she just won an oscar. >> she won the oscar for "the help." >> an on board. she is one of the warmest human beings i've ever met in my life. >> you were directing this academy award winning star. >> i was. it is very motivating. >> there was an interesting question last night when this movie played. someone raised their hand and said, "what about the bart? bart" you did this in the bart station. it was the bart police that killed oscar grant did did they cooperate? >> they did. a little history about what happened, after oscars trial and everything that happened, pretty much all of bart clean house. they got a new police chief. he was much more open to us, in and doing the film. we made clear up front we did not want to compromise our script and they treated us basically like any other film. we had a few more meetings, know what i mean? they cooperated. they were on separate never where we were shooting, but downstairs. >> so much of this was about the cell phone footage that so many people thought when the war in the train as the real oscar grant was being k

please join us at the oscars sunday february 24 to find out who will take home the oscars. >> congratulations to all of the nominees. [ applause ] >>> and there you have it. hospitals of surprises, i think. some big snubs, and also a really good nomination, sort of moment between emma stone and seth macfarlane. >> i thought that was terrific. >> it really establishes the tone of the oscars. i think people are going to be excited about it. it's usually so straight and straightforward much this will be a lot of fun. >> you can tell already. >> obviously, look at best director. >> no ben affleck and no katheryn big low. i totally changed my reductired. this is a three picture race. with no director nominated, your chance really is incredibly minimal of winning the best picture. >> and no tom hoover for "les miz." i looked at that movie and thought this had to be tough to shoot the close-up decisions, they sang on the set rather than dub it later. and single shots too. >> there's a lot of decisions made. i'm not a director. you know, how tough it is to put it together. >> a lots of nods for "best

to fill out your oscar ballot. we'll be right back in just a minute, with the [ cheers and applause ] >>> welcome back to "good morning america." you know, we have been counting down all morning to the oscar nominations. what a big year for so many actors and actresses. we want to head out to the samuel goldwyn theater in beverly hills, california. where seth macfarlane is joined by emma stone and tom shera, to announce this year's nominees. >> hi, there. good morning. i'm seth macfarlane, the host of the oscars. if you don't know who i am, just pretend i'm donny osmond, we'll get through this. it's a great honor to be here to announce the nominees. i'm not sure why we don't wait until noon to do this, since the only people that are up right now are either flying or having surgery. but i want to congratulate today's nominees. and also to congratulate those who weren't nominated. you can stop doing interviews where you pretend you had such a great time making the movie. and here to help me out, since there's nothing

and he asked us if we would like to produce the oscars. and of course, it's the call that you wait for your entire life if that's something you p want to do. so it took barely a second for us to respond that it's a great honor and it's -- and yes, you know. we really, really were kind of preparing for this for many, many years. >> on your bucket list. so where are you drawing your inspiration? does a lot depend on who the nominees are? >> well, for us, it doesn't actually. because i know that other producers have waited for the nominations and then created their show around the pictures and the actors who were nominated. we haven't done that. this year what we did was we created the show based on the show that we wanted to see. so we started off by creating an entire entity of entertainment and then the nominations fit into our segments of entertainment. >> so it's going to be a very different awards ceremony. >> well, you know, especially with our choice of seth m macfarland to host. he's not as well known as previous oscar hosts, but he

he's -- >> how will it go with that particular style for the oscars? >> might want to turn it down just aw little bit. he's a genius, though. he's fabulous. >> he's one of my favorite interviews, too. i think he'll be terrific at the oscars. >> i do too. good for him. he was great at the roast, wasn't he? >> he was superb. the roast is an extraordinary american phenomenon, but i rather like it. >> i do too. >> it's compellingly dreadful. >> we basically did it to get a cable rating. i can say that now, right, mark? we didn't have a cable rating and we were going to go out and shop the show. how can we get a good cable rating and do something exciting and fun? let's do a roast. and i lied to them and said i've seen them all, they're great, let's do something a little different. let me figure it out later. the only one i'd never seen was my own. it was the first one i saw, was my own. and i thought it was pretty-g right? >> it was fantastic. >> and people said how did you stand -- >> did any of it hurt you? >> no. i liked everybody that was there. and it

let's talk oscars. bradley cooper, nominated for best actor for his amazing performance in "silver linings playbook." we know that all the ladies love bradley. here's another reason to. he's a hopeless romantic opinion "people's" sexiest man alive from two years ago, said in an interview, his wish is to find love and settle down in a traditional family home. the star of "silver linings" said, he wants to follow in the footsteps of his parents and grandparents, meet the woman of his dreams and spend their lives together. we wish that for him, too. >> all the better with an oscar. >> with that beautiful oscar. >>> you know, i'm holding this for a reason. we love a good game show around here on "gma." especially that guy, josh elliott. and while tables were turned a little bit. now, we have a "jeopardy" question for you all. cue the music. which "gma" anchor was a question on last night's "jeopardy!"? thank you, amy robach. you are correct, ma'am. take a listen. >> in 2011, josh elliott of espn became news

. >>> and oscar's youngest nominee. the 9-year-old who is the talk of tinseltown, taking home a trophy last night. reading her speech off her bright pink phone. >>> good friday morning, everybody. i'm rob nelson. >> i'm sunny hostin in for paula faris. we begin with the arctic blast, bringing snow instead of sunshine to southern california. >> this morning, that powerful system is stretching all the way to michigan, with winter warnings and watches posted, now, in more than a dozen states. abc's michael barr has the latest. >> reporter: the arctic blast is dumping snow on southern california, shutting down interstate 5, north of los angeles. roads in higher elevations quickly turned icy. >> it's very, very icy up there. kind of dangerous roads. making sure to chain up before i head up there. >> reporter: along with snow and ice, the storm is bringing 45-mile-per-hour to 60-mile-per-hour winds to the west. the blustery weather triggered mudslides near seattle. it's a cold front, sending a chill to the middle of the count

>> the film stars oscar winning actress as oscar's mother and michael b. jordan as oscar gran. it drawn cals the 24 hours leading up to the shooting that ended grant's life. fruitvale won the grand jury prize and the sundance audience award. he lives in richmond. in his acceptance speech, he called the movie a love letter to the bay area and dedicated the honor to oscar grant's family who was there for the premier of the film in utah and just returned home. we caught one oscar grant's aunt and uncle tonight. they said the film brings the much needed humanity to the telling of their nephew's death. >> we knew this movie would help us share with the world who oscar was. no one is perfect. we all should be entitled to some redemptive acceptance in our lives. >> johnson and his wife showed us their tickets to the premier and they agree with all the buzz that this movie could be nominated for an oscar next year. since its premier at sundance, the company reached a $2.5 million deal. it is unclear when we here in the bay area will be able to see this film. oscar gran's family expects

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plus, riding the oscar wave. the flims that could get bonus bucks from oscar hype. and, will admiting to doping change the financial picture for cyclist lance armstrong? first business starts now. you're watching first business: financial news, analysis, and today's investment ideas. good morning. it's thursday, january 17th. i'm angela miles. in today's first look: as apple goes, so goes most of the market. the dow was down, but the s&p 500 and the nasdaq made it into the green as apple had a much better day by rallying back above $500. some ups and downs from ebay. earnings were in line with expectations, but the outlook fell short. and the fed said in its beige book, the economy expanded across much of the country last month, but hiring was hampered by politcial uncertainty coming from washington. todd horwitz of the adam mesh trading group joins us on this thursday morning. good morning to you. a lot of traders are talking 1475 in the s&p 500. what is it going to take to get there? > > good morning. you know, we're close. right now the markets are in a tug of wa

melissa: it is oscar time. the nominations for the 85th annual academy awards are out and "lincoln" leads the pack with 12 nominations including best picture but do oscars mean box-office gold? according to a study the best picture oscar winners of the last 20 years got a domestic box-office boost of $13 million on average. here to crunch the numbers on the value of a oscar, tom o'neil, he had door of goldderby.com. you brought a special friend. it is so heavy. it is a real oscar. i can barely lift it and i have freakish upper body strength. how much does it weigh? >> oscars today weigh six pounds. this is not real gold. hollywood will spend $100 million to win a fake gold statuette that costs $400 to manufacture. shows how crazy the town is. melissa: when you win how much is the possible take? >> i disagree. i think it is much higher. i asked harvey weinstein how much did you make. melissa: my book publisher. let's give him a shoutout. we love harvey. >> chicago back 10 years ago this year, made $100 million e

co-staring is oscar winning actress octavia spencer as oscar grant's mother, wanda, who has high hopes for the film. >> my hope for the movie is that people will see the truth. the screen writer is budding bay area film-maker ryan coogler - shooting still photos at the vigil. he worked closely with grant's family - including oscar's uncle. >> if we can get this on the big screen, not just the 48 hours of oscar's life before he was murdered, but if we can get out what happens in the community with these rogue police officers across the united states. >> reporter: coogler didn't want to do an interview until the film's release. but in response to what resonated with him about the oscar grant story - he said simply because grant is a human being. in oakland vicki liviakis, kron 4 news. >> catherine: in national news. a connecticut lawyer has withdrawn his request to sue the state over the sandy hook elementary school shooting. the shooting left 26 people dead - including 20 children. attorney,irving pinsky accused the state of failing to provide a safe setting. he wanted 100-million dolla

should 9-year-olds even be allowed at the oscars? i feel like the answer to "who are you wearing" shouldn't be oshkosh bigosh. it's quite a name. in case you want to give it a shot, here's how to pronounce it -- -- >> 9-year-old -- gosh, i said that right. >> her name is -- wallace. >> it's young star -- >> she's only 9 years old, by the way. >>. >> jimmy: getting nominated for an academy award is big at any age, but when you're 9, it's remarkable. today we sent guillermo on the street to talk to other kids that age to find out exactly what they've been doing. >> what's your name? >> kaden. >> how old are you? >> 7. >> you know this morning a 9-year-old girl, her name is quvenzhane wallis was nominated for an oscar. what did you do this morning? >> go around california with my annoying sister. >> you get nominated for an oscar for that? >> no. >> what you did this morning? >> woke up, brushed my teeth, watched tv, went back to sleep, and woke up again. and ate breakfast. >> i'm pretty sure they don't give awards for going back to sle

[applause] where oscar grant lived, breathed, slept, loved, fought, had fun and survived for 22 years. >> a dramatic film called, "fruitvale," about the 2009 police killing of oscar grant in oakland takes top honors at the sundance film festival. rick rowley and jeremy scahill's found, "30 juÁrez" wins best cinematography. >> the first american they had seen since americans killed half their family. they invited us in and share the most difficult time of their life with us because we promised we would do everything we could to make their story heard in america. i have to think sundance for letting us keep that promise. >> today's exclusive, extended broadcast interview about "running from crazy" about mariel hemingway. >> i think for me who has been running from crazy my whole life to realize that is not a choice for me, even though i have had suicidal thoughts in the past, it was so clear it is not acceptable in my life. which was a wonderful kind of realization. >> we speak with mariel hemingway and two-time oscar- winning filmmaker barbara kopple about the hemingway family history

goes to the oscars and oscars actually judge like the commercial part of them so they do but do you believe do you believe that. i think the criteria is different in the states. being the villain and the real judge of film as time only time only time which is which can not even a box office and i'm not out there number. again to find. a lot of films which have the big awards books orphans and nobody remember this after the five years of there are many films which haven't any warts on a box office saying in any think and four people were saying and seen for twenty years so for my opinion they're real judge of cinema it's time blood this is a game in which we all play and this is festival so. those close it's our it's our life inside of cinema and it's important for us i can say that for my being in . no you see friendly to say what does that mean oscar for in a minute and that means that all countries send their best films for the air in this case i can say that is more a presenting different any festival because because it's the females for the year. and each contra sent their best use that

(mujer) Óscar, oscar, haz algo, por favor. Óscar. (mario) Óscar va a hacer algo, yo voy a hacer que tú hagas algo. mario, mario, ¿por qué metes a esa niña en esto? ella no tiene nada que ver, a lo mejor es tu noviecita, sí, jejeje! es mi hermana y a ella también le debes plata. mira, yo no sé lo que estás pensando hacer, pero lo que sí sé es que te estás metiendo en un tremendo problema. no entendiste, ¿no? no entiendes. vas a estar tú en un tremendo problema, ¿entiendes? (mujer) no, por favor! ¿quieres que te muestre lo que soy capaz de hacer? ¿tampoco sientes por tu mujer? (ordoñez) ya basta, ya. Óscar! ya, baja esa arma. ya entendí, ya entendí, ya. por favor, por favor, por favor! nosotros no tenemos la culpa del "corralito". y mi papá tampoco tiene la culpa. a ver si nos entendemos, nosotros tenemos la plata retenida en el banco y tú tienes a tu mujer retenida aquí, tu opción es darme la plata, mi opción eres tú. mañana vas a ir al banco con mi hermana y yo me voy a quedar acá con tu bella mujer. haz

you see oscar lives in new zealand and his owners are on vacation. family members are supposed to be taking care of him. they didn't have a fence. oscar got out. and he went to this pet shop. the owner busted him because she said you, know what? i think that dog's been in here before. they said oscar would have gotten away with it if they hadn't got back two more times to get food. >> you never go bag to the scene of the crime. that's a criminal 101. >> here's the thing, his family's on vacation and the county's had him for at least seven days and people have come forward and said we want to adopt this dog. people are coming to the city pound to walk in and play with him. they said he's loving it. but they said if they have him for seven more days, so many have come forward to adopt him. if his owners don't come back in time, somebody else is going to get that dog. >> a picturesque place is the scene of an ugly rescue. there's a hiker who slipped on some of these icy little spots. >> right off there. >> see what it took to get the man to safety. >> a

. >>> and bay area man nominated for oscar. and piece of history he used to make the history he used to make the film lincoln look even moreee >> today chilly temperature drop low enough to bring a light dusting to the bay area. we see a look over mount hamilton in santa clara county where that is actually ice we are seeing on the leaves from freezing fog. and here's a live shot now from our emeryville camera look teing bay. if you thought it was cold today, the temperatures could get even lower. good ning i'm dan ashley let's get to sandy with a close watch on what is going on out there. >> if you don't feel the winter chill yet get ready to feel it tonight. already out there temperatures falling. live doppler 7 hd showing you skies are clear right now. and this is where the freeze warnings are going up. very shortly here friday and saturday 2:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. darker purple. all of the north basement its bay interior valley and santa clara valley which includes san jose. mid 2 is to low 30's. freeze damage to crops sensiti

a man nominated for an oscar. those stories coming up at 6:00. >>> beautiful lights on the bay bridge. new art display will stay there for two years. >> before we go, the hye nags moved into their new settling in the new digs after a move from the berkeley hyena center. >> and that research dried up recently and the three animals needed a new home so the oakland zoo said they would adopted them. they will keep them separate from an elderly pair. >>> this is "world news." tonight, double threat. on top of the flu, another virus now spreading across the nation. and why some people should stay away from the doctor's office, even if they're sick. >>> proof. we have it tonight that nfl superstar junior seau had brain damage. and it's the kind linked to blow after blow to the head. tonight, the abc news/espn exclusive. did his life in football lead to his suicide? >>> wild planet. tonight, the whales take their first step in escaping their prison of ice. and we'll tell you about the massive red wave tearing across the w

i get to go to the oscars. >> yes. the mtv awards once gave michael jackson a lifetime achievement award just so he'd show up. i'm not saying that's what's happening today but i kind of am. >> all right. the 2012 nominees for best performance by an actress in a supporting role are sally fields in "lincoln." ann hathaway in "les miserabl " miserables." jackie weaver in "silver linings playbook" helen hunt in "the sessions" and amy adams in "the master." congratulations to you five ladies no longer have to pretend to be attracted to harvey weinstein. [ laughter ] >> for best animated feature film, the nominees are, "frankenweenie," tim burton. the pirates, band of misfits, peter lord. wreck et ralph, rich moore. paranormal, chris butler and samfeld and "brave." >> for best foreign language film, the nominees are from austria, "amour." >> from chili,. >> from denmark, "a royal affair." >> from norway, "kon-tiki." >> i read "amour" was co-produced in austria and germany, right? the last time austria and germany got togethe

you're producing the oscar ceremony in february. will you watch tonight's golden globe ceremony and looking at how it might impact your award ceremony? >> no, basically the golden globes is a separate entities as is the oscars. the golden globes honors tvs and movies and more informal than the academy awards and the oscars. and because people sit at the table and they eat a meal and they drink and it is more of a party. the oscars are kind of its own being. and it is, it is the ultimate. i mean, the golden globe could be a step to the oscar. >> tina fey and amy poehler will host the golden globes and they have a long, successful career as a comeadic duo. will you look at their performance and see how it impact seth's at the academy award? >> i think amy poehler and tina fey are brilliant and brilliant choice to host the golden globes and we think we've gone in a different direction and we've made it a choice that we're very proud of in going with seth. i think they're all really talented comedians, but we think seth is very differen

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we're about two hours away from the oscar nominations this morning. what i love about the academy is they always zig when other folks zag so you're probably going to get a surprise nomination. and conventional wisdom is this was a very good year for films so there's a little something for everyone. the campaign for best picture is about to get real and there's no doubt "lincoln" will be a leading can dad. it should land a slew of nominations and not just for best picture. >> daniel day lewis obviously for best actor. you're going to see him nominated and he's by far the front runner to win. i'm sure you'll see sally field nominated in supporting actress and also tommy lee jones in supporting actor. >> reporter: as many as ten movies could be nominated for best picture. deadline.com's pete hammond points to a handful of top contenders. >> in addition to "lincoln," "les mis." "argo". >> reporter: it should score for best picture and its stars. robert de niro has endured an oscar dry spell. >> robert de niro who has not been nominated, believe it or not,

here at abc7 we are counting down to the oscars. they are now just 44 days away. >> carolyn: leading the way with 12 nominations is stephen spielberg's saga lincoln. >> that was some movie. life of pi, 11 nominations, it's director as the only best picture to be nominated in the best director category. >> the director of the musical les miserabe, hue jackson got a nomination as best actor for that. we have them all listed at abc7news.com. >> the wife of california lieutenant governor gavin newsom got oscar nods today. jennifer was an executive producer on documentary on the invisible war which examines the issue of sexual assault in the u.s. military. in announcing the nomination to her 4,000 twitter followers, she tweeted the message, amaze go news. >> among others, visual effects of lucas films. jonathan bloom talked with two of the nominees and more innovation that can help you get the oscar party started. >> standing atop a fountain at lucas films, yoda may be the most famous face but it's the bigger guy that has jeff white nomi

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. >> less than a month from the oscars and two nominees are still big at the box office. we'll tell you who came out on top. >> leigh: i'm meteorologist leigh glaser. a terrific day today, lots of sunshine, but very cool temperatures. we'll look at the highs for today and let you >> investigators in brazil are still trying to figure out what caused a nightclub to burst into flames, killing 232 people. the tragedy sent people streaming into the streetstreets. it happened this morning people used actions to make escape routes. [inaudible] >> survivors claim a band member lit a flare that ignited the ceiling insulation, police say men people died when the doors were blocked by bodies of other victims. more than 100 survivors are being treated at hospitals. >> dozens of hikers were rescued after getting stranded in a canyon near tucson, arizona. the hikers say they got stuck after a river swelled to a raginger to represent in a matter of minutes, rescuers used a technique roping together hikers and flow addition devices to get them through the high water. others were flown ou

the hunt for osama bin laden is up for put tall oscars. -- multiple oscars. in one cat -- one category is making history this year. 85-year-old emmanuel riva who stars as an ailing woman is the oldest actress ever to receive a best actress nod. bigad shaban, cbs news, hollywood. >> speaking of stars, we would like to invite you to join our lesli foster and oxy diaz. they're chatting tonight and will be discussing the people's choice awards and their chat begins at 3:30. let's go to howard and get the forecast. >>> jc, it really it turning into a lovely day. we've had sunny skies now. still expecting some clouds to increase this afternoon, but the delay of those clouds has taken temperatures from the 50- degree range to maybe closer to 55 before the afternoon is out. well above average. average is 43. we'll be in the low to mid-50s. a fine afternoon with increasing clouds. one of the keys to today also, the winds are nice and light. north, north east 5, 8 miles an hour. still very comfortable. this evening mostly cloudy skies. we'll dip through the 40s with a

the same age as oscar. you know, have experienced the same things that oscar has experienced. and was able to share that with the world that this is just a human being, just living life. >> reporter: and since the film's premier at sundance the weinstein company reached a $2.5 million movie to release the film. no release date but oscar grant's family expects this film to be in theaters later this year. >> thanks, monte. >>> the man accused of opening fire inside a small christian college in oakland and killing seven people will be back in court tomorrow. he will learn where he will be held until he is deemed competent to stand trial. it is believed he will wind up at napa state hospital where he will receive treept for schizophrenia and will receive medication for the same condition. the court will get progress reports every 90 days. authorities say he, a former university student, planned the killing spree at the school that caters to korean immigrants after he became angry with school officials over a tu

plus, oscar nominees come out today. our critic's predictions on who will score big with the academy this year. and, stocks one wall street firm calls sure bets. you're watching first business: financial news, analysis, and today's investment ideas. good morning. it's thursday, january 10th. i'm angela miles. in today's first look: snap back: after two sessions of selling, stocks rallied wednesday on the heels of better-than-expected earnings from monsanto and alcoa. investors are liking facebook. the stock surged above $30 wednesday on word the company will reveal a mystery product next tuesday. that's the highest its been since july, but still below the $38 ipo price. and, labor secretary hilda solis is resigning from her position with the obama administation. stocks made a comeback. jared levy of zacks.com joins us now with some comments on that. what do you think? is this the beginning of something bigger out there jared? > > you know angie, the past couple of days have really been more sideways than anything. market

they lead up to the oscar. we've got a look at this year's nominees. >> reporter: february 24 could be a monumental night for "lincoln." the civil war 'emic about the 16th president received a dozen nominations including best picture. he's among some of the best front runners. sally field and tommy lee jones got supporting nods. he's hoping to win his third oscar for best director. the ship wreck adventure received a wrath of nominations, 11 in all. and "silver lining playbook" is up for eight top prizes, including best picture. same goes for "les passenger mesrable -- les meserabe". >> the controversial man hunt thriller is also in the running for best picture. in what some of hollywood are calling a series of oscar snubs, "zero dark thirty" director was not nominated neither was tom cooper or ben affleck. all three received the actors guild of american nomination, which usually indicates an oscar nod is coming. >> yes. >> two best actress nominees are making history. the 85-year-old who plays an ailing woman

get a free sample and try one on for yourself. . >>> it's oscar time. we know which movies and actors have been nominated for academy awards. did your favorites make it? brandy has more. >> reporter: the best picture nominees for 2012 are lincoln, lincoln leads the pack at 12 award nominations including best picture. the drama has been a favorite this award season and is competing against eight other films for the top honor including amour, argo, beast of the southern wild, djanjo, life of pi, silver linings play book and zero dark 30, seth mcfarland announced it alongside emma stone. >> if you don't know when i am just pretend i'm danny osmond. >> reporter: he also was nominated. >>> it'll say academy award no, ma'am nye. >> ia academy. >> at 85, she is the oldest best actress nominee in oscar history. we also have the youngest nominee at nine. >> reporter: best actor nod went to bradley cooper, denzel washington, and hugh jackman. for musical to war dramas, comedy and fantasy it's a diverse group this year up for oscar gold. and many were surprised be

co-staring is oscar winning actress octavia spencer as oscar grant's mother, wanda, who has high hopes for the film. >> my hope for the movie is that people will see the truth. >> reporter: the screen writer is budding bay area film-maker ryan coogler - shooting still photos at the vigil. he worked closely with grant's family - including oscar's uncle. >> if we can get this on the big screen, not just the 48 hours of oscar's life before he was murdered, but if we can get out what happens in the community with these rogue police officers across the united states. >> reporter: coogler didn't want to do an interview until the film's release. but in response to what resonated with him about the oscar grant story - he said simply because grant is a human being. in oakland vicki liviakis, kron 4 news. >>> now in a story you'll only see on kron4 quite a shock for one bay area man who bought a car off craigslist. it turns out his shiny new ride. had actually been stolen from someone else. but the victim says he caught the criminal on camera. kron4's scott rates has more. >> i cannot believe th

fue un dolor muy grande pero nosotros por como es oscar o como era oscar sabiamos que no era normal que el no nos hubiera dejado ni un dia sin noticias de el." la policia de fairfax dice que sus restos se encontraron en un campo abierto en maryland. si tienen informacion que pueda ayudar a las autoridades a esclarecer este caso ...otra persona que aparecio sin vida es el hombre que veran a continuacion... se llamaba michael steven poe tenia 23 anos y fue encontrado muerto dentro de un apartament o en el nor-oeste de washington. segun la policia, la ultima vez que fue visto poe fue en un bar en el area y nunca regreso a su casa. se investigan las causas de su muerte. autoridades tambien buscan a frank jonathan hirschel de 43 anos residente de bethesda. la policia del condado de montgomery pide la ayuda de la comunidad para poder encontrarlo... la policia dice que padece de una condicion de salud y necesita sus medicamentos... cualquier persona que lo haya visto o tenga informacion que ayude a dar con el paradero de este hombre, llame a la policia del condado de montgomery al 301.279.

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some big names left off the oscar list. you will hear them, right after this. >>> here we go. top of the hour, breaking news. i'm brooke baldwin. we have a school shooting in taft, california. we want to go to george howell. glancing at me e-mail, all schools in kern county, california, all schools on lockdown with the exception of this high school which has been evacuated. >> we are talking about taft union high school, about 45 minutes away from bakersfield where we are getting a lot of our information from kero tv. they have taken calls from students hiding in closets, brooke, while this was happening. we know at this point according to their reporting at least three victims in this case at taft union high school. we also know that the shooter, apparently taken into custody around 9:20 on the west coast. the kern county sheriff's office went door-to-door, room to room trying to secure the school after they got information about this. 9:00 on the west coast. we have been able to confirm through the fire captain one person

two more oscar firsts: at 85, the oldest best actress nominee in oscar history. and, as well, a nine-year-old for youngest ever. >> bradley cooper and daniel day-lewis and denzel all up for best actor. for musical to war drama, comedy and fantasy, a diverse group this year up for gold. >> some people were surprised that ben affleck and kathryn bigelow were not elected for argo and zero dark thirty. you can see it all here sunday, february 24, reporting live for los angeles for abc7 news. >> we have a list of all the nominees and you can make your pick for the winners and post them to facebook with" my pick" feature. you can see who wins on sunday, february 24, when the oscars are given out, like, only on abc7. can't wait to see what our viewers think and what the stars will wear. >> do we want to know about the weather? >> they have snow, also, the grapevine being closed and we still have a chance for snow. it is the cold weather that is going to be the big story. you can see the clouds are still out there but not impressive looking and they do not need to be whe

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de américa latina la cinta chilena "no" del cineasta pablo larraín, logró la nominación al oscar como mejor película extranjera... take sot entre las nominadas como mejor actríz destacan naomi watts y emmanuelle riva... como mejor actor la contienda está entre daniel day lewis quien personificó al ex presidente abraham lincoln, hugh jackman, denzel washington, bradley cooper y joaquin phoenix... los ganadores en estos rubros y otros como mejor director y mejor banda sonora se darán a conocer en la gala que se llevará a cabo el 24 de febrero en los Ángeles... la pelicula chilena 'no' esta protagonozada por gael garcia bernal y esta basada en hechos politicos reales de este pais sureÑo... ahora vamos con pedro piaggi, adelante pedro, cuentanos, buenas noches...

and which is best picture do you think for the oscars? >> i think it's "lincoln" or "zero dark third pi." there's no clear winner this year. >> impressive. we can go out and feel like we're truly having a theater experience because sometimes you feel like it's the same movie the same themes but a variety and a range out this year, at least in the categories. thank you so much. good to see you, mark. we appreciate you joining us. >> good v a good one. >>> and our "news nation "gut check" up next. we have received so many tweets on this topic already. i'll read some of them but here's the question. do agree with critics like charlie rangel who's a democrat saying that there's a diversity problem in the president's cabinet? you can weigh in next. we'll read some of your tweets and join the news nation on facebook. [ woman ] ring. ring. progresso. i just served my mother-in-law your chicken noodle soup but she loved it so much... i told her it was homemade. everyone tells a little white lie now and then. but now she wants my recipe [ clears h