. >> reporter: the biggest surprise of the night, meryl streep. >> meryl streep, "the iron lady." >> reporter: a clearly shocked meryl streep won her third oscar, an award she said pales next to her true reward. >> it's the people. it's the people you work with and how much fun. it's really fun to make movies. >> reporter: another big winner sole soa. the academy awards garnished social media mentions up 300% from last year. diane alvear abc2 news slog --

but of course meryl streep being meryl streep he had she was incredibly gracious.ed everybody and said this is probably the last oscar she'll ever get. and i thought she looked beautiful. she was the iron lady in the film but he had was the golden lady tonight. >> well said. and also getting a lot of buzz is this alleged wardrobe malfunction by my ex-wife j. lo. what was up with that? >> reporter: that's what all the buzz is right now. j. lo wore a revealing dress that it turns out may have been a little bit too revealing. and i can tell you, screams went up where i was watching it when she was on stage. i didn't see anything. but there were a lot of men around me that were screaming that they saw something. okay? whether they saw it in their mind, i don't know. but wardrobe malfunction. >> all right. thanks, abc's diana alvear. real quick, you look great out there. who are you wearing tonight? i've got to ask the standard oscar question. >> i'm wearing aidan maddox. thank you very much. and jewelry by michael vee. yeah. i'm feeling blinging. >> thank you, diana. g

that's smarter power today. >> we're back with meryl streep.ed a number of roles of a person who is still alive or a real person, but karen silkwood who passed away by the time you played the role. and one of the movies, i've got to talk about it. music of the heart. a teacher who teaches a violin program in harlem. and music is close to my life and advocate for music and art education. when you play the role of someone who is a real person and people know them. is it more difficult or easier because there's a model to go from? >> well, it's a different job. i mean, in some ways, it's easier because you do have, sort of every-- the back story is done and you don't have to invent that yourself. on the other hand for an actor, that's the fun part to make that up. and, but in terms of playing roberta was teaching in harlem yesterday till the bill rang, she is an amazing woman and she started a program that's really grown exponentially and i'm so glad that you raise your voice about music education 'cause they're cutting everything now. >> and it's

keep your ego in check when meryl streep is calling you god. >> at the 4:00 in the morning the next day, "the artist" also won best comedy so i had to do the "today" show and while she called me god, my four kids were texting and e-mailing me going, ha, ha, dad, you'll pay for this

about taking on the role of one of the the most iconic political figures of the 20th century, meryl streepoins the governor tonight. the and an inside look at president obama's reelection headquarters reveals a well oiled machine. are republicans ready to fight this battle. plus-- >> you're broke, always borrowing money. >> and i'll fit right in, won't i. >> and hair i and his friend walter with a special announcement. >> ladies and gentlemen, governor mike huckabee. [applaus [applause] >> thank you. thank you very much. wow, what a great audience we have here. and they have reason to be excited. welcome to huckabee, from the fox news studios in new york city, where we are celebrating ten years of being number one in cable news. and even joe biden would say that it's a pretty good big-- pretty big deal. and thanks to the vision, perservance of roger ailes, fox news the most trusted name in news in spite of people like me being on the channel. now, as for us crowing about it a bit. hey, it ain't bragging if it's true. true. >> for ten years, one network has formed, reenvisioned, reinvented

. >> jimmy: meryl streep called you god -- >> that is true. >> jimmy: that's -- it's got to be hard to keep your ego in check when meryl streep is calling you god. >> at the 4:00 in the morning the next day, "the artist" also won best comedy so i had to do the "today" show and while she called me god, my four kids were texting and e-mailing me going, ha, ha, dad, you'll pay for this sunday at forever 21 at the mall. this is going to cost you. so all the french guys from "the artist" were supposed to go on the "today" show and be on the show to celebrate their victory and they're french, you know, we couldn't find one, you know, due jordan was dancing on the table, talking to pretty girls and saying let me show you how i did that tap number. the other guys were out drinking champagne. i said to all of them, i'll see you at 4:00 in the morning. i couldn't find anybody. so it's me. i'm thinking, i'm god. i'm sitting at the table on the "today" show and they've got uggie the dog next to me. all of a sudden, ug gi e's to the bathroom. i'm going, yeah, god, huh. it was a short-lived reign of

but meryl streep is usually popular. she is in town.nd the streepers, as their fans call themselves, are delirious that she is here. >> let's talk about a film that is competing for the golden bear. that is from switzerland. >> that is right. there is a very interesting film which i saw this morning by a swiss director. only her second full-length feature. it is called "sister" in english. it is a modest them. one of the lovely things about film festivals is to get to see films he would not normally see. this is one of them. perhaps it could easily escape your attention. it is a modest film about a young lad who grows up in poor circumstances in switzerland and goes up to a ski resort where he pinches food from the rich and even their skis. and very touching film. very interesting. i think, a very good one. >> ok, thank you very much. >> ok, we just have time to go from the movies to some sports. the striker is back in the northern english city of the three months of the unauthorized leave in his native argentina. the argentinian's futu

meryl streep to come best actress for her portrayal of byron lady margaret thatcher.. >> i could hear half of america saying all know. why her again? what ever. >> oscar drama began well before the academy awards started when sasha baron cohen in character as "the dictator"dumped what he claimed were kim jong il is ashes all over ryan's express. billy crystal kicked off the show with a tribute to all the film nominees. and there were memorable and historic moments as well. 82-year-old christopher plummer became the oldest best supporting actor winner in history. >> you are only two years older than me, darling where have you been all my life? >>"the help's" octavia spencer won best supporting actress. the show goes to gravity-defying stunts from cirque de soleil. actresses made light of their review and a musical interlude from will ferrell and written by robert downey. "hugo"was a big winner last night. in the end it won five oscars. >> it looks like it was a good time. after the ceremony, it was time to party. this is video from inside the governor's ball hosted by

. >> reporter: the biggest surprise of the night, meryl streep. >> meryl streep, "the iron lady." >> reporter: a clearly shocked meryl streep won her third oscar, an award she said pales next to her true reward. >> it's the people. it's the people you work with and how much fun. it's really fun to make movies. >> reporter: another big winner sole soa. the academy awards garnished social media mentions up 300% from last year. diane alvear abc2 news slog -- los angeles. >> the ratings were up. the oscars may have helped with the return of long time host billy crystal. >>> all right. a confrontation between robert kennedy's younger son and two nurses. he wanted to take his 3 day out for air. he went to the elevator but the nurses stopped him from going. the nurse falls on the ground. the nurse's lawyer said he twisted the arm of one nurse in. the family friends said their story is not true. kennedy pleaded not guilty to child endangerment and harassment. >>> a man was killed after crashing his tanker truck full of gasoline in wisconsin. it burst into flames after the driver lost control

." >> and the oscar goes to meryl streep.n. >> a big night for the winners, the 84th annual academy awards did not disappoint. we arrivedme that departure, which happening now behind us. one of the big prizes tonight went to the best picture. and "the artist" sydow late. it was expected, especially picture and best certainly best jardin.r jean de a lot of people felt there would an upset for -- "the artist." but no upset. they saidee what the big winter cress i to say thank-you from the bottom of my heart. -- after the big win. i want to say thank-you from of marquardt. for only the award that any film maker would be happy to receive, but you offered me the toortunity to pay tribute of this academy that mind, the oscar berri.claude have been all not the fanfare around "the not for thet were n de jardin.jea >> i still think that it was a set that he got a best actor. clooney had ite in the bag. >> it was a surprise. he was excited about that win this take a look at animated acceptance. if george valentine could [speakingett sa

meryl streep almost too real as margaret thatcher. and not a very good film, however she nailed it. >> introduce a woman who needs to introduction. >> and michelle williams as marilyn monroe, giving her a big stage. so who wins? the media resource center has the second largest collection of films and recordings in the country. i asked what he thinks. first... the women in "the help". >> i think that that was in a way a film that had oscar stamps on it meryl streep. >> like a force of nature. and is amazing to watch he likes michelle williams. >> this can't help but put her on the a list. whether she wins or doesn't win. >> here we gochl the full bucket is the closest race. but i think i'm going to pick meryl streep. other two close behind, could go either way. and i want to hear how you think it's going to go go to facebook.com/abc 7 news and vote. and join the conversation on twitter using oscar hash tag in your tweets. >> and there is a reminder, oscar sunday is just days way with a road to the gold. and you can see celebrity interv

meryl streep. >> i just thought, meryl loves the long sleeves. much skin. we almost had a peekaboo moment there. meryl, what are you doing? my goodness. >> it just framed her face so beautifully. the cameras are panning in on you. they're not just dressing for themselves. >> and the gold on gold. >> i thought it was chic. we asked our viewers at home who they thought was the best dressed. it was jessica chastain. that was a good look. overall, were you pleased with what you saw on the red carpet? >> you know, i was. the ones that were very strong, gwyneth's dress will go down in history as one of those iconic dresses. >> and michelle williams. >> i really liked viola davis. we talk about color, that was something that popped. she's been doing very well, too. >> vera wang dress and the earrings. they perfectly worked with the dress. >> i liked all the elements of design on this dress. the beading, it was perfectly sculpted to her body. and her hair. >> i loved the natural hair, too. i was excited that she decided to go natural. >> i thought pennee

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jean dejardin won for best actress and meryl streep won for "the iron lady." but the big winner, the picture "the artist." >> and the oscar goes to "the artist." >> the silent film "the artist" won five academy awards. it brought jean derjardine an award for best actor. >> i love your country. >> the win is not much of a surprise. the film garnered rave reviews. [speaking french] >> equally as excited, octavia spencer. >> she won best supporting actress for her role in "the help." she received a standing ovation for her first oscar win. >> thank you, everybody. thank you steven spellburg for changing my life. i'm sorry. i'm freaking out. thank you, world. >> her co-star in "the help," viola davis, did not take home the award for best actress. that went to meryl streep in "the iron lady" where she portrayed margaret thatcher. >> when they called my name i felt like i could hear half of america going, come on, no, why her? again? but whatever. >> she hasn't won an oscar in close to 30 years. >> and one of the most talked about scenes on the red carpet tonight wa

meryl streep wins best actress and her third oscar. spencer is named best supporting actress at last night's academy awards. >>> gas prices up another 13 cents in a week even though there's no shortage. the reason is high prices over crude oil. >>> also, osama bin laden compound in pakistan is now rubble. crews worked all weekend to demolish the hideout. >>> today's weather, showers from houston to dallas, rain from l.a. to san diego. >>> well, george clooney, martin scorsese, hollywood's biggest stars were involved in jimmy kimmel's spoof. take a look. >> here it is. our gift to you the world premiere trailer for the greatest film ever made, movie, the movie. >> every so often, a film comes along with a guy. a girl. a werewolf. and a wedding. between the world's most dangerous secret agent and the president of the united states. >> you complete me. >> starting academy award winner charlize theron. >> robo lawyer, you are out of order. >> and tom hanks. >> you're out of order! >> jeff goldblum. >> we've got the test results back. >> ga

let's talk about meryl streep for a second. before we went to you, nancy. i love that she was so happy when she won. there was so much talk about viola davis winning. some thought she was a lock. what was it like in the room when the announcement said and the oscar goes to meryl streep? >> i got to tell you, the crowd inside the room went absolutely crazy. i felt like i was at a football game. there was so much hooting and hollering and people standing up. she and octavia were the two who got the standing ovations and meryl's was loud. cheers, people yelling if their seats. i think it was unexpected. people don't realize because she's been nominated so many times. this is only her third oscar. despite being nominated 70 times. she lost 12 times in a row. there were a lot of people so excited to see heroin. as you said, i think that one of the people who were most surprised were her. take a listen at part of her speech. >> when they called my name, i had this feeling i could hear half of america going oh, no. oh, come on. why he

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streep has been nominated 17 times but hasn't won since sophie's choice in 1983.octavia spencer was shocked when she won best supporting actress for her role in the help. christopher plumber took home the best actor award. >>> the academy of friends gala always had the glitter of oscar night benefit for aids and hiv organizations attendees were pleased to see a local oscar winner for best animated feature. >> at money from ticket sales, silent auction and ravel will go to the beneficiaries -- and raffle will go to the beneficiaries. the event is paid for. >> robin roberts interviewed last night's winners, moments, fashion hits and misses she will have them. gma is after our newscast at 7 a.m.. >>> can't wait. the more the better. >> know. i was a little disappointed with the fashions usually a few more stand out, i thought viola davis' green locked fabulous. >> mike looks good, hey mike. >>> good morning. temperatures running on frosty side in the north bay valley 30 santa rosa and napa, everybody else above that in the mid to upper 30s antioch livermore, oakland,

but whatever. >> actress meryl streep with another oscar to add to her collection.ere, but we're happy to be here. it is the 27th of february. e chenevey. natasha barrett. is here. gang check in with lisa baden. >> everyone in the district is a winner right now. tow truck broken down and another toe truck came in and towed it away. there has just been a collision for virginia commuters. near the exit near stafford they have the left lane closed. let's go into the weather center with adam caskey now. >> temperatures for the most hovering right around the freezing point. the going to be mild in afternoon. we'll jump into the forecast for today. forecast. 62, a lot of sunshine. breezy at times. ng up to 26 miles per hour periodically. arlington. 36 in chevy chase. 28 in lorton. in leesburg. 23 in frederick. it will warm up later today, so you will be able to shed some layers later on today. ampling high today 50 degrees. seven-day ur in a few oming up minutes. >> we follow the latest developments in two separate attacks involving college students. dorm room inside a an

meryl streep's triumph. octavia spencer's first win. we create the best scene with the best actor with the best picture and "the artist's" jean dujardin. and don't forget about the jaw-dropping daring to bear all fashions or the dictator's dust-up on the red carpet. raise your glass, everybody. it's "gma's" oscar afterparty. ♪ [ applause ] ♪ >>> good morning, america! we're coming back to you live from the majestic el capitan, right across the street from where the oscars took place last night. we have been up all night long, with all this excitement. george, i'm sure you were, too. >> absolutely, robin. we are raising a big glass. but we watched in bed last night. every single minute you looked fabulous. this show was great. >> oh, thank you. we had just a fabulous time out there on the red carpet. my thanks to marc bouwer, he was the one who designed that gown. i just -- cinderella at the ball. that's what i kept saying and it struck midnight and it was all over. i had great company with me, george. i wish you were here as well. lara

m merci beaucoup, i love u >> reporter: meryl streep took home best actress the first time she has won in 29 years. >> i could hear half of america going oh no her, again, you know but whatever. >> reporter: oscar drama began in hollywood before the awards started when sasha baron cone in character as the dictator

my mom turns around, gigi, this is meryl streep. i'm like, i know it's meryl streep.>> there's me, gigi's there. >> this is a great row here. >> meryl streep, brad pitt, rooney mara. >> you're eek which distant from -- >> they got official academy award nominee sweat shirts. >> do you play pickup basketball or something? >> i'm going to. i don't. but i'm going to start. >> their week has been filled with pre-oscar hoopla all building toward the big night. >> maybe the most important question, who will you wear? >> i will be wearing a rental from mr. tux ed owe. renting is the new buying. >> i have a dress that i found at a thrift shop. >> thrift store, rental. you'll both look great and you're saving for the next movie. >> how has it affected your marriage? i mean, this whole excitement. it must be -- >> good. >> wonderful. obviously our wedding and our marriage is something that we celebrate and a memory that we cherish. >> blows it away. >> no. the thing is -- >> i barely remember my wedding after the oscar nomination. >> we did this together and it was kind of like

last night, meryl streep was more concerned about those kids than she was about winning. there's a great picture. >> jimmy: so you're not a monster after all. [ applause ] well, great to have you here. very interesting to talk to you. keep making great movies. harvey weinstein, everyone. "the artist" still in theaters. we'll be right back with melanie fiona.

. >>> and the oscar goes to meryl streep, "the iron lady." >> and meryl streep is one of the actors celebrating. we have the big winners from this year's oscar ceremony. >>> and you will want to try to spend time outside this afternoon. the beautiful day we have in store. >>> time for weather weather. good morning, 4:41 on this monday morning. tom kierein in storm center 4. right now, temperatures are cold. we're down into the 20s throughout much of the region to near the freezing mark around the beltway, in montgomery, fairfax, arlington, prince george's counties. mid-30s in washington. upper 30s near the bay. in the 20s shenandoah valley. out in the mountains. the view from space showing a clear sky. we'll have plenty of sunshine today. here's your day planner. sunrise at 6:44. sunny and chilly. in the 40s through mid morning. by noontime, soaring to near 60. ought to hit the low to mid 60s by mid-afternoon. then a few clouds coming in by late afternoon. down into the 50s by then. here's your evening planner. sunset at 5:58. clouds early evening, 50s. clearing out after that, down to the mid

. >> meryl streep called you god. >> that is true. >> dicky: and music from melanie fiona. >> i wan >> dicky: from hollywood, it's "jimmy kimmel live." tonight -- steven tyler. harvey weinstein. and music from melanie fiona. with cleto and the cletones. and, now, first and foremost, here's jimmy kimmel! ♪ it's jimmy kimmel live [ cheers and applause ] >> jimmy: thank you, that's very nice. thank you. [ cheers and applause ] i'm jimmy. i'm the host of the show. hello. thank you for watching. i'm glad to have you with us. i had a crazy dream last night. i dreamt that we had oprah on the show. [ laughter ] and not only that, that she liked me. you missed it. she gave everyone in the audience a house. [ laughter ] and then after the show, she opened a bottle of tequila and we all did shots. for real. that i am not making guillermo, you went home, you missed the whole thing. >> yeah. >> jimmy: you would have loved it. >> i know. >> jimmy: yeah. [ laughter ] the only shots i ever imagined i'd get from oprah were coming out of a gun. last night, we had our seventh annual special after the ac

academy award-winner meryl streep. in a mustache.ward winner helen mirren in a hovercraft. >> get off my hovercraft! ♪ i need a hero ♪ i'm holding on for a hero til the end of the night ♪ >> academy award-winner christoph waltz. >> no one puts baby in the corner. >> matt damon. >> because there's a star out there at the end of the rainbow, a big old superstar. >> who we're going to cut out of the movie. >> are you [ bleep ] kidding me? i will [ bleep ] kill you, kimmel! how do you like them grapes? >> george clooney as a brilliant, disabled nasa scientist. >> yeah? what's that boy? a meteor hurtling towards earth? and who is that riding on it? >> with gabourey sidibe as -- >> black hitler. >> and i'm black! >> i'm on it. i'm on it! oh, no. no! not now! no! >> this thanksgiving and christmas and summer 2012. a romantic political action thriller drama based on the novel "push" by sapphire. >> i'm doing it. >> once you go black hitler, you never go back hitler! >> from the people who brought you "the terminator," "dora the explorer" and

best actress went to lovely and amazing meryl streep.ad a wonderful pore trailer of margaret thatcher in "the iron lady" and as we just saw, comedian sacha baron cohen made good on his threat showing up in character and he did quite a splash when he did that. not in a good way. he spilled what he said were the ashes of north korean dictator kim jong-il on ryan seacrest. talk about the last guy that would be really cool about it. he was cool about it but he's a little pretty boy. he likes his hair perfect, his clothes perfect. >> poor ryan. what was he supposed to do? >> i literally said he was in shock. >> a lot of people were debating maybe the wardrobe malfunction that jennifer lopez got. >> that's getting a little play. >> if she did it. >> i don't know if we can show that. >> probably shouldn't. >>> i'm lynn berry. stay tuned "way too early" is next. >>> a grenade attack wounds seven more united states service members hours after two american officers were killed by an afghan security officer. all this in response to the burning of s

viola davis and merle streep are duking it out.iz tonight" can tell you these nominees and long-time pals make up the hottest oscar showdowns this year. >> i hope you were the groom. >> clooney and pitt share one of the most talked about bromances. first teaming up in "oceans 11." clooney earned a nod for "the descendant descendants". and the rivalry is heating up. >> what's up with the friendly competition going on between you and your best bud? >> there's nothing friendly about it. i'll tell you that right now. >> we're going to wrestle it out at the end. last man standing takes it all. >> my money is on brad. i mean in a fistfight. >> they are not the only big stars squaring off on the road to gold. >> i'm going to whoop merle streep's behind in a good, old-fashioned, street fight. as far as the oscars, i don't know about that. >> viola davis, she's currently the favorite in the lead actress category despite being normminad against merle streep. >> i'm just honored to be in her company. >> she's honored to battle it out. the big

. >> for meryl streep, it was a fairy tale night, in more ways than one.firth assuming the role of her prince charming when she lost her shoe on the way to collect her best actress award for playing margaret thatcher in "the iron lady." but, the night really belonged to "the artist." after tonight, the last and biggest events in the awards calendar is, of course, the oscars. "the artist's" strong showing is sure to give it a significant boost ahead of the all-important academy awards in a few weeks' time. >> fantastic. much more, of course, at the website, bbc.com/news. more on our top story, greeks brace for more cuts in pay, pensions, and jobs after parliament has approved a tough new round of austerity measures, but the government is hoping the plan will stave off bankruptcy and keep greece inside the eurozone. plus, just to let you know, our breaking news this hour -- russia's foreign minister has said that a proceed newsed -- proposed new peacekeeping mission in syria could only happen after a halt to the violence there. he was speaking in moscow afte

the way.all >> meryl streep. i thought she was great. >> i do not know. if i could use both, i would say both. i if i could choose both, would say about. would vote for davis. davis fan,uge viola but meryl streep since the gold standard. >> that is the category to watch tonight. cannot wait to find out. a lot of the focus is on fashion. the show starts, it about the big category. >> who are you wearing? >> calvin klein. >> i am wearing brooks brothers. very dapper. the will of all the wrap up from as -- a red carpet showll as the oscar tonight at 11:00. >> they both look absolutely beautiful. thank you. they will be live tonight immediately following the after the's oscar special. >> the multimillion-dollar man, extension for the of the washington nationals. >> how about temperatures back degrees? my forecast is coming up. >> it is oscar night and a lot people in the metro area are havi it's time to get going. to have the energy to turn a "to do" list into a memory. to put more giddy-up in our get-along. to keep stepping up even in overtime. it's time to