we're speaking with a local make-up artist who worked with her months ago, including jordin sparks.y's relationship with god. >>> and viewers send us their favorite pictures of whitney houston, including the national anthem.   >>> we continue to follow the death investigation of music legend whitney houston. the los angeles county coroner's office says they have the singer's body and while it's not been confirmed, tmz is reporting an autopsy has been done. the results will not be released until a toxicology report is finished. houston had struggled with drug use in the mast, but we still don't know what, if anything was in her system before she died. so far tmz has reported pill bottles were in her row tell room and her bodyguard pulled her out of the tub and she was under water. friends remember her as an icon who changed the music industry. >> whitney changed music because you didn't see color anymore. you just heard this wonderful voice, and that's all it was about, the voice and music. >> in november, whitney houston wrapped a movie "sparkle" it's a remake of a

>> i loved jordin sparks.as on the treadmill watching you guys and i just thought you were so cute together. >> by the way, she can sing. that girl. >> can she. >> what a voice. >> and what a sweet girl. >> yeah. she's the real deal. >> had a lovely time. i read a book that a friend of mine -- it's always a little funny when somebody goes, would you read my book? >> yeah. >> you know because it's like going to one of my friend's shows on broadway. what do you say if you don't like the show? >> so you read it. >> i'm happy to announce katherine kay has a book coming out called "the gilder." about the process of gilding in florence, italy. it's her debut novel. i guess it been coming out -- i loved it. >> you did? >> i did. i was happy and proud for her. my friend ed dickson, been in any show i've ever been in, can't do a show without him, he sent me a 400-page -- you know, in galley form of a book called "life on the stage and off." i'm going -- >> like his life story, memoirs? >> yeah i adore him. well, i coul

. >>> plus, whit anyway's co-star jordin sparks' tearful tribute to whitney. >> i wand to do somethinguld honor her. >> then, dance mom uproar over her latest episode. >> stupid is as stupid does. >> now she is being denounce he'd as -- denounced as abusive. >>> then, the littlest shooter. the nine-year-old who accidentally shot this little girl in class. >> i'm sorry, i apologize to everybody. >>> now, "inside edition weekend" in hd. >> lie detectors for friends and fan staffers. >> why whitney houston's family is determined to find out who sold a photo of her in her casket. hello, i'm diane mcinerney. >> i'm paul boyd. this is "inside edition weekend" with the latest on the outrage over the photo of a dead whitney houston. >> whitney's mother is said to be so outraged she is going to extraordinary lengths to find out who is responsible. >> there's growing concern about security at the singer's grave. >> whitney houston's mom is so angry over those pictures of whitney in her casket that she wants to use a lie detector to

she plays the mother of a singer played by jordin sparks. that? hits theaters in august. called "sparkle" is the name of the movie. >>> coming up next, whitney houston sits down with diane sawyer ten years ago. >> revealing interview. it's whitney on whitney, straight ahead on "world news now." for cleaner air and your right to breathe it. for those who want to quit smoking and for those who need them to. we're fighting for clear skies over every city and healthy lungs throughout the country. the american lung asassociatin isn't just fighting for air. 'rwe're fighting for all the things that make it worth breathing. join us in the fight at fighthtingforair.org. >>> whitney houston sat down with our very own diane sawyer back in 2002. and plenty of people had plenty of questions about whitney's future. >> that's when she denied using crack cocaine, memorably saying "crack is wack." it's from our abc news vault, december 4th, 2002. >> sex, drugs, rock and roll. you know? me and my friends, we have a good time. but as you get older, you get wis

she plays the mother of a singer played by jordin sparks.sparkle" is the name of the movie. >>> coming up next, whitney houston sits down with diane sawyer ten years ago. >> revealing interview. it's whitney on whitney, straight ahead on "world news now." >>> whitney houston sat down with our very own diane sawyer back in 2002. and plenty of people had plenty of questions about whitney's future. >> that's when she denied using crack cocaine, memorably saying "crack is wack." it's from our abc news vault, december 4th, 2002. >> sex, drugs, rock and roll. you know? me and my friends, we have a good time. but as you get older, you get wiser. you know? you stop a lot of the kid stuff. i had no time to party. i didn't even date in my 20s. it was rough. it was rough. i think i kind of reverted back as i got older. and so when i'm at a party, you know, it was kind of a rebel in me. you know? >> did you think how dangerous it was? >> no. i wasn't like shooting heroin or anything. >> this says $730,000 drug habit. this is a headline. >> come on. 730?

she's costarring with the star of "american idol," jordin sparks. >> she was coexecutive producer ofome of her money had to be in that if she's part of producing it. >> it's unclear if she put in money or just working on it. that's the kind of a movie that would have a great sound track and see a lot of sales. >> all right. thank you so much. greatly appreciate you joining me. thanks. >>> coming up, we want to know about what you think regarding the stunning concession by house republicans. we talk about it with luke russert a few minutes ago. do you believe the move is really a retreat by republicans or as we explored earlier, is it a trap for democrats? it's our "news nation gut check." guess what, you can join us the "news nation" on our facebook page. go on right now on the commercial break. it's facebook.com/newsnation. today is gonna be an important day for us. you ready? we wanna be our brother's keeper. what's number two we wanna do? bring it up to 90 decatherms. how bout ya, joe? let's go ahead and bring it online. attention on site, attention on site. now starting unit nine

. >> with jordin sparks from "american idol." what do you know about this?ll be of the movie at this point? >> right now, will, i'm hearing a lot of the the production is complete. how much of the footage for whitney houston is going to be used or her seen. i know the film is supposed to be released later this year, i'm hoping so. >> give us your favorite memory of whitney houston. >> and she is such a pop icon. like i said, i remember holding a brush and any time you wanted to be a singer, she is the main reason, one of the reasons you wanted to do. this i recently directed a music video entitled play my heart and so much of the storyline tapped into so much of the bodyguard. that is part of the -- can you imagine what is flying off of the shelves now? >> indeed. >> and thank you for your insight. >> yes. >> with wkys radio. >> thank you. >>> and we're joined to a fox news exclusive. tonight, a freshman at bowie high school is facing several charges for allegedly threatening a circuit court judge. the prince georges county state's attorney's office confirms

> in the movie which she executive produced whitney plays the mother of "american idol" winner jordin sparksbout the woman first cast for the part, the singer aliya who died a decade earlier in a plane crash at age 22. >> this is a movie. we brought it to her. she was so enthusiastic about it, and she wanted to do it so badly. >> wow. >> she was our sparkle. >> wow. >> yes. unfortunately, it just didn't go that way. >> right. >> i put it down. i didn't -- i said my sparkle is gone to a better place, and we just left it alone. >> but then sony showed an interest and asked whitney herself to move in front of the camera, not as a starlet, but as a mother, a role she embraced in real life. >> what convinced you to actually take this role? >> i have an 18-year-old daughter. >> yeah. >> when it was suggested that i play the mother. >> yeah. >> i felt it, i felt the role. i felt the love. >> mm-hmm. >> a woman has for her children in the '60s, late '60s, trying to keep her family together, single mother. hi. i just felt that passion for it. >> yeah. >> you know, and when it was suggested that i pla

houston stars as the mom of jordin sparks, who was not originally part of that project.eer aliah, whose own deat brought a halt to the movie. >> unfortunately, it just didn't go that way. i put it down. i said my sparkle is going to a better place, and we just left it alone. >> sony studios still plans to release "sparkle," houston's final movie, coming out in august. joining me now from california is shaun robinson from "access hollywo hollywood," who did the last solo interview with whitney houston back in november to talk about her upcoming feature film "sparkle" and "los angeles times" reporter derek kennedy, who saw houston on thursday at the beverly hilton and remembers erratic behavior. it's nice to see both of you this morning as we talk about the reflections of whitney houston. and garrick, i want to start with you, because you saw whitney on thursday at the beverly hilton as everyone was preparing for this big grammy weekend. what are your observations? what do you remember about seeing the star that thursday? >> you know, from the initial shock of seeing, you

jakubauskas describing her performance in this film "sparkle" which also stars singer jordin sparks. ow well she did not only with the singing but also the acting. when you look at how jordin has shot into the stardom and whitney had been there and done that, there was almost a sense of mentoring or camaraderiedy that exists on and off the set. >> he talks about the monitoring. but if there is any doubt that whitney houston was still the voice, listen to jakubauskas, how he describes her rendition of the hymn "his eye is on the sparrow." >> that was probably one of the stellar moments in the movie when she began to sing it. we had had some deliberation about that and singing possibly another song that we all knew and liked "mary don't you weep." but she said she preferred to sing "his eye is on the sparrow," and i think it was a personal testimony because when she began to sing it the entire cast and crew were teary eyed almost as if we had really gone to church for a few moments. it was a great moment. >> now, on the defense over his decision to lower flags to half-staff for whitney

she was there with jordin sparks and the other actors. what is an iconic movie.lip of the interview. >> will we see more movies from you, more music from you? honestly, people get salty sometimes. they feel you're not giving them any more music. >> you know what, i am 30 years into this business. oh, my god. >> i know. you don't have to be stingy with it. share with us. >> you know what, listen, i'm not 25 and -- i feel 35 i'm good. let's leave it right there. i'm at a good pace. you know what i'm saying? i'm at a good pace. i want healthy projects. >> what's that like for you, kevin? i got a little jolt when i saw oprah talking to whitney in that interview from 2009. what's it like for you who saw her very recently? >> it's very bizarre because you look at someone and listen, you go to detroit and you're wondering, what is her state? is she okay? and you know what, she was fine. so it's very, very bizarre to watch her now. i wait for whitney to pop up someplace to be honest with you. you're waiting for her to show up. >> we still should say don't know the exact

. >> that was singer jordin sparks.g remake of the 1976 movie "sparkle." houston play's the singer's mother. i want to bring in essence editor-in-chief for today's segment of what matters. constance, nice to see you. >> thanks, suzanne. >> it was the fifth annual luncheon honoring blam women in hollywood. give us a sense of who was there. >> it was a crem de le crem. there was la toya jackson, angela bassett and we really had a house which was unbelievable because in that room you had two oscar nominees and that's incredible to think about. and of course the legend of all legends, pam greer. >> it really is quite amazing when you think about how far the community has come. i know that part of the event, too, was a tribute to whitney houston. >> yes. >> what is the mood? what was the mood of the group and what were folks saying about her legacy? >> the move was celebratoy because they have really tried to remember what was beautiful of this woman who was a trailblazer for black women and all women of entertainment and th

she gave advice to jordin sparks and some of the other actors on set. she was in tip-top form. when i looked in her eyes i said, this is the time that whitney houston is going to come back. this is it. we have all seen stories about this is whitney's comeback and she never looked as put together as she did when i interviewed her in november. to think i was looking at a woman who just in a few months was going to no longer be here, i am still in shock about it. >> shawn, you were at the grammys last night. your reaction to the feeling in the room? >> it was somber but a celebratory room. as l.l. cool j. and alicia keys said this is the time to celebrate her life and what she meant to us because she wrote the soundtrack for many of our lives. we have lost someone obviously close to our hearts. >> shawn robinson and investigator kennedy, thank you very much. i appreciate it. ten minutes after the hour. here's ann. >>> matt, thank you. we are joined now by darlene love. she knew houston since she was 8 years old. she was a close family friend. good morning. our deepest condolences.

she wanted ali a to star in the role and then -- but it stars jordin sparks as well. >> allison, whatlk about being in that room which i find stunningment hearing she's not going to make it and then she's dead. what was the reaction of your colleagues? >> oh, we were all in shock. because we were setting up and we were like so excited that whitney is coming. a lot of us hadn't seen her in a while. this is going to be amazing. the air went out of the room. we're like, you almost thought it was a joke in many ways. you can't be serious that she's dead when an hour ago, 30 minutes ago, they were saying oh, she's coming down. the entire hotel, some people were aware of it, some weren't. it's a surreal moment where some of the guests were not aware. whereas, the people working, a lot of the people with the grammys, were walking around in a daze. like is this really true? >> there was this big event that clive davis was hosting. i'm wondering was there any talk about canceling that or at a time like this, do you need to be together so that you can try to get through the shock? >> my underst

> in the movie which she executive produced whitney plays the mother of "american idol" winner jordin sparksthis is a movie. we brought it to her. she was so enthusiastic about it, and she wanted to do it so badly. >> wow. >> she was our sparkle. >> wow. >> unfortunately it just didn't go that way. >> right. >> i put it down. i didn't -- i said my sparkle has gone to a better place. >> wow. >> and we just left it alone. >> but then sony showed an interest and asked whitney herself to move in front of the camera, not as a starlet, but as a mother, a role she embraced in real life. >> what convinced you to actually take this role? >> i have an 18-year-old doubter. >> yeah. >> when it was suggested that i play the mother. >> yeah. >> i felt it i felt the role. i felt the love. >> mm-hmm. >> a woman has for her children in the '60s, late '60s, trying to keep her family together, single mother. hi. i just felt that passion for it. >> yeah. >> you know, and when it was suggested that i play the mother, i said okay. i think i can do this. i've had a lot of practice. >> and my daughter is my greates