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washington. it's mid day in tripoli. i'm monita rajpal. >> and i'm zain verjee. also ahead -- >> i have a feeling my career has just piqued. >> oscar triumph for the king's speech, the small budget movie that made a worldwide slash. >> natalie portman, "the black swan." >> she wins a coughetted statuette. >> you sound like them. >> you all sound like each other and i don't like being around this much negativity. >> and the oscar presenters have a little bit of fun at the expense of the winners. we're going to take a look at that as well as the fashion. we begin this hour, though, in libya. foreign ministers are meeting in geneva where they will be discussing ways to turn up the heat on libyan leader moammar gadhafi. despite international pressure, gadhafi refuses to step down. ministers from the u.s., russia and a host of other countries are looking at ways to help with the humanitarian crisis. u.s. officials are hoping the european union will today slap sanctions on the regime. colonel gadhafi has criticized the u.n. resolution to freeze his assets. but the parts of the country he controls are dwindling as the opposition edges closer to the capital tripoli. government security forces have defected to the opposition in the town of zawiya. >> zawiya is about 50 kilometers west of the capital. cnn's nic roberts has been there and he's been reporting. if the anti-government protesters do manage to gain control, they'll be in charge of a key gateway. colonel gadhafi said most libyans are not up in arms. he says the reports the government is using force is not true. >> if a person can only maintain power by using force, legitimacy is gone. >> first, we didn't use force. second, we still have people around us. in tripoli, you have half the population of libya, half. like more than 2 million, 2.5 million living in the city. do you think because of 10,000 or 5,000 people we have demands against my father it means that the hard libyan population is against gadhafi? >> he said libyan diplomates who have turned their backs on his father are, quote, hypocrites. he was recently seen trying to rally supporters in the capital. with all the social video we've received, cnn cannot confirm the authenticity of them. >> governments whose residents are inside libya are working to get them out. a military rescue mission over the weekend was the right thing to do even though uk planes did not have permission to enter libya. over the past week, over 100,000 people have left the country. about half of them headed east to egypt. others head for tunisia. let's hear how the tunisians are coping. >> these are some of the estimated 40,000 people who have fled across the border from libya to tunisia in just the last week. most of these people are day laborers who are fleeing the bloodshed and the violence in libya. it's difficult to even call this situation a camp because the men that we've spoken with say they have spent two, three, four nights sleeping out here in the cold, out on the streets. sir, you've been here one day, two the days? >> one day. >> one day. sleeping right here? two, two, two. >> when we come from tripoli to tunisia, okay, take our -- take my laptop and mobile. >> who took your laptops and mobile inspect. >> military. >> military? >> yes. libyan soldiers. >> the tunisian military say they need more help, perhaps from the united nations, perhaps from aid organizations to help deal with this exodus. we've seen volunteers coming in, bringing in help, bringing in support, and even organizing demonstrations against moammar gadhafi where they've been waving the pre-1969 libyan three-color flag that has become a symbol against gadhafi. we are seeing a show of support against tunisia, the first arab country to launch this prodemocracy movement. but as you can see mere, the numbers of people just get bigger and bigger day after day and the fear is if the bloodshed gets worse, that these scenes could get worse, as well. if libyans join the flow of refugees escaping the violence in their country. ivan watson, cnn, near the tunisian/libyan border. >> tunisia itself is unstable and that's more than a month after its government was toppled. the prime minister he resigned on sunday after at least three people were killed in the protests. demonstrators were calling for the interim government to dismiss members who have any ties to the former president. our other big story this monday here on world one, the academy awards. "the king's speech" scooped the big surprise in this year's academy awards. the flip about britain's king james vi. few were surprised to see collin furth take the best actor award. >> i have a feeling my career has just peaked. >> tom hooper was awarded the best director prize also for the king's speech. "the social network" had earlier been seen as the front-runner for best picture. natalie portman won the best actress oscar as movie fanned had expected. portman played a deeply disturbed ballerina in the psychological thriller. she was up against other big names including annette benning and nicole kidman. "the fighter" had a good run with christian bale & taking home a pair of awards. leo was so excited to receive her award she let slip a few ex blah actives. she later apologized for that. we'll have more on hollywood's big night, including the fashion highlights from the red carpet coming up here on world one. long days and emotionally taxing work in new zealand. rescue teams are continuing to search for survivors after last week's earthquake. also ahead, why france's foreign minister became the latest vekt im of the uprising in tunisia. pga world play on sunday, we'll have an update. jpmorgan chase set up new offices to work one-on-one with homeowners. since 2009, we've helped over 200,000 americans keep their homes. and we're reaching out to small businesses too, increasing our lending commitment this year to $10 billion and giving businesses the opportunity to ask for a second review if they feel their loan should have been approved. this is how recoveries happen. everyone doing their part. this is the way forward. when you're a stunt woman, work can be pretty unpredictable. from knowing when my next job will be to what i'll actually be doing. so in the rest of my life i like control. especially in my finances. that's why i have slate with blueprint. i can make a plan to pay off everyday things and avoid interest, or pay down my balance faster on the big stuff. that saves money. with slate from chase, i have everything under control... ♪ ...financially. announcer: debit card control and credit card flexibility. get both with slate. hello. you're watching "world one" live from london. at this hour, governments around the world are trying to step up pressure on libya's moammar gadhafi. they're meaning in egypt trying to figure out how to get him to end the crackdown on the open session. members of his own security forces joined the opposition in the town of zawiya not far from the capital tripoli. a massive mudslide has left more than 150 homes damaged in bolivia. the city's mayor says no one was killed because people were quickly evacuated before the hillside collapse. the first funeral has been held in new zealand for the youngest victim of last week's earthquake. a 5-month-old boy was laid to rest. but rescuers say the chances of finding someone alike is highly unlikely. 148 people are known to have died. police are saying that the final death toll will probably be over 200. they say some victims may never be identified. kim vernell has more on the search and rescue. >> how does a city come back from this? christchuch is ripped apart. but on the ground, these men aren't giving up. >> we always have hope that we're going to come across someone that is trapped in a void we get to. >> these images filmed by rescuers show the dangers they face. dippers are doing most of the work at the pine gold building, but rescuers say it's still a delicate job. sdmra does make it a bit more slower and methodical, but that means we're giving it the care and respect that we expect. >> every day, there are more bodies. >> with this intense fire, which there was at the ctv site, that presents real difficulty. i don't want to preempt what will happen in respect to that, but we need to brace ourselves for the fact that the that possibility does exist. >> reporter: the loss now, even closer to home. >> on my shirt, i'm wearing the feather of a bird. this symbolizes the loss of hummingbirdplace. >> organizing the search team has become a task in itself. those with loved ones still missing, told be patient. >> we do understand the trauma that families are going through, facing not knowing, it's agonizing. and again, i give my utmost assurance that a very large team is being very well led and is working as hard as they possibly can. >> civil headquarter sess home to governors. >> they have not looked for volunteers coming forward. >> the people in these rooms working tirelessly to put christchurch back together. while outside on this day of prayer, these men still have faith in a miracle. >> the weather conditions for new zealand and beyond, jill brown is at the international weather center. how is it looking for new zealand and for the rescue workers in christchurch? >> we've been watching this and we have an area of low pressure. if you look at the satellite picture, you can see we have clouds around. this is not going to be a really strong system, we don't think. there is a chance for showers, but you can see it's going to be sparse. the main low is back here. our best chance of seeing any showers with this would be on tuesday. so you can see with the rubble around this home on the edge of a cliff and these homes on the edge of a cliff, that rain could certainly start to watch away some of this dirt and could certain cause a lot of problems. as this system comes through, maybe a few showers, probably some sun on tuesday, as well. the winds will be kicking up as the low comes through and that will be on wednesday and thursday it should calm down considerably. we'll keep an eye on it, but it does not look like a strong system coming through. across asia, we've been watching this area of low pressure come across the philippines. the joint typhoon weather center had the possibility of this of developing and they say now no longer will this be developing into a tropical system. but boy, did it produce rain. all of these cities, in fact, are showing sunshine now. cleared out. and it has cleared out across eastern china after another round of snow in beijing, which was good news, because the air quality was so poor a few days ago that residents took to wearing masks. but now with the snow coming through and melting now, of course, we're back into the moderate zone. so much, much better. while we had it, it was a pretty sight and folks were smiling because of better quality, had their pictures taken. this week's storm system heads east and it looks like there could be 10, maybe 15 inches of snow as the storm system exists off to the east. thanks, jill. zain, what is it like to be a woman who seems to have it all? >> well, let me tell you, it's not a particularly sunny day. particularly gloomy in england. >> we'll find out about life as a fashion icon and a future princess, just ahead. and in sports, tiger woods slips lower in golf world rankings where there's a new number one. kate will bring us the latest. that's a recipe for failed investing. open an e-trade account and open doors, seize opportunities, take action with some of the most powerful yet easy-to-use trading tools on the planet. all built to help you maximize the potential of every dollar you invest. successful investing isn't done by throwing ideas against the wall and hoping. it's done by lowering your costs and raising your expectations by using unbiased research and powerful screeners to build a diversified portfolio with stocks, bonds, mutual funds and every etf sold. and we'll help you every step of the way. with 5-star service and free education covering everything from the basics to advanced investing strategies. start now and we'll give you up to $500 and let you trade free for 60 days. visit our website, call us, open an account. e-trade. investing unleashed. we get double miles on every purchase. so we earned a trip to vegas twice as fast! 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[ clang ] a handful of people from england have received the invitation of a lifetime. the butcher, a grocer, the postman and a landlord of a local public are all invited to this spring's royal wedding. kate middleton says she doesn't want the to leave out all the people back home, so they'll be rubbing shoulders with guests like football start david beckham, his wife, victoria, and dignitaries around the world. and the glitz and glamour of london is never far away for england's next princess. we spend the day with a socialite who shows us what it's like to step into kate's expensive shoes. >> from lady in waiting to royal bride to be, kate middleton's life just seems to get better and better. she's beautiful, wealthy and engaged to britain's most eligible bachelor. but what is it like to be the woman who seems to have it all? as a society writer for the lopped evening standard, olivia coal has spent years following kate's movement, so we enlisted her for a few hints on how to will i have like kate for a day. >> if you're camera ready anytime you leave the house in london, that's a big commitment in terms of time and energy and effort. >> first up, a run around the park. >> it's not a typical sunny day. i expose glasses are a must. >> exactly. you don't want to go far without these. >> next, it's off to her favorite hair salon for the clip and blow dry. they wouldn't allow us to film inside there. that leaves us in the hands of hair and makeup artist joan. so olivia, let's be honest, does kate middleton ever have a bad hair day? >> i think anyone has a bad hair day, but with kate, you'll never see her with her hair just up in a ponytail. >> today, she's something of a style icon, which gives us a chance to hit the shops. plenty of kate middleton-type stuff here. that's just like the engagement dress, isn't it? then, to maintain that rose complex, it's off to the spa for a facial. >> she has a pretty natural look. she looks something called an oxygen facial, which is something that's geared for someone in their 20s but who is looking after their skin. so here we have one of the famous blue engagement dresses. this is by one of kate's favorite designers, london-based essa. and as you can see, it's a pretty shrinky number. >> how much does this cost? >> it's not cheap. it's about $ 00. >> well, i bought one of the many copies, and this one cost a tenth of that, just $60. let's see how the two dresses compare when we hit one of kate's favorite bars in london. >> after a day in kate's shoes, it's clear a girl about town can live like a queen. >> you have to see a great time, but you're not going to see pictures of them tumbling out of nightclubs. they've been very careful to keep their private party life private. >> there's only one prince william, and he's spoken for. >> we go from one kate to another. kate is here with the world sports. it looks like the europeans are taking over the game of golf. >> you're so right. martin keimer, he's the newest world number one. no tiger woods, no phil mickelson. it's a very nice reading for the europeans today. now, those top four spots are shaped by the event at this weekend's world match play championship. that was being played in arizona. and the final was a showdown to martin keimer and luke gold of britain. let's show you the highlights from that final. this is, of course, being played out in the desert and play was delayed because the course was covered it, believe it or not, a light dusting of snow. here at the ninth, halfway through and donald was one up, but his approach swings after the left. and the match was all square headed into that back nine. the 11th hole would be group. luke donald's thinking is quick. putsing the pressure on kaymer. kaymer would have a chance to miss the hole, but he would go one down to donald. at the 15th, luke donald chipping. >> what a catch. >> and then you know what? we see another mistake from kaymer. done al would go three up. the englishman would win on the next hole to win titles three and two and with that, he moves up to that world number three. luke donald, he's known for being exceptional at match play. martin kaymer took that world number one spot. tiger woods, by the way, is down to number five. >> but you know what? we can always have a comeback. >> you can. we've been waiting for a while. where is it? >> i know. be patient. >> thank you very much. we're watching world one from london. coming up -- >> we can give money for the ship, you know? today we have food, but tomorrow we don't have food for ourselves. >> cries for help going on with thousands of migrant workers forced to rely on themselves while the governor abandons them. 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least one protester has been killed following demonstrators. protesters are calling for more jobs. >> the story of a king overcoming a speech impediment to lead the british people during world war ii has taken best honors at the academy a ward withes on sunday. the united nations is accusing belaruse of violating the embargo. they say the first delivery arrived in the capital on sunday and another is due today. it is thought that the weapons will be used by forces loyal to lauren who is clinging to the presidency despite his competitor being declared the winner during the last election. three royal air force cargo planes landed in the desert south of benghazi bringing out around 150 people of different nash naturalties. the planes had not gotten permission to land in libya, but he says it was the right thing to do. not everyone inside libya is so lucky. thousands of migrant workers have been caught in the crossfire and their governments aren't doing anything to get them out. ben leyland has more on the workers trapped in the eastern city of benghzi. >> pandaemonium as volunteers throw bags of bread and juice to migrant workers from the back of a truck. thousands of workers from south asia and africa are stranded in benghazi's port waiting for someone to take them home. >> all the -- maybe two plane, maybe one ship were sent here, but no working. >> for workers from some of the world's poorest countries, there's no guarantee of a speedy journey out to safety. construction worker anis perhan from bangladesh says pleas for help are falling on deaf ears. >> he don't care. he don't care. some of the people call to them. don't care. he is, i don't know what i do. >> the bangladesh government says it's organizing an evacuation. this room at the port is packed with workers from thailand. at least it's warm in here, but there's little to do to past the time. thai truckdriver putpong worked for a construction company called tech fenn which pulled all its turkish workers out ten days ago. >> leave me here. >> a spokesman tells cnn the turkish government will send ships. later in the day, lunch arrives. a meal of plain rice, juice and water. local businessmen are providing the food for these workers, but there is a problem. the city only has two months of reserve for food. one of those businessmen is anxious to send the workers home. >> we have the money. we can give them money for the ship. today we have food. tomorrow, we don't have food for ourselves, you know? >> millions of migrant workers are spread across libya and many are headed here. cnn, benghazi. let's take a look at what newspapers around the world are saying about all of this. in saudi arabia, arab news simply says, don't fail libya. perhaps it's a tad unfair to single out the west when the arab league and the muslim countries haven't accomplished anything significantly different to help the immensely courageous but desperately isolated people of libya. the libyans have been totally abandon by the international community. from "the washington post," obama on libya, very little and very late. obama does not seem to comprehend that when america waivers or recedes from its historic role as leader of the free world, both the world and the u.s. suffer. this is the guardian out of the u.s. like ya, neither tribal nor islamist. this new spirit is locally produced and nurtured, refuse to go be western-driven or influenced. its aim is not only to return libya to a state where transparency, democracy, pluralism, freedom and fairness prevail. france's prime minister has resigned after questions arose over her ties to the former tunisian regime. the jet belonged to a tunisian businessman with ties to who resigned as president in january. let's go to jim bitterman in paris. >> at one point earlier on, she said that french know-how could help out to contain the demonstrations in the street. it was taken as a real gap because it seemed to indicate that she was thinking they should send in french troops to the aid of the ben ali government. just one of several gafs that she made over the last few weeks. including the friendships that be had with the benalli family. as a consequence b she lost her job last night. she's been replaced by the defense minister who is a long standing politician of note here. basically he was a former prime minister and a foreign minister. so he comes back and brings back some credibility to french foreign olz. >> speaking of the french prime minister, he had admitted that he had taken some vacation goodies from egyptians former president there, mubarak. this must be great fodder for the french opposition right now. >> well, that's certainly making a lot of this. but i think the criticism that you saw in the washington post of president obama is the same thing you see here. the french government, too, is taking its lumps because it was supposedly had a special relationship with these countries. and the idea was that they should have known that some of these things were going to happen, that they were on the wrong side of history right up to the point where the dictators mubarak and ben ali and others were deposed. so there's been a lot of opposition here about that. >> and how is this being played out there within the french public? is this something that they're looking at asset again not enough transparency within their government? >> well, that's one issue and this has been very damaging to president sarkozy's presidency. he's heading for re-election in 2012. one of the reasons i expect we saw that quick government shuffle yesterday, this was, again, another government shuffle. i think the reason we saw it is because they wanted to limit the damage from this, that perhaps president sarkozy's cabinet has something that is kind of abusing its powers, not doing anything strictly illegal, but perhaps abusing some of the powers that they had. >> jim from paris, thank you for that. coming up, the most coughetted awards in the film industry handed out. >> we'll round up all the big winners for you. discover relief from dry, uncomfortable skin with skin relief moisturizing lotion. only aveeno has an active naturals triple oat and shea butter formula that soothes, nourishes and restores moisture. women saw improvement in all five symptoms of winter skin in just one day. beauty you can see and feel. that's being comfortable in your own skin. aveeno skin relief. and now get dermatologist recommended relief from severely dry skin with eczema therapy. new from aveeno. discover the power of active naturals >> i have a feeling my career has just peaked. >> that was modest, wasn't it? collin firth accepting his best actor oscar for the king's speech. the story also won best picture. director tom hooper went home with an oscar, too. >> so many big names, so many wonderful dresses and outfits captured on the red carpet by cnn's brooke anderson. >> the atmosphere is still electric. the awards have been handed out and now it is time to party. here is a look at all the big winners. all right. a big night, tremendous night for "the king' speech." it won best picture and best director, tom hooper. another win in the best actor category, colin firth. natalie portman won best actress for "the black swan." and another win for the fighter, melissa leo. an incredible night for so many performeres and well deserved actors, actresses and their movies. congratulations to them the all. reporting from the who had hollywood theater in california, i'm brooke anderson. >> we keep following all the important stuff over at the oscars. in case you were wondering what the stars had to eat on the big night, wolfgang puck was head chef for the 17th time. his 2011 menu was inspired by latin dishes. one of his significant dishes was black swan paella, there was a seafood buffet, sushi station and gold-dusted. truffles were on the station. they used about 25 pounds worth worth the cost of $1,000 per pound. >> let's take a look at what is traning on social media. number thee, the oscars has everyone talking on social media from the night's winners to the dating rumores and who was wearing what. at number one, the young with talking about the old after all these years. hollywood legend kurt douglas has not lost his appeal. he stole the show for "the fighter." his witty comments in delay in opening the envelope had the audience in fits of laughter. at number one, everyone is talking about the dress. cate blanchett's dress is a topic of discussion. people either love it or hate it. i have to say, my favorite is natalie portman's dress. this were the ones, the duo of the sisters dressed the design of the costumes in black swan. >> she looks fabulous. even the losers won, though, with the swag bag. must be nice. we also find out who are the worst and the weakest, thanks to the golden raspberry awards. this year's winners, or maybe i should say losers are worst actor. ashton kutcher for both killers and valentine's day. worst actress, all four ladies of sex and the city two. the top prize went to air bender for worst film of 2010 and the new category, the worst eye gouging misuse of 3-d. >> to be naemd in that category. you are watching world one live from london. to a growing economy. >> we're going to take a look at the world's second most populous nation and see what changes may be in store. >> and it wouldn't be an awards ceremony without the dresses. we'll show you some of our favorites. he baby. he baby. oh boy... i used our slate card with blueprint. we can design our own plan to avoid interest by paying off diapers and things each month. and for the bigger stuff, we can pay down our balance faster to save money on interest. bigger? bigger. announcer: chase slate with blueprint helps you save money on life's little surprises. trip...lets... announcer: start your path to saving today. call 855-get-slate. welcome back. this is world one live from london. >> we're coming up to 6:00 a.m. in new york, noon in berlin, 8:00 p.m. in tokyo. here are our top stories right now. foreign ministers want to put more pressure on moammar gadhafi. they're sitting down in geneva to try to figure out how to get him to stop cracking down on protesters who are demanding the end of his 42 will have year rule. meanwhile, opponents are about an hour west from his tripoli strong hold. in bolivia, more than 5,000 people have been affected following a mudslide and many homes and belongses are buried under cart bre. the city said no one was killed because people were quickly evacuated before the hillside collapsed. in ireland, election officials say the opposition holds a parliamentary majority following friday's vote. kenny has promised a fight for a better deal on dublin's $85 billion bailout. >> inflation was the focus of the finance minister's latest budget proposal. there are new measures being introduced to help cushion the higher prices on poor people. it's part of a 17% increase in social spending. although the government is spending more, the minister says he expects the budget deficit to narrow this year to 4.6% from r5.1% of gdp. news figures show india's economy grew less than expected in the final quarter of 2010. gdp rose 8.2% between october and december from the same period the previous year. that's weaker than the previous quarter, partly because of slower growth in manufacturing and mining. we want to find out what it all means in one of the world's fastest growing economies. sara joins us now from new delhi. >> well, monita, basically the growth story here in india is still a very strong and promising story just because they had a few stumbles does not mean that these numbers aren't huge. we're talking about what the government says will be about an 8.6% increase in gdp for this fiscal year and that is nothing to sneeze at. but there's a tug of war going on between growth and inflation in this country. it has upset the common people here in india as well as the foreign investors. a good portion of the budget announcement went towards talking about that, talking about the root causes of that food inflation and how possibility to fix them. one of the promises and one of the headlines here is that a national food security bill will be put in place to help alleviate this food inflation for india's poor. we're talking about hundreds of millions of people guaranteeing them to have food in their homes. also a promise that the inflation numbers overall will go down this year. there was a lot of talk about infrastructure. one of the big things happening in india that causes some of this inflation are the bottlenecks in the infrastructure, things that slow down the supply of food and cause food to rot because it simply can't get to where it's going in time, not enough fridge rated trucks and not enough fridge rated warehouses. there will be a 23% increase in spending on infrastructure. that's been put into the budget. also, formers are going to get some relief. they're being given some direct cash subsidies for things such as care seen and fertilizer, important points there. also being given, a 3% interest subsidy. so you're seeing some of these things. they're putting in place an easier to understand tax policy. and that's supposed to really help out for people who are trying to figure out exactly how much they owe and a bit of a relief there. what you're seeing here are clear reforms that reach out to what is said is the ahm oddity, which is the common man. a lot of analysts are looking at this as a populist budget, one that is supposed to try and get the good will of the people. part of this is politically motivated because there are five states who will go to the poll these year. monita. >> sara, it's interesting when you talk about growth in india and when we talk about a growth in gdp, whether it's 8% or more, is the fact that the majority of people living in india live below the poverty line. there is great news for the economy, but how that trickles down to the actual person who can afford to pay for the food, afford to pay for the growing infrastructure, as well, is another story. >> yes. and you're talking about 300 million people who live on $2 a day or less. and that is what the government is looking at and has talked about the fact that they have to bring those people salaries up. they have decided to increase the salaries for nonskilled workers and try to put that in line with the consumer indux price. these are things the government is looking at. they know that that is an issue and they're trying to figure out how to fix it. but it will be a long, hard road certainly for those who are very poor in this country, monita. >> sara, thank you. no surprise in hollywood on sunday night, "the king's speech" dominate today academy awards. the film about britain's king george vi and his battle with a speech impediment took best picture. its star, colin firth took best actor. natalie portman was named best actress. her portrayal of a disturbed ballerina in "the black swan." >> the oscar presenters weren't just there to introduce the awards. they tried to have a bit of fun, sometimes at the expense of winners. >> which is always great. watch this snippet from the hosts, ann hathaway and james franco. >> so we're going to go into alec baldwin's dreams and get some hosting tips. >> are you buying here? >> hey, mr. zuckerberg, yeah. >> i need your help. >> i have a legal obligation to say no. >> fine. >> it's fine. you're entitled to your opinion, even if it does make you a junk bag. >> he's a junk bag. you're a jack bag. >> you all sound like each other and i don't like being around this negativity. >> all right. now, we've got through the movie stuff. let's get to the real fun part, right? the droess. monita, let's take a look at what everyone was wearing on the red carpet. you've got a pregnant natalie portman who wore this plum silk dress by -- >> rodarsh. >> and then the label that created her performance, costumes in black swan, and then you have hillary swank who arrived in this silver dress with feathers by gucci and a slightly different look to her character in "the fighter." and melissa leo wore this high neck number. >> g with he neth paltrow was looking statuesque. halle berry made an entrance in a shimmery white dress and versachi was the choice here. i think everyone is talking about the cate blanchett dress, though. >> it was a bust. >> and everyone is talking, too, about all the goodies. $75,000 worth of a swag bag. i was just looking at hollywood today, as i do. $12,000 of a getaway in bell ease, and $16,000 for a luxury resort. not bad. you're watching "world one" live from london. i'm zain verjee. >> and i'm monita rajpal. >> red was the color of choice for so many of the female stars. all in red on the red carpet. on this "american morning," the economic recovery could be in jeopardy because of prices at 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