clive davis' big pre-grammy bash.hel smith was there partying with them and has the highlights. >>> and two weeks away from a white house state dinner that could be a bit uncomfortable. on the guest list, france's president who has just split from his long term girlfriend after a public scandal, revealing he's been having an affair with a much younger act stress. now that one paramour is out, will the other one win a coveted spot at the dinner next month? >> i'm sure that is exactly what president obama wants. >>> but a shooting at a big and busy mall. shoppers scrambling for their lives. and this morning, police investigating what may have sent the gunman into a killer rage. jeff has the latest from maryland. jeff, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, dan. it all happened in an instant, witnesses said, and not a single word was exchanged between the gunman and his two victims before a burst of shotgun blasts sparked an afternoon of horror. over night, bomb squad units worked to secure the deadly scene at the mall

clive davis' big pre-grammy bash.hel smith was there partying with them and has the highlights. >>> and two weeks away from a white house state dinner that could be uncomfortable. on the guest list, france's president who's just split when his long-time girlfriend after a very public scandal revealing he's been having an affair with a much younger actress. now that one paramour is out, will another one win a spot at the glamorous dinner next month? >> that's what the president wants. >>> but a shooting at a big and busy mall. shoppers scrambling for their lives. and this morning, police investigating what may have sent the gunman into a killer rage. we have the latest from columbia, maryland. jeff, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, dan. it all happened in an instant, witnesses said, and not a single word was exchanged between the gunman and his victims before a burst of shotgun blasts sparked an afternoon of horror. overnight bomb squad worked to secure the deadly scene at this mall in columbia, maryland. bring

clive davis' big pre-grammy bash.achel smith was there partying with them and has the highlights. >>> and two weeks away from a white house state dinner that could be uncomfortable. and france's president after splitting when his girlfriend, he's been having an affair with a much younger actress. now that one par amour is out, will another win out? >> that's what the president wants. >>> but a shooting at a big and busy mall. and this morning, police investigating what may have sent the gunman into a killer raise. jeff, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, dan. it all happened in an instant, witnesses said, and not a single word was exchanged between the gunman and his victims before a burst of shotgun blasts sparked an afternoon of horror. they worked to secure the deadly scene at the mall in columbia, maryland. bringing in robots to disable two crude devices who killed two mall employees before turning the gun on himself. >> kids are hiding in the bathroom in the upper areas. >> police are scouring surveillance

>> there was a clive davis party, you got invited, i didn't. so i took your invite.. i was like i wonder if we're getting in. probably not. i get in there and i put on my red dress my mom got me and some girl is wearing the exact same dress. so we -- >> you did the right thing. you said -- >> it happens and we own it. >> it was -- stevie wonder was there, joni mitchell. all these people. people were performing macklemore and it was your seat. i'm sorry. >> i had a great seat down in the keys, baby, yes. hoda, i'm so happy. nothing makes you happier. >> it was an awesome weekend. we have to see "beautiful," me and you. >> "beautiful" in about two weeks. >> good. >> i'm so happy for her. she's one of the -- and james taylor. these two people, for certainly it was my youth, not yours, hoda, but they are the soundtrack of my life. two favorite albums, cds growing up, they weren't cds then, was tapestry by carroll king and sweet baby james. you want to know what a generation of unbelievable music was, listen to those two cds. >> daft punk last night -- >> i never heard of

. >>> one of most powerful men in the pop music industry, clive davis.ose to wlit ifhit houston who pretty much destroyed herself with drugs. she was a close friend of yours in addition to being a client. >> that's true. >> what was the genesis of her problem, where did that problem begin? >> i don't know when the problem began. i do know that when i discovered her when she was 19, she was full of energy and wonderful spirit. she loved music. she was a workhorse. ♪ i believe the children are our future teach athem well and let them lead the way ♪ >> she went everywhere for the first two albums. and just loved it. >> and she was clean back then, right? >> oh, she had to be, of course. >> so she wasn't troubled, it wasn't like you were bringing a juvenile delinquent or something. she was a woman who had a talent. >> no question. p. >> and then she evolves into a worldwide superstar. ♪ i want to dance with somebody ♪ >> and then desecends into the world of drugs. >> i did meet with her at my home. i saw her a year later at the michael jackson cop certificat

. >> clive davis.f him. >> how old are you when you were so big. >> you don't want to kill anybody do you? >> i want to treat you the way you treated us. you killed our men and women and babies. >> i am not killing anyone. >> and i am out there tied to a stake playing the wagon train and i am saying what the hell am i doing here. >> you are a morop or a liar. which is it? >> most children tonight understand what you are doing and why you are acting bizarre and it is troubling to children who don't have direction. >> it is my job as an art out to be out there pushing buttons. >> there is a self censorship. i never do. >> i don't think that is true. >> bull feathers. >> and my mother lives in the house i grew up in. you are invited to come there. i would not eat you. >> if i follow you. i would follow you. >> we are not a threat to national security. >> i would go to denny's with you and everywhere you will. >> you want to cut down on aids transmission. we'll have parties and not allow the illegal drugs.

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one of the most powerful men in the pop industry, clive davis. destroyed herself with drugs. that's where i began the conversation with clive dis. whitney houston was a close friend of yours in addition to being a client. >> that's true. >> what was the genesis of the problem? when did it begin? >> i don't know when the problem began. i know when i discovered her when she was 19 she was full of energy and wonderful spirit. she loved music. she was a workhorse. ♪ i believe the children are our future ♪ ♪ teach them well and let them lead the way ♪ >> her first album just didn't break here in america. it broke in every country in the world. she won everywhere for the first two albums and just loved it. >> she was queen back then. >> oh, she -- clean. >> she had to be. >> she wasn't troubled like a juvenile delinquent. she had a talent. >> minister in the which you have . no question. >> then she evolved into a worldwide superstar. ♪ i wanna dance with somebody >> and descends into the world of drugs. >> i did meet with her at my home. i saw her a y

. >>> one of most >>> one of the most powerful men in the pop music industry, clive davis.to whitney houston who pretty much destroyed herself with drugs. that's where i begin a conversation with drive davis. whitney houston was a close friend of yours, in addition to being a client, correct? >> that's true. >> what was the genesis of her problem? where did that problem begin? >> i don't know when the problem began. i do know that when i discovered her, when she was 19, she was full of energy and wonderful spirit. she loved music. she was a workhorse. ♪ i believe the children are our future ♪ ♪ teach them well and let them lead the way ♪ >> her first albums didn't just break here in america, it broke in every country in the world. she won everywhere for the first two albums. and just loved it. >> she was clean then, right? >> she had to be, of course. >> she wasn't troubled. it wasn't like you were bringing in a juvenile delinquent or something. she was a woman who had a talent -- >> was a minister in the church. no, no question. absolutely. >> okay. then she evalves into t

. >> we should also mention that you are also a grammy winner to be at clive davis' party, and tell usi am. yes, indeed. i went in the best album notes category and not like the rest of the group. >> and i always read your notes, anthony decurtis. >> well, i have a small but devoted audience. small but devoted. >> thank you, we will be watching the show. >> pleasure. thank you so much. >> cheers. >>> all right. coming up in a few moments we will have more here in the "cnn will have more here in the "cnn newsroom." -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com >>> as promised, hello, e everyone, i'm miguel marcus, and you are in the cnn newsroom. a crowded mall turned into instantly a violent crime scene. a man in maryland, columbia opened up a shotgun in a skater shot zume's. >> the identity of the shooter, we don't know yet, and when the officers approached, he was obviously deceased, but he was also still had a large amount of ammunition still on and about him.

>> there was a clive davis party. you got invited. i didn't. i took your invite.t seat down in the keys baby. >> it was an awesome thing. we've got to go see beautiful in two weeks. >> good. good. >> i'm so happy for her. certainly it was my youth not yours hoda. my two albums growing up was tapestry by carroll king and sweet baby james. you ought to know what a generation of beautiful music was. listen to those cds. >> speaking of last night, great night of music. daft punk. >> i'm their biggest fans now. >> they play the song "get lu y lucky." they won album of the year. they don't speak. they've robots. here's a little bit of that. ♪ get lucky ♪ get lucky . >> that's why i enjoy the grammys. i get to discover what everybody is talking about. i hear the songs for the very first time. the ones you are all sick of. i go, that's kind of catchy. yeah. >> these guys never show their faces. we don't know what color they are, how old they are. >> they're french right? >> they're french. >> one of the best duets was sara and carroll. they sang this matchup of beautiful