>> there would bow no jennifer hudson, no christina, no beyoncé. >> the death of whitney houston, overshadowing tonight's grammy awards as musicians arrive on the red carpet in los angeles. good evening. >> houston was found dead yesterday in the bathtub of her beverly hills hotel other. she may have fallen asleep or lapsed into unconsciousness and drowned.

she was supposed to attend the grammy awards. we're live. the coroner just made a statement what did we learn? >> the l.a. coroner says the autopsy is complete but they're not going to be releasing the results until the toxicology tests are complete and that could take six to eight weeks. so going to be some time before we know the cause of death. however, i cantle you here it's nothing but sadness in the air. people were so upset, talking about whitney houston and her untimely passing, her sudden death a shock to the millions who loved her. hers is the voice of an angel. but the song ended in this hotel. >> 3:55 p.m. this afternoon, whitney houston was pronounced dead at the beverly hilton hotel. >> sunday, her only daughter was rushed to the hospital, distraught with grief.

>> just the night before, whitney houston sang a duet in a hollywood nightclub. no one could have known this would be her final bow. afterwards photos showed a dis. shed and apparently dioriented houston. the price was high. drug use. and a rocky marriage to bobby brown. in a 2002 interview we diane sawyer, houston was painfully honest. >> if you had to name the devil for you, the biggest devil? >> that would be me. >> shocked colleagues who gathered for the grammy awards were plunged into mourning. >> whitney houston, simply put, had the greatest voice in the world. she was a gift from god. >> we've lost a great voice.

>> other voice now in the quiet of angels. >> as for the grammys, we're expected to see a star-studded tribute to whitney houston, including a special performance by generalster hudson who considered the singer her idol. >> you mentioned her daughter being rushed to the hospital. do we know anything how she is doing tonight? >> we have learned that bobby christina was treated for stress and anxiety and then released from the hospital. this has been a big blow for her. she was with her mom the last night as she performed on stage, and hearing what happened to her mother and the devastating news, has been so difficult for her. but we hear she has not been alone since then. >> thank you for the report. bobby brown paid an emotional transcribe beaut houston while performing last night. >> i'm with you, whitney. >> as you heard, brown told the

crowd he loved whitney. he learned of her death just as he was going on stage to perform in mississippi. those at the concert say brown was crying during his performance, and at one point had to walk off stage. houston and brown had a tumultuous marriage that ended in 2007. >> when the any houston garnered six grammy awards and a legion of fans. >> reporter: the death of whitney houston is still reverberating through the bay area. she was such a superstar that meant so many things to so many people. fans are still trying to come to terms with the loves such a music powerhouse. ♪ >> ron shared his love for whitney houston's music by belting out one of her hits. a fan participating in a singoff for radio station kbls.

>> nicky thomas here live in san francisco. we're dedicating the entire show to whitney. >> he says he was simply shocked to hear. >> i heard about it this morning and i broke down in tears. i've been listening to her for so long, it's unbelievable, really. >> for radio host nicky thomas, houston's early persona was especially powerful as a young black woman. >> she was tall, thin, supermodel beautiful. >> i saw her on tv and i was proud. i was proud of my little skinny legs and my little tiny -- >> then torrez discovered her music as a writer. he raved about her first album in 1985. her surprising death, rocky marriage to bobby brown, and a battle with drugs ades her to a his of other complicated icons. >> she will be remembered like michael jackson and elvis

presley are remmed as a combination of tremendous success and terrible human failures. >> whitney houston was the one to watch and listen to as singers. she was on the mines of a berkeley band called, so timeless. >> when you see a vocalist straining for notes, you start focusing on, are they going to be okay? but she was very effortless, very classy. >> and mahoney and his co-band members said they were considering singing one of her songs for their audition but the weren't sure because her voice is so powerful. >> whitney houston recorded many of her congresses in a -- songs in a studio in san rafael. we spoke to a producer there.

>> we all felt her sunshine, which is straight from the heart, and changed all of us. who doesn't know the music of whitney houston. >> many legends, including the godfather of soul, james brown, have roared at those studios. we'll have the latest on the investigation into houston's death and reaction from the music world next on abc world news, and then on abc-7 news at 6:00. you can also get updates and share your thoughts on our web site at abc7news.com. >> in other news tonight, police in vallejo captured a wound ud suspect who had run away after he was shot by sheriffs deputies during a struggle for the deputy's gun. paramedics examined the suspect as her was captured this afternoon. it appears he was wounded in the shoulder. the trouble started a half mile per hour away. the deputy stopped the suspect after the man tried to grab his gun. >> the search resumed today with

the help of a convicted serial killer for human remains. investigators have found bones that are believed to be victims of the so-called speed freak killer. the remains were found in an abandoned well outside of stockton. the killer and another man are believed to have killed as many as 15 people in a methamphetamine fueled spree in the 90s. shermantine is on death row. >> a lot of peach watched as the aides quilt return toed the place where the memorial was conceived a generation ago. self -- several sections of the quilt hang in a warehouse. this marks the largest showing of the quilt since it was housed on market street. >> today is the unfolding ceremony, the reading of the named, the traditional way we

unfurl each of the quilt sections and give the community a chance to come and be together and celebrate the lives of people that are lost, and recommit to the fight against aids. >> you can see the aids quilt from now until february 20th, from noon to 8:00 each day at 2278 market street. >> greece takes a major step avoid bankruptcy, and a lot of people don't like it. ahead, the chaos caused bay debt relief bill. >> could twitter help the government prevent terrorist attacks? >> the fbi scans the entire scope of social media. >> leigh: i'm leigh glaser. live doppler 7 hd picking up the rain, already effecting north bay communities, moving in our direction. we'll take a look at that plus a detailed look at -- you can see a lot of green on the screen. the forecast is coming up.

>> billions of posts from it twitter and other social networks to find information that would help anticipate everything from terrorist attacks and uprisings. the fbi says the proposed system will only monitor publicly available information. >> school officials in the contra costa county town of night zen are confident they cleaned up whatever called a schoolwide illness. a cleaning crew disineffected

the school with bleach. on thursday, nearingly a quarter of the students were sick. there was a bug and school officials believe it spread after a school got sick at recess which was held inside on tuesday. >> a tremendous tragedy and a tiny survivor. a little girl rescued from under 30 feet of snow. >> wet weather approaching the bay area. leigh glaser has the forecast.

>> underwater pumping operations have started to remove a half

million gals of fuel from the cruise ship grind off the italian coast. ever since the coast a concordia ran aground there was concern about fuel leaks. it is a sanctuary for marine animals. it will take 28 days to empty the tanks. rough seas and bad weather delayed the work for two weeks. >> we pump out this afternoon. and we expect the next five days to be good weather, and we will work 24 hours a day to pump out the fuel. >> the concordia slammed into a reef on january 13th after the captain deviated from the ship's planned course. 17 bids have been found. another 15 people are still missing and presumed dead. >> a little girl miraculously survived after an avalanche crushed her family's home in kosovo.

onlookers cheered of rescuers reached the five-year-old and pulled her to safety. both of her parents and seven other relatives died after 33 feet of snow buried their home. heavy snowing a blask celted the area for two weeks. >> we smad sunshine this morning but looks like the clouds are on the increase. >> a beautiful morning this morning. probably didn't think the rain was going to come? well, the clouds started to think 'up, and some very heavy rainfall moving into the north bay. check out cloverdale. toward santa rosa, this band of moderate rain moving in, and heading towards the novato area. you can seer in lucas valley road this batch of rain moving from north to south, and get ready for moderate rain. and picking up some rain now developing just in the last hour

or so walnut creek, concord, antioch, brentwood, light rain, and this rain band extend down towards san jose as well. saratoga and even towards boulder creek. so this is moving from north to south and going to be rather wet all night long. temperaturewise it was cooler today thanks to the increasing clouds and we're sitting in the 50s, and we'll continue with the rain developing overnight. the south to southwesterly winds will start to pick up as well. we'll look for morning showers for the monday morning commute, and then once the system passes to the east of us, we'll be on the backside of it. we'll see partial clearing, a windy afternoon tomorrow, and then off and on showers, every other day in our forecast through at least the middle part of our work week. here's a look at the actual cold front. look at it one more time.

just slamming into the north coast. check out all this energy. incredible enhancement right here near the frontal boundary. this is going to move in here tomorrow morning. in fact here is a look at the timing. this forecast model almost exactly right on spot of what we're looking at right now. so the rain will continue to move in overnight tonight from north to south. and you can see ten, 11:00, 12:00 tonight, we're all going to get wet. some imbedded pockets of moderate rain, 5:00 a.m. tomorrow morning, wet pavement for the morning commute. most rain will shift to the start. once we see the clearing, the northwesterly winds will start to pick up. by 6:00 tomorrow night, looks like for most of us the evening commute should be okay. the winter weather advisory, eight inches at lake level. close to a foot above the 7,000-foot level. already starting to snow right

now. so temperatures tonight, lows, much warmer, in the 40s, and highs tomorrow, we start off with wet conditions and then as the day guess on, this rain will move to the south. so generally in the mid-up to 50ers throughout much of the bay area. santa cruz, 54. and my accuweather seven-day forecast, we get to a dry spot. monday night and tuesday morning, and then there's another chance of showers, tuesday night and wednesday. and maybe even some showers coming in next wednesday. >> thanks, leigh. >> leigh, last night you said it would be able to get in the final round at pebble beach before the rain. >> i was like, turn on the tv. no, is it raining? he said, no. >> she called it,. >> mike: a day of old dudes. tiger woods and phil mickelson renew their intense rivalry, playing together in the next to last group, and mickelson showed

tiger and the rest of the field he still has d

>> mike: an old school finale at pebble beach with tiger woods and phil mickelson and charlie wi all batting for the at&t crown. the most beautiful finishing hole in golf, the 1st at bell. charlie wi looking for his first win on tour. shoots 39 on the front. that opened the door for phil and tiger, paired together. lefty locked in from the get-go,

his approach on five. par-3. he sticks it. birdies that one and three of his first five holes. then on six, for eagle, that moves him to 5-under after six, woods, nothing but net for birdie. a chance to gain two shots on lefty here unless of course mickelson makes the 35-footer for par. we've seen him do it before. he buries it. he says, i got your momentum right here, tiger. ricky barnes made a chance. mag enough sent approach, a 5-under 67. third place. wi made a run after that terrible start. birdies 16. tee shot on 1 is -- 17 is money but there was no stopping phil mickelson. six birdies and an eagle, 8-under 64, beats tiger by 11 strokes. 17-under for the tournament. fourth win at pebble and 40th

40th of his career on the pga tour. >> regardless of what number it is, it just feels great to win this tournament. it feels great because it's a special place for me. pebble beach. my grandfather, heavy caddied here and such a national treasure. it means a lot to me. >> mike: i always pull for the old guys. what a great week at pebble, and patriots head coach bill belichick was in third place for the amateurs. >> with golf over, we turn to tennis in san jose at the sap open. this is andy roddick trying to shake off a hamstring injury in australia. the 29-year-old hopes to find his mojo back here in san jose. >> a matter of trying to work my way into the tournament. off for three weeks after i hurt my hamstring, and not just a matter of trying to find a little bit of a groove out here.

>> mike: tives off tomorrow. college hoops, stanford women steam rolling tuts another pack 12 title. they were at maples. 76 straight win. cardinals down one in the third. la rock, to ewing -- ogwumike for the break. stanford rolls over ucla, 82-59. >> more from pebble beach at 6, including tiger woods' crash and burn. >> thank you, shu. i. >> also scar's already been awarded. >> he wants to make you the star. that story i

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