And the big night. Oscar tensions mounting. The favorites. The underdogs. The nominee who is a no show. And how political will the acceptance speeches be . Announcer this is abc world news tonight. Reporting tonight from los angeles. Good evening. Thanks for join us for this special edition of world news tonight. Im tom llamas. Reporting from the Academy Awards. A short time from now the worldwide celebration of the movies the oscars will take place. This is a look at the red carpet right behind me. Well have much more on that in a moment. But we begin tonight with the father of a fallen navy s. E. A. L. , revealing to the miami herald that he refused to meet with President Trump. William ryan owens was killed in a secret mission in yemen last month. The president , his daughter ivanka, flying to Dover Air Force base for the disadignifie transfer of his remains. But his father has too many questions about his sons death to meet with the commander in chief an hes calling for an investig
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