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. >> reporter: gospel singer and pastor marvin winens will deliver the eulogy. >> i new mama houstonould do it the way she wanted it done. we're going to church and we're not going to be worried about if the world can get in. >> reporter: kevin costner will speak at the service and arete franklin and stevie wonder have -- aretha franklin and stevie wonder have been tapped to sing. >>> the lin-sanity sweeping the country over the new york knicks star jeremy lin is now extending to hair. barber craig logan in atlanta now offering the jay lin fade. it's a fade on one side with finger length hair on the top. logan started the do after asian customers dropped in looking to get their hair cut like lin's and the star could become even more popular. last night lin led his new york knicks to their seventh straight win since he started getting regular playing time. the dude is kind of phenomenal. >>> snow is on the way, but we're still not quite sure how bad it's going to be. >> we just can't talk accumulations on thursday. we'll try to tell you some bullet points that aren't going to change b
. >> reporter: gospel singer and pastor marvin winens will deliver the eulogy. >> i new mama houstonould do it the way she wanted it done. we're going to church and we're not going to be worried about if the world can get in. >> reporter: kevin costner will speak at the service and arete franklin and stevie wonder have -- aretha franklin and stevie wonder have been tapped to sing. >>> the lin-sanity sweeping the country over the new york knicks star jeremy lin is now...
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pastor and gospel singer marvin winen, a close spiritual advisor to the family will deliver the eulogy. >>> a change is in the wind tonight down at the world bank. today robert zellic announced he'll step down at end of june. the world bank says it's provided $247 billion to developing nations since his term started five years ago. >>> at 6:00 tonight new figures out about how much we could soon be paying to drive the dulles toll road. new projections released today show that by 2018 one-way tolls on that road can go up to $6.75. right now drivers pay about $2.25. the toll hikes will help pay for the extension to dulles airport. the 23-mile silver line will cost an estimated $6.8 billion. >>> a lot of people are asking if the d.c. council is just out of control, the contempt displayed during a confrontation between two members yesterday is but the latest embarrassing incident. today the chairman of the d.c. council kwame brown tells our bruce johnson he's going to start tossing members out of meetings. >> this legislation paves the way for equal access to gay marriage. >> reporter: dav
pastor and gospel singer marvin winen, a close spiritual advisor to the family will deliver the eulogy. >>> a change is in the wind tonight down at the world bank. today robert zellic announced he'll step down at end of june. the world bank says it's provided $247 billion to developing nations since his term started five years ago. >>> at 6:00 tonight new figures out about how much we could soon be paying to drive the dulles toll road. new projections released today show that...
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long time family friend and gospel singer marvin winens will deliver that eulogy. >> if you scratch the surface, it didn't take you long to find out she was still that little girl from new jersey. >> just because the service is private doesn't mean fans won't see it. it will stream live on the internet. >>> nine people died back in the near 2009 when two metro trains collided over on the red line and for the first time since then metro now admits the crash was its fault. >> reporter: i'm scott broom at ft. totten where families of metro victims are unimpressed by metro's admission of liability. june 22nd, 2009, a train crash that killed nine that metro and its electronic equipment suppliers now say in new legal filings was undoubtedly their fault. kenneth hawkins' brother dennis was among those killed in the accident. >> here we waited 2 1/2 years for them to finally come out and say this and which we've known since day one. >> reporter: in fact, admitting liability may be a shrewd legal maneuver if a judge accepts the stipulation it was all metro's fault. there's no need for a jury to
long time family friend and gospel singer marvin winens will deliver that eulogy. >> if you scratch the surface, it didn't take you long to find out she was still that little girl from new jersey. >> just because the service is private doesn't mean fans won't see it. it will stream live on the internet. >>> nine people died back in the near 2009 when two metro trains collided over on the red line and for the first time since then metro now admits the crash was its fault....
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pastor marvin winens from perfecting faith church in detroit, michigan, has been chosen by houston's family to give the eulogy. >> if you scratch the surface it, of, it didn't take you long to find -- surface, it didn't take you long to find out she was still that little girl from new jersey and she wore pain and she was wonderful in it, but she was always that little girl -- she wore pink and she was wonderful in it, but she was always that little girl from new jersey. >> reporter: the worn of the hun home handling the body confirms -- the owner of the funeral home handling the body confirms the family wanted it to be invitation only. the family is staying out of public eye until the funeral. >> there's no viewing here or service or any reason for the family to be here. next time you see the family will be saturday. >> reporter: the singing legend was found dead in a bathtub last saturday at the beverly hilton hotel hours before she was set to appear at record mogul clive davis' pregrammy party. an autopsy shows no indication of foul play. meantime rocker gene simmons with harsh wor
pastor marvin winens from perfecting faith church in detroit, michigan, has been chosen by houston's family to give the eulogy. >> if you scratch the surface it, of, it didn't take you long to find -- surface, it didn't take you long to find out she was still that little girl from new jersey and she wore pain and she was wonderful in it, but she was always that little girl -- she wore pink and she was wonderful in it, but she was always that little girl from new jersey. >> reporter:...
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long time family friend and gospel singer marvin winens will deliver the eulogy. >> she wore pain and she was wonderful -- she wore fame and was wonderful in it, but she was always that little girl from new jersey. >> reporter: the pastor expects the service to be a celebration of houston's life. a number of celebrities including whitney's godmother aretha franklin are expected to attend. the 48-year-old houston was found dead in a beverly hills hotel saturday. the los angeles coroner's office issued subpoenas for medical and pharmaceutical records from houston's doctors. some prescription medication was found in her hotel room. houston's only child daughter bobbi kristina is said to be doing much better after being hospitalized on sunday. her father bobby brown said she would prefer to deal with her mother's death outside the public eye. >> i would just say to her daughter just give it to god. only god can see you through. this. >> reporter: fans are still hoping for a public memorial sometime down the road. while the funeral will be available on the web, newark police authorities ar
long time family friend and gospel singer marvin winens will deliver the eulogy. >> she wore pain and she was wonderful -- she wore fame and was wonderful in it, but she was always that little girl from new jersey. >> reporter: the pastor expects the service to be a celebration of houston's life. a number of celebrities including whitney's godmother aretha franklin are expected to attend. the 48-year-old houston was found dead in a beverly hills hotel saturday. the los angeles...