diana ross was a legendary actress and beautiful but whitney was known for the voice and later on actingbilities. she did what diana did and took it to another level. its see sad she ended her career before diana, so much sooner. >> she wasn't able to do a tour of the last u.s. a bum and someone people were always rooting for. why do you think there wasn't the market for that? >> i think the european tour was more of a test with the record label to see if whitney still had what she had all those years, if she could still sell out alinas and give a two-hour show. those tours are gruelling and exhausting and midway through she wasn't cutting it. if she had shown she had the voice they would have made it a u.s. tour, would have been proof whitney could still deliver but unfortunately the internet, the youtube clips went viral and everywhere you turned you saw this -- >> sad. >> this sad performance of almost, you know, it was irrecognizable. her being on stage and straining to hit the low notes when she was on tour in europe, it was unbelievable. >> very, very painful to listen to. stay wit

can we go to the diana ross footage? for the first time in a long time and i thought she looked marvelous. whenever i see her, i want her to sick. i'm ask, where has she been? is she in vegas? what is she doing? >> just hanging out, polishing her grammies. >> my other disappointment, stevie wonder came out as one of the presenters. and i'm like, stevie, for god's sake, sing something. let's start with fashion. >> it was different tonight. of course, nicki minaj. ?awr on her case. >> i'm really not, but we expect that from nicki, just like lady gaga. there she is. >> it was like she walked into a volleyball net. >> what about fergie? >> i see fearing gee's underpants on display. >> she was kind of like a take- off of the great pumpkin but a hot version. >> nicki and lady gaga, they go for. that it is what it is. >> we're talk about them. >> that's the thing. we made this happen. ever since lady gaga wore the kermit dress. >> or the meat. >> the meat, absolutely. so we've kind of proven, i think it all started, like j-lo w

from stevie wonder and diana ross to michael jackson and even l.l. cool j.he conductor on the hippest train in america for more than two decades, cornelius' later years were touched by family troubles and declining health. however, the nation will remember him as a symbol of his own signature sign-off. >> i'm don cornelius, and as always in parting we wish you love, peace, and soul! >> reporter: and friends say while they knew cornelius had been struggling with health problems for years the news of his demise was still very devastating. rob, paula. >> it's hard to imagine what led to his suicide. there was one person who came out yesterday and said there could have been the onset of dementia and perhaps he took his own life to not go down that road over the next, you know, couple of years. so whatever the reason, though, he leaves behind an amazing legacy. there obviously as you can see people paying their respects. the flowers and different tributes at his star on the hollywood walk of fame. certainly well earned. >> definitely. >>> well, an amazing medical

today is that judy and i saw as this team has given that evidence they've all that point his lawyer diana ross seems to be quite convincing in front of the seven judges they would have not think she just a bit of hubris the proceedings which everyone always seems to have breached and she was talking mainly about judicial authority when in the swedish prosecutor had the judicial authority to issue the european arrest warrant under which noses extradition has been requested she said does this person pursue this prosecutor have it as somebody who is party to the case essentially who has a vested interest in the case and her argument was that the swedish prosecutor come to me impartial and independent to say that it goes against the fundamental principle of law there's been in place ever since you know existed basically associate himself notes during the hearing he listened very attentively and then he left at the end of the day looking fairly relaxed in the building the you see behind me to see if we can go to his basic you last chance saloon julian assange as far as his british legal fight has g

i remember calling diana ross and it just was like -- something we couldn't believe was true. we were rehearsing that day, rehearsing for a spring recital. and i couldn't keep it from the kids because twitter and everything is out there, so i had to tell them. and oh, my god, i had all these hundreds of kids just weeping and crying. and then we said okay, pull it together. we're dancing for michael now. and that helped us get through the hurt for ourselves. and of course i immediately thought about his mother because his mother, katherine, has always been so wonderful and always been there for him. and it was just hard for everyone. >> she says it continues to be hard for all of those who new him personally. so next hour, deb lbie allen fa to face. she says breaking in to the entertainment business is not easy. staying in it, even harder. >>> drivers in northern indiana had to put up with whiteout conditions because of blinding snow there. the weather service issued a lake-effect snow warning overnight. up a foot of snow fell making for dangerous conditions there. the storm al

aretha franklin, etta james, roberta flack, or diana ross ♪ my love has come along >> etta james?. >> etta james. you hear it in the studio and you want to keep listening to it. a lot of the younger fans may know this because beyonce played her in a movie. so when beyonce went to play the song famously for the inauguration of obama, afterward she said, i can't stand beyonce. later she said she was joking but its haven't fun -- it wasn't funny at the time. >> finish these lyrics to this love song sung by the temptations. ♪ i've got sunshine on a cloudy day ♪ ♪ when it's cold outside i've got the month of may ♪ ♪ i guess you'd say what can make me feel this way ♪ ♪ my girl >> she did that in five keys. that's not easy to do. >> good for her. those are classic lyrics. >> smokey robinson actually co-wrote that song. we need that singer out in the audience. that band's been together for more than 50 years but only otis "big daddy" williams is still part of it. >> which song played during the famous pottery scene in the 1990 movie "ghost?" the way we were, when a man loves a woman or un

in fact, we understand from our fox news producer on the red carpet that diana ross just showed up moments ago. joan collins spoke to our produder and wanted to point out that again whitney houston was not only an icon in the music industry but she was also very successful on the silver screen and joan collins saying that she admired whitney houston for her acting work. remember, she won two emmies. larry king also spoke to one of our producers and said that whitney houston was always one of his favorite guests to have on his show. so, as we heard from one of the people inside the party that a lot of the celebrities tonight on the red carpet were being whisked into the event and they were not stopping to talk to reporters. but some of them visibly shaken and as i said earlier, no doubt a lot of people virtually everyone in that party tonight will be talking about the news that we have been reporting on for the last several hours. i want to walk you through what is going on inside the hotel because this party is happening in the lower level but up on the fourth floor where whitney houston w

. >> diana ross, then chris brown in between, and reba mcintyre.ty. >> ll says watch out for anies . you'll love the performances. >> thanks michelle. and as ll just told us, yes, the grammys will be very hot. and of course you can expect some real grammy shockers. it wouldn't be a thrilling night without all the big showdowns. the editorial magazine of billboard magazine, bill, we know everybody is eager to see who will win the album of the year. and stars this year include adelle, few fighters, lady gaga, bruno mars and rihanna all got at it. in your mind, who will win?uew gaga, bruno mars and rihanna all got at it. in your mind, who will win?w fi, bruno mars and rihanna all got at it. in your mind, who will win? fig bruno mars and rihanna all got at it. in your mind, who will win? >> last year it was adelle's universe. so it's a little bit of tough luck for some performers who happen to be nominated in a year that adelle just owned. >> i agree it's hers to lose. and adelle's up for album of the year. she's going up against bon iver, bruno mars,

. >> and diana ross and michael jackson and even l.l. cool j.n the hippest train in america for more than two decades, cornelius family years touched by -- later years touched by family troubles and declining health. >> i'm don cornelius. as always in parting we wish you love and peace and soul. >> friends say they knew that cornelius struggled with his health for years but are devastated to learn of his demise. >>> a major announcement tonight about american troops in afghanistan. defense secondary leon panetta says the united states will pull soldiers out of the battle fields by the end of next year and not the end of 2014 as previously thought. some troops will remain through 2014 but only in a support role. >>> at least 74 people dead and more than 1,000 injured in egypt today over a soccer game. fights and a stampede broke out after the home team got upset at egypts if top club. police officers stood by and did nothing. the majority of the deaths caused by concussions, cuts to the head and suffocation from the stampede. it is the deadliest

in fact, we understand from our fox news producer on the red carpet that diana ross just showed up moments ago. joan collins spoke to our produder and wanted to point out that again whitney houston was not only an icon in the music industry but she was also very successful on the silver screen and joan collins saying that she admired whitney houston for her acting work. remember, she won two emmies. larry king also spoke to one of our producers and said that whitney houston was always one of his favorite guests to have on his show. so, as we heard from one of the people inside the party that a lot of the celebrities tonight on the red carpet were being whisked into the event and they were not stopping to talk to reporters. but some of them visibly shaken and as i said earlier, no doubt a lot of people virtually everyone in that party tonight will be talking about the news that we have been reporting on for the last several hours. i want to walk you through what is going on inside the hotel because this party is happening in the lower level but up on the fourth floor where whitney houston w

. ♪ do you know where you're going to ♪ i need diana ross to come n i love her. my cell phone. >> next week face-to-face with debbie allen as she also opens up about missing a best friend and one of her best dance students of all time, pop icon michael jackson. [ wind sounds ] [ horn honks ] [ dog barks ] [ dog whimpers ] [ wind whistling ] [ dog whimpers ] >>> where has winter been? let's check in with jackie gerris. many people are excited to see snow. >> the timing is just perfect. all of a sudden, it's the weekend. people are off. and guess what? they can ski. a lot of colorado is waiting for a storm like this for a long time. man, this was a doozy. these are pictures that we have that comes out of colorado and this is around blackhawk county. they have 48 inches in the last three days. yeah, that's four feet of snow if you do the math there. bolder coming in at 22 1/2. denver, colorado, the three day total, 15.9. that is a three day record for them. right? and also a daily record for yesterday. yesterday alone they had about a foot and a half. >> fantastic i

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he represented stars like diana ross before being talked into selling his cookies.arvin gaye gave him part of the start-up money. amos sold his company due to some financial problems but now he runs uncle wally's muffin company. log on to wusa9.com for more moments in black history. >>> still mostly cloudy skies with temps in the 30s and 40s this morning. you'll need the jacket when you get going early but we're going to have a nice afternoon. by 9:00 mostly sunny, temperatures getting into the upper 30s and low 40s. as we approach lunch time, i think we're going to be right around the 50-degree mark. we'll head into the afternoon. lots of sunshine and temperatures are going to be into the low 50s, maybe 55 or so for the high. might even be a little warmer than the 51 at 3:00. by driving home still looking good. temperatures around 50. >>> there's a new book out that claims the french do a better job parenting than americans. >> the book is called bringing up bebe. peggy directs the french maternal school in georgetown. she says the french believe they can learn sel

if you looked since the '50s, you can pick any artist from glenn campbell to lionel richie and diana rosseration moves in. >> it must be desperately hard for some. >> not hard for everybody but some, sure. >> did you speak with whitney after things began to go with her voice, do you know how she felt about it? >> didn't really talk about it. >> dealt with it. >> was it the unmentionable? >> you made a record and made the best you could make. you wouldn't go for the higher notes as much. you would still push for what you could get out of it and that's the best you could do. it is a hard thing to deal with. i'm sure she had to deal with it. she didn't talk about it. i'm sure she had to deal with it, had to know it everyday. but she still, you know, it's not like she stopped. she kept singing. >> kenny, kenny is a great singer. you can't hit the notes when you were 20. >> yeah, i can, what are you talking about? >> you can? whoops, commercial. >> are we making too much of whitney's problems? did most divas in history of problems, you think back to judy garland and all of them. they all had h

and also, a tribute to diana ross. everyone mentioned whitney houston during their performance.ll be missed will indeed be an understatement. shaun robinson, thank you very much. >>> whitney houston is the only woman to have more than one album spend more than ten weeks on top of the billboard charts. in the late '80s and early '90s she ruled the airwaves with hits like "the greatest love of all," and of course "i will always love you." joining us with more reaction from the music world is the editorial director of billboard, bill, thanks for joining us this morning. good morning. >> good morning. >> you were at clive davis' party last night. clive discovered her, clive turned her into a superstar. tell me a little bit more about the mood from the party. >> well, it was very, very strange to be honest with you. i mean there were a lot of people weren't clear whether the party was going to be canceled or not at first. i think it actually may have been a little less attended than normal because of that. once you got inside, you know, everyone was kind of obviously talking about wh

. >> reverend sharpton told us earlier she took the diana ross stardom and ramped it up and took it to uber super stardom. is that the way you thought of her? ? absolutely. here's the thing, whitney benefited from, she came into our homes through the world of music video. >> right, of course. >> so she was not only a beautiful voice but she was an incredible -- see had an incredible face, an incredible physique, incredible physicality so people responded to her on a visceral level. she looked like a model but had the voice of an angel. >> do you think she didn't control her image well enough, making bad decisions to appear on the reality show? >> the reality show was a terrible decision. i don't think it did irreparable harm to her career but it didn't do anything in the media to help her reputation and it was clear that she was not in control of what was going on in her life at that time. >> we're getting a lot of reaction from people. reverend jesse jackson has said, "like the rest of the world i am terribly shocked and saddened by the passing of miss whitney houston. i watched her g

from stevie wonder and diana ross to michael jackson and even l.l. cool j. conductor on the hippest train in america for more than two decades, cornelius's later years were touched by family troubles and declining health. however, the nation will remember him as a symbol of his own signature sign-off. >> i'm don cornelius, and as always in parting we wish you love, peace, and soul! >> reporter: and friends say while they knew cornelius had been struggling with health problems for years the news of his demise was still very devastating. rob, paula. >> it's hard to imagine what led to his suicide. there was one person who came out yesterday and said there could have been the onset of dementia and perhaps he took his own life to not go down that road over the next, you know, couple of years. so whatever the reason, though, he leaves behind an amazing legacy. there obviously as you can see people paying their respects. the flowers and different tributes at his star on the hollywood walk of fame. certainly well earned. >> definitely. >>> well, an amazing medical

diana ross, gladys knight, and smoky robinson are also remembering whitney houston this morning. just is a beautiful, beautiful face. i remember the first time i saw her first on records. just beautiful girl. >> we're also hearing from you, the fans, across the country, offering your memories of whitney houston. take a listen to that. >> a loss not only to the republican community, but i think everyone around. >> her voice was amazing. when you heard her voice, you knew pbl who it was. >> i will always remember her performance of the national anthem the year after 9/11. >> i remember growing up and listening and dreaming that i was going to marry that woman. >> a lot of people have that same dream or a lot of people wanted to be whitney houston. when we come back, we'll go to los angeles for the latest on the investigation into her death. stay with us. you're watching cnn special coverage of the death of whitney houston. ♪ because i never change all my colors for you ♪ looking good! you lost some weight. you noticed! these clothes are too big, so i'm donating them. how'd you do i

diana ross is getting a lifetime achievement award at the grammys this sunday snooch. >> gayle king isle lot more. a whole lot more is right. did you know that the grammys were almost named the eddie's after thomas edison. but music executives decided to name it after his invention the gramophone. i wonder if kevin fraser, because he knows everything else about the grammy awards, did you mow that? >> i did not know that. thank you, gayle. see. >> it is my job, i think, to make sure you learn something new every day, mr. fraser. walking around this town, everywhere i go, i hear, ade a-d-e-l a-d-e-l-e. she's clearly the talk. >> this should be her core o nation. she could sweep the big three. you look at her album 21. it's been the top ten for more than 50 weeks. this is her time. here's the big thing. she did this without supporting the album or the record. you know, rolling deep was one of those songs that everybody loves. adele should be, should be upset proof because everyone from hipsters to soccer moms love this album. >> everybody. i hope you're right. >> she should walk away with

he choreographed diana ross' halftime show in 1996 and danced with his idol michael jackson in the earlyccessful concert director of all-time. he shows with the likes of britney spears, christina aguilera. and ricky martin. grossed nearly $2 billion. >> so when i see concert director, i'm not quite sure what that is. >> you know what, neither am i. thank you for being so honest. i'm not sure what that is either. you know, when i started in this game, i started as a dancer, then a became creative director for madonna, which turned into director for ricky and britney and rihanna and madonna. it kept growing. >> he's responsible for some of the most iconic pop culture moments. that infamous kiss between madonna and britney spears and christina aguilera. it was jamie's idea. and remember ricky martin's star making grammy performance? part of the credit goes to jamie king. >> i was asked by his management to do a meeting with ricky martin. i said absolutely. i don't know who he is. i didn't. america didn't know who ricky martin was at the time. i took the job, met him. felt his enthusiasm and

diana ross is getting a lifetime achievement award at the grammys this sunday. >> gayle king is red adymore. for instance, did you guys know that the grammys were also named the eddies after thomas edison? but music executives ultimately decided to name it after his invention the gramophone. i wonder if it kevin fraser, host "the insider" knew that, because he knows everything else. did you know that? >> i did not know that. thank you, gayle. >> it's my job to make sure you learn something new every day. walking around this town, everywhere i go i hear "a-d-e-l-e." she clearly is the talk. >> she could sweep the big three. record, song, and album of the year. you look at her album "21," it's been in the top ten for more than 50 weeks. this is the time. she did this without supporting the album or the record. "rolling in the deep" was one of those songs everybody loved. adele should be upset-proof because everyone from hipsters to soccer moms love this album. >> i hope you're right. >> she should walk away with the big haul. >> and bruce springsteen and the e street band, the first time

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