john performed the surprise concert to thank the west hollywood community for 24 years of hosting his annual oscar viewing party which benefits the elton john aids foundation. >> that would be a nice surprise. >>> let's check in with mark tamayo and ask him, don't let the sun go down on me. >> i was looking at a beautiful sunset a few minutes ago. looks like the rainfall might be popping up. so finally after that extended break of dry weather and warm weather as well, march will bring us a nice change out there for us. we do have the rainfall and snow back up in the sierra. take a look at the highs, lots of 60s, a few spots around 70 degrees toward antioch and annapolis, 70 as well. san francisco 65. outside, beautiful out towards san francisco in the distance, also a few high clouds, for the most part, a very nice sunday evening with partly cloudy skies, patchy fog near parts of the coastline as well. the latest on the satellite, we were tracking the system from the north, generating lots of cloud cover over the bay area. a chance we could pick up a sprinkle or maybe a light showers

. >>> elton john helped build the oscar buzz today with a free concert in west hollywood. ♪ lady gagaoined him there. they performed on the strip, shutting down streets in the area. aol streamed the concert live. it coincides with elton's annual viewing party for tomorrow night's oscars. go to abc7news.com to get your oscar ballots to keep track of all the winners tomorrow. and you can find photos, videos and stories about bay area connections to the nominees. >>> up next, a harrowing encounter with the pounding pa sefk. >> how a family ran into trouble off the coast and what happened when a lifeguard couldn't save them. >>> and taking a live look at conditions outside our east bay kamras, showing you the sun there and beautiful blue skies, drew will let us know when we can expect more rain. >>> dramatic new video shows a mother and three children swept out into the ocean and then getting rescued in the north bay. a bystander posted this video showing the scene at goat rock beach in sonoma county yesterday afternoon. a lifeguard tried to save the family, the a helicopter had to be sen

>> elton john surprised people in west hollywood yesterday. gave them a free concert at a large parking lot right off the famous sunset strip. captain fantastic performing several hits like saturday night's all right for fighting. the show also included a duet with lady gaga. bet that brought down the house. the show was to thank the city of west hollywood and its residents for their continued support of the elton john ways foundation. >> and speaking of surprises, one man is spacing charges for posing as a high school students. the 23 -year-old who posed as a high school student is facing assault and corruption of minors. he was already jailed for identity theft charges. the ukrainian national was arrested last week after a 2 -month investigation. >> what he did was wrong, but what it boils down to, he was trying to get education and better himself. >> everybody's so surprised. some people feel sorry for him because they knew him, he meant well, or at least as far as they knew. so everybody's shocked and they talk about it all day. >> police say simron stayed n u.s. after his visa expi

west hollywood, a suited up chris rock outside t sunset tower hotel. chris kept mum but he's expected to take on the oscar so white controversy tweeting with see you sunday, #blackout, #oscars. would you host again? >> if there's a lot of black people on it. >> back at l.a.x., 4:17 p.m. the p knows superman but they don't know hernoeknow his 19-year-old girlfriend's name. >> no comment from 19-year-old tara king and no oscar champagne everyone's in to 8:22 p.m., manhattan's bryant park, that's kate winslet skating. 10:46 p.m., john legend and chrissie teagan took heat only selecting a female embryo during ivf. striking out this past changing his tactic. >> we'll actually see chrissie in miami tonight and we'll t to her about her pregnancy. meanwhile i was hear in the wee hours of the morning hanging out with th "gma" crew as they talked to robin roberts about her special oscar edition of "20/20." >> a studio apartment, with one out of the wall and my mom couldn't even afford even a happy me >> how much of this in the room mimics some of how she grew .

. >> as smith spoke guests at elton john's viewing party in west hollywood jumped out of their seats and gave smith a standing ovation. smith had performed his winning song live earlier in the evening. >>> the biggest oscar party in the bay area didn't disappoint. about 500 people filled the tampa theatre for the annual oscar night event. those attending felt like celebrities including our very own sarina fazan. there she is in the gorgeous gown you chose for her to wear. this was donated by the dress store landing luxury and won by a landslide. the real winner however, is the charity that is getting this gown. this get year -- to get a wrap-up, including photos, full moments it's here on abcactionnews.com/oscars. you can also find it on our free mobile app. >>> good morning. we have some breaking news. a fatal crash at u.s. 19, the westbound lanes are blocked. avoid this area if you can. i'll tell you how to work around it, coming up. >> there's a arrive live look at the crash. take belcher or 66um to olmerton road, 66 up to old meren to road. a lot of activity out there. the car bu

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the principal of west hollywood elementary school sending a message to parents warning. they incident. it happened after dismiss sal in the area of johnson street and 64th avenue in hollywood. pair eantsd children now on the lookout. >> theyp want to be more informed about it but what can i say? >> i have my child right here. so we watch each other from different directions to make sure nothing happen us to or anything. >> danielle: well, pole do have some information about who they are looking foror they say the wanted suspect is a hispanic white male in his late 30s to 40. so far no details though on how the student got away. >> lynn: police need your help in catching some sus spejtded rapist on the run. laid ir arer hill cops say this man, you're about to see a close march shell is fafa house and two other men offered to give a woman a ride home. but instead she that i she sex slailtd her. they later dropped her off at a shell gas station. now anything about this crime or this man here, call broward crime stoppers 954-493-tips. you could beel able for a reward of up to

and in west hollywood today, the groundhog came out of his hole, saw another ground hog, invited him underground for a decaf espresso. [ laughter ] >> were any of you out at the coast last night? did you feel the earthquake? yeah, i live at malibu. they had another one last night. about a 3.6 earthquake. and people were pretty unhappy, except for madonna and sean penn. they live out there, and they are splitting up. and the earthquake divided [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> have you heard president bush on television lately? he has got a terrible cold and it's getting worse. today he ordered mentholated pork rinds. [ laughter ] >> apparently bush knew he was coming down with something, he had a stuffy head and could only see 600 points of light. [ laughter ] >> where did that did that come from you and peter? thank you peter. the staff knows how to suck up. [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> he has only been president what 15 days. and literally today he could not speak, and he was using hand signals to communicate. when he held up three fingers, if he held up two fingers, it meant i'll consi

what should be discovered in west hollywood. [ laughter ] [ applause ] [ laughter ] >> susan b. anthony. [ laughter ] [ laughter ] >> you -- you -- [ laughter ] you are on a roll. >> you are on a roll. >> oh, shut up. [ laughter ] how can you tell if you're -- if you have ever woken up -- waken up in a jack in the box. waken up, woken up, [ laughter ] >> okay. [ laughter ] 1941, 2001, and 2010. name two movies and the next time you'll see jim baker. [ cheers and applause ] [ laughter ] tokyo, los angeles, new york. >> yeah. >> name the three largest japanese cities. [ laughter ] [ applause ] [ cheers ] >> 24, 36. >> 24, 36. >> what are anne boleyn's measurements? [ laughter ] [ booing ] [ laughter ] on top of old smokey. [ laughter ] where did yogi bear come home to find his wife? [ laughter ] [ applause ] [ laughter ] bubble gum, oat bran. [ laughter ] name something you scrape off of your boots, and something that tastes like you scraped off of your boots. [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> i hold in my hand the last envelope. [ cheers and applause ] >> may your only son grow up [ l

parents are concerned about but instead a stranger who school officials say tried to to snatch a west hollywood elementary school student last week near the intersection of johnson street and 64th avenue after school dismissal. >> they are sick. they are justtraight sick. who would do something like >> r- for you@ child? >> yes, it's true i'm scared. >> last week the school principal sent home a letter that wread in are pt. a his span ik looking male age 30 to 40 approached a student. driving an old whietd mini-van with a black hood. it went on quote please talk with your child about the importance of what to do in saightses like a what occurred yesterday. it is best to complwn indicate your information to your child without creating unnecessary panic end quote. no word on how the student got away eye want them to be more informed about it. >> kenneth johnson says what already has a plan. >> lynn: have myriend here and we watch each other from different directions so a bud disidy system going on?n? >> yes, a buddy system and ma ma system and grand disad gidy system and it all works. trust me. >

it was a thank you to the city of west hollywood for its support of the elton john aids foundation. >>> as l.a. gets ready for the academy awards tomorrow night, there is controversy over a lack of diversity. chris rock posted a tweet about a blackout at the oscars. >> reporter: it's the most competitive year ever. could this be leo's year? a five-time nominee, for best actor. >> i'm worried about him. >> reporter: alongside, brie larson, a top pick for lead actress. speaking of which -- >> this year we all know there's an elephant in the room. >> reporter: there are no actors of color among this year's 20 nominees causing dozens to boycott. >> this is bigger than they are. >> reporter: which is chris rock. >> let's do this. >> reporter: he hasn't said much, simply tweeting see you oscars. >> he has always skwu skewered the ept entertainment industry. >> reporter: this could be the most diverse show ever. the red carpet. it's about the industry as a whole. films have no black characters at all. only 12% of film minorities. is 91% are white. >> this is a conversation that we have been

night during their dinner break, a little-known fact, the band calls up a weird restaurant in west hollywood and orders mannequin parts to go. [ laughter ] >> here, you see the restaurant delivering their order one night last week: a bucket of boobs. that is the most ridiculous joke we have ever done on this show. [ applause ] >> okay, louis? okay. [ laughter ] >> weird joke. we have with us bob newhart will be out, james stephens from "the paper chase," and ronnie porter, who is the chief of police i think it's weleetka. >> weleetka. >> weleetka, oklahoma. okay. [ cheers and applause ] [ cheers and applause ] [ music ] >> thank you, doc. we are back. bob newhart will be out in a while. james stephens. [ applause ] >> the reason we have this next gentlemen on because he has been getting quite a bit of space around the country in newspapers because he is the chief of police in a small town in oklahoma called weleetka, and he has been having problems with his police car. we thought he might be an interesting guest, so we invited him to come here and explain what is going on down there. would y

they went to craig's in west hollywood.hey walked in and they walked back out in five minutes because they didn't like the table they were offered. >> it was a taste of the best table at craig's. having to go back to the economy, it's like going to the premium/economy at

they went to craig's in west hollywood.lked in and they walked back out in five minutes because they didn't like the table they were offered. >> it was a taste of the best table at craig's. having to go back to the economy, it's like going to the premium/economy at an airport, and then youit

i went to west hollywood just to get away farther. >> that's not why you went to west hollywood. >> west hollywood is super safe. great choice. good luck getting plastered. >> mike comrie and duff duff, they finalized their divorce last week. they went to celebrate and went on vacation together. they just signed off on their divorce. so they got on a plane, went to maui, took their 3-year-old son luca and their out there hanging out together. >> this is not a nice practically-up. the fact that they can come back together for the kid is really awesome. >> that is the best ever. >> that is not the point. that is so much fun. >> kourtney, how many beers before you start to eat the raft? >> coming up -- >> cocktails with khloe, they reenact celebrity beef and they actually did the wiz khalifa-kanye west. >> they came into the house -- >> plus, celine dion had an emotional night. he was at the tribute for her husband rene. they were talking about the price is right, he cried he was happy for the people, she wasn't sure if it was sweet or we need >> little wape, we asked between you and justin

they went to craig's in west hollywood.hey walked in and they walked back out in five minutes because they didn't like the table they were offered. >> it was a taste of the best table at craig's. having to go back to the

. >> reporter: jeremy carr of the dispensary in west hollywood said that could start to happen as legalization is bringing down prices and margins. >> i've seen profit margins drop 40% in the last five years. >> reporter: the irs does allow deductions for the costs of growing marijuana. but does not allow deductions for the retail cost of selling it. things like rent, advertising, payroll. >> fortunately the margins are there, at least in northern california where we operate. >> reporter: derek peterson left wall street to start terra tech, a publicly traded hold cog which owns a variety of cannabis companies including the bloom dispensary in oakland. terra tech owns other companies which don't involve pot, like one which provides growing equipment, or a firm which sells regular produce to retailers. he makes sure businesses are segregated in their tax reporting and puts as many costs as legally possible into areas where deductions are allowed. >> a lot of the business is one leg in the black market. we're not able to do that because we're publicly traded and everything also audited annually.

the purpose was a thank you to the city of west hollywood for its support of the elton john aids foundation. >>> as this city gets ready for the academy awards tomorrow night, there is controversy as you have heard over a lack of diversity among the actors nominated. the host, chris rock, posted a cryptic tweet about a blackout at the oscars. morgan radford looks s a a aat the controversy. >> reporter: could this be leo's year? he is a front-runner for best actor. >> i'm worried about him. >> reporter: alongside him, brie larson. >> three, two, one. >> reporter: speaking of which -- >> this year, we all know there's an elephant in the room. >> reporter: there are no actors of color among this year's 20 nominees. causing dozens of hollywood celebrities to boycott. >> this is bigger than they are. >> reporter: which is the host, chris rock. will let's do this. >> reporter: he hasn't said much simply tweeting see you sunday, blackout, oscars. >> he has always skewered the entertainment industry and he has always skewered race relationships. this year, he has both to work with. >> reporter: in

i work for the city of west hollywood, and i have a masters degree in urban planning from u.c.l.a. and... hi, pat. i'm cristen. i work in the music industry booking concerts. i'm also finishing up my doctorate in clinical psychology. kate and i have been friends since high school when we used to share a best friend. we still hang out all the time. we cook together, work out, go to concerts. and i have to say hi to my grandma. she's watching at home. she watches every single day. so, love you, grandma. and we love her, too. thank her for watching. uh, ladies. uh, hi, pat. i'm doris norris, and i have a rhyming name thanks to my husband of 25 years, my awesome husband, bob. and we split our time between colorado and california. and when we're in colorado, i spend all of my time with my best friend, jill.

in west hollywood, the envelope please hosted by ncis star pauley perrette. >> it's like a roomful of philanthropists watching the oscars and raising a lot of money. >> over the years she's raised nearly $2 million for the aids charity in los angeles. up the street, a private home in the hollywood hills benefiting several local charities. >> it's artists meets charities meets celebrating the oscars, celebrating other artists. kristen: back here at the mercedes-benz event, celebs are party until the wee hours of the morning. >> the ever-beautiful sofia vergara was one of the first to show her ponytail off. it was a perfect accent for the marchesa navy blue gown. yu tsai: slightly more serious than her usually bright colors but she owned it. roshumba: and kerry washington came with a shriek ponytail, leather versace george: one of the stars of the best picture "spotlight," leave sleeber with naomi watts. there was a conversation going on in that theater over "spotlight" and i think it will continue. do you agree? >> i certainly hope so marty baron said in an article he wrote for the "wa

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we'll be back after the >>♪ yes, elton john surprised fans in west hollywood with a surprise concertast night and surprise guest. lady gaga, john performed several hits saturday nights all right and large parking lot off famous sunset strip and the show was to thank west hollywood and residents for continued support of elton john aids foundation and in a very special moment lady gaga came on stage to join john for rendition of don't let the sun go down on me and she's slated to perform oscar ceremony today and best original song. cannot wait for that. . >> that does it for us at 7. hope you come back for another hour of news. "fox5 news morning" sunday continues at 8:00. i do everything on the internet. but, it's kind of slow. my friends say i should get fios because it's the fastest. i just downloaded 600 photos in 60 seconds. that's seriously better. (husband) we're out of 2%! i wonder what else could be better around here? (husband) i heard that. switching to better internet is now easier than ever. only fios has the fastest internet available, with uploads up to