. >>> all of commands doctor, virginia is mourn -- alexandria, virginia is mourning the loss of paramedic joshua weissman. the paramedic is alexandria's first death in the line of duty in more than 100 years. the city's fire chief says weissman was known for going to extra mile -- the extra mile even when off the job. >> joshua visited her home after responding to an accident in her home. josh reassured the mother her son had been thoroughly checked out after being involved in the home accident when the boy's grandmother fell ill while holding the by. that was the kind of person -- boy. that was the kind of person josh was. committed. professional, dedication to the end. >> weissman was among the first

of course, the president had never been assassinated before, but a mourning train journey like this had never happened and a lot of historians posit that the reason the whole united states took such an interest in this was not only because of this unusual circumstances of the assassination of abraham lincoln but also it was a way for them to mourn the tremendous losses that had taken place in the civil war. so many people never saw their loved ones again. bodies were not necessarily returned from the battlefields. and this was a way that they could come to term with that grief openly in a period where that wasn't always necessarily the case. what is interesting about this is you get to look at some of the major cities along the route, and there are cards that talk briefly about what happened in each city and how each city might have mourned lincoln's passing. it talks a

my heart plays the reed pipe of mourning. in a place where he once said my mother will ask for me, now he cannot move his hands, now he cannot move his feet. i would see my child. the mother walked to the desolate place. she looked at the slain wild bull. she looked into its face. she said, my child, the face is yours. the spirit has fled. there is mourning in the house. there is grief in the inner chambers. the sister wandered about the city, weeping for her brother. gestanana wandered about the city, weeping for dimusi. oh, my brother, who is your sister? i am your sister. oh, dimusi, who is your mother? i am your mother. the day that dawns for you will also dawn for me. the day that you will see, i will also see. i would find my brother, i would comfort him, i would share his fate. when she saw the sister's grief, when anana saw the grief of gestana, she spoke to him gently. dimusi is no more. i would take you to him, but i do not know the place. then a fly appeared. the holy fly circled the air above anana's head and spok

never been assassinated before, but a mourning train journey like this had never happened and a lot of historians figure that the reason the whole united states took such an interest in this unusual circumstances of the assassination of abraham lincoln but also because it was a way for them to mourn the waemendous losses that had taken so many people never saw their loved ones again. bodies were not necessarily returned from the wa that theyd come to terms with that openly in a period where that wasn't always necessarily the case. what is interesting aboutlook ae major cities along the route, nd there are cards that talk each city and how each city might have mourned lincoln's passing. it talks a little bit about the journey along the train where the train did not stop at cities. there were still crowds of hundreds of people along the tracks at all hours of the night with bonfires, with bands, wanting the opportunity to see the president's funeral train pass, and one thing that our interactive gives, which i think is really interesting is it gives the date and the population of the cit

angel with heart strings waiting ♪ ♪ for one who in death all stands ♪ ♪ mourning angel silence your hands ♪ ♪ weeping angel on your strength ♪ ♪ the white dove promise stands ♪ [ applause ] ♪ 'tis the gift to be simple, 'tis is a gift to be free ♪ ♪ 'tis a gift to come down where you ought to be ♪ ♪ and when we find ourselves in the place just right ♪ ♪ twill will be in the valley of love and delight ♪ ♪ when true simplicity is gained and we shan't be ashamed ♪ ♪ to turn, turn will be a delight until i turn and turn we come round round ♪ ♪ 'tis the gift to be simple, 'tis the gift to be free ♪ ♪ 'tis the gift to come down where you ought to be ♪ ♪ and when we find ourselves in the place just right ♪ ♪ twill will be in the valley of love and delight ♪ [ applause ] >> ladies and gentlemen, returning to you now founding museum director lonnie bunch. >> you know, as i mentioned earlier, this museum is indebted to a wonderful array of dopnors and supports, but today i want to acknowledge one of the youngest donors. one of my youngest students worked with the children as they celebrated t

having been occupied, notes mourn for the loss of their song. i am for a concert of horses, the origin of gazelle leapt up from the heart of al gubungi. have you made small steps into the desert within us or listened for the gutterals longed deep within our throats, you would have come bearing gifts. i have nothing in red that i would not abide in green. el batanabi wrote the heart of our silken tanab, what need have we for you? no poem has ever enough red but that its blood might river beneath the veins of its people. beneath the desert sun, one man by one man by one man breathes six. thousands of tons wrung sonorous from the sky. where is god? black-eyed woman, the street dogs are running wild. will you save me? simple white ignorance, even the desert has gone into hiding. there is no more meaning here than the crested moon holds towards a dying grove of date trees. i am for the arabic, for the transcription of the arabic, zato dates over fire-baked bread. the twin rivers have already called for us a history. our poets have already explained t

tolling bells mourning lincoln's loss. we also hear the telegraph sending out confirmation of abraham lincoln's death. >> president lincoln died at 22 minutes after 7:00. >> visitors have the opportunity to learn a little bit about what the newspapers were saying. and also just the general state of affairs here in washington, d.c. and that takes us the our next stage of the exhibition where we step on to a train platform and into the funeral car which is a replica of the funeral car that carried abraham lincoln to springfield, illinois, to be buried. we learn a little bit about the funeral and the staging of the funeral in washington and at the white house. and here we have items on display from the national park service. some items in this case have actually never been on display before. and the items range from things that were related to the funeral train itself. a handle to the coffin, to mourning ribbons. a ticket to the funeral at the white house. and even things like the tools that were used to seal abraham lincoln'

he was the friend and we mourn his loss. cornelius was found dead about an apparent self-inflicted gunshot with early wednesday morning according to los los angeles police. friends say he had fallen ill in recent years although details of the illness had not been made public. he was 75. his famous soul train signoff, fitting tribute to all men who brought heart and soul to television. ictory, hundreds >>> by would have done otherwise - - has been on the rise in egypt. sticks and stones were thrown at the players of the other team adequately turned into the stampede. many people were killed and injured. angelo dundee, the man on the right, dies at the age of 90. he helped mohammed ali in the corner all those years. >>> to jam it down, but braun at 40, but miami loses tonight. >>> morgan got to practice with the sharks won before he was lost. >> i love hockey. not too many african-americans especially in the state of san jose can actually relate, though i'd like to encourage people to come out here and skate. >> it is beautifu

mourning the woman but also celebrating her career.ne of the greatest singers in the world. one of the most instantly recognizable voices of our time. as you have been saying, whitney houston found dead at a beverly hills hotel room at the age of 48 this morning. fans across the country of coming together to mourn houston's death and celebrate her life. we have a special edition of good morning america coming up. we will look at what caused houston's death and we will sell great britain that incredible talent, unmistakable voice and all of that coming up. there are so many unanswered questions but right now everyone is just remembering what an inspiration she was and remembering so many days when they would just weak up and less tone her music. i mean, she was a sound track of my childhood. i know so many people feel the same, as well. >> what was your favorite song, there, we anna? >> you know, i would have to say i really loved "i want to dance with somebody." the greatest love of all i think was one of my all-time favorites. and 199

and egypt to mourn over seventy football fans killed in post match clashes rushed onto the field in the seaside city of port after the home team beat egypt's top clubs setting off clashes on the stampede and investigation into the tragedy is under way police action. i do stay with us here on r.t. as we next talk to the senior editor of the new statesman magazine. he tells us that finding a solution to the crisis in syria will not be easy and will not be seen as legitimate without a u.n. resolution this is art. today i'm talking to mehdi has the he's the senior political editor for the new statesman magazine where the me talking about the violence that's going on in syria at the moment and also the developing situation in iran may have found thank you very much for talking to me today now we've seen observers being sent into syria who seem to have done nothing to stop the violence in fact the death toll has risen from twenty to thirty people that day how good do you think the observers are implementing their mandate i did a very good given to one of the leaders of the mission where origi

this is going to be definitely a mourning session tonight over there. >> you're right. how ironic. i read some of the reports yesterday that she was going to sing, he was convincing her to sing. it is laden with so much irony. we will get back to you in a moment. i want to go to chris witherspoon. what are you hearing? >> hearing a lot of the same information about whitney's death, and we're still in shock and mourning over it. i think what's amazing is that for the past 20 years, whitney hasn't been the whitney we knew in the '90s. i am watching the footage, seeing great performances, but i think she has been on a downward spiral and she is known more for her personal life than performance and vocal abilities any more. >> that's something we've all been talking about, that her personal life sort of became front and center when she married bobby brown, sort of the curtain was lifted as somebody said, this pristine image was sort of shattered in our minds. >> yeah. i mean, we still know her as the voice, and i think people bringing her to functions, wanting her to sing. but at the e

a chorus of mourning for the loss of one of the greats. >> her greatest album is now the number one downloaded album on itunes. >>> despite the demons, you remember the talent and the love and the memories. certainly, one of the best to ever stand in front of a mike. absolutely a real talent. ♪ whitney we love we love you absolutely a real talent. ♪ whitney we love we love you closed captioning by closed captioning services,inc

a three-day period of national mourning has been declared. pakistan's prime minister yousuf raza gilani will face charges over his failure to reopen a corruption case against the president. here with news of a name which resonates through boxing. muhammad ali but angelo dundee, not far behind. >> the man credited with helping muhammad ali to become champion has died at age 90 of a heart attack. you can see him there. his face highlighted. always in allie's corner. just two fights he missed between 1960 and 1981. and just last month he was at muhammad ali's birthday celebration. last year he was talking to the bbc about his career with muhammad ali. >> boxing is a great sport, and i'd like to see it flourish like it did when i had a great time with muhammad ali and sugar ray leonard. i feel blessed and lucky and i'm happy i got the life i had. give it a shot, whatever you got going for. you got to give it ooh shot. if you don't, you can't look back and say hey i should have tried it. if it's not going to be, it's not going to be. but give what

. >>> plus egypt is in a state of mourning after that deadly soccer riot. how many more people have died since that chaos broke out in that soccer game. we have details straight ahead this morning.

. >>> a community in ohio in mourning after a student opens fire. >> one student dead, murdered, four others wounded. >> it was chaos. one hit my friend. >> the lead shooter is in custody. the motive, revenge. >> if you haven't hugged or

we are here to mourn our loss, but to celebrate her life. >> god is in heaven, and with him is one ofngels, whitney houston. ♪ ♪ >> as the heavens reverberate in joy and gladness may we understand, weeping may endure through the night, but joy -- joy cometh in the morning. we thank you for gathering here, and i again want to say we love you, whitney houston. thank you. ♪ ♪ >> would everyone please rise. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ >> as asleep in the morning. they're like grass which grows up, in the morning it flourishes and grows up. in the evening it is cut down and withers. for we are consumed by thine anger and by thine wrath are we

for >> the entertainment world is mourning the death of don cornelius.ertainment world is mourning the death of don cornelius. "soul train." he was found dead with a silk- inflicted a gun wound. he was 75. >> american airlines wants to eliminate 13,000 jobs. the third-largest airline is reorganizing under bankruptcy protection. costsal is to cut labor signed. cent soon with then major unions. they are also planning to cut management positions. tomorrow is groundhog's -- >> tomorrow at ground hog's day. >> the poor groundhog cannot tonight will be so bright. no matter what he should see his shadow. >> very early spring. >> temperatures are unbelievable. >> 72 degrees. here is the view of how the day the sun groggily dimming. clouds are coming in. that is the leading edge of rain showers that will be coming in. high temperature today, 72 degrees. time it was 70 or higher, february 1, the record was 2002. 10 years ago. 72, way above average. your poor friends and alaska. the cold they have been enduring in january. around the temperatures east right now. th

the boxing world is meanwhile mourning the loss of one of its all time legends renowned trainer. dying at the age of ninety following a storied career overseeing the greats all of the sport done d. perhaps most well known for his association with muhammad ali none was in his corner for all but two of his fights the pair were reunited one last time during allie seventieth birthday last month sugar ray leonard and george foreman the other icons who benefited from the presence the philadelphia if it was treated for a blood clot in hospital shortly before his death simply a massive loss to boxing and indeed sport in general. what would have been the richest plush in boxing is off the table for now the money piccy owen floyd mayweather jr clash on the ropes after w b a light's middleweight champion miguel cotto has announced a weathers next opponent on may the fifth pretty boy floyd is true to serve in the seven days in jail for domestic violence starting today first wanted his arch rival before the state american mean whether who turns thirty five in favor recalling the filipino miss

the boxing world is mourning the loss of one of its all time nations to a non trainer done to dying at the age of ninety following a storied career helping the greats of the sport done day perhaps most well known for his association with mohammad ali he was in the corner for all but two of profile to the united one last time during at least seventy fifth birthday last month sugar ray leonard and george foreman the other icons who benefited from sunday's presence the philadelphia native was treated for a blood clot in hospital shortly before his death simply a muscle loss to boxing sport in general. the biggest game on the american sporting calendar is drawing ever nearer the forty sixth edition of the n.f.l. super bowl kicks off on sunday with a rematch of the two thousand and seven title game between they new england patriots and the new york giants it was underdogs new york who came away victorious in the one ruining new england on beaten season in the process the teams well they looked more evenly much this year with the giants also able to boast of a high powered off and snow days

the music world mourns the loss of singer whitney houston.uard found houston unconscious in her hotel room in beverly hills yesterday afternoon. she died at the scene. investigators are still looking into how she died. houston was 48 years old. >>> after a bit of a losing streak, mitt romney won maine's caucus last night with 39% of the vote. ron paul was a close second at 36%. romney also won the cpac straw poll with 38% of voters at the conference voting for the former massachusetts governor. >>> and vdot says it will inspect highway signs similar to the one that fell and landed on a pickup truck. it happened yesterday afternoon along i-66 and monument drive. the driver of the truck was not injured. >>> we'll have more headlines still to come, plus your sunday forecast in about 15 minutes. now back to "viewpoint." >>> welcome back. we're talking with at-large council member david catania this morning. mr. catania, we were talking about the south capitol street tragedy memorial act, which will target truancy and address the mental health nee

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what happened, plus fellow artists mourn her loss.formation is emerging on the catholic sexual abuse scandal. is the church hiding names of priests suspected of being sexual predators? that story coming up. >>> good sunday morning. beautiful golden start to this sunday, though it is chilly start, and we have rain in the forecast. when is it coming? rob mayeda is here with that answer. maybe not at much rain as we thought but still the rain we need. >> by the type the sun goes back down, we'll be seeing the sun. i think we'll have clouds coming in and eventually rain coming up. clearing overnight and sunshine, got kind of chilly. patchy fog around santa rosa and visibility, well, it's down to about a tenth of a mile. look out for patchy dense fog in the north bay valleys this morning. then as we head through the afternoon. filtered sunshine around lunchtime and mostly cloudy by this evening leading up to the chance of seeing a little bit of rain. through 9:00, mostly 40. by lunchtime mid-50s around the south bay and we may briefly get

and egypt mourns over seventy football fans killed in post-crash classrooms some fans are rushed onto the field in the seaside city of port after the home team beat egypt's top seven off clashes understand the investigation into the tragedy is underway amid claims of police in action. and more more on the story with you know next with a sports. thanks rory gripper have you with us let's take a look at some of the stories we're across this hour. on the field more than seventy fans are killed following a football match invasion in egypt. net game maria sharapova trains in moscow ahead of a rare take up i think progression. dreams our team meets one of vs big medal hopefuls for the soft winter olympic games. three days of national mourning have been announced in egypt after more than seventy people lost their lives other top flight football much on wednesday violence flaring up in the game between al musri and when supporters some apparently armed with knives ran onto the pitch the visiting team were chased into the changing room but players were kicked and punched as they fled officials

as she's mourned by music's greatest legends who talked to one of the last people to work with her in the days before she died. plus, whitney remembered. she sold over 170 million records. 11 number one hits. but her stunning career was clouded by a painfully public battle with drugs. from church singer to chart popper. whitney's path to fame, fortune and her tragic final moments. and the golden voice. the inside story of her most famous recording of all, the epic ballad that almost wasn't, from the man behind the music. >>> good evening. i'm cynthia mcfadden. almost no one had what whitney houston had. a talent so big that fans in the millions gave their hearts not only to her songs but to the woman herself. this weekend, she was preparing for music's biggest night of the year, the grammys, where she had won so many times before, but it wasn't to be. tonight, her journey, in her own words and through the eyes of some of those who knew her best. ♪ and i will it's as if the world lost its voice, one fan said. and what a voice it was. ♪ i will always whitney houston. a sweet and soaring

this morning music lovers worldwide are mourning the loss of hit house. tonight's grammy's will honor her talent. she was pronounced dead at 3:55 in the afternoon in her hotel room. she was staying at the upscale beverly hills where she was scheduled to perform at a pregrammy party last night. according to police the 48-year-old singer was found unresponsive. the cause of her death still under investigation. tmz reportser her body was found in a bathtub. so far police have recovered prescription drugs but no illegal drugs from her room. cnn reports a guest staying on the floor above her heard two booms and a loud male voice about 20 minutes before she was pronounced dead. >> when officers arrived in the hotel room on the fourth floor, the fire department and hotel security were already attempting resuscitation measures. there were no obvious signs of any criminal intent at this time, and it's currently being investigated by the beverly hills police detectives. >> houston was dating hip-hop artist ray jay. according to ray jay's publicist it was houston's

because only the fastest survive. ♪ heaven, hear me now >>> this morning, the music world is mournings of whitney houston. she died at a hotel in beverly hills yesterday. singer barbra streisand sent this message on twitter -- "she had everything, beauty, a magnificent voice. how sad her gifts could not bring her the same happiness they brought us." stay with news 4 for continuing coverage online at nbcwashington.com. >>> well, today, fairfax county families can get some free tax help wi help. with tax day fast approaching, a local tax company is looking to help you with your filings. deloitte is sponsoring its fifth annual community tax assistance day, which helps families making less than $49,000 a year. it will take place at the falls church skills source center on leesburg pike from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. be sure to bring your photo i.d., social security card and any important tax information. there will also be free onsite child care available. for more information, visit ndacash.org. >>> well, it's become the symbol in the fight against cancer for a young man in our area, who a

. >> gone are the days of everyone in black and in mourning. our society has really transitioned into a celebration of life. we acknowledge the grief along with the death. it's important to address that it's important to be present with people as they're moving through that. cemeteries can't get bogged down in that either, especially a religious cemetery. our focus is on hope and the hope of the resurrection. cemeteries are a portal to a new life, a journeying place, a weigh stop, if you like. this is a place where we come to reflect, remember and pray and to tell the story and look forward to being together again. >> there was a time, but, that your contact with the cemetery happened when someone died and it ended when you left the cemetery. today, there's continued contact with the family. >> we have a tremendous number of events. every first saturday of the month. we have our first saturday mass at the chapel. 300 people. every first saturday come together. >> a lot of people go. >> it's just an amazing time. veteran's day, memorial day. eas

tonight, the entertainment world is mourning the death of a music lesson. don cornelius, the host of sultan, -- of "soul train" died of an apparent suicide. >> it was the first tv dance show to prominently feature african-americans, and played a critical role in bringing r&b music to mainstream america. the creator died of an apparent suicide early this morning. police responded to reports of gunfire around 4:00 a.m. at his mulholland drive home. when they arrived, they found the 75-year-old with a gunshot wound to the upper torso. he was pronounced dead an hour later at the los angeles area hospital. he has a star on hollywood walk of fame. sultry and was one of the longest-running syndicated shows in television history. he hosted in colorado 1993, and was instrumental in offering exposure to musicians like james brown, aretha franklin, and michael jackson. >> he brought a different life to television, and change generations. he changed the marketing of how we view tv now. >> in recent years, he faced medical and legal troubles, including an arrest for dom

. >>> coming up, egypt in mourning. >> who has been blamed for that deadly riot that followed a soccer match. >>> plus, desecrating the "stars & stripes." newly released video shows what the "occupiers" did to the american flag when they broke into city hall. >>> soak up all that sunshine out there. how clear skies can reduce your risk of stroke. >>> hi, i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow in the cbs 5 weather center. lots of sunshine right now all the way to the coastline. but there's some rain in the forecast. we will tell you when coming up. ,,,, worst soccer violence in 15- years. three days of mourning are underway for the 74-people who died in the riots. >>> many egyptians are blaming military rulers for the worst soccer violence in years. 70 people died in the riots. some were suffocate or crushed to death trying to escape. fans say police on scene stood by and did nothing about those riots. the police chief and the region's governor have now resigned over the game day violence. >>> later today "occupy oakland" may file a class action lawsuit against the police. they accuse the of

she is wearing mourning ribbons. when people wear mourning ribbons, that usually means someone died or a tragedy happened. she is holding a picture of her father because her father is dead and he probably died at war. you can see when you look in her eyes that she is just devastated and she just -- i mean she is just so sad and depressed that her father is not around anymore. >> do you have a favorite here? >> my favorite photo is right below it of the africaer

. >> an as the world mourns, the investigation into whitney houston's death taking a new turn. what the coroner's office is now asking for. >>> hi, i'm meteorologist lawrence karnow in the cbs 5 weather center. we started out with rainfall overnight. now it's sunshine and easy breezy outside but that's not going to last. we'll tell you why coming up. more than 350- inmates. >>> huge fire ripping through a crowded prison in honduras killing more than 350 inmates. investigators blame the blaze on a prisoner who set his mattress on fire and now they are searching for more than 400 inmates who escaped the flames. honduras's overcrowded and rundown prisons have been hit by deadly riots and fires in recent years. >>> iran may be working towards working a nuclear bomb t claims to have new centrifuges capable of enriching uranium much faster. iran insists its intentions are peaceful but the white house is now weighing additional sanctions against that country. >>> l.a. county coroner issued subpoenas for whitney houston's medical and pharmacy records as far as the investigation into he

people all over the world are mourning the loss of whitney houston today.e reaching out on-line, sending their thoughts and messages to us here at cnn. josh levs has been going through a number of them. what are some of the thoughts that people are passing on? >> fred, so many. tens of thousands of responses on social media by the minute. right behind me right now, is her official website, whitneyhouston.com, an amazing amount of traffic including in addition to social media out there. we've been telling you about an i-report that we received from someone who was at a new edition concert last night where bobby brown her ex-husband and father of the child she share together was there and broke down. i want you all to hear what he said, so we've put together a clip with the words. take a look here. >> that's just a bit of the concert last night and he tells us it was absolutely emotional. there was not a dry eye in the house. everyone had heard the news by that point or if they hadn't learned from him. so emotional to be there in front of him at that moment.

tthe sports world mourns the ls of famep of famed boxiof f dundee.captioning funded by cbs this is the "cbs morning news" for thursday, february 2nd, 2012. >>> good morning everybody. thanks for joining us. i'm betty nguyen. egypt's military government declared three days of mourning to begin today following the world's worst case of soccer violence since 1996. on wednesday, at least 74 people were killed and hundreds more hurt when fans rioted on the field and in the stands of a soccer stadium along egypt's mediterranean coast. this morning, many in egypt are pointing fingers at the country's military leadership. the violence started in the moments after an upset victory by the home team. fans stormed the field after they defeated egypt's top team. supporters at a home team threw rocks, bottles and fireworks. some chased rival fans and players from the field. police officers stationed at the stadium are being criticized for failing to control the crowd. this man's brother was a victim. he says the central security forces were watching everything but nobody moved a muscle. the riot was

nbc bay area's jay gray live in chardon, ohio, where the community's mourning very deeply, remembering those three boy whose died much, much too young. just a devastating situation. >> reporter: yeah, jon, absolutely right. emotional evening that has turned into a very painful, very difficult day here in chardon, as investigators, along with tight-knit community, try to understand how and why it it happened and exactly what comes next. >> reporter: just before noon, police shared information so many had hoped they wouldn't have to hear. >> sad to say at this point, i'm going to announce the second student, russell king, has passed. >> reporter: and an hour or so later, officials announced a third fatality. classmates gathering to remember the friends they've lost, daniel parmetor, russell king. filled with shock and a langu e lingering pain. >> it's really hard. you can't do anything. you're in a helpless situation. >> reporter: as the continue continues to mourn for victims in area hospitals investigators continue their certain for answers. the alleged gunman, 17-year-old t.j. lane, w

. >>> a family in fairfax county is mourning the death of a single mother who was killed while driving to pick up her son. tonight her parents spoke to news4 shamari stone. >> when something like this happens, it puts a knife if your heart. >> reporter: teresa and william woodard are heartbroken, surrounded by flowers as they mourn over the death of their daughter in their fairfax county apartment. >> i feel like she just left me and didn't say anything. >> reporter: take a look at this horrific scene from monday in prince georges county. she was driving in evening rush hour to pick up her 11-year-old son. a car crossed oncoming traffic, hit two cars and smashed into tawanda's car. she died on scene. >> it seems like it's not real. >> the four other drivers were okay. police took blood samples from the driver believed to have caused the accident to see if he was under the influence of blood or alcohol. they're waiting for test results. >> you just go day by day, minute by minute and pray a lot. >> reporter: family members remember tawanda as an avid reader who loved the bible, her chur

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as the music industry prepares for tonight's grammy awards it mourns whitney houston. some of the biggest names in music will honor the pop star. houston died yesterday in the beverly hills hilton hours before she was to attend a pregrammy party. 48 years old and poised to make a comeback after battling drugs for years. houston's body is in the los angeles county morgue waiting an autopsy. the beverly hills police say they will release information on their investigation tomorrow. >>> we have a team of correspondents following this story. casey wian covering the police investigation and entertainment reporter kareen wynter covering the reaction from the music industry and the mood thus far at the grammys and deb feyerick in new jersey getting reaction in whitney's hometown of newark. we'll get to all of them. let's begin with casey wian in los angeles. what is the latest on this investigation? >> well, fredricka, as you can imagine beverly hills police are being careful about what they say less than 24 hours after the death of singer whitney houston. what we do know is

but the family house shattered, draped in mourning. tad dies in 1871. mary is isn't to an asylum by her only surviving son robert. and later dies in a darkened room back in springfield in 1882, comforted in her final years by this so-called spirit photograph, concocted by a charlatan, supposedly showing abram and willie's ghost behind him americans now collect idolized images of their shattered family circle. composites that had to be stitched together because the lincolns had so rarely been together, much less posed together while they lived. the lincoln family album is finished, closed forever, mary finds solace only from the words inscribed on her wedding band. >> love is eternal. >> as for lincoln, he seems to have known years before he became the last casualty of his war to save and remake america. that his words and images would be enshrined. >> we shall nobly save or meanly lose the last, best hope of earth. we will be remembered in spite of ourselves. we cannot escape history. >> all day today, american history tv is featuring america's first le

. >>> all of commands doctor, virginia is mourn -- alexandria, virginia is mourning the loss of paramedic joshua weissman. the paramedic is alexandria's first death in the line of duty in more than 100 years. the city's fire chief says weissman was known for going to extra mile -- the extra mile even when off the job. >> joshua visited her home after responding to an accident in her home. josh reassured the mother her son had been thoroughly checked out after being involved in the home accident when the boy's grandmother fell ill while holding the by. that was the kind of person -- boy. that was the kind of person josh was. committed. professional, dedication to the end. >> weissman was among the first responders handling a car fire last night on i-395 in arlington. he landed in four mile creek and hit his head on a rock. >>> the uva lacrosse murder trial continues in court today. george huguely is accused of killing yeardley love in may of 2010 by slamming her head against the wall. his lawyers say love died in part by taking prescription medication adderol and alcohol. they say they arg