whitney houston, the stars say good-bye, chaka chan, jennifer holiday. the hit making producer that made whitney a star speaks out for the first time since her death. only in america. from an 11-year-old girl singing her idol's songs in the mirror and in front of millions in a farewell. is the piers morgan tonight. good evening. my exclusive with whitney houston's close friend, chaka ch can khan in a moment. the autopsy is being completed and houston's body arrives in new jersey tonight where her funeral is tentatively set for friday. no word on the cause of death. the results of the toxicology test should be available in six to eight weeks. police say there's no indication at the moment of any foul play. >> as of right now, it's not a criminal investigation. we have concluded our portion of the investigation at the hotel. we have a team of investigators that are specifically assigned to this case. as of right now in this state -- >> reporting on the story on saturday night, the world reeled in shock from the death of whitney houston, let me ask you, don

chaka khan joins me live from los angeles by phone.a pop superstar you knew her, sang backup, called her your little sister. first, insight about your relationship with her over the years. >> okay. i'm still in shock, trying to wrap my head around the whole thing. her mother, during the '80s when i was living in new york, used to record background with me a lot when i was -- when martin was my producer. one person -- she told me she had a daughter who was a great singer. i said really? she said, yes. she's a teenager. i said, bring her down tomorrow, have her sing some stuff with us. so she did. you know, she was a tall, thin, little girl, a teenager but a very girlish, sweet quality about her. i immediately fell in love with her. we both fell in love, we were very tight. we've known each other forever and we -- we sang on about three, four numbers. and through the years she got her record deal and i started moving up in the ranks and handling and holding her own so beautifully i was always there to support her. we saw each other a lot

i can see that in her personality. >> you were at the clive davis party. >> yeah. >> chaka khan didn't go and thought it was tasteless to continue with it. what did you feel? >> you know, it was weird, yeah. it was strange. it was strange to be there because all i kept thinking personally kept thinking about was that her body is on the fourth floor. i just sat at my table. i don't drink much. i kept saying, more wine, please. maybe it was -- if it was me, i would have probably canceled. i don't know what that entailed. >> i think it was very hard for clive davis, i have to say, i wouldn't criticize him at all. >> i'm not criticizing clive. >> i wouldn't either chaka khan was upset. >> if he would have he could have. i went to his hotel room, that man was devastated, how he pulled that together to be that strong, it amazed me. >> stay with us. we will have deepak chopra. i want to talk about celebrities and prescription drugs that may be a hell of a lot more dangerous than people think they are and more dangerous than street drugs. we want to protect the house. right. but... home securi

. >> the thing that angers me, i think, i came out interviewing chaka khan, really intense emotional interview last night, because she had been an addict, knew whitney. let's play a clip so we can reacquaint ourselves with what she said. >> i stand on it. whoever flew her out to perform at that party should have provided someone to be there, to somehow look -- just keep the riffraff out of the situation, just keep some of the dangerous people away. >> the more i thought about what she said there, i listened to dr. drew erupting in anger earlier on and i understood why because the reality is if you've been an addict, you remain an addict. you might be in recovery. some of the people she was hanging around with had been popping up on television saying she was only having a few glasses of champagne. >> can't do that -- you can't have a glass of champagne. >> how stupid can you be to think that you can let an addict have a few glasses of champagne when she's taking loads of prescription drugs. >> what can you do? she'll go somewhere -- i don't know. >> i think what you do is -- >> you wa

and recording artist chaka khan who joins us by phone. good morning to both of you.ng on. >> good morning. >> reverend, if i could start with you. as we've noted you've known whitney and her family for years. have you spoken to her mother or dionne warwick her aunt? >> no, i've not been able to reach them. we've reached out to them. but i spent a lot of time last night talking to people that knew her well, was working with her, including one of the directors of the movie me just finished "sparkle" that's coming out. and everyone is numb and in shock, because she seemingly had recaptured her whole grip on life. they said that we will be amazed at how well she will come off in 'tis movie. she even sang. i know i saw her a couple times last year and she kept saying reverend, thank you for praying for me. we all knew and stood by her mother, cissy houston, who showed an incomparable strength to sand by her daughter. because whitney was our star. she was the one that was the beacon that brought our music to a whole other level. and for this to happen is beyond words how w

. >> jennifer hudson and chaka khan will pay tribute.alk with chaka khan and how she plans to remember her friend. >> she is being regarded as the best singer of her time. >> at her peak, she was known as the golden girl, but she struggled with drug addiction as her career went sideways. she was found saturday at that hotel in beverly hills. kristen dahlgren begins with our coverage there. >> reporter: whitney houston was suppose supposed to be here for clyde davis' pregrammy party but instead this is where she died and where some of the biggest names gathered last night to mourn. stars arrived at the beverly hilton just hours before her death. >> we'll miss her. we'll miss the sound and her presence. >> we're very sad. >> as they comforted each other, police continued their investigation. >> approximately 3:43 pm this afternoon, a 911 call was placed at the beverly hills police department by hotel security. it was a medical emergency call. >> rushed to houston's room on the fourth floor and tried to resuscitate the 48-year-old but minut

one of whitney houston's long time friends chaka khan will pay tribute to her at the grammy awards. can hear the emotion in her voice as she tells hln about her last conversation with houston. >> i'm still in shock. i can't wrap my head around the fact that i won't be able to hug her and say, hey, anymore, you know? that's the hardest thing for me. >> how difficult -- >> i loved her. >> how difficult is it going to be for you tonight to put those emotions aside and give a proper tribute to whitney at the grammys? >> i don't know. i'm just going to pray that i can -- i don't know. i don't know how i'm going to do it. but i'm going to do what i can. >> when is the last time you spoke with whitney houston? >> it was, i think, the end of -- the end of last summer, i saw her. she came to -- prince and i were working here in l.a. and she came to the gig. and she came up on stage with me and we sang together. and afterwards we talked for, like, over an hour in my dressing room. and we had a wonderful talk. and, you know, it is so surreal. i just saw her. >> it will be hard for chaka khan a

ability to sort of sit back today and listen all that great music and to listen to jennifer hudson and chakat and pay tribute to her will be magical and so well deserved. >> yeah, magical sounds like the right word. so, you know, while it is very heart breaking, you know, that's kind of the understatement, you know, that i'm making, that how heart breaking it is, the loss of whitney houston, but at the same time, you know, do you feel like it -- it feels that much more painful for people because they were hoping this comeback was really one in which to believe in, that she -- her career was potentially going to make the kind of return that suffered such an absence in recent years? >> you know, i just don't know. i mean, life is fragile and addiction is a very terrible thing. and even if drugs were not involved, clearly she's been weakened over the years by her own admitted use of drugs. so i think, you know, hopefully we'll know more in coming days about what actually caused this. but really i think that careers in the music business are fragile as well. and when you combine the two things,

backup at the beginning of her career for the hit single "i'm every woman" for chaka kahn.old from unwith of our producers there on the ground with you, casey or i should say away from where you are now. the security hold by the beverly hills police department, so, all this have confirming what you and i have been talking about and your reporting revealed to us, typical of a case like this. >> right. yeah, you know, it's again, they want to make sure that all of the i's are dotted and the t's are crossed and don't want any mistakes to be made. the last thing a police department or county agency wants is for someone to come back a couple of weeks, months from now and point fingers and say that things were not done properly. so, there's obviously a certain degree of sensitivity and dell casty that has to be used in handling the investigation here. and we also need to bear in mind the 24 hours news cycle, harris, you asked me earlier, about if we had he' heard word on a funeral arrangement coming down or anything like that, it's only been about 24 hours, really, since this new

take a listen to what chaka kahn said last night. good stuff. >> whoever flew her out to perform at that party should have provided someone to be there, to somehow look -- just keep the riffraff out of the situation. just keep some of the dangerous people away. >> was she very vulnerable, do you think? whitney, even to the end, to that kind of situation? >> absolutely -- i am. i'm very vulnerable, as an -- i mean, i'm not -- i will never do cocaine again. i know that. but we are sensitive, highly sensitive people, entertainers. >> reporter: yeah, so that was chaka khan last night on piers morgan. and yesterday i went to that club, the last pictures of whitney houston seen in that club. one of the managers said it was very hot in there, nothing seemed out of the ordinary, anybody leaving that club would be sweaty. and again, we don't know whitney's frame of mind or how she was that night, because we weren't inside whitney's mind. we'll have to wait for this to play out, the toxicology reports to see in all of this. so back to you. >>

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it was written for chaka khan. >> i know. >> she sang it heavenly.iter's dream to go from chaka khan to whitney houston. >> they said whitney at her best was the best voice they have ever heard. >> well, whitney's voice is a voice that you ask any good and great singer, you know, if you could have another voice, what voice would it be? i would pick hers. it had everything. it was elastic. it had meaning. it had range. it had soul. it had pop sensibility. an ability to interpret a lyric in a way that made you feel it, you know? a lot of singers can sing and have a lot of stuff going on and do a lot of tricks. she did flat footed singing. she could stand flat foot and sing. and cause the hairs on your arms to raise. you could feel it. it was emotional, yeah. >> when people look back at her singing, they see an incredible range of songs. how do you think she would like her legacy to be in terms of the music? >> i think she will be, you know, it's interesting. during this time, we get to hear so much whitney coming at us at once, then we say ahh. now i r

and now we know a tribute by jennifer hudson and chaka khan. you imagine what that will be like. outside the gathering at the beverly hilton is our correspondent casey stegall who has been keeping us apprised of the breaking news out there at the scene. bring us up to speed there, casey. >> first of all, i just want to say that as a journalist when we cover these events we get so entrenched in gathering all of the facts and passing everything along but there are moments where you sort of have to step back when you are off the air and have to kind of self-reflect and sort of pinch yourself when you are covering the moments in history. as i was saying earlier it doesn't matter how hold you are, it doesn't matter the color of your skin, everyone loved whitney houston. and her music can just give you chills at times. you know, music is so powerful it can take you back to very specific moments in your life. i can remember sitting in my room and listening to whitney houston and to now be standing outside of the beverly hilton hotel here in beverly hi

and now we know a tribute by jennifer hudson and chaka khan. you imagine what that will be like. outside the gathering at the beverly hilton is our correspondent casey stegall who has been keeping us apprised of the breaking news out there at the scene. bring us up to speed there, casey. >> first of all, i just want to say that as a journalist when we cover these events we get so entrenched in gathering all of the facts and passing everything along but there are moments where you sort of have to step back when you are off the air and have to kind of self-reflect and sort of pinch yourself when you are covering the moments in history. as i was saying earlier it doesn't matter how hold you are, it doesn't matter the color of your skin, everyone loved whitney houston. and her music can just give you chills at times. you know, music is so powerful it can take you back to very specific moments in your life. i can remember sitting in my room and listening to whitney houston and to now be standing outside of the beverly hilton hotel here in beverly hi

not only was chaka close to whitney but she dealt with her own addictions. party, he did not want it to go on but the organizers were already in too deep. it was only hours from it starting. no way to pull the plug. what we also found out is from people at the party it was a very somber scene. very eerie. it was like a memorial but made even more eerie because she was lying upstairs, her body, and being wheeled out. so everyone there said it was an incredibly strange experience being there but it was just too late to pull it with so many people coming already. so they made it into a makeshift memorial but perhaps for many people, including chaka, that was not the right decision. >> ian, thanks so much. [ tom ] we invented the turbine business right here in schenectady. without the stuff that we make here, you wouldn't be able to walk in your house and flip on your lights. [ brad ] at ge we build turbines that power the world. they go into power plants which take some form of energy, harness it, and turn it into more efficient electricity. [ ron ] when i was

she sold 170 million records earthquake groundbreaking artist, started out as a backup singer for chakahan. >> uh. >> and became the super star we know. dead at the age of 48. >> she will be missed. >>> and we move to politics. the 2012 campaign trail takes us north. mitt romney is back in the saddle after another win and this time in main man's caucuses. >> and molly line has the story from portland, maine. >> the winner is mitt romney. >> reporter: republicans picking the former massachusetts governor in the state straw poll with 39% of the vote. romney didn't run away with it. congressman ron paul getting 36% of the vote. >> and this is an unofficial non-binding poll that just simply shows a snapshot or takes's current pulse of which presidential candidate has the most support. >> reporter: the straw poll doesn't allocate delegates. that comes later. mitt romney trying to stabilize his campaign after losing in colorado, arizona, and missouri. >> reporter: want to be your nominee, i want to beat president obama. i believe i can. i believe i'm the one person in this race who can beat t

chaka khan herself is a recovering addict and says the music industry can become a very bad influencen stars. >> i was seeing these pictures of her apparently falling at clubs and whether it was a lot of wine, but certainly, the fact that she was drinking publicly in these clubs in hollywood seemed to me a potential recipe for disaster. >> it was. it absolutely was, and i stand by that. i stand on that. i stand on that whoever flew her out to perform at that party should have provided someone to be there to somehow look, just keep the riffraff out of the situation, just keep some of the dangerous people away. >> was she very vulnerable, do you think -- >> yes. >> -- even to the end to that kind of situation? >> absolutely, we're all -- i am. i'm very vulnerable as, you know -- i mean, i'm not -- i will never do cocaine again, i know that, but we are sensitive, highly sensitive people, entertainers. >> chaka khan also says it was complete insanity that that party actually went on. whitney houston used to be her backup singer. >> i didn't know that. >> quite some time ago. >> isn't that

i saw chaka kahn talking about her planning how to come to these parties.t is, you don't have to come to them at all. there is no reason you need to be there. and to be in an environment where there's druinking and drugs, and more importantly, a false sense of self. that was the worst place on earth for a newly sober whitney houston to be. >> chaka kahn was saying given the history, you arrive at the grammys a day or so before, certainly not a week. she last performed with her friend kelly price. they were at a club friday night and had a couple glasses of champagne. she said it was all fun and good, not all innocuous partying, but especially for a chronic addict, isn't one glass of champagne too much? >> it's always too much. and here's -- you showed drew's outrage. we've been trying to talk about this for years. addicts need to not do anything. they need to not see doctors for sleep medication, they need to not worry about their backache i ing, they need to not worry about sleeping, they need not one drop of champagne. we've been screaming about this for

. >> looks like a young chaka khan. >> that really is blown out.r been tackle d by your hair? >> i have been. i had the football though, so i was happy. >> jason's got a clip. there you go. mike wallace. his name has come up. if he doesn't stay with the steelers, tony demarco be the 49ers -- it would be the steelers. you know the 49ers might have a chance? >> i think he's a legitimate wide reader. -- i think the frienz is the patriots. >>> what surprised me is sometimes we take this for granted. but grant, our early evening anchor came up to hang around with him. and kimep -- one time -- kimmy, one tim i was lying there gaping for air, and kimmy said, i got to go. she hung around to have her picture taken with him. >> he was so nice. >> very nice . so the restaurant just for the has beening of it, said -- for the heck of it, he's going to be associated with these guys. and kimmy's been offered a premium. >> goodnight everybody. ♪ [ male announcer ] offering four distinct driving modes and lexus' dynamic handling, the next generation of lexus will n

. >> that is what chaka khan had to say about artists so many of them become, i guess they make more. we're learning more ant whitney houston's finances and we're talking about why she may be right when it comes to whitney. here are some things we thought you should know. a new poll shows the fight for a massachusetts seat could come down to how the two debate against one another. the poll shows democratic elizabeth warren in a statistical guy with scott brown. the poll also found 60% of voters say they might change their mind depending on performance in debate. >>> a protest outside the dog show is aimed at mitt romney. about a dozen demonstrators gathered to protest romney after the story was re-revealed that he took a trip with family and strapped his dog in crate on the roof of the vehicle. that happened in 1983. one of his sons told the story. organizers of the dog against romney website say they have about 25,000 members. the protesters held signs that said mitt is mean and dogs are not luggage. >>> newt gingrich gave a california crowd some details on his evening plans. >> all

chaka khan and kelly -- she used to be a backup singer with chaka khan. she used to be a backup singer with kelly price. here's what they had to say last night. >> i was coming through a city like l.a. we made specific plans. i come in day -- night before, the day of performance. especially if you're still -- if you're not -- you've gone into proper treatment and gotten really handled, gotten your situation handled, yeah, that was the first big mistake, for her to come in an entire week before her performance at the party. >> she was not high. i'm a girl that grew up in the projects in new york city. i know high when i see it. she was not high. >> i stand on that whoever flew her out to perform at that party should have provided someone to be there, to somehow look -- just keep the riffraff out of the situation. just keep some of the dangerous people away. >> i saw her with a couple of glasses of champagne. and our interactions were normal. there was nothing that seemed that it was over the top. she didn't seem to be intoxicated to me. >> i thought was am

jennifer hudson and chaka khan will lead what is sure to be a stirring musical tribute. but let's begin with casey wian who is following the investigation in los angeles. casey, you have some new information about when we may see those autopsy results. >> reporter: that's right, ted. we can now confirm according to the los angeles county coroner's office that the autopsy is taking place today. they're saying once that autopsy is complete, whitney houston's body will then be released to the next of kin. they are also saying the toxicology results could take up to eight weeks and according to the coroner's office the beverly hills police department, which is leading the investigation into the singer's death, has requested that a security hold be placed on those autopsy results. so it's going to be quite some time before we have any definitive information as to how she died. now, as to the other story you mentioned that's part of this, a little while ago the singer's daughter bobbi kristina brown, as you mentioned, was taken to cedars-sinai hospital in los angeles. the fire

we've been informed that chaka khan will be performing, although she was asked to perform by the recording academy although she doesn't know specifically what her role will be. it will be an emotional night, a lot of people taking that stage will reflect on whitney houston. whitney houston, she had no plans to attend the grammys. the only aten -- the only event she planned on attending was the clive davis party. she wasn't going to perform but she wanted to be with her good friends in the music business. little did she know tonight would be all about her, albeit in a tragic way, fred. >> clive davis, the man who quote/unquote discovered her was the first to sign her to the arista records, so a close relationship, very sad loss, deeply felt by so many who loved whitney houston. thanks so much. the investigation continues as to what caused the death of whitney houston. casey wian is on that case. what more are investigators saying, if anything? >> not much right now, fed reka. we know the beverly hills police department told us this morning that all of its investigators were gone from the be