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Two accountants taking a big loss after one of them pushed the wrong envelope in sundays best picture breakdown. Moonlight. Why the man responsible may have been too distracted to do his job. But first here tonight. The night line five. Good evening. Tonight what appears to be a surprising twist in a very public emotional saga involving the family of Vice President joe biden. His son bo died of brain cancer in 2015. Tonight were learning that his widow has now found new love inside the family. New love said to be growing out of the most profound loss in former Vice President joe bidens family. Nearly two years after the death of bidens older son bo, his widow halle is now in a relationship with his younger son, hunter. According to an article on the New York Post page 6 website. Hunter biden saying in a Statement Given exclusively to page 6, hallie and i are incredibly lucky to have found love and support we have for each other in such a difficult time. And thats been obvious to the people who love us most. Weve been so lucky to have family and friends who have supported us every step of the way. They spoke at the museum in washington, d. C. In my view, senator snow, all politics is personal. But he didnt address the reported new romance during his speech. He and his wife jill did reportedly give a statement to page 6 saying theyre happy for the new couple saying theyre all happy they found each other as they were putting their lives together again after such sadness. Joe biden is the class. He understands communication, he has been the out front about his situations. One can only imagine what hallie and hunter have gone through and the whole biden family. In situations of loss, transformation and really difficulty, it is natural for people to connect. A spokeswoman for the bidens declined comment on the record. Bo biden passed away in 2015 after a battle with brain cancer. He was the father of two and he had followed his own dad into a career in public service, joining the military and later successfully running for attorney general in delaware. At his funeral, cold play front man chris the martin capturing the familys heart break. I feel my time feel my time has come and president obama recognizing bos contributions. This is what our country was built. On men like bo. Bo biden brought to his work a mighty heart. He brought to his family a mighty heart. Er eulogized his brother, including in the hospital as a child after the car crash that killed their mother. And his last moments with bo. Each of us desperately holding hill. Each of us whispering i love you, i love you, i love you. And we held his hand and he took his last breath. Hunter also speaking directly to his brothers family. Bos widow hallie and their two children. We will always be one family. Because we always have been one family. The tightknit Family Holding on to each other for support. Hunter seen at hallies side during her husbands Memorial Service and again when the Delaware National guard renamed the headquarters. They have done a very good job of living relatively low key lives. You dont hear a lot about their personal lives. Theyre not in the tabloids. In 2015, still greig the loss of his son, joe biden announced that he would not be running for president in 2016. I believe were out of time. The time necessary to mount a Winning Campaign for the nomination. The bidens are no strangers to public grief. Overbidens first wife and his daughter naomi were both killed in a car wreck just weeks after joe was first elected to the senate in 1972. Hunter and bo survived the crash. The only way you deal with those things. A lot of things have dealt with what happened to me. You have to focus on what is left. What you have. The consummate family man, joe was sworn into office a few weeks later in the hospital at the bed side of for youyearold bo. The beginning of an inseparable bond with his boys. One that would continue into adulthood. My friend, my father, my here over. The next Vice President of the united states. Overbiden. The Vice President was de devastated. He has covered the biden family for years. The Vice President himself was stricken with grief. His focus was on his family. He considered selling his house to help bos family but he said president obama talked help out of it. No big deal, mr. President. He said ill give you the moan. Promise me you wont sell that house. His younger son hunter lives a more private life. He has three children with his wife kathleen. Though New York Post reports they separated about five months after bo passed away in 2015. But despite the heart ache that followed, hunter, hallie and the rest of the family say they are determined to move forward in a family where resilience is that love have been demonstrated repeatedly. There will come a day. I promise you. Your parents as well. When the thought of your son or daughter, your husband or wife, brings a smile to your lips before it brings a tear to your eye. It will happen. Coming up later, heads are rolling in hollywood over the biggest mistake in oscar history. The new photographic evidence showing why the man in charge may have gotten it wrong. Does psoriasis ever get in the way of a touching moment . If you have moderate to severe psoriasis, you can embrace the chance of completely clear skin with taltz. Taltz is proven to give you a chance at completely clear skin. With taltz, up to 90 of patients had a significant improvement of their psoriasis plaques. In fact, 4 out of 10 even achieved completely clear skin. Do not use if you are allergic to taltz. Before starting you should be checked for tuberculosis. Taltz may increase your risk of infections and lower your ability to fight them. Tell your doctor if you are being treated for an infection or have symptoms. Or if you have received a vaccine or plan to. 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The 17yearold gachbl grim is the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit to be settled by the Supreme Court later there month. No one, not even the government, can defeat a community so full of life, color, diversity and most importantly, love. Transamericans across the country standing up to fight. A message for President Trump. This is a disaster. And you can still fix it. Will. This critical moment coinsides with the debut of abcs new mini series when we rise. We are not a menace. It chronicles 40 years of the struggle for equality. The powerhouse cast includes rosie odonnell, whoopie goldberg and david hyde pierce. Ivory a keen over was one of the stars. It mufbl disappointing for you then to learn of President Trumps recent rescinding of it. Youre obviously emotional. It is hard enough to want to be your authentic self amidst society telling you that it is wrong. The thought of that happening to these kids who just want to use the restroom. Thats why i am so thankful for the show. I feel like im part of something thats doing something. It might enlighten people . Yes. Ebl our history has been covered in shame for far too long. Fear of exposure has kept our history unwren. Dustin lance black is the creator of when we rise. The first series of its kind. Sense winning the screenplay for milk, he has become an outspoken activist for lgbt rights. You could not have possibly anticipated that were in this time that were in, when your mini series would air. Not exactly this position, no. I cant believe were living in a country where you can attack school children. These are school children. Who just need to go to the bathroom. . They need to go to the bathroom so they can go back to their classroom and try to learn and theyre now being bullied by their government. I say loud and clear to President Trump, and to Vice President pence, you are fathers. Imagine if your daughters were sent to school and were told they had to go to the boys restroom. You would fight like hell to stop that from happening, to keep them safe. Thats what were going to do. One of the shows central story lines charts the aids crisis during the 1980s and 1990s. Decimating the gay community. Richard, you know the drill, right . The most difficult part, sorry. I think the most difficult part of show was when we ended up in san francisco. We were on the streets that i walked as a kid. And recreating these events. I think about all of my friends and mentors who wont live to see the new freedom thats weve won and help us push forward together. They wont get to see this moment. I know theres more work to do. But lgbt lives are Getting Better and i miss a lot of the people who i fought alongside to get here. So those streets, that concrete in the castro. There are thousands of lives in those sidewalks. And far too many of them are gone. A core activist chronicled in the series is cleave jones. As he gay white man from a seventh place. You have a problem . Hes with me. Cleave works closely alongside the lesbian activist, portrayed first by emily scaggs. And later, by matter louise parker. Drama guy is this force of nature. She probably has done something in her life that benefited you in some way. She probably fought for some cause. You see how you can get things done with a spirit that big. That spirit is evident in each of the shows characters. When cleave comes across a baby who has been baabandoned bedrug addicted parents. He falls in love with that baby and then loses the baby because hes gay. Yes. Because they found aids medication in addition time when there was treatment. He was going to be okay butett indicated he was gay. It was legal at that time to deny a person the ability to foster apparent at that time. It is that denial of love that i think is at the root of emotional violence against lgbt people. I was 6, 7 years old, when i first had a crush on a boy down the street. For an lgbt kid, when you have that crush, you believe it for a moment and then its fear and shame. And thats incredibly debilitating. A rejection of self. A complete rejection of self. Something you cant change. Trust me, they tried. They failed. He is referring to gay conversion therapy that aims to change ones sexual gender identity. The doctor is one of the earliest and most fervent proponents of psycho therapy aimed at curing homhomosexualit. His son comes out to his father. That you know im gay. Its time that we both said it out loud. The seasonable was very dramatic. Very difficult given who my father was. Dad. This is what youre making me do, richard. As is shown in the screen, he did pull out the gun. I knew wasnt loaded or going to fighter but it was very emotional. The role is portrayed by his real life brother, the actor, charles. Im so proud of my brother for doing it. Im gay. He is not gay. But he is certainly an ally. I would like to think of our father who is in some alternate reality could have adapted, could have changed. They home people from all walks of leaf will be inspired by bravery and perseverence. That i know it is on abc on, a major network, is what attracted this cast to participate. I think he have one understood the potential to reach a broader audience. Pebble america is great because were really, really different from one another. Lets be the strongest nation in the world through encloosivity and acceptance. For nightline. Had the remaenlder of the series airs tomorrow night and friday night. Next, new photographs why this scar account then may have been distracted when he gave Warren Beatty the wrong picture envelope. The following ad is being condensed for your viewing convenience. So i just switched to geico. What took you so long . I know, i saved a ton of money on car insurance. Thats what im talking about geico also gives you 24 7 access to licensed agents booooyah. 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La la land. The producers are giving thanks. You picked this off. 2 01, we see cullinan. Ill sorry. No. Theres a mistake. Moonlight. You won best picture. I opened the envelope and it said, emma stone, la la land. Telling us once the error occurred, it was not followed through quickly enough. Today they said cullinans addition traction kaucaused thorror. He even called out in 2015 for his matinee idol. Has anyone ever told you how much you look like matt damon. How the mighty have fallen. And the Academy Award in charge of the most important moment in the movies. For nightline. In los angeles. Our thanks to nick and our thanks to you. As always, were online welcome, everybody, to getaway week. Today, our contestants are on a mission to win enough cash to pay for a dream vacation for a special person who could really use a break. Well, theyve all come to the right place because were about making dreams come true. From ballys las vegas, this is who wants to be a millionaire. [dramatic music] hey, everybody, welcome to the show. Its getaway week here on who wants to be a millionaire. [cheers and applause] todays returning contestant has already won the getaway trip for his wife, and now hes back to win the Million Dollars for his family. From birmingham, alabama, please welcome back bobby wesson. Whoo how you doing . Welcome back. How you doing, buddy . [cheers and applause] welcome back. Well catch everybody up to date on your game in just a little bit, but you won the getaway trip for your wife, um, who obviously means a great deal to you on many levels. My wifes a trauma nurse. My wife works very hard. She gives a lot of herself to her patients, and id really love to give Something Back to her. She needs a break. Yup, well, you got that trip in hand. Mmm. So now were on a journey for the million. And for that, well, youre at 5,000. You reached that threshold. You are 9 questions away from that 1 million. Still have two lifelines. 50 50 and plus one are both still there. So lets get back into your game