increasingly erratic behavior even played out before the cameras in the short-lived reality show "being bobby brownown spoke to cnn in 2005, he insisted he and his famous wife were finally sober. >> i am working on a year and a half of sobriety. and my wife, she is working on her year, so we're really doing good, and i am proud of her. >> yet her attempts at recovery only ended in relapse for houston and the years of drug abuse had taken their toll. >> i was shocked at her condition. her vocal condition. >> what happened to whitney houston's voice? >> i think that the psychological impact of being who she was drove her into lifestyle habits that ultimately were destructive. >> by may 2011 whitney houston was divorced. her attempt at a comeback a year earlier was in shambles. with all of these crushing personal setbacks, she entered into a voluntary outpatient program for drug and alcohol treatment. friends say she just needed a break. >> i know that she was pacing herself because she was preparing for the movie. i don't know exactly what she went through to do that. >> that movie was "sparkle," and

bobbi brown sells facial paint. we'd feel differently about bobbi brown if she sold makeup with toxic ingredients to bergdorfs, but that's what wall street did in the years leading up to the crisis. after you make it, you've gotta stop faking it. wall street couldn't. and the economy paid the price. i'm eric schurenberg. >> hey! ho! lets go bid on some >> susie: buying collectibles once owned by punk legends could be a smart investment now that their audience is nore interested in financial security than anarchy. gregg greenberg reports. >> hey! ho! lets go bid on some pricey punk rock memorabilia: things from the ramones, the sex pistols, the clash, they were only around for a limited amount of time but now they are icons, titans of the music industry. r.r. auction is putting the joey ramone collection up for sale. online bidding for the late punk icons personal belongings, as well as other rock collectibles, starts february 14 and ends february 21. >> we have joey ramones passport which is incredible. anything tha

partner salons, bobby brown cosmetics and neiman mack customer zazza galleries. thank you. also have a facial coming up from dr. burgess. >> thank you very much. >>> still ahead at 11:41, shopping on twitter? one credit card is making that possible for you now. >>> plus, pampering yourself this valentine's day. dr. burgess, as we mentioned, is here with ways to get a healthy glow. she says give your honey some raw sugar. >> announcer: you're watching "news4 midday." >>> if you live in the state of maryland expect to pay a little more for natural gas. the general assembly is set to vote on a $2 per household raise in prices to help pay for improvements to older pipelines. opponents say it will let companies charge customers for upgrades before the work is actually done. over martin o'malley has not indicated whether he will sign that bill. >>> well, if you haven't checked your credit score, you may want to look into it. a new report says as many as 40 million americans have errors on their reports. common errors, misspelled names, birth dates and addresses. even wrong paymen

we haven't even talked about what bobby brown did wrong.e have a problem with rihanna, what she's doing, and not with what bobby brown did? >> chris brown. >> chris brown. wrong brown. wrong brown. i'm not a great culture guy. >> i guess a lot of times women who are victims of domestic violence, sometimes their response is, well, i have nowhere to go. i can't afford it. this is a woman who clearly has people around her, clearly has resources. and i do think she has an obligation. i think you are taking money from the public. you are, as you said, exploiting the public on your behalf. and shame on you if because, once again, three years ago, she came out and said if i can keep one girl from getting killed, i can do that. >> it's not like her dating options are limited. she's stunning. >> if i was that kid's father. >> it's not just that she said it's my mistake, i get to own it. it's not just that she and chris brown are self-snuggling. she's putting it out there, almost flaunting it. >> it reminds me of a 12-year-old girl where the parents

bobbi brown stylist sharon. >> how does that feel?fter that, julie joined some of the other wounded warrior wives and mothers to do a little shopping in neiman marcus gallery. annalisa had some suggestions for a new look. >> a big trend for spring is prints. i want to show you these print pants. which are really, really cute. feel them, they're very soft. very easy to wear. >> with her head spinning with choices, jewelry said she was thrilled to have such a special day. okay, here's what she looked like when we met her on monday. and now the new look, jewelry. after you look fabulous. >> thank you. >> fantastic. how do you feel? >> i feel fabulous. >> was it fun? >> it was incredible. a day to myself. and all the treatments, and i can't even express how grateful i am. >> we saw that you were having a little trouble holding back the tears just now as you watched the story. what did your husband say when he saw you? >> he loved it. he loved the hair and he was very happy for me. >> now, let's talk a little bit to the folks who helped ma

we have gifts from bobbi brown, h bloom, flowers out there somewhere. we can get those for you in a few minutes. we are so glad you came. there are wonderful things inside. even things from nbc 4. we look forward to you opening those up. inside, there are promises for makeovers for all of you. wonderful gifts. our regular dermatologist is giving you all facials. knee man marx has wonderful presents and new hair cuts. you can find out all about it when you open them up. we'll be right back in a few minutes. first a look at some stories we're following. keith? >> that's awesome. truly awesome. let's look at some of the stories we are following on news 4 this afternoon. jim handley joins us with a preview of things to come. hey, jim. >> coming up, a busy afternoon a at 4:00 and 5:00. we continue to follow the announcement from the pope today that he'll step down at the end of the month. we'll hear from local parishioners and what they have to say. the action heats up today on the season of "the biggest loser" tonight. we catch up with one of the contestant

subject up to her personally as you and i are sitting, probably, i think it was the year 2000, and bobby brownmust get rehab treatment intensely. and she was not ready. >> reporter: there were many who thought the young lawyer clive davis wasn't ready to take over the legendary columbia record when he was just 35. >> reporter: it was a fluke. the scepticism gave way to awe when the hits just kept on coming along with the money. you have made a lot of it. one year, $70 million. by any body's standard, especially poor kid growing up in brooklyn. a lot of dough. how important was making the money to you? >> i am not driven by money. i found i am a lucky guy. >> reporter: when we return, clive davis reveals the very personal secret he has kept for 30 years. >> i suspect in some ways this was the hardest one for you to write. when you can't get back to sleep. it's an effective sleep medicine you don't take before bedtime. take it in bed only when you need it and have at least four hours left for sleep. do not take intermezzo if you have had an allergic reaction to drugs containing zolpidem, such as

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. >>> bobby brown is headed to prison for 55 days after pleading no contest to driving under the influence and on a suspended license. the singer reports to jail on march 20th. >>> michelle williams and jason segel have reportedly ended their relationship. the two have dated since march 2012. and couldn't handle the long distance romance any more. >>> the "jersey shore's" snooki has sold her custom cadillac on ebay for $77,000. that's a lot of blink on it. that's a whopping $37,000 more than she paid for it. 84 people bid on the car but only one was the winner. >>> audrey hepburn is in a new commercial. you heard correctly. the dearly departed actress is in a new ad for a british chocolate company. the ad has the full support of the hepburn estate with her son saying she'd be proud of her new role. classic. >>> and if you're suffering from from kim and kanye withdrawal, as i know bill does, don't fret. back on the cover of a fashion magazine. kim looking happy to be there, i'd say. >> i don't know. they get more attention. >> maybe she wasn't prepared for that snapshot. i'm sure they were

rumor of gay relationship and difficulty in the marriage to ex-husband bobby brown on twitter bobby christina slammed the book saying quote i find it to be disrespectful to my mother and me being her daughter won't tolerate. >> she's grieving. he she doesn't know me or anything i can do for her i will be there. >> she

collin farrell back on the big screen now out for blood.y8i/ñ rachel smith explain autos r & b stars bobby brownake a step behind bars. the 44-year-old pled no contest to dui charges yesterday, sentenced to 55 days in jail, four years probation and will have to pay 3600s ndz fines and complete an alcohol treatment program. brown arrested in october on suspicion of dui and driving on a suspended license. he was on probation for a previous dui at the time. >>> collin farrell in hollywood last night for the premier of the new drama "dead man down". collin told us he doesn't believe in an eye for an eye. >> as a practice, there is an ideology boy pursue no. interest in it. i think violence begets violence. >> next year's oscars only 12 month as way. but tina fey made up her mind about hosting. she enjoyed hosting golden globes and tells the huffington post there is quote no, way she'd host oscars saying it's so hard for a woman who also has to try on dresses. check out otrc.com to see what this year's host says mcfarland says about hosting again. you can also hear from all of the winners. >> an east

and all the goods and services provided during the makeovers were furnished by pr partners, bobby brown cosmetics, and niemann marcus. we thank them for that. >>> coming up, how planning to spend presidents day. plus tom kierein will be back with another check on the rain that could be coming in the area. >>> remember the nats were three outs away from advancing? bringing playoff baseball back to washington for the first time since '33. the quest for the world series begins today. pitchers and catchers reporting to spring training. the nationals had the best record in baseball a year ago. they'll have a different look this year. rafael soriano is the big move this off-season. the nats also traded for outfielders denard span and traded away michael morse. the allegations against gio gonzalez who led baseball in wins last year. allegations he used performance enhancing drugs. his name has been linked to a florida lab accused of providing banned substances to major league players. he insists he never cheated. he said his dad was a legitimate patient who went there to lose weight. we're hea

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singer whitney houston came here once on a private jet with her husband bobby brown, who upon emergingfrom customs with data rollup 100-dollar bills passing them out to petitions outside the terminal. many if not most of them gave the money back. americans would find this as mr. brown did, he notes gout well but he couldn't have had ample opportunity to understand very much about how the culture works here. >> guest: hazel and i were driving in the countryside and we saw a flamboyant trade that we liked growing in a field. flamboyant tree is one of the prettiest trees and limbs between june and september. it's a brilliant red, orange with something between and it's just a wonderful tree in every way. so, we located the tree and nothing is going on. and so, we stopped and said welr the tree? i am and american and use the i have unfortunately some manners i shouldn't have but because you have it occasionally people stop an american start somewhere in the middle of the conversation by getting to the point. how much we take for the tree and he says -- for you and that sort of thing. so of

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singer whitney houston came here once on a private jet with her husband bobby brown, who upon emergingfrom customs with data rollup 100-dollar bills passing them out to petitions outside the terminal. many if not most of them gave the money back. americans would find this as mr. brown did, he notes gout well but he couldn't have had ample opportunity to understand very much about how the culture uest: here. .. hazel and i were driving in the countryside and we saw a flamboyant trade that we liked growing in a field. flamboyant tree is one of the prettiest trees and limbs between june and september. it's a brilliant red, orange with something between and it's just a wonderful tree in every way. so, we located the tree and nothing is going on. and so, we stopped and said welr the tree? i am and american and use the i have unfortunately some manners i shouldn't have but because you have it occasionally people stop an american start somewhere in the middle of the conversation by getting to the point. how much we take for the tree and he says -- for you and that sort of thing. so of course

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carrie herman, bobbi brown, thank you very much.ht. we're back now with more of our countdown to the sochi olympics, one year from today. and this program will be there. >>> we've got al on the plaza with scott ma'am hamilton who everybody knows. and we have a course they're about to embark on. >> i've been waiting all year for this. this only happens every four years. incidentally, let me tell you what's going to happen. >> okay. >> they're going to start at the top of the hill. >> yeah. >> they're going to sled down. they have to run back up the hill, then two-man sled down. they have to ring the bell. then here is where the agility comes in. the agility comes in, they have to step through these rings over the hurdle. >> they have to step through all of them? >> every single one. but this is about presentation. >> oh, really? >> figure skating. they have to throw these snowballs through the olympic wings and then we will determine who is the champion. >> who the winners are. >> okay. good luck. >> wait, wait, wait. what did you sa

stephanie: we're trying to, right, allow more brown people that are really bad speaker like marco rubio and bobbyial security and medicare, what? oh it's different when my parents use it. stephanie: that was whiplashy. >> it was like paul ryan talking about medicare and his mom, or the fact that he got through college with social security benefits, that he didn't end up using. stephanie: yeah. >> yeah, i mean are we surprised this is hypocrisy here? no. stephanie: she's right, we are ascared of rubio especially now. please don't run him. [ laughter ] >> for people on the right that don't understand irony that means yes please do run him. stephanie: talk, karl. >> o'reilly. >> do democrats think we're stupid? and they might be right. obama is an honest man in the sense that he has never denied that he wants to create a huge government and spend trillions of dollarsen oh entitlements. americans reelected him despite all the warnings about fiscal irresponsibility. now the country is invested in mr. obama for another term, let the tax money flow. >> ok. stephanie: he used the worth c. oh lossas sever

brown and herman cain and dennis kucinich. hmm. the big headline out of the republican governors conference this year was louisiana republican governor bobby jindal insisting that republicans must stop being, quote, the stupid party. and the line was not meant as a joke. we're now a week away from the filing deadline in the first u.s. senate race that will take place after the presidential election, the race to fill john kerry's open seat in massachusetts. we are a week out from the filing deadline, and it is not at all clear if any republican vying for that seat will even collect enough signatures in massachusetts to qualify to be on the ballot. in the first governor's race to take place after the presidential election, which is in virginia, the democratic candidate and the republican candidate are locked in a dead heat thanks to a second dissident republican candidate who is splitting the center right vote with the other republican candidate. elsewhere in republican politics, the first ever filibuster to stop a cabinet nominee in u.s. history turns out to be based in part on republican senators believing a satirical joke about something

bobby mitchell, charlie taylor changed that for me, as did sonny and all too briefly, vince lombardi. as the years went by, i started loving that team, though. really the players. larry brownpat fisher, doc walker, pete wysocki. as my love for smurfs and over the hill gang grew, so did my distate for that in my view vulgar name. you see, back in the day, when i wasn't scanning the paper to see what roy cam nell a or buddy young had done, i was watching tim holt and love me some randolph scott. it was in those westerns and so many more, all of them, that i never, not once ever heard of a red skin referred to respectfully. a red skin was always dirty, dirty redskins, bloody redskins, savage redskins, inhuman, unhuman, you name it. back in the day. you wanted to insult a black man, an italian, a jew an irishman and start a fight, you threw outertain words. you know what they are. they were and are pejoratives of the first order, the worst order specifically intended to injure. in my view, redskins was and is in that same category. few years back, i decided to stop using it on the air. george michael bet me nobody would notice. i had to pay up. we got not a single question or