best picture, among the nominations are sir kenneth branagh s semi autobiographicalfilm belfast, jane campion s western the power of the dog, and sci fi epic dune. kenneth branagh, and jane campion get another nomination in the best director category, along with steven spielberg for west side story. biggest winners were the power of the dog with 12 nominations and dune with ten nominations. the ceremony takes place on march 27th in hollywood. here to talk us through it all is film criticjason solomons. what is your overall take on what you have seen? what is your overall take on what ou have seen? ., , ., ., . you have seen? amazing performance b ower of you have seen? amazing performance by power of the you have seen? amazing performance by power of the dog you have seen? amazing performance by power of the dog to you have seen? amazing performance by power of the dog to get 12 - by power of the dog to get 12 nominations, it is what you would
at the same time major military drills are continuing and there is new evidence of an equipment buildup at the ukraine border. long time accounting firm for the truck organization has cut ties with the former president. in a statement, mazars says it cannot stand behind ten years worth of financial statements it prepared for him. the letter was part of a court filing by the new york attorney general s office that has been trying to enforce a subpoena for those documents. the hearing is set for thursday. for the first time, in 35 years, hollywood s biggest night is set to have three superstar emcees and for the first time ever all of them are women. wanda sykes, regina hall and amy schumer have been chosen to host this year s academy awards. the ceremony takes place on march 27th. this next thing is bizarre. in china, some fans of the popular sitcom friends are outraged by major cuts they re seeing made to the show. all the scenes involving lgbt references have been deleted. it
high profile meetings is expected to happen tomorrow. she is going to be meeting face to face with ukraine s president. she is expected to once again reaffirm america s commitment to ukraine sovereignty. bret? bret: mark meredith from the white house briefing room. mark, thanks. the u.s. supreme court will hear arguments in april on the biden administration s challenge to the remain in mexico immigration policy for asylum seekers. the justices had previously refused to stop a lower court ruling forcing the president to restart the policy. a ruling is expected by late june. up next, california is moving from pandemic to endemic. so will other states follow soon? we will have a live report and we will talk to dr. marc siegel. first, beyond our borders tonight hong kong postponing the election of next leader until may 8th as it grahams with a worsening coronavirus outbreak there producing thousands of new infections daily. the ballots was originally scheduled for march 27th. a team expe
their school mask mandates at the end of march. the list goes on. but confusion is still widespread. california, for instance, has lifted outdoor and indoor mask mandates. but los angeles county, where more than a quarter of the state s population lives, sets it own rules. it is keeping the indoor mandate from few nor weeks lifted the outdoor mandate. removing their masks at their first recess after announcement only to be reminded the l.a. school district has yet another set of rules and the outdoor mandate still applies on the playground so the masks went back on. an episode emblematic of the confusion and frustration that has marked much of the pandemic response across the country. bret? bret: knowed a white board in some of these states. let s bring in dr. marc siegel.
no doubt that the uh military attempt made by the russian defense firm linked to his boss is right now being used to kill civilians in ukraine. it is why he did what he did. as for the yacht and its likely owner, we received a cynical response from that russian defense firm, saying it does not comment on the personal lives of its employees or their property. drew griffin, cnn, atlanta. buenos dias, good morning. thank you so much for joining us this sunday, march 27th. we want to start this morning with president putin s war on ukraine. president biden back in washington after rallying allies