As the leading men of Dallas Buyers Club come up big. And were taking you inside ellens epic moment. Good morning, america. Good morning, america. Gmas ultimate oscar party starts right now. You know i feel happy from abc news, live from studio b in los angeles, monday march 3, 2014, this is Good Morning Americas ultimate oscar party. I feel happy good morning, america. From los angeles. Thank you, a big thanks to jimmy kimmel for bringing us in. And you know who youre watching right now. Superstar derek hough and the gma red carpet dancers right here in our special oscar studio. All kinds of surprises ahead as we celebrate the oscars right here on gma. [ cheers and applause ] thank you, derek hough. Of course its derek hough. Of course it is. The entire team. There you go. You can see were all here in los angeles for the ultimate afterparty, as we like to call it. Welcome dj kiss, the third time in a row shes been here for our post oscar party. The music played such a big part throughout the night. That song you hear, happy, pharrell had everyone humming along. That was so great. When he went out into the audience like that. Lupita, oscar winner up off her feet. Amy adams. Meryl streep. Oh, yeah. It was a moment. Equally remarkable moments backstage. Get down with your bad self, amy. The stars took the questions from facebook. This was not planned of the hundreds of questions that Matthew Mcconaughey could have picked, wait until you see which one he picked. No matter what, you know hell answer it honestly. All right, all right, all right. Also a lot of heads turning on the red carpet. Dramatic dresses really standing out. Cate blanchett, angelina jolie. Both just shined so bright on that red carpet. All kinds of highlights ahead. First we want to get to the latest on this massive storm back east. Our extreme weather team tracking the latest on the winter blast affecting tens of millions right now. Ginger, what do you got . This storm started here. It started as record rains in parts of los angeles, other parts of california, too. But its on the move. All that energy has its target on washington, d. C. , parts of west virginia, kentucky. This thing is not just snow, its sleet and a whole lot of mess. Lets get to gio. Hell bring us the rest of the story. Good morning, gio. Reporter hey, ginger, good morning to you from the famous rocky steps. You can see these plows working here in philadelphia. Were seeing a mix of snow and sleet here in philly. And all across the nation, an icy mess. Take a look. This morning, blinding snow. And pounding sleet. Talk about sleet coming down. Reporter attacking half the nation. From texas to oklahoma [ thunder claps ] groundshaking thunder snow. And this rare sight in norman, oklahoma. Thunder sleet lightning. In southern illinois, car windshields transforming into blinding sheets of solid ice. In wichita, kansas, an ice road nightmare. Hundreds of weatherrelated accidents leading to at least eight deaths. In arkansas, this suv losing control and plunging right off a bridge injuring two and killing one. This semi in oklahoma city, overturning and ripping open. The irony, it was hauling cat litter, often used for melting ice. On that same highway, countless vehicles crippled by unbearably slick conditions. This car was sliding. They asked if i could reverse. I couldnt even reverse. If i reversed and hit this car in front of me. Reporter its part of the same system that caused this 100car black ice pileup in denver on saturday, killing one person. You have to be careful out there. All of us out in this know it has been an incredibly snowy winter. But just here in philadelphia weve seen more than five feet of snow so far this winter. Ginger, back to you. So far above average, it feels like the winter that will never end. It will. By tonight, this storm moves on. But before it does so, here is what you can expect additional, on top of what you already have. Say you have two, three inches of sleet, yeah, you could get some snow on top and then really record colds this morning, robin that are coming right in everywhere from kansas city, sub zero. Were missing that. As you know, ginger, some parts of the country bracing for the snow. Others are getting covered in ice. Alex perez is in louisville, kentucky, with more on that. Good morning, alex. Reporter good morning, robin. Thats right. Ice is the problem in many parts of the south. Theres concerns that ice buildup on power lines could lead to massive power outages. Of course in this kind of weather, ice can form just about anywhere. I want you to look behind me here. On this pedestrian bridge. Those are isocals all along that bridge created by this storm. There is ice on the roadways. Many people are waking up to find their cars are coated in ice just like this. Just another problem that people are dealing with. Now, authorities have closed schools in the area and theyre asking anyone who does not have to leave their home to do them a favor and stay inside their houses. Robin . Good advice. Thank you, alex. Ice and snow means a lot of flight cancellations. David kerley has the latest from Reagan National airport there in washington. Good morning, david. Reporter good morning, robin, to you. Here is the good news. Theyve been able to keep the runways clear here. Its starting to snow harder. Heres the bad news here at Reagan National. Look at the gates. All through this airport, there are no aircraft. So nobody is going anywhere. Already this morning we have seen 2,000 cancellations. Expect that number to rise as we get through the day. Heres what were seeing around airports across the country. Theyre deicing planes in all these areas that are cold that you have heard from. Philadelphia, up the east coast, in the ohio valley as well. Does this seem like its been happening a lot . Well, it has. Here are the latest stats. This year alone we have had more cancellations in the First Six Months of last year and nine months of 2012. And robin, i dont know about people in los angeles who may want to fly east, might be little bit difficult later today. Youre looking at five people that are going to face that. But thats okay, david. My point exactly. Okay. We appreciate that very much. Boy, he looks so cold out there. Were going to move to the latest on the crisis in ukraine. Russian troops are settling in after taking control of crimea over the weekend. As president obama and the west face growing pressure to act its become the most serious confrontation with russia since the cold war. Financial markets dropping all over the world. Terry moran is on the ground in ukraine right now. Good morning, terry. Reporter good morning, george. Russian forces are in complete control of this part of the ukraine, the crimean peninsula. And they are giving every sign that they are here to stay. Its all like a bad dream from the soviet past. Russian forces in the thousands seizing territories. Armored vehicles lining the roads. The russian navy pouring in more forces. And ukraines outgunned, outnumbered troops imprisoned on their own bases. By stone, silent russian soldiers. The big question now, can Vladimir Putin get away with it . Secretary of state kerry told George Stephanopoulos there will be a tough response from u. S. And allies. Russia may be able to invade crimea. But in the end, russia will isolate itself. Reporter already, the markets are punishing putin with the ruble, russias currency, plunging to alltime lows. But the deed is done. Here in crimea, most people have welcomed the Russian Troops rejecting the prowestern revolution in the other half of their country last week. Its calm on the surface. But as we spoke with a Woman Holding a ukrainian flag a tiny gesture of defiance against russia, we saw the fierce passions just below the surface. Civil war is now a real possibility in ukraine. Diplomacy with the russians in control here is where the action is. President obama struggling to come up with some kind of approach that is creative enough to diffuse the tensions and Strong Enough to get russia to back down. There is no sign of that, george, right now. Vladimir putin is getting what he wants. Thats right. Secretary kerry going to be there in ukraine tomorrow. Thank you, terry. Time to switch gears back to the big night here in hollywood. Such a special night. Truly incredible. Starting with ellen and ending with a jump for joy. And the oscar goes to Lupita Nyongo. With her best supporting actress win, Lupita Nyongo has entered hollywoods most elite club. Thank you so much for putting me in this position. It has been the joy of my life. When i look down at this golden statue, may it remind me and every little child that no matter where youre from, your dreams are valid. Reporter her speech didnt leave a dry eye in the house. Here come bad news talking this and that reporter but tinseltowns new queen showed a much happier side when she joined meryl streep, amy adams and singer pharrell in this happy dance. Because im happy clap along if you feel like a room without a roof reporter and the happiness continues for best actress winner, cate blanchett. Sit down, youre too old to be standing. Reporter and those Dallas Buyers Club boys. Winning best supporting actor. This is for the 36 million. People who have lost the battle. To aids. Reporter along with best actor, Matthew Mcconaughey bringing home his very best first oscar. To my wife camila and my kids, the courage and significance you give me every day i go out the door is unparalleled. Youre the four people in my life that i want to make the most proud of me. To that i say, all right, all right, all right. For those of you watching around the world, its been a tough couple of days for us here. It has been raining. [laughter] reporter host ellen degeneral res kept the stars in stitches. I think you should think of yourselves as winners. Not all of you. But if people who have won before should think of yourselves. Somewhere over the rainbow reporter while pink dazzled with her tribute to the wizard of oz. Complete with a cameo by whoopi goldberg. Gravity took home the most awards of the night. With seven oscars. And the oscar goes to gravity. Gravity. Gravity. Reporter but the grand prize, best picture, went to 12 years a slave. Thank you for this incredible honor. You bestowed on our film tonight. Reporter director Steve Mcqueen literally jumping for joy. As well he should. So many terrific moments. I dont know about you. I was so touched by the wizard of oz tribute. Singing out loud, singing it proud with pink. I know. Talking to Steve Mcqueen, had to have been a half hour afterwards, he was still barely there. You could see him having a complete and total outofbody experience. That might last a long time. I think it will. Remember, they didnt know if it would be their movie or would it be gravity. It was a tossup. I think the academy got it right. Gravity got the awards it should have. And 12 years a slave theirs. And the two stars of Dallas Buyers Club just perfect on and off screen. Among the winners, Matthew Mcconaughey and jared leto. You could see that same type of chemistry last night. I spoke with i was speaking with jared and then look who shows up back stage. And the oscar goes to reporter if there was one win to bet on jared leto. Reporter jared leto had everyone buying in. The 42yearold taking home the first award of the night for his supporting role as rayon, a hivpositive transgendered woman in Dallas Buyers Club. In 1971 louisiana, there was a teenage girl who was pregnant with her second child. She uh was a high school dropout. And a single mom. That girl is my mother. I love you, mom, thank you for teaching me to dream. Reporter thats a big shoutout to your mom. She did. She had really challenging circumstances, and she made a better life for herself and in turn for me and my bro. Shes everything. Reporter letos shocking transformation began before he got the role. Is this a true story, you auditioned via skype . I did. It wasnt really an audition, it was a meeting with the director. Someone grabbed me lipstick. I reached and put it on right after i said hello. I took off my jacket. I had a pink sweater on pulled over my shoulder. I proceeded to flirt with him a little bit like rayon probably would have. And i woke up the next morning with the part. So i guess it worked. Youre about to be photobombed. Oh, my lord. Congratulations. Thank you. Beautiful. Thank you so much. Great speech. Come here. Would you tell him its a great speech . He came back thinking he didnt hit it out of the park. Hes wonderful for those things. Ive already talked to you about that. The apology to get settled in. You have to try to remember what you were going to say. I forgot to thank people. Of course i obsess about all that. But im glad i got to thank my mom. A great story about your mom and your brother. He was worried about didnt want to do the interview at first because he wanted to be in his seat for your category. Thats the kind of love. I love youre going to be here for a couple of hours. Congratulations, brother. Thank you, thank you. He gave me the job. You know . I wouldnt have gotten the job if he didnt say okay, lets give this guy a shot. And a couple hours later, the guy who gave him his shot got the oscar himself. You spoke with him backstage. Just so full of i love those unscripted moments backstage when they can be together like that. To see the connection they had on the screen, to see it endure especially on the the biggest night of their lives. It was great. How about some other news . What is being called a major step in the fight against diabetes, a disease that affects nearly 30 million americans. Scientists have identified a rare gene that can lower your risk of getting type ii diabetes by as much as 65 . Even protecting highrisk obese people from the disease. Drug companies such as pfizer are now racing to develop a medication that will act like that gene. Though they admit the process could take at least a decade. In new york today, osama bin ladens soninlaw, abu ghaith, goes on trial, becoming the highest Ranking Member of al qaeda to be tried on u. S. Soil. Abu ghaith was the Terror Network spokesman after the 9 11 attacks. An anonymous jury will be selected for security purposes. Abu ghaith has pleaded not guilty to terrorism and conspiracy charges. Also happening today. President obama sits down with israeli Prime MinisterBenjamin Netanyahu at the white house. One day after warning that time is running out for a peace deal with the palestinians. The president warned that if peace talks fail, the u. S. Will have limited ability to protect israel from the international fallout. A chaotic scene at the white house sunday. Hundreds of demonstrators chained themselves to the fence and spread across pennsylvania avenue refusing to move. They were protesting the prosupposed keystone oil pipeline. Claiming it would damage the environment. Nearly 400 people were arrested in the protest. And finally, one of the great golf shots you will ever see. It came on the 18th hole in a playoff round in a womens tournament in singapore. Take a look. Everything on the line for Paula Creamer facing a virtually impossible 70foot putt. Look at that ball, trickle down, and then break about a foot right to left. Tracing an arc into the cup. Go crazy, paula. Go crazy. She cant believe it. She cant believe it, no way. Did i do that . Her first title in four years. She says she could probably stand there again all day long and not come within six feet of the hole. A wonderful moment. That is so great. The weather not so great for many people. You know, and it was so bad here. Guess what, by next weekend here it will be 80 and nice. Just to let you know. A special place to show you my weather. Come on over with me. Give you an idea of whats happened. The wind chill 12 below in chicago. 9 below in st. Louis and 3 below pittsburgh. A real quick look at the warmup thats happening out in the southwest. But for now, we have to get to your local forecast in just 30 seconds. Really the big headline this morning, if i ever get to be on a red carpet, i would like to look like robin and lara. Or at least half of what you guys looked like. Stunning. Thank you, ginger. It was fun to be out there. It was so much fun. You did complement each other beautifully there. Its hard to believe, we did put a little thought to it, george. You look beautiful. My thanks to dennis basso. Right now, coming up on gma, the highstakes trial of the olympian Oscar Pistorius on trial right now. He just came face to face to his slain girlfriend, reeva steenkamps mother. She said she came to court to look him in the eyes. Also ahead inside ellens big night. Unexpected oscar moments. Big night. Unexpected oscar moments. Moments. Ellen degeneres. Hd 8 because inside every carton is the goodness of blue diamond almonds. Almond breeze. Almondiciously good and a hotel is the Perfect Place to talk to you about hotels. Allyoucaneat is a hotel policy that allows you to eat all that you can. The hotel gym is short for gymnasium. The hotel pool is usually filled with water. And the best dot com for booking hotels, is hotels. Com. Its on the internet, but you probably knew that. Or maybe not, i dont really know you. 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