wendi mclendon-covey is here live. ♪ we got the beat >> and she's saying -- >> good morning, america!se ] ♪ we got the beat everybody get up ♪ >>> good morning, america. good morning to wendi. a great crowd here. i have to give a shoutout to columbia students back here. >> oh, columbia, yes. in their own right here and we have a big announcement. we're happy that once again we will be the preshow for the oscars on the red carpet. [ cheers and applause ] and abc is the only place you can exclusively see the red carpet in the final hour leading up to the event. lara will be there, michael, myself and it's a whole lot of fun. >> more than just us, our friends will be there also. people magazine director jess cagle is going to join us, "marie claire's" nina garcia and "vanity fair's krista smith. we have a full house. >> covering every angle. as we all said, it is the biggest night in hollywood. we will be right there one-on-one with the stars until the ceremony starts, that oscar red carpet has been called the most exciting unpredictable place in the world. in the world. we're saving all