it ended up on time, chris rock was funny. did you love the show? >> chris rock was good. he had a high bar and lived up to it. >> he did. they did take on the whole thing about oscar so white head on and later on in the show. you notice many minorities on stage. you had morgan freeman, michael b. jordan, there was a black bear. they were trying to counter all of it. so let's start with the surprise at the oscars. "spotlight" taking home the best picture award. many critics had predicted "the revenant" would take top honors. >> leonardo dicaprio did win best actor for his role in that movie and here's a look at other memorable moments from the >> and the oscar goes to "spotlight." >> we want opportunity. we want the black actors to get the same opportunities as white actors. that's it. >> it's not rocket science. it's a mop. >> i'm a danish girl. this danish is good, girl. i want you to reach into your millionaire pockets and i want we must take action. it won't be real, won't know how i feel >> i think if you ever wondered about acting with tom hanks, would it help, the a

backstage to chris rock? what are people buzzing about >> i think everyone was really impressed that he tackled this controversy head-on. it continued throughout the show. if he hadn't done what he did, i think he would be criticized for that. i thought he was really funny. everyone was laughing at his jokes. nothing really fell flat. i give him credit. he did a great job. >> the new york daily news not agreeing saying he went too fafa he did go there. what's it like to cover the oscars? i imagine it's pretty glamorous. you're there on the red carpet. you're rubbi elbows with leo. what's it like? >> as far as work assignments go, it cou get a lot worse than having to cover the oscars. it's surreal. it's something everybody grows up watching on television and to be there and see your favorite celebrities walking in looking more unbelievable than they've ever looked and then also on a sentimental note, seeing them accomplishshheir dream and realizing this lifelong dream is it is a really big deal there. >> abc'

. >> chris rock takes on oscar toafers. >>> lets get a check on your monday forecast. >> not only do we have the rain but check out the winds. we were under a wind advisory for a few counties this morning. we have gusting winds out there. a front passing through has started to revv things up. again, that wind adding a lot of injury to insult here. we are looking at areas like revetta and butteron county. by two or three hours we should be dry. temperatures this morning and low 30s out west. we are dropping throughout the day. >>> the wind might be more trouble for those high profile vehicles so be careful thrvment we are not seeing any problems on the major highways. but we have crux on 105. we have a brief look at 71. roads look calm and comfortable. >>> breaking overnight, firefighters battle huge flames on cleveland's east side. fire was shooting out of the windows when the firefighters arrived at the home on castle wood. no injuries were reported but neighbors are dealing with we will have more information in a few. >>> 4:32 right now. shots ring out moments after a sunday servic

awards. >> our host for this evening, chris rock! >> reporter: this was last time he hosted in 2005. >> it's a great night tonight, tonight. so great, it's kind of like the def oscar jam tonight. hollywood mover and shaker in the room, 40 million plus of us watching at home -- >> if you get off on the wrong foot, it's a real hard hole to challenge. >> i'm only h ere because ellen didn't want to do the show. know what i mean? no. >> reporter: other clues from his last time hosting, he will probably get political. >> bush did some things you could never get away with at your job. >> reporter: he will definitely get personal. wield that sword. >> toby ey maguire is just a boy in tights. >> reporter: from the tv promos -- >> i might curse. >> reporter: he won't, we hope. we like to keep it clean at abc. but -- >> he is a safe choice. tuning in you want to see how far he's going to take things, what he's going to say. >> black movies don't have real names. you get names like "barbershop." that's not a name, that's a location. >> reporter:

oprah winfrey tweeted to chris rock, thumbs up and now you breathe. a reference to the black lives matter's "i can't breathe" and ellen degeneres saying it was wonderful. "modern family" jesse tyler ferguson cheered on sam smith who dedicated his best song award to the lbgt community. for a list of tonight's winners go to abc7news.com. you can find stories about the bay area connections to the nominees. >> and now your voice, your vote, the rhetoric is getting more personal on the campaign trail. the top republican cantonedders hurl -- contenders hurled insults at each other. >> he is a nasty guy. >> donald trump is nothing but a first rate con artist. >> this is my country, damn it. it is my country! >> donald trump taking attacks from all sides this weekend including personal insults from his closest rivals, senators marco rubio and ted cruz. >> he is a con air cyst -- con artist. >> i will never stop until we keep a con man from taking over the party. >> trump repeatedly called rubio a light weight. but he got into trouble too, retweeting a quote f

chris rock's any way. he took shots at the academy and hollywood establishment and even those protesting the nominations. i guess his point really was, hey, there's some people on the outside boycotting and there needs to be that same voice of dissatisfaction from the inside/out. >> the academy needed this too. >> yes. >> it really did. >> right. this debate. >> right. to be made fun of. >> yeah. >> people were laughing. >> as you point out, unsparing and targeting everyone. >> yeah, yeah. sometimes a laugh will go further sometimes to make the point than sometimes a conversation of seriousness. >> michelle, thank you. >> thank you. >>> california school officials are investigating an alleged fight club on a high school campus. several videos of students punching each other surfaced last week prompting complaints from parents. those students are from nevada union high school about an hour north of sacramento. the district superintendent says she only learned about the fight club, alleged fight club recentl

. >>> and the oscar winners might have been over shadowed by host chris rock. from chris rock and we're going to look at the long awaited win for win winner last night. >>> the weather is going to be changing this week. let's find out about it. >> that leap year you're talking about happens once every four years. let's get to lauren who is tracking the forecast for us. >> a windy start to the day. broomfield, winds at 20 miles-an-hour. shifting to our foothills where we're looking at gust along loveland pass along 30 miles-an-hour. it's going to be gusty in the foothills. even here in denver, we're going to the on windy side. looking at our satellite and radar, a few clouds to start the day. expect sunny skies today with temperatures in the low 60s. 41 in denver. 32 as you head towards burlington. 23 in a slon. 32 in grand junction. for your hour-by-hour forecast, 60 degrees by noon . 62 by 2:00 and windy at times. more about that in a minute, but first we'll check with joel. morning commute. you have to i-25 and 110th. not a lot of cones just to the far left lane. that's usual for this

. >> and host chris rock ripping into racism with humor. >> i'm here at the academy awards, otherwise known as the white people's choice awards. >> a night filled with a lot of laughs, surprise wins, snubs, glitz and glamour. we're live in hollywood. >>> and "your voice, your vote," countdown to super tuesday. the candidates gearing up for the showdown. what a win for a front-runners would mean as donald trump finds himself in another controversy. >>> well, good monday morning. it was a huge night in hollywood with somewhat of a surprise for best picture win at the 88th academy awards. >> among those celebrating leonardo dicaprio taking home his first oscar for his role in "the revenant." >> and 26-year-old brie larson who swept the ceremonies all awards season took home her own little goldman for "room." >> and then there was host chris rock, who immediately waded into the diversity controversy and we've got it all covered this morning but we'll get started right now in hollywood where our lauren lyster is live right above the red carpet. lauren, good morning. >> reporter: i am. good

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and controversy. >> chris rock. really bringing it in a big monologue. >> welcome back to "early start." i'm john berman. >> the biggest week of the election season is upon us. 24 hours until super tuesday where republican candidates will fight for nearly half of the delegates required to secure the nomination. donald trump picked up a huge endorsement. alabama senator jeff sessions. he is now backing trump. he joins new jersey governor chris christie from the other end of the political spectrum. this morning, trump is facing controversy over how he handled a question surrounding another endorsement. this from former kkk wizard david duke. trump told jake tapper he didn't know enough about duke to disavow the endorsement. despite citing duke's name in 2012. cnn's chris frates has the latest from alabama. >> reporter: good morning, john and christine. trump got establishment endorsement on sunday when senator jeff sessions threw support behind trump. sessions a hard liner of immigration. the first senator to get behi

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d chris rock's oscar jokes go too far? we will ask "the new york times" wesley morris about his comedy and whether it's basing a backlash. >>> a woman is celebrating her 100 birthday on this leap day. we will see how scientistscovered the astronomical analogy. some of the morning's headlines from around the globe. buzz aldrin saying we will get to mars by 2040. he believes a staging base on the moon would be needed. times reports that starbucks plans to open its successful in italy than other nations. >>> a man busted for allegedly selling fake hamilton tickets. he is accused of selling two bogus tickets to the hit musical $175 apiece to a craigslist. he was arrested when the woman's boyfriend set up a sting with to sell the same tickets to him. >>> jada pinkett-smith and will smith boycotted last night's the nominations were introduced. rock took a jab at them. >> jalen boycotting the oscars is like me boycotting panties! would turn down. but i understand -- i'm not hating. i understand you're mad. jalen is mad and her ma

it was chris rock who owned the night addressing the controversy right out of the gate. placing black actors in several nominated films. >>> don't black astronaut we will. >>> hollywood is is a sorority racist. it's like we like you, rhonda, but you're not a cappa. >>> leonardo decaprio won gold for the revenant. his i am passioned acceptance speech. >>> climate change is real. it's happening right now now. >>> best rack stress went to rooms bree larson. and the danish girl took home best supporting actress. the most awarded film of the night, not the sensitive serious films that dominated the award, mad max furry road with a 6 win oscar hall. >>> as the oscars stand behind me, what moment stuck with viewers. well on social media, leo's best actor win generated 440,000 tweets per minute, the most tweeted minute in oscars, ever. >>> people were talking about lady gaga's performance with sexual assault survivors. tells us how chris rock handled the diversity issue at the oscars. >>> disney is changing their prices depending on when you visit. >>> police identify the burgla

the real star of the show i thought was chris rock. i thought he hit it out of the ballpark. >> we will have much more from the oscars later on this morning. >>> the presidential candidates making one last big push to super tuesday today. a new national poll this morning shows donald trump is supported by 49% of voters leading the republicans. marco leads ted cruz in second place. major garrett, good morning to you. >> reporter: for better or worse, marco rubio has discovered his inner donald trump. hurling personal insults. it is a successful model. for trump one potential downside procures another important tolerance and the future of the republican party. >> he doesn't sweat because his pores are clogged from the spray tan that he uses. >> reporter: last night at a rally in virginia, marco rubio got a lot more personal in his attacks against donald trump. >> he is always calling me little marco. i admit he is taller than me. he is 6'2" which is why i don't understand why his hands are the size of someone who is@ at 5'2". he has smal

on how he handled the oscars so white >> welcome your host, chris rock. stage.