of olympian oscar pistorius is also facing murder charges today, the stunning details coming up. >> complete coverage continues with adam may and meteorologist bernadette woods and sports with stan saunders. it's wjz, maryland's news station. >>> it's 39 degrees, partly cloudy in central maryland right now. bernadette's complete first forecast is coming up. >>> mounting fears surrounding the

seth mcfarland is your host live on abc. >> when i get into something, i get into it whole hog, which sounds filthy, i like being involved with every part of the process. spend some quality time with your family and >>> new in theaters tomorrow, dwayne johnson stars in "snitch." >> these big 18 wheelers, action sequences to make the audience feel like they were right there with y >>> kevin costner with his rarely seen boys. >>> prince michael gets advice from the oz men. >>> and robin roberts opens up to me about nearly dying during treatment. those stories are coming up. but right now, rocsi diaz joins me with some kim kardashian news. >> reporter: the rumor is flying that the mom to be is quitting her tv show. i got all over this story and here's what i found out. the story stems from an interview kim game to du jour magazine where she commented about her life in the public eye with kanye west. my boyfriend has taught me a lot about privacy. i'm ready to be a little less open about some things, like my relationships. i'm realizing everyone doesn't need to know everything. this state

and by the way, put me down as a seth mcfarland fan.uld have cut from the lines. but this guy reminds me of the good old days of bob hope and johnny carson. he

i think seth mcfarland was okay. he didn't hit it out of the ballpark for me.ably has it in him to. >> can you imagine? that's like the toughest job in the world. >> you can't -- yeah. everyone is going to criticize you no matter what. >> he is a great singer, though. >> i thought he nailed that. >> yeah. >> jimmy fallon, speaking of him for just a second, he did this funny bit. he always does the evolution of, like, rap with justin timberlake. he decided to do the evolution of mom dancing with the first lady. you guys, this is genius. let's watch. ♪ ♪ >> the bump. >> i showed her that. >> this is a good one. the sprinkler is one that everybody knows. this is the worst one. the happy snapper. come on. ♪ >> do they do the shopping cart? >> that's coming up. >> oh, the dougie. come on, girl. i love it. come on. i love it. >> she was busy, and then the next 48 hours later she's giving out -- >> yes. giving out an award. >> we were caught in the makeup room looking up at the screen and seeing these two brothers -- >> minding their own business. >> on the screen. da

you're producing the oscars later this month, hosted by seth mcfarland this year.ow tough of a job is this to get, number one, you got it. craig, who are the stakeholders to please? you've got the network. you've got thei izadvertisers. you've t got the audience. talk to us about the oscars and putting this show together. >> well, you know, it really wasn't tough to get the job because we weren't anticipating it at all. we had talked about it for years and years and years, and we said it's been on our bucket list of things to do but there's not a campaign that you do. one day we were involved -- "smash" was shooting, craig was working on some other project and we got a call from the president of the motion picture academy and he said, w would yo guys like to do the oscars? >> but it's really exciting because it's like the biggest candy store you can imagine because you're dealing with literally every star in hollywood and every creative person in hollywood. and for the most part, everybody wants to be on the academy awards. >> and you've got barbra streisand perfor

host seth mcfarland is teaming up for a special musical performance. the producers say it is a can't miss moment. she has a great voice and can bring the house down. our coverage begins at 2:00 p.m. with on the red carpet with the oscars. you can see the stars arrive with oscars red carpet live and the big show at 5:30. we will have a recap on the biggest moments and your path to all of the after parties with otrc at the oscars, jimmy kimmle's oscar special at 10:00 followed by abc news at 11:00. >> and you can countdown with our special oscars app. the back stage pass feature gives you the best access with more than a dozen cameras, streaming videos and from the red carpet. you can get the oscars by experiencing the app for free. it is available for iphone, ipad, android and kindle fire. >> and abc7 is hosting a virtual oscar party on our facebook panel. i will bebeveraing virtual beverages at that party. all you have to do is like us on facebook and then hang out with 95,000 other bay area fans to post the fashion flobs and the -- flops and the numbe

host seth mcfarland is teaming up for a special musical performance. the producers say it is a can't miss moment. she has a great voice and can bring the house down. our coverage begins at 2:00 p.m. with on the red carpet with the oscars. you can see the stars arrive with oscars red carpet live and the big show at 5:30. we will have a recap on the biggest moments and your path to all of the after parties with otrc at the oscars, jimmy kimmle's oscar special at 10:00 followed by abc news at 11:00. >> and you can countdown with our special oscars app. the back stage pass feature gives you the best access with more than a dozen cameras, streaming videos and from the red carpet. you can get the oscars by experiencing the app for free. it is available for iphone, ipad, android and kindle fire. >> and abc7 is hosting a virtual oscar party on our facebook panel. i will be serving virtual beverages at that party. all you have to do is like us on facebook and then hang out with 95,000 other bay area fans to post the fashion flobs and the -- flops and the number

host seth mcfarland is teaming up for a special musical performance. it is a can't miss moment. she has a great voice and can bring the house down. our coverage begins at 2:00 p.m. with on the red carpet with the oscars. you can see the stars arrive with oscars red carpet live and the big show at 5:30. we will have a recap on the biggest moments and your path to all of the after parties with otrc at the oscars, jimmy kimmle's oscar special at 10:00 followed by abc news at 11:00. >> and you can countdown with our special oscars app. the back stage pass feature gives you the best access with more than a dozen cameras, streaming videos and from the red carpet. you can the oscars by experiencing the app for free. it is available for iphone, ipad, android and kindle fire. >> and abc7 is hosting a virtual oscar party on our facebook panel. i will be serving virtual beverages at that party. all you have to do is like us on facebook and then hang out with 95,000 other bay area fans to post the fashion flobs and the -- flops and the numbers. jay speaking of fac

the folks are ripping the host, seth mcfarland. he and others made it a memorable show. there are many moments last night that have people talking today. quex that opening monologue. that whole thing was great. >> i liked the monologue. >> said mcfarlaneth mcfarland seemed to straddle the fence. >> the comedian is getting mixed reviews for his gritty sense of humor. the reviews are near unanimous for jennifer lawrence. despite taking a fall on the way to accept the best actress oscar. >> that is really embarrassing that thank you. >> that moment seemed to in dear viewers. >> jennifer lawrence, she looked gorgeous. i think that she handled herself real well when she tripped up the steps. i love just what she had to say. she is young and amazingly talented. >> this local filmmakers took the oscar for best documentary. >> anything with this movie i think my wife -- thank my wife. >> when ben affleck gave his speech, it was emotional. i kind of iked the way he felt. -- like the way he felt. >> we cannot argue with the numbers. your ship was up 19% in the top market. 39 milli

. >> what did you think of seth mcfarland. >> it's an impossible job he was getting mixed reviews. >> humor, some people loved it, others hated it. washington post described it as fairly middle of the road. atlantic called his demeanor unpleasant. usa today called himself indull jent. tv ratings for oscars up over 19çç, while his act may have fallen flat, jennifer lawrence did so literally. the long gown she tripped but she shook it off then received a standing ovation from the crowd. lawrence caused a buzz back stage during an interview with abc's george stephanopoulos turning tables on one of the hollywood's prominent flirt autos thank you, enjoy your movies. >> thank you. thank you. >> jack, uh, here's johnny moment interest there. jennifer describe that's moment as memorable. he said to her, you look like one of my old girlfriends. that is why she became horrified. and is she flattered?. >> the oscars watched by nearly 40 million people. >> rachel smith was there and had it covered. >> the parties may be over but celebrations continue for a brand new class of trophy winners. this

. >> seth mcfarland gets the challenge of tweaking hollywood even as it celebrates their best. >> and it's tax season, before you hire someone the better business bureau has a warning for you. >> first, here's a look at some of the events going on around town. >> tax season is in full swing, but if ever not careful your refund could be going into the pocket of thieves. the f.c.c. says use only a secure internet connection if you're filing electronically and filing early reduces the amount of time identity theeves have to file fraudulently under your social security number and do not respond to emailers saying they are from the i.r.s. from the better business bureau we are joined with more. >> getting spam mail from the i.r.s. in my own personal email account, so i know it's rampant. >> and the i.r.s. is not going to so list you in that manner. >> correct. they are never going to send you an email. so don't answer. >> the first thing is choosing a tax preparer, and you say get references. >> absolutely. ask arn and make sure people have been satisfied. check with b.b.b. you also want t

seth mcfarland. talented guy. great singer. we know about phamly guy and ted and so on. to really ruffle some feathers do you think, the stodgy old oscar crowd if what are you expecting? >> i'm totally expecting that. much as ricky gervais has done that in the past at the globes i think seth mcfarlane will mix it up. i think they're trying to get the younger demographic in there. with the nine films already earning close to a billion dollars at the box-office there will be a lot of audience members who have vested interest in the films in the oscar telecast with all the nominations. it should be a very interesting, i think, probably one. best oscar nights ever on sunday. ashley: well, we'll be watching. paul, thank you so much. for your insight into the oscars. we appreciate it. >> sure thing. shibani: it will be a good one. oscars for checks. with seth mcfarland and great movies more guys will be watching? ashley: i will be watching. watch the first part. shibani: super bowl, sorry about that. ashley: too long for most people. shibani: super bowl for chicks i always cal

: inside the theater, barbara streisand will sing here for the first time in 36 year and host seth mcfarland may become a household name. >> i expect them to hate me within the first 30 seconds. >> the surprise will be the musical numbers and the people who walk on stage. >> after the awards, governor's ball features food from wolfgang puk, plug the flavor-filled little oscars. >> we combine taste and style. >> and then live with kelly and michael will be live here. >> much more challenging, a huge undertaking. lastite was a big hit so we decided to go for it. >> who will the academy volters pick? it's unpredictable. lincoln took an early lead, and then critics liked zero dark thirty. and then oorg jumped -- oorg go jumped to the lead. >> we both are voting for "argo". >> as leta and ann marie are from german television, they're international journallesses here. this is an unpredictable year so many good films critically acclaimed and popular with fans and movie-goers. it's hard to say who is going within all. we'll find out tomorrow evening right here on abc7. in hollywood, don sanchez, abc

: inside the theater, barbara streisand will sing here for the first time in 36 year and host seth mcfarland may become a household name. >> i expect them to hate me within the first 30 seconds. >> the surprise will be the musical numbers and the people who walk on stage. >> after the awards, governor's ball features food from wolfgang puk, plug the flavor-filled little oscars. >> we combine taste and style. >> and then live with kelly and michael will be live here. >> much more challenging, a huge undertaking. lastite was a big hit so we decided to go for it. >> who will the academy volters pick? it's unpredictable. lincoln took an early lead, and then critics liked zero dark thirty. and then oorg jumped -- oorg go jumped to the lead. >> we both are voting for "argo". >> as leta and ann marie are from german television, they're international journallesses here. this is an unpredictable year so many good films critically acclaimed and popular with fans and movie-goers. it's hard to say who is going within all. we'll find out tomorrow evening right here on abc7. in hollywood, don sanchez, abc

. >> after 4:30 a teenager's fate turns around, someone sees how dedicated he >>> critics of seth mcfarland won't have to worry about him hosting oscars again. he says he's not interested. >> mcfarland received mixed reviews. we liked him but -- . >> what do we know? >> not a lot. >> critics called his jokes inappropriate and offensive. >> when asked if he would host again he reply nod way. a lot of fun to have done it, though. >> who says business people zront a heart? certainly not 10 fans of the rock group "the who". >> listen to this. 10 people are being able to use tickets for a concert ticket they purchased 33 years ago. >> the show was cancelled but she and others held on to their tickets all these years. the general manager of the venue was so impressed he decided to honor the old tickets for tonight's concert. 30 years later who could find their tickets? >> i won't able to find mine. >>. >>> an olympic gold medalist and a comedian stepping on to "dancing with the stars". >> the cast introduced today. >> the cast includes a country queen, a super bowl champ, with smooth moves on and

. >> andrea: at the oscars the other night, seth mcfarland got a little heat for singing a song about with him. he said he would not host the oscars again. i thought it was funny but we did see your boobs. he had a letter he penned to rush limbaugh who said i kind of understand now how you conservatives feel about the media. so not only is he saying he doesn't like the treatment but media is not nice to be conservative. >> eric: i owe the nascar community an appall. lit up -- an apology. lit up on twitter. i said nascar may have been sitting on the video or pulled the video from youtube because they want the keep the danica patrick story in focus. number one, nascar held the video until the families were notified of the people that were injured, which was good. also, danica patrick's performance stands by itself, for itself. eighth place finish. finish. i never congratulated

designer donna karan designed 5 custom dresses for the occasion spending over 100,000 dollars and seth mcfarlanddilocks because she claimed about the water being too hot or too cold. >> she earned the right. earned the right. memories all of these great songs she has given us. >> i will show you a diva during the commercial break. we will be right back. : [ manager 1 ] out here in the winds, i have to know the weather patterns. i upgraded to the new sprint direct connect. so i can get three times the coverage. [ manager 2 ] it's like working in a giant sandbox. with all these huge toys. and with the fastest push-to-talk... i can keep track of them all. [ male announcer ] upgrade to the new "done" with access to the fastest push-to-talk and three times the coverage. now when you buy one kyocera duraxt rugged phone for $69.99, you'll get four free. other offers available. visit a sprint store, or call 855-878-4biz.

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. >> hosted by seth mcfarland academy awards was part satire and silliness. and part song and dance. ♪ just the way ♪ you look tonight >> daniel day-lewis portrayal of abraham lincoln earned the first best actor oscar. >> three years ago before we decided to do a straight swap, i actually was committed to play margaret thatcher. >> while best actress jennifer lawrence got her first. >> thank you! >> anne hathaway from les miserables was the favorite to win best supporting actress. and "unchained" took home best supporting actor and the big upset was best director winning for "life of pi." >> thank you, movie god. >> there were musical tributes. "chicago." "les miserables." the 50th anniversary of james bond. with "sky fall" and adele scoring for best original song. sky fall got two, big deal for james bond, and "argo" got three and "life of pi" got four oscars . >> what a night. after the academy awards the big show, hundreds of celebrities flocked to the big party, the governor's ball, and tarantino made a top as did jennifer lawrence who won an oscar for be