now, the academy has yet to respond or name a new host for the oscars. they air on abc on february 24th. and hart also said that his goal is to bring people together, not tear us apart. terrell and maggie. >> all right. we'll wait to see what happens next. emily rau, thank you so much. >>> the other big story is the weather. >> a dangerous storm has already turned deadly in california triggering mudslides and causing a plane to skid off a runway and now a state of emergency has been declared as people in the plains and across the south brace for snow, ice and flooding. this morning, the powerful storm on the move. heavy rains flooding streets in southern california turning roads into rivers. downpours are also hammering vulnerable areas burned by wildfires forcing thousands to evacuate. >> that mountain burns, the mud comes down. this is about what always happens. >> reporter: mud and debris flows raced through streets shutting down the pacific coast highway in malibu. just north of los angeles, cars were stranded for hours after snow and ice shut down i

backing out of the oscars. i've never seen anything like it. >> here's what he did earlier. we'll get the video. he posted video on instagram and he also said earlier, "listen, if you want to search my history or past and anger yourselves with what you nine-day, that is fine with me. i'm almost 40 years old and i'm in love with the man that i am becoming. and then he went onto say this. here's the video. >> i swear, man, our world is becoming beyond crazy. i'm not going to let the craziness frustrate me or anger me, especially when i worked hard to get the mental space that i am at now. my team calls me, oh, my god, the world is upset about tweets you did years ago. oh, my god. guys, i'm almost 40 years old. if you don't believe people change, grow, evolve as they get older, i don't know what to tell you. if you want to hold people in a position where they always have to justify or explain their past then do you. i'm the wrong guy, man. i'm in a great place, a great mature place where all i do is spread positiv

oscar: they said sit-down and get the surgery because that is the only way you will live. david: i assume you are not flying on private planes anymore. oscar: you have to eat what you cook. david: i notice that a lot of people have what are called emotional support animals? oscar: one of the animals -- wait for it -- required another emotional support animal. [laughter] >> would you fix your tie, please? david: well, people wouldn't recognize me if my tie was fixed, but ok. just leave it this way. alright. ♪ david: i don't consider myself a journalist. and nobody else would consider myself a journalist. i began to take on the life of being an interviewer even though i have a day job of running a private equity firm. how do you define leadership? what is it that makes somebody tick? first, i want to talk about an incredible story that many here may not be familiar with. so let's talk about your background initially to get to this story. you grew up in california. and you had eight siblings? oscar: i do. david: and what is that like? i am an only child. what was it like wh

. >> you know, i have not seen this happen in the history of the oscars. a host was announced just two days ago and now that host is saying, sorry, i don't want to be a part of this. if you don't want me, i'm leaving. it was actually kind of hard for the academy to find a host for the oscars this year. there was a lot of buzz in the entertainment world how nobody wanted to host the oscars anymore. it's a no-win job. but kevin hart said, hey, i've wanted to do this all my life, all my career, i'm onboard for this and he announced on instagram this week he was going to be the host on the most important night from hollywood. but he's said he's no longer going to be partnershipinicipat. and the reason is concern on twitter, other social networks about homophobic things he said in the past. he did post things back in 2009, 2010, 2011, there were a number of ugly posts in his past. he's apologized for that in the past. he's said some of this is trying to be funny, he's a comedian after all, but there's some concern for groups saying this is inappropriate. the ac

the oscars, i think the time will be right. time to get to work, man. >> and the time is now, kev. the oscars air live february 24th. congratulations again to kevin and what about the golden globe sfwhz they just announced their host, sandra o and andy sandberg. that was made just in time for the nominations which come out tomorrow. will smith, congratulations to him because apparently he made it through a mid life crisis. will dropped that startling revelation admitting at the struggled when his daughter willow lit it big-time in the music biz. ♪ >> she shaved her head bald in the middle of her whip my hair tour, right? i was like oh [ bleep ]. >> i definitely had to forgive you and dad aud. it was mostly daddy because he was so like harsh. >> will secretly calls 2012 the year of the mutiny where his family rejected his leadership. then 181-year-old willow reached the breaking point. >> feeling like i wasn't listened to or no one cared what i felt during that time. >> "e.t." was with the smith family at the height of willow'

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right behind me is the home of the oscars. in a few weeks the biggest stars in the world will be on the red carpet and inside the tent as this street is blocked off. you know who won't be there? kevin hart. he stepped down as oscar host in a wild turn of events. >> i just got a call from the academy. that said kevin apologizes for the tweet of old, or we are going to have to move on. i took a pass on the apology. the reason why is i addressed it several times. >> just 48 hours after announcing he was hosting the oscars, kevin hart said he was ready to step down rather than apologize again for past home phobic tweets. in one, he said someone's profile pic looked like a gay billboard for aids. >> one of my biggest fears is my son growing up and being guy. quote, my words were about my fear. >> my team called me. oh, my god, people are upset about things you said eight, ten years ago. if you don't believe people evolve as they grow older, i don't know what to tell you. he later tweeted an apology. >> it's too bad he didn't do it

the oscars will have no host! but who will introduce the person who introduces the presenter who introduces the nominees? who will tell me that amy adams is in the audience? no! seriously, sometimes i don't get the oscars. it's like, why does america celebrate the best movies with the worst tv show? like, i don't get it. like, if you ask me, they should use this opportunity to revamp the entire show. yeah. don't have a host. in fact, don't even have a presenter for the awards, right. the people in each category should have to announce who gets their award. then we really get to see best actor, yeah. when you have to give it to someone else. "the winner is-- oh, hell-- yay!" ( laughter ) and, also, and, also, they should change the "in memoriam" segment. instead of showing the people who died last year, they should show the people they think are going to die next year. then they can enjoy the applause now, yeah. moving on. holland tunnel, right here in new york city, it's one of the most frustrating tunnels to driv

oscar grant's family wants bart to rename the bart fruitvale station with oscar's name in the title to honor the 22-year old who died at the hands of bart police on the platform of the bart fruitvale station new year's day, 2009. sound from oscar grant's uncle bobby - " today was the official day, i actually handed in the application" oscar grant's uncle bobby showed me the paperwork he turned into the bart board of directors requesting that the fruitvale station be renamed after oscar. sound from oscar grant's uncle bobby - " we feel bart can do something to honor oscar grant can change the name to fruitvale grant " bart provided this statement about the renaming request "our policy is stations cannot be named after individuals, it has to be tied to a location. so it is location based. what we are doing, and we are working closely with the family, is bart has commissioned a mural and it's going to go up at the fruitvale station. it's going to honor oscar grant," oscar grant's family says they can get around the location requirement in the station name with simple word play for instanc

right behind me is the home of the oscars. in a few weeks the biggest stars in the world will be on the red carpet and inside the tent as this street is blocked off. you know who won't be there? kevin hart. he stepped down as oscar host in a wild turn of events. >> i just got a call from the academy. that said kevin apologizes for the tweet of old, or we are going to have to move on. i took a pass on the apology. the reason why is i addressed it several times. >> just 48 hours after announcing he was hosting the oscars, kevin hart said he was ready to step down rather than apologize again for past home phobic tweets. in one, he said someone's profile pic looked like a gay billboard for aids. >> one of my biggest fears is my son growing up and being guy. that's a fear. he said, quote, my words were about my fear. >> my team called me. oh, my god, people are upset about things you said eight, ten years ago. if you don't believe people evolve as they grow older, i don't know what to tell you. he later tweeted an apology. >> it's

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who can host the oscars? maybe you are the one person who doesn't tweet stupid stuff or made mangy jokes? who could that be? >> ha, ha wes, ha. greg: i like to watch his face rise like the moon. kris, you are a comedian or so you claim. the oscars have a hard time finding host who doesn't any kind of past. >> the south park guys or norm macdonald. but my real solution would be mark short. he's hilarious, everyone loves him. he can do song and dance. he's classic. he would bring people together. greg: kevin hart was shamed out over a homophobic tweet. they will have to go with a gay host, and it will be doozy haaser. neil patrick harris. tyrus: it's like someone was in your ear. greg: you know what? if every person had one of these things, you would be so smart. tyrus, how do you feel about this? does this bother you? >> people are taking a stand not wanting to be the next man up after him. the pay is not that great it's like 15 grand to host. but i think the p.c. police should get their hero. michael avenatti

oscar grant's family wants bart to rename the bart fruitvale station with oscar's name in the title to honor the 22-year old who died at the hands of bart police on the platform of the bart fruitvale station new year's day, 2009. sound from oscar grant's uncle bobby - " today was the official day, i actually handed in the application" oscar grant's uncle bobby showed me the paperwork he turned into the bart board of directors requesting that the fruitvale station be renamed after oscar. sound from oscar grant's uncle bobby - " we feel bart can do something to honor oscar grant can change the name to fruitvale grant " bart provided this statement about the renaming request "our policy is stations cannot be named after individuals, it has to be tied to a location. so it is location based. what we are doing, and we are working closely with the family, is bart has commissioned a mural and it's going to go up at the fruitvale station. it's going to honor oscar grant," oscar grant's family says they can get around the location requirement in the station name with simple word play for instanc

plus, on the eve of the 10th anniversary of his death...the family of oscar grant wants the fruitvale bart station to be named after him.why bart says that is not possible.and the emotional final farewell in texas for president george h-w bush. i'm grant lodes i'm justine waldman. the news -- at eight -- is next. heyi'm craving somethingkin! we're missing. the ceramides in cerave. they help restore my natural barrier, so i can lock in moisture... and keep us protected. we've got to have each other's backs... and fronts. cerave. what your skin craves. travel consideration provided by -- >>> well "murphy brown" star can disbergen scored a golden globe nomination today. tonight's performance on cbs could be her best yet. >>> on the episode, murphy gets a dog with special needs. it's amazing how he gets around. he couldn't sit stick to scripts. >> action. >> he's under the couch. >> yeah. >> good boy! [ laughs ] >> coming! what do you want now? >> even tucker karlson came back after looking like a bear with a bowtie and dancing on -- even tucker karlson came back after looking like a -- o

awards winning the oscar for best picture and best director. in. the fantasy romance blew the academy and cinema goers in clear out of the water. seven german film awards were showered upon tree days in key the hall actress maggie by my plays the film. connie schneider who died tragically at forty three the film recreates an extensive interview with capturing the star's charm and vulnerability. and this auto biographically inspired drama is a work of art director alfonso cuarón looks back to the early one nine hundred seventy s. in mexico remembering his childhood the women who shaped his life in the political upheaval change society. through alfonse compelling black life won the golden lion at the venice film festival. yeah i think when the history of twenty thousand in the movies is written i think we'll look back at this year as being a real turning point for diversity instead of i mean you have you had films with black and asian cast it really killed at the box office and women i mean women hollywood started the me too movement which becam

kevin hart says he's stepping down as host of the oscars. the search begins anew. >> good morning. a very busy, busy friday ahead. very busy day for developments in the special counsel's russia investigation. closed did door testimony from former fbi director james comey, just the opening act. we're expecting two major court filings by robber mueller's team involving paul manafort and former trump lawyer michael cohen. filings may reveal significant new details about michael cohen's probe of possible collusion. >> good morning. it's been a wild week in the russia investigation and that frenzied pace continues today. to start this morning, we will see james comey up on capitol hill. he will be provided testimony but he'll do it behind closed doors for house republicans. he and the committee struck a deal that he would provide this testimony as long as they would release the transcript soon after he does this deposition. that is part one of the news. we are expecting to get from mueller's team a filing to explain what exactly what happened wit

to host the oscars. if that apology came 12 hours earlier, we might be here. >> michelle you were getting a ton of reaction and then as everything was unfolding people were reaching out to you from both camps saying how did we get here? there were two people saying this is kind of ridiculous. >> yeah, there are. there are definitely people who are supporting kevin hart. a lot of members of the hollywood community are saying we stand with you. you don't have to keep addressing this over and over again. stand your ground. there's a lot of celebrities that are friends of him that have come out and said whether it be on social media and what not, but there are folks that said, no, hold on a second, this is offensive, we need answers. jamie lee curtis and others have come out and said this is not right, we need more clarity here. brian talked about it, and a simple apology goes a long way sometimes. what kevin said at the end of the night, the tweet he put up at the end of the night, and i have it, i don't ha

the oscars will air here on abc the oscars will air here on abc 7 on february 24th. >>> 6:37. a live look at lake tahoe. good news, if you are headed to tahoe today or over the weekend, 34 is the high today. bright and brisk on saturday. sunday, though, the wind is going to pick up. windchills will be stuck in the 20s. we will be rather cold. enjoy the slopes. temperatures back at home, 30s and 40s. hayward, 45. 37 in danville. same in napa. chilly out there this morning. you do not need the umbrella. today it is dry. high clouds from time to time. 60 in oakland and fremont. 58 in san francisco. 61 in san jose. 58 in in napa. perhaps if you're traveling across the state today, any rain is of dry skies ntho south. 58 in sacramento. palm springs the pardon me spot at about 70 degrees. rain-free skies translates to comfortable conditions on the roadways? are we doing okay? >>> we are doing well. we have gotten busier in the last 30 minutes. >> uh-huh. >> as soon as i said we didn't have anything blocking this route, i jinxed it. north main does not look like chp is there yet. dis

we were with the oscar winner. >> i am very happy. it's a holiday right now. >>> also feeling the love this surgeons general john mellencamp and meg ryan. i'm engaged to a very funny woman. the funniest woman i ever met. >> they announced their engagement last month. they first started dating in 2010, but called it quits. john implied they were never getting back together, saying, quote, she hates me to death. but last year, they rekindled their romance. >> one can imagine i'm not the easiest guy get along with. let's leave it at that. >> i like that he knows. he knows he messed up. >> greater later, though. >>> coming up -- >> matthew mcconaughey muddied and stumbling away from a flipped car. the story behind the crash. >>> behind the scenes of their fox news transformation. >> >>> the academy sell bratd a christmas youand the holiday spiritoss just hits you... yes! or when you get the best deal... on a treat for your best friend? or when you score a magical gift... at an unbelievable price? yes! that's yes for less. ross has you and

oscar grant's family wants bart to rename the bart fruitvale station with oscar's name in the title to honor the 22-year old who died at the hands of bart police on the platform of the bart fruitvale station new year's day, 2009. sound from oscar grant's uncle bobby - " today was the official day, i actually handed in the application" oscar grant's uncle bobby showed me the paperwork he turned into the bart board of directors requesting that the fruitvale station be renamed after oscar. sound from oscar b feel bart can do something to honor oscar grant can change the name to fruitvale grant " bart provided this statement about the renaming request "our policy is stations cannot be named after individuals, it has to be tied to a location. so it is location based. what we are doing, and we are working closely with the family, is bart has commissioned a mural and it's going to go up at the fruitvale station. it's going to honor oscar grant," oscar grant's family says they can get around the location requirement in the station name with simple word play for instance naming the station the

we were with the oscar winner. >> i am very happy. it's a holiday right now. >>> also feeling the love this surgeons general john mellencamp and meg ryan. i'm engaged to a very funny woman. the funniest woman i ever met. >> they announced their engagement last month. they first started dating in 2010, but called it quits. john implied they were never getting back together, saying, quote, she hates me to death. but last year, they rekindled their romance. >> one can imagine i'm not the easiest guy get along with. let's leave it at that. >> i like that he knows. he knows he messed up. >> greater later, though. >>> coming up -- >> matthew mcconauey muddied and stumbling away from a flipped car. the story behind the crash. >>> behind the scenes of their fox news transformation. >>> behind the scenes of their fox news transformation. >> do i use a toothpaste that whitens my teeth, or one that's good for my teeth? now i don't have to choose. from crest 3d white, the whitening therapy collection with new spearmint and peppermint oil. it gent

. >>> after jessica sounded off about the oscar winner -- >> i was like, what? you can't say that. >> natalie sets the record straight to "e.t." >>> then -- >> i feel so humbled and honored. >> the stars born to be golden globe nominees. we breakdown the surprises. and the snub that no one saw coming. >>> plus -- >> it's amazing to see him with children. >> jennifer aniston meets george's twins. and the high cost of amal's major fashion moment. >> then, our exclusive with the stars of "young sheldon." >> what? >> compose yourself. >> why they're facing off and sounding off. ♪ we love each other and play awesome, but -- that went downhill. >>> this is "entertainment tonight." >> did natalie portman shame jessica simpson over a teenage jessica thinks so and fired back at the oscar winner. >> this story blew up on social media, but tonight we have natalie's response. she set the record straight with our nischelle turner. >> can i ask you to clarify something you saw back in the day, jessica simpson in a bi kirks i nirks i. >> i never intended to shame anybody and

greg: the oscars have no heart, kevin hart, stepped down as oscars host following an anti- gay tweets he wrote between 202009 and 2011. he wrote about breaking his daughters dollhouse if his son tried to play with it calling the behavior gay. he said one of the biggest fears of his son growing up to be gay. claims the academy given the choice to apologize or it would move on and find another host and he passed on the apology. >> reason i passed is because i've addressed this several times. i've addressed it. i've spoken on it and i said where the rights and wrongs work and said who i am now and i've done it. not going to kinney continue to go back in the days of old. greg: however, hart did apologize later on twitter and set the follow-up tweet. he quits the oscars instead of apologizing and then apologizes. what? can we accept that apology? let's ask my buddy, vince. >> yeah. greg: apology accepted. tyrus -. tyrus: yes. greg: what do you make of this? tyrus: what is interesting to me as everyone was worried about what he said at the end of the sentence but no one has an issue with be

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oscar grant's family wants bart to rename the bart fruitvale station with oscar's name in the title to honor the 22-year old who died at the hands of bart police on the platform of the bart fruitvale station new year's day, 2009. sound from oscar grant's uncle bobby - " today was the official day, i actually handed in the application" oscar grant's uncle bobby showed me the paperwork he turned into the bart board of directors requesting that the fruitvale station be renamed after oscar. sound from oscar grant's uncle bobby - " we feel bart can do something to honor oscar grant can change the name to fruitvale grant " bart provided this statement about the renaming request "our policy is stations cannot be named after individuals, it has to be tied to a location. so it is location based. what we are doing, and we are working closely with the family, is bart has commissioned a mural and it's going to go up at the fruitvale station. it's going to honor oscar grant," oscar grant's family says they can get around the location requirement in the station name with simple word play for instanc

oscar grant's family wants bart to rename the bart fruitvale station with oscar's name in the title to honor the 22-year old who died at the hands of bart police on the platform of the bart fruitvale station new year's day, 2009. sound from oscar grant's uncle bobby - " today was the official day, i actually handed in the application" oscar grant's uncle bobby showed me the paperwork he turned into the bart board of directors requesting that the fruitvale station be renamed after oscar. sound from oscar grant's uncle bobby - " we feel bart can do something to honor oscar grant can change the name to fruitvale grant " bart provided this statement about the renaming request "our policy is stations cannot be named after individuals, it has to be tied to a location. so it is location based. what we are doing, and we are working closely with the family, is bart has commissioned a mural and it's going to go up at the fruitvale station. it's going to honor oscar grant," oscar grant's family says they can get around the location requirement in the station name with simple word play for instanc

he hasn't missed a beat since stepping down as the oscar's host. >> thank you for supporting me. >> the star audience. last week he walked away from the oscars after some homophobic tweets from 2010 and 2011 surfaced. he apologized and is moving on. >> regardless, academy, i'm thankful and appreciative of the opportunity. >> "snl" addressed the controversy. >> well, that was short. >> didn't the academy nominate mel gibson for an award just last year? >> gibson was nominated for best director in 2017. he had famously screamed anti-semitic slurs at police officers in 2006 after being arrested for a dui. >> i love my fans. i love you. fellow comedian nick cannon who tweeted he probably has made some offensive remarks of his own in the past. cannon also posted past tweets where amy schumer, sarah silverman and chelsea handler all previously used offensive o so who could still host the oscars now? justin theroux thinks two-time m.c. jimmy kimmel might be the best choice in a difficult time. >> kimmel always does a fabulous job, but i think it's also one of the most thankless jobs on the pla

as the host of the oscars. this week hart was announced as the host of the 91st annual awards but a public outcry followed over his past homophobic tweets and comments. last night hart posted an instagram video saying he was given an ultimatum overseeing the oscars to apologize or they'd find another host. he said he wouldn't apologize and later he said he was withdrawing because he didn't want to be a distraction and then he apologized to the lgbtq community for what he called his insensitive words from his past. >>> "the washington post" reports former attorney general william barr is the leading candidate for the job in the trump administration according to people familiar with deliberations. barr served as attorney general from 1991 to 1993 under president george h.w. bush. if confirmed by the senate, barr would succeed jeff sessions who was forced out by mr. trump. sessions' chief of staff matthew whitaker is currently the acting attorney general. >>> a draft report obtained "the new york times" says the s

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only two days ago hart was appointed the host of the oscars, one of the biggest audiences in television and a dream gig for kevin hart. as soon as he was appointed, people started to remind folks about his past statements from 2009, 2010, 2011. hart said he didn't want his son growing up gay. hart tried to down play this early on thursday. he said, hey, i have talked about this in the past. i have addressed this in the past. i'm not going to let the internet trolls wins. by the end of the day, there was a will the of scrutiny on abc, on the academy. there was a lot of concern about hart hosting the show. and at the end of the day, here's what he said in a statement. he finally did apologize. maybe if he said this earlier in the day, it wouldn't have ended this way. he did not want to be a distraction on a night that should be celebrated by so many amazing talented artists. i sincerely apologize to the lgbtq community for my insensitive words from my past. we don't know who is going to host the show now. i have to wonder, didn't the academy see this coming? how did they not realize this

host of the oscars. i'm christine romans. >> happy friday. i'm dave briggs. 5:30 eastern time. the president off to st. louis today for a speak on law enforcement. we start though with a very busy day ahead for developments in the special counsel's russia investigation. closed door testimony from former fbi director james comey, just the opening act. we're also expecting two major court filings by robert muell mueller's team involving paul manafort and former trump lawyer michael cohen. the filings may reveal significant, new details about mueller's probe of possible russian collusion. here's sarah murray in washington. >> reporter: good morning, christine and deif. it -- dave. it's been a wild week. we'll see former fbi director james comey up on capitol hill. he'll be providing testimony, but he'll be doing it behind closed doors for house republicans. he and the committee struck a deal that he'd provide this testimony as long as they released the transcript soon after he does this deposition. that's p

could the oscars go without a host? according to "variety" the oscars are considering going without a host after the withdrawal of kevin hart. >>> panera is >>> good morning, america. a new storm about to barrel across the country as a big chill affects millions. that deadly snowstorm closing schools across two states. and the new warning about black ice for your morning commute. >>> overnight, jared kushner speaks out. what the president's son-in-law and seor adviser is saying abthe scramble to fi chief of staff before john kelly leaves the white house. >>> domestic terror takedown. the 23-year-old woman arrested accused of planning a mass murder at a bar in ohio. >>> striking a deal. maria butina, the woman charged with being a russian agent, has reached a new plea deal with the justice department. what did she agree to? who will pay the price?

kevin hart was supposed to host the oscars. he's no longer hosting the oscars. many, many, many years ago he sent out a tweet saying this. if my son come home and try to play with my daughter's doll house, i am going to break it over his head and say in my voice stop, that's gay. they dug up a bunch of old tweets, now he's band from hosting. >> why is the oscar trying to make kevin hart apologize. they never knead jimmy kimmel apologize for what he was doing. they have him on videotape telling women to do things to his body parts. but they want to make kevin hart apologize. when do people have time to redeem themselves. a tweet from 10 years ago? you know everybody has evolved on that issue. give me a break. leave kevin hart alone. i don't agree with kevin hart politically, but i don't believe the oscars should make him apologize. jesse: jimmy kimmel did a skit in black face. joy reid said some things in the fast anti-gay. >> kevin never really apologized because he didn't think he needed to. he said stop looking for reasons to be negative. stop searching for re

. >> number two, kevin hart is out as the oscar host. he decided to step down after homophobic tweets from eight years ago reemerged. >> number three, students are camping out to call attention to homelessness. it is part of an event called poverty under the stars. >> a company is due back in court monday after he is accused of trying to flee the country. prosecutors say brandon freyr bilked customers out of $28 million in a student debt relief scam. >> number five, dealing with fog in the north bay. live doppler 7 showing visibility down to 3 miles in santa rosa. patchy dense fog lifting in the next couple of hours. >> number six, overall looking good for the friday morning commute. we had an earlier crash out of tracy, westbound 580 near grant line road. six miles per hour on 205. eastbound 580 slow as well due to road work. >> number seven, salvation army is kicking off itsnion sqre. lol cel giants mascot lucille and drew tuma. >> asking alexis -- alexa, not alexis. asking a lex sa where the winter is stumping. >> according to techcru

hart posted a video on his instagram addressing the tweets and his role at the oscars. was the past so i passed on the apology. reason why i passed is because ive addressed this several times, this is not the first time this has been addressed. ive spoken on it, ive said where the rights and wrongs were ive said who i am now versus who i was then. ive done it ive done it. im not gonna continue to go back and tap into the days of old when ive moved on and im in a completely different space in my life.>( james ) following the video hart did tweet out an apology saying his words were insensitive and he is sorry that he hurt people. ( darya ) coming up on the kron 4 morning buzz... i usually glaze over when football is on.. but this play caught my attention.. you gotta see it. plus a hollywood star spends 400 grand at walmart and walks away empty handed.. (ácommercialá) youand the holiday spiritoss just hits you... yes! or when you get the best deal... on a treat for your best friend? or when you score a magical gift... at an unbelievable price? yes! that's yes for le