at the same event for a song named in their honor. quite literally only one barbara streisand, the queen of american music. happy anniversary, your majesty. good evening, everyone. i'm don lemon live in los angeles. thank you so much for joining us. tonight we remember a music legend, a woman whose soaring voice can still send chills up your spine. whitney houston dead at the age of 48.

♪ and i will always love you ♪ i will always love you ♪ i will always love you >> houston should be at the grammys with the rest of the superstars, but instead her life ended on saturday in a beverly hills hotel room. an autopsy has been performed on her body, but it could take as long as eight weeks to get the toxicology results back. investigators say a guard found her unconscious in a bathtub. they performed cpr, but she was pronounced dead at the hotel. tmz reports that pill bottles were found at the scene courtesy of tmz. a picture of the 18-year-old daughter of whitney houston and bobby brown being rushed to a los angeles hospital.

seems she is okay. a source said she has since been released. tonight the music industry is honoring whitney houston at the grammiys. jennifer hudson is leading a musical tribute to a woman she considered a friend and an idol. i want to bring in case whoa is following the investigation closely into houston's death. it's good to talk to you and get the behind the scenes information. you mentioned we have heard from the coroner in the case. take us deeper inside of this investigation. >> that's right, don. you mentioned the coroner came out and revealed that the autopsy on whitney houston's body has been completed. he said there were no visible signs of trauma and foul play is not suspected at this time. that is about all that he would say. that is because the beverly hills police department has requested that a security hold be placed on the results of this

autopsy. that is to allow the investigation to proceed. there were many people at the beverly hilton hotel when whitney houston died. the coroner is saying that these types of security holds are very common, especially in high profile celebrity deaths. one was placed on the autopsy of michael jackson for example. the coroner is saying he would not discuss reports of prescription medication. bottles found in whitney houston's hotel room or any other possibility that any drugs may or may not have been found there. he is saying he will not have further comment until perhaps wednesday of this week. as you mentioned, the toxicology results will not be available for perhaps to eight weeks according to the coroner. we may not know what killed whitney houston for quite sometime. >> for came as a shock to a lot

of people when we learned about bobbi krstina had to go to the hospital twice. she has been released. do we know where she is now? >> our understanding as you mentioned is this afternoon she was taken to cedars sinai here in los angeles and she was there for a couple of hours. she has been released according to sources and she is traveling back to new jersey we are told to be with family. >> thank you very much. good job on reporting the inside of this investigation. we will look to you throughout the weeks until we get the toxicology results. whitney houston's ex-husband bobby brown did note join bandimates at a new edition tour in nashville. outside the metro nashville auditorium, what is the mood there tonight? what's going on? >> not the mood you expect at a regular concert.

this concert was just about to start a few minutes ago when he went inside. when women went to the front door, this is what they saw that bobby brown would not appear with new edition. fans could get their money back if they chose to do so. people seemed to understand what's going on. obviously bobbi kristina was in a hospital with a nonlife-threatening condition. they are supporting the family and want to be here for bobby brown, but being here is bitter sweet. take a listen. >> i would love to have seen bobby tonight. i saw bobby years ago in south carolina. he was awesome then and i was looking forward to it, but i understand he needs to be with his daughter. >> my heart goes out to him and his family and whitney's family. i understand what he is dealing with and when i heart he was at a concert and heard, i expected for him to leave immediately and the fact that he came to nashville not knowing he was

going to do the show or not, but hearing his daughter was in peril and left, again, as my friend said, he had to go. >> bobby brown was here at one point, but he left the city. he is not speaking on camera at this point, but he did release this statement i would like to read to you. he said i am deeply saddened at the passing of my ex-wife, whitney houston. at this time we ask for privacy, especially for my daughter. i appreciate the condolences towards my family and i at this most difficult time. the people are happy to support bobby brown and his family. some people miss seeing him, but they understand, don. . >> yeah. thank you very much. i should tell viewers, they are not saying this, but bobby came to l.a. to bring his daughter back to the east coast. we will see and work on getting more information on that.

thank you very much. we appreciate your reporting. how can whitney houston rule the charts for a decade and a half. a look back at the golden years. . >> hers was a voice instantly recognized to millions. legendary recording artist whitney houston sold 170 million albums with hits like saving all my love for you and the greatest love of all ♪ i will always love you >> her crowning achievement was the cover of i will always love you. from her film theed about guard with kevin costner. she was born into a musical family in newark, new jersey in 1963. her incredible talent was discovered at an early age and signed by a rifta records in

1983. her first two albums brought seven consecutive number one hits, surpassing a record set by the beatles and the bee gees. she went on to become music's most awarded female artist of all time according to the guinness book of world records. six grammys, two emmys, 16 billboard awards and 23 american music awards and named female artistest decade at the soul train music awards in 2000. her career stalled as she struggled with drugs and alcohol and her stormy relationship with singer bobby brown became tabloid. she filed for divorce in 2006. in 2009, a come back. houston released her first studio album in seven years. it debuted at number one on the billboard charts. >> it humbled me and kind of like said okay, i think i want to do this one more time.

>> her tour was reportedly plagued with vocal difficulties. her reps blamed an upper respiratory infection. in 2011, her publicist said she was seeking help for her addiction. she was said to appear in the film sparkle. her first role since the preacher's wife in 1996. her sudden death shocked fans and musicians across the world. >> i am absolutely devastated by this news. i am so sad for her. she was undoubtedly one of the greatest superstars of all time. one of the greatest voices, you know, in our lifetime that we will ever see.

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>> singer chaka khan is among the friends and entertainers reacting to the death of whitney houston. you can hear the emotion in her voice as she told hln about her last conversation with whitney houston. >> i'm still in shock. i can't wrap my head around the fact that -- i won't be able to call her and say hey anymore, you know? that's the hardest thing for me. >> how difficult -- >> i loved her very much. i love her. >> you love her and you can hear how stunned you are. how difficult is it going to be for you tonight to put those emotions aside and give a proper tribute to whitney at the grammys?

>> i don't know. i'm just going to pray. that i can do it. she was like a sister to me. i don't know. i want to do what i can. >> when was the last time you spoke with whitney houston. >> i think the end of last summer i saw her. she came to -- here in l.a. she came to the gig. she came up on stage with me and we saying together. afterwards we talked for over an hour in my dressing room.

we had a wonderful talk. it's so surreal. i just saw her. >> chaka khan reacting to the death of her friend whit me houston. she called her a little sister. next the stories for the week ahead and the producer who produced whitney houston's first album. >> i wanted to be like her and wanted to sing like that. i never could. she was a wonderful person. always giving of herself. her music will live forever. she will forever be a superstar. forever. >> she was. she was a superstar. >> superstar. yeah. they don't make them like that anymore. for a limited time, passages malibu

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center. is the cold weather going to hang around for tomorrow morning's commute? >> we had a lot of trouble today, especially in the lone star state. texas has been hit hard. take a look at the pictures. this is outside amarillo where interstate 40 was shut down for a while due to the snow and flan has been coming down in this area. a lost accidents occurred and the back up with lots of semis were jackknifed in the area as well. snow coming down and i-40 with a big thoroughfare. i-20 as well. this will continue into tomorrow and the storm system. we had two of them. one in the plains and one out west. this is what we will track in the week ahead. places like kansas city and des moines and st. louis. by the afternoon and likely a wintry mix. that's the pink we worry about where the roads are really, really slick. we think dallas probably mostly

rain-free and places like atlanta and snow for in detroit and places like chicago. tomorrow's commute tonight. we will start out with the top five lists. snow, rain, and freezing rain. accumulation is light. san francisco on the storm number two. rain showers and wind. it will be really low for the cloud deck. we expect a lot of delays in san francisco. city number two, houston, texas. the showers and the thunderstorms for the storm. we are concerned about a slight risk of severe thunderstorms. keep that in mind and keep the

safety plans in mind. city number one, don lemon. take a look at the tower cam. i will quiz you again this week. do you recognize that ball there? it's the reunion tower in dallas, texas. our worst city for travel, dallas looking for rain. >> beautiful shot. >> there snow flakes at the airport and don't see any in that picture. i don't know if you do. >> i don't see anything. beautiful shot and not so much for tomorrow morning's commute. you have been warned. jackie, thank you. appreciate it. we will get back to the story that's on so many minds right now. the death of singer whitney houston. the superstar was just 48 years young. the autopsy is done, but the toxicology results could take as many as eight weeks to get back. investigators say a body guard found her unconscious in a bathtub in the beverly hilton

hotel. paramedics performed cpr and she was pronounced dead at the hotel. pill bottles were found at the scene. this was also courtesy of tmz. this is of bobbi kristina, her 18-year-old daughter being rushed to a los angeles hospital. she is okay. a source close to the family said she has been released. houston's ex-husband bobby brown pulled out of a performance with his group, new edition. he said he is deeply saddened by houston's passing. also in a concert last night, he mentioned his ex-wife and said he loved her and was thinking of her and her family. >> actress and singer jennifer holiday remembers whit me houston and spoke about memories of her friend. >> whitney was one of the most -- so down home and nice

and kind hearted. i had met her early on because i knew so many of the same people that she knew. michael jackson and all the people that i knew through dream girls and then aretha franklin and singers and staff. i got to know her just as a nice person. she was always very kind-hearted. when i had fallen upon hard times and lost my home and trying to get my career back together, she stepped in to try to figure out how are you going to get work and how are you going to do it? she would offer me jobs and one time she had a birthday party and said i can book to you sing for that. she and i were label-mates. i did one album for them and saying for the clive davis party which she was always at. she personally took me around to people and introduced me and

personally saw after me. she was always trying to show that she cared about people. she was also that same way with her musicians early on. i learned from her how to treat musicians in terms of her piano player who was a musical director. she loved them and his death was one of her first tragic deaths of the loss of the piano player and how she cared for them and the family. she always has been a very caring person. i think it got all mixed up because she didn't have a lot to say about a lot of things, meaning i'm deep and analytical, but you didn't feel darkness from her. you know you can get that from some people, some artists. they feel dark and secretive. you didn't feel that. you felt a light from her. she was always uplifting and trying to help people by connecting them. >> jennifer holliday, also one

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how are you doing? >> i'm doing much better now, thank you. i was in shock and like most of the world, but now i'm going to celebrate her life and to pass on the love for her music and the love for her. >> let's go back to the beginning. as they call her, nippy. some people call her whit or nippy. she is say young kid with all this talent and puts off the albums and boom, it was a rocket ride to the top. >> that's correct. she had all the talent in the world and the good looks to go with it and the push for clive davis and the company behind her and all the great producers helping to work on it. it was a wonderful time in life. an absolute wonderful time. >> did you guys become close and if so, did you remain close? what was your relationship like? >>y remained close through her

life and i was very happy to -- i know at the very beginning. >> what was it? like 7 or 8 number ones on the album? >> i'm not sure of the number, but i know how will i know was the fourth single. >> tell me about your relationship. we saw the public part of her. we saw her in concert and the relationship with bobby brown. what was it like working with her inside and outside of work? in the studio and out. >> she was a very sensitive woman and comes from blue blood royalty with her mom and her dad

and dad, john houston who had since passed away. she was very, very sensitive. approaching her and being with her, she had to know she could trust you. you were on her side and you were there for her. she could put her hair down with you. that was letter a to give her the love and the trust. flowers or's tidy bear and put on sandals and to make it feel homey and relaxed. we can get on to the wonderful. she taught me how to make the best recordings. she 4 a great sense of humor. loved to laugh and be happy. like electricity going through her. she was a leo and her heart was full of fire and very dynamic person. beautiful person.

everyone loved to approach her. that was a wonderful quality she had. >> funny you should say that. i have an older sister who has the same personality as whitney houston. she is lisa. she is a leo as well. i don't want to dwell on this, but what did you know about her struggles and i ask because i wondered if you tried to help her through or give her guidance. not to dwell on the negativity, but were you there for her and did you try to talk to her? >> she's always known i was there for her. that's as far as i can go with that. she always has been there. she always wants to go over a new song or a project. we have always been close. last time i saw her was with her and her daughter, bobbi and warwick and all together. she was very happy.

bobbi, her daughter, i said talk to your mom and we will do that. whitney and i smiled at each other. always very affectionate and loving. my life with her was a family feeling and loving feeling and kind feeling. >> thank you for taking the time. aretha franklin's powerful words of wisdom to young celebrities is next. >> she had such an incredible voice. a beautiful, beautiful face. i remember the first time i saw her first on records. just beautiful girl. [ male announcer ] southwest airlines is committed

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i was not sure that it was true. i just didn't know what to think about it to begin with, but it's a sad day. it's a very sad day. i would just like to caution younger artists, male and female and particularly those who are in the very high level income. and that is that they should be prepared for what you're going to do when your success plays out. i would like to put it in the words my dad put it in to me. he cautioned me very early on. that no matter who you are and no matter how good you are, one day the applause is going to stop. one day the hallelujahs and the amens are not going to be

happening. one day the fans may not be there. so be prepared for whatever it is you are going it do when that happens because it is definitely going to happen. there is always someone coming behind you. you have to be prepared in terms of future income. how you are going to retire and so on so that you don't wind up just being in a position you don't want to be in. those things are so very, very careful. if the money that is rolling in now for a lot of us, if the money as my father said is going to stop. that was the truth. the money will be coming like it may be coming now. you have to really look ahead and plan ahead for what you are

going to do it is going to stop. >> enough said. that was the queen of soul and it's great advice. thank you, miss aretha franklin. whitney houston had a profound effect on radio listeners and the radio community pays tribute.

. the ripple effect of houston's death is being felt where it started for her. radio. she was unstoppable in the 1980s and early 90s, rack up hit after hit after hit. we talked about the void she leaves behind. >> whitney houston loved to have fun on the radio. >> we love you, whitney houston! >> i love you too. >> like singing along with wanda smith. she was more than an artist to the staff. >> the one and only, whitney houston. >> the d.j. said she was also a friend. >> she was really down to earth like the girl next door when you got to meet her.

>> her music was played often and she was a frequent guest on the morning show sharing not only her music, but her life. >> we were just all family. >> the news was a shock to everyone who dedicated their sunday afternoon to pay tribute to the loss of a musical icon. >> i feel like i am standing here. >> even fellow musicians like grandmaster d called in to express condolences. selling more than 170 million albums in her career, program directors say whitney houston changed the music industry by crossing all musical genres. >> she was our princess in the urban world, but it crossed over to america. it was whitney houston to me at one point was colorless. whether you were black, white, asian, it didn't matter.

you loved whitney houston. >> releasing her first album in 1985, her 27-year career landed her on top of the charts 11 times. setting a standard not easily reached. industry insiders say she paved the way for the up and coming artists of today. >> whitney houston influenced every vocalists in today's music genre. felicia keys or jennifer hudson. we grew up watching whitney houston. >> whitney is gone, but her music will play on radio stations for generations to come. >> cnn atlanta. >> the biggest names in entertainment pay tribute to the queen of pop.

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night in beverly hills at the age of 48. those who share her spotlight reflected on the life and the life of the pop superstar. >> she sent so much love out to the world and she was an inspiration for so many people. we are there with her. >> i have known her from a little girl up. and her family, of course. i am venturing out to say this and may get flack, but there will never be another voice like that. >> when i heart whitney houston, i called up clive davis because i'm the same label. i said that's one of the greatest singers i ever heard. >> i remember doing the body guard she would work all day filming, tireed from that and come into the studio and rip her coat uf and go up to the mike like a racehorse. she is the definitive girl. i love great voices.

hers was the greatest of all. >> you know that voice anywhere. i grew up listening to the body guard sound track. that was my jam. >> someone like that be able to sing like that. people who have the star quality are not necessarily excellent. she was excellent and a star. >> the memories i have is sitting with her in atlanta talking about the music that she wanted to do and the songs she wanted me to write for her. she wanted people to know she was happy. i'm not bitter and i'm not depressed. i'm happy. i have my kids and my music and my god. i'm happy. >> you know it was an incredible 24 hours. 24 hours ago in another studio in another city reporting on the death of whitney houston in atlanta. now i'm in los angeles and it is

surreal to believe she has passed with the grammys going on a few miles away from here. i will be here all week and we wish whitney houston's family and friends and fans the very best. our hearts, prayers and thoughts are with you. i'm don lemon in los angeles. we hope we have done and we think we have done a respectful job of handling this story. we will leave you with a classic whitney houston song. whitney, we will always love you. good night, everybody. ♪ i will always love you ♪ i will always love you ♪ i will always love you ♪ i will always love you ♪ i