a former covergirl named whitney houston has just signed her first major record deal with clive davisi'm savin' all my love -- >> reporter: her 1985 debut album, "whitney," would win the young talent her first grammy. ♪ that same year was less of a celebration for bobby brown. his need to be in the center spotlight and ongoing tensions with the other members of new edition could no longer be ignored. were you voted out? or did you leave on your own? >> i was voted out of the group because i would do the opposite, you know, of what they told new edition to do. i was my own man at a young age. and i just wanted what i wanted. i was still ready to do what i wanted to do. and the music that i wanted to do. >> reporter: a struggling bobby moves to l.a. and finds modest success as a solo artist. the now young father admits to selling drugs to get by. but when he is matched up with rising music producers l.a. reid and babyface, he finally finds his sound, and his voice. >> bobby decides he's going to do a song, you know, that really speaks to how he feels about what people say about him. whe

. >> number three, my favorite number, celebrity i look most like his whitney houston. h africa. fun fact, i studied abroad my junior year at penn. it is absolutely beautiful. number five, i have been in 18 weddings. i'm exhausted. the next one i will be the bride. ♪ ♪ hell no. [laughter] so that is five things you did not know about me, ashley johnson. you can check me out on twitter and check out the show at chasing news. >> another great night chasing news. hope to see you tomorrow. thanks for watching. ♪ the simpsons ♪ (grunts) (exclaiming) (school bell ringing) (barney belches) (playing the blues) (tires screeching) d'oh! (tires screeching) (grunts) (homer humming) (chuckles) what? what?! hey! up your... oh, sorry. yes, sir. who are these guys? (phone dings) meh?

she's a queuing of making up a story she is whitney houston godmother.mother. warwick designed to get involved and comment on these accusations. >> we are ready for sunshine. kathy and the 80 degrees, too. >> yeah. [ laughter ] >> bring it. >> bring it on. but it's not just 80s. we can hit a record close to 90 but not without some rain storms are coming along with the sunshine. first on fox tonight federal authorities have apparently struck a deal with one of the business owners who allegedly gave thousands of dollars in bribes to district attorney seth william. williams is now charged in a multi count federal indictment taking cash, vacations and other gifts from two local business owners in return for favors. >>> now the da has denied the charges, and now is set for trial which happens in federal court at the end of may. fox 29's dave schratwieser has a closer look at the man known as business owner number one. >> mr. ali i'm dave schratwieser sorry from fox news. how are you? >> ♪ report roar his name is muhammed ali. identified by sources as business

. ♪ tonight might be my only shot ♪ >>> at number three, jennifer hudson's whitney houston tribute brings want to dance with somebody ♪

. ♪ tonight might be my only shot ♪ >>> at number three, jennifer hudson's whitney houston tribute brings with somebody ♪ >> as hollywood takes tribeca to celebrate clive davis. >> i hate this word legend, but he is a legend. >>> plus, your "insider" bonus. the world's most beautiful dare to go bear face. >> it felt empowering. >>> and -- >> there's no crying in baseball! >> we're taking the field for "a league of their own's" 25th anniversary. >> it was extraordinary to be able to play a sports star.

. >> and some whitney houston on thursday. 1987. it's okay. you can be sane wherever you are. stove pahlsson will jump in later and good morning, thank you for joining us. . . >> i'm dave clark. >> and i'm christina. and the shower activity moves on shore. and between an inch and three quarters and two inches of rain in the saratoga hills. good rain. and santa cruz had good rain. an inch plus for gurnville and monte rio. and the system has gone through and now, here we go with some cooler, unstable air mass and moving onshore and san francisco to the district, the strongest part of the system went to the north of us and just missed us. the 40s, firsts on the temps is cooler. and the upper 40s and low 50s, concord, livermore, 49; and 48. look for some sun breaks and cloud it up again. hit-and-miss showers and a possibility of some thundershowers, i would think north is come into the valley. fiftys and 60s on the temps. >>> 4:30, allie and things are quiet, yes? >> yes. the bay bridge and i was dancing to that and whitney houstonia at this hour in the morning. i need to get goin

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the careers of such artists as barry manilow, patti smith, bruce springsteen, aretha franklin, whitney houstonre. that he's still going strong at age 85 impressed festival co—founder robert de niro. i'm not close to his age, but i'm getting there. so he's an inspiration. the longer he keeps going, the better it is for me. this two—hour documentary was put together by film—maker chris perkel. he's packed a lot into it. everything. 55 to 58 interviews, something like that. just an unbelievable amount of music, art, artists, executives, it's just a blizzard of stars and things that people have relationships with. you know, it's the history of popular music, 50 years. every song i was submitting turned out to be a big hit. there is much to admire in clive davis. his ability to spot and nurture talent, his tenacity. but the film hardly seemed to be a warts—and—all portrayal. it is a puff piece, in that it only tells his side of the story. there is nothing in it that makes him look at all negative. it was kind of typical for a tribeca opening night, where often they've got a big gala they have organ

whitney houston!> -- it kind of stopped you in your tracks because you just couldn't believe that one woman could be blessed with that much, the looks and the talent. >> this lady started off as a dancer, went to new york, went to paris, worked with bands, came back as a single. and is she hot. this is madonna! >> if you saw madonna, she looked just like the girls who hung out at the club called the fun house. all the girls in new york had the mesh thing and the boots. it was kind of a mix of new wave punk with this other dancing ability. >> i think madonna was able to use that core of dance music and use the style of the streets that were going on, and evolve that into a pop career. >> we are a couple of weeks into the new year. what do you hope will happen, not only in 1984, but for the rest of your professional life? what are your dreams? what's left? >> to rule the world. ♪ >> all of a sudden there was girls around that had the gloves with the fingers cut out of it, and the hair wrapped up in the

whitney houston. ♪ how will i know if he really loves me ♪ ♪ i say a prayer with every heartbeat ♪ >>e that one woman could be blessed with that much, with the looks and the talent. >> this lady started as a dancer, went to new york, went to paris, worked with bands, came back as a single, is she hot. this is madonna! >> if you saw madonna, she look just like the girls who hung out at a club called the fun house. all the girls had the mesh thing and the boots and it was a mix of new wave punk with this other dance sensibility. ♪ holiday celebrate >> i think madonna was able to use that core dance music, use the style of the streets that were going on and evolve that into a pop career. >> we are a couple weeks into the new year. what do you hope will happen not only in 1984 but for the rest of your professional life, what are your dreams, what's left? >> to rule the world. ♪ star light, star bright first star i see tonight ♪ ♪ star light star bright make everything all right ♪ >> all of a sudden there were girls around with the gloves with the fingers cut out, hair in a net, wearing sh

. >> whitney houston channel 10 i wouldn't have accomplish this. >> harry hairston nbc 10 responds. >amsung says it bases the amount of a rebate check on the washer's fair market value. the company declined to tell us why it changed its mind on the amount of the rebate and why it took so long to get the check. priority is to reduce safety risks in the home. if you have a consumer problem, us know. reach us right there on your screen. >>> now just a few minutes before 7:00. start of the "today" show. >> savannah guthrie and willie geist sitting in for matt. good morning, guys. >> good morning. >> hi. good to see you guys. coming up we'll have the inside story behind the firing of bill o'reilly as fox news drops its biggest star amid that growing harassment scandal. this morning the reporter who broke the story is with us live. >> richard simmons breaks his silen silence. what he wants his fans to know. live concertificate on the plaza from a legend, the great barry manilow is here. cannot wait. see you in a few minutes. >> we'll be singing along. >> "mandy," i know all the words. >> "c

whitney houston, michael jackson, and prince. can you think of more prominent superstars than those three names right there? and george michael, he was on antidepressants. and the media is very effective at saying he had cocaine and other drugs. i am not saying that was solely the cause, but it is usually -- dr. smith, you know, can attest to this, the cocktail of those drugs or alcohol that results in these deaths. prof. valdes: you know, we tend to focus a lot in this country on treatment and little on prevention. what do you think of that? >> let me just say, this comes back to a broader point that i was just making about this whole industry that we are talking about is rewarded for treating sickness. mr. goldman: ok, no one is rewarded for keeping you healthy in the first place. so my exercise analogy is quite apt in that regard. as you said, we have medicalized a lot of problems, but the reason is because that is how we get them covered by insurance, ironically. and we have made sure that insurance is quite generous. if you

. ♪ tonight might be my only shot ♪ >>> at number three, jennifer hudson's whitney houston tribute brings dance with somebody ♪ >> as hollywood takes tribeca to celebrate clive davis. >> i hate this word legend, but he is a legend. >>> plus, your "insider" bonus. the world's most beautiful dare to go bear face. >> it felt empowering. >>> and -- >> there's no crying in baseball! >> we're taking the field for "a league of their own's" 25th anniversary. >> it was extraordinary to be able to play a sports star. >>> now, "the insider" tracking hollywood from the inside out. the "new york daily news" cover says it all. no job zone. bill o'reilly's, quote, disheartening exit from fox news is our number one tracking story today. >> everybody's talking about this. so, after two decades as the cable news king, how much of a golden parachute could bill actually net? tonight, we go inside the factors involved without o'reilly. >> it is the end of an era here at the fox news channel. >> caution. >> this is huge. >> bill o'reilly, who hosted this program for 20 years, is leaving the fox news channel. >

han vestido a whitney houston y hasta a la realeza.marÍa: aquel vestido color mamey y esos zapatos verde olivo cÓmo lo diseÑaron? >> el de la boda fue fÁcil en el sentido de que la conocemos muy bien, que sabÍamos sus gustos. fue un reto tambiÉn porque cayetana querÍa estar muy ella, a la vez tenÍamos que pensar las cosas de que tampoco era un traje usual y quedamos como muy contentos del trabajo y muy feliz. >> yo quiero deciros una cosa y es un poco de que hablÁbamos entre nosotros. estos dos seÑores se codean con lo mÁs alto de la realeza de este paÍs. >> que gente... >> pero eso no se dice... ya me gustarÍa a mi que me enseÑarÁs a bailar. >> aquÍ cumplimos sueÑos... así que tÚ. pero ustedes dos tienen posibilidad que caracterizan a los sevillanos, porque estab leyendo quÉ caracterÍsticas tienen y dicen que son los mÁs alegres y que son muy fiestero es y gente muy sencilla y lo he comprobado con ustedes. >> estamos en la ciudad del placer de vivir, la dulzura de vivir. este cielo y esta luz. lo que lo ha llevado es la alegria este m