mariah carey is right here. >> i'm like, there's a sloth here? what is going on. >> a little bit of everything. we continue our conversation. and you have a lot of tongues wagging with your great transformation. you have been working with jenny craig. >> yes, i love jenny craig. they're a great support system for people out there who want an alternative to other programs. and it's a genuine thing. not like, oh, whatever. i honestly feel that way. >> wit wuit was one of the numb questions. what else are you doing? changing your eating styles? >> yes, there are other things that jenny actually helps the average person who doesn't know figure out, you can eat more vegetables and fruit and do that type of stuff. not people's most favorite things. the food itself tastes good. cindy was on it. we need to get her in a . >> she did call you out, cindy. don't run and hide. >> i do also work out. you have to. that falls into the american heart association thing. you have to get up and move around a little bit. >> those tw

mariah carey had several tweets tonight.of the greatest voices to grace the earth. you might have grown up on whitney houston. i'd crank up the music to her in my car and sing of course when nobody else was around because nobody could touch that voice. >> talent. talent is always appreciated, jackie. as i was saying to larry king, it's interesting when, you know, people now you need auto tune and a whole host of computers. anybody can, if you have the right people behind you, have a music career. but not everybody has talent like whitney houston. i want to say, jacky, as you've been reading the responses from twitter there, out of the ten trending topics on twitter right now, whitney houston eight of them. we have responses coming in, bruno mars, melanie griffith. chilli says i am a mess right now. this takes me back to a sad place with lisa. so sad. the death of whitney houston, we're going to be back in a moment. do we have the music queued up for for whitney. "i will always love you." ♪ and i will always love you i will a

mariah carey and nick cannon? ben affleck and jennifer garner. >> mariah care kri and nick cannon?u. spend it wisely. there you go. >> she is on the ball. this was their wedding placed. >> they were hitched in 2008 on mariah's private estate here in the bahamas. and it was so private that not even the cannon family knew about it. so we found out much later. but it was a very, very private affair and it was here. >> a good place for celebs to get away if they really want to. >> there are so many places to hide here. >> back to kath. >> this girl is from north carolina and 11 years old. true or false, the islands of the bahamas are one of three nations in the world that issue a $3 as legal currency. pretty tough one for you. >> true? >> not that tough at all. >> yeah! >> i'm wrong again. there you go, honey. >> a $3 bill? >> and it is our regular currency. there's not as many floating around as a single or a dollar. >> there are also 50-cent bills. >> there are. 50-cent notes. it's interesting. >> over to klg. >> sweet girl from minnesota. i assume you're sweet. movies are often film

in a statement mariah carey said she's heartbroken and in tears over the shocking death of my friend,d we have lost another legend, love and prayers to whitney's family. she will be missed. jessica simpson, i found my voice singing whitney houston's music. today i lost my idol. ♪ and i will always love you >> reporter: even dolly parton, who wrote the song made famous by houston in "the bodyguard" said, i can truly say from the bottom of my heart, whitney, i will always love you. you will be missed. houston was said to be making a comeback. something she tried before, after battling troubles in her life. she had a new movie project, and a new lease on life. >> i think that people were 100% rooting for whitney houston. everybody wanted to see a comeback. >> reporter: last night her mentor, clive davis, held a moment of silence to honor houston at a pre-grammy party, saying, quote, simply put, whitney would have wanted the music to go on, and her family asked that we carry on. musical talent experts say will be remembered, but not easily duplicated. >> that voice, there will never be an

mariah carey sending condolences about whitney's death. let's go to lola from the "today" show. what are you hearing? >> social media is talking about this in great deal. the outpouring of emotion about whitney houston's passing is tremendous. one of the five top trending topics on twitter are about her. so it is clear around the world, people are feeling the loss and people are wanting to share fond memories of not only whitney houston but her music, what it meant to their childhood. many people said her music was a sound track of their youth. people are sharing their memories, sharing song lyrics, posting their favorite whitney houston videos from youtube on their facebook pages, so this is very much an experience that is being shared by millions on social media. >> do you think, reverend sharpton was saying hopefully in the coming days, there will be more focus on that incomparable voice as mariah carey said, versus ups and downs which he made the point today in public life, you can't get away from it, they're going to follow you, they're going to catch you doing whatever. it

shared the pop charts with her are remembering her from barba barbra streisand to dolly parton and mariah >> reporter: it was at his gram pregrammy party when clive davis first introduced her to the music word and it was the same event last night where the legendary producer celebrated her life. >> she had a talent beyond compare. >> reporter: family, friends and fans all sharing one voice, oprah winfrey tweeted "to me whitney was the voice. we got to hear a part of god every time she sang." >> whitney houston! >> reporter: dolly parton who presented a grammy award to houston offered this "mine is only one of the millions of hearts broken over the death of whitney houston." more than a voice she was the inspiration to a new generation. >> whitney and i'll be like -- ♪ i want to dance with somebody ♪ >> reporter: and from mariah carey. ♪ >> reporter: who joined forces with houston after once rivaling her on the pop charts she tweeted, "she will never be forgotten as one of the greatest voices to ever grace the earth." then there was this from barbra streisand "how sad her gifts could not b

but whitney and mariah, they were the trailblazers.ere able to prove that a solo female artist could literally dominate pop music, which mariah did and whitney did for most of her career. and importantly, even though she was absolutely stunning when she was at the height of her career, you always remember whitney for one thing and one thing only, the voice. it was so distinct, so incredible. and that's what she's going to leave behind. like i said before, these records, these songs are timeless. i still have people every time i do mass auditions around the country for any of our shows, and we say to someone what is the big song you're going to be singing? seven or eight times out of ten it's going to be a whitney song. and like i said -- >> simon, let's just hear whitney singing here to give you an idea of what you're talking about. ♪ ♪ >> i mean -- >> you know what, piers? no one could sell a song like whitney. you always knew that she had that kind of church influence, background in her voice, as well. she understood gospel with the

talking about whitney here, and i'd be like -- ♪ i want to dance with somebody ♪ >> reporter: and from mariahned forces with houston after once rivaling her on the pop charts, she tweeted, "she will never be forgotten as one of the greatest voices to ever grace the earth." and then there was this from barbra streisand, "how sad her gifts could not bring her the same happiness they brought us." a chorus of mourning for the loss of one of the greats. ♪ >> reporter: linsey davis, abc news, new york. >> our thanks to linsey tonight and later on tonight in this broadcast, that incredible moment when whitney houston took our breath away pulling our nation together. that's later here. but we do move on tonight to other news, and on this sunday, the catholic church delivered a new message to the president saying his change of course on birth control still is not enough. here's david kerley. >> reporter: the rift between the white house and the catholic church poured into the pews this sunday. >> the president is wrong in imposing his beliefs on all of us in terms of religion. >> reporter: the preside

. >> just hearing mariah carey has just arrived, who many say is right up there with whitney houston, great divas of our time. i mean this church will be full today, as some of the great singers in history, aretha franklin, mariah carey, alicia keys, stevie wonder. it's an extraordinary gathering of people. >> it's more than music celebration. it's really a tribute to a life. again, her life had meaning beyond her music, but her music gave us hope. one of the aspects of a great song is a song that people who can't sing feel like they can and she had these great songs. ♪ hallelujah, hallelujah ♪ ♪ ♪ halleluj hallelujah, hallelujah ♪ ♪ i lift my hands and pray to you lord ♪ ♪ i bow my head and honor you lord ♪ ♪ i lift my hands and pray to you lord ♪ ♪ i bow my head, i honor you lord ♪ ♪ hallelujah ♪ hallelujah ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ hallelujah don't worry ♪ ♪ hallelujah don't worry, we praise your name ♪ hallelujah, we praise your name ♪ ♪ hallelujah, you're worthy, hallelujah, we lift you up ♪ ♪ hallelujah you're worthy, ♪ lal lieu gentleman we praise your name ♪ ♪ hallelujah, you're worthy ♪ halle

. >> reporter: across the internet, the outpouring was almost instant, mariah carey tweeting, i am heartken and in tears. tony bennett calling her the greatest singer i've ever heard. on stage in mississippi, her ex-husband bobbi brown w yibobb emotional as he asked the crowd to pray for him and his daughter bobbi kristina where she was rushed to the hospital to be treated for stress. the associated press is reporting that bobbi kristina has been released from the hospital. this emotional day expected to continue. jennifer hudson will be singing a tribute to whitney houston at tonight's grammy awards. >> kristen dahlgren, thanks. whitney houston's death at only 48 years old did come as a shock to many, but sadly not a complete surprise either. she had spent more than a decade battling substance abuse and survived a tumultuous marriage and divorce. all the while trying to recapture the musical magic that once took her all the way to the top. with more, here's nbc's mike taibbi. >> reporter: whitney elizabeth houston was the soloist in a newark, new jersey, baptist church choir at age 11.

escucho su incomparable voz, pero el funeral fue la vida, entre las grandes personalidad estaban mariahouston además escucharon las palabras de kevin costner y más, su familia que la recordó por la pasión del cantante. >> en areta franklin fue recordada. >> mucha emoción de la iglesia aunque muchas seguridad muchos fans se quedaron en la esucela, muchos dicen que choco personalmente en sus vida, para mañana en el criterio. >> un reporte de maría santana. >> y se espera que se deje lejos a los niños de las loncheras, los camiones que venden chatarra. >> en varios condados de california se podrán obtener condones por medio del correo, los jóvenes de entre 12 y 19 años podrán pedir 1 vez al mes un paquete de 10 condones, ahí tiene. >> y unas 1800 puestos de venta acabados, por 3 maeercados piublicos que la cifra de afectados ponian en colón alvarez y san isidro, en la cárcel de comallagua, en méxico la temporada de frio coloca a la mayoría de ellas, hocurren entre ocrubre las víctimas fallecieron por falta de hipotermia, distintos frentes frios en los próximos meses, en la republica. >> ya

. ♪ isn't she lovely >> reporter: janet jackson, mariah carey and alicia keys, and from gospel, bebe who spoke to deborah roberts about the honor of saying good-bye to the voice. >> i'm going to try to sing a song. that's what we'll salute. we'll salute nippy. and we believe we'll meet up with nippy again. >> reporter: the service will be streamed live on the internet. security is expected to be heavy with streets cordoned off for six blocks in every direction. conducting the service will be cissy houston's pastor, /* marvin winans said the family wanted a church funeral. not a big public memorial. >> i don't think this was a matter of public or private, as it was, this is my daughter, and we want to do this with dignity. we don't want to have a parade. we loved her when she was nippy in new jersey. >> reporter: despite bad blood between houston's family and her ex-husband, bobby brown, sources tell abc news, he will be there to comfort the couple's daughter, bobbi kristina, who, following her mother's death, collapsed twice and is now said to be doing better. and abc news has been t

mariah carrey and celine deion and hard to think of anybody with the power of whitney houston.a magazine in the world right now anywhere that is not changing headlines and front covers and a normal deadline is monday. what are you planning for this? >> it's an enormous tribute and you are right. it's an international superstar that influenced generations of singers. not a pop singer today deeply. we do have a detailed picture of whitney's last days and hours. she was a troubled person as well as a brilliant artist. what people will remember and want to focus on in magazines is the impact she had. >> no doubt on twitter, i'm seeing a lot of people want to pay tribute. whatever issues she had, this is not the time to swell on them. it is the nature of the modern media beast and the public will read this stuff. for now, try to put in context for me. how big of a star whitney houston was in the musical stars. >> she was one of the top tier artists of the last century and going into this one. in popular music, there few artists who did what she did. her songs are still being listene

mariah carey, plain-faced, sits back.hitney's ex-husband, bobby brown, was dressed in all black with a long strand of pearls and a silver cross necklace. >> bobby christina and bobby brown sat together the whole time, of course. a couple of times she leaned her head on her grandmother's soldiers -- shoulders. she left the service at one point when winans was getting ready to deliver the eulogy. i think it might have been too much for her. >> reporter: also, there are new concerns for bobbie christina. how she's dealing with the loss of her mother today. plus, what the people who were there are saying about kevin costner's very emotional tribute. we'll have that and much more coming up later on entertainment tonight. >>> and you can see entertainment tonight, at 7:30, here on wjz. >>> still to come on eyewitness news tonight. orioles spring training is under way in in regard. -- in florida. let competition begin. >>> mark has the latest on the players who are fighting for a job. next in sports. ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, ??????

> once again, i had an incredible opportunity to work with barbara streisand and celine deion and mariahwhitney broke all barriers more than any of the other singers and it did have an incredible style with the vocals unlike any other singer. we all lived up to whitney no matter who it was. >> you have been in the business a very, very long time and worked with some of the greatest stars of the decades. simon cowell touched on this and lionel richie. it got harder and harder to be a superstar in the music business because of the ferocious attention from the media and the internet and so on. do you feel that? do you sense it's becoming ever more pressurized with the environment to stay at the top? >> it's ever more pressurized, the thought of having a body of work that is compelling this somebody wants versus one song that somebody wants to download with the music competition and it's different than when whitney arrived on the scene. now with all of the media and the internet and twitter and all of the television exposure and the pressure is outrageously enormo enormous. then be able to s

. ♪ miracles from mariah carey who collaborated with whitney on their duet "when you believe."and in tears, over the shocking death of my friend. the incomparable miss whitney houston. she will never be forgotten as one of the greatest voices to ever grace the earth. to barbra streisand -- she had everything -- beauty, a magnificent voice. how sad her gifts could not bring her the same happiness it brought us. and on cable tv music heavy weights called to share their thoughts about houston's gift. >> i called up clive davis because i'm on the same label at sony columbia and i said, clive, you got the right artist. that's one of the greatest singers that i have ever heard. >> whitney's own idol and god mother, aretha franklin, said that she just can't talk about it now. so stunning and unbelievable. i couldn't believe what i was reading coming across the tv screen. meanwhile as the news broke, houston fans gathered from the streets of l.a. -- ♪ i wanna feel the heat with somebody ♪ >> to new york's apollo theater. >> whitney houston. >> during a performance last night in las veg

she most recently choreographed mariah carey's virtual concert tour in europe.o in the 2:00 eastern hour today, more face to face with allen. she is pouring her heart into nurturing the next generation of performing artists. she takes us to the debbie allen dance academy for you to see yourself. >>> also today, we are honoring the first cnn hero of 2012, an everyday person changing the world. she is scott strode. after beating his addiction to drugs and alcohol, he is using sports to help others stay sober. >> i get on my bike and go ride up in the mountains. but really it just brings peace. in my drug and alcohol use, it was the opposite. i got into it pretty young. by the time i was 15, i was using pretty serious drugs. when i got sober, i lost my group of friends because they were still out drinking and using. i got into boxing, triathlon, climbing. i had a new group of friends. i had completely redefined myself, so i thought how can we give this to other people. i'm scott strode and i want to help people find a better life being sober. welcome to friday nigh

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among the invited guests, oprah winfrey, mariah carey, and alicia keys.hey're all expected to be part of a celebration of a life of an extraordinary woman who touched so many lives. for me and many other women of color, she was a woman who broke barriers. and an inspiration. >> whitney really transcended race. you didn't really think of her as a black singer. you just thought of her as whitney. >> reporter: one mourner tomorrow was there when houston broke one of those barriers. two decades after starring opposite houston in "the bodyguard," kevin costner is again expected to play a leading role. >> have you ever liked anybody? >> reporter: it was costner who played a pivotal role to the big screen, in "the bodyguard." a role that boosted her wattage as a megastar. >> i knew whitney before she was in the movie. and i looked at her. this girl, she just really has it. >> reporter: in a 2002 interview with diane sawyer, she described just how fearful she was to do it. >> you said you were scared to death on "the bodyguard." >> scared to death. terribly frigh

houston is sort of the mother of all these women who just stand on stage and sing really well from mariah mary j. blige. >> she owned the 1986 grammys, three nominations and a win for best pop performance. and who else but whitney houston singing the national anthem at the super bowl ten days after the gulf war had started could turn "the star-spangled banner" into a top ten single. >> she really killed it, she knows how to make you feel it. that's the gospel training she comes from, how to make you feel the song in your bones. she really nailed that one. >> there wasn't much doubt that the beautiful princess of pop videos would glide effortlessly to the movies. in her first outing, she played, no surprise, an international pop star in peril. the reviews were so-so, but the box office was great, a more than $400 million gross worldwide. and the sound track for the film featured what would become her signature song and the first dance probably for hundreds of thousands of brides and grooms. >> that song begins something like 45 seconds before the music even comes in, and you're just listen

mariah carey wrote, heartbroken in and in tears over the shocking death of my friend the incomparables. whitney houston. r.i.p. sister whitney houston. we will always love you. and i will always love you quickly became a trending topic on twitter tonight. and stay with news 4 and nbc washington.com for continuing coverage of the death of whitney houston. watch news 4 starting at 6:00 a.m. for the latest sde tails on the passing of the 48-year-old music icon. and of course, tune into a special edition of "dateline." looking back at whitney houston's life and career. it airs tomorrow night at 7:00 p.m. here on nbc 4. >>> our other big story tonight, of course, is the weather. a snow squall swept across our area today. tonight, the big story is the cold and i can attest to the wind that came along with that cold air. meteorologist chuck bell in storm center 4 now with the latest. chuck? >> all right, the squalliness from the snow machine is not completely done with us just yet. you can see on storm 4 radar, snow showers continuing to go from north to south across the area. just spoke wit

firefighters had rescued mariah kendra hood and but she died sunday at the hospital. there was a working smoke alarm in the home and one family member, two adults and a child made it out safely. >> there are reports of an electrical accident in germantown. newschopper7 was over the scene. fire and rescue officials say a man was flown to hospital with injuries following an electric shock. the contractor was injured while working with electrical wires. the injuries are not life- threatening. police are on the hunt for criminals behind more armed robberies in northwest d.c. the latest happened this morning at 21st street and n street and the victim was not injured but two dozen robberies have been reported since last monday. has it that morning was mugged at 15th street muggedu st. anne a robbery occurred near george washington university. police are stepping up patrols. the first major winter storm of the season hit virginia, up to 8 inches of snow covered the ground in lynchburg yesterday it made it difficult to drive on interstate 81. closer to home, the roads were sl

have a great weekend. ♪ >>> that, of course, is mariah carey.mes square. >> a lot to look forward to. right now, right here in the studio. there he is, william shatner. he has been beamed back to broadway for the opening of his hot ticket one-man show. it's headed to a theater year you. he's going to be here to fill us in on "shatner's world -- we all just live in it." >>> well, celebs may wear a fashion just once. but they have their favorite accessories. you can get that pip pa look fo a whole lot less. >>> right now, right here on abc, we're counting down to the oscars. two of the stars don't know they're in the fight this season. the canine heroes of "hugo" and "the artist." nick watt brings us behind the battle lines. >> reporter: good morning, martin scorsese's latest masterpiece "hugo" is up for 11 oscar. best picture, best ed dor. still, scorsese is not happy. he's furious. here's why. he's furious because blackie the doeshman, a presence throughout his masterpiece, wasn't even nominated for the first annual golden collar awards. do you

and mariah carrey. kevin costner and jamie foxx as well will take part. >> google at the center of more privacy controversy, accused of maneuvering around privacy protections to track users online. the centers around the popular browser r.e.. safari has settings to automatically block tracking, but there's a report on global and other advertising companies used a accokeek file to get around that. google says it disabled that after it was contacted by the wall street journal. >> the fda has issued a warning about electric toothbrushes. the battery-powered arm and hammer could break off in your mouth, tipping your teeth. it is for children. it left battery burns in some cases. the fda recommends you inspect that brush for any damage before using it. also, a number of -- a member of the dutch royal family reportedly hospitalized in critical condition after becoming trapped in an avalanche. this happened in austria. the prince was buried under the snow for about 15 minutes before rescuers were able to pull

the entertainment world's elite guest list is leaking out, janet jackson, mariah carey. >> in newark, new jersey, preparations are underway for whitney houston's funeral. celebrities expected to attend the service tomorrow. >> the inner perimeter, no admission of anyone not invited will be two blocks surrounding the church. >> reporter: kevin costner will speak. aretha franklin and stevie wonder will sing. fans can watch a live stream of the funeral on the internet. still, some feel left out. >>> it's devastating to everybody. >> it's would have been nice if they could have put the things out for the fans. >> reporter: fans plan to show up anyway. >> i will be here physically. >> reporter: the funeral was closed to the public, whitney houston's mother didn't want a large memorial, a private service at the church where the singer grew up. abc news learned californiath in golfers so far found no evidence of criminal activity or any reason to believe houston was looking to abuse prescription drugs. unlike the michael jackson death investigation, source as say only a few pill bottles were

is coming from, from people like aretha franklin, smoky robinson, quincy jones, jessica simpson, mariah carey, not only influenced an entire generation of singers, but she inspired an elder generation, made them think they passed on the baton the likes of aretha franklin and dionne warwick, and felt the music was safe in her hands and it was for many, many years. >> do you think she's going to be remembered as one of the biggest stars ever of our generation? >> i think she will be remembered as not only one of the biggest stars of our generation, one of music's best stars ever, one of the most amazing voices to have graced the music world, absolutely. >> we want to remind viewers tuning in, it is the top of the hour. we are covering the tragedy, breaking news out of los angeles tonight. whitney houston, the pop star, superstar dead at the age of 48. her body was found just hours ago in the beverly hilton. you're looking at aerial shots of the beverly hilton. she was actually in los angeles to attend an event hosted by the man that discovered her, her mentor, clive davis. we understand t

, i've had an incredible opportunity to be able to work with barbra streisand and celine dion and mariah, and whitney broke barriers more than any other singers and she set a gold standard because she had this absolutely incredible style and so fluid with her vocals. unlike any other singer. so we all looked up to whitney, no matter two it was. >> tommy, you've been in the business a very long time and have worked with some of the greatest stars for decades. has it got harder? simon cowell touched on this, and lionel richie, that it's got harder and harder to be a superstar in the music business because of the ferocious attention from the media, from the internet and so on. do you feel that? do you sense that it's becoming ever more pressurized, that environment to try and stay at the top? >> well, it's ever more pressurized and the thought of having a body of work that's compelling that somebody wants versus one song that somebody wants to download or if the star is made from one of the music competition shows is quite different than when whitney arrived on the scene and how whitney mad

mariah, brandi. jennifer hudson, kevin costner, fighting back tears. >> off you go, whitney.orted by an army of angels. to your heavenly father of the. ♪ i look to you >> tyler perry, dionne warwick, her mother mother cissy's breakdown. >> saying my baby, my baby. >> and bobbi kristina, was she accompanied by a sober coach. and why did bobby brown leave?

." >> reporter: and from mariah carey who joined forces with houston after once rivaling her on the poper be forgotten as one of the greatest voices to ever grace the earth." and then there was this from barba barbara streisand. "how sad her gifts could not bring her the same they brought us." a chorus of mourning for the loss of one of the greats. linsey davis, abc news, new york. >> her greatest album is now the number one downloaded album on itunes. >>> despite the demons, you remember the talent and the love and the memories. certainly, one of the best to ever stand in front of a mike. absolutely a real talent.