hunger los angeles county roughly just over a million people los angeles county at some time during the year are at risk of hunger not knowing where their next meal's going to come from so los angeles regional food bank through a network of about nine hundred travel agency sites we reach about six hundred seventy four thousand of those people so there's still you know over a third of those people that were not reaching so that's that's how big the problem is here even if we bank our size i mean thousand square foot facility distributing thirty four thirty five million pounds a year still not reaching the demand here in l.a. county it's a big problem here in america where you do have all that kind of food and resource available that you still have people coming through the cracks and that should happen in this country we export billions of pounds of food to other countries to top of what we keep a year and we're still not making food available to everybody here in america which is. the sad state of affairs is. that these vast and hires a floozy part of the solution. many of them already

county jail system. >> los angeles county jail is unique in the fact that every gang in los angeles countyoesn't matter if they're a black gang, an asian gang, a hispanic gang, or a white gang. if they're active in los angeles county and they get arrested, they end up coming to the los angeles county jail system. >> the osj unit must rely on communication to help prevent gang violence. >> solving crime is all about getting the information from somebody. it's not physical evidence. >> we ain't with nobody. it's just mainly a money thing. mainly we just doing our thing. everybody's doing their individual thing. >> you guys have had a history of feuding with who, blacks, hispanics, throughout the years over there? >> it's been a history of whoever stepped on our toes. >> knowing which gangs are fighting each other helps the osj unit decide who to remove from general population and where to search for weapons. >> we have found them with hacksaw blades, anything that -- a metal rod. in our ovens you have the grills that you put in the oven to cook on. they'll break off the rods on that. here's

the los angeles county coroner's office said that the superstar died from an accidental drowning caused in part by cocaine. teresa garcia reports now from los angeles. ♪ >> reporter: the los angeles county coroner's office confirms drugs did play a role in whitney houston's death. >> cocaine use indicated an acute use and it appeared that the cocaine had been used in the time period just probably immediately prior to her collapse in the bathtub at the hotel. >> reporter: houston's body was discovered in the bathtub of her beverly hills hotel room last month the day before the grammy awards. the coroner's office said the superstar was alive when she first went underwater but drowned because of heart problems and chronic drug use. >> chances are had she not had the pre-existing heart disease and cocaine use, she may not have drowned. >> reporter: the toxicology report also found low levels of marijuana and other prescription drugs in the 48- year-old's some but not enough to kill her. -- system but not enough to kill her. ♪ a houston family spokesperson says they are saddened to hear the

he had been living here at silverado, a high-end assisted living facility in los angeles county.ording to his death certificate, he stopped breathing, his heart failed-- natural causes. no one reported anything was amiss. >> it's kind of an honor system. i would love to have the staff available to respond to every nursing home death. they're fraught with potential misses. but if anything was to go wrong in those facilities, unless somebody says something, there's a good chance that the case will pass through the system without ever being seen by the coroner. >> bergman: mr. kittower was buried, but the next day, his family received a phone call. the anonymous caller claimed that mr. kittower had been beaten by a caregiver at silverado, and the beating resulted in his death. the only way to know if that was true was to exhume the body and perform an autopsy. >> they found a myriad of injuries. they found bruising on his face, on his chest, bruising on his arms. we actually brought in an expert radiologist, as well, who consults with the coroner's office. there were 28 separate rib

. >> so when we visited the los angeles county jail, it was no surprise that our cameras captured onef the many drills that test the readiness of those charged with maintaining order. >> okay. good job, guys. excellent. we had a lockdown in about a minute and 30 seconds. that's a record. >> the state of readiness when doing that drill was intense. there was tension in the air. a couple weeks prior, there was a significant riot that lasted 45 minutes. no one was killed, but someone was put in a coma from a pretty bad beating. >> jail is completely different than what it was 30 years ago. for one thing we have much more violence-prone inmates in our system. in the past, that was never a problem. we did not have major riots, and the disturbances. we did not have the races fighting against one another in the jail system. >> l.a. county jail officials told us most of that violence stems from one source. ♪ >> almost half of our jail population is street gang members and they are probably responsible for 70% to 80% of the crime that occurs in our jail. and nearly all of our murders have been

his work is on its way to the los angeles county museum of art and getting it there is just as giganticna alvear explains. >> reporter: the ultimate rock star complete with security, entourage and adoring fans. >> i think it is amaze. >> reporter: wrapped in white plastic this 340-ton hunk of granite is headed on tour from a quarry in riverside to its final resting place at the los angeles county museum of art. the centerpiece of levitated mass a new installation by earth artist michael heisner. moving something this big required thinking big. a team of engineers constructed a flatbed trailer the size of a football field to transport the rock on its 105-mile journey. >> the actual axles are tippal of what you would see on a dump truck. >> and the trailer may be stealing the rock's thunder. >> i had to see the vehicle that was going to move a rock that big. >> we don't understand how the egyptians move tad kined that f ad. >> traveling at night at speeds topping fives per hour it will be on the road for at least the next ten days. >> once it arrives teams will spend the next several week

. >> reporter: 500 people were on hand to greet the 340-ton shrink-racked bolder at the los angeles county museum of art. yes, this is art. >> the rock is held lightly by these walls. it's levitated mass. that's the name of the sculpture, levitated mass. >> reporter: and the masses in los angeles are all light headed about it. >> it's like billions of pounds. >> reporter: as the stone rolled towards l.a. it gathered plenty of fans. 20,000 people ciem out to see it on long beach yesterday. the rock left a quarry east of los angeles 11 days ago. it traveled 105 miles through 22 cities in a round-about way to avoid low overpasses. >> i thought it was going to be a little smaller but it's, like, huge. and this truck is big, too. it's a lot of wheels. >> reporter: 176 wheels, to be exact. the specially built transport truck is as wide as three freeway lanes halled this piece of stone said to be the largest boulder moved since the egyptians built the pyramids. it crawled at five miles per hour. the rock had its own twitter speed and left no pun unturned thanking its marble-ous fans and you can't

over one quarter of california's asian-american population, nearly 1.5 million foekts, live in los angeles county alone. yet asian-americans in other counties are growing at much faster rates. among the ten counties with the largest asian-american pom lagses, asian-americans are growing fastest in places like riverside, sacramento, contra costa, orange and san diego counties. while asian-american communities in los angeles and san francisco continue to grow, those peripheral urban centers are growing at much faster rates. historically growth in asian mary khan communities has been due to immigration. this means disproportionate numbers of asian-americans are foreign born. asian-americans are the only racial group whose population is majority immigrant. by comparison 39% of latinos and 21% of pacific islanders were born outside of the united states. only 10% of native americans, 9% of nonhispanic whites and 6% of african-americans were foreign born. asian-americans are ethnically diverse. while filipinos and chinese americans together make up roughly anti half of all asian-americans living in cali

. >> he is free in the sense that he can move about in los angeles county. but he may still be under supervision by either the state parole or county probation. >> he is reportedly still in named a suspect in an attempted murder case out of henderson. a story we first reported when he was detained by los angeles in may. >> it does not bother me at all, these are bogus allegations. >> after a month and a half of speculation today, the coroner's office revealed what actually killed whitney houston. toxicology reports performed on the singer and covered the she had cocaine, marijuana, benadryl, xanax, and other drugs in her system. here is more on the final hours of for life. >> almost six weeks after the death of whitney houston, we finally know what killed the 48 year-old grammy-winning singer. >> the department of coroner concluded their investigation into the death of whitney houston. the final cause of death has been the established as drowning. due to heart disease, and cocaine use. >> her body was discovered february 11th, the evening before the grammy a

but that is there determination of both the beverly hills police department and the los angeles county coroner, that there was no external trauma to the body and no indication of foul play. >>> a violent end to a story we told you about. a tense standoff between french police and the alleged gunman in three fatal shootings. after being corners for 32 hours, french officials say the suspect came out with guns blazing as police stormed the apartment. he jumped from a window, landing on the ground, still firing until he was shot dead by police. three police officers were hurt in the exchange. suspect, a 23-year-old al qaeda trained militant, they say, died as he claimed he wanted to, with a gun in his hands. >>> now to the politics of women's health in this country. the largest women's breast cancer charity remains in turmoil after a controversial attempt to cut off its funding of planned parenthood. donations to the susan g. komen foundation are down sharply in many areas. now some top executives are leaving. our report on all of it tonight from nbc's lisa myers. >> the organization know

fight a southern california fight that was started by a light plane that crashed in northern los angeles county last night. the pilot tried to land on a road but wasn't able to do that and crashed. the pilot was not hurt. his passenger had minor injuries. federal investigators will goat go out to the remote site to look for the cause of the crash. >>> three bodies have been recovered by a capsized boat off the southern california coast. today the search will receive soup for a fourth body that was floating nearby. they reported the boat missing. the bodies were spotted from the air but by the time rescuers on the boat reached the area. they were only able to recover three of the four bodies. none of the men were wearing life jackets. >>> one year after a deadly earthquake japanese leaders are pledging to rebuild their country. the emperor and president lead a memorial yesterday. and one of the hardest hit areas thousands of people filled a baseball stadium to mourn their loss. 300,000 people across the country are still living in temporary housing. much of the debris remains piled up. only 6% h

there have been about 400 redevelopment district in the state. 70 alone in los angeles county, if you can imagine that. if you think we have got a lot to deal with, they are very confused down south as far as i can tell. there were comments regarding infrastructure, finance districts, alternative means, and no solutions necessarily in sight at this time. it was very, very well done. i just want to mention it to anyone who would like to be involved in the redistricting of san francisco's supervisor chu districts, the deadline for submissions is tomorrow. so a very excellent interactive web site, by the way, if you get on there. and i had a comment come to me by a very active and interested member of the public that actually had not come to mind before. so i do not know, i will direct this more to john. we approve eir's, and they have medications in them. -- mitigation in them. the question was, does anyone want a chair, a prison, whether those medications are actually taking place -- i presume, whether those mitigations are actually taking place? since we are the ones who are passing o

the 340-ton boulder arrived at the los los angeles county museum of art this morning. especially built carrier as long as the football field brought at 105 miles from riverside. the boulder will be the centerpiece of that levitated mass exhibit, appearing to float above the visitors as it goes underneath it. >>> apple that they can keep the doctor away and for women, so can make lots of long. of that drink can help you reduce your link .net risk of stroke. and many people in the area started at 3000-mile walk today. ♪ [ male announcer ] no success is overnight. ♪ it's about working harder. ♪ and smarter. ♪ it's the culmination of a million decisions. it's where you see yourself going and how you choose to get there. the all-new 2013 gs. our boldest response ever. there's no going back. ♪ dream act. it kicked-off at the goldene bridge, with a rally in supt of the students an mission. the "drea >>> or students began their cross-country walk today in support of the dream act. they kicked off at the golden gate bridge in support of the rally and the dream act would give un

she currently serves as a senior policy advisor on gangs and youth violence for the los angeles county sheriff. she works in partnership with california wellness foundation, california endowment, and the advancement project. she's author of a new book. and we have a copy of that book. then we'll hear from bobby kuemper, who is a former police officer in new port, virginia. best-selling author of "100 ways to stop gangs from taking away our communities." he is also a consultant for universities in our area and for the virginia department of justice. and last, certainly not least, we'll hear from frank i can korillo. after spending 20 years behind bars for a crime he did not commit, he has been exonerated and now dedicated himself to promoting juvenile and criminal justice reform. and before we hear from our speakers, we're going to hear from the former chairman and now ranking member of the judiciary committee, gentleman from michigan who has a long career of advocating for justice, mr. john conyers. >> thank you, chairman bobby scott. i would ask everyone to give you a round of applaus

. >> los angeles county coroner today ruled that singer whitney houston defendant death was an accidentalody found on the eve of the grammy awards in the bath tub of the beverly hills hotel room. according to the coroner report cocaine and heart disease were contributing factors to her death. she also had marijuana, zanex and benadryl in her system when she died. >>> san francisco public defender today challenged the first of what could be thousands of drunk driving convictions. jeff shed off one of the breath liz they are has given the police department a black eye. they are supposed to be tested for accuracy every 10 day because had not been check for almost 10 years. the office has already identified 150 questionable convictions. >> breath test at the scene when you are arrested very powerful evidence and that evidence is used at your trial. so for even people who pled guilty they pled guilty rae laying on the accuracy of the device. >> continued a successful challenge convicted drivers could declare themselves not guilty. prosecutor could then rae try the case or most likely dismiss t

found widespread fracing going on around monterey, sacramento, ventura, santa barbara, and los angeles counties. how many fracing wells are there? they don't know because the state of california does not require disclosure about its use. do people realize california how prevalent fracing is? >> no. >> reporter: bob recently found out about fracing thanks to renee's work. >> i had no idea that every company extracting oil in california, is fracing. >> reporter: he chairs the committentin sacramento. he's now proposing a new law that would require oil and gas companies to disclose where, how and how often they use hydraulic fracturing. >> right now in california, we don't know how many wells they're using hydraulic farcing? >> correct. >> reporter: we don't know what chemicals they're using. >> correct. >> reporter: we don't know what water they're using. >> correct. >> reporter: we don't know where the waste watter is going, if they have waste water? >> correct. we know nothing. >> reporter: is that acceptable? >> not for me. not for me and i think not for the majority of the legislature. >> rep

she currently serves as senior policy adviser on gangs and youth violence for the los angeles countysheriff who is a strong supporter of the youth promise act and works in partnership with california wellness foundation and the advancement project. she is author of a new book, jumped in, what gangs taught me about violence, love and redemption. we have a copy of that book. then we'll hear from bobby kemper who is a former police officer in new port news, virginia, founder of the national center for the prevention of community violence and best selling author of "no colors, 100 ways to stop gangs from taking away our communities." he is also a consultant for universities in our area and for the virginia department of justice. and last and certainly not least we will hear from frankie, a restorative justice activests. after spending 20 years behind bars for a crime he did not commit he has been exonerated and has dedicated himself to promoting juvenile and criminal justice reform. before we hear from our speakers we will hear from the former chairman and ranking member of the judiciary

. >> los angeles county coroner today ruled that singer whitney houston defendant death was an accidental drowning. her body found on the eve of the grammy awards in the bath tub of the beverly hills hotel room. according to the coroner report cocaine and heart disease were contributing factors to her death. she also had marijuana, zanex and benadryl in her system when she died. >>> san francisco public defender today challenged the first of what could be thousands of drunk driving convictions. jeff shed off one of the breath liz they are has given the police department a black eye. they are supposed to be tested for accuracy every 10 day because had not been check for almost 10 years. the office has already identified 150 questionable convictions. >> breath test at the scene when you are arrested very powerful evidence and that evidence is used at your trial. so for even people who pled guilty they pled guilty rae laying on the accuracy of the device. >> continued a successful challenge convicted drivers could declare themselves not guilty. prosecutor could then rae try the case or most

♪ >> reporter: michael gargiulo has spent more than three years in the los angeles county jail awaiting. >> this a real nightmare that i'm living. >> reporter: in that time, he has had several meetings with the "48 hours" producer to consider the possibility of an on-camera interview. all of the meetings were recorded in the jail. >> i'm 100% innocent and wrongfully charged. >> reporter: gargiulo would not discuss any of the charges against him, but it's clear from these recordings given to us by authorities that he is convinced jail is the last place he belongs. >> like everything good about me, and the fair person that am, and everything, it's not even out there and this is wrong. >> reporter: in 30 years of being in law enforcement, have you ever dealt with someone like this? >> no. he's pretty remarkable. i have met some sick puppies and some unique people and some brilliant people. i never met anybody quite like mike gargiulo. >> reporter: while the investigators in california are sure they've got their man, there is still one troubling question that concerns them greatly. do you t

that is this town fernando valley where i live right so compared to los angeles it's a much smaller area it's in the los angeles county but it's considered like a small town but what's interesting is i can just drive to los angeles to work so i don't necessarily need to move out of my county so it's really interesting because i think this article looks at this whole you know kids staying in the area that they grew up in in a very simplistic way they don't take into account a lot of different elements. well you know but what about how about the idea you know you mentioned of course a lot of people probably can maybe find ways to work from home if their work has to do with the internet but what about the idea that people are moving from let's say with a thirteen percent of the emirate to a place like north dakota with only a three percent unemployment rate i mean is it just because it's horrific. i think that plays a huge role i mean i know that it's kind of funny to say that but who really wants to move to north dakota i'm not trying to say north dakota is a bad place but most people are not willing to move to location

a small plane crash sparked a brush fire in southern california in a rural area in northern los angeles county. the sheriff's department says last night the pilot tried to make an emergency landing on a highway and then took off before crashing. the accident caused a fire that grew up to 10 acres. a helicopter crew rescued the two people on board including a passenger with minor injuries. >>> a careless smoker is the likely cast of a fear that damaged or destroyed 26 apartments in mountain view. investigators believe the fire two weeks ago today was sparked by embers from a lit cigarette or cigar. they say it was accidental. the fire caused $1.5 million in damage to the complex on east dana street. >>> today a san francisco woman could be chosen for the congressional medal of honor. keena williams saved the life of a truck driver whose big rig flipped over on highway 101 and burst into flames last october. she ran through burning diesel fuel, dragged that driver back to her car, then splashed water on his face. williams is among 20 finalists to be narrowed down to the three award recipients. >

he is wrapped in plastic this 340-ton hunk of grann net is headed from a quarry to the los angeles countyuseum of art. the 105 mile journey will take 10 days. it is very slow going. it is part of an installation by earth artist called eleven tated mass -- levetated. he said he was looking for that rock for 40 years. >> larry is here. >> from the worst game of the season to one of the most surprising wins. a complete reversal with dave rid leigh -- david >>> good evening. one night after complete collapse the warriors responded with intensity, with defense, with a win. surprise tonight in atlanta. a little -- little sparky is rocking his gear. david lee is playing with passion. he is showing up and showing up angry with a reverse dunk. some defense contesting this shot. look at dominic mcgwire. it is one of his 15 rebounds and flying up the court. warriors were up 10 at the half. he comes off the bench and the guy has to be starting. uncontested jam. we are tied at 78. seth curry is hurt, but he comes in with seconds left as a decoy in the far corner. the ball goes to lee and he finishes w

a 340ton boulder is rolling towards los angeles county museum of art and let a quarry on february 28th and it's expected to arrive at the museum tomorrow. the giant rock has been drawing lots of clouds a-- crowds along way. >> >> this is the biggest thing that happened in our town in a long time. >> if you wonder why it takes so long to get there they are not using highways and there's a carefully planned route avoiding freeways and overpasses and with 340-ton roik think they have to do that. >> safety first. >>> coming up, sex in the classroom always a topic. it's going get parents and students uncomfortable. >>> this morning a state is mad. why a new state law says it's going to change sex ed and how it is stot in -- taught in schools. >>> a family says they were kicked off a flight because of their toddler. we will tell you and what the airline has to say and as we go to breakers that amsterdam. we are continuing in a moment. 3q i can't stand these spots. those spots are actually leftover food and detergent residue that can redeposit on your dishware during the rinse cycle. gross. j

♪ >> reporter: michael gargiulo has spent more than three years in the los angeles county jail awaiting. >> this a real nightmare that i'm living. >> reporter: in that time, he has had several meetings with the "48 hours" producer to consider the possibility of an on-camera interview. all of the meetings were recorded in the jail. >> i'm 100% innocent and wrongfully charged. >> reporter: gargiulo would not discuss any of the charges against him, but it's clear from these recordings given to us by authorities that he is convinced jail is the last place he belongs. >> like everything good about me, and the fair person that am, and everything, it's not even out there and this is wrong. >> reporter: in 30 years of being in law enforcement, have you ever dealt with someone like this? >> no. he's pretty remarkable. i have met some sick puppies and some unique people and some brilliant people. i never met anybody quite like mike gargiulo. >> reporter: while the investigators in california are sure they've got their man, there is still one troubling question that concerns them greatly. do you t

michael govan, director of the los angeles county museum of art, says the bolder will sit atop this v-shapedsitors can walk beneath heizer's creation. >> what he really loves to do is make things a great scale that have a powerful feeling to them, and this is one of those things. >> reporter: it's costing the museum $10 million, a price it's willing to pay for l.a.'s newest and biggest rock star. for years, it's loomed over the south bay as an unfinished >>> good evening, i'm allen martin. >> i'm dana king. >>> for years it has loomed over the south bay as an unfinished monument to the recession. >> now, a steel skeleton in santa clara is coming back to life. but that's not the only place where building is booming. len ramirez on the latest signs that the economy is rising from the ground. len. >> reporter: there are all kinds of economic indicators in silicon valley but these two buildings that were started when things were booming but then kind of went away when things were not booming here in silicon valley are two of the greatest examples of what's going on right now. workers are packing

michael govan, director of the los angeles county museum of art, says the bolder will sit atop this v-shapedsitors can walk beneath heizer's creation. >> what he really loves to do is make things a great scale that have a powerful feeling to them, and this is one of those things. >> reporter: it's costing the museum $10 million, a price it's willing to pay for l.a.'s newest and biggest rock star. bill whitaker, cbs news, los angeles. >> pelley: the beauty of the bolder is in the eye of the beholder. and that is the cbs evening news for tonight. for all of us at cbs news all around the world, good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org >>> this is 9 news now. >>> tonight maryland joins seven other states and the district of columbia in legalizing gay marriage. less than two hours ago governor martin o'malley signed the measure to allow same sex couples to tie the knot. our matt jablow was there and joins us live from annapolis with the reaction tonight. >> reporter: with hundreds of gay rights supporters looking on governor martin o'malley d

michael govan, director of the los angeles county museum of art, says the bolder will sit atop this v-shapedsitors can walk beneath heizer's creation. >> what he really loves to do is make things a great scale that have a powerful feeling to them, and this is one of those things. >> reporter: it's costing the museum $10 million, a price it's willing to pay for l.a.'s newest and biggest rock star. bill whitaker, cbs news, los angeles. >> pelley: the beauty of the bolder is in the eye of the beholder. and that is the cbs evening news for tonight. for all of us at cbs news all around the world, good night. captioning sponsored by cbs captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org this is an angus steak and egg sandwich. it's a tremendous morning. angus, man! angus! dunkin's new angus steak and egg sandwich makes any morning special. try one today. >>> now, "entertainment tonight," the most watched entertainment newsmagazine in the world. >>> the desperate housewife new catfight in court. nic lett sheridan versus marc cherry. >>> plus, will teri hatcher, eva longoria and marcia cross te

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the los angeles county coroner says popular. whitney houston suffered a heart attack before drowning in a bathtub in a hotel room last month the results were released on thursday and showed use of cocaine it was a contributing factor to work that houston had struggled against drug addiction for years and she died at the age of forty eight on the eve of the grammy awards. florida straight over to reality business does go with crazy heart there i know you're watching the numbers all across the border also looking today i know yesterday was all about road well you know bought it it's an interesting thing as you go because exactly the same thing as happened as to what happened yesterday so the first part of the day we saw a lot of green hours a positive result but right now by the russian. market supplemented into the red we're going to kick off. oil it's very pounding from the lowest close in a week and now that song concern supplies may tighten on persisting tensions and it was drawn out the international energy agency says it's n

los angeles county coroner's office as pop legend whitney houston suffered a heart attack before drowning in a bathtub in her hotel room last month autopsy results released thursday and showed a use of cocaine was contributing factor to the death used and struggled against drug addiction for years and died of age forty eight on the eve of the grammy awards. finally in this news block it's the social networking site that started as a platform for personal trivia about daily lives and became a formidable force in helping bring down governments twitter and marking its six year anniversary but there's criticism over the influence it has on public opinion and its ability to spread information around the world regardless of whether or not it's true or he's an assassin churkin reports. six years ago the little blue bird chirped its first tweet a new era of social networking took off point of view squeezed into one hundred forty characters a tweet really should just be a random utterance and you know like it should be held to almost zero standard whatsoever it's really just a brain fart but with

. ♪ >> reporter: the los angeles county coroner's office confirms that drugs played a role in whitneyston's use. cocaine had been used in the time period just immediately prior to her collapse in the bathtub at the hotel. >> reporter: her body was discovered in the bathtub of her beverly hills bathroom last month. the super star was alive when she first weren't under water but drowned because of heart problems and drug use. the toxicology report found low levels of marijuana and prescription drugs in the 48- year-old's system but not enough to kill her. ♪ though i tried -- >> a family spokesperson says they are saddened to hear the results but glad to have closure. >>> officials say it will be a couple of weeks before the exact amount of cocaine in houston's system is released. >>> vandals start destruction in a frederick county cemetery. police say a group of peopler to apart a new market cemetery, vandalizing 20 gravestones. $50,000 in damage. hear from outraged family members. >>> today catholic health initiatives accepted the transfer of saint joseph's to the university of marylan

. >> the los angeles county coroner's office confirms that drugs did play a role in whitney houston's. >> cocaine use indicated an acute use. and it appeared that the cocaine has been used in the time period just prior to her collapse in the bathtub at the hotel. >> reporter: houston's body was discovered in the bathtub of her beverly hills hotel room. the super star was alive when she first went under war but drowned because of hart problems and drug use. >> had she not had the heart disease she may not have drowned. >> there were low levels of prescription drugs and marijuana but not enough to kill her. >>> a houston family spokesperson says they are saddened to hear the toxicology results but are relieved to have closure. >>> it will be a few weeks before the exact amount. >>> komen reversed the previous decision regarding planned parenthood. >> many small children are not getting dental care. dentists are launching a new statewide campaign targeting toddlers. >> some parents believe the best time to take their kids to the dentist is at three years old. dentists say they need to co

. >> reporter: the los angeles county coroner's office confirms that drugs did play a role in whitneyston's death. >> cocaine use indicated an acute use. and it appeared that the cocaine had been used in the time period just immediately prior to her collapse in the bathtub at the hotel. >> her body was discovered in the bathtub of her beverly hills hotel room last month, the day before the grammy awards. she was alive when she first went under water but drowned because of heart problems and chronic drug use. >> had she not had the heart problems and drug use, she may not have drowned. marijuana and other prescription drugs were also found in her system but not enough to kill her. a spokesperson says they are saddened to hear the results but glad to have closure. >>> officials say it will be a couple of weeks before the exact amount of cocaine in her system is released. >>> the all clear has just been given following a suspicious package incident in north baltimore. several businesses were evacuated. wjz has just learned it was an unattended backpack and not dangerous. the roads and bu

the los angeles county coroner has confirmed the singer died from drowning in a hotel bathtub in beverly hills. the results of the autopsy were released today ending weeks of speculation. houston died on february 11th at the beverly hilton hotel on the eve of the grammy awards. the coroner said heart disease and chronic cocaine use were contributing factors. the coroner also said traces of marijuana, xanax. >>> men were on a gay cruise and were seen having sex after the cruise ship haddocked. they apologized, paid $900 in fines and missed the rest of the cruise. gay sex is illegal in some caribbean countries. >>> two cruise ship passengerred were found with cocaine. wilkinson now faces more than four years many prison, harrison more than three years. they said they planned to sell the cocaine in new zealand. >>> and here's what you're going to notice overnight. really cold out there. it was chilly this morning temperatures in the 40s. that will put frost on a lot of windshields and a lot of lawns especially in the north bay. so be really for a cold start for your friday morning. nice day

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