he has joked about the oscars calling them the white bet awards. the president says, i am heartbroken and frustrated about the lack of inclusion and it's a different and difficult conversation and it's time for changes. who makes up the 7000 voters and i looked on the from actors, directors, agents, executives, costume designers and they all have specific qualifications that allow them to be a voting member.that is the latest.>> c1 juliet: they have to get the forecast right or they will cook for all of us. mike: looks like the snow is coming our way. it remains to be seen. here is what we have out there. we have ac potential in the standing water can be on the roadways. likes to feel a lot colder. if you more clouds in the mix keeping it there and we keep it dry until saturday with snow coming through. we have to find two not forecast that could be between 10 inches and a couple feet . the forecast is available on the weather up on fox 5 ny weather app. download it for free. let's bring in ines to see what's going on with the commute. you shouldn't

except tweeting the oscars the white bet awards. >> . specifically a strain of potentially deadly dog flu. that's making its way around the country. >> . fatigue. if they're tired. if they're not eating. >> the symptoms are a lot like the human flu. it hasn't hit colorado yet. but it's swept through two tkuszen other states. >> . veterinarians say it's very contagious. they suggest keeping unvaccinated pets away from boarding facilities. and dog parks. until after flu season. >> . plus just like with human -ts. hygiene is everything. >> we deep clean. two to 3 times a day. so. i feel like the dogs are going to be healthier. and safer here. than they are pretty much any where else. like dog parks or walking down the street. >> . there is a flu shot. available for your dog. experts suggest just keeping a close eye on where your pets health. if he shows signs or symptoms get him to the vet right away. if it's flu just like with us. sometimes it just has to run its course. >> this comes after a second woman reported that she was touched inapp

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>>reporter: rock has responded to the look of diversity at the oscars calli the show the white bet awards. of the academy says the look of diversity in this year's nomination is quote disappointing. live in the news plex, 7 news night team. >>> okay. >> coming up here on 7 news at 10:00. woman says her purse was damaged after she took it to be clean the. >> now she wants the shop to pay. tonight's edition of help me howard with patrick frazier. >> no doubt aboutt it's cold in south florida. but maybe remember this weather an versus almost 40 years ago and if you were around here in 1977, one and only time of reports of snow as far south as >>> many south florida woman taking her purse to a repair shop to be cleaned up. >> when she says she got it back, the pricey pur was danieled. she turned to help me howard with patrick frazier. >>reporter: many people are collectors. some like to collect watches. some like to collect coins. and some like purses. >> my purses are my favorite. i love purses. >>reporter: not just any purse>>reporter: not just any purse. one kind of purse for this woman. >

the white bet awards." president of the academy, cheryl boone isaacs -who is herself black -- says she has sought to make the biggest awards show more diverse-- sot: "we are working inside the academy in order to make sure we have inclusion especially in both spike lee and jada pinkett smiahy of dr. martin luther king junior. lauren lyster, abc news los angeles. > a lot more news coming up on action news live at 3-30... including the latest on the race for 2016. the democrats hoping to be president go head to head in south carolina. we'll tell you who may have been stretching the truth...and who's claims were just flat out false! a town in mourning, after one of their six police officers is shot and killed in the line of duty. what new information we're learning about the man who pulled the trigger. 3:30... take a look at this -- a more on that bitter blast next. plus an abc tv produc custody, as the victim's loved ones are searching for answers/ but first, action news live at 3-30 begins with breaking news.

the white bet awards." president of the academy, cheryl boone isaacs -who is herself black -- says she has sought to make the biggest awards show more diverse-- sot: "we are working inside the academy in order to make sure we have inclusion especially in the area of membership" tag -- both spike lee and jada pinkett referencing today's national holiday marking the birthday of dr. martin luther king junior. lauren lyster, abc news los angeles. coming up later.. in tonight's abc primetime lineup on channel 13: here's a look at what's coming up later on abc in primetime... 8:00 - the bachelor 10:00 - the bachelor live first time moms are getting older. what's chaning that's pushing back having kids. also ahead in today's health report.. some easy things you and your children can do to keep from catching a cold this winter. stay with us. 3(zsi*p= on average, it takes three hundred americans working for a solid year, to make as much money as one top ceo. it's called the wage gap. and the r

. >> chris rock tweeting out a new promo, the oscars, the white bet awards. 2012 los angeles times investigationound academy voters are 94% caucasian and 77% male with blacks accounting for about 2%. president of the academy cheryl said she has sought to approve diversity. >> we're working inside the academy in order to make sure we have inclusion. >> both spike lee and jada pinkett smith referencing the national holiday in dr. martin luther king, jr. >> it was a big day yesterday with martin luther king's birthday commemorating. you know, michael moore saying i join jada and spike lee will join them. i believe they'll fix this. >> i'm sure in the next year there will be some nominees of color. remember, from fresh prince, she released a statement saying directing that jada and will said, you ain't directing the show, get over yourself. >> some shade there. serious tea. >>> this morning on "world news now" an american voice lost. >> passing of eagles founding member, glenn frey. his death mourned by friends and fans this morning. >> and the race to the white house, getting ugly for donald trump,

oscar's host chris rock recently tweeted out a new promo with the caption: "the oscars -- the white bet awards." the president of the academy -- who is herself black -- says she is looking for ways to make the awards show more diverse. one of the founding members of legendary rock band "the eagles" has passed away. glenn frey co-founded the eagles in the early 70's along with don henley and become one of history's most successful songwriting teams with huge hits like "hotel california" and "life in the fast lane." frey had been battling multiple illnesses including pneumonia. he was 67. now that medical marijuana dispensaries are opening up here in southern nevada... it's raising questions about a bigger issue... can you still be fired from your job for smoking pot even if you have a prescription? when you ask, we investigate. we'll hear from an employment lawyer on an issue he says will soon be getting a lot more attention. plus.. what goes up must come down. after a successful space-x launch a few weeks ago.. quite work out. we'll explained what happened.. next. and later on action ne

he left that for twitter, where he simply wrote, the oscars, the white bet awards. nominees were announced last week, reigniting the twitter tag from last year, oscars so white. all 20 nominees are white. spike lee took to instagram says he too will stay home. writing, how is it possible for the second consecutive year, all 20 contendiers are white. >> it isn't as diverse as like our society looks. so as soon as that becomes more diverse, then perspectives will be more diverse. >> the president of the academy just released this statement, she says i am both heartbroken and frustrated about the lack of inclusion. this is a difficult, but an it's time for big changes. the academy is taking dramatic steps to alter the makeup of our membership. isaac says there will be a thorough review of membership recruitment, and there will be plans to diversify. live in the newsroom, jessica schneider, cbs 2 news. >>> they say they were forced off a flight because of their race. >> they came to us and told us, get your belongings and exited the aircraft. >> still ahead, brooklyn tra

cracking jokes about the oscars diversity issue and tweeted out a video with the caption, the oscars, the white betou can see who win'ss, february 28-on abc7~news. >> the message behind this free concert. >> a break from the ray, meteorologist drew tuma us up next. >> denver broncos headed to super bowl 50. held off the patriots in the the final seconds of the afc title game thanks to peyton manning's two td passes to owen daniels little mate top may end his career as super bowl >>> ♪ ♪ >> marin county's sammy haggar and michael font at the singing "here comes the sun" they marched from the phoenix hotel to the california public utilities commission. the trio gave the moving concert to support the group, save rooftop solar. the group is working to expand solar energy use and make it more affordable. >> i believe it's possible in our lifetime to see 100% renewable information from 100% of the population of the united states. >> thursday the cpuc will vote on whether to generate more solar energy in california. this is the day for it. >> here comes the sun, the theme for the week ahead. a quiet start

cracking jokes about the oscars diversity issue and tweeted out a video with the caption, the oscars, the white betrds. you can see who win'ss, february 28-on abc7~news. >> the message behind this free concert. >> a break from the ray, meteorologist drew tuma us up next. >> denver broncos headed to super bowl 50. held off the patriots in the the final seconds of the afc title game thanks to peyton manning's two td passes to owen daniels little mate top may end his career as super bowl c c c >>> ♪ ♪ >> marin county's sammy haggar and michael font at the singing "here comes the sun" they marched from the phoenix hotel to the california public utilities commission. the trio gave the moving concert to support the group, save rooftop solar. the group is working to expand solar energy use and make it more affordable. >> i believe it's possible in our lifetime to see 100% renewable information from 100% of the population of the united states. >> thursday the cpuc will vote on whether to generate more solar energy in california. this is the day for it. >> here comes the sun, the theme for the week ahead. a

the hashtag all white acting nominees. rock has yet to comment except for an earlier post on twitter that referred to the oscars as only chris rock can put it, the white bet awards. >> alicia: you can't have a reaction. whatever your reaction, people are going to be offended, people are going to find it funny. on a side note, i saw leonardo "the revenant," it is good. it is very, very good. >> ben: i can't wait to see it. >> alicia: and i can't wait to see the oscars, because we're going to have them on abc columbia and we're going to be anchoring that night. we're coming in sunday. >> ben: will you wear a gown? >> alicia: i did one year. i don't think we'll d d that. we'll keep you posted. check us out on social media. >> ben: up next, john farley >> alicia: stay close. >> john: we got some video of the moon here. was full two nights ago, but that's not a bad look. and we have a few clouds as well, and let's talk about -- [howling] [laughter] okay, so let's give alook at what's going o tomorrow will be warmer, wednesday some rain, but we'll warm it back up late this week and into the weekend. so let's show you what's going on in terms of the rain and war

. >> adam: with oscars host chris rock presiding over what he has called the white bet awards attention on the >> we live in a business where one minute you are talkings about it and two, three days later anything can happen to turn the tide a's to make sure dreams of gold are color blind. the same diversity issue prompted calls for an oscars boy cott. >> kim: out rage growing over the water crisis in flint, michigan as the governor prepares to lay out a plan to fix the problem. >> reporter: potential storm this weekend. details up she's always stood strong... ...to get the job done. hillary clinton. she stood up to china... ...and spoke out on women's rights... ...went toe to toe with the drug and insurance companies spent millions against her... ...but hillary didn't quit until eight million children got health care. i've never been called a quitter and i won't quit on you. she's got what it takes to do the toughest job in the world. i'm hillary clinton and i approve this message. how do you reimagine "banking"? you start with this... then you make it... nothing like this. you make a

reporter: oscars host chris rock tweeting out a promo with the caption, the oscars, the white bet awards. she says she has thought to make the biggest award show more diverse. >> we are working inside the academy to make sure we have jc: the 88th academy award will air right here 0 february 28th and the coverage begins at 7:00. phil: the singer of an iconic song is -- has been released. it was on a domestic violence charge. last year he sold an original handwritten copy of the lyrics to "american pie" at auction for $1.2 million. jc: david bowie's final bowie bum debuted at number one. "black star" was released two days before his death. it is the first chart topper for the late musician. to gain that spot "black star" knocked out adele. bowie's new album has sold 174,000 copies. jc: a surprise of a life time for a young seattle seahawk fan. phil: up next, a story behind the social media post that this past weekend's game. reporter: and then a police chase is again making what is often a private battle a public plea. >> there are a lot of people who are out there suffering and dying. jc:

. >> reporter: oscar's host chris rock tweeting out a new promo with the caption, the oscars, white bet awards. 2012 los angeles times found they're nearly 94 caucasian and 77% male, with blacks accounting for about 2%. president of the academy cheryl boone isaacs who herself is black, said she has sought to improve diversity. >> we are working inside the academy in order to make sure we have inclusion. >> reporter: both spike lee and jada pinkett smith in their messages referencing monday's national holiday in honor of dr. martin luther king jr. reena and kendis. >> that was a big day, for kings' birthday, commemorating him. saying i join jada. and spike lee. i believe the academy awards will fix this. >> i'm sure next year there will be nominees of color. remember aunt viv from fresh prince of bel aire, she released a statement directed at jada and will saying you ain't barack and michelle. get over yourself. >> some shade there dropped serious tea.freedom of speech. just like im gonna say f the police. freedom of speech or breaking the law? a man is now fighting a ticket from metro..

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the parts. because every nominee this year is white. (nats oscar promo video) oscar's host chris rock tweeting out a new promo with the caption: "the #oscars. the white bet awards." (gfx) while 2005 oscar- nominee don cheadle joked back ? you could find him "parking cars on g level" during the show. (end gfx) nats straight outta compton - change the situation and "straight outta compton" producer will packer taking to facebook to voice his frustration (gfx) telling the academy "we have to do better. cube, who the film is based on, speaking out on wendy wiliams thursday sot wendy williams ic: i'm not pissed. i'm not surprised. princess kate has already taken on the role of new mom... but now she's adding some new duties to her daily tasks. the top stories we're following- it is martin luther king day... and downtown las vegas honored the man who drastically affected the civil rights movement with a parade that started at ten. a scare at a valley apartment complex at serene and las vegas a man is shot... police take him into custody and things return to normal for the residents. a suspect is caught after killing an ohio police officer... officer thomas cot

the white bet awards." the countdown is underway. only on abc7. >>> a bay area man became an activist for the disabled after he he was left without the ability to see. and hear the message they have for all of us. plus -- >> i will. >> i will. >> be. >> be. >> a leader. >> a leader. >> and not a follower. >> and words of wisdom from an nba great. why shaq joined in on this pick up game. >> i am meteorologist drew tuma. we ended the weekend with sunshine and dry conditions. it is going to be quite some time before we track our next storm. i'll let you know how long the break is in gatos. >> you are about to meet a young man who has not let a disability limit him. he lost his sight due to a beating by former friends. here is an abc7 star. >> bello and his canine come pan yawn oslo are a familiar sight in the hallways of holy names university and in the small office he occupies as writer and residence. writing is the vehicle he uses to crusade on the behalf of the disabled. >> i would like to really be able to be a voice for all of the

what he has to say about we know that he tweeted out, he said that oh, look, the oscars are just the white bet we know he's probably already penning the jokes to shine a light on this problem. nobody wants to take away from these artists and projects that are deserving of this award. that's the fine line that a lot of these actors and celebrities kind of straddle. you would never want anybody to be recognized for their work for any other reason other than it being their artartistry, but yo have to recognize there's a major problem with the film diversity, especially during awards season. >> and perhaps sometime in the future it won't be necessary. we will see. and many thanks to holland reed for joining us via skype. >> thank you. >>> some analysts have suggested it's going to take more actors zding they're not going to attend for anything to happen at the academy. >> this online push has now resonated with big name actors, andm-óç a lot of minority actor get other awards at other ceremonies but not the oscars. it does have an impact. >>> china's economy is growing but at its weakest rate in 2

lack of diversity on twitter posting a 15-second video on friday, with the caption, the oscars, the white bet awards. you can watch the academy awards here on your abc action news station february 28th at 7:00. >>> still ahead -- nearly a week after two helicopters for 12 marines continues. the latest sign of hope for the families coming up next. >> plus, cold and flu season is upon us. what authorities don't want your doctor to do when you ask >>> let's see -- 9:39. here's a question you might not have even thought about. do you know what your congress member everyday? -- does everyday? according to one representative they make fundraising phone calls and spend four hours a day doing it. david jolley is holding a news conference on that topic any moment. he says it's time for members of congress to stop wasting time on the phone raising money and instead do what they are elected to do. we're going to check in with this news conference a little later on but in the meantime i can tell you that jolley says he's sworn off fundraising in his campaign and today plans to introduce a bill that would

. >> in a tweet last week, chris rock poked fun at the ceremony, calling it the white bet awards. >>> chris, you said this would be a quick snow and is it still shaping up to be that? >> absolutely. look at douglas county, around the castle pines area. you're getting hit the hardest joel will have traffic updates in a few minutes. nearly a half inch already on the southwest side of lone tree. the front came through overnight. look at the dry air already working, starting to work into the area. even though most of this snow is light, you can see the purple, little moderate bursts where it's trying to come down a little heavier. i-25 once you leave thornton, snow. also on the south side of town, douglas county, moderate snow foothills. temperatures around the state not bad, we're in the 30s. that's good news. it will hang tough here on the south side of denver and into mid-morning. toward the noon hour, it's quickly out of here and most of the state goes to mostly cloudy skies and then by late afternoon partly cloudy skies. for the most part this will be out of here. temperatures today

the parts, because every nominee this year is white. >> reporter: oscar host chris rock tweeting out a new promo, the oscars, the white bet awards. don cheatle joked back, you can find him parking cars on g level during the show. >> change the situation. >> reporter: and "straight out>> reporter: and "straight outta compton" producer will packer taking to facebook to vojce his frustration telling the academy we have to do better, period. for ice cube who the film is based on speaking out on wendy williams thursday. i am not surprised. >> kristi: all right, well, lake it or not, the academy awards held february 28 in hollywood, california. you can watch it live here on local 10. coverage begins. >>> one dog is vying for a new title besides man's best friend. the great dane is looking to be the world's largest guy. look at this guy, katherine van introduces us to rocco. >> he will bug us all day long. >> reporter: unlike other dogs, this game rocco will drag you across the floor. >> we didn't realize we that be big. we didn't know what we were doing. a dane, a half pony. what is going on here. >> reporter: two years old, he stands a

the white bet awards." who decides the nominees? it's a long-held secret?but a 2012 los angeles times investigation found academy voters are nearly 94% caucasian and 77% male, with blacks accounting for about 2% president of the academy, cheryl boone isaacs -who is herself black -- says she has sought to improve diversity cheryl boone isaacs, ampas president we are working inside the academy in order to make sure we have inclusion lauren lyster tag both spike lee and jada pinkett smith in their messages referencing today's national holiday - in honor of dr. martin luther king junior. lauren lyster, abc news los angeles. " jessica rae: well scott... break out the kernels... because today is national popcorn day! according to the popcorn board... offical "board".... americans eat about 13 billion... let me say that one more time, 13 billion!!! quarts of popcorn each year. that is about 41 quarts per man, woman and child. and interesting enough... even though this holiday is in january... national popcorn month is in october. so of coerse in honor of the speci

>reporter: pressure is mount, chris rock to pull out of the event he's already jokingly dubbed the white bets. performance bien actor. spoiler alert, they're all white. so were the nominations for male supporting actor and female lead and supporting actor for the second year in a row, not a person of color to be found among the major categories. more than 6,000 member of the academy of motion pictures vote. 94s p of those voters are white, 76 percent are men. average age 63. the african american president of the academy, cheryl boon is action is now promising big changes to alter the makeup of our membership. we can't change the academy unless you change the membership long time movie critic carry ricky says change is needed. voters are out of touch. maybe they only see white. > will smith is as bankable a star as you'll find, but his stellar lead role in concussion was one of the few performances by p an african american actor even in the oscar conversation. that's because say african americans tend not to get the leading rolls in the first place. > michael dennis is founder of real black.c

in an interesting plot twist, the oscars will be hosted by oscars, the white bet awards. >> funny. clearing of the air of sorts. steve harvey opening up about what really happened at last month's miss universe pageant. he will be sharing his conversations with both miss colombia and miss philippines. sheinelle has more on that. >> it was one of the most uncomfortable situations on live tv. steve harvey will use his day time talk show to answer everyone's questions about the mixup. >> miss universe 2015 is -- colombia! >> reporter: it was the flub seen around the world. >> i have to apologize. the first runner up is colombia. >> reporter: last month, harvey mistakenly crowned miss colombia, before realizing the real winner was miss philippines. he said he misread the card. >> it was my mistake. it was on the card. the internet >> reporter: the internet memes were swift and merciless. the jokes didn't end there. >> the winner is "straight outta compton." i'm sorry, folks. i made a mistake. it's here on the card. >> i'm sorry. i have to apologize here. first runner up. >> reporter: the

. >> chris rock tweeted saying, the oscars was a quote, the white bet awardsy so much look forward tow he will address it. you know he will bring it up. >> yes. >> probably a theme i'm sure. >> when is it, six weeks away. >> roughly. >> years ago when i lived in l.a., would i get complete list of nominations and try to see every film. >> will do you that this year. >> no. >> i say i will do it every year. >> the at least, some of them. >> yes. >> just a second, someone has fallen behind me. >> get up. >> are you okay. >> i'm okay. >> yes. >> guess who is back. >> yes. >> people will join me this time because y'all make me do these monday work out segments. >> i will do it today. >> thank you, mike. >> i love this justin beiber song, where are you now. >> it is week three, change your clothes, get ready to work out. strip down. >> let's go. hershey's miniatures. we pour 'em! we pass 'em! we pick 'em! delicious fun for everyone. hershey's miniatures are mine, yours, our chocolate. test. test. >> first monday of every month we will bring in certified personal trainer, and she will be her

as for the host, chris rock tweeted over the weekend, calling the oscars the white bet awards and despite awards saying there's pressure on him to boycott as well, pinkett-smith says he's the right man to host. >> chris rock, i can't think of a better man to do the job at hand this year than you, my friend. >> this is the second year in a row that the oscars have sparked backlash for nominating an all white group of actors, but this is the first year that prominent names in hollywood are taking lacks. >> live in the newsroom, kris anderson, 7news. >> there's much more to come in the next half hour. >> bruins today, bay state cools have evacuated. classes canceled after police say they received bomb threats. we're live for the latest. >> we have the wind continuing into the afternoon. we'll take a winter is hard on your nose. from first sniffles to endless runny noses. puffs plus lotion is soft. they help soothe irritation by locking in moisture better so you can face winter happily. a nose in need deserves puffs indeed. we're fog breaking news at noon. at least 10 schools dealing with bom

as for the host, chris rock, he tweeted over the weekend calling the oscars the white bet awards and despite reports saying there is pressure on him to boycott as well, pinkett-smith says he's >> hey, chris, i will not be at the academy awards and i won't be watching, but i can't think of a better man to do the job at hand this year than you, my friend. good luck. >> kris: this is the second year in a row the oscars have sparked backlash for nominating an all-white group of actors, but this is the first year that prominent names in hollywood have decided to take action. live in the newsroom, kris anderson, 7news "today in new england." >> sarah: coming up on 7news, tom brady calling out julian edelman. how the teammates are having a little fun online. >> christa: and when you can make your voice heard about the possible mbta fare hike and late-night service. if you ride the "t," you'll want >> and now time for 7sports with joe amorosino. >> joe: good morning. denver has equal doom for the patriots in the playoffs. maybe it's the altitude or maybe it's just in their heads that they can

. >> he said it will be the white bet award. >> we will see if he stays. >> it looks like michelle obama's goal to get kids health any this country is more than working out for one elementary school. alex, you you know about this. >> it is an elementary school in texas. they have recess, four times a day. can you imagine. so, they get two, 15 minute breaks in the morning and two in the afternoon. so this get a total of one hour of recess a day. the students are less fig itty, more focused. they say kid followed directions, they try to solve problems on their own instead of the coming to the teacher to try to fix everything. >> they have divided time up, 15 minutes. >> this is an hour. >> we're getting an hour recess. >> sure. >> i don't know. >> wow. >> maybe just seemed that way. >> back in my day when we rode horses to schoolie bet you walk barefoot. >> naked. >> i had to walk home name, and rode a horse to school. we had 15 minutes in the morning and five minutes in the afternoon. would i like this plan change. what do you think, four recesses, totaling an hour over the seven hour perio

last check of rock's twitter appearance although he calls it the white bet awards. that is a taste of what have to expect. the oscars air here on channel 7 on february 28th. >>> pee wee her man fans are rejoicing. netflix announced the day they will release the big holiday movie, march 18th. as we get ready for a storm this weekend, an artist in minnesota discovered a cool way to deal with your panned when they are sock -- pants when they are socking wet. turn them-a sculpture. this is the wrong video, folks. no pants hidden under there sadly. >> that is really pretty. >> imagine pants frozen looking like that. that was the video we wanted to show you. from pants to high-tech luxury jewelry, fans of the apple watch, that is what it looks new option. the high end retailer of luxury brands added its own version of the apple watch and it will cost you up to $1,500. >> oh. >> it goes on sale friday on line. >> finally, the family that made a career of viral videos is out of what date night is like in your 40s we are 40, not in our 20s i see her dressed all skimpy >> they

we've seen chris rock speak out already on his twitter feed calling the oscars the white bet awards. i think that is a tease of what we're going to see from him ons cores night. i won't be watching but i do support his position >>> will you be watching? >> i don't usual lip don't, so i probably won't. i study what happens at the oscars and what happens in the industry, but i think the point that folks are making who are planning the protest are important points. i fully support those efforts. i will be watching from afar and taking note of what happens and studying this is part of our forthcoming report that comes out, i guess, right before the oscars >>> i want to hear what chris rock has to say about this. i do. thank you both of you. >> thank you. >> thank you >>> coming up next in oscar nominated documentary explores mental illness, the death penalties and brotherly love. i will talk to the directors of last day of freedom. >>> the department of veterans affairs estimates one out of three vietnam veterans suffers from ptsd. an oscar nominated documentary traffics one such vet. he

rock called out the academy awards calling the event the white bet awards. spike lee shared a post on instagram saying he is fed up and will not be attending either. steve: rock will have no shortage of material. hamilton creator paid tribute to martin luther king, jr., with 50 school alums. [music] steve: the group, who went to the school between 1988 and 2001 sang a song they learned in third grade. it was written and composed by mrs. aims and was a tradition at the upper east side school for years. >> martin shkreli says he's not the man prosecutors say he is. >> i'm not a farmer -- this is a name that got started when there was a picture i took that was meant to be ironic. steve: i sat down with martin shkreli for his first tv interview since he was arrested by the feds in december. where he says more often than not he is able to convert his critics online. christina: a privately owned rocket destroyed during a hard landing. what may have caused it to on top of your health? ahh... ahh... ahh... cigna customers have plan choices and tools to take control.

as for the host cris rock tweeted over the weekend calling the oscars the white bet awards. and despite report saying there's pressure on him to boycott as well. pinkette smith said he's the right man to host. >> hey, chris i won't be at the academy awards and i won't be watching. but i can't think of better friend to do the job. good luck. >> this is second year in the row the oscars parked back lash for nominating all white group of actor but this is first year that some prominent names in hollywood are taking action. live in the control room, kris anderson, 7news "today in new england." >>> this morning we remembering the band the eagles. he wrote dozen of major hit with band member don henley. the band said that try died of complications from pneumonia and other health trouble. he also said it feels like he lost a brother. glen try was just 67 years old. >>> still ahead on "today in new england" a new report out this morning suggests the streets of massachusetts are getting a bit safer. how many guns were seized just last we're. >> also ahead a passionate plea posted on f

this week the comedian called the oscars, quote, the white bet awards n los angeles, jonathan hunt, fox >>> it is a newspaper year and new changes for coca cola. how many the soda company is sort of real you in. >> i'm john morgan of morgan and morgan. i've been asked thousands of times >> women may be better at fighting offer the flu than us men. >> researchers found estrogen keeps the virus at bay to a point by limiting its ability to replicate f that happens the infected person has less severe symptoms and less likely to spread the flu to other. the new findings suggest, hormones, women may have, already been taking, like contraception, hormone replacement therapy, or infertility treatments, can also reduce the flu infection. >> when is the last time you had the flu? >> i don't know if i've her the flu. >> you have a loss of -- lot of estrogen then? >> ya. >> do you do the flu shots? >> yes and no. done it before but not consistent with it. they hurt. like the next day when you lift your arm up, it is sore. >> yes. and last year's didn't really work, right? the strain they had was wr