♪ >> new developments revealed today about whitney houston's final hours as the world remembers a singing legend. good afternoon. i'm pat lawson muse. >> i'm jim handly. new details are emerging in the death of singer whitney houston including plans for her funeral. >> it is scheduled to take place later this week in newark, new jersey. it is believed the wingham funeral home is handling td arrangements, the funeral home that handled arrangements for houston's father in 2003. >> the funeral may be held at the prudential center according to "the new jersey star ledger." nbc's sarah edwards reports from l.a. with the latest on houston's death investigation. >> reporter: the los angeles county coroner's office has announced the body of whitney houston has been released to her family and sent to an undisclosed funeral home. as the world continues to mourn the loss of an entertainer with unparalleled talent the assistant county coroner

confirms investigators found prescription pill bottles in the singer's room but are looking into all causes of death. >> the person could have suffered a heart attack or something and no matter what medication they're taking until we run a toxin level we aren't going to speculate. >> reporter: the coroner's office says it could take six to eight weeks to determine the exact cause of death. it is no secret that after a long battle with substance abuse the troubled star was in the midst of making a comeback. >> it's incredible pressure. physically, emotionally, in every respect. really reconditioning her instrument, her voice, getting it into top notch form, the pressure of wanting to sound as good as she always did. >> nan a recent statement from the beverly hills police department, authorities confirmed that one of houston's personal assistants found her body submerged in the bath tub and pulled it out of the water before alerting hotel security. no foul play is suspected in the

untimely death of the superstar. >> first aid and cpr measures were performed in an attempt to revive her. they were unsuccessful and approximately 3:55 p.m. on saturday whitney houston was pronounced dead at the beverly hilton hotel. >> reporter: at sunday night's grammy awards the mood was uplifting as entertainment greats talked about perhaps the greatest of them all. ♪ memories >> she is the best singer i ever heard. >> it's like a hole in the heart of music. >> during the broadcast jennifer hudson, a voice fraught with emotion, sang a moving rendition of the song that became whitney houston's trademark. ♪ i will always love you >> reporter: funeral services will be held for whitney houston later this week in her hometown of newark, new jersey, a place that first witnessed the rise of a true superstar. in beverly hills, california sarah edwards, nbc news.

>> whitney houston had 11 number one hits on billboard's hot 100 making her one of the most successful artists ever. we asked you to vote for your favorites on our nbc washington facebook page. first up is houston's one moment in time which many remember for her performance on the grammys. ♪ i will be free >> next up is the national anthem at the super bowl back in 1991. her version became a top 20 hit and is still widely considered one of the best performances of the star spangled banner ever ♪ and the rockets' red glare >> and up next, "the greatest love of all" the 1986 hit was houston's third best selling sile. ♪ because the greatest love of

all is happening to me ♪ >> your favorite was her most successful hit the 1992 remake of dolly parton's "i will always love you" ♪ and i will always love you >> "i will always love you" spent 14 weeks at the top of the charts at the time making it the longest running number one single in history. jim, back to you. >> and our coverage of whitney houston's death continues this evening. coming up tonight on news 4 at 5:00 a local producer who used to work with houston talks to news 4. today president obama traveled to northern virginia community college to talk about the new budget he just sent up to congress. his spending plan expands on the team's outline in his state of the union address. shared sacrifice, raising taxes on the wealthy, and investing

money to create new jobs. congressional republicans say this budget ignores a spending crisis threatening to crush the economy. brian mohr reports. >> reporter: president obama unveiled the budget that would slash $4 trillion from the deficit over the next decade. >> i am proposing difficult cuts that frankly i wouldn't normally make if it weren't absolutely necessary but they are. >> reporter: but the $3.8 trillion spending blueprint also proposes hundreds of billions of dollars in new spending that includes $8 billion to train community college students like these for careers in health care, transportation, and manufacturing. the budget also calls for broad cuts in government and military spending and nearly $2 trillion in tax increases. >> do we want to keep these tax cuts for the wealthiest americans or do we want to keep investing in everything else? >> reporter: the president calls

it shared responsibility. republicans call it a remash of old ideas. >> there is not anything in this budget to really get our economy moving again. >> reporter: gop critics say it ignores social security, medicare, and other drivers of the debt and deficit. >> somebody asked me if this budget was dead on arrival. i said no it's not dead on arrival. it's debt on arrival. >> reporter: senate majority leader harry reid has already said he doesn't see any need to bring a budget up for a vote and even if he did it is unlikely lawmakers will reach an agreement in this election year. house republicans planned to uncover their plan this month. brian mohr, news 4. there as major cleanup under way in athens after yesterday's violent riots. fiery clashes broke out in the capital as the greek parliament approved a new round of strict austerity measures. a starbucks was set ablaze. athens has been volatile now for months but the deep spending

cuts sparked a new level of violence. the austerity measures are part of a new bailout plan from the european union and the international monetary fund. the greece debt deal did have a positive effect on wall street on this monday as banks were big gainers. the dow is up almost 72 points. nasdaq gained 27. and the s&p 500 was up about 9. it was also a good day for apple. stock of the tech giant topped $500 a share for the first time. the mercury moved up after our bitter cold weekend but get ready, folks. we could see more storms in the week ahead. >> storm 4 meteorologist veronica johnson has details now. veronica? >> reporter: that's right. a couple more opportunities to get some little systems coming through here. maybe producing more of what we had this past weekend and, of course, a lot of cold, too, this weekend. take a look at some of the morning temperatures. we started out in the teens in a couple locations. you folks in gaithersburg and clarksburg at 19 degrees.

damascus starting at 19. culpepper 16 your start this morning. stafford at 19. 24 right in petworth early this morning. now, hey. we got sunshine. we're up to 49 degrees. certainly a lot better than this weekend. this weekend's high is, on saturday, 43. on sunday just 33 degrees. nice, mild temperatures throughout the area. 45 degrees in gaithersburg. 50 in stafford and culpepper currently. we're still under a clear sky, nice, pretty sky. but we've got clouds that are going to be on the increase and all that rain you see around arkansas and louisiana is part of the next system that will be moving our way. by 11:00 i think we're still dry but clouds will be arriving. 37 the temperature by 11:00 p.m. temperatures will be easing on down here this evening. we've got some wintry weather to talk about or maybe with your sweetheart for tomorrow. and the possibility of some more storms this week. i'll have the details, coming up in a couple minutes. >> thanks, veronica. the trial of the former

university of virginia la crosse player accused of murder is now entering its second week. today the prosecution continued to present its case. george huguely of chevy chase is charged with first-degree murder in the death of his ex-girlfriend and fellow la crosse player yardley love. today jurors read personal correspondence between the two including the now famous letter in which huguely allegedly wrote, quote, i should have killed you. they also heard about items taken from huguely's apartment that were allegedly covered in red stains. there was also testimony about injuries found on huguely's body after love was found dead in her apartment in 2010. the medical examiner who conducted the autopsy is expected to take the stand this afternoon. prosecutors believe huguely beat love in a jealous rage. we'll have more in a live report from charlottesville coming up at the top of the hour. today marks one month since the cruise ship costa concordia capsized off the coast of italy. relatives of people still missing tossed bouquets of red

roses into the sea in remembrance. the 15 missing people were presumed dead after authorities determined the search too risky. the search hit a reef after questionable decisions by the captain on january 13th. some of the personal papers of jacqueline kennedy onassis are now open to the public. the papers were donated to the john f. kennedy presidential library and museum by the former first lady's children. some of the notes are handwritten and relate to her efforts to restore the state rooms of the white house and the televised core of the building she conducted on february 16th of 1962. the director of the kennedy library says the papers illustrate the former first lady's legendary attention to detail and her range of understanding of art, history, and diplomacy. when we come right back this afternoon on news 4, she didn't talk to anyone for months. ♪ there is a fire starting in my

heart ♪ >> oh, she brought it last night. a look at the big winners including adele from last night's grammys. ♪ and i will always love you >> what is hollywood saying about jennifer hudson's tribute to whitney houston? billy bush joins us live next. then at 4:30 dermatologists are now saying there is a safe way to tan without

she rolled in the wins. adele is the queen of the grammys and the food fighters did well too. >> they did. but the festive night was tempered of course by the death of multiple grammy winner whitney houston and it included musical tributes to her. here with more on the night is billy bush of access hollywood. billy, we begin with the tributes to whitney houston. grammy host l.l. cool j surprised everybody by opening the ceremony with a prayer. >> it opened as was planned with bruce springsteen but then after l.l. came out. you ask yourself, there hasn't been a host at the grammys for eight years. should we go to a host? i tell you what, that is his show to do for the rest of his life if he wants in my opinion.

he was spot on. he said, look. not shoving religion down anyone's throat but for me, i'm trying to figure out the right way to open this show. for me this is important. i'll tell you what else is important, for whitney houston who grew up singing at new hope baptist church in the choir, became a soloist there in the '70s. it was a foundation in her life. i thought it was a beautiful moment. he said a prayer that he wrote himself. executive producer of the grammys telecast ken ehrlich told me he wrote it last night. it was his idea and i think it struck the right chord. he did a great job. >> you know that meant a lot to her mom and her family, too. as you mentioned, grew up in gospel. there was a snippet of houston we saw on the big screen with her and ththem. do you think they did enough to remember her throughout the evening? >> the grammys take months and months of preparation. here it is saturday afternoon at 3:30 in the afternoon and you find out what's happened. i think they did just enough.

they knew people would go impromptu and ad lib and do it on their own and say what they wanted to say but i thought adding alicia keys and bonnie rait and the big performance by jennifer hudson would be what we would hang our hats on and remember the most. i thought it was very appropriate and yes just enough with l.l. at the top. i don't think any more would have been possible. and the grammys had to go on. >> some people wanted jennifer hudson to go on and sing a longer version. maybe sing more than one song. do you think that was enough? >> it is enough. like ken ehrlich told me this morning, he also didn't -- he wanted her to do just enough. he didn't want her to do the giant, big, belting notes. he didn't want her to go for it all the way which jennifer can do. he wanted her to take an easy approach, get it done simply, just a piano player to accompany, nothing bigger, and that would be appropriate. it's whitney's big note and it

wasn't jennifer's moment but whitney's moment. i think they handled that perfectly toonchts very respectful. >> speaking of big notes, adele came through in a big way hitting all the notes with her new throat collecting six grammys just cleaned up the floor. >> cleaned up all the way across including the big three. song of the year, record of the year, album of the year. she was great in the end. her acceptance speech was hysterical. they love her because she is relatable. but, you know, if you didn't love her before it is so self-effacing. she looked great up there. she sang perfectly. she hit all the notes she needed to. people pulled for adele. i walked out of there loving the fact that she swept them up. >> you know when you're talking about snot coming out of your nose with a british accent it still sounds classy for some reason. >> i love the british accent. i love the way she substitutes the th with the f you know like fank you so much. >> i thought the tears were very

sweet. katy perry got a lot of attention for her performance last night, billy, and some folks were saying those fiery lyrics were clearly targeted at her ex. >> oh, yeah. i think so. katy is totally in the business of stirring it up right now and i would agree entirely. plus look at that little cat suit she had on. she was showing off the new body. showing off the fact that she was single. she is in a cage ready to break out. look. a lot of people were very expressive last night. given the fact that it was what we were dealing with and processing, the death of whitney houston you have nicky menage going like i don't know what that was or how you saw it on tv. i was in the audience watching. to me it felt quite inappropriate and just out of place. >> it was a little -- we were saying the same. some were using that mess word and i love nicky menage but last night was not the time. what you got coming up tonight, buddy?

>> well, i tell you what, everybody knows you love nicky menage. in fact, i know when you leave the studio and you're driving home it is all nicky. maybe a little bit of big sean. some t. pan. >> that's the way i roll. >> all right, billy. we'll see you tonight. >> we've got a lot of big guests. david foster who produced "body guard" obviously whitney's biggest moment. he is here. diane warren wrote seven songs for her. we have a lot of guests and full coverage tonight on "access hollywood." >> any word from kevin kostner on this? >> kevin kostner had not spoken but, you know, it's kevin kostner who chose the dolly parton song "i will always love you." with about a week to go then foster built the arrangement and of course it became a big hit but it was his idea to go with that song. >> wow. did not know that. >> thanks so much.

we'll see you later. red hot after her performance at the super bowl this morning, tickets for madonna's concert at the verizon center went on sale. didn't take long to sell out. the material girl will perform in washington on sunday, september 23rd. the fans who didn't get the tickets are in luck. just as cane from hot 99.5 predicted last tuesday the verizon center quickly announced a second show for monday night, september 24th. those tickets go on sale next tuesday morning at 10:00. love triumphed over action at the box office this weekend. "the vow" starring rachel mcadams and channing tatum took top honors raking in $42 million in its debut. landing a close second with $39.3 million was denzel washington and ryan williams' action thriller "safe house." not far behind that was "journey to the mysterious island" and the family action drama brought

in almost $28 million. also george lucas's 3-d premiere of "star wars episode 1" the phantom menace made about $23 million. it was the first nonholiday weekend that four movies opened with more than $20 million apiece. a cold one to take in a movie. not much else to do. >> that's right. coming up on news 4 this afternoon the power of social media brings together a good old fashioned pillow fight. plus, speaking of, when will the bone-chilling weather head out of

this feels more like it. >> yes. we can go outside without shivering and feeling like bitterly cold. the warmest the weekend was is the 43 high on saturday. >> yesterday. >> today the high up around 50 degrees. this week we're talking about two small events, one of which is going to be tomorrow. i know. it's valentine's day. so if you haven't gotten that gift yet you make a cup of hot cocoa. walk them outside and go look, i got you some flurries. aren't they pretty? >> a cheap date. >> why not? think, think. come on.

get creative. we all like it when guys get creative. 49 the temperature right now. a west-southwest wind at 8 miles per hour right now. talking about clouds moving in fast during the overnight period and by tomorrow morning. yes, again, some flurries around the area. looking at satellite and radar there's the clouds increasing now into western fauquier county down toward culpepper county. it's not going to be long before they arrive here. 46 your temperature in frederick. 48 in culpepper with the southwest wind. 50 degrees in charlottesville, virginia. so much better than it was yesterday. so here we are for late this evening. 38 to 37 degrees at 11:00 p.m. clouds increase tomorrow morning cloudy and be yes some flurries around the area. 36, 34 degrees. sun is up tomorrow at 7:01. overcast start for us. not enough flurries to cause any trouble at all on area roads. there could be some locations up here. around western fauquier county it lays down a light coating. i can't see that being

problematic. on the western slopes they could pick up more all from this system here advancing quickly. rain and some snow to the north of little rock and around memphis, tennessee right now. so as we take it through, clouds and morning flurries. partly sunny for your afternoon. may get a sprinkle though tomorrow evening around 7:00 or 8:00 p.m. with sunshine on wednesday. increasing clouds, chilly. 37 to 41 degrees. for tomorrow morning looking at some flurries across the area. 27 to 34 degrees. and then by tomorrow afternoon 48 to 53 like today becoming mild. in fact, all of this week we've got mild temperatures but as i said two events this week. the other looks like rain on thursday with a high of 54. >> not a bad week at all. >> all right. thanks. >> no big snow at least. >> thanks. still to come on news 4 at 4:00, dermatologists are now giving healthier alternatives to folks who want to get tanned without the sun. >> plus, she is a smash on the

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>> here's what's happening in the news at this hour. the funeral for whitney houston is scheduled to take place this week in newark, new jersey. the star ledger newspaper reports the funeral will be at the prudential center. investigators meanwhile revealing new details about her death say she was found saturday by a member of her personal staff unconscious and under water in her bath tub at the beverly hilton hotel where she was staying. >> at the george huguely murder trial today jurors read personal e-mails and other correspondence between huguely and his ex-girlfriend yardley love including a letter where he allegedly threatened to kill her. jurors also heard testimony about red stained items taken from huguely's apartment. we'll have more in a live report from charlottesville coming up right here at 5:00 tonight. president obama sent his new budget to capitol hill today. then he went to northern virginia community college to talk about it. congressional republicans say the budget ignores a spending crisis threatening to crush the economy. >> the dow up about 72 points today.

the nasdaq rising about 27. the s&p 500 was up about 9. bank stocks were big gainers on news of a debt deal in greece. it was also a good day for apple which closed at over $500 a share for the very first time. this time of year many people begin to notice that the bronzed tan that they sported over the summer is long gone. >> that's because we've been hibernating, right. it's been a cold one. if you want to resurrect it now you can dermatologists say without the sun and safely too. >> reporter: warm beach days are still months away for most americans but just because this is the season for sweaters and scarves doesn't mean people don't want to look like they've been lounging in laguna beach. >> if you want the sun-kissed glow and the look of a tan the safest way to get it is in a bottle. >> reporter: no harmful uv rays in these bottles. instead the active skin

darkening ingredient is dha. it's a type of sugar. >> it's sugar interacting with the proteins in the outer layer of the skin and when these combine together they cause a darkening or pigmentation of the skin. >> reporter: a recent study found more than a third of sunless tanner users cut back on the time they spend in tanning beds or tanning outside, two activities that significantly increase exposure to ultra violet radiation. >> we've actually seen an increased incidence of malignant melanoma in young women, especially those who frequently visit tanning salons. >> reporter: but dermatologists say sunless tan users shouldn't get a false sense of security from the products. sunscreen is still needed. >> if you go out in the sun with these products you'll burn on top of them. it is very important to protect that skin with sun block. >> reporter: a safe way to give yourself a taste of summer in the dead of winter. parents protested and now a frederick county elementary

school has lifted the ban on valentine's day. walkers elementary school announced today students can exchange cards however food and candy won't be allowed. last year school administrators dropped the typical valentines celebration to avoid what principal stephanie brown called inappropriate interaction between boys and girls. valentine cards are not the only thing kids are collecting these days. these flexible little animals are the latest sensation to hit the toy market, called flop its. they come with a velcro strap so you can attach them to just about anything from shoes to backpa backpacks to fingers to sunglasses. there are 36 animals to choose from, pat. you can collect, share, wear, and trade them, too. imagine this in our newsroom. boy, would we have fun. they sell for about two bucks apiece and are available online and at select stores nationwide. you could put away your powerball ticket unless you bought one in rhode island this

week. there was one winner for saturday's $336 million powerball jackpot. the ticket was sold at a stop and shop supermarket in newport, rhode island. lottery officials say the jackpot is the sixth largest in u.s. history. by the way, powerball ticket prices increased from $1 to $2 last month and nearly doubled the size of the jackpot. congratulations up there to someone. >> to whoever. >> we could have shared that a lot of different ways. the second episode of nbc's new hit show "smash" airs tonight and there will be a big reveal on the show we hear. "smash" is a musical drama about the making of a broadway show. >> two central characters are a veteran broadway chorus girl and small town hopeful. there's a newcomer and there is

more on tonight's episode called "the call back." >> you actually find out tonight in this episode who gets the part of marilyn monroe and i think it's a wonderful episode. we have all great episodes. i am so proud of this show. tonight is the big night and it continues to sort of have an understanding of how things really -- how decisions get made and how things continue to keep building and making a show like marilyn monroe musical. >> now to find out who gets the role, tune in tonight at 10:00 right here on nbc. >> like a cliff hanger already. >> already. there is more to come on news 4 this afternoon. plus a preview of tonight's blind auditions. also ahead big tigger joins us live to give his take on the death of whitney

well if you're trying to write that valentine's day card for your loved one, we are here to help, folks. >> wendy is here to help. thanks to an app that helps with romantic and flirtatious phrases. wendy?

>> yes. this is called trip lingo. you know, this is a multi national channel. say you've just met someone and though their english is perfect maybe they're from another country and you just want to figure out how to be a little more oo la la when talking to them on valentine's day or any time. trip lingo is your free app that you need to download. let's start with select phrases. the essentials. i adore you. say you're with someone from portugal. there you go. that's how you say i adore you. there is even a little thing we can't play on the air but you'll hear on your phone and ipad. you can hit it and it will actually pronounce it for you. some of the other cards, a toast. hi, pretty, how are you? don't ever use that one. that is so bad. please allow -- oh, no. you get my drift. and that's how you say that in mandarin and actually especially some of the languages with

characters that have a different alphabet you can do that. really kind of fun. here are some other things. you're very pretty. how to say that in castilian. say something in french. may i join you in german. there you go. it's really kind of fun. then you have a glossary. let's say you just want to, you're looking for how to say "babe" and this was fun, doing this in the newsroom, how to say "babe" in german. oh, it's babe. all right. say it in korean. there you go. that's babe in korean. trip lingo so that you are speaking the language of love all around the globe. >> i'm sticking with hi, pretty, how are you? >> yeah, you would. let me know how that works for you. >> all right. >> thank you, wendy. >> hopefully keep you from being tongue tied. >> exactly. when news 4 at 4:00 continues will it be warm again

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breaking news in northern california. an earthquake. >> i was just on the usgs website, northern california, 17 miles east-northeast of west

haven, moonstone, california. northern sections of the area there measuring 5.5 magnitude. ours of course was 5.1. >> right. >> we had minor damage around our area. we'll probably hear reports of minor damage taking place there within the next hour or so. here we're talking about morning flurries developing well after midnight. you can see how the clouds have quickly been running into the area. we're at 49 degrees. a west-southwest wind and 8 miles per hour. dew point low. the air dry. so once again it's going to take a while to saturate and see those flurries make its way down to the surface. 45 in gaithersburg. 51 in warranton currently and during the overnight we'll ease on down to the upper 30s by 11:00 p.m. then start of the day tomorrow 30 to 34 degrees. that is still not going to be nearly as cold as it was this morning. but we could have some flurries around the area especially just to the north and west. here is your future weather concentrate on those areas of

bright, white that come into play. there we are at 7:30. hagerstown, front royal, winchester, where there could be some snow and why i think areas north and west will lay down a light coating. areas around i-270 may see a few flurries but i doubt that roads will be slick for the morning rush at all. most of the day tomorrow we'll just be left with some clouds and a slight chance, a 20% chance we could have a sprinkle come through tomorrow afternoon. there is a look at sunshine that will be returning for wednesday. so your four-day forecast 52 degrees the high for tomorrow. all week long low to mid 50s throughout the area and a little rain for thursday. so you will need your umbrella. sunshine returns for friday. for saturday coming up the first part of the weekend then a little bit more rain for sunday. but for valentine's day now, it's looking mostly dry with just the possibility of early morning flurries. >> all right. for evening affairs and so forth. >> thanks, veronica.

it's a big night here on nbc. >> that's right. a night for round three of the blind auditions. angie goth and big tigger join us in the studio. >> we have round two of the blind auditions behind us. big tigger, we were both watching this together. a lot of talent and diversity. what did you think? >> i thought it was awesome. it's awesome to see the stories behind these people, you know, this one guy who is dealing with hiv, another person who is homeless. the one person who has been trying to sing forever. so to see all the backgrounds in these people and look into their lives is the best part of the show. >> definitely adds another dimension to the music we see. this was a highlight from last week's show. this is lindsay pavillo. she kind of had the angie winehouse kind -- or amy winehouse. sorry. too many angies. but amy winehouse kind of sound. you said it didn't work for you. >> not for me.

>> why? >> it was interesting to see her flip that song but i just don't know. not for me. >> isn't that what this contest is all about, taking somewhat somebody else does and making it your own? that is really what she was aiming to do. >> good for her. coming up tonight a contestant from the d.c. area is going to be performing on that stage. who is it going to be? >> they won't tell me exactly who it is but i want to know. we got to root for the dmv folks. >> that means have you to tune in at 8:00 to see who locally the talent here will be taking that stage. meanwhile we had a chance to catch up with last year's winner known for the gleaming smile. we caught up with him over the

weekend. >> the winner of "the voice" is -- >> i didn't believe it. i convinced myself to be ready for the blow that i wasn't going to win. they called my name and i just was in shock. i really was. i didn't think it was going to happen. "the voice" has completely changed my life and it changed the course of my career. this time last year i was worrying about how to pay next month's bills and now fortunately that is not an issue at the moment. i'm on tour with a new album out. ♪ time after time >> "time after time" is one of my all time favorite songs. i really love the song and i did it in my way and i wanted to, you know, kind of convey to people at home and to the coaches that had their chairs

not facing me that that was who i was. i was hoping that would be good enough. i look at my life now and i looked at it a year ago. i would be a fool to not say that it was awesome. it's been great. you know, we have to talk in ten years and see how things turn out. but so far so good. >> lrlt. how can you not like that guy? >> he is very talented. >> tonight we want to remind you we have a web chat with big tig inner t tigger in the crowd tonight. hal javier was a crowd favorite last year. we want to hear your favorites. we are both big fans of angie johnson who sang last week. she was in the military. and so we definitely want you to jump in and watch the show with us. meanwhile shifting gears over to

another major story in the music world we are still reeling with news of the death of a music titan whitney houston. >> very, very sad to hear of her gone too soon, age 48. we're all aware of her battles with the dependency. we all hope for the best, hope there was nothing involved with that, involved with her passing but now as more details come out we learn it had something to do with it. she will be missed. >> she was really on the brink of a comeback. >> she was supposed to perform that very night at clark davis's party which was kind of like her return to the format. she had an album out not too long ago which wasn't too bad. and it's just really sad to see her go. an indelible mark left on the industry. >> well said. thank you for that insight. a story that definitely continues to stun. back to you, pat and jim. >> thank you both, guys. coming up on news 4 at 4:00 a flash mob takes over with weapons in hand and ready to

strike. >> and a judge allowed most of jerry sandusky's requests today.

the feathers were flying this weekend in san jose, california for a big, we're talking big pillow fight organized by a group using twitter and facebook to spread the word. more than a hundred people showed up pillow in hand. just up the road in san francisco a valentine's day

pillow fight has been a tradition for the past seven years. hope you're not allergic to feathers. volunteers searching tons of trash south of seattle looking for clues in the case of a missing mother. crews spent much of the day sifting through recycled material hoping to find items josh powell may have dumped there. investigators got a tip powell may have dumped items at the recycling center before killing himself and his two sons last week. susan powell vanished in 2009. when we come back on news 4 when we come back on news 4 at 4:00 new developments today

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a judge in pennsylvania has lifted some restrictions on jerry sandusky who is under house arrest. he will be able to visit some of his grandchildren. he is accused of molesting young boys. >> reporter: at a hearing friday, jerry sandusky complained his house arrest prohibited contact with his 11 grandchildren and could only communicate with them through wife dottie. >> when i had a wife who came home after visiting with grandchildren or who is sitting there when grandchildren call on my birthday and they ask to talk to me and she has to tell them

that they can't, i'm sensitive to that. >> reporter: monday the judge lifted that restriction and ruled that provided at least one parent is present sandusky could now have unlimited contact as well as visits from his grandchildren. he can also have up to three two-hour visits a week from adult friends. he can now leave his house to assist his attorneys in preparing his defense. the judge rejected, however, a request from prosecutors that sandusky be confined to the inside of his house after neighbors complained he had been seen repeatedly on his back porch peering at a nearby playground full of children. the judge also denied a prosecution request to have an outside jury brought in for sandusky's trial in mid may on 52 charges that he sexually abused young boys over a 15-year period. and that's news 4 at 4:00.

news 4 at 5:00 starts right now. so what killed whitney houston? we are learning more about the superstar's last hours and the circumstances surrounding her death as her family announces plans for a funeral on the east coast. >> investigators take the stand today in day six of the george huguely murder trial. today police testified about injuries they discovered on huguely. and a strange sight on the memorial bridge. men dangling off the side with a message. good afternoon. i'm wendy rieger. >> i'm jim handly. we begin with the untimely death of whitney houston. the medical examiner may not release the official cause for sometime but we're learning more about some of the circumstances surrounding her death. angie goff joins us now from the newsroom with more from the medical examiner and plans for her funeral. angie? >> reporter: good evening, jim. whitney houston's body