and i couldn't believe it was true. i just couldn't believe it was true. and then i saw something about the api confirming it and fox news, and i said, oh my god. >> and you were saying that she was really taking control of her life and this was really the last thing that people close to her expected at this point given her recovery and her projects she was involved in. >> uh-huh. she was fighting. she was absolutely fighting, and she was winning. because she really looked great in the previews that i saw come i ing. and i thought that it was a wonderful thing that they gave her that opportunity to come back in that way. what a wonderful thing. >> you have lived your life in

the public eye. you're performing tomorrow night in charlotte. you're still a very, very active performer. what type of toll does it take on a legend like you are, and like whitney houston was, not only the actual tour dates, but also having the paparazzi and people watching your every move? >> well, i think for the more experienced artist, one is pretty much used to that. but for a young artist, perhaps of whitney's age, it may have been very disconcerning to her. i don't don't know. >> you will be perform iing tomorrow night.

will you be doing some sort of tribute to whitney? >> yes. there will be a moment of silence and tribute for whitney houston here in charlotte. there's one other thing i would like to say though before i hang up. and that is this. 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 into me. he cautioned me early on. saying, no matter who you are and how good you are, one day the applause is going to stop.

one day the hall lieu yas and the amens are not going to be active. and one day, the fans may not be there. so be prepared for whatever it is you're going to do when that happens. because it is definitely going to happen. there's always someone coming behind. and you have to be prepared in terms of future income, how you're 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. so those things are so very, very careful. the money, if the money that's rolling in now for a lot of artists, the money is going to stop. and that was the truth. the money is not going to always be coming like it may be coming

now. so you've got to really look ahead and plan ahead on what you're going to do when it stops, because it is going to stop. >> all right. some wonderful advice for everybody really. aretha franklin, thank you very much. an honor to talk to you and our condolences for the loss that you and the others that were so close to whitney houston and what you're going through. thank you, aretha franklin. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com this is a special edition of

cnn newsroom. the death of whitney houston. it's music's biggest night, but all the attention will be on the biggerest super star who won't be there. whitney houston. an autopsy is taking place today, but the results could take weeks. tmz is siting forces who say the singer was found unconscious in the tub of her hotel room where she was pronounced dead. it claims her body guard attempted cpr and pill bottles were found at the scene. also, her daughter was rushed to the hospital today. no word on why she was rushed to the hospital, but her condition was not thought to be life threatening. fans gathered outside the hotel where houston died, laying down candles and roses.

tributes have been rolling into cnn all day. the music industry will honor whitney houston at the grammy awards. jennifer hudson will lead what is sure to be a stirring musical tribute. let's begin with casey wine who is following the investigation. you have confirmed the autopsy is happening. >> that's right. the los angeles county coroner's office saying the occupation is happening today. they won't say whether it has been completed yet. part of the reason for that is the beverly hills police department has requested that a security hold be put on the results on that autopsy while their investigation is conducted. coroner's officials are telling us it could take up to eight weeks for toxicology results to be completed. so it's going to be some time possibly before we know what the coroner believes killed whitney houston. we do know her body will be released to next of kin as soon as the autopsy is completed. also on the story of bobby

christina brown, her daughter who was rushed to the hospital earlier today. two of our affiliates here reporting that she has now been released from the hospital. police were telling us all along that her condition was not life threateni threatening. it was a medical transport situation. the hospital, though, siting federal privacy guidelines refusing to confirm or deny whether she was even there. >> a very difficult time for whitney houston's 18-year-old daughter. casey wine, thank you for the latest on the investigation. >> before she was a grammy winner, she practiced her power house singing in a church as a child. deb fayeric is outside her church. this is a group of folks that actually watched whitney houston grow up. >> reporter: absolutely. the pastor gave a sermon talking about the fleetingness of life,

how suddenly it can come to an end. while there were members of the extended family in the church today, whitney houston's mother, who is a famed gospel singer and also the choir director here, she remained at her home in edge water, new jersey. she was surrounded by family and friends. the reverend jesse jackson, he went and visited her afterwards to lend his support. here's what he said. >> i spoke with her last night. i'm going to meet with her in the home now. obviously, they are processing this. this was not some long sickness. this was sudden. so when this happens, there's no rational explanation. you have to lean to your faith and hold on until the morning comes. >> reporter: now according to

somebody close to the family, there was a lot of talk amongst the family members today about the possibility of bringing whitney houston home here to new jersey. this was a place where she grew up, where she found her voice, her spark. had a deep spiritual connection here. you can see the balloons behind me. people were coming to pay their respects to trying to get close to where the star came out as this person of great talent. take a look at this video, ted. this is her when she was in the teen choir here. the junior choir. listen. ♪ >> reporter: so pure, the voice, but also you can almost not even recognize her. but she felt a deep connection

here. she said this is the place she learned to sing. the place she learned the four-part harmony. so now the family will decide whether they do bring her back to new jersey, what kind of ceremony they have, if they decide to have it here. we also have to remember that her father, who pass ed away about five years ago, he is buried in a cemetery not too far from here. it's actually named the hollywood cemetery. a lot of talk about where will be her final resting place. ted? >> all right. deb in new jersey for us. thank you. we'll take you live to the red carpet where the grammys are about to begin. also we're in tennessee where the group new edition is set to perform. that's the group that whitney houston's former husband bobby brown is a member of. a live report from nashville coming up after the break.

♪ i want to dance with somebody ♪ ♪ i want to feel the heat with somebody ♪ ♪ yeah i want to dance with somebody ♪ ♪ with somebody who loves me >> before her death, whitney houston was expected to attend the grammy party hosted saturday by her mentor, clive davis. larry king was at that party. he joins us by phone with more

on houston's passing. larry, your reaction to whitney houston, a legend, passing at such an early age. >> it was such a double shot. this great singer, this young age, and having it happen on the day before the grammys. hearing about it a couple hours before i'm aabout to attend the clive davis dinner, which i go to every year. then suddenly, finding myself talking on cnn about a death of someone i had just seen last year at this party. i interviewed her twice in my life. it was just an -- and then the party itself was surreal. it was both somber and festive at the same time. if that's possible, that's what that party was. >> people obviously talking about whitney and sharing stories and the good moments. is that the festive part of it? >> that was the festive.

and then the sad part. people looked really down knowing we're standing on the ground floor of a hotel and her remains are on the fourth floor of that hotel. police are down underground preparing to remove her body. the whole time the party was going on, she was upstairs. tony bennett was incredible. alecia keys and diane crawl. it was -- she overshadowed everything. while everything happy was going on, sad was going on at the same time. you were raising toasts to someone who wasn't there.

i left at 10 after 12. it was still going on. >> did you talk to clyde davis? we hear he was shaken up. >> he began the evening somber. he said this is a party that there were thoughts about canceling it, but that would have been wrong. i still am not sure it should have gone on. but i'm in the minority. and then he was upbeat. the old clive davis. introducing the acts and the record officials that were in the audience and the personalities. he was clive davis. he never retains his exuberance of music. >> larry king, joining us from

los angeles. thank you very much. it's great to talk to you. whitney houston's death won't stop tonight's grammy awards, but the mood there is subdued. michelle turner is on the red carpet as hughouston's friends colleagues stream into the award ceremony and share their memories. what are you hearing? >> reporter: well, ted, i have actually wrangled maroon 5 here with me now. i've been talking it has been a different mood here on the red carpet. these guys are lightening it up a bit for me, and we appreciate that. on music's biggest night, we're talking about music's biggest story. even though you play pop music and rock music, i'm sure whitney had some influence. >> she had a tremendous influence on everybody. everybody is realizing that the hard way after all this time.

it's just so shocking and sad. we don't really know what to say. it's a somber vibe. understandably so. now, what we have to do is spend the day and night celebrating whitney because that's the most important thing to spin this into something good. take whatever good we can. we love her. everybody loves her. it's a really tragic loss. >> reporter: some people have said we thought it was a cruel joke. we didn't believe it. we thought it was one of those bad twitter stories. >> it doesn't feel real at all. it makes us really sad. i know it's a basic way to say it, but you can't talk too much about it. why? i don't get it. >> reporter: i was speaking with ll coolj. they still want to celebrate music and celebrate as a music family. having said that, is there anything you guys are really looking forward to tonight? this show is always a great

show. >> i think that also in the wake of it, we should be celebrating music and life whenever possible. we're doing something with the beach boys, who are newly reunited. we are so happy to be doing this. sometimes it takes a wakeup call to realize where you're at and what's going on. we love what we do and happy to be representing music and of course, whitney. i think we can turn this into a good night. >> reporter: and that's what we love about the grammys. they put these pairings together that you never would have thought of. but you guys are saying, wow, we get to play with the original beach boys. >> we grew up with the beach boys. i was raised on them. >> reporter: so can i just ask you to go back to whitney for a second. do you have a favorite whitney houston song? >> "how will i know."

yesterday on the internet, her tracks from "how will i know", you can find them online. it's amazing to hear her voice. it's incredible. >> it's one of the best that's existed in the world. >> reporter: you don't have a favorite? >> i don't want to say the ones that everyone knows. that's too obvious. i will say this. though it is her biggest song, "i'll always love you", her version was maybe one of the best vocals i ever heard in my life. >> reporter: jennifer hudson will be performing that tonight here on the show. >> i didn't know that. >> reporter: that's part of the tribute for whitney. in rehearsal, she was having a hard time getting through it. >> i can't imagine. that's astonishing. hopefully she'll get through it. >> reporter: thank you guys. >> bittersweet. >> reporter: maroon 5 here on the red carpet talking about

their whitney memories. their favorite songs just like so many others have done. we spoke with kelly price, who had the party on thursday night where whitney was last seen and last performed with whitney. it was such a joyous time. she wanted everyone to know that her friend was in good spirits and had a great time on thursday night at her pregrammy party. >> you mentioned jennifer hudson. what else will be done tonight in memoryof whitney houston? >> reporter: earlier today, we have been reporting that sha ka can could be part of a tribute. we're just getting word he will not be performing a tribute. she will not even be in attendance at the show tonight. we're told she was asked to be part of a tribute. it was planned that she may sing "i'm every woman", but she was too emotional. she will not be part of the

tribute here tonight. >> all right. thank you. we'll be back to you undoubtly at some point this evening. thank you, michelle turner from the red carpet. your memories of whitney houston, that coming up after a break. [ male announcer ] to the 5:00 a.m. scholar.

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what are people saying? >> they are very emotional. that's for sure. it seems everybody has a story they want to share. or perhaps it was the song that helped them through a difficult time in their life. now this i want to show you comes from the concert last night outside of memphis, tennessee, where bobby brown and new edition had had their reunion tour. look at the video. bobby brown did break down several times during the concert and did have a tribute as well saying her name. take a listen. he spoke with cnn earlier this evening. >> what was so amazing when you walked out on the stage, he looked toward heaven and looked up and said, i love you whitney. the crowd screamed and hollered. as he broke down, members went back to hug him. everybody began to clap for him.

he went backstage and stayed for awhile. and the crowd began to holler again. >> tonight bobby brown will not be performing in nashville. the next report takes us back to 1991. the beautiful rendition of "the star spangled banner." they were gathered around their radio listening to her sing. there were tears going and they let out a big cheer at the end of it. it was a wonderful memory he will never forget. he thanks whitney houston for that. another one of our reporters here, she tells us about how whitney houston was an icon and a hero for black young girls. a black teen going to a white

high school in california. whitney was my style icon and hero. she was the first pop star who was as beautiful as she was talent talented. she remembers her video first aired on mtv and gave girls like her and others that they didn't have to be blond and blue-eyed to be beautiful. and last, a big fan here. this one is from tony carney. he was in montreal in 2009 when he heard whitney was making a comeback and was going to have a concert in new york city. he called delta up, changed his flight plans, and said she was the sound track of his life. everybody has a little something to say. great pictures none of us have never seen before. >> fantastic. everybody has their memories. it's great to see the different peoples' take on such a tragic death. thank you. whitney houston's former husband bobby brown was supposed to perform tonight in tennessee. we'll tell you if he's going

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>> our coverage of whitney houston last night was until 1:00 a.m. our coverage picks up now. >> to be here now and to be on the streets and see people and go close to the beverly hilton hotel, i will make my way over there later. you've been doing a great job of the coverage. good stuff. i need to tell all of you. whitney houston's ex-husband bobby brown just announced he will not be performing tonight. he was scheduled to perform with his band new edition at a reunion tour on a stop in nashville. george, what are you hearing at the venue tonight? >> reporter: don, fans are starting to show up for the concert that's supposed to start in an hour. many learning that bobby brown will not be part of this. i spoke with one person who showed up here with a sympathy card. had bobby brown's name on it.

he was walking around the auditorium looking for bobby brown hoping to run into him. obviously, brown not here to be the. his daughter was checked into a hospital earlier today. her condition is nonlife threatening. so the show tonight here does go on. new edition minus bobby brown. the first sign was right there on the marquee where it says new edition featuring. people paid $100 to be here. but they seem to be understanding. bobby brown will not be here tonight. we spoke to a few people who are surprised that the show is evening happening though tonight. take a listen. >> they were the couple before jay-z and beyonce. i can only imagine what's going through his mind. i feel bad for him. i really do. >> you have to be with your family in situations like this.

you find your strength in love. i'm about to cry now talking about it. >> reporter: at this concert, just yesterday in mississippi, we had a few eye reporters in the crowd that say bobby brown was very emotional on stage. he was seen crying at times. he asked for prayers for himself, his mother, and his daughter. he did release a statement. i want to read it to you. he says, "i'm deeply saddened at the passing of my ex-wife whitney houston. we ask for privacy at this time. i appreciate all of the condolences towards my family at this most difficult time. kwets the show going on here tonight, but bobby brown will not be part of it. >> all right. george howell, thank you. just over 24 hours since the death of whitney houston. many in the music world are reeling from it. i want to go down to brian mcknight.

he's a multiplatinum singer and song writer. brian, it's good to talk to you. i wish it was under better circumstances. >> the crazy thing for me is there was a pregrammy party here on thursday night. i took my children with me. they got a chance to meet whitney. she was fine. we spent some time together and talked. when this all happened yesterday afternoon, i'm still in utter shock and disbelief considering i just saw her. it's one of the saddest things that's ever happened. >> was she in good spirits? >> she was in very good spirits. she was happy to see me. we spoke for about five minutes. she met my sons. they talked for awhile. it was really, really good to see her. it was good to see her out and happy. i wouldn't say we were partying,

but we were almost at that point. i left the party early. but from what everybody else said, it was great to be in her presence. she's such an icon. >> and everyone says she's an icon and she was a very positive person. i heard nothing but good things about her from every single person that's come on cnn and privately who have spoken to me. but then you get these reports about whitney acting e ratic. i read that in the paper, but the people i have spoken to, i have not heard that personally from anyone i have spoken to. >> for me, i never listened to the tabloids or to hearsay. i go with my own personal reflection. every time i have been with her, she's always been in great spirits. she's never done anything. you always see the aftermath. it's always blown out of proportion. especially now, people have a problem minding their own

business. i know that's something not easy to say when you're a celebrity, but that's really what happens. you want to get so wrapped up in other peoples' lives because you love them. now with the internet and social media, it's been polarized to a power of god knows how much. it's so sad because we end up crucifying people through the media all the time. i think that really sucks. >> but you know what, the power of social media, what i'm seeing online and twitter and facebook are people who are saying, you know what, let's be positive about what whitney stood for because everyone has trials and tribulations. so i want to come back and talk to you about that. about the pit fals of being a star. about how social media is changing the way that the traditional media is covering whitney and other celebrities who may pass in the future. let's go to a break and we'll be right back with the special

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♪ >> i'm don lemon live in los angeles. before we go back to brian mcknight, we're getting word that at 4:00 p.m. pacific time, at 8:00 p.m. eastern time, there will be a press conference, a news conference from the l.a. county coroner's office and it is in reference to whitney houston. we'll bring that to you here on cnn. so stay tuned. back to brian mcknight now. we were talking about how social media holding traditional media to task about the way they cover stars in their deaths and particularly now with the death of whitney houston. >> we talked about that. it's just sad that people are

much more sympathetic once a star passes. much more sympathetic than they are when they are alive and may be in some sort of trouble or even acting out in need of some help. we always ostracize people who are famous. we all have problems and skeletons in the closet. we seem to forget that when it comes to celebrities. once they pass, you hear all these wonderful things. that's not what people have always had to say about whitney or michael or anyone that has passed. that's really the sad thing for me. >> yeah. you know, you and whitney never got to work together. that was a regret of yours. >> it definitely was. even thursday night when we spoke, there was always between the two of us, she would always say to me she was listening to this one song of mine where i did this cool vocal track. and the first time i played radio city, she came to the show.

she called and wanted tickets and came to see my show. that was one of the most incredible moments of my career that she took her time out to come and see me. an opportunity for my children to meet her the other night, especially now, it was a real blessing for all of us. >> i'm glad you bring up your children. you've been in this business for a long time. she was in this business a long time before she had children. once you have children, it changes your priorities. >> it definitely does. you're still a parent. i'm a parent first before i'm anything to anybody else. so the priorities have to change. if it's in your mind and heart to be the best parent you can be, and i think my parents did that for me and i wanted to do that for my children as well. when i saw them the other night, they seemed to be very close. it was great when you're young and have kids because you can kind of, once they are grown,

not be too old to hang out with them. that's what i saw the other night. >> brian mcknight, thank you. we appreciate you sharing your thoughts and memories of whitney houston and just spending time with her just the other night. thank you, brian. best of luck to you. i'm just jumping in here on the coverage. i just flew into l.a. but listening to news reports, i was hearing reports of whitney houston's daughter being take on to the hospital. as i have heard from other reports here in los angeles, she's been released from the hospital. we'll keep a close eye on that for you here on cnn. in the meantime, reaction to whitney houston's death pouring in from around the world, including from one of the most famous families in the world. that of nelson mandela. that's next. a refrigerator has never been hacked. an online virus has never attacked a corkboard. ♪

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these are live pictures of the coroner's office. there's supposed to be a news conference. it's going to be a statement, we're not sure. as soon as they do, we'll bring it to you here on cnn. you see the reporter's cameras and microphones. some sort of briefing as it comes to the death of whitney houston. we have been getting reports that the autopsy may have been done today. tmz is reporting that, but they are waiting on toxicology results, which can take anywhere from two to four weeks before they make a determination as to the cause of death. but as soon as we get information, we'll bring it to you here on cnn. in the meantime, the mourning the loss of whitney houston. reaction has been overwhelming. our nadyavil vill check. some great reporting. i want to start with the impact.

>> it was remarkable. 1994 was the year that nelson mandela became president. that was the same year that whitney houston came to south africa to do the new south africa tour. it was electrifying. i remember all the proceeds went to various charities. you're seeing her there in a picture. they had a beautiful relationsh relationship. he's referred to her as a daughter. and in fact, this morning, i spoke to his grandchildren. they were having lunch listening to whitney houston music. and david manaway, who is his grandson, said whitney is an extension of our family. our hearts go out to bobby christina. a wonderful relationship. when mandela came to washington, he asked for whitney houston to be the entertainer.

but even if dubai, don, i have to tell you there are beautiful synchronized fountains to the music of whitney houston. and in china today, front page news in china. in the uk, the bbc, the telegraph, they speak about terrible trajectory of modern fame, the guardian in south africa front page again and "the australian" speaks of diva ravaged by drugs. dubai, whitney houston, we will always love you. >> absolutely. well said. that was a last thing i said on the air last night. how appropriate? whitney, we will always love you. thank you for reading those headlines from around the world. i think i heard here on cnn that whitney houston's "i will always love you" was number one around

the world. >> most of the countries, right? >> around the world, yeah. amazing. >> the global impact. a global icon. we think of her being so remarkable here in this country but somebody who touched the lives of millions and millions and millions of people who are mourning today. >> nadia, thank you very much. appreciate your reporting. that's why they're paying tribute to her at the red carpet at the grammy awards and cnn is live on the red carpet at the grammy awards and live at the l.a. county coroner's office. there's the red carpet where stars will be coming in and getting their reaction to the death of whitney houston and the l.a. county coroner's office expecting at any moment a briefing from the coroner's office. we don't know what it's about. could be about what the results of her death or her autopsy, not exactly sure. but they told reporters to get there and we're there and will be covering it. we're right back after a break. dry mouth may start off as an irritant.

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discovered in the room, any details of that nature. >> is this a suggestion or indication that drugs or alcohol were found? >> we're not commenting on that either. >> is it true that -- >> her lungs -- >> no comment on that. you need additional testing for. i know there's reports that she maybe was drowned or did she overdose, but no. we won't make a final determination until all the tests are in. >> is it true that she was found under water in the bathtub? >> i will comment she was found in the bathtub and put out by beverly hills pd. i believe someone removed her from the bathtub and the paramedics did cpr on her? >> signs of trauma? >> no visible signs of trauma and foul play is not suspected at in time. >> is it true that water was overflowed the bathtub? >> yeah. i'm not going to comment on

that. sorry. >> [ inaudible ] >> what -- and if any prescription drugs or illegal drugs were found -- would be found in her system, so that's what we will be looking for, also. >> it's been reported that -- half a dozen prescription bottles were found. >> i'm not going to comment on any of the meds or prescriptions that were obtained. as i said, it is a security hold. and that's about it. >> do you have friends and family, are they allowed to come see her body any time in the next -- >> no, no. we don't have viewing here at our facility. >> have you ruled out foul play? >> at this time, we don't have -- there's no signs of foul play. >> what about her -- are you investigating possible suicide? >> we're looking at all aspects of the case and hopefully maybe

by wednesday or thursday this next week i can give you another update but there won't be anything else this evening or probably tomorrow or the next day. >> how -- when was the last time -- >> i'm sorry? >> when was the last time security -- [ inaudible ] >> well, we had a security hold on michael jackson, britney murphy, corey haim. all high profile cases and sometimes officer-involved shooting cases or high-profile murder cases we'll put security hold to give a law enforcement agency a chance to do further investigation so it's not uncommon. >> -- go through -- >> pardon? >> is that a process or -- >> they can request it. >> is it true there were no -- >> i'm not going to comment. >> beaver -- >> yes. they